Saturday seven track and field teams came to Lowell HS to help honor former LHS coach and teacher Kathy Talus at the Invite named in her honor.  The relay format meet allows the field events to combine the top two marks form a relay team and score based on their total height or distance.  On the track there are some unique relays such as the Red Arrow Relay and the longer version on the Distance Medley Relay.  Newcomer Hudsonville captured top honors on the day with Caledonia and Lowell rounding out the top three.  Lowell had three event winners on the day and had 12 medalists spread out over the 15 events.  Isabel German won the 100m dash in 12.71 which is #3 on the LHS record board.  Earlier in the day German won the PV with a 12’ vault and her vault joined with Olivia Lothian’s 8’ vault set a new KT record of 20’ capturing first place and the associated 10 points.  Leah Krieger won the 100H going 16.28 and an easy win.  Earlier, Krieger joined Harper Schaedig in the LJ as they took silver medalist honors with a combined jump of 29’ 2.25”.

Medalists

Isabel German                 1^st           100M    12.71

Leah Krieger                     1^st           100H    16.28

                                                3^rd           300H    50.79

Claire O Boyle                  4^th           100H    18.67PR

Anika Huhn                        4^th           300H    52.79PR

400mRelay (Costello, Harrington, Doyle, Johnston)                      4^th           57.76

800mRelay (Bieneman, Schaedig, Krieger, German)                    3^rd           1:52.40

SMR (Chappel, Schaedig, Bieneman, German)                                               3^rd           2:00.54

Discus Relay (Bieneman, Flickenger)                                                   4^th           137’ 7”

HJ Relay (O Boyle, Schaedig)                                                                    4^th           8’8”

PV Relay (German / Lothian)                                                                     1^st           20’ (KT Record)

LJ Relay (Krieger / Schaedig)                                                                     2^nd          29’ 2.25”

Womens Varsity

The Lady Arrows continued the momentum that was created over the weekend as the were able to score wins against Sparta (94.50-42.50) and Allendale (77-60).  Lowell used scoring in all disciplines and saw 54 personal or season records on the night which generated a lot of excitement throughout the team.  Isabel German was part of four first place finishes as she won the 100m, 200m, PV, and joined Harper Schaedig, Alessandra Chappel, and Laney Bieneman in winning the 400m relay team.  Leah Krieger won both the hurdle events and joined with Lauren Harrington, Schaedig, and Bieneman to capture the 800m relay.  Audrey Latchaw ran a season best 2:34.04 to win the 800m and earned runner-up honors in the 1600m.  The team wins now put the Arrows in second place in the conference with a 3-1 record.  Lowell will host the Kathy Talus Memorial Invitational this Saturday.

Team Scores

Lowell   94.50                   Sparta 42.50

Lowell  77                          Allendale 60

1^st Place Finishers

Isabel German                 100/200/PV                       12.88 / 26.07 / 12’

Leah Krieger                      100H / 300H                     18.0 /54.49

Audrey Latchaw               800m                                   2:34.04

400mRelay  (German, Schaedig, Chappel, Bieneman)        53.76

800m Relay (Harrington, Schaedig, Krieger, Bieneman)     1:53.88 (Season Record)

2^nd Place Finishers

Brooklyn Jackson              400m                                     1:07.7 PR

Audrey Latchaw                1600m                                   5:52.31

Madelyn Hayes                 Shot Put                               28-10

Olivia Lothian                     PV                                          9-06 PR

Harper Schaedig               HJ                                           14-01

Lowell kicked off their RCA season as they travelled to Coopersville participating in a double dual against Kenowa Hills and Coopersville.  The Arrows ended up splitting the competition scoring a win against the Knights and coming up on the short end against the Broncos.    Lowell had one multi  event winner as senior Isabel German scored wins in the 100m, 200m, PV  and joined Lily Dyer, Harper Schaedig, and Laney Bieneman to win the 400m Relay.  Claire O’Boyle used a clean sheet to win the HJ going 4’8”.

Team Scores

Lowell   106                       Kenowa Hills  30

Lowell  55.67                    Coopersville 81.33

1^st Place Finishers

Isabel German                 100/200/PV                       13.33/26.49/11’

Lily Dyer                              100H                                    16.93

Claire O’Boyle                 HJ                                           4’8”

400mRelay  (Dyer, Schaedig, German, Bieneman)        53.23

800m Relay (Dyer, Schaedig, Krieger, Bieneman)          1:54.71

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

Stiff competition provided the Red Arrows a chance to measure themselves in this 2025 season as Lowell competed in the Byron Center Culldog Invite.  On the day Lowell finished 7^th out of the fifteen complete teams (17 schools entered) that participated.  The highlight of the day came in the PV as Isabel German punched her ticket to the state meet as she hit the EQ mark of 11’6 by winning the event in 12’6”.  Oliva Lothian also snagged a 3^rd place medal with a PR vault of 8’9”.  German also grabbed a couple of 3^rd place medals on the track in the 100/200 as she continues to show some early season speed in the sprints.  Leah Krieger was the final Lowell medalist with a 4^th place in the 100H going 17.42.

Team Scores

Medalists

Isabel German                 100m/200m      3^rd/3^rd                    12.79/26.28

                                                PV                          1^st                           12’6”  (EQ)

Leah Krieger                     100H                    4^th                           17.42

Olivia Lothian                  PV                          3^rd                           8’9”

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