(Chelsea Update would like to thank coach Loren Thorburn for the information in this story. A PDF will full results are at the bottom of the story.)
The Chelsea Girls’ track and field team placed 2nd at the Chelsea Relays with 77 points out of eight teams, coming up just 2 points short of winning.
Holt won the meet with 79 points.
The Lady Bulldogs had four first-place finishes and a second-place finish.
There were nine girls with PRs, which is an indication of their mindset at the meet. We just came up a little short against Holt.
Relay Highlights:
- The discuses throwers comprised of Jordan Holton, Madison Burlett, and Kyle Bragg threw a total combined distance of 260′ 4″, which placed them first among the teams.
- The pole vault team of Jenna Gileczek and Sabrina Matusko finished first with a height of 17′ 0″.
- The Bert Kruse Relay (300m hurdles, 200m dash, 600m dash, and 400m) finished first with a time of 4:07.06, missing the meet record by 0.5 seconds. “It was a really fun relay to watch,” the coach said, adding the girls dominated other teams in this event.
- The 4×400 relay team comprised of Kaehla Manly, Sydney Matusik, Riley Thorburn, and Myranda Montoye placed first with a time of 4:17.07.
- The 4x3200m relay (Emily Chizek, Allison Hause, Morgan Kurth, and Riley Thorburn) placed second to a strong DeWitt distance team.
Individuals PRs:
- Breanne Black jumped 11′ 0″ in her first high school long jump performance
- Madison Burlett threw 82′ 4″ – an improvement of 1 foot.
- Emily Chizek ran a 12:16.4 in the 4x3200m – she is continuing to drop time
- Reece Doss improved to 12′ 10′ in the long jump
- Jamie Gorman continued to PR with a throw of 24′ 6″ in the shot
- Allison Hause ran a 12:18.87 in the 4x3200m – which helped the team place second.
- Jordan Holton PRed in the shot (31’8″) and in the discus (103′ 0″) – outstanding double PR.
- Ailish Joyce cleared 4′ in the high jump
- Morgan Kurth ran a solid race in the 4x3200m with a time of 12:49.79
The team travels to Lincoln with Dexter on Tuesday, April 24 for a double meet with Lincoln and Dexter. Then on Friday, April 27, the team travels to the Mason Invitational, which has very good competition.
