While there was no energy in the finish line electrical outlet; there was plenty of energy in the Red Arrow performances as Lowell hosted Sparta and Allendale.  Of the 95 performances on Tuesday night, 64 resulted in either personal or season records.  The final team scores resulted in a tie w/ Sparta and a 88-49 loss to Allendale.  The Allendale score was much closer than it appears as 6 seconds separated a total of 20 points which would have flipped the meet the other direction.  The 400m relay team of Chris Wigger, Ian Kuntz, Marek Pullen, and Mason Butler were one of the highlights of the evening as moved to #2 on the LHS record board with a time of 44.70.  In the 3200m run Marshall Huhn and Cooper Byrne moved to #3 and #7 with times of 9:43 and 9:54 respectively.  Marek Pullen moved up the board in two events as he is now #5 in the 100m and #4 in the 200m with times of 11.36 and 23.18.  The hurdles saw Christopher Wigger coming in first in both the 110HH and the 300 hurdles going 15.70 and 41.05.  The Arrows are back at it on Saturday as they host the Kathy Talus Memorial Invitational.

Team Scores

Lowell   68.5      Sparta 68.5

Lowell  49           Allendale 88

The Red Arrows kicked off their 2025 RCA Campaign with a double dual hosted by Coopersville HS.  When all events were done the Arrows found themselves on the winning end against Kenowa Hills 78-59 and came up short against the host by a score of 72-65.  In the world of track the seven-point difference is a second and third place going the other direction.  The relays were the highlight of the evening as Lowell won three of the four with the 800m relay team of Chris Wigger, Ian Kuntz, Jacob Ort, and Mason Butler going 1:33.346 which is #4 on the LHS record board.  In addition to the relays Chris Wigger found 1^st place two more times as he swept both hurdle events.  Marshall Huhn and Cooper Byrne were frequent scorers as together they accounted for 22 points and were members of the winning 3200m relay team joining w/ Brayden Marchel and Cody Bromley. 

Team Scores

Lowell   78          Kenowa Hills  59

Lowell  65           Coopersville 72

1^st Place Finishers

Marshall Huhn                 800                        2:03

Cooper Byrne                   1600 /3200        4:49 /10:46

Chris Wigger                     110HH  300H   16.02/40.52

800m Relay       (Wigger, Kuntz, Ort, Butler)  1:33.36  #4LHS

3200m Relay     (Marchal, Bromley, Byrne, Huhn)  9:26

Next up for the Arrows is the Byron Center Bulldog Invitational on Saturday.

Lowell went to the site of the 2024 OK White Conference Meet to join fifteen other teams in the BC Bulldog Invite.  This inaugural event provided a chance for athletes to hit an “early qualifying” mark for the state meet.  The stiff competition also provided a stage for the Red Arrows to shine as we had four “gold” medalists at the end of the day.  Christopher Wigger was a double winner as he captured the 110HH and the 300H winning both in 15.27 and 39.93 respectively.  The time in the 110HH was #7 on the LHS record board and the time in the 300H was .02 from his own school record.  Cooper Byrne was next up as he passed the second-place finisher in the final 100m to win in 4:33.81.  Marshall Huhn closed the meet with a win in the 3200m running a solo effort of 9:49.38 which was #5 on the LHS board.  The relay team of Wigger, Kuntz, Ort, and Butler continue to get the stick around as they grabbed a fourth place medal in the 800m relay going 1:34.14.

Team Scores

Medalists

Cooper Byrne                   1600m                 1st         4:33  #7 LHS

Marshall Huhn                 200m                    1^st           9:49  #5 LHS

Chris Wigger                     110HH/300H   1^st           15.27 / 39.93

800m Relay (Wigger, Kuntz, Ort, Butler) 4^th        1:34.41

Lowell hosts the next RCA meet on Tuesday at Red Arrow Stadium.