Girls’ Track Ties for Second, Boys’ Fifth at GLAC Finals

Photo by Dawn Miller

The Stockbridge boys’ and girls’ track and field teams competed in the GLAC Finals last week and the girls came home with a tie for second place, while the boys finished fifth.

The Lady Panthers finished with 73 points to tie with Perry for second. Olivet dominated the meet with 198. The boys finished with 28 points in the meet won by Olivet with 210. Olivet has won every boys and girls track title since the formation of the GLAC.

Brooklyn Rochow had a huge day for the girls with a first-place finish in the 3200. She also finished second in the 1600 and was part of the 4×800 relay team that finished third along with Sidney Gipe, Joy Youngblood, and Kristina Wilde.

Kaitelyn Walker also earned a second-place finish in the 300 hurdles and was fourth in the 100 hurdles.

Gracee Robidou was third in the long jump and fifth in the 100 and 200 meter races. Youngblood was third in the high jump and Julianne Muscato third in the 400.

Gabrielle Heath, Grace Niec, Audrey Austin, and McKenzie Hatfield teamed to finish third in the 4×200 and 4×100 races.

The boys were led by the third place finishes of the 4×200 team of Jonah Coffman, Jonah Huskey-Wright, Cameron Brewer, and Isaac Lance and the 4×800 relay team of Brock Jones, Andy Schlaff, Collin Cooks, and Micah Bolton.

Bolton also finished fourth in the 3200, while the 4×400 team of Brewer, Luke Suojanen, Jones, and Lance also finished fourth.

Fifth-place finishes went to Bolton in the 1600 and Collin Cook the 3200.