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Forest Park sweeps ND Invite

(Denise Lind/Daily News photo) Niagara senior Cameron Schiefelbein competes Wednesday for Northwoods Storm in the high jump at North Dickinson County School. Schiefelbein holds a school record at Niagara with a personal best of 5 feet 11 inches. On Wednesday he finished behind Forest Park’s Vic Giuliani, who cleared 5 feet 8 inches.

FELCH TOWNSHIP — Both the Forest Park boys and girls track teams earned team championships in the North Dickinson Booster Club Invitational Wednesday in Felch Township.

The Trojan boys won six events and totaled 122 points on the day. Bark River-Harris was second with 104, while Florence-Niagara finished third with 99. Stephenson (54), North Dickinson (54), North Central (35), Wilson Hannahville-Nah Tah Wahsh (15) and Republic-Michigamme (6) rounded out the field.

The Lady Trojans posted three victories and eight runner-up finishes to record 131.75 points. Bark River-Harris was next up with 112.75 and the host Nordics took third at 96.75. Stephenson (84), Florence-Niagara (72.75), North Central (16), Republic-Michigamme (5), Wilson Hannahville-Nah Tah Wahsh (3) filled out the field.

In the boys competition, sophomore Vic Giuliani paced the Trojans by winning two events, capturing the high jump (5 feet, 8 inches) and the long jump (18-1). Kevin Giuliani won the discus (130-4), Izaiah Tarter was victorious in the 3,200 (11 minutes, 42.85 seconds, Gabe Quevedo topped the field in the pole vault (9-6) and the 3,200-relay team of Tarter, Joey Mainville, William Hoffman and Max Mainville (9:29.44) posted a victory as well.

Both Florence-Niagara and North Central recorded two event wins. For Florence-Niagara, Truth Settner won the 400 (55.96) and Christian Anderson crossed first in the 800 (2:12.20).

Lane Gorzinski (25.29 in the 200) and Spencer Willa (39-5.5 in the shot put) scored wins for the Jets.

Additionally, Florence-Niagara won the 800 relay (Luke Deterville, Dazavian Hannah, Cameron Schiefelbein and Ely Marefke in 1:46.43)) and the 1,600 relay (Anderson, Marefke, Settner, Deterville in 3:46.32).

Trenton Kramer topped the Nordic boys with runner-up finishes in the high jump and the long jump, while Miles Lindholm took second in the 110 hurdles.

In the girls competition, FP junior Elsie Williams led her team with victories in the 200 (28.7) and the long jump (14-8), while Vienna Price added a win in the 1,600 (6:12.19).

Forest Park’s depth proved to be the key. Junior Ava Fischer registered three individual runner-up finishes (both hurdles, pole vault), while Williams (400), Price (800) and Lily Sarder (long jump) placed second as well.

The Lady Trojans also received second-place results from their 800-relay team (Sarder, Williams, Marleigh Ketola and Aubrey Waara-Shamion), their 1,600 relay squad (Sarder, Fischer, Price, Audrey Williams) and their 3,200 relay team of Lily Curnow, Bella Tarter, Cecilia Ketola and Audrey Williams).

Florence-Niagara senior Kamdan Johnson brought home victories in the 100 hurdles (16.2) and the 300 hurdles (49.53). North Dickinson received wins from Aunika Lindholm (13:37.4 in the 3,200) and Aubrey Applekamp (5-0 in the high jump).

The Nordics also posted a triumph in the 3,200 relay (11:26.4) with team members Lindholm, Alyson Steinbrecher, Taylor Dennocenzo and Raina Ledzian.

Natalie Willa (29-11.75 in the shot put) and Mayce Murray (4-2 in the high jump) topped the North Central girls.

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