Poll: Vote for the Best Fall Hartland High School Athlete
More than two-dozen athletes were recognized countywide, but who do you think stands out most?
While many winter sports are now underway, some 25 fall Hartland High School athletes have been recognized countywide by the Livingston County Daily Press Argus for their exploits — and that doesn't include honorable mentions or second teams.
But who stands out the most?
We'd like invite you to vote for whom you think was Hartland's best fall athlete. To simplify voting, we've picked three from the Press & Argus list who were recognized as the best in the county — tennis player Grant Comly, boys cross country runner Ian McGinn and girls cross country runner Avery Evenson — and added three of our own:
Emily Bee, who won an archery world championship, Kendra Hull who was the top point scorer for the state champion equestrian team and Kirsten Stroven, who finished fifth in the state in 100-yard breaststroke.
Comly finished the year 14-8 at No. 1 singles, with most of his losses against state qualifiers and one state champ, according to an Press & Argus article.
McGinn finished 10th at the state final and helped lead the team to a second place finish, the highest ever for a Hartland boys cross country team.
Evenson was fifth fastest in the state this year who then qualified for the Nike Cross Nationals in Oregon, taking 65th. She also is a top-ranked swimmer, finishing ninth in the 200-yard freestyle and 15th in the 100-yard freestyle during the state finals.
If you'd like to vote another athlete, write him or her into the comments section. Also, feel free let us know the reasons for your vote.
And … Here's a list of those recognized by the Press & Argus as first team all-county along with some additions by us from other sports.
Congrats to all and good luck to the winter athletes now competing.
| Athlete | Sport(s) | Honor |
| Emily Bee | Archery | NASP female world champion |
| Alex Gietek | Boys cross country | Boys All-County Cross Country Team |
| Ian McGinn | Boys cross country | Boys cross country All-County Runner of the Year |
| Sean Pengelly | Boys cross country | Boys All-County Cross Country Team |
| Anthony Martino | Football | All-County Football Team — Defense |
| Andrew Roy | Football | All-County Football Team — Defense |
| Travis Spears | Football | All-County Football Team — Offense |
| Anthony Villar | Football | All-County Football Team — Offense |
| Avery Evenson | Girls cross country and girls swimming | Girls cross country All-County Runner of the Year and member of the All-County Girls Swim Team for the 100 free, 200 free and as a member of the medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay. |
| Rachel Byron | Girls golf | All-County Girls Golf Team |
| Brooke Kastamo | Girls golf | All-County Girls Golf Team |
| Emma Csatari | Equestrian | Coach's Award winner |
| Kendra Hull | Equestrian | Top point scorer for state champion team |
| Travis Fiebernitz | Boys soccer | All-County Boys Soccer Team |
| Hannah Grosso | Girls swimming | All-County Girls Swim Team for for 200 free relay and medley relay |
| Erica Mehlberg | Girls swimming | All-County Girls Swim Team for 400 free relay |
| Lindsey Pajot | Girls swimming | All-County Girls Swim Team for backstroke and medley relay |
| Jocelyn Reinert | Girls swimming | All-County Girls Swim Team for for 200 free relay and medley relay |
| Carolyn Robinson | Girls swimming | All-County Girls Swim Team for for 200 free relay and 400 free relays |
| Kirsten Stroven | Girls swimming | All-County Girls Swim Team for breaststroke and medley relay and fifth in the state in the 100 breaststroke |
| Derek Andreen | Boys tennis | Boys All-County Tennis Team in doubles with Cameron Sloan |
| Grant Comly | Boys tennis | Boys All-County Tennis Player of the Year |
| Ben Johnson | Boys tennis | Boys All-County Tennis Team |
| Cameron Sloan | Boys tennis | Boys All-County Tennis Team in doubles with Derek Andreen |
| Hannah Guilford | Girls volleyball | All County Girls Volleyball Team |
| Sources: Livingston County Daily Press & Argus print editions and Hartland Patch reporting | ||
Peggy Seebaldt
6:14 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Congrats to all of the winners .. especially those that were also named Scholar Athletes!
Christofer Machniak
9:31 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Hi Tom Tyson,
Thanks for adding your video about the equestrian team! Nice highlights from the season!
- Chris