Michigan Cross Country and Track and Field

Calka runs to Midwest crown | hometownlife.com | the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers and Hometown Weeklies
Livonia Stevenson High’s Courtney Calka capped off a stellar track and field career Saturday by winning the 1,600-meter run at the Midwest Meet of Champions held at Jackson’s Withington Stadium.

Calka was clocked in 4 minutes, 55 seconds in a meet that attracted the top track and field senior performers from Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.

Ohio’s Erin Mercer was runner-up to Calka in 4:57.79.

Calka, headed to Eastern Michigan University in the fall, was the MHSAA Division 1 state runner-up while shattering her own school record with a time of 4:51.97.