After days of voting, we have crowned our jumps champions! Our winners are Noah Carlson from Rushford-Peterson High School and Anna Keefer from Saint Michael-Albertville High School. Let's meet your winners!
Noah Carlson
Rushford-Peterson High School
University of Minnesota (Football) & University of Michigan (Track)
- 2x Class A State Champion Long Jump & Triple Jump (2015, 2016)
- Class A State Finalist Triple Jump (2013, 2014)
- Class A State Finalist Long Jump (2014)
- Section 1A Triple Jump Champion (2013-16)
- Section 1A Long Jump Champion (2015)
PR's: Long Jump: 23-3.5 | Triple Jump: 48-4
Anna Keefer
Saint Michael-Albertville High School
The University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
- 2017 Gatorade Minnesota Track & Field Athlete of the Year
- 2x Class AA State Champion LJ (2016-17)
- 2x Class AA State Champion 4x100 (2015-16)
- Class AA State Champion 100m & 200m (2017)
- Class AA State Runner-up 100m (2016) & 4x200 (2017)
- Class AA State Finalist 200 (2015), TJ (2016)
- 2x Section 5AA Champion 100 (2016, 17)
- 2x Section 5AA Champion 200 (2015, 17)
- 2x Section 5AA Champion 4x100 (2015, 16)
- Section 5AA Champion 4x200 (2017)
PR's: Long Jump: 20-1.25 | Triple Jump: 38-0
Now a quick reminder of what this is.
What Is This?
Over the next several weeks MileSplit Minnesota will be rolling out brackets broken down by discipline. Fans can vote for who they think is the top athlete in each discipline. In the end, we will be crowning the top track and field athlete in the state of Minnesota as selected by the fans.
The Setup
We've selected 16 boys and girls for each discipline based on their times, performances, and accolades during this past decade and placed them in a bracket of head-to-head matchups where your poll votes on the next page will determine who advances.
Parameters
Athletes included are from the period between 2010 and 2019. Mid-distance is based solely on 400 and 800 times. Distance is based on 1600m and 3200m times. Sprints is based on 100m and 200m times. Hurdlers are based on 110m HH and 300m HH times. Relays were taken into consideration on an individual basis. Throwers are based on discus and shot put. Jumps is high jump, long jump, triple jump, and pole vault all rolled into one category.
How This Works
Athletes are seeded based on times, performances, and accolades. After each round, the athlete with the most votes in their matchup will advance to the next round. Voting will begin at 10 a.m. CT for each round of voting, voting will end at 2 p.m. CT for each round. Be sure to spread the word to advance your favorites into the next round!
Each discipline (Distance, Mid-Distance, Hurdlers, Throwers, Sprints, Jumps) will have a winner from the boys and girls bracket. After we are done with all brackets there will be one final bracket with all 6 boys and girls winners, plus the next two highest vote-getters (from all rounds) from the boys and girls. These 16 athletes will then compete on separate sides of a bracket all culminating in a boy vs. girl final to determine the champion of champions.
UPDATE: Due to the impending Cross Country season, MileSplit Minnesota will no longer be able to do the champions bracket with all the champions of each discipline.
Schedule:
Boys and girls Mid-Distance June 10-20
Boys and girls Throwers June 21 - July 1
Boys and girls Sprints July 3-13
Boys and girls Distance July 14-24
Boys and girls Hurdles July 25 - August 4
Boys and girls Jumps August 6- 16