By Staff
CONSTANTINE - Ryan Hartman and Kyle Perry were the lone qualifiers for Brandywine at Friday night's Division 3 Regional Track Meet held at Constantine High School.
Buchanan's Dan Toth also qualified for the state finals, which will be held June 3 at Comstock Park.
Perry finished second in the pole vault with a height of 11-6. Toth finished second in the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 16.2.
Hartman took third in the discus with a toss of 141-feet-3. That toss broke the Brandywine school record.
The old record was 139-1 and was set in 1983.
Also placing for Brandywine, but not qualifying for the state finals were Lance Taliaferro in the pole vault (third), Justin Price in the 400-meters (fifth) and the Bobcats' 800-meter (sixth) and 1,600-meter (sixth) relay teams.
Berrien Springs nipped Bangor to win the regional championship. The Shamrocks finished with 98.33 points, while Bangor had 97.5 points.
Kalamazoo Hackett was third, Constantine fourth and Schoolcraft fifth.
Brandywine finished eighth and Buchanan 12th.
Neither Brandywine nor Buchanan had a state qualifier in the girl's portion of the meet.
Paw Paw won the regional championship with 82.5 points. Coloma took second with 70 points and Kalamazoo Christian third with 66 points. Bangor and Schoolcraft placed fourth and fifth respectively.
Brandywine finished 13th and Buchanan finished 15th.
Brandywine's Michelle Smith finished fourth in the pole vault, while Ashley Harrell was fifth in the 3,200-meters.
Buchanan's Lindsey Borr was sixth in the 400-meters.
Division 3
Track Regional
Boys results
Team scores
Berrien Springs 98.33, Bangor 97.5, Kalamazoo Hackett 77, Constantine 73.33, Schoolcraft 44.5, Parchment 28.33, Coloma 28, Brandywine 26, Kalamazoo Christian 16, Paw Paw 13, Hartford 12, Buchanan 8, Watervliet 5, Bridgman 4, River Valley 0
Individual results
(Top two finishers in each event advance to state meet)
Denotes local additional qualifier by time, height or distance
Long jump: 1. Erving Warren (C) 20-1, 2. Nate Mitchell (BAN) 20-3; Discus: 1. Caleb Marshall (PP) 153-8, 2. Andrew Charles (S) 149-7, 3. Ryan Hartman (BW) 141-3; High jump: 1. Matt Scudder (KH) 6-5, 2. Erving Warren (C) 6-5; Shot put: 1. Alex Lyles (BS) 51-2.75, 2. Bryhan Dekoekoek (KC) 50-7; Pole vault: 1. Aaron Wilkins (S) 12-0, 2. Kyle Perry (BW)11-6; 3,200 relay: 1. Bangor 8:11.4, 2. Schoolcraft 8:25.2; 110 hurdles: 1. Matt Stears (CON) 15.4, 2. Dan Toth (BU) 16.2; 100: 1. Tyler Roots (BS) 11.5, 2. Matt Scisson (KH) 11.7; 800 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 1:32.6, 2. Kalamazoo Hackett 1:34.0; 1,600: 1. Jeff Nordquist (PARCH) 4:32.5, 2. Nick Tomsic (BAN) 4:32.5; 400 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 44.7, 2. Bangor 45.3; 400: 1. Leslie Hanna (BS) 51.4, 2. Jeff Nihart (CON) 52.3; 300 hurdles: 1. Keith Curtis (BS) 40.4, 2. Tyler Roots (BS) 43.0; 800: 1. Nick Tomsic (BAN) 2:00.5, 2. Kyle Dorman (BAN) 2:01.5; 200: 1. Jonny Rodriquez (BS) 23.3, 2. Jason Switalski (CON) 23.5; 3,200: 1. Nick Tecca (PARCH) 9:41.8, 2. Jeff Nordquist (PARCH) 10:01.6; 1,600 relay: 1. Bangor 3:29.7, 2. Kalamazoo Hackett 3:30.6
Girls results
Team scores
Paw Paw 82.5, Coloma 70, Kalamazoo Christian 66, Bangor 66, Schoolcraft 50.5, Parchment 48, Hartford 42, Kalamazoo Hackett 26, Constantine 21, Watervliet 21, Berrien Springs 13, River Valley 9, Bangor 6, Brandywine 6, Buchanan 1
Individual results
(Top two finishers in each event advance to state meet)
Denotes local additional qualifier by time, height or distance
Pole vault: 1. Kristy Howard (W) 8-9, 2. Stevie Bown (CON) 8-3; High jump: 1. Mary Ramsey (KC) 5-1, 2. Bethany Smith (H) 4-11; Long jump: 1. Jaymi Walters (C) 15-4, 2. Lydia Thybault (PP) 15.1,5; Discus: 1. Bethany Smith (H) 118-1, 2. Megan Layer (H) 104-9; Shot put: 1. Kasey Willis (CON) 35-1.75, 2. Ann Griffin (C) 33-6.25; 3,200 relay: 1. Parchment 10:10.4, 2. Paw Paw 10:14.9; 100 hurdles: 1. Emily Carey (PP) 16.2, 2. Jaymi Watlers (C) 16.3; 100: 1. Mary Ramsey (KC) 13.4, 2. Nichole Hill (BAN) 13.4; 800 relay: 1. Parchment 1:50.4, 2. Coloma 1:50.4; 1,600: 1. Leah Reames (KC) 5:30.5, 2. Betsy Hudson (S) 5:32.5; 400 relay: 1. Bangor 52.7, 2. Watervliet 53.7; 400: 1. Kimberly Suter (KH) 1:01.6, 2. Rachel Edersveld (KH) 1:03.5; 300 hurdles: 1. Chanelle Graham (BAN) 47.6, Jaymi Walters (C) 48.7; 800: 1. Jordan Boyer (PP) 2:26.6, 2. Jody Kolbert (BAN) 2:29.6; 200: 1. Jamie Dam (PP) 26.8, 2. Ashley Kandis (S) 27.1; 3,200: 1. Leah Reames (KC) 12:18.9, 2. Brook Lainge (S) 12:37.6; 1,600 relay: 1. Paw Paw 4:10.8, 2. Bangor 4:13.0