Boys track & field: Cardinal Mooney, St. Clair have multiple athletes qualify for states
Months of preparation came down to this. The MHSAA boys track & field regionals concluded on Saturday.
Plenty of athletes from the Blue Water Area punched their tickets to the state meet. Here are the individuals that qualified.
DIVISION 2 AT FRANKENMUTH
St. Clair had four athletes advance.
Sam Vitale and Carter Boullard placed first and second, respectively, in the 800 meters. Both Vitale (2:00.2) and Boullard (2:00.14) notched personal records. Vitale also took the 1,600 meters with his own record time of 4:25.97.
"For Sam and Carter to be that 1-2 in the 800 was really cool to watch," St. Clair coach Tom Brenner said. "I'm super happy for them."
The other two Saints were Colton Proctor and Kai Pennewell. Proctor won the 110-meter hurdles (15.57) and the 300-meter hurdles (40.37) with personal records. Pennewell qualified in discus with his own record distance of 153.11 feet.
"(Pennewell) had his best throw of his life today on one of the biggest stages in our sport," Brenner said. "So for him to do that and get a chance to go compete at the state finals is awesome."
St. Clair's 4x800 relay team also qualified with a time of 8:13.69. This group included Vitale, Connor Kreger, David Harris and Boullard.
Brock DenUyl of Marysville also qualified in the 3,200 meters with a time of 9:51.18.
Two BWAC athletes qualified in the 3,200 meters with personal records. Yale's Lukas Kriesch finished first (9:41.38) and Armada's Camden Khon grabbed second (9:44.91).
Yale's Michael Ferguson won the 400 meters and set a personal record with a time of 51.65. Teammate Luke Kecskes finished second in the pole vault at 12.8 feet.
Croswell-Lexington's Robert Loomis also qualified in the pole vault with a personal record of 12.8 feet.
Marine City's Kyle Smalstig placed second in the shot put with a distance of 47.11. That throw was a personal record.
Easton Vyt of Armada took the high jump on a leap of six feet.
DIVISION 3 AT BAD AXE
Richmond's Evan Green won the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters with times of 11.21, 22.80 and 51.03, respectively. All three finishes were personal records.
Green was also part of the Blue Devils' winning 4x200 relay team that included Kevin McKiernan, Tanner Bastian and Drew Matyunas. That group's time was 1:35.20.
Almont's Drew VanDyke set his own record of 132 feet to win the discus. Teammate Chase Battani took second in the 300-meter hurdles with his own record time of 43.90. He also placed second in the pole vault at 12 feet.
The Raiders' 4x100 relay team of Tim Miller, Nolan Maxlow, Thomas Dyer and Mason Smith finished second with a time of 46.71.
Algonac's Trevor Bottle won the pole vault with a personal record of 12.9 feet.
Brown City's Kyle Affer finished second in the long jump with a leap of 18.10 feet.
DIVISION 4 AT FLINT BEECHER
Cardinal Mooney was the lone area team in this region. And the Cardinals made their presence known.
Tyler Lenn won the 800 meters with a school record time of 2:02.27. Lenn also took the 1,600 meters with a time of 4:45.22. Teammate Matthew Zammit Jr. placed second at 4:46.75.
Zammit Jr. placed first in the 3,200 meters with a finish of 10:53.60. He also part of the winning 4x800 relay team which included Lenn, Isaac Zammit and Jack Luzynski. That group ran a 9:03.41.
DIVISION 4 AT MARLETTE
Capac's John Schoen finished second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:09.28.
Contact Brenden Welper at bwelper@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @BrendenWelper.
This article originally appeared on Port Huron Times Herald: Boys track: Cardinal Mooney, St. Clair have multiple athletes qualify
