The Austin High School girls' track team posted seven personal-best times, heights and distances in tying for second place at a Big Nine Conference quadrangular at Wescott Field Tuesday.

The Packers crowned six individuals and relays as meet champions, led by a pair of relay victories. The 4×200-meter relay team of Staci Tucker, Emily Johnson, Jenny Tucker and Theresa Hirsch won their race in a combined 1:51.11, and the 4×400 contingent of Lisa Bue, Hirsch, Jenny Tucker and Johnson took gold in 4:19.57.

Bue also won the high jump by clearing 4-10, and took first in the 800-meter run in a personal-best time of 2:28.31.

Johnson and Staci Tucker took 1-3 in the 400 with both runners posting personal-best times. Johnson was also second in the triple jump with a personal-best distance of 31 feet 2.75 inches, clearing her own mark by six inches.

Adding to the field event achievements, Hirsch took first in the shot (34-3) and Lia Middlebrook claimed second in the long jump (14-6).

The 4×100 relay team of Staci Tucker, Megan Erickson, Middlebrook and Sarah Loots stood in second, while the 4×800 relay got the silver with a season-best collaboration of 10:53.26 behind Mary Claire Chao, Carly Coddington, Megan Wilson and Amy Coddington.

In the 1,600, Molly Thatcher ran a personal-best time of 5:56.11 in taking fourth, while Wilson finished sixth in the same event.

The distance duo of Katie Munk and Natalie Bowers brought in 3-4 respectively in the 3,200.

Freshman Bethany Larson placed second in the 300 hurdles with her personal-best 53.81. Haley Fisher took sixth in the pole vault by climbing up a notch to 7-6.

The Packers run at the True Team Sections on Thursday.

Results:

Team standings -- 1. Faribault 86, 2. Austin 74, 2. Winona 74, 4. John Marshall 38.

Individual

(First place and Austin top 8)

100 -- 1. Megan Sartor (FAR) 13.21, 5. Lia Middlebrook (AUS) 14.06; 1,600 -- 1. Erin Weier (FAR) 5:44.84, 4. Molly Thatcher (AUS) 5:56.11, 6. Megan Wilson (AUS) 6:25.16; 100 hurdles -- 1. Emily DeGroot (FAR) 16.60, 5. Haley Fisher (AUS) 18.44, 7. Bethany Larson (AUS) 20.45; 4×200 -- 1. Austin (Staci Tucker, Emily Johnson, Jenny Tucker, Theresa Hirsch) 1:52.11; 4×800 -- 1. JM 10:42.42, 2. Austin (Mary Claire Chao, Carly Coddington, Megan Wilson, Amy Coddington) 10:53.26; 200 -- 1. Sartor (FAR) 27.04, 4. J.Tucker (AUS) 28.57, 5. Hirsch (AUS) 28.69.

400 -- 1. Johnson (AUS) 1:02.83, 3. S.Tucker (AUS) 1:05.87; 800 -- 1. Lisa Bue (AUS) 2:28.31, 6. Chao (AUS) 2:41.42; 300 hurdles -- 1. Nina Anderson (FAR) 51.64, 2. Larson (AUS) 53.81, 7. Fisher (AUS) 1:01.70; 4×100 -- 1. Faribault 53.49, 2. Austin (S.Tucker, Megan Erickson, Middlebrook, Sarah Loots) 53.60; 3,200 -- 1. Pam Chapman (WIN) 12:17.34, 3. Katie Munk (AUS) 12:43.83, 4. Natalie Bowers (AUS) 13:14.39; 4×400 -- 1. Austin (Bue, Hirsch, Jenna Turner, Johnson) 4:19.57.

Long Jump -- 1. Amanda DeWitte (WIN) 14-11, 2. Middlebrook (AUS) 14-6, 7. Loots (AUS) 12-2; High Jump -- 1. Bue (AUS) 4-10, 5. Larson (AUS) 4-8; Pole Vault -- 1. Katie Crouse (WIN) 8-6, Molly Klinger (WIN) 8-6, 6. Fisher (AUS) 7-6; Triple Jump -- 1. Sara Kiekbusch (WIN) 32-7, 2. Johnson (AUS) 31-7.25, 4. Middlebrook (AUS) 29-3.25; Shot Put -- 1. Hirsch (AUS) 34-3, 7. Stacy Bjorlie (AUS) 25-11.25; Discus -- 1. Kat O'Brien (WIN) 98-5, 7. Sara Mentel (AUS) 73-2, 8. Jenny McIntosh (AUS) 58-7.

Hurdlers lead AHS boys

The Austin boys' track team got top-tier finishes from its hurdlers in finishing fourth as a team at a Big Nine Conference quadrangular at Faribault Tuesday.

Evan Sorenson and Derek Hinkle scored the top two spots in the 110-meter high hurdles, while Josh Hall won the 300 intermediate hurdles in a personal-best time and teammate Josh Hansen was third.

"We had a wonderful performance from our hurdlers," said AHS boys' track coach Tony Einertson. "(Hall) has improved so much since the start of the year. His strength is certainly helping him in the 300s."

Austin held out some of its athletes from events to save up for Thursday's True Team Sections. Rounding out the top-three finishers for Austin included the 4×100-meter relay team of Ray Bissen, Tony Bissen, James Dammen and Mike Gravelle, which took third. The 4×200 team of the Bissens, Gravelle and Hall was second.

Pole vaulters Sorenson and Dammen placed second and third, respectively.

Results:

Team standings -- 1. Winona 82, 2. John Marshall 82, 3. Faribault 66, 4. Austin 42.

Individual

(Austin top eight only)

100 -- 4. James Dammen 12.09, 7. Ray Bissen 12.61; 200 -- 5. Mike Gravelle 24.78, 6. Josiah Ryks 25.25; 400 -- 6. Anthony Oldfather 57.72, 7. Chris Stackenwalt 58.43; 800 -- 5. Ojulu Ogilla 2:16.32, 9. Stackenwalt 2:27.71; 1,600 -- 7. Ogilla 5:17.90, 8. Zach Kestner 5:24.50; 3,200 -- 8. Brandon Downs 11:34.08; 110 hurdles -- 1. Evan Sorenson 16.33, 2. Derek Hinkle 16.73; 300 hurdles -- 1. Josh Hall 42.89, 3. Josh Hansen 46.07; 4×100 -- 3. Austin (Ray Bissen, Tony Bissen, James Dammen, Mike Gravelle) 47.52; 4×200 -- 2. Austin (R.Bissen, T.Bissen, Gravelle, Hall) 1:37.70; 4×400 -- 4. Austin (Ogilla, Derek Hall, Carl Bauer, Oldfather) 3:48.37; 4×800 -- 4. Austin (Sorenson, Downs, Bauer, Kevin Groh) 8:58.19; High Jump -- 4. Taylor Schieck 5-6; Pole Vault -- 2. Sorenson 13-0, 3. Dammen 12-6; Long Jump -- 5. Richard Theis 16-0; Triple Jump -- 6. T.Bissen 34-4, 7. R.Bissen 34-1.