The 2022 MHSAA State Track and Field Championships were held Saturday with St. Joseph County sending multiple athletes to all four divisions. One of those came away with a state championship in Colon’s Alexander Stoll. His 14.92 mark made him the king of the 110m hurdles in Division 4. Stoll also scored with a 6th in the 100m dash and competed in two other events.
By points scored, Three Rivers’ Kylin Griffin was the leader locally with 17 for the Wildcat girls in D2. Griffin placed second in the 400m dash (57.60), third in the 100m (12.36), and sixth in the 200m (26.11).
Centreville’s Gabrielle Bowen secured a silver medal with a second in the 100m hurdles (15.69), Taking bronze for the Constantine boys was the 4×400 relay of Julian Hawthorne, Charles Morris, Collin Featherstone, and Dean Topolski at 3:29.01.
Mendon’s Presley Allen earned all-state in both distance events, placing fourth in 1600m (5:14.26) and 5th in 3200 (11:22.16). Centreville also took home a fourth with the 4×400 relay crew of Joshua Falkenstein, Ethan Miller, Jacob Falkenstein, and Tyler Swanwick (3:29.61).
Sturgis’ Korin Whitcomb scored a fifth place with a 5-06.00 high jump. Constantine’s Topolski also added a fifth place to his day in the 400m dash.
Centreville’s 4×200 Relay of Tyler Swanwick, Joshua Falkenstein, Jacob Falkenstein and Dylan Coney took a seventh (1:32.93). Individually, Isabella Kangas had a seventh place high jump (4-11.00) for the Bulldogs. The Falcons also saw a seventh in the discus by Bennett VandenBerg (144-04). And scoring for the Colon girls was Noemi Cester, eighth in the 3200m (11:56.94)
Full results for local athlete are below. Visit the MHSAA website for complete results from each division.
Division 1 at Rockford
Sturgis Girls
Korin Whitcomb – 5th in high jump (5-06.00)
Keyanna O’Tey- 11th in 100m dash (12.69)
Sturgis Boys
Rasean O’Tey- 14th in 200m dash (22.80)
Division 2 at Forest Hills Eastern
Three Rivers Girls
Kylin Griffin- 2nd in 400m dash (57.60), 3rd in 100m dash (12.36), 6th in 200m dash (26.11)
Paige McDonald- 13th in 300m hurdles (48.53)
Anezka Pradna- 22nd in 3200m (12:18.34)
4×200 Relay of Gisell Macedo, Paige McDonald, Kennady Cottingham, Kylin Griffin- 17th (1:49.61)
Three Rivers Boys
Noah Humbert- 12th in pole vault (13-04.00)
Division 3 at Kent City
Centreville Girls
Gabrielle Bowen- 2nd in 100m hurdles (15.69), 9th in 300m hurdles (49.26)
Isabella Kangas- 7th in girls high jump (4-11.00)
4×200 Relay of Gabrielle Bowen, Ellie Miller, Zoe Miller, Jade Kuhbander- 14th (1:52.06)
Centreville Boys
Dylan Coney- 16th in 200m dash
Joshua Falkenstein- 18th in 400m dash (53.07)
Tyler Swanwick- 19th in high jump (J5-11.00)
4×400 Relay of Joshua Falkenstein, Ethan Miller, Jacob Falkenstein, Tyler Swanwick- 4th (3:29.61)
4×200 Relay of Tyler Swanwick, Joshua Falkenstein, Jacob Falkenstein, Dylan Coney- 7th (1:32.93)
4×100 Relay of Cody Marshall, Matt Truckenmiller, Gavin Bunning, Dylan Coney- 9th (45.06)
4×800 Relay of Ethan Miller, Logan Weis, Chaseton Wyckoff, Tyler Swanwick- 18th (8:41.74)
Constantine Girls
Caterina Thelen- 12th in pole vault (8-06.00), 16th in shot put (32-06.00)
Constantine Boys
Dean Topolski- 5th in 400m dash (50.92)
Bennett VandenBerg- 7th in discus (144-04)
Ethan Glick- 26th in 3200m (10:34.95)
4×400 Relay of Julian Hawthorne, Charles Morris, Collin Featherstone, Dean Topolski- 3rd (3:29.01)
Division 4 at Baldwin MS
Colon Girls
Noemi Cester- 8th in 3200m (11:56.94)
Sydney Taylor- 23rd in 100m dash (14.30)
Colon Boys
Alexander Stoll- state champion in 110m hurdles (14.92), 6th in 100m dash (11.53), 12th in 200m dash (23.64), 23rd in 300m hurdles (44.00)
Kodey Dovey- 17th in 800m (2:08.05)
Simon Vinson- 23rd in long jump (18-00.00)
Mendon Girls
Presley Allen- 4th in 1600m (5:14.26), 5th in 3200 (11:22.16)
Keyara Szymanski- 14th in shot put (32-01.00), 18th in discus (78-03)
Mendon Boys
Jack McCaw- 15th in long jump (19-01.00), 17th in 100m dash (11.91), 21st in 200m dash (24.12)
White Pigeon Boys
Seth Miller- 24th in shot put (36-09.00)
4×200 Relay of Braxton Neeley, Dylan Carper, Todd Hollingsworth, Caleb Lane- 19th (1:38.78)
4×100 Relay of Braxton Neeley, Dylan Carper, Mekhi Singleton, Caleb Lane- 21st (47.33)