By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
Kalamazoo Hackett and Kalamazo Christian captured the boys' and girls' Division 3 regional cross country championships respectively on Saturday at Portage West Middle School.
Hackett easily outdistanced runner up Bangor. The Irish finished with 69 points compared to the Vikings' 92 points.
Kalamazoo Christian was third in the boy's portion of the meet with 113 points, while Parchment and Schoolcraft rounded out the top five with 135 and 156 points.
Dowagiac finished ninth with 222 points, Brandywine 10th with 267 points, Edwardsburg 14th with 352 points and Buchanan 16th with 368 points.
Nick Tecca of Parchment was the winner with a time of 15:59. Edwardsburg's Michael Penninger finished eighth with a time of 17:18 to qualify for this weekend's state finals.
Christian won the girl's portion of the meet with 43 points to edge Schoolcraft by two points. Hackett was a distant third with 121 points, while Bangor and Hartford were fourth and fifth with 130 and 138 points.
Edwardsburg finished seventh with 184 points, Buchanan eighth with 186 points, Dowagiac 11th with 318 points.
Leah Reames of Kalamazoo Christian was the overall winner with a time of 18:49.
Jason Tabbert finished 17th for the Chieftains with a time of 17:38. Tabbert missed qualifying for the state finals by just nine seconds.
Evan Bressler was 39th with a time of 18:55. Mike Kasper finished 46th (19:07), Bradley Lee 53rd (19:18), Oscar Azevedo 67th (19:46), Eric Morton 81st (20:43) and Tony Saviano 85th (20:50).
Crissy Huff led the Chieftains with a 60th place finish and a time of 24:37.
Katie Hewitt finished 62nd with a time of 24:47, while Chelsey Preston was 71st (25:38), Catie Hamilton 81st (26:49), Ashley Willis 87th (29:08) and Moneisha Clabin 88th (29:27).
Division 3 boys results
At Portage West Middle School
Team scores
Kalamazoo Hackett 69, Bangor 92, Kalamazoo Christian 113, Parchment 135, Schoolcraft 156, Hartford166, Constantine 182, Berrien Springs 193, Dowagiac 222, Brandywine 267, Watervliet 277, Bridgman 298, Coloma 349, Edwardsburg 352, Paw Paw 360, Buchanan 368
Top 15 individuals
1. Nick Tecca (Parchment) 15:59; 2. Jeff Nordquist (Parchment) 16:39; 3. Tom Vigen (Kalamazoo Christian) 16:46; 4. Andy Breyer (Kalamazoo Hackett) 16:49; 5. Paul DeWolf (Schoolcraft) 16:57; 6. Kyle Banish (Berrien Springs) 16:59; 7. Mike O'Brien (Kalamazoo Hackett) 17:14; 8. Michael Penninger (Edwardsburg) 17:18; 9. Kyle Dornan (Bangor) 17:18; 10. Phil Ganz (Kalamazoo Hackett) 17:19; 11. Nicholas Tomsic (Bangor) 17:22; 12. Kyle Johnson (Parchment) 17:23; 13. Jase Burnett (Watervliet) 17:28; 14. Michael Ray (Constantine) 17:28; 15. Brett Klamer (Kalamazoo Christian) 17:29.
Girls results
Team scores
Kalamazoo Christian 43, Schoolcraft 45, Kalamazoo Hackett 121, Bangor 130, Hartford 138, Berrien Springs 143, Edwardsburg 184, Buchanan 186, Constantine 186, Paw Paw 295, Dowagiac 318, Coloma 321
Top 15 individuals
1. Leah Reames (Kalamazoo Christian) 18:49; 2. Grace Escamilla (Kalamazoo Hackett) 19:48; 3. Lindsay Sanders (Schoolcraft) 19:53; 4. Betsey Hudson (Schoolcraft) 19:57; 5. Jessica Nieboer (Kalamazoo Christian) 20:07; 6. Charissa Hollett (Kalamazoo Christian) 20:13; 7. Stephanie Allen (Constantine) 20:17; 8. Anna Hollett (Kalamazoo Christian) 20:20; 9. Kara Bensley (Schoolcraft) 20:25; 10. Janice Haney (Bangor) 20:27; 11. Becky Romain (Constantine) 20:28; 12. Becky Miller (Berrien Springs) 20:31; 13. Jessica Forker (Bridgman) 20:36; 14. Katie Jonatzke (Hartford) 20:42; 15. Brooke Laing (Schoolcraft) 20:42.
Division 2 boys results
At Portage West Middle School
Team scores
Three Rivers 64, Mattawan 70, Vicksburg 99, Gull Lake 107, South Haven 134, Battle Creek Lakeview 151, Sturgis 173, Battle Creek Harper Creek 209, Lakeshore 233, Plainwell 246, Niles 248, St. Joseph 267, Allegan 399, Comstock 433
Top 15 individuals
1. Greg Bodfish (South Haven) 16:04; 2. Ryan Ellspermann (St. Joseph) 16:26; 3. Bryan Principe (Mattawan) 16:34; 4. Karl Armstrong (Three Rivers) 16:35; 5. Nathan Martin (Three Rivers) 16:40; 6. Mike Fish (Mattawan) 16:42; 7. Trevor Baker (Mattawan) 16:48; 8. Isaiah Frazier (South Haven) 16:51; 9. Peter Wilson (Gull Lake) 16:52; 10. Blake Britvec (B.C. Lakeview) 16:54; 11. Brad Ostergren (B.C. Harper Creek) 17:04; 12. Taylor Polzin (Sturgis) 17:05; 13. Jared Barts (Gull Lake) 17:07; 14. Randy Lash (Vicksburg) 17:07; 15. Logan Heivilin (Three Rivers) 17:08
Girls results
Team scores
Lakeshore 81, Allegan 83, Battle Creek Lakeview 105, Vicksburg 105, Gull Lake 116, St. Joseph 125, Sturgis 177, Battle Creek Harper Creek 228, Mattawan 237, Niles 244, South Haven 252, Plainwell 285, Three Rivers 324, Comstock 368
Top 15 individuals
1. Molly Waterhouse (Vicksburg) 19:08; 2. Samantha Draney (Allegan) 19:16; 3. Stephanie Essenmacher (B.C. Lakeview) 19:16; 4. Amanda Balk (Lakeshore) 19:24; 5. Annie Magin (Gull Lake) 19:51; 6. Kaitlin DeBruin (Vicksburg) 20:01; 7. Chelsea Crawford (Allegan) 20:02; 8. Lindsay Grosteffon (B.C. Lakeview) 20:06; 9. Brittney Hall (South Haven) 20:06; 10. Samantha Brawley (Niles) 20:07; 11. Alex Klein (Mattawan) 20:18; 12. Hannah Flynn (Gull Lake) 20:19; 13. Rebecca Dangremond (Allegan) 20:19; 14. Becky Schmidt (St. Joseph) 20:20; 15. Allie Muchmore (Lakeshore) 20:21