Saints 1600 runners include (from left) Mikaela Kelly, Chelsea Swope, Joe Snowaert, and Kasey Bunker. The St. Ignace girls and boys success on the track continues as the Saints swept the championships of the 13-team Inland Lakes Invitational in Indian River Monday, April 12.

Girls Top Five Teams: St. Ignace recorded 158 points, followed by Johannesburg-Lewiston with 81, Brimley 77, Inland Lakes 71, and Bellaire 50.

The Saints girls won the four relay events. The 3200 relay team of Sarah Cullip, Nicole Elmblad, Kristen Olsen, and Anna St. Andrew took first in 10:46; the 800 foursome of Taylor Becker, Kali Jo Marshall, Alexa Thibault, and St. Andrew first in 1:55.68; the 400 group of Heather Beaudoin, Becker, St. Andrew, and Thibault first in 55:16; and the 1600 team of Elmblad, Becker, Olsen, and Thibault first in 4:33.72.

St. Ignace girls individual results: Sarah Cullip, first in the 3200 run in 12:54.09 and third in the pole vault; Anna St. Andrew, first in the long jump with a leap of 14'9.5"; Alexa Thibault, first in the 400 in 1:04.42; Amber Campbell, second in the 100 and 200; Kali Jo Marshall, second in the pole vault, fifth in the 100, and eighth in the 200; Haillee Brown, second in the low hurdles and eighth in the high hurdles; Heather Beaudoin, third in the 100, fourth in the high hurdles, and eighth in the low hurdles; Autumn Huskey, fourth in the 200 and eighth in the 400; Nicole Elmblad, fourth in the pole vault and fifth in the 800; Lauren Goldthorpe, fourth in the high jump; Taylor Becker, sixth in the 400; Kristen Olsen, sixth in the high jump; Brooklyn Chambers, seventh in the 800.

Saints senior Kara Fitzpatrick during the shot put competition at LaSalle High School. Boys Top Five Teams: St. Ignace tallied 117 points, followed by Onaway with 101.5, Rudyard 82, Pickford 54.5, and Bellaire 50.5.

“Shoeless Jane” Finkel of Mackinac Island lost her left shoe during the third-to-the-last hurdle, but finished the race during the quad meet at St. Ignace Wednesday, April 21. The Saints boys won three of four relay events as Evan Everson, Caleb Litzner, Gerrit Mortensen, and Galloway Thurston took first in 1:37.37; the 400 team of Austin St. Louis, Everson, Litzner, and Mortensen first in 46:46; the 1600 group of Kevin Guillard, Everson, Mortensen, and St. Louis first in 3:45.02; and the 3200 relay team finished sixth.

St. Ignace boys individual results: Evan Everson, first in the 200 in 22;97; Kevin Guillard, first in the 400 in 56.09; Gerrit Mortensen, first in shot put in 42'2.75"; Grant Simmons, second in discus and third in shot put; Lucas Thurston, second in shot put and seventh in the discus; Landon Marshall, second in the pole vault; Austin St. Louis, second in high jump and fourth in the 100; Caleb Litzner, third in the low hurdles and high hurdles; Parker Simmons, seventh in the high jump; Cole Christiansen, eighth in the long jump; Galloway Thurston, eighth in the long jump; and Ben Damron, ninth in the high jump.

The 200 meter dash finish includes (from left) Taylor Becker (second), Alexa Thibault (first), both of St. Ignace, Emily Markstrom (third) of Rudyard, and Zhane Nash of Mackinac Island (fourth). Girls First, Boys Third

During Quad Meet

The St. Ignace Saints girls scored 119.5 points to win the quadrangular meet the LaSalle High School Kiwanis Track Complex Wednesday, April 21.

Cheboygan finished second with 90.5, followed by Rudyard with 34, and Mackinac Island 10.

Drew Otten (front) of Rudyard won the 400 meter dash and Kevin Guillard of St. Ignace placed second. Saints girls finishing first: Alexa Thibault, first in the 200 in 28.99 and 400 in 1:04,48; Kristen Olsen, first in high jump at 4'8" and third in the discus; Sarah Cullip, first in the 3200 in 12:34.95 and fifth in the pole vault; Autumn Huskey, first in the 100 in 14.25; Kali Jo Marshall, first in the pole vault with a height of 9'0"; Anna St. Andrew, first in the long jump with a leap of 13'9"; Christi Therrian, first in the shot put with a mark of 32'5". The Saints 400 relay team placed first in 55.58; 800 relay first in 1:55.78; and the 1600 and 3200 relay teams finished second.

Amber Campbell, second in the 100; Heather Beaudoin, second in the high hurdles and fifth in the 100 and low hurdles; Chelsea Swope, second in the 1600; Haillee Brown, second in the low hurdles, fourth in the high hurdles, and fifth in the long jump; Taylor Becker, second in the 200; Lauren Goldthorpe, second in the high jump; Nicole Elmblad, second in pole vault; Mikaela Kelly, third in the 1600; Samantha Gugin, third in shot put and fourth in the discus; Grace Wheeler, fourth in the long jump and fifth in the high jump; Autumn, fifth in the 400; Brooklyn Chambers, fifth in the 800.

Rudyard girls: Hunter Perry recorded a personal best with a mark of 102'1" to win the discus and placed fourth in the discus; Leah Jarvie, first in the 1600 in 5:58.94, second in the 800; Rebecca Malaski, third in the 400; Caitlyn Mudroch, third in the high hurdles; Emily Markstrom, third in the 200; Carrie Berkompas, fourth in the 3200 and fifth in the 1600; Samantha Raffaele, fourth in the high jump. The Bulldogs placed third in the 800 and 3200 relay events.

Mackinac Island girls: Zhan’e Nash, third in the 100 and fourth in the 200; Morgan Brodeur-Bunker, fifth in the 3200; the 400 relay team finished third.

Rudyard Places Second

Behind Cheboygan

Cheboygan won the quad meet with 122.5, followed by Rudyard with 72, St. Ignace 61.5, and Mackinac Island 0.

Rudyard boys finishing first: Ben Gable, first in the shot put in 44'9.5" and second in the discus; Drew Otten, first in the 400 in 55.19 and second in the 800; David Jarvie, first in the 1600 in 4:57.07 and third in the 800; Ron Coffey, first in the 100 in 11.67; the Bulldogs won the 3200 relay in 9:01.55, second in the 1600 relay, and third in the 400 and 800 relays.

A.J. Jones, third in the low hurdles and fourth in the high hurdles and high jump; Brock Lewis, third in the 3200 and fourth in the 1600; Mike Dempsey, third in the shot put and fifth in the discus; T.J. Rice, fourth in the 800 and fifth in the high jump; Trevor Wallace, fourth in the 3200 and fifth in the 800 and 1600; Caleb Salo, fourth in the 200 and long jump.

St. Ignace boys finishing first: Caleb Litzner, first in the high hurdles in 17.61 and first in the low hurdles in 44.83; Evan Everson, first in the 200 in 23.71; Richard Bentley, first in long jump in 16'11" and fourth in the pole vault; Austin St. Louis, second in the high jump and fifth in the 100; Kevin Guillard, second in the 400; Gerrit Mortensen, second in the shot put. The Saints 400 relay placed first in 46.24, the 800 relay second, and the 1600 and 3200 relays third.

Grant Simmons, third in the high jump, fourth in the discus, and fifth in the shot put; Landon Marshall, third in the pole vault; Lucas Thurston, fourth in the shot put; Joe Krause, fifth in the low hurdles; Louie Radecki, fifth in the pole vault; Cole Christiansen, fifth in the long jump.

Engadine Boys, Brimley Girls

Win Quadrangular Meet The Engadine boys team and the Brimley girls team finished first during the Eagles quadrangular meet at Engadine Friday, April 16.

The Eagles tallied 81 points, followed by Brimley with 68, DeTour 42, and Mackinac Island 1.

Engadine boys: Phillip Hood, first in the 100 dash in 11.49, first in the 200 in 25.28, and first in the long jump with a leap of 18'1.5"; Michael Klobucher, first in the high hurdles in 21.09; second in discus and shot put; David Fowell, first in the high jump and fourth in the discus; Victor Collins, second in the 200, third in the 100 and 400; Jeffrey Dishaw, second in the 1600 and 3200; David Paquin, second in the 400 and fourth in the 800; Dylan Formolo, third in the long jump, shot put, and 200. The Eagles 400 relay team placed first in 50.98.

Brimley boys: Keith Swendsen, first in the 800 in 2:31.85, first in the 1600 in 5:14.58, first in the 3200 in 11:10.53; Julian McGinnis first in the low hurdles, second in the high hurdles; Luc Piche, second in the 800, fourth in the 400, and fifth in the long jump; Justice Parminter, third in the 800, 1600, and 3200; Taylor Hatfield, third in the discus. The Bays 800 relay won in 11:57.42, the 1600 relay first in 4:45.83, the 3200 relay won in 10:40.53, and the 400 relay took third.

DeTour boys: Sam Peterson, first in the 400 in 1:01.21, second in the 100, and fourth in the shot put; Harry Reinfelder, first in the shot put in 40'6"; Paul Stocking, fourth in the long jump and 400; Bright Iamcheerangkoon, fourth in the 1600; Sathya Wiltse, fourth in the 100.

Girls results: Brimley finished first with 94 points, followed by Engadine with 50, DeTour 41, and Mackinac Island 19.

Brimley girls: Becca Carruthers, first in the high hurdles in 17.88, high jump in 4'10", and low hurdles in 1:04.56; Miranda Reattoir, first in 1600 in 6:51.27, 800 in 3:04.28, and 3200 in 15:44.97; Kaitlyn Peters, first in discus in 86'9", second in the shot put; Megan Parish, second in the 1600; Taylor Mills, second in the 800, fourth in the 1600; Sydney Beaune, second in the discus and third in the shot put; Lynette Carrick, second in the long jump and third in the 1600; Tiffany Wilson, fourth in the discus; Amanda Starr, fourth in the 100 and 200. The Bays 1600 relay team won in 5:37.50, the 3200 relay first in 12:43.92, and 800 relay second.

Engadine girls: Jackie Formolo, first in the shot put in 31'2", third in the discus; Tia Browning, first in the 100 in 14.43 and 200 in 32.85; Morgan MacArthur, third in the long jump and 800 and fourth in the high jump; Kayla Miller, third in the 200; Krista Metcalf, third in the high and low hurdles. The Eagles won the 800 relay in 2:14.11 and second in the 400 relay.

DeTour girls: Nicole Melcer, first in the long jump in 12'6" and second in the high hurdles and high jump; Abby Stocking, first in the 400 in 1:18.43, third in the 100, and fourth in the long jump; Nicole Bouwma, third in the high jump; Brooke Tiefenbach, second in the low hurdles; Sarah Reed, fourth in the shot put. The Raiders 400 relay placed first in 1:02.51.

Mackinac Island girls: Zhane Nash second in the 100; Jane Finkel, fourth in the high and low hurdles; Morgan Brodeur-Bunker, fourth in the 800. The Lakers 400 relay took third.

Engadine Boys Fifth

at Division 3 Dome Meet

The Engadine Eagles boys team finished fifth out of 14 teams during the Division 3 Dome Track and Field Invitational in Marquette Tuesday, April 20.

Eagles boys: Phillip Hood, first in the long jump with a leap of 20'0", first in the 400 dash in 54.42, second in the 100 and 200 dashes; Michael Klobucher, first in the discus with a toss of 116'5", fourth in the shot put; David Fowell, fourth in the shot put; Jeffrey Dishaw fourth in the 3200 run.