Whitehall junior Bobby Jazwinski has been smashing school records all year, and Saturday's regional run at Benzie Central saw him do so again in his most impressive run yet.
Jazwinski broke 15 minutes for the first time in his career and the first time in Vikings' history at the meet, running away with the individual title with a time of 14:56.6 - nearly 53 seconds ahead of any other runner.
While no course is the same, Jazwinski's regional time was easily the best of all Division 2 runners in the state.
He was one of three Vikings to earn the state finals bid that comes with a top-15 regional finish. Rex Pumford took fifth place in a time of 16:03.0, and Hunter Parsons placed 12th with a time of 16:14.0.
Unfortunately, those impressive runs were not quite enough to lift the Vikings to their goal of team state qualification, as the team ended up in fourth place, two points behind Petoskey for the third and last automatic team state spot. The Vikings certainly did all they could expect to gain a spot, as all five scoring runners ran personal best times.
Justin Jensen capped his Vikings career with his time of 17:17.1 and earned a 42nd-place finish. Ian Dennis finished in a time of 17:36.2 and placed 54th as the team's fifth scorer.
Two Viking girls competed at regionals. Ryanne Ellsworth fell just short of setting a new personal best, finishing 71st in a time of 23:02.1, and Kassiy Parmley set her personal best with a time of 23:21.0, placing 79th.
