Here is a look at the Greater Lansing high school boys track and field Dream Team and all-area selections.
ATHLETE OF YEAR
Leland VanAlstine
School: Lansing Catholic
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: VanAlstine finished as the Division 3 champion in the 110 and 300 hurdles. He was the Greater Lansing Honor Roll Meet runner-up in the 110 hurdles and finished third in the 300 hurdles. VanAlstine was also part of the Cougars’ all-state 800 relay. He owned the area’s fastest time in the 110 hurdles and ranked second in the 300 hurdles.
DREAM TEAM
Ezekiel Baltierra
School: Alma
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Baltierra placed seventh in the 1,600 at the Division 2 state meet.
Kamden Bigham-Tsai
School: East Lansing
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Bigham-Tsai placed 15th in Division 1 in the 300 hurdles. He finished as the Honor Roll runner-up in the event and was third in the 110 hurdles at the meet.
Nolan Cullens
School: St. Johns
Year: Sophomore
Accomplishments: Cullens finished third at the Division 2 state finals in the 100, owning the top area time in the event at 10.6.
Braden Hartsuff
School: Corunna
Year: Junior
Accomplishments: Hartsuff finished fourth in the 110 hurdles and 12th in the 300 hurdles at the Division 2 state finals. He was the Honor Roll champion in the 110 hurdles.
Logan Herrick
School: Corunna
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Herrick was the Division 2 state champion in the 300 hurdles with an area-best time of 38.02. He also won the event at the Honor Roll meet. Herrick was also fifth in the 100 at the Honor Roll meet.
Isaac Jacobs
School: Corunna
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Jacobs placed 11th in the 200 and 16th in the 400 at the Division 2 state finals. Jacobs was the 200 champion at the Honor Roll meet.
Thomas Larson
School: Alma
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Larson placed fifth in the 1,600 at the Division 2 state finals and had the best area time in the event.
Oliver Long
School: Morrice
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Long was the Honor Roll meet and Division 3 state champion in the shot put. He had an area-best throw of 61-3 in the shot put. He finished third in the discus at the Division 4 finals.
Ian Morgan
School: Okemos
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Morgan finished 14th in the 3,200 at the Division 1 state finals and was the Honor Roll runner-up in the 1,600.
Duncan Palmer
School: Williamston
Year: Sophomore
Accomplishments: Palmer placed third in the 800 at the Division 2 state finals and had an area-best time of 1:54.75.
Tommy Pratt
School: Williamston
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Pratt took third in the long jump at the Division 2 state finals, had the area’s top jump and was part of an all-state 800 relay.
Channing Ridley
School: DeWitt
Year: Sophomore
Accomplishments: Ridley placed 15th at the Division 1 state finals in the 100 and was the Honor Roll champion in the event.
Brady Rowe
School: Portland
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Rowe went unbeaten in the 400 outdoors and was the Honor Roll and Division 2 state champion in the event.
Jackson Shaltry
School: Grand Ledge
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Shaltry finished as the discus runner-up and placed seventh in the shot put at the Division 1 state finals.
Jeremy Stephens
School: Holt
Year: Sophomore
Accomplishments: Stephens placed 12th at the state finals in Division 1 in the 200.
Brayden Truman
School: Alma
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Truman finished 10th in the high jump at the Division 2 finals.
Chandler Webb
School: Perry
Year: Senior
Accomplishments: Webb was the Division 3 state runner-up in pole vault and was the Honor Roll meet champion in the event.
Eli Worthington
School: Owosso
Year: Sophomore
Accomplishments: Worthington was fourth in the shot put and discus at the Division 2 state finals. He was the shot put runner-up at the Honor Roll meet and finished third in the discus.
Grand Ledge 400 relay
Members: Griffin Hamilton, Levi Yeah Jr., Anthony Baker, Kingston Nixon
Accomplishments: Finished third at the Division 1 state finals and had an area-best time of 41.77
East Lansing 800 relay
Members: Aiden Ball, Carter Allen, Romero Brown, Kamden Bigham-Tsai
Accomplishments: Finished 11th at Division 1 state finals
Holt 1,600 relay
Members: Adrian Abbott-Wallace, Jeremy Sanders, Ethan Melville, Michael Aimery
Accomplishments: Placed 27th at Division 1 state finals and finished with area-best time of 3:23.59
Alma 3,200 relay
Members: Nico Lebron, Ezekiel Baltierra, Elijah Baltierra, Thomas Laron
Accomplishments: Finished seventh at the Division 2 state finals
COACH: Rich White, Grand Ledge — Guided Comets to CAAC Blue and Division 1 regional titles
ALL-AREA
DIVISION 1-2
Deng Ayuel, Eaton Rapids – Pole vault
Steven Bush, Williamston – Sprints
Carl Flinton, Holt – Throws
Charlie Folino, Okemos – Sprints
Brendan Franciso, Alma – Sprints
Braylon Holmes Charlotte – Long Jump
Caedin Martin-Seymour, DeWitt
Keith Morgan Jr., Sexton
Kingston Oakes, Grand Ledge – Sprints
Bryce Pratl, St. Johns – Hurdles
Rylan Richey, Grand Ledge – Distance
Caleb Ross, East Lansing
Boone Smith, Mason – Middle distance
Reagan Ward, St. Johns – Distance
DeWitt 400 relay
Holt 800 relay
Williamston 800 relay
Grand Ledge 1,600 relay
Williamston 3,200 relay
DIVISION 3-4
Kelvin Davis, Maple Valley – High jump /hurdles
Lucas Gates, Lansing Catholic – Distance
Evan Hagerman, Bath – Sprints
Matthew Howery, Webberville – Long jump
Jace Kennedy, Olivet – Pole vault
John Kowatch, Pewamo-Westphalia – Distance / middle distance
Jacob Mankey, Ithaca – Middle distance
Max McDowell, Olivet – Sprints
Ethan Myers, Olivet – Long jump
Owen Poppema, Bath – Distance
Brock Spitzley, Ovid-Elsie – Throws
Elijah Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia – High jump
P-W 400 relay
Lansing Catholic 800 relay
Ithaca 1,600 relay
Lansing Catholic 3,200 relay
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: See the Greater Lansing high school boys track and field Dream Team, all-area
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