A roster of 26 Lake Orion elementary and middle schools students competed in the State Hershey Track and Field meet on July 8 in Holt. Students who won events at the local Dragon GAP Hershey Meet on June 10 automatically qualified to participate at the State meet.
Madison Eaton, a 5th grader at Carpenter Elementary School, led the way for Lake Orion athletes taking 1st place in 9-10 year old 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and standing long jump.
Eaton was also selected to compete in the Hershey Track & Field North American Finals in Hershey Pa., August 3 – 5. Eaton will receive a free all expense trip to tour the Hershey Chocolate Factory, Hershey Amusement Park. They will meet Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis and other celebrities on her trip.
Rounding out the state champions was Oakview Middle School 8th grader Hannah Cady who captured the girls 13-14year old 200 meter dash title and finished 3rd in the 100 meter dash.
Other State Meet place winners from Lake Orion included:
2nd Place
Boys 11-12 year old 4 x 100 Meter Relay team of Matthew Walters, Sam Gayford, Gavin Sutton, and Jim Scibor
3rd Place
Serene Abu-Hamden, Girls 11-12 Standing Long Jump
Summer Abu Hamden, Girls 9-10 50 Meter Dash
Grant Hindman, Boys 9-10 Standing Long Jump
Chris Kade, Boys 11-12 Softball Throw
Girls 9-10 4 x 100 Meter Relay team of Summer Abu-Hamden, Brooke Cesarek, Victoria McVety, and Alayna Zalac
4th Place
Andrea McCallum, Girls 9-10 Softball Throw
5th Place
Matthew Baran, Boys 13-14 100 Meter Dash and 200 Meter Dash
Maggie McBride, Girls 11-12 400 Meter Dash
Chase McBride, Boys 11-12 400 Meter Dash
6th Place
Fee Christoph, Girls 13-14 Standing Long Jump
Sarah Siekkenen, Girls 11-12 800 Meter Run

7th Place
Matthew Freeman, Boys 11-12 Softball Throw
Grant Hindman, Boys 9-10 100 Meter Dash and 200 Meter Dash
Lauren Danielson, Girls 13-14 Softball Throw
Maximo Jones, Boys 13-14 1600