By By SCOTT NOVAK / Vigilant/Argus
Dowagiac senior J.J. White had a bittersweet day at the Division 2 state track finals at Caledonia High School on Saturday.
White finished third in the long jump, but was disqualified due to a false start in the 300-meter hurdles.
Dowagiac did get one other piece of good news as junior Devon Jackson took sixth in the 200-meters.
Sophomore Ashley Urbanski did not advance out of the preliminary round of the 200-meters.
Edwardsburg and Cassopolis did not place a single competitor at the Division 3 state track meet at Comstock Park High School.
White jumped 21-7.75 in the long jump to take third, while Jackson ran 22.8 in the finals of the 200-meters to finish second.
Urbanski placed sixth in her preliminary with a time of 27.3.
Jordan said that Urbanski never fully recovered from the foot injury sustained at the regional two weeks ago.
Team Scoring:
Farmington Hills Harrison 50.50; Stevensville-Lakeshore 41; Flint Powers 28; Linden 28; Flint Kearsley 25; Battle Creek Harper Creek 20.50; Allen Park 20; Birmingham Seaholm 19; Grosse Ile 19; Three Rivers 19; Warren Fitzgerald 18; Dexter 16; Tecumseh 16; Cadillac 15; Lansing Waverly 14; Detroit Renaissance 14; West Branch Ogemaw Heights 14; Fenton 14; Wyoming Park 14; St. Clair 13; Sparta 12; Saginaw 12; Marine City 11; Middleville-Thornapple Kellogg 11; Eaton Rapids 11; Allegan 10; Auburn Hills Avondale 10; Dowagiac 9; Haslett 9; Trenton 9; Mt. Morris 8; Milan 8; St. Joseph 8; Plainwell 8; Fowlerville 7; Bloomfield Hills Lasher 6; Caro 6; Cedar Springs 6; Bay City John Glenn 6; Yale 6; Fremont 5; Dearborn Heights Crestwood 5; Ludington 5; Spring Lake 5; Corunna 5; Dearborn Divine Child 5; Coopersville 4; Wayland Union 4; Big Rapids 4; Grand Rapids South Christian 4; Chesaning 3; Alma 3; Richland-Gull Lake 3; Vicksburg 3; Remus Chippewa Hills 2; Mt. Pleasant 2; Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 2; Comstock 2; Grand Rapids Creston 1; Coldwater 1; Marysville 1; Caledonia 1; Wyoming Rogers 1; Bridgeport 1.
DISCUS -- 1. Joe Hover, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 195-6 (New MHSAA L.P. Division 2 Final Meet Record – Old Record, 180-7, Joe Hover, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 2001); 2. Ben Strawsine, West Branch Ogemaw Heights, 166-5; 3. Kurt Buhlman, West Branch Ogemaw Heights, 158-9; 4. Trevor Schultz, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 158-8; 5. Jim Sutton, Flint Powers, 158-8; 6. Josh Priebe, Marine City, 157-8; 7. Matt Jennings, Cadillac, 156-5; 8. Nicholas Hamann, Wyoming Rogers, 150-8.
LONG JUMP -- 1. Steve Ellsworth, Auburn Hills Avondale, 22-0.75; 2. Anthony Dunning, St. Joseph, 21-8.75; 3. Jamarcus White, Dowagiac, 21-7.75; 4. Tyler Douglass, Fowlerville, 21-5.25; 5. Kyle Schuberg, Big Rapids, 21-3.25; 6. Cole Corey, Tecumseh, 21-0.50; 7. Ryan Rademacher, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills, 20-9.50; 8. James Pfautz, Dexter, 20-6.
1,600-METER RUN -- 1. Jim Pancoast, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 4:13.59; 2. Allen J. McConnell, Sparta, 4:15.36; 3. Jeff Byrne, Bay City John Glenn, 4:19.67; 4. James Reichardt, Spring Lake, 4:20.27; 5. Nathan Peck, Coopersville, 4:20.97; 6. Daniel Roberts, Vicksburg, 4:21.10; 7. Jared Kelsh, Remus Chippewa Hills, 4:22.03; 8. Jameson Bilsborrow, Coldwater, 4:23.47.
800-METER RUN -- 1. Jim Pancoast, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 1:53.74 (New MHSAA L.P. Division 2 Final Meet Record – Old Record, 1:54.26, Jay Brown, Muskegon Orchard View, 2001); 2. Harley Rohloff, Grosse Ile, 1:54.44; 3. Wilfredo Villarroel, Lansing Waverly, 1:54.51; 4. Sebastien Lounis, Birmingham Seaholm, 1:54.92; 5. Joel Kirsch, Wyoming Park, 1:56.14; 6. Jake Smith, Cadillac, 1:56.34; 7. Zak King, Linden, 1:56.71; 8. Gabe McKinsey, Dearborn Heights Crestwood, 1:57.11.
200-METER DASH -- 1. Zach Labrecque, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 21.94 (New MHSAA L.P. Division 2 Final Meet Record – Old Record, 21.95, Agim Shabaj, Farmington Hills Harrison, 2002); 2. Nyle Pfeiffer, Milan, 22.20; 3. Carl Werner, Warren Fitzgerald, 22.37; 4. Joseph Claiborne, Detroit Renaissance, 22.50; 5. Brian Brighton, Allen Park, 22.54; 6. Devon Jackson, Dowagiac, 22.80; 7. Jamicko Bates, Flint Powers, 23.14; 8. Darrin Tape, Middleville-Thornapple Kellogg, 25.20.
3,200-METER RUN -- 1. Chris Burke, Dexter, 9:26.42; 2. Mike Barrows, Flint Powers, 9:26.55; 3. Dan Cramer, Cedar Springs, 9:27.22; 4. Larz McEelroy, St. Clair, 9:35.86; 5. Allen J. McConnell, Sparta, 9:40.87; 6. Ben Piercy, Richland-Gull Lake, 9:42.04; 7. Justin Kelly, Haslett, 9:45.17; 8. Jon Hodge, Grosse Ile, 9:46.24.
1,600-METER RELAY -- 1. Flint Kearsley, 3:22.08 (Dan Goodman, Tony Parcel, Dan Vioght, Pete O'Brien); 2. Birmingham Seaholm, 3:23.89; 3. Farmington Harrison, 3:24.71; 4. Three Rivers, 3:24.99; 5. Linden, 3:25.62; 6. Eaton Rapids, 3:26.89; 7. Mt. Pleasant, 3:27.02; 8. Caledonia, 3:27.26.