Track & Field writer, historian. Founder & editor of Michtrack.org, a nonprofit preserving the history of the sport to inspire the athletes of today and tomorrow. Also birds.https://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3mmh76udtds2cCatholic Central's Zacchaeus Brocks leads the 10 best performances from regionals last weekend. His 36.23 for the 300 hurdles is the No. 2 ever and is closing in on our legendary 35.90 State Record. All the details in the latest Michtrack Newsletter! https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/111-regionals-fireworks22 May 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh76udtds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3m6hvl2oq322fWhat's the real story behind the foreign wave that's hitting the NCAA? An in-depth look at the reasons coaches are recruiting overseas, and how the pipeline works. https://trackandfieldnews.com/a-foreign-wave-rises-high-in-the-ncaa/25 Nov 2025 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hvl2oq322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3mhggx6e2jk2fKATIE BLUE Makes history as Michigan's first 14-foot vaulter! Michtrack Newsletter 106! Get the story on high school nationals and the SIX State Records that fell there. Plus everything on the Michiganders who rocked at the NCAA Championships. And much more! https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/106-michigan-shines-at-nationals19 Mar 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhggx6e2jk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3m7pw3rbq6c2lThe latest Michtrack Newsletter has dropped: NXN Dudek, Hoffman... U20 Garces... Track is Back... Stiverson State Record... Big Honors for Blackwell... More OT Marathon qualifiers... and much more! https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/99-dudek-garces-win-nationals11 Dec 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pw3rbq6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3m7b6vxiq222fFor the non-running world, it's a key shopping weekend. For the rest of us, it's a weekend packed with great races, from NXN to the USATF XC Championships to the BU indoor track speedfest. Get all you need to know in the latest Michtrack Newsletter. https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/new-post-46d005 Dec 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7b6vxiq222fhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3m6hvl2oq322fWhat's the real story behind the foreign wave that's hitting the NCAA? An in-depth look at the reasons coaches are recruiting overseas, and how the pipeline works. https://trackandfieldnews.com/a-foreign-wave-rises-high-in-the-ncaa/25 Nov 2025 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hvl2oq322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lp5flnktmk2aWith a State Record of 52-10.75 in the shot put, Addy Stiverson tells how she does it. "I'm not the kind of person that can meditate or do those things. I have to be very aggressive when I throw." Check out the latest Michtrack Newsletter! https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/new-post-522a14 May 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5flnktmk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3loadgckug22kA stunning last lap kick gives Jack Bidwell his first sub-9 at Shepherd!03 May 2025 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3loadgckug22khttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3loaaxxjrc22k9th grade State Record & impressive Bluejay win for Pioneer frosh Natasza Dudek!03 May 2025 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3loaaxxjrc22khttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lo7yp3ym322fEmmry Ross runs 2:02.30 for the win in NYC! No. 2 performance in state history, after only her own State Record.02 May 2025 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7yp3ym322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lo42ohfac226Will Jaiden Smith of the powerhouse Belleville program is now the No. 2 hurdler in state history at 13.53. How much longer can Thomas Wilcher's State Record of 13.48 last? "It's not surviving... It's honestly just the atmosphere, you know?" https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/new-post-d29801 May 2025 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo42ohfac226https://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lnsade7c3227That Jennifer Pope? Pinckney HS alum who I had the honor of coaching a long time ago. Very proud of this one!27 Apr 2025 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnsade7c3227https://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lnokjm3uq22ySolid Barnyard race for the boys!26 Apr 2025 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnokjm3uq22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lnkumhdokc2gEmmry Ross talks about her huge state record in the 800, 2:01.42. "I felt really strong that day and I just decided to keep pushing the pace..." More in this week's Michtrack Newsletter, including world-leading times from Anavia Battle & Grace Stark! https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/ross-rules-the-80024 Apr 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkumhdokc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lngzeiv6ds2bWill Jaiden Smith of Belleville is still burning it up. Tonight in a dual meet he ran 36.87 for the 300 hurdles to become No. 3 all-time in Michigan.23 Apr 2025 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lngzeiv6ds2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3ln4wckr7b22fEmmry Ross 2:01.42 at Hillsdale tonight STATE RECORD No. 10 in US HISTORY19 Apr 2025 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln4wckr7b22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lmwowt726k2dConverting hand times for your school record board? That's one of the biggest red flags. "It’s putting a piece of fiction on the record board and asking your athletes to work to beat it." In the Michtrack Newsletter: Are Your School Records A Mess? https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/new-post-f62216 Apr 2025 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwowt726k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lmnatlkyqs2xIn the boys 100 at Oak Park, Jeremy Dixon of Kalamazoo Central ran a state-leading 10.56 (wind 1.9).12 Apr 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmnatlkyqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lmnafosr4c2xWill Jaiden Smith of Belleville blasts 13.53 in the hurdles at Oak Park (wind 1.2). No. 2 performance in State history, just off Thomas Wilcher's state record 13.48 from 1982. Zacchaeus Brocks & Schmar Gamble tie for 2nd at 13.69 (=5 all-time)12 Apr 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmnafosr4c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lmmpvbxquc2oAt the Oak Park Spring Classic, Quincy Isaac of Canton has opened up with a 25-2.25 long jump (0.5 wind). Misses the state record by 1/4 inch; No. 2 outdoor jump in the country this year.12 Apr 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmpvbxquc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lmmnci3ggs2oIn case you missed it... Yesterday (4/11) at the Napoleon invitational, Emmy Ross of Onsted ran 55.28 for the 400, then broke the outdoor STATE RECORD in the 800 with her 203.84! She wrapped up her day with a 55.9 on the relay.12 Apr 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmnci3ggs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3lljdq67j522nThe final(?) Michigan elite indoor lists of the year now updated at michtrack.org.29 Mar 2025 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljdq67j522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3llhiikxkt22iMore national champions and State Records for Michigan. Get all the details in the latest Michtrack Newsletter! https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/new-post-0e5328 Mar 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhiikxkt22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3ljy5j4n7r22aSpeed writing at its best! There are probably athletes still cooling down, but the Michtrack Newsletter has highlights of the final day of the State Finals. The biggest? Quincy Isaac, who soared past the 25-foot barrier for a new state record in the long jump. https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/new-post-85f109 Mar 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljy5j4n7r22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3ljxbtgsip22uDay One of the State Indoor Finals is in the books, highlighted by Helen Sachs running the fastest 3200 ever on a 200 flat track and Addy Stiverson producing the No. 2 shot put ever! All the details in this special edition of the Michtrack Newsletter! https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/76-sachs-stiverson-rule-day-109 Mar 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxbtgsip22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3ljx6mkkc6s2uIn his first long jump attempt at the state finals, Quincy Isaac flies 25-1.75, destroying the state record by more than 7 in and moving to the top of the US list for the year!09 Mar 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljx6mkkc6s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3ljpq6kgvx22gThe latest Michtrack Newsletter is out. Inside This Issue: *State Records Tumble *College Conference Action *USATF Indoor *HS Names In The News *College/Pro Names In The News *Who Made The NCAA D1 Finals? *Big Meet Craziness Coming https://michtrack.beehiiv.com/p/new-post-7da106 Mar 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpq6kgvx22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3ljpnpy3pmc2g06 Mar 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpnpy3pmc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3ljdkelmbz22mWhoa!! Trent McFarland of UM kicks his way to the Big 10 mile title with a final 400 of 53.95! Final 800 was 1:53.24!01 Mar 2025 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljdkelmbz22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/michtrack.bsky.social/post/3ljb4rjkp2222How fast is the track in Indy for the Big 10 Championships? It literally caught on fire today.28 Feb 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:wk7xavesulpambzdat3thsws/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljb4rjkp2222