CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS–Cuyahoga Heights’ boys’ and Independence’s girls’ track teams won team titles at the 2024 Chagrin Valley Conference Metro Division meet on Thursday at Cuyahoga Heights.
The Red Wolves scored 194 points to beat out Independence, who finished second with 128. Fairview rounded out the top three with 112 points.
Independence edged Fairview for the girls’ title, 159-145. Trinity placed third with 106 points.
Cuyahoga Heights won six individual CVC titles and two relays on its way to the boys’ title, and senior Casey Adams won a pair of events to pace the Independence girls’ team.
Caden Buccier, Bradyn Rusch, Nicholas Armbrust, Aden Ewelt, and Francis Connors won events for Cuyahoga Heights.
Buccier won the 800-meter run in 1:59.03, Rusch won the 3200 in 10:08.07, Armbrust won the high jump (6-2) and long jump (20-6 ½), Ewelt won the pole vault (11-6), and CrConnors won the discus (146-3).
The Red Wolves won the 4×200 in 1:33.10 and the 4×400 in 3:38.29.
Adams won the high jump (4-10) and the long jump for the fourth consecutive year with a best leap of 17 feet.
Other individual event winners in the boys’ competition included Fairview’s Tyson Crandall (1600, 4:30.39); Independence’s Matt Wisniewski (100, 11.38; 400, 52.21); Lutheran West’s Mohamed Kori (110 hurdles, 15.55; 300 hurdles, 42.12); and Trinity’s Zavion Biggs (shot put, 45-7 ½) and Aidan Duncan (200, 23.68).
Girls’ winners included Cuyahoga Heights’ Samantha Vallee (100 hurdles, 17.32; 300 hurdles, 52.17) and Sophia Winslow (shot put, 31-3); Fairview’s Alexis Benabdallah (pole vault, 7-0), Lacey Mcquate (800, 2:34.64; 1600, 5:36.71), and Aiva Pejeau (3200, 13:07.31); Lutheran West’s Madelyn Jenkins (discus, 89-4); Richmond Heights’ Simi Adio (400, 1:03.96); and Trinity’s Iniya Charlton (100, 12.54; 200, 26.46).
Trinity’s girls won the 4×100 (50.73) and 4×200 (1:49.70) relays while Fairview took the 4×400 (4:25.30) and 4×800 (10:35.11) titles.
Trinity’s boys won the 4×100 (45.17) and Fairview won the 4×800-meter relay in 8:16.44.
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