Emily Stites finishes 5th in 1600, 3200 at state meet

Junior Emily Stites finished 5th in both the 1600 and 3200 at yesterday's State Division II track meet at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at Ohio State in Columbus.

Event 9 Girls 1600 Meter Run
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OHSAA Div. 2: % 4:50.10 2006 Bridget Franek, Mantua Crestwood
State Meet 2: # 4:53.39 1982 Connie Robinson, Reading
Owens Stad.: @ 4:41.37 6/2/2007 Emily Infeld, Cleveland Hts. Beaumont
Name Year School Finals Points
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1 514 Morgan Willis 12 Peninsula Wo 5:01.25 10
2 515 Maria Moore 12 Peninsula Wo 5:01.56 8
3 625 Abigail Clifford 12 Perry 5:02.32 6
4 306 Maria Arnone 12 Akron St. Vi 5:03.27 5
5 323 Emily Stites 11 Cin. Wyoming 5:04.78 4

All the girls finishing ahead of Emily are seniors.
Emily ran a 5:07.24 at Districts and a 5:13.68 at Regionals.


Event 21 Girls 3200 Meter Run
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OHSAA Div. 2: % 10:16.50 5/20/2006 Bridget Franek, Mantua Crestwood
State Meet 2: # 10:43.86 2006 Bridget Franek, Mantua Crestwood
Owens Stad.: @ 10:25.95 6/7/2008 Claire Durkin, Worthington Kilborne
Name Year School Finals Points
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1 638 Christina Blair 12 Cuy. Val. Christ 11:04.55 10
2 4 Elizabeth Heinbach 11 Cin. Indian 11:08.08 8
3 13 Jamie Perzanowski 12 St. Clairsvi 11:15.17 6
4 802 Sarra Taylor 9 London 11:22.88 5
5 323 Emily Stites 11 Cin. Wyoming 11:23.49 4

Emily is the only athlete making a repeat appearance in the 3200 top five from the 1600 top five.
Emily ran a 11:36.18 at Districts and a 11:17.04 at Regionals.

Emily's two fifth place finishes were good for four points each.  Her eight points placed Wyoming tied for 27th at the meet.

Full state track results here.