Coach Stan Ford praised his runners for some good performances on Saturday, May 30, at the state championship held at East Kentwood High School.
Senior sprinter Jeff Heath qualified out of the preliminaries of the 200-meter dash to the semifinals.
‘In the semifinals, Heath ran hard all the way down the stretch to out-lean all but one of his competitors,? Ford said.
Heath got second place, qualifying him for the finals, where he earned All-State Honors by finishing eighth.
‘But it was that lean in the semi’s that got him there,? Ford said.
He beat out three other sprinters by .034 one thousandth of a second.
‘Senior Jeremiah Hargett ran his usual gutty race,? Ford said.
Hargett finished in fifth place for All-State honors in the 1600-meters run. Jeremiah’s time of 4:17.44 his fastest time of the season, and third fastest in Lake Orion history, 4:17.44.
Lake Orion Men’s Track and Field 2009 Awards:
MVP–Jeremiah Hargett
MIP–Devon Cudnohufsky
9th Grade MVP–Nick Balavich and Alex Roberts
Coaches Awards
Field Event–Scott LaValley
Sprints–Jeff Heath
Hurdles–Jeremy Nixon
Distance–Ryan Ziolko
All League
Robby Lentz, Long Jump
All ? State
Jeremiah Hargett ? 5th Place, 1600m Run
Jeff Heath ? 8th Place, 200m Dash
O.A.A. Sportsmanship Award
Scott LaValley