Onekama Track Regionals May 22, 2004

Boys Team Records

The Onekama Portager boys placed third at the regional meet, and six team members qualified for the upcoming Division IV state meet to be held at Forest Hills Northern High School in Grand Rapids on Saturday, June 5^th.

Final point totals for the regionals were: Manton, 106 pts, Frankfort, 101 pts. Onekama, 91 pts, Mason County Eastern, 48 pts, Brethren, 46.50 pts, Buckley, 33.00 pts, Mesick, 27 pts, Baldwin, 22 pts, Fife Lake Forest Area, 19.50 pts, North Muskegon, 16 pts, Walkerville, 14 pts, Big Rapids Crossroads Academy, 2 pts, Pentwater & Mansitee Catholic, 0 pts.

Okay, here’s how it came down. Overcast, damp, rainy then drizzly then not, with absolutely no wind. (The latter was a meteorological phenomenon for Frankfort and indeed, spectators were scratching their heads and checking their road maps to see if they were in the right town, while native Frankforters sold hot dogs at the concessions stand.) The boys pushed themselves hard and recorded ten personal bests. Dustin Thomas won both the long jump and high jump; Nick Swisher set a PR in the 3200, shaving nearly 48 seconds off his time from the previous Monday at Central Lake; milers Luke Allen, Groenwald & Swisher raced to their fastest times this season; Nate Milarch streaked to a season’s best time in the 400; Ryan Brown earned the sophomore class record for his vaulting efforts. But Manton was too big and strong to hurdle. The Portagers and Frankfort Panthers were in a dead heat for second place until Kevin Nerg of FF pulled off an amazing 800 time which put FF ahead. In the final event, our mile relay team was DQ’d, and the Panthers ended up placing second overall. Good competition, good meet.

Girls Team Records:

The Onekama Portager girls placed third at the regional meet on Saturday, with seven girls qualifying for the State Meet June 5th.

1 Mesick 98

2 Manton 84.6

3 Onekama 60

It was a stellar day for the lady Portagers , a total team effort, with may seasons best times, tosses and jumps recorded.

Next track action is Tuesday’s WMD Conference Championship at Brethren. Come on out and support your team!

Boys Individual Records:

Names/events in boldface indicate a personal best:

Pole Vault: 2nd — Ryan Brown, 12’6" 5t^th — Jordan Wilson, 11’.
Long Jump: 1^st:Dustin Thomas, 18’11",
High Jump: 1^st:Thomas, 6’0"
Discus — 5^th — Chris Smith, 114’01"
3200 Relay: 1^st — Pomeroy, Luke Allen, Dustin Vandervest, Brown 8:27
110 High Hurdles: 5th — Kellen Story, 16.4
800 m. Relay: 5th — Thomas, Dustin Vandervest, Nate Milarch, Story 1:39.80
1600m Run: 2nd- Allen, 4:38.20 5th - Swisher, 4:43.80. 6^th — Josh Groenwald, 4:46.20
400m Run: 5th — Milarch, 55.10
400 m Relay: 5^th — Thomas, Milarch, Story, Vandervest, 48.30
300Hurdles: 4th — Brown, 44.0
800 m Run: 3rd -Allen, 2:03.00 4th — Pomeroy, 2:04.10
3200m Run: 1^st - Swisher, 10:22.80 3^rd — Josh Groenwald, 10.38.80

Individual Results:

Going to state are Dustin Thomas in the long jump and high jump, Brown in the pole vault, Nick Swisher in the 3200, Luke Allen & Casey Pomeroy in the 800, Allen in the 1600, and Allen, Dustin Vandervest, Pomeroy and Brown in the 3200 meter relay

Girls Individual Records:

Long Jump: Stephanie Keith 2^nd 14’3 _" PR State Qualifier
High Jump: Elise Ocelnic 4^th 4’7"
Pole Vault: Marlee Herkelrath 2^nd 7’6" PR State Qualifier, Alicia Mummey 6’6"
Discus: Marylynn Bradford 4^th 91’8"
Shot Put: Jessica Rick 18’ 1 1’2"
3200M Relay: All Regional 1^st10:18 PR, Marylynn Bradford, Ashley Zupin, Ronnie Maidens, Samantha Mitchell
100M Hurdles: Erica Reckow 2^nd 17.9 State Qualifier, Alicia Mummey 6^th 19.3
100M Dash: Marlee Herkelrath 6^th 14.0, Stephanie Keith 14.0
800M Relay: 6^th 1:59 PR Stephanie Keith, Elise Ocelnic, Erica Reckow, Amber Carstens
1600M Run: Ronnie Maidens 6:01 PR, Ashley Zupin 6:54
400M Relay: 6^th 56.0 Stephanie Keith, Elise Ocelnic, , Amber Carstens, Marlee Herkelrath
400M Dash: Samantha Mitchell 6^th 1:06
300M Hurdles: Erica Reckow 6^th 54.0, Alica Mummey 57.0
800M Run: Marylynn Bradford 3^rd 3:32 PR
1600M Relay: 3^rd PR 4:29 Marylynn Bradford, Elise Ocelnic, Ronnie Maidens, Samantha Mitchell