Freshman Jess Bihn runs the second leg of the 400-meter relay. (photo by Ed Wright)

Wildcats close out dual-meet schedule with record-setting efforts

BY ED WRIGHT
May 13, 2010, 9:15 a.m.

  The Plymouth girls track-and-field team's injury-riddled dual-meet schedule came to a bittersweet end Wednesday when the Wildcats dropped a 96-41 decision to Livonia Franklin.

  The sweet part of the bitter loss were the school record-setting performances of pole vaulter Reagan Engstrom, who cleared the bar at 10 feet, 6 inches; and the effort of freshman Madi Lewis, who broke her own 100-meter hurdles mark with a time of 16.05 seconds.

  "Reagan and Madi are in good shape to make a run at qualifying for the state meet," said Plymouth coach Ricky Styes. "We've had a rough stretch with injuries, but there were a lot of bright spots today. our distance crew had a great day and we had a lot of PR's all around."

  The Patriots, who improved to 4-1, built an 18-point lead after the field events and never looked back.

  Megan McPherson had another big day for Franklin, winning the 1,600 in 5:32.6 and the 800 in 2:40.4.

  Along with her second-place finish in the 100 hurdles, Lewis won the 200 in 26.3.

  Plymouth's Becka Knox dominated the 400, winning by  almost five seconds over Franklin's top finisher.

POLE VAULT: 1. Reagan Engstrom (P), 10 feet, 6 inches; 2. Meghan Lark (LF), 9-0; 3. Jane McCurry (P), 8-0.

SHOT PUT: 1.  S. Haig (LF), 31-8.5; 2. N. Price (LF), 29-2.5; 3. B. Milican (LF), 26-10.5.

HIGH JUMP: 1. L. Mollaway (LF), 4-10; 2. Taylor Rieckhoff (P), 4-6; 3. K. O'Brian (LF), 4-6.

LONG JUMP: 1. K. Cieslak (LF), 15-1; 2. Becka Knox (P), 14-11; 3. J. Mueller (LF), 14-6.

DISCUS: 1. S. Haig (LF), 102-3; 2. B. Milican (LF), 85-2; 3. N. Price (LF), 82-2.

3,200-METER RELAY: 1.  Franklin, 10:07.16; 2. Plymouth, 10:21.39.

100-METER HURDLES: 1. Senneca Scott (LF), 15.86; 2. Madi Lewis (P), 16.05; 3. J. Mueller (LF), 16.38.

100 DASH: 1. K. Chinavase (LF), 13.2; 2. J. Thomas (LF), 13.3; 3. N. Modes (LF), 13.5.

800 RELAY: 1. Franklin, 1:52.3; 2. Plymouth, 1:52.4.

1,600 RUN: 1. Megan McPherson (LF), 5:32.6; 2. L. Gomez (LF), 5:38.6; 3. Paula Green (P), 5:38.9.

400 RELAY: 1. Franklin, 53.4; 2. Plymouth, 56.7.

400 DASH: 1. Becka Knox (P), 1:02.6; 2. M. Church (LF), 1:07.1; 3. Lamees Saati (P), 1:08.2.

300 HURDLES: 1. Senneca Scott (LF), 51.2; 2. K. O'Brian (LF), 52.9; 3. Jenna Hamed (P), 53.3.

800 RUN: 1. Megan McPherson (LF), 2:40.4; 2. Rachael Hille (P), 2:41.3; 3. Kelly Hahn (P), 2:46.9.

200 DASH: 1. Madi Lewis (P), 26.3; 2. K. Chinavase (LF), 27.8; 3. J. Thomas (LF), 27.9.

3,200 RUN: 1. L. Gomez (LF), 12:18.8; 2. Nicole Traitses (P), 12:42.7; 3. Paula Green (P), 12:52.0.

1,600 RELAY: 1. Plymouth (Madi Lewis, Becka Knox, Carissa Buttermore, Rachael Hille), 4:16.6; 2. Franklin, 4:47.5.