Tall and Skinny Fits the Bill for Springport Hurdler

By Jeff Steers JTV Sports

(May 14, 2023 8:00 AM ET) Springport High School junior Eli Dyer was encouraged by his father to try hurdling.

The reason being he is tall and skinny.

That decision to try hurdles is paying off for the multi-purpose athlete at SHS.

Dyer has the top time in the 300-meter hurdles for Selby Track Classic qualifiers. He ran 40.91 seconds to win the East Jackson Dome Classic on Friday against a good field.

"My dad encouraged me to try hurdles since I am tall and skinny," Dyer said. "I was running times in the 45s last year.

"I have a really good track coach."

Dyer started the 300-meter hurdles last year and the 110-meter hurdles this season. He has a best time of 16.18 seconds in the high hurdles.

"I am not that much of a sprinter," Dyer said. "I can stride it out better in the 300 events."

Dyer is one of those student-athletes who will try anything. The junior participates in cross country and football in the fall, basketball in the winter, and golf and track and field in the spring.

He is expected to finish with 20 varsity letters, breaking the school record in that category.

"I figure I am in high school, and I will never have the chance to do this again," Dyer said. "Sports teaches you the importance of being on a team and being a good friend to others."

The junior has a 3.9 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and would like to run track in college. He would like to study computer design in college.

100 Meters

Rylie Ayelsworth Columbia Central 12.85

Grace Bullock Grass Lake 12.94

Alyssa Budd Napoleon 13.04

Kloe Franklin Lumen Christi 13.05

Paige Austin Homer 13.19

Lydia Bennett Manchester 13.21

Madison Tracy Homer 13.43

Bayli Stewart Western 13.45

Kaytie Warren Hanover-Horton 13.49

Alexa Burgess Napoleon 13.54

Jenna Bradley Lumen Christi 13.56

200 Meters

Rylie Aylesworth Columbia Central 26.37

Paige Austin Homer 26.99

Grace Bullock Grass Lake 27.28

Kloe Franklin Lumen Christi 27.28

Lydia Bennett Manchester 27.37

Bailey Stewart Western 27.40

Everette Drummond Jackson 27.44

Gracee Robidou Stockbridge 27.68

Ally Koch Manchester 28.04

Reese Kelly Lumen Christi 28.04

400 Meters

Rylie Aylesworth Columbia Central 1:00.10

Everette Drummond Jackson 1:01.24

Maycie Boyer Leslie 1:02.25

Allie Koch Manchester 1:02.31

Sophia Reynolds Hanover-Horton 1:02.32

Grace Bullock Grass Lake 1:02.74

Natalie Coleman Western 1:03.43

Ann Roedel Napoleon 1:04.40

Paige Austin Homer 1:04.43

Cieara BarrettConcord1:05.03

800 Meters

Madison Osterberg Lumen Christi 2:11.91

Sophia Reynolds Hanover-Horton 2:22.93

Macy Fazekas Lumen Christi 2:26.68

Alli Koch Manchester 2:26.87

Sydney Fazekas Lumen Christi 2:30.24

Ava Viegelahn Grass Lake 2:30.60

Olivia Perrine Hanover-Horton 2:31.70

Cieara Barrett Concord 2:33.07

Madelyn Norman Napoleon 2:36.10

Chloe Khon Northwest 2:36.78

1,600 Meters

Madison Osterberg Lumen Christi 4:54.27

Olivia Perrine Hanover-Horton 5:28.39

Chloe Khon Northwest 5:30.74

Sydney Fazekas Lumen Christi 5:38.46

Cieara Barrett Concord 5:41.62

Hope Wilkes Columbia Central 5:41.73

Macy Fazekas Lumen Christi 5:46.17

Sophie Reynolds Hanover-Horton 5:50.30

Jalynn Schmelter Leslie 5:53.59

Cami Boldt Western 5:55.51

3,200 Meters

Madison Osterberg Lumen Christi 10:36.08

Chloe Khon Northwest 12:03.65

Olivia Perrine Hanover-Horton 12:06.64

Hope Wilkes Columbia Central 12:15.16

Macy Fazekas Lumen Christi 12:35.11

Jalynn Schmelter Leslie 12:48.91

Megan Sterly Homer 13:29.49

Sarah Anastasiadis Lumen Christi 13:34.28

Ava Vaccaro Stockbridge 13:38.48

Sophia ReynoldsHanover-Horton13:42.40

100-Meter Hurdles

Keiyera Johnson Jackson 15.61

Melyssa McJennett Columbia Central 17.11

Gracee Robidou Stockbridge 17.57

Olivianna Watkins Hanover-Horton 17.73

Zionah Gardner Homer 17.87

Alexandra Ream Leslie 17.93

Keegan Schoendorf Napoleon 18.30

Kayda Herrick Western 18.43

Rahay Hitt Western 18.64

Erin Maloney Napoleon 18.75

300-Meter Hurdles

Keiyera Johnson Jackson 47.68

Gracee Robidou Stockbridge 48.30

Olivianna Watkins Hanover-Horton 49.02

Allie Koch Manchester 50.66

Melyssa McJennett Columbia Central 50.73

Lillian Heydenburg Western 51.11

Cami Boldt Western 51.21

Zionah Gardner Homer 51.49

Mya Viegelahn Grass Lake 51.84

Gracie Tallman Napoleon 53.50

400-Meter Relay

Grass Lake 51.32

Homer 51.55

Western 52.49

Jackson 53.00

800-Meter Relay

Grass Lake 1:49.45

Western 1:52.66

Hanover-Horton 1:53.13

Manchester 1:53.28

1,600-Meter Relay

Lumen Christi 4:14.93

Grass Lake 4:18.56

Western 4:22.60

Hanover-Horton 4:23.28

3,200-Meter Relay

Lumen Christi 9:50.71

Hanover-Horton 10:19.56

Napoleon 10:27.74

Leslie 10:54.42

Stockbridge 10:55.00

Shot Put

Ereka Risner Grass Lake 37-5.75

Mariah Kerley East Jackson 33-10

Zoie Bamm Columbia Central 33-3.5

Jaylyn Perkins Homer 33-2.5

Megan Mackinder Stockbridge 33-1.5

Hope Overweg Springport 33-0

Toby Leffler Michigan Center 32-9

Rayah Hitt Western 32-8

Kaylee Kopulos Springport 31-5

Samantha Snider Leslie 31-0.5

Discus

Jaylyn Perkins Homer 123-11.75

Megan Mackinder Stockbridge 115-10.5

Mariah Kerley East Jackson 107-0.5

Kaylee Kopulos Springport 106-6

Zoie Bamm Columbia Central101-8

Olivia Hunt Napoleon 99-8

Hope Overweg Springport 99-4

Samantha Snider Leslie 99-3

Ashlyn Hoffman Western 97-10

Lillianna McCabe Concord 95-11

Cheyenne Slider Lumen Christi 93-4

High Jump

Mara Mitchell Northwest 5-3

Kayda Herrick Western 5-2

Mya Viegelahn Grass Lake 5-0

Bayli Stewart Western 5-0

Mya Clay Hanover-Horton 4-10

Allie Koch Manchester 4-10

Kalli VanBogelen Manchester 4-10

Olivia Woods Manchester 4-9

Gracee Robidou Stockbridge 4-8

Ella Best Michigan Center 4-8

Sophia Reynolds Hanover-Horton 4-8

Pole Vault

Emma Wildt Homer 10-3

Addisyn Rudd East Jackson 8-6

Alayna Shackelford Hanover-Horton 8-6

Natalie Coleman Western 8-0

Dylana Whalen Vandercook 8-0

Lillian Heydenburg Western 8-0

Madison Rentfrow Columbia Central 7-6

Alyssa Budd Napoleon 7-6

Avery Brown Napoleon 7-6

Hannah Alvarez Grass Lake 7-6

Jadea Stevens Michigan Center 7-6

Olivia Butler Homer 7-6

Kennedy Goodwin East Jackson 7-6

Zionah Gardner Homer 7-6

Long Jump

Alyssa Budd Napoleon 17-9.5

Keiyera Johnson Jackson 17-2.5

Mara Mitchell Northwest 16-11

Kaytie Warren Hanover-Horton 16-10.25

Bayli Stewart Western 16-5.75

Iymonnie Pace Springport 15-7

Maggie Stewart Manchester 15-7

Jaelynne Williams Homer 15-6

Gracee Robidou Stockbridge 15-5.25

Melyssa McJennett Columbia Central 15-1.25

100 Meters

Graham Gumper Hanover-Horton 11.22

Alex Pastrioza Lumen Christi 11.33

Travis Collins Michigan Center 11.33

Mitchell Williams Western 11.40

Malachi Boyd Concord 11.44

Xavier Gibbs Jackson 11.47

Javion Taylor Concord 11.51

Ethan Applegate Michigan Center 11.54

Logan Fish Columbia Central 11.54

Christian Reed Leslie 11.54

200 Meters

Ahmad Ameen Jackson 22.46

Xavier Gibbs Jackson 22.49

Alex Pastrioza Lumen Christi 22.96

Javion Taylor Concord 23.00

Haden McLain Napoleon 23.10

Cooper Wyers Napoleon 23.14

Mitchell Williams Western 23.31

Jackson Jones Western 23.43

Graham Gumper Hanover-Horton 23.44

Thomas Daly Western 23.54

400 Meters

Ahmad Ameen Jackson 49.46

Hudson Cooper Northwest 51.29

Travis Collins Michigan Center 51.66

Adair Artis Concord 51.74

Cooper Singleton Western 52.58

Austin Brown Hanover-Horton 53.04

Haden McLain Napoleon 53.04

Maxwell Woods Manchester 53.23

Andrew Fielder Hanover-Horton 53.51

Jackson Jones Western 53.55

800 Meters

Adair Artis Concord 1:59.69

Austin Brown Hanover-Horton 2:00.44

Cooper Singleton Western 2:00.74

Rogan Melling Hanover-Horton 2:02.22

Michael Allen East Jackson 2:06.33

Javin Mericle East Jackson 2:07.46

Caiden Kippnick Manchester 2:07.89

Seth Good Western 2:08.38

John Edler Homer 2:08.42

Andrew England Jackson 2:08.77

1,600 Meters

Rogan Melling Hanover-Horton 4:26.42

Cooper Singleton Western 4:26.80

Austin Brown Hanover-Horton 4:28.42

Isaiah Dinverno Lumen Christi 4:37.59

Michael Allen East Jackson 4:46.94

Caiden Kippnick Manchester 4:51.22

Seth Good Western 4:52.67

Javin Mericle East Jackson 4:53.55

Zach Hassenzahl Hanover-Horton 4:53.97

Micah Bolton Stockbridge 4:54.24

3,200 Meters

Rogan Melling Hanover-Horton 9:17.86

Isaiah Dinverno Lumen Christi 10:11.20

Landen Boulis Hanover-Horton 10:14.93

Micah Bolton Stockbridge 10:17.27

Cameron Pierce Leslie 10:19.04

Edison Lopeman Western 10:22.60

Michael Allen East Jackson 10:22.77

Cooper Singleton Western 10:41.99

Evan Shepherd Hanover-Horton 10:43.60

Jack Gorton Columbia Central 10:43.71

110-Meter Hurdles

Holden Van Poppel Napoleon 14.86

Gavrik Belcourt Napoleon 15.54

Diego Lebron Homer 15.55

Brady Plate Western 15.89

Matt Mazerov Hanover-Horton 16.14

Eli Dyer Springport 16.18

Lucas Inosencio Western 16.28

Noah Wisniewski Michigan Center 16.44

Cyron Stamper Jackson 16.84

Ashton Easterwood Concord 16.90

300-Meter Hurdles

Eli Dyer Springport 40.91

Holden Van Poppel Napoleon 41.40

Josh Veneziano Western 42.15

Kyson Cooper Jackson 42.19

Gavrik Belcourt Napoleon 42.79

Noah Wisniewski Michigan Center 43.79

Noah Berdiner Western 43.97

William Melton Western 44.40

Dylan Gloar Northwest 44.96

Cyron Stamper Jackson 45.27

400-Meter Relay

Western 44.15

Napoleon 44.24

Jackson 44.30

Concord 44.60

Lumen Christi 45.07

800-Meter Relay

Napoleon 1:31.17

Jackson 1:31.28

Western 1:32.51

Concord 1:32.52

Columbia Central 1:33.76

1,600-Meter Relay

Concord 3:31.07

Jackson 3:35.43

Hanover-Horton 3:35.80

Napoleon 3:35.83

Western 3:36.53

Leslie 3:36.71

3,200-Meter Relay

East Jackson 8:37.47

Hanover-Horton 8:40.70

Western 8:42.17

Leslie 8:44.41

Jackson 8:45.02

Stockbridge 8:48.49

Concord 8:49.72

Manchester 8:45.31

Shot Put

Brennan Faber Western 49-6

Ronald London Western 48-10.5

Noah Shaw Western 46-0.5

Brogan Dodge Leslie 45-8

Miland Weatherspoon Jackson 45-0

Garrett Corwin Manchester 44-6.75

Jackson Tucksen Leslie 43-10.5

A.J. Scutt Western 43-8

Lucas Cain Hanover-Horton 43-6

Broden Steinke Columbia Central 43-4

Discus

Owen Fremeau Western 145-8

Brogan Dodge Leslie 143-1

A.J. Scutt Western 142-11

Broden Steinke Columbia Central 140-2

Lucas Cain Hanover-Horton 132-1

Luke Smith Lumen Christi 132-1

Jackson Tucksen Leslie 131-0

Derek Huff Manchester 129-0

Braelon Carr Grass Lake 126-3

Garrett Slider Lumen Christi 124-8

High Jump

Mekhi Wingfield Concord 6-4

Joshua Veneziano Western 6-4

Diego Lebron Homer 6-4

Kadale Williams Lumen Christi 6-2

DeVonta Habern Napoleon 6-1

Foster Pybus Stockbridge 6-0

Addison Fisher Northwest 6-0

Aiden Rogers Western 6-0

Lionel Campbell Napoleon 6-0

Pole Vault

Lucas Inosencio Western 13-0

Braden Vancalbergh Western 12-0

Grason Weber Leslie 11-0

Andrew Norman Napoleon 10-9

Adam Carlson Western 10-6

Aiden Booth Napoleon 10-0

Collin Doederlein Western 10-0

Cyrus Comfort Western 10-0

Collin Thompson Concord 9-6

Nate Pettit Grass Lake 9-6

David Fielder Hanover-Horton 9-6

Jonathan Warner Michigan Center 9-6

Isaac Isham Springport 9-6

Long Jump

Mekhi Wingfield Concord 22-5.5

Holden Van Poppel Napoleon 21-3

Caleb Rudd Jones Western 21-3

Tyler Selby Jackson 20-6

DeVonta Habern Napoleon 20-3

Graham Gumper Hanover-Horton 20-1.5

Anthony Evans Concord 19-10.5

Austin Warner Homer 19-9.5

Landen Little Northwest 19-8.5

Randy Reddick East Jackson 19-7.5

Aamar Harrell Jackson 19-7