The Dexter Track and Field team competed at the D1 State Championships on Saturday at East Kentwood High School in Grand Rapids. The weather played a big role in the times and distances as high winds had a big effect on most of the competition.
Field events started the day, and were a major highlight. Dexter pole vaulters shined brightest with both the boys and girls dominating. On the boys side, Junior Cole Sheldon was the State Champion with a vault of 15-3, while Senior Noah Schultz was runner up in the state with a jump of 14-9. The girls were equally as dominant, as Junior Sophia Mettes was the state champion at 12-6, and her sister Senior Josie Mettes took 2nd. At 12-3. All 4 took All State honors for Dexter.
Other state qualifiers were Seniors Makenzie Stock, finishing 10th at 10-9, and Abigail Van Noord taking 17th, with a jump of 9-9. Another strong performance was from 1st time state qualifier, and 1st year track and field athlete Jamie Giese finishing 18th with a throw of 35-4.5 in the Shot Put.
On the track, Sophomore Cole Cabana was the featured runner, as he made the finals in both the 100m and 200m. Strong headwinds had a huge effect on the final times as Cabana finished 4th in the 100m Dash with a 10.97. He found his way back on the podium as the 8th place finisher in the 200m at 22.61. Senior distance runner Conor Kolka finished his career at Dexter with a solid performance in the 3200m, with a time of 9:46.31.
Going into the last event of the day, the boys 4x400m relay with Wilson Kasischke, Micah Davis, Cabana, and Nathan Gariepy ran 3:29.20. A little off the pace from their qualifying mark, but no doubt the heat and winds of the day took their toll on the relay team. When the scores were added up, the Dexter Boys finished in a tie for 7th with 24 points, and the Girls finished 10th with 18.
Top Dexter Performers:
BOYS:
100m. 4. Cole Cabana (10th) 10.97 (-6)
200m. 8. Cole Cabana (10th) 22.61a (-3.8)
3200m 22. Conor Kolka (12th) 9:466.31a
4x400m 14. Dexter 3:29.20a
(Wilson Kasischke, Micah Davis, Cole Cabana, Nathan Gariepy)
Pole Vault 1. Cole Sheldon (11th) 15-3
2.Noah Schultz (12th)14-9
Top Dexter Performers:
GIRLS:
Pole Vault 1. Sophia Mettes (11th) 12-6
2. Josie Mettes (12th) 12-3
10. Makenzie Stock (12th) 10-9
17. Abigail Van Noord (12th) 9-9
Shot Put 18.Jamie Giese (11th )35-4.5
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