West boys, Central girls take regional crowns

Jake Atnip, The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.
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May 23—TRAVERSE CITY — Northern Michigan track and field teams put some fear into their opponents during regional finals Saturday as six of a possible 10 regional crowns were won by local squads.

Traverse City West's boys and Traverse City Central's girls each won a title in Division 1. The Trojans' boys took second and the Titans' girls took second after racing at Saginaw Heritage High School.

TC West's boys team won its regional over TC Central by 47 points as West scored in every single event.

"This was a true team win, I am very proud of our kids," said TC West assistant coach Jason Morrow. "When you time practice to perform you have to show up and perform. This is a team with a lot of seniors and we were looking at our best team ever last year but that was taken away from us. I am so happy these kids showed up like this."

Preston Dion was a big help for TC West as he set personal bests in the 110 meter and 300 meter hurdles as well as anchoring a relay. Jacob Patanella broke the school record in the long jump (22'5") for the Titans as 18 individuals qualified for states in nine different events, including the 3200 meter relay.

The Trojans' boys had personal records from Drew Seabase (4:22.1) and Luke Venhuizen (4:22.76) in the 1600 as each qualified for state finals. Also qualifying for TCC was Kaydn Warner in the shot put with a throw of 49'5.5".

Glen Lake won both of the regional crowns in Division 4 at Brethren, dominating the boys events, but barely beating Frankfort in the girls team scoring. The Lakers' girls totaled 129.5 points while Frankfort had 127.5.

Finn Hogan won the 100, 200 and 400 meter runs for Glen Lake and Frankfort's Tara Townsend won all four events she participated in (100, 200, 400 relay and pole vault).

The sweep of regional crowns is a repeat for Glen Lake as both of its teams had at least a share of the regional title in 2019.

Johannesburg-Lewiston won both boys and girls regional titles as well, but its matches were much closer than the other champions.

The Cardinals managed to win the Division 4 boys' title over Inland Lakes by eight points and the girls' title over Petoskey St. Michael by only five.

Boyne City's girls and Mancelona's boys each finished third in the D4 regional at East Jordan. Mancelona's Tyler McClure broke the school record in the 1600 in 10:17.01.

The Division 2 regional results from the meet at Chippewa Hills that included Gaylord, Cadillac and Petoskey were not available at press time.

DIVISION 1 at SAGINAW HERITAGE

Boys team scores: 1. Traverse City West 145.5; 2. Traverse City Central 98.5; 3. Flint Carman-Ainsworth 79.5; 4. Davison 61.5; 5. Midland 53; 6. H.H. Dow 52; 7. Bay City Western 39; 8. Grand Blanc 37.5; 9. Mt. Pleasant 31; 10. Saginaw Heritage 23; 10. Flushing 23; 12. Swartz Creek 7.5; 13. Alpena 7; 14. Bay City Central 2.

Boys local top-3: 100 — 3. Dominik Glew (TCW) 11.38; 200 — 2. Preston Dion (TCW) 23.03; 800 — 1. Drew Seabase (TCC) 1:58.61 PR; 1600 — 1. Seabase (TCC) 4:22.11 PR, 2. Luke Venhuizen (TCC) 4:22.76 PR; 3200 — 1. Venhuizen (TCC) 9:36.55, 3. Micah Bauer (TCC) 9:54.46; 110 hurdles — 1. Dion (TCW) 14.91 PR; 300 hurdles — 1. Dion (TCW) 39.9 PR; 400 relay — 2. TC West 43.25 (Glew, Tony Gallegos, Remy Schulz, Dion), 3. TC Central 44.13 (Nolan Breithaupt, Dante Williams, Austin Bills, Josh Burnham); 800 relay — 2. TC West 1:31.19 (Glew, Patrick O'Connor, Gallegos, Schulz); 1600 relay — 3. TC Central 3:31.62 (Seabase, Williams, Peyson Fraser, Matt Ritter); 3200 relay — 1. TC West 8:09.99 (Luke Anderson, Jonah Hochstetler, Ben Habers, Isaac Stone); High Jump — 1. Jacob Patanella (TCW) 6'1" PR, 3. Mel Frechette (TCW) 6'1" PR; Pole Vault — 2. Mason King (TCW) 13'3"; Long Jump — 1. Jacob Patanella (TCW) 22'5" PR/SR .

Girls team scores: 1. Traverse City Central 120; 2. Traverse City West 101; 3. H.H. Dow 80; 4. Flushing 71; 5. Grand Blanc 58; 6. Midland 51; 7. Flint Carman-Ainsworth 45; 8. Davison 38; 9. Bay City Western 37; 10. Mt. Pleasant 19; 11. Saginaw Heritage 13; 12. Bay City Central 12; 13. Alpena 8; 14. Swartz Creek 6.

Girls local top-3: 200 — 2. Sara Schermerhorn (TCW) 26.23; 400 — 1. Isabel Spearing (TCW) 58.8; 800 — 1. Avery McLean (TCC) 2:16.33; 1600 — 1. Julia Flynn (TCC) 4:57.28, 2. Avery McLean (TCC) 5:02.78 PR; 3200 — 1. Flynn (TCC) 10:58.61, 3. Ella Kirkwood (TCC) 11:36.99 PR; 800 relay — 2. TC West 1:45.92 (Rylee Herban, Spearing, Schermerhorn, Arianna Stallworth); 1600 relay — 3. TC Central 4:11.51 (Mackenna Burkholder, Avery McLean, Madylin McLean, Kathleen Venhuizen); 3200 relay — 1. TC Central 9:31.98 (Venhuizen, Alison Hankins, Avery McLean, Flynn), 3. TC West 10:05.97 (Lexi Hodges, Ella Thomas, Elliot Smith, Ava King); Shot put — 1. Mackenzie Bohrer (TCC) 45'1.5", 2. Leah Doezema (TCC) 42'11"; Discus — 1. Doezema (TCC) 138'5", 3. Bohrer (TCC) 115'10"; Pole Vault — 2. Ava Warren (TCW) 10'3" PR; Long Jump — 1. Reegan Graham (TCW) 17'1.5".

DIVISION 4 at BRETHREN Boys team scores: 1. Maple City Glen Lake 146; 2. Buckley 106; 3. Marion 86; 4. Manistee Catholic 81; 5. Frankfort 43; 6. Mesick 39.5; 7. McBain NMC 32; 8. Ellsworth 26; 9. Bellaire 25; 10. Onekama 22.5; 11. Brethren 17; 12. Forest Area 14; 13. Suttons Bay 9; 14. Leland 8.

Boys local top-3: 100 — 1. Finn Hogan (GL) 11.48, 2. Mateo Barnett (MC) 11.73, 3. Parker Hollenbeck (GL) 11.91; 200 — 1. Hogan (GL) 23.41, 2. Barnett (MC) 24.12; 400 — Hogan (GL) 50.1, 2. Barnett (MC) 51.21, 3. Daniel Courson (SB) 53.6; 800 — 1. Jackson Kulawiak (BUCK) 2:08.97 PR, 2. Mason Staggs (GL) 2:09.34 PR, 3. Jeremiah Pasbjerg (BUCK) 2:11.06; 1600 — 1. Jonas Lanser (NMC) 4:47.65 PR, 2. Grant Fleis (MES) 4:48.45 PR, 3. Henry Hybza (MC) 4:48.46 PR; 3200 — 1. Fleis (MES) 10:53.01; 2. Hybza (MC) 10:57.03; 3. Ben DuCheny (BUCK) 11:30,18 PR; 110 hurdles — 1. Lucas Stapley (BRE) 18.06 PR, 2. Rickie McMurray (BEL) 18.1 PR, 3. Eli Kangas (GL) 18.4; 300 hurdles — 1. Gavin Allen (BUCK) 41.13 PR, 3. Kangas (GL) 45.68 PR; 400 relay — 1. Buckley 46.43 (Gabe Luther, Allen, Cameron Carpenter, Nick Simon), 2. Glen Lake 46.66 (Justin Bonzelet, Brody Allen, Parker McHugh, Hollenbeck); 800 relay — 1. Buckley 1:35.27 (Luther, Allen, Carpenter, Simon), 2. Glen Lake 1:35.9 (Bonzelet, Allen, McHugh, Hollenbeck), 3. Mesick 1:38.91 (Joey Hornback, Houston Hillier, Frankie Simerson, Garret Harris); 1600 relay — 1. Buckley 3:40.99 (Pasbjerg, Allen, Jackson Kulawiak, Kyle Deshasier), 2. Glen Lake 3:45.18 (Fischer Alonzi, McHugh, Bonzelet, Staggs); 3200 relay — 1. Buckley 9:07.33 (Pasbjerg, Jackson Kulawiak, Deshasier, Carson Kulawiak), 2. Onekama 9:28.91 (Sam Corey, Kaen Forward, Nate Corey, Hunter Bentley), 3. Manistee Catholic 9:52.1 (Peter Hybza, Nick Sturgeon, Ryker Capling, Henry Hybza); Shot put — 2. Jake Pleva (GL) 40'5.5", 3. Caleb Glase (GL) 40'0.5"; Discus — 1. glase (GL) 123'2", 2. Tucker Hubbard (FF) 117'9", 3. Carter Helsel (NMC) 114'7"; High Jump — 2. Hogan (GL) 6'3"; 3. Phoenix Mullholland (FA) 6'1"; Pole Vault — 1. Isaac Bowden (NMC) 12', 2. Sturgeon 11', 3. Adam Townsend (FF) 10'6"; Long Jump — 1. Hollenbeck (GL) 20'3.5", 2. Kyle Kaczanowski (BUCK) 20'3", 3. Jaeger Griswold (ELL) 10'7.5".

Girls team scores: 1. Maple City Glen Lake 129.5; 2. Frankfort 127.5; 3. Forest Area 94; 4. Marion 68; 5. Buckley 47; 6. Mesick 46; 7. Brethren 28; 8. Suttons Bay 26; 9. Bellaire 25; 10. Ellsworth 21; 11. Onekama 14; 12. Leland 13; 13. Central Lake 12; 14. McBain NMC 2.

Girls local top-3: 100 — 1. Tara Townsend (FF) 13.15, 2. Reagan Thorr (FF) 13.76, 3. Liberty Perry (CL) 13.91; 200 — 1. Townsend (FF) 26.73, 2. Meagan Lange (FA) 28.38 PR, 3. Abigail Kissling (BRE) 28.9 PR; 400 — 1. Ruby Hogan (GL) 1:03.43 PR, 2. Lange (FA) 1:03.65, 3. Grace Bradford (GL) 1:05.29; 800 — 1. Aiden Harrand (BUCK) 2:25.17, 2. Hogan (GL) 2:30.74 PR, 3. Shelby Cade (BUCK) 2:32.21; 1600 — 1. Harrand (BUCK) 5:18.29 PR, 2. Makenna Scott (GL) 5:32.31, 3. Judy Veldbloom (ELL) 5:41.01; 3200 — 1. Scott (GL) 12:03.63, 2. Alexis Tracy (BRE) 12:38.93, 3. Taylor Myers (FF) 12:43.89 PR; 100 hurdles — 1. Emily Norkowski (FA) 16.83, 2. Gemma Lerchen (GL) 18.68, 3. Presley Bartley (FF) 18.91; 300 hurdles — 1. Norkowski (FA) 50.76, 2. Noel Mann (BEL) 52.8 PR, 3. Kissling (BRE) 52.84; 400 relay — 1. Frankfort 53.7 (Keyan Clapp, Thorr, Grace Wolfe, Townsend), 2. Mesick 56.46 (Trinity Harris, Kelsey Quiggin, Kayla McCoy, Jillian Hillier), 3. Glen Lake 57.74 (Mayzie Dingman, Tarah Connell, Lily Julian, Kariesue Taghon); 800 relay — 1. Forest Area 1:55.59 (Cheyenne Boggs, Norkowski, Ryen Norman, Lange), 2. Frankfort 1:58.33 (Clapp, Thorr, Wolfe, Frary), 3. Glen Lake 1:58.92 (Lerchen, Maddie Bradford, Grace Fosmore, Taghon); 1600 relay — 1. Glen Lake 4:28.18 (Grace Bradford, Scott, Fosmore, Hogan), 2. Buckley 4:29.44 (Cade, Anna Francisco, Brooke Wilkie, Harrand), 3. Forest Area 4:48.04 (Cheyenne Boggs, Teri Weiling, Ryen Norman, Maycey Turner); 3200 relay — 1. Ellsworth 11:00.44 (Maia Romeyn, Brooke Essenberg, Keira Dulaney, Veldbloom), 2. Forest Area 11:04.37 (Lange, Natalie Lenhardt, Turner, Weiling), 3. Glen Lake 11:14.78 (Fosmore, Scott, Paige Steffke, Hogan); Shot put — 2. Maddie Bradford (GL) 30'8.5", 3. Desjanea Perkins (FA) 30'5"; Discus — 1. Emily Grant (SB) 115'9" PR, 3. Maddie Bradford (GL) 94'6" PR; High Jump — 1. Grace Wolfe (FF) 5', 2. Norkowski (FA) 5' PR, 3. Fosmore (FL) 4'8"; Pole Vault — 1. Townsend (FF) 11', 2. Grace Bradford (GL) 8'3", 3. Jenna Gale (LL) 14'6"; Long Jump — 1. Wolfe (FF) 15'1.5", 2. Harris (MES) 14'8.5", 3. Gale (LL) 14'6".

DIVISION 4 at EAST JORDAN

Boys team scores: 1. Clare 117; 2. Harbor Springs 71; 3. Mancelona 63; 4. Boyne City 58; 5. East Jordan 57.5; 6. Charlevoix 53; 7. Harrison 47.5; 8. Kalkaska 45; 9. Grayling 43; 10. Tawas 37; 11. Houghton Lake 18; 12. Farwell 17; 13. Beaverton 15; 14. Roscommon 11; 15. Pinconning 1.

Boys local top-3: 100 — 2. Jayden Alfred (MAN) 11.7; 200 — 2. Alfred (MAN) 23.63; 400 — 3. Phillip Nemecek (EJ) 52.55 PR; 800 — 2. Tyler McClure (MAN) 2:00.29 PR; 1600 — 2. Sam Peterson (CHAR) 4:20.34 PR, 3. McClure (MAN) 4:21.27 PR; 3200 — 1. Tyler Guggemos (KAL) 10:08.94, 3. McClure (MAN) 10:17.01; 100 hurdles — 1. Jackson Menard (BC) 16.44 PR; 300 hurdles — 1. Menard (BC) 42.74 PR; 400 relay — 1. Boyne City 46.25 (Kaden Jewett, Philip Banner, Jayden Hang, Bobby Hoth), 3. East Jordan 47.94 (Caleb Ziebarth, Granger Kitson, Daniel Ziebarth, Carter Sherman); 800 relay — 3. Boyne City 1:37.47 (Jewett, Banner, Aaron Bess, Hoth); 1600 relay — 3. Charlevoix 3:40.36 (John Sauer, Sam Peterson, Evan Beane, Evan Solomon); 3200 relay — 2. Kalkaska 8:42.63 (Hayden Moore, Gavin Guggemos, Camden Moore, Tyler Guggemos); Shot put — 1. Lee Nemecek (EJ) 44' PR, 2. Richard Cunningham (CHAR) 42'10.5" PR, 3. Sparty Skillern (GRAY) 41'10.25; Discus — 1. Nemecek (EJ) 138'1" PR, 2. Jacob Mueller (CHAR) 134'6", 3. Brayton Ager (BC) 125'10"; High Jump — 1. Alfred (MAN) 6'; Pole Vault — 2. Hayden Moore (KAL) 11'6"; Long Jump — 2. Alfred (MAN) 20'8".

Girls team scores: 1. Clare 180.5; 2. Roscommon 91.5; 3. Boyne City 61.5; 4. East Jordan 58; 5. Charlevoix 51; 6. Harbor Springs 44; 7. Tawas 36; 8. Harrison 32; 9. Kalkaska 22; 10. Grayling 16; 11. Beaverton 15; 12. Mancelona 15; 13. Pinconning 14.5; 14. Farwell 10; 15. Houghton Lake 0.

Girls local top-3: 100 — 2. Ava Ivkovich (KAL) 13.83 PR; 200 — 2. Ava Maginity (BC) 27.82 PR; 400 — 1. Maginity (BC) 1:02.55 PR; 800 — 2. Megan Bush (CHAR) 2:25.87; 1600 — 3. Maginity (BC) 5:24.34; 3200 — 2. Christina Kooistra (EJ) 12:32.67; 100 hurdles — 3. Sophia Sy (MAN) 18.0; 400 relay — 3. East Jordan 55.08 (Abigail Wright, Lauren Shepard, Paige Carson, Mikayla Sharrow); 800 relay — 2. Charlevoix 1:53.97 (Bush, Shepard, Carson, Sharrow); Shot put — 3. Grace Nemecheck (EJ) 31'8.25"; Discus — 1. Rylan Finstrom (GRAY) 97'1", 2. Leah Rohrer (CHAR) 90'2", 3. Izzy Boyer (EJ) 85'9". High Jump — 1. Grace Dawson (BC) 5' PR; Pole Vault — 2. Sydney Veryser (BC) 8'6"; Long Jump — 1. Sharrow (CHAR) 15'09".

DIVISION 4 at INLAND LAKES

Boys team scores: 1. Johannesburg-Lewiston 128.5; 2. Indian River Inland Lakes 120; 3. Lincoln-Alcona 94; 4. Fairview 75.5; 5. Gaylord St. Mary 66; 6. Posen 51.5; 7. Onaway 44; 8. Rogers City 23; 9. Petoskey St. Michael Academy 16; 10. Hale 7; 11. AuGres-Sims 6.5; 12. Hillman 5; 12. Whittemore-Prescott 5.

Boys local top-3: 400 — 2. Blake Fox (JL) 53.85 PR, 3. Samuel Paga (PSM) 54.41 PR; 800 — 1. Hammond Law (PSM) 2:09.76, 2. Paga (PSM) 2:11.27, 3. Seth Bragg (PSM) 2:14.64; 1600 — 1. Paga (PSM) 4:44.67, 2. Law (PSM) 4:45.02, 3. Micah Bragg (PSM) 4:45.30 PR; 3200 — 1. Law (PSM) 10:40.64, 2. Paga (PSM) 10:41.88, 3. Malaki Gascho (JL) 10:58.79; 300 hurdles —2. Joe Perry (JL) 44.71 PR; 400 relay — 1. Joburg 47.36 (Henry Baker, Richard Korff, Jason Richter, Logan May); 800 relay — 2. Joburg 1:39.92 (Baker, Perry, Cordel Campbell, May); 1600 relay — 1. Joburg 3:48.01 (May, Perry, Jacob Wartenberg, Fox); 3200 relay — 1. Petoskey St. Michael 8:41.75 (Micah Bragg, Seth Bragg, Law, Macartan Moore), 2. Joburg 9:03.45 (Wartenberg, Vaden Ronin, Gascho, Fox); High Jump — 1. Richter (JL) 6', 3. Korff (JL) 5'6"; Pole Vault — 1. Richter (JL) 12'6"; Long Jump — 2. Richter (JL) 17'11.25".

Girls team scores: 1. Johannesburg-Lewiston 131; 2. Petoskey St. Michael Academy 125; 3. Lincoln-Alcona 92; 4. Indian River Inland Lakes 81.5; 5. Hale 62.5; 6. Fairview 42; 7. Onaway 37.5; 8. Rogers City 35; 9. Hillman 13.5; 10. AuGres-Sims 12; 11. Posen 11; 12. Mio Ausable 9; 13. Gaylord St. Mary 2; 14. Pellston 1; 14. Charlton Heston Academy 1; 14. Whittemore-Prescott 1.

Girls local top-3: 800 — 1. Adeladia Gascho (JL) 2:29.38 PR, 3. Emma McKinley (GSM) 2:38.82 PR 1600 — 1. A. Gascho (JL) 5:39.48, 2. Miriam Murrell (GSM) 5:41.03; 3200 — 1. Murrell (GSM) 12:57.48; 100 hurdles — 1. Rosalinda Gascho (JL) 17.61, 3. Lydia Hummel (JL) 17.9; 300 hurdles — 3. Lydia Kirk (GSM) 52.96 PR; 400 relay — 1. Gaylord St. Mary 54.55 (Bailey Murrell, Kirk, Kinzie Jeffers, Abby Zimmerman); 800 relay — 1. Gaylord St. Mary 1:54.27 (Murrell, Kirk, Jeffers, Zimmerman), 2. Joburg 1:55.17 (Carlee Campbell, Hummel, Natalie Zochowski, A. Gascho); 1600 relay — 2. Joburg 4:31.37 (Emerson Wertman, Campbell, Zochowski, A. Gascho); 3200 relay — 2. Joburg 11:11.49 (Madalyn Agren, Elizabeth Halbert, Wertman, Gloria House); Shot put — 3. Tara Madej (JL) 30'6.75"; Pole Vault — 2. Brooklyn Latuszek (JL) 6', 3. House (JL) 6'; Long Jump — 1. Bailey Murrell (GSM) 15'0.25".

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