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#100 - Deja Vu: Dudek, Stiverson Again
And Trammer Breaks 60 Record!
Jeff Hollobaugh
December 29, 2025
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Dudek Caps Historic Season
Brooks celebrated Dudek’s historic win on Instagram.
She made history in San Diego. Natasza Dudek, still just a 15-year-old sophomore, became the first girl in history to win NXN and Brooks (ex-Foot Locker) titles in the same season. And she did it in stunning fashion, using the final hill to distance herself from her pursuers, and then blasting the final straight when one of them came back on her. She won by the same 1.6-second margin over Blair Bartlett that she had in Portland, this time clocking 16:55.5.
Dudek is now the 11th Michigander to win the title, and the first sophomore from Michigan to do so.
We interviewed Dudek and wrote a feature for Track & Field News.
Michigan’s Brooks/Foot Locker Winners
1988—Brian Grosso (Walled Lake Western)12 15:03.3
1995—Abdul Alzindani (Dearborn Fordson)12 - 15:12.4
1999—Dathan Ritzenhen (Rockford)11 - 14:29.8
2000—Dathan Ritzenhein (Rockford)12 - 14:35
2001—Tim Moore (Novi)12 - 14:50.5
2009—Megan Goethals (Rochester)12 - 17:06.9
2013—Grant Fisher (Grand Blanc)11 - 15:07
2014—Grant Fisher (Grand Blanc)12) - 15:03
2019—Zofia Dudek (Ann Arbor Pioneer)12 - 16:45.0
2021—Riley Hough (Hartland)12 - 15:11.4
2025—Natasza Dudek (Ann Arbor Pioneer)10 - 16:55.5
Stiverson Breaks Shot Record (Again)
Throwing at Grand Valley, Montrose junior Addy Stiverson broke her week-old state record in the shot by throwing 53-7.75; that adds 4¼ inches to the standard. Here’s her series: 48-7.5, 48-11.5, 51-0, 53-7.5, 52-1.25, 52-8.25. Her last two throws are the Nos. 3 and 4 in state history.
Other big performances in Allendale: Daelyn Jones of GR Christian sprinted 7.69. Eliza Schwass focused on the 800, clocking 2:09.24. Charlotte Martin threw 51-7.5 in the weight.
In the boys competitions, Peyton Trammer of Belleville sprinted 6.84. EK soph De-Mani Roberts covered 400 in 48.91. St. Joe’s Seth Randall ran 800 in 1:56.81.
Who Is Peyton Trammer?
Trammer with coach Mike Carson.
Perhaps it shouldn’t have been such a big surprise that Peyton Trammer busted the 60 State Record at the LAB’s Holiday Invite. The Belleville senior had run 6.74 the week before, good for =3 all-time. Then, in the heats last Saturday, he ran another 6.74.
Now Trammer is the national leader with his stunning 6.68 in the dash. The performance slashed 0.04 off the 6.72 record set by Brother Rice’s Udodi Onwuzurike in 2021. To put it into collegiate perspective, the 5th-placer at last year’s Big 10 meet ran 6.68.
Even with the sudden notoriety, it’s fair for fans to ask, “Who is Payton Trammer?” He did not make our Michtrack Elite list last indoor season as he bypassed the indoor circuit after ACL surgery the previous fall. Outdoors, he hit a PR of 11.03 in the heats of the D1 championships, but did not make the final. His best 200 during the MHSAA season was a 22.35.
He exploded a week later at the Motor City Nationals Tune-up. First a PR of 10.73 in the heats, then a final of 10.57 (legal wind 0.4) and a PR 200 of 21.71 (0.6 wind). He finished 2nd in both. He then ran on two ill-fated Belleville relays at nationals (dnf in 4×1, dq in 4×2), and later ran 10.77 and 10.87 at all-comers meets. He covered third leg on a runner-up 4 × 100 (40.58) at AAU Junior Olympics for Track Life. That was it for his junior season.
Trammer, who has not committed to a college yet, is coached by Mike Carson, the head coach at Harper Woods (last year he was at River Rouge). In 2019, Carson was the South Atlantic Conference runner-up in the 100 in 10.40 for D2 Wingate.
Evolution of the Boys 60 Record
Hand-timed:
7.2 - Dennis Yaline (Ann Arbor Huron) - Adrian/St Patricks Day Inv - 3/18/1979
FAT:
7.03 - Marion Pittman (Redford Borgess) - Windsor/Holiday (h) - 12/23/1986
6.97 - Wendell Faria (Inkster)12 - Windsor/XMas Open - 12/19/1992
6.90 - Antwan Henderson (Stevensville Lakeshore)11 - Ann Arbor/State Champs (h) - 3/16/2000
6.89 - Antwan Henderson (Stevensville Lakeshore)11 - Ann Arbor/State Champs (s) - 3/16/2000
6.88 - Darryl Anglin (Redford Borgess)12 - Windsor/Xmas Open - 12/15/2001
6.82 - Darryl Anglin (Redford Borgess)12 - Ann Arbor/MITS - 2/13/2002
6.81 - Darryl Anglin (Redford Borgess)12 - Landover/Nike Indoor Classic - 3/10/2002
6.78 - Ahmad Rashad (Flint Carman-Ainsworth)12 - East Lansing/MITS - 2/15/2006
6.76 - Ahmad Rashad (Flint Carman-Ainsworth)12 - Landover/Nike Indoor (s) - 3/12/2006
6.73 - Ahmad Rashad (Flint Carman-Ainsworth)12 - Landover/Nike Indoor - 3/12/2006
6.72 - Udodi Onwuzurike (Bloomfield Hills Rice)12 - Virginia Beach/Showcase - 1/17/2021
6.68 - Peyton Trammer (Belleville)12 - Ypsilanti/LAB Holiday Invite - 12/27/2025
Other MITS Highlights
GVSU Discus (12/12): Cameron Grazow threw 168-4 to top Jackson Shaltry’s 165-5. On the girls side, Canada’s Jenna Tunks (152-4) beat Addy Stiverson (134-9). Results.
Aquinas (12/13): Logan Herrick 7.05, Carter Gle 23.23, Hunter Eaton 2:02.53. Results.
Calvin Vault (12/13): Izzy Robbins of Grand Haven won with a 13-0 clearance. Soph Ben Goran leaped 15-6 to top Reece Emeott’s 15-0. That‘s a 10th-grade state record, bettering Joe Wesley’s 15-3 from 2006. Results.
LAB (12/13): The big mark came in the girls pole vault, where Grand Ledge senior Katie Blue leaped 13-6 to tie for the No. 2 performer in state history, only 2 ¼ inches from Brook Bowers’ state record. Results.
LAB (12/20): Fast sprints as Peyton Trammer edged Chance McNeill, last year’s D1 100/200 runner-up for Novi, in a 6.74-6.75 dash clash. It marked the first time two MI preps broke 6.80 in the same race. De-Mani Roberts blistered a 34.61 in the 300 to beat Rondre Austion’s 34.87. A fast 600 saw Indiana prep Caleb Winders win in 1:19.71 over Greg Myers (1:20.27) and Maddi Duke (1:20.76). Zacchaeus Brocks hurdled a list-leading 7.86. Girls—Kamryn Tatum won the 60 in 7.51, then frosh Cayla Hawkins rain 38.19 in the 300 to best Tatum’s 38.42. Those are the No. 2 and 3 times in Michigan history, all tracks considered. Janae Coleman won the 600 in 1:33.76. Alexandra Scappaticci took the 800/1600 in 2:18.04 & 4:58.31 (Indiana’s Ellie Barada ran 2:07.19 with the boys). Payton Gee hurdled 8.79. Results.
LAB Holiday Invite (12/27): Besides Peyton Trammer’s state record 60, there was some other great action. De-Mani Roberts blasted 47.92 in the 400, the first time anyone has run sub-48 in December. A great 800 race unfolded as Wendell Childs led the whole way in 1:53.89, with Greg Myers nearly catching him with his 1:53.95. Maddi Duke ran 3rd in 1:55.35. Aubrey Wilson won the long jump with a 17-8.5 then topped Kamryn Tatum in the dash, 7.54-7.59. Tatum came back with a mind-blowing 24.28 in the 200. Cayla Hawkins has another nice 300 in 38.61. Laila Hawkins won a hurdle double in 8.97/45.77 (with an 8.95 heat). Addy Stiverson won the shot by more than 15 feet with her 52-0.5. Results.
MITS State Meet Schedule Change
The MITS Finals have moved from Saginaw Valley to Aquinas, with the scheduling being a week earlier now (Feb 27-March 1). Good news for those who thought the previous dates were too close to indoor nationals, bad news for those who feel the meet must be on a 300 track. Unavoidably, the finals now are in conflict with the Midwest Classic that is held at the LAB (Feb 27-28). That meet won’t be moving because it draws a lot of out-of-state talent (and also because the following weekend the LAB will be home to a gymnastics event).
Those who think the smaller track size will limit quality need to take a look at the results of the 2017 MITS Finals on that track. Some amazingly good performances in what was a genuinely solid meet all around. The only issues I recall from announcing that weekend was were concerns about crowd capacity, with some warnings that the fire marshal was worried about overcrowding. The Aklsnis Athletics & Recreation Building is quite large, but the spectator seating in the track area is limited, and typically I haven’t seen spectators on the main floor. Possibly the move to a three-day schedule will help alleviate any issues.
The only other significant change is the loss of the discus as a championship event. Indeed, it’s a rare event to be contested indoors and our state was unique in giving athletes the opportunity. May I suggest that someone with access to one of the state’s big facilities put on a discus championship the following weekend to meet their needs? It doesn’t have to be organized by any “official” body—a de facto discus championship will do.
Hall of Fame: Ludington’s National Champion, Tim Quinn
A 3-sport star, Quinn broke the national record for the half mile.
Tim Quinn almost missed his chance to be great. He had run very promising times of 51.0 for 440 yards and 2:05.0 for 880 as a sophomore at Ludington High School. As a junior he had matured into a real star on the Oriole football and basketball teams.
Then, in April of that year, just as track practices were ramping up, a routine chemistry class turned into a nightmare. An experiment gone awry led to an explosion and 6 injured students. A shard of heavy glass flew threw the air and punctured his chest, going through a thick sweater and a shirt. It left a 2-inch gash between his ribs. Initial fears that his lung was punctured were calmed once he got to the hospital. He would be okay, after a few weeks of recovery.
The fourth child out of the 9 born to a Canadian immigrant carpenter, Quinn followed his older brother Ernest (later a runner for Michigan Normal, ie., Eastern Michigan) onto the track team. It was one of many activities he busied himself with. Somehow he also found time to be class president, while being active in his church, singing on the mixed chorus, participating in scouting, playing club baseball in the summer and even training for a Golden Belt boxing tournament.
Track, though, is where he shined. Early on the 800 was identified as his main event. He also ran the 400 and did the high jump, long jump and javelin. With no home track, the Orioles competed sparingly. As a junior in 1930, Quinn only competed in four meets. He opened up with a 2:01.0 in Cadillac on May 3, a time faster than the Class B state meet record. At regionals, he ran 2:02.4 and also won the long jump.
Then came the state finals. It would be his first year racing against the stars; MHSAA rules at the time forbid athletes from competing in the state finals if they hadn’t turned 16 by the start of the semester. Pressed hard, he blistered a 1:58.8, smashing the meet record by 4.7 seconds. He said later, “A fellow can run faster when he has to. I had to run fast last Saturday.”
That got him entry into the National Scholastic Championships in Chicago. Long a sore point for the MHSAA, the federation switched course and announced that it would allow Michigan competitors to participate. The news came late, and organizers rejected Quinn’s entry at first, only letting him in after a rushed telegram from the MHSAA.
At the time, the 220 was often run on the straightaway. They used that long stretch for the 880 start as well, eliminating one of the turns in the race and allowing a bigger field. Quinn declared himself ready to take on 24 other contenders in Chicago. “I’m going to give it everything I’ve got at Chicago. If I lose the 880-yard dash it won’t be because I laid down on the job.”
In short order he worked himself into 3rd place, where he stayed until he sprinted past the others on the final straight, winning by more than 15 yards in a national high school record of 1:57.2.
That made him a hero in Ludington. His medals were proudly displayed at Hanson’s pharmacy and Quinn made the rounds of all the civic organizations that wanted to congratulate him.
That fall the 6-1/145 Quinn played football again. Cross country was not an option in Ludington. The day of the cross country state finals, football captain Quinn led his team to a 14-0 victory over Traverse City, with the newspaper saying that his passing was the key. He used his speed too; the previous weekend he had scored an 80-yard touchdown run in a win over Big Rapids.
Quinn had the same coach, Mitch Read, for football, basketball and track. His senior year, his first track workout was not until April 6, four weeks ahead of the first meet. He won that one, at Cadillac, in 2:02.0. Then he ran 1-2 with his brother Don at regionals, clocking 2:01.1. At the state finals, he clocked 1:59.5 on a windy day. Then at nationals, he successfully defended his title, leading the entire way to a 1:57.4.
He graduated in January 1932. His college career at Michigan Normal was brief. He reportedly improved to 1:56.2 before leaving the sport. He served overseas as a master sergeant during World War II, and later worked as a car salesman, as well as a basketball coach at Onekama and (now-closed) Arcadia high schools.
Tim Quinn died in Detroit Nov. 15, 1960, of a heart attack at age 48.
Other Things
Tough News: Many of you remember Lex Williams from his days as a star runner at Dexter and the University of Michigan. Now his family faces a much bigger challenge. His wife Allison was recently diagnosed with leukemia. They have a 5-month old baby at home and they’re going to need help to get through this time. Here’s their GoFundme.
MITS Circuit: Here’s the full schedule.
MITS Finals: Tentative Schedule
MHSAA Qualifying Standards released - Click here and they’re near the bottom of the page.
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