MHSAA State Championships LP-1
Boys Highlights
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Mike Smith of Flint Central Academy sailed past the barries for a 14.28 win and next was Lorenzo Mallette of Detroit Cass Tech (14.52), Nick Stout of Lake Orion (14.64), Charles Downey of West Bloomfield (14.67)
- 1,600 Meter Run - Great race for Jon Wojcik of Wyandotte Roosevelt who won in 4:13.40 with Brian Smith of Rockford on his heels in 4:13.53. They were followed by Tim Moore of Novi (4:14.20), Sean Moore of Saline(4:15.18), Rondell Ruff of Detroit Henry Ford (4:17.05), Eric Walle of Novi (4:19.52), Ryan Lowry of Detroit Catholic Central (4:21.03), Jake Hammerle of Brownstown Woodhaven (4:21.83)
- 200 Meter Dash - Carl Tabb of Ann Arbor Huron blazed a 21.79 for the win, which is a new season best just out-kicking the 21.82 by Kyle Brown of West Bloomfield
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Kenneth Ferguson of Detroit Mumford hurdled to a 38.32 win, which is a new season best, trailed by Nick Stout of Lake Orion and his 38.92, Brian Beach of Hudsonville (39.30), Chris Stowe ofTraverse City West (39.32)
- 3,200 Meter Run - Dathan Ritzenhein of Rockford got it done, winning in 8:43.32, a new SB and next was Tim Moore of Novi (9:10.78), Matt Daly of Detroit Catholic Central (9:17.72), Sean Moore of Saline (9:21.00), Jason Schoener of Grand Blanc (9:23.00), Brian Smith of Rockford (9:29.00), Justin Zanotti of Macomb L'Anse Creuse North (9:29.80), Adam Frezza of Lake Orion (9:30.30)
- 400 Meter Dash - Impressive top speed helped Soji Jibowu of Saginaw Heritage win in 48.28, followed by Chris Leclair of Grand Haven in 49.43
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Detroit Cass Tech 1:27.50; Kalamazoo Central 1:28.50; Saginaw Heritage 1:28.75; Pontiac 1:29.20; Southfield Lathrup 1:29.26; Detroit Mumford 1:29.78;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Detroit Mumford 3:20.70; Saginaw Heritage 3:20.75; Lansing Sexton 3:22.49;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Grand Ledge 7:47.52; Novi 7:47.85; Rockford 7:51.55; Muskegon Mona Shores 7:51.65; Highland Milford 7:57.40; Saline 7:57.85; Livonia Churchill 7:58.72; Traverse City Central 7:58.95;
- 800 Meter Run - Eric Carthers of Muskegon Mona Shores ran a 1:53.92 that earned him the W (his best of the year) just out-kicking the 1:54.48 by Rondell Ruff of Detroit Henry Ford. After that was Courtland Keteyian ofLake Orion at 1:55.01, Chris Catton of Grand Blanc (1:55.84), Chris Toloff of Novi (1:56.81), Christopher Haag of Warren deLaSalle (1:57.11), David Novara of Livonia Stevenson (1:57.12), Bradley Schick of Macomb Dakota (1:57.62)
- Discus - Joey Sarantos of Portage Northern threw a 197-11 to win, which is his best throw of the season, followed by: Robert Black of Sterling Heights Stevenson (161-6), Scott Thomas of Troy (159-9), Zane Barnes ofTraverse City West (158-10), Rob Nicklesen of Flint Carman-Ainsworth (157-3), Eric Vanderhorst of Grandville (153-0), Blake Livingston of West Bloomfield (151-10), Ahmed Mahr of Grand Rapids Union (150-7)
- High Jump - Michael Weishuhn of Pinckney cleared a 6-8 to win (best clearance this year), followed by: Robert Ellerman of Saginaw Heritage (6-6), followed by: Adam Kring of Port Huron Northern (6-6)
- Pole Vault - With the bar at 14-6, Andy Marzka of Port Huron Northern gets the gold, followed by: Jordan Chapman of Canton (14-3), Scott Pocan of Lansing Sexton (14-3)
- Shot Put - Joey Sarantos of Portage Northern threw a 61-7.5 to win (best so far this year), followed by: Jack Gitler of Berkley (56-6), Nick Maddens of Warren deLaSalle (55-6), Robert Black of Sterling Heights Stevenson(54-11), David Stallworth of Jackson (54-6.75), Matt Jennings of Cadillac (52-11.25), Rob Nicklesen of Flint Carman-Ainsworth (52-10.5), Malachi Wafford of Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (52-8.5)