BUCHANAN — Local runners competed in the MHSAA Divisions 1 and 2 Regionals on Halloween morning at RedBud last Saturday.

Local Division 2 schools included Niles, Edwardsburg and Dowagiac. Division 3 schools included Buchanan, Brandywine, Berrien Springs and Bridgman.

The Division 3 girls teams kicked off the morning at Redbud.

The highest finish of local runners was Bridgman’s Mary Wheeler with a time of 22:14.4, good enough for 11th place. Buchanan’s Brooke Wesner finished 25th with a time of 23:36.7. Brandywine’s highest finisher, Juelianina Zimmerman, came in 27th (223:38.9).

The Bridgman girls finished third overall as a team and Buchanan finished ninth. Berrien Springs and Brandywine did not field enough runners to qualify for team scores.

In the boy’s race, Bridgman’s Brian Njuguna finished first overall with a blazing time of 16:58.8, one of only five runners all day to finish with a time under 17 minutes.

Brandywine’s most successful runner James Harrell placed sixth (17:33.8) and Buchanan’s Garret Lollar posted an impressive 20:16.8, the best time of all local freshman.

The only local team to place was Bridgman, which finished first with 46 points to easily outdistance runner-up Watervliet, which finished with 66 points.

The Division 2 teams took to the course next, but the local teams struggled to be competitive.

Edwardsburg sophomore Cameron Cleveland placed highest in the girls run with a time of 21:31.9. Niles freshman Taylor Altergott was the fastest on her team (21:59.3) and Emily Dodd was the highest placing Chieftain (24:10.2).

Overall, the Eddies finished sixth as a team, the Vikings finished 11th and the Chieftains placed 14th.

The boys had a tough day against some stiff competition and again it was Edwardsburg with the highest finish of local runners.

Eddies’ freshman Brock Eaves finished 40th (18:37.6) with Viking’s sophomore Devonte Gaskill right behind him (18:43.8).

Unfortunately, local schools rounded out the bottom in overall team rankings. Niles finished 13th, Edwardsburg in 14th and Dowagiac 15th.

In Division 4 at Portage, Cassopolis’ Amy Adams finished 11th overall with a time of 21:31.7 to advance to the finals, which will be held next week at Michigan International Speedway.

The Rangers were seventh as a team.

 

DIVISION 2 CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL

At RedBud, Buchanan

Boys Team Scores

Coldwater 37, Hamilton 83, Sturgis 97, St. Joseph 123, Zeeland West 124, Zeeland East 157, Three Rivers 193, South Haven 230, Lakeshore 246, Allegan 254, Paw Paw 270, Holland Christian 280, Niles 323, Edwardsburg 411, Dowagiac 425

 

Individual Top 10

1. Shuaib Aljabaly (Coldwater) 16:24.18, 2. Mark Freyhof (Hamilton) 16:31.79, 3. Shawn Bell (Sturgis) 16:46.10, 4. Lewis Tate (Paw Paw) 16:47.60, 5. Daniel Steele (Sturgis) 17:13.66, 6. Zack Murphy (Coldwater) 17:17.67, 7. Josh Evers (Coldwater) 17:22.42, 8. Jarek Brower (Zeeland West) 17:23.77, 9. Ben Fagen (Coldwater) 17:26.10, 10. Zhane Arthur (St. Joseph) 17:27.78

 

Girls Team Scores

St. Joseph 44, Holland Christian 82, Hamilton 105, Zeeland West 112, Zeeland East 132, Edwardsburg 167, Sturgis 178, Lakeshore 190, Three Rivers 213, South Haven 250, Niles 299, Paw Paw 332, Allegan 343, Dowagiac 410

 

Individual Top 10

1. Erika Freyhof (Hamilton) 18:46.40, 2. Kayla Windemuller (Holland Christian) 18:52.31, 3. Meg Scheske (Sturgis) 19:41.26, 4. Kaitlin Newton (St. Joseph) 19:52.98, 5. Anna Fischer (St. Joseph) 20:15.52, 6. Haley Hoogenraad (Zeeland West) 20:35.39, 7. Marnie Frost (South Haven) 20:42.96, 8. Vanessa Veersma (St. Joseph) 20:43.57, 9. Audrey Freyhof (Hamilton) 20:43.93, 10. Carissa Kelley (Three Rivers) 20:48.93

 

DIVISION 3

At RedBud, Buchanan

Boys Team Scores

Bridgman 46, Watervliet 66, Bangor 94, Schoolcraft 102, Comstock 111, Constantine 154, Delton-Kellogg 175, Lawton 248, Hartford 252, Parchment 265, Coloma 288, Bloomingdale 290

 

Individual Top 10

1. Brian Njuguna (Bridgman) 16:58.83, 2. Matt Ring (Schoolcraft) 17:11.47, 3. Brendan Daly (Watervliet) 17:19.85, 4. Brad Wurzel (Berrien Springs) 17:25.07, 5. Justin Smith (Bangor) 17:32.42, 6. James Harrell (Brandywine) 17:33.89, 7. Kole Hanke (Bridgman) 17:41.30, 8. Jorge Sieira Hermida (Berrien Springs) 17:42.58, 9. Jobe Kerr (Watervliet) 17:42.88, 10. Tim Kinney (Constantine) 17:44.00

 

Girls Team Scores

Watervliet 65, Delton-Kellogg 87, Bridgman 99, Lawton 100, Gobles 123, Bangor 135, Hartford 174, Comstock 179, Buchanan 196, Schoolcraft 206, Constantine 322

 

Individual Top 10

1. Maranda Donahue (Delton-Kellogg) 21:09.88, 2. Taylor Shafer (Watervliet) 21:20.88, 3. Rachel Chambers (Hartford) 21:26.12, 4. Gabby Tavolacci (Watervliet) 21:29.37, 5. Allie Pazera (Watervliet) 21:44.29, 6. Megan Grimes (Delton-Kellogg) 21:55.79, 7. Megan Dopheide (Lawton) 22:04.07, 8. Tajah Thomas (Comstock) 22:05.40, 9. Yadira Rodriguez (Bangor) 22:08.14, 10. Mary Wheeler (Bridgman) 22:11.40

 

DIVISION 4

At Portage

Girls Team Scores

Kalamazoo Hackett 41, B.C. St. Philip 50, Mendon 89, Athens 103, Marcellus 105, Decatur 176, Cassopolis 179, Centreville 192

 

Individual Top 10

1. Mary Ankenbauer (Kalamazoo Hackett) 18:40.0, 2. Ava Strenge (St. Philip) 18:50.3, 3. Riley Rutherford (St. Philip) 19:28.2, 4. Emma Pachay (Marcellus) 20:41.1, 5. Madi Elliott (St. Philip) 20:47.9, 6. Corra Hamilton (Athens) 20:59, 7. Lauryn Thompson (Kalamazoo Hackett) 21:09.4, 8. Mary Leighton (Mendon) 21:15.9, 9. Quinn Epkey (Kalamazoo Hackett) 21:23.5, 10. Lindsey Stone (Kalamazoo Hackett) 21:28.7

 

Cassopolis Results

11. Amy Adams 21:32, 29. Jacqueline Kelley-Cogdell 24:22, 35. Amelia Ayers 25:15, 51. Daisy Baldwin 33:43, 53. Aliyah Baldwin 35:55