Author: mixcspeedratings

Back here with the fourth 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. 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. Both genders stats were compiled Saturday. I know there will results past that date and I know that’ll be the case for other events over these next 5 days. But we’re all armed with the same tools, we can all gravitate to the same site and dive deep into results. When the final predictions are made, those most recent results will be taken into account.

Those predictions will be added to this post by Thursday.

DIVISION ONE

Returning from the 2022 State Finals are a few girls from the Top 8 and others in the mix of competition. You have the hometown girl, Maya Anderson,her string of mid-18’s placing her right in the same spot she was last year. Woodhaven’s Maya Justice didn’t reach the podium last year, a great learning experience for her freshman self. She’s undefeated on the year, going up against the State’s best at Team State and Golden Triangle, large invites that bode well for the big stage. Margaret Monaghan and Sophie Daugard are your all-around athletes, Sophie coming over from Shot Put, Margaret in both the hurdles. And in the mix of all those names, you have the consistent Ashley Richburg, who’s been between 17’ and 17’8 for all of the past five weeks.

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
10	Maya Justice	Woodhaven-Brownstown	18′ 5″	18′ 1″
12	Maya Anderson	Rockford	18′ 3″	17′ 9″
11	Lena Cleveland	Rochester	17′ 5″	17′ 1″
10	Greta Caprathe-Buczek	Rockford	17′ 5″	16′ 8″
11	Ashley Richburg	Grand Ledge	17′ 4″	17′ 5″
10	Mia Barnett	Chippewa Valley	17′ 4″	17′ 5″
12	Margaret Monaghan	Port Huron Northern	17′ 4″	17′ 4″
12	Sophie Daugard	Howell	17′ 1″	17′ 2″
12	Layla Wallace	Portage Central	17′ 0″	16′ 7″
12	Michelle Domey	New Baltimore Anchor Bay	16′ 11″	16′ 6″
12	Nicole Warren	Saline	16′ 10″	16′ 6″
11	Lexi Ringley	Saginaw Heritage	16′ 9″	16′ 3″
9	Layla Thomas	Lake Orion	16′ 9″	16′ 11″
11	Kristen Lavergne	Detroit Renaissance	16′ 8″	17′ 4″
12	Jayde Ullenbruch	Port Huron Northern	16′ 8″	16′ 7″
12	Makayla Pittman	West Bloomfield	16′ 7″	16′ 7″
11	Avari Peddie	Zeeland West	16′ 7″	16′ 2″
11	Victoria Henson	Fenton	16′ 6″	16′ 2″
12	Emma Stewart	Salem	16′ 3″	16′ 3″
11	Brooke Bowers	Forest Hills Central	16′ 2″	16′ 5″
11	Morgan Dennis	St. Clair Shores Lakeview	15′ 10″	16′ 4″
11	Zion Harris	St. Clair Shores Lakeview	15′ 10″	15′ 10″
12	Carlie Carpenter	Salem	15′ 3″	15′ 10″

Common Competitions

Predictions

DIVISION TWO

Can the freshman shock the world and steal a trophy? Sadie Dykstra has shown no reason that she can’t. She’s only been defeated once this year (to Olivia Findlay, who has a great shot of winning in D4) and has reached 18’1, the best mark of any freshman in the state. She’ll have upper class competition from a multitude of names. Kaitlyn Molnar has been on a roll of late, winning Huron League and Region 16 titles, along with grabbing the D2 state lead at the Metro Classic. Madison Nino, Nyla Reed, Hallie Kooyer, and Brielle Reason all made All-State last year.

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
9	Sadie Dykstra	Yale	17′ 8″	17′ 3″
11	Kaitlyn Molnar	Grosse Ile	17′ 6″	17′ 6″
12	Hallie Kooyer	Hudsonville Unity Christian	17′ 5″	17′ 1″
12	Madison Nino	Hastings	17′ 3″	17′ 1″
11	Nyla Reed	Otsego	17′ 0″	16′ 8″
11	Brielle Reason	Pinckney	16′ 11″	16′ 0″
12	Jasmin Williams	Berrien Springs	16′ 11″	16′ 4″
11	Grace Clemens	North Branch	16′ 9″	16′ 5″
10	Sophia Blackwell	Big Rapids	16′ 8″	15′ 11″
10	Jayda Beene	Benton Harbor	16′ 7″	16′ 3″
12	Breanna Hyde	Wayland Union	16′ 6″	16′ 3″
10	Bayli Stewart	Parma Western	16′ 4″	16′ 3″
12	Lyberty Brandt	Saginaw Swan Valley	16′ 3″	16′ 5″
11	Dannyka Johnson	Coopersville	16′ 2″	15′ 10″
12	Neelege Sims	Corunna	16′ 2″	15′ 11″
11	Kaylin Mitchell	Kingsley	16′ 1″	15′ 7″
12	Rowan Cebulski	Grand Rapids Christian	16′ 1″	15′ 10″
10	Camryn Poisson	Dearborn Heights Annapolis	16′ 1″	16′ 1″
11	India Tate	Ferndale University	15′ 10″	15′ 9″
12	Myrel (Lexi) Clark	Detroit Country Day	15′ 3″	15′ 5″
12	Bernadette Castillo	Dearborn Divine Child	14′ 12″	14′ 10″
12	Lilly Palmer	Gaylord	14′ 9″	14′ 4″

Common Competitions

Predictions

DIVISION THREE

In Division Three, Southern Michigan is long jump land. Napoleon, Hillsdale, Hudson, Union City, Hanover-Horton make up five of the top six best jumps in the State. Region 25 at Hillsdale may be a point we can look to, with Mia Hinz narrowly grabbing the championship over Alyssa Budd. Two others placed high there, Adalynn Rumsey and Kaytie Warren. But it appears to be a battle between the first two. Does Hinz in her first year of track at Hillsdale capture the title or does Budd exact revenge?

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
	Mia Hinz	Hillsdale	17′ 4″	17′ 2″
12	Alyssa Budd	Napoleon	17′ 2″	16′ 8″
11	Adalynn Rumsey	Union City	17′ 0″	16′ 1″
9	Naika Rath	Hudson	16′ 11″	16′ 7″
10	Maya Padisak	Traverse City St. Francis	16′ 2″	16′ 1″
12	Kaytie Warren	Hanover-Horton	16′ 1″	15′ 11″
10	Destiny McDaniels	Bath	16′ 1″	16′ 0″
12	Ally Olszewski	Grand Rapids West Catholic	15′ 10″	15′ 2″
12	Jaden Marks	Bad Axe	15′ 8″	14′ 11″
12	Gloria Stepanovich	Benzie Central	15′ 8″	15′ 5″
9	Taylor Carlson	Durand	15′ 8″	15′ 6″
12	Anna Nixon	Perry	15′ 8″	15′ 7″
11	Gracee Robidou	Stockbridge	15′ 5″	15′ 3″
9	Emerson Whitscell	Grand Rapids West Catholic	15′ 2″	14′ 11″
11	Grace Suggitt	Pigeon-Laker	15′ 1″	14′ 12″
12	Taylor McCormack	Beaverton	15′ 0″	14′ 3″
11	Anya Sexton	Watervliet	15′ 0″	14′ 9″
12	Kaylee Paulette	Adrian Madison	14′ 11″	14′ 8″
12	McKenna Macon	Lawton	14′ 9″	13′ 7″
10	Tess Gasiciel	Pinconning	14′ 7″	14′ 5″
11	Lovelyn Ketepa	Clawson	14′ 7″	14′ 9″
10	Alyssa Davis	Clintondale	13′ 9″	13′ 8″

Common Competitions

Predictions

DIVISION FOUR

34 girls! That’s a ton of qualifiers! Among those 34 are 7 that stepped onto the award stand last year. Grace Wolfe and Claire Molnar are having great championship seasons, Grace winning the NWC in a 17’0 PB, Claire sweeping the TCC and Region 35. Mentioned earlier, Olivia Findlay bested freshman sensation Dykstra to take the Blue Water title. And added to all those wonderful returners is Breckenridge’s BayLeigh Clapp, whose 16’8 ranks #5 amongst all freshman girls in the state.

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Grace Wolfe	Frankfort	16′ 6″	16′ 2″
12	Claire Molnar	Britton Deerfield	16′ 6″	16′ 1″
10	Molly Brown	Addison	16′ 5″	15′ 9″
11	Olivia Findlay	Marlette	16′ 5″	16′ 0″
10	Katie Spicer	Fowler	16′ 2″	15′ 10″
9	BayLeigh Clapp	Breckenridge	16′ 0″	15′ 5″
10	Ella Hufnagel	Fowler	15′ 11″	15′ 10″
10	Sohanny Gonzalez-Castillo	Wyoming Potter’s House	15′ 10″	15′ 7″
10	Mickiah Allbee	Vestaburg	15′ 10″	15′ 6″
12	Gabriela Gashaj	Marine City Cardinal Mooney	15′ 10″	15′ 6″
11	Ryleigh Nelson	Webberville	15′ 9″	15′ 7″
12	Aubrey Hessbrook	Carson City-Crystal	15′ 7″	15′ 6″
12	Kelsey Hansen	Lincoln-Alcona	15′ 6″	15′ 6″
12	Madilyn Crull	Onaway	15′ 5″	15′ 5″
10	Jaci Canfield	Fulton	15′ 4″	15′ 1″
11	Madelyn Hardy	East Jordan	15′ 4″	15′ 4″
11	Abby Kissling	Brethren	15′ 4″	15′ 2″
10	Eva Bauer	New Buffalo	15′ 4″	14′ 7″
10	Isabella Flora	Sterling Heights Parkway	15′ 3″	14′ 10″
10	June Kirkpatrick	East Jordan	15′ 1″	14′ 8″
12	Natalie Malczyk	Huron Valley Lutheran	15′ 0″	14′ 11″
10	Ambrea Humphrey	Montabella	15′ 0″	15′ 3″
11	Shelby Evans	Athens	15′ 0″	14′ 9″
11	Delaney St. George	Kingston	14′ 10″	14′ 8″
9	Makayla Culver	Webberville	14′ 9″	14′ 9″
11	Maddy Miller	Coleman	14′ 6″	14′ 11″
12	Layla Blythe-Davis	Carsonville-Port Sanilac	14′ 6″	13′ 7″
9	Aspen Evans	Central Lake	14′ 5″	14′ 6″
10	Ryleigh Ureel	Peck	14′ 3″	14′ 3″
9	Raegyn Mayer	Breckenridge	14′ 2″	13′ 11″
11	Sasha Murphy	Riverview Gabriel Richard	14′ 0″	13′ 10″
11	Lauren Eager	Peck	14′ 0″	14′ 0″
10	Elizabeth Woodard	Gobles	13′ 11″	13′ 10″

Common Competitions

Predictions

DIVISION ONE

The sophomore’s already turning heads, and if you’re heading to Rockford you may want to take a trek from the stands to the field event area to watch him fly. Quincy Isaac hit a 24’3 long jump at Farmington, a big invitational with a propensity to deliver big performances. As Jeff Hollobaugh noted in his newsletter, there wasn’t a wind gauge, but my sources on the ground corroborate his words, that Isaac has much more in his legs. Of course, in the long jump, technicality is a major factor, and just as Maya Anderson has a familiarity with the Rockford boards, so does Carter Bissell, who was fourth here last year. Look at last year’s results and you’ll see a ton of names that are aching to get on that medal stand, Davis Barr, Dylan Lafontsee, Josh Tiption, Jordan Gutierrez, amongst others. Let’s just put it this way… I know where I’ll be early Saturday morning.

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
10	Quincy Isaac	Canton	22′ 9″	22′ 7″
11	Carter Bissell	Rockford	21′ 11″	21′ 4″
12	Alexander Jones	Kalamazoo Central	21′ 11″	22′ 3″
11	Jordan Gutierrez	Caledonia	21′ 9″	20′ 0″
11	Davis Barr	Battle Creek Lakeview	21′ 8″	21′ 0″
11	Charlie Garner	Ypsilanti Lincoln	20′ 0″	21′ 4″
11	Jayden Brock	Byron Center	21′ 7″	21′ 2″
12	Hamza Basal	Ann Arbor Skyline	21′ 7″	21′ 7″
12	Joshua Tipton	Detroit Catholic Central	20′ 0″	21′ 1″
11	Dylan Lafontsee	Cedar Springs	21′ 6″	21′ 2″
12	Nakia Willis	East Kentwood	21′ 4″	20′ 3″
10	Justin Freeman	Detroit U-D Jesuit	20′ 0″	21′ 0″
10	Rhett Klopf	Saginaw Heritage	21′ 2″	20′ 11″
11	Prentice Gardner	North Farmington	21′ 0″	21′ 0″
12	Andrew Adragna	South Lyon	21′ 0″	20′ 11″
12	Christian Purchase-Ofoeme	Warren Cousino	20′ 11″	21′ 0″
12	Colin Demos	Oxford	20′ 10″	20′ 12″
10	Lachlan Tillotson	Rochester Adams	20′ 9″	20′ 10″
12	Kaelin Shaw	Chippewa Valley	20′ 0″	20′ 5″
11	Evan Walker	Lansing Waverly	20′ 7″	20′ 9″
11	Kristian Kilpatrick	Fenton	20′ 5″	20′ 3″
12	Anthony Westover	Sterling Heights	20′ 2″	20′ 2″
9	Walker Neff	Warren DeLaSalle	19′ 5″	19′ 5″

Common Competitions

Predictions

DIVISION TWO

I love the contrast of the Bower brothers. On one hand, a season full of accolades for Wyatt Bower, a majority of his jumps over 21’ with a FML Championship sprinkled in there. Two(!) competitions for Tarick Bower, the latest of which a 22’9 regional win. As he becomes more acquiesced to the event, will he leap even further, far enough to win a title? Or will he be stonewalled by Xavier Davis, who blasted a 23’5 to win the Hazel Park regional. And if anyone doubts that validity, keep in mind Xavier won the Oakland County title this past weekend, beating everyone and anyone from those D1 schools.

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Xavier Davis	Ferndale University	22′ 0″	22′ 3″
11	Tarick Bower	Corunna	21′ 11″	21′ 11″
11	Wyatt Bower	Corunna	21′ 8″	21′ 0″
11	Tyler Baker	Mason	21′ 3″	20′ 7″
12	Andrew Braman	Frankenmuth	21′ 1″	20′ 0″
12	Jalen Radke	Otsego	20′ 11″	20′ 10″
11	Kaharrie Pureifoy	Wayland Union	20′ 0″	20′ 3″
12	David Dana	Midland Bullock Creek	20′ 9″	20′ 7″
12	Darreus Reese	Dearborn Heights Annapolis	20′ 9″	20′ 9″
11	Cutler Brandt	Charlotte	20′ 0″	20′ 3″
12	Earl Esiline	Gladwin	20′ 7″	20′ 3″
12	Jihad Ragland	Hazel Park	20′ 7″	20′ 7″
10	Dontya Johnson	Muskegon Orchard View	20′ 0″	20′ 4″
11	Caleb RuddJones	Parma Western	20′ 5″	20′ 2″
12	Trent Baugh	Hopkins	20′ 5″	19′ 11″
11	Noah Bussell	Milan	20′ 2″	19′ 10″
12	Ryan Mooney	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	20′ 2″	20′ 2″
11	Jordan Rodgers	Grand Rapids Christian	20′ 1″	20′ 0″
11	Ben Merkel	Monroe Jefferson	20′ 0″	19′ 5″
10	Isaiah Fox	Adrian	19′ 11″	19′ 11″
11	Davin Adams	Harper Woods Chandler Park	19′ 11″	20′ 2″
10	Jamarion Richards	Flint Kearsley	19′ 7″	19′ 3″
11	Kyle Bos	South Haven	19′ 5″	19′ 2″
12	Glenn Doss	Melvindale	19′ 2″	19′ 4″

Common Competitions

Predictions

DIVISION THREE

Not many have been on the tear that Mitchel Harrington has been on. He’s undefeated since early May, claiming wins at Region 21 and in the LMC. His 22’9 to win the Clare Regional is the #3 jump in the state as of today. More than a foot victory and that was over some kids that will surely be in the mix, such as Kanye Marineau, Carson Parks, and Karson Tocco. Just down I-75 is a pair of teammates looking to take him down: Sawyer Moloy and Nickolas Metzger. This past week, the two combined for 16 points at the Jack Pine Conference championship and they’re poised to emit similar point totals here. Combine that with their relays and the high jump and the Mustangs have a chance at something bigger.

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Mitchel Harrington	Grayling	21′ 10″	21′ 7″
11	Nickolas Metzger	Sanford-Meridian	21′ 7″	21′ 6″
11	Sawyer Moloy	Sanford-Meridian	21′ 7″	21′ 0″
12	Kanye Marineau	Harrison	21′ 3″	21′ 1″
12	Karson Tocco	Clare	21′ 2″	20′ 9″
12	Ethan Hull	Ithaca	20′ 11″	20′ 10″
12	Brayden Sullivan	Standish Sterling	20′ 10″	20′ 5″
12	Peter Moore	Hillsdale	20′ 9″	20′ 0″
11	Preston Kelsey	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	20′ 9″	20′ 7″
10	Hayden Handy	Hillsdale	20′ 0″	20′ 5″
11	Andrew Phillips	Manton	20′ 0″	19′ 9″
11	Dakobe White	Evart	20′ 0″	20′ 2″
12	Zachary VanBaren	GR Covenant Christian	20′ 6″	20′ 2″
12	Dylan Coney	Centreville	20′ 3″	20′ 0″
11	Caiden Smith	Hartford	20′ 1″	20′ 2″
12	Carson Parks	Pinconning	20′ 0″	20′ 0″
11	Kolby Masserant	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	20′ 0″	19′ 5″
12	Ryan Brim	Mt Morris	20′ 0″	20′ 1″
10	Brennan Marshall	Hudson	19′ 10″	19′ 4″
10	Wyatt Finney	Delton-Kellogg	19′ 8″	19′ 7″
12	Codey Harlan	Chesaning	19′ 7″	19′ 0″
11	Jake VanderHenst	Holland Black River	19′ 5″	18′ 10″
12	Adam Surowiec	Charyl Stockwell Academy	19′ 2″	18′ 4″
9	Matthew Bacholzky	Almont	18′ 11″	18′ 8″
11	Veon Moore	Warren Michigan Collegiate	18′ 7″	17′ 11″
9	Tayden Redding	Warren Michigan Collegiate	19′ 0″	19′ 0″

Common Competitions

Predictions

DIVISION FOUR

The Champ is back and he’s rounding into form to defend his title. Twelve months back, he turned a season of sub-20’ leaps through mid-May into 21’s in championship season and 22’3 win in the Finals. He’s on a similar trajectory this year, already hitting 22’3 to take a Blue Water title. He’ll have stiff competition though, mainly from jump savant Mekhi Wingfield and Anthany Buford. Buford holds the D4 lead with his 22’6 at the Metro Classic, where he leapt ahead of all those Downriver D1 kids. Wingfield is undefeated on the year with two 22’+’s on his resume.

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Anthany Buford	Detroit Frederick Douglass	22′ 1″	22′ 1″
11	Mekhi Wingfield	Concord	21′ 11″	21′ 3″
12	Alex Affer	Peck	21′ 6″	21′ 0″
12	Carter Fussman	Beal City	20′ 8″	20′ 8″
10	Adrlan Smith	Detroit Frederick Douglass	19′ 6″	20′ 3″
10	Landon Galea	Fairview	20′ 7″	20′ 2″
12	Colin Last	Huron Valley Lutheran	20′ 1″	20′ 0″
10	Zach Vonk	Holland Calvary Christian	19′ 10″	20′ 0″
11	Miles Shannon	Climax-Scotts	20′ 4″	19′ 11″
11	Gavin Prielipp	Marion	20′ 0″	19′ 11″
12	Eli Thomas	Three Oaks River Valley	20′ 0″	19′ 10″
11	Spencer Brown	Addison	20′ 0″	19′ 9″
11	Ryan Casterline	St Philip Catholic Central	19′ 9″	19′ 8″
11	Tyler Barnes	Hillsdale Will Carleton	19′ 7″	19′ 8″
12	Mason Salisbury	Marion	20′ 1″	19′ 8″
12	Simon Vinson	Colon	20′ 1″	19′ 8″
10	Ben Kohagen	Fowler	19′ 10″	19′ 7″
12	Kade Spahr	Pittsford	19′ 10″	19′ 6″
11	Braden Prielipp	Marion	20′ 2″	19′ 6″
12	Keyon Mandoka	Athens	19′ 10″	19′ 4″
11	Elijah Neal	Dansville	19′ 5″	19′ 4″
9	Noah Zeien	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	19′ 3″	19′ 4″
11	Carter Lance	Fowler	19′ 10″	19′ 3″
10	Keyonta Menifield	Flint Beecher	19′ 3″	19′ 3″
11	Randy Reddick	East Jackson	19′ 4″	19′ 1″
12	Owen Brown	Kalamazoo Hackett	19′ 0″	19′ 0″
10	Will Werkema-Grondsma	Pentwater	18′ 3″	18′ 12″
11	Jack McCaw	Mendon	19′ 10″	19′ 0″
12	Shane Braughton	Dansville	18′ 11″	18′ 11″
12	Anthony Evans	Concord	17′ 0″	18′ 9″
11	Rylan Matelski	Gaylord St. Mary	18′ 2″	18′ 4″
10	Hunter Garza	Deckerville	19′ 0″	18′ 2″
12	Yasir Yuhas	Birmingham Roeper	18′ 8″	18′ 1″
11	Bryce Billings	Hesperia	17′ 11″	16′ 0″

Common Competitions

Predictions

Back here with the third 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 Tuesday, the boys as of Thursday. 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. When the final predictions are made, those most recent results will be taken into account.

I’ll have predictions loaded on here by Thursday. Please check back then. But read first!

DIVISION ONE

It appears at this point in the year that we have five main competitors. Our defending champ, Abby Russell is back of course, the discus in my mind being the stronger of her two events. At the Metro Classic, she ripped a 149’4, vaulting her into Michigan’s All-Time Top 25 and the #2 rank across the entire state. Ava Wojciechowski just won the Oakland County crown in the discus, beating her Viking teammate Savannah Breitwiser and Elyse Finch. But both Breitwiser and Finch boast throws over 140’ and 135’ respectively, so they’re both capable of making a dent here. Midland’s Lillian Lince is undefeated on the year and Ms. Consistent in May, between 130’ and 141’ on all her best tosses. Along the way of that steadiness has come a SVL and Region 1 title.

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
11	Abigail Russell	Allen Park	148′ 4″	148′ 8″	2022 Champ
12	Elyse Finch	Royal Oak	135′ 4″	133′ 6″	Region 8 Champ
12	Lillian Lince	Midland	135′ 0″	135′ 0″	Region 1 Champ
12	Savannah Breitwiser	Walled Lake Central	132′ 8″	123′ 7″	5th Place – 2022
12	Mariah Sackett	Zeeland East	124′ 6″	122′ 9″	Region 2 Champ
11	Molly Socha	Bloomfield Hills	122′ 0″	122′ 0″	2nd Place – Region 8
11	Anna Tilden	Zeeland East	119′ 1″	108′ 9″	3rd Place – Region 2
12	Jayla Procter	East Kentwood	117′ 6″	115′ 1″	Region 3 Champ
11	Jordyn Harris	Walled Lake Central	116′ 7″	112′ 4″	2nd Place – LVC
11	Lee Ramirez	Zeeland West	113′ 4″	105′ 10″	2nd Place – OK Green
12	Kallie Taylor	Zeeland East	112′ 5″	108′ 11″	25′ improvement from 2022
10	Iyana Stephens	Belleville	110′ 10″	108′ 0″	2nd Place – Region 5
11	Audrey Wisniewski	Novi	110′ 3″	109′ 6″	2nd Place – KLAA
11	Avery Lahti	Traverse City West	109′ 4″	105′ 2″	2nd Place – Region 1
10	Olivia Barba	Grosse Pointe South	105′ 11″	103′ 6″	Region 7 Champ
12	McKenzie Siroky	Livonia Stevenson	105′ 7″	109′ 4″	Region 6 Champ
11	Isabel Assink	Zeeland West	105′ 6″	104′ 10″	2nd Place – Region 2
12	Jordan Monroe	Chippewa Valley	105′ 0″	102′ 5″	2nd Place – Region 10
11	Erin Lee	Troy Athens	104′ 1″	104′ 7″	Region 10 Champ
9	Rachel Anderson	Portage Northern	103′ 0″	106′ 4″	2nd Place – SMAC
11	Abigail Mainka	Brighton	99′ 2″	98′ 8″	Region 4 Champ
11	Malvina Lubanski	Grosse Pointe South	97′ 5″	92′ 9″	2nd Place – Region 7
11	Brookelynn Meyers	Grand Ledge	90′ 11″	103′ 0″	2nd Place – Region 4

Common Competitions

Predictions

DIVISION TWO

2023 has been the year of Maelie Hope. The Whitehall senior opened her season with two massive throws, both over 150’ and has been mega consistent since. She’s undefeated on the year, winning the WMC, West Michigan Meet, and Region 12 along the way. And let’s mention she’s also excellent in the shot, 100m, AND 200m. There are two girls that could give her a run and both are peaking at the right time. Haley Guerrant is another one on an undefeated tear, having just captured the win at MITCA Team State, throwing a personal best along the way.  Janae Hudson is also unbeaten and just grabbed a win at the vaunted Blue Water Meet of Champions, the unofficial Port Huron area title.

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
12	Maelie Hope	Whitehall	148′ 7″	140′ 1″	8th Place – 2022
12	Haley Guerrant	Otsego	130′ 9″	130′ 9″	7th Place – 2022
11	Janae Hudson	Marysville	126′ 0″	123′ 1″	3rd Place – 2022
11	Aliyah Springer	Hamilton	119′ 4″	115′ 11″	9th Place – 2022
11	Makenzie Johns	Cadillac	117′ 5″	113′ 2″	Region 11 Champ
10	Annabelle Bower	Portland	113′ 11″	109′ 3″	2nd Place – Region 15
12	Grace Steffes	Dearborn Divine Child	113′ 4″	113′ 4″	Region 17 Champ
10	Izzie Miller	Battle Creek Harper Creek	111′ 5″	109′ 7″	Region 15 Champ
12	Aysia Yokely	Detroit Country Day	107′ 10″	105′ 5″	Region 18 Champ
12	Natasha Bickel	North Branch	107′ 1″	105′ 4″	2nd Place – Region 19
11	Lily Hileman	Freeland	105′ 10″	104′ 6″	Saginaw County Champ
11	Layla Tahmouch	Monroe Jefferson	104′ 8″	102′ 4″	Region 16 Champ
11	Sophia Mattioli	Richland Gull Lake	104′ 6″	107′ 3″	SMAC Champ
11	Allyson Broaddus	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	103′ 5″	99′ 10″	Region 13 Champ
11	Peyton Spicer	Owosso	102′ 9″	102′ 5″	Region 20 Champ
12	Marie Redlin	Carleton Airport	102′ 8″	106′ 5″	2nd Place – Region 16
12	Jasmine Honicutt	East Grand Rapids	102′ 7″	102′ 1″	2nd Place – Region 13
12	Elle Ruiz-Grant	Niles	101′ 1″	103′ 0″	2nd Place – Region 14
12	Erika Sanders	Dearborn Divine Child	95′ 10″	95′ 10″	2nd Place – Region 17
11	Sarah Gundlach	Bloomfield Hills Marian	95′ 7″	92′ 9″	2nd Place – Region 18
9	Catherine Retberg	Frankenmuth	92′ 8″	92′ 7″	2nd Place – Region 20

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Predictions

DIVISION THREE

She placed 2^nd here last year and the results show she’s not looking to let that happen again. Sophia Snellenberger has busted out some awe-inspiring throws, such as a 147’ to win Quincy’s home invitational and a 143’ to win MITS State. She’s also conserved her energy and done just enough to win, 15/15 on victories in her senior season. If anyone were to pull the minor upset, it could be Payton Otto, dropping down from Division 2 (2^nd last year) or Gaby Reeve, coming up from Division 4 (3^rd last year). Both have season bests above or near 130’

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
12	Sophia Snellenberger	Quincy	141′ 7″	133′ 0″	2nd Place – 2022
12	Payton Otto	Olivet	131′ 7″	128′ 5″	2nd Place – 2022 (D2)
12	Gaby Reeve	White Cloud	125′ 3″	124′ 10″	3rd Place – 2022 (D4)
12	Raigen Horsfall	Quincy	120′ 10″	117′ 10″	3rd Place – 2022
11	Rylan Finstrom	Grayling	118′ 10″	118′ 10″	2022 Champ
11	Jaylyn Perkins	Homer	118′ 6″	116′ 11″	3rd Place – Region 25
10	Isabel Rozeveld	McBain	113′ 2″	110′ 10″	3rd Place – Region 22
12	Anna Nixon	Perry	112′ 4″	112′ 9″	5th Place – 2022
12	Adelyn Moore	Caro	111′ 6″	110′ 10″	6th Place – 2022
10	Megan Mackinder	Stockbridge	109′ 6″	109′ 7″	Region 28 Champ
9	Jenna Spitzley	Pewamo-Westphalia	108′ 11″	106′ 1″	3rd Place – Region 30
11	Emmalie Letts	Olivet	108′ 9″	106′ 4″	4th Place – Region 30
9	Madalyn Wayward	Manistee	106′ 5″	104′ 9″	2nd Place – Region 22
12	Abby Karst	Reese	102′ 6″	104′ 5″	2nd Place – Region 29
9	Mattie LaFreniere	Manton	102′ 0″	97′ 6″	4th Place – Region 22
12	Lillian Pylman	LeRoy Pine River	101′ 1″	100′ 1″	5th Place – Region 22
11	Emily O’Dell	Standish Sterling	100′ 5″	97′ 8″	TVC-10 Champ
11	Brooke Jankwietz	Manistee	99′ 8″	97′ 8″	6th Place – Region 22
10	Niki McNeil	Saugatuck	98′ 8″	95′ 11″	Region 23 Champ
10	Lillian Arnett	Adrian Madison	98′ 6″	98′ 6″	Region 26 Champ
11	Aleah Sexton	Watervliet	97′ 4″	97′ 3″	Region 24 Champ
10	Brenna McDonald	Schoolcraft	97′ 1″	94′ 4″	2nd Place – Region 24
11	Izzy Urban	Tawas	96′ 12″	91′ 2″	3rd Place – Region 21
12	Tiana Whitacre	Stanton Central Montcalm	94′ 7″	97′ 6″	5th Place – Region 30
12	Chisom Anwunah	Ann Arbor Greenhills	93′ 2″	96′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 26
11	Evie Liford	Clawson	89′ 5″	93′ 9″	Region 27 Champ
10	Kenzie Nichols	Ravenna	87′ 2″	85′ 7″	2nd Place – Region 22
11	Morgan Kleiner	Clawson	80′ 8″	80′ 7″	2nd Place – Region 27
11	Azora Parks	Stockbridge	77′ 8″	77′ 9″	2nd Place – Region 28

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Predictions

DIVISION FOUR

This is likely the most intriguing battle of all the discuses. Natalie Wandrie boasts the furthest personal best, a 130’ early in Harbor Springs. She’s been challenged lately by Kelsey Hansen, who pulled up within 10’ of her to grab 2^nd in Region 31. Harley Bear and Emily Stinson both set personal bests to win their regional. Stinson has revenge on her mind from last year, Bear has championship experience, placing 6^th and 17^th the past two years. Lily Parker boasts the second-best season best (say that a thousand times), placing 2^nd behind Janae Hudson in the Blue Water Championship and Emily Carbajal is undefeated on the year, coming into the State Finals on a championship roll. Region 35, TCC, and D4 Team State Titles will be a boost of confidence heading into this loaded competition.

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
12	Natalie Wandrie	Indian River Inland Lakes	123′ 5″	123′ 0″	Region 31 Champ
11	Lily Parker	Marlette	116′ 6″	108′ 8″	Region 38 Champ
12	Emily Stinson	Fulton	115′ 11″	113′ 4″	Region 37 Champ
12	Kelsey Hansen	Lincoln-Alcona	114′ 8″	109′ 1″	2nd Place – Region 31
12	Emily Carbajal	Sand Creek	113′ 4″	110′ 10″	Region 35 Champ
12	Harley Bear	Marion	112′ 8″	106′ 9″	6th Place – 2022
11	Maddy Biller	Brethren	104′ 8″	100′ 7″	Region 33 Champ
11	McKayla Cruson	Marion	104′ 0″	99′ 8″	2nd Place – Region 32
12	Lynsey Jager	Martin	103′ 11″	105′ 3″	Region 34 Champ
10	Paige Willman	Frankfort	101′ 5″	93′ 5″	3rd Place – Region 32
12	Keyara Szymanski	Mendon	100′ 9″	97′ 6″	2nd Place – Region 34
11	Eleanor Valkner	Maple City Glen Lake	99′ 6″	96′ 8″	4th Place – Region 32
12	Elizabeth Sheahan	Fulton	99′ 4″	95′ 12″	2nd Place – Region 37
10	Mariah Kerley	East Jackson	98′ 9″	96′ 1″	Region 36 Champ
11	Cassandra Trigger	Deckerville	98′ 8″	95′ 3″	2nd Place – Region 38
12	Clarissa Berger	Morenci	98′ 5″	98′ 1″	7th Place – 2022
10	Abbie Morris	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	97′ 8″	97′ 2″	Region 39 Champ
12	Mary Norris	St. Charles	95′ 10″	91′ 11″	3rd Place – Region 37
11	Akuach George	The Potter’s House	94′ 1″	93′ 3″	Alliance Conference Champ
11	Ava King	Hillsdale Academy	92′ 9″	89′ 2″	4th Place – Region 35
11	Sydnee Mauk	Reading	90′ 4″	93′ 2″	2nd Place – Region 35
11	Lilianna McCabe	Concord	88′ 5″	87′ 7″	2nd Place – Region 36
11	Ava DeVlaminck	Dryden	87′ 2″	85′ 5″	2nd Place – Region 39
12	Rhianne Jenkins	Lutheran Westland	84′ 2″	81′ 1″	Region 40 Champ
12	Erica Roberts	Riverview Gabriel Richard	74′ 1″	73′ 6″	2nd Place – Region 40

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Predictions

Instead of the paragraphs, I had the idea of including a little fact about each qualifier. It turns out that idea was majorly misguided and took up way too much dang time. If I had done that for other events, I’d be writing these previews into 2024. Boys Discus throwers, please enjoy your extra bit of attention. 😊

I’ll have predictions loaded on here by Thursday. Please check back then. But read first!

DIVISION ONE

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Info
11	Brycen Anderson	Walled Lake Central	Division 1 leader has won the LVC and Region 9.
12	Gerald Capaccio	St. Joseph	First time qualifier in the discus. SMAC and Region 3 Champion.
12	Demarrio Roetherford	Wyandotte Roosevelt	Madonna commit coming into his own as a senior, improving from 141′ to 165′, winning the Downriver League and Region 5 along the way.
11	Ty Robertson	Saginaw Heritage	Capable of some massive heaves, such as his 164′ at Punch a Hole in the Sky.
11	Merrick Hocking	Midland	Didn’t match his Regional distance, but gained a 2nd straight SVL Discus championship to add to the collection.
12	Andrew Berryhill	Battle Creek Lakeview	His 166′ to win Region 4 marks almost a 15′ improvement from 2022, where he placed 11th at State.
11	Garrett Weeden	Zeeland East	Another one capable of blasting one on a good day, multiple 160’+’s on his resume
12	Lucas Lesher	Holland West Ottawa	After a season full of 140’s and one 150, blasted a 162′ to win Region 2.
12	Lukas Ray	Wyandotte Roosevelt	Superb improvement in the disc, adding 29′ from his junior self, a great second fiddle to Roetherford.
10	Dominic Weatherly	Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse	Has potential for big discs, evidenced by his 158′ to win at Dakota earlier in the month.
12	Hunter Harding	Brighton	Another one who’s rolled past 150′, doing it in a KLAA Championship win
11	Parker Williams	Zeeland East	Season of gradual progress extended to Metro Health, where Parker nudged past 150′.
11	Nathan Cody	Walled Lake Central	First time ever qualifier, his 3rd place in Region 9 a significant improvement from 18th as a freshman.
12	Luke Eros	Howell	Recovered from a weaker KLAA meet to almost match his lifetime best at Region 4.
12	Josh Kriekaard	Cedar Springs	Rigtht behind Lesher in Region 2, his 159′ toss a 12′ season best.
12	Nathan Cobbs	East Kentwood	11′ season best to capture 2nd in Region 3.
10	Teegan Simmons	Monroe	Has turned it up a notch in championship season, 151′ at Lincoln’s JV meet leading to a 3rd Place in Region 5.
10	Rusty Klaer	St. Joseph	Potential darkhorse, his 154′ at the GR Elite Challenge looming large on his portfolio.
10	Camden Pawlick	Saline	Majorly consistent in May with four of his five finals over 140′.
9	Andre Neumann	White Lake Lakeland	Freshman Oakland County Champ portends well for the future, as does gaining State Finals experience.
10	Max Stoecker	Midland	First year of throwing has been a success, placing 3rd in Region 1 and 2nd in the SVL.
11	Ian Fedewa	Caledonia	From 113′ as a sophomore to 149′ as a junior.
12	Mason Fraley	Salem	Used the confidence gained from getting to State and turned it into 150′ at Churchill on Tuesday.
12	Daniel Yarrington	Utica	Captured his first MAC White title in the discus.
12	Cade Riddle	Brighton	Has added 15′ to his best sophomore disc, qualifying for the first time ever.
10	Case Johnson	Greenville	153′ to place 3rd in Region 3 a 12′ season best.
11	Tyler Marrogy	Walled Lake Central	Rapid progress in the final few weeks, from a season in the 130′ range to 154′ in Region 9.
11	Idrys Cotton	Plymouth	143′ to win Region 6 was first foray into the 140’s.
12	Logan Costello	Grand Ledge	Rapid rise late, capped recently by CAAC Blue trophy.
12	Ryan Mitchell	Cedar Springs	Stepped up in a big way, ripping a 150’er when his previous best landed short of 130′.
12	David Rolands	Berkley	Placed second in Region 8, throwing a 4′ personal best in the process.
11	David Osagiede	Lakeview St. Clair Shores	Massive improvements abound, 40′ from his sophomore to junior years.
11	Nnaemeka Ikechi	Warren DeLaSalle	Has added 10′ between his sophomore and junior years.
11	William McPherson	Rochester Adams	After a season primarily in the 110’s, has gone 130’+ in two of his last three meets.

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Brycen Anderson	Walled Lake Central	164′ 9″	162′ 11″
12	Gerald Capaccio	St. Joseph	162′ 3″	159′ 6″
12	Demarrio Roetherford	Wyandotte Roosevelt	159′ 6″	157′ 5″
11	Ty Robertson	Saginaw Heritage	158′ 1″	149′ 11″
11	Merrick Hocking	Midland	156′ 9″	154′ 5″
12	Andrew Berryhill	Battle Creek Lakeview	155′ 7″	151′ 11″
11	Garrett Weeden	Zeeland East	155′ 4″	147′ 6″
12	Lucas Lesher	Holland West Ottawa	151′ 4″	150′ 2″
12	Lukas Ray	Wyandotte Roosevelt	151′ 1″	147′ 1″
10	Dominic Weatherly	Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse	148′ 8″	147′ 8″
12	Hunter Harding	Brighton	148′ 1″	145′ 6″
11	Parker Williams	Zeeland East	147′ 6″	143′ 2″
11	Nathan Cody	Walled Lake Central	146′ 4″	147′ 11″
12	Luke Eros	Howell	146′ 4″	142′ 4″
12	Josh Kriekaard	Cedar Springs	145′ 7″	149′ 8″
12	Nathan Cobbs	East Kentwood	145′ 6″	143′ 12″
10	Teegan Simmons	Monroe	144′ 11″	140′ 12″
10	Rusty Klaer	St. Joseph	144′ 9″	141′ 2″
10	Camden Pawlick	Saline	144′ 0″	142′ 7″
9	Andre Neumann	White Lake Lakeland	143′ 3″	142′ 0″
10	Max Stoecker	Midland	142′ 8″	139′ 6″
11	Ian Fedewa	Caledonia	142′ 6″	142′ 6″
12	Mason Fraley	Salem	142′ 5″	142′ 1″
12	Daniel Yarrington	Utica	141′ 3″	135′ 7″
12	Cade Riddle	Brighton	141′ 1″	139′ 4″
10	Case Johnson	Greenville	139′ 5″	139′ 7″
11	Tyler Marrogy	Walled Lake Central	138′ 1″	139′ 0″
11	Idrys Cotton	Plymouth	136′ 1″	135′ 0″
12	Logan Costello	Grand Ledge	135′ 9″	143′ 2″
12	Ryan Mitchell	Cedar Springs	130′ 8″	119′ 8″
12	David Rolands	Berkley	130′ 4″	128′ 9″
11	David Osagiede	Lakeview St. Clair Shores	126′ 11″	127′ 8″
11	Nnaemeka Ikechi	Warren DeLaSalle	126′ 6″	131′ 1″
11	William McPherson	Rochester Adams	123′ 6″	131′ 4″

Common Competitions

Predictions

DIVISION TWO

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Info
12	Dalton DeBeau	Frankenmuth	Probably the greatest ability to pop a huge throw, his 180′ ranks #2 in the entire state.
12	Noah Simpson	Portland	Trending up from 160′ to 170′. Undefeated in championship season thus far.
12	Devin Dennison	Alma	School record holder has been under 150′ only once. Region 11 Champ.
12	Michael Griffey	Plainwell	Region 14 and Wolverine Conference Champ, steadily above 150′ late.
12	Jake Cashen	Grand Rapids South Christian	Placed 8th last year, now throwing a good 15′ further, if not more.
10	Derrick Simmons	Frankenmuth	Launched a 7′ personal best (165′) to win TVC-10.
10	Adam Huff	Wayland Union	Quite a change from 2022, where he placed 11th in the Region with a 114′. His 158’er placed 2nd in Region 13.
11	Larson Fessenden	Edwardsburg	Capable of some enormous launches, like his 164’er at Otsego.
11	Matthew Foor	Carleton Airport	Three 150’ers on his portfolio.
10	Chase Bott	Kingsley	Runner-up at Shepherd was a 10′ PR.
12	Hunter Richardson	St. Clair	Of his last four meets, three are of the 150’+ variety.
11	Brady McGee	Essexville Garber	Bay County Champ two years running.
12	Isaiah Ploucha	Dearborn Divine Child	Region 17 and CHSL Bishop Champ.
12	Owen Fremeau	Parma Western	I-8 Champ and 2nd in Region 15.
12	Evan Bower	Portland	3rd in Region 15 two years in a row, the difference being his 146′ is a state qualifier.
12	CJ Gordon	Berrien Springs	Runner-up in Region 14 for two consecutive years.
12	Michael Glass	Coopersville	Region 17 Champ and a 20′ improvement since 2022.
12	Matthew Utter	Charlotte	Over 140′ in all but two May competitions.
11	Samuel Talaga	Freeland	Recovered from subpar TVC-10 meet to throw two straight 148’s.
10	Lucas Sidlauskas	Sparta	Improved from 7th in the OK Silver to 2nd
12	Tyler Simpson	Marysville	Consistent 140’+ in late May.
12	Joey Duvall	Monroe Jefferson	Began the year in the low 110’s, has ended with 4 straight 130’s.
10	AJ Scutt	Parma Western	140′ to hit additional qualifier was a 7′ personal best.
12	Alex VanDyke	Hamilton	10′ personal best in Region 12 secured a State berth.
10	Korbin Sulitis	Petoskey	Season full of 80′ to 120′ throws before going 137′ and 140′ in consecutive meets.
9	Theodore Ciarelli	Dearborn Divine Child	Freshman has gone over 40′ in the Shot and 130′ in the Disc.
11	Trent Jackson	Madison Heights Lamphere	MAC Silver and Region 18 Champ.
12	Jonathan Jackson	Bridgeport	20′ season best to capture 3rd in Region 11.
12	Jerome Ellis	Ferndale University	Disappointing regional in 2022 gave way to success in 2023.

Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
Dalton DeBeau	Frankenmuth	174′ 7″	164′ 10″
Noah Simpson	Portland	162′ 1″	158′ 9″
Devin Dennison	Alma	160′ 0″	156′ 2″
Michael Griffey	Plainwell	158′ 7″	155′ 1″
Jake Cashen	Grand Rapids South Christian	158′ 5″	153′ 4″
Derrick Simmons	Frankenmuth	156′ 9″	156′ 0″
Adam Huff	Wayland Union	155′ 1″	153′ 2″
Larson Fessenden	Edwardsburg	153′ 7″	141′ 5″
Matthew Foor	Carleton Airport	151′ 11″	149′ 12″
Chase Bott	Kingsley	147′ 9″	140′ 10″
Hunter Richardson	St. Clair	147′ 6″	144′ 3″
Brady McGee	Essexville Garber	146′ 8″	146′ 1″
Isaiah Ploucha	Dearborn Divine Child	146′ 1″	140′ 4″
Owen Fremeau	Parma Western	145′ 4″	140′ 2″
Evan Bower	Portland	145′ 2″	136′ 3″
CJ Gordon	Berrien Springs	144′ 3″	128′ 3″
Michael Glass	Coopersville	144′ 3″	138′ 11″
Matthew Utter	Charlotte	142′ 5″	138′ 10″
Samuel Talaga	Freeland	141′ 11″	141′ 10″
Lucas Sidlauskas	Sparta	140′ 11″	132′ 2″
Tyler Simpson	Marysville	139′ 11″	136′ 9″
Joey Duvall	Monroe Jefferson	135′ 12″	134′ 4″
AJ Scutt	Parma Western	134′ 9″	125′ 0″
Alex VanDyke	Hamilton	129′ 1″	121′ 12″
Korbin Sulitis	Petoskey	127′ 12″	126′ 9″
Theodore Ciarelli	Dearborn Divine Child	125′ 10″	124′ 6″
Trent Jackson	Madison Heights Lamphere	125′ 4″	128′ 0″
Jonathan Jackson	Bridgeport	122′ 3″	120′ 11″
Jerome Ellis	Ferndale University	118′ 8″	118′ 8″

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Predictions

DIVISION THREE

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Info
12	Kellen Kimes	Hart	State leader in the disc with multiple 180′ throws on the year. Defending champ too!
11	Gavin Nurenberg	Pewamo-Westphalia	Second and fourth in his two past State Finals. Has added some distance, can he graduate to first?
11	Logan Cole	Union City	Occasionally will pop huge throws, two 155’+ efforts on his resume
10	Mason Mayne	Lawton	Region 24 Champ with a massive personal best. Nearly 60′ improvement from freshman year, now reaching into the 170’s.
11	Bennett VandenBerg	Constantine	Undefeated in May and over 150′ in his last three competitions.
12	Ryan McGuire	Elk Rapids	Four meet winning streak, with wins at LMC and Region 21.
10	Mason Brodie	Clinton	Second straight qualifier for this sophomore with a propensity for ripping big throws.
12	Drew VanDyke	Almont	Finished 10th last year with a solid PB on the big stage. Already throwing much further this time around.
12	Reese Greenfelder	Chesaning	MMAC Champ and over 140′ on three of his last four finals.
11	Dalton Brown	Pewamo-Westphalia	Moved up three spots since last year, placing 2nd in Region 30 as opposed to 5th last year.
11	Brogan Dodge	Leslie	His first trip back to the State Finals after finishing 3rd in 2021.
12	Jerrold Atwell	Montrose	Has added nearly 30′ between his junior and senior year.
12	Dylan McDonald	Durand	Back to back 2nd’s in the MMAC and in Region 28.
12	Ian Breen	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	Over 140′ twice in May, one of which grabbed the Region 26 crown.
12	Nathan Brewer	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	Undefeated since early May and just blasted a 146′ to win the CHSL Cardinal.
11	Maddox Gonzalez	Standish Sterling	Last three meets a major improvement from earlier in the year, well above 130′.
12	Jason Lundquist	Delton-Kellogg	133′ in the prelims was a major personal best and almost 10′ improvement from last year
10	Carter Helsel	Manton	Slight increase in distance from 2022, major increase in accomplishments. 2nd place in Region 22 nabbed two State Qualifiers for this sophomore.
12	Corbin Bouvy	Reese	126′ to place 2nd in Region 29 was just baaarely his season best.
12	Silas Jancek	Montague	Personal best hasn’t changed from 2022 to 2023, but state qualification has. Region 23 Champ vs. placing 4th there last year.
11	Joe Nymeyer	GR NorthPointe Christian	Over 120′ in his past three tosses.
12	Ladarius Abston	Warren Michigan Collegiate	Busted out a 7′ PR to qualify over in Region 27.

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Kellen Kimes	Hart	174′ 4″	170′ 7″
11	Gavin Nurenberg	Pewamo-Westphalia	155′ 4″	154′ 1″
11	Logan Cole	Union City	154′ 5″	148′ 4″
10	Mason Mayne	Lawton	152′ 6″	154′ 1″
11	Bennett VandenBerg	Constantine	151′ 5″	147′ 10″
12	Ryan McGuire	Elk Rapids	143′ 8″	142′ 2″
10	Mason Brodie	Clinton	143′ 0″	140′ 2″
12	Drew VanDyke	Almont	141′ 4″	140′ 10″
12	Reese Greenfelder	Chesaning	140′ 4″	137′ 11″
11	Dalton Brown	Pewamo-Westphalia	138′ 12″	135′ 0″
11	Brogan Dodge	Leslie	137′ 7″	135′ 3″
12	Jerrold Atwell	Montrose	136′ 6″	136′ 6″
12	Dylan McDonald	Durand	135′ 10″	129′ 8″
12	Ian Breen	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	135′ 10″	137′ 10″
12	Nathan Brewer	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	132′ 8″	127′ 1″
11	Maddox Gonzalez	Standish Sterling	131′ 3″	131′ 6″
12	Jason Lundquist	Delton-Kellogg	127′ 1″	125′ 4″
10	Carter Helsel	Manton	124′ 6″	120′ 4″
12	Corbin Bouvy	Reese	122′ 6″	115′ 0″
12	Silas Jancek	Montague	121′ 3″	118′ 6″
11	Joe Nymeyer	GR NorthPointe Christian	120′ 7″	119′ 5″
12	Ladarius Abston	Warren Michigan Collegiate	113′ 4″	116′ 7″

Common Competitions

Predictions

DIVISION FOUR

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Info
11	Dominic Scharer	Hillsdale Academy	Peaking at the right time, with 150’+ throws at Region 35 and the SCAA, both victories.
11	Kylis Fletcher	Beal City	Capable of tossing it over 150′, as he did early to win at Ithaca.
12	Dakota Kohn	Petersburg-Summerfield	4th Place in 2022 and consistently near 140′ late.
12	Connor Palmer	Deckerville	Undefeated season including Region 38 and NCTL championships.
12	Nathan Buchmann	Kalamazoo Hackett	Has ascended to new level in championship season, around 140′ each time out. Region 34 and Kalamazoo County Champ.
12	Nick Wayne	Britton Deerfield	Third in both the TCC and Region 35. Placed 14th last year.
12	Roman Addison	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	Came away with a MSAC victory the other day. Impressive work in a deep throwing conference.
10	Jayden Hanson	Bellaire	146′ to win Region 32 was over a 20′ personal best.
10	Zachary McFarren	Fruitport Calvary Christian	Over 120′ in his past 5 finals.
12	Wyatt Blashfield	Tekonsha	Launched a 130’er to place 3rd in Region 35.
12	Drew McGowan	Morrice	Placed outside of top-10 in Region 39 in 2022, Region 36 champ this time around.
12	Adam Domres	Onekama	Threw almost 20′ more than his regional effort from 2022.
12	Jude Mickevich	Mason County Eastern	Began the year with a 127’er and matched it to qualify last week.
10	Cole Meyer	Marion	Placed 18th last year and is throwing at least 10′ further this year.
12	Oswaldo Nava	Allen Park Cabrini	Region 40 Champ, 25′ improvement from his junior year.
11	Magnus Heckel	Hillsdale Academy	In the 125′ range for his past three finals, the last of which gaining a 4th place SCAA finish.
11	Brandon Pepper	Addison	Another one laying down a personal best on regional day, this time of the 7′ variety.
11	Landon Stuckey	Eau Claire	Over 120′ in three of his past four meets.
10	Zander Mapes	Breckenridge	Best two throws of the year and his past two times out, both at or near 130′.
10	Zion Yoder	Flint Beecher	Region 39 champ has risen from the 110’s to 130’s in a matter of weeks.
11	Easton Boggs	Adrian Lenawee Christian	Almost 40′ improvement from sophomore to junior year.
12	Jack Macha	Marlette	Had only been over 120′ once before, but put it together when it counted.
11	Parker McDonald	Beal City	State qualifier was a 9′ personal best and first time over 125′.
12	Logan Zuchowski	Lincoln-Alcona	More than 20′ improvement from his junior to senior year.
11	Wesley Pennington	East Jordan	Went from 9th in the LMC as a sophomore to 2nd this spring.
12	Dylan Whitacre	Fairview	Consistently between 115′ and 120′.
10	Cole Hufnagel	Fowler	State qualifier was at the time, an 8′ personal best.
12	Benjamin Gavin	Detroit Frederick Douglass	2nd in Region 40 to go along with his Shot Put win.
9	Gabe Walliczeck	Climax-Scotts	122′ is the top mark amongst all D4 freshmen.
12	Kojak Valentine	Mt Clemens	Three straight results over 100′ after previous four were well below that mark.

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Dominic Scharer	Hillsdale Academy	148′ 4″	139′ 9″
11	Kylis Fletcher	Beal City	146′ 11″	141′ 9″
12	Dakota Kohn	Petersburg-Summerfield	140′ 7″	137′ 6″
12	Connor Palmer	Deckerville	140′ 6″	136′ 4″
12	Nathan Buchmann	Kalamazoo Hackett	138′ 3″	132′ 4″
12	Nick Wayne	Britton Deerfield	131′ 9″	125′ 3″
12	Roman Addison	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	130′ 8″	125′ 4″
10	Jayden Hanson	Bellaire	129′ 1″	125′ 4″
10	Zachary McFarren	Fruitport Calvary Christian	128′ 0″	127′ 1″
12	Wyatt Blashfield	Tekonsha	126′ 6″	115′ 8″
12	Drew McGowan	Morrice	126′ 2″	129′ 5″
12	Adam Domres	Onekama	125′ 7″	120′ 7″
12	Jude Mickevich	Mason County Eastern	125′ 7″	116′ 10″
10	Cole Meyer	Marion	124′ 0″	120′ 3″
12	Oswaldo Nava	Allen Park Cabrini	122′ 7″	118′ 8″
11	Magnus Heckel	Hillsdale Academy	122′ 7″	119′ 1″
11	Brandon Pepper	Addison	122′ 3″	116′ 5″
11	Landon Stuckey	Eau Claire	121′ 6″	121′ 6″
10	Zander Mapes	Breckenridge	121′ 6″	115′ 3″
10	Zion Yoder	Flint Beecher	120′ 11″	120′ 11″
11	Easton Boggs	Adrian Lenawee Christian	120′ 9″	120′ 9″
12	Jack Macha	Marlette	119′ 6″	112′ 11″
11	Parker McDonald	Beal City	119′ 4″	116′ 8″
12	Logan Zuchowski	Lincoln-Alcona	118′ 10″	112′ 1″
11	Wesley Pennington	East Jordan	117′ 10″	113′ 7″
12	Dylan Whitacre	Fairview	117′ 4″	113′ 2″
10	Cole Hufnagel	Fowler	116′ 3″	112′ 8″
12	Benjamin Gavin	Detroit Frederick Douglass	115′ 2″	115′ 2″
9	Gabe Walliczeck	Climax-Scotts	114′ 8″	110′ 6″
12	Kojak Valentine	Mt Clemens	104′ 0″	112′ 2″

Common Competitions

Predictions

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

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″

Common Competitions

Predictions

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″

Common Competitions

Predictions

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″

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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″

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Predictions