Bailey Jameson finished second in the Long Jump @ the Tiffin Regional Meet, allowing her to move on to Columbus for the State Competition this Friday.  Bailey's jump of 16'9.25" also set a new Hopewell-Loudon School Record.  The 4 x 800 and 4 x 200 Relay teams both finished their seasons with their best times of the year.  Lizzie Erlanger, Emily Pace and Corrin Hoover also finished very successful seasons in their individual events.  Congratulations to all of these very talented young ladies and thank you for representing your school in such an amazing way!

The Hopewell-Loudon Girls' Track team was very successful at the District Championships on Saturday.  The team finished 4th of the 13 team field with 70 points.  Moving on to Regional action for the Lady Chieftains were Bailey Jameson winning the Long Jump, Corrin Hoover with a 4th in the Pole Vault, Lizzie Erlanger with a third in the 100 and a 4th in the 100 Hurdles and Emily Pace with a 2nd place finishin the 800.  Joining them were the 4 x 800 Relay team of Pace, Ashley Brickner, Jazmine Nutter and Hoover, the 4 x 400 team of Pace, Peyton Hoover, Abbi Roerdink and Jameson, and the District Champion 4 x 200 team of Erlanger, Courtney Palte, Roerdink and Jameson.  Good Luck to all these athletes as they head to the Tiffin Regional this coming Wednesday and Friday.

After being rained out of our meets in Week #6, we had some great performances in Week #7, highlighted by the Lady Chieftains highest place ever at the BVC Championships, an exciting Runner-Up finish!  Lexi Feindel shook off the news of having to run another 300 Hurdle race after the conclusion of the meet, and ran a season's best time to place and score much needed points for the team.  Bailey Jameson competed in three events at the BVC Meet and earned league honors in all three !!  And Hailey Welly ignored the rankings that predicted her 7th or 8th place finish, and claimed a fourth in the 3200, matching her season's best time.  Great Job, Ladies.  And Congratulations to all the Lady Chieftains Track and Field Athletes.

A sweep of a Quad Meet and a Schultz Championship highlighted Week #5,  And it's fitting that our three Runners of the Week are Seniors.  Hunter hit Varsity Standards in the 100 and also the Long Jump the first time she ever competed in it!  Marissa Shaver also hit the Standards in the Pole Vault and scored some points at the Schultz.  Grace came up big in her last Schultz Invite, running a big PR and placing sixth in the 800.  These three ladies really stood out in a very successful week for the whole team!!

Great Job, Hunter, Grace and Marissa !!!!!

The Lady Chieftains won the Dick Schultz Invitational for the 1st time since 2010 !!  Congratulations on a true team effort Friday Night in Fostoria.

Week #4 was the Fostoria Booster Invite, and the team performed very well, finishing 2nd of the 15 teams.  Many individuals performed well, too, highlighted by these three young ladies.  Abbi Roerdink and Peyton Hoover showed the amount of talent and potential they both possess.  Abbi keeps getting stronger in her relay splits, grabbing two first place finishes at Fostoria in the 4 x 200 and the 4 x 400.  Peyton has met Varsity Standards in both the 400 and the High Jump.  Jazmine Nutter scored our first Invite points of the season in the Shot Put, and has also was part of the winning 4 x 800 relay team.  Keep up the good work, Ladies !!!

Some great performances highlighted the week at Fremont and St. Wendelin.  Lizzie Erlanger racked up an impressive total of 34 points while grabbing a few first place finishes.  Bailey Jameson was the Long Jump Champion at both meets with a big PR at St. Wendelin, and Ashley Brickner kept improving her relay splits while also reaching the Varsity Standard in the 1600 running PRs at both meets.  Great Job Lizzie, Bailey and Ashley !!!!

The Second week of the season brought some big improvements and some great performances.  Gala Morel scored in all four of her events at the Lakota Invite, and performed well after stepping in for a teammate who was unable to compete in a relay.  Megan Dodge showed some great dance moves and a lot of genuine excitement after hitting Varsity Standards in the Triple Jump on her very first jump of the day.  And Emily Pace led two relay teams to third place finishes with very strong splits and also placed 2nd in the Open 800 with a great run and a career PR.  Great Job, Gala, Megan and E-Pace !!!

There were many successes and great performances in Week #1 of the Track season for the H-L Girls, but these three young ladies all accomplished something special.  Channelle Lyons ran the 300 Hurdles for the very first time, and not only grabbed a 1st place, but also achieved Varsity Standards in that race.  Corrin Hoover didn't waste any time showing she will be a big asset to the Varsity team, achieving Varisty Standards in her first two events, the 1600 and the Pole Vault.  She also ran some great splits in her relays.  Baleigh Searles returned from her Senior Trip on Friday night, and achieved Varsity Standards in both the Triple Jump and the Long Jump on her very first attempt  in each event.  Awesome Job, Ladies !!!!!!!!!