In past years, I’ve ranked programs by the number of sub-5/sub-6 milers, but that just concentrates on the distance folks. There are ten other individual events and three more relays. Michigan schools have traditions in jumps, throws, hurdles, sprints, and the vault. We have outstanding individuals who attain national glory both at this level and later in life. It’s my mission here to recognize and rank the teams that excel in the specialized events that make track and field, TRACK AND FIELD.
Over the winter, I ranked college distance programs, and I did an okay job, though I wasn’t impressed with the way I presented the rankings. USTFCCCA does their #eventsquad rankings for each individual event for collegiate teams. I thought I’d blend what they do and what I intend to do, to produce these “best crews”. Prep coaches typically wear many hats, but often you’ll have a throws coach, a hurdles coach, etc. If you have a girl that throws Shot, she’ll typically throw Discus. Instead of dissecting each individual event, I’ll attempt to rank the best hurdle crew (100/110h, 300h), the best throws crew (Disc, Shot), distance (800, 1600, 3200), sprint (100, 200, 400), jumps (HJ, LJ), and finally, Pole Vault getting their own, special category.
The method for the rankings is such:
Top 3 athletes from each team with their best times/jumps/tosses averaged out The highest rank is given to the team with the highest average in that event Combining events to form a crew, teams will be ranked by their average rank between events (with ties going to teams with the teams with the higher rank of their worst category)
I will release these on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, with new rankings for each crew coming out every two weeks. The order will likely be Jumps, Distance, Vault, Sprints, Throws, Hurdles. Jumps are here first because many of these indoor meets were able to host both high jump and long jump, but obviously no 300h, 100m, or Discus.
These are NOT intended to be predictive or an overall rank of one’s T&F team. If you’re wondering why a team isn’t ranked, they likely haven’t competed yet or perhaps they don’t have the numbers to qualify. While my cross rankings attempt to project future performance, these are just a show what has already occurred. And maybe for myself, learn a little more of the names and individuals in those “other” events.
For this initial ranking, I did NOT combine the jumps to form a crew, there just isn’t a volume of athletes to create a proper ranking. In future weeks, I’ll have the jumps combined and images for each division. Message me if you need further explanation. I’m not burning the candle at both ends like the end of October, so I might be nice to you!
LONG JUMP
BOYS
Overall
Overall Rank Team Avg. Jump 1 Holt 20′ 10.2″ 2 Allendale 19′ 9.9″ 3 Holland West Ottawa 19′ 7.7″ 4 Whitehall 19′ 1.8″ 5 Okemos 18′ 11.9″ 6 Battle Creek Lakeview 18′ 11.8″ 7 East Kentwood 18′ 7.8″ 8 Saline 18′ 7.2″ 9 Ortonville Brandon 18′ 3.6″ 10 Fruitport 18′ 3.5″ 11 Zeeland West 18′ 3.5″ 12 Hudsonville 18′ 3″ 13 Temperance Bedford 18′ 2.5″ 14 Coopersville 18′ 1.8″ 15 Centreville 18′ 1″ 16 Monroe Jefferson 18′ 0.4″ 17 Spring Lake 17′ 11″ 18 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 17′ 10.7″ 19 St. Joseph 17′ 10.7″ 20 Davison 17′ 10″ 21 Jackson 17′ 9.8″ 22 Charlotte 17′ 8.2″ 23 Dexter 17′ 7.8″ 24 Detroit Catholic Central 17′ 7.1″ 25 Hastings 17′ 6.2″
Grade Name Team Best Jump Avg. Jump 12 Camryn Battjes Allendale 21′ 2.5″ 12 Patrick Adams Allendale 19′ 3.25″ 12 Andrew Tiemeyer-Smith Allendale 19′ 0″ 19’9.9″ 10 Davis Barr Battle Creek Lakeview 20′ 2.25″ 11 Jovon Wanzer Battle Creek Lakeview 18′ 5″ 10 Malaki Bell Battle Creek Lakeview 18′ 4″ 18’11.8″ 11 Dylan Coney Centreville 19′ 5.5″ 12 Zach Vanderhoof Centreville 18′ 6.5″ 12 Brandon Reed Centreville 16′ 3″ 18’1″ 10 Cutler Brandt Charlotte 18′ 10″ 10 Maliki Garza Charlotte 17′ 3″ 11 Nick Adams Charlotte 16′ 11.5″ 17’8.2″ 12 Timothy Allen Coopersville 19′ 1″ 9 Tyler Banka Coopersville 18′ 6.5″ 10 Ben Dumont Coopersville 16′ 9.75″ 18’1.8″ 9 AJ Hill Davison 18′ 2.25″ 10 Trenton Lumm Davison 17′ 10.5″ 10 Gavin Elmquist Davison 17′ 5.25″ 17’10” 10 Kameron Lloyd Detroit Catholic Central 18′ 1″ 9 Sebastian Green Detroit Catholic Central 17′ 5.5″ 11 Joshua Tipton Detroit Catholic Central 17′ 2.75″ 17’7.1″ SR Cole Sheldon Dexter 20′ 7.5″ SR Jonny Adamczyk Dexter 17′ 10.75″ FR Cooper Thompson Dexter 14′ 5″ 17’7.8″ 11 Nakia Willis East Kentwood 18′ 10″ 11 Keaton Griffin East Kentwood 18′ 8.25″ 11 Joshua Hurt East Kentwood 18′ 5″ 18’7.8″ 12 Camden Farrell Fruitport 19′ 0″ 11 Paschal Jolman Fruitport 18′ 1″ 11 Collin Jolman Fruitport 17′ 9.5″ 18’3.5″ 9 Julius Andino GR_Kenowa Hills 18′ 7″ 10 Alex Andino GR_Kenowa Hills 18′ 4″ 10 Da’Mierriay Bennett GR_Kenowa Hills 16′ 9″ 17’10.7″ 11 Robby Slaughter Hastings 17′ 11″ 9 Jett Barnum Hastings 17′ 8″ 12 Dillon Neal Hastings 16′ 11.5″ 17’6.2″ 12 Isaac Easter Holland West Ottawa 21′ 1″ 10 C.J. Guillermo Holland West Ottawa 19′ 1″ 10 Bryce Buckner Holland West Ottawa 18′ 9″ 19’7.7″ 12 Kellen Reed Holt 21′ 3.5″ 12 Jordon Clerkley Holt 21′ 1.75″ 11 Seneca Moore Holt 20′ 1.25″ 20’10.2″ 12 Devin Mervau Hudsonville 19′ 7″ 9 Carson Guysi Hudsonville 18′ 2″ 11 Brady O’Brien Hudsonville 17′ 0″ 18’3″ SR Jarrell Harrell Jackson 19′ 4″ JR Aamar Harrell Jackson 17′ 4.75″ FR Cyron Stamper Jackson 16′ 8.75″ 17’9.8″ 12 Niko Costas Monroe Jefferson 18′ 10″ SR Garret Thomas Monroe Jefferson 18′ 0″ SO Martre Pearson Monroe Jefferson 17′ 3.25″ 18’0.4″ 12 Aharon Henry Okemos 21′ 0.5″ 10 Logan Davis Okemos 18′ 5.5″ 12 Jackson Davis Okemos 17′ 5.75″ 18’11.9″ 10 Andrew Bickett Ortonville Brandon 18′ 8.5″ 10 Drew Hickmott Ortonville Brandon 18′ 3.75″ 12 Chris Stewart Ortonville Brandon 17′ 10.5″ 18’3.6″ SR Torin Moore Jr. Saline 19′ 9.5″ SR Ian Gifford Saline 18′ 4″ SO Hayden Rouse Saline 17′ 8″ 18’7.2″ 11 Jaxson Tober Spring Lake 19′ 2″ 10 Austin Engel Spring Lake 17′ 5″ 9 Jackson Gee Spring Lake 17′ 2″ 17’11” 11 Cole Lakin St. Joseph 18′ 10″ 9 Joron Brown St. Joseph 17′ 6″ 11 Declan Finnigan St. Joseph 17′ 4″ 17’10.7″ SR Micah Scheffer Temperance Bedford 19′ 5.5″ FR Owen Przybylski Temperance Bedford 17′ 10.5″ SR Degan Garcia Temperance Bedford 17′ 3.5″ 18’2.5″ 11 Nate Bolley Whitehall 19′ 8.25″ 12 Landen Snay Whitehall 19′ 6″ 10 Trannon Aylor Whitehall 18′ 3″ 19’1.8″ 12 Josh Kroll Zeeland West 19′ 8.5″ 11 Skyler Geurink Zeeland West 17′ 8″ 9 Kai Anderson Zeeland West 17′ 6″ 18’3.5″
Division 1
Division Rank Team Avg. Jump 1 Holt 20′ 10.2″ 2 Holland West Ottawa 19′ 7.7″ 3 Okemos 18′ 11.9″ 4 Battle Creek Lakeview 18′ 11.8″ 5 East Kentwood 18′ 7.8″ 6 Saline 18′ 7.2″ 7 Zeeland West 18′ 3.5″ 8 Hudsonville 18′ 3″ 9 Temperance Bedford 18′ 2.5″ 10 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 17′ 10.7″
Division 2
Division Rank Team Avg. Jump 1 Allendale 19′ 9.9″ 2 Whitehall 19′ 1.8″ 3 Ortonville Brandon 18′ 3.6″ 4 Fruitport 18′ 3.5″ 5 Coopersville 18′ 1.8″ 6 Monroe Jefferson 18′ 0.4″ 7 Spring Lake 17′ 11″ 8 Charlotte 17′ 8.2″ 9 Hastings 17′ 6.2″ 10 Chelsea 17′ 5.8″
Division 3
Division Rank Team Avg. Jump 1 Centreville 18′ 1″ 2 Caro 17′ 2.5″ 3 Hart 17′ 1.2″ 4 Delton-Kellogg 16′ 11.5″ 5 Saugatuck 16′ 3.2″ 6 Grand Rapids West Catholic 16′ 2.3″ 7 Lakeview 15′ 11.8″ 8 Harrison 15′ 6.9″ 9 Constantine 15′ 5.8″ 10 Newaygo 14′ 10.8″
GIRLS
Overall
Overall Rank Team Avg. Jump 1 St. Joseph 15′ 7.5″ 2 Rockford 15′ 6.8″ 3 Holland West Ottawa 15′ 1.8″ 4 Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 14′ 7.2″ 5 Hudsonville 14′ 5.8″ 6 Allendale 14′ 1.3″ 7 Grand Haven 14′ 0.8″ 8 Hastings 14′ 0.8″ 9 Portage Central 14′ 0.5″ 10 Battle Creek Lakeview 14′ 0.3″ 11 Remus Chippewa Hills 14′ 0.3″ 12 Spring Lake 13′ 10.7″ 13 Davison 13′ 9.4″ 14 Forest Hills Northern 13′ 9″ 15 Zeeland West 13′ 9″ 16 Monroe 13′ 8.4″ 17 Fremont 13′ 8.2″ 18 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 13′ 7.7″ 19 Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 13′ 7″ 20 Ortonville Brandon 13′ 6.3″ 21 Clarkston 13′ 5.6″ 22 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 13′ 3.7″ 23 Hopkins 13′ 2.8″ 24 Monroe Jefferson 13′ 2.7″ 25 Marcellus 13′ 1.3″
Grade Name Team Best Jump Avg. Jump 12 Hannah Schroeder Allendale 14’10 12 Ashley Atkins Allendale 14’0 9 Ashley Kinney Allendale 13’6 14′ 1.3″ 11 Clare Miller Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 13’10 10 Ella Caplea Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 13’7 10 Erin Stuk Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 13’4 13′ 7″ 11 Andi Wilsey Battle Creek Lakeview 14’2 12 Alexia Muzik Battle Creek Lakeview 14’2 10 Isabella Adams Battle Creek Lakeview 13’9 14′ 0.3″ 11 Katrina Massey Clarkston 14’3.75 9 Carsey Collins Clarkston 13’6.5 11 Emma Larkins Clarkston 12’6.5 13′ 5.6″ 12 Allison Hawk Davison 15’2.5 9 Lucy Stevens Davison 13’6 9 Kaitlyn Henson Davison 12’7.75 13′ 9.4″ 11 Jennessa Byl FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern 14’9 9 Sara Andringa FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern 13’3 9 Lindsay Chadwick FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern 13’3 13′ 9″ 12 Kennedy Christoffersen Fremont 14’4 12 Justina Reimerova Fremont 13’6.5 10 Avery Christoffersen Fremont 13’2 13′ 8.2″ 11 Sidney Breen GR_Kenowa Hills 14’8 9 Payton Taylor GR_Kenowa Hills 14’0 10 Sydney Phelps GR_Kenowa Hills 12’3 13′ 7.7″ 10 Abby Phelps Grand Haven 16’1 11 Graci Chittenden Grand Haven 13’5 11 Kaitlyn Wilkie Grand Haven 12’8.5 14′ 0.8″ 11 Madison Nino Hastings 15’10.5 10 Myah Vincent Hastings 13’10 10 Skylar Fenstemaker Hastings 12’6 14′ 0.8″ 11 Elizabeth Hopkins Holland West Ottawa 16’4 10 Allinna Teav Holland West Ottawa 15’9.5 10 Ja’Mariah Frazier Holland West Ottawa 13’4 15′ 1.8″ 10 Vanessa Barry Hopkins 14’0.5 10 Sierra Emaus Hopkins 13’11.25 10 Maggie Finney Hopkins 11’8.5 13′ 2.8″ 12 Alaina Diaz Hudsonville 17’5 9 Taylyn Reed Hudsonville 13’0.5 9 Josie DeSmit Hudsonville 13’0 14′ 5.8″ 12 Madi Simpson Marcellus 13’11 12 Michelle Clapp Marcellus 13’1.5 10 Olivia Hicks Marcellus 12’3.5 13′ 1.3″ 9 Brooklyn Harmon Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 15’2 10 Kenady Smith Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 14’4.5 12 Anna Benedict Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 14’3 14′ 7.2″ SR Olivia Bussell Monroe 14’10.25 SR Isabella Seger-Wagasy Monroe 13’1.75 JR Matley Rose Monroe 13’1.25 13′ 8.4″ FR Lindsay Masserant Monroe Jefferson 13’11.25 SR Ashlyn Nadeau Monroe Jefferson 13’2.5 FR Katie Powell Monroe Jefferson 12’6.25 13′ 2.7″ 12 Arriona Williams Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 13’11 10 Isabella Smith Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 13’5 10 Daje’ona Fields Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 12’7 13′ 3.7″ 12 Rylee Sobecki Ortonville Brandon 15’2 10 Sophia Oliver Ortonville Brandon 13’2 9 Emma Mulcahey Ortonville Brandon 12’3 13′ 6.3″ 11 Layla Wallace Portage Central 15’6 10 Abby Lauraine Portage Central 13’7.5 10 Allie Finstrom Portage Central 13’0 14′ 0.5″ 10 Ariana Todd Remus Chippewa Hills 14’9 12 Katelynn Webster Remus Chippewa Hills 14’5 12 Shelby Fall Remus Chippewa Hills 12’11 14′ 0.3″ 11 Maya Anderson Rockford 16’2.5 10 Hailey Hill Rockford 15’6 12 Evelyn Grimm Rockford 15’0 15′ 6.8″ 12 Isabella Padula Spring Lake 15’0.5 9 Alana Mazurek Spring Lake 13’9.5 12 Sadie Williams Spring Lake 12’10 13′ 10.7″ 12 Mimi Joseph St. Joseph 16’8.5 10 Lilly Woytsek St. Joseph 15’3 11 Gabriella Wiskow St. Joseph 14’11 15′ 7.5″ 10 Avari Peddie Zeeland West 14’11 12 Alexis Rindfliesch Zeeland West 13’2 11 Stephanie Dodd Zeeland West 13’2 13′ 9″
Division 1
Division Rank Team Avg. Jump 1 St. Joseph 15′ 7.5″ 2 Rockford 15′ 6.8″ 3 Holland West Ottawa 15′ 1.8″ 4 Hudsonville 14′ 5.8″ 5 Grand Haven 14′ 0.8″ 6 Portage Central 14′ 0.5″ 7 Battle Creek Lakeview 14′ 0.3″ 8 Davison 13′ 9.4″ 9 Forest Hills Northern 13′ 9″ 10 Zeeland West 13′ 9″
Division 2
Division Rank Team Avg. Jump 1 Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 14′ 7.2″ 2 Allendale 14′ 1.3″ 3 Hastings 14′ 0.8″ 4 Remus Chippewa Hills 14′ 0.3″ 5 Spring Lake 13′ 10.7″ 6 Fremont 13′ 8.2″ 7 Ortonville Brandon 13′ 6.3″ 8 Hopkins 13′ 2.8″ 9 Monroe Jefferson 13′ 2.7″ 10 Wixom St. Catherine 12′ 9.9″
Division 3
Division Rank Team Avg. Jump 1 Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 13′ 7″ 2 Morley-Stanwood 12′ 9.6″ 3 Centreville 12′ 3.9″ 4 Saginaw Valley Lutheran 12′ 2.8″ 5 Schoolcraft 12′ 2.3″ 6 Constantine 11′ 11.8″
Division 4
Division Rank Team Avg. Jump 1 Marcellus 13′ 1.3″ 2 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 13′ 1.1″ 3 New Buffalo 11′ 4.2″
HIGH JUMP
Boys
Overall
Overall Rank Team Avg. Height 1 Davison 5′ 8.3″ 3 Adrian 5′ 6.7″ 2 Portage Central 5′ 7″ 4 Dexter 5′ 6.7″ 5 Jackson 5′ 4.7″ 6 Monroe 5′ 4″ 7 Detroit Catholic Central 5′ 3.3″ 8 Temperance Bedford 5′ 2.7″ 9 Saline 5′ 2″
Grade Name Team Best Jump Avg. Jump SR Joe Francis Adrian 6′ 0″ FR Stevie Elam Adrian 5′ 6″ FR Isaiah Fox Adrian 5′ 2″ 5′ 6.7″ 12 Elijah Lawrence Davison 6′ 1″ 9 AJ Hill Davison 5′ 9″ 10 Conner Woodruff Davison 5′ 3″ 5′ 8.3″ 12 Landon Hale Detroit Catholic Central 5′ 6″ 11 Johnny Shephard Detroit Catholic Central 5′ 4″ 10 Justin Dewan Detroit Catholic Central 5′ 0″ 5′ 3.3″ SR Samuel Fitzpatrick Dexter 5′ 10″ SO Keaton Murphy-Walstad Dexter 5′ 6″ SR Gabriel Fitzpatrick Dexter 5′ 4″ 5′ 6.7″ SO Kyson Cooper Jackson 5′ 6″ SR Dectrick Reed Jackson 5′ 4″ SR Jarrell Harrell Jackson 5′ 4″ 5′ 4.7″ SR Andrew McCarthy Monroe 5′ 6″ SR Tayshaun Nichols Monroe 5′ 4″ JR Kori Watkins-Desilvis Monroe 5′ 2″ 5′ 4″ 12 Drake Sellers Portage Central 6′ 0″ 11 Ryan Ernest Portage Central 5′ 6″ 9 Brady Cooper Portage Central 5′ 3″ 5′ 7″ JR Wynter Burnett Saline 5′ 4″ SO Dennis Durakovic Saline 5′ 2″ SR Ian Gifford Saline 5′ 0″ 5′ 2″ SR Collin Balla Temperance Bedford 5′ 4″ SR Ryan Prielipp Temperance Bedford 5′ 2″ SR Parker Marsh Temperance Bedford 5′ 2″ 5′ 2.7″
Division 1
Division Rank Team Avg. Height 1 Davison 5′ 8.3″ 2 Portage Central 5′ 7″ 3 Dexter 5′ 6.7″ 4 Jackson 5′ 4.7″ 5 Monroe 5′ 4″ 6 Detroit Catholic Central 5′ 3.3″ 7 Temperance Bedford 5′ 2.7″ 8 Saline 5′ 2″
Division 2
Division Rank Team Avg. Height 1 Adrian 5′ 6.7″
Girls
Overall
Overall Rank Team Avg. Height 1 Tecumseh 4′ 8.7″ 2 Adrian 4′ 8″ 3 Ypsilanti Lincoln 4′ 8″ 4 Clare 4′ 5.7″ 5 Saline 4′ 5.3″ 6 Temperance Bedford 4′ 5.3″ 7 Davison 4′ 5″ 8 Howell 4′ 5″ 9 Walled Lake Northern 4′ 4″ 10 Charlotte 4′ 3″ 11 Portage Central 4′ 3″ 12 Monroe Jefferson 4′ 2″
Grade Name Team Best Jump Avg. Jump JR Akkya Campbell Adrian 4′ 10″ JR Quinn Hale Adrian 4′ 8″ SO Makenna Johnson Adrian 4′ 6″ 4′ 8″ 11 Antonia Keith Charlotte 4′ 5″ 11 Julia May Charlotte 4′ 2″ 11 Merissa Kalczynski Charlotte 4′ 2″ 4′ 3″ 12 Sofiah Coker Clare 4′ 10″ 11 Alexah Coker Clare 4′ 5″ 12 Isabel Schroeder Clare 4′ 2″ 4′ 5.7″ 12 Meara King Davison 4′ 10″ 10 Emma Sauer Davison 4′ 5″ 11 Elizabeth Rainwater Davison 4′ 0″ 4′ 5″ 10 Alexis Le Howell 4′ 5″ 12 Maeve St. John Howell 4′ 5″ 11 Sophie Daugard Howell 4′ 5″ 4′ 5″ FR Mia Schroeder Monroe Jefferson 4′ 2″ SO Anna Rumschlag Monroe Jefferson 4′ 2″ SR Kirsten Vanisacker Monroe Jefferson 4′ 2″ 4′ 2″ 11 Morgan Rearick Portage Central 4′ 6″ 10 Siena Juntunen Portage Central 4′ 3″ 9 Katie Kraft Portage Central 4′ 0″ 4′ 3″ JR Tess Sanderson Saline 4′ 6″ SR Tenley Schrzan Saline 4′ 6″ SR Emma Grill Saline 4′ 4″ 4′ 5.3″ JR Lauren Stimpson Tecumseh 4′ 10″ FR Alli Zajac Tecumseh 4′ 8″ JR Morgan Stimpson Tecumseh 4′ 8″ 4′ 8.7″ SR Elizabeth Cochran Temperance Bedford 4′ 8″ SO Jaelyn Hall Temperance Bedford 4′ 6″ JR Taylor Destatte Temperance Bedford 4′ 2″ 4′ 5.3″ 10 Ava Epley Walled Lake Northern 4′ 5″ 12 Madalynn Pelto Walled Lake Northern 4′ 5″ 12 Mary Krause Walled Lake Northern 4′ 2″ 4′ 4″ JR Melanie Macias Ypsilanti Lincoln 5′ 0″ SR Kaliyah Favors Ypsilanti Lincoln 4′ 8″ JR Maya Goncalves Ypsilanti Lincoln 4′ 4″ 4′ 8″
Division 1
Division Rank Team Avg. Height 1 Ypsilanti Lincoln 4′ 8″ 2 Saline 4′ 5.3″ 3 Temperance Bedford 4′ 5.3″ 4 Davison 4′ 5″ 5 Howell 4′ 5″ 6 Walled Lake Northern 4′ 4″ 7 Portage Central 4′ 3″
Division 2
Division Rank Team Avg. Height 1 Tecumseh 4′ 8.7″ 2 Adrian 4′ 8″ 3 Charlotte 4′ 3″ 4 Monroe Jefferson 4′ 2″
Division 3
Division Rank Team Avg. Height 1 Clare 4′ 5.7″
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