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Back here with the third installment of State Finals previews.

Everyone should be familiar with my cross country work, but to summarize, the main philosophy I have there is twofold:

• Different courses and conditions alter times
• One race isn’t enough to analyze, one must look to the whole picture, with more weight toward recent performances

I’m bringing a bit of that same flavor to these previews. For most events, I’ll chart an athlete’s top-five marks and their performances in May. Those two stats should give a picture what an athlete can do when they truly bring it and should give a glimpse into their current condition. I’ll also look to common competitions, head-to-head matchups, which should control for various weather conditions that impact performance and show how athletes compare against one another when toeing the same line.

The difference between track and the cross country predictions is that for cross, I have formulae that take those factors and spit out projections. For these previews, I’ll have my own predictions that are based on my own eye test. Those will be edited in on Wednesday or Thursday next week, mainly to reduce any sort of pressure, but also to gather any last second info. I’ve been told that last year’s predictions both motivated and gave confidence and those are my intentions once again. I wish that everyone has the day of their life at the State Finals. It’d be quite boring if I was correct on everything. Please prove these wrong, unless I have you first.

Also in need of note – keeping on top and staying up to date of track stats is impossible, especially with my lack of programming knowledge and athletic.net’s password protection against web crawling. The girls stats were compiled as of Tuesday, the boys as of Thursday. I know there are results past that date and I know that’ll be the case for other events over these next 10 days. But we’re all armed with the same tools, we can all gravitate to the same site and dive deep into results. When the final predictions are made, those most recent results will be taken into account.

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

DIVISION ONE

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

Facts

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Abigail Russell	Allen Park
2	Elyse Finch	Royal Oak
3	Lillian Lince	Midland
4	Savannah Breitwiser	Walled Lake Central
5	Mariah Sackett	Zeeland East
6	Molly Socha	Bloomfield Hills
7	Jayla Procter	East Kentwood
8	Jordyn Harris	Walled Lake Central

DIVISION TWO

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

Facts

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Maelie Hope	Whitehall
2	Haley Guerrant	Otsego
3	Janae Hudson	Marysvile
4	Aliyah Springer	Hamilton
5	Makenzie Johns	Cadillac
6	Izzie Miller	Battle Creek Harper Creek
7	Grace Steffes	Dearborn Divine Child
8	Annabelle Bower	Portland

DIVISION THREE

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

Facts

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Sophia Snellenberger	Quincy
2	Payton Otto	Olivet
3	Gaby Reeve	White Cloud
4	Raigen Horsfall	Quincy
5	Jaylyn Perkins	Homer
6	Rylan Finstrom	Grayling
7	Anna Nixon	Perry
8	Adelyn Moore	Caro

DIVISION FOUR

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

Facts

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Natalie Wandrie	Indian River Inland Lakes
2	Emily Stinson	Fulton
3	Emily Carbajal	Sand Creek
4	Kelsey Hansen	Lincoln-Alcona
5	Harley Bear	Marion
6	Lily Parker	Marlette
7	Maddy Biller	Brethren
8	Lynsey Jager	Martin

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

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

DIVISION ONE

Facts

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

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Brycen Anderson	Walled Lake Central
2	Gerald Capaccio	St. Joseph
3	Demarrio Roetherford	Wyandotte Roosevelt
4	Merrick Hocking	Midland
5	Ty Robertson	Saginaw Heritage
6	Lucas Lesher	Holland West Ottawa
7	Andrew Berryhill	Battle Creek Lakeview
8	Lukas Ray	Wyandotte Roosevelt

DIVISION TWO

Facts

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

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Dalton DeBeau	Frankenmuth
2	Noah Simpson	Portland
3	Michael Griffey	Plainwell
4	Jake Cashen	Grand Rapids South Christian
5	Adam Huff	Wayland Union
6	Devin Dennison	Alma
7	Derrick Simmons	Frankenmuth
8	Matthew Foor	Carleton Airport

DIVISION THREE

Facts

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

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Kellen Kimes	Hart
2	Gavin Nurenburg	Pewamo-Westphalia
3	Bennett VandenBerg	Constantine
4	Logan Cole	Union City
5	Mason Mayne	Lawton
6	Ryan McGuire	Elk Rapids
7	Drew VanDyke	Almont
8	Mason Brodie	Clinton

DIVISION FOUR

Facts

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

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

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Kylis Fletcher	Beal City
2	Dominic Scharer	Hillsdale Academy
3	Dakota Kohn	Petersburg Summerfield
4	Connor Palmer	Deckerville
5	Nathan Buchmann	Kalamazoo Hackett
6	Roman Addison	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
7	Drew McGowan	Morrice
8	Zachary McFarren	Fruitport Calvary Christian

Back here with the second installment of State Finals previews.

Everyone should be familiar with my cross country work, but to summarize, the main philosophy I have there is twofold:

• Different courses and conditions alter times
• One race isn’t enough to analyze, one must look to the whole picture, with more weight toward recent performances

I’m bringing a bit of that same flavor to these previews. For most events, I’ll chart an athlete’s top-five marks and their performances in May. Those two stats should give a picture what an athlete can do when they truly bring it and should give a glimpse into their current condition. I’ll also look to common competitions, head-to-head matchups, which should control for various weather conditions that impact performance and show how athletes compare against one another when toeing the same line.

The difference between track and the cross country predictions is that for cross, I have formulae that take those factors and spit out projections. For these previews, I’ll have my own predictions that are based on my own eye test. Those will be edited in on Wednesday or Thursday next week, mainly to reduce any sort of pressure, but also to gather any last second info. I’ve been told that last year’s predictions both motivated and gave confidence and those are my intentions once again. I wish that everyone has the day of their life at the State Finals. It’d be quite boring if I was correct on everything. Please prove these wrong, unless I have you first.

Also in need of note – keeping on top and staying up to date of track stats is impossible, especially with my lack of programming knowledge and athletic.net’s password protection against web crawling. The girls stats were compiled as of Monday, the boys on Wednesday. I know there are results past that date and I know that’ll be the case for other events over these next 10 days. But we’re all armed with the same tools, we can all gravitate to the same site and dive deep into results.

DIVISION ONE

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
11	Abigail Russell	Allen Park	44′ 2″	41′ 6″	2022 Champ
12	Sophie Daugard	Howell	42′ 8″	42′ 8″	Region 4 Champ
12	Elyse Finch	Royal Oak	42′ 2″	39′ 11″	7th Place – 2022
12	Savannah Breitwiser	Walled Lake Central	40′ 4″	39′ 9″	Region 9 Champ
12	McKenzie Siroky	Livonia Stevenson	40′ 3″	38′ 0″	Region 6 Champ
10	Cora Williams	Ann Arbor Huron	40′ 0″	39′ 9″	SEC Red Champ
11	Kayla Harris	East Kentwood	39′ 4″	37′ 9″	Region 3 Champ
11	Aubree Meyer	Hartland	39′ 2″	39′ 2″	2nd Place – KLAA
11	Faith Moore	Farmington	38′ 7″	38′ 10″	OAA Blue/Gold Champ
11	Avery Lahti	Traverse City West	38′ 5″	38′ 0″	Region 1 Champ
9	Olivia Hosford	Rockford	37′ 10″	38′ 0″	Region 2 Champ
10	Abigail Shealy	Midland	37′ 10″	37′ 9″	2nd Place – Region 1
12	Mariah Sackett	Zeeland East	37′ 10″	37′ 6″	OK Green Champ
10	Kalia Monroe	Chippewa Valley	37′ 8″	36′ 8″	Region 10 Champ
12	Jayla Procter	East Kentwood	36′ 1″	34′ 2″	2nd Place – Region 3
12	Faith Bonnema	Zeeland East	36′ 0″	35′ 1″	2nd Place – OK Green
12	Nia Long	East Lansing	35′ 8″	36′ 1″	13th Place – 2022
11	Anna Tilden	Zeeland East	35′ 3″	34′ 4″	3rd Place – Region 2
11	Molly Socha	Bloomfield Hills	35′ 1″	34′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 8
12	Maya Freeman	Port Huron Northern	34′ 11″	35′ 2″	MAC White Champ
9	Emma Kanka	Howell	34′ 8″	34′ 6″	4th Place – Region 4
10	Izzy Krause	Plymouth	34′ 3″	34′ 7″	2nd Place – Region 6
11	Rokaya Ajami	Dearborn Fordson	33′ 3″	33′ 8″	2nd Place – Region 7
9	Angelia Robinson	Detroit Cass Tech	31′ 8″	30′ 6″	Region 7 Champ

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Abigail Russell	Allen Park
2	Sophie Daugard	Howell
3	Savannah Breitwiser	Walled Lake Central
4	Elyse Finch	Royal Oak
5	Cora Williams	Ann Arbor Huron
6	Aubree Meyer	Hartland
7	Avery Lahti	Traverse City West
8	Kayla Harris	East Kentwood

DIVISION TWO

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
11	Janae Hudson	Marysville	41′ 9″	41′ 1″	Region 19 Champ
12	Maelie Hope	Whitehall	40′ 8″	38′ 5″	3rd Place – 2022
12	Haley Guerrant	Otsego	40′ 1″	39′ 2″	Region 14 Champ
10	Ellianna Foley	Coldwater	39′ 7″	39′ 7″	Region 15 Champ
11	Makenzie Johns	Cadillac	38′ 10″	38′ 0″	Region 11 Champ
11	Hannah Fitzpatrick	Otsego	36′ 10″	37′ 2″	Wolverine Conference Champ
12	Grace Steffes	Dearborn Divine Child	35′ 8″	34′ 6″	Region 17 Champ
11	Aliyah Springer	Hamilton	35′ 0″	33′ 7″	2nd Place – Region 12
9	Olivia Friddle	Hastings	34′ 8″	34′ 1″	2nd Place – Region 15
12	Elle Ruiz-Grant	Niles	34′ 3″	33′ 10″	3rd Place – Region 14
11	Alyssa Thomas	Marysville	33′ 8″	33′ 7″	2nd Place – Region 19
12	Kiera Watson	Summit Academy	33′ 6″	33′ 8″	Region 16 Champ
11	Ellie Thorburn	Williamston	33′ 3″	32′ 9″	Region 20 Champ
11	Allyson Broaddus	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	33′ 2″	33′ 2″	Region 13 Champ
12	Alyssa Spegel	Freeland	32′ 10″	32′ 9″	2nd Place – Region 11
10	Ifeoluwa Ayoola	Grand Rapids Christian	32′ 3″	31′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 13
12	Sydney Urban	Warren Regina	32′ 1″	32′ 0″	2nd Place – CHSL Bishop
10	Anna Brant	Chelsea	32′ 0″	32′ 8″	2nd Place – SEC White
10	Mahogany Pettaway	St. Clair Shores South Lake	31′ 11″	32′ 10″	Region 18 Champ
10	Christina Jarbou	Birch Run	30′ 8″	30′ 8″	8′ improvement from freshman year
12	Emery Budz	Dearborn Divine Child	29′ 2″	28′ 1″	2nd Place – Region 17

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Janae Hudson	Marysville
2	Maelie Hope	Whitehall
3	Elliana Foley	Coldwater
4	Haley Guerrant	Otsego
5	Makenzie Johns	Cadillac
6	Hannah Fitzpatrick	Otsego
7	Olivia Friddle	Hastings
8	Elle Ruiz-Grant	Niles

DIVISION THREE

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
12	Payton Otto	Olivet	39′ 9″	39′ 4″	Region 30 Champ
12	Sophia Snellenberger	Quincy	39′ 5″	39′ 4″	3rd Place – 2022
12	Abby Karst	Reese	37′ 4″	36′ 9″	Region 29 Champ
12	Raigen Horsfall	Quincy	37′ 2″	36′ 11″	2nd Place – 2022
12	Emma Kelenske	Olivet	36′ 5″	35′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 30
12	Ereka Risner	Grass Lake	36′ 4″	35′ 10″	2nd Place – Region 25
11	Nevaeh Paylor	Dearborn Heights Robichaud	35′ 6″	35′ 6″	Region 26 Champ
12	Faith Carson	Buchanan	34′ 8″	34′ 11″	Region 24 Champ
10	Brenna McDonald	Schoolcraft	34′ 4″	33′ 9″	2nd Place – Region 24
12	Adelyn Moore	Caro	34′ 0″	34′ 0″	2nd Place – Region 29
10	Isabel Rozeveld	McBain	33′ 11″	33′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 22
9	Alexis Carper	Roscommon	33′ 10″	33′ 3″	Region 21 Champ
11	Julia Haggart	Clare	33′ 10″	33′ 6″	2nd Place – Region 21
12	Grace Nyeholt	Grand Rapids West Catholic	33′ 9″	33′ 5″	Region 23 Champ
12	Chisom Anwunah	Ann Arbor Greenhills	33′ 5″	33′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 26
10	Kate Classens	Traverse City St. Francis	33′ 3″	33′ 0″	Region 22 Champ
11	Claire Boomstra	Grandville Calvin Christian	31′ 9″	31′ 1″	2nd Place – Region 23
10	Megan Mackinder	Stockbridge	31′ 3″	30′ 2″	Region 28 Champ
11	Evie Liford	Clawson	29′ 11″	30′ 1″	2nd Place – MAC Bronze
11	Zya Mays	Clintondale	28′ 5″	28′ 5″	Region 27 Champ
12	Ashley Nixon	Byron	27′ 8″	27′ 0″	2nd Place – Region 28

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Payton Otto	Olivet
2	Sophia Snellenberger	Quincy
3	Raigen Horsfall	Quincy
4	Abby Karst	Reese
5	Ereka Risner	Grass Lake
6	Emma Kelenske	Olivet
7	Nevaeh Paylor	Dearborn Heights Robichaud
8	Faith Carson	Buchanan

DIVISION FOUR

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
11	Lily Parker	Marlette	37′ 6″	36′ 8″	Region 38 Champ
12	Harley Bear	Marion	37′ 2″	36′ 0″	4th Place – 2022
12	Emily Stinson	Fulton	36′ 5″	36′ 2″	11th Place – 2022
12	Kelsey Hansen	Lincoln-Alcona	36′ 4″	35′ 7″	5th Place – 2022
12	Natalie Wandrie	Indian River Inland Lakes	36′ 2″	36′ 5″	7th Place – 2022
12	Keyara Szymanski	Mendon	35′ 11″	35′ 6″	Region 34 Champ
11	Maddy Biller	Brethren	35′ 11″	35′ 6″	Region 33 Champ
12	Emily Carbajal	Sand Creek	35′ 9″	35′ 6″	Region 35 Champ
12	Mary Norris	St. Charles	34′ 11″	33′ 11″	Region 37 Champ
11	Alyse Baughman	Kalamazoo Hackett	34′ 9″	34′ 4″	2nd Place – Region 34
10	Mariah Kerley	East Jackson	33′ 8″	33′ 6″	Region 36 Champ
12	Morgan Hurd	Frankfort	32′ 12″	32′ 5″	3rd Place – Region 32
11	Mimi Hibbard	St Philip Catholic Central	32′ 8″	32′ 6″	2nd Place – Region 36
11	Desjanea Perkins	Forest Area	32′ 6″	34′ 6″	2nd Place – Region 32
12	Gabi Wenzel	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	32′ 2″	30′ 8″	15th Place – 2022
12	Taylor Matthews	Buckley	31′ 11″	31′ 11″	4th Place – Region 32
12	Adeline Tresnak	Dryden	31′ 8″	31′ 8″	Region 39 Champ
11	Lyla Mullins	Austin Catholic	31′ 7″	31′ 3″	2nd Place – Region 39
11	Izzy Boyer	East Jordan	31′ 7″	31′ 4″	5th Place – Region 32
9	Madison Recob	Hillsdale Will Carleton	31′ 5″	31′ 5″	SCAA East Champ
12	Rhianne Jenkins	Lutheran Westland	31′ 3″	31′ 2″	Region 40 Champ
9	Ryleigh Ewald	Unionville-Sebewaing	31′ 1″	30′ 2″	3rd Place – Region 38
10	Allison Vinson	Colon	30′ 11″	30′ 12″	2nd Place – Region 35
11	Heidi Matheny	Kingston	30′ 4″	30′ 3″	2nd Place – Region 38
10	Sophie Hauck	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	30′ 4″	30′ 8″	6′ improvement from 2022
10	Kay Garcia	Decatur	30′ 3″	30′ 7″	3rd Place – Region 34
12	Lynsey Jager	Martin	29′ 9″	29′ 7″	4th Place – Region 34
11	Mackenzie Langham	Webberville	29′ 9″	30′ 0″	3rd Place – Region 36
9	Diamond Cook	Southfield Christian	29′ 2″	28′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 40
10	Kadence Delore	Brethren	29′ 1″	28′ 9″	2nd Place – Region 33
10	Trinity Splan	Onaway	29′ 1″	29′ 1″	3rd Place – Region 31

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Lily Parker	Marlette
2	Emily Stinson	Fulton
3	Harley Bear	Marion
4	Natalie Wandrie	Indian River Inland Lakes
5	Maddy Biller	Brethren
6	Keyara Szymanski	Mendon
7	Emily Carbajal	Sand Creek
8	Mary Norris	St. Charles

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

DIVISION ONE

Facts

Name	Team	Info
Andrew Berryhill	Battle Creek Lakeview	2022 Champ. Over 57′ in every final this year.
Gerald Capaccio	St. Joseph	Region 3 Champ. 9th Place in 2022.
Lukas Ray	Wyandotte Roosevelt	Region 5 Champ. 10’+ improvement from 2022.
Ben Przytula	Gibraltar Carlson	Downriver League champ in showdown with Lukas Ray.
Merrick Hocking	Midland	SVL and Region 1 Champ.
Parker Williams	Zeeland East	OK Green Champ, 2nd Place Region 2.
Garrett Weeden	Zeeland East	Region 2 Champ. Above 50′ in 2 of last 3 meets.
Idrys Cotton	Plymouth	Region 6 Champ, setting a PR along the way.
Jaxson Wilson	Hartland	13th Place – 2022. 2x KLAA Champ
David Rolands	Berkley	OAA Blue/Gold Champ, consistently near 50′ all year.
Jesse Lietzow	Warren DeLaSalle	CHSL Bishop Champ with two 50′ throws on his resume.
Case Johnson	Greenville	OK White Champ. Has improved 10’+ from his freshman campaign.
Omari Hairston	Beverly Hills Groves	Region 8 Champ and PR in the same meet.
Ty Robertson	Saginaw Heritage	7th Place – 2022, has added a foot to his previous best
Daniel Yarrington	Utica	2x MAC White Champ, also steady from 47′ to 49′.
John Dixner	Fenton	FML Champ, then first throw above 50′ at Region 1.
Garrod Alexander	Walled Lake Central	Region 9 and LVC Champ
Mason Fraley	Salem	2nd Place in Region 6. Consistent 45′ to 48′ thrower.
Max Stoecker	Midland	4th Place – Region 1. Has thrown 48′ in his first year of shot putting.
Reinaldo Williams	Grosse Pointe North	MAC Red and Region 7 Champ.
Liam Vaughan	Walled Lake Western	2nd Place in Region 9. Has also improved, this time by almost 10′.
Dominic Weatherly	Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse	Region 10 Champ, setting a PB along the way.
Miland Weatherspoon	Jackson	45′ in Region 4 a significant improvement from his early season marks.

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Andrew Berryhill	Battle Creek Lakeview	59′ 0″	58′ 5″
12	Gerald Capaccio	St. Joseph	56′ 2″	54′ 11″
12	Lukas Ray	Wyandotte Roosevelt	54′ 4″	51′ 0″
12	Ben Przytula	Gibraltar Carlson	53′ 10″	52′ 5″
11	Merrick Hocking	Midland	53′ 6″	52′ 10″
11	Parker Williams	Zeeland East	51′ 10″	51′ 4″
11	Garrett Weeden	Zeeland East	51′ 4″	50′ 4″
11	Idrys Cotton	Plymouth	51′ 0″	50′ 4″
12	Jaxson Wilson	Hartland	50′ 11″	48′ 9″
12	David Rolands	Berkley	50′ 8″	50′ 5″
12	Jesse Lietzow	Warren DeLaSalle	49′ 11″	45′ 5″
10	Case Johnson	Greenville	49′ 10″	49′ 1″
11	Omari Hairston	Beverly Hills Groves	49′ 8″	50′ 1″
11	Ty Robertson	Saginaw Heritage	49′ 7″	49′ 7″
12	Daniel Yarrington	Utica	48′ 6″	47′ 8″
12	John Dixner	Fenton	48′ 5″	47′ 6″
10	Garrod Alexander	Walled Lake Central	48′ 1″	48′ 9″
12	Mason Fraley	Salem	47′ 9″	46′ 7″
10	Max Stoecker	Midland	47′ 5″	47′ 2″
10	Reinaldo Williams	Grosse Pointe North	47′ 3″	46′ 11″
10	Liam Vaughan	Walled Lake Western	45′ 10″	45′ 10″
10	Dominic Weatherly	Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse	45′ 3″	44′ 2″
12	Miland Weatherspoon	Jackson	43′ 7″	43′ 2″

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Andrew Berryhill	Battle Creek Lakeview
2	Gerald Capaccio	St. Joseph
3	Ben Pryztula	Gibraltar Carlson
4	Lukas Ray	Wyandotte Roosevelt
5	Parker Williams	Zeeland East
6	Merrick Hocking	Midland
7	Idrys Cotton	Plymouth
8	Garrett Weeden	Zeeland East

DIVISION TWO

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Info
12	Michael Howey	Alma	Region 11 Champ. Ripped his first 50’er to begin the year and hasn’t looked back since.
12	Ty Anthony	Coopersville	Region 12 Champ whose throws are a good 10′ further than 2022.
12	Dalton DeBeau	Frankenmuth	Region 20 Champ who finished 7th in D2 last year.
12	Michael Griffey	Plainwell	Championship season has been kind, with wins over rival Otsego, the Wolverine Conference, and Region 14.
12	Wesley Russell	Whitehall	WMC Lakes Champ. Has grown from a kid throwing mid-40’s to breaking 50′ on multiple occasions.
11	Matthew Foor	Carleton Airport	Over 50′ all year, leading to wins at Region 16 and in the Huron League Championship.
11	Logan Klein	Gladwin	Jack Pine winner has been over 50′ in each of his past five meets.
12	Gage Looker	Gaylord	Beat all those D1 kids to climb to the Big North throne. That 52’er to win was at the time, a 2′ season best.
12	David McKalpain	Madison Heights Lamphere	Twice the Region 18 Champ, added 10′ from his junior to senior year
10	Riley Gelderbloom	Comstock Park	Broke 50′ to win Region 13. He’s added 20′ from his freshman year.
10	Derrick Simmons	Frankenmuth	Sophomore in his first year throwin’ hit 49′ out of the gates and just recently broke through 50′.
12	Flannery Wayne	Milan	50’4 at Region 16 was a 2nd place effort, but was his best throw of the year.
12	Hunter Richardson	St. Clair	Has thrown in the 48’s for his past 5 competitions, including his victory in Region 19.
10	Brennan Faber	Parma Western	Region 15 Champ has added a good 7′ since his freshman year.
12	Isaiah Ploucha	Dearborn Divine Child	Looking to improve on 17th place finish in 2022. Has already thrown 1.5′ further than last spring.
12	Mason Knight	North Branch	Perhaps a darkhorse? His 50’6 to win the BWAC is a lifetime best by 2′.
12	CJ Gordon	Berrien Springs	The Shamrocks have a title to defend and Gordon is raising his game to score points. 49′ to win Lakeland Conference.
12	Daniel Weatherly	Hastings	I-8 Champ has had some battles against Brennan Faber
11	Zach DeLeeuw	Freeland	As with Talaga, has entered a new stratosphere lately. Two straight 48’s, one to place 2nd at Saginaw County.
12	Logan Kokotovich	Gladwin	49’er to win at Shepherd was nearly a 3′ season and lifetime best.
11	Samuel Talaga	Freeland	For the majority of the spring, was in the 43′ range. At both TVC-8 and Regionals, over 48′.
10	Adam Huff	Wayland Union	47’er to qualify in Region 13 was nearly 7′ further than his freshman best.
12	Jerome Ellis	Ferndale University	2nd Place in Region 18 and above 40′ in his past four competitions.
10	Tristan Young	Garden City	Two straight 40’ers have led to a qualifIer and a 2nd place in the WWAC.

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Michael Howey	Alma	55′ 3″	54′ 3″
12	Ty Anthony	Coopersville	53′ 9″	53′ 3″
12	Dalton DeBeau	Frankenmuth	53′ 1″	52′ 2″
12	Michael Griffey	Plainwell	52′ 11″	52′ 7″
12	Wesley Russell	Whitehall	52′ 10″	51′ 1″
11	Matthew Foor	Carleton Airport	52′ 1″	52′ 1″
11	Logan Klein	Gladwin	51′ 2″	50′ 9″
12	Gage Looker	Gaylord	50′ 5″	50′ 4″
12	David McKalpain	Madison Heights Lamphere	50′ 4″	52′ 0″
10	Riley Gelderbloom	Comstock Park	49′ 3″	49′ 2″
10	Derrick Simmons	Frankenmuth	48′ 9″	48′ 0″
12	Flannery Wayne	Milan	48′ 8″	47′ 4″
12	Hunter Richardson	St. Clair	48′ 8″	48′ 8″
10	Brennan Faber	Parma Western	48′ 7″	48′ 2″
12	Isaiah Ploucha	Dearborn Divine Child	48′ 2″	48′ 0″
12	Mason Knight	North Branch	47′ 11″	47′ 3″
12	CJ Gordon	Berrien Springs	47′ 8″	44′ 1″
12	Daniel Weatherly	Hastings	47′ 5″	45′ 9″
11	Zach DeLeeuw	Freeland	46′ 8″	46′ 8″
12	Logan Kokotovich	Gladwin	46′ 7″	45′ 4″
11	Samuel Talaga	Freeland	46′ 2″	46′ 10″
10	Adam Huff	Wayland Union	46′ 1″	45′ 10″
12	Jerome Ellis	Ferndale University	43′ 10″	43′ 3″
10	Tristan Young	Garden City	39′ 7″	40′ 3″

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Michael Howey	Alma
2	Ty Anthony	Coopersville
3	Dalton DeBeau	Frankenmuth
4	Wesley Russell	Whitehall
5	Michael Griffey	Plainwell
6	Matthew Foor	Carleton Airport
7	Logan Klein	Gladwin
8	Gage Looker	Gaylord

DIVISION THREE

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Info
12	Kellen Kimes	Hart	2nd Place in 2022. Consistent 55’+ thrower in May
10	Mason Mayne	Lawton	Region 24 Champ. Hit D3 State lead with 59’5 at Shamrock
11	Gavin Nurenberg	Pewamo-Westphalia	4th Place in 2022. Region 30 Champ. Been in 55’s for last four meets.
10	Mason Brodie	Clinton	LCAA and Region 26 Champ. Two straight 50’+ throws.
11	Dalton Brown	Pewamo-Westphalia	Excellent second fiddle to Nurenburg, has hovered near 50′ all year.
12	Jace Silverthorn	White Cloud	CSAA Champ thanks to late season improvement that took him from 45’s to 51’+.
10	Elijah Cottrell	Standish Sterling	2nd in TVC-10 behind Gonzales. Steadily between 46′ and 49′ for late part of season.
12	Rowland Ball	Lake City	Highland Conference Champ, has dueled with Helsel all year.
11	Maddox Gonzalez	Standish Sterling	First 50’er gave him his second straight TVC-10 title.
12	Chandler Griffiths	Jonesville	Region 25 Champ. 18th in State last year.
11	Ryan Kincaid	Benzie Central	45’+ thrower for late part of season. 2nd Place in NWC
12	Jerrold Atwell	Montrose	Region 29 and MMAC Champ. 46’+ in all May meets.
11	Logan Cole	Union City	2nd Place in Region 25 and has nearly cracked 50′.
12	Silas Jancek	Montague	Region 23 Champ and not a bad sprinter either.
10	Carter Helsel	Manton	Nearly a 5′ PR to win Region 22.
12	Tim Kloska	Grand Rapids West Catholic	2nd in Region 23, 3rd in OK Blue
12	Blake LaLonde	Otisville LakeVille	2nd in Region 29, 3rd in MMAC. Jumped from low 40’s to mid-40’s a few weeks back.
12	Reese Greenfelder	Chesaning	3rd in both Saginaw County and MMAC
12	Dylan McDonald	Durand	Region 28 Champ. 2nd in MMAC
11	Jake Punches	Clare	2nd Place in Region 21. Late season surge from low 40’s to high 40’s.
11	Zachary Andrews	Blissfield	2nd Place in Region 26, 4th in LCAA
12	Royce Daugherty	Watervliet	48′ to win SAC was a 5′ season best.
12	Drew VanDyke	Almont	2nd Place in Region 28, hovering around 40′ all year.
12	Naquante Thompson	Clintondale	Region 27 Champ
11	Jordan Stefanides	University Liggett	2nd Place in Region 27, has improved 7′ over course of season.

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
12	Kellen Kimes	Hart	57′ 8″	57′ 7″
10	Mason Mayne	Lawton	56′ 0″	55′ 10″
11	Gavin Nurenberg	Pewamo-Westphalia	55′ 4″	55′ 3″
10	Mason Brodie	Clinton	50′ 4″	47′ 11″
11	Dalton Brown	Pewamo-Westphalia	50′ 4″	50′ 0″
12	Jace Silverthorn	White Cloud	49′ 8″	49′ 3″
10	Elijah Cottrell	Standish Sterling	49′ 5″	48′ 5″
12	Rowland Ball	Lake City	49′ 2″	48′ 2″
11	Maddox Gonzalez	Standish Sterling	49′ 0″	48′ 4″
12	Chandler Griffiths	Jonesville	48′ 9″	48′ 2″
11	Ryan Kincaid	Benzie Central	47′ 11″	46′ 9″
12	Jerrold Atwell	Montrose	47′ 10″	47′ 8″
11	Logan Cole	Union City	47′ 9″	46′ 6″
12	Silas Jancek	Montague	47′ 7″	46′ 4″
10	Carter Helsel	Manton	46′ 2″	44′ 10″
12	Tim Kloska	Grand Rapids West Catholic	46′ 1″	45′ 8″
12	Blake LaLonde	Otisville LakeVille	45′ 9″	45′ 4″
12	Reese Greenfelder	Chesaning	45′ 9″	45′ 3″
12	Dylan McDonald	Durand	45′ 7″	45′ 10″
11	Jake Punches	Clare	45′ 7″	44′ 4″
11	Zachary Andrews	Blissfield	43′ 7″	41′ 11″
12	Royce Daugherty	Watervliet	43′ 4″	42′ 8″
12	Drew VanDyke	Almont	40′ 9″	40′ 6″
12	Naquante Thompson	Clintondale	40′ 5″	40′ 5″
11	Jordan Stefanides	University Liggett	34′ 10″	38′ 6″

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Kellen Kimes	Hart
2	Gavin Nurenburg	Pewamo-Westphalia
3	Mason Mayne	Lawton
4	Dalton Brown	Pewamo-Westphalia
5	Jace Silverthorn	White Cloud
6	Maddox Gonzalez	Standish-Sterling
7	Elijah Cottrell	Standish-Sterling
8	Rowland Ball	Lake City

DIVISION FOUR

Facts

Grade	Name	Team	Info
11	Kylis Fletcher	Beal City	Placed 8th at Regionals last year and won this time around.
12	Dakota Kohn	Petersburg-Summerfield	Undefeated since mid-April, winning in Region 35 as one of that streak.
11	Seth Miller	White Pigeon	Win in Region 34 was his first foray into the 47’s
12	Adam Domres	Onekama	Has progressed nearly 10′ over the course of the season, culminating in a 46′ that just won the NWC
10	Warren Aylsworth III	Maple City Glen Lake	The sophomore has been above 40′ all year.
11	Fletcher Anderson	Frankfort	Only three competitions on record, all recently, all above 44′.
12	Connor Palmer	Deckerville	NCTL and Tribune MoC Champ has big throws in his resume, nearly reaching 47′.
9	Oliver Long	Morrice	Winner of Region 36, he’s the 8th best freshman in the State
12	Nolan VanHorn	Gobles	Gradual improvement through the year resulted in two straight 44′ throws, finishing 2nd in the SAC and Region 34.
11	Tyler Apple	Buckley	45’8 to win in Region 32 was his best shot put of the year.
12	Kyle Affer	Brown City	Before his 45’1 to win Region 38, his previous best on the year was under 43′.
12	Cooper Koenigsknecht	Fowler	Top-8 in the CMAC all three years, 4th place this year his best yet.
12	Nathan Buchmann	Kalamazoo Hackett	Steady progress through the season has culminated in 40’+ efforts his past four times out.
12	Benjamin Gavin	Detroit Frederick Douglass	Only two shot puts on record, the second of which was a state qualifier and 5′ improvement from the Metro Classic.
12	Levi Keely	Harbor Springs	Region 31 Champ has added nearly 10′ to his junior best.
11	Dominic Scharer	Hillsdale Academy	Master of many events, but mainly the throws, SCAA Champ in the Shot and Disc
12	Eathan Westfall	Reading	Best toss of the year was a 43’er at Region 35.
12	Drew Dawidowicz	Marine City Cardinal Mooney	Championship season has delivered two 40’+’s and two wins, at Region 39 and CHSL Cardinal.
10	Jack Wilson	Indian River Inland Lakes	Two years in HS, two 2nd place efforts in the Ski Valley
12	Blake Casteel	Holton	6′ improvement from his junior year.
12	Drew McGowan	Morrice	Broke 40 for the first time ever to qualify in Region 36
12	Ben Maffesoli	Allen Park Cabrini	At the time, his 40′ to make it out of Region 40 was a 3′ personal best.
12	Cody Jackson	Dryden	Senior in his first year of competing has both started and ended his career with a bang.

Stats

Grade	Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.
11	Kylis Fletcher	Beal City	47′ 8″	47′ 1″
12	Dakota Kohn	Petersburg-Summerfield	46′ 11″	46′ 6″
11	Seth Miller	White Pigeon	46′ 4″	46′ 0″
12	Adam Domres	Onekama	46′ 0″	45′ 4″
10	Warren Aylsworth III	Maple City Glen Lake	45′ 1″	44′ 5″
11	Fletcher Anderson	Frankfort	44′ 11″	44′ 11″
12	Connor Palmer	Deckerville	44′ 9″	43′ 7″
9	Oliver Long	Morrice	44′ 0″	43′ 1″
12	Nolan VanHorn	Gobles	43′ 10″	43′ 2″
11	Tyler Apple	Buckley	43′ 10″	44′ 3″
12	Kyle Affer	Brown City	42′ 8″	41′ 11″
12	Cooper Koenigsknecht	Fowler	42′ 3″	42′ 1″
12	Nathan Buchmann	Kalamazoo Hackett	42′ 1″	40′ 9″
12	Benjamin Gavin	Detroit Frederick Douglass	41′ 10″	41′ 10″
12	Levi Keely	Harbor Springs	40′ 12″	40′ 1″
11	Dominic Scharer	Hillsdale Academy	40′ 11″	40′ 2″
12	Eathan Westfall	Reading	40′ 7″	38′ 11″
12	Drew Dawidowicz	Marine City Cardinal Mooney	40′ 5″	39′ 4″
10	Jack Wilson	Indian River Inland Lakes	39′ 0″	38′ 9″
12	Blake Casteel	Holton	38′ 7″	38′ 10″
12	Drew McGowan	Morrice	38′ 4″	38′ 1″
12	Ben Maffesoli	Allen Park Cabrini	37′ 11″	37′ 11″
12	Cody Jackson	Dryden	37′ 1″	36′ 7″

Common Competitions

Predictions

Place	Name	Team
1	Kylis Fletcher	Beal City
2	Seth Miller	White Pigeon
3	Dakota Kohn	Petersburg-Summerfield
4	Fletcher Anderson	Frankfort
5	Adam Domres	Onekama
6	Connor Palmer	Deckerville
7	Oliver Long	Morrice
8	Warren Aylsworth III	Maple City Glen Lake

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

Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
Brooke Bowers	Forest Hills Central	12′ 1″	12′ 0″	Region 3 Champ
Katie Stewart	Salem	11′ 10″	11′ 11″	Region 6 Champ
Taylor Diemond	Cedar Springs	11′ 8″	11′ 7″	Region 2 Champ
Victoria Spitzley	East Kentwood	11′ 7″	11′ 3″	OK Red Champ
Emma Stewart	Salem	11′ 5″	11′ 11″	KLAA Champ
Raiden Kipfmiller	Dexter	11′ 4″	11′ 3″	Region 4 Champ
Isabel German	Lowell	11′ 2″	11′ 0″	2nd Place – OK White
Maiya Corrigan	Rockford	11′ 2″	11′ 0″	2nd Place – Region 2
Sam Ebbert	St. Joseph	11′ 1″	11′ 0″	5th Place – 2022
Alex Cinzori	Plymouth	10′ 10″	10′ 6″	16th Place – 2022
Molly Winger	Caledonia	10′ 9″	10′ 7″	3rd Place – OK Red
Kiera Cartwright	Walled Lake Central	10′ 5″	10′ 1″	Region 9 Champ
Giuliana Serapiglia	Plymouth	10′ 4″	9′ 11″	3rd Place – Region 6
Megan Bell	Ann Arbor Pioneer	10′ 2″	9′ 10″	Region 5 Champ
Alexis Klein	Milford	10′ 2″	10′ 2″	5th Place – Region 9
Jackie Kolano	Saline	10′ 0″	9′ 11″	7th Place – 2022
Genna Golab	Clarkston	9′ 11″	10′ 3″	2nd Place – Region 9
Debbie McCoy	Dexter	9′ 10″	9′ 9″	3rd Place – Region 4
Faith Diegel	Oxford	9′ 10″	9′ 11″	3rd Place – Region 9
Audrey Morgan	Clarkston	9′ 9″	10′ 1″	5th Place – Region 9
Olivia McMath	Midland	9′ 9″	9′ 9″	Region 1 Champ
Jamie Picciano	Livonia Churchill	9′ 8″	10′ 0″	5th Place – Region 6
Lynette Cipolla	Salem	9′ 8″	9′ 11″	6th Place – Region 6
Natalie Bennett	Romeo	9′ 8″	9′ 8″	Region 10 Champ
Sarah Ratusznik	Romeo	9′ 8″	9′ 8″	2nd Place – Region 10
Sadie Yessler	Livonia Churchill	9′ 8″	9′ 11″	7th Place – Region 6
Sarina Lee Childers	Salem	9′ 7″	10′ 5″	4th Place – Region 6
Mikala Sposito	Dexter	9′ 5″	9′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 4
Abigail Ressler	St. Clair Shores Lakeview	9′ 4″	9′ 7″	Region 7 Champ
Grace Carlson	Lake Orion	9′ 4″	9′ 9″	4th Place – Region 9
Grace Moeggenberg	Traverse City West	9′ 3″	9′ 2″	2nd Place – Region 1
Megan Morrell	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	9′ 2″	9′ 3″	2nd Place – Region 7
Kaitlyn Ward	Howell	8′ 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.

Place	Name	Team
1	Brooke Bowers	Forest Hills Central
2	Emma Stewart	Salem
3	Katie Stewart	Salem
4	Taylor Diemon	Cedar Springs
5	Victoria Spitzley	East Kentwood
6	Raiden Kipfmiller	Dexter
7	Isabel German	Lowell
8	Alex Cinzori	Plymouth

DIVISION TWO

Fact Sheet

Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
Jordyn Wright	Tecumseh	11′ 6″	11′ 5″	2022 Champ
Claire Agnew	Owosso	11′ 4″	11′ 4″	2nd Place – 2022
Allison Shelton	Ortonville Brandon	11′ 3″	11′ 6″	3rd Place – 2022
Kati Smith	Kingsley	11′ 3″	11′ 0″	Region 11 Champ
Evie Mathis	Wayland Union	11′ 2″	10′ 11″	Region 13 Champ
Madison Paten	Frankenmuth	10′ 6″	10′ 5″	5th Place – 2022
Kennedy Jasinski	Wayland Union	10′ 4″	10′ 5″	2nd Place – Region 13
Madisyn Lundquist	Cadillac	10′ 3″	10′ 1″	BNC Champ
Libby Summerland	Owosso	10′ 3″	10′ 4″	8th Place – 2022
Rowan Cebulski	Grand Rapids Christian	10′ 2″	10′ 1″	7th Place – 2022
Kirsten Krause	Berrien Springs	10′ 1″	9′ 8″	2nd Place – Region 14
Ava Collier	Plainwell	9′ 10″	9′ 8″	Region 11 Champ
Kelsey Saxton	Kingsley	9′ 10″	9′ 10″	9th Place – 2022
Emmalee Springer	Belding	9′ 10″	9′ 10″	OK Silver Champ
Gracie Warner	Shepherd	9′ 5″	9′ 3″	10th Place – 2022
Onalee Stehouwer	Forest Hills Eastern	9′ 5″	9′ 4″	4th Place – OK Gold
Kendal Waligorski	Ludington	9′ 4″	8′ 11″	7th Place – D3 2022
Olivia Friddle	Hastings	9′ 4″	8′ 11″	Region 15 Champ
Haylie Haner	Big Rapids	9′ 4″	9′ 4″	CSAA Champ
Kenzie Meyer	Allendale	9′ 4″	8′ 11″	Region 12 Champ
Evelynn Rybicki	Freeland	9′ 2″	9′ 2″	Saginaw County Champ
Nadia Jacobs	Pinckney	9′ 1″	8′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 16
Marra Collins	Eaton Rapids	8′ 11″	8′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 15
Ellyson Wright	Belding	8′ 11″	8′ 11″	3rd Place – OK Silver
Olivia Dennis	Otsego	8′ 9″	8′ 11″	2nd Place – Wolverine Conference
Sarah Bailey	Petoskey	8′ 9″	8′ 4″	4th Place – BNC
Izabella Tamminga	Hamilton	8′ 5″	8′ 6″	2nd Place – Region 12
Gianna Cuppari	Macomb Lutheran North	7′ 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.

Place	Name	Team
1	Jordyn Wright	Tecumseh
2	Allison Shelton	Ortonville Brandon
3	Claire Agnew	Owosso
4	Kati Smith	Kingsley
5	Evie Mathis	Wayland Union
6	Kennedy Jasinski	Wayland Union
7	Madison Paten	Frankenmuth
8	Libby Summerland	Owosso

DIVISION THREE

Fact Sheet

Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
Ally Olszewski	Grand Rapids West Catholic	11′ 0″	10′ 7″	2022 Champ
Heidi Schulten	Grand Rapids West Catholic	10′ 0″	9′ 8″	2nd Place – OK Blue
Emma Wildt	Homer	9′ 11″	9′ 6″	Region 25 Champ
Addison Trierweiler	Pewamo-Westphalia	9′ 7″	9′ 5″	5th Place – 2022
Natalee Hoyt	St. Louis	9′ 6″	9′ 5″	TVC-10 Champ
Mattie LaFreniere	Manton	9′ 2″	8′ 11″	Region 22 Champ
Rylee Oxley	Lawton	9′ 1″	8′ 7″	10th Place – 2022
Natasha Nowakowski	Ithaca	9′ 1″	8′ 7″	2nd Place – TVC-10
Madison Phillips	Laingsburg	9′ 0″	9′ 0″	5th Place – Region 30
Vanessa Gadd	Algonac	8′ 10″	8′ 8″	Region 27 Champ
Annalyse Ames	Hudson	8′ 10″	9′ 0″	Region 26 Champ
Megan Robertson	Lawton	8′ 10″	8′ 10″	2nd Place – Region 24
Alyssa Kennedy	Olivet	8′ 9″	8′ 7″	2nd Place – Region 30
Isabell Helman	Pewamo-Westphalia	8′ 9″	8′ 8″	17th Place – 2022
Lindsey Gibson	Remus Chippewa Hills	8′ 9″	8′ 9″	2nd Place – Region 22
Isabella Langmaid	Caro	8′ 4″	8′ 4″	GT West Champ
Halle Horwath	Adrian Madison	8′ 3″	8′ 5″	12th Place – 2022
Hannah Willoughby	Schoolcraft	8′ 3″	7′ 12″	3rd Place – Region 24
Payton Johnroe	Roscommon	8′ 2″	7′ 11″	Region 21 Champ
Lilly Hopkins	Hart	8′ 2″	7′ 8″	3rd Place – Region 22
Catherine Taft	Clare	8′ 1″	7′ 10″	17th Place – 2022
Brooke McVicker	Quincy	7′ 11″	7′ 9″	2nd Place – Region 25
Josie Bauman	New Lothrop	7′ 8″	7′ 7″	Region 29 Champ
Becka Lethorn	Charyl Stockwell Academy	7′ 5″	7′ 3″	Region 28 Champ
Isabella Giannetti	Almont	7′ 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.

Place	Name	Team
1	Ally Olszewski	Grand Rapids West Catholic
2	Heidi Schulten	Grand Rapids West Catholic
3	Emma Wildt	Homer
4	Addison Trierwiler	Pewamo-Westphalia
5	Natalee Hoyt	St. Louis
6	Mattie LaFreniere	Manton
7	Annalyse Ames	Hudson
8	Rylee Oxley	Lawton

DIVISION FOUR

Fact Sheet

Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
Payton Haynes	Mason County Eastern	9′ 9″	9′ 5″	Region 33 Champ
Alexandra Findlay	Marlette	8′ 11″	8′ 5″	GTC East Champ
Chloe Fowler	Pittsford	8′ 11″	8′ 9″	7th Place – 2022
Rebecca Moeller	Deckerville	8′ 11″	8′ 8″	Region 38 Champ
Addisyn Rudd	East Jackson	8′ 10″	8′ 7″	2nd Place – 2022
Jenna Campbell	Lutheran HS Westland	8′ 9″	8′ 8″	Region 40 Champ
Kate May	Frankfort	8′ 7″	8′ 7″	Region 32 Champ
Carly Sicilia	Wyoming Potter’s House	8′ 6″	8′ 7″	Alliance League Champ
Aubree Moeller	Deckerville	8′ 5″	7′ 10″	3rd Place – 2022
Willa Roth	Frankfort	8′ 4″	8′ 2″	Region 32 Champ
Kaylin Blemaster	Fulton	8′ 4″	8′ 4″	5rh Place – 2022
Madisyn Harrison	Marcellus	8′ 4″	8′ 2″	Region 34 Champ
Chelsi Zyla	Sand Creek	8′ 3″	8′ 3″	2nd Place – Region 35
Talan Hiemstra	Marcellus	8′ 1″	7′ 10″	12th Place – 2022
Olivia Thelen	Fowler	7′ 11″	7′ 7″	Region 37 Champ
Ashlyn Binge	Montabella	7′ 10″	8′ 0″	3rd Place – Region 37
Maddy Miller	Coleman	7′ 10″	7′ 10″	4th Place – Region 37
Abby McIntyre	Fulton	7′ 8″	7′ 6″	5th Place – Region 37
Emilee Jagielski	Pittsford	7′ 8″	7′ 8″	3rd Place – Region 35
Kennedy Goodwin	East Jackson	7′ 4″	7′ 2″	2nd Place – Region 36
Kiera Love	Lutheran HS Westland	6′ 11″	6′ 10″	2nd Place – Region 40
Kimberlee Ventura	Whitmore Lake	6′ 10″	6′ 7″	2nd Place – Region 40
Leia Hengy	Mio Ausable	6′ 7″	6′ 5″	2nd Place – Region 31
Luciana Bunker	Indian River Inland Lakes	6′ 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.

Place	Name	Team
1	Payton Haynes	Mason County Eastern
2	Chloe Fowler	Pittsford
3	Rebecca Moeller	Deckerville
4	Jenna Campbell	Lutheran Westland
5	Addisyn Rudd	East Jackson
6	Alexandra Findlay	Marlette
7	Carly Sicilia	The Potter’s House
8	Kate May	Frankfort

DIVISION ONE

Fact Sheet

Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Facts
Dolan Gonzales	Saline	15′ 10″	15′ 10″	5th Place – 2022
Liam Kinney	Brighton	14′ 9″	14′ 1″	KLAA Champ
Clark Sheldon	Dexter	14′ 2″	14′ 3″	8th Place – 2022
Joey Bonacci	Jenison	14′ 2″	13′ 10″	4th Place -2022
Malik Eisemann	Saline	13′ 8″	14′ 1″	14th Place – 2022
Tobias Robbins	Grand Haven	13′ 5″	13′ 4″	OK Red Champ
Gavin White	Battle Creek Lakeview	13′ 3″	13′ 3″	2022 City Champ
Lucas Lesher	Holland West Ottawa	13′ 2″	13′ 3″	4th Place – OK Red
Ray Weatherington	Walled Lake Central	13′ 2″	13′ 7″	6th Place – 2022
Hugh Ford	Mattawan	13′ 0″	12′ 10″	Region 3 Champ
Colton Ruster	Zeeland West	12′ 11″	12′ 9″	OK Green Champ
Ramsey Ponchaud	Lowell	12′ 10″	12′ 10″	OK White Champ
Ryan Stawski	Traverse City Central	12′ 10″	11′ 11″	BNC Champ
Asher Paul	Traverse City Central	12′ 9″	12′ 7″	2nd Place – Region 1
Hunter Houser	Milford	12′ 8″	12′ 2″	2nd Place – Region 9
Jackson Simkins	Rockford	12′ 8″	12′ 10″	2nd Place – Region 2
Barrett Keller	Dexter	12′ 7″	12′ 11″	4th Place – Region 4
Alex Beck	Temperance Bedford	12′ 1″	11′ 7″	3rd Place – Region 5
Ben Cadieux	Holland West Ottawa	12′ 1″	12′ 3″	6th Place – OK Red
Evan Fought	Livonia Stevenson	12′ 0″	12′ 2″	Region 6 Champ
Reece Emeott	East Kentwood	11′ 10″	12′ 0″	2nd Place – Region 3
Luke Michaud	Grosse Pointe South	11′ 8″	11′ 7″	Region 7 Champ
Jacob Mead	Fraser	11′ 1″	10′ 10″	Region 10 Champ
Matthew Jacks	Romeo	11′ 1″	11′ 1″	2.5′ improvement from 2022 to 2023
Sean Cinzori	Plymouth	11′ 0″	11′ 3″	2nd Place – Region 6
Dawayne Lochhart	Grosse Pointe North	10′ 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.

Place	Name	Team
1	Dolan Gonzales	Saline
2	Clark Sheldon	Dexter
3	Liam Kinney	Brighton
4	Joey Bonacci	Jenison
5	Malik Eisemann	Saline
6	Tobias Robbins	Grand Haven
7	Lucas Lesher	Holland West Ottawa
8	Jackson Simkins	Rockford

DIVISION TWO

Fact Sheet

Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
David Conrad	Whitehall	14′ 10″	14′ 11″	4th Place – 2022
Robby Slaughter	Hastings	13′ 10″	13′ 4″	Region 15 Champ
Sam Vesperman	Grosse Ile	13′ 9″	13′ 10″	3rd Place – 2022
David Dana	Midland Bullock Creek	13′ 9″	13′ 6″	Region 11 Champ
Luke Kecskes	Yale	13′ 0″	12′ 1″	Region 19 Champ
Nico Lopez	Shepherd	12′ 11″	13′ 2″	10th Place – 2022
Lucas Inosencio	Parma Western	12′ 9″	12′ 10″	2nd Place – Region 15
Jacob Fenbert	Dundee	12′ 9″	13′ 1″	18th Place – 2022
Joseph DeKorne	Sparta	12′ 9″	12′ 7″	Region 13 Champ
Conor Trotter	Pinckney	12′ 6″	12′ 4″	SEC White Champ
Noah McGraw	Forest Hills Eastern	12′ 5″	12′ 6″	2nd Place – OK Gold
Micah Whitham	Whitehall	12′ 4″	12′ 8″	2nd Place – Region 12
Trey Forfinski	Ludington	12′ 4″	12′ 2″	3rd Place – Region 11
Ca’Mar Ready	Whitehall	11′ 11″	12′ 4″	3rd Place – Region 12
Robert Loomis	Croswell-Lexington	11′ 9″	11′ 5″	24th Place – 2022
Mason Jahnke	Stevensville Lakeshore	11′ 9″	11′ 10″	2nd Place – Region 14
Karl Krause	Berrien Springs	11′ 8″	10′ 10″	Region 14 Champ
Andrew Tucker	Corunna	11′ 5″	11′ 2″	Region 20 Champ
Braxton Zenner	Kingsley	11′ 4″	11′ 0″	4th Place – Region 11
Landon Aeschliman	Fowlerville	10′ 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 4^th 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.

Place	Name	Team
1	David Conrad	Whitehall
2	Sam Vesperman	Grosse Ile
3	David Dana	Midland Bullock Creek
4	Robby Slaughter	Hastings
5	Jacob Fenbert	Dundee
6	Nico Lopez	Shepherd
7	Luke Kecskes	Yale
8	Lucas Inosencio	Parma Western

DIVISION THREE

Fact Sheet

Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
Tryce Tokar	Ovid-Elsie	14′ 3″	13′ 11″	2022 Champ
Jack Borgman	Laingsburg	13′ 11″	13′ 6″	3rd Place – 2022
Chase Battani	Almont	13′ 6″	13′ 6″	9th Place – 2022
Dalton Noble	Harrison	12′ 10″	12′ 7″	Region 21 Champ
Yura Rozendal	Grandville Calvin Christian	12′ 10″	12′ 0″	14th Place – 2022
Luke Gorgas	Saugatuck	12′ 8″	12′ 8″	Region 23 Champ
Noah Eden	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	12′ 7″	12′ 7″	Region 29 Champ
Devin Pohl	Pewamo-Westphalia	12′ 4″	12′ 1″	3rd Place – Region 30
Damien McEntaffer	Manistee	12′ 2″	12′ 2″	Region 22 Champ
Alex Langenderfer	Erie Mason	12′ 1″	12′ 2″	9th Place – 2022
Stepan Masserant	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	12′ 1″	12′ 0″	Region 26 Champ
Corey Turner	Quincy	12′ 1″	11′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 25
Matt Cunningham	Onsted	12′ 0″	11′ 10″	3rd Place – Region 26
Ayden VanDusen	Kalamazoo Christian	11′ 11″	11′ 11″	Region 24 Champ
Jaxon Bolster	Ida	11′ 11″	11′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 26
Kevin Roberts	Niles Brandywine	11′ 10″	11′ 3″	11th Place – 2022
William Warner	Beaverton	11′ 9″	11′ 4″	2nd Place – Region 21
Kyle Boettcher	Laingsburg	11′ 8″	11′ 5″	3rd Place – Region 30
Luke Skidmore	Bath	11′ 6″	11′ 6″	5th Place – Region 30
Owen Kociba	Bad Axe	11′ 4″	11′ 3″	GTL West Champ
Alex Hull	Union City	11′ 3″	11′ 5″	Region 25 Champ
Corbin Bouvy	Reese	11′ 1″	11′ 2″	2nd Place – Region 29
Ross Snyder	Remus Chippewa Hills	11′ 1″	11′ 2″	2nd Place – Region 22
Josiah Clark	Almont	10′ 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 3^rd 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.

Place	Name	Team
1	Tryce Tokar	Ovid-Elsie
2	Jack Borgman	Laingsburg
3	Chase Battani	Almont
4	Luke Gorgas	Saugatuck
5	Dalton Noble	Harrison
6	Noah Eden	Saginaw Valley Lutheran
7	Yura Rozendal	Grandville Calvin Christian
8	Devin Pohl	Pewamo-Westphalia

DIVISION FOUR

Fact Sheet

Name	Team	Best 5	May Avg.	Info
Isaac Bowden	McBain Northern Michigan Christian	13′ 4″	13′ 3″	3rd Place – 2022
Isaiah Biers	Coleman	13′ 1″	11′ 8″	2022 Champ
Steven Martin	Britton Deerfield	13′ 0″	12′ 7″	2nd Place – 2022
Cooper Bolton	Montabella	12′ 10″	12′ 11″	Region 37 Champ
Logan Malloy	Marlette	12′ 9″	12′ 7″	11th Place – 2022
Brayden Clark	Carson City-Crystal	12′ 4″	12′ 4″	5th Place – 2022
Drew Armbrustmacher	Fowler	12′ 1″	11′ 3″	7th Place – 2022
Maverick Messenger	Reading	12′ 1″	11′ 8″	11th Place – 2022
Wynn Blake	Brown City	11′ 5″	11′ 5″	2nd Place – GTC East
Tyler Izydorek	Marlette	11′ 5″	11′ 3″	GTC East Champ
Drake Buell	Martin	11′ 4″	11′ 2″	Region 34 Champ
Whyatt Erdody	Akron-Fairgrove	11′ 3″	11′ 1″	NCTL Champ
Jeremiah Bullis	Lincoln-Alcona	10′ 12″	10′ 5″	Region 31 Champ
Nollan Fry	Athens	10′ 11″	10′ 8″	3rd Place – Region 35
Caden Binkley	Morrice	10′ 10″	10′ 11″	Region 36 Champ
Lucas Morse	Addison	10′ 7″	10′ 3″	4th Place – Region 35
Cole Meyer	Marion	10′ 6″	10′ 5″	2nd Place – Region 32
Lee Pizana	Manistee Catholic	10′ 0″	9′ 5″	Region 33 Champ
Philip Putney	Onekama	9′ 5″	9′ 3″	2nd Place – Region 33
Collin Thompson	Concord	8′ 11″	8′ 11″	2nd Place – Region 36
Haylen Buell	Martin	8′ 11″	9′ 6″	2nd Place – Region 34
Xhayvian King	Fairview	8′ 5″	8′ 6″	2nd Place – Region 31
Josiah Linsley	Fairview	8′ 4″	8′ 5″	2nd Place – Region 31
Caleb Valentine	Whitmore Lake	8′ 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.

Place	Name	Team
1	Steven Martin	Britton Deerfield
2	Cooper Bolton	Montabella
3	Isaac Bowden	McBain Northern Michigan Christian
4	Brayden Clark	Carson City-Crystal
5	Isaiah Biers	Coleman
6	Logan Malloy	Marlette
7	Maverick Messenger	Reading
8	Drew Armbrustmacher	Fowler