1998 MHSAA State Championships LP-A
Highlights
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Shaka Dhladhla of East Lansing sailed past the barries for a 14.64h win
- 1,600 Meter Run - Great race for Jason Hartmann of Rockford who won in 4:12.80 with Kevin Avenius of Novi in his shadow at 4:13.50. After that was Jordan Desilets of Lake Orion at 4:15.60, David Cook of Portage Northern (4:16.70), Ben Wojcik of Wyandotte Roosevelt (4:17.80), John Hughes of Traverse City Central (4:17.90), Ben Evans of Birmingham Brother Rice (4:19.00), Brent Erickson of Muskegon Reeths-Puffer (4:21.90)
- 200 Meter Dash - Charles Rogers of Saginaw smoked a 21.94h to win, a new SB
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Nailed it! Joel Gaff of Traverse City Central wins in 39.04h just out-kicking the 39.04h by Ryan Kearney of Livonia Churchill. After that was Shaka Dhladhla of East Lansing at 39.24h, Johnnie Birdsongof Detroit Mumford (39.34h)
- 3,200 Meter Run - Jason Hartmann of Rockford got it done, winning in 9:24.60, a new SB with Richard Bauer of Howell in his shadow at 9:26.40. They were followed by Ryan Wilman of Warren Cousino (9:26.80), Nick Stanko of Wyandotte Roosevelt (9:30.40), Robert Block of Livonia Stevenson (9:30.60), Dathan Ritzenhein of Rockford (9:31.20), Matt Shannon of Detroit Catholic Central (9:31.30), Nick Allen of Plymouth (9:32.60)
- 400 Meter Dash - Impressive top speed helped Lamar Courtney of Muskegon Mona Shores win in 49.14h and next was Scott Mackey of Bay City Central (49.44h)
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Detroit Central 1:28.40; Saginaw 1:29.60; Detroit Mumford 1:29.90;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - East Lansing 3:19.70;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - White Lake Lakeland 7:46.40; Portage Northern 7:47.70; Plymouth 7:50.20; Rockford 7:56.50; Pinckney 7:58.90; Wyandotte Roosevelt 8:01.00; Brighton 8:01.70; Grand Ledge 8:01.80;
- 800 Meter Run - Nick Gow of White Lake Lakeland got it done, winning in 1:53.80, a new SB with Ian Searcy of Plymouth in tow at 1:54.00. They were followed by Deandre Shelton of Portage Northern (1:54.80), David Cook of Portage Northern (1:55.30), Victor Acosta of Ann Arbor Pioneer (1:55.40), Anthony Sager of White Lake Lakeland (1:55.80), Jacob Crowe of Grand Ledge (1:56.60), Andy Briggs of Plymouth (1:57.30)
- Discus - Joe Keller of Lansing Eastern hurled a victorious 178-3, followed by: Josh Thornhill of Lansing Eastern (170-4), Larry Pigge of Muskegon (167-1), Jon Bieneman of Rockford (165-4), Jim Delbridge of Flint Carman-Ainsworth (158-11), Kevin Keil of Canton (154-4), Phillip Gearhart of Howell (154-3), Bill Cantwell of Royal Oak Kimball (151-9)
- High Jump - With the bar at 6-9, William Nash of Highland Milford gets the gold (best clearance this year), followed by: Steve Wolf of Sterling Heights Stevenson (6-8)
- Long Jump - Hitting a big 22-6.5 jump, Joe Alls of Sterling Heights Stevenson wins
- Pole Vault - Chip Owen of Holland West Ottawa sailed over 15-3 for the win (best clearance this year), followed by: Brent Sheffer of Traverse City Central (15-0), Jared Hager of Rockford (14-6), Jeremy Winsor of St. Johns (14-6), Jimmie Freeman of East Kentwood (14-0), Derek Laskowski of Farmington Hills Harrison (14-0), Tim Lett of East Kentwood (14-0)
- Shot Put - Nice toss of 62-6.5 for the victory, followed by: David Pearson of Brighton (58-3.5), Joe Keller of Lansing Eastern (56-11.75), Josh Thornhill of Lansing Eastern (56-5.75), Rich Baron of Highland Milford (55-3.5), Jon Marcero of Monroe (54-11.5), Jon Gritter of Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (54-6), Dale Westrick of Grand Ledge (53-9)