Woodridge boys and St. Vincent-St. Mary girls win relays at state track meet
St. Vincent-St. Mary sophomore Sean Poholski hugs teamate sophomore Tessa Weigand after the girls took first in the division II 4x800 and the boys finished fourth during the 2010 State Track & Field Tournaments June 4, 2010 at the OSU's Jesse Owens Memoiral Stadium in Columbus. (John Kuntz / The Plain Dealer)
Columbus - The Woodridge boys and St. Vincent-St. Mary girls made good impressions in their opening events at the Division II state track meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Friday.
The Bulldogs won the 4x800 relay, holding off rival Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in the only boys running final. The quartet of Vibushan Sivakumaran, Kyle Cochrun, Jimmy Charles and Drake Sulzer clocked a 7:54.09 to the Royals' 7:58.41.
The Fighting Irish girls had a much tougher time keeping Kettering Alter at bay as Emily Tomei, Samantha Kirk, Tessa Weigand and Marie Arnone combined for a 9:17.15. Kettering Alter came in at 9:18.21.
In other boys finals, Keystone senior Corry Sprouse won the boys long jump with a 22-9.
Chagrin Falls senior Ryan Kochert was second in the pole vault and senior Adam Patterson of Benedictine was third in the shot put.
In girls finals, Southeast senior Brooke Lamar was second in the discus and junior Christina Matheny from Manchester was third in the high jump.
The rest of Friday afternoon was devoted to preliminary running events.