Vote for Battle Creek Enquirer Preseason Boys Track Athlete of the Year

BATTLE CREEK - We are listing the top 23 high school boys track athletes in the area and asking readers to vote for who will end up being the Battle Creek Enquirer Boys Track Athlete of the Year when the season is over. It's the 2026 Battle Creek Enquirer Preseason Boys Track Athlete of the Year poll. Meets have just started, and some athletes are already serving notice that they are ready for breakout years.

But here's a preseason list of possible choices. MORE: 2026 Battle Creek Enquirer Boys Track Season Preview You can vote for who you believe to be the Preseason Battle Creek Enquirer Boys Track Athlete of the Year below. Online poll open until noon Tuesday, April 14.

The list of athletes was gathered from the collection of players to watch for the area in our season preview. Here's our list of 23 boys track athletes in our Preseason Enquirer Boys Track Athlete of the Year poll (in alphabetical order): Dre'Shaun Bailey - Pennfield Jaymere Boykins - Lakeview Devyn Brown - Lakeview Mehki Burton - Battle Creek Central Dylan Eversole - Harper Creek Cooper Gardner - Harper Creek Henry Green - Lakeview Koran Gupton - Battle Creek Central Zach Hudson - Marshall Marcus King - Lakeview Austin Kowalski - Lakeview Alex LaFleur - Harper Creek Karson Lewis - Lakeview Deondre Manalac - Pennfield Brayden Mentzer - Lakeview Yoshua McDonald - Battle Creek Central Abraham McHugh - Marshall Ethan O'Connor - Athens Akin Olapade - Marshall Treven Straham - Pennfield Antoine Westry - Harper Creek Camari Williams - Battle Creek Central DJ Wood - Harper Creek Contact Bill Broderick at bbroderi@battlecreekenquirer. com.

Follow him on X/Twitter @billbroderick. This article originally appeared on Battle Creek Enquirer: Vote for the top boys track athlete in the Battle Creek area