JACKSON TRACK GIRLS SIXTH AT LAFAYETTE MEET

ST. LOUIS -- Jackson High's varsity girls track team turned in two first-place finishes on their way to a sixth-place finish overall in the team standings of Saturday's 10-team Lafayette Invitational.

Jackson's victories came in the 800-meter run where Jill Becker won with a time of 2:27.6. The 4x400 relay team was also victorious, as Miranda Hilt, Becker, Sara Randol and Natalie Essner combined for a time of 4:19.

Host Lafayette won the event with 127 1/2 points, followed by Marquette 114 1/2, Fox 78, Jennings 60, Belleville East 52 and Jackson 50.

Jackson's girls' next meet is Thursday at Ste. Genevieve. The jackson boys will visit Ste. Genevieve on Tuesday.

Jackson's individual results

4 x 800: 3. Jackson 10:26 (Miranda Hilt, Jill Becker, Dana Ulrich, Tiffany Leach

100: 4. Natalie Essner 12.9; 6. Audrey Essner 13.0

4 x 200: 3. Jackson 1:51.2 (N. Essner, A. Essner, Sara Randol, Lindsey Walker)

1600: 4. Leach 5:55

4 x 100: 3. Jackson 51.9 (N. Essner, A. Essner, Randol, Walker)

400: 3. Hilt 1:05.1

800: 1. Becker 2:27.6

200: 6. A. Essner 26.9

4 x 400: 1. Jackson 4:19 (Hilt, Becker, Randol, N. Essner)

Junior varsity

4 x 800: 1. Jackson 11:07 (Adrian King, Alisha Liley, Sarah Martin, Lindsey Meyer)

4 x 400: 1. Jackson 4:40 (Laurie Niswonger, Adrian King, Johanna Gordon, Jennifer Jones

400: 1. King 1:05.8