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Dexter fourth at invite, beats rival
By Don Richter, Sports Editor
PUBLISHED: May 3, 2007
It was a pretty good stretch for Dexter's girls' track and field team last week.
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Last Friday, the Dreadnaughts finished fourth at the Mason Invitational. Prior to the Mason meet, Dexter defeated county rival Chelsea 70-66 in a dual meet April 24.
At Mason, the Dreadnaughts ended up with a total team score of 90 points.
In field events, Dexter's Becca Pilkerton finished first in the pole vault clearing 11-feet, 6 inches. Teammate Carly Dalton was second in 9-6, while Christine Murray was fourth in 8-0.
In discus, Dreadnaught Laura VanVoorhis placed fifth with a toss of 97-4.
Chantel Jennings ended up fifth in the long jump with a leap of 15-0.
In the 100-meter hurdles, Sheree Christian crossed the line fourth with a time of 17.75 for Dexter. Jennings was fifth in 18.03.
Christian finished second in the 300-meter hurdles in 50.09.
Stephanie Ward placed sixth in the 100 meters with a clocking of 14.18.
Laura Merz finished sixth in the 400-meter run in 1:07.45.
In the 800-meter run, Mari Couasnon ended up fourth with a time of 2:26.86 for Dexter.
In the 1,600-meter run, Dreadnaught Jessie Vickers finished third in 5:32.11. Teammate Abby Hess was eighth in 5:57.41.
Ellen Riehle was third in the 3,200-meter run with a clocking of 12:16.01, while Kristen Yarows was fourth in 12:36.69 for Dexter.
In the 400-meter relay, the Dread foursome of Karly Sherwood, Jacqueline McNally, Ward and Jennings finished fourth in 55.87.
Olympia Taheri, Christi Olton, Merz and Ward placed eighth in the 800-meter relay in 1:59.26.
In the 1,600-meter relay, Dexter's Christian, Murray, Pilkerton and Couasnon crossed the line fourth in 4:17.46.
On April 24, the host Dreadnaughts defeated Chelsea 70-66 in a dual meet.
In field events, Pilkerton placed first in the pole vault, with a mark of 11-6. Dalton was second with a 10-6, while Murray was third to complete the sweep with a 9-6.
Jennings finished first in the long jump with a leap of 15-3.
In the high jump, Dexter's Sherri Gamble placed second reaching a height of 4-6. Jennings and Pilkerton tied for third each with a 4-4.
VanVoorhis was third in the discus with a toss of 90-0. Rachel Moir was third in the shot put for the Dreads with a heave of 28-8 ?.
In the 100-meter hurdles, Christian finished first in 17.20, while Jennings was second in 17.79.
Christian again broke the tape first in the 300-meter hurdle with a clocking of 51.32. Pilkerton was second in 52.35.
Couasnon was third in the 200 meters in 27.90. She also placed second in the 400-meter run in 1:01.64, while Murray was third in 1:04.03.
In the 800-meter run, Melany Mioduszewski finished first in 2:27.87, while Riehle was second in 2:30.51.
In the 1,600-meter run, the Dreadnaughts finished 1-2-3, with Vickers first in 5:36.22, followed by Riehle in second in 5:36.73 and Yarows in 5:41.86.
Mioduszewski broke the tape first in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:53.13. Vickers was second in 12:31.63.
Dexter placed first in the 3,200-meter relay in 10:35.73.
The Dreadnaughts next compete in the Golden Triangle meet Saturday at 10 a.m.
On Wednesday, Dexter will participate in the Southeastern Conference Jamboree 1 p.m. at Saline.
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