Marysville vs. St. Clair Dual @ Marysville 4/15/2024
FULL RESULTS:
Boys:
St. Clair 77, Marysville 60
Girls:
Marysville 83, St. Clair 53
The Vikings and the Saints got their first taste of season competition within the league after a postponement from Friday due to weather. Jack Weigan got St. Clair off on the right foot towards their 17-point victory, winning all four of his events. He was the 100/200-meter winner (11.86/24.02) and then helped anchor two winning relays: the 4x100 finished in 47.36 and the 4x400 in 3:45. Colin Boullard was victorious in the 300-meter hurdles in his best time yet: 42.99. He was third in the 110-meter hurdle event and was part of the 4x400. Cooper Pennewell had a huge toss of 123-6 in the discus, throwing his way into the number three spot on the Blue Water Area performance list. Other major contributors were Dylan Distelrath winning the 1600 in 4:55 (plus the 4x800) and Jerry Westrick (800/1600/4x800).
A different Distelrath helped Marysville score points in the jumps, with Garret Distelrath winning the long jump (18-9) and placing second in the high jump (5-9), while his teammate Brennan Francek won, clearing the bar at six feet. Trent Glass won the 800 in 2:08 for the Vikings and Mason Delor topped 9-6 in the pole vault. The 4x200-meter relay also snagged a first-place finish for Marysville.
The Vikings got the edge in the girls’ meet scoring, winning over the Saints by 30. Janae Hudson was once again dominant in the throws, taking first in shot put and discus by large margins. She threw 43-7.5 and 134-7, respectively, and her discus measurement was 42 feet farther than second place. Paige Sheldon won the high jump (4-10) and pole vault (7’). Carlee Woolum took the 400-meter dash in 64.26 and helped both the 4x200 and 4x400 relays secure first place in 1:58.35/4:46. Joselyn Chapman chipped in points by winning the 1600 (6:18) and running her best time to take second in the 800 (2:49) to her teammate, Addison Stevens (2:47).
Tessa Meredith gave St. Clair a double victory in the hurdles, winning the 100 hurdles in 18.79 and the 300 hurdles in 58.83. Isabella Bratt claimed the 100-meter dash for the Lady Saints in her personal best of 14.01 and snagged a close runner-up finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.69.
BWAC: Armada, Cros-Lex @ Imlay City 4/16/24
Boys:
Imlay City 79/Croswell-Lexington 58
Imlay City 108/Armada 29
Croswell-Lexington 100/Armada 36
Girls:
Croswell-Lexington 100/Imlay City35
Armada 80.00/Imlay City 53
Croswell-Lexington 84/Armada 49
Cros-Lex was back in commanding fashion in the girls’ distance events: Morgan Newton ran 2:29 to win the 800-meter run, Eva Thompson claimed the 1600 in 5:30, and Brynn Hurley took the 3200-meter run victory in 13:07. These three ladies joined Abagayle Barkley to also win the 4x800-meter relay in 10:13. Newton and Thompson were part of the closely-contested 4x400 meter relay with Armada (Ava Baltierra, Claire Sniesak, Cristina Semian, Brooklyn Khon), where the photo-finish between Thompson and Armada’ Khon separated the two teams by .02 of a second. The Tigers ultimately pulled out the victory at 4:26.71 to the Pioneers’ 4:26.73. Sniesak was the open 400-meter champion in 65.4 to Khon’s runner-up place in 65.94. Ava Baltierra was third in the 800 in 2:30 to Newton and Thompson (second in 2:29.3).
Freshman Penelope McNutt of Imlay City continued to impress, taking the 100-meter dash victory (14.1) and running a close second in the 200 (28.67) to Ava Oleski of Cros-Lex (28.63), who ran her personal best to win. McNutt anchored in the winning 4x100 (56.31) and third-place 4x200 relays (2:00). Brooke Bolsby was also strong for the Spartans, taking second place in both the 100 (19.72) and 200-meter hurdles (56.88). Another freshman win came from Valeria Ricossa of Armada, high-jumping her season-best in 5’. She was also third in the 100-meter dash in 14.77. Cros-Lex’s Jennifer Baldwin won the shot put in 30-02 and Armada’s Riley Agee was close in 30-01. Both athletes are also in their first year of high school competition.
On the boys’ side, Tye Kirschner of Cros-Lex won the 200-meter dash (24.52 PR), 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles (16.9/43.81 PR), and ran in the second-place 4x100 relay. Brett Lestage of Imlay City - just a ninth-grader - won the 100-meter dash in 12.3 and was part of the winning 4x100 relay in 46.89. He was joined by fellow Spartan Kade VanDerPloeg on that relay, who also won the long jump in 18-11. Their teammate Enrique Cardenas had a solid day, placing second in the 100 and winning the 400 (54.6) in his personal best time. He served as a relay leg on the 4x400, which also was a close time separated by less than a second between Cros-Lex and Imlay City. The Pioneers finished first in 3:52.38 to the Spartans’ 3:53.22. Noah Jackson of Cros-Lex was on that relay as well, but his talents stretched into field events, where he won the shot put in his best of 40-10. Two freshmen topped the high jump bar at 5-6: Eli Garcia of Imlay City and Max Noll of Cros-Lex. Sophomore Dylan Bittner of Cros-Lex was third at the same height, and then the next three finishers were all also freshmen.
BWAC Almont @ Algonac 4/16/24
Boys: Almont 94/ Algonac 43
Girls: Almont 111/Algonac 22
In a BWAC D3 matchup, Almont and Algonac went head-to-head with familiar names topping the events list. Julian Walker went four-for-four in his events for the Muskrats, winning the 800 (2:15), 3200 (10.59 PR), and helping out in the winning 4x400 and 4x800 relays in 3:54 and 9:17, respectively. Chase Battani of Almont won three events: the 100-meter dash in 11.2, the 110-meter hurdles in 16.0, and the pole vault in 13’. His teammate Matthew Bacholzky also had a perfect three-peat, winning the 200 (24.0 PR), 4x100 (46.8), and long jump (18-3.75). Freshmen Maximilian Glavich and Brody Corneau had a solid day for the Raiders, winning the 4x200-meter relay in 1:43.4 and placing in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles. Corneau won the 300 hurdles in 47.9, his PR, and Glavich was second in 51.8, also a best for him. Colton Grzyb, another ninth-grader, won the 1600 in 5:23, was second in the 3200 in a best of 11:50, and ran on the runner-up 4x800 relay. Senior Braedon Carlson won the shot put (36-4) and discus (98-3 PR), with sophomores Joshua Thomas and Dustin Claeys taking second and third in both events.
For the girls, Almont's Isabella Irwin won the high jump in 4-7.5, the 110 (20.2 PR) and 300 hurdles (57.3), and was second in the long jump (14-2). Her teammate Montserrat Coronel won the 200 (29.7), 4x100 and 4x200 relays, and finished third in the long jump in 13-8. Grace VanDyke was victorious in both the shot and disc, throwing 26’ and 76-3, respectively. Lola Battaglia won the 100 in 13.2, her best, and then went on to run both sprint relays. Laila Evola doubled up on the 800 meters, winning the open event in 2:57 and helping the Raiders win the 4x800-meter relay in 11:51. For Algonac, Jasmine Walker was the big point scorer, with a win in the 3200-meter run (14:08) and 4x400-meter relay (5:10).
Full meet photo album on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlmontVarsityTrack
BWAC: North Branch, Yale @ Richmond 4/16/24
Boys:
Y 119.33 - R 17.66
Y 82 - NB 55
NB 114 - R 22
Girls:
Y 97 - R 37
NB 71 - Y 65
NB 100 - R 33
Grace Clemens of North Branch and Sadie Dykstra of Yale were four-for-four in all their events at Tuesday’s Blue Water Area Conference matchup at Richmond High School, setting up the stage for a clash of these two female powerhouse stars at the league championship in May. The Broncos narrowly edged out the Bulldogs by six points. Clemens won the 100 (12.9), 200 (27.21), 400 (62.8), and 4x100 relay (53.99). Dykstra was victorious in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles (16.25/53.57), the long jump (17-10.5), and was part of the winning 4x200 relay (1:54.74). Rowan Conley of North Branch was three-for-three across a variety of races, winning the 1600 (6:18), the 4x800 relay (11:25), the 4x100, and also placing second in the 3200 in 13:41, a personal best. Madeline Sepsey of Yale has been a strong freshman addition to the Bulldogs’ Track and Field roster, as she was part of the winning 4x200 and 4x400 (4:36.34) meter relays and took second in the 400 in 64.17, a personal best. Keirra Taube was also on the 4x400 relay, along with winning the high jump in 5-2. Lainee Wagner won both the shot put and discus for Richmond in 32-11.5 and 100-03, respectively. These were personal bests for Wagner in both events. Brianna Albers won the 3200 for the Blue Devils in 13:30.
On the boys’ side, Ethan Dinanath of North Branch once again swept the sprint events, completing the 100-200-400 triple. He went 11.61 in the 100, 23.47 in the 200, and 53.86 in the 400 for the Broncos. His teammate Micheal Gorman is showing strength as a sophomore, taking second to Dinanath in the 100 in 11.86 and helping bring the 4x200-meter relay to victory in 1:36. Ty Laforest of Yale set personal bests in all his events on Tuesday, taking third in the 100 (11.96) and 200 (24.33) and second in the high jump (5-6). Richmond’s Joseph Pacitto was fifth in the 100 (12.10) and 200 (24.6 PR), along with a victory in the 110-meter hurdles in a season-best of 16.35. Brett Bearrs won the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 43.6 - a season record thus far - and chipped in on the winning 4x400 with Leo Bearrs, Jackson Kohler, and Blake Dudley in 3:40.
In the throwing circle, Zack Haywood of Richmond bested Eli Bickel of North Branch in the discus, throwing 123-03 to Bickel’s 116-07, but Bickel took the shot put victory in 44-07 to Haywood’s 41-10.5. As both athletes are only sophomores, this makes for an interesting BWAC rivalry for years to come.
Blake Ferguson won the 800 and 1600 in 2:04 and 4:58, respectively. Acer Campbell was fourth in the 800, second in the 1600, and won the 3200-meter run (11:03). Ferguson and Campbell also joined Teddy Rutkofske and Wyatt Murtos to win the 4x800-meter relay in 9:50. Rutkofske was also second in the 3200 and third in the 1600. Preston Corneillie was the top distance finisher for Richmond, taking fifth in the 3200, 10th in the 1600, and 11th in the 800. He also ran on the 4x800-meter relay for the Blue Devils.
NCTL Quad: 4/16/24
Dryden Girls - 1st
Dryden Boys - 4th
The Dryden Cardinals had several girls with perfect meet performances: Olivia Reynolds and Sophia Peter went four-for-four in their North Central Thumb League quad meet. Showing her versatile range, Reynolds won the 100 (13.0) and the 800 -her first time racing the distance - in 2:41, then ran relay legs in both the winning 4x200 and 4x400. Peter also ran the relays while winning both hurdle events: she finished in 17.2 for the 110 hurdles and 50.9 for the 300-meter hurdles. Delaney Wolle joined Peter and Reynolds in the relays, along with competing in the 4x100: she took fourth in the 100. Cara Prusakiewicz was victorious in the distance double, taking victories in the 1600 (6:29) and 3200 (13:31). Shot put and discus wins were claimed by Ava DeVlaminck in 27-8 and 93-6.5, respectively. Aiden Fitchett had the distance double win in the 1600 and 3200 for the Dryden boys’ team, running 5:10 and 11:09.
MAC RED: Anchor Bay vs. Chippewa Valley, Grosse Pointe North 4/16/24
Boys:
New Baltimore Anchor Bay 80/Grosse Pointe North 57
New Baltimore Anchor Bay 76/Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley 61
Girls:
New Baltimore Anchor Bay 91/Grosse Pointe North 46
Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley 71/New Baltimore Anchor Bay 66
Aiden Champagne took third for the Tars in the 200-meter dash in a new personal best of 23.04 and snagged second in the 400-meter dash (53.22) to last year’s 400-meter state champ Shamar Heard (Chippewa Valley). Jonah Konarz won the 110 and 300-meter hurdles (15.87/43.16) and was second in the high jump at 5-6. Thomas Westphal won the 800 (2:06) and then went one-two with teammate Zachary Rubicz (4:40) in the mile, who came very close to his personal best from last season. Aidan Leslie and Gabe Rusch were two-three for Anchor Bay in the 3200-meter run, with times of 10:39 and 10:40, respectively.
For the Lady Tars, Lauren Thomas had a busy day, winning the 4x800-meter relay (11:02) and the 1600 in 6:01. Her freshman teammate Maddie Leslie was also on the relay as well as placing second in the 3200-meter run in 13:35. Both girls were also in the 800, with Thomas taking third (2:48) and Leslie taking fifth (2:53).
Full meet album on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/334415296646323
Marysville vs. Port Huron - 4/18/24
Boys: Marysville 70, Port Huron 67
Girls: Marysville 99, Port Huron 37
After a few days’ rest, Marysville was back on their home track for another duel meet versus Port Huron High. The Vikings narrowly pulled off the win over the Red Hawks by three points in the boys’ competition. Marysville swept the distance events, taking firsts in the 800, 1600, and 3200. Trent Glass ran a 2:11 in the 800, Kyle Beecherl ran 5:08 in the mile, and Nathan VanderMeulen dropped a personal best of 10:57 to win the 3200-meter run. Beecherl, VanderMeulen, and Glass joined Colton Stevens in the 4x800-meter relay, running 9:01 and winning by 20 seconds. Brennan Francek won the 300-meter hurdles (45.62) for the Vikings, was second in the 110-hurdles, and won the high jump, clearing the bar at 5-8. He chipped in on the winning 4x400 along with Glass in 3:42.
It was Port Huron High who swept the boys’ 100-meter dash, taking first through fourth. Jaedyn Carswell won the 100 in his best of 12.04, while Terrell Walker claimed the 200-meter dash victory in 23.96. Walker helped the 4x200 relay win in 1:35.47, along with jumping 18-10 to take first in the long jump. Drew Hofmann doubled up on the day in throwing events, placing first in shot put (36-11.5 PR) and discus (113-2 PR) for the Red Hawks.
The scoring of the girls’ meet had Marysville winning by a significant margin, 99-37. Carlee Woolum had a big day for the Vikings, winning the 400 (63.95) and the 4x200 and 4x400 relays (1:58/4:44). Her teammate Katherine Gwisdala did the same, helping relays win the 4x100 (57.11), 4x200, and 4x400. Joselyn Chapman and Lillian Rutallie were busy in the distance events, with Chapman winning the 1600 (6:13 PR) and snagging second in the 800 (2:53), Rutallie taking first in the 3200 (13:29), then both girls joining the winning 4x800-meter relay (11:45). Addison Stevens was the 800-meter run champ in 2:47 and also chipped in on the 4x800. Paige Sheldon added significant points in the field events, winning the high jump in 4-6, taking second in pole vault (7’), and running both hurdle events. As expected, Janae Hudson was dominant in the throwing circle, hitting her best in the shot put at 44-9 and 125-1 in the discus. Alyssa Thomas was second in 31-3.5 and 92-0.5 for the Vikings.
Malencia Price had a strong sprint performance for Port Huron High, winning the 200 in 28.13, runner-up in the 400, and then claiming another victory in the long jump in 15-4, her personal best. Mariah Turner was three-for-three on Thursday: she won both hurdle events with an 18.91 in the 100 hurdles and a 52.22 in the 300. She also won the pole vault in 7’, her personal best.
*Check out Ashley Dixon Photography for photos of Marysville meets: https://ashleydixonphotography.zenfoliosite.com/game-day-galleries
MAC Blue: Marine City vs. Warren Mott 4/18/24
Boys Varsity
Marine City 81, Warren Mott 56
Girls Varsity
Marine City 76, Warren Mott 61
Marine City track had its season opener and sprints (and baseball) star Parker Atkinson was back in action, winning the 100 and 200-meter dashes in 11.23 and 22.89. Liam Turner ran the distance gauntlet, tripling up to win the 800, 1600, and 3200 (2:19 PR/5:31 PR/12:28 PR). Other wins for the Mariners included Michael Blunder in the 300-meter hurdles (43.79), Jeremy Westrick in the discus (119-09), John Coverdill in the high jump (6’ PR), Austin Brown in the pole vault (8-06), and the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x800-meter relays. If Atkinson was on the sprint relays (no relay members' names were listed in the results for Marine City), he'd be a perfect four-for-four at this meet.
Casidhe Flesher led the Lady Mariners, winning the 200 in 27.48, the 400 in 63.04, and finishing as runner-up in the 100 (13.14 PR). Emma Erdman also had a perfect distance triple, winning the 800, 1600, and 3200, which if you’re counting is 14 total laps of racing. Her times were 3:10 (PR), 6:57, and 15:47, respectively. Allie Markel won both hurdle events: her 100 hurdles was 19.05 and her 300 was 52.97. Marine City relay teams won the 4x400 and 4x800 events. Zoe Weichert won the high jump (4-10 PR) and Allie Markel leaped to victory in the long jump (14-10.5 PR).
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