Cassopolis boys’ track team finishes third at Division 4 regional track meet
Published 4:25 pm Thursday, May 24, 2007
By Staff
LAWTON – The Cassopolis boys' track team finished third at the Division 4 regional held Friday at Lawton High School.
Lawton won the meet with 141 points. Marcellus was second with 80.5 points, while the Rangers were third with 73 points.
The top two finishers in each event, plus those who qualify by time, distance or height, advance to the state finals at Forest Hills Eastern on June 2.
The Rangers' lone regional championship came in the 800-meter relay where the team of Agust Olafsson, A.J. Ballard, Justin Jackson and Larry Harris posted a time of 1:34.1.
Cassopolis picked up a couple of third place finishes. Darby Kelly was third in the discus with a toss of 119-feet. Paul Curtis was third in the 100-meters with a time of 11.3, while Ballard was third in the 200-meters with a time of 24.1.
The Lady Rangers finished fifth.
Lawton won the girl's championship as well with 157.5 points. Marcellus and Saugatuck were second and third.
The Lady Rangers won the 400-meter regional championship with the team of Michelle James, Chasity Williams, Tiffany Williams and Tiara Williams. That unit was clocked at 53.30.
Finishing third for Cassopolis was Chasity Williams in the 100- and 200-meters.
Williams ran a time of 12.9 in the 100-meters and a time of 27.9 in the 200-meters.
Division 4 Track Regional
At Lawton High School
Boys' Team Results
Lawton 141, Marcellus 80.5, Cassopolis 73, Eau Claire 65.5, New Buffalo 63, Covert 46.5, Bridgman 43.5, Martin 37, Lawrence 31, Saugatuck 28, Bloomingdale 23, Lake Michigan Catholic 13, Hudsonville Freedom Baptist 9, Decatur 6, River Valley 3
Individual Results
Discus: 1. Max Biggers (LAWT) 138-9, 2. Lionel Reyes (MARC) 129-0, 3. Darby Kelly (CASS) 119-0, 4. Zack Goodenough (LAWT) 115-7, 5. Chris. Mullen (NB) 114-11, 6. Adam Carpp (LAWR) 112-5
3,200 relay: 1. Lawton 8:33.6, 2. Saugatuck 8:37.30, 3. Bridgman 8:58.5, 4. Eau Claire, 9:01.9, 5. Marcellus 9:10.6, 6. Cassopolis Ross-Beatty 9:19.3
110 hurdles: 1. Ian Shelly (MARC) 15.6, 2. Troy Robertson (NB) 16.7, 3. Adrian Ledesma (LAWR) 17.1, 4. Zac Eggerding (MARC) 17.1, 5. Paul Griffen (BLOOM) 17.6, 6. Mike DeGraff (CASS) 17.6
100: 1. Patrick Patterson (EC) 11.00, 2. Eugene Aldredge (COV) 11.3, 3. Paul Curtis (CASS) 11.3, 4. A.J. Ballard (CASS) 11.4, 5. Dashaun Curtis (CASS ) 11.5, 6. Max Stokes (MARC) 11.7
800 relay: 1. Cassopolis Ross-Beatty 1:34.1 (Agust Olafsson, A.J. Ballard, Justin Jackson, Larry Harris), 2. Lawton 1:34.4, 3. New Buffalo 1:35.1, 4. Covert 1:35.2, 4. Bridgman 1:35.20, 6. Marcellus 1:39.5
400 relay: 1. Covert 45.0, 2. Marcellus 45.6, 3. Lawton 45.8, 4. Eau Claire 46.0, 5. Bridgman 47.3, 6. Cassopolis 47.4
400: 1. Josh Zimmerman (NB) 52.8, 2. Ron Cade (MART) 53.1, 3. Derek Turtle (MARC) 53.8, 4. Larry Harris (CASS) 54.1. 5. Chris Waite (LAWT) 54.1, 6. Alex Olafsson (CASS) 54.5
200: 1. Alex Breen (NB) 23.4, 2. Matt Short (LAW) 23.5, 3. A.J. Ballard (CASS) 23.7, 4. Paul Curtis (CASS) 24.1, 5. Zack Welsher (BRID) 24.2, 6. Keith Colombel (COVERT) 24.3
1600 relay: 1. Lawton 3:35.7, 2. Cassopolis 3:39.6, 3. Marcellus 3:44.8, 4. Bridgman 3:46.9, 5. Covert 3:49.4, 6. Eau Claire 3:54.0
Girls' Team Results
Lawton 157.5, Marcellus 87, Saugatuck 65, Bloomingdale 52, Cassopolis 51, Bridgman 38.5, Lake Michigan Catholic 36, River Valley 36, Decatur 31, Martin 31, New Buffalo 31, Lawrence 28, Eau Claire 14, Benton Harbor Countryside 2, Covert 1
Individual Results
3,200 relay: 1. Marcellus, 2. River Valley 10:40.37, 3. Lawton 10:41.78, 4. Saugatuck 10:47.30, 5. LMC 11:37.78, 6. Cassopolis 11:54.68.
100 hurdles: 1. Jeni Janowski (BRID) 16.40, 2. Whitley Eager (BLOOM) 17.40, 3. Analisa Parker (NB) 17.50, 4. Lori Karsen (LAWT) 17.60, 5. Robin Danzy (CASS) 17.70, 6. Hannah Wilson (LAWT) 18.0
100: 1. Jasman Jones (BLOOM) 12.20, 2. Victoria Reyes (MARC) 12.90, 3. Chasity Williams (CASS) 12.90, 4. Janowski (BRID) 12.90, 5. Amanda Onken (SAUG) 13.20, 6. Parish (DEC) 13.30
800 relay: 1. Lawton 1:51.40, 2. Cassopolis 1:52.80, 3. Marcellus 1:53.80, 4. Decatur 1:59.10, 5. Bridgman 1:59.40; 6. LMC 2:02.30
400 relay: 1. Cassopolis (Michelle James, C. Williams, Tiffany Williams, Taira Williams) 53.30, 2. Lawton 54.30, 3. Marcellus 54.70, 4. Bridgman 55.30, 5. Eau Claire 55.80, 6. LMC 56.90
400: 1. Reyes (MARC) 1:01.50, 2. Madeline Peterson (SAUG) 1:02.80, 3. Pallette (MART) 1:03.60, 4. Carley Rice (LAWT) 1:05.60, 5. Jones (BLOOM) 1:05.60, 6. Ta. Williams (CASS) 1:05.90
300 hurdles: 1. Mason (LAWT) 49.70, 2. Parker (NB) 50.40, 3. Whitley Eager (BLOOM) 51.80, 4. Hannah Wilson (LAWT) 52.30, 5. Robin Danzy (CASS) 52.60, 6. Parish (DEC) 52.80.
200: 1. Jones (BLOOM) 27.20, 2. Onken (SAUG) 27.50, 3. Chasity Williams (CASS) 27.90, 4. Chopp (LAWT) 28.00, 5. Janowski (BRID) 28.50, 6. Tessa Grashuis (MARC) 28.60
1600 relay: 1. Lawton 4:23.90; 2. Saugatuck 4:26.20, 3. Marcellus 4:32.00, 4. Cassopolis 4:33.60, 5. River Valley 4:42.20; 6. Decatur 4:57.60