Flushing’s Jeff Kline sets all-class state meet record in long jump - Flint, Michigan Sports News - The Flint Journal – MLive.com
Flushing’s Jeff Kline sets all-class state meet record in long jump
by Bill Khan | The Flint Journal
Saturday May 30, 2009, 6:12 PM
Bill Khan | The Flint Journal

KENTWOOD, Michigan — Jeff Kline lived vicariously through Flushing teammate Ryan Staley, then found out for himself what it’s like to be a state champion.

After watching Staley win the pole vault, Kline went out and broke the all-class record for a state track and field meet by going 24 feet, 1 inch in the long jump at the Division 1 meet Saturday at East Kentwood.

Girls state track and field finals | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Girls state track and field finals

Pioneer girls finish 3rd at Division 1 girls track meet - MLive.com
Pioneer girls finish 3rd at Division 1 girls track meet

Rich Rezler | The Ann Arbor News, May 30, 2009 9:26 p.m.

KENTWOOD - Nine hours after it all started, the Division 1 girls track and field championship hinged on the final 400 yards of the final event.

That’s when Romulus senior Christienne Linton, the star of the MHSAA finals held Saturday at East Kentwood High School, blew past the field for the 1,600-meter relay title and Rockford slipped ahead of Pioneer in the final stretch. And with those results added to a day-long tally, the teams finished an identical 1-2-3 in the final standings at one of the most tightly-contested state finals in history.

Pioneer entered the final event in third place, three points behind first-place Rochester and one behind Waterford Mott, but in the driver’s seat because neither of the leaders had a team in the final heat of the 1,600.

Albion boys repeat as Division 3 state track champs - Jackson, Michigan Sports News - with the Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com
Albion boys repeat as Division 3 state track champs
by Mike Kohon | Citizen Patriot
Sunday May 31, 2009, 12:39 AM
Citizen Patriot | Erik HolladayRyan Hopson of Albion soars through the air in the long jump at the Division 3 state track finals Saturday.
COMSTOCK PARK — After he won the 200-meter state title, Todd Atchison summed up the Albion High School boys track team’s approach to winning its second consecutive Division 3 state championship.

“Individually, I did good, but it was more important to me to help the team,” Atchison said. “That’s what this was for.”

Atchison also anchored the state-champion 400 and 800 relay teams as the Wildcats produced nine all-state finishes and won four events Saturday.

Ryan Hopson earned Albion’s other state title in the long jump.

Albion finished with 61-1/2 points to second-place Allendale and Kent City, which each scored 43.

“The fact we were here again is a testament to how good our athletes are,” Albion coach Mike Jurasek said. “They’re the ones who put in the work and show up to practice day after day.”

Albion’s 400 relay team ran together in every meet this season, a rare feat considering the possibility of injury. It also won the school its third consecutive state title in the event.

Albion boys win team crown | battlecreekenquirer.com | The Enquirer
Albion boys win team crown

The Enquirer • May 31, 2009

Albion High captured another state title in boy’s track and field Saturday as it placed first with 61.50 points at the MHSAA Division 3 Finals at Comstock Park High.
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Second place was Allendale with 43 points. Also, locally, Maple Valley was fourth with 42, Bronson had 10 points and Union City had 6.50.

Albion came through with three first-place efforts, and Maple Valley had two:

• For Albion, Ryan Hopson was first in the long jump with a leap of 22-10.50; Todd Atchison was first in the 200-meter dash in 21.86; and the Wildcats’ 800-meter relay unit of Patrick Dewalt, Ryan Hopson, Dion Mitchell and Todd Atchison was first in 43.82.

• For Maple Valley, Jeff Burd was the champion in the 400 dash in 49.38; and the Lions’ 1,600 relay foursome of Rob Morse, Josh Hall, Nick Thurlby and Jeff Burd placed first in 3:23.86.

State track roundup: Saugatuck claims two titles - Holland, MI - The Holland Sentinel
State track roundup: Saugatuck claims two titles

By Staff reports
The Holland Sentinel
Posted May 30, 2009 @ 10:54 PM
Grand Rapids —

Saugatuck returned with two state champions from the Lower Peninsula Division 4 finals Saturday in Grand Rapids.

Senior Christian Birky won the 3,200 meters at Forest Hills Eastern High School, while junior Ana Capotosto took first in the 800.

The finishes helped the Saugatuck girls and boys teams take sixth and 14th, respectively, in the overall standings.

“It was an awesome day,” Saugatuck girls coach Angelina Bauer said.

Capotosto posted a winning time of 2 minutes, 20.6 seconds. She edged runner-up Caitlin Reeves of Harbor Springs by two one-hundredths of a second.

Boys state track and field finals | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Boys state track and field finals

Zack Hill earns two more titles as Allendale, Kent City boys tie for second in Division 3 track finals - MLive.com
Zack Hill earns two more titles as Allendale, Kent City boys tie for second in Division 3 track finals

Scott Scholten | The Grand Rapids Press, May 30, 2009 8:47 p.m.

COMSTOCK PARK — Zack Hill is back on top of the mountain.

His competition is farther back in the valley.

Hill, Allendale’s senior muscle man, wrapped up his record-smashing high school career by repeating as state champion in the Division 3 shot put and discus — and in even more dominating fashion than a year ago when he set state meet marks in both.

“I’m pleased,” said the Michigan State-bound Hill. “I had no idea how far I could go with this. It was just up to the good Lord. I did as good as I could have done.”

Chiefs on right track thanks to A-1 captains | hometownlife.com | the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, Mirror Newspapers and Hometown Weeklies
Chiefs on right track thanks to A-1 captains

By ED WRIGHT • OBSERVER Staff Writer • May 31, 2009

The food is fantastic and the camaraderie is even better at the Canton boys track-and-field team’s annual season-ending picnic at

But the highlight of the festivities is the naming of the following year’s captains — a time-honored ritual that draws the attention of all attendees.

Last spring, the honorees — who were selected by a vote of their teammates and coaches — were seniors Sherif Hassanien, Josh Hurst, Ryan Randall and Eddie Koelzer, a fantastic foursome who have more than lived up to the awesome responsibilities that were thrust upon them.

“This is a great group of captains,” said Canton coach Bob Richardson. “They’ve really lived up to their leadership roles, both on the track and with the way they’ve helped make the rest of the team better.”

Koelzer is a four-year member of the track team and three-sport athlete, who has also earned letters in swimming and football. A standout pole vaulter, Koelzer said the feeling of being named captain was as prominent as any medal he’s one the past four years.

Okemos girls second in CAAC meet | lansingstatejournal.com | Lansing State Journal
Okemos girls second in CAAC meet

By ARV PETTIT • apettit@lsj.com • May 31, 2009 • From Towne Courier

HOLT - Okemos was right on the heels of the Grand Ledge Comets during both the dual meet and the CAAC Blue Track and Field championships on May 20 at Holt High School.

But the depth of the Comets program and the strength of their distance runners that made the difference in the meet.

Grand Ledge eventually pulled away to win but not without a huge challenge from the Chieftains.

Grand Ledge sealed the win in the 16th event of the day, the 3200-meter run as they finished two, three and four to pick up 18 team points.

That was more than the Chiefs could counter with as the Comets won the meet and the league title with 130.50 points. Okemos was a solid second place with 108 points.