By By SCOTT NOVAK / Vigilant/Argus
Kalamazoo Hackett and Kalamazo Christian captured the boys' and girls' Division 3 regional cross country championships respectively on Saturday at Portage West Middle School.
Hackett easily outdistanced runner up Bangor. The Irish finished with 69 points compared to the Vikings' 92 points.
Kalamazoo Christian was third in the boy's portion of the meet with 113 points, while Parchment and Schoolcraft rounded out the top five with 135 and 156 points.
Dowagiac finished ninth with 222 points, Brandywine 10th with 267 points, Edwardsburg 14th with 352 points and Buchanan 16th with 368 points.
Nick Tecca of Parchment was the winner with a time of 15:59. Edwardsburg's Michael Penninger finished eighth with a time of 17:18 to qualify for this weekend's state finals.
Penniger qualified for the state finals which will be held on Saturday at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.
Christian won the girl's portion of the meet with 43 points to edge Schoolcraft by two points. Hackett was a distant third with 121 points, while Bangor and Hartford were fourth and fifth with 130 and 138 points.
Edwardsburg finished seventh with 184 points, Buchanan eighth with 186 points, Dowagiac 11th with 318 points.
Leah Reames of Kalamazoo Christian was the overall winner with a time of 18:49.
Ryan Bringehadl was 69th for the Eddies with a time of 19:51.
Matt Boesler finished 84th (20:48), Andy Breslin 90th (21:00) and Ben Fahey 101st (22:43).
Jason Tabbert finished 17th for the Chieftains with a time of 17:38. Tabbert missed qualifying for the state finals by just nine seconds.
Evan Bressler was 39th with a time of 18:55. Mike Kasper finished 46th (19:07), Bradley Lee 53rd (19:18), Oscar Azevedo 67th (19:46), Eric Morton 81st (20:43) and Tony Saviano 85th (20:50).
Angie Bronicki just missed qualifying for the finals as she finished 17th with a time of 21:01.
Veronica Brubacher was 21st with a time of 21:32, while Allison Cutter finished 30th with a time of 22:15.
Katelin Bowman and Sarah Derucki finished 46th and 70th with times of 23:56 and 26:47 respectively.
Crissy Huff led the Chieftains with a 60th place finish and a time of 24:37.
Katie Hewitt finished 62nd with a time of 24:47, while Chelsey Preston was 71st (25:38), Catie Hamilton 81st (26:49), Ashley Willis 87th (29:08) and Moneisha Clabin 88th (29:27).
Cassopolis's Cal Pompey finished 24th in the Division 4 regional held at Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville on Saturday.
Cody Badl was 57th with a time of 22:04, while Nathan Ceisiolka was 59th with a time of 22:20.
Division 3 boys results
At Portage West Middle School
Team scores
Kalamazoo Hackett 69, Bangor 92, Kalamazoo Christian 113, Parchment 135, Schoolcraft 156, Hartford 166, Constantine 182, Berrien Springs 193, Dowagiac 222, Brandywine 267, Watervliet 277, Bridgman 298, Coloma 349, Edwardsburg 352, Paw Paw 360, Buchanan 368
Top 15 individuals
1. Nick Tecca (Parchment) 15:59; 2. Jeff Nordquist (Parchment) 16:39; 3. Tom Vigen (Kalamazoo Christian) 16:46; 4. Andy Breyer (Kalamazoo Hackett) 16:49; 5. Paul DeWolf (Schoolcraft) 16:57; 6. Kyle Banish (Berrien Springs) 16:59; 7. Mike O'Brien (Kalamazoo Hackett) 17:14; 8. Michael Penninger (Edwardsburg) 17:18; 9. Kyle Dornan (Bangor) 17:18; 10. Phil Ganz (Kalamazoo Hackett) 17:19; 11. Nicholas Tomsic (Bangor) 17:22; 12. Kyle Johnson (Parchment) 17:23; 13. Jase Burnett (Watervliet) 17:28; 14. Michael Ray (Constantine) 17:28; 15. Brett Klamer (Kalamazoo Christian) 17:29.
Girls results
Team scores
Kalamazoo Christian 43, Schoolcraft 45, Kalamazoo Hackett 121, Bangor 130, Hartford 138, Berrien Springs 143, Edwardsburg 184, Buchanan 186, Constantine 186, Paw Paw 295, Dowagiac 318, Coloma 321
Top 15 individuals
1. Leah Reames (Kalamazoo Christian) 18:49; 2. Grace Escamilla (Kalamazoo Hackett) 19:48; 3. Lindsay Sanders (Schoolcraft) 19:53; 4. Betsey Hudson (Schoolcraft) 19:57; 5. Jessica Nieboer (Kalamazoo Christian) 20:07; 6. Charissa Hollett (Kalamazoo Christian) 20:13; 7. Stephanie Allen (Constantine) 20:17; 8. Anna Hollett (Kalamazoo Christian) 20:20; 9. Kara Bensley (Schoolcraft) 20:25; 10. Janice Haney (Bangor) 20:27; 11. Becky Romain (Constantine) 20:28; 12. Becky Miller (Berrien Springs) 20:31; 13. Jessica Forker (Bridgman) 20:36; 14. Katie Jonatzke (Hartford) 20:42; 15. Brooke Laing (Schoolcraft) 20:42.
Division 4 boys results
At Glen Oaks CC, Centreville
Team scores
Gobles 38, Lake Michigan Catholic 69, Lawrence 78, Lawton 96, Bloomingdale 128, Eau Claire 162, Howardsville Christian 175, New Buffalo 184, Centreville 186
Top 15 Individuals
1. Kenny Hugenell (Decatur) 16:53.8; 2. Jason Clement (Gobles) 17:30.0; 3. Richard Dorstewitz (Lawrence) 17:31.5; 4. Charles Berdahl (Lawton) 17:31.9; 5. Spencer Phelps (Gobles) 17:54.7; 6. Greg Vantzelfde (Lawton) 18:02.5; 7. Anthony Baushke (Decatur) 18:11.9; 8. Ricky Gilbert (Gobles) 18:13.2; 9. Jeremy Severns (White Pigeon) 18:15.6; 10. Aaron Ashbrook (Lake Michigan Catholic) 18:18.5; 11. Justin Blankenship (Eau Claire) 18:18.9; 12. Juston Sutton (Lake Michigan Catholic,)18:26.8; 13. John Latus (New Buffalo)18:32.3; 14. Peter Malburg (Lake Michigan Catholic) 18:35.0; 15. Cody Giles (Gobles)18:37.3
Girls results
Team scores
St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic 32; Three Oaks – River Valley 88; Centreville 96; Lawton 99; Lawrence 107; Marcellus 112; Gobles 162; New Buffalo 191
Top 15 Individuals
1. Michelle Merrick (Marcellus) 20:49.6; 2. Devyn Seaman (Lake Michigan Catholic) 20:57.7; 3. Olivia Rauen (River Valley) 20:59.5; 4. Megan Kuhnlein (Lake Michigan Catholic) 21:23.6; 5. Chavez Monica (Lawrence) 21:46.1; 6. Jessica Copi (Lake Michigan Catholic) 21:48.1; 7. Narissa Kirby (Centreville) 21:50.4; 8. Ashley Meyers (Marcellus) 21:57.3; 9. Sarah Copi (Lake Michigan Catholic) 22:15.6; 10. Brianne Hovey (Lawton) 22:26.8; 11. Lauren Cichon (Lake Michigan Catholic) 22:31.2; 12. Leanne Authur (New Buffalo) 22:31.9; 13. Kubiszak Dusti (Lawrence) 22:40.5; 14. Rachael Moreland (Lawton) 22:41.3; 15. Tricia Horak (River Valley) 22:46.4