2025 Freshmen of the Year

Straight up, just how it sounds. These lists highlight the best performances of the regular season (yes, Kayla Shellenbarger and Xavier Williams, I know you crushed it in Philly). The various marks are turned into points, and those points ranked.

Here’s some estimates of how the marks convert into points:

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

Rank	Grade	Name	Event	Mark	Team	Points	US Freshmen
1	9	Natasza Dudek	3200m	10:03.2	Ann Arbor Pioneer	547	2
2	9	Natasza Dudek	1600m	4:48.9	Ann Arbor Pioneer	511	4
3	9	Janae Coleman	400m	55.04	Oak Park	504	8
4	9	Payton Gee	100H	14.18	Oak Park	500	14
5	9	Rachel Smith	3200m	10:32.0	Okemos	498	8
6	9	Adalyn Raab	1600m	4:56.2	Zeeland East	480	32
7	9	Lauren Sheldon	High Jump	5′ 6″	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	478	9
8	9	Emilia Garces	3200m	10:44.1	Midland Dow	477	29
9	9	Payton Gee	200m	24.51	Oak Park	472	51
10	9	Sienna Klemmer	3200m	10:48.0	Ann Arbor Pioneer	470	35
11	9	Payton Maxey	Shot Put	41′ 3″	Freeland	469
12	9	Raquel Walker	Long Jump	18′ 7.75″	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	466
13	9	Kayla Shellenbarger	1600m	5:00.3	Goodrich	462
14	9	Rachel Smith	1600m	5:00.6	Okemos	461
15	9	Payton Gee	300H	45.13	Oak Park	460
16	9	Annie Saenz	High Jump	5′ 5″	Concord	459
16	9	Joselyn Flores	High Jump	5′ 5″	Hart	459
18	9	Natasza Dudek	800m	2:15.3	Ann Arbor Pioneer	458
19	9	Janae Coleman	800m	2:15.6	Oak Park	456
20	9	Adalyn Raab	3200m	10:56.4	Zeeland East	456
21	9	Ainsley Kelm	3200m	10:56.9	Portage Northern	455
22	9	Charley McKay	1600m	5:02.0	Woodhaven Brownstown	455
23	9	Savannah Staton	3200m	10:57.1	Saline	454
24	9	Lucy Peikert	3200m	10:58.3	Ann Arbor Pioneer	452
25	9	Kayla Shellenbarger	800m	2:16.1	Goodrich	450
26	9	Graycen Carlisle	3200m	10:59.4	Portage Central	450
27	9	Aaliyah Bailey	100H	15.02	East Kentwood	449
28	9	Lucy Peikert	1600m	5:03.9	Ann Arbor Pioneer	447
29	9	Madeline Aleisa	1600m	5:04.3	Jenison	445
30	9	Ella Lorenz	1600m	5:04.3	Brighton	445
31	9	Avery Scott	3200m	11:05.1	Portage Central	441
32	9	Destiny Bleau	High Jump	5′ 4″	Big Bay De Noc	440
32	9	Ciara Russell	High Jump	5′ 4″	Greenville	440
34	9	Janae Coleman	200m	25.06	Oak Park	439
35	9	Aaliyah Bailey	300H	46.02	East Kentwood	439
36	9	Avery Engbers	1600m	5:05.7	Holland Christian	439
37	9	Avery Engbers	3200m	11:07.7	Holland Christian	436
38	9	Josie Bishop	800m	2:17.7	Lansing Catholic	436
39	9	Avery Scott	1600m	5:06.6	Portage Central	435
40	8	Riley Harrah	High Jump	5′ 3.75″	Adrian Lenawee Christian	435
41	9	Josie Bishop	1600m	5:06.8	Lansing Catholic	434
42	9	Adalyn Raab	800m	2:17.9	Zeeland East	434
43	9	Chandler Wiggins	300H	46.30	Belleville	433
44	9	Olivia Brown	300H	46.33	Okemos	432
45	9	Greta Colquitt	300H	46.36	Lake Orion	431
46	9	Graycen Carlisle	1600m	5:07.6	Portage Central	431
47	9	Autumn Lawson	300H	46.37	Westland John Glenn	431
48	9	Trenyse McGinnis	200m	25.21	St. Joseph	430
49	9	Remie Ellis	3200m	11:12.1	Eaton Rapids	429
50	9	Savannah Staton	800m	2:18.8	Saline	426
51	9	Lyla Veldt	Discus	117′ 11″	Vicksburg	426
52	9	Trenyse McGinnis	100m	12.24	St. Joseph	426
53	9	Emilia Garces	1600m	5:09.1	Midland Dow	425
54	9	Jordin Nichols	300H	46.68	Detroit Cass Tech	424
55	9	Isabelle Currie	300H	46.70	Lansing Catholic	423
56	9	Carlia Cryor	200m	25.33	Wayne Memorial	423
57	9	Louisa Cowen	400m	58.57	Ann Arbor Greenhills	422
58	9	Zoe Lockwood	400m	58.58	Forest Hills Central	422
59	9	Savannah Staton	1600m	5:09.9	Saline	421
60	9	Nandi Gordon	300H	46.79	East Lansing	421
61	9	Ayva Reynolds	High Jump	5′ 3″	Napoleon	420
61	9	Brooklynn Beardsley	High Jump	5′ 3″	Lake Fenton	420
61	9	Julia Sergeant	Pole Vault	10′ 6″	Houghton Lake	420
61	9	Leili Frollo	Pole Vault	10′ 6″	Mancelona	420
65	9	Stella Gates	400m	58.75	Lansing Catholic	418
66	9	Jillian Lewakowski	800m	2:19.7	Rockford	418
67	9	Jillian Lewakowski	1600m	5:10.7	Rockford	418
68	9	Callie Sinke	3200m	11:18.9	Onekama	417
69	9	Charley McKay	800m	2:19.8	Woodhaven Brownstown	417
70	9	Charleah Credit	Shot Put	36′ 4″	Muskegon	415
71	9	Abigail Boyd	100m	12.32	Utica Eisenhower	415
72	9	Oakley Osterhart	1600m	5:11.3	Coopersville	415
73	9	Gwen Eby	800m	2:20.1	Coldwater	414
73	9	Ella Haarsma	800m	2:20.1	Hudsonville	414
75	9	Sienna Klemmer	1600m	5:11.6	Ann Arbor Pioneer	414
76	9	Elliana Max	3200m	11:20.6	Kent City	414
77	9	Audrey Holmes	Shot Put	36′ 2.25″	Otsego	413
78	9	Peyton Nellis	400m	58.98	Remus Chippewa Hills	413
79	9	Kayla Shellenbarger	3200m	11:21.5	Goodrich	412
80	9	Oakley Osterhart	3200m	11:21.5	Coopersville	412
81	9	Lily Huizenga	Shot Put	36′ 1″	Zeeland East	412
82	9	Kelly Comfort	800m	2:20.4	Traverse City Central	411
83	9	TeMyrra Moore	200m	25.53	Kalamazoo Central	411
84	9	Olivia Wenzel	Pole Vault	10′ 3″	Three Rivers	410
85	9	Callie Sinke	1600m	5:12.7	Onekama	409
86	9	Alexandra Mooradian	400m	59.18	Northville	408
87	9	Claire Steinbrecher	800m	2:20.9	Dexter	407
88	9	Avery Scott	800m	2:20.9	Portage Central	407
89	9	Aykina Weatherspoon	100H	15.72	Parma Western	406
90	9	Evah Smith	Shot Put	35′ 6.5″	Flint Powers Catholic	406
91	9	Hannah DePestel	400m	59.26	Hartland	406
92	9	Jaclyn Charbauski	3200m	11:25.3	Forest Hills Northern	406
93	9	Paige Rohda	3200m	11:25.4	Berkley	406
94	9	Au’Dree Louis	100m	12.39	Grand Blanc	405
95	9	Payton Maxey	Discus	110′ 3″	Freeland	405
96	9	Ella Claus	400m	59.35	Clinton	404
97	9	Olivia Brown	100H	15.76	Okemos	404
98	9	Lily Huizenga	Discus	109′ 8″	Zeeland East	403
99	9	Kamora Mosby	100m	12.41	Detroit Martin Luther King	403
100	9	Drew Howell	Long Jump	17′ 1.5″	Rockford	403

Rank	Grade	Name	Time	Team	Event	Points	US Freshmen
1	9	Ben Goran	15′ 0″	Spring Lake	Pole Vault	477	6
2	9	De-Mani Roberts	48.63	East Kentwood	400m	467	18
3	9	Chanon Palmer	39.25	Saline	300H	459	13
4	9	Austyn Hocter	14.69	Hanover-Horton	110H	457	16
5	9	Eli Worthington	54′ 2″	Owosso	Shot Put	455	10
6	9	Grayson Tidd	49.17	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	400m	448	44
7	9	Vernall Lee	10.74	Detroit Martin Luther King	100m	442	37
8	9	Lucas Mullan	4:19.1	Northville	1600m	436	21
9	9	Robert Tolentino	6′ 4″	Woodhaven Brownstown	High Jump	434	26
9	9	Caleb Johnson	6′ 4″	Muskegon Mona Shores	High Jump	434	26
11	9	Duncan Palmer	1:56.7	Williamston	800m	433
12	9	Calvin Rossman	50′ 8.5″	Coopersville	Shot Put	428
13	9	Gavin Katic	9:26.0	Fenton	3200m	427
14	9	Evan Specht	49.82	Novi	400m	425
15	9	Keymani Tally	15.11	Belleville	110H	425
16	9	Cullen Delaney	50′ 3.5″	Haslett	Shot Put	424
17	9	De-Mani Roberts	22.03	East Kentwood	200m	424
18	9	Nolan Cullens	10.84	St. Johns	100m	423
19	9	Eli Worthington	150′ 3″	Owosso	Discus	423
20	9	DeAndre Bidden	10.85	Harper Woods	100m	421
21	9	Xavier Williams	10.86	Plymouth	100m	419
22	9	Antori Myers	49′ 7.5″	Big Rapids	Shot Put	419
23	9	Lucas Mullan	1:57.7	Northville	800m	416
24	9	Rondell Ruff Jr	50.23	Detroit Catholic Central	400m	410
25	9	Kenneth Harris	15.3	East Kentwood	110H	410
26	9	Elijah Moore	145′ 1″	North Farmington	Discus	410
27	9	Luke Klinge	13′ 0″	Hopkins	Pole Vault	409
27	9	Ben Bonacci	13′ 0″	Jenison	Pole Vault	409
27	9	Collin Jess	13′ 0″	Charlevoix	Pole Vault	409
30	9	Morgan Cameron	48′ 4.5″	Parma Western	Shot Put	409
31	9	Sean Johnson	48′ 3″	Battle Creek Harper Creek	Shot Put	408
32	9	Chanon Palmer	15.35	Saline	110H	406
33	9	Mykeah Hyden	48′ 0″	Monroe	Shot Put	406
34	9	George Shealey	6′ 2″	Woodhaven Brownstown	High Jump	405
34	9	Rex Phillips	6′ 2″	Highland-Milford	High Jump	405
34	9	Andrew Hamlin	6′ 2″	Escanaba	High Jump	405
34	9	Tyler Harris	6′ 2″	Hanover-Horton	High Jump	405
34	9	Kelvin Davis	6′ 2″	Vermontville Maple Valley	High Jump	405
39	9	Elijah Moore	47′ 6.5″	North Farmington	Shot Put	402
40	9	Cameron Martin	1:58.6	Fraser	800m	402
41	9	Braelin Hurst	21′ 6″	Berrien Springs	Long Jump	401
42	9	Mykeah Hyden	141′ 9″	Monroe	Discus	401
43	9	Camden Simmons	47′ 4″	Frankenmuth	Shot Put	401
44	9	Lennox Naswell	9:35.3	Flint Powers Catholic	3200m	400
45	9	Lennox Naswell	4:24.0	Flint Powers Catholic	1600m	399
46	9	AJ Varner	15.45	Temperance Bedford	110H	398
47	9	Calvin Cosby	12′ 8″	Gaylord	Pole Vault	398
48	9	Cash Simpson	15.46	Battle Creek Harper Creek	110H	398
49	9	Wes Rogan	1:58.9	Saline	800m	396
50	9	Jack Walden	22.34	Saline	200m	396
51	9	Cullen Delaney	139′ 6″	Haslett	Discus	396
52	9	Sawyer Chapman	46′ 7″	Remus Chippewa Hills	Shot Put	395
53	9	Stanley Dinkins	15.5	Detroit Renaissance	110H	395
54	9	Mourad Algahmi	4:24.7	Dearborn Fordson	1600m	394
55	9	Aireus Jackson	46′ 5.5″	Portage Northern	Shot Put	394
56	9	Vernall Lee	22.37	Detroit Martin Luther King	200m	394
57	9	Duncan Palmer	4:24.9	Williamston	1600m	393
58	9	Evan Specht	22.38	Novi	200m	393
59	9	Dominik Kozlowski	50.73	Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley	400m	393
60	9	Wyatt Roberts	12′ 6″	Otisville LakeVille	Pole Vault	392
61	9	Brayden Swanwick	6′ 1″	Centreville	High Jump	391
61	9	Alex Stockton	6′ 1″	Saline	High Jump	391
61	9	Xavier Williams	22.40	Plymouth	200m	391
61	9	Nolan Cullens	22.40	St. Johns	200m	391
65	9	Wilson Shuster	46′ 1″	Midland Dow	Shot Put	391
66	9	Kenneth Harris	21′ 3″	East Kentwood	Long Jump	391
67	9	Karson Lewis	4:25.2	Battle Creek Lakeview	1600m	390
68	9	Todd Tobin	4:25.2	Highland-Milford	1600m	390
69	9	Evan Michaelis	137′ 1″	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	Discus	389
70	9	Cole Nahs	50.83	Grandville	400m	389
71	9	Lincoln Laansma	9:39.1	Tri-unity Christian	3200m	389
72	9	Penn Seeley	15.58	Alma	110H	388
73	9	Channing Ridley	11.02	DeWitt	100m	388
74	9	Myles Murray	41.5	Saginaw Heritage	300H	388
75	9	Dominik Kozlowski	22.43	Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley	200m	388
76	9	Yalin Genc	45′ 7″	Stevensville Lakeshore	Shot Put	387
77	9	Gavin Milward	136′ 0″	Byron Center	Discus	387
78	9	Landon Ecckles	21′ 1.75″	Brother Rice	Long Jump	386
79	9	Kaidan Radcliff	135′ 8″	Portage Central	Discus	386
80	9	Jack Walden	50.93	Saline	400m	385
81	9	Calvin Rossman	135′ 6″	Coopersville	Discus	385
82	9	Lennox Naswell	1:59.6	Flint Powers Catholic	800m	385
83	9	Matt Anthony	41.61	Portage Central	300H	385
84	9	Nole Lorenzen	9:40.6	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	3200m	385
85	9	Oskar MacArthur	1:59.7	Ann Arbor Skyline	800m	384
86	9	Preston Dorland	12′ 3″	Cass City	Pole Vault	384
87	9	Dillon Carlson	41.65	Lawton	300H	384
88	9	Travon Mitchell	15.66	Coldwater	110H	382
89	9	Kingston Wright	21′ 0.5″	Saginaw Heritage	Long Jump	382
90	9	Marion Stewart	22.50	Detroit Martin Luther King	200m	382
91	9	Duncan Palmer	51.05	Williamston	400m	381
92	9	Kenneth Harris	41.74	East Kentwood	300H	381
93	9	Stanley Dinkins	41.79	Detroit Renaissance	300H	379
94	9	Clint Couchman	9:42.5	Brooklyn Columbia Central	3200m	379
95	9	Marion Stewart	11.07	Detroit Martin Luther King	100m	379
96	9	Braelin Hurst	6′ 0″	Berrien Springs	High Jump	377
96	9	Joseph Quao	6′ 0″	Berrien Springs	High Jump	377
96	9	Nathaniel Eden	6′ 0″	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	High Jump	377
96	9	Felly Kmit	6′ 0″	Bloomfield Hills	High Jump	377
96	9	Julio Nadeau	6′ 0″	Lansing Waverly	High Jump	377
96	9	Kylin Davis	6′ 0″	Jackson	High Jump	377
96	9	Lewis Holmes	6′ 0″	Rock Mid-Peninsula	High Jump	377
96	9	Terrence Scroggins	44′ 4″	Swartz Creek	Shot Put	377
96	9	Roman Rice	44′ 4″	Holly	Shot Put	377