In the 400 relay at the Upper Peninsula Track & Field Finals in Kingsford on Saturday, Pickford's Gunner Bennin (6) takes first with Norway's Anthony Pineda (4) in second and Rudyard placing third. (Cara Kamps/RunMichigan.com photo)

KINGSFORD — The Pickford boys continued their winning ways here Saturday, taking home an Upper Peninsula Track & Field Finals championship trophy for the fifth straight year.

Their current streak started in 2022 when they were still competing in Division 3. Since moving up to D-2, the Panthers have gone 4-for-4.

This time the Panthers scored 139 points, followed by Rudyard with 104 and Bark River-Harris at 77.

In the 12-team field, West Iron and Norway tied for fourth, each with 47 points.

Norway senior Josh Schiltz won discus (127-2) and was part of the winning 800 relay with Keith Burcar, Kaleb LaPine and Anthony Pineda (1:36.55). The same group was second in the 400 relay.

West Iron had no firsts, but sophomore Alex Ghiggia was second in shot put and discus.

Pickford senior John Anderson became a triple winner, taking the 300-meter hurdles in a personal-best 42.01 seconds, high jump with a leap of 6-6 and long jump at 20-2½. Classmate Gunner Bennin added a first in the 400 in a season-best 52.54 and helped the Panthers take the 400 relay. He also was runner-up in the 100 (11.57) and 200 (23.25).

Rudyard senior Steve Kirschner also won three individual events including the 800 in a personal-best 2:04.6, the 1,600 (4:38.99) and 3,200 with a season-best 10:51.37 and helped the Bulldogs capture the 1,600 relay.

In the 3,200, Kirschner was followed by classmate Seth Templeton (11:08.33) and freshman teammate Jack LaLone (11:15.02).

Freshman Jett Sawyer provided the Bulldogs with an additional first with a leap of 11-0 in pole vault.

BR-H junior Gionni McDonough retained his title in the 110 hurdles with a 15.61, followed by Anderson in a personal-best 15.87 and Ironwood senior Talon Hughes (15.92). McDonough then placed second in the 300 hurdles in a season-best 43.81, and long jump with personal-best leap of 20-½. His classmate, Ben Knauf, was runner-up in the 800 (2:09.74) and 1,600 in a personal-best 4:43.

Hughes became a double-winner by taking the 100 (11.36) and 200 (23.07).

Munising senior Avery Murk took shot put with a personal-best toss of 42-4 and classmate Dylan Adkins, who will attend classes at Michigan Tech this fall, was runner-up in the 400 (53.52) and third in the 100 (11.8).

Highlights for West Iron included:

— Freshman Eduel Spencer was third in the 800 and 1600.

— Sophomore Seth Oberlin was second in high jump and fourth in the 400.

— Macintyre McNamee, Jessiah Smith, Christian Robles and Oberlin placed fourth in 1600 relay.

— Robles, Smith, Brady McDonald and Saul Kobussen placed fifth in the 800 relay and sixth in the 400 relay.

In other results for Norway:

— Pineda was third in the 200 and high jump.

— Schiltz was third in shot put.

— LaPine was sixth in long jump.

Iron Mountain’s Ethan Davis was fifth in the 400.

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The Daily News contributed.