Mar Lee supporters brave the cold at Olivet Meet

Mar Lee had a wonderful turnout of parent and family support despite chilly temperatures, high winds and rain at the Olivet track meet. Athletes from Olivet and Bellevue competed against Mar Lee in what turned out to be a nasty Spring evening, but despite the weather our runners, jumpers and throwers pushed on. Thank you to all that came out and lent us your cheers.

Sarah Huffman took 1st place in the 200meter hurdles with a time of 35.46sec and 2nd place in the 100meter dash with a time of 14.72sec. Tiffany Schmidt placed 3rd in the 70meter dash with a time of 10.29sec and 4th in the shot put throwing a distance of 27'7". The girls also placed 1st in the 400meter relay with the awesome time of 1:02.17min.

Lucas Blanchard placed 1st in the 100meter Dash with a time of 12.29sec and 1st in the 200meter dash with a time of 26.02sec. Colin Quinn came in 2nd in the long jump with a distance of 14'11" and he also placed 3rd in the 400meter run with a time of 1:04.58. Tyler Gay took 2nd place in the 100meter dash coming in at 12.93sec and also 2nd in the 70meter dash with a time of 9.45sec. Dalton Earl placed 3rd in the 200meter hurdles with a time of 38.64sec while Josh Wise placed 4th with a time of 41.83sec. Finally, Michael Cole gave Mar Lee points by coming in 4th for the 55meter hurdles with a time of 10.72sec and 4th in the 70meter dash with a time of 10.09sec. The boys also place 2nd in both the 1600meter relay with a time of 5:58.23min and the 400meter relay with a time of 54.06sec.

Lucas Blanchard wins 100m dash at Olivet

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Maplevalley Track Meet, April 17

Preparing for the Meet

Mar Lee's first track meet for 2009 turned out to be a positive and rewarding experience with the boys massing an overall score of 50 points and tying for second place with Kalamazoo-Hackett while the girls took third place with a score of 32 points. With four schools competing at the meet, Maple Valley, Mar-Lee, Kalamazoo-Hackett and Bellevue, the competition was tough. All our athletes preformed their best and pushed themselves to their limits while showing respect for each other and giving their team a determined effort.

In the girls meet, Sarah Huffman took first place in the 200meter hurdles with a time of 34.5sec, and 5th place in the 200meter dash with a time of 34.59sec. Andrea O'Dell placed second in the 100meter dash with a time of 14.92sec, and second place in the 200meter dash with a time of 32.20sec. Tiffini Schmidt took third in the 70meter dash with a time of 10.8secs, she also placed third in the shot put with a distance of 26'6". Alexis Ward added to Mar Lee's total score by placing third in the long jump with a distance of 11'11" and by placing 4th in the 70meter dash with a time of 11.17sec. Little Caitlyn Quinn turned on the juice and came in fourth place in the 200meter dash with a time of 34.22sec. While Amber Yost took 5th place in the shot put by throwing the regulation 6lb ball 25'1". Finally, our girls teamed up for a second place win in the 400meter relay.

In the boys meet, Mar Lee poured it on with Lucas Blanchard winning the 100meter dash with a time of 12.32sec and the 200meter dash with a time of 25.41sec. Colin Quinn took second in the long jump with a distance of 16' and third place in the 400meter dash with a time of 1:06.07sec. Nik Bailey came in to a close third with a time of 10.75sec only missing second place by 3 seconds. Nik also placed 5th in the 400meter dash with a time of 1:19.32sec.
Austin Young popped over the 200 meter hurdles with a time of 36.74sec placing third.
Tyler Gay ran in the 100 meter dash placing 4th with a time of 14.38sec, but his glory event was the 70meter dash placing 1st with a time of 9.91sec. Michael Cole placed 4th in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 10.98sec and 4th in the long jump leaping to a distance of 13'8". 5th place was taken by Dalton Earl in the 200 meter hurdles with a time of 38.28sec, and
Nate Vanslyke also placed 5th in both the 32oo meter run and the 1600 meter run with a time of 7:27.

There are many more athletes on our time who worked just as hard and played their best. We can not be a team without them and are proud to have them as a part of the Mar Lee track effort. Look for more winners in following articles.