On Tuesday May 4 the girls track team traveled to Comstock Park for the final OK Blue double dual track meet of the year. The Red Hawks defeated Comstock Park 85 to 46 and lost to league leading Sparta 93 to 44. The team’s final dual meet record is 7 and 3 overall and 5 and 2 in the OK Blue Conference good for third place in the Conference. The team travels to Sparta on Thursday May 13 and Friday May 14 for the conference track meet. Placing in both meets for the team was:
1st Place: Rieley Hondalus 100 and 400 meter dashes; Amber TerHaar Discus and Shot put; Abby VanDusen 100 meter hurdles; Katie Weiler 1600 and 3200 meter run; Amanda Balczak 300 meter hurdles; Heather Holmes high jump; 3200 meter relay team of Katie Weiler, Amanda Balczak, Amanda Zinn and Breeann Ovokaitys; 1600 meter relay team of Allie Veltkamp, Heather Holmes, Sommer VanDyke, and Amanda Balczak.
2nd Place: Brittani Tozer 100 meter dash; Abby VanDusen 200 meter dash and long jump; Jessica Titus 3200 meter run; Briana Pierson high jump; Haley Hawes pole vault; Jeanette Sukstas shot put.
On Monday, May 10, the girls track team traveled to Lakeview for the Wildcat JV Invite. The team scored 91.5 points and placed third in the 9-team meet. Taking first places was the 3200 meter relay team of Amanda Balczak, Sommer Van Dyke, Kayla Ovokaitys, and Katie Weiler and the 1600 meter relay team of Amanda Balczak, Sommer Vandyke, Allie Veltkamp and Rieley Hondalus. Amanda Balczak took the only individual first for the team in the 1600 meter run. Also placing was:
2nd Place: Abby VanDusen long jump; Rieley Hondalus 400 meter dash; Sommer Van Dyke 800 meter run; Christina Dean 3200 meter run.