ORTONVILLE, Michigan - The Holly girls finished fifth in the 14 team field using strong performances by Jenna Mitchell in the shot put and discuss, and legs of Destinee Lukianoff, Melissa Bott, Jessica Beeler, Mariah Ridal and Tatum Harnum to lead the way.  Mitchell was second in the discus with a throw of 112-8.  Lukianoff also qualified for state with a second in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:19.6.  She also was a part of the third place 1600 meter relay squad, joining Ridal, Bott and Harmon for a time of 4:05.9.  Ridal was second in the 400, running a very strong 1:00.3 qualifying as one of the top two finishers and making her eligible to run at the state meet.  Beeler was third in the high jump, clearing the bar at 5-0.

Like the boys, the girls will not have much time for rest and will be tested in both the league and county meets coming later this week.

Girl’s track results
1.  Lake Orion, 121
2.  Oxford, 98
3.  Rochester Adams , 87
4.  Rochester Stoney Creek, 61
5.  Holly, 56
6.  Ortonville Brandon, 47
7.  Pontiac, 43.5
8.  Utica Eisenhower, 37
9.  Clarkston, 35.5
10. Lapeer East, 31
11. Romeo , 23
12. Davison, 12
13. Port Huron Northern, 5
14. Port Huron, 5

BAY CITY, Michigan - Holly track continued its dominance Friday night by sweeping both the boys and girls invitational at Bay City Western.  Not to be deterred by miserable cold and rain, the Broncho boys dominated by scoring 157.5 points  and the girls 75 points to edge Flushing for the title.

Senior Cameron Moussavi led Holly boys with a win in the 1600 meter run galloping to a time of 4:36.04.  He also anchored Holly’s second place finish in the 3200 meter relay.

Justin Gaumer took both the discus and shot put, outdistancing his nearest competitor in the discuss by more than 30 feet with a toss 165-1.  Junior Andarius Gray was outstanding as he won the 200 meter run at 24.16, was second in the 100 meter and helped Holly to second place finishes in both the 400 and 800 meter relays.

Junior Dallas Crandell won the 300 meter high hurdles with a time of 42.07.
Jonathan Beeler won the high jump at 6-0, and helped Holly to first in the 1600 meter relay with a team time of 3:34.49.  Freshman John Williams was third in the 400 meter run at 53.68, less than one second short of a win, and was instrumental in helping Holly to a win in the 1600 meter relay.

For the girls, Junior Merissa Moorhead won the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.95 to start off a great day for the Lady Bronchos.  Holly also won the 100 meter and 400 meter dashes with sophomore Mariah Ridal winning both with respective times of 13.19 and 1:02.07.  Senior star Destinee Lukianoff won the 800 meter run with a time of 2:23.07.

The Holly girls won the 1600 meter relay with the tandem of Melissa Bott, Tatum Harmon, Ridal and Lukianoff with a time of 4:20.09.  They took second in the 400 meter relay with a time of 54.73 with three underclasswomen (Jessica Beeler, Paige McElroy and Kaylee Harris) and senior Keera Colson.

The Bronchos are at home Wednesday in a league meet with Clio, Lapeer West and Swartz Creek as they look to continue their domination of Flint Metro League foes.

BAY CITY WESTERN INVITATIONAL (BOYS)
Holly, 157.50
Bay City Western, 86.33
Fenton, 48.33
Flushing, 46.00
Bay City Central, 40.00
Mason, 38.50
Midland Dow, 25.33
Saginaw Heritage, 24.00
Milford Lakeland, 13.00
Alpena, 12.00
Midland, 2.00
Tawas, 2.00
Mt. Pleasant, 0.00

BAY CITY WESTERN INVITATIONAL (GIRLS)
Holly, 75.00
Flushing, 72.00
Alpena, 62.00
Bay City Western, 60.00
Milford Lakeland, 50.00
Bay City Central, 48.00
Mason, 40.00
Tawas, 38.00
Fenton, 22.00
Midland Dow, 12.00
Midland, 11.00
Mt. Pleasant, 6.00
Saginaw Heritage, 0.00

HOLLY, Michigan - His motto could be, “Let me take you higher.” If it were, it would surely fit as the Holly track and fielder star and senior pole vaulted, Josh Fiedor shattered a 27-year old record at the Milford Relays by vaulting 14-6.

Fiedor’s vault edged out longtime record holder, Ed Lumm who in 1983 cleared 14-3. Fiedor looks to continue his domination of the Flint Metro League competition and help the powerful Bronchos challenge for the Class A title.

Holly’s last track and field titles was in 1971 as a Class B competitor. Along with other Broncho stalwarts such as discus and shot put standout Justin Gaumer and high jumper, Jonathan Beeler, Holly indeed will be a force at the Class A State Finals.  

Gaumer recently tossed the discus 181 in a big win over Oxford. According to Holly track and field coach, Rob Basydlo, Gaumer regularly beats his discus competitors by 50-feet or more. Beeler is the returning Class A state high jumper with a 2009 state meet jump of 6-8. He also holds the all-time Holly record of 6-9.

HOLLY, Michigan – Holly High School athletic director Deb Van Kuiken identified 18 Holly High School “triple threat” athletes, or those who have participated in three (or more) varsity sports teams throughout the school year.

The list includes Jake Albritton for football, wrestling and baseball, Amber Boron for volleyball, basketball and softball, Emily Brendel for competitive cheer, sideline cheer and soccer, Rebecca Fink for swim and dive, competitive cheer and soccer, Dakota Gordon for soccer, swim and dive, and track and field, Anderius Gray for football, basketball, and track and field, Lance Hopkin for football, basketball, and track and field, Dylan Klinger for football, bowling, and track and field, Scot Malvich for football, swim and dive, and track and field, Kaitlyn Pusey for volleyball, basketball, and soccer, James Rodgers for football, swim and dive and track and field, Nick Schroeder for cross country, ski, and track and field, Mike and Joe Spencer for football, wrestling and track and field, Don Theil for cross country, bowling and track and field, Curtis Vermilya for soccer, bowling and track and field, Kevin Wilson for tennis basketball and baseball, and “quadruple threat”  Justin Gaumer for soccer, football, swim and dive and track and field.

“The Holly Athletic Department thanks all of these students for their time and dedication to the many different teams of our school,” Van Kuiken said.