Titan Invite: Division 1

Monday, March 17, 2008 at the Kolf Sports Center on the campus of UW-Oshkosh. Results


Coach Ken Hunt's Milwaukee Rufus King team won the Titan Invitational Meet by outscoring 29 other teams. King finished with 62 points while Stevens Point Area High School scored 44.5 followed by Wisconsin Lutheran with 44 points.

The King 4x2 and 4x4 relay teams both took a first place. On the left 4x2 2nd runner Chantel Franklin hands off to Jessica Person. On the right Person gives the baton to anchor She-ron Simmons. Simmons who is a freshman is pictured below and below right. The King team was timed in 1:50.94.


The Appleton North team of Amy Feivor, Celeste Robinson, Sidney Schultz, and Cassy Hemmen took second in the 4x2. Feivor is shown handing off to Robinson


Stevens Point took first in the 4x8 relay event [10:15.03]. The Panther team consisted of [L-R]: Colby West, Jackie Forrest, Melissa Budelier, and Ania Sniadajewski. Sniadajewski and West are pictured above running their leg of the relay.



Finals of the 55m [L-R]: Hillary Forrest [SPASH, 2nd, 7.56], Chanel Franklin [Milwaukee King, 3rd, 7.58], and winner Simbi Laaro of Green Bay Southwest [7.55].


55m runners [Top L-R]]: Hillary Forest [Stevens Point Area High School], Chanel Franklin [Milwaukee King], and Uniqua Taylor [Milwaukee King].

Above [L-R] Meghan Learned [Port Washington], Jenna Schwartz [Watertown], Megan Thiel [Menasha], and Cassy Hemmen [Appleton North].



55m HH [L-R] Brittany Groth [Wisconsin Lutheran, 2nd, 9.18], Ali Nellis [Waupaca, 7th, 9.31, 9.01 prelims], winner and Southern Alabama recruit Lindsay Schwartz [Watertown, 8.68]. Below [L-R] Emily Wallenfang [Green Bay Preble, 6th, 9.29] and Jessica Wilcox [Fond du Lac, 4th, 9.16, 9.00 prelims]




Senior Claire Rindo of Berlin had a terrific night as she won the 1600m [5:04.88] and the 800m [2:21.51] events. Rachel Kaminske the early pacesetter in the 1600m [above center] of Bayport finished in second [5:28.45] while Appleton North's Rachel Weber [above right] posted a 5:29.03 to place third. Rindo placed second to Ashley Beutler in the D2 2007 WIAA State Cross Country meet. Abby Ausloos [Plymouth] who finished 4th is pictured above center [3rd runner].



Senior Stephanie Grant [left] of Waukesha West placed first in the 400m with a time of 1:01.27. Grant was 5th in the D1 400m event at the 2007 WIAA State Meet.


Mackenzie Virnoche [right] of Manitowoc Lincoln was 4th [1:02.76].


Stephanie Stock [below left] of Green Bay Preble finished in 3rd [1:02.74].


Oshkosh North's Liz Beyer [below right] was second [1:02.70]. On her shoulder is Jenna Wise from Beaver Dam.



SPEED TRAP

What did track meet officials do before 'FAT' timing? There were two speed traps in the Oshkosh area on Monday night. One trap was at the track at the Kolf Sports Center. That trap helped pick the finishers in a tightly contested 55m dash event. The other trap was located in Rosendale a community just a bit southwest of Oshkosh.