(Note: Sparta's 400 meter relay time of 43.97 was not updated on the Press leaders list and would put them in 4th place instead of 5th place.)

Boys track leaders

Posted by The Grand Rapids Press on June 05, 2008

The final list of area leaders for boys track.

DISCUS
(Area record, Brett Organek, Grandville, 1992, 196-5)
1. Zack Hill, Allendale -- 189-0
2. John Roche, Holland -- 178-1
3. Matt Forward, Zeeland West -- 162-0
4. Ethan Dennis, Grandville -- 159-10
5. Aaron Clark, Comstock Park -- 158-1
6. Lorin Anderson, Caledonia -- 156-4
7. Jimmy Lont, Holland Christian -- 155-5
8. C.J. Koop, Allendale -- 153-0
9. Tanner Hardester, Zeeland East -- 152-5
10. Matt Sanderson, East Kentwood -- 151-10

LONG JUMP
(Area record, Joe Applewhite, Grand Rapids Central, 1985, 24-7 3/4)
1. Joe Applewhite Jr., East Kentwood -- 22-1
2. Deshaun Mingo, West Ottawa -- 22-0
3. Nate Oppenhuizen, Zeeland West -- 21-11
4. Steffon Mayhue, Holland -- 21-10
5. Cody BecksVoort, Hamilton -- 21-5 3/4
6. Nick Stokes, Rockford -- 21-5 1/2
7. Zach Heerspink, Hamilton -- 21-5
8. Brett Wierenga, Calvin Christian -- 21-4 1/4
9. Carlos Clay, Grandville -- 21-4
9. Kirk Spencer, East Grand Rapids -- 21-4

SHOT PUT
(Area record, Gary VanElst, Middleville, 1968, 64-10 3/4)
1. Zack Hill, Allendale -- 61-8 3/4
2. Jason Harvey, Catholic Central -- 55-4
3. D.J. Lillibridge, Coopersville -- 54-0
4. Frank Castillo, Godwin Heights -- 53-9
5. Quinten Marcott, Wayland -- 53-8
6. Ethan Dennis, Grandville -- 53-5 1/2
7. Matt Forward, Zeeland West -- 50-7
8. Jim Long, Holland Christian -- 50-6 1/2
9. Seth Bouwman, Hudsonville -- 50-4
9. C.J. Koop, Allendale -- 50-4
9. John Roche, Holland -- 50-4

POLE VAULT
(Area record, Charles DeWildt, Catholic Central, 1997, 16-6)
1. Codi Mattix, Saranac -- 15-10
2. Justin Casarez, Rogers -- 14-6
2. Austin DeWildt, Catholic Central -- 14-6
4. Brad Schweitzer, Forest Hills Central -- 14-5
5. Zack VanderWall, East Kentwood -- 14-1
6. Evert Geerlings, East Kentwood -- 13-9
7. Brian Akers, East Kentwood -- 13-6
8. Sam Diekevers, Jenison -- 13-3
9. Chris Schurr, Byron Center -- 13-2
9. Nathan Weeks, Belding -- 13-2

HIGH JUMP
(Area record, Brad Holwerda, Grand Rapids Christian, 1988, 7-0)
1. Joe Applewhite Jr., East Kentwood -- 6-5
2. Eric Griggs, Forest Hills Northern -- 6-4
2. Zach Heerspink, Hamilton -- 6-4
2. Evan McDowell, Hudsonville -- 6-4
2. Andrew Westover, Saranac -- 6-4
6. John Potter, Grand Haven -- 6-3
7. Kevin Brainard, Catholic Central -- 6-2
7. Matt Christians, South Christian -- 6-2
7. Brian Hughes, Catholic Central -- 6-2
7. Drew McBride, Greenville -- 6-2

3,200-METER RELAY
(Area record, Zeeland (T. Hulst, A. Kenemer, N. Penny, N. Plaska), 2003, 7:50.59)
1. Forest Hills Eastern (Cullen, Ferris, Leenheer, VanderStel) -- 7:58.36
2. Zeeland West (Schulist, Kingshott, Kung, Bassett) -- 8:00.78
3. Calvin Christian (Clark, VanEerden, Jasperse, Wainaina) -- 8:03.65
3. West Catholic (Schafer, Valliere, Scott, Gravelin) -- 8:03.65
5. Sparta (Matthews, Blystone, Kober, Dahlgren) -- 8:08.68
6. East Kentwood (Mohamed, Huizing, Cox, Manby) -- 8:10.10
7. Greenville (Sherman, Bouck, McBride, Preston) -- 8:14.26
8. Wayland (Seymour, Kooiker, Burgess, White) -- 8:16.25
9. Rockford (Rietsema, Sholtis, Goad, Paas) -- 8:24.27
10. Kent City (Koster, Holovka, Sluka, Wilson) -- 8:27.80

110-METER HURDLES
(Area record, Josh Hembrough, Forest Hills Northern, 2007, 13.60)
1. Kevin Jackson, East Kentwood -- 14.30
2. Mitchell Hausmann, Coopersville -- 14.59
3. Christian Bach, Belding -- 14.64
4. Deonte Hurst, East Kentwood -- 14.80
5. Brogan Bibler, Rockford -- 14.90
5. Nathan Mathis, Zeeland East -- 14.90
5. Alex Rogers, Caledonia -- 14.90
8. Justin Casarez, Rogers -- 15.01
9. Nick Arends, Sparta -- 15.10
10. Chris Stretton, Greenville -- 15.23

100 METERS
(Area record, Mike Ball, Wyoming Park, 1976, Mike Burt, East Kentwood, 1995, and Brandon VanDriel, Sparta, 2008, 10.4)
1. Brandon VanDriel, Sparta -- 10.40
2. Jake Sanders, Greenville -- 10.60
3. Kurt Van Essen, Kenowa Hills -- 10.70
4. Nate Dykstra, Comstock Park -- 10.79
5. Hersey Jackson, Allendale -- 10.80
5. Kevin Jackson, East Kentwood -- 10.80
7. Mike Martin, Wayland -- 10.83
8. Dan Quinn, Catholic Central -- 10.85
9. Tyrone Green, East Kentwood -- 10.90
9. Christian Jessie, East Kentwood -- 10.90
9. Kyle VanderVeen, Caledonia -- 10.90

800-METER RELAY
(Area record, Creston (Davis, Cancler, Edwards, Prendergast), 1976, 1:26.6)
1. East Kentwood (Jessie, Wade, Randolph, Hurst) -- 1:29.30
2. Hamilton (Schild, Deletto, Ptacek, BecksVoort) -- 1:30.00
3. Sparta (Patterson, M. Arends, N. Arends, VanDriel) -- 1:30.10
4. Greenville (Gray, Kloostra, Garvey, Sanders) -- 1:30.90
5. Grandville (Vandeventer, Anderson, Clay, Brown) -- 1:31.70
6. Kenowa Hills (Cala, Ford, Bouwhuis, Van Essen) -- 1:32.00
7. Wayland (Wilson, Sattler, Russo, Martin) -- 1:32.23
8. Allendale (Naves, Gray, Jackson, Soisson) -- 1:33.10
9. Belding (Bach, Kerr, Young, Barger) -- 1:33.28
10. Hastings (Bateson, Schild, Rhodes, Burgdorf) -- 1:34.30

1,600 METERS
(Area record, Dathan Ritzenhein, Rockford, 2000, 4:05.9)
1. Alex Wilson, Kent City -- 4:25.75
2. Edwin Wainaina, Calvin Christian -- 4:25.90
3. Chris Schulist, Zeeland West -- 4:26.64
4. Zac Bigelow, Byron Center -- 4:27.40
5. Reed Kamyszek, Kenowa Hills -- 4:28.37
6. Jon Manby, East Kentwood -- 4:28.50
7. Nate Dahlgren, Sparta -- 4:28.84
8. Eddie Seymour, Wayland -- 4:30.85
9. Tony Schafer, West Catholic -- 4:32.59
10. Brian Schreur, West Ottawa -- 4:32.60

400-METER RELAY
(Area record, East Kentwood (Haile, Jessie, Jackson, Williams), 2007, 42.20)
1. East Kentwood (Jackson, Crossley, Wade, Jessie) -- 42.25
2. Grandville (Brown, Anderson, Clay, Vandeventer) -- 43.60
3. Wayland (Wilson, Sattler, Russo, Martin) -- 43.86
4. Rockford (Kwekel, Wilburn, Cochran, Stokes) -- 44.01
5. Sparta (Womack, M. Arends, N. Arends, VanDriel) -- 44.20
6. Belding (Bach, Robinson, Young, Barger) -- 44.47
7. Kenowa Hills (Cala, Alt, Zost, Van Essen) -- 44.60
8. Greenville (Gray, Nieto, Garvey, Sanders) -- 44.66
9. Allendale (Soisson, Teitsma, Naves, Jackson) -- 44.80
9. Hamilton (BecksVoort, Salinas, Heerspink, Deletto) -- 44.80

400 METERS
(Area record, Sean Wahlfeldt, Greenville, 2004, 47.80
1. Cody BecksVoort, Hamilton -- 49.80
2. Adam Brown, Grandville -- 50.10
2. Patrick Kloostra, Greenville -- 50.10
4. Corey Stamps, Godwin Heights -- 50.33
5. Kevin Jackson, East Kentwood -- 50.40
5. Christian Jessie, East Kentwood -- 50.40
5. Thad Winkle, South Christian -- 50.40
8. Deonte Hurst, East Kentwood -- 50.50
9. Matt Bekken, Byron Center -- 50.80
10. Chad Weesies, East Kentwood -- 50.90

300-METER HURDLES
(Area record, Bob Czahorski, Grandville, 1989, 37.2)
1. Kevin Jackson, East Kentwood -- 38.17
2. Deonte Hurst, East Kentwood -- 38.42
3. Troy Sneller, Hamilton -- 40.51
4. Nick Arends, Sparta -- 40.70
5. Jeremiah Pavlak, Hopkins -- 40.77
6. Daniel Byl, GR Christian -- 40.80
6. Jeff Talsma, South Christian -- 40.80
8. Logan Schaeffer, Zeeland East -- 40.87
9. Alex Rogers, Caledonia -- 40.90
9. Parker Vandeventer, Grandville -- 40.90

800 METERS
(Area record, Ron Kutchinski, East Grand Rapids, 1964, and Mark Poelman, Rogers, 1978, 1:51.6)
1. T.J. VanSlooten, Northview -- 1:56.09
2. Nate Dahlgren, Sparta -- 1:57.10
3. Edwin Wainaina, Calvin Christian -- 1:58.02
4. Drew McBride, Greenville -- 1:58.12
5. Dylan Anderson, Caledonia -- 1:58.70
6. Jeremy Haskins, Jenison -- 2:00.00
7. Keith Heyboer, Hudsonville -- 2:00.10
7. Luke Taylor, Caledonia -- 2:00.10
9. Isaac Cox, East Kentwood -- 2:00.90
10. Fred Holwerda, Hudsonville -- 2:01.00
10. Reed Kamyszek, Kenowa Hills -- 2:01.00

200 METERS
(Area record, Eric Johnson, Union, 1990, 20.8)
1. Brandon VanDriel, Sparta -- 21.60
2. Kevin Jackson, East Kentwood -- 21.70
3. Jake Sanders, Greenville -- 21.77
4. Nick Stokes, Rockford -- 22.20
4. Kyle VanderVeen, Caledonia -- 22.20
6. Hersey Jackson, Allendale -- 22.26
7. Mike Martin, Wayland -- 22.51
8. Cody BecksVoort, Hanilton -- 22.53
9. Ryan Randolph, East Kentwood -- 22.60
10. Kurt Van Essen, Kenowa Hills -- 22.70

3,200 METERS
(Area record, Dathan Ritzenhein, Rockford, 2000, 8:41.5)
1. Mike Gravelin, West Catholic -- 9:33.19
2. Tony Schafer, West Catholic -- 9:40.32
3. Reed Kamyszek, Kenowa Hills -- 9:43.78
4. Chris Paas, Rockford -- 9:48.00
5. Nate Kober, Sparta -- 9:50.90
6. David Vandebunte, Byron Center -- 9:52.00
7. Luis Fabian, GR Central -- 9:54.00
8. Jon Manby, East Kentwood -- 9:55.40
9. Ben Diefenbach, Caledonia -- 9:57.00
10. Alex Wilson, Kent City -- 9:57.67

1,600-METER RELAY
(Area record, Union (Dillard, Hoskins, Brown, Johnson), 1989, 3:16.0)
1. East Kentwood (Jackson, Weesies, Jessie, Hurst) -- 3:20.56
2. Zeeland West (Bareman, Plaska, Kingshott, Bassett) -- 3:21.56
3. Hamilton (BecksVoort, Schild, Sale, Ptacek) -- 3:24.70
4. Greenville (Nieto, Bouck, McBride, Kloostra) -- 3:27.57
5. Belding (Bach, Young, Kerr, Barger) -- 3:28.70
6. Calvin Christian (Clark, Wierenga, VanEnk, Wainaina) -- 3:29.32
7. Kenowa Hills (Conaty, Ford, Zost, Bouwhuis) -- 3:29.80
8. Grandville (VanderZanden, Wade, Vandeventer, Brown) -- 3:30.70
9. Godwin Heights (Klompstra, Jabbar, Moncreif, Stamps) -- 3:32.30
10. Cedar Springs (Chunn, Dean, Tillbrooke, Yeo) -- 3:32.62