by Ken Lahmers
Editor
Aurora -- In an overall third-place effort in the Hilltopper Invitational at Chardon, Aurora's boys track team set three meet records and one school mark.
The 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams of Andrew Krieger, Jamaal Simmons, Dee Brizzolara and Dave Moore set meet records of 43.94 and 1:31.15 on their way to first places.
The 4x100 effort also was a school record, while the 4x200 effort just missed a school record. Brizzolara blazed to a time of 40.32 in the 300 hurdles for an individual victory and meet record.
Aurora compiled 82 points to finish just 4 behind Fairview, while Painesville Harvey easily won the boys competition with 130. Chardon and Ashtabula Edgewood rounded out the top five.
In the 110 hurdles, Frederick Frantzen and Simmons placed second and third, respectively, in 15.65 and 15.96. Frantzen also was third in the 300 hurdles in 41.84.
The 4x400 relay of Brizzolara, Josh Ohman, Frantzen and Moore took second in 3:32.22, Anthony Badalamenti was third in the long jump at 19-7 1/2 and Moore was third in the 100 dash in 11.6.
Other placings for the boys were: Fourth -- Mark Korosec in the 1,600 in 4:37.82.
Fifth -- 4x800 relay of Eric Douglas, Zach Flowers, Oshman and Eric Shepard in 8:44.76; Flowers in the 400 dash in 53.65; Ohman in the 800 in 2:06.47; and Andrew Cottle in the discus in 115-8.
Dual vs. West Geauga
The Greenmen were quite greedy in their dual meet against West Geauga on April 15. They took first place in all but two events. That was 14 first places and 13 seconds.
On top of that, Aurora took first and second in nine events and swept the top three spots in six.
The events the Greenmen took first, second and third in were shot put, 200, 400, 300 hurdles, 1,600 and 3,200.
AHS took first in three of the four relays. Krieger, Steve Snyder, Brizzolara and Moore won the 4x200.
Moore and Brizzolara teamed up with Frantzen and Simmons for first in the 4x400 and the 4x800 team of Chris Denzinger, Matt Davis, Ohman and Korosec finished on top.
Frantzen added two individual first-places in the 110 and 300 hurdles.
The Greenmen got first places in field events from Badalamenti in the long jump (20- 9 3/4), Mickael Fadoul in the shot put (27-7) and Cottle in the discus (114-6).
In the other races, top finishes came from Brizzolara in the 100 (10.98), Korosec in the 1,600 (4:49.6), Flowers in the 400 (53.9) Eric Douglas in the 800 (2:12.7), Moore in the 200 (23.4) and Evan Jones in the 3,200 (10:59.3).
Aurora got second places from Badalamenti (long jump), T.J. Kelly (shot), Danny Myers (discus), Simmons (100 hurdles), Douglas (1,600 and 3,200), Shepard (400), Alex Kovalik (300 hurdles), Ohman (800) and Flowers (200).
Third place went to Kovalik (long jump) Jacob Rose (shot), Jones (1,600), Connor Perry (400), Ryan Doherty (200), Dave Napierata (300 hurdles) and Davis (3,200).
The Greenmen were scheduled to run in the Kenston Relays on April 21. No results were available at press time. They will host the Aurora Invitational on April 25 and travel to Orange on April 29 for a triangular which also includes Cuyahoga Heights.
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