Ania Toboy reached down and picked up the discus for what possibly could be the last time as a high school student on Saturday, June 1 at East Kentwood High School at the MHSAA Division 1 Track & Field State Finals. Emotions were high and thoughts were flying through her head as she approached the line.

“I knew my mark of 125 feet in prelims wasn’t going to cut it if I wanted to make the finals,” Toboy said later. “I had one more throw to try and get to the finals. I took a deep breath in and told myself this will not be the last time I throw a discus with this Wyandotte jersey on. So I gave it all I had in the ring.”

Her all was a season-best throw of 132 feet, 11 inches, which landed her in the finals and accomplished her goal of being All-State in her senior year wearing that Wyandotte jersey. She grabbed All-State honors by placing eighth in the discus.

“This year I got the opportunity to compete at states for discus and it was such an amazing opportunity as last year I missed the meet standard by four feet, and from that to All-State in a year is such a full circle moment for me,” said Toboy, who also qualified for the New Balance Nationals at the University of Pennsylvania (June 14). “It was such a great feeling after giving it my all and knowing that everything I have done had paid off.”

It wasn’t Toboy’s first trip to a state final in her senior year.

She reached the MHSAA Division 1 State Finals in swimming, qualifying with her Wyandotte teammates (Chloe Lobato, Emily Savue and Tamara Hinojosa) in the 200 free relay. Once again, she saved her best for last, finishing with a season-best 26.17 seconds split time.

“What I liked about swimming is how different it was from any other of the sports I had played before,” said Toboy, who went to states three times in middle school and twice in high school. “It was something different and new from what I usually do. My goal this past season was to leave it all in the pool. I’ve had some really amazing teams these past four years at RHS and a lot of success in swimming and I wanted to keep that train rolling till the end.”

Mission accomplished.

Ania, the daughter of Ron and Barbara Toboy, also excelled in the classroom, swimming to a 3.75 GPA. She also played on the Wyandotte varsity basketball team for three years. Her future plans are going to Wayne State University to study finance and minor in economics and also be a part of their track and field team.

She will never forget the many memories she made wearing that Wyandotte jersey.

“What interested me about sports was the competitive side,” she said. “Through sports I found my love for competition and seeing what I am capable of. I also like the ability to do multiple sports at once to stay active. It gave me a chance to do different things and keep my athletic abilities sharp in all different areas.

“One of my biggest accomplishments at RHS is not only being an athlete but being a student-athlete, and being well rounded in and out of the classroom.”