Back here with the second installment of State Finals previews.
Everyone should be familiar with my cross country work, but to summarize, the main philosophy I have there is twofold:
Different courses and conditions alter times
One race isn’t enough to analyze, one must look to the whole picture, with more weight toward recent performances
I’m bringing a bit of that same flavor to these previews. For most events, I’ll chart an athlete’s top-five marks and their performances in May. Those two stats should give a picture what an athlete can do when they truly bring it and should give a glimpse into their current condition. I’ll also look to common competitions, head-to-head matchups, which should control for various weather conditions that impact performance and show how athletes compare against one another when toeing the same line.
The difference between track and the cross country predictions is that for cross, I have formulae that take those factors and spit out projections. For these previews, I’ll have my own predictions that are based on my own eye test. Those will be edited in on Wednesday or Thursday next week, mainly to reduce any sort of pressure, but also to gather any last second info. I’ve been told that last year’s predictions both motivated and gave confidence and those are my intentions once again. I wish that everyone has the day of their life at the State Finals. It’d be quite boring if I was correct on everything. Please prove these wrong, unless I have you first.
Also in need of note – keeping on top and staying up to date of track stats is impossible, especially with my lack of programming knowledge and athletic.net’s password protection against web crawling. The girls stats were compiled as of Monday, the boys on Wednesday. I know there are results past that date and I know that’ll be the case for other events over these next 10 days. But we’re all armed with the same tools, we can all gravitate to the same site and dive deep into results.
DIVISION ONE
Facts
Grade Name Team Best 5 May Avg. Info 11 Abigail Russell Allen Park 44′ 2″ 41′ 6″ 2022 Champ 12 Sophie Daugard Howell 42′ 8″ 42′ 8″ Region 4 Champ 12 Elyse Finch Royal Oak 42′ 2″ 39′ 11″ 7th Place – 2022 12 Savannah Breitwiser Walled Lake Central 40′ 4″ 39′ 9″ Region 9 Champ 12 McKenzie Siroky Livonia Stevenson 40′ 3″ 38′ 0″ Region 6 Champ 10 Cora Williams Ann Arbor Huron 40′ 0″ 39′ 9″ SEC Red Champ 11 Kayla Harris East Kentwood 39′ 4″ 37′ 9″ Region 3 Champ 11 Aubree Meyer Hartland 39′ 2″ 39′ 2″ 2nd Place – KLAA 11 Faith Moore Farmington 38′ 7″ 38′ 10″ OAA Blue/Gold Champ 11 Avery Lahti Traverse City West 38′ 5″ 38′ 0″ Region 1 Champ 9 Olivia Hosford Rockford 37′ 10″ 38′ 0″ Region 2 Champ 10 Abigail Shealy Midland 37′ 10″ 37′ 9″ 2nd Place – Region 1 12 Mariah Sackett Zeeland East 37′ 10″ 37′ 6″ OK Green Champ 10 Kalia Monroe Chippewa Valley 37′ 8″ 36′ 8″ Region 10 Champ 12 Jayla Procter East Kentwood 36′ 1″ 34′ 2″ 2nd Place – Region 3 12 Faith Bonnema Zeeland East 36′ 0″ 35′ 1″ 2nd Place – OK Green 12 Nia Long East Lansing 35′ 8″ 36′ 1″ 13th Place – 2022 11 Anna Tilden Zeeland East 35′ 3″ 34′ 4″ 3rd Place – Region 2 11 Molly Socha Bloomfield Hills 35′ 1″ 34′ 11″ 2nd Place – Region 8 12 Maya Freeman Port Huron Northern 34′ 11″ 35′ 2″ MAC White Champ 9 Emma Kanka Howell 34′ 8″ 34′ 6″ 4th Place – Region 4 10 Izzy Krause Plymouth 34′ 3″ 34′ 7″ 2nd Place – Region 6 11 Rokaya Ajami Dearborn Fordson 33′ 3″ 33′ 8″ 2nd Place – Region 7 9 Angelia Robinson Detroit Cass Tech 31′ 8″ 30′ 6″ Region 7 Champ
Predictions
Place Name Team 1 Abigail Russell Allen Park 2 Sophie Daugard Howell 3 Savannah Breitwiser Walled Lake Central 4 Elyse Finch Royal Oak 5 Cora Williams Ann Arbor Huron 6 Aubree Meyer Hartland 7 Avery Lahti Traverse City West 8 Kayla Harris East Kentwood
DIVISION TWO
Facts
Grade Name Team Best 5 May Avg. Info 11 Janae Hudson Marysville 41′ 9″ 41′ 1″ Region 19 Champ 12 Maelie Hope Whitehall 40′ 8″ 38′ 5″ 3rd Place – 2022 12 Haley Guerrant Otsego 40′ 1″ 39′ 2″ Region 14 Champ 10 Ellianna Foley Coldwater 39′ 7″ 39′ 7″ Region 15 Champ 11 Makenzie Johns Cadillac 38′ 10″ 38′ 0″ Region 11 Champ 11 Hannah Fitzpatrick Otsego 36′ 10″ 37′ 2″ Wolverine Conference Champ 12 Grace Steffes Dearborn Divine Child 35′ 8″ 34′ 6″ Region 17 Champ 11 Aliyah Springer Hamilton 35′ 0″ 33′ 7″ 2nd Place – Region 12 9 Olivia Friddle Hastings 34′ 8″ 34′ 1″ 2nd Place – Region 15 12 Elle Ruiz-Grant Niles 34′ 3″ 33′ 10″ 3rd Place – Region 14 11 Alyssa Thomas Marysville 33′ 8″ 33′ 7″ 2nd Place – Region 19 12 Kiera Watson Summit Academy 33′ 6″ 33′ 8″ Region 16 Champ 11 Ellie Thorburn Williamston 33′ 3″ 32′ 9″ Region 20 Champ 11 Allyson Broaddus Grand Rapids Catholic Central 33′ 2″ 33′ 2″ Region 13 Champ 12 Alyssa Spegel Freeland 32′ 10″ 32′ 9″ 2nd Place – Region 11 10 Ifeoluwa Ayoola Grand Rapids Christian 32′ 3″ 31′ 11″ 2nd Place – Region 13 12 Sydney Urban Warren Regina 32′ 1″ 32′ 0″ 2nd Place – CHSL Bishop 10 Anna Brant Chelsea 32′ 0″ 32′ 8″ 2nd Place – SEC White 10 Mahogany Pettaway St. Clair Shores South Lake 31′ 11″ 32′ 10″ Region 18 Champ 10 Christina Jarbou Birch Run 30′ 8″ 30′ 8″ 8′ improvement from freshman year 12 Emery Budz Dearborn Divine Child 29′ 2″ 28′ 1″ 2nd Place – Region 17
Predictions
Place Name Team 1 Janae Hudson Marysville 2 Maelie Hope Whitehall 3 Elliana Foley Coldwater 4 Haley Guerrant Otsego 5 Makenzie Johns Cadillac 6 Hannah Fitzpatrick Otsego 7 Olivia Friddle Hastings 8 Elle Ruiz-Grant Niles
DIVISION THREE
Facts
Grade Name Team Best 5 May Avg. Info 12 Payton Otto Olivet 39′ 9″ 39′ 4″ Region 30 Champ 12 Sophia Snellenberger Quincy 39′ 5″ 39′ 4″ 3rd Place – 2022 12 Abby Karst Reese 37′ 4″ 36′ 9″ Region 29 Champ 12 Raigen Horsfall Quincy 37′ 2″ 36′ 11″ 2nd Place – 2022 12 Emma Kelenske Olivet 36′ 5″ 35′ 11″ 2nd Place – Region 30 12 Ereka Risner Grass Lake 36′ 4″ 35′ 10″ 2nd Place – Region 25 11 Nevaeh Paylor Dearborn Heights Robichaud 35′ 6″ 35′ 6″ Region 26 Champ 12 Faith Carson Buchanan 34′ 8″ 34′ 11″ Region 24 Champ 10 Brenna McDonald Schoolcraft 34′ 4″ 33′ 9″ 2nd Place – Region 24 12 Adelyn Moore Caro 34′ 0″ 34′ 0″ 2nd Place – Region 29 10 Isabel Rozeveld McBain 33′ 11″ 33′ 11″ 2nd Place – Region 22 9 Alexis Carper Roscommon 33′ 10″ 33′ 3″ Region 21 Champ 11 Julia Haggart Clare 33′ 10″ 33′ 6″ 2nd Place – Region 21 12 Grace Nyeholt Grand Rapids West Catholic 33′ 9″ 33′ 5″ Region 23 Champ 12 Chisom Anwunah Ann Arbor Greenhills 33′ 5″ 33′ 11″ 2nd Place – Region 26 10 Kate Classens Traverse City St. Francis 33′ 3″ 33′ 0″ Region 22 Champ 11 Claire Boomstra Grandville Calvin Christian 31′ 9″ 31′ 1″ 2nd Place – Region 23 10 Megan Mackinder Stockbridge 31′ 3″ 30′ 2″ Region 28 Champ 11 Evie Liford Clawson 29′ 11″ 30′ 1″ 2nd Place – MAC Bronze 11 Zya Mays Clintondale 28′ 5″ 28′ 5″ Region 27 Champ 12 Ashley Nixon Byron 27′ 8″ 27′ 0″ 2nd Place – Region 28
Predictions
Place Name Team 1 Payton Otto Olivet 2 Sophia Snellenberger Quincy 3 Raigen Horsfall Quincy 4 Abby Karst Reese 5 Ereka Risner Grass Lake 6 Emma Kelenske Olivet 7 Nevaeh Paylor Dearborn Heights Robichaud 8 Faith Carson Buchanan
DIVISION FOUR
Facts
Grade Name Team Best 5 May Avg. Info 11 Lily Parker Marlette 37′ 6″ 36′ 8″ Region 38 Champ 12 Harley Bear Marion 37′ 2″ 36′ 0″ 4th Place – 2022 12 Emily Stinson Fulton 36′ 5″ 36′ 2″ 11th Place – 2022 12 Kelsey Hansen Lincoln-Alcona 36′ 4″ 35′ 7″ 5th Place – 2022 12 Natalie Wandrie Indian River Inland Lakes 36′ 2″ 36′ 5″ 7th Place – 2022 12 Keyara Szymanski Mendon 35′ 11″ 35′ 6″ Region 34 Champ 11 Maddy Biller Brethren 35′ 11″ 35′ 6″ Region 33 Champ 12 Emily Carbajal Sand Creek 35′ 9″ 35′ 6″ Region 35 Champ 12 Mary Norris St. Charles 34′ 11″ 33′ 11″ Region 37 Champ 11 Alyse Baughman Kalamazoo Hackett 34′ 9″ 34′ 4″ 2nd Place – Region 34 10 Mariah Kerley East Jackson 33′ 8″ 33′ 6″ Region 36 Champ 12 Morgan Hurd Frankfort 32′ 12″ 32′ 5″ 3rd Place – Region 32 11 Mimi Hibbard St Philip Catholic Central 32′ 8″ 32′ 6″ 2nd Place – Region 36 11 Desjanea Perkins Forest Area 32′ 6″ 34′ 6″ 2nd Place – Region 32 12 Gabi Wenzel Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 32′ 2″ 30′ 8″ 15th Place – 2022 12 Taylor Matthews Buckley 31′ 11″ 31′ 11″ 4th Place – Region 32 12 Adeline Tresnak Dryden 31′ 8″ 31′ 8″ Region 39 Champ 11 Lyla Mullins Austin Catholic 31′ 7″ 31′ 3″ 2nd Place – Region 39 11 Izzy Boyer East Jordan 31′ 7″ 31′ 4″ 5th Place – Region 32 9 Madison Recob Hillsdale Will Carleton 31′ 5″ 31′ 5″ SCAA East Champ 12 Rhianne Jenkins Lutheran Westland 31′ 3″ 31′ 2″ Region 40 Champ 9 Ryleigh Ewald Unionville-Sebewaing 31′ 1″ 30′ 2″ 3rd Place – Region 38 10 Allison Vinson Colon 30′ 11″ 30′ 12″ 2nd Place – Region 35 11 Heidi Matheny Kingston 30′ 4″ 30′ 3″ 2nd Place – Region 38 10 Sophie Hauck Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 30′ 4″ 30′ 8″ 6′ improvement from 2022 10 Kay Garcia Decatur 30′ 3″ 30′ 7″ 3rd Place – Region 34 12 Lynsey Jager Martin 29′ 9″ 29′ 7″ 4th Place – Region 34 11 Mackenzie Langham Webberville 29′ 9″ 30′ 0″ 3rd Place – Region 36 9 Diamond Cook Southfield Christian 29′ 2″ 28′ 11″ 2nd Place – Region 40 10 Kadence Delore Brethren 29′ 1″ 28′ 9″ 2nd Place – Region 33 10 Trinity Splan Onaway 29′ 1″ 29′ 1″ 3rd Place – Region 31
Predictions
Place Name Team 1 Lily Parker Marlette 2 Emily Stinson Fulton 3 Harley Bear Marion 4 Natalie Wandrie Indian River Inland Lakes 5 Maddy Biller Brethren 6 Keyara Szymanski Mendon 7 Emily Carbajal Sand Creek 8 Mary Norris St. Charles
Somewhere in the time frame between compiling the girls info on Monday and the boys on Wednesday (don’t worry, I was planning ahead or working on other events), I figured I’d write a bit more info for each boy. I’d rather give little bits of info and if you’re reading, you can take that info and create your own story, rather than write paragraphs. So the girls have less writing, but I’ll fill that in when I make predictions. 🙂
DIVISION ONE
Facts
Name Team Info Andrew Berryhill Battle Creek Lakeview 2022 Champ. Over 57′ in every final this year. Gerald Capaccio St. Joseph Region 3 Champ. 9th Place in 2022. Lukas Ray Wyandotte Roosevelt Region 5 Champ. 10’+ improvement from 2022. Ben Przytula Gibraltar Carlson Downriver League champ in showdown with Lukas Ray. Merrick Hocking Midland SVL and Region 1 Champ. Parker Williams Zeeland East OK Green Champ, 2nd Place Region 2. Garrett Weeden Zeeland East Region 2 Champ. Above 50′ in 2 of last 3 meets. Idrys Cotton Plymouth Region 6 Champ, setting a PR along the way. Jaxson Wilson Hartland 13th Place – 2022. 2x KLAA Champ David Rolands Berkley OAA Blue/Gold Champ, consistently near 50′ all year. Jesse Lietzow Warren DeLaSalle CHSL Bishop Champ with two 50′ throws on his resume. Case Johnson Greenville OK White Champ. Has improved 10’+ from his freshman campaign. Omari Hairston Beverly Hills Groves Region 8 Champ and PR in the same meet. Ty Robertson Saginaw Heritage 7th Place – 2022, has added a foot to his previous best Daniel Yarrington Utica 2x MAC White Champ, also steady from 47′ to 49′. John Dixner Fenton FML Champ, then first throw above 50′ at Region 1. Garrod Alexander Walled Lake Central Region 9 and LVC Champ Mason Fraley Salem 2nd Place in Region 6. Consistent 45′ to 48′ thrower. Max Stoecker Midland 4th Place – Region 1. Has thrown 48′ in his first year of shot putting. Reinaldo Williams Grosse Pointe North MAC Red and Region 7 Champ. Liam Vaughan Walled Lake Western 2nd Place in Region 9. Has also improved, this time by almost 10′. Dominic Weatherly Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse Region 10 Champ, setting a PB along the way. Miland Weatherspoon Jackson 45′ in Region 4 a significant improvement from his early season marks.
Stats
Grade Name Team Best 5 May Avg. 12 Andrew Berryhill Battle Creek Lakeview 59′ 0″ 58′ 5″ 12 Gerald Capaccio St. Joseph 56′ 2″ 54′ 11″ 12 Lukas Ray Wyandotte Roosevelt 54′ 4″ 51′ 0″ 12 Ben Przytula Gibraltar Carlson 53′ 10″ 52′ 5″ 11 Merrick Hocking Midland 53′ 6″ 52′ 10″ 11 Parker Williams Zeeland East 51′ 10″ 51′ 4″ 11 Garrett Weeden Zeeland East 51′ 4″ 50′ 4″ 11 Idrys Cotton Plymouth 51′ 0″ 50′ 4″ 12 Jaxson Wilson Hartland 50′ 11″ 48′ 9″ 12 David Rolands Berkley 50′ 8″ 50′ 5″ 12 Jesse Lietzow Warren DeLaSalle 49′ 11″ 45′ 5″ 10 Case Johnson Greenville 49′ 10″ 49′ 1″ 11 Omari Hairston Beverly Hills Groves 49′ 8″ 50′ 1″ 11 Ty Robertson Saginaw Heritage 49′ 7″ 49′ 7″ 12 Daniel Yarrington Utica 48′ 6″ 47′ 8″ 12 John Dixner Fenton 48′ 5″ 47′ 6″ 10 Garrod Alexander Walled Lake Central 48′ 1″ 48′ 9″ 12 Mason Fraley Salem 47′ 9″ 46′ 7″ 10 Max Stoecker Midland 47′ 5″ 47′ 2″ 10 Reinaldo Williams Grosse Pointe North 47′ 3″ 46′ 11″ 10 Liam Vaughan Walled Lake Western 45′ 10″ 45′ 10″ 10 Dominic Weatherly Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse 45′ 3″ 44′ 2″ 12 Miland Weatherspoon Jackson 43′ 7″ 43′ 2″
Predictions
Place Name Team 1 Andrew Berryhill Battle Creek Lakeview 2 Gerald Capaccio St. Joseph 3 Ben Pryztula Gibraltar Carlson 4 Lukas Ray Wyandotte Roosevelt 5 Parker Williams Zeeland East 6 Merrick Hocking Midland 7 Idrys Cotton Plymouth 8 Garrett Weeden Zeeland East
DIVISION TWO
Facts
Grade Name Team Info 12 Michael Howey Alma Region 11 Champ. Ripped his first 50’er to begin the year and hasn’t looked back since. 12 Ty Anthony Coopersville Region 12 Champ whose throws are a good 10′ further than 2022. 12 Dalton DeBeau Frankenmuth Region 20 Champ who finished 7th in D2 last year. 12 Michael Griffey Plainwell Championship season has been kind, with wins over rival Otsego, the Wolverine Conference, and Region 14. 12 Wesley Russell Whitehall WMC Lakes Champ. Has grown from a kid throwing mid-40’s to breaking 50′ on multiple occasions. 11 Matthew Foor Carleton Airport Over 50′ all year, leading to wins at Region 16 and in the Huron League Championship. 11 Logan Klein Gladwin Jack Pine winner has been over 50′ in each of his past five meets. 12 Gage Looker Gaylord Beat all those D1 kids to climb to the Big North throne. That 52’er to win was at the time, a 2′ season best. 12 David McKalpain Madison Heights Lamphere Twice the Region 18 Champ, added 10′ from his junior to senior year 10 Riley Gelderbloom Comstock Park Broke 50′ to win Region 13. He’s added 20′ from his freshman year. 10 Derrick Simmons Frankenmuth Sophomore in his first year throwin’ hit 49′ out of the gates and just recently broke through 50′. 12 Flannery Wayne Milan 50’4 at Region 16 was a 2nd place effort, but was his best throw of the year. 12 Hunter Richardson St. Clair Has thrown in the 48’s for his past 5 competitions, including his victory in Region 19. 10 Brennan Faber Parma Western Region 15 Champ has added a good 7′ since his freshman year. 12 Isaiah Ploucha Dearborn Divine Child Looking to improve on 17th place finish in 2022. Has already thrown 1.5′ further than last spring. 12 Mason Knight North Branch Perhaps a darkhorse? His 50’6 to win the BWAC is a lifetime best by 2′. 12 CJ Gordon Berrien Springs The Shamrocks have a title to defend and Gordon is raising his game to score points. 49′ to win Lakeland Conference. 12 Daniel Weatherly Hastings I-8 Champ has had some battles against Brennan Faber 11 Zach DeLeeuw Freeland As with Talaga, has entered a new stratosphere lately. Two straight 48’s, one to place 2nd at Saginaw County. 12 Logan Kokotovich Gladwin 49’er to win at Shepherd was nearly a 3′ season and lifetime best. 11 Samuel Talaga Freeland For the majority of the spring, was in the 43′ range. At both TVC-8 and Regionals, over 48′. 10 Adam Huff Wayland Union 47’er to qualify in Region 13 was nearly 7′ further than his freshman best. 12 Jerome Ellis Ferndale University 2nd Place in Region 18 and above 40′ in his past four competitions. 10 Tristan Young Garden City Two straight 40’ers have led to a qualifIer and a 2nd place in the WWAC.
Stats
Grade Name Team Best 5 May Avg. 12 Michael Howey Alma 55′ 3″ 54′ 3″ 12 Ty Anthony Coopersville 53′ 9″ 53′ 3″ 12 Dalton DeBeau Frankenmuth 53′ 1″ 52′ 2″ 12 Michael Griffey Plainwell 52′ 11″ 52′ 7″ 12 Wesley Russell Whitehall 52′ 10″ 51′ 1″ 11 Matthew Foor Carleton Airport 52′ 1″ 52′ 1″ 11 Logan Klein Gladwin 51′ 2″ 50′ 9″ 12 Gage Looker Gaylord 50′ 5″ 50′ 4″ 12 David McKalpain Madison Heights Lamphere 50′ 4″ 52′ 0″ 10 Riley Gelderbloom Comstock Park 49′ 3″ 49′ 2″ 10 Derrick Simmons Frankenmuth 48′ 9″ 48′ 0″ 12 Flannery Wayne Milan 48′ 8″ 47′ 4″ 12 Hunter Richardson St. Clair 48′ 8″ 48′ 8″ 10 Brennan Faber Parma Western 48′ 7″ 48′ 2″ 12 Isaiah Ploucha Dearborn Divine Child 48′ 2″ 48′ 0″ 12 Mason Knight North Branch 47′ 11″ 47′ 3″ 12 CJ Gordon Berrien Springs 47′ 8″ 44′ 1″ 12 Daniel Weatherly Hastings 47′ 5″ 45′ 9″ 11 Zach DeLeeuw Freeland 46′ 8″ 46′ 8″ 12 Logan Kokotovich Gladwin 46′ 7″ 45′ 4″ 11 Samuel Talaga Freeland 46′ 2″ 46′ 10″ 10 Adam Huff Wayland Union 46′ 1″ 45′ 10″ 12 Jerome Ellis Ferndale University 43′ 10″ 43′ 3″ 10 Tristan Young Garden City 39′ 7″ 40′ 3″
Predictions
Place Name Team 1 Michael Howey Alma 2 Ty Anthony Coopersville 3 Dalton DeBeau Frankenmuth 4 Wesley Russell Whitehall 5 Michael Griffey Plainwell 6 Matthew Foor Carleton Airport 7 Logan Klein Gladwin 8 Gage Looker Gaylord
DIVISION THREE
Facts
Grade Name Team Info 12 Kellen Kimes Hart 2nd Place in 2022. Consistent 55’+ thrower in May 10 Mason Mayne Lawton Region 24 Champ. Hit D3 State lead with 59’5 at Shamrock 11 Gavin Nurenberg Pewamo-Westphalia 4th Place in 2022. Region 30 Champ. Been in 55’s for last four meets. 10 Mason Brodie Clinton LCAA and Region 26 Champ. Two straight 50’+ throws. 11 Dalton Brown Pewamo-Westphalia Excellent second fiddle to Nurenburg, has hovered near 50′ all year. 12 Jace Silverthorn White Cloud CSAA Champ thanks to late season improvement that took him from 45’s to 51’+. 10 Elijah Cottrell Standish Sterling 2nd in TVC-10 behind Gonzales. Steadily between 46′ and 49′ for late part of season. 12 Rowland Ball Lake City Highland Conference Champ, has dueled with Helsel all year. 11 Maddox Gonzalez Standish Sterling First 50’er gave him his second straight TVC-10 title. 12 Chandler Griffiths Jonesville Region 25 Champ. 18th in State last year. 11 Ryan Kincaid Benzie Central 45’+ thrower for late part of season. 2nd Place in NWC 12 Jerrold Atwell Montrose Region 29 and MMAC Champ. 46’+ in all May meets. 11 Logan Cole Union City 2nd Place in Region 25 and has nearly cracked 50′. 12 Silas Jancek Montague Region 23 Champ and not a bad sprinter either. 10 Carter Helsel Manton Nearly a 5′ PR to win Region 22. 12 Tim Kloska Grand Rapids West Catholic 2nd in Region 23, 3rd in OK Blue 12 Blake LaLonde Otisville LakeVille 2nd in Region 29, 3rd in MMAC. Jumped from low 40’s to mid-40’s a few weeks back. 12 Reese Greenfelder Chesaning 3rd in both Saginaw County and MMAC 12 Dylan McDonald Durand Region 28 Champ. 2nd in MMAC 11 Jake Punches Clare 2nd Place in Region 21. Late season surge from low 40’s to high 40’s. 11 Zachary Andrews Blissfield 2nd Place in Region 26, 4th in LCAA 12 Royce Daugherty Watervliet 48′ to win SAC was a 5′ season best. 12 Drew VanDyke Almont 2nd Place in Region 28, hovering around 40′ all year. 12 Naquante Thompson Clintondale Region 27 Champ 11 Jordan Stefanides University Liggett 2nd Place in Region 27, has improved 7′ over course of season.
Stats
Grade Name Team Best 5 May Avg. 12 Kellen Kimes Hart 57′ 8″ 57′ 7″ 10 Mason Mayne Lawton 56′ 0″ 55′ 10″ 11 Gavin Nurenberg Pewamo-Westphalia 55′ 4″ 55′ 3″ 10 Mason Brodie Clinton 50′ 4″ 47′ 11″ 11 Dalton Brown Pewamo-Westphalia 50′ 4″ 50′ 0″ 12 Jace Silverthorn White Cloud 49′ 8″ 49′ 3″ 10 Elijah Cottrell Standish Sterling 49′ 5″ 48′ 5″ 12 Rowland Ball Lake City 49′ 2″ 48′ 2″ 11 Maddox Gonzalez Standish Sterling 49′ 0″ 48′ 4″ 12 Chandler Griffiths Jonesville 48′ 9″ 48′ 2″ 11 Ryan Kincaid Benzie Central 47′ 11″ 46′ 9″ 12 Jerrold Atwell Montrose 47′ 10″ 47′ 8″ 11 Logan Cole Union City 47′ 9″ 46′ 6″ 12 Silas Jancek Montague 47′ 7″ 46′ 4″ 10 Carter Helsel Manton 46′ 2″ 44′ 10″ 12 Tim Kloska Grand Rapids West Catholic 46′ 1″ 45′ 8″ 12 Blake LaLonde Otisville LakeVille 45′ 9″ 45′ 4″ 12 Reese Greenfelder Chesaning 45′ 9″ 45′ 3″ 12 Dylan McDonald Durand 45′ 7″ 45′ 10″ 11 Jake Punches Clare 45′ 7″ 44′ 4″ 11 Zachary Andrews Blissfield 43′ 7″ 41′ 11″ 12 Royce Daugherty Watervliet 43′ 4″ 42′ 8″ 12 Drew VanDyke Almont 40′ 9″ 40′ 6″ 12 Naquante Thompson Clintondale 40′ 5″ 40′ 5″ 11 Jordan Stefanides University Liggett 34′ 10″ 38′ 6″
Predictions
Place Name Team 1 Kellen Kimes Hart 2 Gavin Nurenburg Pewamo-Westphalia 3 Mason Mayne Lawton 4 Dalton Brown Pewamo-Westphalia 5 Jace Silverthorn White Cloud 6 Maddox Gonzalez Standish-Sterling 7 Elijah Cottrell Standish-Sterling 8 Rowland Ball Lake City
DIVISION FOUR
Facts
Grade Name Team Info 11 Kylis Fletcher Beal City Placed 8th at Regionals last year and won this time around. 12 Dakota Kohn Petersburg-Summerfield Undefeated since mid-April, winning in Region 35 as one of that streak. 11 Seth Miller White Pigeon Win in Region 34 was his first foray into the 47’s 12 Adam Domres Onekama Has progressed nearly 10′ over the course of the season, culminating in a 46′ that just won the NWC 10 Warren Aylsworth III Maple City Glen Lake The sophomore has been above 40′ all year. 11 Fletcher Anderson Frankfort Only three competitions on record, all recently, all above 44′. 12 Connor Palmer Deckerville NCTL and Tribune MoC Champ has big throws in his resume, nearly reaching 47′. 9 Oliver Long Morrice Winner of Region 36, he’s the 8th best freshman in the State 12 Nolan VanHorn Gobles Gradual improvement through the year resulted in two straight 44′ throws, finishing 2nd in the SAC and Region 34. 11 Tyler Apple Buckley 45’8 to win in Region 32 was his best shot put of the year. 12 Kyle Affer Brown City Before his 45’1 to win Region 38, his previous best on the year was under 43′. 12 Cooper Koenigsknecht Fowler Top-8 in the CMAC all three years, 4th place this year his best yet. 12 Nathan Buchmann Kalamazoo Hackett Steady progress through the season has culminated in 40’+ efforts his past four times out. 12 Benjamin Gavin Detroit Frederick Douglass Only two shot puts on record, the second of which was a state qualifier and 5′ improvement from the Metro Classic. 12 Levi Keely Harbor Springs Region 31 Champ has added nearly 10′ to his junior best. 11 Dominic Scharer Hillsdale Academy Master of many events, but mainly the throws, SCAA Champ in the Shot and Disc 12 Eathan Westfall Reading Best toss of the year was a 43’er at Region 35. 12 Drew Dawidowicz Marine City Cardinal Mooney Championship season has delivered two 40’+’s and two wins, at Region 39 and CHSL Cardinal. 10 Jack Wilson Indian River Inland Lakes Two years in HS, two 2nd place efforts in the Ski Valley 12 Blake Casteel Holton 6′ improvement from his junior year. 12 Drew McGowan Morrice Broke 40 for the first time ever to qualify in Region 36 12 Ben Maffesoli Allen Park Cabrini At the time, his 40′ to make it out of Region 40 was a 3′ personal best. 12 Cody Jackson Dryden Senior in his first year of competing has both started and ended his career with a bang.
Stats
Grade Name Team Best 5 May Avg. 11 Kylis Fletcher Beal City 47′ 8″ 47′ 1″ 12 Dakota Kohn Petersburg-Summerfield 46′ 11″ 46′ 6″ 11 Seth Miller White Pigeon 46′ 4″ 46′ 0″ 12 Adam Domres Onekama 46′ 0″ 45′ 4″ 10 Warren Aylsworth III Maple City Glen Lake 45′ 1″ 44′ 5″ 11 Fletcher Anderson Frankfort 44′ 11″ 44′ 11″ 12 Connor Palmer Deckerville 44′ 9″ 43′ 7″ 9 Oliver Long Morrice 44′ 0″ 43′ 1″ 12 Nolan VanHorn Gobles 43′ 10″ 43′ 2″ 11 Tyler Apple Buckley 43′ 10″ 44′ 3″ 12 Kyle Affer Brown City 42′ 8″ 41′ 11″ 12 Cooper Koenigsknecht Fowler 42′ 3″ 42′ 1″ 12 Nathan Buchmann Kalamazoo Hackett 42′ 1″ 40′ 9″ 12 Benjamin Gavin Detroit Frederick Douglass 41′ 10″ 41′ 10″ 12 Levi Keely Harbor Springs 40′ 12″ 40′ 1″ 11 Dominic Scharer Hillsdale Academy 40′ 11″ 40′ 2″ 12 Eathan Westfall Reading 40′ 7″ 38′ 11″ 12 Drew Dawidowicz Marine City Cardinal Mooney 40′ 5″ 39′ 4″ 10 Jack Wilson Indian River Inland Lakes 39′ 0″ 38′ 9″ 12 Blake Casteel Holton 38′ 7″ 38′ 10″ 12 Drew McGowan Morrice 38′ 4″ 38′ 1″ 12 Ben Maffesoli Allen Park Cabrini 37′ 11″ 37′ 11″ 12 Cody Jackson Dryden 37′ 1″ 36′ 7″
Predictions
Place Name Team 1 Kylis Fletcher Beal City 2 Seth Miller White Pigeon 3 Dakota Kohn Petersburg-Summerfield 4 Fletcher Anderson Frankfort 5 Adam Domres Onekama 6 Connor Palmer Deckerville 7 Oliver Long Morrice 8 Warren Aylsworth III Maple City Glen Lake
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