Girls Track and Field Fan Photos

Destiny King, Streetsboro is the first to clear all the hurdles

St. V-M took an early lead and kept it to place first in the 4 x 8

Waterloos 4x200 relay team qualified for regional finals in division 2 at Bedford on Thursday. Pictured are Juniors, Megan Forney, Emily Luli, Emmy Jenior and Jamie Willis

Quinn Sparks, Southeast, second place in the 3200.

Southeast's PTC County Championship 4x800 winning relay team (left to right) Lydia Wallbrown, Quinn Sparks, Emily Klouda and Miranda Hughes

Southeast's PTC County Championship 4x400m winning relay team (left to right) Lydia Wallbrown, Katelyn McCullough, Emily Klouda and Miranda Hughes

Southeast Girls Coach Mary Schill talks with Freshman Miranda Hughes after she missed out on a chance for a perfect record of four event wins at the PTC County Championships by finishing second in the mile event. Miranda recovered and came back to win the 800m and anchor her 4x400m relay to a victory. Miranda also anchored her 4x800m relay team to a comeback victory over the always strong Woodridge team n the opening night of the PTC Championships.

Southeast's Katelyn McCullough just edges out Waterloo's Jamie Willis in the 200m dash.

Southeast Freshman Miranda Hughes out the a lead in the PTC County Championship 800m race. Miranda went on to win by a narrow margin over Woodridge.

First Place and in the order they ran

Some of the Springfield girls team trying to stay warm at a very cold tri-meet

1600 runners claim their positions at the cut in.

Destiny King competes at the Newton Falls Invitational

Field's Waples and Gainer take 1st and 2nd in the 300 hurdles with times of 52.63 and 53.74

Mike Robinson of Field won the Kent Roosevelt 3,200

Ashleigh Pickens, Rootstown, Kent Roosevelt Rough Rider Invite meet record holder in high jump

Karlie Lieberth, Crestwood

Kent Roosevelt Rough Rider Invite 1,600 top three: Steve Green, Crestwood (1st place), Brian McGovern, Tallmadge (2nd place), Nate Conroy, Field (3rd place)

The top three finishers Friday in the girls 1,600 at the 43rd annual Kent Rough Rider Invitational (from left): Firestone's Sarah Meek (1st place), Kent's Libby Bradford (2nd place), Field's Rachel Salberg (3rd place).

Sarah Meek, Firestone, at the Bill Barry

St. V-M Girls 4x800-meter relay team at Bill Barry ... Weigand, Haas, Rossetti, Mendiola

Nordonia freshman Taylor McDonald competed at the Austintown Fitch Division I Regional in the 300-meter hurdles. She was the lone member of the Knights to advance out of the Ravenna District in multiple events.

Karlie Leiberth of Crestwood and Anne Wise of Waterloo place first and second in the 800 meters Saturday at the Andover district.

Wadsworth's girls track team had too much depth for Tallmadge to overcome on Tuesday at Rossaisky Stadium.

Green made it a clean sweep of the boys and girls Suburban League track & field titles on Saturday at Green Memorial Stadium. The last conference track championship for either team came in 1978.

The start of the 4x1,600 relay at the Marlington Invitational.

PTC Track Meet is flooded at Ravenna.

At Ravenna, PTC Track is flooded and the entire football field is under water.

PTC Track Meet is flooded at Ravenna.

PTC Track Meet is flooded.

Woodridge takes 1st and 2nd in the County 800 meter

Archbishop Hoban's Erin Drake wins her heat in the girls 300-meter hurdles against St. Vincent-St. Mary and Our Lady of the Elms.

Green's girls 4x400-meter relay

Annie Wise of Waterloo placed second in 1,600 meters Saturday at the Andover Division II District track tournament.

While waiting for their turn to compete at a meet last season, members of the Coventry girls track team, which is coached by a man in Randy Scava, gather on the edge of infield.

Crestwood's 4x800 Girls Team at 2011 Rough Rider Invite

Cloverleaf athletic director Craig Walkup

Streetsboro freshmen Marra Wood and Tia Hairston qualified for regionals in the girls 200 at the Andover Div. II District meet.

Kenmore sprinters Lanytra Glover and Markayla Powers

2011 Woodridge graduate Maria Moore continued her winning ways on July 9, 2011, with a first-place finish at the Il Palio Drappo Verde e Rosso 5K charity run in downtown Akron.

Tallmadge girls 4x200-meter relay

Cloverleaf hurdler Kelani Nuckols and coach Frank Peters celebrate at the Austintown Fitch Division I Regional. Nuckols set a school record in the 300-meter hurdles.

Cloverleaf state-qualifying pole vaulters Stephanie Foster (left) and Jennifer Foster, with OHSAA official Phil Horvath.

Stow-Munroe Falls senior Katie Betts won the 1,600-meter run to help the Bulldogs win the 39th annual Frank Rossi Valkyrie Invitational. Betts, an Ohio State recruit, is seen here during cross country season.

Woodridge seniors Maria Moore (facing) and Morgan Willis celebrate their 1-2 finish at the state meet.

Woodridge's Miranda Stockton, Maria Moore, Morgan Willis and Emelie Moeller (left) celebrate their second-place finish at state.

Woodridge seniors Morgan Willis and Maria Moore

Brunswick's 4x400-meter relay team of Alyssa Biedron, Alexx Muller, Brianna Neitzel and Jennelle Ramsumair (left to right) won its semifinal heat at the Amherst Steele Division I Regional.

Junior Christina Blair of CVCA ran four events at Tuesday's meet, winning three of them.

Rebbeca Herte of Black River

Members of the Crestwood track and field team cheer on their teammates at the Don Faix Invitational at Crestwood.

Field Girls take the top four spots in the 1600

Kent Roosevelt’s Erin Waples was named the girls meet MVP of the 2011 Rough Rider Invitational

Kaycee Harris, of Tallmadge won the 300 hurdles at the 2011 Rough Rider Invitational.

Firestone's Monique Ransome won the 200 meters at the 42nd annual Rough Rider Invitational.

1st , Hanna, Kent, 2nd Kent, 3rd Kaitlyn Stayer, Field

Kent 1st, Field Emily Waples 2nd

Emily Betts and Katie Fobean both of Stow-Munroe Falls in the 3,200.

"Blockheads" are the unsung heroes at every meet!

Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers high jump team, including Nicole and Stephanie Rozsa, is all smiles and looking forward to setting PRs!

The Green Bulldogs won the 31st Optimist girls meet on Saturday in Austintown. Freshman Emily Hooker (second from right) placed second in the 200 meters.

Woodridge coach Jeff Howard wades barefoot through lane one.

Streetsboro's all freshman relay team battled for first place and were clear winners.

Runners were handed iced towels at end of races to help cool them down at the Andover Div. II District meet.

Three PTC girls 4x400 relay teams advanced to regionals at the Andover Div. II District meet -- Crestwood, Waterloo and Southeast.

Streetsboro freshman Megan Melice, Tia Hairston, Marra Woods and Destiny King qualified for regionals in the 4x200 at the Andover Div. II District meet.

Annie Wise of Waterloo and Sammi Vaughn of Crestwood paced together during the 1600. Their strategy paid off as they took 3rd and 4th to advance to the state meet. Both Wise and Vaughan also qualified for the state meet in the 4x800.

Karlie Leiberth, Crestwood was thrilled to take first in the 800 and also set a new PR . Oh yeah... and advance to state!

Crestwood's 4 x 400 relay team was all smiles and celebrations after taking second at the regional meet.

With temps soaring into the 90s, Crestwood's Sammi Vaughan prepares to make her move midway through the 3,200 meters on Tuesday at Ravenna.

1st place,Sue Wiant, Field, 2nd Kent

Kent fights Tallmadge for first place in the distance relays

Kent has clear lead in the shuttle hurdles

Destiny Consentino, Abby Chasar and Rachel Salberg of Field secure the top 3 spots in the 800.

2nd and 3rd place, rocky river took 1st

1st and 2nd

Emily Klouda, Brittany Butcher, Quinn Sparks, Lydia Wallbrown

Field Falcons smile through their shivers at Newton Falls Tiger Relays

Waterloo girls take a moment to smile before their events at the Newton Falls Tiger Invitational.

Rachel Salberg, Field hands off the baton to Destiny Costentino for the last leg of the 4 x 8.

Kaitlyn Stayer,Abby Chasar, Rachel Salberg, Destiny Costentino

Two of the top girls track teams in the area are St. Vincent-St. Mary and Highland. Last Saturday, the Irish won the Poland Invitational, while the Hornets placed third at Triway's Invitational. Here they are going head-to-head at the Tallmadge Bill Barry.

Waterloo holds the lead at the handoff in the girls 4x1,600 relay.

Annie Wise of Waterloo takes second in the 1,600. Mallory Kriedon of Edgewood, who placed eightth in the 2009 state meet, takes first on Saturday.

Coventry teammate holds the blocks for the start of the relay.

Ravenna clears the last hurdle to win at the Ravenna meet on April 13.

Kaitlyn Stayer, Rachel Salberg and Jessica Heater all smiles before their distance event at the Ravenna meet on April 13.

Alyssa Pennington, Aaron Kovacik, Danielle Mellinger and Nic Flesher all smiles after Ravenna meet.

Athletes from the CVCA girls track team jog around the track after a recent meet.

Cuyahoga Falls Tigers Samone Friga, Nick Kulich, Dylan Hooker,Samuel Frank Miinkach III, Mike Martin, Sarah Farrance, Erinn Larsen cheer on their team at Kent Rough Rider Invitational.

Coventry's Savanna Cottrell, Savanna Johnson, Talia Magestro, Taylor Glasser, Abby Trusky and Alexis Gross all smiles after their field events.

Runners for the 1,600 stay in tight group at the Bill Barry Invitational.

Runners take off for a smooth start at the Bill Barry Invitational.

Highland takes the lead in the girls hurdles at the Bill Barry Invitiational.

Coventry Girls discuss relay strategy.

At the finish line.

Congratulatory hug from Crestwood coach.

Runners are spent after giving their all.

Southeast and Woodridge fight for the line

Crestwood and Field alumni come back to cheer for their alma mater

Hannah Sampson of Kent fights off Crestwood and Field to win the 3200

Garfield prepares for the start of the 4 x 400 relay.

Karlie Lieberth of Crestwood, in the final leg of the 4 x 400 relay, brings in a victory Saturday at the Andover Division II District track tournament.

Sammi Vaughan of Crestwood took second place in the 3,200 and beat her personal best by seven seconds, 11:34.05, at the Andover Division II District track tournament.

Morgan Willis of Woodridge runs the final leg of the 4 x 400 to win at the Portage Trail Conference championship.

Kent Roosevelt's Danielle Rice and Ravenna's Moe Moe Smith compete in the hurdles at the Portage Trail Conference championship meet.

Tallmadge students go crazy at Ravenna, Aug. 27, 2010.

Spirited Walsh students prior to Warriors girls soccer match vs. Strongsville, Aug. 23, 2010.

Nordonia's John Spooney catches his breath after completing the 100-meter dash final.

The Buchtel girls won the 30th annual Optimist team championship Saturday in Austintown. The Griffins were first, followed by CVCA in second and St. V-M in fourth.

Buchtel senior track standout Kachay Hullum recently committed to Ohio State. She injured her right ankle at the City Series championships.

Chanel Smith of Ravenna crosses the line in second place in the 4 x 100 relay at the Andover Division II District track tournament Saturday.

The 4X400 Teams of St. Vincent - St. Mary, Tallmadge, CVCA & Woodridge High Schools. The ladies took 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 6th place at the Lexington Regional Finals!

Monica Smith of Ravenna places second and Sandra Shirey of Waterloo places third in 300 hurdles Saturday at the Andover Division II District track tournament.

Ravonne Lawrence of Ravenna takes first in the 300 hurdles Saturday.

Nick Wiseman secures second place for Streetsboro's 4x200 relay team.

Channel Smith of Ravenna brings in first place for her 4x200 relay team at the Andover Division II District track tournament.

Damian Pennington of Southeast leans in for second place in the 100 at the Andover Division II District track tournament.

Ravonne Lawrence of Southeast takes second in the 110 hurdles at the Andover Division II District track tournament.

Sophomore Ally Vidika finished second in the 200- and 400-meter dashes as Medina stopped Strongsville 104-33 in a Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division dual meet. The Bees won 12 events in their home finale.

Evan McKee celebrates after running the final leg for Medina's victorious 4x400-meter relay. Malik Tuck, Laterian Brown and Hunter Heaton were his teammates in the race for the Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division champion Bees.

Medina's Steele Wasik and Alex Wasik clear the hurdles together at Kenneth Dukes Stadium.

Eighth-grader Steele Wasik and junior Alex Wasik represent the future and the present of Medina's outstanding track program. Alex is one of Ohio's elite girls pole vaulters, while Steele set four school records this spring.

Senior Kayla Matheny (left) takes a moment to cheer on teammates as her Manchester Panthers defeated Norton in a dual meet. Matheny won the long jump.

Kenmore's girls sprint medley team won its heat at the Kimberly Relays and placed third overall. Left to right were Evelyn Stiggers, Shanequa Williams, Markayla Powers and Lanytra Glover.

Highland's Karissa Steffas and Natalie Zidd (right) celebrate after winning the 4x400-meter relay that gave the Hornets a 72-66 Suburban League victory at Wadsworth. Riley Stewart and Meridith Taylor were also part of the triumphant quartet.

Wadsworth's Samantha Malkowski, Highland's Meridith Taylor and Wadsworth's Mikala Gordon (left to right) all rank among the Medina County leaders in the 300-meter hurdles.

Highland freshman Paige Springhetti, and sophomores Karissa Steffas and Riley Stewart (left to right) are all headed to the Amherst Steele Division I Regional in multiple events. A total of 18 Hornets advanced out of the Lakewood District.

Highland junior Nate Chronister and sophomore Natalie Zidd were named top male and female athletes of the Rough RIder Invitational, scoring 30 and 22 points, respectively.

Black River's David Kindall won the 1,600-meter run and the pole vault competition at the Patriot Athletic Conference Meet.

Buckeye's boys track team claimed its sixth consecutive league championship by winning the Patriot Athletic Conference Meet at Rocky River Lutheran West. The Bucks scored 198 team points to easily outdistance Black River's 116.

Black River's track team packs up its gear after a solid performance at the Patriot Athletic Conference Meet.

Field's Morrison clears the high jump.

Smiling Tallmadge Blue Devils.

St. V-M wins with a strong lead in the relays.

PTC rivals Field and Ravenna exchange well wishes at Theresa Conti Relay.

Jessica Stanik and Allison Bates of Minerva after completing their relay event at the Marlington Invitational.

Waterloo's Miranda Bennett, Camille Robb, Leah Nichols, Becky Knapp and Brittany Stephenson are all smiles at the Marlington Invitational,

Marlington takes the lead in the shuttle hurdles.

Waterloo Vikings Matt Johnson and Jose Brenes relax before their events.

Waterloo Vikings Megan Proudley and Michael Bowken at the Marlington Invitational.

Ashley Smithberger and Meagan Hoover of Waterloo "catch some rays" at Marlington Invitational.

Rick Brewer of Green going over a hurdle in practice

Cuyahoga Falls Tigers Dapree Beasley, Frank Thompson and Greg Rechner at the Rough Rider Invitational.

Revere's Chantelle Smart,Morgan Ford and Ashley Golson are all smiles after completing their events at the Rough Rider Invitational.

Barberton Teammates Tijana Zaric, Keith Nelums Jr., Brian Porter, Kelvin Gilcreast Jr. and Janel Mitchell bundle up to stay warm against strong and cold wind.

CVCA track

Walsh teammate holds the blocks in preparation for the heat at the Bill Barry Invitational.

Field and Norton runners wait for the gun April 13.

Parents check on results at Bill Barry Invitational at Tallmadge.

Norton and Field distance runners exchange well wishes and tips prior to the 3,200 on April 13.

Field Falcons Rachel Salberg (right) gives thumbs up as Destiny Costentino runs beside her during the 3,200 at the Ravenna meet on April 13.

St. Vincent-St. Mary teammates Tessa Weigand, Lydia Presper and Annie Davis relaxing under their tent at the Bill Barry Invitational in Tallmadge.

Maria Wischt, Jake Kruse, Brian Hanshaw and Emma Gainer are waiting to see results posted at the Bill Barry Invitational Meet.

Fighting Irish Rolalia Stadler and Lauren Connell at the Bill Barry Invitational Meet at Tallmadge.

St. Vincent-St. Mary beats Highland to win 4 x 100.

Field Falcons Destiny Cosentino, Elizabeth Toth, Rachel Salberg,Shayna Hughes,Maddie Tasker and Kaitlyn Stayer cheer on their team

Tallmadge's Greg Lenzo, emily Gough, Kayla Craig and Alex Lenzo