Mt. Pleasant, MI—
More than a dozen teams around the state of Michigan would travel to Mt. Pleasant High School to contend for the MITCA D4 Team State Championships. Boys and girls teams across the state would compete for the titles on Saturday, May 29th.
The Hillsdale Academy Colts would send both their girls and boys teams to Mt. Pleasant to contend for the championships. The Colts, led by Head Coach and HA Athletic Director Mike Roberts, would win both the boys and girls MITCA D4 Team State Championships.
It was an incredible finish for the team in their second-to-last stop on their championship season finale. The Colts boys track and field team finished in first place ahead of Petersburg-Summerfield and Morrice with a final score of 965.5 points. Petersburg finished with 925 points and Morrice finished with 903.5 points. The Colts girls track and field team finished with 1083 total team points. Second place was the Morenci girls team with 812.5 points and in third place was Marcellus High School with 786 points.
Parents, coaches, and athletes gathered around to hand out medals and trophies after the conclusion of the finals. Head Coach Mike Roberts was incredibly proud of his student-athletes and the team overall after their State championships.
“This was a really special day to have both teams do this together,” said Head Coach Mike Roberts. “Every single participant for our team counted today, and the entire team had to get work together to accomplish what they did.”
The team returned to the track after having an entire season lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and being able to win the State Championships was a special moment for both the Seniors and the Hillsdale Academy community.
“We had some big goals a year ago,” said Coach Roberts. “and it wasn’t lost on us that this was an opportunity to make the most of it, and to not take this moment for granted.”
Hillsdale Academy had several athletes win their respective events during the Finals. David Richards would win the boys 300 meter hurdle event and take third in the 110 meter hurdles. The boys 4×400 meter relay team of David Richards, Luke Brady, Bennett Fast, and Conner Welden would win their relay event. Anna Roberts would win the girls long jump event and place second in the high jump and 800 meter events. Megan Roberts placed second in the girls 100 and 400 meter events. Sofia Matsukova-Kratt finished in second in the 3200 meter event. Isabella Socha would win the girls 100 meter hurdle event and place third in the 300 meter event. The Colts would have every relay team place in the top five including the girls 4×400 meter team who finished in second place (Anna Roberts, Haven Socha, Caroline Roberts, and Megan Roberts). Isabella Socha would also place second in the pole vault event. Haven Socha would place third in the 200 meter dash.
Full Results Boys Varsity
(place, grade, name, result, school)
100 Meters Varsity – Finals
13. 12 Ryan Van Havel 12.31aPR Hillsdale Academy
19. 12 Jacob Karlovich 12.65a Hillsdale Academy
20. 12 Abe Pewe 12.66a Hillsdale Academy
200 Meters Varsity – Finals
9. 10 Conner Welden 24.31a Hillsdale Academy
12. 12 Abe Pewe 24.92aPR Hillsdale Academy
13. 12 Jacob Karlovich 24.96a Hillsdale Academy
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
2. 10 Conner Welden 53.28a Hillsdale Academy
6. 11 Luke Brady 55.30a Hillsdale Academy
20. 9 Karol Schlueter 1:02.18a Hillsdale Academy
800 Meters Varsity – Finals
6. 11 Bennett Fast 2:12.66a Hillsdale Academy
13. 9 Benedict Cote 2:19.53aPR Hillsdale Academy
16. 9 Jay Jenkins 2:22.56a Hillsdale Academy
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals
4. 11 Emil Schlueter 4:49.00a Hillsdale Academy
12. 9 Thomas Holm 5:10.20a Hillsdale Academy
13. 10 Caleb Diener 5:10.69a Hillsdale Academy
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals
3. 11 Emil Schlueter 10:45.46aPR Hillsdale Academy
8. 10 Caleb Diener 11:03.71a Hillsdale Academy
10. 9 Thomas Holm 11:15.74a Hillsdale Academy
110m Hurdles – 39″ Varsity – Finals
3. 11 David Richards 17.17a Hillsdale Academy
5. 12 John Cote 18.79a Hillsdale Academy
9. 10 Max Cote 19.73a Hillsdale Academy
300m Hurdles – 36″ Varsity – Finals
1. 11 David Richards 41.77aPR Hillsdale Academy
5. 12 John Cote 44.85aPR Hillsdale Academy
13. 10 Max Cote 49.76aPR Hillsdale Academy
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
7. Jacob Karlovich
Abe Pewe
John Cote
Ryan Van Havel 48.51a Hillsdale Academy
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals
7. Jacob Karlovich
Abe Pewe
Luke Brady
Ryan Van Havel 1:41.88a Hillsdale Academy
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
1. David Richards
Luke Brady
Bennett Fast
Conner Welden 3:42.20a Hillsdale Academy
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
3. Bennett Fast
Emil Schlueter
Caleb Diener
Conner Welden 8:51.50a Hillsdale Academy
Shot Put – 12lb Varsity – Finals
8. 12 Jon Strack 36-01.00 Hillsdale Academy
13. 12 Jacob Neukom 34-00.00 Hillsdale Academy
20. 9 Dominic Scharer 30-02.00 Hillsdale Academy
Discus – 1.6kg Varsity – Finals
7. 12 Jacob Neukom 109-03 Hillsdale Academy
16. 12 Jon Strack 85-03 Hillsdale Academy
17. 9 Magnus Heckel 84-07 Hillsdale Academy
High Jump Varsity – Finals
6. 11 David Richards 5-04.00 Hillsdale Academy
7. 9 Jay Jenkins 5-00.00 Hillsdale Academy
12. 8 Mikey Plemmons 5-00.00 Hillsdale Academy
Pole Vault Varsity – Finals
4. 11 Luke Brady 10-06.00 Hillsdale Academy
12. 9 Ridley Fast 8-00.00 Hillsdale Academy
14. 12 John Cote 8-00.00 Hillsdale Academy
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
7. 11 Bennett Fast 17-02.00 Hillsdale Academy
8. 12 Ryan Van Havel 16-10.00 Hillsdale Academy
11. 9 Jay Jenkins 16-03.50 Hillsdale Academy
Full Results Girls Varsity
100 Meters Varsity – Finals
2. 10 Megan Roberts 13.50a Hillsdale Academy
9. 9 Iris Millies 14.65a Hillsdale Academy
11. 9 Jaylyn Fischer 14.75a Hillsdale Academy
200 Meters Varsity – Finals
3. 9 Haven Socha 28.15a Hillsdale Academy
9. 9 Iris Millies 30.29a Hillsdale Academy
11. 9 Julia Caspar 30.83a Hillsdale Academy
400 Meters Varsity – Finals
2. 10 Megan Roberts 1:00.75a Hillsdale Academy
8. 9 Angela Alvarez 1:08.45a Hillsdale Academy
11. 11 Anna Burnett 1:10.52a Hillsdale Academy
800 Meters Varsity – Finals
2. 11 Anna Roberts 2:33.24a Hillsdale Academy
6. 8 Caroline Roberts 2:43.57a Hillsdale Academy
8. 10 Whitney Wilkinson 2:44.54a Hillsdale Academy
1600 Meters Varsity – Finals
7. 12 Sofia Matsukova-Kratt 6:06.10a Hillsdale Academy
8. 8 Ella Walton 6:06.79a Hillsdale Academy
9. 10 Whitney Wilkinson 6:10.77a Hillsdale Academy
3200 Meters Varsity – Finals
2. 12 Sofia Matsukova-Kratt 13:08.08a Hillsdale Academy
3. 12 Claire Walton 13:21.53a Hillsdale Academy
4. 11 Meredith Vanderweide 13:49.01a Hillsdale Academy
100m Hurdles – 33″ Varsity – Finals
1. 12 Isabella Socha 16.35aPR Hillsdale Academy
8. 8 Madison Sallows 19.45aPR Hillsdale Academy
10. 10 Karle Welden 19.88a Hillsdale Academy
300m Hurdles – 30″ Varsity – Finals
3. 12 Isabella Socha 50.29a Hillsdale Academy
6. 8 Madison Sallows 55.17a Hillsdale Academy
14. 10 Karle Welden 1:02.39a Hillsdale Academy
4×100 Relay Varsity – Finals
3. Nora Treloar
Julia Caspar
Jaylyn Fischer
Iris Millies 57.74a Hillsdale Academy
4×200 Relay Varsity – Finals
3. Haven Socha
Iris Millies
Jaylyn Fischer
Julia Caspar 1:59.26a Hillsdale Academy
4×400 Relay Varsity – Finals
2. Anna Roberts
Haven Socha
Caroline Roberts
Megan Roberts 4:16.45a Hillsdale Academy
4×800 Relay Varsity – Finals
4. Whitney Wilkinson
Ella Walton
Angela Alvarez
Caroline Roberts 11:13.03a Hillsdale Academy
Shot Put – 4kg Varsity – Finals
13. 12 Kiera Welden 24-11.00 Hillsdale Academy
17. 10 Olivia Tritchka-Stuchell 22-00.00 Hillsdale Academy
20. 12 Becca Jenkins 20-06.50 Hillsdale Academy
Discus – 1kg Varsity – Finals
5. 12 Kiera Welden 91-00 Hillsdale Academy
16. 12 Becca Jenkins 65-09 Hillsdale Academy
17. 12 Paige Doty 64-07 Hillsdale Academy
High Jump Varsity – Finals
2. 11 Anna Roberts 5-00.00 Hillsdale Academy
3. 12 Isabella Socha 4-10.00 Hillsdale Academy
11. 9 Julia Caspar 4-00.00 Hillsdale Academy
Pole Vault Varsity – Finals
2. 12 Isabella Socha 9-09.00 Hillsdale Academy
5. 12 Kiera Welden 6-09.00 Hillsdale Academy
10 Olivia Heckenlively NH Hillsdale Academy
Long Jump Varsity – Finals
1. 11 Anna Roberts 15-07.50 Hillsdale Academy
3. 9 Haven Socha 14-05.50 Hillsdale Academy
14. 9 Ava King 11-11.50 Hillsdale Academy
