By Jeff Steers
JTV Sports
(April 23, 2022 8:00 AM) A little bit bigger.
A tenth or two faster.
And the belief is what is making a long jumper out of Napoleon High School athlete Holden Van Poppel.
The sophomore was a state qualifier in hurdle events last year.
But his long jump ability only netted him jumps of 17 feet or so in 2021.
This year he jumped 20 feet, 8.5 inches.
“Our coaches are helping me in practice,” Van Poppel said. “The hardest part is extending your legs out so you can get further.
“I am just doing light stuff now … not at my peak.”
Van Poppel is atop the James R. Selby Track and Field top performers list in the long jump (20-8.5) and the 110-meter hurdles (15.99 seconds). He is also in the top five in 300-meter hurdles.
The hurdler finished 11th in the 110-meter high hurdles and 13th in the 300-meter hurdles at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 state meet a year ago as a freshman.
“I think I will be more confident this year,” Van Poppel said. “I should have been up there (in the top eight to earn a medal), but I wasn’t.”
Look for the Napoleon athlete to be one of the top participants as the Selby Meet and regional and state events.
The 2022 James R. Selby Track and Field Meet will be held at East Jackson High School on Tuesday, May 31. Pole vaulting begins at 4:30, field events at 5 p.m., and running events at 6:30 p.m.
Boys Selby Listing (as of April 22)
100-meter dash
Graham Gumper Hanover-Horton 11.52
Brady Plate Western 11.58
Luke Teachout Western 11.65
Connor Cory Western 11.74
Andrew Stockton Grass Lake 11.77
Tyler Carpenter Concord 11.79
Lucas Maier Michigan Center 11.86
Nick Marienfeld Napoleon 11.86
Adam Carlson Western 11.87
Jackson Jones Western 11.89
200-meter dash
Andrew Stockton Grass Lake 23.54
Malachi Boyd Concord 23.68
Ahmad Ameen Jackson 24.06
Thomas Daly Western 24.40
Dectrick Reed Jackson 24.42
Tyler Carpenter Concord 24.53
Jackson Jones Western 24.54
Andrew Cheney Vandercook 24.69
Jeff Harvey Jackson 24.90
Luke Teachout Western 25.09
400-meter dash
Nathaniel Hobbs Jackson 51.46
Micah Conner Jackson 55.05
Landon Rambadt Northwest 56.01
Connor Million Grass Lake 56.20
Michael VanRiper Michigan Center 56.29
Maxwell Woods Manchester 56.67
Malachi Boyd Concord 56.78
Jeff Palmer Western 56.80
Ahmad Ameen Jackson 57.21
Brady Tamblyn Hanover-Horton 57.35
800-meter run
Rogan Melling Hanover-Horton 2:07.04
Austin Brown Hanover-Horton 2:11.05
Jonathan Mikovits Concord 2:14.20
Matt Hoop Lumen Christi 2:15.36
Adair Artis Concord 2:16.46
Chad Perrine Jackson 2:16.88
Matthew Rankin Grass Lake 2:17.39
Gaige Smith Jackson 2:18.08
Andrew Reese Lumen Christi 2:18.20
1,600-meter run
Jacob Walker Columbia Central 4:40.68
Rogan Melling Hanover-Horton 4:46.00
Jacob Singleton Western 4:49.17
Chad Perrine Jackson 4:56.26
Matt Hoop Lumen Christi 4:59.24
Peyton Williams Jackson 4:59.48
Matthew Rankin Grass Lake 4:59.88
Cameron Pierce Leslie 5:08.34
Jonathan Mikovits Concord 5:09.10
Caleb Erickson Jackson 5:09.14
3,200-meter run
Jacob Walker Columbia Central 10:17.06
Caiden Kippnick Manchester 10:42.35
Jacob Singleton Western 10:46.10
Rogan Melling Hanover-Horton 10:51.12
Kyler Pequet Napoleon 11:05.01
Evan Shepherd Hanover-Horton 11:18.35
Micah Bolton Stockbridge 11:21.28
Collin Cook Stockbridge 11:22.48
Preston Mackenzie Manchester 11:26.53
Tyler Hile Leslie 11:35.90
110-meter hurdles
Holden Van Poppel Napoleon 15.99
Jack Easterday Grass Lake 16.20
Brady Plate Western 17.10
Diego Lebron Homer 18.32
Andrew Staudinger Northwest 18.64
Griffin Benson Homer 18.67
Noah Wisniewski Michigan Center 18.78
Jack Herrington Western 19.00
Xavier Gallant Lumen Christi 19.18
Dylan Sanford Springport 19.22
300-meter hurdles
Jack Easterday Grass Lake 42.47
Lincoln Raczkowski Western 42.50
Holden Van Poppel Napoleon 43.46
Jack Herrington Western 45.64
Noah Wisniewski Michigan Center 45.99
Dylan Sanford Springport 46.34
Conner Cory Western 47.24
Diego Lebron Homer 47.36
Kyson Cooper Jackson 47.42
Titan Parker Western 48.21
400-meter relay
Western 45.81
Concord 46.14
Jackson 46.93
Grass Lake 47.83
Michigan Center 48.36
Hanover-Horton 48.71
Stockbridge 48.93
Homer 49.09
Leslie 50.29
Napoleon 50.62
800-meter relay
Jackson 1:34.28
Grass Lake 1:38.42
Concord 1:39.45
Napoleon 1:40.40
Columbia Central 1:42.62
Michigan Center 1:43.31
Northwest 1:44.06
Lumen Christi 1:44.39
Leslie 1:46.55
Stockbridge 1:46.69
1,600-meter relay
Jackson 3:42.30
Michigan Center 3:47.91
Concord 3:52.60
Lumen Christi 3:55.78
Columbia Central 3:56.79
Napoleon 3:57.54
Grass Lake 3:57.74
Manchester 3:59.26
Northwest 3:59.79
Hanover-Horton 4:00.65
3,200-meter relay
Western 8:57.20
Jackson 9:09.08
Hanover-Horton 9:20.24
Manchester 9:21.99
Grass Lake 9:30.37
Northwest 9:39.41
Napoleon 9:40.39
East Jackson 9:44.24
Concord 9:44.53
Stockbridge 9:45.26
Shot put
Luke Smith Lumen Christi 42-2.75
Adam Pariseau Western 40-11.25
Milan Weatherspoon Jackson 40-0
Landon Lebel Hanover-Horton 39-9
Logan Heath Michigan Center 39-3.5
Brogan Dodge Leslie 39-3
Ronald London Western 39-2.5
A.J. Scutt Leslie 39-2
Garrett Corwin Manchester 39-1
Jackson Tuckson Leslie 38-3
Discus
Elijah Collins Homer 132-0
Luke Smith Lumen Christi 126-6
Brogan Dodge Leslie 121-9
Adam Pariseau Western 120-10
Kyle Styles Vandercook 116-6
Owen Fremeau Western 113-0
Steed Scutt Leslie 109-9
Jackson Tuckson Leslie 109-4
Cody Branner Manchester 108-2
Braelon Carr Grass Lake 105-5
High jump
Jack Easterday Grass Lake 6-2
Joshua Veneziano Western 6-0
Diego Lebron Homer 6-0
DeVonta Habern Napoleon 5-10
Cody Richardson Columbia Central 5-8
Joey Schonhard Lumen Christi 5-8
Cody Smith Manchester 5-6
Ethan Monaghan Stockbridge 5-6
Michael VanRiper Michigan Center 5-6
Cooper Wyers Napoleon 5-6
Kyson Cooper Jackson 5-6
Aamar Harrell Jackson 5-6
Peter Ganzel Western 5-6
Pole vault
Lucas Inosencio Western 10-0
Nick Marienfeld Napoleon 10-0
Markus Grebe Manchester 9-0
Benjamin Butler Springport 9-0
Ethan Gray Homer 8-6
Adam Carlson Western 8-0
Trevor Weaver Napoleon 8-0
George Masters Michigan Center 8-0
Collin Doederlein Western 8-0
Caleb Wendt Springport 8-0
Logan Lockwood Napoleon 8-0
Andrew Staudinger Northwest 8-0
Long jump
Holden Van Poppel Napoleon 20-8.5
Ben Conner Leslie 19-10.5
Mekhi Wingfield Concord 19-7.25
Jarrell Harrell Jackson 19-6
Chase Strasser Columbia Central 19-6
Graham Gumper Hanover-Horton 19-4
Zach Levy Michigan Center 18-7
DeVonta Habern Napoleon 18-7
Robert Anderson Grass Lake 18-6.25
Maxwell Woods Manchester 18-4
Girls Selby Listing
100-meter dash
Emma Berdiner Western 13.65
Alexa Burgess Napoleon 13.72
Rylie Aylesworth Columbia Central 13.73
Lydia Bennett Manchester 13.92
Kaitlyn Pilch East Jackson 13.94
Kate Starkey Grass Lake 14.03
Dezstiny Davis Jackson 14.05
Grace Robidou Stockbridge 14.06
Mara Mitchell Northwest 14.18
Dylana WhalenVandercook14.25
200-meter dash
Kaitlyn Pilch East Jackson 28.59
Jocie Berry Western 28.61
Gracee Robidou Stockbridge 28.83
Amilia Jones Jackson 29.16
Bayli Stewart Western 29.32
Paige Austin Homer 29.45
Everette Drummond Jackson 29.47
Anna McDonald Western 29.5
Grace Bullock Grass Lake 29.81
Layne Terry Grass Lake 29.87
400-meter dash
Rylee Tolson Stockbridge 1:02.61
Kayla Johnson Jackson 1:05.93
Trenidy Halm Northwest 1:06.33
Chelsea Russ Hanover-Horton 1:06.46
Sydney Fazekas Lumen Christi 1:06.52
Everette Drummond Jackson 1:08.56
Mikayla Butters Jackson 1:08.88
Molly Klemmer Leslie 1:09.25
Natalie Coleman Western 1:09.37
Maya Hitchingham Jackson 1:09.42
800-meter run
Alyna Lewis Western 2:24.64
Rylee Tolson Stockbridge 2:26.79
Sophia Reynolds Hanover-Horton 2:29.51
Madison Osterberg Lumen Christi 2:33.37
Allie Koch Manchester 2:37.06
Lillian Heydenburg Western 2:39.80
Jaidyn Smith Leslie 2:43.38
Brooklyn Rochow Stockbridge 2:43.84
Mikayla Butters Jackson 2:44.11
Justice Prins Western 2:47.51
1,600-meter run
Rylee Tolson Stockbridge 5:20.96
Madison Osterberg Lumen Christi 5:24.57
Alyna Lewis Western 5:26.82
Brooklyn Rochow Stockbridge 5:42.76
Erin Lubahn Leslie 6:03.71
McKenna Marsh Manchester 6:06.18
Madelyn Norman Napoleon 6:08.98
Justice Prins Western 6:09.05
Ava Viegelahn Grass Lake 6:16.96
Hope Wilkes Columbia Central 6:18.72
3,200-meter run
Rylee Tolson Stockbridge 11:08
Faith Smith Lumen Christi 11:35
Brooklyn Rochow Stockbridge 11:48.65
Erin Lubahn Leslie 12:06.74
McKenna Marsh Manchester 13:31.88
Hope Wilkes Columbia Central 13:34.39
Kaelyn Pluta Western 13:40.12
Madelyn Norman Napoleon 13:46.39
Bella Berry Hanover-Horton 14:07.53
Olivia Darnell Napoleon 14:11.46
100-meter hurdles
Brynn Mericle East Jackson 17.51
Anna Burk Western 17.92
Olivianna Watkins Hanover-Horton 17.97
Keiyera Johnson Jackson 18.21
Kelsea Bradley Napoleon 18.22
Finley Elder Western 19.21
Melyssa McJennett Columbia Central 19.53
Ruby Johnson Grass Lake 19.58
Kaitelyn Walker Stockbridge 19.77
Maycie Boyer Leslie 19.88
300-meter hurdles
Alyna Lewis Western 48.44
Anna Burk Western 49.66
Keiyera Johnson Jackson 51.92
Brynn Mericle East Jackson 52.23
Olivianna Watkins Hanover-Horton 52.27
Kayda Herrick Western 54.12
Finley Elder Western 54.26
Ruby Johnson Grass Lake 55.71
Melyssa McJennett Columbia Central 56.64
Kelsey Bradley Napoleon 56.80
400-meter relay
Western 52.35
Jackson 53.48
Grass Lake 54.87
Hanover-Horton 55.71
Stockbridge 55.96
Homer 57.01
Napoleon 58.81
Manchester 58.86
Leslie 59.96
Michigan Center 1:00.03
800-meter relay
Western 1:50.88
Jackson 1:50.94
Hanover-Horton 1:56.27
Grass Lake 1:58.82
East Jackson 1:59.80
Stockbridge 2:02.30
Napoleon 2:03.03
Leslie 2:06.03
Manchester 2:06.13
Northwest 2:06.52
1,600 meter relay
Western 4:22.48
Jackson 4:29.32
Hanover-Horton 4:31.86
East Jackson 4:43.07
Manchester 4:45.11
Lumen Christi 4:45.96
Grass Lake 4:49.86
Northwest 4:51.56
Stockbridge 4:51.84
Napoleon 4:56.04
3,200 meter relay
Leslie 10:25.40
Lumen Christi 11:19.39
Parma Western 11:31.90
Manchester 11:40.09
Napoleon 11:44.00
Stockbridge 12:08.00
Hanover-Horton 12:14.00
Michigan Center 12:41.79
Northwest 12:48.00
Homer 14:12.73
Shot put
Mariah Kerley East Jackson 32-10.5
Jaylyn Perkins Homer 31-3
Emme Van Poppel Napoleon 30-7.5
Elizabeth Clouse Jackson 30-2.5
Olivia Hunt Napoleon 29-4
Tracy Ackley Hanover-Horton 28-11.5
Katelyn Landa Napoleon 28-9
Megan Mackinder Stockbridge 28-8
Zoandria Bamm Columbia Central 28-4
Kaylee Kopulos Springport 28-2
Discus
Katelyn Landa Napoleon 99-8
Hope Overweg Springport 90-6
Karlee Gamet Concord 89-1.5
Jaylyn Perkins Homer 89-0
Megan Mackinder Stockbridge 85-10
Iyana Watkins Michigan Center 78-6
Tracy Ackley Hanover-Horton 77-1
Jasmine Carr Grass Lake 77-0
Megan Vogel Manchester 76-7.75
Cheyenne Slider Lumen Christi 76-7
High jump
Morgan Lutton Manchester 5-0
Lilli Luma Western 4-10
Kayda Herrick Western 4-8
Allie Koch Manchester 4-8
Mara Mitchell Northwest 4-8
Anna Burk Western 4-6
Morgan Kuhl Hanover-Horton 4-6
Trenidy Halm Northwest 4.6
Carly Cure Hanover-Horton 4-6
Bayli Stewart Western 4-6
Rylie Aylesworth Columbia Central 4-4
Jasmine Carr Grass Lake 4-4
Ruby Johnson Grass Lake 4-4
Pole vault
Addisyn Rudd East Jackson 8-6
Sara DeLa Grange Western 7-6
Emma Wildt Homer 7-6
Elly Trefry Michigan Center 7-6
Natalie Coleman Western 7-0
Lillian Heydenburg Western 7-0
Alayna Shackelford Hanover-Horton 7-0
Aspen Tapley Northwest 7-0
Madison Basham Grass Lake 6-6
Zoinah Gardner Homer 6-6
Emma Taylor Manchester 6-6
Marie Falk Michigan Center 6-6
Long jump
Alexa Burgess Napoleon 14-8
Gracee Robidou Stockbridge 14-7
Kaytie Warren Hanover-Horton 14-6
Melyssa McJennett Columbia Central 14-4
Alexis Kermans Napoleon 14-3
Maggie Stewart Manchester 14-0
Jaelynn Williams Homer 13-10.5
Layne Terry Grass Lake 13-10
Kyla Johnson Jackson 13-10
Jocie Berry Western 13-8.25
