Edwardsburg wins girls track title

Published 4:47 pm Thursday, May 24, 2007

By Staff
Host Edwardsburg won the girls' Lakeland Conference track meet on Tuesday.
The Lady Eddies scored 125 points to win the meet. Berrien Springs was second with 103 points. Cassopolis finished sixth with 39 points.
Brandywine captured the boys' track title with 148 points. Berrien Springs was second with 135. Edwardsburg and Cassopolis finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Winning a pair of conference championships for the Lady Eddies were Stephanie Koontz and Evie Tafunai.
Koontz won the long jump (16-3.25) and the discus (98-2.5), while Tafunai won the 200- (27.16) and the 400-meters (1:02.22).
Also winning championships were Erin Eggleston in the 300-meter hurdles (48.94) and the Lady Eddies' 1,600-meter relay team (4:18.66).
Cassopolis won both the 400- and the 800-meter relays. The Lady Rangers posted times of 53.54 and 1:52.27 in those events.
Edwardsburg's Brent Shuttleworth captured the high jump with a height of 6-foot, while Jake Roberts won the 800-meters with a time of 2:01.62.
Cassopolis' lone championship came in the 800-meter relay. That team posted a time of 1:34.45.
No names for the relay events were provided with the results.
Lakeland Conference Track
Boys' Team Results
Brandywine 148, Berrien Springs 135, Edwardsburg 117, Cassopolis 43, Buchanan 38.5, Coloma 30, Bridgman 1.5
Individual Results
Long jump: 1. Roots (BS) 20-4, 2. Clinton Orr (BU) 19-6, 3. Lemacks (E) 19-0, 4. Chris Ott (BW) 18-10.5, 5. Gilpen (BW) 18-8.5, 6. Justin Jackson (CA) 18-4; High jump: 1. Brent Shuttleworth (E) 6-0, 2. Frazier (BW) 5-11, 3. (tie) Jackson (CA) 5-10, Sevison (E) 5-10, 5. Kyle Low (BW) 5-9, 6. (tie) Steve Yeske (BR) 5-8, Orr (BU) 5-8; Shot put: 1. Saltzman (CO) 46-8.75, 2. Craig Blume (E) 45-9.75, 3. Kyle Jones (BW) 45-1.5, 4. Owen Gast (BR) 44-1.5, 5. Steve Franklin (E) 39-3.5, 6. Kevin Stack (E) 38-4; Discus: 1. Saltzman (CO) 132-3, 2. Jeff Roberts (BS) 123-5, 3. Darby Kelly (CA) 117-5.5, 4. Stack (E) 116-4, 5. Blume (E) 113-7, 6. David VanDusen (BS) 110-9; Pole vault: 1. Kruchkow (BU) 11-6, 2. Bryton Hutchings (BW) 11-0, 3. Taliaferro (BW) 10-6, 4. Aaron Sater (BU) 10-0, 5. Richie Reed (BU) 9-6, 6. Justin Batman (BW) 8-0; 3,200 Relay – 1. Berrien Springs 8:33.23, 2. Brandywine 8:51.61, 3. Edwardsburg 9:11.13, 4. Bridgman 9:20.58, 5. Cassopolis 9:26.08, 6. Buchanan 9:30.50; 110 hurdles: 1. Keith Curtis (BS) 15.23, 2. Brett Gilpen (BW) 15.74, 3. Alex Hall (E) 15.9, 4. Jeremy Dybdahl (BS) 16.49, 5. Matt Duckett (BW) 17.07, 6. Brian Sevison (E) 18.23; 100: 1. Tyler Roots (BS) 11.25, 2. Caleb Frazier (BW) 11.47, 3. Kyle Poe (E) 11.52, 4. A.J. Ballard (CA) 11.86, 5. Josh Benjamin (BW) 11.92, 6. J.D. Miller (BW) 12.05; 1,600: 1. Kyle Banish (BS) 4:40.96, 2. Ryan Wenrick (E) 4:41.66, 3. Brian Wieger (BW) 4:48.41, 4. Tony Antangana (BS) 4:54.72, 5. Tyler Weedon (BW) 5:02.86, 6. Andy Cox (BR) 5:06.73; 400 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 45.79, 2. Brandywine 46.46, 3. Edwardsburg 46.89, 4. Buchanan 47.33, 5. Bridgman 48.15, 6. Coloma 48.45; 400: 1. Justin Price (BW) 51.80, 2. Kevin Parkins (BS) 52.49, 3. Frazier (BW) 52.92, 4. Alex Olaffson (CA) 54.32, 5. Ahrin Lemacks (E) 54.80, 6. Morlock (CO) 55.26; 300 hurdles: 1. Curtis (BS) 40.48, 2. Alex Hall (E) 42.29, 3. Jeff Kurchkow (BU) 43.47, 4. Dybdahl (BS) 43.53, 5. Lance Taliaferro (BW) 43.77, 6. Ballard (CA) 45.33; 800: 1. Jake Roberts (E) 2:01.62, 2. Brian Wieger (BW) 2:04.75, 3. Kyle Banish (BS) 2:06.06, 4. Antangana (BS) 2:09.28, 5. Cox (BR) 2:15.25, 6. Ricky Wood (BW) 2:17.92; 200: 1. Roots (BS) 23.25, 2. Justin Price (BW) 23.44, 3. Poe (E) 23.45, 4. Larry Harris (CA) 23.82, 5. Ballard (CA) 24.38, 6. Benjamin (BW) 24.82; 800 relay: 1. Cassopolis 1:34.45, 2. Brandywine 1:35.64, 3. Coloma 1:37.39, 4. Berrien Springs 1:38.75, 5. Buchanan 1:39.02, 6. Bridgman 1:40.79; 3,200: 1. Tyler Weedon (BW) 10:43.96, 2. Anthony Young (E) 10:59.55, 3. Devin Bywater (E) 11:22.62, 4. Brian Wieger (BW) 11:26.67, 5. Tevin Glaspy (BS) 11:27.55, 6. Ricky Reith (BU) 11:29.08; 1,600 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 3:30.37, 2. Brandywine 3:30.72, 3. Edwardsburg 3:31.80, 4. Cassopolis 3:44.09, 5. Coloma 3:44.48, 6. Bridgman 3:52.06
Girls' Team Results
Edwardsburg 125, Berrien Springs 103, Coloma 75, Buchanan 73, Bridgman 53, Cassopolis 39, River Valley 32, Brandywine 13
Individual Results
High jump: 1. Balsis (CO) 5-0, 2. Barret (CO) 4-11, 3. Erica Eddy (BR) 4-10, 4. Joy Davis (BS) 4-9, 5. Jenna Martin (E) 4-9, 6. Erica Haygood (BS) 4-6; Pole vault: 1. Michelle Smith (BW) 8-2, 2. Barret (CO) 8-2; Long lump: 1. Stephanie Koontz (E) 16-3.25, 2. Eddy (BR) 14-8.5, 3. Sarno (CO) 14-7, 4. Gmitter (BS) 14-6.25, 5. Candace Brown (E) 14-5.5, 6. Audrey Simmons (BW) 13-8; Shot: 1. Ashante Clay (BS) 35-2.25, 2. Griffin (CO) 32-9.5, 3. Lanie Ford (E) 30-11.5, 4. Kate Kautzky (RV) 29-1.75, 5. Brianna Sonnenburg (RV) 27-11.25, 6. Dawn Smith (BW) 27-11; Discus: 1. Koontz (E) 98-2.5, 2. Sonnenburg (RV) 95-4.5, 3. Griffin (CO) 94-10.5, 4. Ford (E) 89-8, 5. Kautzky (RV) 87-2, 6. Parker (CO) 86-4.5; 100: 1. Jen Janowski (BR) 12.96, 2. Chasity Williams (CA) 13.01, 3. Evie Tafunai (E) 13.27, 4. Kassandra Gmitter (BS) 13.60, 5. Sierra Johny (BS) 13.62, 6. Michelle James (CA) 13.96; 200: 1. Tafunai (E) 27.16, 2. M. Balsis (CO) 27.25, 3. Jankowski (BR) 28.04, 4. Williams (CA) 28.58, 5. Emily Lakin (BU) 28.79, 6. Anna Callahan (BU) 29.14; 400: 1. Tafunai (E) 1:02.22, 2. Lindsey Borr (BU) 1:02.85, 3. Erin Miller (E) 1:04.56, 4. Larkin (BU) 1:05.88, 5. Shenise Delaney (BS) 1:06.36, 6. Grace Roder (BR) 1:07.16; 800: 1. Beck Miller (BS) 2:27.99, 2. Borr (BU) 2:34.99, 3. Lauren Hogg (BS) 2:36.71, 4. Veronica Brubacher (E) 2:39.79, 5. Olivia Rauen (RV) 2:42.15, 6. Erin Miller (E) 2:42.70; 1,600: 1. B. Miller (BS) 5:41.67, 2. Elizabeth Hein (BU) 5:49.66, 3. Terrie Eger (BU) 5:53.81, 4. Rauen (RV) 5:58.50, 5. Hogg (BS) 5:59.75, 6. M. Guntz (CO) 6:00.71; 3,200: 1. Eger (BU) 12:26.03, 2. Hein (BU) 12:44.24, 3. Kaitlyn Buzalski (E) 13:15.88, 4. Guntz (CO) 13:26.81, 5. Angie Bronicki (E) 13:34.12, 6. Ashley Harrell (BW) 14:00.57; 100 hurdles: 1. Jankowski (BR) 16.94, 2. Erin Eggleston (E) 17.31, 3. Adrienne Calbin (BS) 17.73, 4. India Jackson (E) 18.04, 5. Jasmine Seay (BS) 18.39, 6. Robin Danzy (CA) 18.41; 300 hurdles: 1. Eggleston (E) 48.94, 2. Seay (BS) 52.06, 3. Clabin (BS) 52.19, 4. Jackson (E) 53.65, 5. Danzy (CA) 54.69, 6. Roder (BR) 55.71; 400 relay: 1. Cassopolis 53.54, 2. Bridgman 54.13, 3. Coloma 54.26, 4. Berrien Springs 54.30, 5. Edwardsburg 56.52, 6. Brandywine 59.43; 800 relay: 1. Cassopolis 1:52.27, 2. Coloma 1:52.41, 3. Buchanan 1:57.82, 4. Berrien Springs 1:58.41, 5. Edwardsburg 1:59.68, 6. Bridgman 1:59.68; 1,600 relay: 1. Edwardsburg 4:18.66, 2. Berrien Springs 4:27.38, 3. River Valley 4:34.77, 4. Buchanan 4:38.94, 5. Cassopolis 4:40.83, 6. Coloma 4:50.33; 3,200 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 10:32.90, 2. Buchanan 10:34.87, 3. Edwardsburg 10:55.54, 4. River Valley 11:09.57, 5. Bridgman 12:41.59, 6. Cassopolis 14:17.41