Girls Tracksters Place 5th at North Bend Invite

by David Privett

April 25, 2008

North Bend Invite Results (April 22, 2008)

Team Results: 5th Place

Individual Results:

100m Dash: 6th – Emily Brodahl (13.8)

100m Hurdles: 3rd – Amber Henkel (17.3)

800m Run: 6th – Mattie Murren (2:34)

1600m Run: 1st – Erin Curran (5:18) – Personal Best (#1 Time in Class B), 4th - Erin Walker (5:45) - Personal Best

300m Hurdles: 6th - Hailey Sloup (51.9) – Personal Best

Long Jump: 5th – Sam Polivka (15’5”) – Personal Best

High Jump: 5th – Sam Polivka (4’8”) – Season Best

Triple Jump: 6th – Emily Brodahl (31’7”) – Personal Best

400m Relay: 2nd –Tierney Gensler, Amber Henkel, Morgan Hancock, and Emily Brodahl (55.7)

1600m Relay: 5th – Amber Henkel, Hailey Sloup, Morgan Hancock, and Mattie Murren (4:22) – Personal Best for Group

3200m Relay: 2nd – Erin Curran, Erin Walker, Kylie Krecklow, and Mattie Murren (10:11) – Personal Best for Group – 6th Best Time in Class B this season!

COMMENTS:

The girls really stepped up to the level of our competition today and turned in some tremendous individual and team performances.

Sam Polivka made her debut in the high jump and recorded a season best, while also having a personal best in the long jump. Emily Brodahl made her debut in the triple jump, placing sixth. The 3200m relay team, consisting of Erin Curran, Erin Walker, Kylie Krecklow, and Mattie Murren set the tone for the running events with a 10:11, which ranks sixth best time in Class B this season.

Erin Curran and Erin Walker both recorded personal bests in the 1600m, with Curran reestablishing the number one time in Class B at 5:18 and Walker recording a 5:45. Hailey Sloup continues to shine in the 300m hurdles with a personal best 51.9. All in all, I felt that we competed very well throughout the day and gave ourselves momentum going into the conference meet this Saturday.