Sue Wright’s track binder was filled with stars following Friday’s Crusader Invitational at St. Dominic.

The Wright City track coach goes through each meet’s results and keeps track of which individuals and relay teams improved from the previous meet.

“Those are the things you look at,” she said. “Just building each week.”

The Wright City boys track team finished seventh at St. Dominic with 57 points, but 12 athletes and three relay teams improved their times and distances.

Kyle Christopher led the group with a first-place finish in the shot put, setting a personal record with a final distance of 41 feet, 4 1/2 inches.

He went on to break the school record in the discus by four inches, winning the event with a final throw of 152 1/2.

“He’s just above everybody else right now,” Wright said.

Wright City Coach Fred Ross said he is working to get Christopher past the 160-foot mark, and he believes it is an attainable goal in ideal conditions.

On the track, Jake Mueller finished second in the 800-meter with a time of 2 minutes, 8.89 seconds.

He also ran the third leg in the 1,600 and 3,200 relays, which finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

“I can’t say enough about Jake Mueller,” Wright said. “You know he’s going to give you 110 percent every time, and so is Nick (Mueller).”

Nick Mueller anchored both aforementioned relays.

“You know if you put either of those two on the anchor of a relay, they’ll try not to let anyone beat them,” Wright said. “And they’ll try to catch anybody they can, too.”

Wright’s relay strategy has been fine-tuned over the course of her 39-year coaching career.

“Whoever gets out of the blocks the best is first,” she said. “I don’t care if they’re the fastest or the slowest.”

The second and third legs are all about teamwork, she said.

Runners have to be comfortable passing and receiving the baton without hiccups.

“And my last runner has to have the most heart,” she said. “It’s not about the first leg being the fastest, the second leg being the second-fastest, or anything like that.”

Wright said she has been moving around the 400 and 800 relay teams while trying to find the best combination.

Ty Curtis was the only Wildcat to run in both events Friday, running second in the 400 and anchoring the 800.

The Wildcats finished fifth and seventh, respectively.

Wright said she wouldn’t be surprised if the 400 relay team continues to be shuffled because she believes there are six or seven runners to choose from.

“Then we’ve got this whole other group of younger kids that can’t compete because there aren’t enough spots right now,” she said. “It’s just such a deep team.”

Wright City hosts the Wildcat Invitational Thursday, and Wright hopes to get closer to a constant lineup as the postseason draws near.

“The future is really bright,” she said.