State track recap, Day 2 Division II
Collinwood's Erin Busbee makes her kick in the Division II long jump competition. Busbee won the event. She also placed second in the 100 meters, third in the 200 and fourth in the high jump.
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(John Kuntz / The Plain Dealer)
State track recap, Day 2
Division II
What happened:
Collinwood's girls won their ninth state track title and first in Division II. The Railroaders put up 77 points to hold off favored Columbus Bishop Hartley with 71. It was the most points by a runner-up in the history of the tournament. Collinwood senior Amber Smith won the 300-meter hurdles, senior Erin Busbee won the long jump and the 4x200 relay team knocked off Hartley. Among boys, Pemberville Eastwood used the points scored by two athletes to hold off Woodridge, 38-32.
The stars:
* Smith, a Michigan recruit, started her day by finishing fourth in the long jump (5 points). She was second in the 100 hurdles (8), won the 300 hurdles (10) and anchored the winning 4x200 (10), helping her team earn 33 points.
* Busbee, another Michigan recruit, won the long jump (10 points), was second in the 100 (8), third in the 200 (6) and fourth in the high jump (5) on Friday, contributing 29 points.
* Buchtel sophomore Nathaniel Harris won the 100 and 200, then anchored the 4x200 relay to another win.
Notable:
Collinwood girls coach Lou Slapnik is going out in style, guiding his team to its ninth state title since 1997. The first eight were in Division I. Slapnik is retiring after 17 years.