The Hudson girls track and field team placed second with 74 points at the 28th Optimist Meet May 3 at Austintown Fitch High School.

Twinsburg won the 28-team competition with 80.25 points and North Canton Hoover placed third with 73.25 points.

The following Lady Explorers placed in their events:

3,200-meter relay: Lindley Hill, Shelby Hartline, Chelsea Cellars and Lauren Graf, fourth, 10 minutes, 8.24 seconds

100 hurdles: Elyse Adams, fifth, 16.39; and Emily Cubera, seventh, 16.68

100: Catherine White, third, 12.8

800 relay: Jade Black, Sarah Wilke, Corinne Tam and Catherine White, fourth, 1:50.6

400 relay: White, Wilke, Tam and Adams, third, 51.56

400: Amanda Pinto, seventh, personal-best 1:03.94

300 hurdles: Jenny Gamertsfelder, eighth, 50.64

800: Hill, fifth, 2:28.15

200: Wilke, seventh, 27.75

1,600 relay: Black, Pinto, Lynn Barnhouse and Michelle Lawson, third, 4:20.5

Discus: Alexa Silva, fifth, 119 feet, 7 inches

High jump: Black, tied for second, 5-2; and Lauren Piper, tied for fifth, 5-0

Shot put: Cathy Nagy, seventh, 35-0

Long jump: Piper, second, 15-9; and Emily Lawrence, sixth, 15-4

Pole vault: Lexi Henn, tied for fifth, 8-6

"Whenever we get a trophy at an invitational, the coaches choose one athlete who had a great performance to give the trophy to at the end of the year [we keep it in the locker room during the season]," said Hudson head coach Corrine Gannon. "This meet, we gave it to Catherine White.

"Jade Black also had a great day," she added. "Lexi Henn's vault was her personal best since the summer. It was great for Lexi to vault so well in the rain. Lindley Hill went out strong in the 800 and stayed with the leaders to run a good race."

Hudson is scheduled to visit Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division rival Strongsville May 7 at 4:30 p.m.

They are set to compete at the Jackson Invitational May 9 at 4:30 p.m.

-- From staff reports

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