**2010 Kensington Conference Meet**

Livonia Churchill's Sara Kroll (left) and Plymouth's Lamees Saati race shoulder-to-shoulder around a turn Friday afternoon. (Ed Wright photo)

Kroll-led Churchill races to KLAA Kensington Conference crown

BY ED WRIGHT
May 15, 2010, 10:15 p.m.

  Livonia Churchill distance phenom Sara Kroll was a one-person point machine at Friday's KLAA Kensington Conference girls track-and-field meet at Novi High School.

  Kroll had a hand in accumulating 36 points -- more than seven teams that competed -- to lead the Chargers to the title.

  Churchill finished with 134 points to out-distance runner-up Novi (109). Northville (103.5), Livonia Franklin (71.5) and Westland John Glenn (64) rounded out the top five spots.

  Plymouth was the top PCEP team, earning 32 points to tie for seventh with South Lyon. Ninth-place Canton racked up 31 points while Salem finished 11th with 18.

  "We're so young, this was a great learning experience for our girls," said Plymouth coach Ricky Styes. "It gave our runners a great feel of what it takes to do well. Hopefully, in a year or two, we're one of the top contenders."

  Among the standouts for the Wildcats was freshman Madi Lewis, who placed third in the 100-meter hurdles and second in the open 200.  Plymouth's Reagan Engstrom placed fourth in the pole vault while Becka Knox was fifth in the long jump.

  Lindsay Lipa had an outstanding day for Canton, placing fourth in the high jump and third in the open 100. Teammate Bianca Kubicki also shined, taking  second in the 3,200-meter run.

  Salem was led by Kristina Klusek, who placed third in the long jump, and Khyli Ray, who was fifth in the 200.

FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Livonia Churchill, 134; 2. Novi, 109; 3. Northville, 103.5; 4. Livonia Franklin, 71.5; 5. Westland John Glenn, 64; 6. Livonia Stevenson, 35; 7. (tie) Plymouth and South Lyon, 32; 9. Canton, 31; 10. Wayne Memorial, 26; 11. Salem, 18; 12. South Lyon East, 7.

HIGH JUMP: 1. Beth Roach (NRV), 5-2; 2. Sinclair McDonnell (LC), 5-2; 3. Ashley Cochran (LC), 5-2; 4. Lindsay Lipa (C), 5-0; 5. Alyssa Sandell (SLE), 5-0; 6. (tie) Liz Hollaway (LF), Alexandria Moynes (NRV), 5-0; 8. Bridget Koessler (LS), 5-0.

POLE VAULT: 1. Michelle Steslicki (NRV), 11-0; 2. Katlyn Shelar (NOVI), 10-0; 3. Amy O'Brien (NRV), 9-8; 4. Reagan Engstrom (P), 9-8; 5. Alex Kitz (LS), 9-4; 6. Meghan Lark (LF), 9-0; 7. Lindsey Kreutzman (LC), 8-6; 8. Anna Lazarus (NOVI), 8-6.

LONG JUMP: 1. Aubrie Scott (JG), 16-9; 2. Katlyn Shelar (NOVI), 16-1; 3. Kristina Klusek (S), 15-7; 4. Marykay Brzezinski (NRV), 15-6.5; 5. Becka Knox (P), 15-4; 6. Leah Heinzelman (LC), 15-3; 7. Michelle Lu (C), 15-3.5; 8. Kayla Jones (JG), 15-3.5.

DISCUS: 1. Jennifer Maslany (SL), 111-2; 2. Savannah Haig (LF), 104-10; 3. Taylor Byron (LC), 96-9; 4. Lauren Forche (NOVI), 94-2; 5. Emily Norcia (LC), 92-10; 6. Kristin Wines (NRV), 90-8; 7. Christine Maleske (LC), 89-3; 8. Becky Holubka (LS), 87-5.

SHOT PUT: 1. Taylor Byron (LC), 34-8.5; 2. Savannah Haig (LF), 33-2; 3. Mahogany Miller (LC), 32-5; 4. Chanelle Wright (JG), 31-5; 5. Nicole Price (LF), 31-3.5; 6. Andrea Gordon-McClain (JG), 31-2; 7. Rachel Staudt (NOVI), 31-1.5; 8. Kallyn Klaft (LS), 30-4.

100-METER DASH: 1. Aubrie Scott (JG), 13.05; 2. Rochelle Woods (WM), 13.07; 3. Lindsay Lipa (C), 13.16; 4. D'Mya Davis (NOVI), 13.28; 5. Laura Cheaney (NRV), 13.40; 6. Abby Sigler (SL), 13.54; 7. Janee  Hood (NOVI), 13.61; 8. E'Aijsha Guster (JG), 13.65.

100 HURDLES: Jaclyn Konopka (NRV), 15.66; 2. Senneca Scott (LF), 15.76; 3. Madi Lewis (P), 16.16; 4. Kelly McCloskey (NOVI), 16.36; 5. Anne Irvin (NOVI), 16.76; 6. Jen Mueller (LF), 16.77; 7. Lindsay Tyler (SL), 16.96; 8. Dominique Felice (NOVI), 17.86.

200 DASH: 1. Jasmine Ward (NOVI), 25.87; 2. Madi Lewis (P), 26.23; 3. Rochelle Woods (WM), 26.98; 4. Jennifer Maslany (SL), 28.00; 5. Khyli Ray (S), 28.18; 6. Kayla Jones (JG), 28.20; 7. Kathryn Chinavare (LF), 28.52; 8. D'Mya Davis (NOVI), 28.8.

300 HURDLES: 1. Becky Adamcheck (LS), 46.87; 2. Morgan Malloy (NRV), 48.58; 3. Kelly McCloskey (NOVI), 48.94; 4. Senneca Scott (LF), 50.20; 5. Regina Barbosa (NOVI), 50.74; 6. Lina Davis (NOVI), 50.77; 7. Julie Xu (NRV), 51.66; 8. Molly Jarvis (LC), 51.92.

400 DASH: 1. Beth Roach (NRV), 1:00.27; 2. Stephany Brown (JG), 1:02.27; 3. Beth Swanberg (C), 1:02.73; 4. Megan Kelly (LC), 1:02.78; 5. Becka Knox (P), 1:02.80; 6. Solana Gillis (SLE), 1:02.94; 7. Jorden Verleye (LS), 1:04.32; 8. Tiffany Raisanen (LC), 1:04.43.

800 RUN: 1. Sara Kroll (LC), 2:16.06; 2. Gina McNamara (NRV), 2:25.33; 3. Bethany Pilat (LC), 2:26.95; 4. Kerigan Riley (LC), 2:27.34; 5. Beth Roach (NRV), 2:32.46; 6. Stephany Brown (LF), 2:34.50; 7. Karlie Gallagher (LS), 2:35.13; 8. Helen Mulahy (NRV), 2:35.25.

1,600 RUN: 1. Sara Kroll (LC), 5:04.33; 2. Kerigan Riley (LC), 5:13.99; 3. Megan McPherson (LF), 5:14.25; 4. Behtnay Pilat (LC), 5:24.95; 5. Jackie Mullins (NOVI), 5:25.84; 6. Gina McNamara (NRV), 5:34.34; 7. Alexandra Rodrieguez (NRV), 5:40.03; 8.Christina Swain (SL), 5:42.74.

3,200 RUN: 1. Megan McPherson (LF), 11:34.34; 2. Bianca Kubicki (C), 11:48.23; 3. Bethany Pilat (LC), 11:53.93; 4. Kerigan Riley (LC), 11:57.21; 5. Jackie Mullins (NOVI), 12:05.64; 6. Victoria Tripp (S), 12:11.33; 7. Leslie Gomez (LF), 12:20.85; 8. Alexandra Rodrieguez (NRV), 12:27.84.

400 RELAY: 1. Novi (D'Mya Davis, Janee hood, Jasmine Ward, Courtney Milon), 50.47; 2. John Glenn, 51.94; 3. Wayne Memorial, 52.15; 4. Churchill, 52.58; 5. Canton, 52.86; 6. Franklin, 52.94; 7. South Lyon, 53.19; 8. Northville, 53.22.

800 RELAY: 1. John Glenn (E'Aijsha Guster, Tyra Watts, Stephany Brown, Aubrie Scott), 1:48.26; 2. Novi, 1:48.69; 3. Wayne, 1:50.32; 4. Stevenson, 1:50.79; 5. Churchill, 1:51.73; 6. South Lyon, 1:51.76; 7. Northville, 1:51.79; 8. Plymouth, 1:52.68.

1,600 RELAY: 1. Novi (Kelly McCloskey, Jasmine Ward, Brianne Pieprzack, Taylor Mosley), 4:13.22; 2. Northville, 4:13.56; 3. Churchill, 4:14.11; 4. Stevenson, 4:19.07; 5. South Lyon, 4:21.98; 6. Plymouth, 4:22.55; 7. John Glenn, 4:23.20; 8. Franklin, 4:27.94.

3,200 RELAY: 1. Livonia Churchill (Tiffany Raisanen, Sara Kroll, Bethany Pilat, Michelle Azar), 9:48.10; 2. Novi, 10:11.49; 3. Franklin, 10:17.23; 4. Salem, 10:20.30; 5. Stevenson, 10:21.27; 6. Nortvhille, 10:24.41; 7. South Lyon, 10:39.95; 8. Plymouth, 10:43.93.