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Track & Field Champions - 1940s

CLASS A
1949
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Don Schieswohl	Saginaw Arthur Hill	54-0 1/2
Pole vault	Gerald Embury	Battle Creek Central	11-6 (tie)
Pole vault	Jim Bonney	Jackson	11-6 (tie)
Pole vault	Tom Reynolds	Pontiac Central	11-6 (tie)
Mile	Ray Palmer	Jackson	4:34.3
Medley relay	Dick Gnirs, Nathan Taylor, Dick Conley, Gaylord Nelson	Saginaw	2:33.7
Long jump	Warren Keyes	Saginaw	21-5 3/4
High jump	Milton Mead	Bay City Central	6-2
880 relay	Gaylord Nelson, Ray Garrett, Bill Conley, Jim Ellis	Saginaw	1:31.6
200 hurdles	Sylvester Collins	Flint Northern	:22.7
120 hurdles	Leonard Porterfield	Saginaw Arthur Hill	:15.5
880	Joe Host	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	2:01.0
880	Don Douglas	Ann Arbor	2:03.1
440	James Ellis	Saginaw	:50.5
440	Kenneth Jones	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	:51.2
220	William Baxter	Dearborn Fordson	:22.6
100	William Baxter	Dearborn Fordson	:10.2
1948
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Tom Johnson	Muskegon Heights	54-4 3/4
Pole vault	Ray Marshall	Monroe	11-8 (tie)
Pole vault	Phil Daubert	Saginaw Arthur Hill	11-8 (tie)
Mile	Tom Goretzka	Battle Creek Central	4:39.3
Medley relay	Dick Silverthorn, Nello Burnett, Gary Reakes, Stan Weber	Benton Harbor	2:34.5
Long jump	Warren Keyes	Saginaw	22-4 1/2
High jump	Bill Ware	Battle Creek Central	5-9 3/4 (tie)
High jump	Milt Mead	Bay City Central	5-9 3/4 (tie)
High jump	Dick Tunney	Saginaw Arthur Hill	5-9 3/4 (tie)
880 relay	Ray Garrett, Bob St. John, Jim Ellis, Bill Conley	Saginaw	1:32.9
200 hurdles	Richard Henson	Dearborn	:22.6
120 hurdles	Rollie Hanson	Saginaw Arthur Hill	:15.4
880	Jim Kepford	Muskegon	2:02.0
880	Bob Parsons	Saginaw	2:02.2
440	Bob Hensman	Wyandotte	:50.3
440	Oscar Ingram	Flint Central	:51.6
220	Terry Nulf	Kalamazoo Central	:23.0
100	Richard Henson	Dearborn	:10.2
1947
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	K.D. McKinnon	Saginaw	52-5 3/4
Pole vault	Bob Nagel	Lansing Eastern	11-10
Mile medley	Jim Bond, Glenn Webb, Ray Garrett, Bob Parsons	Saginaw	3:49.2
Mile	Tom Goretzka	Battle Creek Central	4:37.7
Long jump	Tim Keyes	Saginaw	22-3 1/2
High jump	Jim Johnson	Saginaw	5-11 3/4
880 relay	Russell Newton, Robert Foley, Jack Rose, Al Rasikas	Grand Rapids Creston	1:34.1
200 hurdles	Marvin Cichowski	Saginaw	:22.6
120 hurdles	Frank Allen	Flint Northern	:15.3
880	Jim Kepford	Muskegon	2:00.6
880	Leon Malone	Flint Central	2:04.0
440	Jack Rose	Grand Rapids Creston	:51.4
440	Bill Conley	Saginaw	:52.2
220	Art Ingram	Flint Central	:22.2
100	Art Ingram	Flint Central	:10.1
1946
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	K.D. McKinnon	Saginaw	47-10 7/8
Pole vault	Arnold Smith	Alpena	11-1 1/2
Mile	Wilson Gay	Midland	4:38.5
Long jump	Jesse Thomas	Flint Central	21-4 1/2
High jump	Bob Bradley	Battle Creek Central	6-1
880 relay	Jim Blenkhorn, Vern Revell, Darrell Byers, Marvin Chicowski	Saginaw	1:34.4
200 hurdles	Marvin Cichowski	Saginaw	:23.6
120 hurdles	Jesse Thomas	Flint Central	:15.4
880	Ed Draugelis	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	2:03.3
880	Jim Kepford	Muskegon	2:05.3
440	Bill Grigg	Dearborn	:52.7
440	Bob Werner	Muskegon Heights	:53.1
220	Bill Hervey	Saginaw Arthur Hill	:24.0
100	John Fleming	Lansing Eastern	:10.4
1945
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Bill Cordell	Owosso	46-9
Pole vault	Bill Bridges	Pontiac Central	11-4 1/2
Mile	Wilson Gay	Midland	4:37.5
Long jump	Jesse Thomas	Flint Central	21-11 1/4
High jump	Ted Judson	Ann Arbor	5-10 3/4 (tie)
High jump	Bob Bradley	Battle Creek Central	5-10 3/4 (tie)
880 relay	Jim Blenkhorn, Darrell Byers, Marvin Cichowski, Jim Hickey	Saginaw	1:32.7
200 hurdles	Ben DeVette	Muskegon	:23.1
120 hurdles	Amien Carter	Saginaw	:15.5
880	Wilbert Beattie	Grand Rapids South	2:02.3
880	Don Makielski	Ann Arbor	2:02.7
440	Bill Grigg	Dearborn	:51.7
440	Augustine Deruy	Hazel Park	:52.6
220	Owen Jackson	Flint Central	:22.3
100	Owen Jackson	Flint Central	:10.0
1944
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Dick Rifenburg	Saginaw Arthur Hill	46-11
Pole vault	Jack Hampton	Battle Creek Central	11-9
Mile	Dick Dombos	Kalamazoo Central	4:37.5
Long jump	Archie England	Grand Rapids South	21-4 1/2
High jump	Jack Hampton	Battle Creek Central	5-8 1/2 (tie)
High jump	Pete Van Henennamm	Grand Rapids Central	5-8 1/2 (tie)
High jump	Dick Rifenburg	Saginaw Arthur Hill	5-8 1/2 (tie)
High jump	George Osborn	Saginaw Arthur Hill	5-8 1/2 (tie)
880 relay	Frank Waljewski, Jerry Bockheim, Dan O'Hearn, Robert Vandenberg	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	1:34.6
880	Donald Knapp	Battle Creek Central	2:03.6
880	Charles Hackley	Kalamazoo Central	2:05.4
440	Jim Morrish	Ferndale	:52.7
440	Herb Speerstra	Saginaw	:53.4
220	Bud Elve	Grand Rapids Davis Tech	:22.6
200 hurdles	Garion Campbell	Monroe	:22.8
120 hurdles	Garion Campbell	Monroe	:15.2
100	Dean Ousterhaut	Saginaw Arthur Hill	:10.5
1942
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Jim Hunt	Jackson	47-7 3/4
Pole vault	Forest Naveaux	Monroe	12-7 1/2
Mile	Rutillo Enzastiga	Flint Central	4:37.2
Long jump	Bob Whitfield	Kalamazoo Central	21-5 1/2
High jump	Ollen Evans	River Rouge	5-11
880 relay	Bob Whitfield, Neil Clark, Dave Wenzel, Bob Rogers	Kalamazoo Central	1:33
880	Gilbert McMickens	Kalamazoo Central	2:02.4
880	Frank Olszewski	Grand Rapids Union	2:02.9
440	Bob Howison	Midland	:52.6 (tie)
440	Jim Gibson	Pontiac Central	:52.6 (tie)
220	Bob Rogers	Kalamazoo Central	:23.2
200 hurdles	Horace Smith	Jackson	:23.0
120 hurdles	Bill Hamilton	Flint Northern	:15.3
100	Bob Rogers	Kalamazoo Central	:10.5
1941
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Maurice Hofmeister	Benton Harbor	47-9 1/4
Pole vault	Forest Naveaux	Monroe	12-0
Mile	Al Whener	Monroe	4:35.3
Long jump	Bert Copeland	Benton Harbor	22-2 1/2
High jump	Cliff Fielder	Flint Northern	5-10
880 relay	Willie Moore, Harvey Akright, Ed Peppel, Bert Copeland	Benton Harbor	1:32.9
880	John Bultema	Muskegon	2:02.8
880	Gilbert McMickens	Kalamazoo Central	2:04.3
440	William Cave	Monroe	:51.6
440	Bob Howison	Midland	:51.8
220	Bert Copeland	Benton Harbor	:22.8
200 hurdles	Russell Reader	Dearborn	:23.2
120 hurdles	Horace Smith	Jackson	:14.6
100	Bert Copeland	Benton Harbor	:10.0
1940
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Robert Smith	Battle Creek Central	47-8 3/4
Pole vault	Samuel Calvert	Hazel Park	12-0 (tie)
Pole vault	Jim Naveaux	Monroe	12-0 (tie)
Mile	Rex Woolsey	Jackson	4:30.8
Long jump	Bert Copeland	Benton Harbor	22-1 1/2
High jump	George Rich	Battle Creek Central	5-9 (tie)
High jump	Ed Murphy	Pontiac Central	5-9 (tie)
880 relay	Bill Brewer, Matt Woods, Teddy Wilson,Eugene Ketchum	Battle Creek Central	1:32.6
880	Harold Carpenter	Royal Oak	1:59.0
880	Robert Earl Betts	Lansing Eastern	2:04.2
440	Fred Swanton	Mt. Clemens	:51.2
440	Jack Doran	Grand Rapids South	:51.8
220	Bert Copeland	Benton Harbor	:21.9
200 hurdles	Russell Reader	Dearborn	:22.9
120 hurdles	Hezikiah Bibbs	Flint Northern	:15.3
100	Bert Copeland	Benton Harbor	:10.0

CLASS B
1949
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Pole vault	Rollie McGinnis	Birmingham	11-7 1/2
Mile	Cliff Poehlman	Niles	4:41.0
Medley relay	Eric Helzer, Jere McMillin, Bob Folin, Sandy Gruber	Birmingham	2:33.4
Long jump	Dave Hill	Ypsilanti	22-1 3/4
High jump	David Heinzman	Plymouth	6-0
880 relay	Joel Ross, Jere McMillin, Rollie McGinnis, Bob Folin	Birmingham	1:33.7
49-8 1/2	Dick Fisher	Trenton
200 hurdles	Dave Hill	Ypsilanti	:22.7
120 hurdles	Dave Hill	Ypsilanti	:14.9
880	Morris Tubbergen	Fremont	2:05.0
880	Eugene Sowles	Coldwater	2:05.2
440	Merle Rewalt	Allegan	:53.5
440	Bob Dunn	South Haven	:54.0
220	Bob Folin	Birmingham	:23.5
100	Elmer McKinney	Ecorse	:10.4
1948
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Gary Walters	Battle Creek Lakeview	47-9
Pole vault	Arthur Ott	Adrian	11-5 1/4 (tie)
Pole vault	Jim Wagenschutz	Plymouth	11-5 1/4 (tie)
Mile	Eugene Seidl	Ypsilanti	4:32.8
Medley relay	Wardell Gilliam, Stan Stefanick, Alfred Driscoll, Wallace Salisbury	River Rouge	2:38.1
Long jump	Harold Martin	Alma	21-7 3/4
High jump	David Hill	Ypsilanti	5-11
880 relay	Dave Hill, Russell VanSlyke, Lawrence Perry, Normal Walker	Ypsilanti	1:34.6
200 hurdles	Harold Martin	Alma	:23.1
120 hurdles	David Hill	Ypsilanti	:16.2
880	Dale Boyd	Fremont	2:03.3
880	Chuck Franks	Fenton	2:05.4
440	Mark Thompson	Niles	:53.1
440	Bob Parks	Howell	:54.1
220	Charles Roland	South Haven	:23.7
100	Charles Roland	South Haven	:10.5
1947
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Dick Groves	Birmingham	46-5 1/2
Pole vault	Leon McGowen	Fremont	11-3
Mile medley	William Ward, Robert Morris, John Schneider, William Behenke	Marshall	3:51.9
Mile	George Howe	Fenton	4:37.4
Long jump	Tom Mitchell	Adrian	21-4 3/4
High jump	Thomas Knoll	Niles	5-11 (tie)
High jump	David Hill	Ypsilanti	5-11 (tie)
880 relay	Bill Yarborough, Ben Cook, James Bibbs, Ulysses Rogers	Ecorse	1:35.5
200 hurdles	Ralph Brown	Redford Union	:23.1
120 hurdles	Bob Shults	Alma	:15.4
880	Chuck Franks	Fenton	2:04.4
880	Dale Boyd	Fremont	2:04.6
440	Jack Phister	Birmingham	:50.9
440	Wardell Gilliam	River Rouge	:51.4
220	Robert Branch	Hastings	:22.5
100	Ray Branch	Hastings	:10.4
1946
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	George Smith	Wayne Memorial	48-4 3/4
Pole vault	Bob Sullivan	Belleville	11-1 7/8
Mile	George Howe	Fenton	4:36.6
Long jump	Sam Mitchell	Adrian	19-9 1/4
High jump	Howard McCants	River Rouge	5-7 5/8
880 relay	Bill Yarbrough, Andrew McKinney, Rufus Underwood, Ulysses Rogers	Ecorse	1:35.9
200 hurdles	Ralph Brown	Redford Union	:24.5
120 hurdles	Doug White	Charlotte	:15.9
880	Herb Kebschull	St. Joseph	2:04.8
880	Carl Lemcool	Traverse City	2:06.3
440	Jack Phister	Birmingham	:53.0
440	Lee Walker	Hillsdale	:55.3
220	Ulysses Rogers	Ecorse	:23.6
100	Ulysses Rogers	Ecorse	:10.7
1945
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	George Smith	Wayne Memorial	46-0
Pole vault	Bob Sulliman	Belleville	11-5 1/4
Mile	Russ Gabier	Cadillac	4:38.7
Long jump	Jerry Kalke	St. Joseph	21-8 3/4
High jump	Tom Dolan	Hastings	5-7 1/2
880 relay	Jim Miller, Don Kranenberg, Bob Lee, Bob Swain	East Grand Rapids	1:33.0
200 hurdles	Bill Bair	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	:23.4
120 hurdles	Keith Gundrum	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	:15.8
880	Herb Kebschull	St. Joseph	2:04.0
880	Don Thaden	East Lansing	2:04.5
440	Burt Lankhorst	Fremont	:52.1
440	Gerald Connoly	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	:53.1
220	Bob Swain	East Grand Rapids	:21.8
100	Bob Swain	East Grand Rapids	:9.9
1944
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Dick Lee	Ypsilanti	45-5 3/4
Pole vault	Bob Sulliman	Belleville	11-3
Mile	Vernon Pearson	St. Joseph	4:46.5
Long jump	Emil Carlstrom	Berkley	19-9 1/2
High jump	Harold Townsend	Hastings	6-0 3/4 (tie)
High jump	Tom Dolan	Hastings	6-0 3/4 (tie)
880 relay	Jim Miller, Don Krannenberg, Bob Lee, Bob Swain	East Grand Rapids	N/A
880	Don Arnold	Niles	2:05.0
880	Joe Pray	Charlotte	2:05.7
440	Earl Martin	Cadillac	:53.2 (tie)
440	Stan Van Gilder	Niles	:53.2 (tie)
220	Bob Swain	East Grand Rapids	:22.3
200 hurdles	Fred Wolters	Ypsilanti	:24.1
120 hurdles	Clyde Hoag	South Haven	:16.3
100	Bob Swain	East Grand Rapids	:10.3
1942
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Ed Vanderly	Traverse City	47-4
Pole vault	Fred Zoellin	Birmingham	11-6 1/4
Mile	William Holloway	Mt. Morris	4:37.8
Long jump	Fred Bowman	Fremont	21-6 1/4
High jump	Bill Dale	Wayne Memorial	6-2
880 relay	Stan Peterson, Bob Murray, Joe Armstrong, Jack Steelman	Birmingham	1:34.7
880	Robert Price	Belding	2:05.7
880	Lewis Jeffries	Niles	2:07.0
440	Harold Short	Melvindale	:53.4
440	Tom Kennedy	Niles	:54.3
220	Jack Steelman	Birmingham	:23.4
200 hurdles	Jack Wagner	Hastings	:24.6
120 hurdles	Bob Blakely	Milford	:15.9
100	Jack Steelman	Birmingham	:10.8
1941
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Harold Oehmke	East Detroit	47-9 1/2
Pole vault	Roy Dygert	East Lansing	12-0 1/4
Mile	Russell Bradley	Charlotte	4:32.7
Long jump	Clay Cochrane	Niles	20-10
High jump	Bill Dale	Wayne Memorial	5-10 1/2
880 relay	Andrew Clark, John Burgess, Melvin Detwiler, Terry Carey	Mt. Pleasant	1:34.1
880	Albert Bailey	South Haven	2:02.0
440	Melvin Detwiler	Mt. Pleasant	:51.5
440	Charles Betts	East Grand Rapids	:54.0
220	Bo Miller	East Lansing	:22.9
200 hurdles	Harold Roberts	Three Rivers	:23.8
120 hurdles	Leslie Murphy	Ionia	:15.8
100	Bo Miller	East Lansing	:10.4
1940
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Harold Oehmke	East Detroit	46-9 1/2
Pole vault	Robert Price	Belding	11-6 (tie)
Pole vault	Douglas Prough	Plymouth	11-6 (tie)
Mile	Ralph Brackrog	Mt. Morris	4:28.2
Long jump	Jim Barbour	East Lansing	20-6 1/2
High jump	Ed Geisler	Dowagiac	5-9 1/2
880 relay	Fred Bowman, Howard Deters, Dave Jackson, Walter Derby	Fremont	1:34.7
880	Melvin Detwiler	Mt. Pleasant	2:03.4
880	Robert Price	Belding	2:04.7
440	Phil Hanson	Alma	:51.3
440	Clare Chandler	Allegan	:51.6
220	Walter Derby	Fremont	:22.7
200 hurdles	Warren Hart	Mt. Morris	:23.0
120 hurdles	Ray Meredith	Melvindale	:15.5
100	Walter Derby	Fremont	:10.3

CLASS C
1949
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Joe Hovanesian	Okemos	45-8
Pole vault	John Kinnane	Lansing Everett	11-6 1/2 (tie)
Pole vault	Jack Kelley	St. Clair Shores South Lake	11-6 1/2 (tie)
Mile	Philip Kavanaugh	Kalamazoo St. Augustine	4:41.0
Medley relay	Jon Parrish, Bill Durkee, Allen Pardoe, Tom Payette	East Grand Rapids	2:38.3
Long jump	Jack Goodridge	Dundee	21-7 1/4
High jump	Alex Andrulis	Hart	5-11 1/2
880 relay	Karl Newman, Bill Durkee, Allen Pardoe, Jim Chamberlain	East Grand Rapids	1:35.4
220	Hubert Mead	Dundee	:23.4
200 hurdles	Jack Goodridge	Dundee	:23.5
120 hurdles	Jack Goodridge	Dundee	:15.0
880	David McLaughlin	East Grand Rapids	2:06.3
880	Wesley Baxendale	St Clair Shores South Lake	2:07.1
440	Dave Hickman	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	:51.7
440	Karl Newman	East Grand Rapids	:54.1
100	Peter Coll	Detroit St. Rose	:10.9
1948
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Bob Carey	Charlevoix	54-7 1/2
Pole vault	Paul Hemenger	Algonac	11-4
Mile	Mel Sharrar	St. Louis	4:40.9
Medley relay	Jack Formsma, Glen Marema, Elmer Kuipers, Dick Holmgren	Wyoming Lee	2:38.1
Long jump	Bob Black	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	21-3 1/2
High jump	Alex Andrulis	Hart	5-10 1/4
880 relay	Karl Newman, Bill Durkee, Charles Webber, Alan Pardoe	East Grand Rapids	1:34.2
200 hurdles	Glen Rowe	Ypsilanti Lincoln	:23.4
120 hurdles	Richard Corbat	Oxford	:15.8
880	Arlue Moore	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	2:06.3
880	Wesley Baxendale	St. Clair Shores South Lake	2:08.7
440	Karl Newman	East Grand Rapids	:53.7
440	Dave Hickman	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	:55.3
220	Dave Boland	East Grand Rapids	:23.0
100	Ron Willett	St. Clair Shores South Lake	:11.1
1947
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	John Koczman	Milan	51-9 1/2
Pole vault	Eugene Burch	Romulus	11-1
Mile medley	Jack Formsma, Elmer Kuipers, Richard Timmer, Glenn Marema	Wyoming Lee	3:58.8
Mile	Mel Sharrar	St. Louis	4:45.4
Long jump	Richard Donovan	Paw Paw	20-1
High jump	Robert Eggleston	East Jackson	5-10 3/4 (tie)
High jump	Carl Carrington	Paw Paw	5-10 3/4 (tie)
880 relay	Jerry Connolly, Don Vest, Emil Blair, Clark Pester	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	1:38.1
200 hurdles	Glen Rowe	Ypsilanti Lincoln	:23.0
120 hurdles	Al Dorow	Imlay City	:15.7
880	William Joliffe	Charlevoix	2:04.8
880	Howard Camfield	Grand Rapids Wyoming Park	2:08.3
440	Keith Van Duzen	Belding	:52.4
440	Dick Holmgren	Grand Rapids Lee	:54.3
220	Gerald Vredevelt	Grandville	:23.0
100	Victor Tate	Paw Paw	:10.4
1946
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Bill Chesquera	Grosse Pointe Liggett	46-6 3/4
Pole vault	Al Dorow	Imlay City	11-0 1/4
Mile	Allen Hosler	Milan	4:35.6
Long jump	Bob Fancett	Rockford	20-5 7/8
High jump	Tom Coates	Ann Arbor University High	5-5 3/4 (tie)
High jump	Al Jones	Morenci	5-5 3/4 (tie)
High jump	Dick Grubbs	Wyoming	5-5 3/4 (tie)
880 relay	Jerry Connolly, Clark Pester, Don Vest, Keith Gundrum	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	1:37.0
200 hurdles	Orin Schultz	Romulus	:24.2
120 hurdles	Keith Gundrum	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	:15.8
880	Don Krannenberg	East Grand Rapids	2:05.4
880	Corliss Keehn	Evart	2:07.9
440	Dick Capela	Wyoming	:53.2
440	Gerald Connoly	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	:54.3
220	Keith Gundrum	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	:24.0
100	Art Marschner	Grosse Pointe Liggett	:10.7
1945
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Roy Dornbos	Comstock Park	46-2 5/8
Pole vault	Harold Phillips	Corunna	10-8 1/2
Mile	Allen Hosler	Milan	4:37.1
Long jump	Luther Butler	Romulus	20-5 1/2
High jump	Donald Meyers	Algonac	5-8 3/4
880 relay	Richard Green, John Williams, James Mahon,Joe Banks	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	1:35.2
200 hurdles	Wallace Johnson	Romulus	:24.0
120 hurdles	Wallace Johnson	Romulus	:15.7
880	Art Snyder	Grandville	2:04.0
880	Stan Johnson	Grand Rapids Lee	2:08.0
440	Vernon MacKenzie	Fowlerville	:53.8
440	Earl Baldwin	Tecumseh	:54.7
220	Joe Banks	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	:22.7
100	Joe Banks	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	:10.3
1944
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Deane Dingman	Fowlerville	41-11 1/2
Pole vault	Don Lester	Algonac	10-3 (tie)
Pole vault	Al Snyder	Grandville	10-3 (tie)
Mile	John Klever	Grant	4:35.1
Long jump	N.J. Hanks	Marysville	20-9 3/4
High jump	Laurence DeCou	Marine City	5-4 3/4 (tie)
High jump	Duane Formsma	Wyoming	5-4 3/4 (tie)
880 relay	Howard Tanner, Joe Banks, George Starling, Richard Green	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	1:36.6
880	Tom Dickinson	Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood	2:05.9
880	Charles Herrington	Bad Axe	2:09.6
440	Morton Pritchard	Evart	N/A (tie)
440	Ted Wisner	Grandville	N/A (tie)
220	Joe Banks	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	:22.7
200 hurdles	Bill Bair	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	:24.1
120 hurdles	Duane Formsma	Wyoming	:16.3
100	Marvin Grostick	Fowlerville	:10.5
1942
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Stan Bocek	Corunna	48-6 1/2
Pole vault	Jay DeCou	Marine City	11-7 1/2
Mile	Wardell Lyke	Mesick	4:38.5
Long jump	Fred Johnson	Grandville	21-9 1/4
High jump	Fred Johnson	Grandville	5-7
880 relay	Miguel Suarez, John Gault, Bob Jamison, George Brown	Ann Arbor University High	1:34.6
880	Dick Meldrum	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	2:07.2
880	Vernon Ward	Mesick	2:09.1
440	Ted Wisner	Grandville	:53.5
440	Bob Frentheway	Imlay City	:55.3
220	Richard Holland	Comstock Park	:23.9
200 hurdles	George Brown	Ann Arbor University High	:23.6
120 hurdles	John Gloseque	Imlay City	:16.1
100	Richard Holland	Comstock Park	:10.6
1941
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Stan Bocek	Corunna	49-2
Pole vault	Donald Mortemore	Lambertville	11-3 1/2
Mile	Harold Flynn	Flint Hoover	4:37.6
Long jump	Don Harm	St. Clair Shores South Lake	21-0 1/4
High jump	Seth Smith	Frankfort	5-8 (tie)
High jump	Blaine Cooper	Marine City	5-8 (tie)
High jump	Tom Paton	Okemos	5-8 (tie)
High jump	Verl Harris	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	5-8 (tie)
High jump	Francis Coen	St. Clair Shores Lakeview	5-8 (tie)
880 relay	Art Willett, Don Knight, Don Harm, Henry Tomei	St. Clair Shores South Lake	1:34.7
880	Donald Kahler	Imlay City	2:05.3 (tie)
880	Dick Meldrum	Ypsilanti Roosevelt	2:05.3 (tie)
440	Francis Miskokomon	Algonac	:51.4
440	Henry Tomei	St Clair Shores South Lake	:52.9
220	Bill Squires	Milan	:23.1
200 hurdles	Tom Ward	Imlay City	:23.8
120 hurdles	Don Harm	St. Clair Shores South Lake	:16.0
100	Dan Adcock	Holt	:10.5
1940
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Stan Bocek	Corunna	45-7 1/2
Pole vault	Jay DeCou	Marine City	11-6
Mile	Ralph Golding	Keego Harbor	4:39.9
Long jump	John Hellyer	Glen Arbor Leelanau	20-9 1/4
High jump	George Brown	Ann Arbor University High	5-7 1/2
880 relay	Albert DeVoogd, Glen Haney, Ed Steffens, Richard Holland	Comstock Park	1:35
880	Max Whitetree	Flint Hoover	2:02.1
880	John Stoutjesdyke	East Grand Rapids	2:04.1
440	Stanley Porter	Morenci	:52.1
440	Don Harris	Corunna	:53.0
220	Frank Lee	East Grand Rapids	:22.4
200 hurdles	Harold Dugan	Romulus	:23.4
120 hurdles	Lawrence Beckman	Shelby	:15.6 (wind-aided)
100	Frank Lee	East Grand Rapids	:10.4

CLASS D
1949
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Sig Molenkott	Galien	43-4
Pole vault	Woods Proctor	Bloomfield Hills	9-11 (tie)
Pole vault	Arlan Heise	Woodland	9-11 (tie)
Mile	George Corcoran	Mt. Morris St. Mary	4:46
Medley relay	Harold Miller, Elm Reed, Elwin Purchase, Eddie Slatowski	Luther	2:42.3
Long jump	Gaylord Snyder	Vestaburg	20-9
High jump	Monroe Dial	Michigan School for the Deaf	5-10 1/2
880 relay	Charles Allen, Gene Ramberg, Monroe Dials, Dick Ewald	Michigan School for the Deaf	1:38.8
880	Robert Arend	Baroda	2:09.7
440	Berend Veneklassen	Three Oaks River Valley	:53.4
440	Sig Mollenkott	Galien	:55.1
220	Ancil Rodgers	Benton Harbor St. John	:23.9
200 hurdles	Gaylord Snyder	Vestaburg	:23.6
120 hurdles	Gaylord Snyder	Vestaburg	:16.3
100	Ancil Rodgers	Benton Harbor St. John	:10.7
1948
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Roland Moore	Michigan School for the Deaf	43-2 1/2
Pole vault	Bill Reese	Galien	10-0 (tie)
Pole vault	Nole Noggle	Galien	10-0 (tie)
Mile	Ivan Davis	Merrill	4:44.9
Medley relay	Harold Miller, Elwin Purchase, Elin Reed, Eddie Slaktowski	Luther	2:47.2
Long jump	Forrest Bass	Bath	20-6
High jump	Dick Miner	Bloomfield Hills	5-9 1/2
880 relay	Jack MacGregor, Richard Blake, Dick Miner, Richard Pohl	Bloomfield Hills	1:36.5
200 hurdles	Dick Miner	Bloomfield Hills	:24.8
120 hurdles	Dick Miner	Bloomfield Hills	:17.2
880	Robert Arend	Baroda	2:11.6
440	Morris Hughes	Michigan School for the Deaf	:55.3
440	Frank Hamlin	Vestaburg	:56.2
220	Bob Hocker	Benton Harbor St. John	:23.5
100	Bob Hocker	Benton Harbor St. John	:10.8
1947
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	John Wittboldt	Grosse Ile	43-3 1/4
Pole vault	Bill Reese	Galien	11-3
Mile medley	Gunnels, Lord, Carlson, Dockery	Flint Utley	4:03.7
Mile	Junior Dongoille	St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic	4:46.8
Long jump	Morris Hughes	Michigan School for the Deaf	19-10 1/2
High jump	Bill Reese	Galien	5-7
880 relay	Arend, Schedler, Arend, Gast	Baroda	1:38.8
200 hurdles	Dick Miner	Bloomfield Hills	:24.5
120 hurdles	Daniel Haven	Hemlock	:16.0
880	Bill Golden	St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic	2:08.2
440	Rolland Burwell	Baldwin	:55.9
220	Don Gast	Baroda	:24.1
100	Stephan Nykos	Grosse Ile	:10.9
1946
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Gordon Allison	Baldwin	41-7 3/4
Pole vault	Bill Reese	Galien	9-9
Mile	Ed LaPointe	Baldwin	5:04
Long jump	Don Plonta	Bay Port	19-1 3/4
High jump	Don Plonta	Bay Port	5-7
880 relay	Tony Hudecek, Caesar Bladecki, Melvin Brow, Arlon Dennison	Michigan School for the Deaf	1:40.9
200 hurdles	Dick Miner	Bloomfield Hills	:25.7
120 hurdles	Dan Haven	Hemlock	:17.7
880	Ralph Unruh	Baroda	2:11.0
880	Fred Minor	Michigan School for the Deaf	2:12.3
440	Don deFord	Stevensville	:57.9
220	Arlon Dennison	Michigan School for the Deaf	:24.1
100	Arlon Dennison	Michigan School for the Deaf	:10.6
1945
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Arlon Dennison	Michigan School for the Deaf	40-0 1/2
Pole vault	Bill Roka	Michigan School for the Deaf	10-2 (tie)
Pole vault	Don Bartz	Stevensville	10-2 (tie)
Mile	Allan Stone	Whitehall	5:00.5
Long jump	Benny Osborne	Benton Harbor St. John	20-2 3/4
High jump	Bob Murphy	Benton Harbor St. John	5-2 1/2 (tie)
High jump	Leonard Pickering	Bloomfield Hills	5-2 1/2 (tie)
High jump	Robert Brown	Bloomfield Hills	5-2 1/2 (tie)
High jump	Harry Lintner	Galien	5-2 1/2 (tie)
High jump	Don Bartz	Stevensville	5-2 1/2 (tie)
880 relay	Tony Hudecek, Melvin Brow, Charles Whitetree, Arlon Dennison	Michigan School for the Deaf	1:39.4
200 hurdles	James Ostler	Glen Arbor Leelanau	:25.0
120 hurdles	James Ostler	Glen Arbor Leelanau	:17.0
880	Ralph Unruh	Baroda	2:08.3
440	Charles Whitetree	Michigan School for the Deaf	:53.2
220	Arlon Dennison	Michigan School for the Deaf	:23.0
100	Arlon Dennison	Michigan School for the Deaf	:10.3
1944
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Henry Rolike	Lansing Boys Training School	41-3
Pole vault	Art Winfield	Bloomfield Hills
Mile	Allan Stone	Whitehall	5:00.1
Long jump	George Wilson	Benton Harbor St. John	19-7
High jump	Art Arntz	Benton Harbor St. John	5-1 7/8
High jump	Bob Jackson	Glen Arbor Leelanau	5-1 7/8
880	Winner Unknown
800 relay	Paul Odette, Lee Funderburg, Jack East, Bob Jackson	Glen Arbor Leelanau
440	Race Hice	Lansing Boys Training School	:55.4
200 hurdles	Paul Odette	Glen Arbor Leelanau	:24.9
120 hurdles	Jack East	Glen Arbor Leelanau	:17.4
100	Henry Rolike	Lansing Boys Training School	:10.8
1942
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Jack Fitzpatrick	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	45-2 1/2
Pole vault	Ernest Ware	Bear Lake	10-6 (tie)
Pole vault	Joe Toth	Mt. Morris St. Mary	10-6 (tie)
Mile	Paul Noe	Mt. Morris St. Mary	4:57.6
Long jump	Melvin Helmbolt	McBain	20-7
High jump	Ernest Ware	Bear Lake	5-3 1/2 (tie)
High jump	Richard Keck	DeWitt	5-3 1/2 (tie)
880 relay	Lloyd Black, Robert Thulin, George Catton, Louis LaGro	White Pigeon	1:36.4
880	John Chapman	Mt. Morris St. Mary	2:12.6
440	Bob Mosher	Michigan School for the Blind	:53.0
220	Bob Schepers	McBain	:24.1
200 hurdles	George Wilson	Benton Harbor St. John	:26.1
120 hurdles	Richard Keck	DeWitt	:17.2
100	Larry Pratt	Colon	:10.8
1941
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Duane Lord	Clayton	41-6 3/4
Pole vault	Marlin Roberts	Galien	10-3
Mile	Edson Carey	Onekama	4:45.9
Long jump	Rene LaFraniere	Mt. Morris St. Mary	20-11 1/4
High jump	Jim Lopker	St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic	5-7 1/2
880 relay	George Catton, Jack Eckerle, Lloyd Black, Dale Gray	White Pigeon	1:37.6
880	Dick Klett	Michigan School for the Deaf	N/A
440	James Merriman	Bear Lake	:54.6
220	Wayne Van Patten	Litchfield	:23.8
200 hurdles	Bernard Zeeb	Bath	:24.5
120 hurdles	Orvin Shauver	Bath	:16.9
100	Bill LaGro	White Pigeon	:10.6
1940
Event	Individual Champion	School	Time/Distance
Shot put	Duane McIlquham	Pentwater	39-8 1/2
Pole vault	Warren Cooper	Ida	10-6
Mile	Calvin Kelsey	Merritt	4:47.9
Long jump	Rene LaFraniere	Mt. Morris St. Mary	20-4
High jump	George Floyd	Bloomfield Hills	5-5 1/2 (tie)
High jump	Dick Klett	Michigan School for the Deaf	5-5 1/2 (tie)
880 relay	Carl Mobley, Wayne Hiar, William Griswold, Tommy O'Connell	Michigan School for the Deaf	1:37.2
880	John Burgess	Albion Starr Commonwealth	2:07.6 (tie)
880	Dick Klett	Michigan School for the Deaf	2:07.6 (tie)
440	William Griswold	Michigan School for the Deaf	:52.2
440	Leon Brunnell	St Joseph Catholic	:54.7
220	Edward Kersey	Blanchard	:23.2
200 hurdles	Bernard Zeeb	Bath	:24.4
120 hurdles	Bill Miller	Byron	:16.9
100	Harold Flynn	Copemish	:10.7