Girls Track & Field

The Southwestern Conference announced the 2024 Girls Track & Field individual award winners and All-Southwestern Conference teams, as selected by the Championship Meet results and conference coaches. Amherst Steele High School senior Natalie Pelban named Most Valuable Field Athlete, while Midview senior Erica Baldoza was named the Most Valuable Track Athlete and Avon’s Sam Ulery was named Girls Coach of the Year again in 2024.

2024 Girls Track & Field All-Southwestern Conference Honors

Most Valuable Track Athlete
Erica Baldoza, Midview

Most Valuable Field Athlete
Natalie Pleban, Amherst Steele

Coach of the Year
Sam Ulery, Avon

All-Southwestern Conference First Team
4x800M Relay – Kaitlyn Reese, Jessica Pendleton, Riley Moran, Anika Singh, Avon
100M Hurdles – Natalie Pleban, Amherst Steele
100M Dash – Erica Baldoza, Midview
4x200M Relay – Paige Justice, Molley Kennedy, Noor Odeh, Madison Gettings, Avon
1600M Run – Kaitlyn Reese, Avon
4x100M Relay – Joceyln Anderson, Natalie Pleban, Carmela Rivera, Jayla Cruz, Amherst Steele
400M Dash – Jayla Cruz, Amherst Steele
300M Hurdles – Alex Vargo, Amherst Steele
800M Run – Madeline Betz, Avon Lake
200M Dash – Erica Baldoza, Midview
3200M Run – Kylie Bennington, Avon Lake
4x400M Relay – Anna Argabright, Paige Justice, Noor Odeh, Kaitlyn Reese, Avon
Discus – Bridget Bergen, Avon
High Jump – Macie Miller, North Ridgeville
Long Jump – Natalie Pleban, Amherst Steele
Shot Put – Claire Springer, Avon Lake
Pole Vault – Finley Devins, Berea-Midpark

All-Southwestern Conference Second Team
4x800M Relay – Kylie Bennington, Madeline Betz, Skylar Haibach, Kate Leininger, Avon Lake
100M Hurdles – Alex Vargo, Amherst Steele
100M Dash – Madison Gettings, Avon
4x200M Relay – Leah McKay, Cora Vance, Cameron Hostacky, Erica Baldoza, Midview
1600M Run – Kylie Bennington, Avon Lake
4x100M Relay – Ava Hamm, Cameron Hostacky, Cora Vance, Erica Baldoza, Midview
400M Dash – Jessica Pendleton, Avon
300M Hurdles – Paige Justice, Avon
800M Run – Anika Singh, Avon
200M Dash – Cora Vance, Midview
3200M Run – Ava Melott, Avon
4x400M Relay – Ashley Grapes, Alaina Alflen, Lauren Kukucka, Alex Vargo, Amherst Steele
Discus – Rania Brown, Avon
High Jump – Megan Mahaffey, Olmsted Falls
Long Jump – Megan Mahaffey, Olmsted Falls
Shot Put – Ava Luczak, Avon Lake
Pole Vault – Sarah Connor, Avon

All-Southwestern Conference Honorable Mention
Rosalie Kapalin, Amherst Steele
Paige Miller, Amherst Steele
Loida Diaz, Avon
Maddie Harrington, Avon
Sophia Hoffman, Avon Lake
Camryn Koski, Avon Lake
Arrianna Nobels, Berea-Midpark
Isabella Santori, Berea-Midpark
QuarRisah Minyard, Elyria
MyAsia Pendergrass, Elyria
Grace Burdorff, Midview
Izzy Henely, Midview
Mary Grace Hedberg, North Ridgeville
Brooke Lime, North Ridgeville
Stella Dotson, Olmsted Falls
Aubrey Prada, Olmsted Falls

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Week for March 22 – April 7 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Week
Brooke Lime
North Ridgeville
Senior

Brooke, in her first year of track, won the 200m Dash at the Midview Mixed Relays and the 100m Dash, & 200m Dash in a dual versus Elyria. She also anchored the 4x200m Relay to a first place finish at the Nordonia Relays.

Other Notable Performances:

Claire Springer (Sr.), Avon Lake
Threw a Division-1-leading toss of 44-10.5 in the Shot Put at the Lakewood Ranger Relays.

MyAsia Pendergrass (Sr.), Elyria
Placed first in the 100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles against North Ridgeville and placed third 100m Hurdles at the Perkins Invitational.