By By SCOTT NOVAK / Niles Daily Star
KALAMAZOO -- There was no doubt about who had the best boys track team in the Big 16 Conference Wednesday afternoon at Kalamazoo Central High School.
Portage Northern dominated the event, racking up 157.2 points to easily outdistance the host school, which finished with 84 points.
Dowagiac and Benton Harbor tied for fifth place, while Lakeshore was third and Coldwater fourth.
Niles finished 15th with 13.2 points.
On the girl's side, Kalamazoo Central also scored a lopsided victory with 142 points compared to 94 points by runner-up Battle Creek Lakeview.
Coldwater finished third with Battle Creek Harper Creek finishing fourth and St. Joseph fifth.
Niles finished 14th with 15 points and Dowagiac finished 16th with 11 points.
Dowagiac and Niles did not finish with a single champion on Wednesday, however, several Chieftains and Vikings fared well as individuals.
For Niles, Isaiah Glaze finished third in the 100-meters with a time of 11.34.
The Vikings were fourth in the 800-meter relay with a time of 1:32.99. That team consists of Glaze, Otis West, Quinton King and Robert Cinninger.
On the girl's side for the Lady Vikings, Ashley Austin finished third in the shot put with a toss of 33-10.
Niles' Chelsea Bennett finished fourth in the discus with a toss of 101-4.
The Lady Vikings were also fifth in the 800-meter relay with a time of 1:51.66. That relay team consists of Tasha Webster, Shameka Fultz, Mariette Strauss and Kristin Lamarre.
Dowagiac's Devon Jackson, a three-time regional champion, finished second in the 100-meters, second in the 200-meters and third in the 400-meters.
Jackson ran times of 11.09, 22.63 and 50.24 respectively. All times were done automaticially.
Chieftain freshman Donta Young had a good day with a third place finish in the 110-meter high hurdles and a fourth place finish in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles.
Young ran times of 15.45 and 41.87.
Dowagiac also earned a second place finish on the girl's side of the meet as Anne O'Keefe cleared 9-feet.
Ashley Urbanski was the only other place winner for the Chieftains on Wednesday as she finished sixth in the 100-meters with a time of 13.64.
The top six places were scored in the meet. The top six finishers also were given medals and earned all-conference honors.
Portage Northern 157.2, Kalamazoo Central 84, Lakeshore 79, Coldwater 42, Dowagiac 33, Benton Harbor 33, Loy Norrix 32, Battle Creek Central 30, Sturgis 30, St. Joseph 29.2, Harper Creek 25, Mattawan 24, Lakeview 20.2, Portage Central 18.2, Niles 13.2, Marshall 13
High jump: 1. Nick Freer (L) 6-4, 2. Kyle Johnson (HC) 6-0, 3. Adam Bode (PN) 5-10, 4. Donald Kinnee (C) 5-10, Randy Gray (BCC) 5-8, 5. Brandon Satterfield (BCC) 5-8, 6. Mario Moore (KC) 5-8
Long jump: 1. Brandon Dawson (LN) 22-2, 2. Matt Comer (PN) 22-0, 3. Joe Cleveland (SJ) 20-9, 4. Dale Norman (S) 20-8.5, 5. Anthony Dunning (SJ) 20-3.5, 6. Jason Fisher (BCC) 20-2
Pole vault: 1. Chris Baldwin (BCL) 13-6, 2. Durrel Robinson (BCC) 13-6, 3. Thomas Sanford (S) 12-0, 4. Kyle Rance (PC) 11-9, 5. Patrick Lankford (KC) 11-9, 6. Peter Sotherland (KC) 11-6
Shot put: 1. Chris Wohlgamuth (L) 53-5.5, 2. Andrew Hartline (L) 53-4, 3. Matt Crapo (M) 50-6.5, 4. Shawn Orth (S) 49-5.25, 5. Ben Von Koenig (L) 47-8.5, 6. Timothy Smoker (S) 44-10.5
Discus: 1. Andrew Hartline (L) 158-8, 2. Wes Bates (C) 155-0, 3. Chris Wohlgamuth (L) 152-1, 4. Cody Back (S) 136-10, 5. Dan Yonker (PC) 122-9, 6. Jacob Droppers (PN) 122-5
3,200 relay: 1. Portage Northern 8:11.2, 2. Coldwater 8:15.11, 3. Mattawan 8:16.44, 4. Kalamazoo Central 8:18.74, 5. St. Joseph 8:20.22, 6. Battle Creek Lakeview 8:23.98
110 hurdles: 1. Matt Comer (PN) 14.89, 2. Joique Bell (BH) 15.0, 3. Donta Young (D) 15.45, 4. Demetrius Gordon (BH) 15.93, 5. Lonnie White (BCC) 16.05, 6. Eric Kern (L) 16.12
100: 1. Wes Comer (PN) 11.0, 2. Devon Jackson (D) 11.09, 3. Isaiah Glaze (N) 11.34, 4. Ricky Robinson (PN) 11.43, 5. Anthony Dunning (SJ) 11.52, 6. Craig Wimbley (KC) 11.64
800 relay: 1. Portage Northern 1:28.21, 2. Kalamazoo Central 1:31.65, 3. St. Joseph 1:31.68, 5. Niles 1:32.99, 6. Benton Harbor 1:33.12
1,600: 1. Jay Bilsborrow (C) 4:22.26, 2. Kyle Mena (PN) 4:30.43, 3. Andrew Lawrick (L) 4:31.7, 4. Zackary Blough-Orr (KC) 4:32.52, 5. Patrick Cooper (PN) 4:33.15, 6. Ryan Ellsperman (SJ) 4:35.96
400 relay: 1. Lakeshore 44.26, 2. Portage Northern 44.29, 3. Benton Harbor 44.35, 4. Kalamazoo Central 44.4, 5. Battle Creek Harper Creek 45.01, 6. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 45.04
400: 1. Scott Sweeney (PN) 49.91, 2. Nathan Blackwell (KC) 50.11, 3. Devon Jackson (D) 50.24, 4. Josh Carvey (PN) 50.58, 5. Athony Bridges (LN) 52.69, 6. Greg Brown (HC) 53.14
300 hurdles: 1. Matt Comer (PN) 39.0, 2. Demetrius Gordon (BH) 41.09, 3. Nick Sharp (HC) 41.76, 4. Donta Young (D) 41.87, 5. Logan Wilke (L) 42.84, 6. Matthew McCarty (KC) 43.03
800: 1. Zach Smith (M) 1:57.38, 2. Ryan Cooper (PN) 2:00.36, 3. Brandon Swinehart (LN) 2:03.02, 4. Tyler Evans (KC) 2:03.33, 5. Greg Farnum (BCC) 2:03.68, 6. Jeremy Wyatt (LN) 2:04.19
200: 1. Wes Comer (PN) 22.42, 2. Devon Jackson (D) 22.63, 3. Scott Sweeney 22.93, 4. Josh Carvey (PN) 23.07, 5. Nathan Blackwell (KC) 23.33, 6. Ricky Robinson (PN) 23.34
3,200: 1. Jay Bilsborrow (C) 9:39.43, 2. Ryan Greu (KC) 9:43.99, 3. Zackary Blough-Orr (KC) 9:48.81, 4. Kyle Mena (PN) 9:50.65, 5. Andrew Lawrick (L) 9:58.49, 6. Nick Dillman (M) 10:18.61
1,600 relay: 1. Portage Northern 3:25.95, 2. Kalamazoo Central 3:32.4, 3. Battle Creek Lakeview 3:34.51, 4. Mattawan 3:35.62, 5. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 3:37.49, 6. Sturgis 3:37.65
Girls
Kalamazoo Central 142, Battle Creek Lakeview 90, Coldwater 73, Battle Creek Harper Creek 58, St. Joseph 58, Portge Central 39, Benton Harbor 28, Marshall 26, Mattawan 24, Battle Creek Central 23, Sturgis 23, Lakeshore 20, Portage Northern 18, Niles 15, Loy Norrix 14, Dowagiac 11
High jump: 1. Danielle Brown (KC) 5-6.5, 2. Alyse Pallas (SJ) 5-3, 3. Carolyn Kalunzy (MAT)/Veronica Armstrong (BCC)/Lindsay Haggerty (BCH) 5-0, 6. Nicole Carr (KC) 5-0
Long jump: 1. Kristen Lowery (PC) 17-0.25, 2. Kim Schmidt (SJ) 16-10, 3. Becky Horn (BCC) 16-10, 4. Jessie Stanton (BCH) 16-4, 5. Stacy Haley (KC) 16-1.25, 6. Monique Grayson (KC) 15-10.5
Pole vault: 1. Valerie Smith (BCL) 9-6, 2. Ann O'Keefe (D) 9-0, 3. Natalie Heidel (PN) 9-0, 4. Amy Post (C) 8-9, 5. Missy Yother (BCH) 8-6, 6. Shannon Morton (PC) 8-3
Shot put: 1. Takarra Dunning (KC) 39-10, 2. Sara Sickels (C) 34-4, 3. Ashley Austin (N) 33-10, 4. Ashley Stickney (SJ) 33-1.5, 5. Rachel Denison (S) 32-11, 6. Jamie Yurisich (BCH) 32-10
Discus: 1. Sara Sickels (C) 112-2, 2. Carrie Schaefer (MAT) 110-6, 3. Amy Pietrzak (KC) 102-3, 4. Chelsea Bennett (N) 101-4, 5. Jessica Parker (C) 98-0, 6. Takarra Dunning (KC) 97-4
3,200-meter relay: 1. Battle Creek Lakeview 9:47.85, 2. Coldwater 9:56.76, 3. Battle Creek Harper Creek 10:18.86, 4. Portage Central 10:19.15, 5. Lakeshore 10:20.20, 6. Kalamazoo Central 10:24.68
100-meter hurdles: 1. Danielle Brown (KC) 15.42, 2. Trinka Boatright (BH) 16.64, 3. Stephanie Schley (MAT) 16.69, 4. Missi Taylor (C) 16.69, 5. Katie Rollert (BCL) 17.68, 6. Jaimee Reyna (MAT) 17.93
100-meter dash: 1. Ashley Hines (BH) 12.44, 2. Nicole Parker (KC) 12.87, 3. Tracey Blackwell (KC) 13.08, 4. Megan Harris (KC) 13.33, 5. Shenoa Butcher (C) 13.55, 6. Ashley Urbanski (D) 13.64
800-meter relay: 1. Kalamazoo Central 1:45.02, 2. Battle Creek Lakeview 1:49.36, 3. Battle Creek Harper Creek 1:49.51, 4. St. Joseph 1:49.8, 5. Niles 1:51.66
1,600-meter run: 1. Michelle Deverio (BCL) 5:17, 2. Jennifer Hamilton (BCL) 5:22.32, 3. Kelly Olmstead (C) 5:26.84, 4. Anne Hoekstra (LN) 5:34.66, 5. Sarah Zebell (SJ) 5:35.97, 6. Laura Haskins (PC) 5:36.38
400-meter relay: 1. Benton Harbor 49.11, 2. Kalamazoo Central 49.58, 3. Battle Creek Harper Creek 52.41, 4. Battle Creek Lakeview 52.65, 5. Battle Creek Central 52.91, 6. St. Joseph 53.37
400-meter dash: 1. Maegan Handershot (MAR) 58.86, 2. Becky Horn (BCC) 1:00.42, 3. Nicole Carr (KC) 1:00.45, 4. Megan Mejeur (SJ) 1:00.58, 5. Aisha Williams (KC) 1:02.44, 6. Natalie Heidel (PN) 1:02.63
300-meter hurdles: 1. Danielle Brown (KC) 43.57, 2. Amanda Statiste (S) 49.39, 3. Vikorija Graudiine (LN) 49.67, 4. Holly Pueschel (S) 49.93, 5. Kelsey Fitchuk (LAK) 50.66, 6. Ashley Meyer (SJ) 50.7
800-meter run: 1. Maegan Neary (C) 2:22.3, 2. Kelly Olmstead (C) 2:26.74, 3. Becky Schmidt (SJ) 2:29.68, 4. Elizabeth Cotto (PC) 2:30.07, 5. Kara Fortney (BCL) 2:30.25, 6. Lucie Smith (BCH) 2:30.51
200-meter dash: 1. Nicole Parker (KC) 26.51, 2. Tracey Blackwell (KC) 26.91, 3. Erica Mann (BCL) 27.10, 4. Maegan Hendershot (MAR), 5. Megan Harris (KC) 27.62, 6. Megan McCarty (BCH) 27.99
3,200-meter run: 1. Michelle Deverio (BCL) 11:39.65, 2. Diane Hamilton (BCL) 11:43.27, 3. Megan Fitzpatrick (MAR) 11:54.04, 4. Meagan Webb (BCH) 12:09.48, 5. Stephanie Essenmacher (BCL) 12:10.55, 6. Kara Goodrich (PN) 12:10.55
1,600-meter relay: 1. Kalamazoo Central 4:02.9, 2. St. Joseph 4:11.13, 3. Battle Creek Harper Creek 4:12.23, 4. Marshall 4:16.43, 5. Portage Central 4:20.03, 6. Portage Central 4:21.21