Final point totals for boys:

Frankfort, 130 pts, Onekama, 96 pts, Mason County Eastern, 66 pts, Glen Lake, 58 pts, Brethren, 47 pts, North Muskegon, 46 pts, Hesperia, 39 pts, Buckley, 24 pts, Baldwin, 11 pts, Mesick, 8 pts, Walkerville, 2 pts. Pentwater & Manistee Catholic, 0 pts.

On a warm and sunny afternoon, the team did a terrific job of performance prowess and promise. Heading to the state finals are senior Luke Allen, who took first in the 800 & 1600 meter runs, and anchored the first place 1600 meter relay team. Senior Jordan Wilson qualified for state with his 4^th place pole vault of 12’, and senior Dustin Thomas took first place in the high jump to head to state and also qualified as a member of the 400m relay team. Junior Ryan Brown qualified for state in four events, placing third in the pole vault, second in the 110 & 300 m hurdles, and was a member of the 1600 m relay team. Junior Josh Groenwald qualified in the 3200 m run and as a member of the 3200m relay team; junior Nate Milarch qualified as a member of the 3200m, 400m and 1600 m relay teams; sophomore Nick Swisher qualified as a 3200m relay team member; freshman Eric Maddux also qualified in three events — super stuff for a freshman! - as a member of the 3200m, 400m, and 1600m relay teams, and freshman Anthony Reedy will be attending his first state final meet as a member of the 400m relay team.

Several personal bests were recorded, highlighted by senior Mike Coryell’s first medal ever, with his fifth place discus throw of 117’9". Chris Smith earned medals in both the shot and the discus, while sophomore Taylor Fraly scored yet another PR in the 300 m hurdles. Freshman Jordan Maxey earned a 6^th place finish in the 110 high hurdles and was the sole freshman in the final heat. Anthony Reedy broke the freshman record in the 200meter run and is only one second away from the school record; he also had a 100m PR time in the prelims.

Individual results for Boys:
Names/events in boldface indicate a personal best:

• Pole Vault: 3rd — Ryan Brown, 13’ 4th — Jordan Wilson, 12’.
• Long Jump: 3^rd:- Dustin Thomas, 18’05.25"
• High Jump: 1^{st -} Thomas, 6’0"
• Discus: 5^th — Mike Coryell, 117’09", 6^th - Chris Smith, 113’
• 3200 Relay: 4th — Josh Groenwald, Nate Milarch, Nick Swisher, Eric Maddux 8:39
• (qualified for state as extra qualifier due to time)
• 110 High Hurdles: 2nd — Brown, 16.0, 6^th — Jordan Maxey, 17.10
• 1600m Run: 1st- Allen, 4:31.30
• 400 m Relay: 3^rd - Thomas, Milarch, Maddux, Anthony Reedy, 46.1
• 300Hurdles: 2nd — Brown, 40.70 6^th — Taylor Fraly, 44.0
• 800 m Run: 1^st-Allen, 1:59.00
• 200m run: 4^th — Reedy, 24.1, but his time of 23.91 in the prelims was a PR . Reedy also scored a PR in the 100m dash prelims with a time of 11.80
• 3200m Run: 5^th- Groenwald, 10.27.60, 6^th — Swisher, 10:34.10
• 1600m relay: 1^st — Allen, Brown, Milarch, Maddux 3:34.20

The Onekama Portager girls placed fourth at the regional meet, and seven team members qualified for the upcoming Division IV state meet to be held in Grand Rapids on Saturday, June 4th. Point totals:

Glen Lake 108, Frankfort 72, North Muskegon 70.5, Onekama 63, Mason Co. Eastern 57, Baldwin 52, Mesick 43.5, Brethren 26, Hesperia 13, Buckley 12, Pentwater 8, Walkerville 1, Manistee Catholic Central 0

Individual results for girls:

Another spectacular day for the lady Portagers as they finished only 9 points out of 2nd place.  Heading to the state finals are Senior MaryLynn Bradford who will compete in 2 events she took 1st in the Discus 92'1", and was a member of the winning 3200m Relay team along with Senior Samantha Mitchell, Senior Ashley Zupin and Freshman Jade Wethy with a personal best by 11 seconds finishing in 10:28.  Senior Stephanie Keith continues to dominate the Long Jump with a 1st place leap of 14'11" and Sophomores, Ronnie Maidens took 2nd in the 100m High Hurdles and Marlee Herkelrath was 2nd in the Pole Vault 8'0. 

Other medal winners were Freshman Kelsey Acker's 5th place in the Pole Vault and 6th place in the 100m High Hurdles.  MaryLynn Bradford 3rd in the 800m run, Ronnie Maidens 4th in the 300m Hurdles, the 1600m Relay 4th (Samantha Mitchell, Ashley Zupin, Jade Wethy and MaryLynn Bradford)

Individual Results: (*Personal Best)

• High Jump: Alyssa Cole 4'4
• Pole Vault: (2)Marlee Herkelrath 8'0; (5) Kelsey Acker 7'0
• Long Jump: (1) Stephanie Keith 14'11
• Shot Put: Jessica Rick 19'8
• Discus: (1) MaryLynn Bradford 92'1"; Carmen Hayes 55'3
• *3200M Relay: (1) 10:28; M. Bradford, J. Wethy, A. Zupin, S. Mitchell
• 100m High Hurdles: *(2) Ronnie Maidens 17.6 *(6) Kelsey Acker 18.3
• 1600m Run: * Carmen Hayes 6:49
• *400m Relay: 56.7 M. Herkelrath, A. Cole, J. Wethy, S. Acker
• 400m Dash: *Carmen Howard 1:09
• 800m Run: *(3) MaryLynn Bradford 2:34
• 300m Hurdles: *(4th) Ronnie Maidens 51.9; *Kelsey Acker 56.7
• *1600m Relay: (4) 4:29 M. Bradford, J. Wethy, A. Zupin, S. Mitchell

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