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DyeStat Michigan
5/16/00
OK-Red Conference -
a Rockford Rout
from Dan Wytko
Rockford MI jr Dathan Ritzenhein broke the Michigan state record for 1600 meters with a 4:05.9 victory in the OK-Red Conference at Grandville MI. (The old record was 4:07.19 by Earl Jones in 1982). Ritzenhein followed up later in the meet with a 9:17.2 victory in the 3200 meters. Both were conference records.
Rockford was very busy in both boys and girls events. Other highlights:
- Rockford girls 4x800 9:35
- Rockford jr Linsey Blaisdell won the 1600 in 5:18.4
- Rockford sr Nora Colligan won the 800 in 2:17.6
- Rockford sr Emily Blakeslee won the 3200 in a meet record time of 10:54.8
- Rockford girls 4x400 relay won in 4:05.3
- Rockford boys 4x800 relay won in 7:57 MR.
Rockford's boys, undefeated in the regular season, won the conference championship as well.
