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Green Bay’s highly-anticipated weekend is here; what does Pack do?

Green Bay’s highly-anticipated weekend is here; what does Pack do?
Medford Area Senior High alumni Joey Sullivan (class of 2022) and Meredith Richter (class of 2024) both competed in the Bryan Clay Invitational near Los Angeles. The meet was hosted April 16-18 by Azusa Pacific University, who claims the meet is the fastest and largest collegiate track and field meet in the United States with its stated mission being to establish the best possible conditions, featuring perfect weather, ideal timing and a balanced level of competition in each event, allowing participants to reach their full potential. Competitors across all NCAA divisions attend. Sullivan, competing for UW-La Crosse, placed 17th out of 97 entrants in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 8:49.74, which was just 0.37 seconds off his personal best, set last April 24. It was Sullivan’s second steeplechase of the spring. He took second at the Washington University in St. Louis Distance Carnival March 27 at 8:55.64. Sullivan was fifth in last May’s NCAA Division III National Championship at 9:02 Richter, competing for Nebraska-Omaha, placed 81st out of 167 entrants in the women’s 800-meter run in a time of 2:14.76. That was 0.05 seconds off her best outdoor time so far in her freshman season, achieved April 11 at Drake University’s Jim Duncan Invitational. Her best indoor 800 was 2:13.36 at the Summit League Championships. Richter also was part of Omaha’s women’s 4x400-meter relay team at the Clay Invite. The team of Macy Persinger, Ava Robinson, Jocelyn Skoda and Richter placed 17th of 18 teams in 3:54.93. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Green Bay’s highly-anticipated weekend is here; what does Pack do?
Medford Area Senior High alumni Joey Sullivan (class of 2022) and Meredith Richter (class of 2024) both competed in the Bryan Clay Invitational near Los Angeles. The meet was hosted April 16-18 by Azusa Pacific University, who claims the meet is the fastest and largest collegiate track and field meet in the United States with its stated mission being to establish the best possible conditions, featuring perfect weather, ideal timing and a balanced level of competition in each event, allowing participants to reach their full potential. Competitors across all NCAA divisions attend. Sullivan, competing for UW-La Crosse, placed 17th out of 97 entrants in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 8:49.74, which was just 0.37 seconds off his personal best, set last April 24. It was Sullivan’s second steeplechase of the spring. He took second at the Washington University in St. Louis Distance Carnival March 27 at 8:55.64. Sullivan was fifth in last May’s NCAA Division III National Championship at 9:02 Richter, competing for Nebraska-Omaha, placed 81st out of 167 entrants in the women’s 800-meter run in a time of 2:14.76. That was 0.05 seconds off her best outdoor time so far in her freshman season, achieved April 11 at Drake University’s Jim Duncan Invitational. Her best indoor 800 was 2:13.36 at the Summit League Championships. Richter also was part of Omaha’s women’s 4x400-meter relay team at the Clay Invite. The team of Macy Persinger, Ava Robinson, Jocelyn Skoda and Richter placed 17th of 18 teams in 3:54.93. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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