Individual Track & Field Champions

Track & Field Champions - 1930s

CLASS A

1939 
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Burgess Lawson Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 50-5 3/4
Pole vault Jim Naveaux Monroe 12-4 1/4
Mile Rex Woosey Jackson 4:39.2
Long jump Hugh Davis Lansing Central 21-7 1/4
High jump Otis Wade River Rouge 6-0 1/4
HH Paul White  River Rouge :15.1
880 relay Johnny De Groat, Pete  Wagner,
Harlen  Floyd, Bob Lyttle		 Saginaw 1:34.7
880 (2) Norm Kruse Grand Rapids Creston 2:05.0
440  (2) Russell Peek Muskegon 52.0
200 LH Dale Kaulitz Lansing Eastern 22.8
880 Ed Robins Grosse Pointe 2:02.6
880  Norm Kruse Grand Rapids Creston 2:05.0
440 Bob Sutton Kalamazoo Central :51.4
440  Russell Peek Muskegon :52.0
220 Warren McCarger Owosso :21.9
100 Bert Copeland Benton Harbor 10.0

1938		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Lewis Smiley Ferndale 46-0 1/4
Pole vault Ted Wonch Lansing Eastern 12-0
Mile Leroy Schwartzkoph Saginaw 4:32.9
Long jump Edward Dragg Dearborn Fordson 22-1
High jump Floyd Bates Flint Central 6-2 7/8
HH Floyd Bates Flint Central 15.0
880 relay  Otto Veenkamp, Jimmy Krestakos,
Red Kremer, George Doran		 Grand Rapids South 1:32.3
880 Bud Russell Saginaw 2:01.5
880 Rene Hall Saginaw 2:03.0
440  Charles Schmeling Saginaw :50.4
440  Louis Carpenter Flint Northern :51.9
200 LH Floyd Bates Flint Central 22.4 (wind-aided)
220 George Doran Grand Rapids South 21.9
100 George Doran Grand Rapids South 10.1

1937		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put George Angleson Royal Oak 51-4
Pole vault Al Engel Saginaw 10-9
Mile Louis Gray Lansing Eastern 4:37.9
Long jump Ted Tyrocki Lansing Central 22-9
High jump Gordon Miller Grand Rapids Creston 5-8 1/2
HH Willie Campbell Monroe 15.3
880 relay  Don Nelson, Bill Stoddard,
Sam Seay, Jim McGhee		 Pontiac Central 1:33.4
200 LH Perry Mason Monroe :22.9
880 Harry Leonard Grand Rapids Davis Tech 2:05.4
440 Emil Kovarcik Muskegon Heights :51.8
440  Charles Schmeling Saginaw :52.9
220 James McGhee Pontiac Central :22.1
100 James McGhee Pontiac Central :10.1

1936		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put George Angleson Royal Oak 49-3 1/2
Pole vault Paul Ingell Muskegon 11-2 1/4 (tie)
Pole vault Bob Quance Pontiac Central 11-2 1/4 (tie)
Pole vault Art Gutz River Rouge 11-2 1/4 (tie)
Mile Paul Herman  Jackson 4:45.6
Long jump Ted Tycocki Lansing Central 22-11 3/4
High jump James Keegstra Grand Rapids Central 5-11 3/4
HH Sherman Olmsted Saginaw 15.3
880 relay  Ira Hughes, Percy Zimmerman,
Perry Mason, Willie Campbell		 Monroe 1:32.5
200 LH Perry  Mason Monroe 23.4
880 Bill Sikes Lansing Eastern 2:03.5
440 Mac Valleau Flint Central :53.0
440  Richard Holtzman Grosse Pointe :53.6
220 Pete Dykhouse Grand Rapids Davis Tech :22.7c
100 Ira Hughes Monroe :9.9

1935		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put William Watson Saginaw 53-10 1/2
Pole vault Joe Kahnowski Grand Rapids Catholic Central 11-6 1/2 (tie)
Pole vault Millard Huitman Grand Rapids Central 11-6 1/2 (tie)
Mile Pete Fager Saginaw 4:32.6
Long jump William Watson Saginaw 22-4
High jump William Watson Saginaw 6-1 1/4
HH Gayle Robinson Muskegon :15.6
880 relay  Jerry Bullen, Preston Schoon,
Pete Dykehouse, Alonzo Lewis		 Grand Rapids Davis Tech 1:32.2
200 LH Gayle Robinson Muskegon :23.3
880 Harold Davidson Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 2:03.3
440 Roy Fehr Royal Oak :52.6
440  Lee Barnett Lansing Central :52.7
220 Wilbur Greer Flint Central :22.5
100 Wilbur Greer Flint Central :10.1

1934		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put William Watson Saginaw 48-7 3/4
Pole vault Herbert McMillan Flint Northern 11-9 (tie)
Pole vault Harold Stein  Monroe 11-9 (tie)
Mile Lorimer Miles Kalamazoo Central 4:31.3
Long jump Chester Peevy Grand Rapids South 20-10
High jump Ray McDonald Grand Rapids South  5-11 (tie)
High jump William Watson Saginaw 5-11 (tie)
HH 42" Norbert Miknavich Grand Rapids Union :16.5
880 relay  Art Bullen, Hal Blackburn,
Chuck Luce, Bill Strehl		 Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 1:32.3
440  Lee Wigg Ann Arbor :51.4
440  Clay Tellman Muskegon :52.0
220 LH Harold Huebner Dearborn Fordson :26.3
880 Sam Leppert Saginaw 2:02.6
220 Bill Strehl Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills :23.2
100 Bill Strehl Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills :10.1

1933		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Paul "Hippo" Allen Pontiac Central 47-9
Pole vault Harold Stein Monroe 12-2 1/4
Mile Harold Sparks Saginaw Arthur Hill 4:36.6
Long jump Sanford Farrell Grand Rapids Central 21-10 1/2
High jump Jack Powell Kalamazoo Central 5-10 1/4
HH 42" Walt Karczewski Grand Rapids Davis Tech 15.9
880 relay  Burnell Tarleton, Earl Perry,
Garvin Sanders, Bob Kolbe		 Saginaw 1:33.8
220 LH Walt Karczewski Grand Rapids Davis Tech 25.2
880 Forest Spencer Lansing Eastern 2:03.9
440 Carl Lauterhahn Grand Rapids South :50.9
440  John Thomas Flint Central :52.3
220 Louis Voorheis Grand Rapids Catholic Central :22.2
100 Bob Kolbe Saginaw :10.0

1932		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Henry Darling Ann Arbor 47-2 1/2
Pole vault Harold Stein Monroe 12-0 3/4
Mile Max Kaiser Lansing Eastern 4:36.2
Long jump Ed Kalawart Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 22-2 1/2
High jump Jack Powell Kalamazoo Central 5-8 3/4
HH 42" Ed Kalawart Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 16.2
880 relay  Harold Jefferson, Harvey Woodstra,
Fred Stiles, Ed Kalawart		 Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 1:32.1
220 LH Harvey Woodstra Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills :26.6
880 Howard Davidson Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills 2:03.1
440 Hal Baker Flint Central :52.4
440  Darwin Jones Grand Rapids South :52.8
220 David Baird Saginaw :22.5
100 Harsant Tantsi Ann Arbor :10.4

1931		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Henry Darling Ann Arbor 47-2
Pole vault Ray Stein Monroe 11-6
Mile Harold Homer Muskegon 4:46.5
Long jump Douglas Emery Grand Rapids Central 21-11
Javelin Milford Haveman Kalamazoo Central 176-11
High jump William Burrell Kalamazoo Central 5'10
HH 42" Boyd Pantlind Grand Rapids Central 15.8
Discus Bob Sprau Muskegon 114-0
880 relay  Bill Drueke, Bob Sproul,
Boyd Pantlind, Douglas Emery		 Grand Rapids Central 1:34.6
220 LH Frank Hoff Lansing Eastern :26.4
880 Clayton Penny Grand Rapids Union 2:04.5
440 Douglas Emery Grand Rapids Central :52.3
440  Byron Bury Benton Harbor :53.5
220 Bernard Roberts Monroe :23.7
100 Roy Kaiser Grosse Pointe :10.6

1930		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Jack Fundis Detroit Northwestern 43-2
Pole vault Eddie Lasky Hamtramck 11-6
Mile James Carr Detroit Redford 4:42.0
Long jump William Friday Detroit Cass Tech 21-7 1/2
Javelin Harry Weber Mt. Clemens 171-10
High jump Arnold Deneau Detroit Mackenzie 5-10 1/2
HH 42" Willis Ward Detroit Northwestern 16.0
Discus Jack Fundis Detroit Northwestern 116-10
880 relay  Lyle Wagoner, Karl Wenger,
Harry Matthews, Pete Zahner		 Ann Arbor 1:34.8
220 LH Willis Ward Detroit Northwestern :26.1
880 Raymond Roe Detroit Northwestern 2:00.4
880 Karl Kahler Detroit Redford 2:02.6
440 Leon Dykas Detroit Northeastern :50.9
220 William Bryant Detroit Cass Tech :23.5
100 William Bryant Detroit Cass Tech :10.4

 

CLASS B

1939
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Dan Sullivan Wayne Memorial 53-9 1/2
Pole vault William Price Belding 11-3 (tie)
Pole vault Douglas "Fuzz" Prough Plymouth 11-3 (tie)
Mile Ralph Brakcrog Mt. Morris 4:43.1
Long jump James Cook Kalamazoo State High 21-5 1/4
High jump Arthur Darr Dowagiac 5-5 1/2
HH William Arndt Ionia 15.6
880 relay  James  Thomas, Torgenson,
Karl Shuart, Gerald Koopsen		 Kalamazoo State High 1:34.8
200 LH Curt Alward Traverse City :23.7
880 John Purdue Albion 2:04.5
880  Albert Borton Hastings 2:06.0
440 James Kerwin Wyoming Lee :51.8
440  Richard Daron Ludington :53.0
220 Ron Mead East Lansing :21.9
100 Ron Mead  East Lansing :9.8 (wind aided)

1938		       
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Dan Sullivan Wayne Memorial 46-6
Pole vault Jim Bekkering Fremont 11-6
Mile Casimer Rakowski Manistee 4:37.8
Long jump William Schelb Allegan 20-10
High jump William Schelb Allegan 5-9 3/4 (tie)
High jump Earl Stevens Buchanan 5-9 3/4 (tie)
HH Carl Henry Belding 15.4
880 relay  Bob McCarthy, Dick Morris.
John Miller, Ron Mead		 East Lansing 1:32.5
200 LH Gail Cheney Charlotte 22.8 (wind aided)
880 Quentin Brelsford Birmingham 1:57.6
880  Carl Rauch Cadillac 2:02.3
440 Bob Hamilton Buchanan :52.1
440  Arthur Dehn Belding :52.2
220 Ron Mead East Lansing :21.9
100 Ron Mead  East Lansing :10.2

1937		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put John Baklarz Ecorse 42-3 1/2
Pole vault Jim Bekkering Fremont 11-6
Mile Ralph Cooley Howell 4:38.2
Long jump Jerome Kladzyk Bad Axe 20-11 3/4
High jump Frank McCarthy Birmingham 5-8
HH Lavern Zander Ionia 15.7
880 relay  Clark Collins, Frank O'Donnell,
Phil Carey, Byron Colgrove		 Birmingham 1:37.3
200 LH Lavern Zander Ionia 23.7
880 Quentin Brelsford Birmingham 2:03.0
440 Edward Klett Dowagiac :53.9
440  Phil Carey Birmingham :54.2
220 Ron Mead East Lansing :22.5
100 Ron Mead  East Lansing :10.2

1936		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Dan Kinsey Plymouth 50-8 3/4
Pole vault Jack Williams Plymouth 10-11 3/4 (tie)
Pole vault Lloyd Waterman Three Rivers 10-11 3/4 (tie)
Mile Ed Holderman Escanaba 4:34.3
Long jump Harold Wagenschutz Plymouth 21-7 1/2
High jump Norman Goodwin Allegan 5-10 1/4
HH Lawrence Hardke St. Joseph 15.4 (wind aided)
880 relay  Willard Sarley, Gerald Day,
Dewayne Masten, Raymond  Zoller		 Niles 1:35.4
200 LH Lawrence Hardke St. Joseph :23.9
880 Quentin Brelsford Birmingham 2:06.1
440 Lawton Williams Hastings :52.7
440  Jack McNutt Kalamazoo State High :54.9
220 Raymond Zoller Niles :22.9
100 Wayne "Red" Conley Allegan :10.0

1935		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Dan Kinsey Plymouth 47-4 3/4
Pole vault Allen Cisco Dowagiac 11-0 (tie)
Pole vault Charles O'Dell Three Rivers 11-0 (tie)
Mile Bill Davison Big Rapids 4:40.8
Long jump Allen Cisco Dowagiac 21-2 1/2
High jump William F. Williams Albion 5-9 1/4
HH Harold "Slim" Howard Alma 15.6
880 relay  Melvin Rahn, Homer Keck,
Bob Prenkert, Raymond Zoller		 Niles 1:34.3
200 LH Don  Porteous Birmingham :23.5
880 Richard Dickerson Dearborn 2:03.8
440 Bunny Fulkerson Howell :51.5
440  Ralph Gildenstein East Detroit :52.7
220 Vinton Davis St. Joseph :22.8
100 Vinton Davis St. Joseph :10.3

1934		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Frank Koppitsch Dearborn 48-10 1/2
Pole vault Gayle Oldt River Rouge 11-11 1/4
Mile Ford Hess South Haven 4:38.3
Long jump Richard Heller River Rouge 21-1 1/2
High jump Allen Cisco Dowagiac 5-7
HH 42" Walter  Sabbath River Rouge 16.8
880 relay  Charles Mosher, Allen Cisco,
Mark Van Riper, Arthur Frontczak		 Dowagiac 1:33.7
220 LH Walter  Sabbath River Rouge :26.3
880 Harold Dean Alma 2:04.0
440 Leon Jones Dearborn :52.3
440  Robert Prenkert Niles :53.6
220 Arthur Frontczak Dowagiac :23.0
100 Arthur Frontczak Dowagiac :10.2

1933		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Frank Koppitsch Dearborn 44-8 1/2
Pole vault Gayle Oldt River Rouge 11-6 (tie)
Pole vault Bob Erickson St. Joseph 11-6 (tie)
Mile J. Nelson Gardner Hastings 4:34.6
Long jump George Humm Allegan 21-4
High jump Rex Overbeck Birmingham 5-10 1/8 (tie)
High jump Victor Wellwood Redford Union 5-10 1/8 (tie)
HH 42" John McKee  Birmingham 16.3
880 relay  William Guckleberg, Clark Matthews,
Don Donaldson, John McKee		 Birmingham 1:34.4 (tie)
880 relay Red Conley, George Humm,
Harold Bussey, Chuck Smith		 Allegan 1:34.4 (tie)
220 LH William Cramer Dearborn :26.6
880 Clayton Brelsford Birmingham 2:01.7
440 James Wright Berkely :50.9
440  Orin Cain Niles :52.8
220 William Guckelberg Birmingham :22.7
100 William Guckleberg Birmingham :10.3

1932		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Earl Garn Cadillac 44-0
Pole vault Bob Erickson St. Joseph 11-6
Mile Charles Dennis Ludington 4:38.3
Long jump John McKee  Birmingham 21-5 3/4
High jump Kurt Warmbein St. Joseph 5-10 5/8
HH 42" Kurt Warmbein St. Joseph 16.5
880 relay  George Humm, Harold Bussey,
Ken Plotts, Chuck Smith		 Allegan 1:34.9
220 LH Kurt Warmbein St. Joseph 26.2
880 Ted Hecksel Grand Haven 2:06
440 George Jackson Ypsilanti :52.7
440  Bob Kemmerling Three Rivers :54.4
220 Moses Easley Dowagiac :22.8
100 Moses Easley Dowagiac :10.5

1931		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Les Heidamos Three Rivers 45-9 3/4
Pole vault Bob Erickson St. Joseph 11-5 1/2
Mile Charles Dennis Ludington 4:36.5
Long jump Kurt Warmbein St. Joseph 20-2 1/2
Javelin Paul McKinley Cadillac 153-3
High jump Harold Powers  Mt. Pleasant 5-9 
HH 42" Isadore Schulman South Haven 17.1
Discus Otto Hecksel Grand Haven 117-10
880 relay  Merlin Navarre, Leonard Fraser,
Clarence Sabbath, Harold Michaelis		 River Rouge 1:36.5
220 LH Isadore Schulman South Haven :27.3
880 Tim Quinn Ludington 1:59.5
440 George Jackson Ypsilanti :54.4
440  Harold McCracken Cadillac :54.5
220 Russell Chrisman Kingsford :24.2
100 Virgil Davenport Alma :10.7

1930		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Bernard McNutt Allegan 46-8 1/2
Pole vault William Stoner Monroe 11-5
Mile Welcome Steele St. Joseph 4:43.4
Long jump Clare McDurmon Caro 19-7 1/2
Javelin Harry Hanson Dearborn 147-10
High jump Edward Murphy Escanaba 5-8 1/4
HH 42" Kurt Warmbein St. Joseph 17.5
Discus Bernard McNutt Allegan 125-3
880 relay  Fred Schatte, Bruce Clark,
John Benedict, Bernard Roberts		 Monroe 1:32.9
220 LH William James Hastings :27.8
880 Tim Quinn Ludington 1:58.8
440 Bernard Roberts Monroe ;53.3
220 Fred Schatte Monroe :22.7
100 Fred Schatte Monroe :10.5

 

 

CLASS C

1939
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Marion Thompson Ravenna 43-5
Pole vault Donald Mortemore Lambertville 10-11
Mile Stanley Gondek Milan 4:45.1
Long jump Robert Brandt Paw Paw 21-2 1/2
High jump Bill Hollenbeck Frankfort 5-9 3/4
HH Don Turnispseed Mancelona 15.6
880 relay  Vincent Balsamo, Bill Ferrier,
Dan Middleton, Dale Buerger		 Burton Bendle 1:36.3
200 LH Jim Sutton Algonac :23.7
880 Max Whitetree Flint Hoover 2:07.1
880  Robert Archer Croswell 2:07.9
440 Willis Glas Ann Arbor University High :52.0
440  Dale Buerger Burton Bendle :52.2
220 Tom Cherry  St. Clair Shores Lakeview :22.6
100 Tom Cherry  St. Clair Shores Lakeview :10.2

1938		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Richard Williams East Grand Rapids 44-2 1/2
Pole vault Arthur Cuthbertson Algonac 11-3
Mile Clinton Melvin Fowlerville 4:40.2
Long jump Arthur Cuthbertson Algonac 21-4  3/4
High jump Dick Bergman Charlevoix 5-10
HH Dick Bergman Charlevoix 15.6
880 relay  Edward Stevens, Arthur Cuthbertson,
Graham Grant, James Clark		 Algonac 1:34.1
880 Vincent Butler Howard City Tri-County 2:01.6
880  Steve Hustafa Paw Paw 2:06.4
440  Elwood Hauser Boyne City :50.8
440 Rudy Marcelletti Paw Paw :53.0
200 LH Don Turnispseed Mancelona :23.9 (tie)
200 LH  Dick Bergman Charlevoix :23.9 (tie)
220 Jack McNitt Mesick :23.0
100 Arthur Mitchell Northville 10.4

1937		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put L. A. Snyder Corunna 40-8 1/2
Pole vault Max  Brink Grant 10-4
Mile Charles Pierce Plainwell 4:42.3
Long jump Starr Keesler Okemos 21-1 1/2
High jump Bill Stauffer Lowell 5-8 3/4
HH Elmer Miller Belding 16.0
880 relay  Jack Holton, Max Saur,
Leon  Brink, Max  Brink		 Grant 1:39.8
200 LH Bruce Smith Mancelona :24.0
880 Keith Cruikshank Burton Bendle 2:03.0
440 Lovell Lewis Shelby :53.0
440  Elwood Hauser Boyne City :53.4
220 Caesar Harper Vassar :23.2
100 Arthur Mitchell Northville :10.4

1936		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Les Bruckner Milan 43-9 1/2
Pole vault Donald Wilber East Grand Rapids 10-10
Mile Ed Radle Charlevoix 4:46.4
Long jump Donald Wilber East Grand Rapids 22-3 1/2
High jump Bill Stauffer Lowell 5-9 1/4
HH Louis Oswalt Paw Paw 16.2
880 relay  Louis Lelli, Dave Warner,
Warren Ampey, Louis Oswalt		 Paw Paw 1:38.8
200 LH Garrett Stukkie Lowell :25.0
880 Bob Ellis Lowell 2:07.5
440 Garner Osborne Milford :53.4
440  Warren Ampey Paw Paw :54.5
220 Burdette Warson Homer :23.2
100 Burdette Warson Homer :10.2

1935		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Mike Mandjiak Kalamazoo St. Augustine 49-0 1/4
Pole vault Henry Hoffman Northville 11-6 (tie)
Pole vault Peter Hawryiciew Ypsilanti Lincoln 11-6 (tie)
Mile George Miller Grandville 4:42.5
Long jump Alan Smith Paw Paw 22-6 1/4
High jump Roy Breen Wyoming Lee 6-0 3/8
HH Lawrence Schram Algonac 16.2
880 relay  Dave Warner, Louis Oswalt,
Joseph Lula, Alan Smith		 Paw Paw 1:34.0
200 LH Louis Oswalt Paw Paw 23.5
880 John Woodbury Yale 2:05.7
440 Chuck Taylor South Lyon :52.6
440  Eroll Graydon Kalkaska :52.7
220 Alan Smith Paw Paw :22.7
100 Alan Smith Paw Paw :10.0

1934		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Bill Vivian East Grand Rapids 47-9 1/2
Pole vault Henry Hoffman Northville 11-5 3/4
Mile Harry Clark Wyoming Godwin Heights 4:45.4
Long jump Alan Smith Paw Paw 21-0 1/2
High jump Oliver Tilli Ravenna 5-7 1/4
HH 42" Kenneth Thompson East Grand Rapids 17.2
880 relay  James Jennings, Dave Warner,
Al Murvin, Alan Smith		 Paw Paw 1:34.7
220 LH James Jennings Paw Paw :26.8
880 Dudley Straubel Frankfort 2:06.3
440 Chuck Taylor South Lyon :53.5
440  Lee Stewart Romeo :53.9
220 Alan Smith Paw Paw :22.7
100 Alan Smith Paw Paw :10.2

1933		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Paul Paynich Paw Paw 46-2
Pole vault Bruce McMahon Lowell 11-3
Mile Harry Clark Wyoming Godwin Heights 4:45.6
Long jump Ham White Boyne City 22-1
High jump Clare McDurmon Caro 5-7 1/2 (tie)
High jump Thomas Scott Saranac 5-7 1/2 (tie)
HH 42" Clare McDurmon Caro 16.1
880 relay  Ray Dinson, Greg Harris,
Jim Green, Joe Schwab		 Lowell 1:36.2
220 LH Clare McDurmon Caro 25.4
880 Richard Brockway Paw Paw 2:07.5
440 Dee Weaver Buchanan :51.3
440 Tyrus Carter Kalamazoo State High :52.4
220 Ham White Boyne City :22.6
100 Ham White Boyne City :10.0

1932		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Charles Smith Caro 45-2
Pole vault Warren Pearsaul East Lansing 11-0 3/4
Mile Clarence Heacock Almont 4:42.1
Long jump Clare McDurmon Caro 20-9 1/4
High jump Clare McDurmon Caro 5-5 1/2
HH 42" Clare McDurmon Caro 16.9
880 relay  Forrest Tanner, Ty Carter,
Paul Krielick, Lawrence Russell		 Kalamazoo State High 1:34.8
220 LH Clare McDurmon Caro :27.5
880 Arthel Shaw Algonac 2:10.4
440 Tyrus Carter Kalamazoo St. Augustine :53.9
440 James Wright  Berkley :54.0
220 Ham White Boyne City :23.5
100 Ham White Boyne City :10.5

1931		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Frank McCrory Ontonagon 45-7
Pole vault Gilson Pearsall Algonac 11-0 (tie)
Pole vault Richard Soule Paw Paw 11-0 (tie)
Mile Bob Moreland Kalamazoo St. Augustine 4:52.4
Long jump George Ward Bridgman 21-1 1/2
Javelin Paul Paynich Paw Paw 160-7
High jump Clare McDurmon Caro 5-11 1/4
Discus Frank McCrory Ontonagon 121-7
880 relay  Walter Thomas, Lawrence Avers,
Charles Bell, Gilson Pearsall		 Algonac 1:37.4
120 yd LH Louie Morse Buchanan :14.5
880 William Chase St. Clair 2:07
440 Clarence Daybird Harbor Springs :54.6
440  James Shrader Caro :55.6
220 Fred Dougan Berrien Springs :24.3
100 Ham White Boyne City :10.7

1930		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Frank McCrory Ontonagon 43-10 1/2
Pole vault Gilson Pearsall Algonac  10-8
Mile Ralph Wheaton Paw Paw 4:48.7
Long jump George Ward Bridgman 20-10 1/2
Javelin Max Adams Otsego 161-1
High jump Fred Allen Wayne Memorial 5-7 3/4
HH 42" Theo Thomas  Constantine :14.4
Discus Elmer Layer Lowell 120-2
880 relay  Lee Muth, Larry Maher,
Henry Kennedy, Johnny Tooker		 Kalamazoo St. Augustine 1:36.8
880 John Caplis Wayne Memorial 2:04.4
440 Donald Martin Oxford :52.0
220 Jerry Griffith Rochester :24.0
100 Harry Samrick East Grand Rapids :10.2

 

 

CLASS D 

1939
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Ivan Watkins Osseo 43-4
Pole vault James Moore Bloomfield Hills 10-0 (tie)
Pole vault Gerald Clark Byron 10-0 (tie)
Pole vault Mark Krieger St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic 10-0 (tie)
Mile Calvin Kelsey Starr Commonwealth 4:55.3
Long jump Gordon Craig Bloomfield Hills 20-3 3/4
High jump Robert Craig Morrice 5-6
HH Bernard Zeeb Bath :18.5
880 relay  Richard Shepherd, Leon Sawyer,
Richard Flannery, Gordon  Craig		 Bloomfield Hills 1:38.5
200 LH Gordon Craig Bloomfield Hills :23.9
880 George Wilson Michigan School for the Deaf 2:12.4
440 William Griswold Michigan School for the Deaf :55.1
440  Earl Cady Potterville :57.0
220 Harold Hansen Fruitport :23.7
100 Gordon Craig Bloomfield Hills :10.3

1938		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Jack Beugnot Elberta 43-11 1/4
Pole vault Sylvester Flarity Onekama 10-5 1/2
Mile John Eldridge Bear Lake 4:43.5
Long jump Basil Edwards Dimondale 20-7 1/4
High jump Jack Beugnot Elberta 5-8
HH Robert Hall Bloomfield Hills 16.3
880 relay  Richard Shephard, Robert Hall,
Sam Vettraino, Gordon Craig		 Bloomfield Hills 1:37.9
200 LH Gordon Craig Bloomfield Hills :23.8
880 Ellsworth Matthews Bear Lake 2:09.3
440 Don Sawyer Bloomfield Hills :54.2
440  Leo Latkin Mt. Morris St. Mary :55.4
220 Dick LaBrasseur Nahma :23.3
100 Dick LaBrasseur Nahma :10.6

1937		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Jack Van Orman Ellsworth 39-6 3/4
Pole vault Sylvester Flarity Onekama 11-1 1/2
Mile John Eldridge Bear Lake 5:00.6
Long jump Woody  Newman Mt. Morris St. Mary 18-9 3/4
High jump David Mitchell Montgomery 5-6 1/4
HH Robert Hall Bloomfield Hills 17.7
880 relay  Richard Shepherd, Don Sawyer,
Richard Flannery, Arthur Gibson		 Bloomfield Hills 1:40.2
200 LH Earl McDonald Ellsworth :25.7
880 Ellsworth Matthews Bear Lake 2:12.8
440 Edward McDonald Pentwater :54.5
440  Thomas Miller Onekama :55.2
220 Tom Cherry  St. Clair Shores Lakeview :23.9
100 Tom Cherry  St. Clair Shores Lakeview :10.7

1936		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Stanley McRae Pellston 42-3
Pole vault Anthony Mazey Middleton 11-5
Mile Maynard Calhoun Dimondale 5:05.1
Long jump Milo Palen Napoleon 19-0
High jump Jack Nelson Onekama 5-4 (tie)
High jump Leo Kelly Onekama 5-4 (tie)
HH Russell McCurdy Onekama :16.6
880 relay  Leo Kelly, Russell McCurdy,
Thomas Miller, Frank Figgles		 Onekama 1:38.7
200 LH Vaughn Smoyer Napoleon :25.3
880 Gerald Stockel Dimondale 2:22.1
440 Frank Figgles Onekama :56.3
220 Earl Walters Centreville :23.4
100 Tom Cherry  St. Clair Shores Lakeview :10.4

1935		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Milt Glassner Dimondale 45-1 1/2
Pole vault Thomas Scott Saranac 10-0
Mile Robert Roe Clayton 4:56.6
Long jump William Wiese Bear Lake 20-11
High jump William Weise Bear Lake 5-9 1/4
HH Thomas Scott Saranac 16.8
880 relay  Alvin Wunderlich, Frank Kohler,
Edward Stanley, Basil Williams		 St. Clair Shores Lakeview 1:37.4
200 LH Frank Kohler St. Clair Shores Lakeview :25.0
880 Wallace Smith Royal Oak Madison 2:12.6
440 George Gargett St. Clair Shores Lakeview :54.7
440  Jim "Tex" Whinsonant Royal Oak Madison :55.1
220 William Weise Bear Lake :24.3
100 William Weise Bear Lake :10.4

1934		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Milt Glassner Dimondale 47-5
Pole vault Ralph Borseth Bergland 11-4 1/2
Mile Harold Olson Bergland 4:46.2
Long jump Lester  Walters Centreville 20-0
High jump William Weise Bear Lake 5-9 1/4
HH 42" Lester Walters Centreville 16.6
880 relay  Earl Walters, Clifton Frazier,
Munson Perry, Donald Tesman		 Centreville N/A
220 LH Lester Walters Centreville :26.5
880 John Martin Bear Lake 2:13
440 Earl Sattler Dimondale :55.3
440  Keith Baumgardner Centreville :56.1
220 Clifton Frazier Centreville :24.3
100 Clifton Frazier Centreville :10.9

1933		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Albert Terwilliger Howard City Tri-County 40-0 3/4
Pole vault Linel Jolis Maple Rapids 9-9
Mile Arnold Borders Napoleon 4:53.9
Long jump Gordon Bera Richland 20-0
High jump William Weise Bear Lake 5-8 1/2
HH 42" Lester  Walters Centreville :17.1
880 relay  John Kuiper, Bert Wilson,
Olin Kinney, Bernard Meyer		 Portage 1:39.3
440 Earl Sattler Dimondale :55.2
440 Marshall Somerville Richland :54.1
220 LH Lester  Walters Centreville :26.4
880 John Devine Ann Arbor St. Thomas 2:10.8
220 Bernard Meyer Portage :23.2
100 Jim Sprague South Lyon :10.4

1932		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put James Desy Mackinaw City 43-5 1/4
Pole vault Howard Elzinga Ellsworth 11-0
Mile Howard Dengmore Hanover 4:56.8
Long jump Charles Young McBain 20-1 3/4
High jump William Weise Bear Lake 5-3 3/4 (tie)
High jump Victor Hawley Napoleon 5-3 3/4 (tie)
HH 42" John Brown Centreville :18.3
880 relay  Ed Kurtshals, George Farrell,
Charles Defer, Tom  Reynolds		 St. Clair Shores South Lake 1:38.4
220 LH Lester  Walters Centreville :27.7
880 Gerald Engle Ann Arbor St. Thomas 2:10.3
440 Charles Defer St. Clair Shores South Lake :54.4
440  William Williams Dimondale :55.9
220 Tom Reynolds St. Clair Shores South Lake :24.4
100 R. Wolf Prattville :11.1

1931		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put James Desy Mackinaw City 39-8 3/4
Pole vault Donald Schultz Middleton 10-6
Mile Frederick Walker Crystal 5:05.9
Long jump Floyd Cummings Ann Arbor St. Thomas 18-7 1/4
Javelin Raymond Greensburg Centreville 156-6
High jump Bill Chase St. Clair Shores South Lake 5-5 1/2
Discus Donald Reed  Centreville 98-2
880 relay  Lester Walters, Donald Tessman,
Munson Perry, Gregory Mosher		 Centreville 1:39.9
120 yd LH Bill Chase St. Clair Shores South Lake 14.8
880 Gerald Engle Ann Arbor St. Thomas 2:11.7
440 Ivan Walcott Comstock Park 56.1
440  Rex Glidden Alba :57.5 (tie)
440 William Williams Dimondale :57.5 (tie)
220 Gregory Mosher Centreville 24.9
100 Gregory Mosher Centreville 11.2

1930		      
Event Individual Champion School Time/Distance
Shot put Bernard Blair Middleton 40-10
Pole vault Gerald Vigland Elberta 10-11 3/4
Mile Orla Currier Okemos 5:00.0
Long jump Murell Mason St. Clair Shores South Lake 20-2
Javelin Cleo Beaumont Okemos 170-5
High jump Bill Chase St. Clair Shores South Lake 5-7
Dis Bernard Blair Middleton 110-6
880 relay  Leon Barnes, Carl Awe,
Gregory Mosher, Rex Beckwith		 Centreville 1:39.7
120 yd LH Bill Chase St. Clair Shores South Lake 15.2
880 Murell Mason St. Clair Shores South Lake 2:11.8
440 Ivan Walcott Comstock Park 56.2
220 Fred Miles Okemos 23.5
100 Fred Miles Okemos 10.8

 

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