4 RACES, 4 RECORDS, 4 MEDALS!

The OHSAA State Championship was held this past weekend at the Jesse Owen Stadium in Columbus and the Lady Bees showed up ready to compete. The girls competed in 4 races and came away with 4 new school records and 4 trips to the podium.

The Lady Bees ran in what some are calling the BEST RACE EVER at the state meet in the 4 x 800 relay. A 2 mile distance race all came down to less than .6 second as 4 teams sprinted side by side the last 50 meters to the finish line. The senior group of Veronica Thompson, Jill Bajaksouzian, Lauren Greenlee, and Megan Beaver finished in 4th with a new school record of 9:08.67. That time puts them as the 6th fastest ever in Ohio history.

Finish line photo of 4x800

On Saturday, Veronica Thompson broke her school record in the 400m as she placed 4th with a time of 56.41. Megan Beaver also broke the school record in the 800m running 2:12.31, taking 4th place.

The 4x400 relay headed into Saturday with the fastest time from Friday's prelims (3:53) and ran the best time in school history to capture the runner-up spot. The relay was led off by freshman Rachel Kotchman and also included seniors Ellen Prendergast, Megan Beaver, and Veronica Thompson. The ladies ran 3:51.01 and again in a very close race at the finish as the winning ream from Reyonldsburg was less than 1 second ahead.

Finish line photo of 4x400

Congratulations to the Lady Bees on your AMAZING accomplishments this weekend!

Click here to view State Meet Photo Album.

Select the race below to watch the video.

4 x 800 Final

4 x 400 Prelims

4x400 Finals

400 Prelims

400 Finals

800 Finals