MHSAA State Championships LP-A
Boys Highlights
- 100 Meter Dash - Stuart Schweigert of Saginaw Heritage took it home in 10.60 (his best of the year), trailed by Charles Rogers of Saginaw and his 10.68
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Johnnie Birdsong of Detroit Mumford earned gold in 14.21, followed by Gary Stanford of Detroit Mumford in 14.30, Jimmie Freeman of East Kentwood (14.49), Christopher Wilson of Flint Northern (CLOSED) (14.59), James Stanford of Detroit Mumford (14.60), Mike Lichocki of Sterling Heights (14.61)
- 1,600 Meter Run - Great race for John Hughes of Traverse City Central who won in 4:10.45 with Jason Hartmann of Rockford in his shadow at 4:11.19. Next was Dathan Ritzenhein of Rockford in 4:14.45, Ryan Wilmanof Warren Cousino (4:16.55), Jordan Desilets of Lake Orion (4:16.75), Ben Evans of Birmingham Brother Rice (4:19.04), Nick Allen of Plymouth (4:19.82), Anthony Sager of White Lake Lakeland (4:21.17)
- 200 Meter Dash - Kelly Baraka of Portage Northern sprinted 21.66 for the victory, just over Charles Rogers of Saginaw 21.70. They were followed by Stuart Schweigert of Saginaw Heritage (21.73)
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Johnnie Birdsong of Detroit Mumford cleared 'em clean in 37.98 for the gold (his best of the year) and next was Jason Culbert of Walled Lake Central (38.61), Adam Auvenshine of Charlotte (38.91),Nicholas Morgan of Flint Northern (CLOSED) (39.24), Tyrone Walker of Lansing Sexton (39.27), Andrew Ochs of Saline (39.34), Gary Stanford of Detroit Mumford (39.43)
- 3,200 Meter Run - Dathan Ritzenhein of Rockford earned a 9:16.16 win and next was Jason Hartmann of Rockford (9:21.57), Nick Stanko of Wyandotte Roosevelt (9:30.12), Joe Borg of Taylor Truman (9:34.22), David Sage of Clarkston (9:35.64), Tim Moore of Novi (9:36.37)
- 400 Meter Dash - Charles Rogers of Saginaw drove to a 47.82 to win with Carl Ford of Monroe in tow at 47.88. They were followed by Seth Leyendecker of Grandville (49.21), Micheal Vick of Battle Creek Central(49.36), Damien Ramsey of Detroit King (49.38)
- 4x100 Meter Relay - Benton Harbor 42.22;
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Portage Central 1:28.03; Walled Lake Western 1:28.53; Saginaw Heritage 1:29.04; East Lansing 1:29.21; Jackson 1:29.28; East Kentwood 1:29.40; Detroit King 1:29.41;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Detroit Mumford 3:17.80; Portage Central 3:22.34; East Lansing 3:22.73;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Highland Milford 7:52.18; Novi 7:55.16; White Lake Lakeland 7:56.47; Saline 7:57.13; Rockford 8:01.73; Lapeer East 8:03.89; Okemos 8:04.57; Zeeland (CLOSED) 8:05.99;
- 800 Meter Run - Brandon Jiles of Detroit Mumford held strong for a winning time of 1:53.10 with Deandre Shelton of Portage Northern in tow at 1:53.43. After that was Tom Greenless of Highland Milford at 1:53.97,Jeremy Auer of Walled Lake Central (1:55.53), Dan Cooke of Pinckney (1:55.56), Jacob Crowe of Grand Ledge (1:56.12), Frederick Burton of Alpena (1:57.17), Jorge Lopez of Okemos (1:57.45)
- Discus - Nice toss of 167-10 for the victory, which is his best throw of the season, followed by: Lamar Campbell of Flint Carman-Ainsworth (167-8), Jon Bieneman of Rockford (162-6), Mike Delorge of Flint Carman-Ainsworth (159-3), Jon Marcero of Monroe (152-10), Chris Stefanes of Birmingham Seaholm (150-11)
- High Jump - Nate Blevins of Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central cleared a 6-6 to win, followed by: Adam June of Lapeer East (6-6)
- Pole Vault - Chip Owen of Holland West Ottawa cleared a 15-2 to win (best clearance this year), followed by: Andy Patterson of Holland West Ottawa (14-4), Joe Frendo of Garden City (14-0), Daniel White of Battle Creek Central (14-0)
- Shot Put - Todd Duckett of Kalamazoo Loy Norrix hurled a victorious 64-0.5, followed by: Brian Ottney of Troy (60-9.5), Sean Poole of Flint Central Academy (56-6.75), Mike Delorge of Flint Carman-Ainsworth (55-4.75), Jon Marcero of Monroe (54-6.5), Jodie Clemons of Lansing Sexton (54-3.5), Joshua Attwood of Swartz Creek (53-5.75), Andy Thorn of Waterford Mott (53-3.75)