Midwest Region Recap: Robert Atwater (MI) 7-0 HJ, Lena Giger (IL) over 48 ft again in shot

Jan 24, 2014

The Michigan Indoor Track Series meets earlier in the week at Michigan State and Eastern Michigan produced several national caliber performances. Can the MITS meet on Thursday evening at the University of MIchigan do the same?

Coverage, information, results and highlights of national caliber performances from major high school indoor track & field meets in the Midwest region states of the United States during the week ending on Sunday, January 26th, 2014

Major Meets in the Midwest:

Michigan State Indoor Track Series Meet #1 @ Michigan State University (MI)
Michigan State Indoor Track Series Meet #1 @ Eastern Mennonite University (MI)
Michigan Indoor Track Series Meet #4 @ University of Michigan (MI)
Bowling Green Sid Sink Invitational (OH)
Youngstown State High SchooL Meet #2 (OH)
Kansas Jayhawk High School Indoor Open (KS)
Big River Running High School Indoor Series Meet #2 (MO)

Michigan Indoor Track Series Meet #1 @ Michigan State University (MI)

January 20, 2014 @ Jack Skoog Indoor Track in East Lansing, MI

Coverage

MileSplit Meet Page
Meet Results
National Elite Performances

Robert Atwater high jump video from last spring

Boys Highlights

Lincoln Park's Robert Atwater cleared a new personal best and US #2 height of 7'0" in the high jump at the Jenison Fieldhouse on Monday night.
Current US #12 and Michigan state shot put leader Tommy Roush (59'2.50") was able to distance himself two feet ahead of Zach Purcilly at MSU with a winning mark of 56'8.25". Roush, a sophomore at Petoskey High School also won the weight throw with a toss of 55'6".
Anthony DeBardelaben from Arthur Hills High School in Saginaw, Michigan was a double winner in the sprints with a US #21 clocking in the 60 meter dash at 6.94 as well as a 22.80 victory in the 200 meter dash.

Girls Highlights

St. John's (MI) junior Karrigan Smith outdueled Davison (MI) senior Jordan McDermitt in the girls 1600 as they separated from the rest of the field by 24 seconds with a US #20 winning time of 5:01.52 for Smith, while McDermitt's runner-up effort of 5:02.28 ranks her among the top 25 nationally as well.
Brittany Casey (Zeeland East MI) threw for a winning mark of 42'5.50" in the shot put, which is just a few inches of her Michigan state leading season best in the event.

Michigan Indoor Track Series Meet #1 @ EMU (MI)

January 20, 2014 @ Bowen Fieldhouse - Bob Parks Track in Ypsilanti, MI

Coverage

Boys Highlights

Noah Gary of Dexter High School was just two inches shy of his PR with a season best and US #17 clearance of 15'6" in the pole vault.
Ann Arbor Huron's Wan'ya Williams was a close runner-up twice in swif sprint races to Saline's Skyler Bowden (22.74) in the 200 meter dash and Oak Park's Eli Minor (6.96) in the 60 meter day.

Girls Highlights

The Saline girls 4x800 meter relay, running under their indoor club name of Spirit of Pre, posted a US #4 time of 9:27 in the event with Oak Park trailing them in second at US #9 time of 9:33.04.
Shelby Allen of Berkley High School, last year's MITS state champion in the triple jump, achieved a new personal best and US #5 mark of 38'10.50" in the triple jump to start her week.
Oak Park sophomore Anna Jefferson rolled to wins in the 60 meter dash (7.78) and 200 meter dash (25.27).

Michigan Indoor Track Series Meet #4 @ UM (MI)

January 23, 2014 @ University of Michigan Track Building in Ann Arbor, MI

Coverage

On-Site Coverage

U of M MITS Updates

Come here for live-updates from the U of M meet!

Photos: MITS - U of M #4 by JaninaPollatz

Videos

HS Boys 4x800	HS Boys 4x200	HS Girls 4x800	HS Boys 60 H1
HS Boys 60 H2	HS Boys 60 H3	HS Boys 60 H4	HS Boys 60 H5
HS Boys 60 H6	HS Boys 60 H7	HS Boys 60H H1	HS Boys 60H H2
HS Boys 400 H1	HS Boys 400 H2	HS Boys 400 H3	HS Boys 400 H4
HS Boys 400 H5	HS Boys 400 H6	HS Boys 1600 H1	HS Boys 1600 H2
HS Boys 1600 H3	HS Boys 3200	HS Girls 4x200	HS Girls 60 H1
HS Girls 60 H2	HS Girls 60 H3	HS Girls 60 H2	HS Girls 60 H3
HS Girls 60 H4	HS Girls 60 H5	HS Girls 60 H6	HS Girls 60 H7
HS Girls 60H H1	HS Girls 60H H2	HS Girls 60H H3	HS Girls 400 H1
HS Girls 400 H2	HS Girls 400 H3	HS Girls 400 H4	HS Girls 400 H5
HS Girls 400 H6	HS Girls 400 H7	HS Girls 1600 H1	HS Girls 1600 H2
HS Girls 3200	HS Girls 60 H1

US top 10 race in girls 60 hurdles from Allyson Goff

Boys Highlights

With his 6.92 clocking in the 55 meter dash, Jordan Love of Novi High School was just off his US #13 season best of 6.89 from last weekend's meet also at University of Michigan. Love would double back later to claim the 200 meter dash in a narrow victory over Oak Park's Maurice Allen (2nd, 22.48) with a 22.47 clocking.
Pole Vault state leader Noah Gary won yet another competition in the vault, but this time a foot under his season best height of 15'6" with a winning clearance of 14'6" on Thursday evening.
Three boys went under 10 minutes in the 3200 meter run led by Ann Arbor Pioneer senior Costa Willets with a near indoor PR time of 9:47.75.

Girls Highlights

Allyson Goff won the girls 60 meter hurdles easily with a US #8 time of 8.71 for Walled Lake Northern High School senior. Goff also won the long jump with a leap of 17'4.75".
Sterling Heights Stevenson's Jailah Mason was able to get cleanly over the bar at 5'6" (US #16) in the high jump, which was a two inch improvement for her season opening clearance of 5'4" from the first meet in Ann Arbor on January 3rd.
Mackenzie Shell of Port Huron Northern is staying consistent at 12 feet this week in the pole vault as she matched her PR performance from earlier in the week at the Eastern Michigan University again on Thursday over the bar at 12'0" (US #20).
US #5 ranked in the 400 meter dash, Anna Jefferson of Oak Park High School turned in another solid time in the event with a dominant 57.21 victory at U of M.
Marissa Dobry, a sophomore at Birmingham Seaholm (MI), was able to pull just ahead of Saline (MI) senior Elianna Scwayder (2nd, 11:18.7) for a 11:17.90 victory in the 3200 meter run.