It’s been a tough stretch lately for the Westlake girls, who have been without the services of sophomore distance star Sophia Kopasakis for most of the season.
“She strained a hamstring before our spring break,” Westlake assistant Travis Haselswerdt said. “She ran through it for about two weeks. We were finally forced to shut her down. She’s been out about five weeks now.”
Kopasakis was the 2007 Amherst Division I district champ in the 1,600 meters (5:21.64) and played a key role in the Demons’ Southwestern Conference title run.
“She’s currently rehabbing and working back into condition,” Westlake girls head coach Duane Miller said. “We’re hoping that she’ll be running Saturday at the Westlake Relays.”
The Southwestern Conference meet is May 15-16 at North Olmsted High.

King girls excel

The Admiral King girls lack the depth to compete for meet titles, but have done a nice job competing in the sprint relays, particularly the 400- and 800-meter relays.
Sophomore Sheral Robinson, freshman Tiara Ammons, sophomore Jasmine Garcia and junior Christi Bolinger again performed well at Saturday’s rain-soaked Jim Reynolds Relays at Avon Middle School. The quartet clocked a season-best time of 50.8 in winning the 400 relay. The same four had a time of 1:51.1 in capturing the 800 relay.
“It feels so good,” Ammons said. “Our goal is to beat Southview, and we did. I knew I was going to get it (anchoring the 800 relay). Our coaches told us to go after it, and we got it. The weather slowed us down a little, but we got it.”
In the shot put, freshman Shaniqua Ogle and sophomore Destiny Harbin, who are cousins, won by over 6 feet with a combined distance of 65-4¾.

Dixon at Trials

Meet clerk Larry Dixon has been chosen to officiate at this summer’s Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., which will be held June 27 thorugh July 6.
Dixon, 55, an Elyria resident and former Midview coach, has been a track official for 23 years. He served at the 2004 Olympic Trials in Sacramento, Calif.

Ex-’Cat sets record

Former Keystone runner Amanda Winslow won a pair of Class 5A titles on May 1 at the high school state meet in Albany, Ga.
A junior at Collins Hill High, Winslow won the 1,600 meters in a state-record time of 4:48.353. She later won the 3,200 in a time of 10:45.22.
Nationally, Winslow’s ranks No. 4 in the 1,600 and No. 32 in the 3,200 on the prep track Web site www.milesplit.us.
Winslow’s efforts helped the Eagles win their third straight team title.

Upcoming meets

The North Coast League meet is today and Saturday at Padua High School. Field events start today at 4 p.m. The 3,200 relay is the only running final of the day, starting at 4:45 p.m. On Saturday, the field events start at 2 p.m. and the running events at 3 p.m.
• The 34th annual Bulldog Relays are Friday at Olmsted Falls High School. Joining the host Bulldogs are Fairview, Firelands, Gilmour Academy, Keystone, Midview, North Royalton and Parma. The field events start at 4:30 p.m. and the running events at 4:45.
• The 33rd annual Bell Invitational is Friday at Rocky River High School. Field events and running events are at 4:30 p.m. Bay, Kenston, Lakewood, Lutheran West, Midpark, Normandy and Valley Forge join the host Pirates.
• The 35th annual Vermilion Invitational is Friday. Field events are at 4:30 p.m., running events at 4:50. Admiral King, Brookside, Clearview, Lake Ridge, North Ridgeville, Open Door, Regina (girls only), Southview and Wellington join the host Sailors.
• The 43rd annual Westlake Relays are Saturday. Admiral King (girls only), Avon, Avon Lake, Elyria, Garfield Heights, Hudson (boys only), North Olmsted and Strongsville join the host Demons. Field events are at 11 a.m. and running events are at 12:15 p.m.
• The third annual Patriot Athletic Conference meet is May 13 and 15 at Brooklyn High School. Field events start at 3:30 p.m. and running events start at 5 p.m. on both days.

GIve us a call

High school coaches are encouraged to submit times for the weekly track and field honor roll.
Times and distances can be submitted via e-mail to phheyse@aol.com. Results should be submitted no later than 9 p.m. on Tuesday.
Coaches are also encouraged to submit athlete-of-the-week nominations no later than 8 p.m. on Sundays. Coaches should provide statistics (times and performances) along with a brief athlete bio of their nominations to phheyse@aol.com. Athletes of the week receive a Chronicle-Telegram T-shirt for their achievement.
Paul Heyse covers high school track and field for the Chronicle-Telegram. He can be reached at 329-7135 or phheyse@aol.com. 

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Drew Ebersole, Midview

YEAR: Senior
LAST WEEK: Won the shot put at the Margaretta Invitational with a meet-record throw of 58 feet, 11¼ inches, topping his old school record by more than 18 inches. Also won discus with a toss of 178-4, missing the meet record by only 5 inches.
OTHER SPORT: Football
BIO: Threw the discus a school-record 183-3 April 16 at Fairview. Ranked No. 14 in discus and No. 26 in shot put nationally. Is undefeated in the regular season since last year’s Avon Lake Invitational.Through May 1, leads Midview in scoring with 152 points. Finished third in discus at last year’s Division I state meet. Plans to attend Kent State on an athletic scholarship in track. Has a 3.3 grade-point average.
PARENTS: Ray and Pam Ebersole

Alexa Katrinchak, Midview

YEAR: Freshman
LAST WEEK: Finished second in the 100 hurdles (16.45) and third in the 300 hurdles (49.75) at the Margaretta Invitational.
OTHER SPORT: Volleyball
BIO: Middies’ leading scorer with 120 points. She set school records last year as an eighth grader for the 100 hurdles (16.2) and 200 hurdles (34.4). Plays trumpet for the concert band, marching band and jazz band and also plays the piano. Is a recreation softball player during the summer. Has a 4.0 gpa.
PARENTS: Joe and Carolyn Katrinchak

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