Hillsdale Area Best Boys Track: Who are the top five athletes in each event after Easter?

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HILLSDALE COUNTY — The Easter weekend marks our first look at the top rankings for Hillsdale Area Best boys track and field athletes. We will look at the top five results for each of the individual events and the top three relay teams.

More: Jonesville track and field competes against the best of the best at the Ralph Rice Invitational

Only one relay team will be displayed for each of those rankings. We will also look at the events in which those results were gathered.

100-Meter​

Athlete, Year, School, Result, Event

1. Brayden Wright - Junior - Reading - 11.34 - Stockbridge vs. Reading Big 8
2. Cam Arnold - Sophomore - Hillsdale - 11.57 - Gina Relays
3. Ryan Marcavage - Senior - Jonesville - 11.72 - Jack Beilfuss Invite
4. Gaven Mckibbin - Junior - Reading - 11.76 - Stockbridge vs. Reading Big 8
5. Myles Brown - Senior - Hillsdale - 11.77 - Gina Relays

Junior Brayden Wright tops the rankings in the 100 and 200, both with impressive numbers taking first at the Stockbridge and Reading dual. Cam Arnold and teammate Miles Brown both posted solid numbers at the Hillsdale Academy Gina Relays to take second and fifth respectively.

200-Meter​

1. Brayden Wright - Junior - Reading - 22.92 - Stockbridge vs. Reading Big 8
2. Cam Arnold - Sophomore - Hillsdale - 23.48 - Gina Relays
3. Gaven Mckibbin - Junior - Reading - 23.52 - Stockbridge vs. Reading Big 8
4. Miles Brown - Senior - Hillsdale - 23.54 - Gina Relays
5. Brayden Taylor - Junior - Hillsdale - 23.94 - Gina Relays

Four of the top five 100-meter sprinters populate the 200 rankings. 2-4 are separated by just six-tenths of a second. Arnold and Brown finished second and third respectively at the Gina Relays 200-meter dash.

400-Meter​

1. Dominick Coke - Senior - Hillsdale - 52.22 - Gina Relays
2. Nicholas Fowler - Junior - Jonesville - 52.40 - Jack Beilfuss Invite
3. Miles Brown - Senior - Hillsdale - 54.28 - Jack Beilfuss Invite
4. Logan Stanton - Freshman - Jonesville - 54.39 - Ralph Rice Invite
5. Zane Socha - Junior - Hillsdale Academy - 55.74 - SCAA Jamboree at Colon

Dominick Coke topped the rankings after taking first place at the Gina Relays at Hayden Park. Freshman Logan Stanton cracked the top five after a sixth-place finish at the Ralph Rice Invite.

800-Meter​

1. Caleb Blonde - Sophomore - Jonesville - 2:01.38 - Jack Beilfuss Invite
2. Luke Molenkamp - Junior - Hillsdale Academy - 2:07.25 - Gina Relays
3. Ashton Potwin - Freshman - Jonesville - 2:09.25 - Ralph Rice Invite
4. Zane Socha - Junior - Hillsdale Academy - 2:09.56 - Gina Relays
5. Theo York - Freshman - Hillsdale - 2:10.26 - Gina Relays

Molenkamp shot up to No. 2 in the rankings after winning at the Gina Relays. Two freshmen, Potwin and York, cracked the rankings after Easter week events. York took third at the Gina Relays and Potwin took ninth at the Ralph Rice Invite.

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1600-Meter​

1. Grayson Rorick - Junior - Hillsdale Academy - 4:24.70 - Gina Relays
2. Caleb Blonde - Sophomore - Jonesville - 4:36.42 - Grass Lake Invite
3. Reece Poole - Senior - Hillsdale Academy - 4:46.0 - SCAA Jamboree at Colon
4. Luke Molenkamp - Junior - Hillsdale Academy - 4:48.5 - SCAA Jamboree at Colon
5. James Rahe - Junior - Hillsdale Academy - 4:49.4 - SCAA Jamboree at Colon

The Academy dominated the early 1600 rankings thanks to big numbers at the first SCAA jamboree of their season. However, a PR run to take first at the Gina Relays put Rorick at the top of the rankings.

3200-Meter​

1. Caleb Blonde - Sophomore - Jonesville - 9:53.76 - Ralph Rice Invite
2. Logan Youngman - Sophomore - Hillsdale - 10:07.14 - Gina Relays
3. Reece Poole - Senior - Hillsdale Academy - 10:16.65 - Jack Beilfuss Invite
4. James Rahe - Junior - Hillsdale Academy - 10:28.67 - Gina Relays
5. Collin Fucile - Sophomore - Jonesville - 10:36.36 - Ralph Rice Invite

Four of the top five numbers were all posted this past week. Blonde leads all runners by at least 10 seconds, and that number placed him fifth at the Ralph Rice invite, displaying how tough the competition was at Parma Western.

110 Hurdles​

1. Dawson Scharer - Junior - Hillsdale Academy - 15.54 - Gina Relays
2. Zander Goodwin - Senior - Jonesville - 16.13 - Jack Beilfuss Invite
3. Ashton Thornsbury - Junior - Hillsdale - 16.22 - Jack Beilfuss Invite
4. Alex Richards - Senior - Hillsdale Academy - 16.44 - SCAA Jamboree at Colon
5. Reece Rundquist - Sophomore - Jonesville - 16.72 - Grass Lake Invite

Scharer set new season best numbers to top the 110 and 300 hurdle rankings with first place runs at the Gina Relays.

300 Hurdles​

1. Dawson Scharer - Junior - Hillsdale Academy - 39.46 - Gina Relays
2. Zander Goodwin - Senior - Jonesville - 41.58 - Ralph Rice Invite
3. Evan Towne - Sophomore - Hillsdale - 41.71 - Lansing Catholic Relays
4. Alex Richards - Senior - Hillsdale Academy - 42.74 - SCAA Jamboree at Colon
5. Reece Rundquist - Sophomore - Jonesville - 43.64 - Ralph Rice Invite

Goodwin is in second place in both the 100 and 300 hurdles for different events, but the senior recently posted a PR time in the 300 to take second at the Ralph Rice Invite.

4x100 Relay​

1. Hayden Handy, Cam Arnold, Miles Brown, Brayden Taylor - Hillsdale - 44.83 - Lansing Catholic Relays
2. Makinlee Packer, Ryan Marcavage, Charlie Spencer, John Milks - Jonesville - 45.60 - Ralph Rice Invite
3. Aidan Clark, Grant Penney, Cayden Whinnie, Gaven Mckibbin - Reading - 46.46 - Stockbridge at REading Big 8

4x200 Relay​

1. Brayden Taylor, Miles Brown, Cam Arnold, Dominick Coke - Hillsdale - 1:34.11 - Lansing Catholic Relays
2. Zander Goodwin, Logan Stanton, Nicholas Fowler, Reece Rundquist - Jonesville - 1:34.79 - Grass Lake Invite
3. Cayden Whinnie, Owen Parker, Gaven Mckibbin, Brayden Wright - Reading - 1:36.26 - Ralph Crume Invite

4x400 Relay​

1. Miles Brown, Cam Arnold, Evan Towne, Dominck Coke - Hillsdale - 3:33.2 - Lansing Catholic Relays
2. Alex Richards, Timothy Gaebler, Luke Molenkamp, Dawson Scharer - Hillsdale Academy - 3:39.1 - SCAA Jamboree at Colon
3. Reece Rundquist, Caleb Blonde, Mason Jordan, Nicholas Fowler - Jonesville - 3:39.32 - Jack Beilfuss Invite

4x800 Relay​

1. Zachery Childress, Collin Fucile, Ashton Potwin, Caleb Blonde - Jonesville - 8:19.92 - Ralph Rice Invite
2. James Rahe, Jonah Cuthbert, Luke Molenkamp, Reece Poole - Hillsdale Academy - 8:41.78 - Gina Relays
3. Collin Williams, Jayden Justice, Aiden Williams, Ryan Anderson - Waldron - 10:04.49 - SCAA Jamboree at Climax-Scotts

Shot Put​

1. John Petersen - Senior - Hillsdale - 46-feet, 5 inches - Lansing Catholic Relays
2. Joel Miller - Senior - Hillsdale Academy - 43-feet, 11 inches - SCAA Jamboree at Colon
3. Scotty Aube - Senior - Jonesville - 43-feet, 9 1/4 inches - Grass Lake Invite
4. Cooper Stevens - Senior - Jonesville - 40-feet, 2 1/2 inches - Ralph Rice Invite
5. Wyatt Wahtola - Senior - Hillsdale - 39-feet, 9 inches - Jack Beilfuss Invite

The all-senior top five features PR throws for Petersen, Miller and Wahtola.

Discus​

1. John Petersen - Senior - Hillsdale - 139-feet, 8 inches - Hillsdale vs. Onsted
2. Joel Miller - Senior - Hillsdale Academy - 133-feet, 1 inch - Gina Relays
3. Cooper Stevens - Senior - Jonesville - 128-feet, 10 inches - Ralph Rice Invite
4. Josh King - Sophomore - Hillsdale Academy - 108-feet - SCAA Jamboree at Colon
5. Devin Wolff - Senior - Camden-Frontier - 106-feet, 6 inches - Ralph Crume Invite

All five seniors in the rankings hit these measurements to earn new personal career bests.

High Jump​

1. Ashton Thornsbury - Junior - Hillsdale - 6-feet, 2 inches - Hanover-Horton and Jonesville at Hillsdale
2. Robert Garcia - Junior - Hillsdale - 6-feet - Hillsdale at Onsted
3. Zane Socha - Junior - Hillsdale Academy - 5-feet, 10 inches, SCAA Jamboree at Colon
   • (TIED) Dominic Kurtz - Sophomore - Camden-Frontier -SCAA Jamboree at Colon
4. Brokes Beckman - Sophomore - Hillsdale - 5-feet, 8 inches - Jack Beilfuss Invite
   • (TIED) Reece Rundquist - Sophomore - Jonesville - 5-feet, 8 inches - Jack Beilfuss Invite

Garcia, Socha and Kurtz all hit their numbers during league jamborees this past week. Socha and Kurtz both won their events. Thornsbury won the Gina Relays.

Pole Vault​

1. Makinlee Packer - Senior - Jonesville - 12-feet, 3 inches - Ralph Rice Invite
2. Teagan Williams - Senior - Pittsford - 12-feet - Dale Shook Invite
3. Connor Hill - Junior - Hillsdale Academy - 11-feet - Jack Beilfuss Invite
4. Carter Myers - Junior - Hillsdale - 10-feet, 6 inches - Hanover-Horton and Jonesville at Hillsdale
   • (TIED) Kenton Clark - Junior - Camden-Frontier - 10-feet, 6 inches - SCAA Jamboree at Colon

Packer's result from the Ralph Rice Invite wasn't just a new personal record for the senior, but also the lone win the Comets got at the invitational. Williams' result also won the event at the Dale Shook Invitational.

Long Jump​

1. Zander Goodwin - Senior - Jonesville - 20-feet, 11 inches - Grass Lake Invite
2. Hayden Handy - Senior - Hillsdale - 20-feet, 8 1/2 inches - Gina Relays
3. Darran Drake - Senior - Camden-Frontier - 19-feet, 9 inches - SCAA Jamboree at Colon
4. Jaren Trujillo - Senior - Jonesville - 19-feet, 5 1/2 inches - Hanover-Horton and Jonesville at Hillsdale
5. Robert Garcia - Junior - Hillsdale - 19-feet, 2 inches - Gina Relays

Each of the top four athletes won their event with their results. Goodwin, Drake and Garcia all hit new personal best jumps.

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This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: Hillsdale Area Best Boys Track: Who are the top three athletes in each event after Easter?

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