During the holiday break and into the new year, many local Blue Water Area track and field athletes were competing at a variety of indoor meets around the state. Since athletes must compete for a club or run unattached, school names aren’t allowed in meet competitions or listed in any results: therefore, it can be hard to catch everyone, so if we missed your performance, please let us know so we can add it to our report.
Dec. 16, 2023
LAB Indoor Meet #2
Almont’s Chase Battani (junior) was 14th in the 60-meter hurdles at 9.51, a personal record. He also cleared 15 feet in the pole vault to take first, a personal best of almost half a foot.
Isaiah Lopez of Port Huron Northern (junior) was runner-up in the high jump, clearing 6’ 2" for a personal best. He also ran the 60-meter dash in a personal best of 7.54, placing 41st out of 179 competitors. https://athletic.net/post/V4s8KxXv
Janae Hudson (Marysville senior) was third in shotput in a personal indoor best of 40’ 7.5” and in discus with a throw of 122’ 2”.
Running for the 16 Ways Track Club, Anchor Bay’s senior Aiden Champagne was 27th in the 200 (23.94) and 13th in the 400 (52.42), setting season-bests in both and a best-ever time in the 400. The 4x400 meter relay team took second in a time of 3:38.
Also competing for 16 Ways (and from Anchor Bay), junior Alysia Gudelock was second in the high jump with her best-ever height of five feet, along with a 15th-place finish in the long jump at 14’ 5.25".
Dec. 29, 2023
LAB Holiday Invite
The 16 Ways Track Club had several competitors from Anchor Bay High School competing at the Lincoln Athletic Building’s Indoor Track Holiday Invite. Alysia Gudelock was back at five feet in the high jump, sealing the victory. She was 10th in the long jump with a personal best of 15’ 4”, while her junior teammate Zhenya Knowlin was 15th in 14’ 0.5”. Sophomore Aaron Osterman placed 10th in the 800-meter run (2:17) and senior Zachary Rubicz 14th in the 1600-meter run (4:40).
Marine City Cardinal Mooney’s senior Isaac Zammit also dipped his feet into the 1600, running 4:45 to take 35th.
Matthew Bacholzky of Almont (sophomore) placed twelfth in the long jump in 18’ 10.5” and third in the triple jump in a personal best of 37’ 10”.
Marysville’s Janae Hudson was back in the throwing circle, taking second in shot put (38’ 0.5”) and third in discus (120’ 5”).
Port Huron Northern’s Isaiah Lopez continued his improvement in the high jump: he has been consistently jumping six feet or more this indoor season and took third place.
SVSU MITS Meet #2
Jan. 6, 2024
With hundreds of entries per event, the second meet of the indoor season at Saginaw Valley State University was filled with athletes looking to compete.
Anchor Bay/16 Ways Track Club jumper Alysia Gudelock was eighth in the high jump (4’9”) and 10th in the long jump (15’ 2”), with teammate Zhenya Knowlin again taking 15th with a long jump of 14 feet.
Anchor Bay freshman Madison Leslie ran unattached in her first high school track meet, placing 76th in the 800 (2:51) and 63rd in the 1600 (6:25), with Dryden’s Cara Prusakiewicz (sophomore) running similar times, placing 83rd in the 800 (2:59) and placing right ahead of Leslie at 62nd in the 1600 (6:23). Armada’s Abigail Denoyer (sophomore) was 71st in 6:37.
Boys’ performances:
Aiden Champagne (Anchor Bay) placed sixth in his 16 Ways Track Club’s sprint medley relay (400-200-200-800). He also ran his season’s best in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.88, placing 53rd in a field of 154.
Dryden’s Aiden Fitchett was 28th in both the 800 and 1600, with times of 2:10 and 4:48, respectively. Junior Wyatt Opperman of North Branch was 79th (2:32) and 81st (5:31).
North Branch’s freshman Levi Opperman was 34th in the 60-meter hurdles in 11.7.
Matthew Bacholzky (Almont) ran his personal best in the 200-meter dash (23.83) to finish 49th, along with 13th place in the long jump with a measurement of 18’ 5”. Jack Luzynski of Marine City Cardinal Mooney (sophomore) also jumped his season best at 16’ 2” to place 24th.
Marlette’s Logan Malloy (senior), last year’s state runner-up in Division 4 pole vault, won the meet with a height of 13’, a full foot ahead of second place.
GVSU MITS Meet #3
Jan. 6, 2024
At Grand Valley State University’s third MITS meet of the season, Port Huron Northern’s Isaiah Lopez ran his season-best in the 60-meter dash (7.48) and once again cleared six feet in the high jump. As of this article’s publication, the meet results have not yet been posted. We will add updated information once it's available.
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