HART – While team scores didn’t rank high for Pentwater at the Hart & Sole Music Invite Saturday, April 12, individual improvements were present in droves.
Competing against larger schools like Ludington, Manistee, Traverse City St. Francis and Grand Rapids Track Club doesn’t always leave room for smaller teams like Pentwater to make a dent in the team rankings. Individual performances against stiff competition can breed excellence however.
Highlighting the day for the Falcons were a pair of medals earned on the boys team. Trey Johnson continued to excel in the long jump, claiming first with a leap of 19 feet, five inches. That mark looks like child’s play when compared to the 20’9.75” mark that Johnson recorded in the Falcons’ season opener in Custer – which ranks first among D4 athletes in the state of Michigan in 2025.
Joining Johnson with a medal of his own was Logan Fatura. Fatura tossed a personal record (PR) in the shot put, launching it 42’4.5” for a third place finish. Fatura also had a PR in discus with a toss of 123’4” that landed him in fourth.
For the girls team, relay squads were able to find success. Both the 3200-meter relay and the 400 relay team placed fourth. Bailey Case, Matilde Pacifico, Michelle Smith and Lily Smith were the members of the 3200 relay (12.52.27), while Lauren Davis, Aubrie Adams, Lexi Smith and Belle Powers ran the 400 relay (58.84).
Making vast improvements were Rodney Grondsma and Ben Roberson. Grondsma recorded a shot put of 21’9.5” inches, which was more than five feet further than his previous PR. Roberson shaved 16 seconds off his 1600 time (5:47.46), and an additional 20 seconds of his 800 (2:29.80).
In total, Pentwater recorded 16 new PR performances. The Falcons now enter competition with conference opponents, with several West Michigan D League Jamborees on the horizon.
