The Warrenton girls made it a four-year sweep of the Gateway Athletic Conference North with their win Friday at Winfield.

The Warriors finished with 114 points, ahead of Orchard Farm (90) and St. Charles West (86).

“I think it means more for our seniors than anything,” Head Coach Steve Wurtzel said. “I told them that’s not something everyone gets to experience, so enjoy it. I challenged my juniors to see if they can join the elite club next year, too. So it’s exciting.”

As has been the case most the season, the Warriors picked up points from all over the track.

Emma Housewright won the 200-meter (27.76 seconds) and finished second in the 100 (14.08).

“That 100 wasn’t as fast as it could have been, but it was windy,” Wurtzel said. “She was running right into that head wind, and that’s why I told the kids it wasn’t about times Friday. It was about points.”

Wurtzel expected points from junior high jumper Sabrina McRoberts, who cleared 5 feet, setting a personal best and winning the event.

He wasn’t expecting what he saw from freshman Isabel Saavedra, however.

Saavedra jumped 4-8 to finish third overall in her first attempts on the varsity level.

“There were peaks and valleys,” Wurtzel said. “Every team has those every day, and that’s how you have to look at it. One of our peaks was watching Saavedra pull out a 4-8 in the high jump. For a girl we were just hoping to get a 4-2 out of, that’s not too shabby.”

Saavedra picked up four more points with a third-place finish in the 100 (14.35).

“And to see her pull out a third in the 100-meter was great, too,” Wurtzel added.

Rylie Cox continued the winning trend by breaking the school record in the triple jump.

Cox jumped 35 feet to win the event by over two feet.

“We had Rylie break the school record and Saavedra surprise us in the high jump, which overshadowed Sabrina getting 5 feet in the high jump,” Wurtzel said with a laugh. “It was crazy.”

Allison Tonioli finished second in the 100-hurdles (17.54) while Courtney Richardson finished second in the 300-hurdles (50.76).

“Our valleys were probably our hurdles,” Wurtzel said. “I don’t think they had the greatest day. Tonioli hit that last hurdle, went down and finished third. Courtney had a rough 100-hurdles, as well. She clipped her knee on a hurdle, and you could tell that affected her in the end.”

The pair of second-place finishes netted 12 points for Warrenton.

“I told the kids it’s about getting points and helping your team,” Wurtzel said. “Finishing fifth, for example, doesn’t matter, it’s getting that one point that matters.”

Andrea Poole won the 800 while setting a personal-best time of 2:41.30, and she joined Cox, Tonioli and Brooke Smith to win the 1,600-meter relay in 4:20.05.

“That was definitely right up there with their best marks, which was good to see,” Wurtzel said. “Ann (Poole) and Rylie were back after not having run much in the last two weeks, so I was happy there.”

Warriors compete in district Saturday

The team returns to the track Saturday at Battle High School in Columbia.

Richardson is ranked first in the district in the 300-hurdles while Tonioli is second in the 100-hurdles.

The top four in each event qualify for sectionals.

The 400-, 800- and 1,600-meter relays are each ranked in the top four.

“I think our hurdles have a really good chance, and it comes down to competing,” Wurtzel said. “Our 4x1, 4x2 and 4x4 all have really good shots of being in the top four, but you never really know until those heat sheets are published and you know who is going to have what.”

Cox is third in the triple jump and Kayla Nelson is second in the shot put.

“As long as Kayla goes out and does her thing, I think she’ll have a good week, too,” Wurtzel said.

Cox is also ranked fourth in the 400.

“If Rylie can stay consistent with that triple, she should have a good shot to advance,” Wurtzel said. “She also has a good shot in the open 400, so we’ll see what she can do.”