Chagrin Valley Conference athletes spread out across four weekend track and field meets and came away with a long list of wins, podium finishes, and top-six performances.
Beachwood’s K’Dyn Harris-Tate, Meena Abdul-Basser, Peter Adobamen, Eric Scott, Jocelyn Owens, and the girls’ sprint medley relay all won events at the Shaker Woodard Richard Invitational. Independence picked up wins from Mitchell Creel, Carter Howard, Alex Waski, Elyse Grill, Mitch Meyer, and the girls’ 4×800 relay at the Brookside Invitational. At the Hilltopper Invitational, Geneva’s Gia Palmisano, Ella Haeseler, and Jesse Butterfield won events, while Chagrin Falls standouts Kelan Byrne, Gabby Byrne, and Natalie Zalud also finished first.
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Shaker Woodard Richard Invitational
Beachwood had a big weekend behind several event winners and deep performances across the track and field events.
Harris-Tate won the girls’ 200 in 26.21 seconds, with Marley Readance second in 26.38. Abdul-Basser added a win in the girls’ 400 in 57.61.
Adobamen won the boys’ 1600 in 4:35.94, while Junbo Wang placed fourth in 4:48.55. Alexandra Kheyfets was third in the girls’ 1600 in 5:46.26 and fourth in the girls’ 3200 in 12:17.78.
Tristan Brown placed fourth in the boys’ 200 in 23.59 and second in the boys’ 400 in 52.63. Aaron Zheng was third in the boys’ 3200 in 11:03.82, with Felix Ream fourth in 11:26.47.
Diaz Williams was third in the boys’ 110 hurdles in 16.41 and fifth in the 300 hurdles in 44.57. Sofia Andrus placed fifth in the girls’ 100 hurdles in 20.42.
Beachwood also placed fifth in the boys’ 4×100, fifth in the boys’ 4×200, sixth in the boys’ 4×400, third in the boys’ 4×800, fifth in the girls’ 4×800, first in the girls’ sprint medley relay, and second in the boys’ distance medley relay.
Scott won the boys discus with a throw of 146-7. Owens won the girls discus at 107-9 and placed fifth in the shot put at 28-9.25. Morgan Jackson was fourth in the shot put at 30-7.75 and third in the discus at 94-10.
Dylan Paul was second in the boys’ long jump at 20-3, with Highley Devine third at 19-11. Ambyr Paul placed third in the girls’ long jump at 15-8, and Alexandra Myers was fourth at 15-1.5.
Brookside Invitational
Independence produced several winners at Brookside, led by strong performances in distance, hurdles, throws, and relays.
Creel won both the boys 800 in 2:05.96 and the boys 1600 in 4:45.66. Andrew Gibbons added a fourth-place finish in the boys’ 1600 in 5:11.76.
Howard swept the boys’ hurdle events, winning the 110 hurdles in 15.08 and the 300 hurdles in 41.48.
Waski won the boys’ shot put with a throw of 51-2 and the boys’ discus at 141-8. Grill won the girls’ shot put at 30-0.
Mitch Meyer won the boys’ pole vault at 11-6, while Sam Ressler placed sixth at 8-6. Emilia Mikolic was third in the girls’ pole vault at 6-6.
Stephen Mlynarczyk placed third in the boys’ 400 in 53.70 and second in the boys’ high jump at 6-0. Leah Creel finished second in the girls’ 400 in 1:03.77.
William Stray was second in the boys’ 3200 in 11:17.70, and Bryce Kwiatkowski placed fourth in 11:37.43. Gianna Carlucci was fifth in the girls’ 1600 in 6:32.89, and Lindsay Lieu finished sixth in the girls’ 200 in 30.96.
Independence also placed fourth in the boys’ 4×100, second in the girls’ 4×100, third in the boys’ 4×200, second in the boys’ 4×400, second in the girls’ 4×400, second in the boys’ 4×800, and first in the girls’ 4×800.
Jamie Tresp was fourth in the girls’ shot put at 23-9 and second in the discus at 73-11. Julia Jurkiewicz placed third in the girls’ long jump at 14-3, Maddie Spetich was sixth at 12-8, and Jackson Scarcella finished sixth in the boys’ long jump at 16-2.
Poland Invitational
Berkshire had a smaller group of top-six finishers at Poland, but still turned in solid performances.
Ella Strmen led the way with two top-six finishes, placing sixth in the girls 800 in 2:42.39 and fifth in the girls 1600 in 5:49.89.
Trey Cadwallader placed third in the boys’ 110 hurdles in 17.24.
Berkshire also finished third in the girls’ 4×200 relay in 1:52.87 and third in the girls’ 4×400 relay in 4:29.82.
Hilltopper Invitational
Geneva, Chagrin Falls, and Perry all had strong showings at the Hilltopper Invitational.
Palmisano led Geneva with wins in the girls’ 200 in 27.16 and the girls’ 400 in 59.42. She also placed second in the girls’ 100 in 13.34.
Haeseler won the girls’ shot put at 30-10.25 and the girls’ discus at 117-0, while also tying for sixth in the high jump.
Butterfield won the boys discus with a throw of 152-8 and placed second in the shot put at 41-11.75. Jackson Veon was fourth in the boys’ shot put, and Jacob Clemens added a sixth in shot put and third in discus. Morgan Dodge placed third in the girls’ shot put.
Chagrin Falls picked up distance wins from Kelan Byrne, who won the boys 1600 in 4:23.46, and Gabby Byrne, who won the girls’ 1600 in 5:16.71. Michael Hanley placed fourth in the boys 1600, while Mackenzie Verderber was second and Avery Russell fourth in the girls 800.
Zalud won the girls’ pole vault, and Hannah Neumann tied for sixth in the high jump.
Perry’s Hazel Kananen placed second in the girls’ 400 and fourth in the 100 hurdles. Dane Pike was third in the boys’ 300 hurdles, and Landon Rusnak was fourth. Landon Avery placed sixth in the boys’ 1600.
Alexander Lee placed fourth in the boys’ 100 and tied for sixth in the high jump. Joalexander Sanchez was sixth in the boys’ 800, Ethan Schenk fifth in the boys’ 3200, Riley Andrusis fourth in the girls’ 3200, Elliott Salgado fourth in the 110 hurdles and third in the long jump, Alex Into sixth in the 100 hurdles, Nathan Opron fifth in the 300 hurdles, Madelynn Braat fourth in the 300 hurdles and third in the pole vault, and Isabella Baker sixth in the 300 hurdles.
Geneva, Chagrin Falls, and Perry also added multiple top-six relay finishes across the 4×100, 4×200, 4×400, and 4×800 events.
