We have seen many seasons of high school track and field, some better than others. This season, we saw many high-caliber athletes across our coverage area, most of whom shone at this weekend’s boys’ state finals.
The state finals saw 15 of our coverage area teams represented by at least one athlete who qualified at the regional meets.
Below is a breakdown of each athlete in our area and how they competed this weekend.
Division One
Grand Haven
100m – Keiavion Korenstra – 10.75 (7th)
200m – Andrew Willemsen – 21.67 (6th)
800m – Luka Hammond – 1:57.40 (13th)
1600m – Luka Hammond – 4:09.69 (1st)
4x100m Relay – Andrew Willemsen, Keiavion Korenstra, Will Korenstra, Alex Dixon – 41.88 (2nd)
4x200m Relay – Andrew Willemsen, Keiavion Korenstra, Alex Dixon, Ethan Hoffmeyer – 1:26.85 (2nd)
4x400m Relay – Andrew Willemsen, Ethan Hoffmeyer, Keiavion Korenstra, Jonah Hammond – 3:23.93 (13th)
4x800m Relay – Aron Gal, Liam Schamper, Ben Eisnor, Luka Hammond – 7:54.03 (8th)
High Jump – Will Korenstra – 6′ 1″ (22nd)
Long Jump – Collin Munford – 21′ 3.75″ (17th)
Muskegon
110m Hurdles – Michael Piggee Jr. – 14.48 (8th)
4×100 Relay – De’Ontae Chambers, Jamir Mathews-Foster, Ja’Mier Jefferson, Michael Piggee Jr. – 42.44 (10th)
Mona Shores
300m Hurdles – Ryan Opsommer – 39.29 (11th)
Discus – Ja’Mari Taylor – 133’5″ (35th)
Reeths-Puffer
300m Hurdles – Mason Darke – 38.65 (5th)
Division Two
Ludington
800m – Raymond Karboske – 2:02.86 (19th)
110m Hurdles – Gavin Smith – 14.79 (5th)
4x800m Relay – Jonah Sweet, Noah Lowman, Gabe Grierson, Raymond Karboske – 8:11.18 (12th)
Shot Put – Walt Autrey – 52′ 0.75″ (11th)
Oakridge
800m – Peyton Ruel – 2:01.19 (15th)
4x400m Relay – Jayden Dailey, Lawson Miller, Peyton Ruel, Bryson Stephenson – 3:26.97 (8th)
Discus – Jlynn Cerchiori – 138′ 3″ (27th)
Spring Lake
Pole Vault – Ben Goran – 14’4″ (3rd)
Whitehall
400m – Mason Mulnix – 50.59 (11th)
110m Hurdles – Camden Thompson – 14.86 (7th)
Discus – Camden Thompson – 157′ 4″ (7th), Caden Bowyer – 145′ 10″ (22nd)
High Jump – Ayden Mendoza – 6′ 7″ (3rd), Camden Thompson – 6′ 3″ (5th)
Long Jump – Kal Koehler – 21′ 1.5″ (9th)
Division Three
Hart
400m – Carter Ramseyer – 49.68 (2nd)
3200m – Silas Ackley – 10:17.50 (19th)
300m Hurdles – Lyric Fielder – 41.62 (12th)
4x100m Relay – Eman Hertzler, Carter Ramseyer, Lyric Fielder, Chase Lorenz – 43.84 (4th)
4x200m Relay – Eman Hertzler, Carter Ramseyer, Lyric Fielder, Chase Lorenz – 1:30.52 (1st)
4x400m Relay – Carter Ramseyer, Lyric Fielder, Jack Slotman, Chase Lorenz – 3:26.57 (3rd)
4x800m Relay – Trevor VanderKodde, Grant Ackley, Mason Opalewski, Martin Fetterhoff – 8:33.81 (21st)
Manistee
4x100m Relay – Dayvion Neal, Braden Banicki, Ean Guenthardt, Kaden Kott – 44.44 (12th)
4x200m Relay – Wyatt Protasiewicz, Braden Banicki, Dayvion Neal, Kaden Kott – 1:32.77 (13th)
Pole Vault – Damien McEntaffer – 14′ 9″ (4th)
Mason County Central
Shot Put – Gradyn Wilson – 43′ 3.5″ (24th)
Discus – Gradyn Wilson – 145′ 6″ (11th)
High Jump – Quentin Lange – 6′ 7″ (3rd)
Pole Vault – Hunter Sanford – 12′ 3″ (31st)
Montague
200m (Wheelchair) – Wyatt Fairchild – 44.69 (1st)
400m (Wheelchair) – Wyatt Fairchild – 1:36.78 (1st)
4x800m Relay – Gibson Smith, Nolan Kessler, Alix Draves, Noah Raeth – 8:33.94 (22nd)
Shot Put – Isaac French – 47′ 6.5″ (13th)
Long Jump – Devlin Dean – 19′ 3″ (22nd)
West Michigan Christian
800m – Matthias Morse – 1:58.27 (2nd)
800m – Demitri Lawrence – 2:10.55 (31st)
4x800m Relay – Alexander Lawrence, Demitri Lawrence, Reuben Anderson, Matthias Morse – 8:21.92 (11th)
North Muskegon
400m – TJ Byard – 54.20 (23rd)
800m – Barrett Nance – 1:59.85 (10th)
1600m – Barrett Nance – 4:26.26 (7th)
4x100m Relay – Cullen Bartos, Henry Husmann, Drew Bartos, Hunter Wilder – 47.03 (28th)
4x200m Relay – Cullen Bartos, Keefe Kersman, TJ Byard, Jaden Villalpando – 1:34.24 (21st)
4x400m Relay – TJ Byard, Beckett Hoppa, Jaden Villalpando, Barrett Nance – 3:35.52 (21st)
Shot Put – Henry Husmann – 46′ 8.5″ (15th)
High Jump – TJ Byard – 5′ 11″ (24th)
Long Jump – Jaden Villalpando – 21′ 4.25″ (6th)
Ravenna
300m Hurdles – Derek Finlay – 40.67 (6th)
300m Hurdles – Tyler Pelham – 42.34 (18th)
4x100m Relay – Isaac Korson, Tyler Pelham, Mark Whelpley, Derek Finlay – 45.06 (21st)
Discus – Colton Rolison – 119′ 2″ (30th)
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