GH track teams flourish at regional meet

Grand Haven will be well-represented at the Division 1 state finals in Rockford on June 4, as the Bucs' varsity girls team qualified 12 at Friday's regional meet at Hudsonville High School, while the boys team will send five to the finals. Grand Haven's girls finished second overall to Rockford in the team standings, but that didn't dampen the day for several outstanding individual performances including junior Jordan Keefe.

Tribune Staff

May 20, 2011

Keefe, the school record holder in the pole vault, won the event on Friday by clearing 11 feet, 2 inches. She was the team’s only regional champion.

Grand Haven boys coach Andy Mousseau was thrilled on Friday because he witnessed Joe Duff capture a third-straight regional title, and a school record fall.

The record fell in the 3,200 relay, as the team of Alex Kramer, Duff, Ryan Duff and Schalk Vanniekerk beat the 2005 record of 8:05 by nearly three seconds. They also took first overall at the regional.

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