Saturday: Goethals 2nd in mile - state record for Hill

Highlights from Saturday...
Sitting at 65-3.5 after five rounds of the shot, Zack Hill knew he needed a big one. He gave it all he had, and the Allendale grad ended up with a state record 67-1.25 that placed him 5th in one of the toughest shot put fields ever assembled in U.S. history.

Megan Goethals got her second runner-up performance of the meet with her 4:51.33 performance in the mile. That converts to 4:49.65 for 1600m. She lost by over 10 seconds to the stunning performance of Texas junior Chelsey Sveinsson (4:40.24).

VIDEO OF GOETHALS IN MILE


VIDEO OF GOETHALS' STATE RECORD TWO MILE


Only a sophomore still, Nick Kaiser of Temperance Bedford ran 1:50.47 in the third heat of the 800, beating all but one time in the final (fast) heat. He shattered his own soph state record by over 1.3 seconds. Meanwhile, Tommy Brinn placed 5th in the fast heat at 1:51.81.

VIDEO OF KAISER'S RACE


VIDEO OF BRINN'S RACE


The girls 800 also didn't match what many had predicted. Becca Addison of Grand Haven was unable to match her runner-up performance from last year, finishing 5th in 2:08.23.

VIDEO OF ADDISON'S 800


Kendall Baisden was the youngest girl (by two years) to make the elite 200m final, and she performed admirably by blasting 24.06 (wind-legal -0.6). That makes her =6 on the all-time Michigan list. It also breaks the 8th-grade state record of 24.95 held by Dynasty McGee, and is more than a second faster than any other girl in the state has run this season. Earlier Baisden had zipped a wind-aided 23.76 in the heats. On a combined legal/windy list, that's the 8th-fastest 200 in state history. Only Shayla Mahan has run faster.

VIDEO OF BAISDEN'S 200 FINAL


VIDEO OF BAISDEN'S 23.76w HEAT


Running in the fast heat of the mile, Mike Atchoo placed 5th in 4:11.63 (converts to 4:10.18). Steven Walker placed 8th in 4:17.74.

VIDEO OF THE BOYS MILE FAST HEAT


Mumford's Aisha Osborne, injured at the state finals, showed a return to form with a near-PR 55.55 to place 14th overall in the 400m.

Kari Prena placed 13th in the discus at 128-11. Kelsey was 17th at 126-7.

Michigan Center junior Michael Parker placed 9th in the 400 hurdles at 55.06.

Runnin' Gear (Mott) placed 8th in the DMR at 12:04.22, the No. 8 time in Michigan history.

Final Boss (Monroe) places 9th in the 4 mile relay, clocking a list-leading 18:06.91. KP Athletics (East Kentwood) clocked 1:32.34 in the 800 medley, the No. 3 time in state history. That placed them 7th in the nation.