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Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
The Oceana Echo

Jazwinski wins again, Whitehall and R-P teams compete at Under the Lights Invite

Whitehall senior Bobby Jazwinski starred again Friday at the Under the Lights Invitational at Grand Rapids South Christian, taking first place in the Nightfall race and running the fastest time of anyone at the meet.
Jazwinski finished in a time of 14:36.7, over a minute faster than anyone else in the division of 317 runners. Luka Hammond of Grand Haven, in a different race, was the only other runner to clear 15 minutes all night.
The Viking boys finished in 10th place overall in the division out of 21 scoring schools. Rex Pumford finished 18th overall in the race with a time of 16:19.0, and Scout Freiheit finished 78th (17:55.6). Also scoring were Alex Winczewski (126th, 19:08.0) and Pierce Westerlund (136th, 19:15.5).
The Viking girls finished 16th of 19 scoring schools. Gabrielle Chevez led the team with a time of 20:45.8, finishing 45th. Madison Hueschele (21:59.2) and Reese Hesse (21:59.3) finished at virtually the same time and placed 76th and 77th respectively. Kassie Sapp was 117th (23:00.5) and Vivian Hesse was 215th (25:46.7).
Reeths-Puffer runners also competed at the meet. The Rocket boys placed 15th in the 16-school Sunset division, highlighted by Gabriel Luna in 103rd place (18:45.3). Rockets to follow included Landon Learn in 128th (19:27.7), Kyron Novak in 136th (19:39.6), Kasyn Novak in 158th (20:03.5) and Bo Blair in 186th (20:55.1).
R-P's girls were 16th of 17 scoring schools. Harper Roberts posted a solid 51st-place finish with a time of 22:00.3. Hope Gordon finished 53rd (22:02.0), Darcy Keefe was 137th (24:14.8), Riley Bordeaux was 219th (27:13.0) and Kelsea Kent placed 225th (27:27.6).