By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

The All-Portage Trail Conference girls track and field team for the 2023 season. The teams are selected through a process conducted by the league’s coaches.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Ky’ara Ross, St. Thomas Aquinas, senior

COACH OF THE YEAR

Kyle Rodstrom, Rootstown

FIRST TEAM

Brooklynn McIntyre, Rootstown, shot put, junior

Brooklynn McIntyre, Rootstown, discus, junior

Ky’ara Ross, St. Thomas Aquinas, long jump, senior

Kelsie Hamrick, Rootstown, high jump, senior

Ky’ara Ross, St. Thomas Aquinas, 100 meters, senior

Ky’ara Ross, St. Thomas Aquinas, 200 meters, senior

Ari Tompkins, Mogadore, 400 meters, sophomore

Gianna Ritchie, Lake Center Christian, 800 meters, freshman

Katie Lane, Mogadore, 1,600 meters, junior

Julia Wheeler, Southeast, 3,200 meters, freshman

Carlee Clifford, Rootstown, 100 hurdles, senior

Porter Smith, Rootstown, 300 hurdles, junior

Melanie Plecko, Rootstown, at-large, junior

Katy Loughney, Mogadore, seated, freshman

4×100 Relay: Lake Center Christian (Ta’Misha Twitty, sr.; Faith Hayslip, soph.; Sarah Stock, jr.; Nicole Hayes, fresh.)

4×200 Relay: Lake Center Christian (Ta’Misha Twitty, sr.; Megan Emch, soph.; Madison VanCuren, jr.; Faith Hayslip, soph.)

4×400 Relay: Mogadore (Ari Tompkins, soph.; Brook McIntyre, jr.; Rachel Whetstone, sr.; Katie Lane, jr.)

4×800 Relay: Mogadore (Brook McIntyre, jr.; Emma Quillen, soph.; Rachel Whetstone, sr.; Katie Lane, jr.)

SECOND TEAM

Jasmine Ridley, Warren JFK, shot put, sophomore

Natalie Lane, Mogadore, discus, senior

Carlee Clifford, Rootstown, long jump, senior

Addie Biggin, Rootstown, high jump, freshman

Melanie Plecko, Rootstown, 100 meters, junior

Melanie Plecko, Rootstown, 200 meters, junior

Melanie Plecko, Rootstown, 400 meters, junior

Katie Lane, Mogadore, 800 meters, junior

Julia Wheeler, Southeast, 1,600 meters, freshman

Emma Quillen, Mogadore, 3,200 meters, sophomore

Alex Biggin, Rootstown, 100 hurdles, freshman

Abi Graham, Lake Center Christian, 300 hurdles, junior

Mia Gaetjens, Mogadore, at-large, junior

4×100 Relay: Rootstown (Melanie Plecko, jr.; Kayla Nicholas, soph.; Sasha Nichols, soph.; Carlee Clifford, sr.)

4×200 Relay: Rootstown (Carlee Clifford, sr.; Kayla Nicholas, soph.; Sasha Nichols, soph.; Porter Smith, jr.)

4×400 Relay: Lake Center Christian (Nicole Hayes, fresh.; Megan Each, soph.; Emma Weise, sr.; Gianna Ritchie, fresh.)

4×800 Relay: Lake Center Christian (Elsie Haught, sr.; Christina Luton, sr.; Emma Weise, sr.; Gianna Ritchie, fresh.)

HONORABLE MENTION

Ava Pletcher, Lake Center Christian, junior

Amelia Morris, Mogadore, sophomore

Lauren Krieger, Rootstown, senior

Aaliyah Baddy, Southeast, senior

Aniyah Johnson, Warren JFK, sophomore