Members of the Clear Lake girls track team made some outstanding performances at the Cardinal Relays in Garner Tuesday, April 15.
    Rea Faber won the long jump with a leap of 16’7”.  The mark was just one inch short of qualifying for the Drake Relays this weekend in Des Moines.  Faber was also left just shy of qualifying for Drake in the 100 meters.  She won the event with a time of 12.84, just missing the cut off.  Her third blue ribbon came in the 400 meter dash in a time of 1:05.09.
    Alana Enabnit placed first for the Lions in the 3000 meter run.  It was Enabnit’s first time running the race in a meet, and even with the wind and conditions her time was a respectable 11:56.20. Enabnit also placed first in the 1500 meter run, with a time of 5:40.47,  barely missed the qualifying mark to run at Drake.
    Casey O’Brien also had a good day for the Lions, placing second in the 800 meters in 2:42.30 and sixth in the high jump, clearing 4’4”.
    Other top finishes included Macey Hansen’s throw if 33’1”, good for third in the shot put, and Brittany Dahl’s fifth place in the 400 hurdles.  Her time was 1:38.02.
    “This was one of the girls’ best meets so far,” said Coach Heather Dingbaum.  “They ran really well and we had a lot of personal best times/distances made at this meet.”
    The coach noted the team was pleased to finished fifth in the field of eight teams.  They were ninth overall with the 16 teams in two classes combined.
    “We keep waiting for the perfect meet, where the weather conditions are just right, and the girls can all run great times but we’ll see if we ever get one of those meets this season,” said Dingbaum.
    The Lions were slated to compete Tuesday in Forest City and Friday they have a co-ed meet in Hampton.