KINGSFORD — Track and field athletes from Menominee, Stephenson and Carney-Nadeau all collected individual championships at Saturday’s U.P. Division 1-2-3 Finals in Kingsford.
Darrent Butler gave the Maroons a U.P. title in the boys’ Division 1 high jump after soaring to victory at a height of six feet, two inches, edging Negaunee’s Brady Mager (5’ 11”) by three inches.
Stephenson had a pair of Division 3 U.P. champions in Faith Cappaert and Kayela Putnam.
Cappaert finished well ahead of Newberry’s Abby Taylor to win the 800-meter run with a new personal-best time of 2:25.91, while Taylor settled for second at 2:33.34.
Putnam won the pole vault with a vault of 10’ 0”, breaking her Stephenson High School record of 9’ 6” that she set earlier in the year at Bark River-Harris. She fell just short of tying the U.P. Division 3 record of 10’ 0.25”.
Putnam also partook in the 3,200m run and came away with seventh place after clocking in with a time of 13:44.12.
Carney-Nadeau returned from Kingsford with a trio of Division 3 U.P. championships thanks to Mariska Laurila and Samantha Kedsch.
Laurila became a two-time U.P. champion after winning both the shot put (33’ 1.25”) and the discus (114’ 1”), the latter toss representing a new personal-best for the Wolves’ junior.
Meanwhile, Kedsch topped the long jump with a leap measuring 16’ 11”, which was also a new personal-best.
The Lady Eagles finished third overall in the team standings with 62 points, while the Wolves were fourth with 49.5.
Lake Linden-Hubbell won the girls’ Division 3 U.P. team title with 72 points, finishing eight points ahead of runner-up Newberry (64).
The Maroon girls finished with 21 points, good for ninth in Division 1.
Sault Ste. Marie coasted to the girls’ title with 117 points. Negaunee (94) was second with Gladstone (65) taking third.
Menominee finished seventh on the boys’ side in Division 1 with 24 points.
Marquette amassed 163 points to capture the boys’ U.P. crown, while Kingsford settled for second at 101. Houghton (67) placed third.
In the boys’ Division 3 standings, Stephenson finished in a four-way tie with L’Anse, Dollar Bay and Holy Name for eighth place with 12 points.
Newberry snipped St. Ignace by four points, 96-92, to seize the Division 3 title, with Lake Linden-Hubbell close behind in third with 89 points.
Menominee’s Nathan Komp sprinted his way to second place in the 400m dash after crossing the finish line with a new personal-best time of 51.30 seconds.
Komp also took part in a pair of relay events, teaming with Dawson Bardowski, Landan Bardowski and Jackson Myszak to take fourth place in the 800m in 1:35.95.
Komp and Dawson Bardowski then paired up with Brayden Bourion and Maverick Geniesse to run a fifth-place time of 3:45.28 in the 1,600m relay.
Geniesse, Myszak and the Bardowski brothers wrapped up the Maroon boys’ afternoon with a time of 47.49 in the 400m relay, putting the quartet in seventh place.
Gianna Coduti, Lexi Marineau, Emily Schuettpeltz and Erin Schuettpeltz gave the Maroon girls their best finish after taking second in the 3,200m relay with a time of 4:18.83.
Coduti and the Schuettpeltz sister were joined by Mackenzi Pesola in the 800m relay, with the foursome taking fifth place after running the event in 1:53.22.
Both Schuettpeltz were in action in individual competition.
Emily Schuettpeltz netted a third-place finish in the high jump with a height of 4’ 8”, while Erin Schuettpeltz finished fourth in the 400m run in 1:03.28, which was a new personal-best.
Pesola (14’ 10”) notched seventh place in the long jump.
Winley Brandt capped off her freshman season with a sixth-place finish in the 1,600 run, crossing the finish line in 5:51.70.
Canon Kuntze provided the Stephenson boys with a pair of third-place finishes in both the 1,600m (5:04.60) and 3,200m runs (11:16.55).
Kuntze also participated in the 800m run, finishing 10th overall in 2:16.64.
Asher Priebe took eighth in the 110m hurdles (18.90), while Dusy Gallop placed 11th in the 300m hurdles (49.22).
Priebe also ran the 100m dash and finished in 11th place in 12.63.
Dahlton Berg represented the Eagles in the shot put and heaved his way to 14th place with a toss of 34’ 7.5.
The Stephenson girls picked up two runner-up finishes in relay action.
Jada Kuntze, Madalynn Vista, Adria Ruleau and Mattie Prestin took second in the 1,600m in 4:35.57 before Kuntze, Joelle Beaudo, Putnam and Cappaert the same in the 3,200m with a time of 10:41.09.
Kuntze was also part of the 800m run, finishing with a new season-best time of 2:41.28, putting her in eighth place. She added a fifth-place finish in the high jump at 4’ 8”.
For her part, Cappaert also tallied a third-place finish in the 1,600m run (5:36.79) before nabbing fifth in the 400m dash (1:02.63).
Prestin, Vista, Lilliana Revall and Ruleau ran their way to third place in the 400m relay in 55.14 before taking seventh in the 800m relay (1:58.79).
Alayna Strahl finished runner-up to Laurila in the discus with a new personal-best toss of 104’ 4”. She also gave the Lady Eagles a fifth-place finish in the shot put after a hurling distance of 29’ 2.75.
Veronica Van wrapped up matters for the Stephenson girls in the high jump, taking 10th overall with a jump of 4’ 4”.
For the Carney-Nadeau girls, Kelsie Smith backed up Laurila in the shot put, taking second with a new personal-best throw of 32’ 5”.
Smith also threw in the discus and took fifth with another new personal-best of 97’ 8”.
Laurila was also part of the field in the long jump and rose to third place with a new season-best distance of 14’ 4.25.
Meanwhile, Kedsch took fifth in the 100m dash (13.59) and 13th in the 200m dash (29.31) before teaming with Laurila, Smith and Ashlie Topper to run a fifth-place time of 55.63 in the 400m relay.
Kenna Thiry ran the 400m in 1:09.41, good for 14th overall, before placing 13th in the 100m hurdles with a time of 20.43.
Bark River-Harris won the girls’ Division 2 title with 127.5 points, while Pickford won the boys’ D2 championship with 137.
U.P. Division 1-2-3 Finals
Team scores (boys)
Division 1 — Marquette 163, Kingsford 101, Houghton 67, Sault Ste. Marie 52, Gladstone 47, Negaunee 34, Menominee 24, Manistique 15, Escanaba 13, Calumet 8, Ishpeming-Westwood
Division 2 — Pickford 137, Munising 106, Ishpeming 79, Ironwood 50, Iron Mountain 46, Bark River-Harris 42, Rudyard 37, Hancock 13, West Iron County 10, Gwinn 5
Division 3 — Newberry 96, St. Ignace 92, Lake Linden-Hubbell 89, Bessemer 58, Forest Park 48, Chassell 30, Rapid River 27, Stephenson 12, L’Anse 12, Dollar Bay 12, Holy Name 12, Engadine 11, Cedarville 10, Brimley 6, North Dickinson 5, North Central 3
Team scores (girls)
Division 1 — Sault Ste. Marie 117, Negaunee 94, Gladstone 65, Marquette 58, Houghton 40, Manistique 32.5, Calumet 31, Ishpeming-Westwood 30.5, Menominee 21, Escanaba 20, Kingsford 18
Division 2 — Bark River-Harris 127.5, West Iron County 82, Ishpeming 71, Pickford 69, Hancock 56, Ironwood 41.5, Munising 39, Iron Mountain 26, Gwinn 5, Painesdale-Jeffers 2, Rudyard 1
Division 3 — Lake Linden-Hubbell, Newberry 64, Stephenson 62, Carney-Nadeau 4, Forest Park 43, Brimley 36, Ontonagon Area 34, Big Bay De Noc 32, Dollar Bay 30, St. Ignace 29, North Dickinson 21, Norway 15.5., Ewen-Trout Creek 10, Baraga 9, Rapid River 8, Bessemer 5, Engadine 3, Holy Name 2, Rock-Mid Peninsula 1, Mackinac Island Public 1
Menominee results (boys)
400m — 2. Nathan Komp, 51.30
400m relay — 7. Dawson Bardowski/Maverick Geniesse/Landan Bardowski/Jackson Myszak, 47.49
800m relay — 4. D. Bardowski/L. Bardowski/Myszak/Komp, 1:35.95
1,600m relay — 5. Brayden Bourion/D. Bardowski/Geniesse/Komp, 3:45.28
High jump — 1. Darrent Butler, 6’ 2”
Menominee results (girls)
400m — 4. Erin Schuettpeltz, 1:03.28
1,600m — 6. Winley Brandt, 5:51.70
800m relay — 5. Mackenzi Pesola/Emily Schuettpeltz/Gianna Coduti/Er. Schuettpeltz, 1:53.22
1,600m relay — 2. Coduti/Lexi Marineau/Em. Schuettpeltz/Er. Schuettpeltz, 4:18.83
High jump — 3. Em. Schuettpeltz, 4’ 8”
Long jump — 7. Pesola, 14’ 10”
Stephenson results (boys)
100m — 11. Asher Priebe, 12.63
800m — 10. Canon Kuntze, 2:16.54
1,600m — 3. Kuntze, 5:04.60
3,200m — 3. Kuntze, 11:16.55
110m hurdles — 8. Priebe, 18.90
300m hurdles — 11. Dusty Gallop, 49.22
Shot put — 14. Dahlton Berg, 34’ 7.5
Stephenson results (girls)
400m — 5. Faith Cappaert, 1:02.63
800m — 1. Cappaert, 2:25.91; 8. Jada Kuntze, 2:41.28
1,600m — 3. Cappaert, 5:36.79
3,200m — 7. Kayela Putnam, 13:44.12
400m relay — 3. Mattie Prestin/Madalynn Vista/Lilliana Revall/Adria Ruleau, 55.14
800m relay — 7. Prestin/Vista/Revall/Ruleau, 1:58.79
1,600m relay — 2. Kuntze/Vista/Ruleau/Prestin, 4:35.57
3,200m relay — 2. Joelle Beaudo/Kuntze/Putnam/Cappaert, 10:41.09
Shot put — 5. Alayna Strahl, 29’ 2.75
Discus — 2. Strahl, 104’ 4”
High jump — 5. Kuntze, 4’ 8”; 10. Veronica Van, 4’ 4”
Pole vault — Putnam, 10’ 0”
Carney-Nadeau results (girls)
100m — 5. Samantha Kedsch, 13.59
200m — 13. Kedsch, 29.31
400m — 14. Kenna Thiry, 1:09.41
100m hurdles — 13. Thiry, 20.43
400m relay — 5. Kedsch/Mariska Laurila/Kelsie Smith/Ashlie Topper, 55.63
Shot put — 1. Laurila, 33’ 1.25; 2. Smith, 32’ 5”
Discus — 1. Laurila, 114’ 1”; 5. Smith, 97’ 8”
Long jump — 1. Kedsch, 16’ 11”; 3. Laurila, 14’ 4.25”
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