Olya Harsh competes in the 100 hurdles on Tuesday at the Columbiana County Meet. (Photo by Patti Schaeffer)

SALEM — The Salem girls track team is deep and talented.

The Quakers scored in all 16 events and were in the top two in all four relays to take the team title at the Columbiana County Track and Field Meet on Tuesday.

“There was not one disappointment in any event,” Salem girls coach Amie Cochran said. “They really impressed me today.”

The Quakers captured their 18th county title with 142 1/2 points. United was second with 99 1/4 and Beaver Local third with 97 1/4.

“It’s tradition in Salem to win the county meet,” Cochran said. “It matters to the girls and especially the seniors.”

The Quakers showed of things to come as they ran away from the field Tuesday with only four seniors in the lineup.

“We finally have depth,” Cochran said. “Wait until next year.”

The Quakers are always focused on the county meet.

“We had a team dinner on Sunday and (Cochran) has been talking about it since last week,” sophomore Caitlyn Marx said.

“Winning the county meet is a big accomplishment for Salem,” Salem senior Elizabeth Aukerman said. “It always will be”

Salem featured four winners at Reilly Stadium, but the difference was scoring across the board.

“I’m super proud of them,” Cochran said. “Our field events were great today. We had a couple of girls step up at county. We always do.”

Senior Mary Double woke up Tuesday morning with the flu and didn’t know if she would be able to compete.

“I wasn’t worried,” Aukerman said. “I knew we had a lot of people who would step up. They are gutsy.”

“We’re pretty confident in our abilities,” Marx said.

Double won the long jump (15-6 1/2) and was sixth in the 200 dash and ran on the second-place 1600 relay team.

“Mary Double is sick with the flu,” Cochran said. “You saw what she did today.”

Marx won the discus with a personal-best toss of 139-feet-4 — the third best in school history and fifth-best in Columbiana County history.

She also was third in the shot put and shared high-point honors in the field events with East Liverpool senior Lindsay Baker.

Marx and senior Helene Shontz made the difference for the Quakers in the field events. The Salem duo combined for 29 points. It gave the Quakers a big boost as United collected eight points and Beaver Local zero in those events.

“They’re just amazing,” Cochran said. “Their work ethic is unparalleled. Talent and work ethic equals success.”

“I want to keep on breaking PRs (personal records) and winning meets,” Marx said.

Other Quaker winners were Aukerman, Katelin Chilton, Lydia McKee and Mackenzie Perkins in the 800 relay (1:52.93) and Kati Johnson, Macey Austin, Chilton and Perkins in the 400 relay (53.74).

“The level of competition in the NBC gets us ready for this,” Cochran said. “We may lose a few meets, but we’re running against the Carrolltons and Marlingtons and Minerva is great this year.”

The Quakers will be hosting the Northeastern Buckeye Conference next Friday.

“It’s the fun part of the season,” Cochran said

Meet notes

¯ East Palestine junior Alexis Cunningham captured high-point honors in the running events again this year.

Cunningham won the 1600 run (5:27.63) a third straight year and also repeated in the 800 run (2:30.13) and 3200 run (12:11.17). She will see where she stands at the Optimist Meet in Austintown on Saturday.

¯ United senior Mariah Eisenbraun and junior Camryn Jarrett successfully defended their county titles.

Eisenbraun repeated in the 100 dash (13.04) and 200 dash (26.85).

Jarrett won the high jump (5-2) for the third straight year.

¯ Beaver Local, still looking for its first county team title, won the first and last races Tuesday and Madison Roberts added a win in the 400 dash (63.90).

Grace Beck, Olivia Prince, Madison Ours and Alexa Schwerha were first in the 3200 relay (10:45.92).

Madison Roberts, Emily Beck, Caitlin Lerussi and Emily Monte were first in the 1600 relay (4:27.98).

¯ East Liverpool seniors Gabbi Reinhardt and Lindsay Baker accounted for more than half of the Potters’ points.

Reinhardt swept the 100 hurdes (15.81) and 300 hurdles (48.24) and was second in the high jump (5-0).

Baker claimed high-point honors in the field events for a third straight year as she won shot put (41-9 3/4) and was third in the discus (123-3). All four of her throws in the shot went more than 38-7 and was 2 inches shy of the meet record.

¯ It is the 13th straight year that Salem and United have finished in the top two of the team standings with Salem winning seven times.