Niles’ Love wins Big 16 long jump title
Published 7:01 am Wednesday, May 25, 2011
STEVENSVILLE — Niles’ Ashley Love is a Big 16 Conference track champion.
Love captured the long jump title on Tuesday at Lakeshore High School as she had a leap of 16-9.75.
She was the lone Niles athlete to win a Big 16 championship. Miranda Baker was third in the high jump with a height of 5-1, while the Vikings’ 800-meter relay team of Paige Chaffin, Taylor Brandstatter, Lashonda Green and Love finished fifth with a time of 1:50.96.
Portage Northern won the meet with 107 points. Battle Creek Lakeview was second with 103. Niles finished 10th with 21 points.
In the boys’ portion of the meet, the Vikings’ 800-meter relay team of Ronnie Jones, Cicone Palmore, Myles Busby and Brandon Partee finished second with a time of 1:32.85.
Jones also took a third in the 200-meters with a time of 23.36, while Quintin Irby was fourth in the 400-meters with a clocking of 52.50.
Niles also got a fifth place finish from its 400-meter relay team of Anthony Bice, Darius Beck, David Hayes and Joe Donoho, which ran a time of 45.63. Jordan Potthoff was fifth in the discus with a toss of 136-5.
Battle Creek Lakeview won the meet with 102 points. Mattawan was second with 87. Niles finished ninth with 32 points.
SMAC 16 Track Championships
At Lakeshore High School
Girls’ results
Team scoring
Portage Northern 107; Battle Creek Lakeview 103; Sturgis 90; St. Joseph 58.50; Coldwater 55.50; Mattawan 49; Portage Central 41; Battle Creek Central 32; Stevensville-Lakeshore 29.50; Niles 21; Kalamazoo Central 18.50; Marshall 17; Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 16; Benton Harbor 14; Battle Creek Harper Creek 10
Individual results
3200 RELAY: 1. St. Joseph (A), 9:52.92 (Lauren Brower, Kelsey Craig, Summer Lennartz, Rachel Bendewald); 2. Battle Creek Lakeview (, 10:00.30; 3. Sturgis (A), 10:08.53; 4. Marshall (A), 10:26.39 (Lauren Feasel, Sarah Huffman, Brianna Kalisz, Tevy Wheatley); 5. Portage Northern (A), 10:33.73 (Madison. Henry, Savina. Malinverno, Emily. Nilges, Ally. Rabe); 6. Mattawan (A), 10:38.45.
100 HURDLES: 1. Kristin Higgins, Portage Northern, 15.84; 2. Dillan Smith, St. Joseph, 16.14; 3. Alex. King, Mattawan, 16.23; 4. Kayla. Tillman, Portage Northern, 16.30; 5. Elisa Herman, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 16.97; 6. Stephanie Nieman, Battle Creek Lakeview, 17.82.
100 DASH: 1. Sarita Dotson, Battle Creek Lakeview, 12.34; 2. Madison. Luckett, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 12.80; 3. Taja. Kirklin, Battle Creek Central, 12.87; 4. Devonna Mccarthy, Sturgis, 13.08; 5. Elesha Hunter, Portage Northern, 13.13; 6. Kaylie Hess, Battle Creek Lakeview, 13.16.
800 RELAY: 1. Battle Creek Lakeview (, 1:48.36 (Kaylie Hess, Courtney Reed, Hannah Matthies, Sarita Dotson); 2. Battle Creek Central (A, 1:49.48 (Jamaica Linwood, Taja Kirklin, Brianna Bundle, Leah Ellis); 3. Portage Central (A), 1:49.79 (Katie. Afton, Abby. Housler, Courtney. Rehm, Reinie. Thomas); 4. Benton Harbor (A), 1:49.89 (Thelma Peterson, Jonshequa Mickie, Sha’brea Shepherd, Candace Krause); 5. Niles (A), 1:50.96 (Paige Chaffin, Taylor Brandstatter, Lashonda Green, Ashley Love); 6. Portage Northern (A), 1:52.22 (Rachel Evans, Elesha Hunter, Kristin Higgins, Katelyn Niefert).
1600 RUN: 1. Ann Marie Arseneau, Sturgis, 5:20.13; 2. Mary Boyd, Sturgis, 5:34.35; 3. Savina. Malinverno, Portage Northern, 5:35.02; 4. Becca Schott, Coldwater, 5:36.21; 5. Kelsey Keyser, Sturgis, 5:40.69; 6. Courtney Volstromer, Battle Creek Lakeview, 5:40.96.
400 RELAY: 1. Battle Creek Lakeview (, 51.46; 2. Portage Northern (A), 51.51 (Elesha Hunter, Katelyn Niefert, Kayla Tillman, Rachel. Evans); 3. Sturgis (A), 52.26; 4. Battle Creek Central (A, 52.31; 5. Benton Harbor (A), 52.50; 6. Stevensville-Lakeshore , 53.46 (Alex Miller, Regan Gollehur, Sinnamon Shelby, Lauren Chorny).
400 DASH: 1. Summer Lennartz, St. Joseph, 1:00.60; 2. Olivia. Goethe, Mattawan, 1:00.91; 3. Maurisha Walker, Portage Northern, 1:02.22; 4. Leah Ellis, Battle Creek Central, 1:02.51; 5. Khalidha Davis, Kalamazoo Central, 1:02.67; 6. Arneisha Mcdermott, Kalamazoo Central, 1:04.23.
300 HURDLES: 1. Kayla Tillman, Portage Northern, 47.84; 2. Hillary Hemker, Coldwater, 48.11; 3. Dillan Smith, St. Joseph, 48.28; 4. Kristin Higgins, Portage Northern, 49.17; 5. Candace Krause, Benton Harbor, 50.78; 6. Stephanie Nieman, Battle Creek Lakeview, 51.44.
800 RUN: 1. Ann Marie Arseneau, Sturgis, 2:24.35; 2. Jordan Johnson, Battle Creek Lakeview, 2:24.39; 3. Mary Boyd, Sturgis, 2:28.53; 4. Anna Farrell, Mattawan, 2:28.97; 5. Tevy Wheatley, Marshall, 2:29.35; 6. Ally Rabe, Portage Northern, 2:29.76.
200 DASH: 1. Sarita Dotson, Battle Creek Lakeview, 26.20; 2. Brianna Bundle, Battle Creek Central, 26.88; 3. Maurisha Walker, Portage Northern, 27.15; 4. Devonna Mccarthy, Sturgis, 27.40; 5. Kaylie Hess, Battle Creek Lakeview, 27.49; 6. Reinie Thomas, Portage Central, 27.92.
3200 RUN: 1. Ann Marie Arseneau, Sturgis, 11:44.10; 2. Becca Schott, Coldwater, 11:57.71; 3. Savina Malinverno, Portage Northern, 12:02.70; 4. Elizabeth Hinkel, Mattawan, 12:10.01; 5. Kelsey Keyser, Sturgis, 12:11.49; 6. Jaycie Littley, Coldwater, 12:20.85.
1600 RELAY: 1. Battle Creek Lakeview (, 4:12.01; 2. Portage Northern (A), 4:13.73 (Rachel Evans, Kristin Higgins, Ally Rabe, Kayla Tillman); 3. St. Joseph (A), 4:16.42 (Lauren Brower, Dillan Smith, Rachel Bendewald, Summer Lennartz); 4. Portage Central (A), 4:22.02 (Katie Afton, Abby Housler, Courtney Rehm, Reinie Thomas); 5. Battle Creek
HIGH JUMP: 1. Courtney Rehm, Portage Central, 5-2; 2. Abby Housler, Portage Central, 5-2; 3. Miranda Baker, Niles, 5-1; 4. Kelsey Darling, Marshall, 5-0; 5T. Sini Vahtera, St. Joseph, 4-9.01; T. Jordan Rose, St. Joseph, 4-9.01; 7T. Mackenzie Galloway, Coldwater, 4-9; T. Shianna Scott, Kalamazoo Central, 4-9.
POLE VAULT: 1. Lauren Chorny, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 11-6; 2. Alex King, Mattawan, 10-0; 3. Molly Marshall, Sturgis, 9-6; 4. Regan Gollehur, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 9-6; 5. Ellie Ohm, Coldwater, 9-6; 6. Sydney Bonifer, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 9-0; 7T. Jordan Rose, St. Joseph, 9-0; T. Elisa Herman, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 9-0.
SHOT PUT: 1. Erika Rockwell, Coldwater, 36-9; 2. Taylor Alford, Coldwater, 36-2; 3. Danielle Cavinder, Battle Creek Lakeview, 35-11; 4. Arline Wilson, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 35-8; 5. Ava. Gains, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 34-2.25; 6. Hannah Gooch, Sturgis, 32-11.50.
DISCUS: 1. Tyra Carver, Kalamazoo Central, 112-5; 2. Kelsie Meade, Mattawan, 112-0; 3. Amara. Dale, Portage Northern, 110-5; 4. Adison Cummings, Portage Northern, 106-9; 5. Ashley Hawver, Coldwater, 103-6; 6. Rachel. Evans, Portage Northern, 101-11.
LONG JUMP: 1. Ashley Love, Niles, 16-9.75; 2. Maurisha. Walker, Portage Northern, 16-5.50; 3. Raeha Weaver, Battle Creek Lakeview, 16-1.50; 4. Abby. Housler, Portage Central, 15-5.50; 5. Emily Campbell, Sturgis, 15-4.25; 6. Corrie Irving, St. Joseph, 15-2.25.
Boys’ results
Team scoring
Battle Creek Lakeview 102; Mattawan 87; Portage Northern 76; Battle Creek Harper Creek 61; Battle Creek Central 60; St. Joseph 50; Kalamazoo Central 46; Stevensville-Lakeshore 32; Niles 32; Portage Central 25; Marshall 25; Sturgis 19; Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 16; Coldwater 16; Benton Harbor 16.
Individual results
3200 RELAY: 1. Battle Creek Harper Cre, 8:13.05; 2. Battle Creek Lakeview (, 8:17.59 (Michael Young, Jalen Evans, Keeton Foley, Scott Bradley); 3. Portage Central (A), 8:21.14 (Brandon. Yonke, Alex. Waldvogel, John. Rose, Zach. Warner); 4. Portage Northern (A), 8:25.06 (Evan. Williams, Colin. Howard, Greg. Begeman, Max. Mizikar); 5. Kalamazoo Central (A), 8:32.41 (Anderson. Lee, Jordan. Henning, Grady. Johnson, Isa Gaillard); 6. Stevensville-Lakeshore , 8:36.49.
110 HURDLES: 1. Javonte. Lipsey, Portage Northern, 14.32; 2. Diop. Harris, Battle Creek Central, 14.78; 3. Zac Bassler, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 15.14; 4. Jacorey. Lipsey, Portage Northern, 15.27; 5. Raheem.. Franklin, Benton Harbor, 15.29; 6. Colin Sullivan, Mattawan, 15.83.
100 DASH: 1. Semaj. Mckethan, Battle Creek Central, 10.93; 2. Corey Werner-hoskins, Mattawan, 11.24; 3. Amonta. Glasper, Battle Creek Central, 11.26; 4. Devion. Phillips, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 11.32; 5. Brandon Delk, Kalamazoo Central, 11.44; 6. Cicone. Palmore, Niles, 11.51.
800 RELAY: 1. Battle Creek Central (A, 1:32.73 (Amonta. Glasper, Damian. Johnson, Semaj. Mckethan, Amaad. Moody); 2. Niles (A), 1:32.85 (Ronnie. Jones, Cicone. Palmore, Miles. Busby, Brandon. Partee); 3. Mattawan (A), 1:33.26 (Davis Devries, Allen Harrison, Kyle Hillsburg, Corey Werner-hoskins); 4. St. Joseph (A), 1:33.74 (Andrew Lignell, Marcus Valentine, Josh Schaeplien, Freddie Dewitt); 5. Stevensville-Lakeshore , 1:33.75 (K.j. Hardin, Tyler Lalonde, Kameran Villalobos, Sean Mcdowell); 6. Battle Creek Harper Cre, 1:34.39 (Travis Dadow, Jordan Berning, Kenny Bass, Zach Berning).
1600 RUN: 1. Alex Standiford, Mattawan, 4:31.44; 2. Jordan. Henning, Kalamazoo Central, 4:37.94; 3. Scott Bradley, Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:39.51; 4. Max. Mizikar, Portage Northern, 4:40.46; 5. Charlie Felton, St. Joseph, 4:41.88; 6. Zach. Warner, Portage Central, 4:45.41.
400 RELAY: 1. Battle Creek Central (A, 44.36 (Amonta. Glasper, Damian. Johnson, Amaad. Moody, Semaj. Mckethan); 2. Kalamazoo Central (A), 44.84 (Jamaal. Thomas, Daquavion Mccants-wilson , Paeton. Caldwell, Brandon Delk); 3. Battle Creek Harper Cre, 45.11; 4. Portage Northern (A), 45.16 (Chris. Laneaux, Cedric. Jones, Chris Liebert, Derrick. Sanders); 5. Niles (A), 45.63 (Anthony. Bice, Darius. Beck, David. Hayes, Joe. Donoho); 6. Marshall (A), 45.68 (Justin Ware, Derek Klingaman, Lucas Blanchard, Dillon Holtz).
400 DASH: 1. Javonte. Lipsey, Portage Northern, 49.93; 2. Craig. Russo, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 51.81; 3. Josh Schaeplien, St. Joseph, 52.41; 4. Quintin. Irby, Niles, 52.50; 5. Corey Washington-sain, Battle Creek Lakeview, 52.74; 6. Michael Young, Battle Creek Lakeview, 52.91.
300 HURDLES: 1. Javonte. Lipsey, Portage Northern, 38.53; 2. Jacorey. Lipsey, Portage Northern, 40.14; 3. Raheem.. Franklin, Benton Harbor, 40.53; 4. Mason Friend, Marshall, 41.25; 5. Connor Bauserman, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 41.53; 6. Zac Bassler, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 42.71.
800 RUN: 1. Scott Bradley, Battle Creek Lakeview, 1:56.73; 2. Anderson. Lee, Kalamazoo Central, 1:57.55; 3. John. Rose, Portage Central, 2:02.98; 4. Michael Young, Battle Creek Lakeview, 2:03.77; 5. Colby Clark, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 2:05.13; 6. Charlie Felton, St. Joseph, 2:05.44.
200 DASH: 1. Corey Werner-hoskins, Mattawan, 22.92; 2. Amonta. Glasper, Battle Creek Central, 22.93; 3. Ronnie. Jones, Niles, 23.36; 4. Brett Ambs, Battle Creek Lakeview, 23.54; 5. Adrain. James, Benton Harbor, 23.69; 6. Zach Berning, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 23.82.
3200 RUN: 1. Alex Standiford, Mattawan, 9:42.06; 2. Jordan. Henning, Kalamazoo Central, 10:01.24; 3. Ryan Leahy, St. Joseph, 10:01.65; 4. Thomas Meeker, Mattawan, 10:13.34; 5. Max. Mizikar, Portage Northern, 10:21.82; 6. Joseph Beemer, St. Joseph, 10:31.73.
1600 RELAY: 1. Portage Northern (A), 3:26.61 (Luke. Rabe, Alec. Blue, Javonte. Lipsey, Jacorey. Lipsey); 2. Battle Creek Lakeview (, 3:30.57 (Michael Young, Corey Washington-sain, Keeton Foley, Scott Bradley); 3. St. Joseph (A), 3:31.46; 4. Battle Creek Harper Cre, 3:33.08; 5. Mattawan (A), 3:36.43; 6. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (A, 3:36.77 (Jay. Mcintosh, Craig. Russo, Tanten. Buszk, Alex. Bridges).
DISCUS: 1. Alex Kolenko, Mattawan, 142-3; 2. Dillon Mcmillon, Marshall, 138-1; 3. Drake Miller, Sturgis, 137-2; 4. Zac Lawrence, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 137-0; 5. Jordan. Potthoff, Niles, 136-5; 6. Jarrod Bloch, Battle Creek Lakeview, 136-0.
LONG JUMP: 1. Travon Tatum, Battle Creek Lakeview, 21-9; 2. Dan Emery, Battle Creek Lakeview, 20-9.25; 3. Jordan Berning, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 20-4.50; 4. Douglas Williams, Kalamazoo Central, 19-7.75; 5. Corey Werner-hoskins, Mattawan, 19-4.75; 6. Kelly Kellenberger, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 19-4.51.
HIGH JUMP: 1. Jesse Cline, Mattawan, 6-4; 2. Gabe Restle, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 6-3; 3. Amaad. Moody, Battle Creek Central, 6-3; 4. Anthony Bussler, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 6-1; 5. Ryan Bowering, Battle Creek Lakeview, 6-1; 6. Dan Emery, Battle Creek Lakeview, 5-11.
SHOT PUT: 1. Drake Miller, Sturgis, 51-2; 2. Josh Robbins, Coldwater, 48-5.50; 3. Nate. Jeppesen, Portage Central, 48-1; 4. Cody Steeby, Coldwater, 47-7.50; 5. Alex Kolenko, Mattawan, 46-1.75; 6. Dillon Mcmillon, Marshall, 45-6.50.
POLE VAULT: 1. Dan Emery, Battle Creek Lakeview, 13-3; 2T. Cole Radenbaugh, St. Joseph, 13-0; T. Conor Carpenter, Battle Creek Lakeview, 13-0; 4. Jordan Leemaster, St. Joseph, 12-0; 5. Cody Yeargeau, Stevensville-Lakeshore, 11-6.03; 6. Angel Santamaria, Coldwater, 11-6.02.