The Salem and Glenvar High track teams will be competing in the 53^rd annual Cosmopolitan Club Track Meet this weekend at William Fleming High School.

The weekend starts with middle school competition on Thursday, with Andrew Lewis and Glenvar Middle Schools entered. The high school teams take center stage Friday, and all finals are Saturday at Fleming, with a “Parade of Athletes” scheduled to 11 am. The Cosmopolitan Club will also award two scholarships of $3,500 on Saturday, one for a male and one for a female.

Last weekend both Salem and Glenvar participated in the Blacksburg Invitational. The Blacksburg boys won the team championship on their home track and finished second to Christiansburg in the girls’ standings. The Salem girls were ninth and the boys were 15^th among over 20 schools competing. Glenvar’s boys were seventh and the girls were 20^th.

Many of the Salem girls had their season best performance, including Zaujia Athuman in the 100, and 200, Tiffany McLaughlin in the 200, Adilla Athuman in the 200, Emma Chamberland and Grace Ferris in the 1600, Mia Cromer in the high jump, McKenzie Moran in the triple jump and Kalei Memmer in the discus.

For the boys, Jeremiah Wilson won the 110 High Hurdles with a new meet record and state qualifying time of 14.84. He was also sixth in the 300 hurdles while Amarri Edwards took sixth in the 400 meter dash.

For Glenvar, Kilian McCroskey won the 400 while two other Highlanders took fifth, Jack Leonard in the 300 Hurdles and Logan Dunkenberger in the 100 dash. The 4×800 relay team of Dustin Wade, Peyton Fletcher, McCroskey and Mark Lindous took third.

“I’m not sure if I was happier that the weather was halfway decent for a change or how the kids performed,” said Glenvar coach Neil Swanson.

Salem also had a tri-meet last week with Bassett and Pulaski County. First place winners for the girls included Briana Gravely in the 400m, McLaughlin in the 200, Samantha Richardson in the 800, Carolina Bowen in the 3200, Cromer in the high jump and ShaCoya Price in both the long jump and triple jump.

For the boys, Wilson won the 100 dash and the 4×400 team of Logan Boettcher, Zach Hoyer, Edwards and Camron Sutley took first.