WC Girls Capture Regional Title

Youthful squad shines at Brethren. "A testament to their dedication"

Justice Dixon led her team to a decisive win at Region 33-4, earning four 1st place medals. She ran 13.4 in the 100M, a 26.9 in the 200M, and was the anchor of both the 1st place 4x100 (53.7) and 4x200 (1:55.2) relay teams which qualifies her to compete in 4 events at the MHSAA State Meet on May 31st.  Seven others qualified for the prestigious event: The other members of the 4x100 and 4x200 and State Qualifiers are Gabriella Dakin, Kiah Rogers and Natalie Dyke.  The 4x800 team qualified with 2nd place 11:07 (Dyke, Courtney Coon, Alivia Graham, Keira Maike). Payten Bird also finished 1st in the discus with 103’3. Coon finished 2nd which qualifies for state in the pole vault with her 8’6 vault.  Maike will compete in the State Meet with her 2nd place 2:38 800M finish.

Finishers that contributed to the teams’ 123 total which was 26 points ahead of 2nd place Onekama:
Charlotte Karnes finished 3rd in the discus. Kiah Rogers took 5th place in the 100 M. Kiera Maike was 4th overall in the 400M. The 8th place medal in the 1600m went to Alivia Graham. In the 3200 M, White Cloud took 6th place (Brooklyn Foondle) and 8th place (Kate McHaney). Caedance Traynor finished 6th in the 100m H and Courtney Coon took 3rd in the 300m H.  The 4x400 team of Maike, Coon, Dakin and Dyke took 3rd place. Payten Bird and Shaylia Richardson took 5th and 7th respectively in the shot put. Isabella Shockley was 5th in the pole vault and Gabriella Dakin took 5th in the long jump.  A total of 32 medals were earned and seven state qualifying finishes for the 2025 Regional Championship!

 Coach Jana Dakin: "I have been coaching for 28 years. This is one of the groups that as a coach you get lucky enough to be a part of their journey. These girls don't just desire victory; they sculpt it with relentless effort. Their dedication and understanding of what it truly takes to win fills me with immense pride.  There's a unique thrill in witnessing all the pieces come together – the hard work in practice translating to victories as the athletes grow both individually and collectively. It's a testament to their dedication.
"And I could not do it without my assistants Joan Ludtke, Sara Dyke and Arnie Baker!"