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Rorick, Roberts named 2025 Hillsdale Area Best Athletes of the Meet; Top 5 event results
HILLSDALE — The 2025 Hillsdale Area Best Meet is in the books, and the coaches named Hillsdale Academy boys track junior Grayson Rorick and Academy girls track senior Caroline Roberts as the Male and Female Ralph Crume Athletes of the Meet.
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Both athletes were Area Best winners. Grayson Rorick set a new personal best time at the Area Best 800-meter run, winning the event with a time of 1:55.43. Despite not feeling well during the event, Rorick was able to best his time ahead of the upcoming D4 state finals.
Roberts won the 400-meter dash with a new personal best time of 1:00.71. Roberts also helped the 4x400 relay team of Madison Sallows, Lucy Cote and Georgia Whalen win with a time of 4:14.09.
Congratulations to each of the Area Best Meet champions. Many of the winners are moving on to compete for all-state and more at this year's MHSAA finals. Check out the top five results in each event below.
Hillsdale Academy junior Grayson Rorick and senior Caroline Roberts were named the 2025 Male and Female Area Best Athletes of the Meet.
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Area Best Boys Track and Field Champions and Top 5 Results
Grade, Name, Result, School, Champion Highlighted in Bold
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100 Meters
12 - Andrew Erhardt - 11.44a - Litchfield
11 - Brayden Taylor - 11.54a PR - Hillsdale
12 - Makinlee Packer - 11.57a PR - Jonesville
12 - Ryan Marcavage - 11.79a - Jonesville
9 - Charlie Spencer 11.97a - Jonesville
200 Meters
12 - Miles Brown - 23.12a PR - Hillsdale
11 - Brayden Taylor - 23.15a - PR - Hillsdale
9 - Logan Stanton - 23.30a - PR - Jonesville
12 - Makinlee Packer - 23.46a - PR - Jonesville
12 - Andrew Erhardt - 23.68a - Litchfield
400 Meters
11 - Thayden Welch - 54.81a - Hillsdale
10 - Javen Noyes - 55.43a - PR - Reading
10 - Gus Heath - 55.60a - PR - Hillsdale Academy
11 - Jordan Perry 55.95a PR - Hillsdale Academy
11 - Kelton Philipp - 56.32a - Hillsdale
800 Meters
11 - Grayson Rorick - 1:55.43a - PR - Hillsdale Academy
11- Luke Molenkamp - 2:02.80a - Hillsdale Academy
9 - Ashton Potwin - 2:03.55a - PR - Jonesville
12 - Reece Poole - 2:04.56a - PR - Hillsdale Academy
9 - Jonah Cuthbert - 2:08.63a - PR - Hillsdale Academy
1,600 Meters
11 - James Rahe - 4:52.22a - Hillsdale Academy
12 - Braden Lige - 5:01.74a - PR - Hillsdale
10 - Ryan Miller - 5:06.11a - Hillsdale Academy
9 - Seneca Yahne - 5:13.55a - Reading
8 - Henry Rorick - 5:24.32a - Hillsdale Academy
3,200 Meters
9 - Payton Belisle - 11:18.68a - PR - Hillsdale
8 - Henry Rorick - 11:25.20a - Hillsdale Academy
9 - Jacob Gray - 11:28.32a - Jonesville
9 - Peter Winn - 11:30.54a - PR - Hillsdale Academy
10 - John Birzer - 11:49.54a - Hillsdale Academy
110 Hurdles
11 - Dawson Scharer 15.33a - Hillsdale Academy
12 - Zander Goodwin 15.38a - Jonesville
10 - Reece Rundquist - 16.49a - Jonesville
10 - Kaden Sorrell - 16.82a - Hillsdale
10 - Carter Bassage - 17.54a - Reading
300 Hurdles
12 - Zander Goodwin - 39.16a - PR - Jonesville
12 - Alex Richards 41.47a - PR - Hillsdale Academy
10 - Reece Rundquist - 42.82a - Jonesville
10 - Kaden Sorrell - 43.37a - PR - Hillsdale
12 - Nathan More - 44.56a - PR - Jonesville
4x100 Relay
Jonesville - Packer, Marcavage, Milks, Spencer - 45.51
Pittsford - Williams, Pann, Kneffler, Nave - 45.83
Hillsdale Academy - Gaetano, Alvarez, Mackie, Scharer - 46.12
Reading - Clark, Bassage, Penney, Elder - 46.55
Hillsdale - Arnold, Calhoun, Hamdan, Foster - 49.55
4x200 Relay
Reading - Clark, Bassage, Elder, Mckbbin - 1:34.33
Pittsford - Kneffler, Pann, Williams, Nave - 1:34.43
Jonesville - Milks, More, Jordan, Baker - 1:36.07
Hillsdale - Calhoun, Moes, Holden, Ruffin - 1:40.40
Camden-Frontier - Clark, Kurtz, Draheim, Drake - 1:41.28
4x400 Relay
Jonesville - Stanton, Jordan, Blonde, Milks - 3:33.13
Hillsdale Academy - Richards, Gaebler, Socha, Perry - 3:38.74
Pittsford - Nave, Williams, Drawe, Pann - 3:49.04
Hillsdale - Moes, Calhoun, Ruffin, Mayer - 3:53.43
Reading - Parker, Yahne, Noyes, Riddle - 3:54.47
4x800 Relay
Jonesville - Blonde, Potwin, Fucile, Childress - 8:23.15
Reading - Owen Parker, Brady Parker, VanAken, Yahne - 9:25.14
Camden-Frontier - Draheim, Derek Drake, Woodard, Darran Drake - 9:34.18
Waldron - Collin Williams, Justice, Aiden Williams, Anderson - 10:03.39
Shot Put
12 - Joel Miller - 47' 9"- PR - Hillsdale Academy
12 - John Petersen - 47' 2.5" - PR - Hillsdale
12 - Cooper Stevens - 42' 1.5"- Jonesville
11 - Joshua Herring - 39' 7.25" - PR - Hillsdale
12 - Scott Aube - 39' 1.25"- Jonesville
Discus
12 - Joel Miller 136' 5" - Hillsdale Academy
12 - John Petersen 134' 2" - Hillsdale
12 - Cooper Stevens 130' 3" - Jonesville
12 - Devin Wolff 127' 0" PR - Camden-Frontier
12 - Jim Hagaman 113' 0" - Camden-Frontier
High Jump
11 - Ashton Thornsbury - 6' 3" - Hillsdale
11 - Zane Socha - 6' 1" PR - Hillsdale Academy
11 - Robert Garcia - 6' 1" PR - Hillsdale
10 - Reece Rundquist - 6' 1" PR - Jonesville
10 - Brookes Beckman - 5' 9" SR - Hillsdale
Pole Vault
12 - Teagan Williams - 13' 6" - PR - Pittsford
12 - Makinlee Packer - 12' 0" - Jonesville
11 - Connor Hill - 11' 0" - Hillsdale Academy
11 - Carter Myers - 10' 6" - Hillsdale
11 - Talon Hugenell - 10' 0" - Hillsdale
Long Jump
10 - Brendon Nave 20' 0.75" - Pittsford
9 - Nate Moes 18' 11" - Hillsdale
11 - Jacob Drawe 18' 8" - Pittsford
11 - Marshay Harris 18' 8" - Hillsdale
9 Jayden Justice 17' 6.75" - Waldron
Area Best Girls Track and Field Champions and Top 5 Results
The Pittsford girls 4x200 relay team of Brielle Clark, Tania Williams, Ana Camila Salazar and Ava Mallar won the Hillsdale Area Best Meet race.
100 Meters
12 - Megan Kast 13.00a PR - Hillsdale
10 - Jayce Graham - 13.22a PR - Hillsdale
10 - Caylee Whinnie - 13.61a - Reading
11 - Abigail Spencer - 13.64a - Reading
9 - Zailey Conroy - 13.81a - Camden-Frontier
200 Meters
9 - Effie Heckel - 27.55a PR - Hillsdale
11 - Abigail Spencer - 27.57a - Reading
10 - Caylee Whinnie - 28.10a PR - Reading
9 - Zailey Conroy - 28.62a - Camden-Frontier
12 - Ella O'Grady - 28.96a - Hillsdale Academy
400 Meters
12 - Caroline Roberts - 1:00.71a PR - Hillsdale Academy
9 - Zailey Conroy - 1:03.47a - Camden-Frontier
11 - Anne Gray - 1:05.71a PR - Hillsdale Academy
11 - Mary Schlueter - 1:06.92a - Hillsdale Academy
9 - Aleana Monahan - 1:08.18a - Reading
800 Meters
12 - Ava Mallar - 2:23.06a SR - Pittsford
11 - Elizabeth Caspar - 2:31.57a PR - Hillsdale Academy
10 - Allie Miller - 2:33.90a - Hillsdale Academy
9 - Brynleigh Griffiths - 2:36.35a PR - Jonesville
8 - Eliza Roberts - 2:37.60a PR - Hillsdale Academy
1,600 Meters
12 - Chloe Stalhood - 5:35.65a - Hillsdale
10 - Evelyn Meyer - 5:40.81a - Hillsdale Academy
12 - Ella Walton - 5:51.91a - Hillsdale Academy
10 - Joleane Gulledge - 5:56.95a - Jonesville
11 - Ava Evans - 6:23.17a - Hillsdale
3,200 Meters
8 - Heather Morris - 13:17.30a - Hillsdale Academy
10 - Moira Beier - 13:40.43a PR - Hillsdale Academy
11 - Ava Evans - 13:55.76a - Hillsdale
10 - Keira Knight - 14:31.15a - Jonesville
10 - Lillian Jagielski - 14:39.74a - Pittsford
100 Hurdles
10 - Lucy Cote - 16.24a - Hillsdale Academy
12 - Ava Mallar - 17.27a - Pittsford
12 - Meredith Bowles - 18.00a - Hillsdale
9 - Emma Gerth - 18.14a - Reading
8 - Amelia Heath - 18.18a - Hillsdale Academy
300 Hurdles
12 - Madison Sallows - 48.13a PR - Hillsdale Academy
12 - Meredith Bowles - 52.22a - Hillsdale
8 - Amelia Heath - 53.75a - PR - Hillsdale Academy
9 - Emma Gerth - 54.41a PR - Reading
10 - Ameilia Means 54.64a - Jonesville
4x100 Relay
Hillsdale - Graham, Heckel, York, Kast - 52.01
Hillsdale Academy - Apel, Whalen, Gaetano, O'Grady - 54.54
Pittsford - Fowler, Probst, Salazar, Bidner - 54.55
Jonesville - Dunlap, Langhann, Means, Nichelson - 54.83
Waldron - Burleson, Seabolt, Duelo, Hoffman - 1:08.12
4x200 Relay
Pittsford - Williams, Mallar, Salazar, Clark - 1:55.06
Reading - Gerth, Kipfmiller, Penza, Monahan - 2:01.55
4x400 Relay
Hillsdale Academy - Sallows, Cote, Whalen, Roberts - 4:14.09
Jonesville - Griffiths, Means, Dunlap, Nichelson - 4:31.61
Pittsford - Mallar, Salazar, Bmp, Clark - 4:37.39
Camden-Frontier - Buck, Hopkins, Lautermilch, Montoya
4x800 Relay
Jonesville - Knight, Gulledge, Griffiths, Blackham - 11:15.99
Pittsford - Newell, Jagielski, McCumber, Powell - 11:49.70
Camden-Frontier - Buck, Hopkins, Lautermilch, Montoya - 12:21.56
Shot Put
12 - Abigail Affholter 31' 4" - Reading
10 - Megan Lee 29' 4" - Jonesville
9 - Madison Pickford 28' 8" - Pittsford
8 - Raelynn Sawyer 28' 0" - Pittsford
11 - Kate Maxwell 27' 0" - Hillsdale Academy
Discus
12 - Abigail Affholter 104' 4" - Reading
12 - Elaina VanBuskirk 90' 9" - Jonesville
11 - Laura LeMar - 86' 7" - Pittsford
9 - Madison Pickford - 86' 1" PR - Pittsford
10 - Kara Salyer - 85' 1" PR - Camden-Frontier
High Jump
11 - Payton Nichelson - 4' 11" - Jonesville
10 - Kiely Kroa - 4' 10" - Hillsdale
12 - Averil Miller - 4' 7" - Camden-Frontier
12 - Riley McCumber - 4' 7" - Pittsford
8 - Ellie Bump - 4' 5" - Pittsford
Pole Vault
12 - Chloe Fowler - 10' 2" PR - Pittsford
11 - Anne Gray - 8' 0" - Hillsdale Academy
8 - Alivia Hoover - 8' 0" PR - Pittsford
9 - Brielle Clark 7' 6" - Pittsford
11 - Eliana Stemme - 7' 0" - Hillsdale Academy
Long Jump
8 - Juliet King - 15' 2.5" - PR - Hillsdale Academy
9 - Brooklynn Slovacek - 15' 1.5" PR - Hillsdale
12 - Averil Miller - 14' 6.5" - Camden-Frontier
9 - Alexis Bryner - 13' 6" - Pittsford
9 - Emma Gerth - 13' 3" - Reading
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