The Marietta High track teams protected its house well Saturday at the annual Noon Lions Invitational, as the girls' team placed first in the 11-team field, while the boys finished second overall.
"We're very pleased with the performance," girls head coach Mollie Schramm said. "It's nice to do it at home."
Paige Grosel paved the way for the Marietta girls, placing first in the 200 meter dash and the 4x400 meter relay, along with teammates Sarah Studenic, Abby Ketelsen and Erica Dawson.
"Paige did great," Schramm said. "She does anything you ask her to. That's the kind of kid she is, and that's what it takes to win."
Dawson also finished first in the 300 meter hurdles and second in the 100 meter hurdles.
Ketelsen and Studenic teamed up with Julie Fobes and Brittany Deskins to win the 4x800 meter relay, the first event of the day.
Fact Box
Marietta Noon Lions Invitational
At Don Drumm Stadium
Girls
Team standings: 1. Marietta 121; 2. Warren 119; 3. Parkersburg 85; 4. Meadowbrook 74; 5. Shenandoah 70; 6. Fort Frye 60; 7. Belpre 53; 8. (tie) Caldwell 22 and Buckeye Trail 22; 10. Cambridge 19; 11. Frontier 12
4x800 relay: 1. Marietta (Julie Fobes, Brittany Deskins, Sarah Studenic, Abby Ketelsen) 10:16.49; 2. Fort Frye 10:28.53; 3. Warren 11:03.48; 4. Meadowbrook 11:09.76; 5. Belpre 11:25.29; 6. Parkersburg 11:46.81; 7. Buckeye Trail 12:54.95; 8. Shenandoah 13:43.11
100 hurdles: 1. Raelyn Gardner (W) 16.73; 2. Erica Dawson (Mtta) 16.87; 3. Taryn Carr (Belp) 17.13; 4. Bailey Thiemann (FFrye) 17.35; 5. Sarah Bever (PHS) 17.37; 6. Alex Eckelson (Mead) 18.96; 7. Victoria Bratke (PHS) 19.35; 8. Kelsea Daugherty (Fron) 21.01
100: 1. Kylee Kasper (S) 13.82; 2. Cheyann Fehrman (Mead) 13.89; 3. Kelsey Duff (Fron) 14.01; 4. Addie Barnes (W) 14.25; 5. Morgan Diehl (S) 14.32; 6. Madison Parrish (Cald) 14.55; 7. Sarah Walker (Belp) 14.80
4x200 relay: 1. Meadowbrook (Alex Eckelson, Cheyann Fehrman, Lane Browning, Katelyn Garner) 1:53.45; 2. Warren 1:55.41; 3. Belpre 1:57.38; 4. Shenandoah 1:57.57; 5. Parkersburg 1:59.96; 6. Buckeye Trail 2:03.60; 7. Fort Frye 2:09.32
1600: 1. Halle Richards (W) 5:17.12; 2. Kaylee Williams (PHS) 5:22.19; 3. Jenna Furr (Cald) 5:27.44; 4. Sarah Biehl (FFrye) 5:42.96; 5. Julie Fobes (Mtta) 5:45.18; 6. Sumer Reese (Mead) 5:46.62; 7. Jordan Waters (PHS) 5:54.31; 8. Hannah Dugan (W) 6:03.28
4x100: 1. Warren (Kasey White, Alli Grace Proctor, Raelyn Gardner, Addie Barnes) 53.02; 2. Meadowbrook 53.53; 3. Shenandoah 54.87; 4. Belpre 55.18; 5. Parkersburg 55.51; 6. Buckeye Trail 58.13; 7. Frontier 59.47; 8. Marietta 1 36
400: 1. Stephanie Huck (FFrye) 1:02.87; 2. Kylee Kasper (S) 1:03.04; 3. Lane Browning (Mead) 1:03.88; 4. Sarah Studenic (Mtta) 1:04.25; 5. Sarah Bever (PHS) 1:04.49; 6. Tressa Doudna (S) 1:04.55; 7. Sarah Biehl (FFrye) 1:05.15; 8. Marissa Radcliff (Cald) 1:05.17
300 hurdles: 1. Erica Dawson (MTta) 48.39; 2. Brandi Farmer (S) 50.85; 3. Raelyn Gardner (W) 50.90; 4. Brooke Kapple (Belp) 51.05; 5. Taryn Carr (Belp) 51.75; 6. Tiffany Cline (PHS) 54.19; 7. Kelsea Daugherty (Fron) 55.46; 8. Kelsey Beros (BT) 56.55
800: 1. Kaylee Williams (PHS) 2:30.24; 2. Jenna Furr (Cald) 2:37.18; 3. Abby Ketelsen (Mtta) 2:38.98; 4. Miranda Bartlett (PHS) 2:39.51; 5. Tyler Matesic Mead) 2:46.95; 6. Brittany Deskins (Mtta) 2:48.14; 7. Stephanie Huck (FFrye) 2:49.43; 8.Savanna Feldner (Mead) 2:49.84
200: 1. Paige Grosel (Mtta) 27.35; 2. Kylee Kasper (S) 28.00; 3. Kasey White (W) 28.05; 4. Sarah Studenic (Mtta) 28.35; 5. Cheyann Fehrman (Mead) 28.44; 6. Lane Browning (Mead) 28.51; 7. Airika Gainer (PHS) 28.57
3200: 1. Halle Richards (W) 11:26.39; 2. Natalie Hart (FFrye) 12:09.53; 2. Sumer Reese (Mead) 12:25.18; 4. Julie Fobes (Mtta) 12:30.39; 5. Katie Saling (Cald) 12:40.54; 6. Hannah Dugan (W) 12:45.95; 7. Jordan Waters (PHS) 12:58.21; 8. Emma Williams (Belp) 12:59.91
4x400 relay: 1. Marietta (Sara Studenic, Abby Ketelsen, Erica Dawson, Paige Grosel) 4:16.82; 2. Fort Frye 4:21.49; 3. Meadowbrook 4:37.31; 4. Belpre 4:38.93; 5. Warren 4:43.07; 6. Parkersburg 4:43.66
Discus: 1. Emma Ryan (W) 120-08; 2. Whitney McAtee (PHS) 97-06; 3. Emilie Anderson (Camb) 97-06; 4. Haley Bonar (Mtta) 96-09; 5. Steph Massey (Camb) 86-07; 6. Sam Goodhart (S) 85-11; 7. Jackie Cunningham (Belp) 83-07; 8. Megan Rice (W) 82-05
High jump: 1. Sarah Bever (PHS) 5-2; 2. Katelyn Jordan (S) 4-10; 3. Teracyn Rich (BT) 4-8; 4. Lacritia Oberrath (BT) 4-6; 5. Claudia Hall (Belp) 4-4; 6. Cassandra Thompson (W) 4-4; 7. Alexandria Dils (PHS) 4-4; 8. Sierra Cardiff (W) 4-4
Long jump: 1. Paige Grosel (Mtta) 15-7.50; 2. Abby Ketelsen (Mtta) 15-5.50; 3. Allison Gherke (Belp) 15-1.25; 4. Brandi Farmer (S) 14-8.75; 5. Emily Hull (Mead) 14-4.50; 6. Whitney Gibson (Belp) 14-4.25; 7. Heidi Schob (W) 14-4; 8. Micaela Cochran (Fron) 14-3.75
Shot put: 1. Emma Ryan (W) 36-7.25; 2. Haley Bonar (Mtta) 33-4.50; 3. Lara Richardson (Camb) 33-0.25; 4. Whitney McAtee (PHS) 32-10; 5. anessa Koon (PHS) 32-4.75; 6. Steph Massey (Camb) 32-0; 7. Alexis Williams (BT) 31-1.75; 8. Sam Goodhart (S) 29-10.50
Pole vault: 1. Paige Grosel (Mtta) 10-8; 2. Raelyn Gardner (W) 8-6; 3. Stephanie Huck (FFrye) 8-0; 4. Alli Grace Proctor (W) 8-0; 5. KyLynn Buchanan (FFrye) 7-6; 6. Brittany Deskins (Mtta) 7-0; 7. Rylie Janczarek (Mead) 7-0; 8. Kim LaFollette (Mead) 7-0
Boys
Team standings: 1. Logan 179; 2. Marietta 106.33; 3. Warren 104; 4. Parkersburg 102; 5. Belpre 40.33; 6. Meadowbrook 34.33; 7. (tie) Caldwell and Cambridge 26; 9. Shenandoah 21; 10. Fort Frye 20; 11. Frontier 1
4x800 relay: 1. Marietta (Alexander Wesel, Mitchell Grose, Josef Brack, Samuel Garrison) 8:12.96; 2. Warren 8:16.12; 3. Logan 8:24.39; 4. Parkersburg 8:42.78; 5. Meadowbrook 9:09.46; 6. Belpre 9:27.10; 7. Cambridge 9:32.72
100 hurdles: 1. Errik Snell (Camb) 15.45; 2. Tyler Myers (L) 15.73; 3. Randall Taylor (PHS) 16.18; 4. Michael Coe (W) 16.49; 5. Matthew Roberts (Mtta) 16.64; 6. Nick Maniskas (L) 16.91; 7. Eric Fox (Camb) 17.34; 8. Jon DeSenze (PHS) 17.83.
100: 1. Ivan Gadson (Camb) 11.68; 2. Donnie Stevens (L) 11.87; 3. Isaac Lindsey (L) 11.94; 4. Clayton Hrinko (S) 12.04; 5. Quinton Coffield (Mtta) 12.13; 6. Tyler Danford (Cald) 12.13; 7. Daniel Fox (PHS) 12.25; 8. Mitchel Gearhart (Mtta) 21.14
4x200 relay: 1. Logan (Donnie Stevens, Nick Maniskas, Aaron Graham, Branson Sheets) 1:34.67; 2. Parkersburg 1:37.11; 3. Warren 1:37.31; 4. Marietta 1:38.44; 5. Meadowbrook 1:40.09; 6. Belpre 1:40.34; 7. Shenandoah 1:42.25; 8. Fort Frye 1:43.18
1600: 1. Alexander Wesel (Mtta) 5:36.57; 2. Seth Vermillion (L) 4:38.60; 3. Dallas Guy (Mead) 4:39.43; 4. Johnathan Niswonge (Cald) 4:45.77; 5. Parker Blain (W) 4:55.76; 6. Nick Chevront (PHS) 4:58.35; 7. Lee Parker (Belp) 5 33; 8. ColiN Brooks (L) 5 57
4x100: 1. Logan (Donnie Stevens, Nick Maniskas, Adam Azbell, Branson Sheets) 45.27; 2. Marietta 46.42; 3. Warren 46.48; 4. Parkersburg 47.80; 5. Belpre 48.85; 6. Shenandoah 51.03; 7. Fort Frye 52.16; 8. Frontier 53.14
400: 1. Tyler Abrams (Cald) 52.03; 2. Isaac Lindsey (L) 52.06; 3. Max Alsbach (FFrye) 52.57; 4. Adrian Shields (W) 54.48; 5. Nick Kost (L) 54.65; 6. Landon Miller (PHS) 54.69; 7. Mike Blanc (PHS) 54.74; 8. Caleb Fehrman (Mead) 55.35
300 hurdles: 1. Evan Rhodes (PHS) 40.22; 2. Dakota Hoffman (Belp) 40.61; 3. Matthew Roberts (Mtta) 41.03; 4. Aaron Graham (L) 41.39; 5. Tyler Myers (L) 42.77; 6. Devin Daniell (Belp) 44.53; 7. Andrew Roberts (Mtta) 45.62; 8. Randall Taylor (PHS) 45.65
800: 1. Seth Vermillion (L) 2:01.74; 2. Andrew Lyons (PHS) 2:02.40; 3. Greyson Cantley (W) 2:05.26; 4. Kenton Lawson (L) 2:09.87; 5. Marcus Harding (W) 2:10.62; 6. John Janczarek (Mead) 2:12.59; 7. Johnathan Niswonge (Cald) 2:15.91; 8. Daniel Leasure (Cald) 2:16.51
200: 1. Adam Azbell (L) 23.36; 2. Landon Miller (PHS) 23.46; 3. Evan Rhodes (PHS) 24.02; 4. Clayton Hrinko (S) 24.15; 5. Isaac Lindsey (L) 24.46; 6. Tyler Danford (Cald) 24..93; 7. Tyler Abrams (Cald) 26.01
3200: 1. Wes Cochran (W) 9:34.76; 2. Mitchell Grose (MTta) 10:08.20; 3. Andrew VanBibber (L) 10:11.47; 4. Samuel Garrison (Mtta) 10:19.49; 5. Dallas Guy (Mead) 10:23.01; 6. Kyle Conley (W) 11:02.74; 7. Kyle Windland (Belp) 11:12.92; 8. Kennley Wolfe (Belp) 11:13.99
4x400: 1. Logan (Nick Kost, Seth Vermillion, Josh Vermillion, Kenton Lawson) 4:39.01; 2. Marietta 3:39.27; 3. Parkersburg 3:41.66; 4. Warren 3:47.83; 5. Meadowbrook 3:49.64; 6. Belpre 3:55.20; 7. Shenandoah 4:49.19
Discus: 1. Coy Blair (L) 140-06; 2. Blake Staley (W) 139-03; 3. Brandon Pethel (PHS) 130-08; 4. Dylan Leffingwell (W) 121-10; 5. Jared Schroeder (S) 120-00; 6. Coby Sovell (PHS) 118-04; 7. Caleb Myers (L) 117-10; 8. Matthew Thompson (Mtta) 115-01
High jump: 1. Josh Fridley (L) 6-2; 2. Austin Allman (PHS) 6-0; 3. Josh Vermillion (L) 5-10; 4. Dakota Hoffman (Belp) 5-8; 5. Dru Aldridge (PHS) 5-8; 6. Glenn Morris (Mtta) 5-4; 7. Michael Coe (W) 5-4; 8. (tie) Jacob Ratzer (Mtta), Matt Lopreste (Belp) and Jason Dunlap (Mead) 5-2
Long jump: 1. Elijah Parmiter (Mtta) 20-4.75; 2. Eli Duff (W) 20-0; 3. Dakota Hoffman (Belp) 19-10.50; 4. Daniel Fox (PHS) 19-9.75; 5. Josh Fridley (L) 19-6; 6. Donnie Stevens (L) 19-5.75; 7. Derrick Stevens (Camb) 19-0.25; 8. Quinton Coffield (Mtta) 18-11.50
Shot put: 1. Coy Blair (L) 64-8; 2. Blake Staley (W) 44-4; 3. Edwin Kimbrough (Mtta) 42-10.50; 4. Charles Speedy (Mead) 42-0.75; 5. Matthew Thompson (Mtta) 40-5.00; 6. Darren Neff (Mead) 38-11; 7. Brandon Pethel (PHS) 37-10; 8. Alex Schneider (L) 37-11
Pole vault: 1. Derek Spindler (FFrye) 13-0; 2. Harry Cogswell (Mtta) 13-0; 3. Cole Wigal (W) 12-6; 4. Eli Duff (W) 12-6; 5. Austin Griggs (L) 12-0; 6. Justin Doyle (L) 11-6; 7. Caleb Hall (Mtta) 11-6; 8. Justin Massey (FFrye) 11-0
The Marietta boys followed that up by winning the second event of the day, as Alex Wesel, Mitchell Grose, Josef Brack and Samuel Garrison placed first in boys 4x800 meter relay, to the Tigers off to a fast start.
Wesel also took first place in the 1600 meter run, but it was not enough to trump Logan High, who took home first place.
The Chieftains' Seth Vermillion won the 800 meter run, while Adam Azbell was victorious in the 200 meter dash. Logan also triumphed in the 4x200 and 4x100 meter relays, en route winning the tournament.
"Logan, from top to bottom, is just a great program," said Marietta boys head coach B.J. Mayer.
"I was pleased with finishing second," the coach continued. "The kids really worked hard today, and it showed. It was a total team effort."
Warren and Parkersburg High each had a solid showing at the meet, as well. Warren's girls finished second, led by Raelyn Gardner's victory in the 100 meter hurdles and Halle Richards' win in the 1600 meter run. The boys finished third, paced by Wes Cochran's first place finish in the 3200 meter run.
For the Big Reds, the girls had a third place finish, while the boys were fourth. Kaylee Williams won the 800 meter run for the girls, while Evan Rhodes was victorious in the 300 meter hurdles. For the Marietta High girls, it was the third year in a row that they came away with first place at the Noon Lions Invitational, one of the area's most competitive events.
