Track season comes to close for Titans

The Anderson track team wrapped up the 2023 season with the three biggest events of the year – the Metro Classic, MHSAA regionals and the Downriver League meet.

Both the boys and girls finished near the middle of the back at the Metro Classic, which is the remnants of the old News-Herald Track & Field Championships.

There, for the boys, Seth Bodary grabbed fourth-place honors in the 200 meters; DeAgelo Stewart was sixth in the high hurdles; and Drayden Long was eighth in the shot put. The Titans also scored in two relays as Andrew Gates, Isaiah Daviston, Connor Ensign and Bpoday ran seventh in the 4X100 and Gates, Jackson Sage, Hunter Druchniak and Bodary ran seventh in the 4X400 relay.

Among the girls, Sparrow Centine was third in the 800, fourth in the mile and fourth in the two-mile.

The metro Classic was run at Woodhaven, the Downriver League meet 10 days later, was hosted by Wyandotte, At the league finals, Centino was third in both the 800 and mile. Naija Banks, Marylou Berner, Briana Hales and Renecia Hughs finished sixth in the 4X100 relay.

Among the boys, Bodary was second in the 400; Stewart was fifth in the high hurdles; Antione Johnson was fifth in the 800; TJ Pokorney was fifth in the mile; Sage was sixth in the low hurdles; Long was sixth in the shot put and seventh in the discus.

Anderson also scored in all four relays. Relay runners were, Gates, Daviston, Ensign, Stewart, Sage, Druchniak, Bodary, Johnson, Habib Majedi, Artimio Gonzalez and Chris Wrona.