Sault girls finish 2nd at regional

MARQUETTE — The Sault High girls finished a close second in a Division I track and field regional Thursday.

For a second straight year, Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie were the leading girls teams at the regional, but the Redettes took first against by single digits. Marquette won with 64 points, while the Blue Devils were second with 59. Escanaba took third with 42, followed by Gladstone 18 and Menominee 4. 

The top four individuals and relay teams in each event qualify for U.P. Finals, scheduled at Kingsford High School on June 4.

Sault High qualified girls for Finals in 14 of 17 events. 

“We had a lot of PRs across the board and I was really proud of the effort,” Sault High girls track and field coach Scott Menard said. “It’s tough to lose by five points, where just a couple events could be the difference. But again, we did what we could and ran many of our best times of the year. We’re excited about the team we’ll take to Finals.”

Hurdles were a highlight event for the Blue Devils, who swept both the 100 and 300 hurdle events. Annabelle Fazzari won the 110 hurldes (17.78), while Brianna Jones was second. Claire Erickson won 300 hurdles (50.52) and Jones was third. 

Cassandra Gallagher won the 3200 (12:40.58) and finished second in the 1600. Ava Donmyer won shot put (31-1) and Fazzari was second. 

Gallagher, Isabella DeWildt, Dayna Szabo and Abigail Walther won the 3200 relay (10:38.72). 

Walther finished second in the 800 and third in the 1600.  Joanne Arbic took second, Katie Anderson was third and Donmyer fourth in discus.

Jayla Jorgensen finished third in the 200 dash and fourth in the 100. Dayna Szabo took fourth in the 400. 

Mackenzie Bell, Bella Smith, DeWildt and Jorgensen took second in 400 relay, while Bell, Erickson, Smith and Jorgensen took second in 800 relay. DeWildt, Bell, Szabo and Erickson finished third in 1600 relay.

On the boys side, Marquette dominated the regional and finished with 92 points. Gladstone was second with 31, followed by Menominee 27, Sault High 22, and Escanaba 15.  

Sault senior Jackson Gervasio won pole vault (11-feet), while Rayce Rizzo was second. Johnny Osborn won shot put (9 feet, 1 inch) and took second in the 100, 200 and 400 in the new Wheelchair division.

Carter Oshelski finished second in the 200. Jonathan Willis took third in the 800. Cody Aldridge was third in the 1600 and 3200. Emmett Fazzari took second in shot put. 

Alexander Jacek, Oshelski, Zachary Benoit and Ryver Ryckeghem placed fourth in 400 relay. David Jon Daley, Kahle Jones, Logan Haskins and Willis took fourth in 3200 relay. 

Sault High is scheduled to host the Straits Area Conference championship meet this upcoming Monday. 

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