Wildcat boys finding right combinations for success

LEXINGTON -- Lexington Wildcats Track Coach Matt Oberly has been trying different combinations this season in hopes of finding ones that will give his team the best chance to compete in the various relay distances.  He may have found them at last week's Mellow Mushroom Relays in Wando.

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The Wildcat boys team took first place in two of the four relay events at the March 17 event, setting a new state record in the 4x1600, and the team of Tony Morales, Austin Bruber, Erik Wendt, Zaach Langston and Blake White placed first in the DMR.  

The team just missed a fourth first-place finish, completing the 800 sprint medley in 1:36.20.  The James Island boys team placed first with a time of 1:36.16.

"The guys got really excited. We got some of our sprinters involved and got some guys in events that we don't usually do," Oberly told scrunners.com.  "We tried to pull everyone together and compete hard."

Track officials were forced to thr...