Hartford Invitational

Friday, May 14, 2010 Hartford High School: Results

Janesville Craig outscored Hartford Union, West Bend West, South Milwaukee, Oak Creek and Milwaukee Bradley Technical to win the 7th annual Hartford Invite. Clear skies and ideal weather conditions gave the athletes and track fans an excellent night for a track and field meet.

Hartford junior Sierra Thomas [Above and right] won the TJ [35' 07] and set a meet record in the LJ with a distance of 18' 2.50 [record setting jump is pictured on the right]. Her LJ distance broke Hometead's Rachel Biblio's record of 18' 00 set in 2007.

Above: Thomas in the TJ.

Above left: Janesville Craig long jumper Ciarra Sroda. Above right: Ashley Pohlman a Craig ninth grader in the TJ [2nd, 34' 10].

Below left: Thomas in the TJ.

Right: Pohlman on approach in the TJ.

Above left: Milwaukee Bradley Technical hurdler Elexis Fuller-Stewart broke Hartford's Julia Benson's HH record of 15.16 set in 2005 by racing to a 14.80 clocking. Above right: Junior Dezera Bryant from Bradley Technical broke Jasmyn Hudgins 100m record [Bradley Technical, 12.28, 2007]. Bryant recorded a 11.77 in the preliminaries to set a new record. Bryant also broke the 200m record by posting a time of 23.84. This broke the record she previously set [24.65] at the 2009 Hartford Invite.

Below: The Bryant family. Dezerea's brother received the 'Fan of the Meet' award as he attended after having four wisdom teeth removed prior to the meet..

Above: Finals of the 100m dash. Below: Finals of the 100m HH event.
AboveL-R: Bradley Technical sophomore hurdlers Elexis Fuller - Stewart and Dinah Watts.

Right L-R: Sophomore Amanda Barczak [West Bend West] and Watts in the 100m HH finals. Barczak finished second while Watts was third.


Above : Former Hartford track athlete Jenna Roble [R] sets up her hurdle crew. Right: Elissa Sievila a sophomore from South Milwaukee won the 300m LH [47.26].

Above left: 400m start showing Chloe Derse [Hartford, 2nd] and Kayla Janto [West Bend West]. Above right: 400m winner Kaylo Janto is a ninth grader from West Bend West [1:02.77].


Above L-R: 1600m runners Lauren Beaumont [South Milwaukee, 2nd], 1600m winner Jordan Paschek [ninth grader from Hartford], and Janesville Craig runners Haley Smith [4th] and Rachel Gilmore [3rd].



Above L-R: Oak Creek 4x1 relay winners
  • Alyssa Parker
  • Sarah Finn
  • Cassie Grant
  • Lauren Carranza
Left: 4x1 final exchange showing Oak Creek's Cassie Grant handing off to anchor Lauren Carranza.

Above left: The Rockets from South Milwaukee won the 4x2 relay. Below L-R: Elissa Sievilla, Corissa Myers, Rachel Westover, and anchor Micaela Creighton.
Earlier in the week at the Menomonee Falls Invite Creighton [left] who is a ninth grader long jumped 18' 05.25 to remain #1 on the All-Division LJ list for Week 9.



Above L-R: Oak Creek's winning 4x8 relay team consisted of Taylor Clementz, Hannah Saunders, Megan Buse, and Megan Gray.