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