Knowing the unpredictability of his event, Kody Morgan never counted himself out.Despite entering the 300-meter hurdles as the seventh seed, he managed to make it out among the Top 4, securing an unlikely trip to the state meet.It was one of five events in which the Wright City track team advanced to the MSHSAA Championships on Saturday during the Class 3 sectional meet.“They all had a chance, and they all stepped up,” said Coach Sue Wright. “It was just awesome. I’m so excited for these kids.”Morgan’s race was the most suspenseful, as he entered the final 100 meters outside of contention but climbed back into the Top 4 after a competitor stumbled over a hurdle and fell.“Unfortunately for him, he didn’t make it through as well as I had on the previous hurdle,” said Morgan. “I knew I was heading to state, so I just kept on going as hard as I could.”Morgan ran the race in 42.74 seconds, ecstatic as he crossed the finish line.“This race is anybody’s race,” said Morgan. “You’ve got hurdles in your way, so somebody could fall or you could fall. You’ve just got to run your heart out to be honest. Somebody’s bad day could be your good day.”Wright City will stay busy in Jefferson City this weekend with two field events and three track events.Senior Luke Bruning is excited to simply have teammates going along, as the last time he ventured to state during cross country season he was the lone male competitor. This time he will be joined by members of his 3,200-meter relay team, which locked a trip to state by racing to a second-place finish in 8:41.“We knew we had trained well this past week and thought we had a pretty good shot,” said Jake Mueller, who ran the second leg. “We gave it our all, and we’re pretty happy with what we did.”Junior Nick Mueller ran the first leg of the race, while freshman Stephon Norwood ran the third leg.“I’m so excited for these guys to make it after working so hard this season,” said Wright.For Ty Davis, it’s a perfect way to end his senior year.Having never competed in track prior to this season, he finds himself in unfamiliar territory, heading to state after winning the high jump. He cleared 6 feet, 1 inch.“It was a big shock,” said Davis. “I didn’t think I would make it past six foot, especially with it being my first year of track.”Even with the limited experience, he is setting lofty expectations, hoping to join his sibling’s not he all-state wall at the high school.“I would like to be named all-state, because everyone else in my family was all-state,” said Davis.Junior Kyle Christopher will also be making his debut at state, after seeing tremendous progress through minor incremental changes to his technique in the discus. He placed third with a distance of 129 feet, 3 inches.“I was pretty excited to make it through,” said Christopher. “I was ranked fifth, so I really didn’t think I had anything to lose.”Taking the advice of Coach Fred Ross, he began tweaking his throwing motion and saw immediate improvement.“After that, I kept getting better and the throws went smoother with the whip at the end shooting me up into the 130 foot range,” said Christopher.Now he is eager finish the season by breaking the school record of 138 feet.“I know I’ve got another year to break the record, but I’m hoping to do it this weekend,” said Christopher.Junior Jynna Fritz finds herself in the predicament Bruning once did, as the only member of the girls team moving on.She managed to advance in the mile run, placing third with a time of 5:41.“I felt pretty good. I knew it wasn’t one of my better races, but I knew I was making it through, so I was happy,” said Fritz.DAVIS LEADS WILDCATS TO STATEDerrick Forsythe photo.