Warsaw Trips Wawasee
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
There was a time - recently as five years ago - when Wawasee's girls track and field team would dominate Warsaw.
The teams have switched roles. Warsaw has dominated Wawasee the past few years, and that trend continued with the Tigers' 87-36 Thursday win over the Warriors. Warsaw improved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference, while Wawasee fell to 3-3 overall and 0-1 in the NLC.
"Overall, our girls competed as well as they could," Wawasee coach Kevin Gilbert said. "We knew Warsaw was strong. Warsaw has a great shot to win the conference this year."
Said Warsaw coach Paul Boyd: "I'm not trying to be cocky, but we know we have talent here. We're deep."
The Tigers are so deep they swept the top three places in five of the 15 events.
Four of the sweeps came in track events.
Rachel Rondeau (5:43.5), Summer Boyd (5:56.7) and Jennifer Finch (6:12.1) took first through third in the 1,600. Brittney Raber (1:04.7), Chelsea Boyd (1:06.4) and Jill Wehrly (1:06.5) placed first through third in the 400. Summer Boyd (2:32.7), Kim Kurosky (2:41.2) and Jessica Wehrly (2:47.6) took first through third in the 800. Hillary Barlow (12:07.22), Rachel Rondeau (12:24) and Kristen Brown (14:13.5) placed first through third in the 3,200.
Warsaw's cross country team advanced to the state finals last fall, and Paul Boyd plugged cross country as a reason Warsaw cruised through the distance events.
"Our distance runners showed what cross country did for them," he said. "Our junior varsity girl (Brown) beat their varsity girl in the 3,200. Our relays showed our depth."
"Our distance events just have a lot of holes, and those aren't easy to fix," Gilbert said.
One sweep came in a field event, the discus.
Amy Elliott (96 feet, 10 inches), Jana Knisley (95-4) and Ginny Gardonio (92-0) finished first through third in the discus.
Two girls, Erica Auker and Staci Weisser, earned the majority of Wawasee's points.
Auker won the 100 hurdles with a time of 16.7 seconds and the 300 hurdles with a time of 50.3 seconds. Weisser, who placed third in last year's state finals in the high jump, won that event with a leap of 5-0. Weisser won the long jump with a distance of 16-4.
If there was one event that had an upset, it may have been the 200. Weisser, a senior, placed second in the 200 with a time of 27.6 seconds. Warsaw's Claire Beckett, a freshman, edged her with a time of 27.4 seconds.
"I knew Staci would get her points," Paul Boyd said. "Claire winning the 200, we didn't expect that. You saw a freshman step up tonight."
The meet that will go a long way in determining if Warsaw wins the NLC takes place next Thursday. The Tigers face Concord and Northridge at Concord.
"Northridge went 6-0 in the NLC last year, and they're gonna be tough," Paul Boyd said. "NorthWood will be tough, too.
"We'll find out more about our team next week."
WARSAW 87, WAWASEE 36
high jump - 1. Staci Weisser (WAW) 5-0, 2. Kim Kurosky (WAR) 4-10, 3. Erin Cook (WAR) 4-6
3,200 relay - 1. Warsaw (Summer Boyd, Chelsea Boyd, Hillary Barlow, Jennifer Finch) 10:40.3, 2. Wawasee 12:12.3
discus -Ê1. Amy Elliott (WAR) 96-10, 2. Jana Knisley (WAR) 95-4, 3. Ginny Gardonio (WAR) 92-0
100 -Ê1. Kim Love (WAR) :13.5, 2. Jartu Schulterbrandt (WAR) :13.6, 3. Ashley Zumbrun (WAW) :13.7
100 hurdles - 1. Erica Auker (WAW) :16.7, 2. Abbi Webb (WAW) :17.3, 3. Liz Wiggins (WAR) :17.7
long jump - 1. Staci Weisser (WAW) 16-4, 2. Angie Beer (WAW) 15-7 1/2, 3. Melissa Johnston (WAR) 14-3 1/2
1,600 -Ê1. Rachel Rondeau (WAR) 5:43.5, 2. Summer Boyd (WAR) 5:56.7, 3. Jennifer Finch (WAR) 6:12.1
400 relay - 1. Warsaw (Jartu Schulterbrandt, Claire Beckett, Amy Robertson, Kim Love) :53.0, 2. Wawasee :54.7
400 - 1. Brittney Raber (WAR) 1:04.7, 2. Chelsea Boyd (WAR) 1:06.4, 3. Jill Wehrly (WAR) 1:06.5
300 hurdles - 1. Erica Auker (WAW) :50.3, 2. Abbi Webb (WAW) :53.1, 3. Liz Wiggins (WAR) :57.1
800 -Ê1. Summer Boyd (WAR) 2:32.7, 2. Kim Kurosky (WAR) 2:41.2, 3. Jessica Wehrly (WAR) 2:47.6
shot put - 1. Ginny Gardonio (WAR) 32-3, 2. Angie Beer (WAW) 30-1/2, 3. Jana Knisley (WAR) 28-11
200 - 1. Claire Beckett (WAR) :27.4, 2. Staci Weisser (WAW) :27.6, 3. Amy Robertson (WAR) :28.3
3,200 -Ê1. Hillary Barlow (WAR) 12:07.2, 2. Rachel Rondeau (WAR) 12:24, 3. Kristen Brown (WAR) 14:13.5
1,600 relay - 1. Warsaw (Summer Boyd, Chelsea Boyd, Amy Robertson, Brittney Raber) 4:18.7, 2. Wawasee 4:28.6
JV: WARSAW 93, WAWASEE 24
3,200 - 1. Warsaw (Melonie Albert, Courtney Brubaker, Kristen Brown, Jessica Wehrly) 11:57
high jump - 1. Erica Auker (WAW) 4-4, 2. Kim Love (WAR) 4-2
discus - 1. Amy Francis (WAW) 90-3, 2. Heather Walenga (WAR) 80-2, 3. Jodie Pressler (WAW) 75-9
100 hurdles - 1. Mackenzie Scheetz (WAR) :18.7, 2. Shalesta Newcomer (WAW) :23.6
long jump - 1. Chelsea Boyd (WAR) 14-2, 2. Claire Beckett (WAR) 13-10 1/4, 3. Ashley Zumbrun (WAW) 13-2
100 - 1. Kristen DeGeeter (WAR) :14.4, 2. Melissa Johnston (WAR) :14.9, 3. Maria Till (WAR) :15.6
1,600 - 1. Kristen Brown (WAR) 6:28.7, 2. Melonie Albert (WAR) 6:31.1, 3. Jessica Wehrly (WAR) 6:43.6
400 relay - 1. Warsaw (Erin Cook, Amy Ridley, Kristen DeGeeter, MacKenzie Scheetz) :55.7
400 - 1. Julie Kennedy (WAR) 1:15.5, 2. Maria Till (WAR) 1:17.3, 3. Abbey Blakeslee (WAW) 1:21.6
300 hurdles - 1. Amy Robertson (WAR) :57.10
800 - 1. Melonie Albert (WAR) 2:55.6, 2. Kristen Brown (WAR) 2:56.3, 3. Audim Culver (WAW) 3:39.9
shot put - 1. Heather Walenga (WAR) 27-6 1/2, 2. Amy Elliott (WAR) 27-1 1/2, 3. Amie Ridley (WAR) 25-10
200 - 1. Brittney Raber (WAR) :29.1, 2. Kim Love (WAR) :29.8, 3. Teresa Bewley (WAW) :29.9
3,200 - 1. Krista Bestul (WAW) 15:31.6, 2. Courtney Brubaker (WAR) 16:15.9, 3. Angie Walker (WAW) 16:40.9
1,600 relay - 1. Warsaw (Jill Wehrly, Mackenzie Scheetz, Melissa Johnston, Claire Beckett) 4:43.2, 2. Warsaw [[In-content Ad]]
There was a time - recently as five years ago - when Wawasee's girls track and field team would dominate Warsaw.
The teams have switched roles. Warsaw has dominated Wawasee the past few years, and that trend continued with the Tigers' 87-36 Thursday win over the Warriors. Warsaw improved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference, while Wawasee fell to 3-3 overall and 0-1 in the NLC.
"Overall, our girls competed as well as they could," Wawasee coach Kevin Gilbert said. "We knew Warsaw was strong. Warsaw has a great shot to win the conference this year."
Said Warsaw coach Paul Boyd: "I'm not trying to be cocky, but we know we have talent here. We're deep."
The Tigers are so deep they swept the top three places in five of the 15 events.
Four of the sweeps came in track events.
Rachel Rondeau (5:43.5), Summer Boyd (5:56.7) and Jennifer Finch (6:12.1) took first through third in the 1,600. Brittney Raber (1:04.7), Chelsea Boyd (1:06.4) and Jill Wehrly (1:06.5) placed first through third in the 400. Summer Boyd (2:32.7), Kim Kurosky (2:41.2) and Jessica Wehrly (2:47.6) took first through third in the 800. Hillary Barlow (12:07.22), Rachel Rondeau (12:24) and Kristen Brown (14:13.5) placed first through third in the 3,200.
Warsaw's cross country team advanced to the state finals last fall, and Paul Boyd plugged cross country as a reason Warsaw cruised through the distance events.
"Our distance runners showed what cross country did for them," he said. "Our junior varsity girl (Brown) beat their varsity girl in the 3,200. Our relays showed our depth."
"Our distance events just have a lot of holes, and those aren't easy to fix," Gilbert said.
One sweep came in a field event, the discus.
Amy Elliott (96 feet, 10 inches), Jana Knisley (95-4) and Ginny Gardonio (92-0) finished first through third in the discus.
Two girls, Erica Auker and Staci Weisser, earned the majority of Wawasee's points.
Auker won the 100 hurdles with a time of 16.7 seconds and the 300 hurdles with a time of 50.3 seconds. Weisser, who placed third in last year's state finals in the high jump, won that event with a leap of 5-0. Weisser won the long jump with a distance of 16-4.
If there was one event that had an upset, it may have been the 200. Weisser, a senior, placed second in the 200 with a time of 27.6 seconds. Warsaw's Claire Beckett, a freshman, edged her with a time of 27.4 seconds.
"I knew Staci would get her points," Paul Boyd said. "Claire winning the 200, we didn't expect that. You saw a freshman step up tonight."
The meet that will go a long way in determining if Warsaw wins the NLC takes place next Thursday. The Tigers face Concord and Northridge at Concord.
"Northridge went 6-0 in the NLC last year, and they're gonna be tough," Paul Boyd said. "NorthWood will be tough, too.
"We'll find out more about our team next week."
WARSAW 87, WAWASEE 36
high jump - 1. Staci Weisser (WAW) 5-0, 2. Kim Kurosky (WAR) 4-10, 3. Erin Cook (WAR) 4-6
3,200 relay - 1. Warsaw (Summer Boyd, Chelsea Boyd, Hillary Barlow, Jennifer Finch) 10:40.3, 2. Wawasee 12:12.3
discus -Ê1. Amy Elliott (WAR) 96-10, 2. Jana Knisley (WAR) 95-4, 3. Ginny Gardonio (WAR) 92-0
100 -Ê1. Kim Love (WAR) :13.5, 2. Jartu Schulterbrandt (WAR) :13.6, 3. Ashley Zumbrun (WAW) :13.7
100 hurdles - 1. Erica Auker (WAW) :16.7, 2. Abbi Webb (WAW) :17.3, 3. Liz Wiggins (WAR) :17.7
long jump - 1. Staci Weisser (WAW) 16-4, 2. Angie Beer (WAW) 15-7 1/2, 3. Melissa Johnston (WAR) 14-3 1/2
1,600 -Ê1. Rachel Rondeau (WAR) 5:43.5, 2. Summer Boyd (WAR) 5:56.7, 3. Jennifer Finch (WAR) 6:12.1
400 relay - 1. Warsaw (Jartu Schulterbrandt, Claire Beckett, Amy Robertson, Kim Love) :53.0, 2. Wawasee :54.7
400 - 1. Brittney Raber (WAR) 1:04.7, 2. Chelsea Boyd (WAR) 1:06.4, 3. Jill Wehrly (WAR) 1:06.5
300 hurdles - 1. Erica Auker (WAW) :50.3, 2. Abbi Webb (WAW) :53.1, 3. Liz Wiggins (WAR) :57.1
800 -Ê1. Summer Boyd (WAR) 2:32.7, 2. Kim Kurosky (WAR) 2:41.2, 3. Jessica Wehrly (WAR) 2:47.6
shot put - 1. Ginny Gardonio (WAR) 32-3, 2. Angie Beer (WAW) 30-1/2, 3. Jana Knisley (WAR) 28-11
200 - 1. Claire Beckett (WAR) :27.4, 2. Staci Weisser (WAW) :27.6, 3. Amy Robertson (WAR) :28.3
3,200 -Ê1. Hillary Barlow (WAR) 12:07.2, 2. Rachel Rondeau (WAR) 12:24, 3. Kristen Brown (WAR) 14:13.5
1,600 relay - 1. Warsaw (Summer Boyd, Chelsea Boyd, Amy Robertson, Brittney Raber) 4:18.7, 2. Wawasee 4:28.6
JV: WARSAW 93, WAWASEE 24
3,200 - 1. Warsaw (Melonie Albert, Courtney Brubaker, Kristen Brown, Jessica Wehrly) 11:57
high jump - 1. Erica Auker (WAW) 4-4, 2. Kim Love (WAR) 4-2
discus - 1. Amy Francis (WAW) 90-3, 2. Heather Walenga (WAR) 80-2, 3. Jodie Pressler (WAW) 75-9
100 hurdles - 1. Mackenzie Scheetz (WAR) :18.7, 2. Shalesta Newcomer (WAW) :23.6
long jump - 1. Chelsea Boyd (WAR) 14-2, 2. Claire Beckett (WAR) 13-10 1/4, 3. Ashley Zumbrun (WAW) 13-2
100 - 1. Kristen DeGeeter (WAR) :14.4, 2. Melissa Johnston (WAR) :14.9, 3. Maria Till (WAR) :15.6
1,600 - 1. Kristen Brown (WAR) 6:28.7, 2. Melonie Albert (WAR) 6:31.1, 3. Jessica Wehrly (WAR) 6:43.6
400 relay - 1. Warsaw (Erin Cook, Amy Ridley, Kristen DeGeeter, MacKenzie Scheetz) :55.7
400 - 1. Julie Kennedy (WAR) 1:15.5, 2. Maria Till (WAR) 1:17.3, 3. Abbey Blakeslee (WAW) 1:21.6
300 hurdles - 1. Amy Robertson (WAR) :57.10
800 - 1. Melonie Albert (WAR) 2:55.6, 2. Kristen Brown (WAR) 2:56.3, 3. Audim Culver (WAW) 3:39.9
shot put - 1. Heather Walenga (WAR) 27-6 1/2, 2. Amy Elliott (WAR) 27-1 1/2, 3. Amie Ridley (WAR) 25-10
200 - 1. Brittney Raber (WAR) :29.1, 2. Kim Love (WAR) :29.8, 3. Teresa Bewley (WAW) :29.9
3,200 - 1. Krista Bestul (WAW) 15:31.6, 2. Courtney Brubaker (WAR) 16:15.9, 3. Angie Walker (WAW) 16:40.9
1,600 relay - 1. Warsaw (Jill Wehrly, Mackenzie Scheetz, Melissa Johnston, Claire Beckett) 4:43.2, 2. Warsaw [[In-content Ad]]