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.