St. Ignace Saints boys team finished runner-up during the Division 2 Upper Peninsula State Finals. Paul Davis closed out his outstanding senior season in strong fashion with three individual victories and anchored one winning relay team to lift the St. Ignace boys to a runner-up position, and the Lady Saints finished fourth during the Division 2 track and field finals in Kingsford Saturday, June 3.

Boys Results: Newberry won the championship with 96 points, followed by the Saints with 90, Stephenson 67, Ishpeming/Republic, 58, Munising 55, Norway 42, Westwood 36, Manistique 31, Ironwood 24, Rudyard 19, and Hancock 8.

Davis started the day with victories in the 100-meter dash in 11.27, the 400-meter dash in 52.82, and broke the meet's 200-meter dash mark in 22.70. Jesse Becker, Derrick Clark, and Zach Pierson anchored the 800-meter relay to a win in 1:34.06, breaking another school record.

Derrick Clark won the pole vault with a personal best tie of 12'0," placed second in the high hurdles, and sixth in the low hurdles. Mario Calcaterra finished second in the long jump with a career best leap of 19'3" and took third in the low hurdles.

Derrick Clark was perfect on the day to win the pole event with a height of 12'0." Zach Pierson placed fourth in the 400-meter dash, Anthony Lester fifth in the high jump, James Sayles sixth in the shot put, and Kyle Smock sixth in the 400-meter dash.

The 1600-meter relay team of Nick Montie, Derek Marshall, Pierson, and Calcaterra finished third. The 3200-meter foursome of Kody King, Calcaterra, Montie, and Marshall placed fifth, and the 400meter relay group of Ben Matelski, Smock, Lester, and Becker finished sixth.

Girls Results: Westwood won the girls title with 82 points, followed by Norway with 79, Hancock 62, the Saints 56, Manistique 46, Ishpeming/Republic 44, Newberry 39, Stephenson 35, Gwinn 32, Ironwood 19, Rudyard 17, and Munising 16.

Cryderman Anchors Saints

Kelsey Cryderman won the 400meter dash in 1:01.41, placed second in the 200-meter dash, and anchored two winning relay teams as the foursome of Ashley St. Louis, Stacee Schnicke, Caysey Brown, and Cryderman won the 400-meter relay event in 53.30 and the 800-meter relay race in 1:51.19.

Jaimee Bloxsom finished second in the pole vault after tying her personal best of 8'6." The 1600-meter relay team of Amanda Coveyou, Schnicke, St. Louis, and Brown placed third. St. Louis took fifth in the 100-meter dash, Coveyou sixth in the high jump, and Schnicke sixth in the low hurdles.

Rudyard Boys/Girls: Travis Clegg finished second in the shot put. Michael Chontos took third in the 200-meter dash and fourth in the 400-meter dash, and Travis Siegwart sixth in the pole vault for the boys. Brittany Hoolesma placed third in the 1600-meter run and fifth in the 3200-meter run. Allyson Markstrom took third in the high jump, Alisha Thompson fifth in the pole vault, and Courtney Fowler sixth in the long jump.