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 Greene – 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.
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Reporting by Bill Broderick, Battle Creek Enquirer / Battle Creek Enquirer
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