The UC San Diego track and field team continued a streak of stellar performances at the Oxy Invitational, hosted by Occidental College, last Sunday, with 12 athletes placing among the top three in their respective events. The Tritons excelled in the field events, with redshirt senior Sebastian Garcia winning men’s discus and senior Katie Cuneo.
Capital City’s middle weights built a lead the Cavaliers wouldn’t give up. After the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Tigers went up 18-12 after three weights, with one forfeit each way, the Cavaliers strung together four pins and a forfeit win to help build a 54-28 Central Missouri Activities Conference win Tuesday night at Capital City High School.
It was a tough draw for the Capital City Cavaliers, facing the defending Missouri Duals champions in pool play Friday night. “Neosho’s been good for the last few years,” Capital City coach Mitch Werdehausen said following the Cavaliers’ 70-3 dual loss to the Wildcats at Helias Gym. “We had some good matches out there and we wrestled hard all day.” Capital City opened with a 48-24 win against North Point to finish 1-1 in pool play.
The numbers just didn’t add up for the Helias Crusaders. “We just gave up too many bonus points, that was a big factor,” Helias coach Weston Keleher said after the Crusaders dropped a 51-19 decision to the Neosho Tigers in the final match Saturday afternoon in the Missouri Duals at Rackers Fieldhouse. “When you give up six falls, that’s an extra 18 points there.