LADY ARROWS Finish 8th at Regional Meet   A hot windy day greeted the athletes as they entered the stadium at Portage Central HS for the MHSAA Regional Meet. When the day was done two Arrows punched their state meet ticket helping Lowell to an 8th place finish. Senior Emily German fought of the wind as she took 2nd in the 100 hurdles in 16.58 which qualified her for the state meet. Two events later junior distance ace Annika Sandman took 2nd in the 1600m running 5:11.85 also getting here a ticket to the state meet.   Other Lowell athletes finishing in top 8 were,   Isabel German                   200(7th)                 28.38                                                 400 (6th)               1:06.96 Keira Sandman                  1600 (7th)             5:44.98 Annika Sandman              3200 (3rd)             11:21.42 Aubriegh Oswald              SP (6th)                  34-04.75 1600m Relay (J Sanders, J Harper, H Flickinger, L Krieger) 6th        4:20.64   Team Scores   1. East Kentwood 120 2. FHC GR_Forest Hills Central 74 3. Portage Central 71 4. Kalamazoo Central 57 5. GR_Ottawa Hills 51 6. Mattawan 37 7. Caledonia 36.5 8. Lowell 36 9. Portage Northern 33 10. BC Central 32 11. Sturgis 27 12. Byron Center 23 13. Coldwater 21.5 14. FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern 21 15. Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 11 16. Battle Creek Lakeview 9 17. Greenville 3      

LADY ARROWS Finish 5th at the OK White Conference Meet   It was hot both on the track and off as the warm temps served to heat up the competition at the OK White Conference meet hosted by Lowell at Red Arrow Stadium. At the end of the meet GR Christian bested the field with EGR taking second which meant that they would share the title as EGR won the regular season and both the conference meet and regular are worth 50% of the value. Lowell used 14 PR’s, one school record, and overperformed in seven vents to score 75.5 points good enough for 5th place. This means that Lowell will tie Byron Center for 4th place in the overall conference standings.   Aubriegh Oswald was the lone Ok White champion for the Arrows winning the shot put with a throw of 34-09. Annika Sandman broke her school record in a fast 1600m taking 5th in 5:02.79. Sandman came back and took silver medalist honors in the 3200m going 11:00.21. Lowell had two other silver medalist honors as sisters Isabel and Emily German took 2nd in the 200m (26.87) and 100H (15.91) respectively. The two performances move Emily to #4 on the record board in the hurdles and Isabel to #9.   Other Lowell scorers were Isabel German 400m (5th)           1:02.34 (#9 record board)                                 PV (6th)                 8-06 Jadan Sanders   PV (7th)                 8-06 Leah Krieger       300H (5th)            50.04 (#10 record board)                                 HJ (6th)                  4-07 Emily German   300H (t7th)         52.36 Liberty Cook       discus (3rd)          105-06 Kaylee Byrne      Discus (7th)          92-11 400m RELAY       (Spaulding, Sayer, Seddon, Gustin) 54.87 (6th) 800m RELAY       (Spaulding, Sayer, Gustin, Krieger) 1:53.20 (3rd) 1600m Relay      (I German, Flickinger, German, Sanders) 4:25.87 (5th) 3200mRELAY      (K Sandman, Harper, A German, A Sandman) 10:23.71 (4th) (#8 record board)   Lowell had three women earn all-conference honors. Oswald with her win and Isabel German and Annika Sandman earning the honors on points scored in the championship meet.   Team Scores 1. GR_Christian 142 2. East Grand Rapids 138 3. FHC GR_Forest Hills Central 114.5 4. Byron Center 83 5. Lowell 75.5 6. FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern 35 6. GR_Northview 35 8. Greenville 8   Lowell travels to Portage Central HS on Friday as they participate in the MHSAA 1-03 regional.  

Arrows defeat Greenville to close regular season   The Red Arrows sent their seniors off in fine fashion by using points from all over to close the OK White regular season with a win over Greenville. Lowell had its typical rain, wind, cold day but kept things warm with some great times and multiple point scorers to make it a good night. The Arrows are off for a week when they will host the OK White Conference meet on Thursday and Friday, May 12th-13th. Field events and prelims are on Thursday starting at 4PM with all finals starting Friday at 6PM.   Team Scores                  Lowell 105          Greenville                  32                                   Placing for the Arrows were…   1st place Isabel German                   100m                     13.66                                                 200m                     28.10 (PR) Jadan Sanders                   400m                     1:07.65 Annika Sandman              800m                     2:40.31                                                 1600m                   5:33.96                                                 3200m                   12:01.92 Emily German                   100H                      16.88 Leah Krieger                       300H                      52.92 Aubriegh Oswald              SP                           34-06.25 Liberty Cook                       Discus                   100-02 400mRelay (Spaulding, Sayers, I German, Gustin)   55.66 800mRelay (Spaulding, Sayers, Gustin, Krieger) 1:56.42 400mRelay (Sanders, Harper, E German, Flickinger) 4:36.80 3200mRelay (Haper, Young, Sandman, A German) 11:18.47     2nd place Leah Krieger                       100m                     13.77 Hanna Flickinger               400m                     1:08.59 Katrina Sandman              800m                     2:40.38                                                 1600m                   6:00.40                                                 3200m                   12:04.30 (#5 LHS record board) Emily German                   300H                      53.56 Kaylee Byrne                      SP                           28-05.25                                                 Discus                   83-01   3rd Place Jamara Harper                   400m                     1:09.07 Keira Sandman                  800m                     2:42.99 Anna Forney                      3200m                   15:05.54 Daniela Dujat                     100H                      19.72 Liberty Cook                       SP                           27-08.50 Leah Krieger                       HJ                           4-00.00  

Lady Arrows Earn top 4 at GR Elite Challenge The Red Arrows took advantage of great competition to throw down some of the best performances of the year helping them to a 4th place finish.  In spite of some strong winds the day was full of some personal records as well as a huge school record.  Annika Sandman was one of the highlights of the meet with her win in the 3200m running a school record 10:48.68 which is just shy of 20 seconds faster than her previous school record.  In the throws Liberty Cook had a strong day moving up to #7 in the discus with a throw of 106-01 and followed that up with a PR in the shot with a toss 30-03.  In the 1600m Katrina Sandman moved to #8 on the board running 5:33.39.   The Arrows are at home on Tuesday hosting Greenville.   Girls Varsity   1. Rockford 170 2. St. Joseph 98 3. Zeeland West 66 4. Lowell 60 5. FHC GR_Forest Hills Central 54 6. GR_Ottawa Hills 47 7. Jenison 46 8. Allendale 27 9. Spring Lake 24 10. GRTC Peregrines 20 11. Zeeland East 17 12. GR_West Michigan Aviation 16 13. FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern 11 14. Muskegon Western Mich. Christi 10 15. Capital Homeschool 9 15. Wyoming Potter's House 9 17. GR_Catholic Central 4 18. Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports 3 19. Wyoming Godwin Heights 1               Second place finishes were Swedish Relay (Spaulding, Sayers, I German, Krieger)  2:40.25 DMR (Sandman, Harper, Sandman, Sandman)  13:28.17   Third place finishes were Isabel German 3rd tie      9-00   Fourth place finishes were Annika Sandman               1600                       5:10.12 Liberty Cook                       Discus                   106-01 Shuttle Hurdle Relay (German, Dujat, Seddon, Looman) 1:20.51   Other scoring places Emily German, 100H 5th place Cook, SP 7th place 3200m Relay (Harper, Young, O Boyle, German) 8th place) 800m relay (Spaulding, Sayers, Gustin, Krieger) 7th place 1600m relay (German, Kowalska, Harper, Flickinger) 5th place        

LADY ARROWS split Double Dual w/ EGR and FHN   Lowell took advantage of multiple personal records, points in distance, throws, and relays to earn a split against OK White rivals East Grand Rapids and Forest Hills Northern. The Arrows jumped out quick in the first five events scored to grab a good size lead on FHN and kept it close with EGR. Lowell kept it going against the Huskies to pull away but ran into the strong mid distance crew from EGR to come up short at the end of the day. Highlights on the evening was Annika Sandman lowering her school record in the 3200m run going 11:07.82 while sister Katrina moved to #6 on the record board in the same event going 12:12.   Lowell is off until Saturday when they participate in the Grand Rapids Elite Invitational at Houseman Field.   Team Scores                  Lowell 93          FHN                    44                  Lowell 52          EGR                  85                   Taking firsts overall in the double dual for the Arrows were   1st place Annika Sandman                  3200m              11:07.82 (School Record) Jadan Sanders                       PV                      7-06.00                                 Aubriegh Oswald                 SP                    33-10.50 Liberty Cook                         Discus               101-30.00   2nd place Emily German                   110H                      16.84 Annika Sandman              1600m                   5:18.32 Leah Krieger                       300H                      51.36 Isabel German                  PV                        7-06.00 Jadan Sanders                   LJ                         13-05.00 400m Relay (Spaulding, Sayers, Seddon, Gustin)     56.32 1600m Relay (Sanders, Kowalska, Flickinger, I German)   4:34.60 3200m Relay (Sandman, Sandman, German, Sandman) 10:39.41   3rd Place Leah Krieger                        100m                     13.31      Isabel German                   400m                     67.47 Aubreigh Oswald                 Discus                   86-02

Lowell Girls Honor Coach with Win at Kathy Talus Relays The Lady Arrows did their part to honor Kathy Talus by outdistancing Byron Center and Caledonia for the win at the track invitational that Lowell hosts in her name.    The Arrows used the field events and Distance Medley to get off to a strong start by scoring 33 points with a win in the LJ relay (Jadan Sanders 14-02.50) / Jamara Harper 13-04.25) and 2nd places in the PV relay (Sanders 9-00 PR / Isabel German 9-00) and Distance Medley Relay (Katrina Sandman, Abigal German, Keira Sandman, Annika Sandman) 24:04.98.  The strong start along with wins in the 100m hurdles by Emily German 16.68 (PR) and 1600m by Annika Sandman 5:11 put Lowell were in good shape the rest of the way as Lowell scored in all but one event in the afternoon events.  Second place finishers were 1600m relay  (Sanders, Kowalska, Flickenger, I German) 4:27.37 3200m Relay (Sandman, German, Sandman, Sandman)  10:44.49 Red Arrow Relay (Spaulding, Sayer, I German, Sanders)  2:00.22 Distance Medley (K Sandman, Abby German, K Sandman, A Sandman)  24:04.98 PV relay (Sanders 9-00 / I German 9-00) Third place finishers were Katrina Sandman 1600m  5:37.34 800m Relay (Sayer, Spaulding, Gustin, Krieger)  1:54.2 Fourth Place finishers were Discus Relay (Cook 102-09 PR / Byrne 78-01) Also Scoring for the Arrows were Shot Put Relay (Byrne / Cook) 6th place HJ relay (Krieger / O Boyle) 5th place    Womens Varsity 1. Lowell 91 2. Byron Center 75 3. Caledonia 74 4. Hamilton 57 5. Jenison 53 6. Holland 38 7. Grandville 33 8. Holland Black River 24 9. Fremont 13 10. Grand River Preparatory 6 11. GR_Covenant Christian 1  

LADY ARROWS split Double Dual w/ FHC and Northview   Lowell competed against Forest Hills Central and Northview in a cold double dual at Byron Center splitting the meet by beating Northview and losing to FHC. The Arrows took advantage of strong field events as well as hurdles in both the meets while success in all events played a role in the large score against Northview. During the meet we saw AQ marks met in 2 events as well as a dozen PR’s. Lowell will be home the next two dates hosting the Kathy Talus Invite on Saturday and the next OK White Quad on Tuesday 4/26.   Team Scores                  Lowell 98           Northview      39                  Lowell 48           FHC                  89                   Taking firsts overall in the double dual for the Arrows were   1st place Emily German                       100mH                    17.66                                              Aubriegh Oswald                 SP                             34-06.00 Liberty Cook                         Discus                      88-09.00   2nd place Annika Sandman                800m                      2:35.90                                               1600m                     5:24.16                                              3200m                     11:22.53 Kaylee                                   Discus                    82-04 Leah Krieger                         HJ                              4-04.00 (PR)                           Isabel German                     PV                             9-00.00 Jadan Sanders                    LJ                              13-04.50 800m Relay (Spaulding, Sayers, Kreiger, Flickenger)     1:59.57 1600m Relay (Sanders, Flickenger, Harper, Sandman)   4:37.39 3200m Relay (Sandman, Sandman, German, Sandman) 10:44.15   3rd Place Leah Krieger                        100m                     13.97                                                      300H                      53.95 Kailyn Gustin                      200m                      30.45 Jadan Sanders                   400m                      67.17 Katrina Sandman                 800m                      2:39.32 Aubreigh Oswald                 Discus                     81-01.00

LADY ARROWS defeat Byron Center but fall short to Christian   The Lady Arrows started their spring OK White campaign by earning a split with Byron Center and Grand Rapids Christian. This was the first meet of the season, and it offered many surprises as two school records fell, and a couple of Arrows made their way on to the record board. Annika Sandman picked up where she left off in the fall by setting a record in both the 1600m and the 3200m record with times of 5:07 and 11:09 respectively which lowered each by 8 seconds. Newcomers Aubriegh Oswald hit 36-05.75 in the shot out which moves her to #4 all-time and Isabel German hit 9-0 in the Pole vault which gets her with a cast of others at #9. In addition to those marks, we saw 13 AQ marks hit earning them their varsity letter. The Arrows will have a day off before they travel to Caledonia for the Soderman relays on Saturday.   Team Scores               Lowell 86            Byron Center       51                 Lowell   55           GR Christian        82                   Taking firsts overall in the double dual for the Arrows were   1st place Jadan Sanders                      400m                       1:04.68                                                 LJ                              14-07.50 Annika Sandman                  800m                       2:31.43                                                 3200m                    11:09.93 Aubriegh Oswald                 SP                             36-05.75 Isabel German                      PV                             9-00.00 800m Relay         (Spaulding, Sayer, Krieger, Flickinger)       1:56.57   2nd place Annika Sandman                1600m                   5:07.97 Liberty Cook                        Discus                    92-10 (PR) Emily German                     100H                      18.96 Leah Krieger                        300H                        52.37 Jadan Sanders                     PV                             8-06.00 Kailyn Gustin                      LJ                              14-00.00   3rd Place Jamara Harper                    400m                     1:09.13                                                LJ                            13-09.50 Kaylee Byrne                       SP                           29-10.75