ST. JOSEPH — Two-time defending state champion Kaisha Martin of Dowagiac had a big night Friday at the annual Rotary Track Meet held at St. Joseph High School.

Martin won three events and was a member of the Chieftains’ 400-meter relay team that finished second.

Martin won the long jump with a leap of 17-3, won the 100-meters with a time of 12.7 and won the 200-meters with a time of 26.59. Martin was the state champion in the long jump and 100-meters at last year’s Division 3 state meet.

Regina Kennedy set a new school record in finishing second in the shot put with a toss of 36-9. Creona Rodgers was second in the high jump with a height of 5-feet, while Jacoya Brookins, Rodgers, Andrea Wade and Martin posted a time of 52.36 to finish second in the 400-meter relay.

Dowagiac did not pick up any victories with its boys’ team, but the Chieftains did collected three runner-up spots.

The 400-meter relay team of Michael Bennett, Dontrell Tucker, Lucas Petro and Austin Adams were second with a time of 44-88. Adams was second in the 100-meters with a time of 11.55, while Chris Gantt was second in the 1,600-meters with a clocking of 4:34.

Sam Courtney finished third in the shot put with a toss of 44-10. Gantt and Tucker were fifth in the 3,200 and 100 with times of 10:14.4 and 12.01 respectively.

“Top to bottom, we were extremely pleased with the performance on both sides. Boys and girls 400-meter relay teams both had excellent races,” Dowagiac coach Ken Jordan said. “Regina Kennedy had a very special night that was very exciting for all of us. Kaisha was unchallenged in her individual events.”

Rotary Track Meet

At St. Joseph High School

Boys’ results (Winners and Dowagiac placers)

Shot put: 1. Mark Pyburn (Lakeshore) 46-7 1/2; 3. Sam Courtney (Dowagiac) 44-10; High jump: 1. Myles Busby (Niles) 6-4; 3,200 relay: 1. Edwardsburg (Hunter Woods, Alan Lopez, Austin Horvath, Josh Clark) 8:27.41; 110 hurdles: 1. Max Field (Paw Paw) 15.0; 100: 1. Andrew Buskirk (Paw Paw) 11.52; 2. Austin Adams (Dowagiac) 11.55; 5. Dontrell Tucker (Dowagiac 12.01); Pole vault: 1. Cole Radenbaugh (St. Joseph) 12-6; 800 relay: 1. Niles (Leon Murphy, Ronnie Jones, Cicone Palmore, Brandon Partee) 1:32.4; Long jump: 1. DeMarcus Leak (Paw Paw) 21-9; 1,600: 1. Josh Clark (Edwardsburg) 4:31.6; 2. Chris Gantt (Dowagiac) 4:34.5; 400 relay: 1. Paw Paw (Max Field, Andrew Buskirk, Corry Daoust, DeMarcus Leak) 44.1; 2. Dowagiac 44.8; 400: 1. Quintin Irby (Niles) 51.6; 300 hurdles: 1. Max Field (Paw Paw) 40.9; 800: Josh Clark (Edwardsburg) 1:59.1; 200: 1. Zachary Mottley (Berrien Springs) 22.8; Discus: 1. Alex Rutherford (St. Joseph) 140-11; 3,200: 1. Kyle Richardson (Paw Paw) 10:00.2;5. Chris Gantt (Dowagiac) 10:14.7; 1,600 relay: 1. St. Joseph (Freddie DeWitt, Eddie Montgomery, Tommy Ryberg, Josh Schaeplien) 3:32.9

Girls’ results (Winners and Dowagiac placers)

High jump: 1. Casey Clark (Watervliet) 5-1; 2. Creona Rodgers (Dowagiac) 5-0; Pole vault: 1. Lauren Chorny (Lakeshore) 10-4; 3,200 relay: 1. Paw Paw (Paige Sutcliffe, Celestine Schwartz, Emily Stearns, Kayla Groteleuschen) 11:01.71; 100: 1. Kaisha Martin (Dowagiac) 12.7; 100 hurdles: 1 Dillan Smith (St. Joseph) 16.3; Discus: 1. Lena Madison (New Buffalo) 108-9; Long jump: 1. Kaisha Martin (Dowagiac) 17-3; 800 relay: 1. Lakeshore (Alex Miller, Sinnamon Shelby, Courtney Page, Lauren Chorny) 1:50.3; Shot put: 1. Arline Wilson (Lakeshore) 37-1; 2. Regina Kennedy (Dowagiac) 36-9; 1,600: 1. Rachel Bendewald (St. Joseph) 5:35.6; 400 relay: 1. Berrien Springs (Meghan Stephenson, Shaniece Terrell, Koby Gillespie, Paige Anderson) 52.35; 2. Dowagiac 52.36; 400: 1. Summer Lennartz (St. Joseph) 1:00.9; 300 hurdles: 1. Koby Gillespie (Berrien Springs) 47.3; 800: 1. Lauren Brower (St. Joseph) 2:28.5; 200: 1. Kaisha Martin (Dowagiac) 26.5; 3,200: 1. Paige Sutcliffe (Paw Paw) 12:47.9; 1,600 relay: 1. St. Joseph (Rachel Bendewald, Dillan Smith, Lauren Brower, Summer Lennartz) 4:14.3