Local T&F athletes make ‘State’-ment at D1 regional in Novi
Northville freshman Alexandra Scappaticci (far left) won the 1,600-meter run at Friday’s D1 regional at Novi.
Several metro-Detroit high school track & field athletes brought their “A” game to Novi High School on Friday during the MHSAA Division 1 regional meet.
Northville placed first in both the boys and girls standings. The Mustang boys compiled 130 points, just four more than the host Wildcats. Plymouth and Salem placed third and fourth, respectively.
Northville’s girls squad piled up 189 points to easily out-distance runner-up Novi (108 points) and third-place Salem (81.5).

BOYS RESULTS
100-meter dash: 1. Chance McNeill (NOVI), 10.73; 2. Lukas Schendel (WJG), 10.88; 3. Evan Specht (NOVI), 10.95.
100 adaptive: 1. Owen Moerdyke (SL), 16.7.
200: 1. Chance McNeill (NOVI), 21.84; 2. Jayden Thompson (C), 22.18; 3. Xavier Williams (P), 22.23.
200 adaptive: 1. Owen Moerdyke (SL), 33.91.
400: 1. Evan Specht (NOVI), 48.59; 2. Reece Mooradian (NRV), 50.03; 3. Junaid Abdul-Rahim (DEF), 50.06.
800: 1. Ryan Stojov (NRV), 1:56.03; 2. Benjamin Hartigan (NRV), 1:56.60; 3. Abdu Eljahmi (DEF), 1:57.07.
1,600: 1.Ryan Stojov (NRV), 4:14.89; 2. Benjamin Hartigan (NRV), 4:20.97; 3. Brandon Cloud (NRV), 4:22.57.
3,200: 1. Brandon Cloud (NRV), 9:10.99; 2. Aiden Pengelly (C), 9:13.75; 3. Austin Mercado (S), 9:27.78.
110 hurdles: 1. Sean Cinzori (P), 14.89; 2. Joshua Watkins-Johnson (WJG), 15.06; 3. Drelen Lillard (NOVI), 15.27.
300 hurdles: 1. Joshua Watkins-Johnson (WJG), 39.26; 2. Sean Cinzori (P), 39.90; 3. Drelen Lillard (NOVI), 40.91.
4 x 100 relay: 1. Wayne Memorial (Keshaun Evans-Sullivan, Bryce Rush, Torien Taylor, Trevelle Hawkins), 43.02; 2. Plymouth, 43.08; 3. Northville, 43.37.
4 x 200: 1. Westland John Glenn (Chris Ikenyi, Jordan Brown, Joshua Watkins-Johnson, Lukas Schendel), 1:28.58; 2. Novi, 1:29.16; 3. Northville, 1:29.98.
4 x 400: 1. Novi (Timothy Reeves, Emilio Acosta Casas, Cooper Osborne, Evan Specht), 3:21.20; 2. Northville, 3:23.38; 3. Plymouth, 3:29.10.
4 x 800: 1. Northville (Brandon Cloud, Colton Blackburn, Ryan Stojov, Benjamin Hartigan), 7:59.23; 2. Plymouth, 8:04.11; 3. Novi, 8:07.32.
Shot put: 1. Joran Green (P), 53-0; 2. Hayden Schultz (P), 51-4; 3. Peyton Gout (LC), 51-3.
Shot put adaptive: 1. Owen Moerdyke (SL), 22-9.
Discus: 1. Ryan Schuckel (NRV), 142-9; 2. Jordan Green (P), 140-8; 3. Gannon Limotte (SL), 139-3.
High jump: 1. Liam Reynolds (S), 6-4; 2. Timothy Reeves (NOVI), 6-4; 3. Drelen Lillard (NOVI), 6-4.
Long jump: 1. Joshua Hart (WM), 21-9.75; 2. Shiv Brazwell (NOVI), 21-1; 3. Zachary Clay (SLE), 21-0.5.
Pole vault: 1. Ben Lievense (S), 15-7; 2. Sean Cinzori (P), 15-3; 3. Nicholas Porter (SL), 15-0.

GIRLS RESULTS
100-meter dash: 1. Carlia Cryor (WM), 12.33; 2. Kayla Matheos (NOVI), 12.57; 3. Lauryn Thaxton (C), 12.68.
200: 1. Kayla Matheos (NOVI), 25.47; 2. Lauryn Thaxton (C), 25.66; 3. Khloe Phillips (RT), 26.28.
400: 1. Carlia Cryor (WM), 56.34; 2. Callie Seiler (NRV), 59.05; 3. Lauren Watkins (NRV), 59.45.
800: 1. Mackenzie Dicken (P), 2:17.03; 2. Colette Lozo (NRV), 2:17.47; 3. Becca Judd (S), 2:17.59.
1,600: 1. Alexandra Scappaticci (NRV), 4:58.23; 2. Katelynn Egli (NOVI), 5:02.75; 3. Lucia Lachapelle (NRV), 5:06.04.
3,200: 1. Alexandra Scappaticci (NRV), 10:51.49; 2. Lucia Lachapelle (NRV), 10:57.63; 3. Katelynn Egli (NOVI), 11:07.23.
100 hurdles: 1. Julia Montgomery (S), 15.09; 2. Brooklyn Hixson (LC), 15.91; 3. Kennedi Miner (C), 16.04.
300 hurdles: 1. Julia Montgomery (S), 45.33; 2. Autumn Lawson (WJG), 46.10; 3. Julie Schuessler (LC).
4 x 100 relay: 1. Salem (Julia Montgomery, Kaidyn Crittenden, Gabrielle Jackson, Alena Lewis), 49.61; 2. Canton, 49.86; 3. Novi, 49.86.
4 x 200: 1. Northville (Lauren Watkins, Alexandra Mooradian, Danielle Krikor, Callie Seiler), 1:44.57; 2. Wayne Memorial, 1:44.70; 3. Salem, 1:45.45.
4 x 400: 1. Northville (Lauren Watkins, Alexandra Mooradian, Colette Lozo, Callie Seiler), 4:01.92; 2. Salem, 4:05.08; 3. Novi, 4:07.33.
4 x 800: 1. Northville (Annabelle Beloiu, Ella Corby, Colette Lozo, Alexandra Scappaticci), 9:27.30; 2. Novi, 9:33.69; 3. Salem, 9:36.86.
Shot put: 1. Sophia Knapp (NRV), 36-0; 2. Zoe Ghanbari (NOVI), 35-2; 3. Abigail Tamon (NRV), 34-6.5.
Discus: 1. Lily Martin (NRV), 118-2; 2. Jai Weaver (LS), 107-0; 3. Isabelle Stempien (LF), 106-4.
High jump: 1. Tessa White (LF), 5-4; 2. Nia Chapman (NRV), 5-0; 3. Anna Griese (LC), 4-10.
Long jump: 1. Fiona Kane (DEF), 17-7.5; 2. Alena Lewis (S), 17-1.75; 3. Aiya Allen (NOVI), 16-4.25.
Pole vault: 1. Alexandra Turculet (P), 10-9; 2. Molly Schaad (NRV), 10-0; 3. Callie Riordan (NRV), 9-6.



