Edwardsville sweeps Madison County Meet; Wright, Sweatt, Anderson, Colligan win individual events; for others, life is a merry-go-round

Stephanie Dalla Riva, Alex Wever, Emily Firsching, Diane Frese, and Briana Chamberlain pose with 1st place plaque outside Alhambra Fireman and Legion Park where Madison County Meet was held Tuesday. Photo/Tom Atwood (click image to enlarge)

Daniel Mazar, Tony Thompson, Garrett Sweatt, Greg Dunn, Caden Cramsey, Chris Taglieri and Austin Abegg hold the 1st place plaque as 2009 Madison County Champs. Photo/Tom Atwood

Garrett Sweatt pulls away from Daniel Mazar, winning varsity boys race, and claiming the title of Madison County Champion 2009. Photo/Tom Atwood

Madison County Champion: freshman Ariane Wright leads Tigers girls to victory, finishing first in county meet with a time of 19:46. Photo/Tom Atwood.

Kayla Dowell finishes fifth among Edwardsville girls, medaling at county meet. Photo/Tom Atwood

ALL COUNTY - Greg Dunn medals at Madison County meet. Photo/Tom Atwood

Sophomore Lizzie Anderson wins JV race at Madison County meet. Photo/Tom Atwood

While their moms watch, Brendan Colligan outkicks teammate Chad Maxwell to win JV boys race. Photo/Tom Atwood

After the meet, Tigers take a spin on merry-go-round in Alhambra Fireman and Legion Park. Photo/Tom Atwood

More merry times in Alhambra. Photo/Tom Atwood