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2022’s Best Hurdlers

March 9, 2023 mixcspeedratings

A little breakdown of the Best Hurdlers of 2022. To recap, points are given corresponding with one’s best time in an event. Those points are added together to produce a ranking. The rankings are great, but I find it hard to not award a state champion, so the Hurdlers of the Year within each division contain state champions for their respective divisions.

The tables below show the point total for each time:

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

Plus a general explanation of what I’ll be doing this spring:

2023 Best Crews

Best Throwing Crews
Best Throwers
Best Hurdle Crews

Boys Hurdler of the Year

Benny Diaz, Saugatuck

2022 Bests

110h: 13.63
300h: 37.66

2022 Accolades

D3 State Champ – 110h & 300h
3^rd Place – NBIN 60h
4^th Place – Brooks PR 110h

Now

Competing for the University of Michigan.

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	110h	300h	Athlete Score
1	12	Benny Diaz	Saugatuck	3	538	509	1048
2	12	Armon Howard	Rochester Adams	1	482	520	1002
3	11	Kayenn Mabin	Kalamazoo Central	1	489	506	995
4	12	Tamaal Myers II	Detroit Cass Tech	1	474	513	987
5	10	Brayden Kennedy	Milford	1	462	516	979
6	11	Joshua Hurt	East Kentwood	1	459	456	915
7	12	Patrick Adams	Allendale	2	454	457	911
8	12	Melik Williams	Ypsilanti Lincoln	1	494	401	894
9	11	Seneca Moore	Holt	1	438	454	893
10	12	Lance Riddle	Sparta	2	432	458	890
11	12	Matheu Morrison	New Baltimore Anchor Bay	1	437	440	877
12	11	Braxton Brann	Ann Arbor Huron	1	482	394	875
13	12	Jordon Clerkley	Holt	1	408	465	874
14	12	Nathan Herrmann	Petersburg-Summerfield	4	408	462	870
15	12	Joshua Rau	Lowell	1	428	437	864
16	11	Jaxson Tober	Spring Lake	2	430	432	862
17	12	Corey Schafer	Pewamo-Westphalia	3	425	431	855
18	12	Trevon Redding	Warren Michigan Collegiate	3	414	439	853
19	12	Cavanaugh Barker	Carson City-Crystal	4	415	435	850
20	12	Alexander Stoll	Colon	4	439	404	843
21	12	Jaivon Smith	Ann Arbor Pioneer	1	430	410	840
22	12	Blake Vier	Royal Oak	1	440	397	837
23	12	Jacob Potter	Forest Hills Eastern	2	394	440	834
24	12	Myles Huntley	Canton	1	419	404	824
25	10	Holden Van Poppel	Napoleon	3	433	390	823

D1 Boys Hurdler of the Year

Armon Howard, Rochester Adams

2022 Bests

110h: 14.37
300h: 37.30

2022 Accolades

D1 State Champ – 300h
3^rd Place – D1 State 110h

Now

Competing for Oakland, medaled at the Horizon League Indoor Championships in both the 60h (5^th) and 400m (6^th).

Kayenn Mabin, Kalamazoo Central

2022 Bests

110h: 14.27
300h: 37.74

2022 Accolades

D1 State Champ – 110h
4^th Place – D1 State 300h

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	110h	300h	Athlete Score
1	12	Armon Howard	Rochester Adams	482	520	1002
2	11	Kayenn Mabin	Kalamazoo Central	489	506	995
3	12	Tamaal Myers II	Detroit Cass Tech	474	513	987
4	10	Brayden Kennedy	Highland-Milford	462	516	979
5	11	Joshua Hurt	East Kentwood	459	456	915
6	12	Melik Williams	Ypsilanti Lincoln	494	401	894
7	11	Seneca Moore	Holt	438	454	893
8	12	Matheu Morrison	New Baltimore Anchor Bay	437	440	877
9	11	Braxton Brann	Ann Arbor Huron	482	394	875
10	12	Jordon Clerkley	Holt	408	465	874

D2 Boys Hurdler of the Year

Patrick Adams, Allendale

2022 Bests

110h: 14.73
300h: 39.31

2022 Accolades

D2 State Champ – 110h
2^nd Place – D2 State 300h

Now

Competing for Cornerstone, placed 21^st in the WHAC 400m.

Lance Riddle, Sparta

2022 Bests

110h: 15.01
300h: 39.28

2022 Accolades

D2 State Champ – 300h
3^rd Place – D2 State 110h

Now

Competing for Grand Valley, he’s primarily been running the 60h, but did set indoor PRs in both the 200m and 400m.

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	110h	300h	Athlete Score
1	12	Patrick Adams	Allendale	454	457	911
2	12	Lance Riddle	Sparta	432	458	890
3	11	Jaxson Tober	Spring Lake	430	432	862
4	12	Jacob Potter	Forest Hills Eastern	394	440	834
5	12	Owen Alderink	Hamilton	407	414	820
6	12	Jonathan Abraham	Detroit Country Day	402	417	820
7	12	Colton Proctor	St. Clair	389	424	813
8	12	Miles Fichtner	New Boston Huron	398	394	792
9	11	Teon Parks	Detroit Martin Luther King	403	385	788
10	12	Lucas Pasternak	Pinckney	376	411	787

D3 Boys Hurdler of the Year

Benny Diaz, Saugatuck

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	110h	300h	Athlete Score
1	12	Benny Diaz	Saugatuck	538	509	1048
2	12	Corey Schafer	Pewamo-Westphalia	425	431	855
3	12	Trevon Redding	Warren Michigan Collegiate	414	439	853
4	10	Holden Van Poppel	Napoleon	433	390	823
5	12	Jack Easterday	Grass Lake	403	414	817
6	10	Tyrone Brouillet	Benzie Central	359	386	745
7	11	Wyatt Allbee	Clare	385	359	744
8	10	Brice Van Zant	Hillsdale	359	362	721
9	12	Jermiah Patterson	Mason County Central	329	385	714
10	12	Deshaun Williams	Detroit Voyageur	387	314	701

D4 Boys Hurdler of the Year

Nathan Hermann, Petersburg-Summerfield

2022 Bests

110h: 15.32
300h: 39.16

2022 Accolades

2^nd Place – D4 State 110h
4^th Place – D4 State 300h

Cavanaugh Barker, Carson City-Crystal

2022 Bests

110h: 15.26
300h: 40.02

2022 Accolades

D4 State Champ – 300h
2^nd Place – D4 State 110h

Alexander Stoll, Colon

2022 Bests

110h: 14.92
300h: 41.00

2022 Accolades

D4 State Champ – 110h
SCAA Champ – 300h

Now

Competing for Saginaw Valley State, placed 7^th in the 60h at the GLIAC Indoor Championship.

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	110h	300h	Athlete Score
1	12	Nathan Herrmann	Petersburg-Summerfield	408	462	870
2	12	Cavanaugh Barker	Carson City-Crystal	415	435	850
3	12	Alexander Stoll	Colon	439	404	843
4	12	James Hunter	Holton	417	390	807
5	12	David Richards	Hillsdale Academy	400	397	797
6	12	Gavin Ryeson	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	388	407	795
7	12	Josiah Hall	Johannesburg-Lewiston	391	391	782
8	10	Tayshawn Bester	Reading	394	374	768
9	11	Luke Witte	Lutheran Westland	369	386	755
10	12	Deven Pawlowski	Mesick	363	385	748

UP Boys Hurdler of the Year

Lamb Ngafeeson, Marquette

2022 Bests

110h: 17.08
300h: 41.82

2022 Accolades

2^nd Place – UP D1 State 300h
4^th Place – UP D1 State 110h

Now

Same athlete? I’m not sure. If so, has improved a ton in the past year, but sad to see that talent move to Florida.

Landon Sundelius, West Iron County

2022 Bests

110h: 16.74
300h: 40.56

2022 Accolades

UP D2 State Champ – 300h
2^nd Place – UP D2 110h

Samuel Markey, Marquette

2022 Bests

110h: 16.64
300h: 44.53

2022 Accolades

UP D1 State Champ – 110h
6^th Place – UP D1 300h

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	110h	300h	Athlete Score
1	11	Lamb Ngafeeson	Marquette	362	378	741
2	12	Landon Sundelius	West Iron County	299	418	717
3	12	Richard Probst	Calumet	298	377	675
4	12	Samuel Markey	Marquette	364	293	657
5	12	Trenton Naser	Powers North Central	306	350	656
6	10	Tramon Gauthier	Ishpeming	305	341	646
7	11	Caden Awbrey	Pickford	261	373	634
8	10	Luke Bracket	Gladstone	309	318	627
9	10	Ayden Smith	Kingsford	294	305	599
10	12	Wyatt Richter	Norway	276	274	550

Girls Hurdler of the Year

Nonah Waldron, Oak Park

2022 Bests

100h: 13.88
300h: 42.66

2022 Accolades

D1 State Champ – 100h
NBIN Champ – 60h

Now

Committed to USC. Won the 60h title at the MITS Championship and placed 3^rd in the 400m. Defending her 60h title this weekend at New Balance Nationals.

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	100h	300h
1	11	Nonah Waldron	Oak Park	1	518	518
2	10	Morgan Roundtree	Oak Park	1	495	530
3	12	Mya Georgiadis	Ann Arbor Huron	1	487	521
4	12	Drelin Mapp	Oak Park	1	505	450
5	10	Lindsay Johnson	Detroit Cass Tech	1	466	485
6	12	Meredith Soule	Monroe	1	454	489
7	12	Emon Miles	Oak Park	1	473	448
8	11	Ella Jenkins	Warren Regina	2	453	463
9	9	Carrie VanNoy	Oak Park	1	468	439
10	12	Aimee Zang	Rockford	1	437	466
11	12	Lauren Burgard	H.H. Dow	1	454	440
12	12	Destini Dorkins	Rochester Adams	1	441	445
13	10	Saige Martin	Pewamo-Westphalia	3	436	434
14	12	Grace Hungerford	DeWitt	1	405	462
15	12	Erica Albrecht	Bay City Western	1	437	429
16	12	Christabelle Obi	Ann Arbor Huron	1	427	437
17	11	Selga Jansons	Grosse Pointe South	1	451	413
18	10	Riley Gill	Mason	2	428	419
19	11	Kylei Anderson	Walled Lake Central	1	452	391
20	11	Maya Goncalves	Ypsilanti Lincoln	1	392	445
21	12	Gabrielle Jones	Macomb Dakota	1	395	439
22	10	Leila Wells	Chelsea	2	452	375
23	9	Mia Barnett	Clinton Township Chippewa Valley	1	420	406
24	10	Abiona Bailey	Mount Pleasant	1	391	431
25	12	Katelynn Dix	Grand Traverse Academy	3	398	414

D1 Girls Hurdler of the Year

Nonah Waldron, Oak Park

Morgan Roundtree, Oak Park

2022 Bests

100h: 14.26
300h: 42.17

2022 Accolades

D1 State Champ – 300h
2^nd Place – D1 100h
15-16yo AAU National Champ – 400h

Now

Placed 2^nd in the 60h and 5^th in the 400m at the MITS State Championship. Along with Waldron, competing in the 60h this weekend at New Balance.

D1 Rank	Grade	Name	Team	100h	300h	Athlete Score
1	11	Nonah Waldron	Oak Park	518	518	1036
2	10	Morgan Roundtree	Oak Park	495	530	1024
3	12	Mya Georgiadis	Ann Arbor Huron	487	521	1008
4	12	Drelin Mapp	Oak Park	505	450	955
5	10	Lindsay Johnson	Detroit Cass Tech	466	485	951
6	12	Meredith Soule	Monroe	454	489	943
7	12	Emon Miles	Oak Park	473	448	921
8	9	Carrie VanNoy	Oak Park	468	439	907
9	12	Aimee Zang	Rockford	437	466	903
10	12	Lauren Burgard	H.H. Dow	454	440	893

D2 Girls Hurdler of the Year

Ella Jenkins, Warren Regina

2022 Bests

100h: 14.97
300h: 44.99

2022 Accolades

D2 State Champ – 300h
2^nd Place – D2 100h

Now

Committed to hurdle at IPFW.

Leila Wells, Chelsea

2022 Bests

100h: 14.96
300h: 48.75

2022 Accolades

D2 State Champ – 300h
2^nd Place – SEC White 100h

Now

Big Regional Final tonight between two teams consisting of Michigan track stars. Lansing Catholic has Tessa Roe and Hannah Pricco, Chelsea has Leila Wells, who might be the best point guard in the state.

D2 Rank	Grade	Name	Team	100h	300h	Athlete Score
1	11	Ella Jenkins	Warren Regina	453	463	916
2	10	Riley Gill	Mason	428	419	846
3	10	Leila Wells	Chelsea	452	375	827
4	11	Violeta Sanmarino	Grand Rapids Christian	426	381	807
5	12	Frances Hoffman	East Grand Rapids	391	412	803
6	11	Makayla Neelands	Clio	393	390	783
7	12	Jenna Gaul	Birch Run	364	406	770
8	12	Trysta Hilton	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	369	401	769
9	12	Sarah Litz	Fowlerville	387	380	766
10	12	Charley Klint	Whitehall	391	374	765

D3 Girls Hurdler of the Year

Saige Martin, Pewamo-Westphalia

2022 Bests

100h: 15.23
300h: 46.24

2022 Accolades

D3 State Champ – 100h & 300h

Now

Leader of state champion Pewamo-Westphalia volleyball team.

D3 Rank	Grade	Name	Team	100h	300h	Athlete Score
1	10	Saige Martin	Pewamo-Westphalia	436	434	870
2	12	Katelynn Dix	Grand Traverse Academy	398	414	813
3	12	Gabrielle Bowen	Centreville	408	368	776
4	12	Anna Huizinga	Manistee	352	418	770
5	12	Addison Cota	Tawas	339	417	756
6	9	Mazie Robison	Saugatuck	389	353	742
7	12	Sarah Gray	Reese	334	402	735
8	12	Katie Smith	Pewamo-Westphalia	319	364	683
9	10	Ava Harton	Clare	355	328	683
10	12	Grace Wahr	Manton	315	359	674

D4 Girls Hurdler of the Year

Brynn Mericle, East Jackson

2022 Bests

100h: 15.93
300h: 47.29

2022 Accolades

D4 State Champ – 100h
4^th Place – D4 State 300h

Now

Competing for Trine, Brynn placed 2^nd in the MIAA 60h.

Anna Plum, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart

2022 Bests

100h: 17.05
300h: 47.03

2022 Accolades

D4 State Champ – 300h
14^th Place – D4 100h

D4 Rank	Grade	Name	Team	100h	300h	Athlete Score
1	12	Brynn Mericle	East Jackson	394	409	803
2	12	Allison Wichert	Vestaburg	366	402	768
3	11	Larissa Huffman	Indian River Inland Lakes	367	378	745
4	11	Anna Plum	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	325	415	741
5	9	Molly Brown	Addison	321	406	726
6	9	Ava Mallar	Pittsford	311	388	699
7	12	Alexiss Guigar	Ubly	351	346	698
8	10	Rosalinda Gascho	Johannesburg-Lewiston	336	350	686
9	10	Sophia Schrauben	Portland St. Patrick	289	369	658
10	10	Olivia Wing	Mason County Eastern	320	336	655

UP Girls Hurdler of the Year

Madison Pekrul, Negaunee

2022 Bests

100h: 17.35
300h: 50.32

2022 Accolades

UP D1 State Champ – 100h
2^nd Place – UP D1 300h

Claire Erickson, Sault Ste. Marie

2022 Bests

100h: 18.48
300h: 49.22

2022 Accolades

UP D1 State Champ – 300h
3^rd Place – SAC 100h

UP Rank	Grade	Name	Team	100h	300h	Athlete Score
1	9	Madison Pekrul	Negaunee	317	338	655
2	11	Claire Erickson	Sault Ste. Marie	239	364	603
3	12	Lizzie Storey	Pickford	257	344	601
4	11	Brianna Jones	Sault Ste. Marie	281	313	594
5	12	Bailey Barron	Escanaba	269	316	585
6	9	Annabelle Fazzari	Sault Ste. Marie	294	278	572
7	12	Kiirsa Kolpack	Ontonagon Area	307	249	555
8	9	Dayne Behning	Munising	267	288	555
9	10	Laina Kariniemi	Calumet	282	250	532
10	10	Seanna Stine	West Iron County	253	257	510

Uncategorized

2022’s Best Hurdle Crews

March 8, 2023March 6, 2023 mixcspeedratings

We’re back with another installment looking back at last year. These will run up until the first meets begin, which I believe is March 22nd.

Refer to the intro on how these are scored. Comparing across divisions isn’t the greatest, I’m still on the fence whether I want to include that for the upcoming season. But on the very top end of things, it should show who’s the overall best crew in the state. Right now, this looks like a big wall of text, in season I’ll make sure to spice it up with some imagery.

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

BEST BOYS HURDLE CREW

Frankenmuth

110h

Logan Lipka – 15.71, 7^th Place – D2 State
Kyle Yagiela – 15.95, 2^nd Place – TVC-8
Aidan Hoard – 16.80, 6^th Place – TVC-8

300h

Travis Brenner – 40.38, 7^th Place – D2 State
Aidan Hoard – 42.27, 2^nd Place – TVC-8
Kyle Yagiela – 42.28, 3^rd Place – TVC-8
Logan Lipka – 42.45, 6^th Place – Region 20
Bryce Smith – 42.58, 5^th Place – Thumb Meet of Champs

Overall Rank	Team	Division	110h	300h	Team Score
1	Frankenmuth	2	1033	1864	2897
2	Detroit Cass Tech	1	1250	1366	2616
3	Rochester Adams	1	874	1354	2228
4	East Kentwood	1	885	1338	2223
5	Pewamo-Westphalia	3	1040	1068	2108
6	Ann Arbor Pioneer	1	818	1158	1976
7	Saline	1	1198	745	1943
8	Clare	3	916	1004	1920
9	Sparta	2	1119	794	1913
10	Lutheran Westland	4	816	1090	1906
11	Hillsdale	3	900	978	1878
12	Johannesburg-Lewiston	4	865	957	1821
13	Detroit Martin Luther King	2	732	1079	1811
14	Caro	3	865	923	1787
15	Holt	1	847	919	1766
16	Highland-Milford	1	824	899	1723
17	Napoleon	3	1005	688	1693
18	Hillsdale Academy	4	768	916	1684
19	Petersburg-Summerfield	4	861	795	1656
20	Saugatuck	3	752	791	1543
21	St. Clair	2	766	768	1534
22	Ludington	2	748	736	1483
23	Corunna	2	741	727	1468
24	Olivet	2	358	1110	1468
25	Whitehall	2	743	725	1468

D1 Boys Best Hurdle Crew

Detroit Cass Tech

110h

Tamaal Myers II – 14.47, 2021 D1 State Champ
Shedrick Robinson – 15.32, 3^rd Place – Region 6

300h

Tamaal Myers II – 37.53, 2^nd Place – D1 State
Renard Kelston Richmond – 40.03, 10^th Place – D1 State
Michael Davis-Hawkins – 40.55, 2^nd Place – Region 6

Rank	Division 1 Team	110h	300h	Team Score
1	Detroit Cass Tech	1250	1366	2616
2	Rochester Adams	874	1354	2228
3	East Kentwood	885	1338	2223
4	Ann Arbor Pioneer	818	1158	1976
5	Saline	1198	745	1943
6	Holt	847	919	1766
7	Highland-Milford	824	899	1723
8	Lowell	428	838	1266
9	Detroit U-D Jesuit	800	410	1210

D2 Boys Best Hurdle Crew

Frankenmuth

Rank	Division 2 Team	110h	300h	Team Score
1	Frankenmuth	1033	1864	2897
2	Sparta	1119	794	1913
3	Detroit Martin Luther King	732	1079	1811
4	St. Clair	766	768	1534
5	Ludington	748	736	1483
6	Corunna	741	727	1468
7	Olivet	358	1110	1468
8	Whitehall	743	725	1468
9	Hamilton	737	730	1467
10	Zeeland East	681	694	1376

D3 Boys Best Hurdle Crew

Pewamo-Westphalia

110h

Corey Schafer – 15.11, 2^nd Place – D3 State
Caleb Pohl – 16.47, 4^th Place – Region 29
Austin Sanborn – 16.79, 3^rd Place – Region 29

300h

Corey Schafer – 40.15, 2^nd Place – D3 State
Caleb Pohl – 42.94, 3^rd Place – CMAC
Austin Sanborn – 44.50, 7^th Place – CMAC

Rank	Division 3 Team	110h	300h	Team Score
1	Pewamo-Westphalia	1040	1068	2108
2	Clare	916	1004	1920
3	Hillsdale	900	978	1878
4	Caro	865	923	1787
5	Napoleon	1005	688	1693
6	Saugatuck	752	791	1543
7	Chesaning	746	697	1443
8	Benzie Central	678	685	1363
9	Detroit Voyageur	891	314	1205
10	Manistee	585	587	1172

D4 Boys Best Hurdle Crew

Lutheran Westland

110h

Luke Witte – 15.83, 13^th Place – D4 State
Skylar Morgan – 16.36, MIAC Champion
Elijah Boye – 19.09, 7^th Place – MIAC

300h

Skylar Morgan – 41.19, 9^th Place – D4 State
Luke Witte – 41.59, 8^th Place – D4 State
Elijah Boye – 44.11, 3^rd Place – Region 37

Rank	Division 4 Team	110h	300h	Team Score
1	Lutheran Westland	816	1090	1906
2	Johannesburg-Lewiston	865	957	1821
3	Hillsdale Academy	768	916	1684
4	Petersburg-Summerfield	861	795	1656
5	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	805	643	1448
6	Fowler	514	863	1377
7	Reading	681	660	1340
8	Martin	540	659	1199
9	Addison	538	580	1118
10	Fairview	440	591	1031

Upper Peninsula Boys Best Hurdle Crew

Marquette

110h

Samuel Markey – 15.90, UP Division 1 Champion
Lamb Ngafeeson – 15.92, 4^th Place – UP Division 1

300h

Lamb Ngafeeson – 41.82, 2^nd Place – UP Division 1
Samuel Markey – 44.53, 6^th Place – UP Division 1

Rank	Upper Peninsula Team	110h	300h	Team Score
1	Marquette	726	671	1397
2	Pickford	470	705	1175
3	Kingsford	294	716	1010
4	Negaunee	433	518	951
5	Gladstone	631	318	948
6	Iron Mountain	358	556	914
7	St. Ignace	216	574	790
8	West Iron County	299	418	717
9	Calumet	298	377	675
10	Stephenson	375	300	675

BEST GIRLS HURDLE CREW

Oak Park

110h

Nonah Waldron – 13.88, D1 State Champion
Drelin Mapp – 14.24, 2^nd Place – OAA Blue/Gold
Morgan Roundtree – 14.26, 2^nd Place – D1 State
Emon Miles – 14.62, 9^th Place – D1 State
Carrie VanNoy – 14.70, 3^rd Place – D1 State

300h

Morgan Roundtree – 42.17, D1 State Champion
Nonah Waldron – 42.66, 2021 D1 State Champion
Drelin Mapp – 45.55, 9^th Place – D1 State
Emon Miles – 45.64, 10^th Place – D1 State
Carrie VanNoy – 46.04, Freshman Oakland County Champion

Overall Rank	Team	Division	100h	300h	Team Score
1	Oak Park	1	2459	2384	4843
2	Rockford	1	1603	1629	3232
3	Ann Arbor Huron	1	914	1769	2683
4	Clare	3	1258	1195	2452
5	Detroit Renaissance	1	1093	1253	2346
6	Sault Ste. Marie	UP	814	955	1769
7	Chelsea	2	1068	700	1768
8	Freeland	2	694	1033	1727
9	Gladwin	2	655	1012	1667
10	Ypsilanti Lincoln	1	736	893	1629
11	Negaunee	UP	563	1038	1601
12	Reese	3	942	631	1573
13	St. Louis	3	220	1334	1554
14	Pewamo-Westphalia	3	755	798	1553
15	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	2	667	793	1459
16	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	4	565	875	1441
17	Parma Western	2	340	1093	1433
18	East Kentwood	1	689	723	1411
19	Oxford	1	664	725	1389
20	Detroit Cass Tech	1	466	911	1377
21	Fowler	4	541	815	1357
22	Hamilton	2	659	685	1344
23	Kingsley	2	616	717	1333
24	Monroe	1	833	489	1322
25	Royal Oak Shrine	4	518	777	1295

D1 Girls Best Hurdle Crew

Oak Park

Rank	Division 1 Team	100h	300h	Team Score
1	Oak Park	2459	2384	4843
2	Rockford	1603	1629	3232
3	Ann Arbor Huron	914	1769	2683
4	Detroit Renaissance	1093	1253	2346
5	Ypsilanti Lincoln	736	893	1629
6	East Kentwood	689	723	1411
7	Oxford	664	725	1389
8	Detroit Cass Tech	466	911	1377
9	Monroe	833	489	1322
10	Rochester Adams	441	844	1285

D2 Girls Best Hurdle Crew

Chelsea

110h

Leila Wells – 14.96, D2 State Champion
Molly Mannor – 16.82, 4^th Place – Region 16
Brooke Matusik – 17.88, 6^th Place – Region 16

300h

Leila Wells – 48.75, 2^nd Place – SEC White
Molly Mannor – 50.88, 3^rd Place – SEC White

Rank	Division 2 Team	100h	300h	Team Score
1	Chelsea	1068	700	1768
2	Freeland	694	1033	1727
3	Gladwin	655	1012	1667
4	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	667	793	1459
5	Parma Western	340	1093	1433
6	Hamilton	659	685	1344
7	Kingsley	616	717	1333
8	Olivet	629	646	1274
9	Warren Regina	748	463	1211
10	Mason	428	753	1180

D3 Girls Best Hurdle Crew

Clare

110h

Ava Harton – 16.56, 8^th Place – D3 State
Kenna Barber – 16.96, 11^th Place – D3 State
Holly Huber – 17.26, 4^th Place – JPC
Paige Carstensen – 18.17, 6^th Place – JPC

300h

Ava Harton – 50.76, 5^th Place – JPC
Kenna Barber – 51.37, 4^th Place – JPC
Savannah Woods – 52.70, 7^th Place – JPC
Holly Huber – 53.18, 8^th Place – JPC

Rank	Division 3 Team	100h	300h	Team Score
1	Clare	1258	1195	2452
2	Reese	942	631	1573
3	St. Louis	220	1334	1554
4	Pewamo-Westphalia	755	798	1553
5	East Jordan	542	676	1218
6	Lake City	609	551	1160
7	Lawton	319	776	1095
8	Manistee	352	703	1055
9	Constantine	476	575	1051
10	Onsted	266	777	1043

D4 Girls Best Hurdle Crew

Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart

110h

Anna Plum – 17.06, 14^th Place – D4 State
Chelsea Lynch – 18.46, 3^rd Place – MSAC

300h

Anna Plum – 47.03, D4 State Champion
Chelsea Lynch – 54.32, 5^th Place – MSAC
Ella McDonnell – 55.54, 7^th Place – MSAC

Rank	Division 4 Team	100h	300h	Team Score
1	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	565	875	1441
2	Fowler	541	815	1357
3	Royal Oak Shrine	518	777	1295
4	Birmingham Roeper	613	647	1259
5	Addison	576	680	1256
6	Athens	679	487	1166
7	Johannesburg-Lewiston	589	562	1151
8	Morenci	530	602	1131
9	Mason County Eastern	524	580	1103
10	Hillsdale Academy	498	556	1054

Upper Peninsula Girls Best Hurdle Crew

Sault Ste. Marie

110h

Annabelle Fazzari – 17.57, 2^nd Place – UP Division 1
Brianna Jones – 17.79, 4^th Place – UP Division 1
Claire Erickson – 18.48, 3^rd Place – SAC Conference

300h

Claire Erickson – 49.22, UP Division 1 Champion
Brianna Jones – 51.39, 5^th Place – UP Division 1
Annabelle Fazzari – 52.90, 3^rd Place – SAC Conference

Rank	Upper Peninsula Team	100h	300h	Team Score
1	Sault Ste. Marie	814	955	1769
2	Negaunee	563	1038	1601
3	Escanaba	532	742	1274
4	Marquette	286	797	1083
5	Munising	511	505	1015
6	Bark River-Harris	464	519	983
7	Rudyard	398	520	918
8	Ishpeming Westwood	401	502	903
9	North Dickinson County	430	432	863
10	Gwinn	539	242	781

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2022’s Best Throwers

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 mixcspeedratings

Yesterday, I conquered the teams, here today are the individuals. Listed below are charts of the best throwers, along with the Throwers of the Year. For the Throwers of the Year, what I’ve decided to do is give those to State Champions and whomever is first by their score. I think that’s what I’ll do come June. Look at the end for some up and coming throwers to watch for in the next few months.

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

BOYS THROWER OF THE YEAR

Zane Forist, Carson City-Crystal

2022 Bests

Discus: 200’4
Shot Put: 67’5

2022 Accolades

D4 Shot Put & Discus Champion
Greater Lansing, MSAC Shot Put & Discus Champion
Nike Outdoor Nationals Shot Put Champion

Now

Placed in the Top 20 at Big Ten Indoors at both the Shot Put and Weight Throw.

Overall Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	12	Zane Forist	Carson City-Crystal	4	550	560	1110
2	12	Andrew Quinn	Mason County Central	3	487	510	997
3	12	Alex Mansfield	Monroe Jefferson	2	487	505	992
4	11	Kellen Kimes	Hart	3	475	491	966
5	12	Connor Williamson	Mason	2	473	463	936
6	12	Aidan Taylor	Zeeland East	2	453	477	930
7	12	Brady Ploucha	Dearborn Divine Child	2	483	441	924
8	12	Tristan Hinkley	Swartz Creek	1	436	478	914
9	11	Andrew Berryhill	Battle Creek Lakeview	1	429	484	914
10	12	Jake Steslicki	Farmington	1	488	422	910
11	11	Dalton DeBeau	Frankenmuth	2	487	422	909
12	12	Todd Nanasy	Morrice	4	465	440	905
13	12	Brenden Quackenbush	Chesaning	3	425	466	891
14	10	Gavin Nurenberg	Pewamo-Westphalia	3	431	458	889
15	10	Merrick Hocking	Midland	1	428	452	880
16	12	Riley Smalarz	Macomb Dakota	1	431	436	867
17	12	Ashton Lepo	Grand Haven	1	445	419	864
18	11	Michael Griffey	Plainwell	2	452	402	854
19	12	Caleb Paarlberg	Caledonia	1	429	424	853
20	12	Riley Brock	Kingsley	2	427	423	850
21	11	Gerald Capaccio	St. Joseph	1	405	441	845
22	12	Ryan Shinabery	Hudsonville Unity Christian	2	422	422	844
23	12	Kadyn Warner	Traverse City Central	1	373	471	844
24	12	Chris Whitehead	Beal City	4	428	415	843
25	10	Ty Robertson	Saginaw Heritage	1	419	422	840

D1 Boys Throwers of the Year

Tristan Hinkley, Swartz Creek

2022 Bests

Discus: 155’3
Shot Put: 57’1

2022 Accolades

2^nd Place – D1 Shot Put
FML Shot Put & Discus Champion

Andrew Berryhill, Battle Creek Lakeview

2022 Bests

Discus: 152’8
Shot Put: 57’9

2022 Accolades

D1 Shot Put Champion
SMAC, Region 3 Shot Put & Discus Champion

Now

MITS Shot Put Champion

Jake Steslicki, Farmington

2022 Bests

Discus: 176’0
Shot Put: 50’0

2022 Accolades

D1 Discus Champion
Oakland County Discus Champion

Now

It appears that he’s concentrated on the weight throw in his redshirted freshman year at Michigan.

Division Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	12	Tristan Hinkley	Swartz Creek	1	436	478	914
2	11	Andrew Berryhill	Battle Creek Lakeview	1	429	484	914
3	12	Jake Steslicki	Farmington	1	488	422	910
4	10	Merrick Hocking	Midland	1	428	452	880
5	12	Riley Smalarz	Macomb Dakota	1	431	436	867
6	12	Ashton Lepo	Grand Haven	1	445	419	864
7	12	Caleb Paarlberg	Caledonia	1	429	424	853
8	11	Gerald Capaccio	St. Joseph	1	405	441	845
9	12	Kadyn Warner	Traverse City Central	1	373	471	844
10	10	Ty Robertson	Saginaw Heritage	1	419	422	840

D2 Boys Thrower of the Year

Alex Mansfield, Monroe Jefferson

2022 Bests

Discus: 175’6
Shot Put: 60’6

2022 Accolades

D2 Shot Put Champion
2^nd Place – D2 Discus
Region 16, Huron League Shot Put & Discus Champion

Now

Throwing for Oakland, he finished 6^th in the Shot Put and 12^th in the Weight Throw at the Horizon League Championship.

Dalton DeBeau, Frankenmuth

2022 Bests

Discus: 175’7
Shot Put: 49’11

2022 Accolades

D2 Discus Champion
7th Place – D2 Shot Put

Now

Just recently signed with Michigan State.

Division Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	12	Alex Mansfield	Monroe Jefferson	2	487	505	992
2	12	Connor Williamson	Mason	2	473	463	936
3	12	Aidan Taylor	Zeeland East	2	453	477	930
4	12	Brady Ploucha	Dearborn Divine Child	2	483	441	924
5	11	Dalton DeBeau	Frankenmuth	2	487	422	909
6	11	Michael Griffey	Plainwell	2	452	402	854
7	12	Riley Brock	Kingsley	2	427	423	850
8	12	Ryan Shinabery	Hudsonville Unity Christian	2	422	422	844
9	10	Garrett Weeden	Zeeland East	2	436	397	833
10	12	Tag Bonnema	Zeeland East	2	416	413	829

D3 Boys Throwers of the Year

Andrew Quinn, Mason County Central

2022 Bests

Discus: 175’3
Shot Put: 61’1

2022 Accolades

D3 Shot Put Champion

Now

Throwing for SVSU, he finished 8^th in the Weight Throw at the GLIAC Championship.

Kellen Kimes, Hart

2022 Bests

Discus: 165’10
Shot Put: 58’8

2022 Accolades

D3 Discus Champion
2^nd Place – D3 Shot Put

Now

MITS Champion – Discus & Weight Throw
State Record Holder – Indoor Weight Throw
Inflicted terror on many at the LAB, his weight throws barreling through many team camps.

Division Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	12	Andrew Quinn	Mason County Central	3	487	510	997
2	11	Kellen Kimes	Hart	3	475	491	966
3	12	Brenden Quackenbush	Chesaning	3	425	466	891
4	10	Gavin Nurenberg	Pewamo-Westphalia	3	431	458	889
5	12	Kyle Kloska	Grand Rapids West Catholic	3	416	422	838
6	12	Levi Harber	Montrose	3	416	411	827
7	12	Cobie Bonds	Coloma	3	437	387	824
8	10	Logan Cole	Union City	3	423	399	822
9	12	Sparty Skillern	Grayling	3	396	415	811
10	11	Xavier Soss	Adrian Madison	3	391	417	807

Division Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	12	Zane Forist	Carson City-Crystal	4	550	560	1110
2	12	Todd Nanasy	Morrice	4	465	440	905
3	12	Chris Whitehead	Beal City	4	428	415	843
4	12	Joel Bradley	White Cloud	4	418	415	833
5	12	Trey Nieman	Morenci	4	420	411	831
6	12	Matthew Oswald	Beal City	4	411	399	809
7	11	Connor Palmer	Deckerville	4	394	403	797
8	11	Jace Silverthorn	White Cloud	4	378	403	781
9	11	Nick Wayne	Britton Deerfield	4	402	374	776
10	12	Taiden Robinson	Carson City-Crystal	4	389	385	775

UP Boys Thrower of the Year

Noah Johnson, Kingsford

2022 Bests

Discus: 137’9
Shot Put: 42’2

2022 Accolades

3^rd Place – UP Division 1 Discus
4^th Place – UP Division 1 Shot Put
Region 42 Discus Champion

Now

State Qualifier this past weekend at the Wrestling State Finals. Finished 3^rd at 215 lbs. in Region 9.

Lucas Tappy, Kingsford

2022 Bests

Shot Put: 47’2

2022 Accolades

UP Division 1 Shot Put Champion
Undefeated season in Shot Put competition

Now

Playing offensive line for St. Norbert College in Wisconsin.

Division Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	10	Noah Johnson	Kingsford	UP	391	360	751
2	12	Mathias Miller	Engadine	UP	360	382	742
3	12	Chance Bridgers	Painesdale-Jeffers	UP	331	390	721
4	12	Brett Boudreau	Gladstone	UP	353	365	718
5	12	Eli Ostermayer	L’Anse	UP	353	360	713
6	12	Jaden Borseth	Ewen Trout Creek	UP	369	333	702
7	12	Isiah Wood	Negaunee	UP	314	374	687
8	11	Brayden Dunstan	Negaunee	UP	345	340	684
9	12	Drew French	Engadine	UP	317	361	677
10	12	Ethan Suggitt	Rudyard	UP	326	350	676

GIRLS THROWER OF THE YEAR

Abigail Russell, Allen Park

2022 Bests

Discus: 144’4
Shot Put: 44’6

2022 Accolades

D1 Shot Put & Discus Champion
Downriver League, Region 5 Shot Put & Discus Champion
5^th Place – New Balance Nationals Shot Put

Now

MITS State Champion – Shot Put
2^nd Place – MITS Weight Throw

Overall Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	10	Abigail Russell	Allen Park	1	500	505	1005
2	12	RyAnn Rohrer	Ludington	2	476	504	980
3	11	Maelie Hope	Whitehall	2	499	463	962
4	12	Tess VanDyk	Kalamazoo Christian	4	473	485	958
5	11	Sophia Snellenberger	Quincy	3	499	458	957
6	10	Rylan Finstrom	Grayling	3	503	434	937
7	11	Ava Wojciechowski	Walled Lake Central	1	480	452	933
8	12	Eriana Hubbard	Oxford	1	467	455	922
9	10	Janae Hudson	Marysville	2	476	443	919
10	12	Jamie Giese	Dexter	1	412	494	905
11	12	Paige Westra	Zeeland East	2	445	456	902
12	11	Raigen Horsfall	Quincy	3	447	452	899
13	11	Payton Otto	Olivet	2	472	419	891
14	11	Haley Guerrant	Otsego	2	455	434	889
15	12	Corinna Hernandez	Mason County Eastern	4	437	448	885
16	12	Madison Drouin	Otsego	2	437	445	882
17	12	Lane Hagens	Grand Blanc	1	467	415	882
18	11	Elyse Finch	Royal Oak	1	447	433	879
19	11	Savannah Breitwiser	Walled Lake Central	1	458	420	878
20	12	Emma Vantol	Essexville Garber	2	451	425	876
21	10	Kayla Harris	East Kentwood	1	437	434	871
22	12	Kaydence Richardson	Eaton Rapids	2	430	440	870
23	12	Karly Klaer	St. Joseph	1	425	437	861
24	11	Emily Carbajal	Sand Creek	3	442	416	858
25	12	Akiyah Ash	Melvindale	2	430	428	858

D1 Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	10	Abigail Russell	Allen Park	1	500	505	1005
2	11	Ava Wojciechowski	Walled Lake Central	1	480	452	933
3	12	Eriana Hubbard	Oxford	1	467	455	922
4	12	Jamie Giese	Dexter	1	412	494	905
5	12	Lane Hagens	Grand Blanc	1	467	415	882
6	11	Elyse Finch	Royal Oak	1	447	433	879
7	11	Savannah Breitwiser	Walled Lake Central	1	458	420	878
8	10	Kayla Harris	East Kentwood	1	437	434	871
9	12	Karly Klaer	St. Joseph	1	425	437	861
10	12	Kamryn Bice	Monroe	1	430	426	856

D2 Girls Thrower of the Year

RyAnn Rohrer, Ludington

2022 Bests

Discus: 135’7
Shot Put: 44’6

2022 Accolades

D2 Shot Put & Discus Champion
Region 11, Lakes 8 Shot Put & Discus Champion

Now

Freshman at Calvin.

D2 Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	12	RyAnn Rohrer	Ludington	2	476	504	980
2	11	Maelie Hope	Whitehall	2	499	463	962
3	10	Janae Hudson	Marysville	2	476	443	919
4	12	Paige Westra	Zeeland East	2	445	456	902
5	11	Payton Otto	Olivet	2	472	419	891
6	11	Haley Guerrant	Otsego	2	455	434	889
7	12	Madison Drouin	Otsego	2	437	445	882
8	12	Emma Vantol	Essexville Garber	2	451	425	876
9	12	Kaydence Richardson	Eaton Rapids	2	430	440	870
10	12	Akiyah Ash	Melvindale	2	430	428	858

D3 Girls Thrower of the Year

Sophia Snellenberger, Quincy

2022 Bests

Discus: 144’0
Shot Put: 40’3

2022 Accolades

2^nd Place – D3 Discus
3^rd Place – D3 Shot Put
Big 8 Conference Shot Put & Discus Champion

Now

MITS State Champion – Discus
2^nd Place – MITS Shot Put

Rylan Finstrom, Grayling

2022 Bests

Discus: 145’2
Shot Put: 38’1

2022 Accolades

D3 Discus Champion
4th Place – D3 Shot Put

Now

Just finished her basketball season at Grayling.

Grace Elliott, Sand Creek

2022 Bests

Discus: 103’11
Shot Put: 40’4

2022 Accolades

D3 Shot Put Champion
Lenawee County, TCC, Region 26 Shot Put Champion
17th Place – D3 Discus

D3 Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	11	Sophia Snellenberger	Quincy	3	499	458	957
2	10	Rylan Finstrom	Grayling	3	503	434	937
3	11	Raigen Horsfall	Quincy	3	447	452	899
4	11	Emily Carbajal	Sand Creek	3	442	416	858
5	12	Liathano Ramirez	Benzie Central	3	428	422	850
6	12	Grace Elliott	Sand Creek	3	387	459	846
7	11	Adelyn Moore	Caro	3	399	413	812
8	12	Claire Meacham	Montague	3	402	407	808
9	9	Brenna McDonald	Schoolcraft	3	386	419	805
10	12	Grace Spitzley	Pewamo-Westphalia	3	410	395	805

D4 Girls Thrower of the Year

Tess VanDyk, Kalamazoo Christian

2022 Bests

Discus: 134’6
Shot Put: 42’9

2022 Accolades

D4 Shot Put Champion
2^nd Place – D4 Discus
SAC Shot Put & Discus Champion

Now

Throws for Western Michigan. Placed 9^th in the Shot Put and 20^th in the Weight Throw at the MAC Championships.

Elli Stender, Gobles

2022 Bests

Discus: 122’9
Shot Put: 36’0

2022 Accolades

D4 Discus Champion
2nd Place – Region 34 Discus
3rd Place – SAC Discus

Now

Throws for Western Michigan, primarily focusing on the Shot Put this indoor season.

D4 Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	12	Tess VanDyk	Kalamazoo Christian	4	473	485	958
2	12	Corinna Hernandez	Mason County Eastern	4	437	448	885
3	12	Elli Stender	Gobles	4	440	412	852
4	11	Harley Bear	Marion	4	428	413	841
5	11	Natalie Wandrie	Indian River Inland Lakes	4	400	441	841
6	11	Gaby Reeve	White Cloud	4	445	367	812
7	12	Kyla Wiersema	Muskegon Western Mich. Christian	4	402	404	806
8	11	Kelsey Hansen	Lincoln-Alcona	4	387	404	791
9	10	Lily Parker	Marlette	4	389	396	785
10	11	Keyara Szymanski	Mendon	4	390	394	784

Upper Peninsula Girls Thrower of the Year

Alyssa Hill, Negaunee

2022 Bests

Discus: 123’4
Shot Put: 34’2.5

2022 Accolades

UP Division 1 Discus Champion
2^nd Place – Division 1 Shot Put

Now

Started 25 of 26 games as a freshman for the Bemidji State basketball team.

Eliana Juchemich, Negaunee

2022 Bests

Discus: 106’7
Shot Put: 36’3

2022 Accolades

UP Division 1 Shot Put Champion
2^nd Place – UP Division 1 Discus

Now

Plays on the district-winning Negaunee basketball squad.

UP Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Athlete Score
1	12	Alyssa Hill	Negaunee	UP	442	392	833
2	11	Eliana Juchemich	Negaunee	UP	395	414	809
3	12	Kennedy Olson	Menominee	UP	368	423	791
4	11	Grace Hill	Brimley	UP	379	404	783
5	12	Joanne Arbic	Sault Ste. Marie	UP	411	369	780
6	10	Danielle Lund	Manistique	UP	395	382	777
7	12	Leah McCracken	Republic-Michigamme	UP	366	392	758
8	12	Allison Korpi	Escanaba	UP	415	339	754
9	11	Kadence Potoczak	Pickford	UP	394	356	750
10	12	Victoria Paquin	Gwinn	UP	396	344	740

Who Else to Watch For

Gavin Nurenberg, Pewamo-Westphalia: Part of the great Pirate throwing crew at P-W. Individually, nabbed a 3^rd place finish in the Shot at the MITS State Meet

Merrick Hocking, Midland: Already in peak form, at least compared to his 2022 standards, where he placed 7^th in the Disc at D1 State.

Michael Griffey, Plainwell: Plainwell senior has reached new lengths in the Shot this winter. Many throws over 50’, including a 52’ toss that placed 7^th at Indoor State. Has shown skill in the Weight Throw and Discus as well, placing in both events.

Gerald Capaccio, St. Joseph: Juuuust missed out on an All-State spot in the SP last season. Has begun the process of rectifying that, his 54’0 toss at the LAB nabbed a 5^th place finish in that event.

Lukas Ray, Wyandotte Roosevelt: Threw over 50’ multiple times during indoor, a good 5’ further than his junior outdoor best. Placed All-State at both the Shot and Disc at the MITS State Championship

Ty Anthony, Coopersville: Didn’t even make it out of last spring’s Regional meet. Blasted a 54’ toss last weekend, over 10’ past his best mark as a junior.

Maelie Hope, Whitehall: Has shown the potential to be a champion in the Discus, with multiple 140’+ throws in the late season. It just didn’t happen at the State Finals, though she was able to grab a 3^rd in the Shot Put.

Ava Wojciechowski, Walled Lake Central: During this indoor season, she’s already matched the elite level she found while competing in 2022, where Ava placed on the medal stand in both events at D1 State.

Janae Hudson, Marysville: Improved by over 30 (101’ to 135’) feet in the discus between her freshman and sophomore years.

Raigen Horsfall, Quincy: Raigen + Snellenberger make for some automatic points whenever Quincy steps to a meet. The two combined for 28 points at the D3 State Finals, Raigen attaining 2^nd in the SP and 3^rd in the Discus.

Payton Otto, Olivet: Payton underwent a meteoric rise in the Discus over the course of her junior year. Early on, hanging around 100’, then reached 130’+ in mid-May, a performance she found at the D2 Final, where she placed 2^nd.

Elyse Finch, Royal Oak: Faced adversity early at last June’s State Final, her discus tosses not going the way she planned. Came out on top after all, hitting nearly a 2’ PR en route to a 7^th place finish. She added another 2’ this indoor season too.

Best Youngsters

Teegan Simmons, Monroe: His 155’2 at Dundee’s Freshman Invite was good enough for the 20^th best Disc in the State. Look out, he’s already thrown further in 2023.

Mason Brodie, Clinton: Qualified for State in the Shot and Disc, didn’t place in either, but gained valuable experience. Quite consistent in his SP, throwing over 40’ in all but one of his competitions.

Garrod Alexander, Walled Lake Central: Another one in a line of great Vikings in the ring. Captured both the Shot and Disc titles at the Freshman Oakland County meet.

Carter Helsel, Manton: Ranked amongst the top-6 freshman in both events.

Ellianna Foley, Coldwater: Steady string of 100’ discs and 36’ shots led to I-8 titles in both events.

Brenna McDonald, Schoolcraft: 13^th in the D3 Shot Put as a freshman. Past May 1^st, Brenna was a lock to throw at or over 32’.

Isabel Rozeveld, McBain: Had only ripped at 100’+ discus once before passing that mark at consecutive championship meets. 103’0 at Highland Conference and 112’7 at Cadillac News both resulted in 2^nd place finishes.

Cora Williams, Ann Arbor Huron: Stronger in the Shot as of now. And when I say stronger, I mean she is legit. 2^nd place finish there as a freshman, her 41’ tosses to close the year were better than any other 9^th grader by 5 feet.