Elizabeth Lambert runs best race as Erie Mason tops two league foes

ERIE – Elizabeth Lambert was angry.

It had nothing to do with the miserable weather she had to run in Tuesday.

The Erie Mason junior was mad at herself.

She could do no better that fifth place in the 800 meters during a meet against Whiteford and Summerfield.

Lambert quickly erased memories of that race when she took the track for a little while later for the 3,200 meters.

She fought through the constant rain and cool temperatures to run the race of her life.

Lambert won in 13:10.48, shaving 30 seconds off her previous lifetime best. She was nearly a minute and a half faster than anyone else in the field.

“Sometimes kids get frustrated,” Erie Mason girls coach Julie Ravary said. “You never know how they will react. She didn’t have the race she wanted earlier (in the 800). She is the kind of kid that uses every bit of frustration and anger to motivate her.”

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Both Erie Mason teams were motivated Tuesday.

The boys and girls both swept their opponents to take an important step forward in the Tri-County Conference race.

The girls beat Whiteford 90-45 and Summerfield 102-33. The boys triumphed over Whiteford 76-6 and Summerfield 108-29.

Whiteford beat Summerfield 78-56 in the girls meet and 103.5-33.5 for the boys.

“We’re off to a little better start than last year,” Ravary said. “Last year we were not quite ready for our first meets. That motivated us to change that. We are more prepared early in the year and working harder.

“The girls are paying attention to details in practice.”

Not even the miserable weather could stop the Eagles.

“Most of the times today were not good,” Ravary said. “Today was more fighting like a dog for every point you could get.”

Beth Sweeney won the high jump and both hurdle races to lead Mason and Guiliana Nastale (100, 200), Paige Konrad (400, long jump) and Bailey Meiring (1,600, pole vault) were double winners.

The Eagles also ruled the 400 (Abbigail England, Nastale, Konrad, Sweeney), 800 (Tanylei Neff, Lauren Murbach, Aubrey Iocoangeli, Konrad) and 1,600 (Meiring, England, Audrey Trainor, Lambert) relays.

Winners for Whiteford were Alaina McClain (800), Kenzie Gray (shot-put), Nina Bauman (discus) and the 3,200 relay of Annabelle Gapp, Braelynn Chiotti, Briar Wing and McClain.

Summerfield got runner-up finishes from Mia Miller, Grace Raymond, Makenzie Wolfe, Cameron Taylor and Bethany Suydam.

Aaron Koehn (throws) and Austin Sulier (3,200, pole vault) were double winners for Erie Mason’s boys.

Landon Nastale (100), Anderson Kaufman (400), Ethan Albright (low hurdles) and the 3,200 relay (Joseph Colalca, Logan Doom, Zach Worden, Parker Campbell) also took first.

“The boys rose up today in very tough conditions,” Mason coach Alex Russeau said. “There were several close battles that we came out on top and that ended up being the difference today. Really proud of the guys.”

Keegan Masters ruled the 800 and 1,600 meters and ran a leg on the winning 1,600 relay for Whiteford.

That was one of three relay wins for the Bobcats, who also were first in the 400 and 800. Gaspare Pirrone, Brandon Knaggs, Drew Ruddy, Frank Emmenecker, Brock Norman, Kolby Masserant, Ryin Ruddy, Jess Saylor and Nate Andrews ran relay legs.

Pirrone (200) and Ryin Ruddy (low hurdles) also were individual winners.

The jumps were the best events for Summerfield Teddy Gault won both. Mitchell Gomulinski was second in the high jump and Eli VanHuysen and Brody St. John finished 2-3 in the long jump.

First win for Airport

CARLETON – Matt Foor won both throws, Anthony Tamahkyarov ruled the 100 and 200 and David Jankowski swept the hurdles as Airport topped St. Mary Catholic Central 80-44 Tuesday for its first win of the season.

Corbin Derry was the 400-meter winner and ran a leg on the winning 1,600 relay.

The Jets swept all four relays with Callum Bell, Will Dobbertin, Adrian Dawes, Isaiah Chapdelaine, Caden Cooper, Carter Winnie, Tyler Carroll and David Jankowski running legs.

Flat Rock doubles up

RIVERVIEW – Keola Botts (shot-put, discus), Sophia Chan (long jump, 400), Reagan Reagan Higdon (100, 200) and Aileen McNamara (hurdles) all were double winners as Flat Rock’s girls beat Riverview 82-46 Tuesday.

Kayle Babowicz claimed the high jump for the 1-3 Rams.

This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Track and Field: Mason's Lambert funnels frustration into top time