Sheedlo set RB record; Rockets win track meet

Sheedlo set RB record; Rockets win track meet:
PALMYRA, Wis. - Richmond-Burton traveled over the border and came back a winner, racking up 143 points to top 10 other teams at the Palmyra-Eagle girls track invitational Saturday.

The Rockets had four individual and three relay wins on the day.

Talia Sheedlo set a school record with a time of 15.8 seconds to win the 100-meter hurdles for the Rockets. Sheedlo also placed third in 300 hurdles behind R-B's Jordan Eisenberg, who took first in 51.40.

Kara Russell (2:32.10) and April Wanagas (2:37.20) swept the top two spots for R-B in the 800. Also for the Rockets, Elizabeth Kaht won the pole vault (9-6).

R-B just missed a sweep of the relay events, winning the 4x200 (1:57.60), 4x400 (4:30.80) and 4x800 (10:51.90) but finished third in the 4x100. (NWHerald 5/1/11)