#91 - USATF Meet Will Shake Up Dog Days

Inside This Issue

• The Dog Days of Summer

• USATF Entries

• Good Reading: Donavan Brazier

• Good Reading: Houseman Field

• Other Things

The Dog Days Of Summer

It’s been quiet on the newsletter front lately, primarily because it’s been quiet on the track front. The pros have been dialing it back to get ready for the USATF Championships in Eugene next weekend. The collegians are for the most part back in training. And the high school distance types are generally busy with summer training, while the speed demons are getting ready for the AAU Junior Olympics next weekend in Humble, Texas. (Our own George Tilt will be one of the announcers for that huge meet!)

Coverage-wise, our next newsletter will probably focus on the USATF meet, which I will be on-hand for. Because of travel and deadline issues the next week, our coverage of the AAU JOs will probably be a week later.

USATF Entries

Here are our Michigan HS alumni who are expected to be competing in Eugene next weekend. They are listed with the MI high school (or MS) they attended. There are a few individuals who may not be accepted into the meet, but who are close to the cut-off; we give you those numbers. We have also included formchart position (if they’re a top 10 prospect) and an indication of their recent results and position on the 2025 U.S. list.

• 800 - Donavan Brazier (Kenowa Hills) - Formchart #3 - Placed 6th at the London Diamond League (7/19) in 1:43.08, his fastest time in nearly 6 years. Currently No. 3 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• 1500 - Hobbs Kessler (AA Skyline) - Formchart #3 - Placed 10th in the Bowerman Mile in 3:48.32 on 7/5. A week later placed 4th in the Sunset Tour 800 in 1:44.77. Currently No. 5 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• 5000 - Grant Fisher (Grand Blanc) - Formchart #1 - Placed 9th in the Bowerman Mile in a PR 3:48.29. Currently No. 1 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• 5000 - Morgan Beadlescomb (Algonac) - Formchart #7 - Ran a PR 3:34.20 for 5th in the Sunset Tour 1500 (7/12). Currently No. 6 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• 10,000 - Grant Fisher (Grand Blanc) - Formchart #1 - See above. Has not raced 10,000 this season yet.

• 110H - Freddie Crittenden (Utica) - Formchart #7 - Has not raced since the Paris Diamond League (6/20) where he ran 13.30 in the heats and did not make the final. Currently No. 6 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• Steeple - Caleb Jarema (Pinckney) (#32, taking 30) - Last steeple was his 8:49.20 in the first round in the NCAA East Regional (5/30). Currently No. 46 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• PV - Trevor Stephenson (East Kentwood) (#=18, taking 16) - Cleared 18-3 (5.56) for 4th at the Dauphin Street Vault (7/19). Currently No. =20 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• SP - Myles Kerner (Kenowa Hills) (#14, taking 16) - Threw 63-8.25 (19.41) for 2nd at Carthage College (7/19). Currently No. 17 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• DT - Andrew Evans (Portage Northern) - Formchart #3 - Threw a season best 219-9 (66.99) to win at Ramona (7/20). Currently No. 6 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• Decathlon - Heath Baldwin (Kalamazoo Hackett) - Formchart #2 - Placed 4th in the Oslo Diamond League Triathlon (6/12) with 2665 points (110H, LJ, JT). Then at the Ed Murphey Classic (7/12) placed 3rd in a long jump for decathletes at 24-5 (7.44). Currently No. 2 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• 100 - Anavia Battle (Wayne Memorial) - Formchart #4 - Her last 100 was a win at the Tom Jones Memorial (4/19) in a PR 10.98. Currently No. =10 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• 100 - Kaila Jackson (Detroit Renaissance) - Last 100 was in the semis at the NCAAs, an 11.15. Currently No. 15 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• 200 - Anavia Battle (Wayne Memorial) - Formchart #5 - Her last 200 was a third-straight Diamond League win, this one in Paris in 22.27. Currently No. 11 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• 200 - Kaila Jackson (Detroit Renaissance) - Last 200 was the first round at the NCAA East Regional, a 23.02 that didn’t advance. Currently No. 28 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• 800 - Rachael Walters (Lowell) (#35, taking 32) - Ran a PR 2:02.45 for 4th at the Elliott Denman meet (6/22). Then placed 8th at the Penn Relays Summer Showcase (7/19) in 2:06.68. Currently No. 68 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• 100H - Grace Stark (White Lake Lakeland) - Formchart #2 - Ran a PR 12.21 to win in Paris (6/20), becoming No. 5 in world history. In Monaco (7/11), hit a hurdle early and finished 5th in 12.64. Currently No. 3 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• 400H - Anna Cockrell (Country Day MS) - Formchart #2 - Placed 3rd in the Monaco Diamond League (7/12) in 52.91, the No. 6 time in her career. Currently No. 3 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• Steeple - Emily Paupore (Negaunee) (#19 , taking 30) - Her last steeple was her 9:54.94 for 11th in the NCAA, after a PR 9:43.24 in the heats. Currently No. 21 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• PV - Gabriela Leon (East Kentwood) - Formchart #8 - Placed 3rd in the Vulcan Vault (7.12), clearing 15-0.75 (4.59). Currently No. 8 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• PV - Kristen Leland (Remus Chippewa Hills) - Formchart #9 - Won the Grand Haven Beach Vault (7/12) at 14-6 (4.42). Jumped her season best 15-1 (4.60) in London, Ontario (6/22). Currently No. 10 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• DT - Erika Beistle (Big Rapids) - Formchart #10 - Placed 7th in the Ed Murphey Classic at 185-7 (56.56). Currently No. 7 on the U.S. 2025 list.

• Heptathlon - Cheyenne Nesbitt (Essexville-Garber) - Has not competed in a full heptathlon this season. Hurdled 13.70w in Jacksonville (6/26).

A number of athletes we had hoped to see here will not be competing, including Chandler Ault in the javelin and Sophie Novak in the steeple.

Good Reading: Donavan Brazier

Good Reading: Houseman Field

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