Warrenton Head girls Track Coach Steve Wurtzel was pleasantly surprised by his team’s performance in Friday’s Warrenton Invitational.

It wasn’t that the Warriors picked up 59 points and finished fourth overall, but rather the competition the team faced all afternoon.

“I didn’t worry about points or anything like that last week,” Wurtzel said. “My message to the girls was to just go out and compete and go get someone. And it must have worked because they did.”

Senior Lalita Andrews picked up 10 points with her first-place finish in the high jump, posting a final height of 5 feet.

“She hasn’t been able to get past that five-foot hump this year,” Wurtzel said. “With her, I think it’s about getting that speed and focus.”

Andrews nearly cleared 5-feet-3 earlier this season in the Wright City Invitational.

“She just barely hit it, so I know she can get it,” Wurtzel said. “It’s about getting the right environment. If she could get to 5-2 that would help her out a ton.”

Andrews also ran in the 400 relay team that finished third in 54.15 seconds.

She was joined by Courtney Richardson, Emma Housewright and Rylie Cox.

Richardson finished second in the 300-meter hurdles, finishing in 51.37.

“Courtney has been running really hard all year in the hurdles,” Wurtzel said.

Sophomore Jacklyn Dickey continued to impress in the pole vault, clearing 8-foot-6 to finish second overall.

“Jacklyn had a huge pole vault,” Wurtzel said. “Hopefully she can go another six inches or even a foot higher because the sky is the limit for her.”

Helias won the meet with 147 points.

Warrenton outlasted conference foes Orchard Farm and Winfield, which finished in eighth and 10th place, respectively.