The Republic boys and girls track teams each took third place in the Republic Classic this week.
The boys finished with 104 total points, just one point behind co-champs Ash Grove and Springfield Catholic. Strafford finished fourth with 103 points.
Ryan Way won the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:42.94, and the 3200-meter run with a time of 10:33.85. TJ Ray won the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.03. Republic also won the 4×800 meter relay.
The Republic girls finished with 88 points, behind winner Ash Grove (115) and Strafford (96).
Republic had one event winner among the girls. That was Sarah Kreul in the discus, with a throw of 103 feet.