Warsaw Girls Drop C. City

The Warsaw girls track and field team opened its 1997 season with a win Monday over Columbia City at Fisher Field.

The Tigers won eight events.

Warsaw's 3,200-meter relay team of Jodi Wildman, Summer Boyd, Julie Wilhite and Rachel Cullison finished first. Brittney Raber, Rebecca Harman, Nicole DeRenzo and Bobbi Wildman won the 400 relay for the Tigers.

Placing first in individual events for the Tigers were Ashlee Bouse in the 100 and 300 hurdles, Harman in the 100, Cullison in the 800, Wildman in the 200 and Nerecia Taylor in the high jump.

Columbia City dropped to 1-2.

Warsaw, 1-0, has a 5 p.m. meet at NorthWood on April 17.

WARSAW 70, COLUMBIA CITY 53

3,200 relay - 1. Warsaw (Jodi Wildman, Summer Boyd, Julie Wilhite, Rachel Cullison) 11:23, 2. N/A, 3. N/A

100 hurdles - 1. Ashlee Bouse (W) :16.9, 2. Hinen (CC), 3. Schrader (CC)

100 - 1. Rebecca Harman (W) :14.2, 2. Nicole DeRenzo (W), 3. Sulkey (CC)

1,600 - 1. Mary Ann Wilson (CC) 6:11, 2. Boyd (W), 3. Jodi Wildman (W)

400 relay - 1. Warsaw (Brittney Raber, Harman, DeRenzo, Bobbi Wildman) :55.5

300 hurdles - 1. Bouse (W) :52, 2. Schrader (CC), 3. Sparks (CC)

800 - 1. Cullison (W) 2:47, 2. Nelson (CC), 3. J. Wildman (W)

200 - 1. B. Wildman (W) :29.3, 2. DeRenzo (W), 3. Sulkey (CC)

3,200 - 1. Wilson (CC) 13:33, 2. Boyd (W), 3. Wilhite (W)

1,600 relay - 1. Columbia City 4:37, 2. N/A, 3. N/A

discus - 1. Paul (CC) 98-6, 2. Christina Anderson (W), 3. Faith Gonzalez (W)

shot put - 1. Wilkerson (CC) 32-7, 2. Holly Glass (W), 3. Ginny Gardonio (W)

high jump - 1. Nerecia Taylor (W) 4-8, 2. Leininger (CC), 3. Babler (CC)

long jump - 1. Davisson (CC) 13-11 1/2, 2. Amanda Hart (W), 3. Sulkey (CC)

Girls: Wawasee 64.5,

Elkhart Memorial 52,

Lakeland 39.5

At Elkhart, the Wawasee girls track and field team improved to 4-0 by beating Elkhart Memorial and Lakeland on Monday.

The Warriors won six events.

Long-distance runner Aubrey Coy won the 1,600 and 3,200 runs. Alexis Culver won the 100 hurdles. Alisha Henderson won the 800, and Mandy McGuire won the high jump.

The Warrior 3,200 relay team of Alison Morgan, Kimber Chang, Mary Cockburn and Katie McCauley also placed first.

Wawasee hosts Concord at 5 p.m. Thursday.

WAWASEE 64.5

ELKHART MEMORIAL 52

LAKELAND 39.5

3,200 relay - 1. Wawasee (Morgan, Chang, Cockburn, McCauley) 10:56.5, 2. Elkhart Memorial, 3. Lakeland

100 hurdles - 1. Culver (W) :18.0, 2. Grossman (L), 3. Bokhart (W)

100 - 1. Washington (EM) :13.0, 2. Dulan (L), 3. Reuter (W)

1,600 - 1. Coy (W) 5:52.5, 2. Henderson (W), 3. Seuley (L)

400 relay - 1. Elkhart Memorial (time not available), 2. Wawasee

400 - 1. Dulan (L) 1:04.1, 2. Veenska (EM), 3. Weisser (W)

300 hurdles - 1. Grossman (L) :54.3, 2. Culver (W), 3. Chang (W)

800 - 1. Henderson (W) 2:39.3, 2. Biddle (W), 3. Fuller (EM)

200 - 1. Washington (EM) :27.7, 2. Dulan (L), 3. Hutch (EM)

3,200 - 1. Coy (W) 12:46.2, 2. Lockurtz (EM), 3. Cockburn (W)

1,600 relay - 1. Elkhart Memorial 4:32.4, 2. Lakeland, 3. Wawasee

long jump - 1. Hoover (EM) 14-9 1/2, 2. Carpenter (WA), 3. Wolfe (EM)

high jump - 1. McGuire (W) 5-0, 2. Derkin (EM), 3. Grossman (L)

shot put - 1. Crawford (L) 31-9, 2. McCorey (EM), 3. Nethaway (WA)

discus - 1. McCrory (EM) 108-8, 2. Givens (L), 3. Waldbeser (W)

At LaGrange, the Lakeland boys track and field team outscored Wawasee 41-4 in the field events en route to an 82-50 win on Monday.

"We are still searching for the answer in field events," Wawasee coach Kerry Murphy said. "Wawasee picked up only four points, but on the track, the Warriors performed admirably. The Warriors beat the Lakers on the track, but in the field, we dug too deep of a hole to climb out of."

Indeed, the Warriors performed well in the track events, finishing with five first places, six second places and six third places.

Wawasee's 3,200-meter relay team of Ryan Mikel, Rustin Mikel, John Hursh and John Glon placed first. Wawasee's 1,600 relay team of Ryan Mikel, Rustin Mikel, Glon and Chris Lambert also finished first.

First-place winners in individual events included Richard Moore in the 110 high hurdles, Brad Brown in the 400 and Ryan Mikel in the 800.

Out of the five field events, the Warriors cracked the top three places only two times. Adam Brown had both. He placed second in the vault and third in the high jump.

Wawasee, 0-3, has a 5 p.m. meet at Warsaw on April 15.

LAKELAND 82, WAWASEE 50

3,200 relay - 1. Wawasee (Glon, Hursh, Ry. Mikel, Ru. Mikel) 9:09.65, 2. N/A, 3. N/A

110 high hurdles - 1. Moore (W) :16.65, 2. Rodgers (L), 3. Nelson (W)

100 - 1. Efthinion (L) :11.36, 2. Satterfield (L), 3. Alley (L)

1,600 - 1. Stout (L) 5:03.5, 2. Hursh (W), 3. Lytle (W)

400 relay - 1. Lakeland :46.2

400 - 1. Brown (W) :53.77, 2. Ru. Mikel (W), 3. Sawyer (W)

300 low hurdles - 1. Miller (L) :42.12, 2. Lambert (W), 3. Rodgers (L)

800 - 1. Ry. Mikel (W) 2:08.8, 2. Glon (W), 3. Lytle (W)

200 - 1. Efthinion (L) :24.05, 2. Satterfield (L), 3. Matz (W)

3,200 - 1. Stunt (L) :11.18, 2. Hursh (W), 3. Moerchen (W)

1,600 relay - 1. Wawasee (Lambert, Ry. Mikel, Ru. Mikel, Glon) 3:52

high jump - 1. Rodgers (L) 6-0, 2. Efthinion (L), 3. Brown (W)

discus - 1. Crawford (L) 143-6, 2. Givens (L), 3. Kirkpatrick (L)

long jump - 1. Satterfield (L) 18-8 1/2, 2. Logan (L), 3. Yoder (L)

shot put - 1. Crawford (L) 49-6 1/2, 2. Givens (L), 3. Kirkpatrick (L)

vault - 1. Efthinion (L) 10-6, 2. Brown (W), 3. Mason (L)