Boys Track & Field: Local teams cross the finish line at D-1 State Finals

The local boys’ track and field teams competed in the MHSAA Division 1 State Championships in Rockford on Saturday and there were some impressive individual performances.

U-D Jesuit finished first in the team standings with 41 points, followed by Farmington (31), Clinton Chippewa Valley (29) and East Kentwood (29). Huron finished tied for 20^th place with Dexter with 13 points.

Huron junior Braxton Brann was fourth in the 100 meters (11 seconds) and second in the 200 meters (21.87). Huron freshman Kamren Flowers ran a time of 22.45 in the prelims.

In the 1600 meters, Pioneer senior Owen Johnson finished sixth in 4:11.95 and Skyline junior Nicolas Fry was 13^th in 4:21.69. In the 3200 meters, Johnson placed 11^th (9:22.49) and Fry was 16^th (9:36.39).

Pioneer senior Jaivon Smith was ninth (15.47) in the 110 hurdles and ran 15^th (41.35) in the 300 hurdles.

Huron’s 4×100 relay team of Brann, Kamren Flowers, Tyler Bivens and Torrence Greene was 26^th in 47.86.

In the 4×800 relay, Skyline’s team of Sanjay Rao, Fry, Christopher Van Lent and Aidan Hale was eighth in 7:56.26. Pioneer (Johnson, Eric Overdier, Matt Ruud and Vincent Peterson Sand) was ninth in 7:57.25.