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:

• Times and marks from the 2022 Outdoor Season only
• A team must have 3 athletes in an event to get ranked
• 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)

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 hurdlers to form a crew, there just isn’t a volume of athletes to create a proper ranking. In future weeks, I’ll have the hurdlers combined and rankings 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!

100/110m

Boys

Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Holt	16.61
2	Lake Orion	17.61
3	Oxford	18.24
4	Troy	18.54
5	Hillsdale	18.95
6	Birmingham Seaholm	19.22
7	Royal Oak	19.27
8	Niles	19.61
9	Edwardsburg	19.85
10	Vicksburg	20.01
11	Brother Rice	20.76
12	Fowlerville	21.00
13	Detroit Catholic Central	21.07
14	Dearborn Divine Child	21.23
15	Macomb Lutheran North	21.61
16	Morrice	21.77

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
12	Jordon Clerkley	15.74	Holt
11	Seneca Moore	15.94	Holt
12	Ethan Bird	18.14	Holt	16.61
12	Joseph Thede	15.84	Lake Orion
12	Joshua Trudell	17.44	Lake Orion
10	Andrew Drakos	19.54	Lake Orion	17.61
10	Jacob Chouinard	16.94	Oxford
11	Jacob Buchanan	17.94	Oxford
9	Sawyer Hope	19.84	Oxford	18.24
12	Pranav Bellad	18.08	Troy
12	Sungmin Choi	18.47	Troy
10	Yumin Choi	19.07	Troy	18.54
10	Brice VanZant	17.55	Hillsdale
11	Draydon Eckelberry	19.31	Hillsdale
12	Kreyzon Philipp	20.00	Hillsdale	18.95
11	Andrew Meier	17.15	Birmingham Seaholm
12	Sam Ying	19.04	Birmingham Seaholm
9	Madden Hanoosh	21.46	Birmingham Seaholm	19.22
12	Blake Vier	15.74	Royal Oak
12	Viktor Coletta	20.94	Royal Oak
12	Liam Longe	21.14	Royal Oak	19.27
9	Ayden Mccarey	17.98	Niles
12	Kimoni Mcclean	18.28	Niles
9	Jetson Rogers	22.56	Niles	19.61
12	Jacob Pegura	16.79	Edwardsburg
10	Tre Willard	20.72	Edwardsburg
9	Matthew Anders	22.05	Edwardsburg	19.85
10	Manuel Sueiras	19.13	Vicksburg
12	Gage Stenger	20.07	Vicksburg
9	Zach Kline	20.83	Vicksburg	20.01
12	Romas Mitrius	17.73	Brother Rice
11	Nicholas Vidal-Quadres	22.27	Brother Rice
11	Justin Chappell	22.28	Brother Rice	20.76
11	Blake Nogafsky	18.60	Fowlerville
11	Carl Neuman	21.43	Fowlerville
9	Joshua Porter	22.97	Fowlerville	21.00
10	Justin Dewan	18.26	Detroit Catholic Central
9	Anthony Masson	22.05	Detroit Catholic Central
11	Nick Vance	22.90	Detroit Catholic Central	21.07
10	Conor Morrow	20.36	Dearborn Divine Child
11	Ali Fawaz	21.03	Dearborn Divine Child
11	Andy Dudek	22.30	Dearborn Divine Child	21.23
12	Ryan Level	20.74	Macomb Lutheran North
11	Colin Westgate	21.04	Macomb Lutheran North
9	Nicholas Jimenez	23.04	Macomb Lutheran North	21.61
12	Jonah Mosher	19.66	Morrice
9	Logan Smith	21.88	Morrice
11	Peyton McGowan	23.77	Morrice	21.77

Girls

Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Troy	17.74
2	Rochester Adams	18.03
3	Oxford	18.34
4	Clarkston	18.96
5	Vicksburg	19.10
6	Portage Central	19.11
7	Linden	19.70
8	Otsego	19.84
9	Fowlerville	20.17
10	Richland Gull Lake	20.69
11	Edwardsburg	22.48
12	Owosso	24.28

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
11	Amanda Wu	17.44	Troy
12	Isabelle Lamug	17.62	Troy
9	Georgie Dungjen	18.17	Troy	17.74
12	Destini Dorkins	16.03	Rochester Adams
12	Naomi Brattinga	18.63	Rochester Adams
11	Anabella Godfrey	19.43	Rochester Adams	18.03
11	Caylee Beebe	17.74	Oxford
9	Taylor Brodeur	18.64	Oxford
11	Josephine Stoffan	18.64	Oxford	18.34
12	Brooke Perry	18.71	Clarkston
12	Madie Carpentier	18.85	Clarkston
10	Genna Golab	19.32	Clarkston	18.96
10	Megan Zahnow	17.76	Vicksburg
12	Grace Romig	19.37	Vicksburg
9	Frankie Loriso	20.16	Vicksburg	19.10
11	Kennedy Gardner	16.03	Portage Central
9	Katie Kraft	20.22	Portage Central
9	Jun Hur	21.08	Portage Central	19.11
12	Katelynrose Birchmeier	19.63	Linden
10	Reygan Acox	19.66	Linden
12	Aimee Arceo	19.82	Linden	19.70
10	Molly Jackson	19.20	Otsego
10	Brooklynn Carroll	19.82	Otsego
12	Kali Schwartz	20.50	Otsego	19.84
12	Sarah Litz	17.67	Fowlerville
12	Madisyn Flamini	20.54	Fowlerville
10	Leah Clark	22.30	Fowlerville	20.17
10	Ava Sibert	20.03	Richland Gull Lake
12	Charlotte Zervic	20.85	Richland Gull Lake
9	Lila Rowe	21.18	Richland Gull Lake	20.69
10	Gabrielle Hamilton	21.90	Edwardsburg
10	Kodi Jones	22.61	Edwardsburg
10	Brenna Farmer	22.94	Edwardsburg	22.48
9	Kyle Bermudez	20.02	Owosso
11	Courtney Lott	22.31	Owosso
10	Aria Wilson	30.52	Owosso	24.28

300m

Boys

Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Rochester Adams	45.05
2	Hillsdale	46.96
3	Adrian	46.97
4	Lake Orion	46.97
5	Holt	47.01
6	Oxford	47.44
7	Birmingham Seaholm	48.19
8	Detroit Catholic Central	48.60
9	Fowlerville	48.78
10	Owosso	49.09
11	Flint Powers Catholic	49.55
12	Vicksburg	49.74
13	Edwardsburg	50.02
14	Portage Central	50.11
15	Niles	51.11
16	Linden	51.41
17	Morenci	51.61
18	Kalamazoo Christian	51.99
19	Troy	52.66
20	Morrice	52.80
21	Memphis	53.15
22	Macomb Lutheran North	55.47
23	Dearborn Divine Child	56.52
24	Clinton	57.17
25	Charyl Stockwell Academy	57.40

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
12	Amarion Howard	42.50	Rochester Adams
12	Armon Howard	42.54	Rochester Adams
9	Lachlan Tillotson	50.11	Rochester Adams	45.05
10	Brice VanZant	46.13	Hillsdale
9	Dominick Coke	46.61	Hillsdale
12	Kreyzon Philipp	48.15	Hillsdale	46.96
9	Isaiah Fox	45.56	Adrian
9	Carson DeKeyser	46.49	Adrian
11	Elijah Mehan	48.86	Adrian	46.97
12	Joshua Trudell	45.14	Lake Orion
10	Andrew Drakos	46.74	Lake Orion
11	Jacob Watt	49.04	Lake Orion	46.97
11	Seneca Moore	43.82	Holt
11	Isaiah Foster	46.92	Holt
12	Ethan Bird	50.28	Holt	47.01
10	Jacob Chouinard	46.04	Oxford
11	Jacob Buchanan	47.14	Oxford
9	Sawyer Hope	49.14	Oxford	47.44
11	Andrew Meier	46.90	Birmingham Seaholm
12	Sam Ying	48.18	Birmingham Seaholm
10	Arjun Patel	49.50	Birmingham Seaholm	48.19
10	Justin Dewan	47.32	Detroit Catholic Central
11	Blaise Williams	47.65	Detroit Catholic Central
9	Drew Abbott	50.83	Detroit Catholic Central	48.60
12	Zachary Curd	47.61	Fowlerville
11	Carl Neuman	49.08	Fowlerville
11	Blake Nogafsky	49.64	Fowlerville	48.78
11	Tyler Hufnagel	45.38	Owosso
10	Gavin Mecomber	47.37	Owosso
11	Corey Gates	54.53	Owosso	49.09
12	Mitchell Romzek	48.92	Flint Powers Catholic
12	Samuel Calleja	49.38	Flint Powers Catholic
12	Mason Simms	50.35	Flint Powers Catholic	49.55
10	Manuel Sueiras	46.47	Vicksburg
9	Lucas Johnson	49.96	Vicksburg
9	Zach Kline	52.79	Vicksburg	49.74
12	Jacob Pegura	43.90	Edwardsburg
9	Matthew Anders	52.39	Edwardsburg
9	Zeke Pegura	53.78	Edwardsburg	50.02
10	Labeeb Subair	48.95	Portage Central
10	Braedyn Pleune	50.12	Portage Central
9	Jacob Friess	51.26	Portage Central	50.11
12	Kimoni Mcclean	46.75	Niles
9	Ayden Mccarey	51.61	Niles
9	Jetson Rogers	54.96	Niles	51.11
11	Ethan Gomez	49.67	Linden
11	Alex Duprey	52.18	Linden
10	Cayden Kesterson	52.39	Linden	51.41
12	Carsyn Varga	49.74	Morenci
9	Van Ekins	52.14	Morenci
9	Kevin Kaufman	52.94	Morenci	51.61
12	Lucas Dommer	48.93	Kalamazoo Christian
11	Sam Terpstra	51.58	Kalamazoo Christian
10	Micah Norris	55.47	Kalamazoo Christian	51.99
10	Yumin Choi	47.32	Troy
12	Michael Cui	54.59	Troy
9	Colin Bastien	56.07	Troy	52.66
12	Jonah Mosher	51.38	Morrice
9	Logan Smith	52.45	Morrice
11	Peyton McGowan	54.58	Morrice	52.80
12	Dameon Proper	49.96	Memphis
11	Troy Trombley	50.59	Memphis
10	Jack Tomaszak	58.90	Memphis	53.15
11	Colin Westgate	52.04	Macomb Lutheran North
9	Nicholas Jimenez	55.94	Macomb Lutheran North
10	Zachary Sodergren	58.44	Macomb Lutheran North	55.47
10	Conor Morrow	51.77	Dearborn Divine Child
11	Ali Fawaz	55.79	Dearborn Divine Child
11	Andy Dudek	62.00	Dearborn Divine Child	56.52
10	Reed Patrick	52.63	Clinton
11	Spencer Stephens	56.78	Clinton
11	John Sclafani	62.10	Clinton	57.17
11	Isaiah Musuta	47.31	Charyl Stockwell Academy
9	Jason Zarate	60.60	Charyl Stockwell Academy
10	Owen Carlson	64.30	Charyl Stockwell Academy	57.40

Girls

Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Rochester Adams	50.95
2	Oxford	53.97
3	Lake Orion	54.14
4	Troy	57.34
5	Clarkston	57.97
6	Morenci	58.04
7	Portage Central	58.71
8	Plainwell	58.94
9	Linden	59.36
10	Fowlerville	59.77
11	Richland Gull Lake	63.16
12	Edwardsburg	64.56
13	Holt	65.11

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
12	Destini Dorkins	48.79	Rochester Adams
12	Naomi Brattinga	50.25	Rochester Adams
9	Kailee Huffman	53.80	Rochester Adams	50.95
9	Taylor Brodeur	52.34	Oxford
9	Caragh Dwyer	54.44	Oxford
11	Josephine Stoffan	55.14	Oxford	53.97
12	Leah O’Leary	60.74	Lake Orion
12	Alayna Tisch	50.44	Lake Orion
10	Sofi Sally	51.24	Lake Orion	54.14
11	Anissa Faison	55.25	Troy
11	Anagha Nair	55.77	Troy
12	Isabelle Lamug	61.00	Troy	57.34
12	Brooke Perry	56.91	Clarkston
10	Sammie Carpentier	57.41	Clarkston
9	Carsey Collins	59.58	Clarkston	57.97
11	Josette Zuvers	64.94	Morenci
10	Leah Rorick	54.14	Morenci
11	Bryana Martinez	55.04	Morenci	58.04
11	Kennedy Gardner	50.38	Portage Central
9	Katie Kraft	62.66	Portage Central
9	Jun Hur	63.09	Portage Central	58.71
10	Raya Mergen-Henry	54.12	Plainwell
12	Becca Wagner	57.70	Plainwell
12	Sarah Russell	65.00	Plainwell	58.94
12	Katelynrose Birchmeier	56.65	Linden
12	Jaden Moxlow	59.42	Linden
12	Aimee Arceo	62.00	Linden	59.36
12	Sarah Litz	52.63	Fowlerville
12	Madisyn Flamini	63.00	Fowlerville
9	Evie Redinger	63.67	Fowlerville	59.77
9	Lila Rowe	61.90	Richland Gull Lake
9	Emily Thurtle	62.59	Richland Gull Lake
12	Charlotte Zervic	65.00	Richland Gull Lake	63.16
9	Lauren Penteris	62.68	Edwardsburg
10	Gabrielle Hamilton	65.00	Edwardsburg
10	Brenna Farmer	66.00	Edwardsburg	64.56
10	Ava Mullen	57.77	Holt
11	Kayla Fogarty	63.55	Holt
9	Madison Camp	74.01	Holt	65.11