A cold and windy day did not deter the Crestwood Red Devils girls’ and the Streetsboro boys’ track team from enjoying a strong day at the Lakeview Invitational last Saturday in Cortland. The Crestwood girls finished as runners-up by scoring 80 points and the Rocket boys took third place with 88 points.
“It was good to see the kids compete and go out and play against some good competition,” said Crestwood boys’ Coach Jack Blasiole, who coached the girls on Saturday because Coach Maria Conant was unavailable. “It took a group effort from all of the girls that competed on Saturday because I do not think we had one first place finish.”
Freshman Livia Martini finished as the runner-up in the 100-meter dash, clocking a time of 13.07 seconds, followed by junior Audrey Fusci who came in eighth place with a time of 14.37 seconds.
Fusci then placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 29.32 seconds.
Fusci followed up by coming in fourth place in the 400-meter dash, stopping the clock at 1:06.95.
Junior Abby Guyette came in fifth place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:46.33.
Junior Erin Hallis took fourth in the 1600-meter run by clocking 5:57.80, followed by freshman Maddie Grace Gonczy who captured sixth place with a time of 6:13.36.
Freshman Piper Seibold finished as the runner-up in the 3200-meter run with a time of 12:24.98, followed by junior Kennedy Rhodes who snagged sixth place with a time of 14:18.47.
Freshman Myla Simpson came in seventh place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 19.84 seconds.
The quartet of Guyette, Fusci, Simpson, and Gonczy finished as the runners-up in the 4×400 relay with a time of 4:33.79.
Gonczy, Hallis, Guyette and Seibold teamed up to come in second place in the 4×800 relay, clocking a time of 10:35.95.
Martini came in second place in the long jump with a distance of 15 feet, 6½ inches.
“Liv is phenomenal,” noted the first-year coach. “She is going to be in the top two in every event she does this year in the 200-meter dash, the 400-meter dash, the 4×100 relay, the 4×400 relay and the long jump. She will score a lot of points.”
Senior Lilly O’Bryant snagged fourth place in the shot put, throwing32 feet, 2¾ inches.
Sophomore Madison Sheridan earned fifth place in the discus throw, throwing 88 feet, five inches.
On the boys’ side, the Rocket boys secured third place, finishing only two points away from overtaking McDonald.
“We gained a lot of insight into our athletes and where we stand right now,” said Streetsboro boys’ coach Robb Kidd. “It was a grueling week having three meets in five days so our kids were a little worn down and hopefully they are getting some rest now.”
Senior Garrett Tiller won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.33 seconds.
“Garrett has been looking phenomenal in our sprints,” said the fifth-year coach. “He won the 100-meter dash and anchored a few of our relays and he was down because he did not get a lot of sleep and he was one of our kids that was trying to grit through it but he looked phenomenal”
Tiller then came in second place in the 200-meter dash, clocking 23.32 seconds followed by senior Kylan Rue, who snagged fourth with a time of 24.17 seconds.
Junior Charles Ivory finished as the runner-up in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.79 seconds, followed by sophomore Braden Hodge who captured seventh place with 55.54 seconds.
Sophomore Chris Daniels came in fifth place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:15.00.
Junior Timothy Harkleroad snagged sixth place in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:01.41.
Harkleroad then took fourth place in the 3200-meter run, clocking a time of 10:47.70, followed by sophomore Marcus Peters who came in eighth place by clocking a time of 11:37.53.
Junior Mar Fell earned fifth place in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 18.15 seconds, followed by sophomore Christopher Grabill who took seventh place with a time of 19.32 seconds.
Freshman Ty Zipprich placed eighth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 48.21 seconds.
Senior Preston Hopperton, junior Devon White, Tiller and Hodge teamed up to take third place in the 4×100 relay with a time of 44.00 seconds.
Tiller, Hodge, Ivory and Zipprich crossed the finish line first in the 4×400 relay with a time of 3:44.12.
The quartet of Peters, Zipprich, Daniels and Harkleroad snagged fourth place in the 4×800 relay with a time of 9:08.06.
Grabill placed fifth in the high jump with a height of five feet, two inches.
Junior Liam McDonough took sixth place in the long jump, with a distance of 17 feet, 2¼ inches, followed by sophomore Jordan McCarty who placed eighth by jumping 16 feet, two inches.
Sophomore Richmond Cooper came in fifth place in the discus throw, recording 119 feet, five inches.
Following a dual meet against Metro Athletic Conference rival Akron Springfield on Tuesday, the Rocket boys will compete in the Wildcat Invitational at Mogadore High School on Saturday at 9 a.m. Meanwhile, the Red Devil girls will return to the track to compete in the Woodridge Wrap-Up on May 4 in Peninsula.
