PAW PAW – Lead by four-time champion Kaisha Martin, the Dowagiac girls’ team finished fourth at the Wolverine Conference Track & Field Championships on Wednesday night.

Martin, who was named co-Most Valuable Performer, won the 100- and 200-meters, the long jump and was a member of the winning 400-meter relay team.

Martin broke the school record in the long jump with a leap of 17-3.5. She ran 12.74 in the 100-meters and 25.99 in the 200-meters.

Martin joined with Jacoya Brookins, Cierra Mattix and Andrea Bradshaw in winning the 400-meter relay with a time of 52.32.

“Here MVP speaks for itself,” Dowagiac coach Ken Jordan said. “She certainly has been that all year for us.”

Three Rivers won the team championship with 106 points.  Otsego was second with 99 points and Vicksburg third with 76 points. Dowagiac finished with 70 points.

The Chieftains also got a second place finish from Regina Kennedy in the discus as she recorded a toss of 97-3. She was fourth in the shot put with a throw of 31-0.5.

Bradshaw was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.52, while the Dowagiac 800-meter relay team of Andrea Wade, Bradshaw, Mattix and Brookins was fourth with a time of 1:53.89.

Mattix picked up a fourth place finish in the pole vault (8-0) and a seventh place finish in the 100-meters (13.98).

Kyle Wright captured the pole vault with a height of 12-6.

“He bounced back well from regionals,” Dowagiac coach Mike Stanger said. “We were very proud of his effort.”

The Chieftains also finished fifth and sixth in the vault as Bo Parsons cleared 11-6 and Colin Tidy cleared 11-0.

Troy Butcher was second in the 100-meters, while the Chieftains’ 400-meter relay team of Butcher, Jon Myers, Michael Bennett and Austin Adams was also second.

Butcher ran 11.31 in the 100 and the relay team posted a time of 44.55.

Adams was eighth in the 100-meters for the Chieftains with a time of 11.72.

Chris Gantt finished fourth in the 1,600-meters with a time of 4:40.21 and Dontel Highsmith fifth in the long jump with a distance of 19-11.75.

Pierre Reed was sixth in the 110-meter high hurdles with a clocking of 16.13.

Dowagiac’s 800-meter relay team of Myers, Highsmith, Parsons and Reed was sixth with a time of 1:35.46.

Myers was also seventh in the 200-meters (23.60) and Highsmith seventh in the high jump (5-6).

Mike Hemenway took eighth in the shot put with a toss of 41-5.5.

Wolverine Conference Meet
at Paw Paw
Girls’ results
Team scores
Three Rivers 106, Otsego 99, Vicksburg 76, Dowagiac 70, Paw Paw 69.5, Gull Lake 69, Allegan 67, Plainwell 48, Comstock 32.5, South Haven 19
Top three finishers and Dowagiac’s top finish
3200 relay: 1. Otsego 10:26.40, 2. Gull Lake 10:32.07, Vicksburg 10:38.19;
100 hurdles: 1. Corinne Roller (GL) 16.88, 2. Emily Davis (A) 17.11, 3. Besty Kuir (V) 17.21; 4. Andrea Bradhaw (D) 17.52
100: 1. Kaisha Martin (D) 12.74, 2. Taylor Kaylin (C) 13.06, 3. Annie Pangborn (TR) 13.14
800-relay: 1. Three Rivers 1:50.71, 2. Vicksburg 1:51.26, 3. Paw Paw 1:52.49, 4. Dowagiac (Andrea Wade, Andrea Bradshaw, Cierra Mattix, Jacoya Brookins) 1:53.89
1600: 1. Taylor Smith (O) 5:19.15, 2. Morgan Stuut (TR) 5:22.38, 3. Jessica Shaw (A) 5:24.13
400 relay: 1. Dowagiac (Andrea Bradshaw, Jacoya Brookins, Cierra Mattix, Kaisha Martin) 52.32, 2. Vicksburg 53.76, 3. Three Rivers 53.77
400: 1. Morgan Vandenberg (PP) 1:02.15, 2. Shea VanKlompenberg (A) 1:02.17, 3. Carlie Decker (V) 1:02.78, 17. Michala Froehlich (D) 1:11.66
300 hurdles: 1. Kaylin Taylor (C) 48.46, 2. Corinne Roller (GL) 49.63, 3. Betsy Kuir (V) 50.21
800: 1. Taylor Smith (O) 2:24.54, 2. Kayla David (O) 2:25.88, 3. Grace Carver (SH) 2:28.027
200: 1. Kaisha Martin (D) 25.99, 2. Kelsey Kuipers (O) 26.70, 3. Kaylin Taylor (C) 26.98
3200: 1. Taylor Smith (O) 11:40.17, 2. Jessica Shaw (A) 11:56.76, 3. Kayla David (O) 12:04.45, 21. Kelsey Cleveland (D) 15:25.99
1600 relay: 1. Three Rivers 4:15.98, 2. Gull Lake 4:21.71, 3. Vicksburg 4:26.33
High jump: 1. Kelsey Kuipers (O) 5-2, 2. Morgan Stuut (TR) 4-9, 3. Allison Hultquist (PL) 4-9
Pole vault: 1. Kendra Miller (PL) 10-6, 2. Emily David (A) 9-6, 3. Vonda Allen (TR) 8-6, 4. Cierra Mattix (D) 8-0
Long jump: 1. Kaisha Martin (D) 17-3.5, 2. Kelsey Kuipers (O) 16-7.5, 3. Allysa Owen (TR) 15-0.25
Discus: 1. Tanesha Weems (A) 98-8.75, Regina Kennedy (D) 97-3, 3. Hunter Toddy (PL) 90-9.5
Shot put: 1. Anna Hunt (GL) 34-6.5, 2. Natalie Kmet (PP) 32-11.75, 3. Tanesha Weems (A) 31-10.5, 4. Regina Kennedy (D) 31-0.5

Boys’s results
Team scores
Vicksburg 140, Otsego 99.6, Allegan 77, Three Rivers 71, Gull Lake 69, Plainwell 66.1, Paw Paw 53.7, Dowagiac Union 52.1, South Haven 22, Comstock 9.5
Top three finishers and Dowagiac’s top finish
3200 relay: 1. Vicksburg 8:15.50, 2. Gull Lake 8:28.70, 3. Allegan 8:33.60
110 hurdles: 1. Kaleb Radke (A) 15.59, 2. Jamal Hunt (TR) 15.69, 3. Jay Pound (V) 15.85, 6. Pierre Reed (D) 16.13
100: 1. Zac Vail (TR) 11.26, 2. Troy Butcher (D) 11.31, 3. Caprice Thomas (SH) 11.34
800 relay: 1. Vicksburg 1:32.76, 2. Allegan 1:33.36, 3. Three Rivers 1:33.94, 6. Dowagiac (Jon Meyers, Dontel Highsmith, Bo Parsons, Pierre Reed) 1:35.46
1600: 1. Morgan Timiney (PL) 4:26.40, 2. Mark Beams (V) 4:33.21, 3. Zach Verhage (PL) 4:36.80, 4. Chris Gantt (D) 4:40.21
400 relay: 1. Three Rivers 44.54, 2. Dowagiac (Troy Butcher, Michael Bennett, Austin Adams, Jon Meyers) 44.55
400: 1. Aaron Meguire (V) 51.09, 2. Trevor Brinn (O) 51.14, 3. Juston Jaco (A) 51.76, 14. Kasey Proshwitz 55.07
300: hurdles: 1. Kaleb Radke (A) 40.86, 2. Chris Miller (A) 41.19, 3. Jamal Hunt (TR) 41.71
800: 1. Morgan Timiney (PL) 2:00.51, Mark Beams (V) 2:01.10, 3. Tim Simon (GL) 2:01.84, 24. Joey Pasternak (D) 2:22.95
200: 1. Caprice Thomas (SH) 22.63, 2. Zac Vail (TR) 22.70, 3. Gus Fulgoni (PL) 22.93, 7. Jon Meyers (D) 23.60
3200: 1. Mark Beams (V) 9:48.21, 2. Morgan Timiney (PL) 10:09.90, 3. Danny Hughes (V) 10:14.45
1600 relay: 1. Gull Lake 3:25.45, 2. Paw Paw 3:26.61, 3. Allegan 3:27.58
High jump: 1. Dennis Vyletel (O) 6-4, 2. Jordan Grace (V) 6-2, 3. Aaron Meguire (V) 5-9, 7. Dontel Highsmith (D) 5-6
Pole vault: 1. Kyle Wright (D) 12-6, 2. Meyer Brandon(PL) 12-0, 3. Mitch Craddock (V) 11-6
Long jump: 1. Dennis Vyletel (O) 21-11.75, 2. Damarcus Leak (PP) 21-1.75, 3. Caprice Thomas (SH) 20-10, 5. Dontel Highsmith (D) 19-11.75
Discus: 1. James Wheeler (O) 129-3, 2. Pat Goebel (GL) 120-10.25, 3. Levi Leversen (O) 118-10.75, 16. Brent Lesniak (D) 100-0
Shot put: 1. James Wheeler (O) 44-10.5, 2. Pat Goebel (GL) 43-9.5, 3. Kade Wolfe (PL) 43-2, 8. Mike Hemenway (D) 41-5.5