DUHS track teams swept by Gull Lake

Published 9:00 pm Tuesday, April 20, 2010

RICHLAND – The Dowagiac boys’ and girls’ track teams were swept by host Gull Lake in a Wolverine Conference meet on Tuesday afternoon.

The Chieftains boys’ team fell to the Blue Devils 80-57, while the girls were defeated 104-34.

Dontell Highsmith won a pair of events and was part of the Chieftains’ 800-meter relay team.

Highsmith won the long jump with a leap of 21-1 and the high jump with a height of 5-10.

He joined with Damone Huff, Troy Butcher and Jon Myers to win the 800-meter relay with a time of 1:37.38.

Myers also won the 200-meters with a time of 23.88.

Kyle Wright won the pole vault for the Chieftains with a height of 12-6. Pierre Reed took the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 16.19, while Dowagiac also won the 400- and 1,600-meter relays.

The 400-meter relay team of Butcher, Myers, Huff and Austin Adams were clocked at 46.02. The 1,600-meter unit of Chris Gantt, Bo Parsons, Tremail Butcher and Kasey Proshwitz ran a time of 3:56.42.

Cierra Mattix won a pair of events for the Chieftain girls’ team and was a part of the winning 400-meter relay team.

Mattix won the 100- and 200-meters with times of 13.74 and 28.52 respectively.

The 400-meter relay team consists of Andrea Bradshaw, Mattix, Andrea Wade and Jacoya Brookins. They ran a time of 54.41

Boys’ results

Dowagiac…57

Gull Lake…80

Long jump – Dontell Highsmith (D) 21-1, Discus 0 Pat Goeble (GL) 128-3, High jump – Dontell Highsmith (D) 5-10, Shot put – Pat Goebel (GL) 45-5, Pole vault – Kyle Wright (D) 12-6, 3200 relay – Gull Lake 8:47.55, 110 hurdles – Pierre Reed (D) 16.19, 100 – Adam Coonrod (GL) 11.33, 800 relay – Dowagiac (Damone Huff, Highsmith, Troy Butcher, Jon Myers) 1:37.38, 1600 – Goodman (GL) 5:05.63, 400 relay – Dowagiac (Butcher, Myers, Huff, Austin Adams) 46.02, 400 – Adam Coonrod (GL) 52.5, 300 hurdles – Vince Behnke (GL) 42.89, 800 – Adam Coonrod (GL) 2:06.62, 200 – Jon Myers (D) 23.88, 3200 – Ben Snow (GL) 11:42.23, 1600 relay – Dowagiac (Chris Gantt, Bo Parsons, Tremail Butcher, Kasey Proshwitz) 3:56.42

Girls’ results

Dowagiac…34

Gull Lake…101

Long jump – Kaisha Martin (D) 14-7, Discus – Anna Hunt (GL) 82-11, High jump – Courtney Rorick (GL) 4-8, Shot put – Anna Hunt (GL) 31-4.5, Pole Vault – Fisher (GL) 7-6, 3200 relay – Gull Lake 12:02.09, 100 hurdles – Corrine Roller (GL) 17.63, 100 – Cierra Mattix (D) 13.74, 800 relay – Gull Lake 1:54.68, 1600 – Jori Fell (GL) 6:46.68, 400 relay – Dowagiac (Andrea Bradshaw, Mattix, Andrea Wade, Jacoya Brookins) 54.41, 400 – Sebrina Burnett (GL) 1:06.79, 300 hurdles – Corrine Roller (GL) 51.85, 800 – Ali Butler (GL) 2:54.06, 200 – Cierra Mattix (D) 28.52, 3200 – Ashley Merica (GL) 13:59.48, 1600 relay – Gull Lake 5:02.89