It was a tremendous weekend for St. Louis area track and field teams at the large school Missouri state championships in Jefferson City.

There were three area schools that brought home state team championships. Ladue’s girls won the Class 5 state championship while Festus won the girls’ Class 4 state title. In the boys’ Class 4 race, St. Louis teams swept the top three spots as Webster Groves won the state title, followed by Parkway Central and Parkway North.

Ladue won the Class 5 state championship in convincing fashion as they scored 81 points, which was 20 points ahead of their nearest competitor. The Rams were led by sprinters Delaney Brinker and Laila Murray in the sprints. Brinker won the 200- and 400-meter dashes while finishing second in the 100. She posted winning times of 23.72

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