The 100-meter dash was a hotly contested event Tuesday afternoon. (photo by Ed Wright)

Dazzling Debuts

Plymouth's new coach, freshman hurdler enjoy first-meet success

  Ricky Styes' debut as the new head coach for the Plymouth girls track-and-field team couldn't have gone much better.

  Paced by a record-setting performance by freshman Madi Lewis, the Wildcats outlasted the Chiefs, 79-58, in a meet held at the PCEP junior varsity stadium.

  Running in her first high school dual meet, Lewis ran into the school's record books with a time of 16.69 in the 100-meter hurdles. Lewis also crossed the finish line first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.3, just over a second faster than teammate Lindsey Russell.

  Isis Haywood had a field day in the field events, winning the shot put with a toss of 26 feet, 9.5 inches; and the discus, with a throw of 79-11.

  Bianca Kubicki was a two-time winner for the Chiefs, edging out Plymouth's Nicole Traitses by one second in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:47; and taking the 3,200 in 11:53.8.

  Lisa Lipa also won twice for the Chiefs, earning first-place points in the high jump (4-10) and the 100-meter dash, which she won in 13.4.

Pole vault: 1. Jane McCurry (P), 7-6; 2. (tie) Lindsey Russell (P) and Kara Bongiovanni (7-0).

Shot put: 1. Isis Haywood (P), 26-9.5; 2. Jess Bihn (P), 24-3; 3. Lydia Plencner (P), 22-9.

High jump: 1. L. Lipa (C), 4-10; 2. T. Bradley (C), 4-8; 3. Taylor Reickhoff (P), 4-3.

Long jump: 1. Becka Knox (P), 15-1.5; 2. M. Lu (C), 14-7.75; 3. P. Winans (C), 14-1.5.

Discus: 1. Isis Haywood (P), 79-11; 2. Jess Bihn (P), 76-9; 3. Kaylie Lobb (C), 62-3.

3,200-meter relay: 1. Plymouth (Rachael Hille, Kyra Neumann, Nicole Traitses, Kelly Hahn), 10:27.3; 2. Canton, 11:50.

100-meter hurdles: 1. Madi Lewis (P), 16.69 (new school record); 2. G. Williams (C), 20.03; 3. Jenna Hamed (P), 20.35.

100 dash: 1. L. Lipa (C), 13.4; 2. Lindsey Russell (P), 13.7; 3. C. Bradley (C), 13.8.

800 relay: 1. Plymouth (Rachael Burnard, Madi Lewis, Becka Knox, Lindsey Russell), 1:50.4; 2. Canton, 1:59.7.

1,600 run: 1. Bianca Kubicki (C), 5:47; 2. Nicole Traitses (P), 5:48; 3. Katie Grimes (C), 6:09.

400 relay: 1. Canton, 56.2; 2. Plymouth, 56.9.

400 dash: 1. Beth Swanberg (C), 1:03.3; 2. Becka Knox (P), 1:03.5; 3. L. Lipa (C), 1:03.6.

300 hurdles: 1. G. Williams (C), 54.8; 2. M. Milka (C), 55.5; 3. Jenna Hamed (P), 56.6.

800 run: 1. Kelly Hahn (P), 2:43.1; 2. Katie Grimes (C), 2:48.8; 3. Jordyn Strahm (P), 2:50.9.

200 dash: 1. Madi Lewis (P), 26.3; 2. Lindsey Russell (P), 27.7; 3. C. Bradley (C), 29.3.

3,200 run: 1. Bianca Kubicki (C), 11:53.8; 2. Nicole Traitses (P), 12:45.3; 3. Kyra Neumann (P), 14:02.6.

1,600 relay: 1. Plymouth (Madi Lewis, Becka Knox, Carissa Buttermore, Rachael Hille), 4:18.3; 2. Canton, 4:34.5.