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INDIAN RIVER – Winning a regional title never gets old for Inland Lakes girls track and field.
Having another opportunity to host an MHSAA Division 4 regional meet at Shanley Field, I-L coach Sarah Furman’s Bulldogs once again set the mark by capturing their third regional championship in four years with an impressive first-place performance on Friday, May 15.
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Here’s some takeaways from I-L's run to another regional championship, along with numerous Cheboygan-area athletes who qualified for the upcoming state finals.
After falling just short of earning a regional three-peat in Pellston last season, the Bulldogs were motivated to win this year. Depth-wise, they were too much for the rest of the field on Friday, as three of their four relay teams crossed the finish line first, while two athletes earned individual regional crowns. In the end, they finished with 131 points, well ahead of runner-up Whittemore-Prescott (91).
“This group is amazing,” Furman said. “I promised them in the summer that we would win this regional today at home, and this is all about them and the work that they put in, and the fact that when I tell them what the plan is, they don’t question it, and they support each other, and they trust me, and they trust each other and look out for each other, and I’m lucky enough to coach the most amazing five other coaches. It’s them. It’s not me – I’m just lucky.”
Senior Mary Myshock earned a regional repeat by finishing first in the 100 hurdles (18.01), while Frankie Wabanimkee claimed first in the pole vault (7-6). The Bulldogs also received firsts from the 4X100 relay (Josie Cooper, Kaylee Taglauer, Myshock, Chloe Robinson, 53.64), the 4X200 relay (Faith Lehre, Myshock, Taglauer, Mackenzie Biesel, 1:52.28), and the 4X400 relay (Taglauer, Robinson, Lehre, Josephine Furman, 4:24.55).
For the I-L boys, junior Tanner Howard had a massive day that saw him qualify for each event he participated in, including the 400, where he earned first and broke the school record with a 50.98 time.
He was also a member of the 4X100 relay (Jake Feagan, Christian Copeland, Howard, Pietro Giordan, 45.63), the 4X200 relay (Feagan, Jeremy Kettel, Howard, Copeland, 1:37.84), and the 4X400 relay (Feagan, Elijah Elliott, Robinson, Howard, 3:39.62) teams, who all earned first and booked their tickets to states.
“We’ve been putting in a lot of work this season,” Howard said. “We were running average to start the season like we were last year, but I don’t know what hit, but we started running crazy times. We just started pushing harder at practice, eating healthier, and doing things we needed to do to."
The Bulldogs had a strong day overall, finishing second (91 points). Fairview (131) was first.
The Pellston boys and girls saw athletes earn spots in the state finals, including senior Josh Grondin, who finished second in the 300 hurdles (43.60). Grondin was also a member of the 4X100 relay team of Hunter Brandt, Brady Bonter and John Sonnenberg, who qualified by finishing second (47.88).
For the Pellston girls, Adalynn Hendershot’s second place in the long jump (14-6) allowed her to secure state qualification. Hendershot also recorded fourth in the 200 (29.44) and fifth in the 400 (1:06.25).
The Onaway girls saw senior Lillyann Cooksey earn a regional title in the long jump (14-8). Cooksey also placed third in the 200 (28.47) and fifth in the 100 (13.85).
Pacing the Onaway boys was Benedict Suess, who took third in the long jump (18-3) and fifth in the 100 (12.30) and 200 (25.57).
The D4 track and field finals will take place in Hudsonville on Saturday, May 30.
Here’s a look at more notable finishers from Cheboygan-area athletes at regionals.
Inland Lakes Girls: Piper Crawford (second, 300 hurdles, 52.87), Josie Cooper (second, 100 hurdles, 18.02; fifth, 300 hurdles, 55.75), Faith Lehre (second, 100, 13.32), Kaylee Taglauer (third, 400, 1:03.57), Chloe Robinson (third, shot put, 29-9; third, high jump, 4-9), Josephine Furman (third, 800, 2:37.12; fourth, high jump, 4-6), 4X800 relay (third, Mackenzie Biesel, Addison Byrne, Josephine Furman, Addyson Price, 11:20.77), Abygale Zinke (fourth, discus, 73-10), Mackenzie Biesel (fifth, 200, 29.77)
Inland Lakes Boys: Zander Robinson (second, pole vault, 10-0; second, long jump, 18-5; third, high jump, 5-9), Jake Feagan (third, 200, 24.89), Elijah Elliott (third, 110 hurdles, 18.10), 4X800 relay (third, Elijah Elliott, Logan Holden, Jeremy Kettel, Christian Copeland, 9:38.02), Christian Copeland (fourth, high jump, 5-9), Pietro Giordan (fifth, shot put, 36-1)
Pellston Boys: Brady Bonter (fourth, long jump, 18-2.75)
Girls Team Results: 1. Inland Lakes, 131, 2. Whittemore-Prescott, 91, 3. Petoskey St. Michael, 78, 4. Fairview, 71.5, 5. Rogers City, 78, 6. Hale, 38, 7. Johannesburg-Lewiston, 32, 8. Onaway, 30, 9. Gaylord St. Mary, 28.5, 10. Alcona, 25, 11. Hillman, 21.5, T12. Pellston 21, T12. Mio, 14. Posen, 17.5
Boys Team Results: 1. Fairview, 131, 2. Inland Lakes, 98, 3. Petoskey St. Michael, 91, 4. Alcona, 60, 5. Hillman, 50, 6. Hale, 47, 7. Johannesburg-Lewiston, 35, 8. Whittemore-Prescott, 34, 9. Rogers City, 32, 10. Pellston, 26, 11. Onaway, 22, 12. Mio, 11, 13. Gaylord St. Mary, 8, 14. Posen, 6
Contact sports editor Jared Greenleaf at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @sportsCDT
This article originally appeared on Cheboygan Daily Tribune: Inland Lakes girls track and field captures another regional title
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Having another opportunity to host an MHSAA Division 4 regional meet at Shanley Field, I-L coach Sarah Furman’s Bulldogs once again set the mark by capturing their third regional championship in four years with an impressive first-place performance on Friday, May 15.
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Here’s some takeaways from I-L's run to another regional championship, along with numerous Cheboygan-area athletes who qualified for the upcoming state finals.
Depth rules again for Bulldogs
After falling just short of earning a regional three-peat in Pellston last season, the Bulldogs were motivated to win this year. Depth-wise, they were too much for the rest of the field on Friday, as three of their four relay teams crossed the finish line first, while two athletes earned individual regional crowns. In the end, they finished with 131 points, well ahead of runner-up Whittemore-Prescott (91).
“This group is amazing,” Furman said. “I promised them in the summer that we would win this regional today at home, and this is all about them and the work that they put in, and the fact that when I tell them what the plan is, they don’t question it, and they support each other, and they trust me, and they trust each other and look out for each other, and I’m lucky enough to coach the most amazing five other coaches. It’s them. It’s not me – I’m just lucky.”
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Senior Mary Myshock earned a regional repeat by finishing first in the 100 hurdles (18.01), while Frankie Wabanimkee claimed first in the pole vault (7-6). The Bulldogs also received firsts from the 4X100 relay (Josie Cooper, Kaylee Taglauer, Myshock, Chloe Robinson, 53.64), the 4X200 relay (Faith Lehre, Myshock, Taglauer, Mackenzie Biesel, 1:52.28), and the 4X400 relay (Taglauer, Robinson, Lehre, Josephine Furman, 4:24.55).
Howard breaks I-L school record in 400
For the I-L boys, junior Tanner Howard had a massive day that saw him qualify for each event he participated in, including the 400, where he earned first and broke the school record with a 50.98 time.
He was also a member of the 4X100 relay (Jake Feagan, Christian Copeland, Howard, Pietro Giordan, 45.63), the 4X200 relay (Feagan, Jeremy Kettel, Howard, Copeland, 1:37.84), and the 4X400 relay (Feagan, Elijah Elliott, Robinson, Howard, 3:39.62) teams, who all earned first and booked their tickets to states.
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“We’ve been putting in a lot of work this season,” Howard said. “We were running average to start the season like we were last year, but I don’t know what hit, but we started running crazy times. We just started pushing harder at practice, eating healthier, and doing things we needed to do to."
The Bulldogs had a strong day overall, finishing second (91 points). Fairview (131) was first.
Pellston, Onaway see athletes qualify
The Pellston boys and girls saw athletes earn spots in the state finals, including senior Josh Grondin, who finished second in the 300 hurdles (43.60). Grondin was also a member of the 4X100 relay team of Hunter Brandt, Brady Bonter and John Sonnenberg, who qualified by finishing second (47.88).
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For the Pellston girls, Adalynn Hendershot’s second place in the long jump (14-6) allowed her to secure state qualification. Hendershot also recorded fourth in the 200 (29.44) and fifth in the 400 (1:06.25).
The Onaway girls saw senior Lillyann Cooksey earn a regional title in the long jump (14-8). Cooksey also placed third in the 200 (28.47) and fifth in the 100 (13.85).
Pacing the Onaway boys was Benedict Suess, who took third in the long jump (18-3) and fifth in the 100 (12.30) and 200 (25.57).
The D4 track and field finals will take place in Hudsonville on Saturday, May 30.
Here’s a look at more notable finishers from Cheboygan-area athletes at regionals.
Inland Lakes Girls: Piper Crawford (second, 300 hurdles, 52.87), Josie Cooper (second, 100 hurdles, 18.02; fifth, 300 hurdles, 55.75), Faith Lehre (second, 100, 13.32), Kaylee Taglauer (third, 400, 1:03.57), Chloe Robinson (third, shot put, 29-9; third, high jump, 4-9), Josephine Furman (third, 800, 2:37.12; fourth, high jump, 4-6), 4X800 relay (third, Mackenzie Biesel, Addison Byrne, Josephine Furman, Addyson Price, 11:20.77), Abygale Zinke (fourth, discus, 73-10), Mackenzie Biesel (fifth, 200, 29.77)
Inland Lakes Boys: Zander Robinson (second, pole vault, 10-0; second, long jump, 18-5; third, high jump, 5-9), Jake Feagan (third, 200, 24.89), Elijah Elliott (third, 110 hurdles, 18.10), 4X800 relay (third, Elijah Elliott, Logan Holden, Jeremy Kettel, Christian Copeland, 9:38.02), Christian Copeland (fourth, high jump, 5-9), Pietro Giordan (fifth, shot put, 36-1)
Pellston Boys: Brady Bonter (fourth, long jump, 18-2.75)
Girls Team Results: 1. Inland Lakes, 131, 2. Whittemore-Prescott, 91, 3. Petoskey St. Michael, 78, 4. Fairview, 71.5, 5. Rogers City, 78, 6. Hale, 38, 7. Johannesburg-Lewiston, 32, 8. Onaway, 30, 9. Gaylord St. Mary, 28.5, 10. Alcona, 25, 11. Hillman, 21.5, T12. Pellston 21, T12. Mio, 14. Posen, 17.5
Boys Team Results: 1. Fairview, 131, 2. Inland Lakes, 98, 3. Petoskey St. Michael, 91, 4. Alcona, 60, 5. Hillman, 50, 6. Hale, 47, 7. Johannesburg-Lewiston, 35, 8. Whittemore-Prescott, 34, 9. Rogers City, 32, 10. Pellston, 26, 11. Onaway, 22, 12. Mio, 11, 13. Gaylord St. Mary, 8, 14. Posen, 6
Contact sports editor Jared Greenleaf at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @sportsCDT
This article originally appeared on Cheboygan Daily Tribune: Inland Lakes girls track and field captures another regional title
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