Congratulations to Coach Dean Blackledge, for being named Coach of the Year for men’s cross-country by the Michigan High School Coaches Association!
Congratulations to Coach Dean Blackledge, for being named Coach of the Year for men’s cross-country by the Michigan High School Coaches Association!
The Hanover-Horton track team did exceptionally well at the Selby meet which takes the top competitors from Jackson area schools. Comets who won events included Elle Cure in long jump, Aisly Williams in high jump, Kathryn Childs in 100 m hurdles, and the boys 4 x 800 relay consisting of Andy Swihart, Dean Reynolds, Donovon Kennedy, and Hunter Miller. The team is heading to Jenison on Saturday for the MHSAA state championships.
Results of Selby meet below:
400 Meters Varsity – Finals |
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| 5. | 12 | Kyle Owen | 54.22a | Hanover-Horton | |
800 Meters Varsity – Finals |
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| 3. | 11 | Andy Swihart | 2:04.61aPR | Hanover-Horton | |
| 4. | 12 | Hunter Miller | 2:05.08aPR | Hanover-Horton | |
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals |
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| 5. | 12 | Noah Flint | 4:55.24aSR | Hanover-Horton | |
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals |
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| 2. | 11 | Garrett Melling | 9:56.54a | Hanover-Horton | |
| 5. | 10 | Logan Shepherd | 10:30.11aPR | Hanover-Horton | |
| 8. | 12 | Noah Flint | 11:01.82a | Hanover-Horton | |
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals |
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| 5. | Chance Cauthon Kyle Owen Tad Mohr Donovon Kennedy |
46.51a | Hanover-Horton | ||
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals |
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| 2. | Kyle Owen Dean Reynolds Donovon Kennedy Hunter Miller |
3:34.82a | Hanover-Horton | ||
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals |
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| 1. | Andy Swihart Dean Reynolds Donovon Kennedy Hunter Miller |
8:16.82a | Hanover-Horton | ||
Pole Vault Varsity – Finals |
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| — | 12 | Jake Casler | NH | Hanover-Horton | |
| — | 10 | Easton Morehouse | NH | Hanover-Horton | |
The Hanover-Horton girls track team needed every point from every girl to hold on to a .5 point victory over Manchester in the Cascades Conference meet held at Grass Lake on Tuesday. The boys team finished in 2nd place to Addison. There were many personal bests on the night to propel the Comets. Comets who recorded personal bests on Tuesday included Abby Beneke, Jessica Bissell, Reagan Fazekas, Ashlin Schnell, Kelsi Bradley, Clara Rector, Krissy Johnson, Brianna Batterson, Katie Lapshan, and Leah Fisher for the girls. The boys who had personal bests included: Tad Mohr, Chance Cauthon, Dean Reynolds, Andy Swihart, Garrett Melling, Luke Kurfess, Noah Shackelford, Max Scanlon, Easton Morehouse, and Landon Lebel.
Winning conference titles were Judy Rector in the 800, 1600, and 3200 meter runs, Garrett Melling in 3200 run, 4 x 200 womens relay of Makayla LeDuc, Ellery Cure, Aislyn Williams, and Reagen Fazekas, 4 x 400 relay of Kelly Fielder, Abigail Beneke, Ellery Cure, and Reagan Fazekas, the 4 x 800 relay of Kelly Fielder, Ellery Cure, Clara Rector, and Judy Rector, Aislyn Williams in the high jump, and Jake Casler in the pole vault. Great job Comets.
All Hanover-Horton results below:
The Hanover-Horton girls team won the Napoleon Invitational on Wednesday! Ally Beneke broke her high jump record with a jump of 5’4″, Aly Ackley was 3rd and Morgan Kuhl 6th. Olivianna Watkins broke the meet record for the 55 hurdles and 200 hurdles to win both events. The 4×100 team of Dana Olund, Ally Beneke, Alayna Shackelford and Olivianna Watkins also broke a meet record to win the 4×100.The 4×400 team of Halle Swihart, Lilly Hovis, Chelsea Russ and Emma Kuhl also won 1st place. The 4×200 team of Russ, Shackelford, Tracy Ackley and Morgan Kuhl took 2nd place, Tracy Ackley finished 2nd in shot put,Danni Swihart and Madalyn Teachout tied for 8th in shot put. Dana Olund was 2nd in the 100 with a PR of 13.85, Brooke Hubler was 7th. Brooke Hubler was 4th in long jump, Alayna Shackelford was 7th. Ally Beneke was 2nd in the 70, Dana Olund 5th and Brooke Hubler 7th.Chelsea Russ finished 3rd in the 200,Aly Ackley was 6th and Morgan Kuhl 7th. Kady Ackley finished 3rd in the 55 hurdles. Emma Kuhl was 6th in the 400 and Danni Swihart was 7th. Kaitlynn NaDell was 5th in pole vault and ran a great 3200, finishing 12th. Delainey Cottrell was 12th in the 1600. The 4×800 team of Lilly Hovis, Delainey Cottrell, Bayli Stewart and Emma Kuhl finished 5th in their event. Hanover Horton girls team scored 131.5 points to edge out 2nd place Napoleon who had 123 points. Great Job Ladies!!
Here are the individual results for the Hanover-Horton Comets track teams from Wednesday nights track meet at East Jackson. The Comets defeated East Jackson and Michigan Center.
Women’s Results
The Hanover Horton girls track team defeated Vandercook Lake Monday with a score of 118-15. The boys were also victorious with a score of 81-39. Olivianna Watkins broke the 55 hurdle record with a time of 9.64 (set by Londyn Williams in 2013 with a time of 9.94) Reyna Collins was 2nd in the 55 hurdles, Kady Ackley 3rd. Draya Valente won the 100, Brooke Hubler was 2nd and Chelsea Russ 3rd. Lilly Hovis was first in the 1600, Makenzie Guenther was 2nd and Delainey Cottrell finished 3rd. Kaytie Warren won the 400, Natalee Krage was 2nd and Emma Kuhl 3rd, all setting PR’s. Ally Beneke was 1st in the 70, Mayson Scally 2nd and Brooke Hubler 3rd. Sydney Fazekas was 1st in the 800, Sophie Reynolds 2nd. Olivianna Watkins was 1st in the 200 hurdles. Draya Valente was 1st in the 200, Morgan Kuhl was 2nd and Tracy Ackley 3rd. Tracy Ackley was also 1st in shot put, Madalyn Teachout was 3rd. Ally Beneke was 1st in high jump, Halle Swihart 3rd. Mayson Scally was 1st in pole vault. Kaytie Warren was 1st in long jump, Brooke Hubler 2nd and Alayna Shackelford 3rd. The 4×100 relay team of Dana Olund, Ally Beneke, Alayna Shackelford and Olivianna Watkins won , as did the 4×200 team of Chelsea Russ, Natalee Krage, Alayna Shackelford and Draya Valente, the 4×400 team of Kaytie Warren, Emma Kuhl, Lilly Hovis and Sophie Reynolds and the 4×800 team of Sophie Reynolds, Ava Schnell, Bayli Stewart and Sydney Fazekas. Great Job Comets!!
Scoring for the boys team was the 3200m Relay team of Andy Carpenter, Dylan Bailey, Cameron Lowe and Rogan Melling. Nick Schuette won the 55m Hurdles followed by Josh Frailey finishing 2nd in the 100m Dash. The 800m relay team of Nick Schuette, JJ Stewart, Logan Blackledge and Craig Foote finished 1st. Rogan Melling won the 1600m run followed by Dylan Bailey in 3rd. The 400m relay was won by the team of Craig Foote, Nathan Smith, Josh Frailey, and Graham Gumper. Andy Carpenter finished 2nd in the 400m dash followed by Beau Bialczyk in 3rd. The 70m dash was won by Graham Gumper with Joe Hegelson in 2nd. Cameron Lowe finished 2nd in the 800m with Kenton Blaudow finishing 3rd. Nick Schuette won the 200m hurdles while Nathan Smith won the 200m Dash. Rogan Melling was 1st in the 3200 and running events were finished with the 1600m relay being won by the team of Beau Bailczyk, Logan Blackledge, Kenton Blaudow, and Andy Carpenter.
In field events Graham Gumper won long jump and Nathan Smith won shot put. Josh Frailey won high jump with Beau Bailczyk finishing 3rd.
It was a great day to be a Comet on Saturday at Comstock Park for the Division 3 state finals. Three girls events and two boys events had either a season-best or PR performances with six of those resulting in all-state honors. Judy Rector had a tremendous day winning both the 1600m and 800m in amazing fashion as they were both new school records. Landon Melling also had an outstanding day becoming all-state in every event he performed.
Specifically, the all-state athletes were Rector in the 1600m (1st) and 800 (1st), Melling in the 800m (3rd), Bo Shepherd in the 3200m (6th), the boys 4x400m relay team (Donovon Kennedy, Shane Sauber, Dakota Manee, Melling) in 6th, and the boys 4x800m relay team (Andy Swihart, Hunter Miller, Shepherd, Melling) placing 7th.
Other top finishers for the Comets were Kimmy Burk in the pole vault (9th), the girls 4x200m relay team (Abby Beneke, Ella Cure, Aislyn Williams, Reagan Fazekas) in 10th with a new season best, Manee in the 400m (12th), Williams and Beneke tied in the high jump (15th), the girls 4x400m relay team (Lindsay Vansumeren, Burk, Cure, Fazekas) placed 17th, Evan Gray in the pole vault (18th), Swihart in the 3200m (19th), and Rector in the 3200m (26th).
What a special season for the Comets! These student-athletes performed at a high level against the best in the state and earned their way through determination, hard work, and want. Congratulations Comets on a very fine season!
Full results can be found using this link: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=319816&show=all
The Comet track and field teams are state-bound and ready to compete against the best in division 3 on Saturday, June 2nd in Comstock Park. They have earned their way to be considered the best in the state through hard work and determination. Representing the boy’s team is the 4x800m relay team (Landon Melling, Andy Swihart, Hunter Miller, Bo Shepherd), the 4x400m relay team (Dakota Manee, Shane Sauber, Donovon Kennedy, Melling), Melling in the 800m, Shepherd and Swihart in the 3200m, Evan Gray in the pole vault, and Manee in the 400m. Competing for the girl’s team is the 4x200m relay team (Ella Cure, Reagan Fazekas, Abby Beneke, Aislyn Williams), the 4x400m relay team (Kimmy Burk, Lindsay Vansumeren, Cure, Fazekas), Judy Rector in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m run, Beneke and Williams in the high jump, and Burk in the pole vault. Good skill and Go Comets!!!
The Comet track and field teams competed in the Selby Track Classic at Jackson HS Tuesday evening as a tune-up for the State Finals on Saturday. The Selby meet is the Jackson County all-star event where only the top athletes in each event compete. Medals went to the top 5 placers for individual events and top 3 relays, and the Comets earned several throughout the meet!
Judy Rector set a new meet record and school record in the 800m with a time of 2:13.68. Landon Melling won the 3200, Bo Shepherd won the 1600, and Kimmy Burk won the pole vault. Second place finishers were Kathryn Childs in the 100mH, Aislyn Williams in the high jump, the girls 4×200 relay team (Ella Cure, Abby Beneke, Reagan Fazekas, Williams), and the girls 4×400 relay team (Lindsay Vansumeren, Cure, Burk, Fazekas). Third place finishers were Hunter Miller in the 800, Andy Swihart in the 3200, Krissy Johnson in the 3200 with a new PR, the boys 4×200 relay team (Tad Mohr, Kyle Owen, Donovon Kennedy, Shane Sauber), the boys 4×400 relay team (Dakota Manee, Owen, Kennedy, Sauber), and Abby Beneke in the high jump.
Other medal winners were Ella Cure in the long jump (4th), Chandler Garcia-Vance in the discus (4th), Ashlin Schnell in the 300mH (4th), Noah Flint in the 3200 (4th) and 1600 (5th), and Lindsay Vansumeren in the 1600 (5th) with a new PR.
Outstanding performances and now full attention is set on Saturday at Comstock Park for the State Finals. Go Comets!
For full results, use this link: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=333197&show=all
Only the top track and field programs got to compete against each other on Saturday in Clare, MI and the Hanover-Horton teams were one of those programs. The boy’s team finished 10th and the girls 12th on the day. What makes this meet so appealing and enjoyable is the fact that every team member got to compete and earn points toward the team score. Most events had over 30 athletes so placing in the top 10 is a big achievement.
Winning events were Judy Rector in the 3200, Landon Melling in the 800, and Evan Gray in the pole vault. Other top ten performers were Chance Cauthon in the pole vault (2nd), the boys 4×400 relay (Dakota Manee, Shane Sauber, Donovon Kennedy, Melling) in 3rd, Bo Shepherd in the 1600 (4th), Noah Flint in the 3200 (4th), Aislyn Williams and Abbe Beneke in the high jump (tie 5th), the boys 4×200 relay (Manee, Sauber, Kennedy, Cauthon) in 5th, Kimmy Burk in the pole vault (7th), Kathryn Childs in the 100mH (7th), Andy Swihart in the 1600 (7th), the girls 4×200 relay (Ella Cure, Reagan Fazekas, Beneke, Williams) in 7th, Chandler Garcia-Vance in the discus (8th), Kyle Owen in the 200 (10th), the boys 4×800 relay (Logan Shepherd, Drew Jordon, Richard Haislip, Ethan Stebing) in 10th, and the girls 4×100 relay (Ashlin Schnell, Katie Mortimer, Searah Bowker, Beneke) in 10th.
The attitude and approach against great competition was a great end to the season. A few Comets now turn their focus over to the Selby Track Classic on Tuesday and State Finals on Saturday. Go Comets!!!
For full results use the following link: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=348483&show=all
