2001 LP State Track Champions!!
Coaches: Mike Unger & Dave
Ruth
| Metro
Conference Champions |
| Regional
Champions |
"All the pieces fell into place for the
Lutheran Westland boys track team as the Warriors brought home the Division IV
state championship trophy Saturday from Lowell by scoring 60 points. … 'We
knew halfway through the year we had the people who could win it,' Unger said.
'We told the kids you don't get this opportunity often and they made the best of
it. … We also have a great parent following. We took 11 kids there and
every parent of every kid was there.'" — Brad Emons, "State
Champions!" Westland Observer Thursday 7 June 2001: D1 & 5.
Team Scores |
| 1. |
Lutheran Westland — 60 |
| 2. |
Benedictine —
42 |
| 3. |
Borgess — 41 |
| 4. |
Ubly — 29 |
| 5. |
Grass Lake —
28 |
| 6. |
Camden Frontier
— 28 |
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| First
Place |
| Nate
Meckes |
Shot Put |
| Second
Place |
| Nate
Meckes |
Discus Throw |
| Third
Place |
| Josh
Meckes |
Shot Put |
| Justin
Combs, Rob Greer, Nate Meckes, Mike Clark |
800 Relay |
| Josh
Meckes |
Long Jump |
| Ben
Moldenhauer, Justin Combs, Nate Meckes, Mike Clark |
400 Relay |
| Josh
Meckes |
Discus Throw |
| Fourth
Place |
| Mike
Clark |
100 m Dash |
| Fifth
Place |
| Justin
Combs, Matt Rae, Steve Richert, Rob Greer |
1600 Relay |
| Sixth
Place |
| Rob
Greer |
300 IM Hurdles |
Fourth Year
Letter Winners |
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First Year
Letter Winners |
| Jake
Nuoffer |
12 |
|
Jeremy Fabris |
12 |
| Matt
Rae |
12 |
|
Robert Murdock |
12 |
| Stephen
Richert |
12 |
|
Sam Zuke |
12 |
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Dan Baseley |
10 |
Third Year
Letter Winners |
|
Joel Wolfram |
10 |
| Michael
Clark |
11 |
|
Nick Zink |
10 |
| Justin
Combs |
11 |
|
Josh Meckes |
10 |
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|
Jim Molnar |
12 |
Second Year
Letter Winners |
|
Kevin Packard |
12 |
| Adam
Haller |
12 |
|
Jamey Higgins |
9 |
| Nate
Meckes |
12 |
|
Eric Setette |
9 |
| Nate
Reinholz |
12 |
|
Jordan Stevens |
9 |
| Robert
Greer |
11 |
|
Ben Moldenhauer |
9 |
| Carl
Paulus |
11 |
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| Dan
Unger |
11 |
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| Jason
Burkee |
10 |
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Other Team
Members |
| A.J.
Drobnich |
10 |
|
Neal Kemp |
9 |
| Mark
Eisenman |
10 |
|
Kyle LeFevere |
9 |
| Josh
Sampson |
10 |
|
Mike Schmit |
9 |
| Sang
Mok Lee |
10 |
|
Russell Tobkin |
9 |
| Simon
Reinke |
10 |
|
Mark Yapp |
9 |
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First Team
All-Conference |
| Nate
Meckes: Shot Put, Discus,
880 Relay |
| Josh
Meckes: Long Jump |
| Adam
Haller: Pole Vault |
| Steve
Richert: 880, 2 Mile Relay, Mile Relay |
| Carl
Paulus: 2 Mile Relay |
| Matt
Rae: 2 Mile Relay, Mile Relay |
| Nick
Zink: 2 Mile Relay |
| Ben
Moldenhauer: 880 Relay |
| Justin
Combs: 880 Relay, Mile Relay |
| Mike
Clark: 880 Relay |
| Rob
Greer: Mile Relay |
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Second Team
All-Conference |
| Josh
Meckes: Discus, Shot Put |
| Steve
Richert: Pole Vault |
| Mike
Clark: 100,220, 440 Relay |
| Ben
Moldenhauer: 440 Relay |
| Rob
Greer: IM Hurdles, 440 Relay |
| Nate
Meckes: 440 Relay |
| Matt
Rae: 880 |
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Third Team
All-Conference |
| Rob
Greer: High Hurdles |
| Ben
Moldenhauer: 220 |
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Regional
Champions |
| Nate
Meckes: Shot Put, Discus,
440 Relay |
| Josh
Meckes: Long Jump |
| Jake
Nuoffer: 440 Relay |
| Mike
Clark: 440 Relay |
| Rob
Greer: 440 Relay |
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State
Qualifiers |
| Nate
Meckes: Shot Put, Discus, 440 Relay, 800 Relay |
| Rob
Greer: High Hurdles, IM Hurdles, 400 Relay, 1600 Relay |
| Josh
Meckes: Shot Put, Discus, Long Jump |
| Mike
Clark: 100, 400 Relay, 800 Relay |
| Matt
Rae: 1600 Relay, 3200 Relay |
| Steve
Richert: 1600 Relay, 3200
Relay |
| Justin
Combs: 800 Relay, 1600
Relay, 400 Relay |
| Ben
Moldenhauer: 800 Relay |
| Adam
Haller: Pole Vault |
| Carl
Paulus: 3200 Relay |
| Nick
Zink: 3200 Relay |
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| Boys’
Track Scoreboard |
Westland |
|
Opponent |
| 121 |
Southfield
Christian |
45 |
| 11 |
Plymouth
Christian |
9 |
| 81 |
Crestwood |
56 |
| 144 |
Lutheran
Northwest |
18 |
| 144 |
Hamtramck |
8 |
| 116 |
Cranbrook |
47 |
| 116 |
Harper
Woods |
11 |
| 85 |
Lutheran
North |
65 |
| 85 |
Clarenceville |
25 |
| 109 |
Lutheran
East |
26 |
| 109 |
Liggett |
40 |
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| Jefferson
Invitational |
2nd out of 15 |
| Observerland
Relays |
9th out of 19 |
| Cougar
Invitational |
1st out of 11 |
| Regionals |
1st out of 14 |
| Conference
Meet |
1st out of 9 |
| Team
State Meet |
1st out of 7 |
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Saturday, May 26, 2001
Lutheran Westland
won the TEAM STATE MEET by 11 points
over Bath.
Nate Meckes & Mick Clark each were part of 4 winning events.
Nate — Shot, Discus; Mike - 100, 200; & 400 & 800 Relays.
Also on the Relays were Ben Moldenhauer, Justin Combs, & Rob Greer.
A School Record was set in the 400 Relay (Combs, Greer, Meckes, & Clark).
Wednesday, May 23, 2001
Lutheran Westland
169
Lutheran North 137
CONFERENCE MEET (1st of 9 schools)
First Place Finishers:
Nate Meckes — Shot Put and Discus
Josh Meckes — Long Jump
Adam Haller — Pole Vault
Steve Richert — 880 Run
Carl Paulus, Matt Rae, Nick Zink, Steve Richert — 2 Mile Relay
Ben Moldenhauer, Justin Combs, Nate Meckes, Mike Clark — 880 Relay
Justin Combs, Matt Rae, Steve Richert, Rob Greer — Mile Relay
Friday, May 18, 2001
Lutheran Westland
127 Grass
Lake 85
REGIONAL MEET (1st of 14 schools)
The Warriors are Regional Champions and Placed in every
event.
Individual Regional Champions:
Nate Meckes — Shot Put and Discus
Josh Meckes — Long Jump
400 Relay Team — Jake Nuoffer, Rob Greer, Nate Meckes, Mike Clark
Also qualifying for the state meet:
Josh Meckes — Shot Put & Discus
Rob Greer — High Hurdles & IM Hurdles
Mike Clark — 100
Adam Haller — Pole Vault
800 Relay, 1600 Relay & 3200 Relay teams
Tuesday, May 15, 2001
Lutheran Westland 109 University
Liggett 40 Lutheran East 26
School Record in 440 Relay
The Team takes a 7-0 Record into the Conference Meet next Tuesday.
The Regional Meet is on Friday.
Saturday, May 12, 2001
Lutheran Westland 142
Garden City 108
Lutheran Westland finished 1st out of 11 teams while Garden City finished 2nd.
Nate Meckes had 4 1st place finishes. A new school record was set
in the 400 Relay.
Saturday, April 28, 2001
Lutheran Westland
113
Cranbrook 47 Harper Woods 11
Nate Meckes took 1st place in the Discus and set a school record of
160'6".
Saturday, April 28, 2001
Monroe Jefferson Invitational
Lutheran Westland
80 2nd out of 15 teams
1st place — Nate Meckes in Shot
School Record — 400 Relay (Nuoffer, Greer, Meckes, Clark)
2nd Place — Nate Meckes in Discus
2nd Place — Josh Meckes in Shot & LJ
2nd Place — Mike Clark in 100 & 800 Relay
Tuesday, April 24, 2001
Lutheran Westland 144 Lutheran Northwest 18
Hamtramck 7
Three School Records were set:
52 feet 3 & 1/2 inches — Shot Put — Nate Meckes
157 feet 9 inches — Discus — Nate Meckes
45.5 — 440 Relay — Moldenhauer, Greer, Meckes, Clark
Thursday, April 5, 2001
Lutheran Westland 81 Crestwood 56
Tuesday, April 3, 2001
Lutheran Westland 121 Southfield
Christian 45 Plymouth Christian 9
Nate Meckes set a new School Record in the Discus: 154' 8' and won in 3 events.
Mike Clark won in 4 events.
Justin Combs and Matt Rae won in 3 events.
Carl Paulus, Steve Richert, Josh Meckes, and Jake Nuoffer won in 2 events.
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