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2023 State Finals Preview – Shot Put

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

GradeNameTeamBest 5May Avg.Info
11Abigail RussellAllen Park44′ 2″41′ 6″2022 Champ
12Sophie DaugardHowell42′ 8″42′ 8″Region 4 Champ
12Elyse FinchRoyal Oak42′ 2″39′ 11″7th Place – 2022
12Savannah BreitwiserWalled Lake Central40′ 4″39′ 9″Region 9 Champ
12McKenzie SirokyLivonia Stevenson40′ 3″38′ 0″Region 6 Champ
10Cora WilliamsAnn Arbor Huron40′ 0″39′ 9″SEC Red Champ
11Kayla HarrisEast Kentwood39′ 4″37′ 9″Region 3 Champ
11Aubree MeyerHartland39′ 2″39′ 2″2nd Place – KLAA
11Faith MooreFarmington38′ 7″38′ 10″OAA Blue/Gold Champ
11Avery LahtiTraverse City West38′ 5″38′ 0″Region 1 Champ
9Olivia HosfordRockford37′ 10″38′ 0″Region 2 Champ
10Abigail ShealyMidland37′ 10″37′ 9″2nd Place – Region 1
12Mariah SackettZeeland East37′ 10″37′ 6″OK Green Champ
10Kalia MonroeChippewa Valley37′ 8″36′ 8″Region 10 Champ
12Jayla ProcterEast Kentwood36′ 1″34′ 2″2nd Place – Region 3
12Faith BonnemaZeeland East36′ 0″35′ 1″2nd Place – OK Green
12Nia LongEast Lansing35′ 8″36′ 1″13th Place – 2022
11Anna TildenZeeland East35′ 3″34′ 4″3rd Place – Region 2
11Molly SochaBloomfield Hills35′ 1″34′ 11″2nd Place – Region 8
12Maya FreemanPort Huron Northern34′ 11″35′ 2″MAC White Champ
9Emma KankaHowell34′ 8″34′ 6″4th Place – Region 4
10Izzy KrausePlymouth34′ 3″34′ 7″2nd Place – Region 6
11Rokaya AjamiDearborn Fordson33′ 3″33′ 8″2nd Place – Region 7
9Angelia RobinsonDetroit Cass Tech31′ 8″30′ 6″Region 7 Champ

Common Competitions

Predictions

PlaceNameTeam
1Abigail RussellAllen Park
2Sophie DaugardHowell
3Savannah BreitwiserWalled Lake Central
4Elyse FinchRoyal Oak
5Cora WilliamsAnn Arbor Huron
6Aubree MeyerHartland
7Avery LahtiTraverse City West
8Kayla HarrisEast Kentwood

DIVISION TWO

Facts

GradeNameTeamBest 5May Avg.Info
11Janae HudsonMarysville41′ 9″41′ 1″Region 19 Champ
12Maelie HopeWhitehall40′ 8″38′ 5″3rd Place – 2022
12Haley GuerrantOtsego40′ 1″39′ 2″Region 14 Champ
10Ellianna FoleyColdwater39′ 7″39′ 7″Region 15 Champ
11Makenzie JohnsCadillac38′ 10″38′ 0″Region 11 Champ
11Hannah FitzpatrickOtsego36′ 10″37′ 2″Wolverine Conference Champ
12Grace SteffesDearborn Divine Child35′ 8″34′ 6″Region 17 Champ
11Aliyah SpringerHamilton35′ 0″33′ 7″2nd Place – Region 12
9Olivia FriddleHastings34′ 8″34′ 1″2nd Place – Region 15
12Elle Ruiz-GrantNiles34′ 3″33′ 10″3rd Place – Region 14
11Alyssa ThomasMarysville33′ 8″33′ 7″2nd Place – Region 19
12Kiera WatsonSummit Academy33′ 6″33′ 8″Region 16 Champ
11Ellie ThorburnWilliamston33′ 3″32′ 9″Region 20 Champ
11Allyson BroaddusGrand Rapids Catholic Central33′ 2″33′ 2″Region 13 Champ
12Alyssa SpegelFreeland32′ 10″32′ 9″2nd Place – Region 11
10Ifeoluwa AyoolaGrand Rapids Christian32′ 3″31′ 11″2nd Place – Region 13
12Sydney UrbanWarren Regina32′ 1″32′ 0″2nd Place – CHSL Bishop
10Anna BrantChelsea32′ 0″32′ 8″2nd Place – SEC White
10Mahogany PettawaySt. Clair Shores South Lake31′ 11″32′ 10″Region 18 Champ
10Christina JarbouBirch Run30′ 8″30′ 8″8′ improvement from freshman year
12Emery BudzDearborn Divine Child29′ 2″28′ 1″2nd Place – Region 17

Common Competitions

Predictions

PlaceNameTeam
1Janae HudsonMarysville
2Maelie HopeWhitehall
3Elliana FoleyColdwater
4Haley GuerrantOtsego
5Makenzie JohnsCadillac
6Hannah FitzpatrickOtsego
7Olivia FriddleHastings
8Elle Ruiz-GrantNiles

DIVISION THREE

Facts

GradeNameTeamBest 5May Avg.Info
12Payton OttoOlivet39′ 9″39′ 4″Region 30 Champ
12Sophia SnellenbergerQuincy39′ 5″39′ 4″3rd Place – 2022
12Abby KarstReese37′ 4″36′ 9″Region 29 Champ
12Raigen HorsfallQuincy37′ 2″36′ 11″2nd Place – 2022
12Emma KelenskeOlivet36′ 5″35′ 11″2nd Place – Region 30
12Ereka RisnerGrass Lake36′ 4″35′ 10″2nd Place – Region 25
11Nevaeh PaylorDearborn Heights Robichaud35′ 6″35′ 6″Region 26 Champ
12Faith CarsonBuchanan34′ 8″34′ 11″Region 24 Champ
10Brenna McDonaldSchoolcraft34′ 4″33′ 9″2nd Place – Region 24
12Adelyn MooreCaro34′ 0″34′ 0″2nd Place – Region 29
10Isabel RozeveldMcBain33′ 11″33′ 11″2nd Place – Region 22
9Alexis CarperRoscommon33′ 10″33′ 3″Region 21 Champ
11Julia HaggartClare33′ 10″33′ 6″2nd Place – Region 21
12Grace NyeholtGrand Rapids West Catholic33′ 9″33′ 5″Region 23 Champ
12Chisom AnwunahAnn Arbor Greenhills33′ 5″33′ 11″2nd Place – Region 26
10Kate ClassensTraverse City St. Francis33′ 3″33′ 0″Region 22 Champ
11Claire BoomstraGrandville Calvin Christian31′ 9″31′ 1″2nd Place – Region 23
10Megan MackinderStockbridge31′ 3″30′ 2″Region 28 Champ
11Evie LifordClawson29′ 11″30′ 1″2nd Place – MAC Bronze
11Zya MaysClintondale28′ 5″28′ 5″Region 27 Champ
12Ashley NixonByron27′ 8″27′ 0″2nd Place – Region 28

Common Competitions

Predictions

PlaceNameTeam
1Payton OttoOlivet
2Sophia SnellenbergerQuincy
3Raigen HorsfallQuincy
4Abby KarstReese
5Ereka RisnerGrass Lake
6Emma KelenskeOlivet
7Nevaeh PaylorDearborn Heights Robichaud
8Faith CarsonBuchanan

DIVISION FOUR

Facts

GradeNameTeamBest 5May Avg.Info
11Lily ParkerMarlette37′ 6″36′ 8″Region 38 Champ
12Harley BearMarion37′ 2″36′ 0″4th Place – 2022
12Emily StinsonFulton36′ 5″36′ 2″11th Place – 2022
12Kelsey HansenLincoln-Alcona36′ 4″35′ 7″5th Place – 2022
12Natalie WandrieIndian River Inland Lakes36′ 2″36′ 5″7th Place – 2022
12Keyara SzymanskiMendon35′ 11″35′ 6″Region 34 Champ
11Maddy BillerBrethren35′ 11″35′ 6″Region 33 Champ
12Emily CarbajalSand Creek35′ 9″35′ 6″Region 35 Champ
12Mary NorrisSt. Charles34′ 11″33′ 11″Region 37 Champ
11Alyse BaughmanKalamazoo Hackett34′ 9″34′ 4″2nd Place – Region 34
10Mariah KerleyEast Jackson33′ 8″33′ 6″Region 36 Champ
12Morgan HurdFrankfort32′ 12″32′ 5″3rd Place – Region 32
11Mimi HibbardSt Philip Catholic Central32′ 8″32′ 6″2nd Place – Region 36
11Desjanea PerkinsForest Area32′ 6″34′ 6″2nd Place – Region 32
12Gabi WenzelSaginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary32′ 2″30′ 8″15th Place – 2022
12Taylor MatthewsBuckley31′ 11″31′ 11″4th Place – Region 32
12Adeline TresnakDryden31′ 8″31′ 8″Region 39 Champ
11Lyla MullinsAustin Catholic31′ 7″31′ 3″2nd Place – Region 39
11Izzy BoyerEast Jordan31′ 7″31′ 4″5th Place – Region 32
9Madison RecobHillsdale Will Carleton31′ 5″31′ 5″SCAA East Champ
12Rhianne JenkinsLutheran Westland31′ 3″31′ 2″Region 40 Champ
9Ryleigh EwaldUnionville-Sebewaing31′ 1″30′ 2″3rd Place – Region 38
10Allison VinsonColon30′ 11″30′ 12″2nd Place – Region 35
11Heidi MathenyKingston30′ 4″30′ 3″2nd Place – Region 38
10Sophie HauckMt. Pleasant Sacred Heart30′ 4″30′ 8″6′ improvement from 2022
10Kay GarciaDecatur30′ 3″30′ 7″3rd Place – Region 34
12Lynsey JagerMartin29′ 9″29′ 7″4th Place – Region 34
11Mackenzie LanghamWebberville29′ 9″30′ 0″3rd Place – Region 36
9Diamond CookSouthfield Christian29′ 2″28′ 11″2nd Place – Region 40
10Kadence DeloreBrethren29′ 1″28′ 9″2nd Place – Region 33
10Trinity SplanOnaway29′ 1″29′ 1″3rd Place – Region 31

Common Competitions

Predictions

PlaceNameTeam
1Lily ParkerMarlette
2Emily StinsonFulton
3Harley BearMarion
4Natalie WandrieIndian River Inland Lakes
5Maddy BillerBrethren
6Keyara SzymanskiMendon
7Emily CarbajalSand Creek
8Mary NorrisSt. Charles

Somewhere in the time frame between compiling the girls info on Monday and the boys on Wednesday (don’t worry, I was planning ahead or working on other events), I figured I’d write a bit more info for each boy. I’d rather give little bits of info and if you’re reading, you can take that info and create your own story, rather than write paragraphs. So the girls have less writing, but I’ll fill that in when I make predictions. 🙂

DIVISION ONE

Facts

NameTeamInfo
Andrew BerryhillBattle Creek Lakeview2022 Champ. Over 57′ in every final this year.
Gerald CapaccioSt. JosephRegion 3 Champ. 9th Place in 2022.
Lukas RayWyandotte RooseveltRegion 5 Champ. 10’+ improvement from 2022.
Ben PrzytulaGibraltar CarlsonDownriver League champ in showdown with Lukas Ray.
Merrick HockingMidlandSVL and Region 1 Champ.
Parker WilliamsZeeland EastOK Green Champ, 2nd Place Region 2.
Garrett WeedenZeeland EastRegion 2 Champ. Above 50′ in 2 of last 3 meets.
Idrys CottonPlymouthRegion 6 Champ, setting a PR along the way.
Jaxson WilsonHartland13th Place – 2022. 2x KLAA Champ
David RolandsBerkleyOAA Blue/Gold Champ, consistently near 50′ all year.
Jesse LietzowWarren DeLaSalleCHSL Bishop Champ with two 50′ throws on his resume.
Case JohnsonGreenvilleOK White Champ. Has improved 10’+ from his freshman campaign.
Omari HairstonBeverly Hills GrovesRegion 8 Champ and PR in the same meet.
Ty RobertsonSaginaw Heritage7th Place – 2022, has added a foot to his previous best
Daniel YarringtonUtica2x MAC White Champ, also steady from 47′ to 49′.
John DixnerFentonFML Champ, then first throw above 50′ at Region 1.
Garrod AlexanderWalled Lake CentralRegion 9 and LVC Champ
Mason FraleySalem2nd Place in Region 6. Consistent 45′ to 48′ thrower.
Max StoeckerMidland4th Place – Region 1. Has thrown 48′ in his first year of shot putting.
Reinaldo WilliamsGrosse Pointe NorthMAC Red and Region 7 Champ.
Liam VaughanWalled Lake Western2nd Place in Region 9. Has also improved, this time by almost 10′.
Dominic WeatherlyHarrison Twp. L’Anse CreuseRegion 10 Champ, setting a PB along the way.
Miland WeatherspoonJackson45′ in Region 4 a significant improvement from his early season marks.

Stats

GradeNameTeamBest 5May Avg.
12Andrew BerryhillBattle Creek Lakeview59′ 0″58′ 5″
12Gerald CapaccioSt. Joseph56′ 2″54′ 11″
12Lukas RayWyandotte Roosevelt54′ 4″51′ 0″
12Ben PrzytulaGibraltar Carlson53′ 10″52′ 5″
11Merrick HockingMidland53′ 6″52′ 10″
11Parker WilliamsZeeland East51′ 10″51′ 4″
11Garrett WeedenZeeland East51′ 4″50′ 4″
11Idrys CottonPlymouth51′ 0″50′ 4″
12Jaxson WilsonHartland50′ 11″48′ 9″
12David RolandsBerkley50′ 8″50′ 5″
12Jesse LietzowWarren DeLaSalle49′ 11″45′ 5″
10Case JohnsonGreenville49′ 10″49′ 1″
11Omari HairstonBeverly Hills Groves49′ 8″50′ 1″
11Ty RobertsonSaginaw Heritage49′ 7″49′ 7″
12Daniel YarringtonUtica48′ 6″47′ 8″
12John DixnerFenton48′ 5″47′ 6″
10Garrod AlexanderWalled Lake Central48′ 1″48′ 9″
12Mason FraleySalem47′ 9″46′ 7″
10Max StoeckerMidland47′ 5″47′ 2″
10Reinaldo WilliamsGrosse Pointe North47′ 3″46′ 11″
10Liam VaughanWalled Lake Western45′ 10″45′ 10″
10Dominic WeatherlyHarrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse45′ 3″44′ 2″
12Miland WeatherspoonJackson43′ 7″43′ 2″

Common Competitions

Predictions

PlaceNameTeam
1Andrew BerryhillBattle Creek Lakeview
2Gerald CapaccioSt. Joseph
3Ben PryztulaGibraltar Carlson
4Lukas RayWyandotte Roosevelt
5Parker WilliamsZeeland East
6Merrick HockingMidland
7Idrys CottonPlymouth
8Garrett WeedenZeeland East

DIVISION TWO

Facts

GradeNameTeamInfo
12Michael HoweyAlmaRegion 11 Champ. Ripped his first 50’er to begin the year and hasn’t looked back since.
12Ty AnthonyCoopersvilleRegion 12 Champ whose throws are a good 10′ further than 2022.
12Dalton DeBeauFrankenmuthRegion 20 Champ who finished 7th in D2 last year.
12Michael GriffeyPlainwellChampionship season has been kind, with wins over rival Otsego, the Wolverine Conference, and Region 14.
12Wesley RussellWhitehallWMC Lakes Champ. Has grown from a kid throwing mid-40’s to breaking 50′ on multiple occasions.
11Matthew FoorCarleton AirportOver 50′ all year, leading to wins at Region 16 and in the Huron League Championship.
11Logan KleinGladwinJack Pine winner has been over 50′ in each of his past five meets.
12Gage LookerGaylordBeat all those D1 kids to climb to the Big North throne. That 52’er to win was at the time, a 2′ season best.
12David McKalpainMadison Heights LamphereTwice the Region 18 Champ, added 10′ from his junior to senior year
10Riley GelderbloomComstock ParkBroke 50′ to win Region 13. He’s added 20′ from his freshman year.
10Derrick SimmonsFrankenmuthSophomore in his first year throwin’ hit 49′ out of the gates and just recently broke through 50′.
12Flannery WayneMilan50’4 at Region 16 was a 2nd place effort, but was his best throw of the year.
12Hunter RichardsonSt. ClairHas thrown in the 48’s for his past 5 competitions, including his victory in Region 19.
10Brennan FaberParma WesternRegion 15 Champ has added a good 7′ since his freshman year.
12Isaiah PlouchaDearborn Divine ChildLooking to improve on 17th place finish in 2022. Has already thrown 1.5′ further than last spring.
12Mason KnightNorth BranchPerhaps a darkhorse? His 50’6 to win the BWAC is a lifetime best by 2′.
12CJ GordonBerrien SpringsThe Shamrocks have a title to defend and Gordon is raising his game to score points. 49′ to win Lakeland Conference.
12Daniel WeatherlyHastingsI-8 Champ has had some battles against Brennan Faber
11Zach DeLeeuwFreelandAs with Talaga, has entered a new stratosphere lately. Two straight 48’s, one to place 2nd at Saginaw County.
12Logan KokotovichGladwin49’er to win at Shepherd was nearly a 3′ season and lifetime best.
11Samuel TalagaFreelandFor the majority of the spring, was in the 43′ range. At both TVC-8 and Regionals, over 48′.
10Adam HuffWayland Union47’er to qualify in Region 13 was nearly 7′ further than his freshman best.
12Jerome EllisFerndale University2nd Place in Region 18 and above 40′ in his past four competitions.
10Tristan YoungGarden CityTwo straight 40’ers have led to a qualifIer and a 2nd place in the WWAC.

Stats

GradeNameTeamBest 5May Avg.
12Michael HoweyAlma55′ 3″54′ 3″
12Ty AnthonyCoopersville53′ 9″53′ 3″
12Dalton DeBeauFrankenmuth53′ 1″52′ 2″
12Michael GriffeyPlainwell52′ 11″52′ 7″
12Wesley RussellWhitehall52′ 10″51′ 1″
11Matthew FoorCarleton Airport52′ 1″52′ 1″
11Logan KleinGladwin51′ 2″50′ 9″
12Gage LookerGaylord50′ 5″50′ 4″
12David McKalpainMadison Heights Lamphere50′ 4″52′ 0″
10Riley GelderbloomComstock Park49′ 3″49′ 2″
10Derrick SimmonsFrankenmuth48′ 9″48′ 0″
12Flannery WayneMilan48′ 8″47′ 4″
12Hunter RichardsonSt. Clair48′ 8″48′ 8″
10Brennan FaberParma Western48′ 7″48′ 2″
12Isaiah PlouchaDearborn Divine Child48′ 2″48′ 0″
12Mason KnightNorth Branch47′ 11″47′ 3″
12CJ GordonBerrien Springs47′ 8″44′ 1″
12Daniel WeatherlyHastings47′ 5″45′ 9″
11Zach DeLeeuwFreeland46′ 8″46′ 8″
12Logan KokotovichGladwin46′ 7″45′ 4″
11Samuel TalagaFreeland46′ 2″46′ 10″
10Adam HuffWayland Union46′ 1″45′ 10″
12Jerome EllisFerndale University43′ 10″43′ 3″
10Tristan YoungGarden City39′ 7″40′ 3″

Common Competitions

Predictions

PlaceNameTeam
1Michael HoweyAlma
2Ty AnthonyCoopersville
3Dalton DeBeauFrankenmuth
4Wesley RussellWhitehall
5Michael GriffeyPlainwell
6Matthew FoorCarleton Airport
7Logan KleinGladwin
8Gage LookerGaylord

DIVISION THREE

Facts

GradeNameTeamInfo
12Kellen KimesHart2nd Place in 2022. Consistent 55’+ thrower in May
10Mason MayneLawtonRegion 24 Champ. Hit D3 State lead with 59’5 at Shamrock
11Gavin NurenbergPewamo-Westphalia4th Place in 2022. Region 30 Champ. Been in 55’s for last four meets.
10Mason BrodieClintonLCAA and Region 26 Champ. Two straight 50’+ throws.
11Dalton BrownPewamo-WestphaliaExcellent second fiddle to Nurenburg, has hovered near 50′ all year.
12Jace SilverthornWhite CloudCSAA Champ thanks to late season improvement that took him from 45’s to 51’+.
10Elijah CottrellStandish Sterling2nd in TVC-10 behind Gonzales. Steadily between 46′ and 49′ for late part of season.
12Rowland BallLake CityHighland Conference Champ, has dueled with Helsel all year.
11Maddox GonzalezStandish SterlingFirst 50’er gave him his second straight TVC-10 title.
12Chandler GriffithsJonesvilleRegion 25 Champ. 18th in State last year.
11Ryan KincaidBenzie Central45’+ thrower for late part of season. 2nd Place in NWC
12Jerrold AtwellMontroseRegion 29 and MMAC Champ. 46’+ in all May meets.
11Logan ColeUnion City2nd Place in Region 25 and has nearly cracked 50′.
12Silas JancekMontagueRegion 23 Champ and not a bad sprinter either.
10Carter HelselMantonNearly a 5′ PR to win Region 22.
12Tim KloskaGrand Rapids West Catholic2nd in Region 23, 3rd in OK Blue
12Blake LaLondeOtisville LakeVille2nd in Region 29, 3rd in MMAC. Jumped from low 40’s to mid-40’s a few weeks back.
12Reese GreenfelderChesaning3rd in both Saginaw County and MMAC
12Dylan McDonaldDurandRegion 28 Champ. 2nd in MMAC
11Jake PunchesClare2nd Place in Region 21. Late season surge from low 40’s to high 40’s.
11Zachary AndrewsBlissfield2nd Place in Region 26, 4th in LCAA
12Royce DaughertyWatervliet48′ to win SAC was a 5′ season best.
12Drew VanDykeAlmont2nd Place in Region 28, hovering around 40′ all year.
12Naquante ThompsonClintondaleRegion 27 Champ
11Jordan StefanidesUniversity Liggett2nd Place in Region 27, has improved 7′ over course of season.

Stats

GradeNameTeamBest 5May Avg.
12Kellen KimesHart57′ 8″57′ 7″
10Mason MayneLawton56′ 0″55′ 10″
11Gavin NurenbergPewamo-Westphalia55′ 4″55′ 3″
10Mason BrodieClinton50′ 4″47′ 11″
11Dalton BrownPewamo-Westphalia50′ 4″50′ 0″
12Jace SilverthornWhite Cloud49′ 8″49′ 3″
10Elijah CottrellStandish Sterling49′ 5″48′ 5″
12Rowland BallLake City49′ 2″48′ 2″
11Maddox GonzalezStandish Sterling49′ 0″48′ 4″
12Chandler GriffithsJonesville48′ 9″48′ 2″
11Ryan KincaidBenzie Central47′ 11″46′ 9″
12Jerrold AtwellMontrose47′ 10″47′ 8″
11Logan ColeUnion City47′ 9″46′ 6″
12Silas JancekMontague47′ 7″46′ 4″
10Carter HelselManton46′ 2″44′ 10″
12Tim KloskaGrand Rapids West Catholic46′ 1″45′ 8″
12Blake LaLondeOtisville LakeVille45′ 9″45′ 4″
12Reese GreenfelderChesaning45′ 9″45′ 3″
12Dylan McDonaldDurand45′ 7″45′ 10″
11Jake PunchesClare45′ 7″44′ 4″
11Zachary AndrewsBlissfield43′ 7″41′ 11″
12Royce DaughertyWatervliet43′ 4″42′ 8″
12Drew VanDykeAlmont40′ 9″40′ 6″
12Naquante ThompsonClintondale40′ 5″40′ 5″
11Jordan StefanidesUniversity Liggett34′ 10″38′ 6″

Common Competitions

Predictions

PlaceNameTeam
1Kellen KimesHart
2Gavin NurenburgPewamo-Westphalia
3Mason MayneLawton
4Dalton BrownPewamo-Westphalia
5Jace SilverthornWhite Cloud
6Maddox GonzalezStandish-Sterling
7Elijah CottrellStandish-Sterling
8Rowland BallLake City

DIVISION FOUR

Facts

GradeNameTeamInfo
11Kylis FletcherBeal CityPlaced 8th at Regionals last year and won this time around.
12Dakota KohnPetersburg-SummerfieldUndefeated since mid-April, winning in Region 35 as one of that streak.
11Seth MillerWhite PigeonWin in Region 34 was his first foray into the 47’s
12Adam DomresOnekamaHas progressed nearly 10′ over the course of the season, culminating in a 46′ that just won the NWC
10Warren Aylsworth IIIMaple City Glen LakeThe sophomore has been above 40′ all year.
11Fletcher AndersonFrankfortOnly three competitions on record, all recently, all above 44′.
12Connor PalmerDeckervilleNCTL and Tribune MoC Champ has big throws in his resume, nearly reaching 47′.
9Oliver LongMorriceWinner of Region 36, he’s the 8th best freshman in the State
12Nolan VanHornGoblesGradual improvement through the year resulted in two straight 44′ throws, finishing 2nd in the SAC and Region 34.
11Tyler AppleBuckley45’8 to win in Region 32 was his best shot put of the year.
12Kyle AfferBrown CityBefore his 45’1 to win Region 38, his previous best on the year was under 43′.
12Cooper KoenigsknechtFowlerTop-8 in the CMAC all three years, 4th place this year his best yet.
12Nathan BuchmannKalamazoo HackettSteady progress through the season has culminated in 40’+ efforts his past four times out.
12Benjamin GavinDetroit Frederick DouglassOnly two shot puts on record, the second of which was a state qualifier and 5′ improvement from the Metro Classic.
12Levi KeelyHarbor SpringsRegion 31 Champ has added nearly 10′ to his junior best.
11Dominic ScharerHillsdale AcademyMaster of many events, but mainly the throws, SCAA Champ in the Shot and Disc
12Eathan WestfallReadingBest toss of the year was a 43’er at Region 35.
12Drew DawidowiczMarine City Cardinal MooneyChampionship season has delivered two 40’+’s and two wins, at Region 39 and CHSL Cardinal.
10Jack WilsonIndian River Inland LakesTwo years in HS, two 2nd place efforts in the Ski Valley
12Blake CasteelHolton6′ improvement from his junior year.
12Drew McGowanMorriceBroke 40 for the first time ever to qualify in Region 36
12Ben MaffesoliAllen Park CabriniAt the time, his 40′ to make it out of Region 40 was a 3′ personal best.
12Cody JacksonDrydenSenior in his first year of competing has both started and ended his career with a bang.

Stats

GradeNameTeamBest 5May Avg.
11Kylis FletcherBeal City47′ 8″47′ 1″
12Dakota KohnPetersburg-Summerfield46′ 11″46′ 6″
11Seth MillerWhite Pigeon46′ 4″46′ 0″
12Adam DomresOnekama46′ 0″45′ 4″
10Warren Aylsworth IIIMaple City Glen Lake45′ 1″44′ 5″
11Fletcher AndersonFrankfort44′ 11″44′ 11″
12Connor PalmerDeckerville44′ 9″43′ 7″
9Oliver LongMorrice44′ 0″43′ 1″
12Nolan VanHornGobles43′ 10″43′ 2″
11Tyler AppleBuckley43′ 10″44′ 3″
12Kyle AfferBrown City42′ 8″41′ 11″
12Cooper KoenigsknechtFowler42′ 3″42′ 1″
12Nathan BuchmannKalamazoo Hackett42′ 1″40′ 9″
12Benjamin GavinDetroit Frederick Douglass41′ 10″41′ 10″
12Levi KeelyHarbor Springs40′ 12″40′ 1″
11Dominic ScharerHillsdale Academy40′ 11″40′ 2″
12Eathan WestfallReading40′ 7″38′ 11″
12Drew DawidowiczMarine City Cardinal Mooney40′ 5″39′ 4″
10Jack WilsonIndian River Inland Lakes39′ 0″38′ 9″
12Blake CasteelHolton38′ 7″38′ 10″
12Drew McGowanMorrice38′ 4″38′ 1″
12Ben MaffesoliAllen Park Cabrini37′ 11″37′ 11″
12Cody JacksonDryden37′ 1″36′ 7″

Common Competitions

Predictions

PlaceNameTeam
1Kylis FletcherBeal City
2Seth MillerWhite Pigeon
3Dakota KohnPetersburg-Summerfield
4Fletcher AndersonFrankfort
5Adam DomresOnekama
6Connor PalmerDeckerville
7Oliver LongMorrice
8Warren Aylsworth IIIMaple City Glen Lake
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2023 State Finals Preview: Pole Vault

Alright, time to get started on these State 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. These pole vault stats were compiled as of Sunday. 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

Fact Sheet

NameTeamBest 5May Avg.Info
Brooke BowersForest Hills Central12′ 1″12′ 0″Region 3 Champ
Katie StewartSalem11′ 10″11′ 11″Region 6 Champ
Taylor DiemondCedar Springs11′ 8″11′ 7″Region 2 Champ
Victoria SpitzleyEast Kentwood11′ 7″11′ 3″OK Red Champ
Emma StewartSalem11′ 5″11′ 11″KLAA Champ
Raiden KipfmillerDexter11′ 4″11′ 3″Region 4 Champ
Isabel GermanLowell11′ 2″11′ 0″2nd Place – OK White
Maiya CorriganRockford11′ 2″11′ 0″2nd Place – Region 2
Sam EbbertSt. Joseph11′ 1″11′ 0″5th Place – 2022
Alex CinzoriPlymouth10′ 10″10′ 6″16th Place – 2022
Molly WingerCaledonia10′ 9″10′ 7″3rd Place – OK Red
Kiera CartwrightWalled Lake Central10′ 5″10′ 1″Region 9 Champ
Giuliana SerapigliaPlymouth10′ 4″9′ 11″3rd Place – Region 6
Megan BellAnn Arbor Pioneer10′ 2″9′ 10″Region 5 Champ
Alexis KleinMilford10′ 2″10′ 2″5th Place – Region 9
Jackie KolanoSaline10′ 0″9′ 11″7th Place – 2022
Genna GolabClarkston9′ 11″10′ 3″2nd Place – Region 9
Debbie McCoyDexter9′ 10″9′ 9″3rd Place – Region 4
Faith DiegelOxford9′ 10″9′ 11″3rd Place – Region 9
Audrey MorganClarkston9′ 9″10′ 1″5th Place – Region 9
Olivia McMathMidland9′ 9″9′ 9″Region 1 Champ
Jamie PiccianoLivonia Churchill9′ 8″10′ 0″5th Place – Region 6
Lynette CipollaSalem9′ 8″9′ 11″6th Place – Region 6
Natalie BennettRomeo9′ 8″9′ 8″Region 10 Champ
Sarah RatusznikRomeo9′ 8″9′ 8″2nd Place – Region 10
Sadie YesslerLivonia Churchill9′ 8″9′ 11″7th Place – Region 6
Sarina Lee ChildersSalem9′ 7″10′ 5″4th Place – Region 6
Mikala SpositoDexter9′ 5″9′ 11″2nd Place – Region 4
Abigail ResslerSt. Clair Shores Lakeview9′ 4″9′ 7″Region 7 Champ
Grace CarlsonLake Orion9′ 4″9′ 9″4th Place – Region 9
Grace MoeggenbergTraverse City West9′ 3″9′ 2″2nd Place – Region 1
Megan MorrellSt. Clair Shores Lake Shore9′ 2″9′ 3″2nd Place – Region 7
Kaitlyn WardHowell8′ 10″9′ 10″4th Place – Region 4

Common Competitions

MIXSCR Thoughts/Predictions

No doubt they’ll pick up points for their Rocks squad, but in which order will the Stewarts finish? To win the KLAA, it was Emma. To win Region 6, it was Katie. On a quiet Livonia night yesterday, the two tied. They’re both peaking at the right time, throwing up high 11’s and above throughout the past few weeks. Who hung with them last night and is progressing rapidly? Dexter’s Raiden Kipfmiller, who along with Rockford’s Maiya Corrigan, are the two best freshman vaulters in the State and among the best in the country. And while all this back and forth is occurring in metro Detroit, Brooke Bowers is busy on her undefeated, state-leading (12’6”) season. She was third here last year, only bested by two seniors.

PlaceNameTeam
1Brooke BowersForest Hills Central
2Emma StewartSalem
3Katie StewartSalem
4Taylor DiemonCedar Springs
5Victoria SpitzleyEast Kentwood
6Raiden KipfmillerDexter
7Isabel GermanLowell
8Alex CinzoriPlymouth

DIVISION TWO

Fact Sheet

NameTeamBest 5May Avg.Info
Jordyn WrightTecumseh11′ 6″11′ 5″2022 Champ
Claire AgnewOwosso11′ 4″11′ 4″2nd Place – 2022
Allison SheltonOrtonville Brandon11′ 3″11′ 6″3rd Place – 2022
Kati SmithKingsley11′ 3″11′ 0″Region 11 Champ
Evie MathisWayland Union11′ 2″10′ 11″Region 13 Champ
Madison PatenFrankenmuth10′ 6″10′ 5″5th Place – 2022
Kennedy JasinskiWayland Union10′ 4″10′ 5″2nd Place – Region 13
Madisyn LundquistCadillac10′ 3″10′ 1″BNC Champ
Libby SummerlandOwosso10′ 3″10′ 4″8th Place – 2022
Rowan CebulskiGrand Rapids Christian10′ 2″10′ 1″7th Place – 2022
Kirsten KrauseBerrien Springs10′ 1″9′ 8″2nd Place – Region 14
Ava CollierPlainwell9′ 10″9′ 8″Region 11 Champ
Kelsey SaxtonKingsley9′ 10″9′ 10″9th Place – 2022
Emmalee SpringerBelding9′ 10″9′ 10″OK Silver Champ
Gracie WarnerShepherd9′ 5″9′ 3″10th Place – 2022
Onalee StehouwerForest Hills Eastern9′ 5″9′ 4″4th Place – OK Gold
Kendal WaligorskiLudington9′ 4″8′ 11″7th Place – D3 2022
Olivia FriddleHastings9′ 4″8′ 11″Region 15 Champ
Haylie HanerBig Rapids9′ 4″9′ 4″CSAA Champ
Kenzie MeyerAllendale9′ 4″8′ 11″Region 12 Champ
Evelynn RybickiFreeland9′ 2″9′ 2″Saginaw County Champ
Nadia JacobsPinckney9′ 1″8′ 11″2nd Place – Region 16
Marra CollinsEaton Rapids8′ 11″8′ 11″2nd Place – Region 15
Ellyson WrightBelding8′ 11″8′ 11″3rd Place – OK Silver
Olivia DennisOtsego8′ 9″8′ 11″2nd Place – Wolverine Conference
Sarah BaileyPetoskey8′ 9″8′ 4″4th Place – BNC
Izabella TammingaHamilton8′ 5″8′ 6″2nd Place – Region 12
Gianna CuppariMacomb Lutheran North7′ 9″7′ 10″2nd Place – Region 19

Common Competitions

MIXSCR Thoughts/Predictions

It’s championship time and it’s defending champ time. At this point in 2022, Jordyn Wright’s best was 11’4. She’s already soared above that mark three times, two of those in recent wins at Region 16 and the SEC White Championship. She’ll have adversaries right there though. Looking to reach one spot higher is Claire Agnew, who’s had her three best vaults in her last three meets. The Shiawasee senior only has one loss on her resume, to Allison Shelton, who on that same day where Wright captured the conference crown, grabbed one of her own in the FML meet, matching Wright’s state lead.

PlaceNameTeam
1Jordyn WrightTecumseh
2Allison SheltonOrtonville Brandon
3Claire AgnewOwosso
4Kati SmithKingsley
5Evie MathisWayland Union
6Kennedy JasinskiWayland Union
7Madison PatenFrankenmuth
8Libby SummerlandOwosso

DIVISION THREE

Fact Sheet

NameTeamBest 5May Avg.Info
Ally OlszewskiGrand Rapids West Catholic11′ 0″10′ 7″2022 Champ
Heidi SchultenGrand Rapids West Catholic10′ 0″9′ 8″2nd Place – OK Blue
Emma WildtHomer9′ 11″9′ 6″Region 25 Champ
Addison TrierweilerPewamo-Westphalia9′ 7″9′ 5″5th Place – 2022
Natalee HoytSt. Louis9′ 6″9′ 5″TVC-10 Champ
Mattie LaFreniereManton9′ 2″8′ 11″Region 22 Champ
Rylee OxleyLawton9′ 1″8′ 7″10th Place – 2022
Natasha NowakowskiIthaca9′ 1″8′ 7″2nd Place – TVC-10
Madison PhillipsLaingsburg9′ 0″9′ 0″5th Place – Region 30
Vanessa GaddAlgonac8′ 10″8′ 8″Region 27 Champ
Annalyse AmesHudson8′ 10″9′ 0″Region 26 Champ
Megan RobertsonLawton8′ 10″8′ 10″2nd Place – Region 24
Alyssa KennedyOlivet8′ 9″8′ 7″2nd Place – Region 30
Isabell HelmanPewamo-Westphalia8′ 9″8′ 8″17th Place – 2022
Lindsey GibsonRemus Chippewa Hills8′ 9″8′ 9″2nd Place – Region 22
Isabella LangmaidCaro8′ 4″8′ 4″GT West Champ
Halle HorwathAdrian Madison8′ 3″8′ 5″12th Place – 2022
Hannah WilloughbySchoolcraft8′ 3″7′ 12″3rd Place – Region 24
Payton JohnroeRoscommon8′ 2″7′ 11″Region 21 Champ
Lilly HopkinsHart8′ 2″7′ 8″3rd Place – Region 22
Catherine TaftClare8′ 1″7′ 10″17th Place – 2022
Brooke McVickerQuincy7′ 11″7′ 9″2nd Place – Region 25
Josie BaumanNew Lothrop7′ 8″7′ 7″Region 29 Champ
Becka LethornCharyl Stockwell Academy7′ 5″7′ 3″Region 28 Champ
Isabella GiannettiAlmont7′ 4″7′ 8″2nd Place – Region 28

Common Competitions

MIXSCR Thoughts/Predictions

Learning with each other, achieving with each other, and going head-to-head has no doubt helped West Catholic’s Ally Olszewski and Heidi Schulten. The two have combined for no worse than top-4 in any of their meets thus far this spring. The burning question is – can anyone split the two apart? Addison Trierwiler might be a candidate, having reached 9’9” in wins at Region 30 and Alma Panther. Emma Wildt is another great candidate, with big ups in her resume, three 10’+ vaults while competing on the south side of the State.

PlaceNameTeam
1Ally OlszewskiGrand Rapids West Catholic
2Heidi SchultenGrand Rapids West Catholic
3Emma WildtHomer
4Addison TrierwilerPewamo-Westphalia
5Natalee HoytSt. Louis
6Mattie LaFreniereManton
7Annalyse AmesHudson
8Rylee OxleyLawton

DIVISION FOUR

Fact Sheet

NameTeamBest 5May Avg.Info
Payton HaynesMason County Eastern9′ 9″9′ 5″Region 33 Champ
Alexandra FindlayMarlette8′ 11″8′ 5″GTC East Champ
Chloe FowlerPittsford8′ 11″8′ 9″7th Place – 2022
Rebecca MoellerDeckerville8′ 11″8′ 8″Region 38 Champ
Addisyn RuddEast Jackson8′ 10″8′ 7″2nd Place – 2022
Jenna CampbellLutheran HS Westland8′ 9″8′ 8″Region 40 Champ
Kate MayFrankfort8′ 7″8′ 7″Region 32 Champ
Carly SiciliaWyoming Potter’s House8′ 6″8′ 7″Alliance League Champ
Aubree MoellerDeckerville8′ 5″7′ 10″3rd Place – 2022
Willa RothFrankfort8′ 4″8′ 2″Region 32 Champ
Kaylin BlemasterFulton8′ 4″8′ 4″5rh Place – 2022
Madisyn HarrisonMarcellus8′ 4″8′ 2″Region 34 Champ
Chelsi ZylaSand Creek8′ 3″8′ 3″2nd Place – Region 35
Talan HiemstraMarcellus8′ 1″7′ 10″12th Place – 2022
Olivia ThelenFowler7′ 11″7′ 7″Region 37 Champ
Ashlyn BingeMontabella7′ 10″8′ 0″3rd Place – Region 37
Maddy MillerColeman7′ 10″7′ 10″4th Place – Region 37
Abby McIntyreFulton7′ 8″7′ 6″5th Place – Region 37
Emilee JagielskiPittsford7′ 8″7′ 8″3rd Place – Region 35
Kennedy GoodwinEast Jackson7′ 4″7′ 2″2nd Place – Region 36
Kiera LoveLutheran HS Westland6′ 11″6′ 10″2nd Place – Region 40
Kimberlee VenturaWhitmore Lake6′ 10″6′ 7″2nd Place – Region 40
Leia HengyMio Ausable6′ 7″6′ 5″2nd Place – Region 31
Luciana BunkerIndian River Inland Lakes6′ 6″6′ 6″Region 31 Champ

Common Competitions

MIXSCR Thoughts/Predictions

For much of the year, Payton Haynes had been the class of the division, through Regionals the only girl to clear 10’. She’s been mega consistent too, each of her finals being above 9’.  In the time between my compiling of these stats and writing this post, Rebecca Moeller has vaulted 10’3 to grab the state lead. She’s come on strong in the past two weeks, climbing over 9’6 on four separate occasions.

PlaceNameTeam
1Payton HaynesMason County Eastern
2Chloe FowlerPittsford
3Rebecca MoellerDeckerville
4Jenna CampbellLutheran Westland
5Addisyn RuddEast Jackson
6Alexandra FindlayMarlette
7Carly SiciliaThe Potter’s House
8Kate MayFrankfort

DIVISION ONE

Fact Sheet

NameTeamBest 5May Avg.Facts
Dolan GonzalesSaline15′ 10″15′ 10″5th Place – 2022
Liam KinneyBrighton14′ 9″14′ 1″KLAA Champ
Clark SheldonDexter14′ 2″14′ 3″8th Place – 2022
Joey BonacciJenison14′ 2″13′ 10″4th Place -2022
Malik EisemannSaline13′ 8″14′ 1″14th Place – 2022
Tobias RobbinsGrand Haven13′ 5″13′ 4″OK Red Champ
Gavin WhiteBattle Creek Lakeview13′ 3″13′ 3″2022 City Champ
Lucas LesherHolland West Ottawa13′ 2″13′ 3″4th Place – OK Red
Ray WeatheringtonWalled Lake Central13′ 2″13′ 7″6th Place – 2022
Hugh FordMattawan13′ 0″12′ 10″Region 3 Champ
Colton RusterZeeland West12′ 11″12′ 9″OK Green Champ
Ramsey PonchaudLowell12′ 10″12′ 10″OK White Champ
Ryan StawskiTraverse City Central12′ 10″11′ 11″BNC Champ
Asher PaulTraverse City Central12′ 9″12′ 7″2nd Place – Region 1
Hunter HouserMilford12′ 8″12′ 2″2nd Place – Region 9
Jackson SimkinsRockford12′ 8″12′ 10″2nd Place – Region 2
Barrett KellerDexter12′ 7″12′ 11″4th Place – Region 4
Alex BeckTemperance Bedford12′ 1″11′ 7″3rd Place – Region 5
Ben CadieuxHolland West Ottawa12′ 1″12′ 3″6th Place – OK Red
Evan FoughtLivonia Stevenson12′ 0″12′ 2″Region 6 Champ
Reece EmeottEast Kentwood11′ 10″12′ 0″2nd Place – Region 3
Luke MichaudGrosse Pointe South11′ 8″11′ 7″Region 7 Champ
Jacob MeadFraser11′ 1″10′ 10″Region 10 Champ
Matthew JacksRomeo11′ 1″11′ 1″2.5′ improvement from 2022 to 2023
Sean CinzoriPlymouth11′ 0″11′ 3″2nd Place – Region 6
Dawayne LochhartGrosse Pointe North10′ 8″10′ 7″3rd Place – MAC Red

Common Competitions

MIXSCR Thoughts/Predictions

He just began his season recently, but Dolan Gonzales has been quick to reach awe-inspiring heights. His 16’1” to win Region 5 is the state lead, and that follows his 15’7” to win the SEC Red, which at the time was the state lead. Clark Sheldon won the previous meet on the Saline track, Golden Triangle, over a bunch of qualifiers, including Liam Kinney, another one who’s held the state lead. And over on the West Side, Joey Bonacci just got done demolishing the competition in Region 2, finishing over a foot ahead of a ton of state qualifiers.

PlaceNameTeam
1Dolan GonzalesSaline
2Clark SheldonDexter
3Liam KinneyBrighton
4Joey BonacciJenison
5Malik EisemannSaline
6Tobias RobbinsGrand Haven
7Lucas LesherHolland West Ottawa
8Jackson SimkinsRockford

DIVISION TWO

Fact Sheet

NameTeamBest 5May Avg.Info
David ConradWhitehall14′ 10″14′ 11″4th Place – 2022
Robby SlaughterHastings13′ 10″13′ 4″Region 15 Champ
Sam VespermanGrosse Ile13′ 9″13′ 10″3rd Place – 2022
David DanaMidland Bullock Creek13′ 9″13′ 6″Region 11 Champ
Luke KecskesYale13′ 0″12′ 1″Region 19 Champ
Nico LopezShepherd12′ 11″13′ 2″10th Place – 2022
Lucas InosencioParma Western12′ 9″12′ 10″2nd Place – Region 15
Jacob FenbertDundee12′ 9″13′ 1″18th Place – 2022
Joseph DeKorneSparta12′ 9″12′ 7″Region 13 Champ
Conor TrotterPinckney12′ 6″12′ 4″SEC White Champ
Noah McGrawForest Hills Eastern12′ 5″12′ 6″2nd Place – OK Gold
Micah WhithamWhitehall12′ 4″12′ 8″2nd Place – Region 12
Trey ForfinskiLudington12′ 4″12′ 2″3rd Place – Region 11
Ca’Mar ReadyWhitehall11′ 11″12′ 4″3rd Place – Region 12
Robert LoomisCroswell-Lexington11′ 9″11′ 5″24th Place – 2022
Mason JahnkeStevensville Lakeshore11′ 9″11′ 10″2nd Place – Region 14
Karl KrauseBerrien Springs11′ 8″10′ 10″Region 14 Champ
Andrew TuckerCorunna11′ 5″11′ 2″Region 20 Champ
Braxton ZennerKingsley11′ 4″11′ 0″4th Place – Region 11
Landon AeschlimanFowlerville10′ 8″10′ 5″2nd Place – Region 20

Common Competitions

MIXSCR Thoughts/Predictions

Sandwiched between Dolan Gonzales’s state leads were a few days when David Conrad held the distinction, his 15’9 still one of the better marks across the entire state. He’s looking to improve from his 4th place finish a year ago. Sam Vesperman is also looking to move up, the sophomore continuing his undefeated season with a personal best and win in Region 16. We’ve had a multitude of battles between athletes clearing 13’, a mark that will put you in the mix for All-State. Robby Slaughter over Lucas Inosencio in Region 15, David Dana over Slaughter and Nico Lopez at Alma Panther.

PlaceNameTeam
1David ConradWhitehall
2Sam VespermanGrosse Ile
3David DanaMidland Bullock Creek
4Robby SlaughterHastings
5Jacob FenbertDundee
6Nico LopezShepherd
7Luke KecskesYale
8Lucas InosencioParma Western

DIVISION THREE

Fact Sheet

NameTeamBest 5May Avg.Info
Tryce TokarOvid-Elsie14′ 3″13′ 11″2022 Champ
Jack BorgmanLaingsburg13′ 11″13′ 6″3rd Place – 2022
Chase BattaniAlmont13′ 6″13′ 6″9th Place – 2022
Dalton NobleHarrison12′ 10″12′ 7″Region 21 Champ
Yura RozendalGrandville Calvin Christian12′ 10″12′ 0″14th Place – 2022
Luke GorgasSaugatuck12′ 8″12′ 8″Region 23 Champ
Noah EdenSaginaw Valley Lutheran12′ 7″12′ 7″Region 29 Champ
Devin PohlPewamo-Westphalia12′ 4″12′ 1″3rd Place – Region 30
Damien McEntafferManistee12′ 2″12′ 2″Region 22 Champ
Alex LangenderferErie Mason12′ 1″12′ 2″9th Place – 2022
Stepan MasserantOttawa Lake-Whiteford12′ 1″12′ 0″Region 26 Champ
Corey TurnerQuincy12′ 1″11′ 11″2nd Place – Region 25
Matt CunninghamOnsted12′ 0″11′ 10″3rd Place – Region 26
Ayden VanDusenKalamazoo Christian11′ 11″11′ 11″Region 24 Champ
Jaxon BolsterIda11′ 11″11′ 11″2nd Place – Region 26
Kevin RobertsNiles Brandywine11′ 10″11′ 3″11th Place – 2022
William WarnerBeaverton11′ 9″11′ 4″2nd Place – Region 21
Kyle BoettcherLaingsburg11′ 8″11′ 5″3rd Place – Region 30
Luke SkidmoreBath11′ 6″11′ 6″5th Place – Region 30
Owen KocibaBad Axe11′ 4″11′ 3″GTL West Champ
Alex HullUnion City11′ 3″11′ 5″Region 25 Champ
Corbin BouvyReese11′ 1″11′ 2″2nd Place – Region 29
Ross SnyderRemus Chippewa Hills11′ 1″11′ 2″2nd Place – Region 22
Josiah ClarkAlmont10′ 0″10′ 2″2nd Place – Region 28

Common Competitions

MIXSCR Thoughts/Predictions

At the outset, it appears to be a three-horse race. After placing 3rd indoor at SVSU, Chase Battani has been on a roll, winning everything in sight and clearing 14’ twice. The only person to best his 14’6” has been Tryce Tokar, who shot up to 14’8.25” in a Region 30 win, the sophomore rounding into form as he looks to defend his title. Jack Borgman is about as consistent as you’ll see, hitting at least 13’ in his last 9 competitions.

PlaceNameTeam
1Tryce TokarOvid-Elsie
2Jack BorgmanLaingsburg
3Chase BattaniAlmont
4Luke GorgasSaugatuck
5Dalton NobleHarrison
6Noah EdenSaginaw Valley Lutheran
7Yura RozendalGrandville Calvin Christian
8Devin PohlPewamo-Westphalia

DIVISION FOUR

Fact Sheet

NameTeamBest 5May Avg.Info
Isaac BowdenMcBain Northern Michigan Christian13′ 4″13′ 3″3rd Place – 2022
Isaiah BiersColeman13′ 1″11′ 8″2022 Champ
Steven MartinBritton Deerfield13′ 0″12′ 7″2nd Place – 2022
Cooper BoltonMontabella12′ 10″12′ 11″Region 37 Champ
Logan MalloyMarlette12′ 9″12′ 7″11th Place – 2022
Brayden ClarkCarson City-Crystal12′ 4″12′ 4″5th Place – 2022
Drew ArmbrustmacherFowler12′ 1″11′ 3″7th Place – 2022
Maverick MessengerReading12′ 1″11′ 8″11th Place – 2022
Wynn BlakeBrown City11′ 5″11′ 5″2nd Place – GTC East
Tyler IzydorekMarlette11′ 5″11′ 3″GTC East Champ
Drake BuellMartin11′ 4″11′ 2″Region 34 Champ
Whyatt ErdodyAkron-Fairgrove11′ 3″11′ 1″NCTL Champ
Jeremiah BullisLincoln-Alcona10′ 12″10′ 5″Region 31 Champ
Nollan FryAthens10′ 11″10′ 8″3rd Place – Region 35
Caden BinkleyMorrice10′ 10″10′ 11″Region 36 Champ
Lucas MorseAddison10′ 7″10′ 3″4th Place – Region 35
Cole MeyerMarion10′ 6″10′ 5″2nd Place – Region 32
Lee PizanaManistee Catholic10′ 0″9′ 5″Region 33 Champ
Philip PutneyOnekama9′ 5″9′ 3″2nd Place – Region 33
Collin ThompsonConcord8′ 11″8′ 11″2nd Place – Region 36
Haylen BuellMartin8′ 11″9′ 6″2nd Place – Region 34
Xhayvian KingFairview8′ 5″8′ 6″2nd Place – Region 31
Josiah LinsleyFairview8′ 4″8′ 5″2nd Place – Region 31
Caleb ValentineWhitmore Lake8′ 1″8′ 2″Region 40 Champ

Common Competitions

MIXSCR Thoughts/Predictions

Steven Martin and Isaac Bowden enter on a roll. Martin has been undefeated for the past six weeks and vaulted 14’ to win Region 35. Bowden has been over 13’6 in three of his past five competitions. Logan Malloy is a newcomer, adding a foot and entering the 13’s. And the MSAC is vaulting paradise with Cooper Bolton, Isaiah Biers, and Brayden Clark going head to head in their jamborees. Bolton has won one, so has Biers, and Clark beat Biers in Region 37. But don’t count Isaiah out, that defending championship experience could come in handy.

PlaceNameTeam
1Steven MartinBritton Deerfield
2Cooper BoltonMontabella
3Isaac BowdenMcBain Northern Michigan Christian
4Brayden ClarkCarson City-Crystal
5Isaiah BiersColeman
6Logan MalloyMarlette
7Maverick MessengerReading
8Drew ArmbrustmacherFowler
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Best Sprint Crews: Boys Week Eight

It seems like I get to the Friday posts or the sprint crews and I never have time to do any writeups. This will definitely be an adjustment for future years, how to better allocate content. But for now, I’ll make it up to you guys on the state preview. Thanks for following along all year and have fun at your regionals.

Here’s an explanation of how the points work:

EXPLANATION

Here’s the previous rankings:

WEEK TWO
WEEK FOUR
WEEK SEVEN

These rankings contain anything uploaded to athleticnet by Thursday night. They’re FAT only, with the Upper Peninsula folks being the exception.

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:28.1Chippewa Valley13484×2
3:32.4Chippewa Valley8264×4
44.45Chippewa Valley7244×1
11Shamar Heard48.93Chippewa Valley457400m
12Jonas Morris49.31Chippewa Valley443400m
11Shamar Heard21.73Chippewa Valley409200m
11Shamar Heard10.93Chippewa Valley406100m
11Noah Morris10.98Chippewa Valley396100m
11Noah Morris21.88Chippewa Valley395200m
12Jonas Morris22.05Chippewa Valley380200m
11Noah Morris51.29Chippewa Valley373400m
11Chris Estell22.38Chippewa Valley351200m
11Chris Estell52.07Chippewa Valley345400m
12Jamir Martin52.09Chippewa Valley344400m
12Jonas Morris11.25Chippewa Valley344100m
10Jailen Thomas11.35Chippewa Valley325100m

D1 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Chippewa Valley14711535161772413488267522
2Ann Arbor Huron150614051058935111810627084
3Rockford15041379722115213339757065
4West Bloomfield15311270354118512399666545
5Detroit U-D Jesuit7521304867961130312176404
6St. Joseph110874111821013112811716343
7Grand Blanc6858941394974122510686239
8Holland West Ottawa101910204041103131812016066
9Traverse City West1384112277281810069296031
10Belleville975919115497290710495975
11East Kentwood107594683588511579735871
12Oak Park6866321197952122211345824
13Byron Center685122275296112089275754
14Lansing Waverly7381216442109213148895691
15Zeeland West1092979427868119710045568
16Saline9841171384885110610145544
17Rochester Adams633704499927121813515331
18Northville7045421105789103611335308
19Troy39488715720103711955084
20Davison95911480106210268685064
21Saginaw Heritage101585838977110129314976
22H.H. Dow10818364148069467724855
23Livonia Franklin99859937195410249054851
24Kalamazoo Central113698501174135504650
25Muskegon142513120108082904646
26Detroit Martin Luther King45411770101110958814618
27Southfield Arts & Tech73658639486010259754578
28Lake Orion9866220102610977444476
29Novi136152808878397674382
30East Lansing723631096510878974303
31Holt298853097812259164271
32Mattawan944113734690190504233
33Battle Creek Lakeview081976663185611434216
34Fenton052871778911539554142
35Hudsonville00144567911018934119
36Detroit Catholic Central69234443166710577993991
37Caledonia35051734587011177713971
38Zeeland East617580110008937623952
39Brighton69692106878897273919
40Jackson30268443875210197153909
41Utica Eisenhower97559442991090003807
42Warren DeLaSalle7108980105198603644
43Farmington3232703668189357603471
44Grand Haven65959438288387803397
45Utica Ford0610815010578983380
46Ann Arbor Skyline30261777108718113372
47Holly7386960914101803366
48Romeo3212933567258158353345
49Clarkston0589758010259363308
50Traverse City Central98128134982408703304

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:30.1Berrien Springs11384×2
42.84Berrien Springs10554×1
3:31.9Berrien Springs8454×4
11Jake Machiniak10.73Berrien Springs444100m
10Noah Jarvis50.57Berrien Springs398400m
12Jared Wilburn10.99Berrien Springs394100m
11Jake Machiniak52.16Berrien Springs342400m
10Zander White11.34Berrien Springs327100m
11Jake Machiniak22.78Berrien Springs315200m
12Jared Wilburn22.78Berrien Springs315200m
12Quimari Haskins11.41Berrien Springs313100m
12Allen Taylor53.20Berrien Springs305400m
12Quimari Haskins23.12Berrien Springs284200m
10Zander White23.48Berrien Springs252200m
10Noah Jarvis23.98Berrien Springs207200m

D2 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Berrien Springs147911651045105511388456728
2Frankenmuth9988451379877104410756217
3Spring Lake65011241508464103712145997
4Forest Hills Eastern994899101993110619225826
5Vicksburg139886466692911347455736
6Whitehall3981142799946122212065713
7Corunna1059876331102412259545470
8Detroit Country Day14158096278739117905426
9Charlotte898106663892511485815256
10Orchard Lake St. Mary’s1306114430591010145745252
11Parma Western11327709107819056765174
12Gladwin91570010017208876664889
13Fowlerville12078363157489025604568
14Hamilton40260571275610209754469
15Flint Powers Catholic84077931370110077694410
16Howard City-Tri-County6815717886027419244306
17Essexville Garber288518104956010078744297
18Tecumseh72156937785410486684238
19Grand Rapids Christian11295023406997018604231
20Freeland6068766996236567544214
21East Grand Rapids6237049624756398044208
22Wayland Union3655796458388748104111
23Allendale6444736607718317184098
24Lansing Sexton1021101128775687603951
25Mason5817313505828408543938
26BC Harper Creek6005266006148726713884
27Riverview6506012926388748073862
28Shepherd6565562896818426063630
29Ludington5734732896969216503603
30Petoskey64872406338167133534
31Hastings066071350464910073533
32Summit Academy North2606267194827226463455
33Chelsea6814943306076406223374
34Stevensville Lakeshore2755593266747716903295
35Edwardsburg02386717338757533270
36Big Rapids2732316595077348633268
37Saginaw Swan Valley2985323265527976913196
38Grand Rapids Catholic Central3133313675529955793137
39Madison Heights Lamphere3295203165956287303117
40Marysville3044743005267327463082
41Cadillac52566205286866713071
42Sturgis93434432260081503016
43Alma2852166005297166362981
44Midland Bullock Creek3195232975706645732947
45Wyoming Kelloggsville873511064591702946
46Hamady27533437809509712908
47Marine City713620076777802878
48Marshall2692355784817525482864
49Lake Odessa Lakewood2675033205107085242833
50Bridgeport615555076588802823

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:32.6Clare9014×2
3:30.9Clare8854×4
45.15Clare5994×1
11Nic Porter53.27Clare302400m
12Karson Tocco11.48Clare300100m
11Brad White53.36Clare299400m
11Jeffrey Schafer53.43Clare296400m
12Karson Tocco23.06Clare290200m
11Keagan Paisley11.57Clare283100m
12Karson Tocco53.88Clare280400m
11Owhin Thompson54.37Clare263400m
9Jacob Halicek11.69Clare260100m
10Ryan Louch11.80Clare238100m
11Ryan Rodenbo11.81Clare236100m
11Keagan Paisley23.82Clare221200m
10Ryan Louch23.89Clare215200m
9Jacob Halicek24.10Clare196200m
11Jeffrey Schafer24.12Clare194200m
11Ryan Rodenbo24.14Clare193200m
9Conan Weeks24.38Clare171200m

D3 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Clare108092211785999018855566
2Napoleon1127108881176310297015519
3Sanford-Meridian11819996708609328365478
4Chesaning55695011936099378965140
5Ottawa Lake-Whiteford58362313327737939755078
6Detroit Edison PSA93810148966819953964920
7Reed City55976911796477059214781
8Hart8294778887098678424612
9Ithaca6489026148566699034592
10Warren Michigan Collegiate9598838016907634504546
11Onsted8157057037618575604402
12Olivet5425349245656487263939
13Lansing Catholic7388093206267816383912
14North Muskegon50450910124618245363847
15Constantine261674104909139003798
16Union City4866963516619156803790
17Jonesville2524528655476898803684
18Traverse City St. Francis5655855544557537563668
19Burton Atherton1048847070591803519
20Montague3332875717169096713486
21Erie Mason3114076945217407863460
22Ida5776783123708586633459
23Standish Sterling6613992497967046003409
24Hillsdale60870706787936233408
25Lake City6444906115415514063244
26Adrian Madison5834612924877845443150
27Lawton4774342965887784863060
28Grand Rapids West Catholic78442806216614562950
29Pewamo-Westphalia62953627264575502837
30Grandville Calvin Christian3063882595478594672826
31Saginaw Valley Lutheran2634243463917096612795
32Jackson Lumen Christi59449606126434482793
33Bridgman22736958508257482754
34Hanover-Horton35005604826256612679
35Delton-Kellogg2544682514707444802666
36Kent City3084703683955985002639
37Comstock817470062170402611
38Centreville22345635767487402584
39Detroit Central575699049868602458
40Saranac2632391168007122383
41GR Covenant Christian521457593007762347
42Ovid-Elsie02296003935674992288
43Ravenna30675625105314292273
44Michigan Center83424636036904422251
45Brooklyn Columbia Central24423805587964132249
46Remus Chippewa Hills02756383664654942239
47Evart592216064976602223
48Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard2252593003275514932155
49Tawas26321058905315482141
50White Cloud26743029349864302132

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:32.5Concord9044×2
3:32.1Concord8404×4
44.60Concord6964×1
12Adair Artis52.17Concord341400m
12Malachi Boyd11.44Concord308100m
12Javion Taylor23.00Concord295200m
12Javion Taylor11.51Concord294100m
11Mekhi Wingfield11.59Concord279100m
12Connor Keefer54.99Concord241400m
12Malachi Boyd23.72Concord230200m
9Tylend Allen11.87Concord225100m
11Tyreke Brown23.79Concord224200m
12Isaac Waldron56.42Concord190400m
9Tylend Allen24.50Concord160200m
12Anthony Evans24.81Concord132200m

D4 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Concord11069107726969048405227
2Reading64072311145887508964711
3Buckley5697678554619058284385
4Kalamazoo Hackett11277357995886824014332
5Fowler06586752508308483261
6Beal City9446342405343744303156
7Lincoln-Alcona7755134944155883443129
8Southfield Christian9235113003915444183087
9Unionville-Sebewaing6387224923115143773054
10Climax-Scotts97972704996222263052
11Kingston5174962895247284503004
12Morenci5612305684965355702961
13Three Oaks River Valley5296427671703514692927
14Fairview7903794523453724722809
15Maple City Glen Lake7301466682524044832685
16Mt Clemens63670556105721852659
17The Potter’s House4925252164882476572625
18Harbor Springs194327101704746092621
19McBain Northern Michigan Christian2193646972555484262508
20Riverview Gabriel Richard6003132764104814232504
21Dansville2114822464526044742469
22Martin2504624692354625462424
23Hillsdale Academy04188101383726672405
24Marion31361248025172802384
25Pentwater47737661429605652328
26East Jordan64461904882992732323
27Gobles47738704846952232265
28Flint Beecher471434072506172248
29St. Charles26743348739962402210
30Royal Oak Shrine62330703504654152160
31Addison4212852914434922262158
32Sand Creek3961354433734133712131
33Carsonville-Port Sanilac5823142103454462242123
34Morrice29424605706852352029
35Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary37730142933758002024
36Indian River Inland Lakes48633825144543101951
37Central Lake1852734681664253501867
38Carson City-Crystal19419774702953771810
39Frankfort58415703452974171800
40East Jackson2522872692015102511770
41White Pigeon01833133104823791666
42Athens01352103194205661650
43Potterville3791232272373043191588
44Pellston692452218224001586
45Mesick615502017802591554
46Adrian Lenawee Christian35218903254122331510
47Detroit Frederick Douglass5424065570001505
48Deckerville01372341774934331473
49Mason County Eastern488224329004121454
50International Academy of Flint4630410557001430

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
3:37.2Marquette6524×4
1:36.2Marquette6074×2
45.12Marquette6044×1
1:39.3Marquette3984×2
12Colin Vanderschaaf52.54Marquette328400m
11Cullen Papin52.71Marquette322400m
10Jacob MacPhee53.63Marquette289400m
12Nate Benninger11.65Marquette267100m
10Kyler Sager11.68Marquette261100m
12Nate Benninger23.96Marquette209200m
10Jacob MacPhee24.38Marquette171200m
9Ben Rayhorn24.60Marquette151200m
12Colin Vanderschaaf24.64Marquette148200m
10Drew Bradley24.97Marquette118200m

UP RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Marquette5296799406046076524011
2Kingsford6593676835446094203282
3Bark River-Harris7156232755497153033179
4Sault Ste. Marie9387383322715552393072
5Newberry6923066753525503392914
6St. Ignace7232784294424854202776
7Pickford2675167082603046302686
8Iron Mountain95954626641728902478
9Manistique2354096551686613172445
10Gladstone102522703704803082410
11Munising590298041606551959
12Calumet43816946845204081936
13Escanaba69602262754052441847
14Lake Linden-Hubbell34620228433048901650
15Negaunee17716703063724601482
16Houghton21115703643762031311
17Bessemer240345031436801266
18Ishpeming3861904290001005
19Powers North Central17330227422300972
20Menominee18302391504000971
21Brimley346193022100760
22Stephenson017801420355675
23Norway173221259000654
24Forest Park192201024500638
25Dollar Bay192157211000560
26Chassell1920243000435
27Ontonagon Area2110200000411
28Rapid River0001230226349
29Mackinac Island Public2001270000327
30Watersmeet Township00261000261
31Eben Jct. Superior Central00241000241
32North Dickinson County00206000206
33Ironwood01440000144