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Check out the final girls track and field Hillsdale Area Best Rankings before the meet

joseph flaherty, hillsdale daily news
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HILLSDALE — The Hillsdale Area Best Meet is just a few days away.

The culmination of Hilldale County track and field for the 2024 spring season will be held in Hayden Park at Hillsdale College. The meet is scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, and many state qualified athletes in the area will battle one last time before the MHSAA state finals.

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Admission is $5 for the event. The top nine individuals or relay teams in Hillsdale County will compete in the event. The top three individuals will win medals. Gates open at 4 p.m. Field events begin at 4:30 p.m. The 4x800 relay is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. The National Anthem and running events will begin around 6 p.m. The Ralph Crume Athletes of the Meet will be announced at the conclusion of the 1,600-meter relay.

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These are the final top 10 ranked girls track athletes and the final top ranked relay teams. Relay times are pulled from the currently listed top 10 that are available. Only one relay team per school will be listed. There will likely be more relay teams entered for each event. Some of these student athletes ranked may choose not to participate in the 2024 Area Best Meet and other athletes/relay teams may be entered; this list does not represent the final list of entries.

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100 Meters

  1. Abigail Spencer – Reading – Sophomore – 13.10

  2. Brooke Sharp – Jonesville – Senior – 13.11

  3. Iris Millies – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 13.25

  4. Jayce Graham – Hillsdale – Freshman – 13.36

  5. Annemarie Moore – Hillsdale – Senior – 13.38

  6. Megan Kast – Hillsdale – Junior – 13.40

  7. Caylee Whinnie – Reading – Freshman – 13.57

  8. Lucy Cote – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 13.64

  9. Georgia Whalen – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 13.77

  10. Haven Socha – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 13.78

200 Meters

  1. Iris Millies – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 27.07

  2. Brooke Sharp – Jonesville – Senior – 27.23

  3. Abigail Spencer – Reading – Sophomore – 27.37

    • (TIE) Annemarie Moore – Hillsdale – Senior

  4. Lucy Cote – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 28.24

  5. Payton Nichelson – Jonesville – Sophomore – 28.29

  6. Haven Socha – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 28.44

    • (TIE) Caroline Roberts – Hillsdale Academy – Junior

  7. Madison Sallows – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 28.47

  8. Ava Mallar – Pittsford – Junior – 28.51

Hillsdale Academy senior Iris Millies attempts to chase down Molly Brown of Addison in the 200-meter dash. Also pictured is Abigail Spencer of Reading. Both athletes finished second and third, respectively, to qualify for the state finals.
Hillsdale Academy senior Iris Millies attempts to chase down Molly Brown of Addison in the 200-meter dash. Also pictured is Abigail Spencer of Reading. Both athletes finished second and third, respectively, to qualify for the state finals.

400 Meters

  1. Annemarie Moore – Hillsdale – Senior – 1:01.90

  2. Angela Alvarez – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 1:02.02

  3. Caroline Roberts – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 1:02.42

  4. Brooke Sharp – Jonesville – Senior – 1:03.40

  5. Abigail Spencer – Reading – Sophomore – 1:03.64

  6. Ava Mallar – Pittsford – Junior – 1:03.73

  7. Halle Clark – Pittsford – Senior – 1:04.01

  8. Haven Socha – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 1:04.34

  9. Georgia Whalen – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 1:04.76

  10. Julia Caspar – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 1:04.87

800 Meters

  1. Brooke Smith – Pittsford – Senior – 2:21.02

  2. Caroline Roberts – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 2:22.23

  3. Allie Miller – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 2:28.64

  4. Angela Alvarez – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 2:30.60

  5. Audrey Nehlsen Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 2:32.65

  6. Haven Socha – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 2:33.88

  7. Ella Walton – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 2:34.19

  8. Elizabeth Caspar – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 2:34.61

  9. Anne Gray – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 2:37.51

  10. Chloe Stalhood – Hillsdale – Junior – 2:39.98

1,600 Meters

  1. Brooke Smith – Pittsford – Senior – 5:28.06

  2. Caroline Roberts – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 5:29.48

  3. Chloe Stalhood – Hillsdale – Junior – 5:29.80

  4. Ruth Brownlee – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 5:33.21

  5. Ella Walton – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 5:43.10

  6. Abby Brownlee – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 5:44.75

  7. Allie Miller – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 5:50.87

  8. Riley McCumber – Pittsford – Junior – 5:54.99

  9. Audrey Nehlsen – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 5:56.13

  10. Grace Brownlee – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 5:59.55

3,200 Meters

  1. Chloe Stalhood – Hillsdale – Junior – 12:01.78

  2. Ella Walton – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 12:07.96

  3. Brooke Smith – Pittsford – Senior – 12:19.44

  4. Ruth Brownlee – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 12:27.80

  5. Abby Brownlee – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 12:48.12

  6. Riley McCumber – Pittsford – Junior – 13:23.29

  7. Allie Miller – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 13:26.0

  8. Taylor Lautermilch – Camden-Frontier – Junior –13:47.0

  9. Keria Knight – Jonesville – Freshman – 13:50.60

  10. Lillian Jagielski – Pittsford – Freshman – 13:51.50

110 Hurdles

  1. Lucy Cote – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 16.15

  2. Zoe Plemmons – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 16.93

  3. Ava Mallar – Pittsford – Junior – 17.10

  4. Madison Sallows – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 17.38

  5. Meredith Bowles – Hillsdale – Junior – 17.70

  6. Amelia Means – Jonesville – Freshman – 19.43

  7. Hope Reamer – Camden-Frontier – Senior – 19.64

  8. Susan Petersen – Hillsdale – Freshman – 19.96

  9. Hallie James – Jonesville – Senior – 20.15

  10. Kelah Hodge – Hillsdale – Senior – 20.27

300 Hurdles

  1. Ava Mallar – Pittsford – Junior – 47.48

  2. Lucy Cote – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 47.78

  3. Madison Sallows – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 50.72

  4. Natalia Galindo Gabande – Hillsdale – Junior – 50.94

  5. Zoe Plemmons – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 51.02

  6. Meredith Bowles – Hillsdale – Junior – 51.30

  7. Paige Santi – Reading – Senior – 52.20

  8. Kelah Hodge – Hillsdale – Senior – 52.46

  9. Karlee Embach – Pittsford – Junior – 55.04

  10. Amelia Means – Jonesville – Freshman – 55.79

4x100 Relay

  1. Jayce Graham, Annemarie Moore, Amelia Dietz, Megan Kast – Hillsdale – 50.83

  2. Lucy Cote, Madison Sallows, Angela Alvarez, Iris Millies – Hillsdale Academy – 51.37

  3. Zoey Udzik, Miley Dunlap, Payton Nichelson, Brooke Sharp – Jonesville – 53.27

4x200 Relay

  1. Madison Sallows, Angela Alvarez, Georgia Whalen, Haven Socha – Hillsdale Academy – 1:48.41

  2. Natalia Galindo Gabande, Kelah Hodge, Amelia Dietz, Megan Kast – Hillsdale – 1:51.92

  3. Caylee Whinnie, Bria Wiler, Paige Santi, Abigail Spencer – Reading – 1:53.09

4x400 Relay

  1. Haven Socha, Lucy Cote, Caroline Roberts, Angela Alvarez – Hillsdale Academy – 4:07.67

  2. Halle Clark, Ana Camila Salazar, Karlee Embach, Ava Mallar – Pittsford – 4:18.30

4x800 Relay

  1. Haven Socha, Allie Miller, Caroline Roberts, Ella Walton – Hillsdale Academy – 10:03.23

  2. Ava Mallar, Halle Clark, Riley McCumber, Brooke Smith – Pittsford – 10:20.18

Shot Put

  1. Abigail Affholter – Reading – Junior – 34-6

  2. Megan Lee – Jonesville – Freshman – 33-5

  3. Evie Gray – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 31-0 ½

  4. Sarah Alspaugh – Jonesville – Senior – 30-3

  5. Laura LeMar – Pittsford – Sophomore – 28-7

  6. Sydnee Mauk – Reading – Senior – 27-11 ½

  7. Dakota Hoffman – Waldron – Freshman – 27-8

  8. Braelynne McKinley – Reading – Sophomore – 27-5 ½

  9. Rosie Cabrera – Camden-Frontier – Junior – 27-3

  10. Maribelle Jennings – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 26-7

Discus

  1. Evie Gray – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 109-10

  2. Sydnee Mauk – Reading – Senior – 106-0

  3. Abigail Affholter – Reading – Junior – 101-4

  4. Megan Lee – Jonesville – Freshman – 89-9

  5. Shelby Bryner – Pittsford – Senior – 88-10

  6. Emma Collison – Hillsdale – Senior – 86-3

  7. Elaina VanBuskirk – Jonesville – Junior – 84-2

  8. Clara Heath – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 78-4

  9. Jenna Londeau – Reading – Junior – 78-2

  10. Kelsey Conley – Litchfield – Sophomore – 75-11

High Jump

  1. Kiely Kroa – Hillsdale – Freshman – 5-2

    • (TIE) Payton Nichelson – Jonesville

  2. Julia Caspar – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 4-9

  3. Natalie Spielman – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 4-8

  4. Riley McCumber – Pittsford – Junior – 4-7

  5. Megan Kast – Hillsdale – Junior – 4-6

  6. Liz Creger – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 4-5

  7. Jalynn Bragg – Jonesville – Senior - 4-4

    • (TIE) Susan Petersen – Hillsdale – Freshman

    • Karlee Embach – Pittsford – Junior

    • Shelby Bryner – Pittsford – Senior

Long Jump

  1. Haven Socha – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 16-1 ¼

  2. Natalia Galindo Gabande – Hillsdale – Junior – 15-10 ¾

  3. Zoe Plemmons – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 15-4

  4. Shelby Bryner – Pittsford – Senior – 14-7

  5. Amelia Dietz – Hillsdale – Senior – 14-5

  6. Preslye Hamilton – Pittsford – Freshman – 13-9

  7. Meredith Bowles – Hillsdale – Junior – 13-6 ¼

  8. Madison Sallows – Hillsdale Academy – Junior - 13-5 ¾

  9. Malorie Kate Apel – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman – 13-0

    • (TIE) Averil Miller – Camden-Frontier - Junior

Pole Vault

  1. Chloe Fowler – Pittsford – Junior – 9-7

  2. Kelah Hodge – Hillsdale – Senior – 9-0

    • (TIE) Iris Millies – Hillsdale Academy – Senior

  3. Anne Gray – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 8-6

  4. Ruth Brownlee – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 8-0

  5. Natalie Spielman – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 7-6

    • (TIE) Alexis Riddle – Pittsford – Junior

  6. Savannah Watkins – Pittsford – Junior – 6-6

    • (TIE) Jillian Cook – Jonesville – Junior

  7. Preslye Hamilton – Pittsford – Freshman – 6-0

    • (TIE) Dixie Mckibbin – Camden-Frontier – Junior

This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: Check out the final girls track and field Hillsdale Area Best Rankings before the meet