The Sandy Creek girls track team posted a total of 12 medals to their credit during action in the season-opening Sutton Invitational, held Tuesday, March 24.
Nine of the 12 medals were earned on the track, while three field event medals set the tone for the day.
Sophomore Carrigan Rempe, along with senior Anna Paus, brought home three total gold medals for their work on the track.
Rempe won both hurdle events, winning the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.16 seconds, while claiming gold in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 50.50 seconds.
Sophomore Jade VonSpreckelsen also medaled in the hurdles, placing fifth overall in the 100-meter race with a time of 18.39 seconds.
Paus’ win in the 800-meter run capped a three-medal performance for the Cougars in the event, as Paus claimed gold with a winning time of two minutes, 27.83 seconds. Teammates Caitlin Biltoft and Brielle Lipovsky finished third and fourth in the event, respectively, as Biltoft’s third-place time was clocked at 2:43.13, while Lipovsky finished fourth with a time of 2:43.76.
Sandy Creek’s 4x400-meter relay team, made up by Biltoft, Rempe, Lipovsky, and Paus finished second with a time of 4:25.69.
Sutton claimed gold in the four-lap relay with a time of 4:22.88.
The final two track medals were earned by sophomore Paige Stengel and freshman Collins Hubl.
Stengel finished third in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:15.35. Event winner, Madalyn Janzen of H&H, finished with a time of 5:53.52, while Hastings St. Cecilia’s Lily Daly placed second with a time of 6:00.71.
Hubl captured fourth place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.75 seconds. Shelby-Rising City’s Danica Watts earned the win in the short sprint with a time of 13.12 seconds.
Biltoft earned a two-way tie for second in the high jump with Karsyn Grimes of Gibbon, as both jumpers cleared the 4’ 10” barrier to trail Shelby-Rising City’s Alexis Wetjen, who claimed the win with a 4’ 11” jump.
Paus finished third overall in the pole vault with an 8’ 6” vault. Centura’s Lauren Suntych and Hallie Tessman of H&H tied for first in the event with 9-foot vaults.
Freshman Emersyn Pohlmeier gained a sixthplace finish in the discus with her throw of 88 feet. Doniphan-Trumbull’s Charlee Richter claimed the event title with a 113’ 8” throw.
