Boys discus thrower is No. 1 in our second Hillsdale Area Best Rankings and in Division 4

HILLSDALE COUNTY — A new relay team takes the top spot in the 4x200, distance runners compete for the 1600-meter No. 1 ranking, and throwers continue to break personal records. There are plenty more impressive changes to the second edition of our Hillsdale Area Best rankings report.

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Rankings for the Hillsdale Area Best boy track and field athletes and relay teams are subject to change. Rankings will lead up to the Hillsdale Area Best Meet, hosted by Hillsdale Academy and Hillsdale College at their new track and field facilities over in Hayden Park. That event takes place on Tuesday, May 28.

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One of the biggest movers in the second edition of the rankings was senior Gavin Van Kampen of Jonesville, who surged ahead to No. 1 with a new PR time of 4:40.4 seconds in the 1600-meter race.

Hillsdale Academy sophomore Dawson Scharer took No. 1 overall in the 300 hurdles rankings, earning a new PR time of 41.77 seconds at the recent Bulldog Invitational.

Over in the 4x200 relay, the team of Tayshawn Bester, Brady Kling, Connar Rudy and Brayden Wright took over first place with a blazing time of 1:34.65.

Jonesville now holds No. 1 rankings in two relay events, after the team of Nicholas Fowler, David Fowler, Gavin Van Kampen and Carter Rounds ran their way to a 3:32.16 time at the Ralph Rice invitational. They now hold the 4x400 and 4x800 No. 1 spots.

Hillsdale Academy senior Dominic Scharer continues breaking school and personal records. His 161 feet, 6 inches discus throw in SCAA competition last week was a personal best for the Charger commit. He now holds the No. 1 ranked spot in all Division 4 confirmed discus throws this season.

Below are the top five rankings per individual event. Rankings are updated as of April 29. Only one relay team per school is included per event.

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100 Meters

1. Hunter Wilson – Hillsdale – Senior – 11.14
2. Brayden Wright – Reading – Sophomore – 11.38
3. Dawson Adams – Hillsdale – Senior – 11.45 PR
4. Brayden Taylor – Hillsdale – Sophomore – 11.78 PR
5. Dawson Scharer – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 11.84

200 Meters

1. Hunter Wilson – Hillsdale – Senior – 22.54 PR
2. Tayshawn Bester – Reading – Senior – 22.88 PR
3. Brayden Wright – Reading – Sophomore – 23.52
4. Brayden Taylor – Hillsdale – Sophomore – 23.69 PR
5. Dawson Adams – Hillsdale – Senior – 23.87

400 Meters

1. Dominick Coke – Hillsdale – Junior – 52.33 PR
2. Nicholas Fowler – Jonesville – Sophomore – 52.39 PR
3. Miles Brown – Jonesville – Sophomore – 53.32 PR
4. Carter Rounds – Jonesville – Senior – 53.33 PR
5. Brady Kling - Reading - Senior - 54.39

800 Meters

1. Gavin Van Kampen – Jonesville – Senior – 2:00.0 PR
2. Nolan Grant – Hillsdale – Senior – 2:05.42
3. Bryce Williams – Pittsford – Senior – 2:05.64
4. Caleb Blonde – Jonesville – Freshman – 2:06.25 PR
5. Grayson Rorick – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 2:07.70

1600 Meters

1. Gavin Van Kampen – Jonesville – Senior – 4:40.40 PR
2. Thomas Holm – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 4:42.82
3. Caleb Blonde – Jonesville – Freshman – 4:42.84 PR
4. Nolan Grant – Hillsdale Senior – 4:47.34
5. Grayson Rorick – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 4:50.30

3200 Meters

1. Thomas Holm – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 9:59.95 PR
2. Caleb Blonde – Jonesville – Freshman – 10:13.34 PR
3. Logan Youngman – Hillsdale – Freshman – 10:24.23 PR
4. Gavin Van Kampen – Jonesville – Senior – 10:37.87 PR
5. Collin Fucile – Jonesville – Freshman – 10:42.41 PR

110 Hurdles

1. Tayshawn Bester – Reading – Senior – 14.84
2. Dawson Scharer – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 16.08 PR
3. Brice Van Zant – Hillsdale – Senior – 16.60
4. Alex Richards - Hillsdale Academy - Junior - 16.74 PR
5. William Cote - Hillsdale Academy - Sophomore - 17.54 PR

300 Hurdles

1. Dawson Scharer – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 41.77 PR
2. Alex Richards – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 42.04 PR
3. Tayshawn Bester – Reading – Senior - 42.75
4. Brice Van Zant - Hillsdale - Senior - 43.94
5. Evan Towne - Hillsdale - Freshman - 44.46 PR

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4x100 Relay

1. Stephen Petersen, Hunter Wilson, Jace Lennox, Dawson Adams – Hillsdale – 43.91
2. Tayshawn Bester, Connar Rudy, Brady Kling, Brayden Wright – Reading – 44.90
3. Makinlee Packer, Carter Rounds, Ryan Marcavage, Jaren Trujillo – Jonesville – 45.60
4. Dominic Scharer, Alex Richards, Hudson Mackie, Dawson Scharer – Hillsdale Academy – 47.28

4x200 Relay

1. Tayshawn Bester, Brady Kling, Connar Rudy, Brayden Wright – Reading – 1:34.65
2. Hayden Handy, Cam Arnold, Dawson Adams, Dominick Coke – Hillsdale – 1:35.01
3. Nicholas Fowler, Mackinlee Packer, Jordon VanSickle, Carter Rounds – Jonesville – 1:35.76
4. Teagan Williams, Noah Pann, Brendon Nave, Gavyn Carden – Pittsford – 1:40.34

4x400 Relay

1. Nicholas Fowler, David Fowler, Gavin Van Kampen, Carter Rounds – Jonesville – 3:32.16
2. Miles Brown, Hunter Wilson, Jace Lennox, Dominick Coke – Hillsdale – 3:34.91
3. Dominick Coke, Zane Socha, Jay Jenkins, Alex Richards, Dawson Scharer – Hillsdale Academy – 3:40.0

4x800 Relay

1. David Fowler, Caleb Blonde, Zachery Childress, Gavin Van Kampen – Jonesville – 8:27.91
2. Thomas Holm, Zane Socha, Jay Jenkins, Grayson Rorick – Hillsdale Academy – 8:30.64
3. Miles Brown, Kelton Philipp, Logan Youngman, Nolan Grant – Hillsdale – 8:57.89
4. Blake Bever, Darran Drake, Dylan Drake, Dominic Kurtz – Camden-Frontier – 9:23.2
5. Kutter Vanaken, Jeremiah Bedford, Colton Hoover, Case Vanaken – Reading – 9:23.22

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Shot Put

1. Dominic Scharer – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 44-9 PR
2. Scott Aube – Jonesville – Junior – 44-5 PR
3. Cooper Stevens – Jonesville – Junior – 41-3 PR
4. Ethan Amburgey – Hillsdale – Senior – 40-4 PR
5. John Petersen – Hillsdale – Junior – 39-9 PR

Discus

1. Dominic Scharer – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 161-6 PR
2. Austin Neely – Reading – Senior – 127-5 PR
3. Ethan Amburgey – Hillsdale – Senior – 121-8 PR
4. Magnus Heckel – Hillsdale Academy – Senior – 120-6
5. Joel Miller – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 118-10 ½ PR

High Jump

1. Ashton Thornsbury – Hillsdale – Sophomore – 6-1 PR
2. Ethan Wickham – Camden-Frontier – Senior – 5-11 PR
3. Zane Socha – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 5-9 PR
4. Reece Rundquist – Jonesville – Freshman – 5-8 PR
   • (Tie) Cody Haule – Jonesville – Junior – PR
   • (Tie) Dominic Scharer – Hillsdale Academy – Senior
   • (Tie) Gavyn Carden – Pittsford – Senior – PR

Pole Vault

1. Teagan Williams – Pittsford – Junior – 12-0 PR
2. Makinlee Packer – Jonesville – Junior – 11-6
3. Declan Flannery – Hillsdale – Senior – 11-0 PR
4. Connor Hill – Hillsdale Academy – Sophomore – 10-6 PR
   • (Tie) Hudson Mackie – Hillsdale Academy – Freshman (PR)

Long Jump

1. Hayden Handy – Hillsdale – Junior – 20-10 ¼
2. Stephen Petersen – Hillsdale – Senior – 19-8 ¾
3. Jaren Trujillo – Jonesville – Junior – 18-10 PR
4. Alex Richards – Hillsdale Academy – Junior – 18-6 ½ PR
5. Tyler Barnes – Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy – Senior – 18-5

This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: Boys discus thrower is No. 1 in our second Hillsdale Area Best Rankings and in Division 4