A year after earning four first place finishes at the Alpena News Honor Roll Track and Field Invitational, the Whittemore-Prescott senior added three more on Tuesday.

It was more than enough for him to earn Male Athlete of the Meet honors for the second straight year.

“It’s a really good feeling. I’m really proud,” Bell said. “I work hard and to come out and perform, do what I do (and) achieve this is very special.”

Bell previously shared the award with Alpena’s Mitchell Day last season after winning the 100 dash, 200 dash and helping the Cardinals win two relays.

News Photo by James Andersen Posen's Kelsey Jakubcin throws during the girls shot put. Jakubcin finished third in the event with a distance of 32 feet, 4 inches

“The brings out people. The competition’s harder and it makes you push harder and run way better,” Bell said.

While Bell stood out among the male athletes, winning the 100 dash (11.40), 200 dash (N/A) and helping the Cardinals win the 800 relay (1:33.36), Maddy Boyd stole the show for the female athletes during the 14th annual meet at Alcona High School.

The Alpena sophomore ran the long distance gamut on Tuesday and came out on top, winning the 800 run (2:29.54), 1,600 run (5:29.13), 3,200 run (12:27.76) and helped the Wildcats win the 1,600 relay (4:38.68).

It was more than enough for Boyd to be chosen as the Female Athlete of the Meet. In addition to ending her season on a high note, Boyd also set a new meet record in the 1,600 run, breaking the previous mark of 5:34 set in 2013 by Elaine Lowe.

“I feel honored because I’m just a sophomore and I did it,” Boyd said. “It makes me feel good to finish the season like this. I take one event at a time and I just pour my heart and soul into each race.”

News Photo by James Andersen Whittemore's Azaiyah Bell and Alpena's Maddy Boyd were named the Male and Female Athlete of the meet respectively after combining for five individual first place finishes.

Performances like Bell’s and Boyd’s served as the icing on the cake during a meet that saw five meet records fall, including three distance records.

Alpena sophomore Aden Smith won the 1,600 run in 4:30.39, breaking the previous mark of 4:35.83 set by his teammate Mitchell Day in 2015. Later in the meet, Smith’s twin brother Josh smashed Day’s meet record in the 3,200 run, finishing in 9:55.34 to break the old mark of 10:02.93 set in 2014.

Both Smith brothers, Mitchell Day and Aidan Day combined early in the meet to set a new record in the 3,200 relay, finishing in 8:20.93 and breaking the old mark of 8:38.10 set by Alpena in 2012.

Alpena’s Trevor Roznowski swept the throws, winning the discus with a distance of 147 feet, 9 inches and winning the shot put with a distance of 44 feet, 2 inches.

Whittemore’s Michael Eagen paced the field in the long jump (20-1 3/4) and 110 hurdles (16.16) and his teammates Bradley Lomason and Hunter Kensa won the 400 dash (52.11) and 800 run (2:03.53) respectively.

News Photo by James Andersen Whittemore's Michael Eagen, front, and Oscoda's Michael Stadler race neck and neck during the boys 110 hurdles.

Alpena’s Faith Wiede swept the girls throwing events, winning the discus with a distance of 93 feet, 7 inches and the shot put with a distance of 36 feet, 7 3/4 inches.

Alcona’s Brooke Shultz set a new school record in the pole vault (9-0) and Mara Krupinski, last year’s Female Athlete of the Meet, won the long jump (14-11.51).

Krupinski was also part of the winning 400 relay team along with Sarah Handrich, Andrea Ford and Tala Barton, which set a new meet record after finishing in 53.12 seconds, besting the old mark of 53.33 seconds set by Alcona in 2007.

Alpena’s Savannah Thomson and Taylor Foster went 1-2 in both hurdle events and each earned a win. Thomson won the 300 hurdles (50.10) and Foster won the 100 hurdles (17.03).

Other male winners included: Oscoda’s Michael Stadler in the high jump (5-9.1); Alpena’s Gabe Bullis in the pole vault (12-6.1); Alpena’s 400 relay team of Alec LeTourneau, Alex Arch, Wade Roznowski and Levi Goebel (45.62); Hale’s Patrick Harris in the 300 hurdles (43.49) and Whittemore’s 1,600 relay team of Ian Driscoll, Ridge Schutte, Kensa and Lomason (3:34.72).

News Photo by James Andersen Rogers City’s Emily Malocha, right, and Alpena’s Molly Dickenson race side by side during the girls 1,600 run. Malocha finished second and Dickenson took third behind Alpena’s Maddy Boyd

Other female winners included: Alpena’s Maddie Voltz in the high jump (5-0); Alpena’s 3,200 relay team (11:04.96); Alpena’s Emma Jore in the 100 dash (13.28); Alpena’s 800 relay team (1:58.20); Posen’s Lindsey Randall in the 400 dash (1:04.51) and Oscoda’s Kiah Holmes in the 200 dash (27.92).

James Andersen can be reached via email at sports@thealpenanews.com or by phone at 358-5694. Follow James on Twitter @ja_alpenanews.

News Photo by James Andersen Hale's Patrick Harris jumps a hurdle during the boys 300 hurdles. Harris won the event, crossing the finish line in 43.49 seconds.

News Photo by James Andersen Rogers City's Abby Muller attempts a jump during the girls long jump. Muller finished second in the event with a distance of 14 feet, 11 1/2 inches.