Eddies trio state bound

Published 11:00 am Thursday, November 4, 2004

By Staff
In the Division 3 races, Buchanan finished 11th and 12th in the boys' and girls' events, respectively. The Bucks had no individuals qualify for the state meet.
Harper Sulier led the Bucks' boys, placing 32nd in a time of 19:05.5, while Lizzy Brown led the girls, taking 43rd place in 23:51.4.
Brandywine's boys finished 15th and its girls did not have enough runners to complete an official score. The Bobcats' Caylin Garrard finished 34th overall and missed qualifying for state by four places.
Edwardsburg's boys finished ninth overall in the Division 3 race, but the Eddies' James Greenfield finished second in a time of 17:03 to qualify for state. Greenfield also won the Lakeland Conference championship race Oct. 22.
The Eddies' Mike Penninger, who finished second in the conference, also qualified for state by taking fourth over all in a time of 17:32.
Constantine won the boys' race with a total of 105 points, followed by Bronson with 112 and Schoolcraft with 127. Bronson's Nick Tomsic won the event in 16:49.
In the Division 3 girls competition, Kalamazoo Christian won with 61 points, Delton Kellogg had 76 and Schoolcraft had 120. Leah Reames of Kalamazoo Christian won the race in 19:56.
Qualifying for state in Division 4 were Lawrence (66), Hartford (106) and Centrevile (135) for the girls and Gobles (75), Marcellus (110) and Lawrence (115) for the boys.
Edwardsburg's Angie Bronocki finished 11th overall to qualify for the state meet this Saturday in Brooklyn at the Michigan International Speedway.
The Division 3 state finals will begin with the girls' race at 10 a.m. The boys' race will be held at 11 a.m. with the Division 3 and 4 awards ceremony set for 12:15 p.m.
Girls results
Kalamazoo Christian 61, Delton Kellogg 76, Schoolcraft 120, Kalamazoo Hackett 124, Edwardsburg 151, Bangor 157, Hopkins 167, Constantine 194, Berrien Springs 209, Battle Creek Pennfield 277, Parchment 280, Buchanan 296, Coloma 302
Top 15 Individuals
1. Leah Reames (KC) 19:56.0, 2. Grace Escamilla (KH) 20:48.5, 3. Marissa Ingle (KL) 20:52.4, 4. Whitney Knollenberg (KL) 21:03.1, 5. Becky Miller (BS) 21:11.0, 6. Becky Romain (CN) 21:15.5, 7. Ashley Hess (SC) 21:19.8, 8. Kara Bensley (SC) 21:22.2, 9. Kerensa Bauman (HP) 21:32.2, 10. Ashley Denny (BG) 21:34.2, 11. Angie Bronicki (ED) 21:34.7, 12. Kristen Wilfinger (KL) 21:34.7, 13. Nicole Leep (KC) 21:39.8, 14. Rachel Bishop (KC) 21:44.5, 15. Charissa Hollett (KC) 21:46.0
Division 3 boys results
Constantine 105, Bronson 112, Schoolcraft 127, Kalamazoo Christian 131, Kalamazoo Hackett 138, Bangor 148, Delton Kellogg 151, Parchment 169, Edwardsburg 219, Hopkins 233, Berrien Springs 277, Buchanan 282, Coloma 310, Battle Creek Pennfield 323
Top 15 Individuals
1. Nick Tomsic (BG) 16:46.7, 2. James Greenfield (ED) 17:03.5, 3. Nick Tecca (PA) 17:06.4, 4. Michael Penninger (ED) 17:32.8, 5. Paul DeWolf (SC) 17:36.0, 6. Brendan Barnes (KH) 17:36.8, 7. Jeff Nordquist (PA) 17:44.7, 8. Tom Vigen (KC) 17:49.7, 9. Nick Shaw (BR) 17:49.7, 10. Matt Plantenga (KC) 17:49.8, 11. Andrew Ouding (KL) 17:53.7, 12. Mike O'Brien (KH) 17:55.7, 13. Tom Ray (CN) 17:56.8, 14. Jase Burnett (WV) 18:05.7, 15. Dan Roberts (KL) 18:07.0
Division 4 boys results
Gobles 75, Marcellus 110, Lawrence 115, Lawton 130, Lake Michigan Catholic 134, Hartford 170, Bridgman 173, River Valley 212, White Pigeon 224, New Buffalo 231, Climax-Scotts 273, Eau Claire 296, Cassopolis 319, Howardsville Christian 344, Bloomingdale 381, Centreville 381
Top 15 Individuals
1. Justin Todd (C-S) 16:45.4, 2. Kenny Hugenell (Dec) 17:51.1, 3. Jason Clement (Gob) 17:55.5, 4. Devon Burger (Mar) 18:05.7, 5. Andy Waite (Lawton) 18:26.4, 6. Jeremy Jackson (Gob) 18:27.5, 7. Andrian Nunez Mateo (Bri) 18:30.3, 8. Jake Johnson (Gob) 18:30.7, 9. Richard Dorstewitz (Lawren) 18:36.1, 10. Justin Sutton (LMC) 18:44.7, 11. Travis Copenhaver (WP) 18:46.3, 12. Keith Zabel (RV) 18:47.5, 13. Matt Haag (Mar) 18:48.3, 14. Fernando Rodriguez (Har) 18:50.6, 15. Anthony Baushke (Dec) 18:52.9
Girls results
Lawrence 66, Hartford 106, Centreville 135, Lake Michigan Catholic 137, Bridgman 142, Marcellus 144, Gobles 144, Lawton 165, Climax-Scotts 183, River Valley 208, Howardsville Christian 270, New Buffalo 281, White Pigeon 322
Top 15 Individuals
1.Katie Jonatzke (Har) 22:02.9, 2. Megan Kuhnlein (LMC) 22:17.6, 3. Narissa Kirby (Cen) 22:24.0, 4. Jessica Woods (C-S) 22:35.0, 5. Monica Chavez (Lawren) 22:49.1, 6. Dusti Kubiszak (Lawren) 22:49.1, 7. Krysten Carlson (Bridg) 22:53.8, 8. Devyn Seaman (LMC) 22:58.7, 9. Rachael Moreland (Lawton) 22:58.9, 10. Susan Marton (Lawren) 23:02.4, 11. Leanne Arthur (NB) 23:03.1, 12. Jessica Forker (Bridg) 23:04.0, 13. Megan Mitrovich (Bridg) 23:06.6, 14. Lindsey Kealy (Mar) 23:11.7, 15. Ashley Horbocks (Gob) 23:14.6