GIRARD, Kan. — With a strong overall showing, Carthage's boys and girls captured the team championships at the Girard Optimist Club Track Meet on Friday. 
Carthage's boys compiled 150.5 points. Chanute was second with 101 and Girard was third with 99.
Carthage's girls finished with 114 points, with Pittsburg second (104.5) and Girard third (99). 
There were 13 teams in attendance, including McAuley Catholic.
 
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Carthage's Micah Lindsey won two events. A senior, Lindsey won the shot put with a school record toss of 56 feet even. Lindsey also won the discus with a toss of 149-3.
Daryl Martin also won two events. 
Martin took first in the 110 hurdles in 16.35 seconds, with teammate Trenton Yates third (16.86). Martin won the 300 hurdles in 41.58 seconds.
Miguel Solano won the 1600 in 4:42. He also finished second in two other events, the 400 and the 800.
Featuring Kruz Castor, Jackson Hettinger, Yates and Braxton McBride, Carthage won the 4×100 relay in 44.69 seconds.
The Tigers took second in the 4×800 relay, with Trey Nye, Xander Vazquez, Michael Lanyon and Caleb Fewin competing.
Carthage was also second in the 4×400, as McBride, Martin, Trey Nye and Joseph Childs recorded a time of 3:34.
Fewin and Devin Smith placed first and second in the 3200, while Yates placed second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump, McBride took third in the 400, Hettinger took fourth in the triple jump and Aydan Nye was fourth in the pole vault.
On the girls side, Carthage's Lexa Youngblood won the 200-meter dash in 27.28 seconds. Youngblood was second in the 100 with a time of 12.99 seconds.
Joey Hettinger won the high jump (4-10), with teammate Evelyn Carrol second (4-8). Hettinger took second in the long jump.
Chasity Straw won the discus with a toss of 106-11.5 and Karlie Nichols (35-1) and Lilly Holmes (34-3) were the top two finishers in the shot put.
Also for the CHS girls, Maggie Boyd finished third in the 800, Jaidyn Brunnert was fourth in the 100 hurdles, Ashleigh Rowden took fourth in both the 400 and the high jump, Ada Roughton was fourth in the triple jump and Jenna Wilson was fifth in the 3200.
The CHS girls were third in the 4×400, fifth in the 4×800 relay and sixth in the 4×100.

Girard Optimist Club Track Meet
Boys team scores
Carthage 150.5
Chanute 101
Girard 99
Parsons 74
Pittsburg 46
Fort Scott 29
McAuley Catholic 28
St. Mary's Colgan 26
Riverton 18
Baxter Springs 14.5
Frontenac 6
Southeast 4
Columbus 3

Girls team scores
Carthage 114
Pittsburg 104.5
Girard 99
St. Mary's Colgan 74
Fort Scott 56.5
Chanute 50
Baxter Springs 26
Riverton 25
Frontenac 19
McAuley Catholic 18
Parsons 17.5
Columbus 3.5