The Chelsea Standard
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Bulldogs capture meet
By Don Richter, Sports Editor
PUBLISHED: April 19, 2007
Chelsea's girls' track and field team finished first overall at the Hastings Invitational last Saturday.
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The Bulldogs bested the 17-squad field with 68 points.
Rounding out the top five were Grand Ledge in second place with 58 points, followed by Lansing Waverly with 50 points, Grand Haven with 44 points and Battle Creek Lakeview with 31 points.
"We just ran super," said Chelsea coach Pat Clarke. "Grand Ledge is one of the top girls' teams in the Lansing area and Waverly is just sensational in the sprints. To run with them is truly an accomplishment at this point in the season."
Clarke said the entire Chelsea team gave a strong effort.
"Almost every girl on the team recorded a season's best time or distance," he said. "I really didn't know what to expect going into such a large and talented field with such a young team. The girls performed like veterans and came away with an amazing victory."
In field events, Kelly Anderson and Jillian Fischer combined for first place in the shot put, with a throw of 62-feet, 4 inches, and in the discus, with a toss of 191-9.
In the long jump, Christina Coffman and Kimmie Zimmerman placed sixth with a combined leap of 28-7.
The Chelsea foursome of Katrina Williams, Olivia DeTroyer, Erin Benjamin and Christina Coffman broke the tap first in the sprint medley relay with a time of 1:56.6.
Cassie Coffman, Zimmerman, DeTroyer and Benjamin placed first in the 1,600-meter relay in 4:21.5.
In the distance medley relay, Cassie Coffman, Nicole Bougher, Amanda McKenzie and Zimmerman finished second in 13:43.
Julie Beaumont, Cassie Coffman, Bougher and McKenzie crossed the line second in the 3,200-meter relay with a clocking of 10:46.4.
Christina Coffman, DeTroyer, Zimmerman and Benjamin placed third in the 800-meter relay in 1:50.3 for the Bulldogs.
In the 6,400-meter relay, Jessica Farley, Courtney Maher, Nicole Bougher and McKenzie finished fourth in 24:11 for Chelsea.
Nikki Oberholtzer, Emily Bougher, Victoria Kingsinger and Williams ended up sixth in the shuttle hurdle relay in 1:14.2.
In the 400-meter relay, Christina Coffman, Oberholtzer, DeTroyer and Williams stopped the clock in 55.3.
"We had an amazing day," Clarke said. "The girls deserve a great deal of credit for their improvement and hard work. We must, however, continue this improvement if we want to meet our season's goals."
Chelsea next travels to Corunna to participate in its relay meet Friday at 3:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, the Bulldogs visit county rival Dexter for a meet at 4:30 p.m.
On April 27, Chelsea travels to Mason for its invitational at 3:30 p.m.
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