Panthers Track Teams Send Five to State Finals

Photo by Dawn Miller

The Stockbridge track and field teams had five athletes qualify for the Division 3 state finals at Jenison Saturday, June 5.

Rylee Tolson and Brooklyn Rochow qualified in three events each to lead the Panthers.

Tolson won the 1600 and 3200 races, with Rochow right behind in second place in both events. Rochow ran PR’s in both races for the Panthers.

Both Tolson and Rochow also teamed with Sidney Gipe and Kristina Wilde to finish second in the 4×800 to qualify for the state finals.

Micah Bolton won the 3200 to qualify for state for the boys team and missed by under one second in the 1600 finishing third for the Panthers.

Earning All-Region honors for the girls were the 4×400 team of Rochow, Gracee Robidou, Tolson, and Julianne Muscato in third, Robidiou third in the long jump and fourth in the 400, Kaitelyn Walker fourth in the 100 hurdles and fifth in the 300 hurdles, Muscato sixth in the 400, the 4×200 team of Gabrielle Heath, Grace Niec, Audrey Austin, and McKenzie Hatfield in fifth, and Gipe eight in the 800, and Joy Youngblood eighth in the high jump.

All-Region honors for the boys team went to Collin Cook fourth in the 3200, Brock Jones fifth in the 800, Cook sixth in the 1600, the team of Ethan Luke, Jonah Coffman, Jonah Huskey-Wright, and Cameron Brewer eighth in the 4×100 and 4×200 relays, and the 4×800 relay team of Brandon Howlett, Brendan Wright, Ethan Wright, and Andy Schlaff that finished eighth.

The girls finished in third in the final standings as a team and the boys finished ninth.