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STATE RECORDS

Girls 800m – 2:00.53

Well, this record was a bit slower prior to this past weekend. But I would say this – any record is in reach with Emmry Ross on the track. My estimation is that in shooting for the back-to-back quad victories (a feat only accomplished once in Lower Peninsula history!), Ross might leave a little in the tank for the 3200m. By that thought, state records might be out of the equation, but watch out for the national meets to come.

Girls Shot Put – 52’ 10.75”

On the other hand, there’s nothing to hold back in the throws. And Addyson Stiverson is so calloused from years of training, throwing, and lifting that a few honest attempts at a record won’t be a hindrance. After all, it’s her own record, established earlier this year.

STATE MEET RECORDS

Lightly Stressed

Girls 100m – 11.94

Giuliana Nastale is your candidate here. She’s been a consistent figure in the low-12’s thus far in 2025 and she showed last season that she’s capable of running her best on this Kent City track.

Boys 4×1 – 42.94

Gotta say, I didn’t see this level of performance from Standish Sterling. Their 44.13 to win The Hurd Invite was solid, then they blasted a 43.41 for a Jack Pine championship. When their A squad is together, they’re undefeated in the past month, and while pressed, who knows what’s possible?

Boys Shot Put – 63’ 9.5”

Inching closer and closer has been Mason Mayne. Two years ago, the Lawton Blue Devil threw 55’ in a runner-up finish. Last spring, it was a 60’ toss with the same placing. He comes in as the favorite this time around, just recently reaching a 61’ 3” personal best.

Feeling Pressure

Girls 4×1 – 49.57

It’s not as if any one team has the main shot, it’s that many teams are within range. Traverse City St. Francis, Kingsley, Olivet, Coloma, Hart, Grass Lake, and Erie Mason have all run under 51.00 this season.

Girls Discus – 160’ 0”

For her “lesser” event, Addyson Stiverson owns the #2 disc in Michigan and #7 mark for sophomores nationwide. She’s also gained 20’ in the past year, what’s another 6.5?

Boys 400m – 48.17

One of my favorite subjects – year to year improvement. Dennis Jackson must have noticed the exploits of Darnell Hall and Geoffrey McBurrows and thought that he belonged at their level. Because 53.5 has become 48.43 in a years’ time.

Boys Discus – 187’ 1”

Perhaps a little more accessible for Mason Mayne. The senior has already blasted into the 180’s, now only a few feet from the State Meet record. He’s picked up a title here last year and now has the opportunity to etch his name further into history.

Under Duress

Girls 400m – 55.15

Girls 800m – 2:09.61

Girls 1600m – 4:48.89

I stated earlier that Emmry Ross may conserve energy throughout the day. I’m happy to report that even while conserving energy, these are all within sight.

Girls Shot Put – 50’ 9.5”

A lil’ consolatory prize if Addyson Stiverson doesn’t pass the state record. It’s hard to believe in her early history of throwing shot that this record does NOT already belong to her.

Boys 100m – 10.71

Boys 200m – 21.76

The magnificent, Dartmouth-bound senior Santino Cicarella has shown an ability to rise to the level of competition. He’s ran with the D1 kids at both Farmington and the Oak Park Spring Classic, running sub-22 and 10.6 in these respective events. Both events are indicators that he won’t shy away from competition capable of running these times, such as Trevor Smith and Dennis Jackson.

With Hall of Fame capable athletes gracing our events, I’ll go on a limb and say 4 State Meet Records and one State Record falls on Saturday.

Intriguing Events and Happenings

Many Candidates in the Boys Hurdles

Athletic.net has created these helpful charts (used in many of the predictions here) to compare the top athletes in each discipline. And you can see here that Max Ward, Caleb Walker, Leland VanAlstine, Aden Nystrom, and Zander Goodwin are all prominent names that can win in the hurdles. Take the 300’s for instance. Ward has the fastest time of the year, a 38.74 at Ken Bell. A week later, Walker nearly matched that with a 38.93. Walker ran up a significant margin on VanAlstine at Region 30, but VanAlstine nearly shut down that time gap with a 39.14 at Greater Lansing. Goodwin stamped his name as a candidate on Tuesday, notching a 39.16 at Hillsdale County. You could write a similar script for the 110’s.

How Long Will the Pole Vault last?

You’ve got 42 boys and 31 girls that are entered in the vault, a total that HAS to be the highest of any event, any division. I believe that the method used for the EQ was an average of the 6th place finish at the State Finals for the past few years. For the Additional Qualifier, it’s an average of the 2nd place regional finishes from the past few years. These aren’t subjective standards, which then means that the D3 vault strength is at an all-time high.

An Unblemished Finals Career?

Two paragraphs about the vault? You betcha, especially when Tryce Tokar is vying for his fourth individual title. His season is going the way many have, full of victories and putting together his best material at season’s end. In the past few weeks, he’s twice matched his personal best of 15′, winning Region 30 and at Team State. Beyond the vault, he’s entered in all of the sprint relays, a logistical and physical challenge that only an experienced senior can pull off.

Potential Girls Team Champions

Generally, I tend to think this is pretty simple. One needs elite athletes, the advantage being more of them. Those elite athletes need to score what they’re capable of, buoyed by those who would be stepping up when less expected.

Erie Mason – the prime case of elite athletes and supplementary pieces. The Eagles benefit from having Giuliana Nastale and Beth Sweeney in separate events, then using those two as prime pieces in relays. Of course, those relays are also enhanced by the presence of Paige Konrad and Bailey Meiring.

Lansing Catholic – have a ton of upside from the sheer amount of pieces. Stella Gates, Josie Bishop, Grace Wonch, Isabelle Currie, Frances Melinn are all athletes that can pick up a few more points in their respective events. Added together and combined with their relay strength, that may be enough to challenge for the win.

Traverse City St. Francis – has two elite athletes in Helen Biggar and Sophia Tucker. Both have the ability to hit the podium in short sprints, then add enough spice to the relays to challenge for the wins. Unfortunately for the Glads state title hopes, they run the same events, thus limiting the potential points.

Olivet – like Lansing Catholic, a team with potential upside. Emily Peters is no stranger to state success, but she faces an improved field in the hurdles. Sophia Pell has been leaping at a high level all year, then is in the mix in the high hurdles. Add in a Celina Sinclair and the relay combinations that follow and one could conjure up scenarios where the Green n’ Black hoist a trophy.

Onsted – Last spring, all of Emmry Ross’s 40 points were what it took to attain 2^nd place. Sadly for the above teams, she’s a stronger and faster runner. I don’t think 40 points will be enough to win, but it puts a number and pressure for the above teams.

Potential Boys Team Champions

Chesaning – using the old Pioneer and current Oak Park route. Concentrate around a dominant hurdler (Caleb Walker), find other points in the sprints (Zach Harlan), combine those two in the relays. Add in an Eric Barancik, a high jumper that hasn’t been beaten in over a month and you’ve stirred up a state-contending concoction.

Pewamo-Westphalia – is it me, or are they always in contention. The thing is, with the Pirates, it can be anyone. They had some incredible throwers the past few years that have moved on. Nowadays, it’s Trevor Smith, someone I’ve personally witnessed lay waste to fields at Bluejay. He’ll combine with others on sprint relays, where the Pirates will need to place ahead of Chesaning and push them down to have a chance.

Lansing Catholic – Coach Simpson loves his relays (they were a major reason that LC took home the 2022 title) and the Cougars have a real shot at podium finishes in all four. I’ve loved the career of Leland VanAlstine, who seemingly improves in every race in each hurdle discipline. Maybe an upset victory is in the cards?

GIRLS TEAM PREDICTIONS

BOYS TEAM PREDICTIONS

Girls Event Predictions

Place	Team	Event
1st	Traverse City St. Francis	4×1
2nd	Kingsley	4×1
3rd	Hart	4×1
4th	Coloma	4×1
5th	Olivet	4×1
6th	Grass Lake	4×1
7th	Erie Mason	4×1
8th	Midland Bullock Creek	4×1
Place	Team	Event
1st	Olivet	4×2
2nd	Traverse City St. Francis	4×2
3rd	Grass Lake	4×2
4th	Lansing Catholic	4×2
5th	Kingsley	4×2
6th	Coloma	4×2
7th	Hart	4×2
8th	Remus Chippewa Hills	4×2
Place	Team	Event
1st	Lansing Catholic	4×4
2nd	Erie Mason	4×4
3rd	Olivet	4×4
4th	Remus Chippewa Hills	4×4
5th	Constantine	4×4
6th	Elk Rapids	4×4
7th	Onsted	4×4
8th	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	4×4
Place	Team	Event
1st	Pewamo-Westphalia	4×8
2nd	Lansing Catholic	4×8
3rd	Stanton Central Montcalm	4×8
4th	Newaygo	4×8
5th	Jackson Lumen Christi	4×8
6th	Remus Chippewa Hills	4×8
7th	Ithaca	4×8
8th	McBain	4×8

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Addyson Stiverson	Montrose	Discus
2nd	Brenna McDonald	Schoolcraft	Discus
3rd	Jenna Spitzley	Pewamo-Westphalia	Discus
4th	Kaylee Kopulos	Springport	Discus
5th	Isabel Rozeveld	McBain	Discus
6th	Niki McNeil	Saugatuck	Discus
7th	Shayler McIntyre	Caro	Discus
8th	Tess Farkas	St. Louis	Discus
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Addyson Stiverson	Montrose	Shot Put
2nd	Brenna McDonald	Schoolcraft	Shot Put
3rd	Isabel Rozeveld	McBain	Shot Put
4th	Mattie LaFreniere	Manton	Shot Put
5th	Mariah Kerley	East Jackson	Shot Put
6th	Tess Farkas	St. Louis	Shot Put
7th	Jenna Spitzley	Pewamo-Westphalia	Shot Put
8th	Kaylee Kopulos	Springport	Shot Put
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Emma Wildt	Homer	Pole Vault
2nd	Natalie Gibson	Remus Chippewa Hills	Pole Vault
3rd	Clara Vollmar	Remus Chippewa Hills	Pole Vault
4th	Mattie LaFreniere	Manton	Pole Vault
5th	Julia Sergeant	Houghton Lake	Pole Vault
6th	Carly Sicilia	The Potter’s House	Pole Vault
7th	Ava Iverson	Benzie Central	Pole Vault
8th	Megan Robertson	Lawton	Pole Vault
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Elli VanDusen	Kalamazoo Christian	High Jump
2nd	Beth Sweeney	Erie Mason	High Jump
3rd	Sophia Pell	Olivet	High Jump
4th	Ereni Polhamus	Comstock	High Jump
5th	Ava Thomas	Kalamazoo Christian	High Jump
6th	Joselyn Flores	Hart	High Jump
7th	Jaidyn Klimp	Galesburg-Augusta	High Jump
8th	Ayva Reynolds	Napoleon	High Jump
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Sohanny Gonzalez-Castillo	The Potter’s House	Long Jump
2nd	Morgan Andres	Newaygo	Long Jump
3rd	Samantha Hopkins	Harrison	Long Jump
4th	Destiny McDaniels	Bath	Long Jump
5th	Sophia Tucker	Traverse City St. Francis	Long Jump
6th	Taylor Carlson	Durand	Long Jump
7th	Sadie Larson	Lake City	Long Jump
8th	Madilynn Thorn	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	Long Jump

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Giuliana Nastale	Erie Mason	100m
2nd	Helen Biggar	Traverse City St. Francis	100m
3rd	Chloe Basner	Millington	100m
4th	Audrey Huizinga	Manistee	100m
5th	Sophia Tucker	Traverse City St. Francis	100m
6th	Taylor Carlson	Durand	100m
7th	Aneah Wilson	Clintondale	100m
8th	Adela Iles	Monroe St. Mary CC	100m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Giuliana Nastale	Erie Mason	200m
2nd	Naika Rath	Hudson	200m
3rd	Sophia Tucker	Traverse City St. Francis	200m
4th	Audrey Huizinga	Manistee	200m
5th	Helen Biggar	Traverse City St. Francis	200m
6th	Celina Sinclair	Olivet	200m
7th	Adela Iles	Monroe St. Mary CC	200m
8th	Nyah Bell	Evart	200m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Emmry Ross	Onsted	400m
2nd	Audrey Huizinga	Manistee	400m
3rd	Stella Gates	Lansing Catholic	400m
4th	Naika Rath	Hudson	400m
5th	Katelyn Wendling	New Lothrop	400m
6th	Alina Martinson	Saugatuck	400m
7th	Peyton Nellis	Remus Chippewa Hills	400m
8th	Grace VanderKooi	Muskegon WMC	400m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Emmry Ross	Onsted	800m
2nd	Grace VanderKooi	Muskegon WMC	800m
3rd	Hope Miller	Blissfield	800m
4th	Whitney Werner	Pewamo-Westphalia	800m
5th	Frances Melinn	Lansing Catholic	800m
6th	Megan Gottschall	Lake City	800m
7th	Josie Bishop	Lansing Catholic	800m
8th	Alaina McClain	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	800m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Emmry Ross	Onsted	1600m
2nd	Eliza Bush	Ypsilanti Arbor Prep	1600m
3rd	Josie Bishop	Lansing Catholic	1600m
4th	Kyah Hoffman	Stanton Central Montcalm	1600m
5th	Ashley Choponis	Stanton Central Montcalm	1600m
6th	Hope Miller	Blissfield	1600m
7th	Whitney Werner	Pewamo-Westphalia	1600m
8th	Grace Wonch	Lansing Catholic	1600m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Emmry Ross	Onsted	3200m
2nd	Eliza Bush	Ypsilanti Arbor Prep	3200m
3rd	Kyah Hoffman	Stanton Central Montcalm	3200m
4th	Alyssa Kramer	Pewamo-Westphalia	3200m
5th	Eliana Max	Kent City	3200m
6th	Samantha Schroeder	Jackson Lumen Christi	3200m
7th	Ashley Choponis	Stanton Central Montcalm	3200m
8th	Grace Wonch	Lansing Catholic	3200m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Julia Hughes	Ida	100h
2nd	Beth Sweeney	Erie Mason	100h
3rd	Norah Galton	Kingsley	100h
4th	Brookelyn Parker	Quincy	100h
5th	Sophia Pell	Olivet	100h
6th	Sadie Larson	Lake City	100h
7th	Elli VanDusen	Kalamazoo Christian	100h
8th	Mazie Robison	Saugatuck	100h
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Emily Peters	Olivet	300h
2nd	Beth Sweeney	Erie Mason	300h
3rd	Norah Galton	Kingsley	300h
4th	Hannah Abbott	Remus Chippewa Hills	300h
5th	Brookelyn Parker	Quincy	300h
6th	Isabelle Currie	Lansing Catholic	300h
7th	Faith Stump	Pewamo-Westphalia	300h
8th	Julia Hughes	Ida	300h

Boys Event Predictions

Place	Team	Event
1st	Standish Sterling	4×1
2nd	Warren Michigan Collegiate	4×1
3rd	Lansing Catholic	4×1
4th	Pewamo-Westphalia	4×1
5th	University Liggett	4×1
6th	Hart	4×1
7th	Comstock	4×1
8th	Lawton	4×1
Place	Team	Event
1st	Chesaning	4×2
2nd	Pewamo-Westphalia	4×2
3rd	Ovid-Elsie	4×2
4th	Hart	4×2
5th	Lansing Catholic	4×2
6th	Michigan Center	4×2
7th	Olivet	4×2
8th	Burton Atherton	4×2
Place	Team	Event
1st	Chesaning	4×4
2nd	Traverse City St. Francis	4×4
3rd	Hart	4×4
4th	Lansing Catholic	4×4
5th	Parchment	4×4
6th	Hanover-Horton	4×4
7th	Brooklyn Columbia Central	4×4
8th	Ovid-Elsie	4×4
Place	Team	Event
1st	Pewamo-Westphalia	4×8
2nd	Traverse City St. Francis	4×8
3rd	Muskegon WMC	4×8
4th	Lansing Catholic	4×8
5th	The Potter’s House	4×8
6th	Ann Arbor Greenhills	4×8
7th	Jonesville	4×8
8th	Hanover-Horton	4×8

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Mason Mayne	Lawton	Discus
2nd	Chase Bott	Kingsley	Discus
3rd	Brock Spitzley	Ovid-Elsie	Discus
4th	Lucas Sidlauskas	Cheboygan	Discus
5th	Mason Brodie	Clinton	Discus
6th	Chris Tetloff	Midland Bullock Creek	Discus
7th	Kyler Cook	Standish Sterling	Discus
8th	Gradyn Wilson	Mason County Central	Discus
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Mason Mayne	Lawton	Shot Put
2nd	Chris Tetloff	Midland Bullock Creek	Shot Put
3rd	Mason Brodie	Clinton	Shot Put
4th	Lucas Sidlauskas	Cheboygan	Shot Put
5th	Gradyn Wilson	Mason County Central	Shot Put
6th	Carter Helsel	Manton	Shot Put
7th	Seth Schlicht	Chesaning	Shot Put
8th	Braden Burtch	Chesaning	Shot Put
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Tryce Tokar	Ovid-Elsie	Pole Vault
2nd	Corey Turner	Quincy	Pole Vault
3rd	Chandler Webb	Perry	Pole Vault
4th	JaLonn Borders	Adrian Madison	Pole Vault
5th	Jaxon Bolster	Ida	Pole Vault
6th	Tucker Wiginton	Springport	Pole Vault
7th	Chase Battani	Almont	Pole Vault
8th	Luke Skidmore	Bath	Pole Vault
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Benjamin Rodenbaugh	McBain	High Jump
2nd	Tayden Redding	Warren Michigan Collegiate	High Jump
3rd	Eric Barancik	Chesaning	High Jump
4th	Noah Rufenacht	Quincy	High Jump
5th	Mason Gugle	LeRoy Pine River	High Jump
6th	Mason Chesser	Onsted	High Jump
7th	Ashton Thornsbury	Hillsdale	High Jump
8th	Quentin Lange	Mason County Central	High Jump
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Jaden Villalpando	North Muskegon	Long Jump
2nd	Aiden Coggins	Standish Sterling	Long Jump
3rd	Dominic Oldham	University Prep Science & Math	Long Jump
4th	Jack Deitsch	Reed City	Long Jump
5th	Xavier Luea	Lansing Catholic	Long Jump
6th	Cass Stanberry	Saugatuck	Long Jump
7th	Noah Rufenacht	Quincy	Long Jump
8th	Brent Wofford	Mt. Morris	Long Jump

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Santino Cicarella	University Liggett	100m
2nd	Trevor Smith	Pewamo-Westphalia	100m
3rd	Zach Harlan	Chesaning	100m
4th	Aiden Coggins	Standish Sterling	100m
5th	Greyson Burrous	Lawton	100m
6th	Cobey Cureton	Dearborn Advanced Technology	100m
7th	Marvin Hatfield	University Liggett	100m
8th	Aaren Buck-Hooper	Cassopolis Ross Beatty	100m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Santino Cicarella	University Liggett	200m
2nd	Trevor Smith	Pewamo-Westphalia	200m
3rd	Dennis Jackson	Detroit Edison PSA	200m
4th	Zach Harlan	Chesaning	200m
5th	Cobey Cureton	Dearborn Advanced Technology	200m
6th	Travis Collins	Michigan Center	200m
7th	Brayden Connell	Perry	200m
8th	Chase Lorenz	Hart	200m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Dennis Jackson	Detroit Edison PSA	400m
2nd	Johnny Walters	Jackson Lumen Christi	400m
3rd	Ethan Miller	Centreville	400m
4th	Travis Collins	Michigan Center	400m
5th	Chase Lorenz	Hart	400m
6th	Carter Ramseyer	Hart	400m
7th	Shawn Butler	Parchment	400m
8th	Jess Saylor	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	400m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Gus Rohde	Reed City	800m
2nd	Matthias Morse	Muskegon WMC	800m
3rd	Caleb Blonde	Jonesville	800m
4th	Barrett Nance	North Muskegon	800m
5th	Hunter Eaton	Charlevoix	800m
6th	Clay Powell	Ovid-Elsie	800m
7th	Paul Saladin	Reed City	800m
8th	Blaise Demko	Lansing Catholic	800m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Gus Rohde	Reed City	1600m
2nd	Mitchell Hiatt	Onsted	1600m
3rd	Landon Pestrue	St. Louis	1600m
4th	Gage Hoffman	Stanton Central Montcalm	1600m
5th	Barrett Nance	North Muskegon	1600m
6th	Daniel Mandujano	Watervliet	1600m
7th	Hunter Eaton	Charlevoix	1600m
8th	Luke Herron	Caro	1600m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Mitchell Hiatt	Onsted	3200m
2nd	Josh Slocum	Traverse City St. Francis	3200m
3rd	Landon Pestrue	St. Louis	3200m
4th	Nole Lorenzen	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	3200m
5th	Daniel Mandujano	Watervliet	3200m
6th	Gage Hoffman	Stanton Central Montcalm	3200m
7th	Landen Styka	Ithaca	3200m
8th	Hunter Eaton	Charlevoix	3200m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Caleb Walker	Chesaning	110h
2nd	Leland VanAlstine	Lansing Catholic	110h
3rd	Max Ward	Elk Rapids	110h
4th	Aden Nystrom	Olivet	110h
5th	Drew Garcia	Olivet	110h
6th	Caleb Moore	Warren Michigan Collegiate	110h
7th	Zander Goodwin	Jonesville	110h
8th	Tayden Redding	Warren Michigan Collegiate	110h
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Max Ward	Elk Rapids	300h
2nd	Caleb Walker	Chesaning	300h
3rd	Zander Goodwin	Jonesville	300h
4th	Leland VanAlstine	Lansing Catholic	300h
5th	Evan Pipe	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	300h
6th	Clayton Benson	Quincy	300h
7th	Tayden Redding	Warren Michigan Collegiate	300h
8th	Nolan Schaap	Kalamazoo Christian	300h

STATE MEET RECORDS

Lightly Stressed

Girls 200m – 25.15

When I started looking at these, four girls had been sub-26. As of writing, now it’s six. Many of these girls are hitting multiple events, so they’ll either be tired or well warmed up, your call.

Boys 100m – 10.70

Morrice’s Logan Smith has already found a 10.84. He’s followed by a pair of Southfield Christian boys, Dylan Taylor-Wilkerson and Jadon Staten. Tenths of a second are a margin in sprints, but with the right wind and increased competition, why not?

Boys 800m – 1:53.53

After a tough early season, Abenezer Cerone has found his way back to indoor form. That indoor form produced a 1:54.86 and a 3^rd place finish against the entire state. The record is a bit faster and he’ll be feeling the 400m from earlier in the day, two points against getting there. But I’m confident if it’s not this year, next year will certainly be the one.

Feeling Pressure

Girls 800m – 2:13.51

Eliza Keith has already found her way under this mark. She’s got speed and burgeoning endurance. Allie Nowak has been pointing to this day for ages and if her championship experience is any indicator, she’s one that can blast through her 2:14 personal best.

Boys 110h – 14.33

When facing competition or the pressure of the moment, Brady Feldpausch has figured out a path to come through. Prime evidence being 2024’s State Finals, where he nabbed a significant personal best (14.57) after hovering around 15-flat all spring. Or this year’s Jon Nugent Invite, chasing the excellent Caleb Walker.

Boys 4×1 – 42.86 & Boys 4×2 – 1:29.69

We first saw in the rankings, then they’ve continued to prove it over the course of the season. Southfield Christian has impeccable depth and speed for a school of its stature. Four boys under 11.3 & 23.5. In peak relay form, we’ve seen the Eagles come close.

Under Duress

Girls 100m – 12.30

It’s the championship season effect. Molly Brown, having already hit the EQ in a whopping 6 events, took to Region 35 with a powerful intent. Her 12.10 in the 100m was nearly a half second personal best and one that could be record-breaking on Saturday. Of course, there lies a little defending champion that’s also vying for the record – Unionville Sebewaing’s Layla Bolzman. Bolzman also hit a personal best on regional day, a 12.42.

Girls 3200m – 10:49.25

Originally, this was in the lightly stressed category, until Kaylie Livingston had to go and rip a 10:40 at Distance Night. Record-breaker or not, Livingston will surely look to add to her collection of state titles.

Girls 100h – 14.89

Probably the prime Molly Brown event. Brown has twice won here, and now this year’s version is astonishingly, much quicker. She’s kicked it up a notch in May, first notching personal bests at the Dome Classic and Cascades Conference, before smashing a 14.05 in a Region 35 victory.

Boys 3200m – 9:22.07

In any normal scenario, I’d cast doubt on the attempt at a 3200m record late in the meet. But ultra marathoner Marek Butkiewicz faces a D4 field as strong as ever and he may need to match his 9:16 personal best. I know Alex Tyndall, Brody Karg, Landon Rogers and whomever else will make him work for the title.

Boys 4×4 – 3:24.19

Fowler’s combination of hurdlers, short sprinters, and 400m marksmen come together for what may be, pound for pound (considering enrollment), the best relay squad of all seven divisions. With a student population of 175, they’ve earned the #23 relay time in the entire state.

So many possibilities. I’ll go with 4 of these records being shattered in what may be one of the better D4 years ever.

Intriguing Events and Happenings

Molly Brown and the Quad

Intentional and aggressive, that’s how I’d describe her season. Early qualifiers in six events (plus working on longer distances and high jump during indoor), you see a plan for the State Finals and for Austin Peay. Maybe multi’s in the future and to be good at those, you’ve gotta come through in many events in a single day. Last year saw Brown capture both hurdles along with an All-State 100m finish. She’s still entered in those three events, but has added the long jump, where she’s the top seed. It’s a setup of events that shouldn’t have her running all over the complex, but should have her standing on multiple medal stands.

Familiar Relays Facing Off

Check out the girls sprint relay results from the past few years. You’ll likely see a combination of Fowler, Gobles, Frankfort, Portland St. Patrick, and Hillsdale Academy. I’m happy to report that the usual suspects from those squads are back again: Daisy Estrada, Alice Luther, Gwyneth Dunaway, Sofia Alaimo-Schindler, Kenzie Fedewa, Madison Sallows, Caroline Roberts, amongst many others. Fowler has the most titles in that two year stretch, Frankfort has a few, so too does Portland St. Patrick.

A Void in the 300’s

With Landon Bennett’s graduation, an opportunity exists for a new 300h champion. Dawson Scharer and Brady Feldpausch have had their eyes on it all year. Scharer has consistently held the top rank in the division, hitting a 40.82 in early April for an EQ, extending down into the 38’s as we hit late May. Feldpausch’s competitive exploits don’t just come through in the high hurdles, as last June, he slashed nearly half a second from his lifetime best to place 2^nd. Then you throw D3 transplant Grant Johnson into the fray. Johnson has two consecutive sub-40’s on his resume, winning Region 36 and placing 2^nd to Scharer at Team State.

Potential Girls Team Champions

Generally, I tend to think this is pretty simple. One needs elite athletes, the advantage being more of them. Those elite athletes need to score what they’re capable of, buoyed by those who would be stepping up when less expected.

Fowler – depth in the sprints being the main driver. That depth might not show up individually, although Katie Spicer and Ella Hufnagel are very good. Relays appear to be where the Eagles will make their hay, seeded with top-2 times in each of the sprints. As an extra insurance policy, Kelcie Pung and Nadia Schafer are quite capable of scoring in their mid-distance and vault concentrations.

Gobles – from the fall, we’ve known the Tigers to be one of the better distance squads in the D4 scene. Combine that with the exploits of Daisy Estrada and Sasha Doll, now you’ve cooked up a combo that can rack up points. Estrada earned early qualifiers in the short sprints and long hurdles, a sign of podium potential. Doll has state experience, placing 3^rd in 2023’s high jump. She’s back at the level she found herself that sophomore year, clearing 5’2 and winning in Region 34.

Potential Boys Team Champions

Now, now we’re getting to the intrigue.

Kalamazoo Hackett – largely because of their distance kids, Marek Butkiewicz and Sean Siems. Those two can cover ground in all individual events and add enough juice to relays. But it can’t all be distance, as Alexander Dumont can take up a seat in the hurdles.

Southfield Christian – anything under a lap, the Eagles have the jump on the entire field. The aforementioned Jadon Staten and Dylan Taylor-Wilkerson are special. I haven’t even mentioned Brock Morris, one of the better 400m from all divisions. How does SC align their entries to maximize their points?

Riverview Gabriel Richard – may not be *as* strong as SC in the sprints (though I’m sure they’ll point to their 4×1 from regional day), but have the ability to score points elsewhere. Wisdom Nwadioha comes in with the top seed in the long jump, a #3 rank over the course of the season. Early on in the sand and from the 4×8, we’ll know in the meet’s beginnings if the Pioneers have a trophy in them.

Hillsdale Academy – the hurdle exploits of Dawson Scharer and distance runnin’ of Grayson Rorick will likely dominate their scoring forays. Additional points could come from the shot put, where Joel Miller can’t stop improving. He’s gone from a low-40 thrower to a 47’+ kid with personal bests in 5 of his past 6 competitions.

Fowler – are in the same vein as Hillsdale Academy, but substitute long endurance for short endurance, as Nate Spicer is ranked in the D4 top-7 in the 200m & 400m.

GIRLS TEAM PREDICTIONS

BOYS TEAM PREDICTIONS

Girls Event Predictions

Place	Team	Event
1st	Fowler	4×1
2nd	Frankfort	4×1
3rd	Gobles	4×1
4th	Adrian Lenawee Christian	4×1
5th	Breckenridge	4×1
6th	White Cloud	4×1
7th	New Buffalo	4×1
8th	Concord	4×1
Place	Team	Event
1st	Frankfort	4×2
2nd	Fowler	4×2
3rd	Adrian Lenawee Christian	4×2
4th	Gobles	4×2
5th	Concord	4×2
6th	Harbor Springs	4×2
7th	Bridgman	4×2
8th	Hillsdale Academy	4×2
Place	Team	Event
1st	Hillsdale Academy	4×4
2nd	Fowler	4×4
3rd	Portland St. Patrick	4×4
4th	Bridgman	4×4
5th	Frankfort	4×4
6th	Petersburg-Summerfield	4×4
7th	New Buffalo	4×4
8th	Kalamazoo Hackett	4×4
Place	Team	Event
1st	Whitmore Lake	4×8
2nd	Hillsdale Academy	4×8
3rd	Kalamazoo Hackett	4×8
4th	Gobles	4×8
5th	Bridgman	4×8
6th	Breckenridge	4×8
7th	Onekama	4×8
8th	Petersburg-Summerfield	4×8

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Ryleigh Ewald	Unionville-Sebewaing	Discus
2nd	Lyndsey Sheahan	Fulton	Discus
3rd	Addison Bolen	Carson City-Crystal	Discus
4th	Cailynn Jones	Fulton	Discus
5th	Payten Bird	White Cloud	Discus
6th	Zoey Martinez	Morenci	Discus
7th	Jaylyn Sisco	Beal City	Discus
8th	Kadence Delore	Brethren	Discus
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Kyra Marciniak	Potterville	Shot Put
2nd	Jojo Kirkpatrick	East Jordan	Shot Put
3rd	Diamond Cook	Southfield Christian	Shot Put
4th	Tatyanna Hill	Bridgman	Shot Put
5th	Grace First	Frankfort	Shot Put
6th	Addison Bolen	Carson City-Crystal	Shot Put
7th	Brianna Heitkamp	Mendon	Shot Put
8th	Bryn Gilde	Beal City	Shot Put
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Payton Haynes	Mason County Eastern	Pole Vault
2nd	Rebecca Moeller	Deckerville	Pole Vault
3rd	Nadia Schafer	Fowler	Pole Vault
4th	Alexandra Findlay	Marlette	Pole Vault
5th	Willa Roth	Frankfort	Pole Vault
6th	Chloe Fowler	Pittsford	Pole Vault
7th	Kate May	Frankfort	Pole Vault
8th	Aubree Moeller	Deckerville	Pole Vault
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Annie Saenz	Concord	High Jump
2nd	Sasha Doll	Gobles	High Jump
3rd	Addi Beatty	Lincoln-Alcona	High Jump
4th	Riley Harrah	Adrian Lenawee Christian	High Jump
5th	Macie Hafner	St. Charles	High Jump
6th	Alecsis Gould	Kingston	High Jump
7th	Alexandra Findlay	Marlette	High Jump
8th	Kasey Gaudette	Mason County Eastern	High Jump
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Molly Brown	Addison	Long Jump
2nd	Ella Hufnagel	Fowler	Long Jump
3rd	Ava Mustapha	Lansing Christian	Long Jump
4th	Casey Prevo	East Jordan	Long Jump
5th	Eva Bauer	New Buffalo	Long Jump
6th	BayLeigh Clapp	Breckenridge	Long Jump
7th	Makayla Culver	Webberville	Long Jump
8th	Haley Proctor	Webberville	Long Jump

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Molly Brown	Addison	100m
2nd	Daisy Estrada	Gobles	100m
3rd	Layla Bolzman	Unionville-Sebewaing	100m
4th	Ella Hufnagel	Fowler	100m
5th	Katie Spicer	Fowler	100m
6th	Addi Beatty	Lincoln-Alcona	100m
7th	Clara Slattery	Kalamazoo Hackett	100m
8th	Sofia Alaimo Schindler	Frankfort	100m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Daisy Estrada	Gobles	200m
2nd	Clara Slattery	Kalamazoo Hackett	200m
3rd	Ella Hufnagel	Fowler	200m
4th	Addi Beatty	Lincoln-Alcona	200m
5th	Layla Bolzman	Unionville-Sebewaing	200m
6th	Claire Long	Saginaw Nouvel	200m
7th	Ava Pike	Onekama	200m
8th	Sofia Alaimo Schindler	Frankfort	200m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Claire Long	Saginaw Nouvel	400m
2nd	Ella Hufnagel	Fowler	400m
3rd	Emily Howell	Bridgman	400m
4th	Kenzie Fedewa	Portland St. Patrick	400m
5th	Layla Bolzman	Unionville-Sebewaing	400m
6th	Mickiah Allbee	Vestaburg	400m
7th	Anne Gradowski	New Buffalo	400m
8th	Madison Cooley	Gobles	400m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Allie Nowak	Johannesburg-Lewiston	800m
2nd	Eliza Keith	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	800m
3rd	Caroline Roberts	Hillsdale Academy	800m
4th	Kelcie Pung	Fowler	800m
5th	Ava Mallar	Pittsford	800m
6th	Anna Howell	Bridgman	800m
7th	Lilah Kiley	Kingston	800m
8th	Izzy Brooks	Adrian Lenawee Christian	800m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Eliza Keith	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	1600m
2nd	Kaylie Livingston	Whitmore Lake	1600m
3rd	Jane Manthei	Petoskey St. Michael	1600m
4th	Caroline Roberts	Hillsdale Academy	1600m
5th	Emma Riker	Kalamazoo Hackett	1600m
6th	Abigail Davis	Vestaburg	1600m
7th	Callie Sinke	Onekama	1600m
8th	Libby Smith	Gobles	1600m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Kaylie Livingston	Whitmore Lake	3200m
2nd	Jane Manthei	Petoskey St. Michael	3200m
3rd	Raley Keith	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	3200m
4th	Libby Smith	Gobles	3200m
5th	Abigail Davis	Vestaburg	3200m
6th	Veyda Conley	Martin	3200m
7th	Emma Riker	Kalamazoo Hackett	3200m
8th	Clara Fast	Bridgman	3200m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Molly Brown	Addison	100h
2nd	Clara Slattery	Kalamazoo Hackett	100h
3rd	Ava Mustapha	Lansing Christian	100h
4th	Lucy Cote	Hillsdale Academy	100h
5th	Payton Haynes	Mason County Eastern	100h
6th	Siera Jedele	Manchester	100h
7th	Rebecca Moeller	Deckerville	100h
8th	Leah Thelen	Fowler	100h
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Molly Brown	Addison	300h
2nd	Clara Slattery	Kalamazoo Hackett	300h
3rd	Ava Mustapha	Lansing Christian	300h
4th	Daisy Estrada	Gobles	300h
5th	Ruby Pletcher	Central Lake/Ellsworth	300h
6th	Lucy Cote	Hillsdale Academy	300h
7th	Maria Wieber	Fowler	300h
8th	Tamerah Peterson	Sterling Heights Parkway	300h

Boys Event Predictions

Place	Team	Event
1st	Riverview Gabriel Richard	4×1
2nd	White Pigeon	4×1
3rd	Mesick	4×1
4th	East Jordan	4×1
5th	Southfield Christian	4×1
6th	Potterville	4×1
7th	Royal Oak Shrine	4×1
8th	Gobles	4×1
Place	Team	Event
1st	Southfield Christian	4×2
2nd	Riverview Gabriel Richard	4×2
3rd	Fowler	4×2
4th	Climax-Scotts	4×2
5th	Kalamazoo Hackett	4×2
6th	Mt. Clemens	4×2
7th	Pittsford	4×2
8th	Eau Claire	4×2
Place	Team	Event
1st	Fowler	4×4
2nd	Southfield Christian	4×4
3rd	Kalamazoo Hackett	4×4
4th	Riverview Gabriel Richard	4×4
5th	Detroit Frederick Douglass	4×4
6th	Hillsdale Academy	4×4
7th	Concord	4×4
8th	Manchester	4×4
Place	Team	Event
1st	Kalamazoo Hackett	4×8
2nd	Hillsdale Academy	4×8
3rd	Birmingham Roeper	4×8
4th	Petoskey St. Michael	4×8
5th	Harbor Beach	4×8
6th	Holland Calvary Christian	4×8
7th	Fairview	4×8
8th	Riverview Gabriel Richard	4×8

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Julius Johnson	Marlette	Discus
2nd	Zander Mapes	Breckenridge	Discus
3rd	Gabe Walliczeck	Climax-Scotts	Discus
4th	Nathan Fletcher	Manchester	Discus
5th	Zachary McFarren	Muskegon Catholic Central	Discus
6th	Joey Cain	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	Discus
7th	Oliver Long	Morrice	Discus
8th	Cole Meyer	Marion	Discus
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Oliver Long	Morrice	Shot Put
2nd	Zander Mapes	Breckenridge	Shot Put
3rd	Joey Cain	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	Shot Put
4th	Andrew Clark	Breckenridge	Shot Put
5th	Joel Miller	Hillsdale Academy	Shot Put
6th	Nathan Fletcher	Manchester	Shot Put
7th	Marvin Jones Jr.	Marcellus	Shot Put
8th	Logan Broekhuizen	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	Shot Put
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Aaron Locke	Beal City	Pole Vault
2nd	Teagan Williams	Pittsford	Pole Vault
3rd	Austin Taylor	Petersburg-Summerfield	Pole Vault
4th	Lucas Smith	Brown City	Pole Vault
5th	Carter Fedewa	Fowler	Pole Vault
6th	Caleb Valentine	Whitmore Lake	Pole Vault
7th	Lucas Morse	Addison	Pole Vault
8th	Dallas Swaenepoel	Vandercook Lake	Pole Vault
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Bradley Richards	Muskegon Catholic Central	High Jump
2nd	Mnason Smothers	New Buffalo	High Jump
3rd	Jayden Robinson	White Cloud	High Jump
4th	Lucas Husovsky	Kalamazoo Hackett	High Jump
5th	Austin DeRoseau	Kingston	High Jump
6th	Bryce White	Riverview Gabriel Richard	High Jump
7th	Jordan Pisco	White Pigeon	High Jump
8th	Logan Shooks	East Jordan	High Jump
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Landon Galea	Fairview	Long Jump
2nd	Wisdom Nwadioha	Riverview Gabriel Richard	Long Jump
3rd	Zach Vonk	Holland Calvary Christian	Long Jump
4th	James Rodriguez	Montabella	Long Jump
5th	Karsen Gonyea	Lincoln-Alcona	Long Jump
6th	Riley Beaumont	Bellevue	Long Jump
7th	Matthew Howery	Webberville	Long Jump
8th	Wyatt Putney	Mesick	Long Jump

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Logan Smith	Morrice	100m
2nd	Chris Walker	Mt. Clemens	100m
3rd	Joey Calhoun	Riverview Gabriel Richard	100m
4th	Dylan Taylor-Wilkerson	Southfield Christian	100m
5th	Derek Lesko	Riverview Gabriel Richard	100m
6th	Jadon Staten	Southfield Christian	100m
7th	Markeil White	Potterville	100m
8th	Kylan Lester	Morenci	100m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Brock Morris	Southfield Christian	200m
2nd	Tristan Wallace	Madison	200m
3rd	Derek Lesko	Riverview Gabriel Richard	200m
4th	Logan Smith	Morrice	200m
5th	Jadon Staten	Southfield Christian	200m
6th	Nate Spicer	Fowler	200m
7th	Ezariah Taylor	Potterville	200m
8th	Dylan Taylor-Wilkerson	Southfield Christian	200m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Brock Morris	Southfield Christian	400m
2nd	Abenezer Cerone	Royal Oak Shrine	400m
3rd	Hunter Garza	Deckerville	400m
4th	Kai Fisher	Memphis	400m
5th	Colebrook Sutherland	Maple City Glen Lake	400m
6th	Nate Spicer	Fowler	400m
7th	Isaac Bignall	Unionville-Sebewaing	400m
8th	Carroll Robotham	Frankfort	400m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Abenezer Cerone	Royal Oak Shrine	800m
2nd	Sean Siems	Kalamazoo Hackett	800m
3rd	Christian Getz	Holland Calvary Christian	800m
4th	Colebrook Sutherland	Maple City Glen Lake	800m
5th	Emmanuel Mehari	Plymouth Christian Academy	800m
6th	Lucas Molenkamp	Hillsdale Academy	800m
7th	Aaron Locke	Beal City	800m
8th	Elias Baldwin	Decatur	800m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Marek Butkiewicz	Kalamazoo Hackett	1600m
2nd	Grayson Rorick	Hillsdale Academy	1600m
3rd	Landon Rogers	Three Oaks River Valley	1600m
4th	Alex Tyndall	Mason County Eastern	1600m
5th	Sean Siems	Kalamazoo Hackett	1600m
6th	Theodore Davis	Dansville	1600m
7th	Brody Karg	Harbor Beach	1600m
8th	Tyler Laansma	Tri-Unity Christian	1600m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Marek Butkiewicz	Kalamazoo Hackett	3200m
2nd	Landon Rogers	Three Oaks River Valley	3200m
3rd	Grayson Rorick	Hillsdale Academy	3200m
4th	Alex Tyndall	Mason County Eastern	3200m
5th	Theodore Davis	Dansville	3200m
6th	Lincoln Laansma	Tri-Unity Christian	3200m
7th	Brody Karg	Harbor Beach	3200m
8th	Grant Corlew	Harbor Springs	3200m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Brady Feldpausch	Fowler	110h
2nd	Grant Johnson	Manchester	110h
3rd	Dawson Scharer	Hillsdale Academy	110h
4th	Luke Lawrence	Climax-Scotts	110h
5th	Jordan Pisco	White Pigeon	110h
6th	Jailen Guise	International Academy of Flint	110h
7th	Austin Louzon	Riverview Gabriel Richard	110h
8th	Eli Oliver	Lutheran Westland	110h
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Dawson Scharer	Hillsdale Academy	300h
2nd	Brady Feldpausch	Fowler	300h
3rd	Grant Johnson	Manchester	300h
4th	Logan Smith	Morrice	300h
5th	Alexander Dumont	Kalamazoo Hackett	300h
6th	Luke Lawrence	Climax-Scotts	300h
7th	Cole Upper	Lincoln-Alcona	300h
8th	Benjamin Jollay	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake	300h

It’s State Championship season. I thought I’d give a little preview of these athletes and how they relate to history, some backstories, then finally, team and individual predictions.

STATE MEET RECORDS

Feeling Pressure

Boys 200m – For over 20 years, Matt Wise’s 22.42 hasn’t been touched. Jacob MacPhee has been close this year, sporting a sub-23 in all of his races, including a 22.53 in Region 41.

Under Duress

Boys 100m – I’m amazed at the progress from Sault Ste. Marie’s Javonte Bellamy. As a sophomore, he stayed above the 12-flat mark, now as a junior, he’s busted through into the 10’s. He’s already slipped under the 10.95 record and given the rapid improvement, I think more is in store.

Boys 800m, 1600m, 3200m, and Girls 3200m – this is the Golden Age of Upper Peninsula distance running. Both the Boys 800m and Girls 3200m have one competitor already under that mark, the Boys 1600m has two more, and the Boys 3200m has a whopping four under the mark. Ella Fure, Gabe Litzner, Rorik Holmquist, Lucas Ballard, James Barch, Seppi Camilli. The times we’re looking for are 11:26 for the Girls 3200m and 1:58.06/4:18.09/9:35.63 for the boys.

Normally, I’d place less of a chance on distance races as when you’re competing in multiple events, you may hold back with races to come. But given the high level of competition, I expect at least two distance records to fall and one of the sprints.

Intriguing Events and Happenings

The Boys Distance Races, Obviously

And the intrigue will be centered around the 1600m and 3200m. While the Marquette boys going at it has its magnificence, it’s when we throw Gabe Litzner into the mix where things get fun. In the 1600m, the Sentinels will counter Gabe with Lucas Ballard, whose 4:17 at the Barnyard was largely on his own. In the 3200m, that’ll be James Barch, who employed a similar strategy on that rainy late April night. Litzner is the defending 3200m and XC champ. That 3200m came off the heels of a devastating car accident and recovery, and I’m sure that he’ll want to prove that when fully healthy, he’s capable of extending into shorter distances.

Strength Extends to Throws

It ain’t just the distance runners raising to new heights and quick times, the throwers are upping their game as well. In last year’s Finals, the winning throw was 46’ 7” and six competitors cracked the 40’ mark. We’ve already had 13 kids break 40’ in these past few weeks. As the UP advances 4 from each region, those 13 were whittled to 8, each spot well-earned.

No Gaps in the Girls Sprints

This is especially the case in the 100m, where a multitude of girls own personal bests from 13.0 to 13.5. At the top, you’ve got four girls above the rest: Lauren Sundquist (13.05), Leah Goodreau (13.22), Macyn Dellangelo (13.02), and Elvera Coyne (13.15). Thursday offered a bit of a finals preview, Dellangelo winning the WestPAC Conference over the other three girls.

Potential Girls Team Champions

Generally, I tend to think this is pretty simple. One needs elite athletes, the advantage being more of them. Those elite athletes need to score what they’re capable of, buoyed by those who scoring above their lower expectation.

Negaunee – a diversified team with the hope for high points in many areas. Nori Korsman excels in the jumps and vault, Sadie Rogers in the sprints and hurdles, and Keira Waterman possesses the blend of speed and endurance. All in all, the Miners have some of the best event groups in hurdles, sprints, jumps, and throws. And they’re just strong enough in distance to not succumb too many points to Marquette.

Marquette – like the boys, the Sentinel girls are concentrated on the distance side of things. Ella Fure and Maija Maki-Warne. The issue, if there is any, is that the two girls run in similar events, lessening their potential points. Marquette will have to find points from sprints and hurdles in order to gain ground on the Miners.

Potential Boys Team Champions

Marquette – their distance runners get a ton of the press, and rightfully so. But the Sentinels are so much more. You’ve got Jacob MacPhee, a potential candidate for a UP D1 State Meet Record. He brings along many other impressive sprinters, such as Ford Richardson, Kyler Sager, and Pierce Pittsley. They’re not done there, as Jacob Norman looks to be a favorite in the hurdles and Talon Smith can hold his own in the throws.

GIRLS TEAM PREDICTIONS

BOYS TEAM PREDICTIONS

Girls Event Predictions

Place	Team	Event
1st	Negaunee	4×1
2nd	Gladstone	4×1
3rd	Marquette	4×1
4th	Sault Ste. Marie	4×1
5th	Kingsford	4×1
6th	Menominee	4×1
7th	Calumet	4×1
8th	Houghton	4×1
Place	Team	Event
1st	Gladstone	4×2
2nd	Sault Ste. Marie	4×2
3rd	Manistique	4×2
4th	Calumet	4×2
5th	Negaunee	4×2
6th	Kingsford	4×2
7th	Marquette	4×2
8th	Houghton	4×2
Place	Team	Event
1st	Marquette	4×4
2nd	Menominee	4×4
3rd	Sault Ste. Marie	4×4
4th	Negaunee	4×4
5th	Houghton	4×4
6th	Manistique	4×4
7th	Calumet	4×4
8th	Kingsford	4×4
Place	Team	Event
1st	Marquette	4×8
2nd	Houghton	4×8
3rd	Negaunee	4×8
4th	Calumet	4×8
5th	Sault Ste. Marie	4×8
6th	Escanaba	4×8
7th	Manistique	4×8
8th	Kingsford	4×8

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Allison Bjorn	Calumet	Discus
2nd	Priya Morey	Negaunee	Discus
3rd	Gwen Brewster	Manistique	Discus
4th	Baylie Bourdeau	Negaunee	Discus
5th	Ryleigh Rice	Manistique	Discus
6th	Jordyn Wendling	Calumet	Discus
7th	Brynn Autio	Marquette	Discus
8th	Jazmine Junak	Marquette	Discus
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Annabelle Fazzari	Sault Ste. Marie	Shot Put
2nd	Gwen Brewster	Manistique	Shot Put
3rd	Allison Bjorn	Calumet	Shot Put
4th	Emilyn Fay	Houghton	Shot Put
5th	Priya Morey	Negaunee	Shot Put
6th	Thelma Osumili	Sault Ste. Marie	Shot Put
7th	Paige O’Donnell	Negaunee	Shot Put
8th	Adele Ostlund	Gladstone	Shot Put
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Lexi Olson	Ishpeming Westwood	Pole Vault
2nd	Emilyn Fay	Houghton	Pole Vault
3rd	Nori Korsman	Negaunee	Pole Vault
4th	Lydia Williams	Houghton	Pole Vault
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Lexi Olson	Ishpeming Westwood	High Jump
2nd	Emily Schuettpelz	Menominee	High Jump
3rd	Kristy Karl	Gladstone	High Jump
4th	Maggie Karl	Gladstone	High Jump
5th	Annika Stafford	Calumet	High Jump
6th	Nori Korsman	Negaunee	High Jump
7th	Elvera Coyne	Negaunee	High Jump
8th	Isabelle McCord	Sault Ste. Marie	High Jump
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Nori Korsman	Negaunee	Long Jump
2nd	Taylen Todd	Marquette	Long Jump
3rd	Lucy DeGroot	Gladstone	Long Jump
4th	Maddy Kreider	Kingsford	Long Jump
5th	Maggie Martin	Escanaba	Long Jump
6th	Mackenzi Pesola	Menominee	Long Jump
7th	Keira Waterman	Negaunee	Long Jump
8th	Mylee Kreider	Kingsford	Long Jump

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Lauren Sundquist	Gladstone	100m
2nd	Macyn Dellangelo	Negaunee	100m
3rd	Leah Goodreau	Manistique	100m
4th	Elvera Coyne	Negaunee	100m
5th	Grace Filizetti	Marquette	100m
6th	Maddy Kreider	Kingsford	100m
7th	Taylen Todd	Marquette	100m
8th	Alexa Hoffman	Calumet	100m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Ella Bracket	Gladstone	200m
2nd	Lauren Sundquist	Gladstone	200m
3rd	Sadie Rogers	Negaunee	200m
4th	Bella Smith	Sault Ste. Marie	200m
5th	Leah Goodreau	Manistique	200m
6th	Macyn Dellangelo	Negaunee	200m
7th	Alexa Hoffman	Calumet	200m
8th	Izzy Francisco	Negaunee	200m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Keira Waterman	Negaunee	400m
2nd	Ella Bracket	Gladstone	400m
3rd	Grace Mayer	Sault Ste. Marie	400m
4th	Lily Ross	Houghton	400m
5th	Chloe Miller	Marquette	400m
6th	Adeleigh Riutta	Marquette	400m
7th	Norah Woodruff	Houghton	400m
8th	Addelyn Hallum	Ishpeming Westwood	400m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Maija Maki-Warne	Marquette	800m
2nd	Keira Waterman	Negaunee	800m
3rd	Lily Ross	Houghton	800m
4th	Ella Fure	Marquette	800m
5th	Alisha Mabie	Escanaba	800m
6th	Chloe Miller	Marquette	800m
7th	Tessa Rautiola	Houghton	800m
8th	Holly Cooke	Houghton	800m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Ella Fure	Marquette	1600m
2nd	Maija Maki-Warne	Marquette	1600m
3rd	Alisha Mabie	Escanaba	1600m
4th	Tessa Rautiola	Houghton	1600m
5th	Holly Cooke	Houghton	1600m
6th	Winley Brandt	Menominee	1600m
7th	Maria Murvich	Kingsford	1600m
8th	Olivia Wescott	Kingsford	1600m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Ella Fure	Marquette	3200m
2nd	Alisha Mabie	Escanaba	3200m
3rd	Tessa Rautiola	Houghton	3200m
4th	Maija Maki-Warne	Marquette	3200m
5th	Evelyn Grant	Marquette	3200m
6th	Adelyn Chapman	Negaunee	3200m
7th	Jovie Williams	Houghton	3200m
8th	Katie Sarau	Houghton	3200m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Sadie Rogers	Negaunee	100h
2nd	Kristy Karl	Gladstone	100h
3rd	Chloe Serafin	Houghton	100h
4th	Madison Pekrul	Negaunee	100h
5th	Annabelle Fazzari	Sault Ste. Marie	100h
6th	Ava Stalboerger	Escanaba	100h
7th	Chloe Jackson	Marquette	100h
8th	Josie Mechling	Negaunee	100h
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Sadie Rogers	Negaunee	300h
2nd	Chloe Jackson	Marquette	300h
3rd	Madison Pekrul	Negaunee	300h
4th	Chloe Serafin	Houghton	300h
5th	Maggie Martin	Escanaba	300h
6th	Annabelle Fazzari	Sault Ste. Marie	300h
7th	Ava Stalboerger	Escanaba	300h
8th	Josie Mechling	Negaunee	300h

Boys Event Predictions

Place	Team	Event
1st	Marquette	4×1
2nd	Houghton	4×1
3rd	Sault Ste. Marie	4×1
4th	Kingsford	4×1
5th	Gladstone	4×1
6th	Calumet	4×1
7th	Menominee	4×1
8th	Ishpeming Westwood	4×1
Place	Team	Event
1st	Marquette	4×2
2nd	Gladstone	4×2
3rd	Kingsford	4×2
4th	Menominee	4×2
5th	Sault Ste. Marie	4×2
6th	Negaunee	4×2
7th	Ishpeming Westwood	4×2
8th	Houghton	4×2
Place	Team	Event
1st	Marquette	4×4
2nd	Sault Ste. Marie	4×4
3rd	Houghton	4×4
4th	Negaunee	4×4
5th	Menominee	4×4
6th	Escanaba	4×4
7th	Kingsford	4×4
8th	Calumet	4×4
Place	Team	Event
1st	Marquette	4×8
2nd	Houghton	4×8
3rd	Sault Ste. Marie	4×8
4th	Kingsford	4×8
5th	Ishpeming Westwood	4×8
6th	Manistique	4×8
7th	Escanaba	4×8
8th	Negaunee	4×8

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Matthew Frantti	Calumet	Discus
2nd	Michael Solena	Houghton	Discus
3rd	Aaron Hughes	Gladstone	Discus
4th	Talon Smith	Marquette	Discus
5th	Ethan Gauthier	Negaunee	Discus
6th	Sam Moose	Manistique	Discus
7th	Beltran Guillermo	Manistique	Discus
8th	Mason Joyal	Houghton	Discus
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Matthew Frantti	Calumet	Shot Put
2nd	Braden Ditmeyer	Sault Ste. Marie	Shot Put
3rd	Aaron Hughes	Gladstone	Shot Put
4th	Mason Tappy	Kingsford	Shot Put
5th	Talon Smith	Marquette	Shot Put
6th	Sam Moose	Manistique	Shot Put
7th	Ryder Kemmpainen	Houghton	Shot Put
8th	Ethan Gauthier	Negaunee	Shot Put
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Louis Salmi	Ishpeming Westwood	Pole Vault
2nd	Gavin Comero	Ishpeming Westwood	Pole Vault
3rd	Cade Ollanketo	Houghton	Pole Vault
4th	Keith Koivisto	Calumet	Pole Vault
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Darrent Butler	Menominee	High Jump
2nd	Brady Mager	Negaunee	High Jump
3rd	Andrew Hamlin	Escanaba	High Jump
4th	Mason Peltin	Gladstone	High Jump
5th	Cole Pekrul	Negaunee	High Jump
6th	Micheal Cattoor	Marquette	High Jump
7th	Trenton Walsh	Ishpeming Westwood	High Jump
8th	Trayven Lahti	Houghton	High Jump
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Kyler Sager	Marquette	Long Jump
2nd	Gaige Sorenson	Kingsford	Long Jump
3rd	Evan Woelffer	Gladstone	Long Jump
4th	Darrent Butler	Menominee	Long Jump
5th	David Williams	Marquette	Long Jump
6th	Brayden Krans	Calumet	Long Jump
7th	Kyle Waterman	Negaunee	Long Jump
8th	Daniel Xie	Houghton	Long Jump

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Javonte Bellamy	Sault Ste. Marie	100m
2nd	Pierce Pittsley	Marquette	100m
3rd	Kyler Sager	Marquette	100m
4th	Drew Bradley	Marquette	100m
5th	Jack Olson	Kingsford	100m
6th	Brayden Krans	Calumet	100m
7th	Sam Roth	Houghton	100m
8th	Karter Scherer	Ishpeming Westwood	100m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Jacob MacPhee	Marquette	200m
2nd	Pierce Pittsley	Marquette	200m
3rd	Ford Richardson	Marquette	200m
4th	Javonte Bellamy	Sault Ste. Marie	200m
5th	Brady Mager	Negaunee	200m
6th	Brayden Krans	Calumet	200m
7th	Jack Olson	Kingsford	200m
8th	Derek McEachern	Negaunee	200m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Jacob MacPhee	Marquette	400m
2nd	Nathan Komp	Menominee	400m
3rd	Ben Sands	Escanaba	400m
4th	Derek McEachern	Negaunee	400m
5th	Ian Southwell	Sault Ste. Marie	400m
6th	Benjamin Hemmer	Houghton	400m
7th	Tyler Phelps	Kingsford	400m
8th	Kaleb Fornetti	Kingsford	400m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Lucas Ballard	Marquette	800m
2nd	Evan Balko	Marquette	800m
3rd	Beepsee Teeple	Marquette	800m
4th	Luke Hill	Houghton	800m
5th	Eli Hills	Sault Ste. Marie	800m
6th	Colin Van Karsen	Houghton	800m
7th	Cavan Mulligan	Kingsford	800m
8th	Breckin Jensen	Ishpeming Westwood	800m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Lucas Ballard	Marquette	1600m
2nd	Gabe Litzner	Sault Ste. Marie	1600m
3rd	Evan Balko	Marquette	1600m
4th	Luke Hill	Houghton	1600m
5th	James Barch	Marquette	1600m
6th	Birk Seagren	Houghton	1600m
7th	Blake Tomasoski	Kingsford	1600m
8th	Brandon Van Karsen	Houghton	1600m
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Gabe Litzner	Sault Ste. Marie	3200m
2nd	James Barch	Marquette	3200m
3rd	Rorik Holmquist	Marquette	3200m
4th	Seppi Camilli	Marquette	3200m
5th	Luke Hill	Houghton	3200m
6th	Blake Tomasoski	Kingsford	3200m
7th	Birk Seagren	Houghton	3200m
8th	Brandon Van Karsen	Houghton	3200m

Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Jacob Norman	Marquette	100h
2nd	Brady Mager	Negaunee	100h
3rd	Sid Olson	Kingsford	100h
4th	Braylon Zdunek	Marquette	100h
5th	Isaac Niebuhr	Sault Ste. Marie	100h
6th	Kyle Waterman	Negaunee	100h
7th	Cole Pekrul	Negaunee	100h
8th	Haidyn Davis	Escanaba	100h
Place	Name	Team	Event
1st	Ford Richardson	Marquette	300h
2nd	Brady Mager	Negaunee	300h
3rd	Owen Rice	Sault Ste. Marie	300h
4th	Sid Olson	Kingsford	300h
5th	Braylon Zdunek	Marquette	300h
6th	Kyle Waterman	Negaunee	300h
7th	Isaac Niebuhr	Sault Ste. Marie	300h
8th	Maciej Wawrzynowicz	Houghton	300h