Category: Girls Track

Julia Ott, MSHS Senior and Track & Field student-athlete has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to attend and participate in the women’s track & field program at Davenport University.  Ott made her formal commitment to attend Davenport beginning in the Fall 2023 semester during a signing ceremony that took place from the REDspn Studio at MSHS today (December 20).

Family members, friends, coaches and staff were all on-hand to celebrate Ott’s decision on which institution to attend and compete for in track & field at the college level.  Davenport University is an NCAA Division II institution and member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC).

Julia Ott’s Individual Accomplishments/Accolades:

• All-State Track & Field (2022, 2021);
• All-U.P. (2022, 2021);
• All-Great Northern Conference (2022, 2021);
• MHSAA U.P. Finals and MSHS Record Holder in the 400 Meter Relay (50.11; set in 2021 – Ava Jones, Maria Millado, Julia Ott, Baux Truckey)
• 2021 MHSAA U.P. Finals Finishes:  1st Place – High Jump;  1st Place – 400 Meter Relay; 2nd Place – 100 Meter Dash; 2nd Place – 200 Meter Dash
• 2022 MHSAA U.P. Finals Finishes:  1st Place – 800 Meter Relay; 2nd Place – 100 Meter Dash; 2nd Place – 200 Meter Dash; 4th Place – High Jump

Julia Ott’s Personal Bests:

• 100 Meter Dash – 12.91
• 200 Meter Dash – 26.59
• High Jump – 5’2″

Team Accomplishments/Accolades:

• 2021 – MHSAA U.P. Division 1 Girls Track & Field Champions
• 2022 – MHSAA U.P. Division 1 Girls Track & Field Runner-Up

Why Julia Chose Davenport University:

• ”I met with the track coaches on my visit to Davenport and they were really friendly and made me feel as though I was already a part of the team. In addition to feeling at home with the team, I really liked the size of the campus and how close it was to the city. After deciding that I wanted to pursue running in college, I knew that Davenport was the right school for me.”

On Saturday (6/4/22), the MSHS Girls Track & Field Team traveled to Kingsford to compete in the 2022 MHSAA U.P. Track & Field Finals.  10 total schools comprised the Division 1 Girls competition.

Team Scores:

1. Negaunee – 119.5
2. Marquette – 98
3. Sault Ste. Marie – 86
4. Escanaba – 78
5. Houghton – 60
6. Westwood – 28
7. Gladstone – 25.5
8. Kingsford – 16
9. Menominee – 11
10. Calumet – 5

Event Winners:

• 3200 Meter Relay – Claire Filpus, Paige Sleeman, Lily Ross, Ingrid Seagren (Houghton) – 10:19.08
• 100 Meter Hurdles – Madison Pekrul (Negaunee) – 17.35
• Adaptive 100 Meter Dash – Maria Velat (Houghton) – 26.56
• 100 Meter Dash – Baux Truckey (Marquette) – 12.98
• 800 Meter Relay – Ava Jones, Julia Ott, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey  (Marquette) – 1:48.37
• 1600 Meter Run – Claire Filpus (Houghton) – 5:42.55
• 400 Meter Relay – Ava Jones, Bella Coleman, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey  (Marquette) – 51.99
• Adaptive 400 Meter Dash – Maria Velat (Houghton) – 1:35.96
• 400 Meter Dash – Ciara Ostrenga (Escanaba) – 1:00.22
• 300 Meter Hurdles – Claire Erickson (Sault Ste. Marie) – 49.55
• 800 Meter Run – Aubrey Johnson (Negaunee) – 2:30.44
• Adaptive 200 Meter Dash – Maria Velat (Houghton) – 51.15
• 200 Meter Dash – Baux Truckey (Marquette) – 26.51
• 3200 Meter Run – Cassandra Gallagher (Sault Ste. Marie) – 12:36.83
• 1600 Meter Relay – Bailey Barron, Sofia Bazzico, Ciara Ostrenga, Mari Bink (Escanaba) – 4:16.27
• Adaptive Shot Put – Maria Velat (Houghton) – 10’0″
• Shot Put – Eliana Juchemich (Negaunee) – 36’3.25″
• High Jump – Faith Spiroff (Westwood) – 5’4″
• Pole Vault – Emily Siebert (Gladstone) – 9’6″
• Long Jump – Erika Malone (Kingsford) – 16’1.25″
• Discus Throw – Alyssa Hill (Negaunee) – 120’2″

Full results from the 2022 MHSAA U.P. Division 1 Track & Field Finals can be found at this link.

On Thursday (5/26/22), the MSHS Girls Track & Field Team hosted the Great Northern Conference Championship Track & Field Meet.  All five GNC member schools participated.

Team Scores:

• 1.  Escanaba – 137
• 2.  Marquette – 127
• 3.  Gladstone – 45
• T4.  Kingsford – 22
• T4.  Menominee – 22

Event Winners:

• 3200 Meter Relay – Ava Gardner, Morgan Makosky, Ciara Ostrenga, Sophia Weaver (Escanaba) – 10:48.72
• 100 Meter Hurdles – Halle Graves (Marquette) – 17.85
• 100 Meter Dash – Baux Truckey (Marquette) – 12.80
• 800 Meter Relay – Ava Jones, Julia Ott, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey  (Marquette) – 1:51.51
• 1600 Meter Run – Tessa Bruns (Marquette) – 6:02.84
• 400 Meter Relay – Ava Jones, Bella Coleman, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey  (Marquette) – 53.52
• 400 Meter Dash – Ciara Ostrenga (Escanaba) – 1:02.72
• 300 Meter Hurdles – Bailey Barron (Escanaba) – 51.82
• 800 Meter Run – Jamisyn Bergeron (Gladstone) – 2:37.86
• 200 Meter Dash – Julia Ott (Marquette) – 26.95
• 3200 Meter Run – Tessa Bruns (Marquette) – 13:10.06
• 1600 Meter Relay – Sofia Bazzico, Ava Getzloff, Bailey Barron, Ciara Ostrenga (Escanaba) – 4:17.97
• Shot Put – Cora Anderson (Marquette) – 31’1″
• High Jump – Julia Ott (Marquette) – 5’2″
• Pole Vault – Emily Siebert (Gladstone) – 9’6″
• Long Jump – Mari Bink (Escanaba) – 15’11”
• Discus Throw – Allison Korpi (Escanaba) – 110’2″

Full results from the meet can be found at this link.

The team will next host the Marquette County JV Meet tomorrow (Friday, 5/27/22) for those not qualifying in an individual event at the MHSAA U.P. Finals Meet in Kingsford on Saturday, June 4.

On Thursday (5/19/22), the MSHS Girls Track & Field Team hosted the MHSAA Division 1 Regional Track & Field Meet.  Five total schools were included in the regional meet.

Team Scores:

1. Marquette – 64
2. Sault Ste. Marie – 59
3. Escanaba – 42
4. Gladstone – 18
5. Menominee – 4

Event Winners:

• 3200 Meter Relay – Cassandra Gallagher, Isabella DeWildt, Dana Szabo, Abigail Walther (Sault Ste. Marie) – 10:38.72
• 100 Meter Hurdles – Annabelle Fazzari (Sault Ste. Marie) – 17.78
• 100 Meter Dash – Baux Truckey (MSHS) – 12.86
• 800 Meter Relay – Ava Jones, Julia Ott, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey  (MSHS) – 1:49.14
• 1600 Meter Run – Tessa Bruns (MSHS) – 5:46.07
• 400 Meter Relay – Ava Jones, Bella Coleman, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey  (MSHS) – 52.72
• 400 Meter Dash – Ciara Ostrenga (Escanaba) – 1:01.79
• 300 Meter Hurdles – Claire Erickson (Sault Ste. Marie) – 50.52
• 800 Meter Run – Ciara Ostrenga (Escanaba) – 2:36.66
• 200 Meter Dash – Baux Truckey (MSHS) – 26.73
• 3200 Meter Run – Cassandra Gallagher (Sault Ste. Marie) – 12:40.58
• 1600 Meter Relay – Bailey Barron, Sofia Bazzico, Ciara Ostrenga, Mari Bink (Escanaba) – 4:22.48
• Shot Put – Ava Donmyer (Sault Ste. Marie) – 31’1″
• High Jump – Julia Ott (MSHS), Adrianna Getzloff (Escanaba) – 5’0″
• Pole Vault – Emily Siebert (Gladstone) – 10’1″
• Long Jump – Mari Bink (Escanaba) – 14’8″
• Discus Throw – Allison Korpi (Escanaba) – 104’4″

Full results from the meet can be found at this link.

The team will next be in action on Thursday, May 26, when they host the Great Northern Conference Championships.  Field events will begin at 3:30 p.m. with running events starting at 3:45 p.m.

On Monday (5/16/22), the MSHS Girls Track & Field Team traveled to the Gwinn to take part in the Marquette County Championships.  Six high schools from within the county attended the meet.

Team Scores:

1. Marquette – 131
2. Negaunee – 114
3. Ishpeming – 42
4. Westwood – 31
5. Gwinn – 23
6. Republic-Michigamme – 10

Event Winners:

• 3200 Meter Relay – Monet Argeropoulos, Abigail Harma, Courtney Larson, Elisa Malherbe (MSHS) – 11:02.74
• 100 Meter Hurdles – Madison Pekrul (NEGAUNEE) –  17.55
• 100 Meter Dash – Baux Truckey (MSHS) – 12.98
• 800 Meter Relay – Brooklyn Michelin, Julia Ott, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey (MSHS) – 1:53.32
• 1600 Meter Run – Lola Korpi (ISHPEMING) – 5:51.01
• 400 Meter Relay – Arlie Kulbieda, Bella Coleman, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey (MSHS) – 53.89
• 400 Meter Run – Elisa Malherbe (MSHS) – 1:05.90
• 300 Meter Hurdles – Madison Pekrul (NEGAUNEE) –  52.09
• 800 Meter Run – Lola Korpi (ISHPEMING) – 2:38.72
• 200 Meter Dash – Baux Truckey (MSHS) – 26.93
• 3200 Meter Run – Lola Korpi (ISHPEMING) – 12:35.34
• 1600 Meter Relay – Madison Pekrul, Emily Gauthier, Aubrey Johnson, Seere Helms-Gleason (NEGAUNEE) – 4:33.79
• Shot Put – Eliana Juchemich (NEGAUNEE) – 35’2.5″
• High Jump – Julia Ott (MSHS) – 5’2″
• Pole Vault – Tessa Standerford (NEGAUNEE) – 8’0″
• Long Jump – Seere Helms-Gleason (NEGAUNEE) – 15’0.5″
• Discus Throw – Alyssa Hill (NEGAUNEE) – 109’8″

Full results from the meet can be found at this link.

The team will next be in action on Thursday, May 19, when they host the MHSAA Regional Meet.  Field events will begin at 3:30 p.m. with running events starting at 4:00 p.m.  Tickets for the meet can be purchased at this link.

On Friday (5/13/22), the MSHS Girls Track & Field Team traveled to the Negaunee to take part in the Negaunee Lions Invitational track meet.  10 total teams participated in the event.

Team Scores:

1. Negaunee – 121
2. Escanaba – 97
3. Marquette – 88
4. Westwood – 51
5. Gladstone – 44
6. Ishpeming -24
7. Gwinn – 10
8. Kingsford – 10
9. L’Anse – 10
10. Menominee – 10

Event Winners:

• 3200 Meter Relay – Ava Gardner, Morgan Makosky, Annabelle Neumeier (ESCANABA) – 11:05.30
• 100 Meter Hurdles – Madison Pekrul (NEGAUNEE) – 17.19
• 100 Meter Dash – Baux Truckey (MSHS) – 12.83
• 800 Meter Relay – Ava Jones, Julia Ott, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey (MSHS) – 1:51.56
• 1600 Meter Run – Lola Korpi (ISHPEMING) – 5:58.03
• 400 Meter Relay – Ava Jones, Bella Coleman, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey (MSHS) – 53.39
• 400 Meter Run – Kyra Sipe (L’Anse) – 1:03.27
• 300 Meter Hurdles – Bailey Barron (ESCANABA) – 52.69
• 800 Meter Run – Jamisyn Bergeron (GLADSTONE) – 2:35.79
• 200 Meter Dash – Julia Ott (MSHS) – 27.12
• 3200 Meter Run – Abigail Harma (MSHS) – 13:10.00
• 1600 Meter Relay – Ciara Ostrenga, Bailey Barron, Sofia Bazzico, Morgan Makosky (ESCANABA) – 4:28.26
• Shot Put – Eliana Juchemich (NEGAUNEE) – 34’2″
• High Jump – Faith Spiroff (WESTWOOD) – 5’4″
• Pole Vault – Emily Siebert (GLADSTONE) – 9’00”
• Long Jump – Jamisyn Bergeron (GLADSTONE) – 15’2″
• Discus Throw – Alyssa Hill (NEGAUNEE) – 114’1″ 

Full results from the meet can be found at this link.

The team will next be in action on Monday, May 16, when they travel to Gwinn to compete in the Marquette County Meet.  Field events will begin at 3:30 p.m. with running events starting at 3:45 p.m.

On Friday (5/6/22), the MSHS Girls Track & Field Team traveled downstate to compete in the Blue Devil Classic hosted by Gaylord High School.  22 total schools participated in the event with teams being divided into two divisions for scoring.

Team Scores – Girls Large School:

1. Chippewa Hills – 144
2. Marquette – 117
3. Grayling – 94
4. Tawas – 79
5. Sault Ste. Marie – 72
6. Standish-Sterling – 60
7. Harrison – 45
8. Boyne City – 32
9. Grayling – 32
10. Mancelona -16

Top Performers from MSHS:

• 100 Meters – Baux Truckey – 12.98 – 1st Place
• 200 Meters – Baux Truckey – 26.56 – 1st Place
• 400 Meters – Elisa Malherbe – 1:05.57 – 4th Place
• 800 Meters – Monet Argeropoulos – 2:46.86 – 8th Place
• 1600 Meters – Tessa Bruns – 6:15.08 – 9th Place
• 3200 Meters – Abigail Harma – 13:01.89 – 2nd Place
• 100 Meter Hurdles – Halle Graves – 18.65 – 6th Place
• 300 Meter Hurdles – Brooklyn Michelin – 55.15 – 10th Place
• 400 Meter Relay – Ava Jones, Bella Coleman, Arlie Kulbieda, Baux Truckey – 53.74 – 1st Place
• 800 Meter Relay – Ava Jones, Bella Coleman, Arlie Kulbieda, Baux Truckey – 1:56.98 – 4th Place
• 1600 Meter Relay – Courtney Larson, Brooklyn Michelin, Aubree Blackburn, Elisa Malherbe – 4:36.91 – 4th Place
• 3200 Meter Relay – Courtney Larson, Abigail Harma, Elisa Malherbe, Monet Argeropoulos – 11:14.16 – 3rd Place
• Shot Put – Cora Anderson – 29’9.25″ – 8th Place
• Discus – Cora Anderson – 74’11” – 15th Place
• High Jump – Bella Coleman – 4’2″ – 7th Place
• Long Jump – Taylor Meister – 9’10.75″ – 31st Place

Full results from the meet can be found at this link.

The team will next be in action on Friday, May 13, when they travel to Negaunee for a multi-team meet.  Field events will begin at 3:00 p.m. followed by running events at 3:30 p.m.

On Tuesday (5/3/22), the MSHS Girls Track & Field Team traveled to the Negaunee for a quadrangular meet also involving teams from Gladstone and Iron Mountain.

Team Scores:

1. Marquette – 124
2. Negaunee – 91
3. Gladstone – 31
4. Iron Mountain – 10

Event Winners:

• 3200 Meter Relay – Courtney Larson, Elisa Malherbe, Abigail Harma, Monet Argeropoulos (Marquette) – 10:58.07
• 110 Meter Hurdles – Madison Pekrul (Negaunee) –  18.19
• 100 Meter Dash – Baux Truckey (Marquette) – 13.12
• 800 Meter Relay – Baux Truckey, Julia Ott, Ava Jones, Brooklyn Michelin (Marquette) – 1:55.72
• 1600 Meter Run – Marlee Plaxco (Negaunee) – 5:52.44
• 400 Meter Relay – Baux Truckey, Ava Jones, Bella Coleman, Siena Lingle (Marquette) – 54.06
• 400 Meter Run – Seere Helms-Gleason (Negaunee) – 1:05.75
• 300 Meter Hurdles – Brooklyn Michelin (Marquette) – 55.41
• 800 Meter Run – Jamisyn Bergeron (Gladstone) – 2:40.22
• 200 Meter Dash – Julia Ott (Marquette) – 27.88
• 3200 Meter Run – Abigail Harma (Marquette) – 13:04.94
• 1600 Meter Relay – Elisa Malherbe, Courtney Larson, Aubrey Blackburn, Brooklyn Michelin (Marquette) – 4:36.37
• Shot Put – Eliana Juchemich (Negaunee) – 34’9″
• High Jump – Julia Ott (Marquette) – 5’2″
• Pole Vault – E. Siebert (Gladstone) – 8’6″
• Long Jump – Jazzlyn Weaver (Marquette) – 15’3″
• Discus Throw – Alyssa Hill (Negaunee) – 92’9″ 

Full results from the meet can be found at this link.

The team will next be in action on Friday, May 6, when they travel to Gaylord for the Blue Devil Classic.  Field events will begin at 1:00 p.m. with running events starting at 3:00 p.m.

On Thursday (4/21/22), the MSHS Girls Track & Field Team traveled to the central U.P. for the Manistique Kiwanis Invite.  12 total schools participated in the event.

Team Scores:

1. Sault Ste. Marie – 129
2. Marquette – 108
3. Escanaba – 97
4. Manistique – 68
5. Bark River-Harris – 39
6. Stephenson – 27
7. Munising – 20
8. Cheboygan – 17
9. Engadine – 13
10. Superior Central – 6
11. Big Bay De Noc – 2
12. Pickford – 1

Event Winners:

• 100 Meters – Baux Truckey – Marquette – 12.81
• 200 Meters – Julia Ott – Marquette – 27.23
• 400 Meters – Kelsey Muth – Manistique – 1:05.83
• 800 Meters – Ciara Ostrenga – Escanaba – 2:41.06
• 1600 Meters – Cassandra Gallagher – Sault Ste. Marie – 5:59.55
• 3200 Meters – Cassandra Gallagher – Sault Ste. Marie – 12:56.86
• 100 Meter Hurdles – Hazel Conklin – Bark River-Harris – 18.43
• 300 Meter Hurdles – Claire Erickson – Sault Ste. Marie – 51.92
• 400 Meter Relay – Isabella DeWildt, Mackenzie Bell, Bella Smith, Jayla Jorgensen – Sault Ste. Marie – 54.08
• 800 Meter Relay – Arlie Kulbieda, Julia Ott, Siena Lingle, Baux Truckey – Marquette – 1:54.66
• 1600 Meter Relay – Emma Jones, Kelsey Muth, Danielle Lund, Leah Goudreau – Manistique – 4:32.24
• 3200 Meter Relay – Cassandra Gallagher, Alyvia Lori, Dayna Szabo, Abigail Walther – Sault Ste. Marie – 11:05.95
• Shot Put – Danielle Lund – Escanaba – 30’7″
• Discus – Joanne Arbic – Sault Ste. Marie – 106’8″
• High Jump – Julia Ott – Marquette – 4’10”
• Pole Vault – Sophia Wagner – Escanaba – 7’6″
• Long Jump – Siena Lingle – Marquette – 15’5″

Full results from the meet can be found at this link.

The team will next be in action on Tuesday, May 3, when they travel to Negaunee for a multi-team meet.  Both field and running events will begin at 3:30 p.m.