The Cougars Track distance squad had a very strong presence at the Bowie Invite on 12/12.  A very long night but a true test of perseverance for both boys and girls distance members.  Senior Ben Meister raced the boys 1600 meters with ease as he finished for the gold with a time of 4:38.59. Sophomore Jake Daubert had a great finished with a time of 4:54.24 in the boys mile for 6th place. Ben Meister then followed up with a 5th place finish in the boys 800 meters with a time of 2:08.9.  Sophomore Charles Wood pushed his way through a tough pack for a second place finish in the boys 3200 meter run with a time of 10:58.13. The boys Pole Vault team rack up some points, Sophomore Ben Colebrook took 2nd place with a vault of 8ft and 10 inches and Senior River Souder clinched 3rd place with a vault of 7ft.  The Lady Cougars had a very strong showing at the invite, Freshman Phenom  Charlotte Bader made her debut at the Ed Bowie invite taking 2nd place in the girls 3200 meter run with a time of 13:35.9. Junior Destiny Sanders vaulted her way to tie for gold with a vault of 7ft. Bader along with Senior Clara Blevins scored in the girls mile taking both 5th and 6th place.  Freshman Jordan Harrell clinched 6th place in the girls 800 meters with a time of 2:37.9.  The girls 4x200 relay team lead by Soph. JeeVonya Clark, Fresh. Tara Dedrickson, Fresh. Rachel Williams, and Senior Hannah Conway took first place in their fast paced heat but was only able to clinched 8th overall in a very fast show of competition.