The Saginaw News, January 21, 2010 10:30 p.m.
Sports achievements: Ran two years of varsity cross country and will enter her fourth year of varsity track in the spring; Holds school track records in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 800-meter relay events and has qualified for the state meet in all three years thus far; Was all-state in the 200 dash courtesy of an eighth-place finish last year and third in the same event at the Saginaw County Invitational; First in the 200 dash, second in the 100 dash and fifth in the high jump at counties as a sophomore; Placed sixth in the 800 relay at the state finals as a freshman, good for all-state honors, and took first in the county for the 100 dash, the 200 dash and the 800 relay; Track team won a regional title during her freshman year.

Scott DeCamp | Kalamazoo Gazette, January 22, 2010 12:54 a.m.
KALAMAZOO — A member of Manistee Catholic Central’s first graduating class in 1964, Richard Niesen competed in basketball, tennis, golf, track and baseball.

The Saginaw News, January 28, 2010 1:40 p.m.
Sports achievements: Ran four years of varsity cross country and will run his fourth year of varsity track in the spring; Team captain for both sports; Saginaw Valley League champion and team MVP in cross country; Won the Saginaw County Meet this year, finished third at regionals and was academic all-state three times in cross country; A three-time individual qualifier for the cross country state finals, as well as three-time all-region, three-time all-Valley and three-time all-county; One of 12 runners from the state of Michigan who qualified to compete in the Mideast National cross country meet; Finished seventh in the state in cross country as a sophomore, second as a junior and sixth as a senior; Helped Heritage win three straight regional, Valley and county titles

The Saginaw News, February 05, 2010 10:52 a.m.
running three years of varsity cross country for the Hawks

Helped her team win county titles in cross country in each of the last two years; Honorable mention all-county in 2008.

A two-time Gatorade Michigan Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Megan completed an unbeaten season by winning the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships with a time of 17:06.9, during which she out-leaned other top competitors at the tape to produce the most exciting finish in the event’s 31-year history. Megan also shattered her own state meet course record by 16 seconds in 16:54.8, repeating as Division 1 champion despite a stiff headwind.

The Gatorade Player of the Year program is celebrating its 25th year in recognizing elite high school athletes throughout the nation. For more information about The Player of the Year program and its 25th anniversary celebration, please visit http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com.

In addition, make sure to enter the Gatorade Player of the Year sweepstakes where you could win a trip to the 2010 Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year Awards ceremony and the ESPY Awards.

Gaudard was an All-Mid-American Conference selection in track and cross country at Central Michigan University, where she holds school records in the 3,000-, 5,000-, and 10,000-meter runs.

• In 2010 MichiganCrossCountry.com will assist the MHSAA with regional meet entries (overview video)
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Some Michigan football players are getting another shot at Ohio State — in Saturday’s track meet against their archrivals.

A trio of freshmen — quarterback Denard Robinson, receiver Joe Reynolds and receiver Je’Ron Stokes — will run for the Wolverines.

Robinson was one of the fastest sprinters in Florida as a senior in the spring of 2009. He was timed at 4.32 seconds in the 40-yard dash, was on the 2008 state champion 4×100-meter relay team and finished third in the 100-meter dash at the 2008 Florida 4A state championships.

Reynolds was the MHSAA state champion in the 800-meter run as a junior.

Stokes was on the Pennsylvania all-state 4×200-meter relay team as a junior. He ran the 100-meter dash in 10.8 seconds, the 200-meter dash in 22.6 seconds and the 110-meter hurdles in 14.1 seconds.

Junior cornerback Troy Woolfolk was on the track team as well, a 2008 Big Ten outdoor champion as part of the 4×100-meter relay team.

For more information on the meet, check out the release the U-M Web site.