Portland athletes shine at D2 state track and field meet, Brady Rowe wins 400m Championship
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On Saturday, several members of the Portland High School track and field team traveled to Hamilton High School for the MHSAA LP Division 2 Finals.
Senior Brady Rowe won the 400m title with a new meet record of 47.9. The previous record was 47.94 and was set in 2009 by Stephen Murphy of Madison Heights. Rowe won this year’s event by almost a full second. Second place was Gavin Shaw of Detroit Country Day with a time of 48.72.
Rowe was the favorite and started in lane four. He trailed after the first 200 meters in 5th place but once he got through turns three and four, he was in the lead and never trailed again. He finished easily ahead of Shaw to clinch the 400-meter championship.
Rowe had a phenomenal season breaking the 400-meter school record numerous times while also breaking the 200- and 800-meter dashes. He also helped break the 4x200 and 4x800 records, and helped break the 4x100 and 4x400 school records last year while helping the 4x400 team of Mason McGregor, Chris Battley, Nolan Zbytowski, and Brady Rowe break the school record and (then) 3rd fastest Division 2 4x400 time of 3:20.72 to win the State Title.
Rowe plans to continue running for Saginaw Valley State University next year.
Other Portland results from the state meet include:
Roman Frohriep finished 2nd in the Adaptive Shot Put with a throw of 13’3.5”.
Boys 4x400 (Nolan Zbytowski, Carson Spenski, Andrew Feldpausch, and Brady Rowe) finished 6th with a time of 3:25.57.
Derek Le Du finished 6th in Discus with a throw of 157’1” and Isaiah Bower placed 11th with a throw of 148’9”.
Girls 4x100 (MaKenzie Wymer, Esther Moritz, Marisa Weber, and Makayla Evansen) finished tied for 7th with a 50.28 time.
Boys 4x200 (Carson Spenski, Nolan Zbytowski, Dawyer Dakin, and Brady Rowe) finished 12th with a time of 1:30.40.
Girls Pole Vault Marisa Weber finished 14th with a jump of 10’3”.
Boys 4x800 finished 25th (Andrew Feldpausch, Owen Moore, Donnie Richmond, and Aaron Martinson) with a time of 8:33.70.
Boys 4x100 (Carson Spenski, Nolan Zbytowski, Sawyer Dakin, and Hunter Burgoyne) finished 36th with a time of 44.34.
In Prelims of the 100m Hurdles Makayla Evansen placed 13th with a time of 15.77 and Ella Hassett placed 22nd with a time of 16.79.
Boys 200m Dash Prelims Brady Rowe placed 26th with a time of 22.67 and Nolan Zbytowski placed 27th with a time of 22.80.
Courtesy photos.
