Down to the wire, literally the victor remained camouflaged until the last event in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Invitational Track Meet at Madison High Wednesday, March 24. This event pitted only male runners; female competitors will square off on Friday, March 26. First place finishers scored 10 points, second 8, third 6, fourth 4, fifth 2, sixth 1 point.
First place finishers for Polk: Kayce Martin in 110 Meter Hurdles, Bryan Lieberman in Pole Vault, John Spencer Wolfe in 1600 Meter Run and 800 Meter Run, and the 4×400 Meter Relay (Wolfe, Andy Conner, Valentin Santos, Ethan Rhodes).
Wolverine scorers in each event: Pole Vault Lieberman 12-6 (1st); Long Jump Rhodes 20-0 (2nd); Triple Jump Martin 38-8 (4th); High Jump Parrish Gary 5-10 (6th); Shot Put Tanner Ramsey 42-10.5 (6th); Discus Rhodes 114-8 (6th); 4×800 Meter Relay (Conner, Are Farstad, Flynn Chapman, Cabell Brand) 9:07 (2nd); 110 Hurdles Martin 15.94 (1st); 100 Meter Dash Lieberman 11.66 (3rd), Cary Littlejohn 11.81 (5th); 4×200 Meter Relay (Seth McCool, Rhodes, Littlejohn, Zach Bright) 1:38 (4th); 1600 Meter Run Wolfe 4:34 (1st); 400 Meter Dash V. Santos 52.97; 300 Meter Hurdles Martin 44.12 (3rd); 800 Meter Run Wolfe 1:56 (1st); 3200 Meter Run Wolfe 11:05 (4th); 4×400 Meter Relay (Wolfe, Conner, V. Santos, Rhodes) 3:32 (1st).
Team scores: Polk 101, AC Reynolds 97, TC Roberson 94, Erwin 83, N. Buncombe 55, Rabun Gap 30, Pisgah 27, Madison 25, Mtn. Heritage 18, Unicoi County 14, Asheville Christian Acad.10, McDowell 3, Christ School 1.