HOUGHTON — The Houghton boys’ and girls’ track and field team took first place on Thursday at the the MHSAA Division 1 regional meet.

For the boys, Houghton earned a winning score of 70. Kingsford followed with a score of 49. Negaunee came in third with 28 points followed by Calumet who scored 22. Westwood came in last with 17 points.

“We are soaking this victory in,” said Gremlins boys’ head coach Erik Johnson. “It has been a tough year for sure, and we are grateful to have gotten to this point and having had such great success. Today was a testament at how hard the kids have worked all season and have come together as a team. The coaches and I couldn’t be more pleased with their effort.”

On the girls’ side, Houghton earned a winning score of 69. Negaunee came in second at 40.5. Westwood took third with a score of 33.5. Calumet notched fourth place at 24, and Kingsford was last with 20 points.

“We’ve been doing really well, said Gremlin’s girls’ head coach Alissa Schmidt. “After missing a season, we have a lot of new kids who have surprised us with their efforts.”

With the victory, the Gremlins will head to Gwinn for the U.P.’s conference meet next Wednesday.

The meet included five regional teams and 17 different events.

MHSAA Division 1 Regional

Houghton, Mich.

Thursday, May 20

Girls

Team standings: 1. Houghton, 69; 2. Negaunee 40.5; 3. Westwood 33.5; 4. Calumet 24; 5. Kingsford 20.

400 relay: 1. Calumet. 55.59; 2. Houghton 55.92; 3. Kingsford, 57.03.

800 relay: 1. Calumet, 1:57.85; 2. Houghton, 2:00.33; 3. Kingsford, 2:00.97.

1600 relay: 1. Westwood, 4:31.76; 2. Negaunee 4:41. 49; 3. Calumet 4:43.85.

3200 relay: Houghton, 10:51.94; 2. Westwood, 11:08.26; 3. Negaunee, 11:52.19

100 run: Elli Wagner, Houghton, 14.07; 2. Carlie Jaques, Calumet, 14.12; 3. Erika Malone, Kingsford, 14.29.

100 hurdles: 1. Ailyssea Smith, Westwood, 17.60; 2. Laina Kariniemi, Calumet, 18.44; 3. 18.44; Genevieve Seppala, Neguanne, 18.48

200 run: 1. Carlie Jacques, Calumet, 28.53; 2. Elli Wagner, Houghton, 29.01; 3. Lindsay Williams, Westwood, 29.88.

300 hurdles: 1. Danica Ryynanen, Houghton, 50.78; 2. Ailyssea Smith, Westwood, 51.21; 3. Samantha Perrault,

Westwood, 52.32.

400 run: 1. Elizabeth Williams, Westwood, 1:04. 03; 2. Seere Helms Gleason, Negaunee, 1:05.80; 3. Ellen Allen, Kingsford , 1:05.97.

800 run: Paige Sleeman, Houghton, 2:31.76; 2. Elizabeth Williams, Westwood, 2: 34.39; 3. Melanie Wenzel, Kingsford, 2:36. 91.

1600 run: 1, Ingrid Seagren, Houghton, 5:47; 2. Paige Sleeman, Houghton, 5:50.91; Stella Wickstrom, Houghton, 5:51.27.

3200 run: Ingrid Seagren, Houghton, 12:28.29; 2. Endla Harris, Neguanee, 12:55.89; 3. Lauren Ossenheimer, Negaunee, 13:09.31

Discus: 1. Lillian Williston, Houghton, 106-07.00; 2. Eliana Juchemich, Negaunee, 85-02.00; 3. Amelia Kamm, Houghton, 75-08.00.

High Jump: 1. Stella Wickstrom, Houghton 4-06.00; 2. Danica Ryynanen, Houghton, 4-06.00; 3 Raquel Carlson, Negaunee, 4-04.00.

Pole Vault: 1. Raquel Carlson, Negaunee, 8-00.00; 2. Avery Mariuzza, Westwood, 7-06.00; 3. Tessa Standerford, Negaunee, 7-00.00.

Shot Put: 1. Lillian Williston, Houghton, 36-10.50; 2. Eliana Juchemich, Negaunee, 34-03.00; 3. Lily Ulvila, Negaunee, 27-03.50.

Long Jump: 1. Erika Malone, Kingsford, 14-08.00; 2. Seera Gleason, Negaunee, 14-06.00; 3. Lexi Vross, Kingsford, 14-03.75.

Boys

Team standings: 1. Houghton 70, 2. Kingsford 49, 3. Negaunee 28, 4. Calumet 22, 5. Westwood

400 relay: 1. Kingsford, 45.86; 2. Westwood, 46.14; 3. Calumet, 47.8.

800 relay: 1. Kingsford 1: 36.62; 2. Houghton, 1:37. 36; 3. Calumet, 1:37.50.

1600 relay: 1. Kingsford 3:44.64; 2. Houghton, 3:47.51; 3. Calumet, 3:51.15

3200 relay: 1. Houghton 9:44.32; 2. Kingsford, 10:00.34; 3. Negaunee, 10:15.74.

100 run: 1. Dryden Nelson, Calumet, 11.62; 2.Michael Floriano, Kingsford 12.13; 3. Stephan Kangas, 12.29.

110 hurdles: 1. Jack Boase, Westwood 17.03; 2. Lukas Nelson, 17.63; 3. Luke Vidlund, Westwood, 17.76.

200 run: 1. Cade Holombo, Houghton, 24.33; 2. Michael Florian, Kingsford, 24.37; 3. Donovan Dueweke, Houghton, 24.42.

300 hurdles: 1. Diego Przeslakowski, Kingsford, 42. 89; 2. Lukas Nelson, Negaunee, 44.10; 3. Jack Boree, Westwood, 44.45.

400 run: 1. Chris Carolla, Kingsford, 52.9; 2. Donovan Dueweke, Houghton, 53.56; 3. Ethan Ihmaki,

Neganee, 54.79.

800 run: 1. Eric Weiss, Houghton, 2: 08.86; 2. Branden Peterson, Houghton, 2:13.59; 3. Nick Salzwedel, Westwood, 2:15.81.

1600 run: 1. Eric Weiss, Houghton, 4:45.76; 2. Branden Peterson, Houghton, 4:55.28; 3. Davin Evans, Houghton, 4: 57.93

3200 run: 1. Eric Weiss, Houghton, 11:35.98; 2. Branden Peterson 11:43.9; 3. Davin Evans, Houghton, 11:58.3.

Discus: 1. Matthew Wilson, Kingsford; 117-02; 2. Jack Boree, Houghton, 108-09; 3. Bryce Dunstan, Negaunee, 105-05.

High Jump: 1. Tanner Guidas, Houghton, 5-06; 2. Brody Kopp, Kingsford, 06-00; 3. Sam

Rosemurgy, Houghton, 5-04.

Long Jump: 1. Dryden Nelson, Calumet, 19-11.00; 2. Cole Myllya, Kingsford, 19-01.5; 3. Lukas Nelson, Negaunee, 18-01.75.

Pole Vault: 1. Nathan Spence, Calumet, 11-0; 2. Quinn Aho, Houghton, 10-6; 3. Nathan Erva, Houghton, 10-6.

Shot Put: Isiah Wood, Negaunee, 41-05.50; 2. Drake Spickerman, Neguanee, 40-01; 3. Lucas Tappy, Negaunee 19-0.50