Tales of the Tape: Track & Field Finals

June 3, 2014

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Broadcasts of all seven MHSAA Track and Field Finals from Saturday are now available free of charge on MHSAA.TV.

Also, check out below the highlight reel including some of the most notable performances, including the following:

  • Lindsay Rudden of Marquette becoming the first girl to break the 5-minute mark in the 1,600-meter run at the Upper Peninsula Finals.


  • Great duals in the 200-meter dash between Sekayi Bracey of East Kentwood and Anna Jefferson of Oak Park in LP Division 1, and Joshuwa Holloman of Auburn Hills Avondale and Danny Bauder of Zeeland West and Josie Yesmunt of DeWitt and Taylor Manson of Lansing Waverly, both in LP Division 2.


  • Final lap kicks by Grant Fisher of Grand Blanc to win the 3,200-meter run and Karrigan Smith of St. Johns score a record-setting win in the 1,600.


  • Record-setting performances by Nolen Bright-Mitchell of Concord, Michelle Davis of Reading and Angie Ritter of Frankenmuth in the sprints and hurdles.


  • A photo finish win for Munising’s Andy Cooper in the 110-meter hurdles, one of his four victories on the day in UP Division 3.


PHOTO: Sanford Meridian relay runners complete a handoff during Saturday's Lower Peninsula Division 3 Finals at Comstock Park. (Click to see more from RunMichigan.com.)

Performance of the Week: Detroit Catholic Central's Zacchaeus Brocks

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Brocks, who has rebounded from injuries both midway through last season and before the start of this spring's outdoor schedule, set Catholic High School League Championships records Saturday in both hurdles races. In just his second meet of the season, Brocks won the 110-meter hurdles in 13.26 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 36.75. The 110 time is the third-fastest in the country this season according to Athletic.net, and the 300 time is ranked 23rd nationally. 

After finishing runner-up in the 110 hurdles and seventh in the 300 hurdles at the Lower Peninsula Division 1 Finals as a sophomore, Brocks saw his junior season end in early May because of a stress fracture in a toe. He came back strong during this winter's indoor season and ran the 60-meter hurdles in 7.44 seconds, the second-fastest high school time on record for that race. But a strained hamstring kept him out of action for the Shamrocks this spring until May 2, when he won both hurdles races at the Farmington Invitational. Brocks has signed with Ohio State and will study engineering.

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Previous 2025-26 honorees

May 7: Savanah Thompson, Howard City Tri County soccer - Report
April 30:
Eliza Schwass, Ludington track - Report
April 23:
Emily Postema, Ravenna softball - Report
April 16:
Katie Berkshire, Gaylord track - Report
March 26:
Kayla Hairston, Goodrich basketball - Report
March 19:
Liam Smith, Otsego swimming - Report
March 12:
Jack Sayen, Houghton hockey - Report
March 5:
Devin Patrick, St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - Report
Feb. 26: 
Madison Nieuwenhuis, Plainwell wrestling - Report
Feb. 20: Sophie Ramey, Allen Park competitive cheer - Report
Feb. 13:
Cam Ryans, Grand Rapids Northview basketball - Report
Feb. 6:
Melanie Kolnitys, Midland Dow basketball - Report
Jan. 29:
Stella Musialowski, Huron Valley United gymnastics - Report
Jan. 22:
Baylor Perkins, Grand Blanc swimming - Report
Jan. 15:
Delaney Vanier, Flint Kearsley bowling - Report
Jan. 8:
Stevie Hall, Detroit Cass Tech basketball - Report
Dec. 18:
Ethan Martha, Ishpeming Westwood basketball - Report
Dec. 11:
Louis Smith, Three Rivers wrestling - Report
Dec. 4:
Traverse Moore, DeWitt football - Report
Nov. 28:
Elizabeth Eichbrecht, West Bloomfield swimming - Report
Nov. 20:
Brady Kieff, Blanchard Montabella football - Report
Nov. 13:
Ella Laupp, Battle Creek Harper Creek swimming - Report
Nov. 7:
Hunter Eaton, Charlevoix cross country - Report
Oct. 31:
Stephen Gollapalli, Lansing Christian tennis - Report
Oct. 23:
Talya Schreiber, Pickford cross country - Report
Oct. 16:
Avery Manning, Dexter golf - Report
Oct. 9:
Brady Van Laecke, Hudsonville football - Report 
Oct. 2:
Sarah Giroux, Flat Rock volleyball - Report
Sept. 25:
Sam Schumacher, Portage Central tennis - Report
Sept. 18:
Kaylee Mitzel, Saline field hockey - Report
Sept. 11:
Natasza Dudek, Ann Arbor Pioneer cross country - Report
Sept. 4:
Kate Posey, Big Rapids golf - Report

PHOTO Detroit Catholic Central's Zacchaeus Brocks, middle, clears a hurdle during the CHSL championship meet. (Photo by Wright Wilson.)