Streetsboro Rockets’ track coach Robb Kidd says he was not going to make any judgements about his team based on how many points they scored at the Metro Athletic Conference meet but rather by the times they recorded last week at Woodridge High School in Peninsula. Although the Rocket girls placed third by scoring 89.50 points and the boys came in fourth with 81.50 points, the fifth-year coach was a happy camper.
“I am not sure how people look at third or fourth in the league and think that is not a great season but I judge us by the effort we put out there,” he said. “We had a phenomenal evening in the MAC and I could not be more proud of the boys and the girls.”
The “A” quartet of seniors Cara Tiller, Madelyn Hajec, Kendall Epple and sophomore Meredith Mattmuller finished in third place in the 4×800 relay with a time of 10:16.26.
Freshman Jenna Fall captured fourth place in the 100-meter hurdles, clocking a personal record 17.09 seconds.
Freshman Carmen Marcini earned fifth place in the 100-meter dash with a personal best of 13.48 seconds, followed by senior Samyra Smith who finished in sixth place with a time of 13.56 seconds.
MacKenzie MacIntosh teamed up with Tiller, Epple and Smith to place second in the 4×200 with a time of 1:49.85.
Hajec took seventh place in the 1600-meter run with a personal record of5:44.75, followed by freshman Morgan Vales who came in eighth place with a personal best of 5:55.69.
The “A” team of freshman Sunni McKenzie, sophomore Olivia Johnson-Wilson, Marcini and Smith snagged fifth place in the 4×100 relay by clocking a time of 52.58 seconds.
Epple wrapped up fifth place in the 400-meter dash at 1:03.28.
Fall won the 300-meter hurdles, stopping the clock with a personal best of 48.97 seconds, followed by junior Sydney Abbuhl who earned fifth place with a personal record of 51.15 seconds.
“Jenna came out of the turn coming into that last straightaway and just changed gears,” noted Kidd. “She was probably running in the top 3and then she just accelerated down that stretch and took control over it and she is nowhere near where her potential is and I could not be more proud of that girl.”
Tiller took fifth place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:31.40, followed by Hajec who captured eighth place with a time of 2:37.10.
Sophomore Madi Campbell came in seventh place in the 3200-meter run by clocking 13:21.03, followed by freshman Kaylen Malloy who earned eighth place with a time of 13:48.86.
Tiller, Abbuhl, Hajec and Epple finished as the runners-up in the 4×400 relay, clocking a time of 4:15.47.
Abbuhl tied for fifth in the high jump with Woodridge sophomore Regan Smith, clearing the bar at 4 feet, 6 inches.
Senior Milena Sobie won the 100-meter seated dash with a time of 23.67 seconds.
Sobie also won the 800-meter seated dash, clocking a meet record of 3:04.48.
Marcini finished as the runner-up in the long jump, recording a distance of 16 feet, 4¾ inches, followed by Fall who took eighth by jumping out to 14 feet, 4 inches.
Senior Kaleigh Lilly took third place in the discus throw, recording a personal record of 104 feet, 1 inch and freshman Emma Chamberlain captured eighth place with a distance of 93 feet, 5 inches.
The Streetsboro boys were propelled by their sprints and relays to earn fourth place in the ever-crowded MAC.
“There will be a complete new ranking system out there from us to a few other schools, so we were so encouraged by what we accomplished last week,” Kidd said. “Everyone stepped up and had a great day so we were riding high.”
The “A” team of seniors Eric Tiller, junior Charles Ivory and sophomores Braden Hodge and Chris Daniels wrapped up fourth place in the 4×800 relay with a time of 8:19.38.
Junior Mar Fall took eighth place in the 110-meter hurdles, clocking a personal record of 17.82 seconds.
Senior Garrett Tiller placed second in the 100-meter dash, recording a personal best of 11.11 seconds, followed by sophomore Ethan Laryea who snagged seventh place with a personal record of 11.79 seconds.
The “A” team of senior Preston Hopperton, juniors Kylan Rue and Devon White, and Garett won the 4×200 relay with a meet record of 1:29.27.
Junior Timothy Harkleroad snagged seventh place in the 1600-meter run, clocking a personal record of 4:46.46.
Garrett, Laryea, White and Hopperton formed the “A” team to take second place in the 4×100 relay, clocking 42.80 seconds.
Ivory won the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.15 seconds, followed by Hodge who captured fourth place with a personal best of 52.03 seconds.
Freshman Ty Zipprich earned seventh place in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 45.36 seconds.
Eric came in seventh place in the 800-meter run, clocking a time of 2:03.94.
Garrett won the 200-meter dash, setting a personal and meet record of 21.91 seconds.
“I could not be more excited for a kid who deserves it,” said Kidd. “He is control of his own destiny. He ran great in his 100-meter dash and got second place but again to a very talented kid and he popped in our 4×200 and got us out in front and our kids just never looked back.”
Harkleroad took eighth place in the 3200-meter run with a personal best of 10:33.38.
The “A” quartet of Eric, Hodge, Ivory and White captured third place in the 4×400 relay with a time of 3:29.36.
Senior Chad Levert came in seventh place in the long jump, recording a distance of 19 feet, 1¾ inches.
Senior Job Gibson tied for fifth place in the high jump with Norton senior Ryan Schnering, clearing the bar at a personal best of 5 feet, 10 inches, followed by junior Preston Laryea who earned seventh place with a personal record 5 feet, 8 inches.
Senior Leeland Darovich placed seventh in the shot put, throwing a distance of 39 feet, 6¾ inches.
The Rockets will end their week by competing in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II district meet at Lakeview High School in Cortland, starting on Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m.
