Lady Hornets Dominant in First Dual Meet

The Lady Hornets took it outside for the first time of the 2011 track and field season, beating the Kicking Mules 114-23.

Saline won 15 of 17 events and swept the top three places in four different events.

*It was a good way to start the outdoor season. We had several good performances considering it is mid-April, it was the first meet, and we are just coming off spring break,” said coach Michael Smith. “After practicing for a month, the team was looking forward to actually competing. Much of the meet was decided simply by numbers. Our team is much larger than Bedford's, and that makes a huge difference in a dual track meet.”

The Hornets were led by double winners Alina Luurtsema and Natalie Wysocki. Luurtsema won the 100 (12.9) and 200 sprints (28.1) and helped two relay teams to victory. Wysocki won both hurdles events (16.9 in the 100 hurdles and 51.1 in the 300 hurdles) and helped two relay teams win events.

In the field, Wendy Szuminski finished first in pole vault (9’6) with Samantha Szuminski taking second (9’0).

Rachel Paxton won the high jump (5’0) with Megan McGregor and Samantha Richart finishing tied for second.. Emily Everett captured the discus event with a throw of 121’6.

On the track, Samantha Richart took first in the 400 (61.7). All-state sophomore Kristin Green edged teammate Elianna Shwayder to win the 800 (2:22). All-state sophomore Alyssa Cummings edged Amy Creutz in the 1600 (5:26). In the 3,200, Saline swept the top three spots. Kelly Hall won the event in 12:18. She was followed in by Amy Frauhammer and Emily Reyst.

The Hornets won the 400, 800, 1,600 and 3,200 relays.

On Saturday, the girls split the team and compete at the Milford Invitational and Ypsilanti April Showers Invitational. Saline’s next dual meet is April 19, when the Hornets host Monroe.