Russell, Lewis Wolverine Conference champs

Published 8:45 am Monday, May 16, 2016

Dowagiac’s Nijah Russell won both the 100- and 200-meter Wolverine Conference track championships Friday. (Leader photo/File)

Dowagiac’s Nijah Russell won both the 100- and 200-meter Wolverine Conference track championships Friday. (Leader photo/File)

THREE RIVERS — While as a team Dowagiac did not fare well at the Wolverine Conference Meet at Three Rivers Friday, a pair of Chieftains brought home titles.

Nijah Russell won both the 100- and 200-meters, while Leroy Lewis won the high jump.

Russell was clocked at 12.7 in the 100 and 26.4 in the 200.

Al’Dreonna Henderson finished third in the 300-meter hurdles, while Lexi Martin was seventh in the high jump.

Emily Dodd placed eighth in the 3,200-meters.

Dowagiac was seventh in the 400-meter relay.

Lewis won the high jump with a leap of 6-1 and finished fifth in the 100-meters with a time of 11.7.

He was the only Dowagiac runner to place at the confereence meet.

 

WOLVERINE CONFERENCE  MEET

At Three Rivers

Boys Results

Team scores

1. Sturgis 127, 2. Vicksburg 121, 3. Three Rivers 95.5, 4. Otsego 90.5, 5. Edwardsburg 54, 6. Plainwell 49, 7. Allegan 42, 8. Paw Paw 34, 8. South Haven 34, 10. Dowagiac 14.

 

Dowagiac placers

100: 5. Leroy Lewis (D) 11.7; high jump: 1. Leroy Lewis (D) 6-1.

 

Girls Results

Team scores

1. Otsego 128, 2. Three Rivers 96.33, 3. Allegan 91, 4. Plainwell 66, 5. Vicksburg 64, 6. Edwardsburg 61, 7. Paw Paw 60, 8. Sturgis 39.66, 9. Dowagiac 35, 10. South Haven 18.

 

Dowagiac placers

100: 1. Nijah Russell (D) 12.7; 2; 200: 1. Nijah Russell (D) 26.4; 3,200: 8. Emily Dodd (D) 13:43.2; 300 hurdles: 3. Al’Dreonna Henderson (D) 54.22; 400 relay: 7. Dowagiac 55.6; 800 relay — 5. Dowagiac 1:59.0; long jump: 7. Lexi Martin (D) 14-0.