Divine Child High School Girls’ Track Team Named MHSAA Division 2 Champs

The girls of Divine Child High School's varsity track team have a lot to be proud of following the team's strong season finish on June 1.

With 81 points, the team cruised to its second straight Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state championship. The team scored points in 10 of the 15 events at the state meet, held at Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern High School.

“We are a team of one, and we have demonstrated that throughout the year," coach Anthony Mifsud told the MHSAA.

This is the third championship for the varsity track team. The team's previous championships were in 2010 and 2012. It also marks the 50th time a team from Dearborn or Dearborn Heights earned a MHSAA-sponsored state title.

Highlights from the state meet include:

• Senior Mallory Myler won the 300-meter low hurdles championship (44.82).
• The team won the 800-meter relay with a time of 1:41.35, placed second in the 400-meter relay, and third in the 3,200-meter relay.
• Sophomore Kayla Gandy placed second in the 100-meter hurdles.
• Senior Ashley O'Neill placed seventh in the shot put. Junior Rachel O'Neill placed eighth in the shot put.