By By ERIKA PICKLES / Niles Daily Star
NILES – Edwardsburg's track had Bobcat power written all over it.
On Tuesday, the Brandywine boys' track and field team captured the Lakeland Conference title, posting a score of 148 points.
Berrien Springs came in a close second with 135 points, while the Eddies took third with 117 points.
The Bobcats only had three members take first place finishes, while a handful of athletes claimed second.
Tyler Weedon took first in the 3,200-meter run with time of 10:43.96. Justin Price posted a time of 51.80 in the 400-meter dash, giving him the No. 1 spot in that event.
In the 100-meter dash, Caleb Frazier ended with a time of 11.63.
Second place finishers on the day were Brett Gilpin (110-meter hurdles), Frazier (high jump) and Bryton Hutchings (pole vault)
The 4×100 relay team, the 4×200 relay team, the 4×400 relay team and the 4×800 relay team all took second place also.
Brandwyine's girls' team finished with 13 points.
Michelle Smith took first place in the pole vault as she cleared 8-feet-2
Buchanan's boys' team ended the day with 38.5 points to give it a fifth place finish. The girls' team was third with 73 points.
Jeff Kruchkow took first place in the pole vault as he cleared 11-6.
Clinton Orr took second in the long jump with a leap of 19-6.
For the Lady Bucks, Torrie Eger took first in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 12:26.03.
Emily Lakin was first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.05.
Lakeland Conference Track
Boys' Team Results
Brandywine 148, Berrien Springs 135, Edwardsburg 117, Cassopolis 43, Buchanan 38.5, Coloma 30, Bridgman 1.5
Individual Results
Long jump: 1. Roots (BS) 20-4, 2. Clinton Orr (BU) 19-6, 3. Lemacks (E) 19-0, 4. Chris Ott (BW) 18-10.5, 5. Gilpen (BW) 18-8.5, 6. Justin Jackson (CA) 18-4; High jump: 1. Brent Shuttleworth (E) 6-0, 2. Frazier (BW) 5-11, 3. (tie) Jackson (CA) 5-10, Sevison (E) 5-10, 5. Kyle Low (BW) 5-9, 6. (tie) Steve Yeske (BR) 5-8, Orr (BU) 5-8; Shot put: 1. Saltzman (CO) 46-8.75, 2. Craig Blume (E) 45-9.75, 3. Kyle Jones (BW) 45-1.5, 4. Owen Gast (BR) 44-1.5, 5. Steve Franklin (E) 39-3.5, 6. Kevin Stack (E) 38-4; Discus: 1. Saltzman (CO) 132-3, 2. Jeff Roberts (BS) 123-5, 3. Darby Kelly (CA) 117-5.5, 4. Stack (E) 116-4, 5. Blume (E) 113-7, 6. David VanDusen (BS) 110-9; Pole vault: 1. Kruchkow (BU) 11-6, 2. Bryton Hutchings (BW) 11-0, 3. Taliaferro (BW) 10-6, 4. Aaron Sater (BU) 10-0, 5. Richie Reed (BU) 9-6, 6. Justin Batman (BW) 8-0; 3,200 Relay – 1. Berrien Springs 8:33.23, 2. Brandywine 8:51.61, 3. Edwardsburg 9:11.13, 4. Bridgman 9:20.58, 5. Cassopolis 9:26.08, 6. Buchanan 9:30.50; 110 hurdles: 1. Keith Curtis (BS) 15.23, 2. Brett Gilpen (BW) 15.74, 3. Alex Hall (E) 15.9, 4. Jeremy Dybdahl (BS) 16.49, 5. Matt Duckett (BW) 17.07, 6. Brian Sevison (E) 18.23; 100: 1. Tyler Roots (BS) 11.25, 2. Caleb Frazier (BW) 11.47, 3. Kyle Poe (E) 11.52, 4. A.J. Ballard (CA) 11.86, 5. Josh Benjamin (BW) 11.92, 6. J.D. Miller (BW) 12.05; 1,600: 1. Kyle Banish (BS) 4:40.96, 2. Ryan Wenrick (E) 4:41.66, 3. Brian Wieger (BW) 4:48.41, 4. Tony Antangana (BS) 4:54.72, 5. Tyler Weedon (BW) 5:02.86, 6. Andy Cox (BR) 5:06.73; 400 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 45.79, 2. Brandywine 46.46, 3. Edwardsburg 46.89, 4. Buchanan 47.33, 5. Bridgman 48.15, 6. Coloma 48.45; 400: 1. Justin Price (BW) 51.80, 2. Kevin Parkins (BS) 52.49, 3. Frazier (BW) 52.92, 4. Alex Olaffson (CA) 54.32, 5. Ahrin Lemacks (E) 54.80, 6. Morlock (CO) 55.26; 300 hurdles: 1. Curtis (BS) 40.48, 2. Alex Hall (E) 42.29, 3. Jeff Kurchkow (BU) 43.47, 4. Dybdahl (BS) 43.53, 5. Lance Taliaferro (BW) 43.77, 6. Ballard (CA) 45.33; 800: 1. Jake Roberts (E) 2:01.62, 2. Brian Wieger (BW) 2:04.75, 3. Kyle Banish (BS) 2:06.06, 4. Antangana (BS) 2:09.28, 5. Cox (BR) 2:15.25, 6. Ricky Wood (BW) 2:17.92; 200: 1. Roots (BS) 23.25, 2. Justin Price (BW) 23.44, 3. Poe (E) 23.45, 4. Larry Harris (CA) 23.82, 5. Ballard (CA) 24.38, 6. Benjamin (BW) 24.82; 800 relay: 1. Cassopolis 1:34.45, 2. Brandywine 1:35.64, 3. Coloma 1:37.39, 4. Berrien Springs 1:38.75, 5. Buchanan 1:39.02, 6. Bridgman 1:40.79; 3,200: 1. Tyler Weedon (BW) 10:43.96, 2. Anthony Young (E) 10:59.55, 3. Devin Bywaters (E) 11:22.62, 4. Brian Wieger (BW) 11:26.67, 5. Tevin Glaspy (BS) 11:27.55, 6. Ricky Reith (BU) 11:29.08; 1,600 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 3:30.37, 2. Brandywine 3:30.72, 3. Edwardsburg 3:31.80, 4. Cassopolis 3:44.09, 5. Coloma 3:44.48, 6. Bridgman 3:52.06
Girls' Team Results
Edwardsburg 125, Berrien Springs 103, Coloma 75, Buchanan 73, Bridgman 53, Cassopolis 39, River Valley 32, Brandywine 13
Individual Results
High jump: 1. Balsis (CO) 5-0, 2. Barret (CO) 4-11, 3. Erica Eddy (BR) 4-10, 4. Joy Davis (BS) 4-9, 5. Jenna Martin (E) 4-9, 6. Erica Haygood (BS) 4-6; Pole vault: 1. Michelle Smith (BW) 8-2, 2. Barret (CO) 8-2; Long lump: 1. Stephanie Koontz (E) 16-3.25, 2. Eddy (BR) 14-8.5, 3. Sarno (CO) 14-7, 4. Gmitter (BS) 14-6.25, 5. Candace Brown (E) 14-5.5, 6. Audrey Simmons (BW) 13-8; Shot: 1. Ashante Clay (BS) 35-2.25, 2. Griffin (CO) 32-9.5, 3. Lanie Ford (E) 30-11.5, 4. Kate Kautzky (RV) 29-1.75, 5. Brianna Sonnenburg (RV) 27-11.25, 6. Dawn Smith (BW) 27-11; Discus: 1. Koontz (E) 98-2.5, 2. Sonnenburg (RV) 95-4.5, 3. Griffin (CO) 94-10.5, 4. Ford (E) 89-8, 5. Kautzky (RV) 87-2, 6. Parker (CO) 86-4.5; 100: 1. Jen Janowski (BR) 12.96, 2. Chasity Williams (CA) 13.01, 3. Evie Tafunai (E) 13.27, 4. Kassandra Gmitter (BS) 13.60, 5. Sierra Johny (BS) 13.62, 6. Michelle James (CA) 13.96; 200: 1. Tafunai (E) 27.16, 2. M. Balsis (CO) 27.25, 3. Jankowski (BR) 28.04, 4. Williams (CA) 28.58, 5. Emily Lakin (BU) 28.79, 6. Anna Callahan (BU) 29.14; 400: 1. Tafunai (E) 1:02.22, 2. Lindsey Borr (BU) 1:02.85, 3. Erin Miller (E) 1:04.56, 4. Larkin (BU) 1:05.88, 5. Shenise Delaney (BS) 1:06.36, 6. Grace Roder (BR) 1:07.16; 800: 1. Beck ymiller (BS) 2:27.99, 2. Borr (BU) 2:34.99, 3. Lauren Hogg (BS) 2:36.71, 4. Veronica Brubacher (E) 2:39.79, 5. Olivia Rauen (RV) 2:42.15, 6. Erin Miller (E) 2:42.70; 1,600: 1. B. Miller (BS) 5:41.67, 2. Elizabeth Hein (BU) 5:49.66, 3. Terrie Eger (BU) 5:53.81, 4. Rauen (RV) 5:58.50, 5. Hogg (BS) 5:59.75, 6. M. Guntz (CO) 6:00.71; 3,200: 1. Eger (BU) 12:26.03, 2. Hein (BU) 12:44.24, 3. Kaitlyn Buzalski (E) 13:15.88, 4. Guntz (CO) 13:26.81, 5. Angie Bronicki (E) 13:34.12, 6. Ashley Harrell (BW) 14:00.57; 100 hurdles: 1. Jankowski (BR) 16.94, 2. Erin Eggleston (E) 17.31, 3. Adrienne Calbin (BS) 17.73, 4. India Jackson (E) 18.04, 5. Jasmine Seay (BS) 18.39, 6. Robin Danzy (CA) 18.41; 300 hurdles: 1. Eggleston (E) 48.94, 2. Seay (BS) 52.06, 3. Clabin (BS) 52.19, 4. Jackson (E) 53.65, 5. Danzy (CA) 54.69, 6. Roder (BR) 55.71; 400 relay: 1. Cassopolis 53.54, 2. Bridgman 54.13, 3. Coloma 54.26, 4. Berrien Springs 54.30, 5. Edwardsburg 56.52, 6. Brandywine 59.43; 800 relay: 1. Cassopolis 1:52.27, 2. Coloma 1:52.41, 3. Buchanan 1:57.82, 4. Berrien Springs 1:58.41, 5. Edwardsburg 1:59.68, 6. Bridgman 1:59.68; 1,600 relay: 1. Edwardsburg 4:18.66, 2. Berrien Springs 4:27.38, 3. River Valley 4:34.77, 4. Buchanan 4:38.94, 5. Cassopolis 4:40.83, 6. Coloma 4:50.33; 3,200 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 10:32.90, 2. Buchanan 10:34.87, 3. Edwardsburg 10:55.54, 4. River Valley 11:09.57, 5. Bridgman 12:41.59, 6. Cassopolis 14:17.41