Ada MI. – The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) had its Division Two state track finals Saturday and in spite of the 90-degree weather, there was a lot of outstanding competition by all involved.
The final team results had the East Grand Rapids girl’s team captured its second consecutive title, and Corunna’s boy’s squad snapped a 23-year drought with its championship at Forest Hills Eastern.
Championship chases on both the boy’s and girl’s sides came down to the wire, with EGR sealing its title in school-record time in the 1,600-meter relay, while Corunna’s 4×400 relay team placed seventh in the meet’s final event to hold off a pair of challengers. Below is a final tally of all the 2023 Division Two State Champions.
Girl’s individual state champs
100-meter dash
Keyanna O’Tey (Soph., Sturgis), 11.84 PR
Adaptive 100-meter dash
Jillian Romanyk (Sr., Sturgis), 30.53 PR
200-meter dash
Keyanna O’Tey (Soph., Sturgis), 24.61 PR
400-meter dash
Elizabeth Anderson (Sr., New Boston Huron), 55.38 PR
800-meter run
Camryn Bodine (Sr., East Grand Rapids), 2:11.53 PR
1,600-meter run
Drew Muller (Jr., East Grand Rapids), 4:56.01
3,200-meter run
Natalie VanOtteren (Jr., Grand Rapids Christian), 10:57.20
100-meter hurdles
Ella Jenkins (Sr., Warren Regina), 14.64 PR
300-meter hurdles
Annabelle Densmore (Sr., Charlotte), 45.06
400-meter relay
Berrien Springs (Zariyah Mance, Kirsten Krause, Jasmin Williams, Grace Constable), 49.32
800-meter relay
Cadillac (Emily Anway, Avery Meyer, Madisyn Lundquist, Hanah Johnson), 1:44.76
1,600-meter relay
East Grand Rapids (Claire Weaver, Avery Hecksel, Drew Muller, Camryn Bodine), 3:58.18
3,200-meter relay
East Grand Rapids (Camryn Bodine, Catherine Schellhammer, Sadey Seyferth, Drew Muller), 9:28.17
Shot put
Janae Hudson (Jr., Marysville), 42′7 PR
Adaptive shot put
Jillian Romanyk (Sr., Sturgis), 13′7
Discus
Haley Guerrant (Sr., Otsego), 136′11 PR
High jump
Liberty Brandt (Sr., Saginaw Swan Valley), 5′5
Pole vault
Allison Shelton (Jr., Ortonville Brandon), 12′0
Long jump
Kaitlyn Molnar (Jr., Grosse Ile), 18′5.75 PR
Girls’ Top 10 teams
1. East Grand Rapids, 50
2. Sturgis, 34
3. Mason, 26
3. New Boston Huron, 26
3. Otsego, 26
6. Tecumseh, 24
7. Grand Rapids Christian, 22.5
8. Saginaw Swan Valley, 19
9. Grosse Ile, 18
9. Warren Regina, 18
9. Cadillac, 18
Boy’s individual state champs
100-meter dash
Jack Maciniak (Jr., Berrien Springs), 11.84 PR
Adaptive 100-meter dash
Jacob Nelson (Sr., Chelsea), 27.28 PR
200-meter dash
Michael Wright (Sr., Vicksburg), 21.72
Adaptive 200-meter dash
Jacob Nelson (Sr., Chelsea), 57.71
400-meter dash
Trannon Aylor (Jr., Whitehall), 48.83 PR
800-meter run
Aiden Sullivan (Sr., Forest Hills Eastern), 1:53.92
1,600-meter run
Kyle Eberhard (Sr., Linden), 4:14.79 PR
3,200-meter run
TJ Hansen (Soph., Freeland), 9:11.56 PR
110-meter hurdles
Tyler Baker (Jr., Mason), 14.63 PR
300-meter hurdles
AJ Martel (Jr., Mason), 38.90 PR
400-meter relay
Corunna (Isaac Jacobs, Wyatt Bower, Nick Strauch, Tarick Bower), 42.63
800-meter relay
Berrien Springs (Jared Wilburn, Zander White, Noah Jarvis, Jack Machiniak), 1:28.18
1,600-meter relay
Grand Rapids Christian (Ethan Lenters, Reuben Wiering, Jonah Knoester, Jordan Rogers), 3:24.49
3,200-meter relay
Adrian (Jake Eagling, Ben Schefka, Aiden Smith, Matthew Canales), 7:39.77
Shot put Michael Howey (Sr., Alma), 55′8
Adaptive shot put
Jacob Nelson (Sr., Chelsea), 6′6
Discus
Dalton DeBeau (Sr., Frankenmuth), 171′6
High jump
Jacob Dunlap (Jr., Alma), 6′7 PR
Pole vault
Sam Vesperman (Soph., Grosse Ile), 15′1 PR
Long jump
Wyatt Bower (Jr., Corunna), 22′8.5 PR
Boys top 10 teams
1. Corunna, 41
2. Mason, 35
2. Forest Hills Eastern, 35
4. Whitehall, 33
5. Frankenmuth, 29
6. Vicksburg, 26
7. Freeland, 24
7. Berrien Springs, 24
9. Dearborn Divine Child, 21
10. Adrian, 20
10. Alma, 20
