The Warrenton girls track team won four races at last week’s Russell C. Nix Relays en route to a second-place finish.All four races — the 400-, 800- and 1,600-meter  and 1,600-medley relays — were won by less than one second each.“It shows the determination these kids have,” Warrenton Head Coach Steve Wurtzel said. “I remember (Emma) Housewright closing out the 4X1 and 4X2, and her just cruising and pulling it off in the end, and the same with Rylie (Cox) in the 4X4.”Cox ran the anchor leg of the 1,600-relay in 1 minute, 3 seconds.Lexi Frederick handed the baton to Cox after running the fastest split on the team.“Lexi’s 1:01 in the 4X4 really got that relay back in gear,” Wurtzel said. “We were behind by six people early in that race, but all of our runners worked to get past that and we dropped three seconds off our P.R. (personal record).”Housewright and Allison Tonioli ran the final two legs of the 400-relay in 13.05 to get the win.Cox had the fastest 100-meter split on the team, finishing in 12.14 seconds.“Throwing Cox in the 4X1 dropped our time in that race, too.” Wurtzel said. “The determination to come from behind and beat out other runners is great.”The relay finishes reminded Wurtzel of a pair of hurdlers.“I think that competition is helping Courtney (Richardson) and Allison in the hurdles, as well,” he said.The shuttle hurdle team finished fourth in 1:13.4, less than half of a second behind second-place Washington (1.13.1).Tonioli led the way at 17.01 seconds.The Relays were sandwiched between the Wright City Invitational and Fort Zumwalt Invitational, and it was in the middle of a busy stretch for Warrenton.The Warriors host their annual meet Friday, which concludes a four-meets-in-10-days stretch.“I’ve got mixed feelings about it because you get these multiple meets in a week and it just becomes grueling for the kids,” Wurtzel said. “Sometimes I’d almost rather have some speed workouts in there and have some practices. If you have the distance runners, you can do well in that meet, though.”Wurtzel said he was excited for Friday’s Warrior Invitational, which begins at 3:30 p.m.The Warriors finished fourth in last year’s meet.“I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do,” he said. “Right now it’s about figuring out how you’re going to best utilize your kids between the relays and open events.”.STAYING WITH THE PACK — Anahi Saldana, left, runs in the 800-meters during the St. Dominic Crusader Invitational earlier this month. Kory Carpenter photo.