By Mark Blentlinger
May 17th the Golden Eagles arrived at Bangor High School with one thing in mind: earning the Regional Championship trophy. Goal set, goal completed. The girls scored 103 points, finishing 31 points ahead of Kalamazoo Christian, the 2nd place finisher.
Event results follow:
100M: 4th place, Sydney Drenth, 13.40 seconds; 200M: 2nd place, Carly Couk 27.18 seconds; 800m: 4th place, Jenna VanDussen 2:37.79; 1600M: champion Ariana Pillot 5:36.30’; 3200M: 3rd place, Ariana Pillot 12:43.37 and 5th place, Jenna VanDussen 13:47.79.
100M Hurdles: champion, Sophia Orton, 15.41 seconds; 300M Hurdles: 6th place, Sophia Orton, 51.39 seconds; 4x100M relay: 4th place, Sydney Drenth, Sophia Orton, Mallorie DenHartigh and Carly Couk, 52.65 seconds,; 4x200M relay: 5th place, Sydney Drenth, Ava Gearhart, Mallorie Denhartigh and Carly Couk 1:53.82; 4x800M Relay: 2nd place, Jenna VanDussen, Natalie Glerum, Klair Pillot and Ariana Pillot 10:47.23
Field events. Shot Put: champion Brenna McDonald, 35’10.00”; Discus: 2nd place, Brenna McDonald 2nd, 119’01”, 6th place, Megan Dykema, 94’10”; High Jump: 4th place, Brooklyn Brown, 4’11”; Pole Vault: 3rd place, Hannah Willoughby 8’09.00”.
The Golden Eagle Girls took the top podium. 2nd place finisher was Kalamazoo Christian Comets with 72 points while Lawton finished in 3rd with 69.5.
The Boys finished in 3rd place with 71 points while Lawton and Hartford tied with 77 total points. Event results follow:
100M: champion Isaac Noora, 11.05 seconds, 7th place, Mekhi Burton, 11.49 seconds; 200M: 3rd place, Mekhi Burton 23.36 seconds.
110M Hurdles: champion Drew Enright, 14.99 seconds; 300M Hurdles: champion Drew Enright 41.24 seconds; 4x100M Relay: champions Noora, Burton, Feller and Perez, 44.05 seconds
4x200M relay: 2nd place, Noora, Burton, Feller, and Perez 1:32.79 seconds; 4x400M relay: 3rd place, Tyler Perez, Drew Enright, Jared Feller and Isaac Noora 3:32.63.
Field events. Pole Vault: 8th place, Ace Drewyor 10’06”, 9th place, Hunter Barkalow, 10’00’; Long Jump: 3rd place, Drew Enright 19’10.25” and 9th place, Brayden Boyes 18’07.25”.
All athletes who qualified were to compete at the MHSAA Track and Field Championships on June 1st at Kent City High School.
