Stephenson boys capture Regional title

ISHPEMING — The Stephenson Track and Field team will be well represented at the U.P. Finals after the Eagles shined at the U.P. Regionals in Ishpeming on Wednesday.

The Stephenson boys captured their first U.P. Regional championship since 2023 with 66 points, well ahead of second-place Ishpeming (35).

The Lady Eagles saw their run of five straight U.P. Regional titles come to an end at the hands of Forest Park, who clipped Stephenson 62.5 to 57.5.

Faith Cappaert, Caitlyn Erickson Ashton Schwittay, Gavin Anderson and Landon Pivatto all captured U.P. Regional titles while 18 other Eagles qualified for U.P. Finals in either individual or relay competition.

Cappaert finished first in the 100-meter dash (13.17), 200m dash (28.80), 400m dash (1:04.30) and 800m run (2:31.12).

Erickson swept the throws with first-place tosses of 32 feet, 2.5 inches in the shot and 102’ 1”, the latter of which was a new personal-best.

Pivatto topped the field in the high jump with a new PB of 5’ 6” and also qualified for Finals in the pole vault with a personal-best 10’ 0”, which was good for third overall, and the 800m with a fourth-place time of 2:21.33.

Anderson punched his ticket to Finals with a first-place time of 24.08 seconds in the 200m and placed second in the long jump with a leap of 18’ 2”.

Schwitty won the 100m with a new PB of 11.87 before running leadoff 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays, all of which Stephenson won.

In the 400m, Schwitty teamed with Tyler Bottkel, Evan Ruleau and Robbie Labs to cross the finish line in 47.38. Schwitty and Ruleau then paired up with Anderson and Nolan Ruleau to run the 800m in 1:39.40.

Schwitty and Nolan Ruleau wrapped up Stephenson’s run of first-place finishes by linking with Layne Detemple and Canon Kuntze to cross the finish line of the 1,600m in 3:52.71.

Kuntze, Evan Ruleau, Bottkel and Nolan Ruleau all qualified for the U.P. Finals in individual competitions.

Bottkel will compete at Finals in the 100m after taking fourth place at 12.20.

Evan Ruleau made the cut with a runner-up finish in the 100m (11.96) and a third-place time of 24.87 in the 200m, while Nolan Ruleau qualified after placing third in the 400m (57.35), which was one spot behind Kuntze’s runner-up time of 56.46.

Kuntze also placed second in the 1,600m (5:20.11) and third in the 3,200m (12:06.59).

Camden Menor also punched his ticket to Finals in the 1,600m (5:27.67) and 3,200m (12:02.11) disciplines by finishing fourth and second overall, respectively.

Riley Johnson kept the Final qualifiers coming with a third-place time of 59.98 in the 300m hurdles, while Dalton Berg collected runner-up honors in the shot put with a toss measuring 37’ 8.5”.

Hunter Kuntze set a new PB in the high jump with a third-place leap of 5’ 2” and placed third in the long jump behind Anderson at 17’ 0”.

On the girls’ side, Aunna Havelka advanced to Finals with a third-place finish in the 100m (13.56), a fourth-place time of 29.59 in the 200m and a fourth-place hop of 4’ 4” in the high jump.

Havelka was also part of the Lady Eagles’ 4x400 relay team of Adrian Anderson, Nora Parker and Briella Hanchek, who crossed the finish line first overall with a time of 4:38.85.

Three of the Stephenson girls’ four relay teams moved on to the U.P. Finals.

Anderson, Austynn Buelteman, Aspen Grinsteiner and Rylie Cole ran the 4x100 and finished second overall in 58.21. Anderson and Cole then joined forces with Parker and Hanchek to take runner-up honors in the 4x800 (11:36.55).

For her part, Buelteman took second in the shot put (31’ 3”), discus (85’ 8”) and pole vault (8’ 0”).

Gabriella Putnam placed third in the 3,200m (14:46.96).

Carney-Nadeau had three boys qualify for U.P. Finals after Conner Paquin finished third in the shot put (35’ 3”), Sur Shepard took fourth in the high jump (5’ 0”) and Lane Mellen nabbed fourth place in the long jump (16’ 7”).

On the girls’ side, Kenna Thiry qualified in three events with a third-place time of 17.93 in the 110m hurdles, a runner-up finish of 53.66 in the 300m hurdles and second-place leap of 15’ 3” in the long jump.

Jenna Ernst finished third in the high jump at 4’ 6”

The U.P. Finals take place May 30 in Kingsford.

Up next

Stephenson and Carney-Nadeau will compete in the Skyline Conference championships on Tuesday at North Dickinson.

U.P. Regional results

Team scores

Boys — Stephenson 66, Ishpeming 35, Forest Park 32.5, North Dickinson 24, North Central 17, Wilson-Hannahville-Hah Tah Wahsh PSA 7, Republic-Michigamme 3, Carney-Nadeau 2.5

Girls — Forest Park 62.5, 2. Stephenson 57.5, North Dickinson 38, Ishpeming 13, Carney-Nadeau 12, North Central 2

Stephenson results

Boys

100m — 1. Ashton Schwittay, 11.87; 2. Evan Ruleau, 11.96; 4. Tyler Bottkel, 12.20; 12. Brock Berguist, 13.26

200m — 1. Gavin Anderson, 24.08; 3. E. Ruleau, 24.87; 10. Skyler Solka, 27.92; 17. Eythean Craig, 41.51

400m — 2. Canon Kuntze, 56.46; 3. Nolan Ruleau, 57.35; 5. Layne Detemple, 58.85; 11. Bentley Coldren, 1:11.58

800m — 4. Landon Pivatto, 2:21.33; 6. Finn Winkler, 2:28.91; 9. Trenton Cairns, 2:45.13

1,600m — 2. C. Kuntze, 5:20.11; 4. Camden Menor, 5:27.67

3,200m — 2. Menor, 12:02.11; 3. C. Kuntze, 12:06.59

110m hurdles — 5. Maddox Oczus, 21.04; 6. Hunter Kuntze, 21.56

300m hurdles — 3. Riley Johnson, 59.98

4x100 relay — 1. Schwittay/Bottkel/E. Ruleau/Robbie Labs, 47.38

4x200 relay — 1. Schwittay/N. Ruleau/Anderson/E. Ruleau, 1:39.40

4x400 relay — 1. Schwittay/N. Ruleau/Detemple/C. Kuntze, 3:52.17

4x800 relay — 4. Winkler/Menor/Cairns/Lyle Revall, 10:30.46

Shot put — 2. Dalton Berg, 37’ 8.5”

High jump — 1. Pivatto, 5’ 6”; 3. H. Kuntze, 5’ 2”; 6. Oczus, 4’ 6”

Pole vault —3. Pivatto, 10’ 0”; 5. Revall, 8’ 0”

Long jump — 2. Anderson, 18’ 2”; 3. H. Kuntze, 17’ 0”

Girls

100m —1. Faith Cappaert, 13.17; 3. Aunna Havelka, 13.56; 9. Taylor Schultze, 15.05; 13. Addison Olson, 15.36

200m — 1. Cappaert, 28.80; 4. Havelka, 29.59; 13. Aspen Grinsteiner, 33.44; 14. Olson, 33.75

400m — 1. Cappaert, 1:04.30; 5. Adrian Anderson, 1:12.82

800m — 1. Cappaert, 2:31.12; 5. Nora Parker, 2:54.48

1,600m — 5. Briella Hanchek, 7:03.47; 7. Gabriella Putnam, 7:28.58

3,200m — 3. Putnam, 14:46.96

100m hurdles — 5. Tristen Hallfrisch, 19.48

300m hurdles — 5. Rylie Cole, 57.02

4x100 relay — 2. Cole/Austyn Buelteman/Grinsteiner/Anderson, 58.21

4x200 relay — 3. Grinsteiner/Putnam/Parker/Hallfrisch, 2:12.10

4x400 relay — 1. Anderson/Hanchek/Parker/Havelka, 4:38.85

4x800 relay — 2. Anderson/Cole/Hanchek/Parker, 11:36.55

Shot put — 1. Caitlyn Erickson, 32’ 2.5”; 2. Buelteman, 31’ 3”

Discus — 1. Erickson, 102’ 1”; 2. Buelteman, 85’ 8”

High jump — 4. Havelka, 4’ 4”

Pole vault — 2. Buelteman, 8’ 0”

Carney-Nadeau results

Boys

100m — 13. Shaun Hansen, 13.50

200m — 6. Sur Shepard, 25.97

400m — 7. Jaxson Kleiman, 1:04.07

1,600m — 10. Shaw Salo, 6:45.89

4x200 relay — 4. Cullen Kasbohm/Shepard/Hansen/Lane Mellen, 1:51.02

Shot put — 3. Conner Paquin, 35’ 3”

High jump — 4. Shepard, 5’ 0”

Long jump — 4. Mellen, 16’ 7”

Girls

100m —6. Jenna Ernst, 13.99; 11. Addison Ross, 15.18; 16. Bailey Corrigan, 15.79

200m —10. Ross, 32.13; 16. Samantha Lawrence-Smits, 35.11

400m — 7. Lawrence-Smits, 1:26.32

100m hurdles — 3. Kenna Thiry, 17.93; 7. Aubrey Corrigan, 20.71

300m hurdles — 2. Thiry, 53.66; 7. A. Corrigan, 1:08.37

4x100 relay — 4. Ernst/Ross/Laine Eichorn/Thiry, 58.93

4x200 relay — 4. B. Corrigan/A. Corrigan/Ross/Lawrence-Smits, 2:20.42

Shot put — 5. Paige Jardeen, 25’ 10”

High jump — 3. Ernst, 4’ 6”

Long jump —2. Thiry, 15’ 3”