Pontiac Northern
1997 Class A Champions

Team Scores
Place School Score
1 Pontiac Northern 74
2 Pontiac Central 52
3 Lansing Sexton 27
4 Detroit Mumford 25
5 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 22
Jackson 22
7 White Lake Lakeland 20
Lansing Eastern 20
9 Traverse City 17.50
10 Detroit Central 16

Class A Track Finals Held at Rockford High School
May 31, 1997

SHOT PUT

 Place  Name  School  Distance
 1  Todd Duckett  Kalamazoo Loy Norrix   63-6*
 2  Joe Keller  Lansing Eastern  61-6
 3  Greg Cox  FlintCarman-Ainsworth  57-0.25
 4  Eric Mikula  Troy Athens   55-1
 5  Josh Thornhill  Lansing Eastern  54-10.75
 6  Ron Pennington  Wayne Memorial   54-9.75
 7  Larry King  Lansing Sexton 54-5.25 
 8  Nick Shaieb  Farmington Hills Harrison 54-3 


HIGH JUMP

 Place  Name  School  Height
 1  Jeff Kus  Grand Ledge  7-0 #
 2  Elvin Jones  Ferndale  6-8
 3T  Bill Nash  Higland Milford  6-6
   Lucas Babbitt  Grand Ledge 6-6 
 5  Jalilu Mayo  Pontiac Central 6-6 
 6  Jacob Surber  Rochester 6-6 
 7  Reggie Baldwin  Saginaw  6-6
 8  Eric Wilson  Lapeer East  6-4


POLE VAULT

 Place  Name  School  Height
 1  Paul Terek  Livonia Franklin  16-6
 2  Brent Sheffer  Traverse City  14-7
 3  Jared Hager  Rockford  14-7
 4T  Rooney Johnson  Traverse City  14-4
   Jake Lande  Dearborn  14-4
 6  Jimmie Freemen  East Kentwood  14-4
 7  Craig Wenzel  Midland  14-1
 8  Todd Vanpelt  Flint Kearsley  14-1


LONG JUMP

 Place  Name  School Distance
 1  Jon Hall  Pontiac Central 22-6 
 2  Dave Jarrett  Westland John Glenn  21-11.75
 3  Tim Smith  Pontiac Northern  21-11.75


DISCUS

 Place  Name  School  Distance
 1  Chad Peters  Mt. Pleasant  177-9
 2  Nate Golin  Grandville  166-8
 3  Nate Piggot  St. Johns  165-11
 4  Joe Keller  Lansing Eastern  162-6
 5  Eric Mikula  Troy Athens  161-8
 6  Josh Thornhill  Lansing Eastern  158-6
 7  Aaron Burton  Rochester  158-1
 8  Matt Kropf  Traverse City  156-1



3,200-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  White Lake Lakeland(Lance Binoniemi, Ryan Johns, Nick Gow, Anthony Sager)  7:49.58
 2  Pontiac Northern  7:50.22
 3  Kalamazoo Central  7:53.33
 4  Portage Northern  7:54.45
 5  Sterling Heights 7:58.63 
 6  Ann Arbor Pioneer  7:59.44
 7  Traverse City  8:02.00
 8  Brighton  8:02.50


110-METER HURDLES

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100-METER DASH

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Lamar Courtney  Muskegon Mona Shores  10.81
 2  Godfrey Herring  Pontiac Northern  10.81
 3  Kande Ngalamulume  East Lansing  10.82
 4  Gerald Rasool  Pontiac Central  10.90
 5  Fred Russell  Romulus  10.91
 6  Dwight Smith  Detroit Central  10.96
 7  Jason Umberger  Taylor Kennedy  11.15
 8  Sam Card  Detroit Cass Tech  11.17


800-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  Pontiac Central(Jon Hall, Gerald Rasool, Jalilu Mayo, Sherrod Maye)  1:28.52
 2  Pontiac Northern  1:28.89
 3  Jackson  1:29.31
 4  Utica Ford  1:29.83
 5  Farmington Hills Harrison  1:30.15
 6  Detroit Chadsey  1:30.20
 7  Detroit Cass Tech  1:30.96
 8  Sterling Heights  1:31.15


1,600-METER RUN

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Anthony Spires  Detroit Mumford  4:16.99
 2  Ben Wojcik  Wyandotte  4:19.29
 3  Kevin Avenius  Novi 4:20.58 
 4  Kevin Blacquiere  Zeeland  4:21.08
 5  Brian Carion  Sterling Heights  4:22.58
 6  Neil Sobeck  Warren Delasalle  4:23.15
 7  Ryan Piipo  Trenton  4:23.78
 8  Les Crosby  Battle Creek Lakeview  4:24.20


400-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  Kalamazoo Loy Norrix(Justin Rumph, John Bradford, Todd Duckett, Little John Flow)  42.59
 2  Detroit Central  42.68
 3  Romulus  42.95
 4  Pontiac Central  43.18
 5  Utica Ford  43.43
 6  Utica Stevenson  43.54
 7  Pontiac Northern  43.56
 8  Farmington Hills Harrison 43.77 



400-METER DASH

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Godfrey Herring  Pontiac Northern  46.95
 2  Ken Nelson  Port Huron North  47.33
 3  Chris Hubbard  Detroit Chadsey  48.97
 4  Coye Bouyer  Lansing Sexton  49.10
 5  Brian Teefey  Redford Detroit Catholic Central  49.22
 6  Josh Leake  Troy Athens  49.30
 7  Joe Simko  Monroe  49.37
 8T  Carl Lee  Detroit Osborn  49.38
   Dana Thomas  East Lansing  49.38


300-METER INTERMEDIATE HURDLES

 Place  Name  School Time 
 1  Arthur Bouyer  Lansing Sexton  37.74
 2  Jalilu Mayo  Pontiac Central  38.61
 3  Cortez Strickland  Pontiac Northern  38.88
 4  Jake Lake  Temperance Bedford  39.38
 5  Ryan Kearney  Livonia Churchill  39.45
 6  Raymond Jones  Lansing Sexton  39.60
 7  Joel Gaff  Traverse City 39.95 
 8  Derrick Barnes  Utica  39.99


800-METER RUN

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Nick Gow  White Lake Lakeland  1:54.80
 2  Victor Acosta  Ann Arbor Pioneer 1:55.40
 3  Ian Searcy  Plymouth Salem  1:55.42
 4  Kevin Blacquiere  Zeeland 1:56.24 
 5  Matt Carroll  Northville  1:56.81
 6  Matt Jackson  Troy Athens  1:57.03
 7  Kareem Manley  Pontiac Northern  1:57.87
 8  Tom Haapala  South Lyon  1:58.70


200-METER DASH

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Godfrey Herring  Pontiac Northern  21.24
 2  Josh Culver  Jackson 21.46 
 3  Chris Hubbard  Detroit Chadsey  21.72
 4  Dwight Smith  Detroit Central  21.73
 5  Michael Jackson  Pontiac Northern  22.07
 6  Jason Umberger  Taylor Kennedy  22.15
 7  Joe Simko  Monroe  22.23
 8  Derrick Lee  Flint Northern  22.65



3,200-METER RUN

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Anthony Spires  Detroit Mumford  9:23.13
 2  Jason Hartman  Rockford  9:28.32
 3  Mike Wisniewski  Temperance Bedford  9:30.48
 4  Paul Niedzwiecki  Adrian  9:32.37
 5  Jason Petipren  Warren Cousino  9:34.35
 6  Ben Evans  Birmingham Brother Rice  9:36.12
 7  Sean Secord  Rochester 9:36.52 
 8  Rich Hicks  Holly  9:44.02



1,600-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  Pontiac Northern (Kareem Manley, Godfrey Herring, Jason Wingo, Jason Lopez)  3:19.03
 2  Jackson  3:19.65
 3  East Lansing  3:22.50
 4  Detroit Mumford  3:23.64
 5  Sterling Heights  3:25.47
 6  Warren DeLaSalle  3:25.95
 7  Lowell  3:26.56
 8  Port Huron Northern  3:27.11


St. Joseph
1997 Class B Champions

Team Scores
Place School Score
1 St. Joseph 47
2 Dowagiac Union 46
3 Ypsilanti Lincoln 33
4 Corunna 32
5 Richland-Gull Lake 29
6 River Rouge 28
7 Three Rivers 26
8 Ludington 23
Dearborn Heights Crestwood 23
10 Grosse Ile 20.50

Class B Track Finals Held at Lowell High School
May 31, 1997

 

SHOT PUT

 Place  Name School  Distance 
 1  Jake Frysinger  Grosse Ile   57-2
 2   Donald Peters  Mattawan  56-7.50
 3   Nick Ferguson   Harrison 53-9.75 
 4  Eric Dumont  Saint Clair Shores South Lake  53-6
 5  Ben Blissett   Kalkaska 52-4.50 
 6  Ed Youngs  Hastings  51-3
 7  Jay Jubenville  Flint Powers Catholic  50-11.50
 8   Rick Watkins  Millington  50-1.50


HIGH JUMP

 Place   Name  School   Height
 1  Steve Paulsen  Fremont  6-9
 2   Thomas Roberts  Milan  6-7
 Richard Lee  Dearborn Heights Crestwoodood  6-5
 4  Jason Kuch   Williamston 6-5 
 5  Brian Luck  Oscoda  6-5
 6   Adam Veltema  Grandville Calvin Christian 6-5 
 7T  David Kircus   Imlay City 6-5 
   Michael Armock  Battle Creek Pennfield  6-5



POLE VAULT

 Place   Name  School  Height
 1  Charles Dewildt  Grand Rapids Catholic Central  15-8
 2  Aaron Gebauer  Bad Axe   14-10
 3   Matt Deering   Dowagiac Union  14-6
 4  Randle Lynn   Fowlerville  14-6
 5  Nathaniel Cahill  Haslett  13-10
 6  Otis Garrison  Onsted  13-10
 7  Brad Teeple  Sturgis  13-6
 8  Brian Whitman   Ludington  13-2



LONG JUMP

 Place   Name   School  Distance
 1   Brent Lesniak  Dowagiac Union   22-6.50
 2  Lucas Blackburn  Brooklyn Columbia Central   21-9.75
 3  Robert Jude  Macomb Lutheran North  21-4
 4   Tony Antal Dearborn Heights Crestwoodood   21-3.25
 5  Javin Hunter Detroit Country Day    21-1.50


DISCUS

 Place   Name  School   Distance
 1   Jake Frysinger   Grosse Ile   162-8
 2  Donald Peters  Mattawan 153-7 
 3   Mike Hale  Algonac  153-6
 4  Jeremy Garn   Ludington  150-4
 5  Richard Swarts   Muskegon-Orchard View  147-11
 6  Scott Cole   Eaton Rapids  147-7
 7  Chad Gary  Gladwin  142-0
 8  Scott Evans   Plainwell  141-3

3,200-METER RELAY

 Place School—(Competitors)   Time
 1  St. Joseph   7:57.20
 2   Corunna  7:57.50
 3  Bloomfield Hills-Andover  7:58.80
 4   Ludington   8:03.10
 5  Stanton-Central Montcalm  8:06.00
 6  Caledonia 8:08.60 
 7  Ypsilanti-Lincoln   8:09.60
 8T  Grosse Ile  8:12.20
   Dearborn-Divine Child  8:12.20


110-METER HURDLES

 Place  Name  School   Time
 1   Jason Fiengo  Richland-Gull Lake  14.39
 2  Torrance Craddieth  Orchard Lake-Saint Mary  14.73
 3  John Bennink  Coopersville  14.76
 4  Dustin Bower  Corunna  14.84
 5  Sylvester Stornes  Ypsilanti-Willow Run 14.85 
 6  Luke Nicholas  Grand Rapids Northview 15.02 
 7  Jonas Crump   Dowagiac Union  15.04
 8  Ryan Krugh  St. Joseph 15.63. 


100-METER DASH

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Edward Johnson  River Rouge  10.84
 2   Brent Lesniak   Dowagiac Union  10.85
 3   Larry Copeland  Wyoming Godwin Heights 10.93 
 4  Marco Wolverton  Dowagiac Union  10.94
 5  Mike Peterson  Three Rivers  11.13
 Chester Taylor   River Rouge  11.14
 7  Robert Hann  Wyoming Rogers   11.32


800-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  Dowagiac Union  1:29.72
 2  St. Joseph  1:29.90
 3  Three Rivers  1:30.21
 4  Ypsilanti-Lincoln  1:31.50
 5  Dearborn Heights Crestwood  1:31.53
  Corunna  1:31.54
Whitehall   1:31.68
 8  Delton Kellogg   1:31.71


1,600-METER RUN

 Place   Name   School   Time
 Russ Gerbers  Wyoming Park  4:19.10
 2  Lyle Mayers   Charlotte   4:19.90
 3  James Burke  Dexter   4:26.70
 4   Andrew Vyncke   Marysville   4:27.10
 5   Bill Monnett  Clawson  4:27.40
 6  Tim Boring   Stockbridge   4:28.50
 7    Kirk Hiatt   Eaton Rapids  4:28.60
 8 Matthew Grulke  Corunna  4:29.00


400-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)   Time
 St. Joseph   43.81
 2  Three Rivers   43.84
 3  Ypsilanti-Lincoln   44.03
 4  Wyoming Godwin Heights   44.21
 5   Richland-Gull Lake   44.35
 6  Whitehall   44.39
 7  Corunna   44.50
 8   Grand Rapids South Christian  44.85

400-METER DASH

 Place  Name   School  Time
 1  Micah Zuhl  St. Joseph  49.60
 2  Jack Szczepanivk   Grand Rapids West Catholic  49.62
 3  Eric Hansen  Big Rapids   50.20
 4  Edward Johnson  River Rouge  50.59
 5  Adam Supianoski  Manistee   50.79
 6  Blaine Emery  Perry  51.03
 7  Anders Skov  Marshall  51.10
 8  Tim Owen  Bloomfield Hills-Andover  51.37


300-METER INTERMEDIATE HURDLES

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1   Jaquan Wright  Ypsilanti Lincoln  38.75
 2   John Bennink  Coopersville  38.80
 3  Dave Roberts  Cedar Springs  40.08
 4   Jason Fiengo  Richland-Gull Lake  40.24
 5  Dustin Bower  Corunna  40.33
 6   Adam Auvenshine  Charlotte  40.39
 7   Brian Whitman  Ludington  40.82
 8  Josh Bay   Remus Chippewa Hills   40.83


800-METER RUN

 Place   Name  School   Time
 1  Michael Bucholtz  Ludington   1:56.30
 2   Mike Wilusz  Royal Oak Dondero  1:56.70
 3  Travis Gunn  Dearborn Heights Robichaud  1:56.90
 4   Dave Loller  Dearborn Heights Crestwood   1:57.30
 5  Kyle Jobin  Marine City  1:57.70
 6  Kevin Rathbun  Corunna  1:59.40
 7  Scott Allen  Fremont   1:59.50
 8   Matt Sicilia  West Branch-Ogemaw Heights  1:59.60



200-METER DASH

 Place   Name  School  Time
 1  Edward Johnson  River Rouge  21.80
 2  Mike Peterson  Three Rivers   21.90
 3  Robert Hann  Wyoming Rogers  22.20
 4   Matt Hamill  Niles   22.30
 5  Brad Manor  Standish-Sterling  22.40
 6  Marco Wolverton  Dowagiac Union  22.45
 7   Jamie White  Dowagiac Union  22.50
 8  Steve Huddleston   Oxford   22.80


3,200-METER RUN

 Place   Name   School  Time
 1  Nick Brockway  Richland-Gull Lake  9:14.70
 2  Russ Gerbers  Wyoming Park   9:32.10
 3   Jamey Lister   Stockbridge  9:33.10
 4   Michael Ofsansky   Hillsdale   9:33.20
 5  Aaron Lindell  Corunna  9:39.60
 6   Jason Moore  Wayland Union   9:41.90
 7  Jeremy Canze  Corunna   9:42.20
 8   Lyle Mayers  Charlotte  9:43.70


1,600-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  Ypsilanti Lincoln  3:24.50
 2  St. Joseph  3:24.80
 3  Marshall 3:25.30 
 4  Charlotte   3:25.40
 5   Middleville Thornapple Kellogg  3:27.40
 6  Dearborn Heights Crestwood  3:27.60
 7  Wayland Union  3:28.10
 8  Haslett 3:28.20  





Detroit St. Martin dePorres
1997 Class C Champions

Team Scores
Place School Score
1 Detroit St. Martin dePorres 42
2 New Haven 33.50
3 Centreville 33
4 Detroit Communication/Media Arts 24
5 Frankenmuth 23
Southgate Aquinas 23
7 St. Louis 22
Muskegon Oakridge 22
9 Parchment 20
Clare 20

Class C Track Finals Held at Comstock Park High School
May 31, 1997

SHOT PUT

 Place  Name   School  Distance
 1  Dale Cowper  Marlette  57-11.75
 2  Jason Dew  Southgate Aquinas  54-8.75
 3  Derek Mclaughlin  Berrien Springs   54-7
 4   Matt Groh  Decatur   54-4.75
 5  Nick Jibson  Newaygo  53-9.75
 6  Paul Brieger  Almont   53-0.50
 7   Doug Klug  Hartford  52-10.75
  Mike Rautio  Charlevoix  52-0.75



HIGH JUMP

 Place  Name  School   Height
 1   David Gregwer  Scottville Mason County Central  6-6
 2  Matt Jablonski   Riverview Gabriel Richard  6-5
 3  Donald Baxter  Muskegon Oakridge 6-3 
 4  Derrick Gore  Springport  6-3
 5   Greg Hettich  Bellevue  6-3
 6   Renaldo Florence  Cassopolis   6-3
 7   Mike Lago   Clare   6-3
 8T  Chuck Stanek   Boyne City   6-1
   Jason Arnold   Sand Creek  6-1



POLE VAULT

 Place   Name  School   Height
 1 Al Keener  Bronson  14-3
 2   Mark Malloy  Mayville  13-9
 3   Stephen Heverly  Goodrich  13-3
 4   Ronald Elliott  Morley Stanwood  13-3
 5   Nicholas Rainwater  Goodrich   13-3
 6T  Thomas Glavich  Almont   12-9
   Doug Dubois  Napoleon   12-9
 8T   Chad Urbain  Goodrich  12-9
   Ryan Kirk  Reese  12-9



LONG JUMP

 Place  Name  School  Distance
 1   Jason Thompson  Southgate Aquinas  22-2
 2  Jared Owens  Niles Brandywine   22-0.50
 3  Josh Corey  Benzie Central   21-7
 4   Ricardo Troutman   Hartford  21-6



DISCUS

 Place  Name   School  Distance
 1  Nick Squires  Clare  168-4
 2  Dale Cowper   Marlette  163-0
 3  Matt Groh  Decatur  161-0
 4  Doug Klug   Hartford  158-6
 5  Pat Walderszak   Frankenmuth  153-8
 6   Greg Vaughn  Kingsley   152-1
 7   Aaron Smith   Quincy  149-0
 8  Jeff Lakatos  Sand Creek  147-0


3,200-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)   Time
 1  St. Louis(Tyler Allen, Ryan Lantzer, Andrew Luehm, Eric Salladay)   7:58.74
 2  Jonesville  8:00.91
 3  Kalamazoo Christian  8:05.58
 4  Tawas City  8:12.64
 5  Kalamazoo Hackett  8:13.88
 6  Hemlock  8:14.29
 7   Schoolcraft   8:15.95
 8   Hudson  8:16.63



110-METER HURDLES

 Place  Name  School   Time
 1  Saul Tilmann   Howard City Tri County  14.41
 2  Kenneth Klinger   Muskegon Oakridge  14.50
 3   Greg Hettich  Bellevue  14.52
 4   Sean Matthews Detroit Communication/Media Arts  14.65
 5  Adam Stuber   Mancelona   14.77
 6  Andy Hosford   Bath   14.82
 7   Mark Rivett   Frankenmuth  14.94
 8  Matthew Peterson  Muskegon Oakridge   15.15


100-METER DASH

 Place   Name  School   Time
 1  Jason Carver  Parchment  10.77
 2   Brandon Hooks  Detroit St. Martin dePorres 10.80 
 3   Eric Hill  Detroit St. Martin dePorres  11.05
 4   Armond Gates  Detroit St. Martin dePorres  11.05
 5  Winston Ruffin   Montrose  11.05
 6  Robert Ball  Blissfield   11.21
 7T  Ken Sims  New Haven   11.26
   Braden Bush   Morley Stanwood  11.26



800-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)   Time
 1   Centreville(Kelvin Singleton, John Coomer, Ryan Morris, Nick Anders)   1:30.48
 2  Detroit St. Martin de Porres  1:30.63
 3  New Haven  1:31.94
 4   Southgate Aquinas  1:31.99
 5  Blissfield   1:32.38
 6  Buchanan  1:32.58
 7  Detroit Communication Arts  1:33.02
 8   Bangor  1:33.20



1,600-METER RUN

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1   Matt Zissler  Hemlock  4:20.20
 2  Nathan Hildner  Frankenmuth  4:22.94
 3  Kevin Hughes  Clare   4:24.34
 4   Curtis King Scottville Mason County Central    4:24.50
 5  Ryan Lantzer  St. Louis   4:25.75
 6  Paul Phillips  Frankenmuth  4:29.05
 7  Jeremy Davis  Mancelona 4:29.56 
 8  Jake Flynn  Benzie Central  4:30.60


400-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)   Time
 1  New Haven  43.71
 2  Detroit St. Martin dePorres   44.19
 3   Tawas City  44.40
 4  Morley Stanwood   44.73
 5  Buchanan  44.73
 6  Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher  44.79
 7  Cassopolis  44.89
 8  Mancelona   45.06



400-METER DASH

 Place   Name  School Time 
 1  Nick Anders  Centreville   48.88
 2   Nick Davis  Manchester  49.23
 3  Calvin Treadwell  Buchanan  50.06
 4  Jason Arnold  Sand Creek  50.38
 5  Dean Haqq  Bangor  50.39
 6  Travis Kelly  New Haven   50.55
 7  Bryan Raymond  Flat Rock 50.81 
 8  Corey Davis  Redford Borgess  50.94




300-METER INTERMEDIATE HURDLES

  Place  Name  School  Time
1 Elliot Turner  Cassopolis  39.75
 2  Jacob Rendel  Sand Creek 39.95 
 3  Adam Stuber  Mancelona   40.17
 4 Sean Matthews Detroit Communication/Media Arts  40.20
 5 Matthew Peterson  Muskegon Oakridge   40.21
 6  Saul Tilmann  Howard City Tri County  40.62
 7  Don Hawkins  Carson City - Crystal 40.67 
 8   John Semeyn  Suttons Bay   40.74



800-METER RUN

 Place   Name  School   Time
 1   Nick Bacholzky  Almont  1:55.32
 2  Steven Morales  Kent City   1:57.00
 3  Nathan Hildner  Frankenmuth   1:57.51
 4  Andy Lixey  Tawas City 1:58.81 
 5   Ryan Lantzer  St. Louis  1:59.00
 6  Curtis King  Scottville Mason County Central  1:59.40
 7  Trevor Mahoney  Laingsburg 1:59.72 
 8   Ryan Morris  Centreville  2:00.08


200-METER DASH

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Jason Carver  Parchment 22.06 
 2  Nick Davis   Manchester   22.48
 3   Nick Anders  Centreville   22.53
 4   Braden Bush  Morley Stanwood  22.54
 5  Mike Brooks Detroit Communication/Media Arts  22.83
 6   Robert Ball  Blissfield   22.90
 7  Eric Hill   Detroit St. Martin dePorres   23.08
 8   Dan Paehlig  Deckerville 23.38 


3,200-METER RUN

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1   Dan Hoekstra  Kalamazoo Christian   9:31.88
 2   Jon Schiemann  Saginaw Valley Lutheran   9:38.82
 3  Joe Veldman  Three Oaks River Valley  9:45.55
 4  Jake Flynn   Benzie Central   9:48.57
 5   Brent Wrisley  St. Louis 9:49.09 
 6  Ben Jenks   Carson City - Crystal  9:50.77
 7  Dylan Wade  Benzie Central  9:51.55
 8  Ron David   Constantine  9:54.91



1,600-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  New Haven(Richard Sparks, Tedare France, Clifton Akers, Travis Kelly) 3:26.75 
 2   Detroit Communication Arts  3:26.83
 3  Centreville  3:27.07
 4  Detroit St. Martin dePorres  3:28.37
 5  Hudson  3:29.72
 6  Muskegon Oakridge  3:29.91
 7  Sanford-Meridian  3:29.93
 8  Hopkins  3:30.03




Pittsford
1997 Class D Champions

Team Scores
Place School Score
1 Pittsford 116
2 Grass Lake 44
3 Mason County Eastern 41
4 Litchfield 38
5 Frankfort 34
6 Mendon 33
7 Webberville 30
8 Baldwin 28
9 Central Lake 25
10 Ann Arbor Greenhills 22
Whitmore Lake 22
Class D Track Finals Held at Forest Hills Northern High School
May 31, 1997

SHOT PUT

 Place  Name  School Distance
 1  Jason Stalter  Mason County Eastern 52-0.50
 2  John Hansen   Frankfort 51-2.50
 3 Nathan Vandyke  Camden-Frontier  48-6
 4  Jason Stuck  Pittsford 48-4.25
Corey Erickson   Frankfort 47-8.50
 6  Brian Wahtola  Pittsford 47-3.50
 7   Jon Warner   Homer  46-8
 8  Brent Zabel Saint Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic 46-3 



HIGH JUMP
 Place  Name   School  Height
 1  Joshua Ortman  Fulton-Middleton  6-4
 2   Zachary Hall  Grass Lake   6-4
 3  Mike Viave  Lawrence 6-4 
 4  Ryan Nelson   Beal City  6-4
 5 Frank Sangregory  Homer  6-2.
 6  Jon Dephouse Muskegon Western Michigan Christian   6-2
 7  Josh Ludka  Traverse City Saint Francis   6-0.
 8  Jeremy Preilipp  Marion  6-0



POLE VAULT

 Place  Name   School  Height
 1   William Oakley  Webberville  12-9
 2  Caleb Siediecki  Mt. Pleasant Baptist  12-9
 3   Rusty Gardner  Mendon  12-9
 4  Joshua Willoughby  Frankfort  12-3
 5  Damon Scheppelmann  Onekama  12-3
 6  Terry Kuster  Camden-Frontier 12-3 
 7  Fischer Akron  Fairgrove  11-9
 8   Dan Blatter   Homer  11-9


LONG JUMP

 Place  Name  School  Distance
 1  Nick Grabowski   Pittsford   21-6



DISCUS

 Place   Name  School   Distance
 1  Justin Nye  Litchfield  156-8.50
  Mike Bump  Pittsford   154-0
 3  Josh Berryhill  Onekama  148-9
 4   Doug Bernard  Hale  148-0.50
 5  Joshua Willoughby  Frankfort  142-7
 6  Nathan Vandyke  Camden-Frontier  141-8
 7   A. Zachary McClain  Mendon  139-4
 8   Nathan Bradford  Onekama  137-1.50


3,200-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)   Time
 1  Grass Lake(Kevin Rogan, Colin Dunham, Ryan Mayer, Trevor Mcginn)  8:11.70
 2  Litchfield  8:12.60
 3  New Buffalo  8:13.00
 4  Pittsford  8:24.90
 5  Ann Arbor Greenhills  8:25.50
 6   Whitmore Lake  8:27.60
 7  Akron Fairgrove   8:29.80
 8  Frankfort  8:29.90



110-METER HURDLES

 Place  Name  School  Time
 Zwannah Hage  Warren Bethesda Christian  14.86
 2  Rob Draper   Pittsford   15.43
 3   John Westbrook   North Muskegon  15.53
 4   Trevor Wood  Johannesburg-Lewiston  15.95
 5   Pat Knox Pittsford   16.09
 6  Mike Bump   Pittsford   16.23
 7  Matt Wiesen   Maple City Glen Lake  16.33
 8   Scott Zandarski  St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic  16.37



100-METER DASH

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Jason Johnson  Baldwin  10.77
 2  Melvin Rhoden  Ann Arbor Greenhills   11.31
 3   Eric Culver   Webberville  11.34
 4  Eric Fogel  Litchfield  11.37
 5   Isreal Nobel  Mendon   11.41
 6  Dan Stewart  Whitmore Lake  11.44
 7   Dustin Ewing   Pittsford  11.51
 8  Jeremy Rayl  Kingston   11.81



800-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)   Time
 1  Pittsford(Dustin Ewing, Nick Salazar, Nick Grabowski, Brock Wollett)   1:31.09
 2  Mason County Eastern  1:31.99
 3  Whitmore Lake  1:33.79
 4  Litchfield 1:34.66 
 5   Potterville  1:35.42
 6  Athens   1:35.86
 7   Kingston  1:36.32
 8  Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard  1:36.45



1,600-METER RUN

 Place  Name   School  Time
 1   Ryan Shay  Central Lake 4:17.13
 Trevor McGinn  Grass Lake 4:30.01
 3  Rob Mitchell  Ubly 4:31.35
 4 Alvin Marshall  Genesee 4:36.32
 5  Pat Butler   New Buffalo 4:37.66
 6   Ron Hein  Galien 4:41.16
 7 Wordell Warren  Bethesda Christian 4:41.93
 8  Mark Klimp McBain Northern Michigan Christian 4:44.97


400-METER RELAY
 Place   School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  Pittsford(Dustin Ewing, Andy Towne, Brock Wollett, Kevin Dickey)  44.57
 2  Baldwin 45.35 
 3   Mendon 45.37 
 4  Litchfield  45.40
 5   Mason County Eastern   45.57
 6  Athens  45.87
 7   Frankfort   45.93
 8  Kingston 46.10 


400-METER DASH

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Nick Grabowski   Pittsford  50.72
 2  Lynn Ware   Covert   51.55
 3  Derek Shoup  Mason County Eastern   51.75
 4  Wes Klein   Mendon 51.79 
 5  Nick Salazar   Pittsford  52.02
 6   Bob Rosenburg  Carsonville Port Sanilac  52.25
 7  John Calo  New Buffalo  52.32
 8  Ken Fall  Marion   52.39



300-METER INTERMEDIATE HURDLES

 Place  Name   School Time 
 1  John Westbrook  North Muskegon   40.61
 2  Hage Warren  Bethesda Christian  40.91
 3  Rob Draper  Pittsford   40.94
4    Bob Breams  Mason County Eastern  41.01
 5  Andy Thelen  Fowler   41.28
 6  Ralph Reynolds  Freesoil   42.09
 7  Christopher Pontoni  Athens   42.11
 8  Adam Smith   Litchfield  42.29



800-METER RUN

 Place  Name  School   Time
 1  Mark Caswell  Pittsford   1:59.52
 2  Perry Garza   Potterville  2:00.62
 3  Pat Butler   New Buffalo   2:00.72
 4  Jared Lowery  Frankfort   2:01.49
 5  Nick Onstott   Beal City   2:02.16
 6  Aaron Compton  Whitmore Lake  2:03.86
 7  Kevin Rogan   Grass Lake   2:04.06
 8   Jason Chase  Walkerville  2:04.09


200-METER DASH

 Place   Name  School  Time
 1  Jason Johnson  Baldwin   21.90
 2   Eric Culver  Webberville Community  22.28
 3  Melvin Rhoden  Ann Arbor Greenhills   22.35
 4   Derek Shoup   Mason County Eastern  22.44
 5  Isreal Nobel  Mendon  22.53
 6  Brock Wollett  Pittsford  22.55
 7   David Bruning  Posen  22.88
 8  Justin Wagner  Whitmore Lake   23.04


3,200-METER RUN

 Place  Name   School  Time
 1   Ryan Shay   Central Lake 9:25.68*  
 2  Trevor McGinn  Grass Lake   9:48.00
 3  Rob Mitchell  Ubly  10:01.91
 4  Nathan Shay  Central Lake   10:04.69
 5  Steve Grajewski  Ann Arbor Greenhills  10:09.0
 6   Adam Homolka  New Buffalo  10:13.63
 7   Tim Schroeder  Whitmore Lake 10:14.87
 8  Adam Booth   Homer  10:15.47



1,600-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors) Time 
 1  Pittsford(Mark Caswell, Nick Salazar, Rob Draper, Nick Grabowski) 3:29.24  
 2  Grass Lake 3:31.38 
 3  Webberville 3:33.15 
 4   Frankfort  3:34.17



Menominee
1997 Class A-B Champions

Team Scores
Place School Score
1 Menominee 70.00
2 Escanaba 50.00
3 Ishpeming Westwood 41.50
4 Sault Ste. Marie 39.50
5 Gladstone 28.00
6 Marquette 24.00
7 Kingsford 18.00
Class A-B Track Finals Held at Kingsford High School
May 24, 1997

SHOT PUT
 Place   Name  School  Distance
 1  Bob Kaikkonen  Escanaba  51-1
 2  Jeff Sarnowski  Sault Ste. Marie  46-4 1/2
 3  Josh Mileski   Gladstone 45-7 
 4  Scott Love  Sault Ste. Marie 45-3 1/2 
 5  Brian Symon  Sault Ste. Marie  43-9


HIGH JUMP

 Place  Name  School  Height
 1   Kevin Vogel  Escanaba  6-0
 2   Jim Malone  Kingsford  5-11
 3T  Steve Ruspacka  Ishpeming Westwood 5-9 
   Justin Gasparini   Sault Ste. Marie  5-9
 5  Boone Bell  Ishpeming Westwood   5-9


POLE VAULT

 Place   Name  School  Height
 1   Casey Young  Gladstone  12-0
 2   Kevin Letson  Ishpeming Westwood  12-0
 3   Joe Royer  Escanaba   11-6
 4  Shawn Mckenny  Menominee  11-6
 5  Jackson Wells   Ishpeming Westwood  10-6


LONG JUMP
 Place  Name  School   Distance
 1  Korey Sahr Menominee   19-11 1/2
 2  Kevin Vogel  Escanaba  18-6 1/2
 3  Greg Gendron  Gladstone 18-4 1/2
 4  Ryan Gasparini  Sault Ste. Marie 18-1
 5  Scott Stesney  Marquette   17-11



DISCUS

 Place  Name  School  Distance
 1  Jeff Sarnowski  Sault Ste. Marie   143-7
 2  Bob Kaikkonen  Escanaba  142-8
 3  Scott Lowe   Sault Ste. Marie   132-9


3,200-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  Menominee(John Blake, Jamie Fehrenbach, Jamie Fehrenbach, David Ross)  8:32.92
 2  Escanaba  8:41.96
 3  Ishpeming Westwood 8:47.97 
 4   Gladstone  8:53.17
 5  Marquette DNF 


110-METER HURDLES
 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Kowayne Burns  Marquette  16.15
 2  Brian Tourangeau   Escanaba 16.24 
 3  Nick Kelley  Menominee  16.31
 4  Andy Nicolas   Kingsford  16.33
 5   Justin Gasparini   Sault Ste. Marie  16.73


100-METER DASH

 Place   Name  School Time 
 1  Andy Kohrt  Menominee  11.43
 2  Alex Sawruk Sault Ste. Marie   11.46
 3  Adam Pennell Marquette  11.53 
 4  Chad Wilkinson Marquette  11.65
 5  Eli Wolfe  Menominee  11.70


800-METER RELAY
 Place   School—(Competitors) Time 
 1  Menominee(Eli Wolfe, Nathan Twork, Korey Sahr, Andy Kohrt)  1:34.74
 2  Ishpeming Westwood 1:36.05 
 3   Kingsford  1:36.19
 4  Sault Ste. Marie 1:36.52 
 5  Gladstone  1:36.84



1,600-METER RUN
 Place  Name   School  Time
  Peter Remien Ishpeming Westwood   4:24.24* 
 2  Adam Weasler  Escanaba  4:37.79
David Ross    Menominee   4:50.65
 4  Steve Campbell Menominee  4:51.19 
 5  Jim Washburn  Ishpeming Westwood   4:54.73



400-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  Menominee(Eli Wolfe, Nathan Twork, Korey Sahr, Andy Kohrt)  45.63
 2  Kingsford  46.07
 3  Ishpeming Westwood 46.63 
 4  Sault Ste. Marie  46.78
 5  Gladstone   47.05

*Class A-B Upper Peninsula finals record


400-METER DASH
 Place  Name  School   Time
 1  Brian Savard  Sault Ste. Marie   53.03
 2  Peter Remien   Ishpeming Westwood  54.29
 3  Scoot Brodeen  Gladstone   54.40
 4   Shane Mundt  Menominee  54.64
 5  James Trotter Gladstone   55.18


300-METER INTERMEDIATE HURDLES

 Place  Name   School   Time
 1  Brian Tourangeau  Escanaba   41.95
 2  Tony Tuccini  Marquette  43.04
 3  Jason Ingram  Gladstone  44.02
 4   Nick Kelley  Menominee  44.04
 5   Eric Frusti  Menominee  44.29


800-METER RUN

 Place   Name  School  Time
 1   Peter Remien  Ishpeming Westwood   2:01.91
 2  Jamie Fehrenbach  Menominee  2:04.91
 3  Adam Weasler  Escanaba 2:04.97 
 4  Brian Savard  Sault Ste. Marie   2:06.01
 5  Scott Stesney  Marquette 2:06.71 




Calumet
1997 Class C Champions

Team Scores
Place School Score
1 Calumet 42.00
2 Stephenson 38.50
3 St. Ignace 31.00
4 Ironwood 26.00
5 Houghton 20.00
6 Negaunee 20.00
7 Iron Mountain 18.00
8 Newberry 17.50
9 Munising 12.00
10 Manistique 10.00
11 Rudyard 10.00
12 Gwinn 8.00
13 Hancock 8.00
14 Ishpeming 6.00
15 Stambaugh West Iron County 5.00

Class C Track Finals Held at Kingsford High School
May 24, 1997

SHOT PUT

 Place  Name  School  Distance
 1  Anders Hill  Hancock  51-3 1/2
 2  Dan Mattson  Calumet   47-8 1/2
 3   Tom Lawlor  Rudyard  47-6
 4   Bill Shigwadja  Newberry 46-5 
 5  Lucas Martell  Iron Mountain   44-8 3/4



HIGH JUMP

 Place  Name  School  Height
 1  Josh Cone  Calumet   6-1
 2   Travis Ruby  Newberry   6-1
 3  Kyle Bell  Negaunee  6-0
 4  Abe Davis  Houghton   5-8
 Chad Brockman   Newberry  5-8



POLE VAULT

 Place  Name   School  Height
 1  Jason Leach  Manistique  12-0
 2  Benjamin Ranta  Ishpeming   11-6 1/3
 3  Jason Ruotsala Ironwood   11-6
 4  Justin Richards Ironwood    11-6
 5T  Chad Brockman  Newberry  11-0
   Scott Carhoun Stephenson   11-0 


LONG JUMP

 Place  Name   School   Distance
 1  Derek Sandahl  Stephenson 21-7 3/4
 2  Jesse Haile  Stambaugh West Iron County 21-1 1/4 
 3   Daryl Olson  Iron Mountain  20-5 1/2
 4   Michael Decaire  Ishpeming  19-8 1/2
 5  Travis Ruby   Newberry  19-8


DISCUS
 Place  Name  School  Distance
 1  Dan Mattson  Calumet 153-0 
 2   Tom Lawlor  Rudyard 141-8 
 3   Lucas Martell Iron Mountain   140-8


3,200-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  Negaunee(Caden Ruohomaki, Dave Siik, Chris Katona, Dana Ferguson)   8:24.38
 2  Newberry  8:32.55
 3  Munising  8:34.20
 4  Calumet   8:36.54
 5  Houghton   8:37.23



110-METER HURDLES

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1   Derek Sandahl  Stephenson  14.99*
 2  Matt Chambers   Houghton  15.81
 3  Kevin Smith   Manistique 16.42 
 4   Joel Kelso  St. Ignace  16.56
 5  Dave Siik  Negaunee  16.98


100-METER DASH

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1   Bradley Ruleau  Stephenson  11.06*
 2   Jim LaBlonde   Ironwood  11.13
 3  Brian Johnson  Calumet  11.31
 4  Greg Londo Gwinn   11.41
 5  Jason Wachel  Stephenson  11.62



800-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  Stephenson (Bradley Ruleau, Jason Wachel, Zach Truitt, Brian Collins)   1:34.50
 2  Ironwood  1:34.54
 3   Calumet  1:35.27
 4  Munising  1:35.31
 5  St. Ignace  1:35.91



1,600-METER RUN

 Place  Name  School   Time
 1  Aaron Litzner  St. Ignace  4:35.06
 2  Caden Ruohomaki  Negaunee 4:35.68
 3   Dave Campbell  Calumet  4:36.00
 4  Brett Nepper  Iron Mountain  4:36.25
 5  Nate McKimpson  Houghton  4:42.28


400-METER RELAY
 Place  School—(Competitors)   Time
 1  Ironwood (Graham Niemi, Ian Powell, John Schlais, Jim La Blonde)  45.54
 2  Stephenson  45.79
 3  Iron Mountain  46.14
 4   Newberry 46.31 
 5  Stambaugh West Iron County   46.41

* Class C Upper Peninsula finals record

400-METER DASH

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  John Sturos  Calumet 51.95
 2   Mike Stempki  St. Ignace  52.39
 3  Ryan Belfry  Munising 52.56 
 4  Brian Collins  Stephenson 52.66 
 5  Trinity Blagec  Iron Mountain 53.05 


300-METER INTERMEDIATE HURDLES

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1  Matt Chambers  Houghton  39.96*
 2  Joel Kelso  St. Ignace   40.82
 3  Derek Sandahl  Stephenson   41.30
 4   Josh Brown  St. Ignace  42.66
 5  Josh Spaete  Ironwood   43.27



800-METER RUN

 Place  Name  School Time 
 1   Greg Londo Gwinn    2:02.11
 2  Caden Ruohomaki  Negaunee  2:03.27
 3  Nick Rice  Rudyard  2:03.62
 4  Josh Holcomb  Newberry  2:04.09
Joe Bush   Manistique  2:04.51 



200-METER DASH

 Place  Name  School  Time
 1   Jim LaBlonde   Ironwood  22.86
 2   Bradley Ruleau   Stephenson   23.35
 3  Matt Chambers   Houghton  23.54
 4  John Sturos  Calumet  23.96
 5   Derek Zambon   Iron Mountain   24.26


3,200-METER RUN

 Place   Name  School   Time
 1  Aaron Litzner  St. Ignace  9:56.81
 2  Brett Nepper  Iron Mountain   10:17.13
 3   Dave Campbell  Calumet 10:22.90 
 4   Nate McKimpson  Houghton  10:25.37
 5   Ryan Kangas  Calumet  10:27.63



1,600-METER RELAY

 Place  School—(Competitors)  Time
 1  St. Ignace(Joel Kelso, Charlie Pierson, Lewis Stempki, Mike Stempki)  3:31.66
 2  Munising  3:34.95




Rapid River
1997 Class D Champions

Team Scores
Place School Score
1 Rapid River 51.00
2 Powers-North Central 46.00
3 Pickford 25.00
4 Ontonagon 19.00
5 Lake Linden-Hubbell 17.00
6 DeTour 16.00
7 Bessemer 15.00
8 Crystal Falls-Forest Park 13.00
9 White Pine 12.00
10 Baraga 11.00
11 Engadine 8.00
12 Cedarville 7.00
13 Brimley 7.00
14 Wakefield 6.00
15 Carney Nadeau 4.00
16 Ewen-Trout Creek 4.00
17 Rock-Mid Peninsula 4.00
18 Eben Junction-Superior Central 3.00
19 Iron Mountain-North Dickinson 2.00
20 Painesdale-Jeffers 1.00
21 Chassell 1.00
Class D Track Finals Held at Kingsford High School
May 24, 1997

SHOT PUT

 Place  Name  School  Distance
 1  Aaron Fezzey Lake Linden-Hubbell  45-9
 2  Chad Parrett  Rapid River 44-0 
 3  Randall Faustin DeTour  43-5 
 4  Craig Paquin  Powers-North Central   42-9 1/2
 5  Jason Clinesmith Ontonagon  41-11 3/4 



HIGH JUMP
 Place  Name  School  Height
 1  Damien Waara  Baraga   5-10
 2  Chris Golembeski  Bessemer  5-10
 3  A.J. Klop  Pickford 5-10 
 4  Josh Haske   Cedarville  5-8
 5   Kyle Frisk  Rapid River  5-8



POLE VAULT
 Place  Name  School  Height
 1  Jim Linn  Wakefield  11-6
 2  Nathan Galer Pickford   10-0
 3  Matt Storey  Pickford 10-0 
   Ryan Frazer  Ontonagon  No Height
   Derek Holzberger  Lake Linden-Hubbell No Height 



LONG JUMP
 Place  Name  School  Distance
 1  Casey Blenkhorn  Pickford  19-0 1/2
 2   Seann Duffin  Carney Nadeau  18-10 1/2
 3   Curtis Grondin   Powers-North Central 18-8 1/2 
 4  Matt Barron  Rock-Mid Peninsula  18-7
 5  Jeff Burge  Crystal Falls-Forest Park  18-7



DISCUS
 Place  Name  School  Distance
 1  Chris Sherwin  Rapid River  140-9
 2  Ben Outwater Engadine   130-3
 3  Justin Wilcoxen  Engadine  120-9
 4  Casey Caswell  Rock-Mid Peninsula   116-3