Red Arrows close out season at Regional Meet The Lowell Boy's track team closed out the season by gaining a lot of experience and  scoring 10 points at the MHSAA state regional meet held at East Lansing HS.  The young arrows were able to use the meet as a gauge to see where they needed to grow before next year.  The Arrows only graduate a couple of athletes and when you look at the regional roster you will find a majority of the students as first year regional performers.  The experience will pay dividends as we continue the process.  Lowell was able to capture three all region performances led by the 3200m relay team taking 5th place in 8:25.14.  Members of the team were Caleb Swart, Collier Kaufman, Benji Kinnucan, and Nigel Mika.  Swart also secured a 6th place finish in the 1600m hitting a PR time of 4:34.04.  Landon Grant closed out the scoring for the Arrows capturing 6th place in the LJ going 19-07.00.  

Red Arrows  Finish 4th at OK White Conference Meet Lowell went into the OK White Conference meet with a  4th place regular season ranking and when the dust settled on Friday night they were in 4th place at the conference meet.  The 4th place finish allowed them tied with an overall OK White ranking of 4th tied with Northview.  The Red Arrows were able to get two members on the ALL CONFERENCE team as Caleb Swart and Landon Grant made the team on points.  In the meet Lowell was able to take medals away in thirteen of the seventeen events which is a great way to finish the conference meet considering that all but one of the medalists will be coming back next year.  The Arrows are young and gained a lot of experience going against many of the senior laden teams. Besides the medals the number of PR's (personal records) hit on Friday night took both hands to count.  Some of the highlights of the evening were Keegan Cater's 116-05 toss in the discus which was a 10' improvement, Landon Grant's 5-09 HJ mark, Caleb Swart 1600m / 3200m double, Josh Rau's 110HH / 300H double, the 800m where the top 5 were within 1 sec, and lastly the 1600m where all entries obtained a PR.  The JV OK White Conference meet is Tuesday at Red Arrow Stadium and the MHSAA regional meet is Friday at East Lansing HS. Team Scores 1.       Greenville                   168 2.       FHC                                  85 3.       Cedar Springs              84.5 4.       Northview                   79.5 5.       Lowell                             52 6.       FHN                                 31 7.       Ottawa Hills                  26 Placing overall in the conference meet for the Arrows were 2nd place Caleb Swart        1600m                   4:36.55 Landon Grant    LJ                            20-03.00 4th place Joshua Rau         110HH                   16.23 Devin Dietz         200m                     23.39 Caleb Swart        3200m                   10:05.63 Keegan Cater     discus                    116-05 Landon Grant    HJ                           5-09.00 3200m Relay  (Swart, Collier Kaufman, Lucas Cossar, Nigel Mika)                8:31.32 5th place Nigel Mika           800m                     2:04.07 Jakob Reynolds discus                   111-10.00 Lucas  Cossar      3200m                   10:14.46 Joshua Rau         300H                      43.66 1600m Relay       (Vroman, Mika, Grant, Dietz) NT (clock malfunction) 6th place Devin Dietz         400m                     53.53 800m Relay  (Kelley, Smith, Zimmerman, Dietz) 1:37.86  

Red Arrows  Finish Regular Season against Cedar and Greenville Lowell concluded the regular season going 500 as they lost close duals against both Cedar Springs and Greenville.  The Arrows gathered points from all events but were challenged against the sprints and hurdles of Greenville while the Cedar distance crew neutralized Lowell's distance ranks.   The meet did see Devin Dietz crash into the record books in the 400m while Caleb Swart moved up in the 1600m.   The Arrows rest for a couple of days before they head to Houseman field to compete in the OK White Conference championships which will take place on Friday with final running events starting at 7 PM. Team Scores                Lowell   60           Cedar Springs        75                Lowell   45           Greenville               92 Placing overall in the double dual  for the Arrows were 2nd place Caleb Swart        1600m                   4:35.80  #6 all-time LHS Devin Dietz         400m                     51.48  #6 all-time LHS 3rd Place Joshua Rau         110HH                   15.97 Lucas Cossar      3200m                   10:38.03 Jakob Reynolds Discus                   110-05.00

Red Arrows finish in 4th @ Hopkins Invite The Lowell Red Arrows used a well balance attack scoring points in 14 of the 17 events to take 4th place at the Hopkins Invitational just missing a top three by 7 points.  The meet served as a final warm-up before the Arrows enter the final week of the regular season.  The Arrows will compete next at home in their final OK White double dual.  Wayland Union 142 2 Allendale 140 3 Sparta 93.5 4 Lowell 86.5 5 Hopkins 60 6 GR West Michigan Aviation 42 7 The Potter's House 23 7 Wyoming Kelloggsville 23 9 Martin 22 10 GR_Ottawa Hills 15 Top finishers for the Arrows were 2nd place 3200m Relay                       (Caleb Swart, Benji Kinnucan, Sawyer Fowler, Nigel Mika)            8:28.65 LJ                                            Landon Grant    19-05.50 3rd Place 400m                                     Devin Dietz         52.85 1600m Relay                       (Tyler Vroman, Nigel Mika, Caleb Swart, Dietz)   3:43.83 4th place 200m                                     Dietz      23.46 1600m                                   Swart 4:37.16 LJ                                            Vroman 18-05.50 HJ                                           Grant    5-08 Also placing were 800m Relay team of Smith, Northrup, Zimmerman, Dietz taking 5th 400m Relay team of Kelley, Smith, Zimmerman, Northrup taking 5th Josh Ray 6th in the 300H Mika and Swart taking 5th and 7th in the 800m Cossar and Kinnucan taking 5th and 6th in the 3200m Kelly taking 5th in the LJ Dougherty and Kuhns taking 5th and 6th in the PV Other places were DMR relay team of Cossar, Mika, Swart, Kinnucan taking 4 Rau in the 110HH going 4th 800m Relay team of Adamczak, Zimmerman, Northrup, and Dietz taking 4th Caleb Swart taking 4th in the 1600m with a PR 4:35.58 1600m relay team of Vroman, Mika, Grant, and Dietz taking 4th Discus relay team of Cheney and Reynolds taking 6th  

 LOWELL SPLITS AGAINST FHN & FHC The Red Arrow track team battled three opponents as they overcame rain, wind, and cold temps to  split a double dual against FHC and FHN.  Both meets were extremely close as they were decided by less than five points or one second place in any event.  Tuesday required a total teams effort whether on the track or as a member of the team supporting the remaining events as it became harder to keep pushing forward.    The Arrows took advantage of a strong distance crew as well as the long sprints and hurdles to get the job done.  Surprising there were many personal records set in the conditions which indicate that things are coming together as the season winds down.  The Arrows are now IN 3RD in the OK White regular season standings going into the final double dual next Tuesday at  Red Arrow Stadium.  Before that the team will travel to Hopkins for their invite. Team Scores                 Lowell   65           FHC       68                 Lowell   70           FHN       65 Taking firsts overall in the double dual  for the Arrows were 1st place Devin Dietz         400m                     52.32 Devin Dietz         200m                     24.12 Josh Rau              110HH                   16.34 Landon Grant    HJ                           5'6" 2nd place Nigel Mika           800m                     2:08.80 Caleb Swart        1600                       4:36.8 Caleb Swart        3200m                   10:20.90 Josh Rau              300mH                  43.30 Cameron Chaney Discus               113-06.75 3rd Place Tyler Vroman     100m                     12.20 Ben Kinnucan    3200m                   10:41.70 Jakob Reynolds Discus                   110-06.00 Aidan Kelley       LJ                            17-04.50

Red Arrows grab top 5 at the Kathy Talus Relays The Red Arrows scored points in every event but three to finish 5th at the Kathy Talus Relays.  Twenty eight points separated the top five with Wyoming taking the victory with 88 points.  The Arrows were able to lean on their long sprints as well as the jumps and vault to stay with the pack of five.   Next up for the Arrows is the 2nd OK White meet against Forest Hills Central and Forest Hills Northern this Tuesday at FHC. Men - Team Rankings - 15 Events Scored ===============================================================================    1) Wyoming                     88                2) Caledonia                  77.50    3) East Grand Rapids      73.50          4) Holland                    64    5) Lowell                      60                   6) Grandville                 51.50    7) Jenison                     35                  8) Byron Center               10.50    9) Grand River Preparatory      5 Scoring for the Arrows 2nd place Red Arrow Relay              (Austin Smith, Aidan Kelly, Tyler Vroman, Devin Dietz)   1:39.66 LJ Relay                                (Landon Grant / Tyler Vroman)  26-09 3rd Place 300H                     Joshua Rau         44.08 HJ Relay               Grant    5-08 PV Relay              (Dougherty, Kuhns, Grant)          19-00 Other places were DMR relay team of Cossar, Mika, Swart, Kinnucan taking 4th Rau in the 110HH going 4th 800m Relay team of Adamczak, Zimmerman, Northrup, and Dietz taking 4th Caleb Swart taking 4th in the 1600m with a PR 4:35.58 1600m relay team of Vroman, Mika, Grant, and Dietz taking 4th Discus relay team of Cheney and Reynolds taking 6th

 LOWELL DEFEATS OTTAWA AND NORTHVIEW The Lowell track team kicked off the conference season a week late due to poor weather but took to the track without missing a beat as they defeated both Northview and Ottawa Hills in a double dual.  The Arrows were able to gather points from all disciplines but took charge of the meet early by owning the field events and taking a commanding point lead before the running events started.  Once on the track the Arrows saw a strong distance crew wear down the opponents and left the longer sprints and hurdles to clean up the day. Team Scores                 Lowell   86           Northview          51                 Lowell  93            Ottawa Hills        43 Taking firsts overall in the double dual  for the Arrows were 1st place Devin Dietz         400m                     55.02 Caleb Swart        1600m                   4:46.58 Ben Kinnucan    3200m                   10:58.73 Josh Rau              110HH                   15.94 Josh Rau              300H                      45.29 Landon Grant    HJ                           5'8" Landon Grant    LJ                            20-00.5 1600m Relay       (Vroman, Mika, Swart, Dietz)                     3:46.38 3200m Relay       (Mika, Cossar, Fowler, Weston)                9:23.95 2nd place Nigel Mika           800m                     2:08.60 Lucas Cossar       3200m                   11:01.89 Jackson Fowler 300H                      48.47 Cameron Chaney Shot                   37-00.00 Jakob Reynolds Discus                   103-07.00 Sam Dougherty PV                         9-06 Tyler Vroman     LJ                            19-08.50 3rd Place Caleb Swart        800m                     2:09.13 Collier Kaufman  1600m                 4:52.14 Cole Weston      3200m                   11:04.80 Cameron Cheney  110HH              18.74 Keegan Cater     300H                      49.02 Cameron Cheney Discus               100-05.00 Will Kuhns           PV                          9-06.00 Regan Zimmerman  LJ                    19-04.00

Lowell Boys Finish 6th at Soderman Relays The Red Arrows enjoyed some sunshine and their first full team completion as they participated in the Caledonia Soderman Relays.  The Arrows finished in 6th place with 38 pts but were within 3 pts of 4th place Otsego.  Winning the meet was the host Caledonia with 83 pts. The Arrows received some nice surprises in the sprints as they were able to finish 2nd in the Sprint Medley Relay (Tyler Vroman, Raven Adamczak, Regan Zimmerman, Devin Dietx)  going 2:36.33 and in the 1600m relay  (Vroman, Landon  Grant, Keegan Cater, Dietz) to capture 2nd in the 1600m relay in a time of 3:40. The middle distance team of Lucas Coosar, Nigel Mika, Caleb Swart, and Sawyer Fowler captured a 3rd place medal in the 3200m relay in 8:42.46.  Closing out the medalis for Lowell was the LJ relay team of Vroman and Aidan Kelly grabbing 2nd place with jumps of 19'2" and 17'11" repectively. Also placing for the Arrows were 4mile Relay team of Ben Kinnucan, Sawyer Fowler, Cole Weston, and Caleb Swart  (4th place) Shuttle Hurdle Relay team of Cameron Cheney, Jackson Fowler, Cater, Joshua Rau (4th place) Shot Put Relay team of Cheny and Jacob Reynolds (5th place) HJ relay team of Vroman and Grant (5th place) PV relay team of Sam Dougherty and Will Kuhns (5th place) Team Scores 1.       Caledonia            83 2.       Holland                 55 3.       Kazoo Central    44 4.       Otsego                 41 5.       GR Christian       40.5 6.       Lowell                   38 7.       S Christian           28.5 8.       Portage North   23 The Arrows will be at Northview HS on Tuesday the 23rd as the compete against Northview and Ottawa Hills.  

With yet another meet cancellation, the Lowell Boys took advantage of some dry weather by taking a limited squad to the Lakewood Invitational.  The boys were able to walk away with a few medals and some personal records.  In the Long Jump, Aidan Kelly took 4th with a jump of 18’3” while Landon Grant placed 6thjumping 17’5”.   Freshman Josh Rau took the lone track medal finishing 5th in the 110HH with a time of 17.45.  PR’s were set in the 1600m by Cole Weston (5:03) and in the 3200m by John Lothian (11:29).  The Arrows will be at full strength on Tuesday as they host Greenville and Cedar Springs.