IMLAY CITY — The Imlay City girls’ track squad claimed 18 top-20 showings last Thursday at the SVSU Division 2 Indoor Invitational.

No team scores were kept at the meet.

Mary Lengemann, high jump, 5 feet 2 inches; and Robin LeFevere, 400-meter dash, 1:00.37; led Imlay City with firsts.

Robin LeFevere, long jump (16 feet 9 1/2 inches) and 200 dash (26.22 seconds); plus Jessica Denver, 1600-meter run, 5:40.41; furnished Imlay City’s seconds.

Denver, 800 run, 2:28.81; gave Imlay City an individual event third.


Imlay City’s Carlee Forsyth passes the baton to Robin LeFevere in a meet last season. The Spartans opened up their 2019 season last Thursday at the SVSU Indoor Invitational. photo by Kevin Kissane.

The 2400-meter relay of Mary Lengemann, Ana Lengemann, Sarah Hubbard and Denver pulled up third as well. It took them 7:25.23 to cover the territory.

Mary Lengemann, 1600 run, 5:46.61; gave Imlay City a fifth.

In addition to that, Mary Lengemann supplied sixth among 800-meter run entrants. She stopped the watch at 2:37.56 en route.

The Imlay City 1200 relay of Jillian LeFevere, Carlee Forsyth, Robin LeFevere and Denver obtained a ninth. They registered a 3:11.51 clocking along the way.

Ana Lengemann, 1600 -meter run, 6:03.72; and Sydney Kapushinski, 3200 run, 13:40.9; managed 10ths for Imlay City.

Sophia Rosillo, shot put, 30 feet; and Hubbard, 400-meter dash, 1:08.08; supplied Imlay City’s 13ths.

Izzy Aune, 3200 run, 14:34.84; and Jillian LeFevere, 200-meter dash, 28.56 seconds; contributed the next best Imlay City placings. Their performances proved good for 14th and 15th, respectively.

Aubrie Behrick, long jump, 13 feet 5 inches, two-way tie for 16th; Jillian LeFevere, 60 dash, 8.63 seconds; 18th; and Samantha Kouri, shot put, 27 feet 8 1/2 inches, 20th; gave Imlay City top-20 finishes as well.

Forsyth, 60-meter hurdles, 12.76 seconds, 29th, furnished the next best Imlay City showing.

Olivia Moore, 60 hurdles, 13.71 seconds; 32nd; Behrick, 400-meter dash, 1:14.96; 33rd; Layla Dalecke, 60 dash, 9.19 seconds; 43rd; and Forsyth, 200-meter dash, 30.82 seconds; 45th; also competed for Imlay City that day.

Kevin Kissane has been covering high school sports for the Tri-City Times since 1985. When not standing on a field or court with his camera and notepad, he enjoys golf, travel and family. Kevin is a 1980 graduate of Capac High School, and is also a grad of St. Clair Community College and earned a degree in journalism from Central Michigan University.