Milan girls track team fifth at MITCA Division 2 state meet – MLive.com
Milan girls track team fifth at MITCA Division 2 state meet

Ann Arbor News sports, May 23, 2009 7:33 p.m.

GIRLS TRACK

Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Division 2 Team State Finals – In Jenison, Milan was fifth out of 10 teams with 925.5 points; Williamston was first at 1,270.5. Milan’s Jordan Tomecek won the 1,600 (5:11.7) and 3,200 (11:06.3), both school records. Jealissa Kitchen (100 dash), Angela Swain (800) and Loren Weber (high jump) were second.

Video: East Kentwod boys win MITCA title – MLive.com
Video: East Kentwod boys win MITCA title

Mike Mulholland | The Grand Rapids Press, May 24, 2009 1:51 a.m.
East Kentwood’s Tyrone Green takes the baton from teammate Jon Henry. – (Paul L. Newby II | The Grand Rapids Press)

JENISON — The East Kentwood boys track team won a Division 1 MITCA state championship Saturday, and now shifts its focus to next weekend’s MHSAA finals.

West Catholic boys vault to MITCA title; Allendale fourth – MLive.com
West Catholic boys vault to MITCA title; Allendale fourth

Jeff Chaney | The Grand Rapids Press, May 23, 2009 10:21 p.m.
KENT CITY — Matt Schichtel and the West Catholic boys track team vaulted atop of the competition at the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Division 3 team state finals Saturday.

Schichtel, a junior pole vaulter for the Falcons, was one of two winners for West Catholic which allowed the team to win its second MITCA Division 3 team title in a row with a score of 1,014.5 points, 110 points ahead of runner-up Clare.

Several athletes have a shot at breaking records at James R. Selby Memorial Track Classic – MLive.com
Several athletes have a shot at breaking records at James R. Selby Memorial Track Classic

Mike Kohon | Citizen Patriot, May 23, 2009 11:39 p.m.
Plenty of meet records will be at risk at this year’s James R. Selby Memorial Track Classic.

Five competitors have already posted would-be record performances in their respective events and will try to repeat those feats beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Jackson High School.

Both pole vault records could fall as Christina Watson of Stockbridge has already cleared a foot more than the meet record of 10 feet, and Chris Holda of Michigan Center has less of a cushion but has gone 11⁄4 inches over the 14-11 record.

Also, the boys and girls 300-meter hurdles records have been beaten this season by Michael Parker of Michigan Center and Jaelynn Pryor of Jackson, last year’s girls Most Outstanding Performer.

Hayes: Yale senior has need for speed, determined to win | thetimesherald.com | The Times Herald
Hayes: Yale senior has need for speed, determined to win

May 24, 2009

Yale senior Iris Campbell has had a record track and field career. As it comes to a close, Campbell is focused on going out on top.

In 2008, she was the Times Herald Female Track Athlete of the Year, winning the regional championship in the 100-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash.

She won the Division 2 state championship in the 200 and finished second in the 100 hurdles.

Prep Digest | lansingstatejournal.com | Lansing State Journal
Williamston sweeps coaches track meet

JENISON – Williamston’s boys and girls track and field teams captured Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Division 2 team state titles on Saturday.

For the boys, Hornet first place finishers included Nick Rainey in the pole vault (14-6) and the 400-meter relay team of Austin Palmer, Chad Rhiness, Cam Lounsbury and Ryan Brooks. The team set a meet record time of 43.12. Brooks finished second in the 200 with a school record time of 21.92.

Individual champions for the girls included Tori Freeman in the shot put (36-8), Leanne Selinger in the 100 (12.96), the 400 relay team of Mallory Metzer, Cassidy Metzer, Liz Dutcher and Selinger (51.58) and the 3200 relay team of Emma Drenth, Shelby Guile, Lauren Halm and Hannah Grischke (9:34.42).

Kyle Lark took first place in the shot put for Alma with a throw of 52-3.

MonroeNews.com – The Monroe Evening News, Monroe, MI
Tomecek smashes Milan records
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JENISON — Jordan Tomecek broke two school records as Milan’s girls took fifth place in Saturday’s 10-team Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Division 2 team state meet for Regional champions.
The junior broke Kiel Porter’s Big Red standard by winning the 1,600 in 5:11.7. Tomecek broke her own school record and was first in the 3,200 in 11:06.3.
“It was a real good experience,” said coach Steve Porter, whose team scored 925 1/2 points. Williamston repeated as team state champion with 1,270 points. Thirty girls competed in each event.

Tri-County Times > Sports > Lagios, Bronchos dominate boys’ meet to earn second straight title
Lagios, Bronchos dominate boys’ meet to earn second straight title
By David Troppens
Published: Sunday, May 24, 2009 6:15 AM EDT
Ortonville — In many ways, Brendan Lagios mirrors his Holly varsity boys track squad.

 For years, Holly’s track program has been respected, but seemingly a step out of the limelight. Even with last year’s Metro League championship, it seemed respect wasn’t coming the program’s way very readily entering this year.

 But that didn’t bother the Bronchos. They answered by doing what they did best all year on Wednesday at Brandon High School during the Metro League Meet — they dominated the competition.

 And Lagios led that charge. Lagios was a part of four Metro League championship events, helping the Bronchos earn a first-place point total of 143.5 points, easily outdistancing second-place Fenton (109.5). And while Lagios has always been looked upon as a solid contributor on the Bronchos’ team, it seemed it took regionals and the Metro League meet for most of the area to take notice.

Cros-Lex boys claim BWAC, Sanilac track titles | thetimesherald.com | The Times Herald
Cros-Lex boys claim BWAC, Sanilac track titles

Times Herald
• May 24, 2009

The Croswell-Lexington boys track and field team enjoyed a big week with a pair of championships.
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The Pioneers raced to the Blue Water Area Conference meet at Algonac Tuesday and came back with a title Thursday night in the Sanilac County meet at Marlette.

The Cros-Lex girls won the Sanilac title, but came up short to the Yale Bulldogs in the BWAC meet.

The Marine City girls claimed the Macomb Area Conference Blue Division meet, while Marysville’s boys and girls took the MAC Gold championships.

Taking time out | thetimesherald.com | The Times Herald
Taking time out
No stopwatch makes for happy track practice

By PAUL COSTANZO
Times Herald
• May 24, 2009

ALGONAC — Thank you, Algonac girls track team, for not making me run.

Well, let me rephrase that, because I did run. A little bit, anyway.

Thank you, Algonac girls track team, for not timing anything I did or making me run hard for more than about 30 yards.

Because let me tell you, I’ve never been so scared heading to an assignment.

It had nothing to do with the threat of losing to a girl in a race. In fact, I pretty much had become resigned to the fact that if they made me run anything over 200 meters — who am I kidding, anything over 100 meters, I probably would end up losing, simply because