The TMP-Marian boys track and field team wins five events and finishes in first place at the Russell Invitational Thursday. The Monarchs score 98 points and finish 13 ahead of Hutchinson Trinity and 30 better than third-place Ellsworth.
Andrew Hess led TMP with first place finishes in the 3200 meters (11:26.34) and the 1600 meters (5:09.02). Joe Flax finished first in the 400 meters (53:84) and Cameron Fouts won the javelin (156-6). The Monarchs 4×100 meter relay team of TJ Flax, Jared Schumacher, Eduardo Gonzalez and Nick Schmidt also finish first. Mark Loftus finished second in the 3200 meters and the Monarchs 4×400 relay team finished second.
The TMP-Marian girls finish fifth with 58 points, 37 points behind first place Russell. Melissa Pfeifer won the 800 meters (2:39.13), Alicia Lechman took the 3200 meters (14:01.95) and Savannah Yost finished first in the high jump (4-10). Kaylor Gottschalk was second in the high jump (4-8).