MITCA Champions Track and Field Festival Wraps Up Michigan Outdoor Season
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The 3rd annual MITCA Champions of Champions Track and Field Festival held at Davison High School’s Cardinal Stadium gave Michigan athletes one more opportunity to compete in their events before the 2025 outdoor season officially ended. With competitors from all four divisions (and the Upper Peninsula) grouped in various heats, it was a unique opportunity to test the best across the state: events were spread across both Friday and Saturday, and many state-wide and meet/facility records were set. The United States Association of Track and Field (USATF) sanctions the meet as a national qualifying opportunity, and the top 16 entries are placed in a “champions division”, while the remaining entries are divided amongst an “up-and-comers” division or freshmen/middle school categories. Race pacers were utilized for the first time this year to pull each field to a goal pace/time, and medals were awarded to the top three places in each division.
As athletes are technically competing post-season and outside of the MHSAA, they cannot wear their school uniforms or use their school title; results are listed as unattached or by club sport team names. If your result was missed, please message Blue Water Running so we can add it to the local athlete finishes listed below.
100 Meter Dash - Up-And-Comers Division - Boys
4th: Kai Fisher, Memphis. 11.46.
7th: Will Haskins, MLN. 11.63.
200 Meter Dash - Up-And-Comers Division - Boys
6th: Will Haskins, MLN. 23.10.
400 Meter Dash - Champions Division - Boys
13th: Kai Fisher, Memphis. 52.35.
400 Meter Dash - Up-And-Comers Division - Boys
8th: Steven Foltz, Yale. 54.66. *First freshman finisher.
800 Meter Run - Up-And-Comers Division - Boys
9th: Josh Macri, MLN. 2:00.43 PR.
14th: Vasilios Kirchhoff, MLN. 2:02.18.
24th: Xavier Roman, MLN. 2:06.4 PR.
800 Meter Run - Up-And-Comers Division - Girls
16th: Samantha Whitlam, MLN. 2:36.
1600 Meter Run - Up-And-Comers Division - Boys
9th: Josh Macri, MLN. 4:29.18.
11th: Xavier Roman, MLN. 4:31.19 PR.
1600 Meter Freshmen Division - Girls
3rd: Taylor Stanczak, Almont. 5:36.
5th: Chloe Boright, MLN. 5:38 PR.
9th: Lucy Gump, MLN. 5:57.
3200 Meter Run - Champions Division - Boys
9th: Josh Macri, MLN. 9:38 *PR and school record.
3200 Meter Run - Up-And-Comers Division - Boys
2nd: Xavier Roman, MLN. 9:53 PR.
13th: Nino Biondo, MLN. 10:33 PR - first attempt at the distance.
Long Jump - Girls
11th: Samantha Whitlam, MLN. 15’-4.5”.
Pole Vault - Champions Division - Boys
14th: Chase Battani, Almont. 13’.
Pole Vault - Up-And-Comers Division - Boys.
1st: Kieran Whitlam, MLN. 14’.
Shot Put - Boys
6th: Andrew Starr, MLN. 47’-1”.
9th: Cameron Gramzow, Anchor Bay. 46’-1.25”.
Discus - Boys
2nd: Cameron Gramzow, Anchor Bay. 171’-3”.
8th: Andrew Starrs, MLN. 138’-1”.
11th: Nathan Ring, Anchor Bay. 130’-8”.
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