Finals Preview: Opportunities Abound

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 31, 2013

This weekend's MHSAA Boys Track and Field Finals couldn't be set up better for new traditions and standouts to be born. 

Predicting team champions is tougher than usual with individual contenders spread evenly among a number of schools at just about every meet. And while there are a few names and faces to recognize, many are lesser-known at this point – with opportunities for that to change by Sunday morning.

See below for some of the teams and individuals that look most likely to supply memorable performances Saturday.

Click for meet information including all qualifiers and also Saturday night for results as they come in. And check out MHSAA.tv for live streaming coverage of running events from both peninsulas. (NOTE: "Top ranked" aren't listed for U.P. divisions because the coaches association does not produce U.P. rankings for this sport.)

LP DIVISION 1 at East Kentwood

Top ranked: No. 1 East Kentwood, No. 2 Davison, No. 3 Traverse City Central.

East Kentwood: The Falcons tied for eighth last season coming off three straight Division 1 championships, but are favored again thanks in part to three top-five qualifying relays including the best Regional finisher in the 400 (42.2). Junior Devin McKinney tied for the second-fastest Regional time in the 110 hurdles (14.0) and sophomore Kevin Smith did the same in the 100 (10.6).

Davison: After finishing in the middle of the pack in 2012, Davison should improve this season. Senior Gabe Hodge had the top qualifying time in the 400 (48.4) and two relays ran among the top six in the division at Regionals.

Lake Orion: The reigning champion was unranked at the end of the regular season. But with qualifiers spread out among so many teams in this division, Lake Orion looks good to make another impressive showing. The team has seven individual qualifiers including five with Regional times among the top eight in their events, and all four relays also qualified – including the top-running 3,200 (7:49.2).

Walled Lake Central’s Cullen Prena: The senior had the best Regional discus throw, 195-3, by nearly 20 feet and should approach the Division 1 Final record of 197-11 set by Portage Northern’s Joey Sarantos in 2001. Prena also had the second-best Regional shot put.

Birmingham Brother Rice’s Justin Flynn: Six sprinters went 10.6 or faster at Regionals in this division. But Flynn, a senior, was the lone runner to time 10.5 – which would beat Ricco Hall of East Kentwood’s record time of 10.55 at last season’s Final.

Utica’s Freddie Crittenden: The senior ran the Regional in 13.7, which would approach Kenneth Ferguson of Detroit Mumford’s record time of 13.65 set in 2002. Crittenden also had the fastest Regional time, 37.0, in the 300.

Other returning individual champions: Kevin Weiler, Swartz Creek (shot put, qualified first this season, fifth in discus), Brian Kettle, Highland-Milford (1,600, qualified third this season and tied for 17th in the 800), Jacorey Lipsey, Portage Northern (300 hurdles, qualified third this season and tied for fourth in the 110).

LP DIVISION 2 at Ada Forest Hills Eastern

Top ranked: No. 1 Zeeland West, No. 2 Williamston, No. 3 Adrian.

Zeeland West: The Dux have seven individual qualifiers and also will run all four relays – three relays posted Regional times that ranked among the top six in the division. Three individual qualifiers rank among the top eight in their events for West, which finished sixth last season.

Williamston: The Hornets should contend for their first team title since 2008 thanks to nine individual qualifiers – including five that rank among the top four in their events by Regional performance. Senior Austin Loewen is the favorite in both the 110 (14.2) and 300 hurdles (38.9) and won the former in 2012. All four relays also will run.

Chelsea: Also unranked at the end of the regular season, last season’s third-place team has two athletes who posted the top Regional performances in the division – senior Michael Hovater in pole vault (14-10) and senior Berkely Edwards in the 100 (10.4) – plus eight more qualifiers who rank among the top eight in their events based on Regional finishes.A 10.4 by Edwards would break the meet record and tie the all-Finals mark.

Cadillac’s Riley Norman: Last season’s shot put champion as a junior had the top Regional throw by nearly three feet of 57-6.5. He also had the eighth-best Regional discus toss of 152-9.

Petoskey’s Louis Lamberti: The senior will look to repeat as high jump champion, and his 6-8 jump at the Regional equaled his winning launch from the 2012 Final.

Cedar Springs’ Connor Mora: Division 2’s top distance runner is the reigning 800 and 1,600 title winner, but is changing up a bit from what he ran as a junior. He had the top Regional time in the 1,600 by more than six seconds at 4:11.1 and the best in the 3,200 by 18 seconds with a 9:13.9.

Allegan's Gary Jones: He won the 200 as a sophomore in 2011, and last month tied for the top Regional long jump (23-0) while posting the top time in the 200 (21.5).

LP DIVISION 3 at Comstock Park

Top ranked: No. 1 Lansing Catholic, No. 2 Ithaca, No. 3 Hanover-Horton.

Hanover-Horton: With reigning champion Lansing Catholic bringing only three qualifiers Saturday, Hanover-Horton could be the favorite with five individual qualifiers and three relays that posted times among the top seven at the division’s Regionals – including the top 3,200 relay (8:06.8). Senior Bryce Stroede is the reigning individual 3,200 champ and posted the second-best Regional time in that race (9:40.5), the 1,600 (4:18.1) and the best in the 800 (1:55.4).

Wyoming Kelloggsville: The fourth-ranked team at the end of the regular season could end up on top boasting the top Regional relay performer in the 400 (44.2), 800 (1:31.7) and 1,600 (3:27.8). Kelloggsville also qualified eight times in individual events, with senior T.J. Burnett tops in the 400 (49.6) and second in the 110 hurdles (14.7).

Standish-Sterling: Although ranked No. 6, Standish-Sterling could move into the mix with six individual qualifiers and three relays also running. Junior Clayton Walderzak is one of the division’s top throwers, coming in with the top Regional shot put (55-4.5) and second-best discus toss (163-10).

Niles Brandywine’s Evan Hartman: He had the top Regional discus throw by more than 15 feet of 179-3, less than two feet off the Division 3 Final record. He won the event last season; he also will compete in shot put.

Dillon Brooks, Perry: His 100 time at his Regional, 10.3, is simply incredible and would beat the all-Finals record by a tenth of a second. He also ran the top 200 Regional time, 22.1, and tied for the fourth-fastest 400 time with a 50.6.

Morley-Stanwood’s Travis McCuaig: The high jump champion as a junior, he looks good to add up to three more titles in his final weekend. He tied for the top Regional high jump of 6-5 after winning the Final last season at 6-8, and posted top-four times in both hurdles races. He’ll also compete in long jump.

LP DIVISION 4 at Hudsonville Baldwin Street Middle School

Top ranked: No. 1 Evart, No. 2 Saugatuck, No. 3 Petersburg-Summerfield.

Evart: The Wildcats will compete for their first  MHSAA team title with strength throughout the lineup. Four of the team’s 10 individual qualifiers are among the top eight in the division based on their Regional performances, and all four relays also will run. Three of those four relays posted Regional times among the top nine in the division.

Saugatuck: Also competing for its first MHSAA team title, Saugatuck might be the favorite with a number of athletes expected to score big. Five individual qualifiers and two relays are among the top five in their respective events based on their Regional finishes, with senior Sean Kelly posting the second-fastest times in both the 1,600 (4:28) and 3,200 (9:48.1). He is the reigning champion in the 3,200.

Albion: Despite being unranked at the end of the regular season, Albion is an intriguing possibility. The Wildcats shared the Division 4 team title in 2011 and won it outright last season, but the school is closing after this spring. The team brings 12 qualifiers and lots of scoring potential into its last Final. Eight of those qualifiers are ranked among the top eight in the division in their events based on Regionals, with Nolen Bright-Mitchell topping the lists in the 100 (10.6) and 200 (21.7). If he runs those times again Saturday, he’ll own two MHSAA meet records to go with his shared championship in the 400 last season. The 1,600 relay (3:30.5) also is a favorite.

Litchfield’s Jacob Patrick: The senior set the Division 4 Final discus record last season at 190 feet, and threw 189-6 at this spring’s Regional. He also tossed the division’s fourth-best shot put, 49-0.

Climax-Scotts’ Alexander Lodes: While Bright-Mitchell’s 100 time at the Regional would be fast enough to break this Final meet's record, so too would Lodes’ Regional time of 10.7. He’s also behind only Bright-Mitchell in the 200 with a Regional time of 21.9. Lodes won both races at the 2012 Final.

Morenci’s Austin Sandusky: With a time going down to the thousandth of a second, Sandusky tied with Bright-Mitchell for the 400 title in 2012. Now a sophomore, Sandusky enters Saturday tied for fourth-fastest with a time of 11.0 in the 100, fifth on the 200 list with a time of 22.9 and tied with Peck’s Cody Abrego for the best Regional time in the 400, 50.7.  

UP DIVISION 1 at Kingsford

Gladstone: The Braves finished runner-up to Marquette last season and are looking for their first title since finishing a run of six straight in 2009. They won their Regional with ease and have an incredible number of field event qualifiers – 13 – plus three relays that posted the second-fastest Regional times in their respective races. Thrower Jared Vuksan had the top Regional shot put of 52-2, which would break the record of 52-0.5 set three seasons ago, and is the reigning champ in that event. Teammate Justin Pederson ran the 100 in 10.78 at the Regional, which would erase Garrett Pentecost’s record time of 10.95 set last year for Marquette. Senior Justin Pederson is the favorite in multiple events, the long jump and 100.

Kingsford: The Finals hosts are seeking their first championship since 1990 and are coming off a Regional title as well. Kingsford can keep up with Gladstone with points from 10 individual race qualifiers plus four relays – and big performances by top Regional discus thrower Hilding Beaudoin and pole vaulter Ryan Camp. Beaudoin is the reigning champion in his event.

Escanaba’s Andrew Stenberg: The senior is the reigning champion in the 1,600 and had the third-fastest Regional time, 4:41.34. He also posted the third-fastest in the 3,200, 10:18.97.

Marquette’s Andrew Bannitt: He won the 800 last season as a freshman and had the fastest Regional time this spring, 2:03.79, by more than two seconds.

Menominee’s Bryan Hines: The senior comes in with the top Regional times in both the 110 (15.82) and 300 hurdles (42.86).

UP DIVISION 2 at Kingsford

Manistique: The Emeralds finished third in Division 1 last season and dominated their Division 2 Regional with wins in eight events. They come into Saturday with the top Regional performer in six events – including last season’s Division 1 300 hurdles champion, now-senior Kennar Broulire. His Regional time of 40.67 would best the Division 2 Final record of 41 seconds set in 2004, and he also comes in with the best Regional time in the 100 (11.34). Junior Ryan Ramey had the fastest Regional times in the 200 (23.37) and 400 (52.64), and the 3,200 relay (8:56.13) was more than 23 seconds faster than anyone else in the division.

Ishpeming: Also a Regional champion, Ishpeming has only one qualifier coming in off a Regional-best time – the 1,600 relay (3:41.66). But the Hematites have 19 qualifiers overall. Senior Hunter Wirtanen in the 100 and 200 and sophomore Nate Meyer in the 400 and 800 should put up big points as Ishpeming pursues its first team title since 2003. Meyer won the 400 last season.

Newberry’s James Sutton: He set the high jump record of 6-3.5 as a junior last season and jumped 6-7 at this season's Regional. He also had the top Regional long jump of 19-6 and is a contender in both hurdles races. He won the 110 hurdles last season and finished runner-up in the 300.

Ironwood’s Cole Stevens: The senior finished second in the pole vault last season at 11-0, but went 13-0 at this year’s Regional – which would be more than enough to break the Division 2 Final record of 12-6 set in 2001.

Ishpeming Westwood’s Vincente Carlson: He was the runner-up in the 110 hurdles as a freshman, and his 15.4 in the Regional a few weeks ago would tie the Division 2 Final record set in 2003. He also will run the 300.

Other returning individual champions: Conner Cappaert, Stephenson (3,200, qualified second this season and third in the 1,600).

UP DIVISION 3 at Kingsford

Bessemer: The Speedboys have four individual qualifiers among the top five in their events by Regional performance, but will rely on strong relays if they are to emerge from a strong group of potential contenders. The 800 relay (1:39.2) posted the fastest Regional time in the division and the 400 relay had the second-fastest in that event; the 1,600 and 3,200 also fell among the top eight. Junior Alex Smith had the second-longest long jump and tied for the best 100 time, 11.42.

Pickford: The reigning champion gets the nod over a few others who should be in the mix – including 2012 Division 2 champ St. Ignace, Rapid River and Felch North Dickinson – because of five individual qualifiers and two relays that posted top-five Regional performances in the division. Senior Jared Lavingne had the top 300 time, 42.93, and the third-fastest in the 100 hurdles (16.78). The 1,600 relay also comes in as a top seed after running a 3:46 at the Regional.

Rock Mid-Peninsula’s Brett Branstrom: The senior set the meet record for discus of 154-8 last season and had the top throw of these Regionals of 146-3. He also had the second-best shot put and high jump of this division’s Regionals.

St. Ignace’s Parker Simmons: He won the 100 and 200 in Division 2 last season as a junior and will compete in those and both jumps.

Other returning individual champions: Robert Metter, Rapid River (pole vault, qualified second this season), Jacob Pikka, Wakefield-Marenisco (shot put, qualified sixth this season and seventh in discus), Richard Bentley, St. Ignace (Division 2 pole vault, qualified third this season), Joe Ostman, St. Ignace (Division 2 shot put, qualified third this season and sixth in the 400).

PHOTO: Perry's Dillon Brooks (middle) won three titles at his Division 3 Regional and posted a 100 time of 10.3, good enough to set an all-Finals record if he can run that fast Saturday. (Click to see more at HighSchoolsSportsScene.com.) 

Norris Honoree Continues Setting Standards on Track, as Mentor

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 19, 2021

A staple of Michigan High School Athletic Association postseason track & field events for more than three decades, Grand Rapids’ Lewis Clingman continues to serve as an easily-recognizable host of Regionals and Finals in that sport for teams from all over the Lower Peninsula each spring.

But his tireless service to school sports stretches across the entire school year and is rooted in 53 years as an MHSAA-registered game official, and those contributions are being celebrated with his selection for this year’s MHSAA Vern L. Norris Award.

The Norris Award is presented annually to a veteran official who has been active in a local officials association, has mentored other officials, and has been involved in officials’ education. It is named for Vern L. Norris, who served as executive director of the MHSAA from 1978-86 and was well-respected by officials on the state and national levels.

Clingman was to be honored with his Norris Award this month at the MHSAA’s 41st Officials’ Awards & Alumni Banquet. However, the banquet was canceled for the second-straight year due to safety concerns because of COVID-19. He instead will accept his award as part of a virtual banquet to be published on the MHSAA Website and social media feeds later this spring.

Clingman first registered as an MHSAA official for the 1968-69 school year, to work track & field, basketball, baseball and softball. He has registered for track & field throughout his 53-year officiating tenure, and added cross country during the 2009-10 school year. He has officiated nine cross country and four track & field MHSAA Finals.

But that just scratches the surface of his many contributions. He is noted by many as a mentor – 2018 Norris Award honoree Jill Baker-Cooley that year specifically recognized Clingman among those who assisted her in getting started in the avocation. He also has been a catalyst of the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Track & Field Finals’ two-decade run in the Grand Rapids area, where as a meet manager he continues to schedule and organize officials for all four locations of the season-ending series.

“I love being with the kids. It’s for the kids. And that’s why we’re here,” Clingman said. “The camaraderie with the other professionals that I’m with, and just watching the successes that go on. … But I love being with the kids. My kids are all gone; they’re all over the country, my grandkids are around the country. This is a great way to substitute (by serving) the kids who are here.

“If you’re in this for ego, you’re in the wrong business. And if you’re in this to make a lot of money and retire, you’re in the wrong business. When you think about it, 50 years of officiating, there’s a lot of (officials) who don’t last that long – they don’t because they’re not in the right business. But there’s a lot of people in this area, that are officiating, have been officiating, who will be (longtime officials) because they do it for the right reason.”

Clingman is a longtime member of the Association of Track Officials of Michigan (ATOM) and has received its Bob Bloomer Award, Bernie Abrams President’s Leadership Award, Art Jevert/Bruce Jacobs Distinguished Service Award, and three times its Past President’s Service Award. He also is a member of the West Michigan Officials Association.

Clingman also has served more than 40 years as an administrator, teacher and coach. He began his career at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Comstock Park, serving as middle school athletic director and basketball coach while also coaching football and track at Comstock Park High School. He served as head boys basketball and track coach and football assistant at Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills during the second half of the 1970s and after also serving as head basketball coach for five seasons at St. Joseph’s Prep in Grand Rapids.

He moved on to serve as athletic director at East Grand Rapids High School, then after a brief stint in the business world began a 20-year tenure teaching middle school for Grand Rapids Public Schools before retiring from GRPS in 2011. During that time he became the spring event manager at Houseman Field, where at its peak he hosted on average a combined nine high school and college track meets per week. He also during his time at GRPS served as an assistant coach in football, basketball and track at Grand Rapids Catholic Central. He joined the staff at Catholic Central seven years ago and continues to serve as event manager and assistant to the athletic director.

Clingman was added to the Grand Rapids Catholic Central Wall of Honor in 2016 and has received a GRPS service award.

“Lew has been someone who has given tirelessly, most of all of his time, over the years to really benefit not just officiating but school sports as a whole,” MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl said. “The work Lew has done, specifically recruiting and training track & field officials – providing for a sport we don’t think of very often as having those needs – and the work he’s done with ATOM has just been incredible. There’s been nobody more important to the track & field and cross country officiating community than Lew Clingman.”

Clingman graduated from Grand Rapids Catholic Central in 1965 and with bachelor’s degrees in history, physical education and English from Aquinas College in 1969. He earned a master’s in secondary administration from Michigan State University in 1978.

In addition to his continued service to Catholic Central, Clingman serves on the Aquinas Hall of Fame Committee and Alumni Association board, and on the Grand Rapids Public Schools committee for Houseman Field renovation. He also serves as an official for local Special Olympics events.

Clingman and his wife Cindy have been married 52 years. They have four children, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Previous recipients of the Norris Award:

1992 – Ted Wilson, East Detroit
1993 – Fred Briggs, Burton
1994 – Joe Brodie, Flat Rock
1995 – Jim Massar, Flint
1996 – Jim Lamoreaux, St. Ignace
1997 – Ken Myllyla, Escanaba
1998 – Blake Hagman, Kalamazoo
1999 – Richard Kalahar, Jackson
2000 – Barb Beckett, Traverse City; Karl Newingham, Bay City
2001 – Herb Lipschultz, Kalamazoo
2002 – Robert Scholie, Hancock
2003 – Ron Nagy, Hazel Park
2004 – Carl Van Heck, Grand Rapids 
2005 – Bruce Moss, Alma
2006 – Jeanne Skinner, Grand Rapids
2007 – Terry Wakeley, Grayling
2008 – Will Lynch, Honor
2009 – James Danhoff, Richland
2010 – John Juday Sr., Petoskey
2011 – Robert Williams, Redford
2012 – Lyle Berry, Rockford
2013 – Tom Minter, Okemos
2014 – Hugh R. Jewell, West Bloomfield
2015 – Sam Davis, Lansing 
2016 – Linda Hoover, Marshall
2017 – Michael Gentry, Shelby Township
2018 – Jill Baker-Cooley, Big Rapids
2019 – David Buck, St. Joseph
2020 – Hugh Matson, Saginaw

High school game officials with 20, 30, 40, 45 and 50 years of service also are being honored with service awards. Twenty-three officials with 50 years of service are being honored, along with 49 officials with 45 years. A 40-year award is being presented to 40 officials. In addition, 98 officials with 30 years and 181 officials with 20 years of experience are being honored.

MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
20, 30, 40, 45 & 50-YEAR OFFICIALS

The officials on this list are receiving their 20, 30, 40, 45 or 50-year service awards.

20-YEAR OFFICIALS

Ada - Carl J. Cress 
Alto - Joseph E. Geroux 
Alto - Jeff A. Harp 
Ann Arbor - Dana P. Fuller 
Ann Arbor - Thomas R. Sumner 
Armada - David R. Coenen 

Battle Creek - Douglas R. Jones 
Battle Creek - Steven C. Peine 
Battle Creek - Ronald D. Stewart 
Battle Creek - Pete A. Zapata 
Bay City - Robert A. Bluhm Jr.
Bay City - Brad G. Champagne 
Bay City - William R. Walter 
Belleville - Rodney M. Sullens 
Belmont - Duncan Powell 
Berkley - Tony A. Beaulieu 
Breckenridge - Gerald W. Saunders 
Brighton - Melissa M. Flores 
Brockway - Dennis L. Gerlach 
Brownstown - Larry D. Pierce 
Brownstown - Michael V. Roach 
Brownstown Township - Joseph P. Ciaravino 
Brownstown Township - Franco Gonzalez Jr.
Bruce Township - Nicholas G. Nowakowski 
Burt - William J. Carstens 
Burt - Ryan D. Galloway 

Cadillac - Steve W. Fuhst 
Caledonia - Daniel A. Stockel 
Canton - Robert L. Altizer 
Canton - Steve Nesovski 
Cheboygan - Gail N. Scharffe III
Chesaning - Leonard L. Strait Jr.
Clinton Township - Arthur D. Jones 
Clinton Township - Rachel M. Krone 
Clinton Township - David T. Ryall 
Coldwater - Scott D. Galloway 
Crystal Falls - Thomas P. Courchaine 

Davison - Joseph Whitman 
Dearborn - Joseph D. Corso 
Dearborn Heights - Stan M. Karchefske 
Deford - Larry R. Barrons 
Detroit - Michael G. Byrd 
Detroit - Brian K. Smith 
Detroit - Gaylon B. Williams 
DeWitt - Quentin V. Alverson 
Dexter - Robert J. Leadley 
Dowagiac - Jim R. Nate 
Drummond Island - Jack K. Miles 

Empire - Charles M. Leduc 
Essexville - Gary P. Schulz 

Flint - Matt S. Kateman 
Flushing - Todd J. Willis 
Frankenmuth - Mark C. Jarlock 
Freeland - Jerry J. Haines 
Fremont - John H. Pell 

Garden City - Lawrence P. Mills 
Grand Haven - John F. Jakubiec 
Grand Rapids - Steven E. Hedke 
Grand Rapids - Michael James 
Grand Rapids - Kevin B. Krauss 
Grand Rapids - Timothy J. Likens 
Grand Rapids - Megan J. Pell 
Grand Rapids - Thomas D. Siver 
Grand Rapids - Ronald D. Masters 
Grandville - Richard J. Funk 
Grandville - Troy A. Ungrey 
Grawn - Kenneth C. Koehler 
Grayling - Timothy J. Swope 
Greenville - Martin A. Taylor 
Grosse Ile - Raymond D. Geist 
Grosse Pointe Farms - William C. Cunningham 

Hastings - Andrew L. Discher 
Hastings - Pattrick M. Jansens 
Hillsdale - Keven D. Wolcott 
Holland - Jeffrey A. Carper 
Holland - George W. Kantz Jr.
Holland - Michael B. Torrey 
Holt - Troy Gladstone 
Hubbard Lake - Gary A. Medland 
Hudsonville - John D. Wiercinski 

Iron Mountain - William D. Edberg 
Iron River - Robert P. Busakowski 
Ironwood - Don J. Cvengros 

Jackson - Nathan A. Gross 
Jackson - Scott S. Maurer

Kalamazoo - Timothy J. Eastman 
Kalamazoo - Janelle B. Holland 
Kalamazoo - Robert A. King 
Kalamazoo - Deborah L. Noble 
Kalamazoo - Robert V. Wagley 
Kalamazoo - Keith Williams 
Kaleva - James K. Frizzell Sr.
Kent City - Rick D. Stockhill 
Kentwood - Jermaine C. Jennings 
Kentwoood - Donell R. Jones 
Kingsford - Nicholas L. Gayan

Lake Orion - Michael J. Ley 
Lansing - Gary N. Simpson 
Lansing - Anthony D. Winston 
Lenox Township - John J. Essenmacher 
Leslie - Robert V. Barrett 
Leslie - Jerry E. Miller 
Linwood - Brad T. Wehner 
Livonia - Ken Lauer 
Lowell - Mark T. Bradburn 
Lowell - Paul P. Durkee 
Lowell - Chris T. German 

Macomb - Gordon Machleit 
Macomb Township - Ronald K. Jacobs 
Madison Heights - Amy Bessler 
Madison Heights - David B. McPhail 
Manistee - Curtis J. Mathieu 
Marcellus - Wade L. Bent 
Marinette - Robert Deschaine Jr.
Marysville - Kevin T. Leeman 
Metamora - Noelle R. Cole 
Monroe - Kevin J. Holden 
Montrose - Mark A. Emmendorfer 
Mount Pleasant - Roger L. Lintemuth 
Mt. Morris - Robert P. Emery 
Mullett Lake - Alan J. Granger 
Muskegon Heights - Ronald S. Jenkins

Nashville - Keith H. Jones 
Negaunee - Christopher O. Sholander 
New Baltimore - Mark W. Masters 
North Muskegon - Michael J. Belmonte 
Northville - Mark J. Parrinello

Oak Park - Mario Blocton 
Oakland - Robert L. Zbytowski 
Ontonagon - Jeffery M. Rule 
Owosso - Brian L. Mendyk

Paw Paw - Alton J. Laupp 
Paw Paw - Rick Jay Mitchell 
Perrinton - Dan L. Sweet 
Pontiac - John Cantu 
Pontiac - Vance L. Hardiman 
Portland - Adam J. Schrauben 
Portland - Anthony J. Costello

Ravenna - Ted F. May 
Remus - John S. Mayer 
Rochester - Barbara Gemellaro 
Rockford - Michael C. VanDyke 
Rockford - John A. Woods 
Roscommon - David E. Hansen 
Royal Oak - Perry A. Brunetti

Saginaw - Patrick A. Campbell 
Saginaw - Felipe Echeverria 
Saginaw - Thomas A. Lewis 
Saginaw - Daniel A. McIntyre 
Saginaw - Barb A. Streeter 
Saginaw - Jason R. Wildey 
Sebewaing - Cheri L. Nitz 
Sebewaing - Holly A. Roth-Guza 
Sheridan - James Forton 
South Lyon - Christopher R. Duprey 
South Lyon - John C. Lindeman 
Southfield - Eric V. Lee 
St. Helen - Donald W. Clements
St. Johns - Chris H. Hyzer 
St. Johns - Penny L. Keener 
St. Joseph - Ronald L. Scudder 
Stanton - Frank P. Marinello 
Sturgis - Jean E. LaClair 
Swartz Creek - Bill A. Dean 
Swartz Creek - Dennis D. Simnitch 
Swartz Creek - Derick R. Woodworth

Temperance - Kevin V. Brown 
Three Rivers - Rebecca M. Neff 
Three Rivers - Ed M. Smith 
Traverse City - Dave R. Jones 
Trenton - Eric J. Hoerle 
Troy - Darrin Millar 

Wakefield - Paul E. Harley 
Warren - Roman R. Jablonski 
Washington - Douglas H. Lutkenhoff Sr.
Waterford - Dwayne E. Little 
Westland - Sharvon M. McNab 
White Lake - David J. Schoenegge 
White Lake - Keith M. Verellen 
Williamston - Aaron L. Porter 
Woodland - Kevin J. Duits

30-YEAR OFFICIALS

Adrian - Michael K. Stevenson Jr.
Allegan - Kevin Lawrence Gilligan 
Allen Park - James C. Marker 
Ann Arbor - Edward J. Mcconnell 

Battle Creek - Cary P. Grant 
Battle Creek - Roger L. Steele 
Battle Creek - Chad D. Jackson 
Bay City - Laurence E. Jacobs III
Belding - Francis Mason 
Bellevue - Candice J. Whitney 
Benton Harbor - Robert A. Edelberg Sr.
Benton Harbor - Larry Edwards 
Bessemer - Sandra J. Muzzy 
Beulah - Tammy A. Sedlar-Wing 
Bridgman - Paul J. Pantaleo

Cadillac - Penny L. McDonald 
Caledonia - David J. Driscoll 
Cass City - David W. Hoard 
Charlevoix - Dennis A. Phelps 
Charlevoix - Randy K. Tarzwell 
Clark Lake - Mike J. Jordon 
Clinton Township - Robert M. Cichowski 
Concord - Michael G. Ogden

Dansville - Charles H. Barrett 
Detroit - Darlene J. Barber 
Detroit - Kathleen S. Bridge 
Detroit - Michael J. Dobson 
Dowagiac - Randall G. Gross Sr.

East Jordan - Norman J. Vogt 
Eastpointe - Jerry VandeVyver 

Flat Rock - Theodore M. Wegienka 
Flint - Michael D. Moreau 
Freeland - Thomas E. Behmlander 

Gaylord - David M. Becker 
Grand Haven - Scott A. Vanderberg 
Grand Rapids - Gene S. Debbaudt 
Grand Rapids - Thomas M. Farley 
Grand Rapids - Chris LaMange 
Grand Rapids - Scott L. Smith 
Grand Rapids - Mark D. Swets 
Grosse Pointe Farms - Robert B. Conway 

Hartford - Jason D. Meachum 
Hastings - Stephen J. Laubaugh 
Hillsdale - Scott E. Chase 
Holland - Steven S. Bredeweg 
Holland - William L. Lawton 
Holland - Raymond G. Thomas Jr.
Holland - Mark A. Volkers 
Holt - John D. Greathouse

Iron Mountain - Edward D. St. Arnauld 
Iron River - Curtis J. Olexa 

Jenison - Laurie A. DeWitt 

Kalamazoo - Chris L. Grimes 
Kaleva - Dixie L. Hoeh 
Kalkaska - Diane L. Buttermore

Laurium - Matthew Vertin 
Lincoln - Tim Paul Somers 
Livonia - John P. Morris

Macomb - Douglas J. Rizzi 
Mattawan - Michael W. Walters 
Midland - John W. Day 
Monroe - Douglas Boylan 
Mount Pleasant - Brian J. Gould 
Mount Pleasant - John Straight 
Muskegon - Clinton A. Todd Jr.

Northville - Clinton C. Lawrence 
Northville - Aaron M. Woodbury 
Norton Shores - Jim P. Adrian 

Ottawa Lake - Richard L. Deisler 

Plainwell - Pete J. Boyd 
Portage - Kevin L. Haun 
Portland - Brian D. Russell

Redford - Anthony Johnson 
Reed City - Earl G. Kage 
Rock - Robert J. VanDamme 
Rockford - Brooks McIntyre 
Rogers City - Mary E. Fairbanks 
Roscommon - Brian W. Reicks 
Roseville - Glenn A. Jablonowski 
Royal Oak - Raymond L. Smith

Saginaw - Cornelius Walker Jr.
Sault Ste. Marie - Murray J. Meehan 
Shelby Township - John M. Rakowski 
Southfield - Wallace L. Whitfield 
St. Joseph - Kenneth R. Nolte 
St. Joseph - Michael J. Petlick 
Sterling Heights - Robert M. Iwasko 
Stevensville - Howard L. Jackson 
Swartz Creek - Richard E. Hunt 

Warren - Steve C. Miller 
Waterford - Michael Blom 
Wayland - Robert J. Wolf 
Webberville - Troy B. Perkins 
West Branch - Douglas B. Grezeszak 
White Lake - Charles E. Johnson Sr.
Wyandotte - Robert C. Wolsek 
Wyoming - Carol L. Ross

Zeeland - Gretchen J. Galloway

40-YEAR OFFICIALS

Allen Park - James C. Bales 

Battle Creek - David L. Eubank 
Battle Creek - Edward B. Smith

Canton - Jeanne L. Martin 
Canton - John O. Wright Jr.
Constantine - Marge Caid

Davison - Mitchell J. Olejniczak 
Deerfield - William P. Gomoluch 
Detroit - Robert W. Kirkland 
DeWitt - Mark A. Robinson

Evart - Tom W. Adams

Flushing - Gerald Marenkewicz

Grand Blanc - Curtis L. Williams 
Grand Rapids - Michael J. Duffy 
Grand Rapids - Thomas D. Shearer 
Grand Rapids - Jeffrey A. Wierzbicki 
Grosse Pointe Park - Kelvin W. Wise 
Grosse Pointe Shores - James L. Valliere

Holt - Lee Rodgers 
Howell - Jim A. Murray

Ionia - Michael S. Antonides 
Ionia - Mike A. Fuller 
Iron Mountain - John N. Meyer

Kentwood - Rick S. Hazel

Lansing - Mark S. Ditsworth 
Lapeer - Gordon L. Bade 
Livonia - Brian R. Dinsmore 
Ludington - John F. Shears

Madison Heights - Wilford J. Laveirge 
Maple City - Joseph F. Dechow 
Mayville - Clare L. Kreger 
Muskegon - Onesiphorus B. Burrel Sr.
Muskegon - Melville B. Foster 
Muskegon - Todd R. Geerlings

New Hudson - Dennis E. Evans 
Norton Shores - Randall S. Martinus

Okemos - Michael J. Maisner

Plymouth - William R. Baumgart 
Portage - Jerry A. Mais

Quincy - Robert C. Coward

Rogers City - Roger M. Wenzel 
Roscommon - William A. Root

Smiths Creek - James D. Evans 
Spring Lake - Robert L. Mol 
Sterling Heights - Philip J. Lieblang

Traverse City - Dennis W. Hall 
Troy - Jerald J. Sosnowski

West Branch - Matt Emerick 
Wixom - Patrick L. Beagle

Zeeland - Linda S. Schmidt

45-YEAR OFFICIALS

Baraga - James L. Holm 
Bloomfield Hills - Dennis F. King 
Bloomfield Hills - W. Jack Morris 
Bowling Green - Thomas L. Ford 

Cadillac - William J. Allen 
Caledonia - George B. Watterson 
Clarkston - Dale A. Kutchey 
Clinton Township - Dennis G. Clark

Essexville - William L. Post

Fairgrove - Jerry L. Lasceski 
Flat Rock - Robert J. Brodie 
Fort Gratiot - Julius A. Traub 
Freeland - Kim D. Heisler

Gaylord - George-Tom T. Johnson 
Gaylord - Kevin M. Leary 
Gladstone - Wayne W. Marshall 
Gladwin - Michael E. Steinkraus 
Grand Rapids - Patricia A. Treman

Hancock - John D. Vaara 
Hermansville - Robert J. Maule 
Highland - Evan H. Lehto 
Holland - Mary F. Colenbrander 
Holland - Thomas J. Kruithoff 
Holland - Barbara A. Shelley 
Holland - David W. Smits

Iron Mountain - Jerry Reddinger

Jackson - Ardis Jill Conat

Kaleva - David K. Hoeh

Lansing - Karen L. Yanna 
Livonia - Laura J. Alves

Manitou Beach - Allen L. Schuch 
McMillan - Cliff J. Fossitt 
Michigan Center - Daniel C. Bentschneider

Newberry - Thomas J. Rahilly 
Northville - Edward K. Gabrys 
Norton Shores - Duane A. VandenHeuvel

Oconto - Peter C. Pericolosi

Pontiac - Jerome C. Chaumley 
Portage - Frank S. Gawkowski 
Portage - Timothy J. Osterman 
Posen - Kenneth Wozniak

Saginaw - John C. Flukes 
Saginaw - John E. Oczepek 
Sturgis - Raymond Martin 
Swartz Creek - David J. Sutton

Three Rivers - Kim D. Losik 
Traverse City - Michael J. Muldowney 
Troy - James J. Stone

Wyoming - Sandra K. Noto 

50-YEAR OFFICIALS

Battle Creek - Richard L. Randle 
Bessemer - Henry E. Aapala

Caro - John H. Amend 
Comstock Park - Riley S. Swinehart

Delton - Gregory W. Nikitas 
Detroit - Richard L. Miller

Grand Rapids - James J. Aalderink 
Grand Rapids - George H. Kniola

Holt - John S. Malatinsky 
Howell - John S. Hardy

Jackson - Ozzie L. Hashley

Macomb - Chet W. Boss 
Marcellus - Deborah L. Schug 
Mesick - Paul G. Williams

Owosso - Paul A. Chaffee 
Owosso - Edwin L. Rappuhn

Plymouth - Don A. Vogt 
Prudenville - Robert J. Studer

Spring Lake - Joseph G. Popiel

Tecumseh - Nancy A. Hebert 
Troy - Mike Luttenberger

Warren - Collette C. Hallberg 
Warren - William Upina