The Chelsea High School Girls Track and Field team split up on May 1 to compete at two invitational meets. Sophomore Melina King earned an automatic qualifier for the MHSAA Division 2 State Championship Meet with a personal best 200-meter time of 25.86, the fourth fastest time in Chelsea history. At the Golden Triangle Meet of Champions in Saline, King also joined the 4×100 relay team with India Barney, Ansley Ahlstrom, and Teagan Hill for a season-best time of 51.30, good for fifth place. At the Stockbridge Invite, the Bulldogs placed sixth out of 14 teams.
Saline Golden Triangle Meet of Champions:
- The 4×100 relay team of India Barney (senior captain), Ansley Ahlstrom (freshman), Melina King (sophomore), and Teagan Hill (junior) ran a season best of 51.30 to place fifth and take home medals
- King won the 200 with a personal best of 25.86, the fourth fastest time in Chelsea history, and automatically qualifies her for the MHSAA Division 2 State Championship Meet
Stockbridge Invite:
- Kajsa Kajander, sophomore, threw personal bests in both shot put (30′ 3″) and discus (79′ 1″) to place second and third, respectively
- Alli Harms, sophomore, placed third in shot put with a distance of 29′ 11″
- Karlie VanRemortel, senior captain, vaulted 8′ 6″ to place second in pole vault
- Lissa Krueger, senior captain, placed third in pole vault with a height of 8′ 6″
- Gabby Crowe-Slater, sophomore, ran a season best 18.65 to place fourth in the 100 hurdles
With only a handful of meets remaining, Chelsea now enters the championship part of their season. Next up is the SEC White Championship meet on Thursday, May 7, at Lincoln High School in Ypsilanti, where the champion of the SEC White Division for 2026 will be determined.
