For a second straight year, the TMP-Marian girls’ track and field team finishes second at the 3A state championships behind Rossville who scored 74 points. The Monarchs finished with 48

Heather Ruder led the way for the Monarchs with two first place finishes and two second place finishes. Ruder won the 1600  (5:17.80) and 800 (2:23.93) meter runs and was a part of the second-place 4×800 meter relay team along with Kayla Walker, Annie Mindrup and Allison Pfeifer. Friday Ruder finished second in the 3200 meters, missing out on a chance to win all three individual races for a third straight year.

Rachel Jacobs round out the Monarchs scoring with a seventh place finish in the javelin (119’3″).