EAU CLAIRE, Mich. — A 15-year-old Michigan girl said there was nothing special about the way she spit a cherry pit Saturday.
“I just took a deep breath and pushed hard,” said Megan Ankrapp, whose pit landed at 49 feet, 1/4 inch — longest of the day at the 42nd annual contest in southwestern Michigan.
“I was shocked,” she added.
Megan, who is from Buchanan, won the women’s category but didn’t participate in the overall championship round because her earlier spits were too short to qualify.
The championship spit-off was claimed by Kevin Bartz of Niles with a winning distance of 48 feet, 8 inches. He was followed by 2014 champ Brian Krause at 48 feet.