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State Rankings Set as Local Track & Field Championships Wrap Up

With regional qualifications completed and a few days remaining before the state meet, local track and field athletes competed in local championships, getting one last tune-up for their events over the last week. Here’s a round-up from the Macomb County meet, the Blue Water Meet of Champions, and the Thumb Meet of Champs, and several top-ranking athletes heading into the state finals.  You can also check out all the new additions to this week’s area top-ten performance list under “Records and Stats” on the site.


Wed., May 20 at Warren Mott High School


GIRLS

  • Macomb Lutheran North Freshman Elliana Nothdurft claimed an all-county finish in both the 100 meters (13.17), 200 (26.57 PB), and the 400 (61.4 PB), placing fifth in all.

  • MLN’s Sam Whitlam ran 60.37 to take third in the 400, and eighth in the 800 in 2:24.

  • New Haven’s Emma Reimer was 10th in the 800 in a new season’s best of 2:29.

  • Alannah Wessel won the 1600 in 5:01 for Macomb Homeschool Academy, with a fourth-place 800-meter finish in 2:21.

  • Austin Catholic’s Cassidy Bowers was sixth in the 1600 (5:31 PB), while MLN’s Chloe Boright was ninth in 5:34, a best for her.

  • Macomb Homeschool Academy’s Faith Wessel (2nd; 11:44), Boright (3rd; 11:49), Bowers (4th; 11:58), and Avery Stallman of MLN (5th; 12:17) were in the top five for the ladies’ 3200-meter run.

  • Taylor Surgener of Anchor Bay had another sub-50-second 300-meter hurdle race to take fifth place in 49.43.

  • Anchor Bay’s Ella Wood, Iyanna Brown, Jillian Marentette, and Brooke Laplante took fourth in the 4x400 relay in 4:23.

  • Avery Stallman, Lucy Gump, Ariana Macri, and Annie McMahon were fifth in 10:31 for MLN in the 4x800 relay.

  • Anchor Bay’s Sydney Slay was third in both shot put and discus, with throws of 35-5 and 116-10, respectively.

  • Roxy Mendez (Macomb Lutheran North), Jillian Marentette (Anchor Bay), and Autumn Pratt (Macomb Lutheran North) all tied for fifth with high jumps of 4-9.

  • Pratt won the pole vault in 9-6, a personal best, while Richmond’s Madison Starnes was fourth with a vault of 8-0.

Photos courtesy of Rick Leslie, Anchor Bay Track and Field.


BOYS

  • MLN teammates Will Haskins (52.26) and Joseph Avolio (52.50 PB) went 7-8 in the 400-meter dash.

  • Brandon Ziehmer won the Macomb County Meet 800 with a time of 1:58.85, a new best for the senior from Anchor Bay. Josh Macri was ninth in 2:02 for MLN.  Macri then went on to win the 1600 in 4:27.  Teammate Xavier Roman was eighth in 4:33, a new personal best.

  • Maxwell Durham was the Blue Water Area’s top finisher in the 3200, with a fourth-place spot in 9:58, running a new personal best and breaking a FIFTY-SIX-year-old school record.  Durham now owns all the distance records for New Haven High School.

  • Anchor Bay’s Kacy Agyeman was fourth in 15.46 in the 110-meter hurdles.

  • MLN’s Haskins, Roman, Avolio, and Macri were fifth in the 4x400 (3:33), while Anchor Bay’s Aygeman, Ziehmer, Cameron Hickey, and Thomas Salveta were sixth (3:33).

  • Aaron Osterman, Sebastian Azar, Ziehmer, and Salveta were county runners-up in the 4x800 (Anchor Bay). Their time was 8:11, the fastest Blue Water Area time by 10 seconds.

  • Cameron Gramzow took the double throws victory with a 49-7 shot put and 187 feet in the discus.  Teammate Noah Ring was third in shot with a 47-5 to put two Anchor Bay Tars on the podium.

  • Lucas Hardoin was fifth in the long jump for Anchor Bay, leaping 20-0.5 feet.


Thurs., May 21 at Marysville High School

Photo courtesy of Imlay City track and field.


Girls’ Area Champions:

Event

Athlete

Mark

100

Penelope McNutt, North Branch

12.59

200

Malencia Price, PHH

27.29

400

Isabella Nestle, PHN

60.0

800

Samantha Langolf, PHN

2:24

1600

Samantha Langolf, PHN

5:18

3200

Samantha Langolf, PHN

11:56

100 Hurdles

Sadie Dykstra, Yale

14.86 PB

300 Hurdles

Sadie Dykstra, Yale

44.94 PB

#5 All-Time in BWA

4x100

North Branch

52.47

4x200

North Branch

1:51.25

4x400

Armada

4:19.18

4x800

Marysville

10:37

Shot Put

Katelyn Welter, Cros-Lex

34-4.5 PB

Discus

Gretchen Yens, North Branch

102-2

High Jump

Grace Askew, St. Clair

4-10

Long Jump

Sadie Dykstra, Yale

17-6.5


Boys’ Area Champions

Event

Athlete

Mark

100

Brett Lestage, Imlay City

10.96

200

Brett Lestage, Imlay City

22.67

400

Kai Fisher, Memphis

50.76

800

Caleb Nelson, Cros-Lex

2:04

1600

Grant Davis, PHN

4:42

3200

Connor Pepin, Cros-Lex

10:15 PB

110 Hurdles

Dylan Bittner, Cros-Lex

15.21 PB

#2 Area Time

300 Hurdles

Gavin Oleski, Cros-Lex

41.89

4x100

Imlay City

44.48

4x200

Imlay City

1:33.81

4x400

Cros-Lex

3:36

4x800

Cros-Lex 

8:39

Shot Put

Lincoln Watkins, PHN

52-8

Discus

Zack Haywood, Yale

149-8

High Jump

Joey Lincoln, PHN

6-3 PB

*Area-leading height

Pole Vault

Hunter Cole, Yale

12-0


Tues., May 26 at Caro High School

Photo courtesy of Sanilac County News Sports.


Girls’ Area Champions

Event

Athlete

Mark

100

Penelope McNutt, North Branch

12.56

200

Penelope McNutt, North Branch

26.07

100 Hurdles

Sadie Dykstra, Yale

15.05

300 Hurdles

Sadie Dykstra, Yale

44.60 PB

#3 All-Time in BWA

4x100

North Branch

51.13

4x200

North Branch

1:46.64

Shot Put

Aubree Deshetsky, North Branch

44-02 PB

*School/meet record.

Discus

Aubree Deshetsky, North Branch

150-03

*School/meet record.

High Jump

Sadie Dykstra, Yale

5-4

Long Jump

Sadie Dykstra, Yale

18-07.50 PB

#1 All-Time BWA

Photos courtesy of North Branch track and field.


Boys’ Area Champions

Event

Athlete

Mark

100

Brett Lestage, Imlay City

11.02

200

Brett Lestage, Imlay City

22.33

300 Hurdles

Gavin Oleski, Cros-Lex

40.92

Discus

Zack Haywood, Yale

152-09


Top state rankings for local athletes:


Division 1 Boys

#1: Cameron Gramzow, Anchor Bay, discus.  188-0.

#6: Lincoln Watkins, PHN, shotput. 56-1.5.

#12: Noah Ring, Anchor Bay, shot put. 54-0.

#14: Cameron Gramzow, Anchor Bay, shot put. 53-3.

#14: Lincoln Watkins, PHN, discus. 161-1.

#16: Kacy Agyeman, Anchor Bay, 110-meter hurdles. 14.71.


Division 1 Girls

#13: Sydney Slay, Anchor Bay, shot put. 37-9.


Division 2 Boys

#7: Brett Lestage, Imlay City, 100. 10.78.

#12: Zack Haywood, Yale, discus. 155-0.

#16: Josh Macri, MLN, 1600. 4:22.

#19: Dylan Bittner, Cros-Lex, 110-meter hurdles. 15.21.

#20: Josh Macri, MLN, 3200. 9:34.

#21: Colin Boullard, St. Clair, 110-meter hurdles. 15.30.

#21: Gavin Oleski, Cros-Lex, 300 hurdles. 40.57.


Division 2 Girls

#1: Aubree Deshetsky, North Branch, shot put and discus. 44-2/150-3.

#2: Sadie Dykstra, Yale, long jump. 18-7.5.

#3: Sadie Dykstra, Yale, 300 hurdles. 44.60.

#4: Sadie Dykstra, Yale, 100 hurdles. 14.86.

#5: Sadie Dykstra, Yale, high jump. 5-4.

#6: North Branch 4x100 relay. 50.47.

#8: Natalie Valentine, North Branch, high jump. 5-4.

#10: Penelope McNutt, North Branch, 100. 12.48.

#10: Samantha Whitlam, MLN, 800. 2:17.

#10: Yale 4x400 relay. 4:10.25.

#11: North Branch 4x200 relay. 1:46.64.

#13: Penelope McNutt, North Branch, 200. 25.92.

#15: Valeria Ricossa, Armada, high jump. 5-2.

#16: Armada 4x400 relay. 4:12.76.

#18: Allysse Deshetsky, North Branch, shot put. 36-0.

#18: Aubree Deshetsky, North Branch, high jump. 5-2.

#19: Armada 4x800 relay. 10:07.

#21: Samantha Whitlam, MLN, 400. 59.50.


Division 3 Girls

#14: Jenna Dobbs, Algonac, 400. 60.22.


Division 4 Boys#7: Kai Fisher, Memphis, 400. 50.76.

#11: Kai Fisher, Memphis, 100. 11.18.

#16: Kai Fisher, Memphis, 200. 23.05.


Division 4 Girls

#10: Cassidy Bowers, Austin Catholic, 3200. 11:58.

#13: Ava Klink, Capac, discus. 104-3.

#16: Cassidy Bowers, Austin Catholic, 1600. 5:31.

#18: Caila Fitchett, Dryden, 300 hurdles. 50.44.

#21: Stella Behnan, Cardinal Mooney, 1600. 5:39.



State meet competitions will take place this Saturday, May 30th.

State Finals Meet Locations:


Division 1

Track and Field Final 1

Host: Rockford


Division 2

 Track and Field Final 2

Host: Hamilton High School

Location: Hamilton


Division 3

Track and Field Final 3

Host: Kent City


Division 4

Track and Field Final 4

Host: Baldwin Street Middle School






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