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Results from the D4 Track and Field Regionals held at Hillsdale College
ADRIAN ― Four teams from Lenawee County traveled to Hillsdale College looking to punch their respective tickets to the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Boys Track and Field Division 4 state finals. Here is a list of those athletes that qualified for the MHSAA State Finals in Division 4. More: Division 4 Girls Track: […]
ADRIAN ― Four teams from Lenawee County traveled to Hillsdale College looking to punch their respective tickets to the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Boys Track and Field Division 4 state finals.
Here is a list of those athletes that qualified for the MHSAA State Finals in Division 4.
Addison Panthers
Lucas Morse, Sr. – Morse is the lone Panther to qualify for the state finals, doing so in the pole vault where he took third place with a vault of 11 feet, 6 inches.
Adrian Lenawee Christian Cougars
Brenner Powers, Sr. – Powers is the lone individual athlete representing Lenawee Christian, taking first place in the long jump with a jump of 20 feet, 7 inches, a new personal best.
3,200-meter relay team – Lenawee Christian will be represented at the state finals by the 3,200-relay team of Landon Chadek, Joel Lange, Kaleb Richardson, and Brenner Powers, who finished in third place in a qualifying time of 8 minutes, 45.19 seconds.
Britton Deerfield Patriots
Cayden Allshouse, Soph. – Allshouse will represent Britton Deerfield at the state finals after taking third place in the 100-meter dash in a qualifying time of 11.38 seconds, a personal best.
Jameson Watson, Sr. – Watson finished in second place in the high jump at regionals, qualifying for the state finals with a jump of 5 feet, 11 inches.
Andrew Bunker, Jr. – Bunker qualified in the discus for Britton Deerfield without actually earning a medal. Bunker finished in eighth place overall with a throw of 120 feet, 7 inches. What is interesting is that the MHSAA only medals to sixth place. However, despite not winning a medal, Bunker still qualifies for the finals based on his distance.
400-meter relay team – The team of Watson, John Johnson, Kaiden Lidster, and Cayden Allshouse finished in second place in a time of 45.50 seconds to qualify on to the state finals.
Morenci Bulldogs
Kylan Lester, Soph. – Lester qualified for the state finals in the 100-meter dash after winning the gold medal in a time of 11.11 seconds.
Kevan Kaufman, Sr. – Kaufman will head to the state finals thanks to his efforts in the 300 hurdles where he finished in second place in a time of 42.88 seconds. Kaufman also earned a trip to the finals in the pole vault, clearing a state qualifying height of 11 feet, 0 inches in his sixth-place finish.
Wyatt Berger, Sr. – Berger qualified for the state finals in the discus with a throw of 131 feet, 9 inches, good enough for second place.
400- and 800-meter relay teams move on to state finals – Morenci’s 400 relay team consisting of Lester, Van Ekins, Kaufman, and Wyatt Berger brought home the gold medal in a time of 45.49 seconds. In addition, the 800-relay team of Kaufman, Ekins, Michael Rising, and Zachary Martinez finished in third place in a time of 1 minute, 35.48 seconds to qualify for the finals.
The Division 4 state finals will take place on May 31 at Baldwin Middle School in Hudsonville.
(Editor’s Note: There is a separate write-up for the girls that qualified out of the Hillsdale College Regionals)
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