Three county teams competed at Friday's Lake Michigan Carferry
Invitational at Mason County Central, which featured several larger
schools and 14 schools in total.
Hesperia's girls team had the
highest overall finish in the county, taking 10th place, followed by
Shelby in 12th and Pentwater in 13th. On the boys' side, Shelby placed
11th, Pentwater was 12th and Hesperia finished 14th.
McKenna
Fraser starred for the Panther girls, earning the win in high jump with a
personal best leap of 5-1. Emily McCallum added a third-place finish in
shot put with a mark of 31-8.5.
Nate Ruhstorfer picked up the
Hesperia boys' best finish, coming in fourth in the 110-meter hurdles
with a time of 17.42 seconds.
For Shelby, Casey Lamblin led
the boys with a third-place finish in discus, recording a throw of
130-3. Elijah Dashiell added a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter
dash, in a time of 54.28 seconds.
The Tiger girls earned two
third-place finishes. Noel Parker was third in the 1,600-meter run,
setting a personal best of 6:02.6, and she joined April Luna, Grace
Hasenbank and Kathryn Beyer to take third in the 3,200 relay, with a
time of 11:38.97.
Logan Fatura had an excellent day for
Pentwater, recording a win in discus with a throw of 134-2. Chase
McGuire-VanGills took sixth in the 300 hurdles to score the Falcons'
other points in the meet, with a time of 45.24 seconds.
Bailey
Case topped Falcon girls' finishers with a fourth-place in the
3,200-meter run, posting a time of 14:01.1. She joined with Maggie
Jorissen, Anaviolet Jeruzal and Michelle Smith to take fifth in the
3,200 relay (13:27.5).
Coach Erika Fatura reported that the Falcon team set seven personal bests in the meet.
"This group continues to prove that no matter the size of the meet or the
competition, they belong," Fatura said. "They compete with heart, support one another,
and keep pushing for improvement every time they step on the track."
