Ericka Vanderlende and Cole Johnson posted MI No. 1 times at the Spartan Classic Invite.
Five Michigan No. 1 results were recorded at the Spartan Classic Track and Field Invite, which took place this past weekend on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing.
Rockford's Ericka Vanderlende ran a Michigan No. 1 / US No. 6 time of 10:15.75 on route to her emphatic win in the 3200m race. Vanderlende finished thirty-four seconds ahead of the race's runner-up. With this effort, the junior established a new pr as well as a new Rockford school record. Her latest showing complements the Michigan No. 2 / US No. 15 time of 4:50.58 that she achieved in the 1600m event at last week's Rockford At Grand Haven dual-meet.
* From Rockford XC:
* More insight into Ericka's excellent performances:
Ericka Vanderlende shown racing in the 2 Mile event at NBNI during the '18 indoor season.
Cole Johnson claimed the 800m race win with his state leading time of 1:53.87. This result represents a season's best and a US No. 39 for the Rockford senior. Johnson also took the 1600m victory with his Michigan No. 5 time of 4:20.51.
Cole Johnson owns impressive pr's of 1:50.72 (800m) and 4:08.60 (1600m).
A pair of state number one results were achieved in the long jump competitions, as Erin McCallum and Kavion Autrey secured the event wins with jumps of 17-11 and 23-3.5, respectively. McCallum, who represents Northville, and Grand Ledge's Autrey both established new pr's with their first place jumps. Additionally, Autrey's jump is a US No. 10 for junior athletes during the 2018 outdoor season.
In team relay action, Northville won the 4 x 100m due to their Michigan No. 1 time of 50.21.
Team Members Include: Claire Wan, Melanie Sarafian, Lauren Marshall & Erin McCallum