Blue Jay Invitational

Blue Jay Invitational Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Cambridge High School. Results
Fourteen teams competed at the Blue Jay Invite. Although cool the sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 50's were a welcome sight to track fans and athletes. Edgerton won the meet with 88 points while Sugar River and Evansville tied for second with 75 points. Jefferson narrowly beat out host Cambridge 62-61 for fourth place.
Despite fouling on her first two throws [ no trials, four throws in finals] and suffering an ankle injury which limited her ability to use a spin move Cambridge's Shania Guilder the defending D2 Champion in the discus competed well in the Blue Jay Invite.


After two fouls and an 86' throw on her third attempt she unleashed a great early season throw on her last attempt. That throw traveled 120' 11. Guilder also won the shot put [35' 05]. Stephanie Tweed [below right] from Marshall was second with a throw of 103' 01. Jessica Putland from Sugar River was thrid [92' 06]. Albany discus athlete Hillary Best [below center] was fourth. Becka Radix [Wisconsin Heights] is pictured below left.



Shanai Guilder [far left] won the SP. Wisconsin School for the Deaf athlete Ashley Wagner is shown on the left in the SP event.


WSD athletes must take their cue for the start by looking at the starter and watching for the smoke from the gun or at a coach for a signal. Carlos Desarden [WSD, above red jersey] and Beloit Turner sprinter Nolan Byrom are pictured at the start of the 100m finals. Desarden was only a hair slow in his start in the race that Byrom won in 10.94 [HHT]. Desarden was 7th in 11.91 [HHT].


Richelle Ranney [above and right] from Palymra Eagle won the high jump [5' 01].

Syvia Gay from Evansville and Sam Jacobson from Cambridge tied for second with Jacobson winning the jump-off. Lauren Carpenter of Cambridge is pictured below.



Leah Heimerl [left] from Evansville won the LJ [15' 10.25]. Rachael Bromley [above, 2nd from left] from Evansville was third.

Veronica Kubicek [maroon jersey] from Jefferson and Sam Stecha [above right] from Sugar River [Belleville-New Glarus] are pictured int he long jump competition. Heimerl also won the TJ [34' 04.50].



Lodi won the 4x8 relay event. Relay team members were Nikki Rendler [left], Anna Cramer [above left], Eva Reidesal [above center] and Katee Kratcha [above right].



in the 100m dash Amanda Brom [far left] was 2nd [13.5] while Wisconsin Height's Hillary Hughes [left] was first in 13.2. Heat three start of the 100m dash [above L-R]: Zoe Page [Deerfield] and Ann Dennman [Wisconsin Heights].


200m L-R: Hillary Hughes [2nd, Wisconsin Heights. 27.7], winner Amanda Brom [Jefferson, 27.1], 3rd place finisher Stephanie Jahn [Deerfield, 28.2], and fourth place finisher Leah Heimerl [Evansville, 28.4].



Above L-R: In the backstretch 400m runners Kali Weber [Wisconsin Heights], Molly Langer [Edgerton], and Danielle Huey [Palmyra-Eagle] prepare to enter the final turn before their sprint to the finish.


Right L-R: Molly Langer [Edgerton, 3rd place, 1:04.3] and 400m winner Kali Weber [1:03.4] from Wisconsin Heights. Katie Ehlen from Cambridge was third [1:03.91].


1600m runners are pictured in lap 1 at the Blue Jay Invitational. L-R above: Alexa Wagner [Jefferson], Kiera Bomkamp [Wisconsin Heights], Tai Hansen [Marshall], Elizabeth Mackler [Mt Horeb], Sarah Giese [Marshall], and Jennifer Fisher [Deerfield].


Mount Horeb's Elizabeth Mackler [right] won the 1600m in 5:52.0.


Tai Hansen of Marshall [below left] was second, Danielle Laine [below purple jersey] from Palmyra Eagle was third, Sugar River's Alison Schmitz [below center black jersey] was fourth. Mackler is pictured below right checking her time as she neared the finish line.