Battling the rain and the wind was nothing compared to the 14 teams Oxford found themselves against on Friday.
They traveled to Holly High School to compete in the MHSAA Regionals for the top spots to continue on to states.
Kate Wolanin, Shannon Seeley, Megan Seeley and Hannah George will be heading to states after qualifying for the event.
Wolanin qualified by taking second in the 100 meter hurdles, finishing at 15.91.
All four ran in the 1600 meter relay and finished third. Since they had a time of 4:08.53, they instantly qualified by meeting the state time.
‘Overall I was happy with qualifying four girls for the finals,? said Head Coach Andrew McDonald. ‘There was very tough competition and our athletes responded to the challenge.?
As a team the girls took fifth place with 53 points. Grand Blanc finished first, followed by Lake Orion, Rochester Adams and Clarkston.
Taking third place was Hannah George in the 400 meter dash (1:00.18), Wolanin in 300 meter low hurdles (47.85) and high jump (5?00.10?), and Katherine Bosetti and Molly Bonfiglio tied in the pole vault (8?02.20?).
Keeona Ives finished fourth in the long jump, 15?00.25?
Brie Barry took eighth place in the 3200 meter relay with 5:46.6.
The 3200 meter relay team of Megan Seeley, Barry, Claire Wolanin and Olivia Hernandez finished eighth, 10:39.35.
Kara Charles, George, Shannon Seeley and Ives placed fifth in the 800 meter relay, 1:48.36.
The boys finished 14th with 13 points.
Sir Ralph Rodriquez took 15th in the shot put with a distance of 48?01.25.?
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The track teams finish their regular season with a Tri-Meet against Clio, Flint-Kearsley and Linden.
Two school records were set during the meet.
Katie Wolanin set the record at 5?3? in the high jump and Katherine Bosetti in the pole vault at 9?4.?
‘They both improved on the records they had tied last year,? said McDonald. ‘Katherine is a wonderful athlete to work with. It is great knowing that we will always get points in the events that she competes in.?
‘Overall I was impressed with both teams.?
Performances that stood out at Linden were Brie Barry, setting a personal record in the mile run with 5:42.
‘She has really grown into a steady contributor at each meet in the distance race,? said McDonald.
For the boys, Spencer Britt, Kevin Jickling and Mike Stumph had great finishes.
Senior sprinter Stumph placed first in the 100 and 200 meter dashes.
‘He is a good athlete that has worked hard the past four years,? added McDonald.
Britt set his personal best in the 800 meter run with 2:00.8 and placed first in the 1600 meter relay and third place in the pole vault.
‘His leadership has been a great asset to the team over the last four years,? said McDonald.
Jickling took first in the pole vault with 12 feet and in the 1600 meter relay and placed second in the 800 meter relay and fourth in the 200 meter dash.
‘He is an outstanding athlete that contributes in a lot of different ways for us.?
The girls finished undefeated in the Flint Metro League with nine wins and the boys finished 3-6.