Davison Twilight Invitational: 5/10/24
As darkness descended across the track at the aptly named Davison Twilight Invitational, the sun also set on the meet and facility records in the 3200-meter run. Anchor Bay’s Thomas Westphal obliterated the competition in his first race at the distance this season, running 8:55.11 while lapping almost the entire field. The previous meet record was 9:29.74 set in 2017 and the Cardinal Stadium record was 9:13.48, just set last spring. Westphal recorded new marks for both (along with resetting his own school record) and running the fastest 3200-meter time currently in the state.
“I think I’m in 8:40/8:45 shape with competition,” Westphal commented, “since I ran this all alone and the last time I ran this fast of a time I had really good competition (last May at the Shepherd Blue Jay Invitational)”. It’s worth noting that Westphal ran his final lap in 61 seconds in lane two while dodging the majority of the other runners.
Chase Battani won the small-school 100-meter dash (11.45), was third in the 110-hurdles (16.34), and won the pole vault in 13 feet, which tied the winner in every division. Matthew Bacholzky won the long jump for the Raiders in 19-5.5. Liam McIntyre was fourth in the high jump in 5-6 for the Broncos while Eli Bickel was fourth in discus in 145-04. He was third in shot put in 45 feet.
Almont’s 4x400 relay of Cole Walton, Nolan Maxlow, Bacholzky, and Adam SaintOnge ran 3:42.44 to close out the meet with a second-place finish. Brody Corneau, Walton, Maxlow, and Bacholzky won the 4x200 in 1:36.45. Corneau was third in the 300 hurdles in 48.93. Bacholzky and Maxlow went 1-2 in the open 400, running 52.97 and 54.68. 51.58 got Ethan Dinanath of North Branch third in the medium division. Dryden’s Aiden Fitchett ran a 4:41.26 (PR) in the 1600 and a 2:07 (PR) to take fourth in the 800.
The North Branch Broncos saw a school record fall in the ladies’ 4x100-meter relay, with Rowan Conley, Aubree Deshetsky, Grace Clemens, and Sarah Munro running 51.06 to break the mark set ten years ago at 51.61: they are also the Blue Water Area’s fastest 4x100 time. Clemens was second overall, first in the medium-schools division in the 100-meter dash, running 12.42. Almont’s Lola Battaglia was second in the small school division in 13.41. Battaglia and Madison Niedermaeir joined Genesis Fisher and Montserrat Coronel to take second in their division in the 4x100 (54.38). Battaglia, Fisher, Lauren Webster, and Lillian Longo were third in 1:56.76 in the 4x200 to take third.
Dryden’s Olivia Reynolds was runner-up in the 200 (26.83) and won the 400-meter dash (59.97). Armada’s Claire Sniesak was fourth in the medium school race in 65.47. Bronco Clara Gyomory was third in her division in 16.63 for the 100 hurdles while Sophia Peter of Dryden won her division in 17.56. The 300 hurdles in the small school race was a Dryden sweep, with Peter taking first and 49.77 and Caila Fitchett second in 53.05. Delaney Wolle, Peter, Keira Miller, and Reynolds won the 4x200 in 1:50.49. Ava Baltierra (2:27 PR) and Brooklyn Khon (2:28 SR) were fourth and fifth in the 800, respectively. They joined Claire Sniesak and Darrah McKenzie to take third in the 4x800 in 10:03, moving their relay into the number-two spot on the area list. Cara Prusakiewicz ran a 3200-meter PR of 12:49 for Dryden.
Aubree Deshetsky also won the shot put (37-09.00) and was second in discus (112-11) while her teammate Katie Gill was third (105-5). Dryden’s Ava DeVlaminck was second in both for small schools at 29-0.5 and 95-11 (PR). Anchor Bay’s Alysia Goudelock was third in large-school high jump 4-08.00 and Emma Sauer of North Branch and Valeria Ricossa of Armada hit 4-8 medium-school high jump, taking second and third. Isabella Irwin of Almont was third for small schools in 4-5. Madison Niedermaier won the pole vault for Almont (8-6) while freshman Emma Pitcel hit her 7-09 PR for New Baltimore Anchor Bay. Grace Clemens won the long jump in 17-01.
Marysville Invitational
Port Huron Times Herald Photo Album: https://www.thetimesherald.com/picture-gallery/sports/high-school/2024/05/10/photos-marysville-invitational-track-field-blue-water-area/73645773007/
Marine City’s Casidhe Flesher took the girls’ 100-meter dash in 13.04 while Malencia Price of Port Huron was second to Flesher in 13.25. Flesher was also second in the 400 in 62.1, while Carlee Woolum of Marysville ran her PR of 61.9 to win. Sadie Dykstra of Yale won the 200 in 26.62 - a personal best. Dykstra was four-for-four, winning the long jump (18-2.75 PR) and the 100-meter hurdles (15.61), then teaming up with Keirra Taube, Madeline Sepsey, and Julia Ferguson to win the 4x400 relay in 4:21. Taube won the high jump in 5-4 and the 300-hurdles in 48-09 and was second in the 100s (16.34 PR). Mariah Turner of Port Huron was third in both hurdle events in 17.27 (PR) and 49.66. Ava Oleski of Cros-Lex was second in the high jump in 5’. Yale also won the 4x100 in 54.79 (Sophie Mongelli, Natalie Korotko, Arielle Runnals, Rori Cowhy). Marysville’s Janae Hudson and Alyssa Thomas went 1-2 in the shot put, with Hudson throwing her PR (45-2). Hudson also won the discus in 134’ and Katelyn Welter of Cros-Lex took third in 106-1.5. Christina Seghi of Cros-Lex was third in pole vault in 8-3, her best this spring.
Morgan Newton of Cros-Lex won the 800 (2:32) with Lilyana Bratt of St. Clair in second in her personal best of 2:40. Eva Thompson dominated the 1600 in 5:35.50 for Cros-Lex, while Marine City Cardinal Mooney’s Stella Behnan was third in 5:53.02 and Marysville’s Joselyn Chapman was fourth in 5:59.74 (PR). Thompson led a 3200-meter sweep for the Pioneers, taking first in 11:54 while teammates Abagayle Barkley (12:17 PR) and Brynn Hurley (12:20) were right behind: the three lead the area in this event. Newton, Thompson, Barkley, and Hurley won the 4x800 in 10:31.
Marine City swept the 100-meter dash, with Parker Atkinson winning the boys’ race (11.26) and Avery Cody of St. Clair running his PR to win the 200 in 23.39. Atkinson teamed up with Grant Westrick, Cameron Milewski, and Bodie Ramsey and placed as runners-up in the 4x100 in 44.03 and the 4x200 (1:33.27). Tye Kirschner of Cros-Lex won both the hurdle events (110=15.3 and 300 = 41.72) for the boys. Colin Boullard of St. Clair hurdled his personal best in the 300s to take third in 42.38. Brett Bearrs of Yale was fourth in his best of 42.48. Tyler Lenn of Marine City Cardinal Mooney raced the 400 and won in 51.9, a season-best. His teammate Evan Martin was third in 54.66. Lenn also won the 800 in 1:59 and Trent Glass of Marysville was runner-up in 2:01.51, a PR. Third was Jack Howell in 2:03.46 for St. Clair. Glass joined Christopher Larson, Aiden Osmer, and Luke Oles for second in the 4x400 (3:39.09). Giovanni Pardo-Keegan of Yale ran 4:36.26 for the mile, followed by Marysville’s Kyle Beecherl in third (4:46.39 PR). The 3200 had Dylan Distelrath with the win (St. Clair: 9:59), Blake Ferguson in second (Yale: 10:06), and Acer Campbell in third (Yale: 10:16.21 PR): this puts Ferguson and Campbell on the Top-10 BWA list. The 4x800 relay was won by Ferguson, Murtos, Campbell, and Pardo-Keegan in 8:08.14 for Yale and they lead all Blue Water Area times in this event. Dylan Distelrath, Jerry Westrick, Vinny Schweihofer, and Jack Howell were second in 8:24.70 for St. Clair.
Marine City took 1-2-4 in the shot put. Owen Jacobs won in 44-8, Noah Northrup was second in 44-6, and Jeremy Westrick fourth in 42-11. All had personal or season-bests. Zach Haywood of Yale won the discus in 145-3.5 while Cooper Pennewell of St. Clair was fourth in 127-11. High jump was won by John Coverdil of Marine City at 5' 10 and then it was a three-way jump-off: Garret Distelrath (5' 7: Marysville), Bodie Ramsey (5' 7: Marine City) and Max Noll (5' 7: Croswell-Lexington) were second, third, and fourth. Cameron Milewski won the pole vault in 11' in a PR for Marine City. Port Huron’s Owen Palmer, McConnily Price, and Marysville’s Mason Delor all vaulted 10 feet to tie for second. Ty Laforest of Yale was victorious in the long jump in 19-10, followed by Marysville’s Garret Distelrath in 19 feet and David Bianchini from Yale at 18-10 for third.
MAC White Championship @ Fraser High School - Port Huron Northern
Port Huron Northern’s Luke VanderHeuvel and Grant Gonser saw huge personal bests in the 800-meter run at their conference meet, taking second and third places and both dipping under the two-minute mark. They are now ranked third and fourth in the Blue Water Area. VanderHeuvel ran 1:58.74 and Gonser 1:59.01. VanderHeuvel and Gonser teamed up with Kenny Thomas and Alex Jamison to take second in the 4x400 relay in 3:31.01, putting them at the number-one spot on the Blue Water Area performance list in this event. Vasili Kasparian, Alex Jamison, Collin Landschoot, and Isaiah Lopez were second in the 4x100 in 45.07: they rank fourth in the Blue Water Area currently with that time. Lopez was also fourth in the high jump in 5-8. Lincoln Watkins jumped 19-6.75 (PR) to take fourth in the long jump.
For the girls, Sophie Harris was fourth in the 100 (13.54 PR). Haley Sharp ran her PR of 5:35.73 in the 1600 to take sixth while Samantha Langolf also ran hers to take seventh (5:51). Langolf was third in the 3200 in 12:21. Jessica Pospishel was third in the discus in 87' 9. 0 Maitlynn Ullenbruch was fourth in the pole vault in 7-6, a personal best.
Catholic High School AA Championship - Macomb Lutheran North
The Mustangs claimed a conference championship in boys’ track, winning over Central Catholic of Toledo by 20 points, 158-138. Conference champions include:
Brewer Snay: 4:35 1600 (PR); 9:58.6 3200
4x800 relay (8:31): Joshua Macri, Grant Garner, Vasilios Kirchhoff, Jack McMahon
Greg Glaser: 5-10 High Jump (Freshman)
Kieran Whitlam: 12’ Pole Vault
Jack May, Hudson McDonald, Will Haskins, and Isaac Miller were second in the 4x200 relay, but have the Blue Water Area’s fastest time currently in 1:32.99.
Girls' winners included:
Samantha Whitlam: 2:30 800 meters (PR)
Addison Horvath: 7’ Pole Vault
Friday Night Lights Invitational - Algonac
Kai Fisher of Memphis won the 100-meter dash in 11.51 and the 200 in 23.78, placing him solidly on the Top-Ten performance list for the area. David Clemons of Algonac was fourth in the 400 in his PR of 54.46. Fisher was also fourth in the high jump in 5-3, while his teammate Tim Short was third in 5-6 for the Yellowjackets. Julian Walker was also fourth in the 3200 in his PR of 10:32. Clemons joined Alejandro Arco, Owen Beindit, and Russel Solgot to take third in the 4x400 in 3:43.12. Walker, Beindit, Clemons, and Nathan Clemons were second in the 4x800 at 8:48.
For the girls, Kendra Spoutz was fifth in the 200 in 29.52 for Memphis. Kate Bennett of Algonac was third in the 800 in 2:37, her best this spring.
The following MACH runners competed unattached:
Gunnar Wessel - 800M, 5th Place at 2:07.92; and 3200M, 6th Place at 11:17.10.
Faith Wessel - 3200M, 2nd Place at 12:36.71, which puts her in the Top 10 in the Blue Water Area.
(8th grade) Alannah Wessel - 1600M, 3rd Place at 5:43.94; and 3200M, 4th Place at 13:17.86.
Based on these times, Gunnar and Faith qualified to compete in the 800M and 3200M, respectively, at the Macomb County Meet of Champions on May 23.
Bad Axe Invitational
Imlay City’s Penelope McNutt won the 100-meter dash in 13.05 and was runner-up in the 200 meters (28.32) at the Bad Axe Invitational on Friday. She helped Gabby Douglas, Hannah Hayes, and Rylee Tyack in the 4x100, finishing second in 1:56.35. Morgan Robertson was fifth in the shot put with a throw of 28' 9. Bella Wetter of Capac was fifth in 29.80 for the 200-meter dash. She also took fifth in the 100-hurdles in 17.74, a personal best. Ava Clink threw 26-6 in the shot put (7th place) and 90-4 in the discus for sixth for the Chiefs. Keira Smith long-jumped 14 feet for fifth place. Charlotte O’Brien was fourth in the 800 (2:43) and fifth in the 1600 (6:01) for Imlay City, while Alice Johnson was fifth in the 3200 (13:29).
Alan Valdovinos won third in both the 100 (11.8) and 200 (24.5) for the Spartans. He teamed up with Brett Lestage, Kade VanDerPloeg, and Tyler Kanai to get second in the 4x100 in 46.59. Lestage, VanDerPloeg, Ethan Everhart, and Valdovinos won the 4x200 in 1:35.73. Isaac Sommer ran 2:09 in the 800 to take second, while he and Elliot Whitney were third and fifth in the 1600: Whitney ran 4:45 and Sommer ran 4:48, PRs for both. Whitney was also fifth in the 3200 at 10:33.
Dakota Cougars Invitational
Sat. May 11.
Brianna Albers of Richmond won the girls’ 3200 in 13:03, a season record. Maddie Leslie was second for Anchor Bay in 13:09. Joseph Pacitto was second in the 110-hurdles in 16.10 for Richmond’s boys, while Cameron Gramzow was fifth in the discus for Anchor Bay (128-6).
COMING UP THIS WEEK for Blue Water Area teams: MAC Gold Championship, GTC League, and REGIONALS!
Check out the Top-10 Performance list for Blue Water Area athletes, updated for this weekend’s competition on the www.bluewaterrunning.org homepage.
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