From June through early August, local athletes continued competing in track and field meets, honing their skills in various events and matching up with others from across the state and country. Photo courtesy of Eli Bickel. The first major national competition of the summer season was New Balance Nationals , which took place from June 19-22 at Franklin Field on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus.  North Branch’s Eli Bickel and Anchor Bay’s Cameron Gramzow finally met in

The 3rd annual MITCA Champions of Champions Track and Field Festival held at Davison High School’s Cardinal Stadium gave Michigan athletes one more opportunity to compete in their events before the 2025 outdoor season officially ended.  With competitors from all four divisions (and the Upper Peninsula) grouped in various heats, it was a unique opportunity to test the best across the state: events were spread across both Friday and Saturday, and many state-wide and meet/facili

Three months and countless hours of practices and competitions later, the state finals wrapped up the official outdoor track and field...

There’s one meet looming: the state finals are days away, and the entries and seedings are complete.  Several of our local athletes are...

The annual Blue Water Area Meet of Champions at Marysville draws athletes from around the area to showcase track and field events in a...

BWAC League Championship 2025. The Blue Water Area Conference wrapped up its season competition with the league championships on...

After a season of hard work and standout performances, local Blue Water Area track and field athletes emerged from regional competitions over the weekend with their tickets punched to the state track and field finals on May 31.

With early-qualifying (EQ) marks via large invitational meets mostly behind us, we look toward regional competition and a top-two regional finish or automatic qualifying standard (AQ) to make it to the state meet.  Here’s a recap of the latest results from girls’ track and field  in the area over the previous seven days, and who and what to watch as we head into regional meets and the championship season.  The predictions are based on athletes' rankings in the top ten for the

With early-qualifying (EQ) marks via large invitational meets mostly behind us, we look toward regional competition and a top-two...

The majority of Blue Water Area teams raced in mid-week conference matchups and Friday night invitationals: here’s a summary of meet...

Despite thunderstorms causing long delays during Friday night's invitational meets and more chilly, windy conditions during Saturday's...

Track and Field action took off in full force across the area all week, with the first league matchups in the BWAC and large weekend...

With the Early Qualifier standards set in place this year by the MHSAA for track and field, several local athletes have already punched...

The weather may not have received the memo, but spring has arrived, and track and field competitions have begun around the Blue Water Area. Most teams in our area have their first meets coming up this week, but with some marks already recorded, the Top-10 Performance list has kicked off once again. While many top marks on the list currently stand from an indoor invitational at SVSU in March, that meet offered a significant advantage since the weather conditions play a large

It’s time for the 2025 Boys Outdoor Track and Field Season Preview. I’m excited about sunshine and warm breezes…ok, probably snow, hail,...

It’s time for the 2025 Girls Outdoor Track and Field Season Preview ! I’m excited about sunshine and warm breezes…ok, probably snow,...

All good things must come to an end, including the 2024 track and field season. The second-annual MITCA Champions of Champions Meet was...

It was an incredible day across West Michigan for track and field athletes in all divisions.  Blue Water Area schools returned from the state meet competition with several individual state championships and multiple all-state podium finishes.  Many other competitors saw season or personal bests on the track and field.  Check out the full results of each meet for other Blue Water Area athlete finishes.

The Thumb Meet of Champs on Tuesday wrapped up Blue Water Area track and field meets with some last-chance race tune-ups and the clock is now counting down to Saturday’s state finals for qualified athletes.  Here’s a round-up of local performances from that meet and Top-Ten predictions going into state meet competition. The Blue Water Area Top-Ten performance times are updated on the home page of Blue Water Running to include the most recent meets as well.

Local Blue Water Area track and field athletes kicked off their holiday weekend with some personal bests and late-season performances before the state finals on June 1.