The track and field state finals was held on Saturday in Kent City.
Coltrane Paryani, Camden Moore, Adam Williams, and Gavin Guggemos placed 6th in the 4x800 relay for All State honor, running a season best time.
Gavin also won All State in the 800 with a 5th place finish, and in the 1600 with a 6th place finish, setting a new school record in that event with a time of 4:24.18. Congratulations!
Myah Little ran a strong 400 race and Gabe Buyze-Prieto competed in the 110 hurdles. Both will be looking to return next season, and have a strong chance of doing so in at least one event.
All in all, this was an excellent track and field season with much improvement among all of the athletes.
The track and field state finals was held on Saturday in Kent City.
Coltrane Paryani, Camden Moore, Adam Williams, and Gavin Guggemos placed 6th in the 4x800 relay for All State honor, running a season best time.
Gavin also won All State in the 800 with a 5th place finish, and in the 1600 with a 6th place finish, setting a new school record in that event with a time of 4:24.18. Congratulations!
Myah Little ran a strong 400 race and Gabe Buyze-Prieto competed in the 110 hurdles. Both will be looking to return next season, and have a strong chance of doing so in at least one event.
All in all, this was an excellent track and field season with much improvement among all of the athletes.
Members of the Track and Field teams ran at the Record Eagle John Lober Honor Roll Invitational which brings together top athletes from Kalkaska, Grand Traverse, Benzie, Antrim, and Leelanau counties.
Gavin Guggemos won the 800 with a personal record of 1:57.84
The 4x800 team of Adam Williams, Coltrane Paryani, Camden Moore, and Gavin Guggemos finished second with a season best time.
Personal records were set by:
Cam Moore in the 1600
Coltrane Paryani in the 3200
Myah Little in the 400
and JaeAnn Davis in the pole vault
Anna Martin ran a season best in the 3200
Also, congratulations to Coach Andy Henderson who received the Honor Roll Meet Legacy Award for his dedication to the sport of track and field.
The track and field teams competed at the last Lake Michigan Conference Championship meet in East Jordan last night. Charlevoix won the boy's meet, and Traverse City St. Francis won the girl's meet. The Kalkaska boys finished 5th and the girls finished 6th of 8 teams.
Gavin Guggemos earned All Conference First Team, and he will be the last Lake Michigan Conference Champion in the 1600, and in the 800, where he set a PR and broke two minutes.
Second place finishes and All Conference Second Team Awards were earned by
Coltrane Paryani, Camden Moore, Adam Williams, and Gavin Guggemos in the 4x800 relay
Myah Little in the 400 and the high jump
third place finishes and All Conference Honorable Mention Awards went to
JaeAnn Davis in the pole vault
Ally Sutton in the high jump
and Gabe Buyze-Prieto in the 300 hurdles
Additional PRs were set by:
Jonah Babbitt in the 400
Hunter Marvin tied his PR in the 100, Milena Milani and Giorgia Battaglia in the 100 (which is very difficult to do)
Kayden Dueweke-Gonzales, Jackson Shetler, Jackson Arnold, and EllaKay Begg in the 200
Kara Olds and Angela Rodriguez in the 800
Camden Moore in the 800 and 1600
Abby Minion in the 1600
Carley Griffith in the Discus
Cece Elya in the shot put
and Kylie Robinson in the long jump
Thanks to those of you who are now done for the season.
The track and field teams competed at the regional meet yesterday. The boys and girls from Clare won both meets. The Kalkaska boys placed 6th and the girls tied for tenth of 16 teams. Top 8 in each event earned medals and all region honors
Myah Little placed 2nd in the 400 with a PR and will be competing at the state finals, she also placed 5th in the high jump
Gavin Guggemos was second in the 800, with a new PR, and second in the 1600. He will go to the the state finals in those events
Guggemos, Cam Moore, Adam Williams, and Coltrane Paryani placed third in the 4x800 relay, and will advance to the state finals based on a qualifying time
Kayden Dueweke-Gonzales, Gavin Guggemos, Jackson Shetler, and Cam Moore were 3rd in the 4x400 relay. Amazing effort.
Gabe Buyze-Prieto was third in the 110 hurdles, and will advance to the state final with a qualifying time, he was also 6th in the 300 hurdles
Kayden Dueweke-Gonzales was 4th in the 400
Cam Moore was 4th in the 1600
Jenna Spence was 5th in the discus with a PR
Adam Williams was 6th in the 1600 with a new PR and 7th in the 300 hurdles
Kylie Robinson was 6th in the 200 and ran a new season record
Gave Buyze-Prieto, Jackson Arnold, Jackson Shetler, and Kayden Dueweke-Gonzales were 6th in the 4x200 relay.
Anna Martin, Alyssa Colvin, Abby Minion, and Kara Olds were 7th in the 4x800 relay
Coltrane Paryani was 8th in the 1600
Carly Griffith was 8th in the discus with a PR
Other PR were set by:
Tre' Bromley in the 800
Cade Ponstein and Jonah Weaver in the 100
Xiana Buyze-Prieto in the 100 and 200
Issaic Fischer in the 3200
Vanessa Hoppe in the 400
Abby Minion and Alyssa Colvin in the 800
Anna Martin and Kara Olds in the 1600, and
JaeAnn Davis in the pole vault
A season records was set by
Ava Ivkovich in the 100
Congratulations to our state finalists, regional top 8 finishers, and those who ran, jumped, vaulted and threw.
The Blazers will compete again next Wednesday at the Lake Michigan Conference meet.
The track and field teams competed at the East Jordan Invitational last night. The Weather was great and the osprey was on the fly as 21 teams assembled in large and small school divisions. In the large school division, Sault Ste. Marie's boys and girls placed first. The Blazer boys tied Ogemaw Heights for third place, and the girls finished 5th.
Adam Williams, Camden Moore, Coltrane Paryani, and Gavin Guggemos won the boys 4x800 relay
Gavin Guggemos won the 1600 and the 800 with a new PR
Gabe Buyze-Prieto took 2nd in the 110 hurdles with a new PR and third in the 300 Hurdles
Kayden Dueweke-Gonzales was 2nd in the 400 with a new PR
JaeAnn Davis was 2nd in the pole vault with a season record
Adam Williams was 2nd in the 300 hurdles and set new PRs in that event and in the 1600
Camden Moore was third in the 1600 and the 3200 with a new PR
Jackson Shetler tied for third in the high jump and set a new PR in the 200
Jenna Spence was third in the discus
Anna Martin was third in the 3200 with a new season record and also set a PR in the 1600
Jackson Shetler, Adam Williams, Kayden Dueweke-Gonzales, and Cam Moore finished third in the 4x400 relay, but bumped up to second place after the first place team was disqualified for saying a no-no word at the finish line.
Other personal records were set by:
Cece Elya, Gumuda Munkhjargal, and Emily Sanchez in the shot put,
Carly Griffith and Ellie Garcia in the discus
Jonah Weaver in the long jump
Brooke Merideth in the 200
Logan Phaneuf in the 300 hurdles
Coltrane Paryani in the 1600 and the 3200
Ephraim Conway, Issaic Fischer, and Tre' Bromley in the 800
Hunter Marvin and Vanessa Hoppe in the 400
Kara Olds in the 1600 and 3200
Alyssa Colvin in the 1600
Angela Rodriguez in the 1600 and 800 and Abby Grames in the 200 and 400
Ally Sutton jumped a season record in the high jump
The Blazers will compete again on Monday at our home invitational.
The track and field teams competed in Boyne City last night at their invitational. The boys placed 6th and the girls placed 8th out of 15 teams attending, with Elk Rapids winning the boys and girls meets.
Gavin Guggemos won the 800 in a stellar race where he had to avoid getting boxed in by competitors. He came back a little while later to win the 3200. He PRd in both races.
Guggemos, Kayden Dueweke-Gonzales, Cam Moore, and Adam Williams placed 2nd in the 4x800 relay
JaeAnn Davis was third in the Pole Vault.
Myah Little placed 2nd in the high jump and third in the 800 with a new PR
New PRs were set by Cade Ponstein, Jonah Weaver, and Giorgia Battaglia in the 100 ,EllaKay Begg in the 200, David Crawford and Hunter Marvin in the 400, Jonah Babbitt, Issaic Fischer, and Naomi Wilke in the 800
Angela Rodriguez in the 800 and 1600
Cam Moore and Anna Martin in the 1600
Adam Williams in the 1600 and the 300 hurdles
Kara Olds in the 1600 and 3200
Alorrah Doty in the 100 hurdles
Gabe Buyze-Prieto in the 300 hurdles and the pole vault
Coltrane Paryani in the 3200
Season bests were set by:
Xiana Buyze-Prieto in the 100
Logan Phaneuf in the 300 hurdles
Anna Martin in the 1600
Kylie Robinson in the 200
And Finally, the team of Jaz Romans, Addison Novath, Gamuda Munkhjargal, and Carly Griffith placed third in the 4x100 throwers relay!
Congratulations to all who gave their best, and thank you for your effort. The Blazers will compete again on Thursday in Grayling.
The 9th and 10th grade track and field teams competed at Harbor Springs yesterday.
The girls won the event ahead of Harbor Springs, and the boys took 4th of 8 teams.
Vanessa Hoppe, Alorrah Doty, Xiana Buyze-Prieto, and Kylee Robinson won the girl's 4x100 relay,
Jenna Mexico won won the shot put and was third in the discus with a new PR
Carly Griffith won the long jump and was second in the shot put with a new PR
Addy Novath was 3rd in the shot put, and Jaz Romans joined Novath, Mexico, and Griffith to sweep the top four spots in the shot. Romans also threw a PR
Jackson Shetler was first in the high jump with a season record in that event, along with the 200 and 400,
Jonah Weaver, Jackson Shetler, Jackson Arnold, and Carlos Morton-Clark won the 4x200
Alorrah Doty was 2nd in the 100 hurdles and set a season record in the 100
Abby Minion, Angela Rodriguez, Naomi Wilke, and Anna Martin were second in the 4x800.
Issaic Fischer, Cade Ponstein, Tre' Bromley, and Jonah Babbitt were third in the 4x800
Anna Martin, Vanessa Hoppe, Naomi Wilke, and Brooke Merideth were third in the girl's 4x400,
Myah Little was 2nd in the 1600 and 3rd in the 800
Coltrane Paryani was third in the 800 and set a PR in the 1600
Other PRs were set by:
Jonah Weaver and Carlos Morton-Clark in the 100
David Crawford in the 200 and 400
Issaic Fischer in the 1600
Xiana Buyze-Prieto in the 200
Brooke Merideth in the 200 and 400
Angela Rodriguez in the 800 and 1600
Abby Minion in the 1600
Ellie Garcia in the discus
Gumuda Munkhjurgal and Emily Sanchez in the shot put
Jackson Arnold set a new season record in the 100.
The teams compete again on Tuesday at the Boyne City Invitational.
The track and field teams competed in Boyne City on Tuesday. After a thunderstorm delay, things got underway, and both teams walked away with second place finishes, behind East Jordan.
JaeAnn Davis won the pole vault and ran a season record in the 400
Ava Ivkovich won the 100 with a new season record,
Adam Williams won the 300 hurdles with a new season record
Myah Little won the high jump and the 800
Cade Ponstein, David Crawford, Jackson Arnold, and Johan Weaver won the 4x100 relay,
Logan Phaneuf, Jackson Arnold, Kayden Dueweke-Gonzales, and surprise guest Ephraim Conway won the 4x200 relay
Dueweke-Gonzales, Cam Moore, Arnold, and Coltrane Paryani won the 4x400 relay
Paryani, Moore, Adam Williams, and Gavin Guggemos won the 4x800 relay
Anna Martin, Kara Olds, Abby Minion, and Myah Little won the 4x800 relay
Alorrah Doty, Kylie Robinson, Xiana Buyze-Prieto, and Ava Ivkovich took 2nd in the 4x100
Vanessa Hoppe, Buyze-Prieto, Brooke Meredith, and Ivkovich took 2nd in the 4x200,
Alyssa Colvin, Milena Milani, Naomi Wilke, and Anna Martin were 2nd in the 4x400
Gavin Guggemos won the 800, and along with Moore, Paryani, and Dueweke-Gonzales swept the first four places.
Gavin Guggemos won the 1600, and with Moore and Williams took the top three spots
Kylie Robinson was 2nd in the 100 and 3rd in the 200 and the long jump.
Kara Olds was third in the 1600 with a new PR.
Cade Ponstein took third in the long jump with a new PR
Logan Phaneuf was 3rd in the 110 hurdles with a new season record
Kayden Dueweke-Gonzales was 3rd in the 200
Personal records were set by:
David Crawford in the 100 and 200
Johan Weaver in the long jump
Vanessa Hoppe in the 100 and 400
Naomi Wilke in the 800 and the long jump
Angela Rodriguez in the 1600 and 800
Georgia Battaglia and Abby Grames in the 100
Jonah Babbitt in the 800 and the 110 hurdles
Jenna Mexico in the 200, shot, and discus
Addy Novath in the 200 and shot
EllaKey Begg in the long jump
Gumuda Munkhjargal in the Discus
Bella Kelly in the 400
Alorrah Doty in the 100 hurdles along with a season record in the 100
And finally, a special shout out to Adam Williams, who, after taking 5th in the long jump, has competed in all 17 events track and field has to offer over his tenure as a Kalkaska Blazer Track & Field Athlete! Amazing job Adam!
The track and field teams ran at the Charlevoix Invitational on Friday. Both the boy's and girl's teams placed 4th out of ten schools. Top three in each event won medals.
Gavin Guggemos won the 800 and won and set a new PR in the 1600.
Cam Moore, Kayden Duweke-Gonzalez, Adam Williams, and Guggemos won the 4x800 relay
Alorrah Doty, Kylie Robinson, Xiana Buyze-Prieto, and Ava Ivkovich won the 4x100 relay
Myah Little won the high jump and took second in the 800
Duweke-Gonzalez took third in the 400
Adam Williams took 3rd in the 1600 and 300 hurdles
Abby Minion, Kara Olds, Anna Martin, and Myah Little took 3rd in the 4x800 relay
Jackson Arnold, Gabe Buyze-Prieto, Johan Weaver, and Jackson Shetler took 3rd in the 4x100,
and Kayden Dueweke-Gonzalez, Jackson Arnold, Adam Williams, and Cam Moore were 3rd in the 4x400 relay.
New Personal Records were set by:
Abby Grames in the 100
Hunter Marvin, Xiana Buyze-Prieto, and Brooke Merideth in the 200
Anna Martin and Tre' Bromley in the 1600
Camden Moore and Abby Minion in the 3200
Ephraim Conway and Coltrane Paryani in the 800
Gabe Buyze-Prieto and Jonah Babbitt in the 110 hurdles
Carly Griffith in the Discus and
Jenna Mexico in the shot put
Great job everyone. The Blazers will race again on Tuesday in Boyne City.