Dexter wrapped up its 2023 season by traveling to West Michigan to compete in the Division 1 Track & Field State Championship hosted by Rockford High School on Saturday, June 3rd. Temperatures were some of the hottest that the team had competed in this season, and nonetheless had some outstanding performances.
On the girls side, Oak Park won the team title, followed by Detroit Renaissance, and Ann Arbor Pioneer for third. The boys State Champion was St. Joseph, with runner-up Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley, followed by host school Rockford for third. Both the Dexter boys and girls finished outside the top 20.
Leading the way was the Pole Vault squad, starting off with Clark Sheldon finishing in 5th place with a jump of 14’ 0”, followed by senior teammate Barret Keller clearing 13’ 0” for a spot at 14th.
Lady Dreads were also represented in the vault, with Debbie McCoy also placing. Jumping 11’ 3”, that was good enough for seventh, while Raiden Kipfmiller took ninth, also clearing 11’ 3” but lost the tie breaker to misses. Senior Milaka Sposito ended her season going 9’ 9” finishing in 24th.
Dexter’s top runner, Brandon Anderson ran in the boys 800m where track temperatures flirted with triple digits. Anderson’s time of 1:56.34 finished in 14th., only a few 1/100ths of his personal best.
Dexter will celebrate their season with friends and family at their awards night on June 12th.
For full State Championships results, please visit Athletic.net.
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