Brownstown Township, MI — Saline Track & Field showed strong depth, development, and competitiveness across all event groups at the Woodhaven Rising Stars meet. With a heavy underclassmen presence, the Hornets stacked personal bests, podium finishes, and valuable race experience. 🔥 Top Performances & Highlights Gavin Bast (9) dominated the freshman 1600m, taking 1st place (4:48.78) in a controlled, confident race. Will Sollenberger (9) followed with a 2nd place finish (4:57.40 PB), leading a strong distance showing. Dezmond MacDonald (9) had a standout day: 2nd in the 400m (57.67 PB) 5th in the 110m hurdles (20.25 PB) On the girls side, Janaye Sifuna (10) sprinted to 1st place in the 100m (13.34), leading a strong sprint group. ⚡ Sprints & Relays Boys 100m group showed excellent depth with multiple PRs, including: Briggs Corie (12.83 PB) Brody Albelo (12.90 PB) Alexander Stockton (13.05 PB) Brandon Kim (13.21 PB) In the 400m: Max Blaney (59.15 PB) and Will Schmidt (1:02.91 PB) highlighted continued progression. Girls Relays delivered big results: 4x100 (Stackhouse, Sifuna, Barnard, Sweet) – 🥈 2nd place (55.17) 4x200 – 🥉 3rd place (2:00.41) Mixed relays added depth and versatility: SMR A Team – 🥉 3rd place (4:22.49) 4x400 – 4th place (4:27.09) 🏃 Distance Crew Strong freshman presence: Lucas Bahena (5:26.57) and William LeCompte (PB) continue to build depth. Girls: Isabelle Calati took 2nd (6:42.40) Multiple athletes recorded PRs in the 600m, including: Marissa Salazar (2:11.76 PB) Isabelle Driver (2:16.51 PB) Ellie Rodriguez (2:17.92 PB) 🚧 Hurdles MacDonald (PB) led the boys group. Xavier Warren (PB) showed improvement. Girls hurdles group competed well with: Hannah Frazier-Stephens (19.98) Salazar and Rodriguez adding depth 🏋️ Field Events Throws: Consistent improvement across the board with multiple discus PRs: Tristan Matznick, Myles Ogdahl, Diontae Brooks-Walker, Oliver Patterson Shot put saw PRs from Matznick, Ogdahl, and Joseph Al-Kasid Jumps: Jenna Sweet placed 3rd in High Jump (4’4”) Allison Miller (PB) continues to progress Boys long jump led by Alexander Stockton (14’11.5”) 📈 Program Takeaways Dozens of Personal Bests across all event groups signal strong early-season development. Freshman class made a major impact, especially in distance and relays. Sprint depth is improving, with tight performance clustering and consistent drops in times. Balanced team effort across sprints, distance, hurdles, relays, and field events. This meet was exactly what the program needed—competitive reps, measurable improvement, and confidence building. The foundation is being set for continued growth as the season progresses.