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2023 Girls Track and Field Team with sectional trophy

Valencia Miller prepares for her high jump

Katie Clemons finished fifth in pole vault

Lena Spiller receives coaching from head coach Michael Chastain

Isa Bernhard warms up for the 110 m hurdles

Jade Springer leading in the 4x800

Alexa LaBella and Emma Zimpleman burst out of the blocks

Quinn Bird prepares for her race

Lena Spiller out in front in the 300m hurdles

Celeste Gram and Faith Martinez in the 3200 m run

Girls Track and Field 5/17/2023 3:22:00 PM Ken Voreis | Sports Information Specialist

CGA Track and Field wins 11th Sectional Championship

The Culver Girls Academy's track and field team wrapped up their 11^th IHSAA sectional championship on Tuesday evening. The girls finished first out of 11 teams with 151 points, 53 more than the second-place school, Plymouth.

The field events were dominated by CGA's Lena Spiller '23 and Susie Bourdier '24. Spiller finished first in the high jump and long jump, with marks of 5' 4" and 17' ¼" respectively. Bourdier vaulted 10 feet, earning her first place in the pole vault.

In the relay events, the girls started strong and never slowed down. The quartet of Jade Springer '25, Lillian VerMeulen '23, Grace Gibbs '24, and Margaret VerMeulen '23 won the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 10:01.93. Later in the meet, the 4x100 team of Brighton Bird '23, Bourdier, Emma Zimpleman '26, and Alexa LaBella '24 finished first at 51.13. And in the 4x400, Brighton Bird, Gibbs, Springer, and Quinn Bird '24 claimed first with a time of 4:13.06.

The 300-meter hurdles had an interesting development. Spiller won the event with a time of 48.61, but finishing in third place was Valencia Miller '26 at 50.68. Miller had never raced in the event prior to this meet.

In the distance events, Celeste Gram '24 won the 1600 meter run, and placed second in the 3200 meter run, with times of 5:16.24 and 11:57.36. Nevaeh Navarre '26 and Faith Martinez '23 also held their own in the distance events, with Navarre finishing seventh in the 1600 at 6:06.89, and Martinez finishing fifth in the 3200 at 13:15.85.

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Players Mentioned

Brighton Bird: Senior

Quinn Bird: Junior

Susie Bourdier: Junior

Grace Gibbs: Junior

Celeste Gram: Junior

Alexa LaBella: Junior

Valencia Miller: Freshman

Nevaeh Navarre: Freshman

Lena Spiller: Senior

Jade Springer: Sophomore

Lillian VerMeulen: Senior

Margaret VerMeulen: Senior

Players Mentioned

Brighton Bird
: Senior

Quinn Bird
: Junior

Susie Bourdier
: Junior

Grace Gibbs
: Junior

Celeste Gram
: Junior

Alexa LaBella
: Junior

Valencia Miller
: Freshman

Nevaeh Navarre
: Freshman

Lena Spiller
: Senior

Jade Springer
: Sophomore

Lillian VerMeulen
: Senior

Margaret VerMeulen
: Senior