Apr. 13, 2019

The Lee’s Summit West Girls Track and Field team competed at the prestigious Aradia Invitational in the greater Los Angeles metro area on April 5th and 6th and turned in some of the best performances in the United State this spring.

The foursome of Audrey Parson, Ginger Murnieks, Addie Mathis and Madison Hulsey ran the Invitational 4×800 relay started the meet off on Friday April 5th with a 9:15.43 performance that placed them fourth in the meet and ranks them as the number six best 4×800 relay in the United States this spring. Later that evening the girls Invitational 4×1600 meter relay of Ginger Murnieks, Addie Mathis, McKenna Butler and Madison Hulsey placed fifth with a time of 20:53.53 and this performance ranks them as the fifth best 4×1600 meter relay in the United States this Spring.

On Saturday the Titans continued their momentum with Jessica Haney winning the high jump with a leap of 5’8″ and that ranks her as the number 19 best mark in the United States this spring. Maddi Harris competing at the exact same time was able to throw a personal best throw of over two feet in the Invitational shot put to place fourth with a throw of 44’3″. Finally the girls distance medley relay of Madison Hulsey, McKenna Butler, Audrey Parson and Ginger Murnieks place fourth with a time of 11:59.23 that currently ranks as the number four best performance in the United States this spring.

All three Invitational division relays are the number one ranked relays in the state of Missouri all classes.

On the competition Coach Jesse Griffin says, “ I am extremely pleased with how our girls competed with the top teams in the United States at Arcadia. This meet challenges our girls on a whole other level than they are used to competing against in Missouri on a daily basis and sets the tone for what the expectations are as we move forward in the season. Each girl competed like champions and were fearless and this was one of the best days in our programs history. The trip to California will undoubtedly give us momentum as we head into the championship part of our season.”