Gremlins sweep Ironwood's soggy Kraemer

By JASON JUNO

sports@yourdailyglobe.com

Ironwood --- The winter’s snow was long gone, a rare feat for Ironwood’s annual Kraemer Invitational track-and-field meet.

Also wishing for good weather for the late April meet at Longyear Field may have been asking a bit much, though. The off-and-on rain may not have been pleasant to compete in, but at least they got the oft-canceled meet completed.

“That was a tough one,” E-TC coach Brad Besonen said. “But the kids did fantastic.”

He was impressed with the times the Panthers ‘ runners ended up with, and how well they did in the discus, all things considered.

“The weather was obviously not ideal, but I was glad there were no injuries due to slippery conditions,” Ontonagon coach Brian Amos said. “It’s always a concern for me when it’s wet, but thankfully it wasn’t a problem.”

Houghton swept the boys and girls meet by large margins. The Class B Gremlins outsized the rest of the small-school field, but local athletes still came up with some strong performances of their own. That was especially true in the sprints.

Watersmeet’s Thomas Caron won both the 200 and 400 dashes and Ontonagon’s Violet Amos pulled off the same feat on the girls side. Hurley’s Jaana Aukee won the 100 dash and Bessemer’s Tommy Trudgeon won the boys 100.

“Violet had a great day and I was proud of her and all the rest of the girls,” coach Amos said. “The six of them took third overall.”

Watersmeet coach George Peterson III said Caron is one of the hardest working athletes he has coached.

“In my 38 years of coaching track, I can say that he has already been the most successful track athlete that I have ever coached,” Peterson said. “As we go through his junior season, we are excited about the opportunities in front of him, including opening up some potential opportunities for a chance to continue his track desires after he graduates from the Nimrod Nation.”

The Northstars’ Gavin Moore placed first in the shot put and the Speedboys’ Neal Rand won the discus.

Ironwood’s Bree Delich came out on top of a close battle in the high jump and teammate Emma Worden won the shot put.

The Ironwood girls team was second with Ontonagon third and Hurley fourth. The Bessemer boys placed second with Hurley fourth and Ironwood fifth.

“I only had five boys and they took seventh overall. Really proud of all my kids,” Amos said.

All four of the Panthers who took part in the discus ended up with personal best throws, a pretty good accomplishment with how hard it was to keep the disc clean and dry.

Houghton’s Tessa Rauotila won the 3,200 with Ewen-Trout Creek’s Bree Besonen second and teammate Leona Schutz fourth. That also gave Besonen the second best time (13:40.81) in the U.P. in Division 3 on athletic.net.

The two-mile proved to be the most miserable event of the day. The rain fell as hard as it had all day and the cool and wet conditions were getting old by the second-to-the-last event of the evening.

“Add on just sitting there being cold for four hours plus on top of that doesn’t put you in a good state of mind to run that,” Besonen said. “I thought Leona and Bree did great in that race, considering the conditions. Their feet were soaked and there was water in their shoes, you couldn’t keep them dry at all in that track. There was standing water in quite a few of the low spots throughout that race. I was really happy with what they did in there. Just running it even at that point was a win, but to get a 2 and a 4 out there.”

Results

Girls

Team: 1. Houghton 121, 2. Ironwood 69, 3. Ontonagon 59, 4. Hurley 55, 5. South Shore 44, 6. Ewen-Trout Creek 39, 7. Washburn 32, 7. Bessemer, 32, 9. Norway 25, 10. Wakefield-Marenisco 21, 11. Mellen 20, 12. Watersmeet 1.

100 hurdles: 1. Addy LaFontaine, South Shore, 18.99; 2. Camryn Pertile, Houghton, 19.01; 3. Ava Lopac, W-M, 21.24; 4. Skyla Ballew, Ironwood, 21.42; 5. Annika Mechlin, Houghton, 21.44; 6. Hannah Ferguson, E-TC, 21.62.

4x800 relay: 1. Houghton 10:58.69, 2. E-TC 11:57.78, 3. South Shore 12:20.47, 4. Ironwood 13:11.37, 5. W-M 14:31.92.

100 dash: 1. Jaana Aukee, Hurley, 13.97; 2. Violet Amos, Ontonagon, 14.28; 3. Kylee Schutte, Mellen, 14.33; 4. Alli Bobula, Ontonagon, 14.46; 5. Abby Richter, Norway, 14.88; 6. Riley Graser, Ironwood, 14.98.

4x200 relay: 1. Bessemer 2:05.28, 2. Ontonagon 2:05.51, 3. Norway 2:07.02, 4. W-M 2:07.10, 5. Houghton 2:12.61, 6. Ironwood 2:14.16.

1,600 run: 1. Tessa Rautiola, Houghton, 5:39.72; 2. Aubrey Smith, Ironwood, 5:55.85; 3. Sophie Truchon, South Shore, 6:06.14; 4. Greta Hart, Washburn, 6:06.70; 5. Bree Besonen, E-TC, 6:08.60; 6. Ayla Miller, Houghton, 6:13.81.

4x100 relay: 1. Hurley 57.96, 2. Mellen 58.24, 3. Bessemer 1:00.15, 4. Houghton 1:00.62, 5. Ironwood 1:01.01, 6. Norway 1:01.52.

400 dash: 1. Violet Amos, Ontonagon, 1:03.18; 2. Lauren Adams, Norway, 1:06.91; 3. Lily Ross, Houghton, 1:08.37; 4. Roman Peterlin, Houghton, 1:09.09; 5. Lynnea Kivi, Hurley, 1:09.45; 6. Alyssa Shirkey, W-M, 1:12.32.

300 hurdles: 1. Addy LaFontaine, South Shore, 56.76; 2. Ava Lopac, W-M, 1:00.06; 3. Hannah Ferguson, E-TC, 1:00.14; 4. Madison Tormala, Houghton, 1:02.59; 5. Kylee Uotila, Ontonagon, 1:03.37; 6. Jenna Tarnowski, Ontonagon, 1:04.18.

800 run: 1. Lily Ross, Houghton, 2:40.79; 2. Aubrey Smith, Ironwood, 2:40.80; 3. Roman Peterlin, Houghton, 2:42.07; 4. Ayla Miller, Houghton, 2:44.45; 5. Emma Besonen, E-TC, 2:50.79; 6. Iyla Lagalo, Ironwood, 2:56.01.

200 dash: 1. Violet Amos, Ontonagon, 28.77; 2. Lauren Adams, Norway, 29.63; Jaana Aukee, Hurley, 29.69; 4. Alli Bobula, Ontonagon, 30.76; 5. Riley Graser, Ironwood, 31.03; 6. Camryn Pertile, Houghton, 31.11.

3,200 run: 1. Tessa Rautiola, Houghton, 12:18.87; 2. Bree Besonen, E-TC, 13:40.81; 3. Greta Hart, Washburn, 13:53.46; 4. Leona Schutz, E-TC, 14:22.04; 5. Katie Sarau, Houghton, 14:48.32; 6. Jovie Williams, Houghton, 15:25.70.

4x400 relay: 1. Houghton 4:46.78, 2. Ontonagon 4:53.19, 3. Ironwood 4:57.67, 4. Hurley 5:13.08, 5. Bessemer 5:28.65.

High jump: 1. Bree Delich, Ironwood, 4-10; 2. Emily Johnston, Bessemer, 4-9; 3. Jaana Aukee, Hurley, 4-8; 4. Audra Pawlak, Ironwood, 4-6; 5. Kaedyn Hendrickson, Bessemer, 4-6; 6. Lynnea Kivi, Hurley, 4-4.

Pole vault: 1. Emilyn Fay, Houghton, 7-0; 2. Hanna Vaughn, Ironwood, 6-6; 3. Camryn Pertile, Houghton, 6-0.

Long jump: 1. Maddie Ludwig, Washburn, 14-0; 2. Serena Tauer, Hurley, 13-7; 3. Addy LaFontaine, South shore, 13-3; 4. Emilyn Fay, Houghton, 12-7.5; 5. Kylee Uotila, Ontonagon, 11-9; 6. Nicole Peterson, Watersmeet, 11-7.

Shot put: 1. Emma Worden, Ironwood, 32-2; 2. Elloysis Manzer, Hurley, 28-3; 3. Nylia Wiley, Mellen, 27-3.5; 4. Chloe Serafin, Houghton, 27-1; 5. Kate Filpus, Houghton, 26-5; 6. Delilah Means, Washburn, 25-7.5.

Discus: 1. Delilah Means, Washburn, 89-8; 2. Emma Besonen, E-TC, 89-7; 3. Giorgia Pellizzoni, South Shore, 78-3; 4. Makayla Montgomery, Bessemer, 76-2; 5. Kylee Uotila, Ontonagon, 70-9; 6. Nataleigh Livingston, Washburn, 66-10.

100 wheelchair: 1. Amy Sziber, Houghton, 34.62.

Boys

Team: 1. Houghton 159, 2. Bessemer 94, 3. Washburn 73, 4. Hurley 67, 5. Ironwood 56, 6. Watersmeet 28, 7. Ontonagon 20, 8. South Shore 15, 9. Wakefield-Marenisco 5, 9. Norway 5, 11. Ewen-Trout Creek 1.

110 hurdles: 1. Brody Mattila, Houghton, 17.19; 2. Achilles Suri, Bessemer, 18.59; 3. Peyton Jardine, South Shore, 19.17; 4. Daniel Xie, Houghton, 19.24; 5. Niko Amos, Ontonagon, 19.91; 6. Talon Hughes, Ironwood, 20.21.

4x800 relay: 1. Houghton 9:02.62, 2. Ironwood 9:33.54, 3. South Shore 9:54.17, 4. Washburn 10:35.55, 5. Hurley 11:28.92, 6. Norway 11:46.40.

100 dash: 1. Tommy Trudgeon, Bessemer, 12.00; 2. Thomas Caron, Watersmeet, 12.07; 3. Jeremiah Wallis, Hurley, 12.20; 4. Wyatt Hall, Hurley, 12.47; 5. Landon Peterson, Bessemer, 12.54; 6. Sam Roth, Houghton, 12.56.

4x200 relay: 1. Washburn 1:39.78, 2. Bessemer 1:40.85, 3. Houghton 1:44.26, 4. W-M 1:47.87, 5. Norway 1:48.49, 6. Ironwood 1:48.50.

1,600 run: 1. Luke Hill, Houghton, 4:48.56; 2. Zach Smith, Ironwood, 5:02.23; 3. Colin Van Karsen, Houghton, 5:05.12; 4. Birk Seagren, Houghton, 5:05.81; 5. Joey Lauzon, Ironwood, 5:22.28; 6. Phoenix Jensen, Washburn, 5:28.23.

4x100 relay: 1. Bessemer 49.80, 2. Houghton 50.73, 3. Hurley 50.92, 4. Washburn 51.11, 5. Norway 52.75, 6. Ironwood 54.64.

400 dash: 1. Thomas Caron, Watersmeet, 54.46; 2. Abi Pestka, Ontonagon, 56.40; 3. Davis Wright, Washburn, 56.44; 4. Jackson Ray, Washburn, 58.26; 5. Carter Kilpela, Houghton, 58.29; 6. Kurt Bissell, Ironwood, 59.37.

300 hurdles: 1. Brody Mattila, Houghton, 47.02; 2. Achilles Suri, Bessemer, 50.09; 3. Ayden Hipenbecker, Hurley, 50.52; 4. Niko Amos, Ontonagon, 50.60; 5. Logan Holm, Ironwood, 51.27; 6. Brock Pangrazzi, W-M, 51.82.

800 run: 1. Luke Hill, Houghton, 2:06.93; 2. Joey Lauzon, Ironwood, 2:17.14; 3. Colin Van Karsen, Houghton, 2:18.38; 4. Ben Hemmer, Houghton, 2:22.43; 5. Jack Nelson, Ontonagon, 2:27.23; 6. Zach Smith, Ironwood, 2:29.50.

200 dash: 1. Thomas Caron, Watersmeet, 25.04; 2. Talon Hughes, Ironwood, 25.24; 3. Jeremiah Wallis, Hurley, 25.54; 4. Abi Pestka, Ontonaogn, 25.59; 5. Louie Sonday, Washburn, 25.61; 6. Vinnie Triggiano, Bessemer, 25.64.

3,200 run: 1. Birk Seagren, Houghton, 11:21.88; 2. Phoenix Jensen, Washburn, 11:58.08; 3. Gabe Hjerstedt, Houghton, 12:18.84; 4. Lewis Vendlinski, Houghton, 13:34.69; 5. Nathan Jaunzems, Ironwood, 14:33.24; 6. Alex Lopez, Ironwood, 16:32.76.

4x400 relay: 1. Houghton 4:02.21, 2. Ironwood 4:16.14, 3. Bessemer 4:19.25, 4. Hurley 4:58.50.

High jump: 1. Henry Lounibos, Houghton, 5-6; 2. Alvin Holst-Larsen, Bessemer, 5-4; 3. Jack Vincent, Hurley, 5-2; 4. Trayven Lahti, Houghton, 5-0; 4. Sam Swanson, South Shore, 5-0; 6. Logan Schilling, Hurley, 4-10.

Pole vault: 1. Kaeden Werner, Washburn, 11-0; 2. Illya Velat, Houghton, 10-6; 3. Alvaro Castelo, Washburn, 9-0; 4. Jacob Itzin, Washburn, 8-6; 5. Leland Hollenbeck, Bessemer, 8-0.

Long jump: 1. Brody Mattila, Houghton, 18-10; 2. Ayden Mattson, Washburn, 17-10; 3. Charlie Haanen, Hurley, 17-7; 4. Landon Peterson, Bessemer, 17-2; 5. Davis Wright, Washburn, 17-0; 6. Daniel Xie, Houghton, 16-10.

Shot put: 1. Gavin Moore, Hurley, 44-5; 2. Virgil Hariu, Hurley, 40-2.5; 3. Neal Rand, Bessemer, 39-4; 4. Javier LeBouton-Chediack, Washburn, 37-5; 5. Ben Kaurala, Bessemer, 37-0; 6. Isaak Fyle, Bessemer, 36-7.

Discus: 1. Neal Rand, Bessemer, 124-9; 2. Ben Kaurala, Bessemer, 111-2; 3. Michael Solena, Houghton, 110-10; 4. Kurt Bissell, Ironwood, 107-6; 5. Gavin Moore, Hurley, 106-0; 6. Chase Goll, E-TC, 105-9.