MHS track and field: Hinsdale and CC/EJ dual recaps

The 12 seniors pose with their Parents on Senior Night. Abbi Austin, JC Amrhein, Brett Brothers, Justin Gale, Valorie Hieber, Siera Jedele, Grant Johnson, Sullivan LaHuis, Cordelia Matthies, Liam Pierce, Cade Sayer, and Olivia Woods. Photos courtesy of Michael Coltre.

submitted by Michael Coltre, Coach, Manchester Track and Field

Hinsdale Invitational Recap

Sand Creek, Mi. The Dutch overcame some off and on rain showers to post one of their best showings of the season! The Boys took 4^th overall out of 14 teams and the Girls took 8^th in a competitive meet!

Grant Johnson led the way with wins in the 110m Hurdles (15.31) and a meet record in winning the 400m dash in 52.15.  He would also run great legs on the 4^th place 4x2 Relay that would nearly early qualify for States and the 3^rd place 4x4 Relay team. The other members on the 4x2 Relay were Ethan Hittle, Gavin Lindeman, and Jayden Johnson.  They ran a time of 1:33.49 which is currently the 3^rd fastest time in D4!  The rest of the 4x4 Relay was Gavin Lindeman, Cade Sayer, and Justin Gale.

Siera Jedele led the way for the Girls as she would take 2^nd in both the 100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles.  She would run a season best time of 50.24 in the 300m hurdles which sets her at 10^th in the State in D4.  She would also anchor the 2^nd place 4x4 Relay team that would PR by nine seconds to 4:28.99 and be ranked 11^th in D4. Elle Woods, Caroline Mason, and Valorie Hieber ran excellent legs on that relay to drop the time so much in the rain!  Siera would also anchor the 4^th place 4x1 Relay team which consisted of Elle Woods, Audrina Lauer, and Valorie Hieber in a season best time.

Jayden Johnson would run near personal best times in the 100m and 200m as he took 3^rd in both events.  He would also anchor that great 4x2 Relay team! Alec Dodak would PR in both the 1600m (4:54.71) and 3200m (10:39.84) which was good for 4^th in both events.

Caroline Mason ran a season best (6:11.19) in the 1600m and a PR in the 800m (2:44.46) which was good for a 7^th and 6^th place respectively. Cade Sayer would take 6^th in the 800m.  Elle Woods would drop another second in the 400m and take 6^th overall.  Valorie Hieber placed 6^th in the 300m Hurdles to go along with her two relays finishes. Teagan Clarke would take 7^th in Pole Vault. Brennan Woods would tie his PR and take 7^th in High Jump. Gavin Lindeman would hit a season best Long Jump of 18’7.5 to take 8^th.  Natasha Seaman would place 8^th in PV and also run a one second PR in the 100m Hurdles!  Our Boys 4x1 Relay of Anthony Cencer, Ethan Hittle, Donte Johnson, and JC Amrhein would take 7^th.

PR Shout Outs:

• Shot Put: JC Amrhein, Brett Brothers
• Discus: Isabella Rattray, Cordelia Matthies, JC Amrhein
• Pole Vault: Ethan Hittle
• High Jump: Donte Johnson, Charlotte Williams
• 100m: JC Amrhein, Giuliana Brothers
• 200m: Giuliana Williams
• 800m: Josiah Helwig, Charlotte Williams
• 1600m: Charlotte Williams
• 3200m: Liam Pierce

Columbia Central/East Jackson Dual Meet Recap

Manchester, Mi. On Senior Night, Flying Dutchmen were dropping times and competing against some of the Conferences best.  The Girls highlighted the night with their 2-0 record as they would defeat Columbia Central 87-48 and East Jackson 112-22.  Siera Jedele would lead the way with her four first places as she would win the 100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles, 200m, and anchored the winning 4x200m Relay. That’s a nice way to go out in your last home conference dual meet. Audrina Lauer would win the Long Jump, take 2^nd in the 100m Hurdles, and be on the winning 4x1 and 4x2 Relays. Abbi Austin would win the 100m in a season best time, finish 3^rd in LJ vs EJ, and run legs on the winning 4x1 and 4x2 Relays. Olivia Woods would win the High Jump, take 2^nd in the Long Jump, 3^rd in the 200m, and be on the winning 4x1 Relay. Ava Rentfro would PR by nearly seven feet to win the Discus. She would also pick up a 3^rd in Shot Put against EJ and be on the winning 4x1 Relay team. Charlotte Williams would win the 3200m with a PR time, be on the winning 4x8 Relay, and PR in the 1600m by nearly nine seconds to take 2^nd in the 1600m against EJ.

Caroline Mason would take 2^nd overall in the 800m and 1600m as well as be on the winning 4x8 Relay, and winning 4x4 Relay against EJ. Elle Woods would take 2^nd overall in the 400m, 2^nd to EJ in the PV with a PR vault of 7’0! She would also run on the winning 4x8 Relay, and a team that beat EJ in the 4x4 Relay. Teagan Clarke would take 2^nd overall in PV, 2^nd in the 3200m, take 3^rd in the 300m Hurdles, and 3^rd in Discus against EJ. Valorie Hieber took 3^rd overall and 2nds against both EJ and CC in Shot Put, 2^nd in the 300m Hurdles, and be on the winning 4x2 Relay and 4x4 Relay that beat EJ.  Amanda Hieber would run a PR time in the 400m to take 3^rd overall.  She would also take 3^rd overall in the 800m, and be on the winning 4x8 Relay, and 4x4 Relay team at beat EJ.

On the Boys side, they ran up against a tough Columbia Central team and fell to them 77-59 in a closely contested dual meet.  This was a meet that had a couple swings where a couple different outcomes would have flipped the meet.  However, Columbia is one of the top teams in the league so they are a great program and a good measuring stick as we enter the bigger meets of May.  The Dutch would take care of an undermanned East Jackson team 133-1.

Jayden Johnson set the pace as he would win the 100m and 200m, as well as be on the 4x2 Relay team that beat EJ.  Grant Johnson would win the 110m Hurdles and take 2^nd in both the 400m in a highly competitive event, and the 300m Hurdles which are back-to-back events.  Not many people are able to do the back-to-back and Grant is one of the very few who can do it and be successful with it.  Alec Dodak would win the 3200m and would PR by six seconds in the 1600m as he would take 3^rd in a very fast field. Eli Finnegan would PR in the PV by a foot to jump 10’!  He would also take 2^ndin the 800m to EJ and be on the 4x4 Relay that would defeat EJ. Brennan Woods would win the HJ and take 3^rd in the 400m against EJ in a PR time, and be on the 4x4 Relay team that would beat EJ.  Our 4x8 Relay set the tone at the start of the meet and got a win and that was a group of Cade Sayer, Justin Gale, Alec Dodak, and Gavin Horky. Our 4x100m Relay team of Anthony Cencer, Ethan Hittle, Donte Johnson, and JC Amrhein would run almost a second faster than Friday and take 1^st in the meet! Brett Brothers would win the Shot Put against EJ.

Gavin Lindeman would take 1^st in the Long Jump against EJ, 2^nd in the 200m vs EJ, and be on the 4x2 Relay that would beat EJ.  Ethan Hittle would take 2^nd in PV, and take 3^rd place in the 200m against EJ.  Gavin Horky would take 2^nd in the HJ, and 2^nd in the 400m with a PR vs EJ. Michael Navitskis would take 2^nd in the 110m and 300m Hurdles against EJ and be on the winning 4x2 Relay against EJ. Cade Sayer would take 1^st in the 800m against EJ and be on the 4x4 Relay that would beat EJ.

After this meet, both the Boys and Girls teams are 5-1 in Conference place with two dual meets left next week to determine the Conference Standings heading into the Conference Championship.  The Dual Meets are half the score in determining the League Champion and both teams have done a great job to position themselves for a great ending to the season!

Special PR Shout Outs:

• Shot Put: Brennan Woods, Drew Matthies, Cordelia Matthies
• Discus: JC Amrhein, Milo Ryan, Braylin Deschoff, Anthony Helwig, Rion Bednarski, Isabella Rattray
• High Jump: Donte Johnson
• Long Jump: Eli Finnegan, Olivia Woods
• 100m: Wesley Earhart, Anthony Cencer, Thomas Cunningham, Rion Bednarski, Giuliana Brothers
• 100m Hurdles: Audrina Lauer
• 1600m: Charlotte Williams, Josiah Helwig
• 400m: Max Harvey
• 200m: Ethan Hittle, Wesley Earhart, Giuliana Brothers
• 3200m: Liam Pierce

The Girls 4x400m Relay that improved their season best time by nice seconds. Siera Jedele, Valorie Hieber, Caroline Mason, and Elle Woods at the Hinsdale Invitational. Photo courtesy of Michael Coltre.

by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and a founder of the Manchester Mirror.