BROADVIEW HEIGHTS – The North Olmsted boys won their first conference track championship since 1982 and Midpark`s girls won their
first-ever league crown, but Friday`s Southwestern Conference meet belonged to Olmsted Falls pole vaulter Katie Nageotte.
Nageotte set a Division I state record with a vault of 12 feet, 10 inches, topping the  record of 12-9 set by Carrie Kayes of Green in 2006.
Nageotte just missed the overall state record of 13-0, set by Mackenzie Wells of Troy Christian in 2008.
“I can`t even begin to describe it, it`s just honestly the best feeling in the world,” Nageotte said, following three chances at 13-2.
“A lot of times when I get to bigger heights, my mind thinks this is really big. I just try to stay focused and keep my speed up. I was excited to be here. I guess I`m going to try and go for 13, just keep trying to go as high as I can.”
Prior to Nageotte`s record vault, the Westlake Demons got a glimpse of the future with their girls track program.
Freshman Charlotte Tate made an immediate impact in conference competition and brought home two event championships.
“I was nervous at first, but I was really excited when I ended up doing well,” said Tate. “I didn`t really expect it.”
Tate made a strong run in the girls 1,600 meters, finishing more than eight seconds ahead of fellow freshman Katy Link of Avon Lake.
The girls 800-meter race was more of a challenge for Tate. She was in second place behind Amherst Steele`s Kasey Schuler on the final turn. Despite the deficit, Tate found one last burst of energy to pass Schuler in the last 50 meters to secure her second win of the evening.
“At first, I really didn`t think I had enough,” Tate said. “Then I got an extra surge of energy and kicked it the last 100.”
“She was just amazing,” said Westlake girls track coach Duane Miller. “She bettered her PR in the mile by 20 seconds and her half was four seconds slower than what she`s run in the open. Her mile was just incredible. I`ve never seen a girl run a mile where she ran negative splits her last two laps.”
While the Berea Braves posted a second-place finish in the boys division, the relay events belonged to Olmsted Falls.
The Olmsted Falls 800 relay team battled all the way to the end before pulling out a victory.
Robbie VanZandt ran the anchor leg and trailed Avon Lake`s Mike Mansnerus by a step at the handoff. After the final turn, VanZandt inched his way ahead of Mansnerus and held off Berea`s Donovan Robertson for first place.
The top four teams in the boys 800 relay broke the meet record of 1:31.20 set by North Olmsted in 2008. The best time was by Olmsted Falls` Adam Harder, Brian Pongallo, Owen Coughlin and VanZandt with a  1:30.17. Berea, Avon Lake and North Olmsted finished second, third and fourth respectively.
“We stepped it up,” VanZandt said. “We knew it was the SWC finals. Everybody ran a great race. Everybody had to show up 100 percent and we did. With the SWC finals, you have that adrenaline going and it`s just a crazy feeling. Even if people are ahead of you, you just get that kick and you don`t feel tired.
“(The last 75 meters) was when I knew I had to step it up a little more. I knew Avon Lake was ahead of me a little bit, but then Berea came up on my left side. I had to put it away there.”
VanZandt and the Bulldogs did not have much time to enjoy the 800 relay. Almost as soon as they were introduced to the crowd for winning the 800, three of the four had to ready themselves for the
400 relay.
The short celebration had no effect on Olmsted Falls. Harder got a good start out of the blocks and handed off to Pongallo, who closed in on the leaders. Jared Early`s third leg proved to be the difference as he had a good line off turn three and gave VanZandt the baton and the lead.
VanZandt was able to hold off Berea`s Mike Lewis to make it two relay championships on the night. Olmsted Falls missed the meet record in the 400 relay by 0.18 seconds.
“It`s a great feeling,” VanZandt said. “We knew this was going to be the year to do it, too. We have an amazing team, four great guys running it.”
Avon Lake`s Sean McCann successfully defended his SWC shot put title with a throw of
57-6¾ inches. He finished more than 2½ feet ahead of Midpark`s Bobby Grace.
“I`ve worked hard for it, so it paid off in the end,” McCann said. “I kind of expected to succeed again. I`ve thrown more this year than probably my sophomore and junior years combined.”
Contact Matt Florjancic at 329-7135 or ctsports@chroniclet.com.

Boys

Team results
North Olmsted (NO) 92, 2. Berea (B) 84, 3. Amherst Steele (AS) 71, 3. Midpark (MP) 71, 5. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (BBH) 69, 6. Olmsted Falls (OF) 64, 7. Avon Lake (AL) 59, 8. Westlake (WL) 17.
Individual results
100 meters: 1. Jordan Hoppel (NO) 11.06, 2. Adam Harder (OF) 11.33, 3. Robbie VanZandt (OF) 11.39, 4. Hamed Abu Hamdeh (WL) 11.44, 5. Pat Tomko (NO) 11.54, 6. Aaron Perkins (WL) 11.57, 7. Brian Pongallo (OF) 11.61, 8. Mike Mansnerus (AL) 11.62.
200: 1. Jordan Hoppel (NO) 22.27, 2. Adam Harder (OF) 22.73, 3. Donovan Robertson (B) 22.74, 4. Brandon Kish (AS) 23.14, 5. Andrew Tablack (AL) 23.16, 6. Robbie VanZandt (OF) 23.29, 7. Adam Ciaronne (AL) 23.32, 8. Derick Schwedt (B) 23.52.
400: 1. Aaron Young (B) 50.33, 2. Derick Schwedt (B) 51.22, 3. Mike Mansnerus (AL) 51.35, 4. Alex Nuendorfer (NO) 52.23, 5. Brett Smith (AS) 52.24, 6. Owen Coughlin (OF) 52.25, 7. Ethan Arnold (OF) 52.26, 8. Jason McCombs (MP) 53.01.
800: 1. Sal Caroniti (BBH) 1:59.76, 2. Brett McAdams (BBH) 2:01.23, 3. Miles Pittak (AS) 2:01.34, 4. Connor McKnight (B) 2:01.83, 5. Jake Stieger (NO) 2:02.07, 6. Brian Budic (OF) 2:03.95, 7. Grant Budic (OF) 2:04.68, 8. John Rodriguez (NO) 2:05.38.
1,600: 1. Kyle Lowry (AS) 4:24.97, 2. Brett McAdams (BBH) 4:25.46, 3. Sal Caroniti (BBH) 4:26.83, 4. Matt Link (AL) 4:27.03, 5. Danny Bullard (NO) 4:28.35, 6. Miles Pittak (AS) 4:28.35, 7. Connor McKnight (B) 4:32.10, 8. Dusan Vasic (BBH) 4:38.77.
3,200: 1. Kyle Lowry (AS) 9:51.70, 2. Danny Bullard (NO) 9:54.28, 3. Dave Jacobson (BBH) 9:56.58, 4. Matt Link (AL) 9:59.18, 5. Jeremy Miner (BBH) 10:03.46, 6. James Adams (AL) 10:10.55, 7. Casey Castenir (MP) 10:18.51, 8. James Zarycki (NO) 10:24.92.
110 hurdles: 1. Adam Saintz (MP) 14.80, 2. Josh Price (NO) 14.90, 3. Peter Lancione (AL) 15.39, 4. Waldo Acosta (OF) 15.47, 5. Steve Sensel (B) 15.72, 6. Greg Ford (AS) 15.79, 7. Nick Bossard (AL) 16.02, 8. Tyler Kilbane (MP) 16.41.
300 hurdles: 1. Donovan Robertson (B) 38.94 (MEET RECORD, old record set by Adam Saintz of Midpark in 2008), 2. Josh Price (NO) 40.43, 3. Eric Fink (BBH) 40.90, 4. Peter Lancione (AL) 41.16, 5. Anthony Tarrant (B) 41.36, 6. Waldo Acosta (OF) 41.71, 7. Jeremy Ortiz (OF) 41.72, Adam Saintz DNF.
4×100 relay: 1. Olmsted Falls (Adam Harder, Brian Pongallo, Jared Early, Robbie VanZandt) 43.36, 2. Berea (Cortland Clements, Bo Heineman, Brandon Avery, Mike Lewis) 44.16, 3. Avon Lake (Jordan Market, Adam Ciarrone, Craig Shaffer, Andrew Tablack) 44.30, 4. Westlake (Hanford Dixon Jr., Hamed Abu Hamdeh, Adam Hamdan, Aaron Perkins) 44.36, 5. Amherst Steele (Chris Schmittle, Alex Endrai, Chad Shroeder, Justin Mercado) 44.63, 6. Midpark (Adrian Burke, David Mogilnicki, Anthony Meriwether, Jamaine Cook) 44.93, 7. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Steve Politowicz, Brian Colarik, Trevor Harris, Kevin Musial) 47.50.
4×200 relay: 1. Olmsted Falls (Adam Harder, Brian Pongallo, Owen Coughlin, Robbie VanZandt) 1:30.17 (MEET RECORD, old record set in 2008 by North Olmsted), 2. Berea (Cortland Clements, Aaron Young, Derick Schwedt, Donovan Robertson) 1:03.31, 3. Avon Lake (Jordan Market, Adam Ciarrone, Craig Shaffer, Mike Mansnerus) 1:30.44, 4. North Olmsted (Rodney Dukes, Pat Tomko, Phil Tomko, Jordan Hoppel) 1:30.88, 5. Midpark (Adrian Burke, Jamaine Cook, Adam Saintz, Jason McCombs) 1:32.28, 6. Amherst Steele (Chris Schmittle, Brandon Kish, Chad Shroeder, Alex Endrai) 1:34.98, 7. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Steve Politowicz, Brian Colarik, Justin Turner, Trevor Harris) 1:37.49, 8. Westlake (Alex Schultz, Aaron Perkins, Hamed Abu Hamdeh, Adam Hamdan) DQ.
4×400 relay: 1. Berea (Derick Schwedt, Justin Hill, Anthony Tarrant, Aaron Young) 3:25.69, 2. North Olmsted (Alex Nuendorfer, Pat Tomko, Jake Stieger, Josh Price) 3:28.12, 3. Westlake (Mason Meek, Rory Kelly, Sean Escolas, Hamed Abu Hamdeh) 3:28.17, 4. Avon Lake (Jordan Market, Peter Lancione, Craig Shaffer, Mike Mansnerus) 3:28.61, 5. Olmsted Falls (Ethan Arnold, Grant Budic, Brian Pongallo, Owen Coughlin) 3:30.79, 6. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Matt Lucas, Justin Turner, Pat Lozar, Eric Fink) 3:32.26, 7. Amherst Steele (Alex Endrai, Tyler Levanduski, Brett Smith, Miles Pittak) 3:33.30.
Shot put: 1. Sean McCann (AL) 57-06.75, 2. Bobby Grace (MP) 54-11.50, 3. Bill Vaughn (BBH) 9-11.75, 4. T.J. Card (MP) 49-10.50, 5. Jonathan Rodgers (AL) 49-02.25, 6. Elias Chbeir (WL) 46-06.75, 7. Zach Laird (OF) 45-0-5.25, 8. Zac Papay (AS) 44-04.50.
Long jump: 1. Josh Price (NO) 22-01.75, 2. Chris Schmittle (AS) 21-01.00, 3. Anthony Meriwether (MP) 21-00.25, 4. Rodney Dukes (NO) 20-11.75, 5. Jamaine Cook (MP) 20-10.00, 6. David Mogilnicki (MP) 20-05.25, 7. Brandon Avery (B) 19-11.75, 8. Cortland Clements (B) 19-06.25.
High jump: 1. Steve Sensel (B) 6-04.00, 2. Justin Rockhold (OF) 6-02.00, 3. Anthony Meriwether (MP) 6-02.00, 4. David Mogilnicki (MP) 5-10.00, 4. Tyler Parrish (AS) 5-10.00, 6. Shane Skelley (WL) 5-10.00, 7 Jeremy Ortiz (OF) 5-10.00, 8. Jon Weaver (BBH) 5-08.00.
Pole vault: 1. Adam Kalivoda (AS) 14-06.00, 2. Matt Zvosec (AS) 14-06.00, 3. Mike Stine (BBH) 14-00.00, 4. Anthony Lucas (MP) 13-09.00, 5. Matt Stenger (OF) 13-06.00, 6. Zach Miller (OF) 12-06.00, 7. Alex Schultz (WL) 12-00.00, 8. Jon Piazza (NO) 12-00.00

Girls

Team results
Midpark (MP) 125, 2. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (BBH) 116, 3. Westlake (WL) 98, 4. Avon Lake (AL) 59, 5. Olmsted Falls (OF) 47, 5. North Olmsted (NO) 47, 7. Amherst Steele (AS) 8. Berea (B) 2.
Individual results
100 meters: 1. Kaila Barber (MP) 12.37, 2. Morgan Pochatek (NO) 12.74, 3. Meghan Drews (NO) 12.76, 4. Hanna Dixon (WL) 12.90, 5. Julia D`Agostino (BBH) 13.34, 6. Miranda Young (MP) 13.41, 7. Olivia Glavac (BBH) 13.42, 8. Lauren Kata (BBH) 13.51.
200: 1. Jade Barber (MP) 24.61 (MEET RECORD, old record of 24.8 set in 1983), 2. Kaila Barber (MP) 24.88, 3. Corinne Pasela (MP) 25.86, 4. Hanna Dixon (WL) 26.07, 5. Morgan Pochatek (NO) 26.09, 6. Meghan Drews (NO) 26.66, 7. Anne Hutchinson (BBH) 27.68.
400: 1. Jade Barber (MP) 56.57 (MEET RECORD, old record set in semifinals by Barber Wednesday), 2. Veronica Thompson (BBH) 57.64, 3. Corinne Pasela (MP) 57.75, 4. Megan Davis (WL) 58.56, 5. Ellen Prendergrast (BBH) 59.14, 6. Anna Lobas (MP) 1:00.08, 7. Sarah Stachowiak (WL) 1:01.93, 8. Grace Barski (BBH) 1:02.64.
800: 1. Charlotte Tate (WL) 2:20.22, 2. Kasey Schuler (AS) 2:21.05, 3. Taylor Nedrich (AL) 2:21.59, 4. Amber Bourcier (MP) 2:21.94, 5. Tabitha Jacofsky (BBH) 2:23.21, 6. Alyssa Lawrence (NO) 2:25.10, 7. Alex Goots (NO) 2:25.23, 8. Melissa Hayton (AL) 2:25.82.
1,600: 1. Charlotte Tate (WL) 5:10.14, 2. Katy Link (AL) 5:18.68, 3. Aly Dosen (BBH) 5:18.94, 4. Molly Jacobson (BBH) 5:20.85, 5. Miranda Weed (AL) 5:20.88, 6. Lauren Greenlee (BBH) 5:25.71, 7. Alesha Beverly (WL) 5:32.66, 8. Erica Kelly (AS) 5:32.98.
3,200: 1. Molly Jacobson (BBH) 11:36.81, 2. Jane Lehman (AS) 11:41.01, 3. Katy Link (AL) 11:46.29, 4. Miranda Weed (AL) 11:51.47, 5. Sophia Kopasakis (WL) 11:52.80, 6. Rachael Paszko (BBH) 11:55.93, 7. Allison Kotchman (BBH) 12:01.11, 8. Olivia DiBiasio (B) 12:02.97.
100 hurdles: 1. Jade Barber (MP) 14.77, 2. Alex James (WL) 15.96, 3. Katie Nageotte (OF) 16.19, 4. Lauryn Smith (WL) 16.61, 5. Valerie Shymske (MP) 16.69, 6. Kalie Stallard (OF) 16.73, 7. Megan Beaver (BBH) 16.79, 8. Anastasia Souris (OF) DQ.
300 hurdles: 1. Valerie Shymske (MP) 47.03, 2. Anastasia Souris (OF) 48.04, 3. Maddie Bernard (AL) 48.13, 4. Megan Beaver (BBH) 48.88, 5. Kari Wengatz (BBH) 50.41, 6. Kaleigh Hudak (BBH) 50.68, 7. Kalie Stallard (OF) 51.30, 8. Alex James (WL) 52.01.
4×100 relay: 1. North Olmsted (Jerrisha Brown, Meghan Drews, Tiffany Platko, Morgan Pochatek) 51.10, 2. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Lauren Kata, Lindsay Rohal, Olivia Glavac, Julia D`Agostino) 51.68, 3. Westlake (Alex James, Sarah Stachowiak, Liz Stark, Hayley Smik) 52.77, 4. Avon Lake (Danielle Liszka, April Andersson, Sydni Becker, Kim Zelonis) 53.15, 5. Olmsted Falls (Anastasia Souris, Jessica Jurcak, Rebecca Wood, Kelsey Snider) 53.53, 6. Berea (Alex Martinson, Samantha Sanson, Caroline Buehl, Staci Bohannon) 54.22, 7. Amherst Steele (Lauren Keene, Ashleigh Schmittle, Jorden Strehle, Jordan Skinner) 54.42, 8. Midpark (Devon Gardner, Miranda Young, Valerie Shymske, Kaila Barber) 56.18.
4×200 relay: 1. Midpark (Corinne Pasela, Amber Bourcier, Anna Lobas, Kaila Barber) 1:43.70 (MEET RECORD, old record set in 2008 by Midpark), 2. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Grace Barski, Kara Storey, Veronica Thompson, Anne Hutchinson) 1:46.03, 3. Westlake (Hayley Smik, Sarah Stachowiak, Liz Stark, Hanna Dixon) 1:47.68, 4. Olmsted Falls (Dayna Roberts, Brittany Snider, Alexis Henton, Kelsey Snider) 1:49.16, 5. Avon Lake (Kim Zelonis, Lacy LeDuc, Taylor Nedrich, Cheyenne Lukstein) 1:50.69, 6. Berea (Alli Caraballo, Theresa Sulminski, Caroline Buehl, Staci Bohannon) 1:54.19, 7. Amherst Steele (Ashleigh Schmittle, Corissa Faria, Angelina Santiago, Lauren Keene) 1:55.70, 8. North Olmsted (Ann Tomko, Karissa Bozin, Sarah Martynowski, Maggie Bloomfield) 1:59.90.
4×400 relay: 1. Midpark (Corinne Pasela, Anna Lobas, Amber Bourcier, Jade Barber) 3:54.32 (MEET RECORD, old record of 4:01.30 set in 1993 by Bay), 2. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Veronica Thompson, Ellen Prendergrast, Megan Beaver, Anne Hutchinson) 3:58.79, 3. Avon Lake (Melissa Hayton, Cheyenne Lukstein, Taylor Nedrich, Katy Link) 4:06.23, 4. Westlake (Hayley Smik, Sarah Stachowiak, Kalpana Beach, Megan Davis) 4:06.33, 5. North Olmsted (Alyssa Lawrence, Meghan Drews, Alex Goots, Morgan Pochatek) 4:17.56, 6. Amherst Steele (Hailey Dziak, Ashleigh Schmittle, Kasey Schuler, Angelica Bucci) 4:18.15, 7. Olmsted Falls (Dayna Roberts, Brittany Snider, Megan Coughlin, Alexis Henton) 4:20.49, 8. Berea (Alex Martinson, Chelsea Kovalcsik, Alli Caraballo, Caroline Buehl) 4:25.71.
Discus: 1. Mary Bridges (NO) 131-08, 2. Bridget McNeill (WL) 128-02, 3. Abby Burgdorf (AS) 120-09, 4. Tina Perrine (MP) 120-00, 5. Jackie Griswold (OF) 115-09, 6. Jasmin Poljak (MP) 109-10, 7. Becki Famurewa (BBH) 109-10, 8. Katie Schuster (AS) 102-09.
Long jump: 1. Grace Barski (BBH) 17-02.25, 2. Alex James (WL) 17-01.00, 3. Hanna Dixon (WL) 16-01.50, 4. Natalie Resparc (BBH) 16-01.25, 5. Olivia Glavac (BBH) 15-08.50, 6. Anna Lobas (MP) 15-02.50, 7. Devon Gardner (MP) 15-02.00, 8. Kalie Stallard (OF) 14-11.50.
Pole vault: 1. Katie Nageotte (OF) 12-10.00 (DIVISION I STATE RECORD and MEET RECORD, old meet record of 11-3 set in 2008 by Nageotte), 2. Domenica Rossi (MP) 11-06.00, 3. Tiffany Platko (NO) 10-06.00, 4. April Andersson (AL) 10-06.00, 5. Rachel Lasorella (MP) 10-03.00, 6. Tonya Colonna (BBH) 10-03.00, 7. Morgan Srail (AL) 10-03.00, 8. Alyssa Beach (AS) 10-00.00.

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