Author: mixcspeedratings

We’re in the finishing stretch! Sprints are all done, as are the stats. Distance, Relays, and Final Thoughts will be posted tomorrow. I’m gonna be a little more brief with the writeups, naming one thing I’m looking forward to from each gender in each division. There’s much more work that I want to finish before I leave on Friday.

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.

With regard to the predictions, I’ll say the same thing for everyone. Unless you’re predicted first, I hope they’re wrong. If you’re not predicted to win, I hope you win. If you’re not predicted to be All-State, I hope you step on that podium. If you are in the top spot, go and prove it right.

DIVISION ONE

Can Kamryn Tatum become the next Kaila Jackson? I think so far, she’s satisfied being the first Kamryn Tatum. The West Bloomfield freshman is undefeated in the 100m, 200m, AND 400m. I’m not sure if it was a conscious decision by her and the West Bloomfield coaches, but smart move to head up to the 400m at Regionals. The 100m depth in D1 is astounding, the 400m a tad less so. She has an excellent chance of winning each of her two events.

100m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
10	Taryn Henderson	Farmington Hills Mercy	12.14	12.21
10	Jayla Dace	Detroit Renaissance	12.19	12.19
12	Mackenzie Robinson	Ann Arbor Huron	12.23	12.23
11	Jayla Graham	Detroit Renaissance	12.24	12.24
12	Lailah Palmer	Beverly Hills Groves	12.31	12.39
10	Adalyn Liang	Portage Central	12.31	12.40
12	DaKya Cunningham	Berkley	12.33	12.36
12	Camryn Batt	Portage Northern	12.40	12.41
12	Ke’vina Finch	Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse	12.41	12.51
12	Madison Sheard	Detroit Renaissance	12.42	12.40
12	Arianna Stallworth	Traverse City West	12.45	12.55
12	Emily Brown	Portage Northern	12.47	12.40
9	Isabelle Armstrong	Novi	12.52	12.52
12	Allie DeLost	Zeeland East	12.52	12.59
12	Danielle Modock	Macomb Dakota	12.60	12.72
11	Kai Allen	Detroit Cass Tech	12.61	12.61
10	Gabrielle Pruitt	East Lansing	12.70	12.70
12	Jurney Harris	Clarkston	12.74	12.81
12	Rachel Overgaard	Ann Arbor Huron	12.76	13.14
11	Kristen Lavergne	Detroit Renaissance	12.78	12.55
11	Jalissa Johnson	River Rouge	12.82	12.82
12	Kamya Anderson	Muskegon	12.82	12.75
12	Mira Vulaj	Plymouth	12.85	12.85
12	Maya Anderson	Rockford	12.86	12.92
12	Emma Flanders	Rockford	12.87	12.90
12	Peyton Steffes	Rockford	12.90	12.76
11	Lauren Wooten	Grand Blanc	12.91	12.92
11	Madalyn Daniels	Holland	12.92	13.01
12	Sophie Daugard	Howell	12.96	12.88

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Jayla Dace	Detroit Renaissance
2	Taryn Henderson	Farmington Hills Mercy
3	Mackenzie Robinson	Ann Arbor Huron
4	DaKya Cunningham	Berkley
5	Jayla Graham	Detroit Renaissance
6	Lailah Palmer	Beverly Hills Groves
7	Adalyn Liang	Portage Central
8	Madison Sheard	Detroit Renaissance

200m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
9	Kamryn Tatum	West Bloomfield	24.79	24.57
12	Mackenzie Robinson	Ann Arbor Huron	25.04	24.62
10	Jayla Dace	Detroit Renaissance	25.13	24.95
10	Taryn Henderson	Farmington Hills Mercy	25.10	25.03
11	Jayla Graham	Detroit Renaissance	25.25	25.13
12	Lailah Palmer	Beverly Hills Groves	25.27	25.20
12	DaKya Cunningham	Berkley	25.73	25.56
11	Emma Thomas	H.H. Dow	25.77	25.73
10	Erykah Alexander	Battle Creek Central	26.21	25.76
12	Arianna Stallworth	Traverse City West	25.63	25.85
11	Maya Rollins	Ann Arbor Pioneer	25.92	25.85
12	Ke’vina Finch	Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse	26.06	25.89
10	Gabrielle Pruitt	East Lansing	25.87	25.91
12	Gabrielle Jeffries	Bloomfield Hills	25.93	25.93
10	Janayah Watts	Wayne Memorial	25.98	25.98
9	Emma Goring	Forest Hills Central	26.33	26.22
12	Allie DeLost	Zeeland East	26.49	26.25
12	Mira Vulaj	Plymouth	26.35	26.35
10	Michelle Jones	Warren Cousino	26.91	26.36
12	Emma Flanders	Rockford	26.41	26.51
9	Laila Hawkins	Detroit Cass Tech	27.36	26.86
10	Naia Dibkey	St. Joseph	26.92	26.90
9	Samantha Sackfield	Romeo	27.06	26.92

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Kamryn Tatum	West Bloomfield
2	Mackenzie Robinson	Ann Arbor Huron
3	Lailah Palmer	Beverly Hills Groves
4	Jayla Dace	Detroit Renaissance
5	Taryn Henderson	Farmington Hills Mercy
6	Jayla Graham	Detroit Renaissance
7	Dakya Cunningham	Berkley
8	Emma Thomas	H.H. Dow

400m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Kai Allen	Detroit Cass Tech	57.52	57.52
11	Kelis Hunter-Young	Oak Park	57.84	57.94
9	Kamryn Tatum	West Bloomfield	57.96	56.73
11	Kylee King	Oak Park	58.36	57.88
11	Emma Thomas	H.H. Dow	58.75	58.96
12	Gabrielle Jeffries	Bloomfield Hills	58.88	58.98
9	Samantha Sackfield	Romeo	59.27	59.57
11	Jaclyn Garvey	Grand Blanc	59.28	59.16
12	Emma Flanders	Rockford	59.41	59.48
9	Maddy Piotrowski	Troy Athens	59.41	59.41
11	Emerson Nordbeck	Livonia Franklin	59.77	59.17
12	Soleil Moore	East Kentwood	59.87	60.84
10	Ella Thompson	Walled Lake Northern	59.99	59.89
11	Bianca Evuleocha	Farmington	60.27	60.01
10	Isabel German	Lowell	60.32	59.87
12	Royce Smith	Ann Arbor Huron	60.35	65.49
10	Addison Payne	Brighton	60.36	60.71
12	Lauren Hamilton	Grand Ledge	60.46	60.39
11	Eden Smith	Grand Haven	60.49	60.30
9	Callie Seiler	Northville	60.59	59.40
12	Robyn Watts	Belleville	61.16	61.10
10	Teona Gillette	Harper Woods	64.43	63.19

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Kamryn Tatum	West Bloomfield
2	Kai Allen	Detroit Cass Tech
3	Kelis Hunter-Young	Oak Park
4	Kylee King	Oak Park
5	Gabrielle Jeffries	Bloomfield Hills
6	Emma Thomas	H.H. Dow
7	Samantha Sackfield	Romeo
8	Emma Flanders	Rockford

DIVISION TWO

Will Elizabeth Anderson be able to pull off the sprint triple? She nearly did last year, succumbing to Chaniya Madison in the 100m, then coming back to reign supreme in the 200m and 400m. She’s at the same level as the previous year, in fact even better in the 200m, breaking 25.00 for the first time in a Huron jersey. But again, she’ll have her stiffest test in the 100m, with Keyanna O’Tey exploding toward that 12.00 barrier. Regardless of what happens there, we know from the past that Elizabeth is strong enough to defend her longer sprint titles.

100m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
10	Keyanna O’Tey	Sturgis	12.22	12.27
12	Elizabeth Anderson	New Boston Huron	12.42	12.41
11	Victoria Miller	Detroit Country Day	12.44	12.49
12	Kylin Griffin	Three Rivers	12.45	12.55
12	Annabelle Densmore	Charlotte	12.62	12.71
11	Grace Constable	Berrien Springs	12.62	12.75
11	Meghan Koss	Dearborn Divine Child	12.62	12.64
11	Lauren Goodman	Linden	12.64	12.72
10	Kennadi Galy	Allendale	12.68	12.72
12	Maelie Hope	Whitehall	12.68	12.84
11	Hanah Johnson	Cadillac	12.71	12.80
11	Grace Clemens	North Branch	12.73	12.88
12	Alexa Glancy	Monroe Jefferson	12.74	12.87
10	Tori Lator	Mason	12.77	12.84
9	MacKynzie Bush	Williamston	12.78	12.69
10	Jayda Beene	Benton Harbor	12.80	12.85
11	Carley Grabarczyk	Chelsea	12.88	12.93
10	Zoe Newberry	Eaton Rapids	12.91	13.03
12	Ana Fortier	Gaylord	13.01	13.12
12	Stella Kotowski	Hamilton	13.04	12.94
12	Hannah Wasilewski	Linden	13.04	12.89
9	Isabel Wood	Shepherd	13.07	13.13
11	Olivia Velazquez	Dearborn Divine Child	13.07	13.16
12	Alayna Sims	Belding	13.09	13.27
9	Reagan Higdon	Flat Rock	13.11	13.13
11	Tyra Thompson	Ferndale	13.16	12.82
9	Autumn Johnson	Wyoming Lee	13.29	13.17
10	Madeline Loe	Petoskey	13.30	13.28
9	Ava Ruffino	Macomb Lutheran North	13.54	13.54

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Keyanna O’Tey	Sturgis
2	Victoria Miller	Detroit Country Day
3	Elizabeth Anderson	New Boston Huron
4	Kylin Griffin	Three Rivers
5	Meghan Koss	Dearborn Divine Child
6	MacKynzie Bush	Williamston
7	Lauren Goodman	Linden
8	Annabelle Densmore	Charlotte

200m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Elizabeth Anderson	New Boston Huron	25.22	25.12
10	Keyanna O’Tey	Sturgis	25.50	25.52
10	Kennadi Galy	Allendale	25.89	26.08
12	Kylin Griffin	Three Rivers	25.92	26.07
10	Sydney Kuhn	Saginaw Swan Valley	26.04	26.17
11	Meghan Koss	Dearborn Divine Child	26.09	25.97
11	Victoria Miller	Detroit Country Day	26.15	26.07
12	Alexa Glancy	Monroe Jefferson	26.15	26.45
11	Grace Constable	Berrien Springs	26.22	26.48
12	Hallie Kooyer	Hudsonville Unity Christian	26.29	26.22
11	Anaiia Simmons	Summit Academy North	26.30	26.29
12	Maelie Hope	Whitehall	26.37	26.49
10	Joy Evans	Alma	26.40	26.51
11	Lauren Goodman	Linden	26.42	26.44
10	Tori Lator	Mason	26.56	26.60
11	Grace Clemens	North Branch	26.62	27.02
10	Jaiden Griffith	Williamston	26.65	26.63
11	Cecelia Thorington	Pinckney	26.68	26.77
11	Hanah Johnson	Cadillac	26.74	26.85
11	Isabelle Roosien	Hastings	26.75	26.86
9	Christina Dixon	Haslett	26.78	26.78
12	Stella Kotowski	Hamilton	26.83	26.68
9	Autumn Johnson	Wyoming Lee	27.05	27.26
11	Semaja Shivers	St. Clair Shores South Lake	27.10	26.85
9	Reagan Higdon	Flat Rock	27.17	27.44
11	Addison Washler	Forest Hills Eastern	27.17	26.77
10	Kathryn Kurtinaitis	Dearborn Divine Child	27.18	26.88
11	Chloe Vanwinkle	Clio	27.18	27.18
10	Najah Williams	Ferndale	27.23	26.84

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Elizabeth Anderson	New Boston Huron
2	Keyanna O’Tey	Sturgis
3	Kylin Griffin	Three Rivers
4	Megan Koss	Dearborn Divine Child
5	Victoria Miller	Detroit Country Day
6	Kennadi Galy	Allendale
7	Sydney Kuhn	Saginaw Swan Valley
8	Hallie Kooyer	Hudsonville Unity Christian

400m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Elizabeth Anderson	New Boston Huron	56.96	56.87
10	Joy Evans	Alma	58.00	57.80
12	Kylin Griffin	Three Rivers	58.57	58.57
9	Christina Dixon	Haslett	58.73	58.73
10	Sydney Kuhn	Saginaw Swan Valley	59.20	58.18
10	Kathryn Kurtinaitis	Dearborn Divine Child	59.46	59.94
10	Layla Jordan	Goodrich	59.51	59.81
9	Meghan Guczwa	Spring Lake	59.58	59.62
11	Addison Washler	Forest Hills Eastern	59.69	58.83
10	Jaiden Griffith	Williamston	59.95	59.71
12	Hallie Kooyer	Hudsonville Unity Christian	60.20	59.15
12	Alexa Glancy	Monroe Jefferson	60.34	60.73
9	Kate Ort	Stevensville Lakeshore	60.60	60.75
11	Emma Steele	Vicksburg	60.79	60.93
11	Libby Summerland	Owosso	60.85	61.06
10	Najah Williams	Ferndale	60.88	60.26
11	Cecelia Thorington	Pinckney	61.39	60.98
11	Chloe Vanwinkle	Clio	61.39	62.25
10	Grace Lorenz	Coopersville	61.48	61.48
11	Madisyn Lundquist	Cadillac	61.71	60.62
11	Samantha Black	Dearborn Divine Child	62.01	62.35
11	Michelle Chang	Detroit Country Day	62.02	62.02
9	Baylee Moore	Charlotte	62.04	62.94
11	Kennedi Wood	Sparta	62.26	62.58

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Elizabeth Anderson	New Boston Huron
2	Joy Evans	Alma
3	Kylin Griffin	Three Rivers
4	Sydney Kuhn	Saginaw Swan Valley
5	Christina Dixon	Haslett
6	Addison Washler	Forest Hills Eastern
7	Kathyrn Kurtinaitis	Dearborn Divine Child
8	Meghan Guczwa	Spring Lake

DIVISION THREE

Does Devin Johnston grab her first state title? The senior was twice All-State last year, placing as high as 2^nd in the 200m. This year, she’s undefeated in both short sprints, holding a dominating D3 lead in the 200m.

100m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Devin Johnston	Almont	12.46	12.49
11	Ti’Anna Murphy-Ryan	Comstock	12.59	12.76
10	Addison Hovey	Hart	12.68	12.64
12	Kendra Postema	Ravenna	12.76	12.82
12	Jaylin Washington	Dearborn Advanced Technology	12.88	13.08
12	Alyssa Samartino	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	12.88	12.85
11	Ariana Todd	Remus Chippewa Hills	12.89	13.03
12	Regan Finkbeiner	Hemlock	12.90	12.82
10	Hunter Shellenbarger	Elk Rapids	12.91	13.00
10	Rylie Aylesworth	Brooklyn Columbia Central	12.94	13.02
10	Mazie Robison	Saugatuck	12.97	13.03
11	Avery Collins	Blissfield	13.00	13.10
12	McKenzie Speer	Olivet	13.01	13.10
10	Chloe Basner	Millington	13.01	13.19
12	Kia Charboneau	Hillsdale	13.02	13.05
12	Jillian McKean	Buchanan	13.08	13.17
10	Grace Bullock	Grass Lake	13.10	13.10
12	Lacey Zimmerman	Manistee	13.10	13.21
11	Ava Panduren	Almont	13.14	13.18
9	Sophia Tucker	Traverse City St. Francis	13.22	13.37
12	Jaden Marks	Bad Axe	13.24	13.43
12	Mackenzie Ulery	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	13.31	13.38
11	Ava Ivkovich	Kalkaska	13.37	13.52
9	Taylor Carlson	Durand	13.38	13.27
12	Brooklyn Hess	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	13.54	13.46

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Ti’Anna Murphy-Ryan	Comstock
2	Devin Johnston	Almont
3	Kendra Postema	Ravenna
4	Addison Hovey	Hart
5	Alyssa Samartino	Madison Heights Bishop Foley
6	Regan Finkbeiner	Hemlock
7	Jaylin Washington	Dearborn Advanced Technology
8	Ariana Todd	Remus Chippewa Hills

200m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Devin Johnston	Almont	25.54	25.57
12	Jaylin Washington	Dearborn Advanced Technology	26.51	26.88
11	Ti’Anna Murphy-Ryan	Comstock	26.58	26.92
11	Claire Neumann	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	26.59	26.59
10	Rylie Aylesworth	Brooklyn Columbia Central	26.64	26.73
10	Hunter Shellenbarger	Elk Rapids	26.68	26.63
12	Ally Olszewski	Grand Rapids West Catholic	26.73	26.88
11	Avery Collins	Blissfield	26.80	26.91
11	Ariana Todd	Remus Chippewa Hills	26.87	27.35
9	Naika Rath	Hudson	26.88	26.64
9	Elly Bengel	Pewamo-Westphalia	26.96	27.21
11	Abbie Wiegers	North Muskegon	27.08	27.31
12	Kendra Postema	Ravenna	27.10	27.22
10	Chloe Basner	Millington	27.17	27.64
12	Kia Charboneau	Hillsdale	27.19	27.37
12	Regan Finkbeiner	Hemlock	27.23	27.10
12	Jillian McKean	Buchanan	27.24	27.44
11	Jillian Kendrick	Adrian Madison	27.32	27.42
10	Jaelynn Little	Bangor	27.35	27.35
10	Madison Montgomery	Ithaca	27.41	27.42
9	Nyah Bell	Evart	27.51	27.97
9	Sophia Tucker	Traverse City St. Francis	27.60	27.67
11	Joey Janisse	Roscommon	27.71	28.06
10	Victoria Love-Marshall	Warren Michigan Collegiate	28.41	28.35
11	Lovelyn Ketepa	Clawson	29.25	29.43

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Devin Johnston	Almont
2	Ti’Anna Murphy-Ryan	Comstock
3	Jaylin Washington	Dearborn Advanced Technology
4	Claire Neumann	Saginaw Valley Lutheran
5	Ally Olszewski	Grand Rapids West Catholic
6	Naika Rath	Hudson
7	Avery Collins	Blissfield
8	Ariana Todd	Remus Chippewa Hills

400m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
10	Emmry Ross	Onsted	56.38	56.60
12	Hannah Pricco	Lansing Catholic	59.27	59.31
11	Abbie Wiegers	North Muskegon	59.53	59.51
11	Claire Neumann	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	59.60	59.96
11	Heidi Newhouse	Lawton	59.62	60.03
10	Hunter Shellenbarger	Elk Rapids	60.17	60.37
9	Naika Rath	Hudson	60.28	60.06
10	Audrey Huizinga	Manistee	60.50	61.52
9	Elly Bengel	Pewamo-Westphalia	60.53	60.98
9	Peyton Grant	McBain	61.13	61.85
10	Jaidyn Klimp	Galesburg-Augusta	61.40	62.13
11	Amber Koole	GR Covenant Christian	61.46	60.93
10	Cassie Coleman	Olivet	61.51	61.88
10	Rylie Aylesworth	Brooklyn Columbia Central	61.63	61.39
11	Avery Collins	Blissfield	61.72	62.03
12	Ella Kowatch	Pewamo-Westphalia	61.83	61.92
10	Maycie Boyer	Leslie	61.97	63.32
11	Ariana Todd	Remus Chippewa Hills	62.02	61.86
10	Emily Howell	Bridgman	62.08	63.00
10	Jaelynn Little	Bangor	64.14	64.25
11	Tia Caldwell	Watervliet	64.37	64.41
11	Cayla Barber	Clare	65.13	65.15
11	Rachel Lanning	Charyl Stockwell Academy	65.18	65.72
12	Ashlyn Wolschleger	Reese	65.67	66.71
11	Arianna Bragg	Detroit Voyageur	66.17	67.19
11	Naveah Willis	Warren Michigan Collegiate	68.79	68.79
11	Lovelyn Ketepa	Clawson	70.91	71.69

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Emmry Ross	Onsted
2	Abbie Wiegers	North Muskegon
3	Hannah Pricco	Lansing Catholic
4	Claire Neumann	Saginaw Valley Lutheran
5	Heidi Newhouse	Lawton
6	Audrey Huizinga	Manistee
7	Naika Rath	Hudson
8	Elly Bengel	Pewamo-Westphalia

DIVISION FOUR

After a year absence, how does Megan Roberts leave her mark? The Colt senior has been All-State 8 (I believe, it’s hard counting that high) times over her illustrious career, but does not have an individual title. Over the past few weeks, she’s running the quickest 400’s of her life – three straight sub-60’s and a personal best of 58.71. She’ll have quality competition though, with All-State returners Kaylee Locke and Kenzie Fedewa vying for that title.

100m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
10	Molly Brown	Addison	12.83	12.88
9	Brooklynn Frazee	Buckley	12.90	12.97
9	Sofia Alaimo	Frankfort	12.96	13.08
11	Kariesue Taghon	Maple City Glen Lake	13.06	13.17
9	Layla Bolzman	Unionville-Sebewaing	13.08	13.15
11	Rylee Scheurer	Portland St. Patrick	13.09	13.10
12	Anna Plum	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	13.09	13.08
10	Gwyneth Dunaway	Frankfort	13.10	13.25
12	Madilyn Crull	Onaway	13.13	13.24
11	Olivia Stickler	Dryden	13.16	13.28
11	Grace Ligon	Southfield Christian	13.18	13.26
10	Tamerah Peterson	Sterling Heights Parkway	13.22	13.26
9	BayLeigh Clapp	Breckenridge	13.24	13.36
11	Kennedy Redds	International Academy of Flint	13.31	13.33
12	Ava Slieff	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	13.46	13.51
12	Bailey Stimac	St. Charles	13.47	13.67
11	Tanana Emmendorfer	Sand Creek	13.51	13.62
9	Addi Beatty	Lincoln-Alcona	13.53	13.58
11	Nevaeh Chaffee	Coleman	13.53	13.66
11	Abby Kissling	Brethren	13.55	13.54
11	Nia Iwuoha	Southfield Christian	13.55	13.61
12	Morgan Modert	Gobles	13.56	13.63
11	Delaney St. George	Kingston	13.57	13.57
12	Kaya Huizenga	Gobles	13.61	13.66
10	Layla Baber	Saginaw Arts and Sciences	13.64	13.67
9	Makayla Culver	Webberville	13.71	13.72
12	Gabriela Gashaj	Marine City Cardinal Mooney	13.73	13.52
10	Alice Amstutz	Brethren	13.75	13.82
11	Kathleen Thibodeau	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	13.81	13.81

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Brooklynn Frazee	Buckley
2	Molly Brown	Addison
3	Rylee Scheurer	Portland St. Patrick
4	Anna Plum	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
5	Layla Bolzman	Unionville-Sebewaing
6	Madilyn Crull	Onaway
7	Sofia Alaimo	Frankfort
8	Kariesue Taghon	Maple City Glen Lake

200m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Rylee Scheurer	Portland St. Patrick	26.65	26.78
9	Sofia Alaimo	Frankfort	26.71	27.04
10	Katie Spicer	Fowler	26.77	26.98
12	Kaylee Locke	Beal City	26.78	26.93
9	Brooklynn Frazee	Buckley	26.89	26.92
9	Layla Bolzman	Unionville-Sebewaing	26.96	27.21
10	Tamerah Peterson	Sterling Heights Parkway	27.25	27.47
12	Ava Slieff	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	27.29	27.44
12	Gabriela Gashaj	Marine City Cardinal Mooney	27.35	27.89
10	Gabby McKinzie-Duaney	International Academy of Flint	27.42	27.42
11	Grace Ligon	Southfield Christian	27.43	27.50
10	Grace Kendziuk	Allen Park Cabrini	27.46	27.46
10	Gwyneth Dunaway	Frankfort	27.49	27.67
12	Anna Plum	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	27.50	27.16
11	Delaney St. George	Kingston	27.65	27.65
12	Madilyn Crull	Onaway	27.66	27.68
11	Tanana Emmendorfer	Sand Creek	27.68	27.90
12	Grace Thorpe	Harbor Springs	27.68	27.68
9	Addi Beatty	Lincoln-Alcona	27.70	27.97
12	Natalie Zochowski	Johannesburg-Lewiston	27.98	28.05
9	Kiana Kuntzman	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	28.06	27.70
12	Addisyn Rudd	East Jackson	28.14	28.42
12	Kassidy Himler	St. Charles	28.32	28.43
11	Isabelle Kissane	Portland St. Patrick	28.37	27.63
12	Lauren Fenstermaker	Indian River Inland Lakes	28.45	27.93
12	Morgan Modert	Gobles	28.46	28.30
11	Nevaeh Chaffee	Coleman	28.53	27.98
11	Abby Kissling	Brethren	28.54	28.46
11	Neili Pike	Morenci	28.55	28.44
9	Ciara Ryan	Saginaw Arts and Sciences	28.58	28.85
10	Alice Amstutz	Brethren	28.78	28.88
10	Layla Baber	Saginaw Arts and Sciences	28.81	29.09
12	Sam Smith	New Buffalo	28.88	28.76

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Kaylee Locke	Beal City
2	Rylee Scheurer	Portland St. Patrick
3	Brooklynn Frazee	Buckley
4	Sofia Alaimo	Frankfort
5	Katie Spicer	Fowler
6	Grace Kendziuk	Allen Park Cabrini
7	Layla Bolzman	Unionville-Sebewaing
8	Tamerah Peterson	Sterling Heights Parkway

400m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Kaylee Locke	Beal City	59.50	61.33
12	Megan Roberts	Hillsdale Academy	59.98	59.78
10	Kenzie Fedewa	Portland St. Patrick	61.85	62.17
9	Brooklynn Frazee	Buckley	61.88	62.43
10	Ella Hufnagel	Fowler	61.97	61.97
11	Olivia Stickler	Dryden	62.03	63.20
12	Ukiah Charrette	Mt Clemens	62.27	62.26
9	Kiana Kuntzman	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	62.39	62.50
10	Grace Kendziuk	Allen Park Cabrini	62.41	62.71
9	Madison Cooley	Gobles	62.42	62.58
11	Neili Pike	Morenci	62.50	63.27
9	Sofia Robertson	Whitmore Lake	63.01	63.03
9	Lauren Niedzielski	Manistee Catholic	63.04	63.31
9	Lilah Kiley	Kingston	63.06	63.06
12	Ruby Hogan	Maple City Glen Lake	63.19	63.19
12	Lauren Fenstermaker	Indian River Inland Lakes	63.50	63.24
12	Meagan Lange	Forest Area	63.76	64.01
11	Grace Ligon	Southfield Christian	64.04	63.85
12	Natalie Zochowski	Johannesburg-Lewiston	64.17	64.17
11	Paige Keiser	Harbor Springs	64.46	64.71
10	Rachel Kalamaros	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	64.51	64.51
10	Mickiah Allbee	Vestaburg	64.74	64.74
12	Isabella Aldrich	Capac	65.58	65.20
8	Siena Schafer	Portland St. Patrick	65.79	65.87
12	Madison Gutowski	Onekama	66.27	66.35

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Megan Roberts	Hillsdale Academy
2	Kaylee Locke	Beal City
3	Ella Hufnagel	Fowler
4	Brooklynn Frazee	Buckley
5	Kenzie Fedewa	Portland St. Patrick
6	Olivia Stickler	Dryden
7	Madison Cooley	Gobles
8	Kiana Kuntzman	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW

DIVISION ONE

The state leader vs. the oncoming train. In 2023, Damarcus Rouse has held onto the 400m lead for a majority of the year, putting his stamp on it at Elmer Ball, nearly matching it at Farmington, then cementing his solidity at the OAA Red/White Championship. He’s undefeated on the year and also an integral part of their dominating 4×4. But Shamar Heard is coming. Deep into last summer, the Chippewa Valley junior became the fastest Michigan HS 400m runner ever, running 46.48 at AAU Nationals. He’s only has three 400’s under his belt this year, will he have enough time to catch Rouse?

100m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Braxton Brann	Ann Arbor Huron	10.66	10.92
12	Trey McGinnis	St. Joseph	10.72	10.73
12	Jaiden Reed	Detroit U-D Jesuit	10.74	10.79
12	Keiton Fase	Rockford	10.81	10.93
10	Kamren Flowers	West Bloomfield	10.83	10.89
12	Jacobe Oglesby	Detroit Martin Luther King	10.85	10.79
11	Destin Piggee	Muskegon	10.86	10.84
10	Jeremy Dixon	Kalamazoo Central	10.88	10.88
12	Peyhton Wade	East Kentwood	10.92	10.97
12	Isaiah Smith	Detroit Renaissance	11.01	11.03
9	Izaiah Wright	Gibraltar Carlson	11.02	11.15
11	Jackson Webber	Grand Blanc	11.04	11.12
12	Jaden Simmons	Holly	11.07	11.10
11	Parker Holman	Zeeland West	11.10	11.24
11	O’Mari Hall-Brown	Muskegon Mona Shores	11.10	11.24
11	Cameron Cheetam	Hartland	11.11	11.05
11	Andrew Novak	DeWitt	11.12	11.16
11	Isaiah Marshall	Southfield Arts & Tech	11.14	11.17
11	James Wallace	Warren DeLaSalle	11.16	11.12
11	Ryan Kavanaugh	Saline	11.18	11.17
12	Brody Thompson	Rockford	11.19	11.26
11	Camden Kruisenga	Rockford	11.19	11.26
11	Noah Morris	Chippewa Valley	11.21	11.21
9	Jayden Terry	Grandville	11.21	11.24
12	TeJohn Mcgowan	Novi	11.26	11.26
12	Jai Davis	Northville	11.26	11.28
11	Evan Watson	Troy Athens	11.27	11.31
10	Michael Lopez	Warren DeLaSalle	11.27	11.10
12	Tyler Brock	White Lake Lakeland	11.38	11.24
11	Avery Engel	Rockford	11.41	11.36

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Trey McGinnis	St. Joseph
2	Jaiden Reed	Detroit U-D Jesuit
3	Braxton Brann	Ann Arbor Huron
4	Destin Piggee	Muskegon
5	Kamren Flowers	West Bloomfield
6	Jeremy Dixon	Kalamazoo Central
7	Keiton Fase	Rockford
8	Jacobe Oglesby	Detroit Martin Luther King

200m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Braxton Brann	Ann Arbor Huron	21.51	21.45
12	Trey McGinnis	St. Joseph	21.57	21.67
10	Kamren Flowers	West Bloomfield	22.11	22.12
12	Keiton Fase	Rockford	22.23	22.26
12	Kenndall Murdock	Holly	22.23	22.29
12	Jaiden Reed	Detroit U-D Jesuit	22.25	21.99
12	Skyler Geurink	Zeeland West	22.29	22.42
12	Jacobe Oglesby	Detroit Martin Luther King	22.30	22.11
11	Noah Morris	Chippewa Valley	22.39	22.69
11	Cameron Cheetam	Hartland	22.44	22.30
12	Temilola Okubanjo	East Lansing	22.51	22.54
11	Latay’vion Braxton	Kalamazoo Central	22.62	22.47
10	Will Jaiden Smith	Belleville	22.75	22.76
11	Julian Stevens	Alpena	22.78	23.13
12	Jayson Gamblin	Detroit Renaissance	22.79	22.72
12	Henry Martoni	Utica Eisenhower	22.95	23.05
11	Jaxon Lippert	Walled Lake Western	22.96	22.67
12	Domanic Lemon	Livonia Franklin	22.98	23.10
12	Noah Dobert	Dearborn	23.20	23.26

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Braxton Brann	Ann Arbor Huron
2	Trey McGinnis	St. Joseph
3	Kamren Flowers	West Bloomfield
4	Jaiden Reed	Detroit U-D Jesuit
5	Jacobe Oglesby	Detroit Martin Luther King
6	Kenndall Murdock	Holly
7	Keiton Fase	Rockford
8	Cameron Cheetam	Hartland

400m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Damarcus Rouse	Rochester Adams	48.56	49.43
11	Shamar Heard	Chippewa Valley	49.17	49.17
11	Evan Walker	Lansing Waverly	49.31	49.63
12	Trey McGinnis	St. Joseph	49.36	49.30
12	Krish Gupta	Troy	49.44	49.39
11	Drew Graves	Utica Ford	49.49	49.40
10	Will Jaiden Smith	Belleville	49.52	49.52
11	Henry Shaieb	Ann Arbor Skyline	49.77	50.09
12	Joseph Iaquaniello	Walled Lake Northern	49.86	49.57
12	Henry Martoni	Utica Eisenhower	49.97	49.86
12	Mark Palmeter	Clarkston	50.09	50.60
12	Skyler Geurink	Zeeland West	50.15	50.34
10	Aydan Myers	Detroit Cass Tech	50.17	49.63
11	Colin MacGregor	H.H. Dow	50.25	50.36
12	Jonas Morris	Chippewa Valley	50.25	50.27
10	Ahmad Ameen	Jackson	50.33	50.55
10	Brody Leyendecker	Byron Center	50.76	51.00
12	Albyn Rios	Warren Woods Tower	50.87	51.28
12	Mit Foley	Saginaw Heritage	51.00	50.87
9	Adam Flanders	Rockford	51.05	50.87
12	Zavion Ayler	Wayne Memorial	51.47	51.78
12	Kyle Ritchie	Northville	51.69	51.86

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Shamar Heard	Chippewa Valley
2	Damarcus Rouse	Rochester Adams
3	Joseph Iaquaniello	Walled Lake Northern
4	Trey McGinnis	St. Joseph
5	Krish Gupta	Troy
6	Evan Walker	Lansing Waverly
7	Drew Graves	Utica Ford
8	Will Jaiden Smith	Belleville

DIVISION TWO

How fast can he go with competition? Vicksburg’s Michael Wright has only lost once on the year (to D1 100/200 contender Trey McGinnis), and in championship season, he’s running as fast as ever. His times at MITCA, 10.68 and 21.68 were both wind-aided, but when converted, are among his best on the year. Hopefully wind will be favorable, but even if not, he’s in great shape to take both crowns.

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100m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Michael Wright	Vicksburg	10.70	10.82
11	Jake Machiniak	Berrien Springs	10.87	11.00
11	Parker Atkinson	Marine City	10.95	10.95
12	Jared Wilburn	Berrien Springs	10.99	11.10
11	Zachary Mylenek	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep	11.00	11.00
11	Benjamin Boehm	Hamilton	11.00	11.01
11	Malcolm Earvin	Whitehall	11.03	11.22
11	Tarick Bower	Corunna	11.04	11.15
10	Darryl Carter	Detroit Country Day	11.06	11.19
12	Keegan Mosher	Cheboygan	11.08	11.19
11	Wyatt Bower	Corunna	11.08	11.19
12	Gavin Chenevey	Tecumseh	11.08	11.20
12	Bryson Kuzdzal	Forest Hills Eastern	11.11	11.08
10	Tayvian Smith	Lansing Sexton	11.12	11.21
11	Kaharrie Pureifoy	Wayland Union	11.12	11.27
12	Khari Hurt	Hazel Park	11.14	11.10
11	Nick Gordon	Coopersville	11.21	11.21
12	Andrew Sherwood	Chelsea	11.27	11.35
10	Jackson Gee	Spring Lake	11.27	11.36
12	Kyren McKnight	Lansing Eastern	11.27	11.31
10	Sam Mitas	Petoskey	11.28	11.40
9	Alton (AJ) Marks	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	11.28	11.26
11	Christopher “CJ” Pimpleton Jr	Muskegon Orchard View	11.28	11.31
12	Blake Herr	Shepherd	11.32	11.36
12	Jihad Ragland	Hazel Park	11.33	11.36
12	Jordan Williams	Clarenceville	11.33	11.35
11	Owen Presley	Fowlerville	11.33	11.49
12	Ethan Lenters	Grand Rapids Christian	11.35	11.24
12	Thomas Jackson	Detroit Country Day	11.36	11.37
10	David Molhoek	Forest Hills Eastern	11.37	11.28
11	Hurley Young	Lansing Sexton	11.38	11.38
11	Jaden Collins	Center Line	11.39	11.32
11	Jamal Rudolph	Dearborn Henry Ford Academy	11.40	11.38
12	Jalen Radke	Otsego	11.42	11.49
12	Brycen Marsman	Allendale	11.45	11.45
10	Chris Coates	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	11.53	11.28

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Michael Wright	Vicksburg
2	Benjamin Boehm	Hamilton
3	Jake Machiniak	Berrien Springs
4	Parker Atkinson	Marine City
5	Zachary Mylenek	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
6	Tarick Bower	Corunna
7	Khari Hurt	Hazel Park
8	Darryl Carter	Detroit Country Day

200m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Michael Wright	Vicksburg	21.93	22.18
12	Gavin Chenevey	Tecumseh	22.41	22.43
11	Malcolm Earvin	Whitehall	22.43	22.52
11	Kaharrie Pureifoy	Wayland Union	22.60	22.79
12	Stuart Gould	Howard City Tri-County	22.67	22.72
11	Zachary Mylenek	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep	22.70	22.62
11	Benjamin Boehm	Hamilton	22.74	22.93
12	Jared Wilburn	Berrien Springs	22.81	22.70
12	Bryson Kuzdzal	Forest Hills Eastern	22.86	22.61
10	Jackson Gee	Spring Lake	22.86	22.95
9	Alton (AJ) Marks	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	22.87	22.89
10	David Molhoek	Forest Hills Eastern	22.87	22.67
12	Keegan Mosher	Cheboygan	22.92	23.04
12	Kyren McKnight	Lansing Eastern	22.93	23.02
11	Trannon Aylor	Whitehall	22.93	22.82
12	Nick Strauch	Corunna	22.97	23.20
11	Parker Atkinson	Marine City	23.01	22.79
12	Jordan Williams	Clarenceville	23.05	23.16
11	Cutler Brandt	Charlotte	23.06	23.10
12	Khari Hurt	Hazel Park	23.12	22.87
10	Darryl Carter	Detroit Country Day	23.14	22.88
10	Donovan Cruse	Summit Academy North	23.17	23.00
11	Jamal Rudolph	Dearborn Henry Ford Academy	23.18	23.12
11	Oliver Walvag	Cheboygan	23.21	23.21
10	Chris Coates	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	23.31	23.10

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Michael Wright	Vicksburg
2	Gavin Cheveney	Tecumseh
3	Zachary Mylenek	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
4	Kaharrie Pureifoy	Wayland Union
5	Malcolm Earvin	Whitehall
6	Jared Wilburn	Berrien Springs
7	Stuart Gould	Howard City Tri-County
8	Bryson Kuzdzal	Forest Hills Eastern

400m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Michael Ferguson	Yale	49.72	50.12
11	Trannon Aylor	Whitehall	49.73	49.84
12	Thoth Moya	Essexville Garber	49.80	49.80
12	Stuart Gould	Howard City Tri-County	49.87	49.56
11	Zachary Mylenek	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep	50.60	50.53
12	Sam Barger	Frankenmuth	50.61	50.65
10	Noah Jarvis	Berrien Springs	50.91	51.28
12	Kearan Tolles	Hastings	51.00	51.07
12	Caden Kyser	Spring Lake	51.10	51.18
10	Jack Bias	Riverview	51.29	51.29
12	Jihad Ragland	Hazel Park	51.43	51.35
12	Colten Lumadue	Pinckney	51.44	51.78
12	Gary Springstead	Fremont	51.51	52.22
11	Andrew Dudka	GR West Michigan Aviation	51.61	52.10
12	Tucker Radgens	Vicksburg	52.02	52.84
11	Jacquice Finley	Hamady	52.22	52.81
12	Joseph Mullett	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	52.30	53.01
10	Donald Wells	Lake Odessa Lakewood	52.51	53.47
12	Christian Foster	Clarenceville	53.78	53.95
12	Dante Voss	Detroit Country Day	53.80	53.32
11	Joshua Sharp-Pelto	Garden City	53.99	53.39
12	Chad Buhlman	Ogemaw Heights	54.09	53.87

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Trannon Ayler	Whitehall
2	Stuart Gould	Howard City Tri-County
3	Thoth Moya	Essexville Garber
4	Michael Ferguson	Yale
5	Zachary Mylenek	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
6	Sam Barger	Frankenmuth
7	Noah Jarvis	Berrien Springs
8	Jihad Ragland	Hazel Park

DIVISION THREE

How will they fit all these boys onto the track? The 100m and 200m are absolutely jampacked with competitors, with little separation between the top boys. Perhaps running the best as of late are Warren Michigan Collegiate’s Jailin Spikes, breaking 11.00 to win the Macomb County title and Brayden Riley, fresh off Region 30 and Jack Pine titles. Riley’s points could be crucial, combined with Metzger and Moloy, the Mustangs have a real chance at State glory.

100m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Dayne Blair	Lake City	11.09	11.18
11	Patrick Rice	Burton Atherton	11.14	11.09
12	Brayden Riley	Sanford-Meridian	11.18	11.25
12	Lorin Smith	Warren Lincoln	11.20	11.20
10	Trevor Smith	Pewamo-Westphalia	11.21	11.38
10	Nathan Mikesell	Ithaca	11.23	11.27
11	Jailin Spikes	Warren Michigan Collegiate	11.26	11.17
12	Jaymes Vines	Burton Atherton	11.28	11.27
12	Rease Teel	Perry	11.29	11.35
11	Hunter Wilson	Hillsdale	11.30	11.32
12	Kirby Carsten	Ida	11.32	11.41
12	Shea Ruddy	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	11.34	11.34
11	Bradlee Uhlmann	Bath	11.34	11.41
11	Alex Pastoriza	Jackson Lumen Christi	11.34	11.37
12	Hunter Hogan	Ravenna	11.35	11.35
11	Graham Gumper	Hanover-Horton	11.36	11.39
9	Travis Collins	Michigan Center	11.39	11.41
10	Zach Harlan	Chesaning	11.40	11.55
11	Isaiah Atchison	Montague	11.41	11.20
12	Kanye Marineau	Harrison	11.42	11.45
10	Cam Sellers	Traverse City St. Francis	11.43	11.47
11	Noah Moore	Warren Michigan Collegiate	11.45	11.45
11	Dakobe White	Evart	11.47	11.52
11	Alex Pranger	GR NorthPointe Christian	11.51	11.82
11	Isaac Noora	Schoolcraft	11.52	11.58
11	Max Huizinga	Grandville Calvin Christian	11.52	11.58
12	Rodney Jackson	Detroit Edison PSA	11.53	11.47
11	Andrew Stewart	Standish Sterling	11.54	11.74
11	Caiden Smith	Hartford	11.55	11.47
10	Dallas Walsh	Millington	11.57	11.79
12	Burke Flowers	Traverse City St. Francis	11.58	11.63
12	Nikao Williams	New Haven	11.68	11.76
11	Lucas McMinn	Bad Axe	11.70	11.83
11	Dacarei Landers	Detroit Edison PSA	11.93	11.88

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Patrick Rice	Burton Atherton
2	Dayne Blair	Lake City
3	Jailin Spikes	Warren Michigan Collegiate
4	Lorin Smith	Warren Lincoln
5	Brayden Riley	Sanford-Meridian
6	Isaiah Atchison	Montague
7	Nathan Mikesell	Ithaca
8	Trevor Smith	Pewamo-Westphalia

200m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Brayden Riley	Sanford-Meridian	22.48	22.76
12	Jaymes Vines	Burton Atherton	22.68	22.61
11	Bradlee Uhlmann	Bath	22.68	22.78
12	Dylan Glase	Adrian Madison	22.69	22.95
12	Rease Teel	Perry	22.72	22.86
10	Trevor Smith	Pewamo-Westphalia	22.79	22.98
12	Kirby Carsten	Ida	22.90	23.16
11	Jerry Wiegers	North Muskegon	22.90	22.83
11	Holden Van Poppel	Napoleon	22.91	22.91
10	Cam Sellers	Traverse City St. Francis	22.98	23.02
11	Alex Pastoriza	Jackson Lumen Christi	22.98	23.05
12	Dayne Blair	Lake City	22.99	23.10
12	Kanye Marineau	Harrison	23.07	23.12
12	Karson Tocco	Clare	23.08	23.12
12	Reese Greenfelder	Chesaning	23.08	23.31
11	Caiden Smith	Hartford	23.08	22.79
12	Dean Topolski	Constantine	23.10	23.17
11	Geoffrey McBurrows	Detroit Edison PSA	23.12	22.92
12	Cole Jondro	Monroe St. Mary CC	23.15	23.05
10	Zach Harlan	Chesaning	23.19	23.46
12	Hunter Hogan	Ravenna	23.22	23.22
12	John Buchanan	Onsted	23.23	23.39
11	Isaiah Atchison	Montague	23.23	23.10
11	Tyler Saxton	Remus Chippewa Hills	23.33	23.59
10	Nathan Mikesell	Ithaca	23.41	23.47
11	Christian Brown	Kent City	23.48	23.77
11	Jake VanderHenst	Holland Black River	23.55	24.15
12	Emillio Riley	Burton-Bendle	23.57	23.49
11	Noah Moore	Warren Michigan Collegiate	23.60	23.72
11	Alex Pranger	GR_NorthPointe Christian	23.65	23.59
12	Nolan Mulcahy	New Lothrop	23.65	23.65
10	Dallas Walsh	Millington	23.67	24.32
11	Lucas McMinn	Bad Axe	23.72	23.92
12	Damarion Mccone	Comstock	23.84	23.92
12	Rodney Jackson	Detroit Edison PSA	23.93	23.52

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Jaymes Vines	Burton Atherton
2	Bradlee Uhlmann	Bath
3	Brayden Riley	Sanford-Meridian
4	Rease Teel	Perry
5	Holden Van Poppel	Napoleon
6	Dylan Glase	Adrian Madison
7	Trevor Smith	Pewamo-Westphalia
8	Jerry Wiegers	North Muskegon

400m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Shea Ruddy	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	51.14	51.14
11	Jerry Wiegers	North Muskegon	51.15	51.35
12	Dean Topolski	Constantine	51.15	51.48
12	Jacob Buchanan	Onsted	51.24	51.69
11	Nickolas Metzger	Sanford-Meridian	51.52	51.52
11	Christian Brown	Kent City	51.65	51.23
11	Jacob Iott	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	51.99	51.99
12	Parks Allen	Ithaca	52.15	52.15
12	Noah Eden	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	52.23	52.56
11	Geoffrey McBurrows	Detroit Edison PSA	52.26	52.46
10	Caleb Walker	Chesaning	52.31	52.95
11	Tyler Saxton	Remus Chippewa Hills	52.43	52.13
11	John Klimp	Galesburg-Augusta	52.56	53.12
10	Ryley White	Ithaca	52.64	51.46
12	Beau Price	Ovid-Elsie	52.71	52.71
12	Isaac Bogard	Kalamazoo Christian	52.89	52.73
11	Fletcher Todd	Coloma	52.90	53.55
12	Luke Martin	Tawas	52.92	52.33
11	Elijah Westcott	Mancelona	53.00	52.87
11	Anthony Kiaunis	Reed City	53.22	53.73
12	Carter Delong	Reese	53.62	53.90
9	Matthew Bacholzky	Almont	54.50	55.04
12	Adam Surowiec	Charyl Stockwell Academy	54.87	55.07
12	Ethan Eisenhauer	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	55.07	55.25

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Shea Ruddy	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
2	Jerry Wiegers	North Muskegon
3	Jacob Buchanan	Onsted
4	Jacob Iott	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
5	Dean Topoloski	Constantine
6	Christian Brown	Kent City
7	Nickolas Metzger	Sanford-Meridian
8	Ryley White	Ithaca

DIVISION FOUR

How many more does he want to grab? Three so far, the 100m and 200m in 2021, the 100m in 2022, and in prime position again in the short sprints. Beecher’s Jaylin Townsend, as hard as it is to believe, is having his best year yet in the 100m. Sub-11 for all of May, reaching a personal best at Goodrich. He’s undefeated on the year and also a part of the Bucs 4×1 and 4×2 that will be right in the mix.

100m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Jaylin Townsend	Flint Beecher	10.82	10.72
12	Liam Mann	Kalamazoo Hackett	11.02	11.07
11	Neco Landers	Mt Clemens	11.30	11.26
12	Colton Eckler	Mesick	11.33	11.32
11	Jamisen Latham	Beal City	11.35	11.47
11	Nathan Feltner	Caseville	11.43	11.56
12	Nick Simon	Buckley	11.45	11.55
12	Brodie Pike	Morenci	11.50	11.52
12	Dustin Copeland	Morrice	11.54	11.56
12	Kyle Redd	Tekonsha	11.61	11.67
12	Sam Mayer	Indian River Inland Lakes	11.62	11.56
11	Anthany Buford	Detroit Frederick Douglass	11.63	11.63
10	Mason Mansfield	Gobles	11.65	11.65
11	Jeremiah Bullis	Lincoln-Alcona	11.67	11.67
10	Adrlan Smith	Detroit Frederick Douglass	11.69	11.58
10	Kaleb Brown	Pentwater	11.83	11.85
12	Ethan Harrington	Kingston	11.89	11.87
11	Perry Griffith III	The Potter’s House	11.93	11.84
12	Ryan Dabe	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	12.00	11.79
11	John Coe	Webberville	12.24	12.04

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Jaylin Townsend	Flint Beecher
2	Liam Mann	Kalamazoo Hackett
3	Colton Eckler	Mesick
4	Neco Landers	Mt. Clemens
5	Brodie Pike	Morenci
6	Jamisen Latham	Beal City
7	Nick Simon	Buckley
8	Dustin Copeland	Morrice

200m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Jaylin Townsend	Flint Beecher	21.81	21.81
12	Liam Mann	Kalamazoo Hackett	22.65	22.71
12	Nick Simon	Buckley	22.75	22.94
11	Neco Landers	Mt Clemens	22.97	22.89
11	Nathan Feltner	Caseville	23.23	23.49
12	Josiah Muxlow	Kingston	23.33	23.33
10	Adrlan Smith	Detroit Frederick Douglass	23.37	23.37
11	Owen Slavens	Three Oaks River Valley	23.39	24.07
11	Finn Axelarris	Birmingham Roeper	23.53	23.53
11	Jeremiah Bullis	Lincoln-Alcona	23.55	23.69
12	Dennis Wilson	Novi Christian Academy	23.62	23.75
12	Dustin Copeland	Morrice	23.72	23.71
11	Jamisen Latham	Beal City	23.72	23.78
10	Nate Spicer	Fowler	23.73	23.93
11	Anthany Buford	Detroit Frederick Douglass	23.80	23.63
12	Jacob Hamilton	Reading	24.06	23.80
11	Tyreke Brown	Concord	24.12	24.15
12	Colton Eckler	Mesick	24.24	24.87
12	Garrett Cameron	Pellston	24.27	23.96
9	Brayden Wright	Reading	24.27	24.36
11	Perry Griffith III	The Potter’s House	24.50	24.38
11	Jaiden Baez	The Potter’s House	24.53	24.35

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Jaylin Townsend	Flint Beecher
2	Liam Mann	Kalamazoo Hackett
3	Josiah Muxlow	Kingston
4	Neco Landers	Mt. Clemens
5	Nathan Feltner	Caseville
6	Adrian Smith	Detroit Frederick Douglass
7	Nick Simon	Buckley
8	Finn Axelarris	Birmingham Roeper

400m

Info

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Jacob Messing	Ubly	52.04	52.58
10	Ford Phillips	Fowler	52.06	52.48
11	Nathan Feltner	Caseville	52.47	53.58
11	Owen Slavens	Three Oaks River Valley	52.64	53.81
10	Kaleb Brown	Pentwater	52.64	52.81
12	Dennis Wilson	Novi Christian Academy	52.86	52.86
12	Conner Welden	Hillsdale Academy	53.00	53.46
11	Ryan Casterline	St Philip Catholic Central	53.43	53.75
12	Brady Robishaw	St. Charles	53.55	53.78
11	Giovanni Sanchez-Perez	New Buffalo	53.56	53.76
11	Dashel Courson	Suttons Bay	53.58	53.25
12	Jack Clancy	Harbor Springs	53.60	53.15
12	Nathan Sines	Addison	53.71	54.14
11	Brady Kling	Reading	53.80	53.80
11	Damon Emerson	Detroit Frederick Douglass	53.92	53.57
12	Payton Russman	Portland St. Patrick	54.07	54.23
10	Brock Morris	Southfield Christian	54.08	53.33
11	Braden Prielipp	Marion	54.09	54.14
10	Bradley Richards	Fruitport Calvary Christian	54.24	54.34
10	Michael Rising	Morenci	54.45	54.14
12	Lars Huffman	Indian River Inland Lakes	54.49	54.49
9	Chris Walker	Mt Clemens	55.57	55.34
12	Kevin Conway	Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes	57.86	54.75

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Ford Phillips	Fowler
2	Nathan Feltner	Caseville
3	Jacob Messing	Ubly
4	Dennis Wilson	Novi Christian Academy
5	Kaleb Brown	Pentwater
6	Damon Emerson	Detroit Frederick Douglass
7	Owen Slavens	Three Oaks River Valley
8	Conner Welden	Hillsdale Academy

Back here with the sixth 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
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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. The 300 hurdles stats were compiled on Sunday, the 100/110 hurdles on Monday. I know there will results past that date and I know that’ll be the case for other events over these next few days. But we’re all armed with the same tools, we can all gravitate to the same site and dive deep into results.

I figure it’s about time I added the predictions to each post. I’ll say the same thing for everyone. Unless you’re predicted first, I hope they’re wrong. If you’re not predicted to win, I hope you win. If you’re not predicted to be All-State, I hope you step on that podium. If you are in the top spot, go and prove it right.

DIVISION ONE

Everything changes, yet stays the same. Another June rolls around and another bevy of Oak Park girls are dominating in the hurdles. Nonah Waldron has bounced back from a rough end to the 2022 season, setting a Michigan record in the 300 hurdles. Morgan Roundtree previously held that record and has worked on her speed, lowering her 100 hurdle best from 14.10 to 13.85. Looking ahead to those two has been Carrie VanNoy, who won the Oakland County 300 hurdle title. Of course there are others across the division. Detroit Renaissance will look to extract points here via Celeste Davis, Martia Williams, and Lauren Bickerdt. Cass Tech’s Lindsay Johnson is coming in hot off her 2^nd consecutive sweep of the PSL. Off a two year break from hurdling has been Pioneer’s Maya Rollins, she of great hurdling bloodlines, reaching down below 14.00 twice in the spring.

100 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Nonah Waldron	Oak Park	13.62	13.60
11	Maya Rollins	Ann Arbor Pioneer	14.15	14.17
11	Morgan Roundtree	Oak Park	14.27	14.26
10	Carrie VanNoy	Oak Park	14.58	14.45
11	Lindsay Johnson	Detroit Cass Tech	14.81	14.75
12	Margaret Monaghan	Port Huron Northern	15.08	15.04
10	Celeste Davis	Detroit Renaissance	15.16	15.06
12	Kylei Anderson	Walled Lake Central	15.16	15.39
10	Lauren Bickerdt	Detroit Renaissance	15.27	15.13
10	Aliyah Ferguson	Ann Arbor Huron	15.38	15.30
12	Selga Jansons	Grosse Pointe South	15.42	15.50
10	Mia Barnett	Chippewa Valley	15.55	15.74
11	Ciara Rosenzweig	Rockford	15.65	15.65
12	Martia Williams	Detroit Renaissance	15.68	15.35
10	Abbie Terry	East Kentwood	15.77	15.83
12	Kennedy Gardner	Portage Central	15.82	15.89
12	Shravya Ghantasala	Plymouth	15.87	15.55
12	Emma Stewart	Salem	15.91	15.88
12	Keiyera Johnson	Jackson	16.05	15.87
11	Lydia Michelin	Highland-Milford	16.07	16.18
11	Cadence Drougal	Rockford	16.39	16.45
12	Kaitlyn Ward	Howell	16.47	16.43
10	Lauren Gilbert	Mount Pleasant	16.62	16.56
11	Abiona Bailey	Mount Pleasant	16.91	16.17

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Nonah Waldron	Oak Park
2	Morgan Roundtree	Oak Park
3	Maya Rollins	Ann Arbor Pioneer
4	Lindsay Johnson	Detroit Cass Tech
5	Carrie VanNoy	Oak Park
6	Celeste Davis	Detroit Renaissance
7	Margaret Monaghan	Port Huron Northern
8	Lauren Bickerdt	Detroit Renaissance

300 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Nonah Waldron	Oak Park	41.17	42.03
11	Morgan Roundtree	Oak Park	41.62	41.72
11	Lindsay Johnson	Detroit Cass Tech	43.29	44.53
10	Lauren Bickerdt	Detroit Renaissance	44.06	44.17
10	Carrie VanNoy	Oak Park	44.71	45.54
11	Maya Rollins	Ann Arbor Pioneer	45.05	46.00
12	Melanie Macias	Ypsilanti Lincoln	45.08	46.52
12	Maya Goncalves	Ypsilanti Lincoln	45.32	46.60
11	Abiona Bailey	Mount Pleasant	45.53	46.67
9	Alana Bracey	East Kentwood	45.53	47.12
11	Jayla Martin	Woodhaven-Brownstown	45.83	48.11
12	Margaret Monaghan	Port Huron Northern	45.85	46.49
11	Lydia Michelin	Highland-Milford	46.05	46.68
11	Ashley Krahe	Northville	46.14	48.14
12	Shravya Ghantasala	Plymouth	46.14	46.40
12	Kennedy Gardner	Portage Central	46.56	48.05
10	Mel Holman	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	46.61	48.00
10	Rachel Ifezue	Utica Ford	46.73	49.07
9	Nadia Prieditis	Grand Haven	46.76	47.80
11	Janell Brown	East Lansing	46.95	48.73
10	Taylor Brodeur	Oxford	47.59	48.69
9	Kylie Ball	Traverse City Central	47.60	48.72
12	Keiyera Johnson	Jackson	47.68	48.11
12	Selga Jansons	Grosse Pointe South	47.92	48.60

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Morgan Roundtree	Oak Park
2	Nonah Waldron	Oak Park
3	Lindsay Johnson	Detroit Cass Tech
4	Lauren Bickerdt	Detroit Renaissance
5	Carrie VanNoy	Oak Park
6	Maya Rollins	Ann Arbor Pioneer
7	Maya Goncalves	Ypsilanti Lincoln
8	Melanie Macias	Ypsilanti Lincoln

DIVISION TWO

It’s been an abbreviated season for Warren Regina’s Ella Jenkins, but it appears she’s primed to be in position to grab another state title. Last year, it was in the 300 hurdles, this year she’s healthily established herself as the D2 leader in the 100s. For the longer race, similar dominance abounds. Charlotte’s Annabelle Densmore has dropped almost 2.5 seconds from her junior best on her way to stringing along an undefeated season. Riley Gill and Megan Zahnow have been solid in each event and Sadie Dykstra will be coming back from a surefire podium finish in the long jump to compete here as well.

100 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Ella Jenkins	Warren Regina	15.07	15.07
11	Riley Gill	Mason	15.60	15.90
11	Megan Zahnow	Vicksburg	15.67	15.68
11	Lizzie Haines	Gladwin	16.03	16.25
12	Rowan Cebulski	Grand Rapids Christian	16.06	16.00
12	Brianna Rhodea	Tecumseh	16.08	16.10
9	Sadie Dykstra	Yale	16.18	16.33
12	Lily Buckland	Portland	16.18	16.34
12	Makayla Neelands	Clio	16.32	16.19
12	Haven Vasold	Freeland	16.33	16.49
11	Annabelle Gill	Three Rivers	16.48	16.63
12	Jeralyn Hoppes	Hamilton	16.53	16.05
11	Cassidy Hart	Frankenmuth	16.58	16.66
9	Zion Ellis	Berrien Springs	16.61	17.08
12	Ellie Sickles	Shepherd	16.63	16.79
10	Sophia Smith	Trenton	16.66	16.73
11	Reygan Acox	Linden	16.68	16.68
11	Mallory Huttenga	Grand Rapids South Christian	16.81	16.39
10	Paris Adams	University Prep Art and Design	17.07	16.94
10	Julia Smith	Fruitport	17.09	17.15
10	Kayla Slade	Dearborn Divine Child	17.45	17.58
10	Lynzi Evans	Cranbrook Kingswood	18.35	16.84

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Ella Jenkins	Warren Regina
2	Megan Zahnow	Vicksburg
3	Riley Gill	Mason
4	Sadie Dykstra	Yale
5	Annabelle Gill	Three Rivers
6	Lizzie Haines	Gladwin
7	Rowan Cebulski	Grand Rapids Christian
8	Brianna Rhodea	Tecumseh

300 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Annabelle Densmore	Charlotte	44.60	45.47
9	Sadie Dykstra	Yale	47.00	50.00
12	Ella Jenkins	Warren Regina	47.55	47.55
11	Riley Gill	Mason	47.66	49.01
11	Kaitlyn Molnar	Grosse Ile	47.87	48.55
9	Jayden VandenAkker	Allegan	47.97	49.82
11	Addey Nickels	Hastings	47.99	48.78
12	Makayla Neelands	Clio	48.00	49.81
12	Kirsten Krause	Berrien Springs	48.12	48.84
12	Madelyn Barbour	New Boston Huron	48.23	49.40
11	Megan Zahnow	Vicksburg	48.36	48.71
12	Haven Vasold	Freeland	48.45	49.21
11	Lizzie Haines	Gladwin	48.45	49.28
12	Jeralyn Hoppes	Hamilton	48.60	48.81
11	Audrey Geer	Frankenmuth	48.84	51.74
11	Addilyn Tober	Spring Lake	48.86	50.13
12	Madison Hipshire	Riverview	48.92	49.44
9	Mia Hilton	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	48.92	50.11
12	Marie Schafer	Williamston	49.48	50.81
12	Han Zhang	Detroit Country Day	51.71	53.00
11	Ainsley Oliver	Dearborn Henry Ford Academy	51.76	52.63
10	Kayla Slade	Dearborn Divine Child	51.89	52.51

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Annabelle Densmore	Charlotte
2	Ella Jenkins	Warren Regina
3	Riley Gill	Mason
4	Kaitlyn Molnar	Grosse Ile
5	Jayden VandenAkker	Allegan
6	Kirsten Krause	Berrien Springs
7	Haven Vasold	Freeland
8	Megan Zahnow	Vicksburg

DIVISION THREE

It’s underclassmen galore over here!  Mazie Robison is someone that caught my eye as a freshman, placing 3^rd here in the high hurdles. She’s stepped it up a notch in championship season, hitting sub-16 in 2 of her past 3 races. Back in early May, I particularly liked her win at Shepherd. Her prelim wasn’t the most optimal race, she put that behind her to win in the final. That sort of mental fortitude could pay dividends in a pressure-filled environment. The youth movement is even more apparent in the longer hurdles, where the four best times in the event are taken by 9^th graders. Emily Peters has the top spot and she’s had a marvelous season, defeated only by Densmore, and reaching into the 46’s come championship season.

100 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
10	Mazie Robison	Saugatuck	15.85	16.16
10	Destiny McDaniels	Bath	16.20	16.27
11	MaryAlice Lynch	Monroe St. Mary CC	16.58	16.45
	Mia Hinz	Hillsdale	16.64	16.40
11	Ava Harton	Clare	16.67	16.73
11	Kenna Barber	Clare	16.76	16.80
10	Hannah Abbott	Remus Chippewa Hills	16.78	16.89
12	Megan Neitzel	Olivet	16.78	17.05
10	Nevada Gillons	Union City	16.82	16.89
9	Emily Peters	Olivet	16.84	17.32
10	Sadie Larson	Lake City	16.94	17.05
12	Kaylie Bash	Erie Mason	17.02	17.06
12	Rylee Cohoon	Lake City	17.18	17.26
11	Laura Bitely	Hart	17.19	18.34
10	Melyssa McJennett	Brooklyn Columbia Central	17.23	17.23
11	Helen Ludka	Traverse City St. Francis	17.24	17.36
11	Jasmyne Villanueva	Hart	17.25	17.25
10	Amanda Cederquist	Montague	17.36	17.37
10	Sophia Orton	Schoolcraft	17.42	17.76
10	Essence Weston	Detroit Voyageur	17.43	18.05
9	Gwen Maike	Chesaning	17.44	17.45
9	Brooke Fluty	Elk Rapids	17.65	17.49
11	Gracee Robidou	Stockbridge	17.69	17.69
11	Alexis Girolami	Lawton	17.74	17.94
11	Katelyn Louis	Reese	18.03	17.91
12	Isabella Langmaid	Caro	18.14	18.17
12	Gabby Irvin	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	18.77	18.77
12	Navannah Jones	Clawson	19.21	19.19

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Mazie Robison	Saugatuck
2	Mia Hinz	Hillsdale
3	MaryAlice Lynch	Monroe St. Mary CC
4	Destiny McDaniels	Bath
5	Ava Harton	Clare
6	Hannah Abbott	Remus Chippewa Hills
7	Nevada Gillons	Union City
8	Kenna Barber	Clare

300 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
9	Emily Peters	Olivet	46.19	46.88
9	Julia Hughes	Ida	47.75	50.14
9	Faith Stump	Pewamo-Westphalia	47.91	48.36
9	Frances Melinn	Lansing Catholic	48.16	49.20
11	Gracee Robidou	Stockbridge	48.30	49.47
10	Beth Sweeney	Erie Mason	48.47	48.79
12	Analiese Fredin	McBain	48.57	50.19
12	Allie Koch	Manchester	48.59	49.58
10	Mazie Robison	Saugatuck	48.98	50.42
11	Josie Barriger	Sanford-Meridian	49.04	49.79
10	Hannah Abbott	Remus Chippewa Hills	49.65	51.79
11	Annabelle Gapp	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	49.72	50.52
11	Jasmyne Villanueva	Hart	49.72	50.52
10	Marykate Thomas	Kalamazoo Christian	49.72	50.52
12	Olivianna Watkins	Hanover-Horton	49.72	50.52
11	Ava Harton	Clare	49.94	50.79
10	Mckenzie Derusha	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	50.34	51.27
10	Melyssa McJennett	Brooklyn Columbia Central	50.39	51.41
12	Quianna Murray	Cassopolis Ross Beatty	50.59	52.38
11	Kenna Barber	Clare	50.76	51.12
10	Bethany Olthof	Ravenna	50.84	51.73
11	Kendra Ratajczak	Reese	51.61	52.29
10	Charmaine Allen	Dearborn Advanced Technology	51.94	54.21
12	Vanessa Gadd	Algonac	54.24	56.22
11	Samyah Ford	Warren Michigan Collegiate	56.63	56.92

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Emily Peters	Olivet
2	Faith Stump	Pewamo-Westphalia
3	Julia Hughes	Ida
4	Frances Melinn	Lansing Catholic
5	Allie Koch	Manchester
6	Beth Sweeney	Erie Mason
7	Mazie Robison	Saugatuck
8	Gracee Robidou	Stockbridge

DIVISION FOUR

Let’s put it this way: on the track surface in 2023, she’s undefeated. All running events. 100m, 200m, high hurdles, low hurdles. Molly Brown has knocked a whole 1.7 seconds from her 2022 freshman self in the 100s, dipping under 15.00 once and nearly hitting it on the nose on other occasions. That is perhaps her most dominant event, but she’ll be lacing it up in the 300 as well. Where she might find an adversary. Anna Plum is on track to defend her crown. She ran in the low-47’s to gain the gold last year and has dropped more than 1.5 seconds off that mark as we’ve ran it back.

100 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
10	Molly Brown	Addison	15.28	15.44
12	Larissa Huffman	Indian River Inland Lakes	16.37	16.25
11	Sophia Schrauben	Portland St. Patrick	16.69	16.86
10	Payton Haynes	Mason County Eastern	16.69	16.90
12	Jocelyn Hall	Athens	16.80	17.00
11	Leah Rorick	Morenci	17.04	17.66
10	Ava Mallar	Pittsford	17.27	17.39
11	Sophia Peter	Dryden	17.45	17.57
11	Emily Zelinko	St. Charles	17.51	17.56
10	Madison Sallows	Hillsdale Academy	17.55	17.64
11	Olivia Findlay	Marlette	17.60	17.69
11	Rosalinda Gascho	Johannesburg-Lewiston	17.64	17.84
11	Carly Hendershot	Mayville	17.70	18.09
9	Gracie Schultz	Mendon	17.91	18.06
12	Presley Bartley	Frankfort	17.91	18.11
11	Maggie Alchin	Fairview	18.12	18.18
9	Lynnae Podolak	Fulton	18.13	18.13
10	Sofia Salinas	Birmingham Roeper	18.19	18.15
11	Jenna Boye	Lutheran Westland	18.30	18.25
12	Gemma Lerchen	Maple City Glen Lake	18.34	18.07
10	Megan VerMerris	The Potter’s House	18.34	18.39
11	Paige Fraley	Climax-Scotts	18.58	18.82
12	Jada King	Mendon	18.73	18.91
11	Sasha Murphy	Riverview Gabriel Richard	19.14	19.43

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Molly Brown	Addison
2	Larissa Huffman	Indian River Inland Lakes
3	Payton Haynes	Mason County Eastern
4	Jocelyn Hall	Athens
5	Sophia Schrauben	Portland St. Patrick
6	Rosalinda Gascho	Johannesburg-Lewiston
7	Leah Rorick	Morenci
8	Ava Mallar	Pittsford

300 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Anna Plum	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	45.40	47.19
10	Molly Brown	Addison	46.82	47.43
9	Paige Thelen	Fowler	47.54	49.20
10	Ava Mallar	Pittsford	47.86	48.94
11	Sophia Schrauben	Portland St. Patrick	48.40	49.35
12	Larissa Huffman	Indian River Inland Lakes	48.44	49.86
10	Madison Sallows	Hillsdale Academy	48.86	49.96
10	Tamerah Peterson	Sterling Heights Parkway	48.99	50.04
11	Sophia Peter	Dryden	49.68	50.31
11	Leah Rorick	Morenci	49.79	51.51
10	Payton Haynes	Mason County Eastern	49.86	51.62
11	Rosalinda Gascho	Johannesburg-Lewiston	49.86	50.61
10	Rebecca Moeller	Deckerville	49.94	50.94
12	Gabriela Gashaj	Marine City Cardinal Mooney	50.06	50.93
11	Emily Zelinko	St. Charles	50.07	51.11
11	Ella McDonnell	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	50.14	51.97
12	Grace Epkey	Fowler	50.21	51.84
11	Leah Kroge	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	50.68	51.96
8	Lucy Cote	Hillsdale Academy	50.79	52.22
10	Karah Stiver	Potterville	50.95	52.38
11	Madelyn Hardy	East Jordan	51.09	51.88
9	Maria Wieber	Fowler	51.19	52.75
11	Abby Kissling	Brethren	51.40	52.65
12	Maura Gum	Royal Oak Shrine	51.54	52.27
10	Alyson Tripp	Gobles	51.77	52.74
11	Carly Hendershot	Mayville	51.92	53.91
11	Jenna Boye	Lutheran Westland	52.11	52.29
12	Brooklyn Vantilburg	Marcellus	53.37	54.56
9	Addisen Harrand	Buckley	53.73	55.14

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Anna Plum	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
2	Molly Brown	Addison
3	Ava Mallar	Pittsford
4	Paige Thelen	Fowler
5	Sophia Schrauben	Portland St. Patrock
6	Madison Sallows	Hillsdale Academy
7	Larissa Huffman	Indian River Inland Lakes
8	Tamerah Peterson	Sterling Heights Parkway

DIVISION ONE

The past two years, we’ve seen varying levels of hurdle races for Braxton Brann. As a sophomore he placed 10^th in the 300h, as a junior he concentrated on the short sprints, nabbing All-State in each. As a senior, it appears he’s all-in on the high hurdles. He still has that 100/200m speed, ranking among the best in the State for each respective event. But the hurdles are where we’ve seen the most progress. Undefeated on the year and in his regional championship, he blasted through the 14.00 barrier. Hurdle and Cass Tech Technician Michael Davis-Hawkins has had a year in the longer race, sub-40 each time out, even reaching down as low as sub-38 to capture the Region 7 crown. There are plenty of other competitors right there in the mix, doubling in both: Wallace Tupper II, Kayenn Mabin, Seneca Moore, Nakia Willis, Josh Hurt, amongst many others.

100 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Braxton Brann	Ann Arbor Huron	14.09	14.43
12	Joshua Hurt	East Kentwood	14.20	14.37
12	Kayenn Mabin	Kalamazoo Central	14.39	14.35
12	Trevor Watts	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix	14.66	14.72
10	Elijah Dotson	Detroit U-D Jesuit	14.86	14.88
12	Nakia Willis	East Kentwood	14.89	14.91
10	Michael Piggee Jr.	Muskegon	14.91	14.94
12	Seneca Moore	Holt	14.94	15.05
11	Owen Hager	Caledonia	15.08	15.24
9	Zacchaeus Brocks	Detroit Catholic Central	15.11	15.18
11	Wallace Tupper II	Traverse City West	15.12	15.13
11	George Brown	Rockford	15.20	15.20
12	Liam Kinney	Brighton	15.25	15.07
10	Keaton Hendricks	Zeeland West	15.32	15.62
12	Colin Bastuba	Clarkston	15.37	15.51
12	Liam McHugh	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	15.42	15.20
12	Teon Parks	Detroit Martin Luther King	15.43	15.30
12	Camron Krebs	Walled Lake Northern	15.52	15.49
11	Jackson Hayward	Ann Arbor Huron	15.60	16.28
11	RJ McCuien	Traverse City Central	15.63	15.73
12	Josh Slimak	Troy Athens	15.63	15.71
12	Derrick Graves II	Canton	15.67	15.40
11	Vincent Dancel	Rochester Adams	15.69	15.18
12	Jaden Jennings	Detroit U-D Jesuit	15.81	15.85
12	Johnell McCurdy	St. Clair Shores Lakeview	15.82	15.64
12	Chad Jacobs	Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse	15.82	15.91
11	Connor Curtis	Livonia Stevenson	16.10	15.90

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Braxton Brann	Ann Arbor Huron
2	Kayenn Mabin	Kalamazoo Central
3	Joshua Hurt	East Kentwood
4	Nakia Willis	East Kentwood
5	Wallace Tupper II	Traverse City West
6	Trevor Watts	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
7	Michael Piggee Jr.	Muskegon
8	Elijah Dotson	Detroit U-D Jesuit

300 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Michael Davis-Hawkins	Detroit Cass Tech	39.06	39.21
12	Kayenn Mabin	Kalamazoo Central	39.38	39.03
11	Wallace Tupper II	Traverse City West	39.80	39.80
11	Elyan Gregory	Beverly Hills Groves	39.93	39.96
12	Joshua Hurt	East Kentwood	40.02	40.06
12	Trevor Watts	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix	40.06	39.72
12	Seneca Moore	Holt	40.40	40.38
12	Camron Krebs	Walled Lake Northern	40.44	40.56
12	Ashton Clark	Walled Lake Central	40.80	41.54
12	Trevor Wallar	Zeeland West	40.83	40.99
12	Andrew Bradley	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	40.89	40.64
11	Davis Barr	Battle Creek Lakeview	40.93	40.59
12	Liam Kinney	Brighton	40.98	39.97
9	Schmar Gamble	Belleville	41.02	39.99
10	Ashton Brann	Ann Arbor Huron	41.15	41.30
12	Timothy Bawar	H.H. Dow	41.39	42.74
10	Elijah Dotson	Detroit U-D Jesuit	41.66	41.36
11	Connor Curtis	Livonia Stevenson	41.74	41.61
11	Zachary Conley	Utica	41.82	42.44
12	Carter Peet	Dearborn	41.94	42.17
12	Josh Slimak	Troy Athens	42.06	42.51
12	Teon Parks	Detroit Martin Luther King	42.40	42.37

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Michael Davis-Hawkins	Detroit Cass Tech
2	Wallace Tupper II	Traverse City West
3	Kayenn Mabin	Kalamazoo Central
4	Joshua Hurt	East Kentwood
5	Trevor Watts	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
6	Elyan Gregory	Beverly Hills Groves
7	Schmar Gamble	Belleville
8	Liam Kinney	Brighton

DIVISION TWO

Jaxson Tober was ranked as 2022’s top all-around athlete, prominent in a few sprints, the long jump, and especially the hurdles. In that junior campaign, he placed 2^nd in the 110’s and was unable to qualify in the 300. Boy, he’s more than made up for that in 2023. He’s been unbeaten in that event and ranks #2 in the entire state. The high hurdles may be more of a thrill. Tober still holds the top time, but he’ll be fending off an Andrew Miller who beat him at Region 12, Mill Coleman who blasted a 14.78 to win in Region 13, and Tyler Baker, another multi-event marvel.

100 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Jaxson Tober	Spring Lake	15.03	15.18
11	Tyler Baker	Mason	15.06	15.57
11	Mill Coleman	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	15.15	15.24
10	Charles (DJ) White	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	15.40	15.41
10	Isaiah Fox	Adrian	15.61	15.58
11	Ian Ruatto	Macomb Lutheran North	15.62	15.90
11	Logan Lipka	Frankenmuth	15.63	15.74
11	Zach Taylor	Trenton	15.72	15.79
11	Daniel Romero	Fremont	15.72	16.12
12	Nick Wheeler	Gladwin	15.81	16.00
10	Aydan Mccarey	Niles	15.84	15.77
12	Tyler Hufnagel	Owosso	15.89	16.24
11	Joey DeRose	BC Harper Creek	15.90	16.12
11	Austin Graham	Wayland Union	15.94	16.01
12	Jacob Ferry	Goodrich	16.02	16.20
11	Aaron West	Paw Paw	16.06	15.65
11	Marcus Nystrom	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	16.08	15.64
12	Andrew Miller	Hudsonville Unity Christian	16.14	15.27
11	Jack Bartus	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	16.41	16.11
12	Teegan Baker	Cadillac	16.42	16.64
11	Conor Morrow	Dearborn Divine Child	16.88	16.90
11	Eli Craig	Clarenceville	17.37	17.47

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Mill Coleman	Grand Rapids Catholic Central
2	Jaxson Tober	Spring Lake
3	Andrew Miller	Hudsonville Unity Christian
4	DJ White	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
5	Tyler Baker	Mason
6	Isaiah Fox	Adrian
7	Logan Lipka	Frankenmuth
8	Aaron West	Paw Paw

300 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Jaxson Tober	Spring Lake	39.31	39.84
11	Avery Snook	Vicksburg	40.99	41.14
11	AJ Martel	Mason	41.06	41.06
11	Zach Taylor	Trenton	41.19	42.02
11	Michael Armetta	Monroe Jefferson	41.19	41.79
12	Tyler Hufnagel	Owosso	41.33	41.78
11	Joshua Veneziano	Parma Western	41.46	42.42
11	Tyler Baker	Mason	41.54	41.79
11	Aaron West	Paw Paw	41.65	41.52
11	Daniel Romero	Fremont	41.72	41.59
12	Nick Wheeler	Gladwin	41.72	41.99
12	Isaiah Ware-Marshall	Adrian	41.85	41.81
12	Ben Shuman	Petoskey	41.86	41.88
12	Kenny Youngs	Vicksburg	41.99	42.23
11	Jack Bartus	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	42.11	41.74
11	Mill Coleman	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	42.26	42.03
10	Charles (DJ) White	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	42.45	42.50
12	Kyle Coenen	Armada	42.61	42.64
12	Tyler Swick	Grosse Ile	42.75	42.47
12	Aidan Hoard	Frankenmuth	42.85	43.37
11	Conor Morrow	Dearborn Divine Child	42.87	43.17
10	Aydan Mccarey	Niles	43.01	43.01
9	Nate Shoemaker	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	43.52	43.61
12	Jeric Asencio	Garden City	44.28	43.48

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Jaxson Tober	Spring Lake
2	AJ Martel	Mason
3	Avery Snook	Vicksburg
4	Isaiah Ware-Marshall	Adrian
5	Aaron West	Paw Paw
6	Daniel Romero	Fremont
7	Michael Armetta	Monroe Jefferson
8	Tyler Hufnagel	Owosso

DIVISION THREE

It’s been all green for Napoleon’s Holden Van Poppel in the high hurdles. The junior has been undefeated in the regular season, blasting below 15.00 on multiple occasions, a considerable D3 lead. The 300’s are about as wide open as you’ll see among both genders, all divisions. There are plenty of candidates to win, such as Dominick Hernandez, whose 40.50 to win in Region 30 grabbed the D3 lead. Dominick was defeated at MITCA Team State by Mitchell Vaske, who will be making his first voyage to the State level in his career. Don’t be shocked when Cameron Tigner sticks his nose in there, as he’s been sub-42 all throughout May.

100 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Holden Van Poppel	Napoleon	15.00	15.02
11	Torren Mapes	Delton-Kellogg	15.59	15.60
10	Caleb Walker	Chesaning	15.63	15.79
12	Diego Lebron	Homer	15.71	15.77
12	Louden Murbach	Erie Mason	15.77	15.77
12	Taurian Dorty	University Liggett	15.91	15.89
11	Gavrik Belcourt	Napoleon	15.94	16.34
10	Grant Wheaton	Lakeview	15.95	15.92
11	Logan Miles	Bad Axe	16.00	16.71
12	Mitchell Vaske	Charyl Stockwell Academy	16.00	16.07
11	Trace Englemann	Caro	16.01	16.07
12	Noah Murphy	Benzie Central	16.01	16.34
12	Michael Benson	Adrian Madison	16.04	16.22
12	Wyatt Allbee	Clare	16.07	16.21
12	Damion Scharer	Jonesville	16.08	16.22
12	Zachary VanBaren	GR Covenant Christian	16.11	16.20
9	Devante Deleon	Burton Atherton	16.22	16.82
11	Austin Birner	Bangor	16.22	16.36
12	Caleb Pohl	Pewamo-Westphalia	16.31	16.47
11	Tyrone Brouillet	Benzie Central	16.36	16.56
12	Dominick Hernandez	Chesaning	16.38	16.65
11	Elijah Dyer	Springport	16.40	16.27
11	Caleb Westerbeek	Hart	16.48	16.56
10	Max Ward	Elk Rapids	16.51	16.65
11	Peyton Scott	Charlevoix	16.53	16.57
10	Caleb Moore	Warren Michigan Collegiate	16.58	16.60
11	Rhys Bedford	Delton-Kellogg	16.62	16.53
12	Cameron Tigner	Harrison	16.63	17.05
12	Will Ayers	Saugatuck	16.70	16.90
10	Derek Finlay	Ravenna	16.81	16.94
12	Shelby Hopkins	Morley-Stanwood	17.29	17.28

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Holden Van Poppel	Napoleon
2	Torren Mapes	Delton-Kellogg
3	Louden Murbach	Erie Mason
4	Diego Lebron	Homer
5	Caleb Walker	Chesaning
6	Logan Miles	Bad Ace
7	Trace Englemann	Caro
8	Taurian Doty	University Liggett

300 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Dominick Hernandez	Chesaning	41.31	42.54
12	Cameron Tigner	Harrison	41.41	41.44
12	Colin Hagerman	Bath	41.67	41.91
12	Mitchell Vaske	Charyl Stockwell Academy	41.69	42.12
11	Torren Mapes	Delton-Kellogg	41.72	42.26
12	Wyatt Allbee	Clare	41.90	41.97
12	Joe Vance	Charyl Stockwell Academy	41.91	42.58
11	Matthew Johnston	Hemlock	41.92	42.32
11	Elijah Dyer	Springport	41.98	41.83
10	Aidan Paquin	Onsted	42.17	43.22
10	Max Ward	Elk Rapids	42.21	42.21
11	Ryin Ruddy	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	42.39	42.27
12	Caleb Pohl	Pewamo-Westphalia	42.42	42.89
12	Riley Parker	Caro	42.65	42.27
11	Holden Van Poppel	Napoleon	42.66	42.66
9	Drew Enright	Schoolcraft	42.70	43.62
11	Caleb Ritsema	Grandville Calvin Christian	42.72	43.04
10	Grant Wheaton	Lakeview	42.73	43.06
12	Michael Benson	Adrian Madison	42.85	43.33
11	Tyrone Brouillet	Benzie Central	42.91	42.98
11	Izaiah Lentz	Reed City	43.22	43.22
11	Britain Philip	Buchanan	43.23	42.60
11	Mason Green	Roscommon	43.28	43.84
11	Logan Miles	Bad Axe	43.32	43.93
12	Zachary VanBaren	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	43.32	42.99
12	Taurian Dorty	University Liggett	43.38	43.83
9	Leland VanAlstine	Lansing Catholic	43.41	43.51
12	Louden Murbach	Erie Mason	43.43	44.01
9	Devante Deleon	Burton Atherton	43.45	43.45
10	Hayden Reed	Stanton Central Montcalm	43.50	44.05
12	Shelby Hopkins	Morley-Stanwood	43.84	43.67
11	Zander Johnigan	Manton	43.87	44.35
12	Noah Murphy	Benzie Central	43.88	44.11
11	Aiden Webber	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	46.39	47.31

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Cameron Tigner	Harrison
2	Dominick Hernandez	Chesaning
3	Colin Hagerman	Bath
4	Mitchell Vaske	Charyl Stockwell Academy
5	Wyatt Allbee	Clare
6	Torren Mapes	Delton-Kellogg
7	Elijah Dyer	Springport
8	Joe Vance	Charyl Stockwell Academy

DIVISION FOUR

I love the mix of all-around success and individual event greatness. For Brady Feldpausch, it’s debatable as to what’s his hurdle specialty. In each of the two hurdle events, he’s unbeaten, running his best to close the year, has top-2 times in the division, and has dropped considerable time since 2022. Also, is it just me or does Fowler always have hurdlers, sprinters, and mid-distance athletes? He’ll be running into Tayshawn Bester in the high hurdles, Tayshawn having snuck under 15.00 earlier in the year, and hoping to avenge his 2022 Regional DQ. Landon Bennett is the other guy in the 300’s. Bennett hasn’t been beat since late-April and has given sub-40 a serious challenge on one occasion. He’ll be in the same boat as Bester, hoping to avenge some demons, if anything I know he’ll improve on his 25^th place finish from last June.

100 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Tayshawn Bester	Reading	15.27	15.27
10	Brady Feldpausch	Fowler	15.72	15.85
11	Landon Bennett	Athens	15.91	16.28
11	Tristan Smith	Fowler	16.41	16.50
12	Shane Braughton	Dansville	16.42	16.39
12	Luke Witte	Lutheran Westland	16.46	16.64
11	Aquavius McInteyre	International Academy of Flint	16.49	16.07
11	Kaden Bruce	Kingston	16.55	16.56
12	Max Cote	Hillsdale Academy	16.56	16.65
12	Kadin Straus	Beal City	16.60	16.76
10	Logan Shooks	East Jordan	16.67	16.80
10	Logan Smith	Morrice	16.73	16.72
12	Tyler Zelinko	St. Charles	16.75	17.02
12	Mason Salisbury	Marion	16.83	17.06
10	Carter Long	Mio Ausable	16.85	17.16
11	Ashton Easterwood	Concord	16.94	17.06
12	J.R. Hildebrand	Martin	17.08	17.48
12	James Blackburn	Martin	17.29	17.40
12	Lucas Stapley	Brethren	17.45	17.32
12	Kyle Wetter	Capac	17.58	17.58
10	Austin Louzon	Riverview Gabriel Richard	17.71	17.71
12	Thomas Williams	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	17.90	17.73
9	Cole Upper	Lincoln-Alcona	18.01	18.50
12	Luke VanderGriend	The Potter’s House	18.64	17.00

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Tayshawn Bester	Reading
2	Brady Feldpausch	Fowler
3	Shane Braughton	Dansville
4	Landon Bennett	Athens
5	Aquavius McInteyre	International Academy of Flint
6	Tristan Smith	Fowler
7	Kaden Bruce	Kingston
8	Max Cote	Hillsdale Academy

300 Hurdles

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Landon Bennett	Athens	40.63	41.08
10	Brady Feldpausch	Fowler	40.98	41.08
12	Max Cote	Hillsdale Academy	42.46	42.85
12	Maverick Messenger	Reading	42.57	42.57
12	Jacoby Holiday	Flint Beecher	42.66	42.66
12	Bruce Thelen	Fulton	42.90	43.05
12	Mason Salisbury	Marion	43.05	43.17
12	James (J.R.) Hildebrand	Martin	43.23	43.68
11	Jadin Mix	Onaway	43.26	43.26
12	Shane Braughton	Dansville	43.41	43.21
11	Tristan Smith	Fowler	43.47	43.70
10	Kris Vigars	Riverview Gabriel Richard	43.54	43.91
11	Landon Husereau	Novi Christian Academy	44.16	44.16
9	Cullen Greene	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	44.25	44.55
9	Tyrus Davidson	Mayville	44.65	44.78
12	Isaac Bowden	McBain Northern Michigan Christian	44.72	45.33
12	Luke VanderGriend	Wyoming Potter’s House	44.90	44.48
12	James Blackburn	Martin	45.14	45.14
9	Nicholas Pung	Portland St. Patrick	45.18	45.33
11	Kaden Bruce	Kingston	45.30	45.36
12	Mitchell Hall	Johannesburg-Lewiston	46.48	46.48
12	Nick Sturgeon	Manistee Catholic	47.04	47.46

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Landon Bennett	Athens
2	Brady Feldpausch	Fowler
3	Max Cote	Hillsdale Academy
4	Maverick Messenger	Reading
5	Jacoby Holiday	Flint Beecher
6	Shane Braughton	Dansville
7	Jadin Mix	Onaway
8	Bruce Thelen	Fulton