On Friday (5/12/23), the MSHS Girls Track & Field Team traveled to compete in the Negaunee Lions Invitational. Nine schools participated in the event that produced a highly competitive field for U.P. teams.
In the midst of the competition, senior Julia Ott set a new school record in the high jump when she cleared 5’5″. Ott’s jump bested the previous record that was set by Katie Miller in 1977.
Team Scores:
- Negaunee – 104
- Marquette – 71
- Escanaba – 47
- Ishpeming – 44
- Westwood – 35
- Gladstone – 29
- Gwinn – 12
- Menominee – 7
- Kingsford – 4
Event Winners:
- 3200 Meter Relay – Seere Helms-Gleason, Marlee Plaxco, Endla Harris, Aubrey Johnson (Negaunee; 10:45.01)
- 100 Meter Hurdles – Madison Pekrul (Negaunee; 16.97)
- 100 Meter Dash – Julia Ott (Marquette; 13.14)
- 800 Meter Relay – Meghan MacPhee, Sophie Skytta, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey (Marquette; 1:52.58)
- 1600 Meter Run – Lola Korpi (Ishpeming; 5:37.80)
- 400 Meter Relay – Hailey Bolf, Sophie Skytta, Julia Ott, Baux Truckey (Marquette; 54.08)
- 400 Meter Dash – Faith Spiroff (Westwood; 1:04.41)
- 300 Meter Hurdles – Madison Pekrul (Negaunee; 50.14)
- 800 Meter Run – Lola Korpi (Ishpeming; 2:33.25)
- 200 Meter Dash – Jacie Tuljus (Gladstone; 27.32)
- 3200 Meter Run – Ella Fure (Marquette; 11:50.26)
- 1600 Meter Relay – Madison Pekrul, Kayleigh Manninen, Olivia Lunseth, Seere Helms-Gleason (Negaunee; 4:28.13)
- Pole Vault – Lexi Olson (Westwood; 10’06”)
- Long Jump – Faith Spiroff (Westwood; 17’04”)
- High Jump – Faith Spiroff (Westwood; 5’06”)
- Discus Throw – Eliana Juchemich (Negaunee; 111’11”)
- Shot Put – Eliana Juchemich (Negaunee; 37’00”)
Full results from the meet can be found at this link.
The team will next be in action on Monday, May 15, when they compete in the Marquette County Championships hosted by Westwood High School. Field events will begin at 3:30 p.m. with running events starting at 3:45 p.m.
