2022’s Best Throwing Crews

On my last post, I said I’d go through all of the Best Crews of 2022 in one post. But thinking further, why not break it down by category? There’s 2-3 weeks before our first competitions, why stress and put it all one post?

Anyhow, refer to the intro on how these are determined. All numbers as always, and below are the score charts to refer to:

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

BEST BOYS THROWING CREW

Zeeland East

Discus

Aidan Taylor – 162’3, Region 12 Champion
Garrett Weeden – 155’7, 2^nd Place – OK Green
Tag Bonnema – 147’7, 3^rd Place – OK Green
Parker Williams – 136’9, 5^th Place – OK Green

Shot Put

Aidan Taylor – 56’11, Region 12 Champion
Parker Williams – 50’8, 5^th Place – D2 State
Tag Bonnema – 48’11, 2^nd Place – OK Green
Eli Rush – 46’11, 5^th Place – OK Green

D1 Boys Best Throwing Crew

Monroe

Discus

Teegan Simmons – 155’2, Region 4 Champion
Brayden Richard – 143’2, 12^th Place – Division 1
Jordan Bassler – 136’1, 7^th Place – Region 4

Shot Put

Brayden Richard – 48’4, 3^rd Place – Region 4
Teegan Simmons – 47’3, 2^nd Place – Region 4
Jordan Bassler – 46’3, 6^th Place – Region 4

Division 1 Rank	Boys Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Team Score
1	Monroe	1	1227	1205	2432
2	Battle Creek Lakeview	1	1182	1229	2410
3	Swartz Creek	1	865	1235	2100
4	Novi	1	1589	397	1986
5	Walled Lake Central	1	1175	794	1968
6	Traverse City West	1	1176	787	1963
7	Macomb Dakota	1	806	822	1629
8	East Kentwood	1	781	816	1598
9	Saginaw Heritage	1	419	1177	1595
10	Grand Blanc	1	1182	401	1583
11	Farmington	1	862	422	1284
12	Traverse City Central	1	373	902	1275
13	Caledonia	1	835	424	1259
14	Grand Haven	1	811	419	1230
15	Gibraltar Carlson	1	802	424	1226
16	Warren DeLaSalle	1	419	794	1213
17	West Bloomfield	1	406	779	1185
18	Canton	1	772	408	1180
19	Utica	1	791	388	1179
20	Brighton	1	779	380	1159
21	Wyandotte Roosevelt	1	765	391	1155
22	Salem	1	750	400	1150
23	Rochester Adams	1	398	752	1150
24	White Lake Lakeland	1	370	760	1130
25	Plymouth	1	369	756	1125

Division 2 Rank	Boys Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Team Score
1	Zeeland East	2	1695	1715	3410
2	Frankenmuth	2	1561	1626	3186
3	Monroe Jefferson	2	1204	927	2131
4	Mason	2	821	1209	2030
5	Hudsonville Unity Christian	2	822	1183	2004
6	Wayland Union	2	1145	791	1936
7	Cadillac	2	758	1167	1925
8	Portland	2	1170	741	1910
9	Coopersville	2	796	1105	1901
10	Parma Western	2	731	1099	1830
11	Dearborn Divine Child	2	901	841	1742
12	St. Clair	2	795	774	1569
13	Forest Hills Eastern	2	1175	382	1557
14	Whitehall	2	762	790	1552
15	Corunna	2	369	1148	1518
16	Marine City	2	728	781	1509
17	Hamilton	2	1057	438	1495
18	Olivet	2	731	753	1484
19	Riverview	2	714	745	1460
20	Kingsley	2	820	423	1242
21	Plainwell	2	830	402	1232
22	Macomb Lutheran North	2	835	386	1221
23	Alma	2	775	418	1193
24	Dundee	2	805	374	1178
25	Freeland	2	765	409	1175

D3 Boys Best Throwing Crew

Pewamo-Westphalia

Discus

Gavin Nurenberg – 153’5, 4^th Place – D3 State
Landon Nurenberg – 131’10, 22^nd Place – D3 State
Dalton Brown – 128’9, 5^th Place – Region 29

Shot Put

Gavin Nurenberg – 55’1, 4^th Place – D3 State
Landon Nurenberg – 47’8, 8^th Place – Greater Lansing
Dalton Brown – 46’2, 15^th Place – D3 State

Division 3 Rank	Boys Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Team Score
1	Pewamo-Westphalia	3	1175	1253	2429
2	Bath	3	1091	1174	2265
3	Jonesville	3	731	1169	1899
4	Delton-Kellogg	3	1146	744	1890
5	Standish Sterling	3	766	1111	1876
6	Quincy	3	1078	742	1820
7	Leslie	3	1449	371	1820
8	Chesaning	3	794	838	1631
9	Grand Rapids West Catholic	3	789	820	1609
10	Lawton	3	347	1215	1562
11	Montrose	3	757	803	1560
12	Watervliet	3	782	765	1547
13	Grayling	3	740	795	1536
14	Adrian Madison	3	741	417	1157
15	Constantine	3	790	367	1157
16	Erie Mason	3	409	710	1119
17	McBain	3	377	737	1114
18	Tawas	3	737	366	1103
19	Elk Rapids	3	723	367	1091
20	Clare	3	358	718	1077
21	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	3	721	355	1076
22	Mason County Central	3	487	510	997
23	Hart	3	475	491	966
24	Coloma	3	437	387	824
25	Union City	3	423	399	822

D4 Boys Best Throwing Crew

Beal City

Discus

Chris Whitehead – 152’1, 8^th Place – D4 State
Matthew Oswald – 145’5, 6^th Place – D4 State
Kylis Fletcher – 137’9, 3^rd Place – Highland Conference
Justin Recker – 112’4

Shot Put

Chris Whitehead – 49’2, Highland Conference Champion
Matthew Oswald – 47’1, 7^th Place – D4 State
Kylis Fletcher – 44’4, 13^th Place – D4 State

Division 4 Rank	Boys Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Team Score
1	Beal City	4	1556	1191	2747
2	White Cloud	4	1435	1189	2624
3	Carson City-Crystal	4	939	1609	2548
4	Maple City Glen Lake	4	1062	1383	2445
5	Morrice	4	1164	1152	2316
6	Flint Beecher	4	1344	771	2115
7	Fulton	4	685	1404	2089
8	Marlette	4	939	997	1936
9	Petersburg-Summerfield	4	761	1011	1772
10	Kalamazoo Christian	4	701	695	1396
11	Buckley	4	348	1014	1362
12	Unionville-Sebewaing	4	683	674	1358
13	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	4	327	1000	1327
14	Concord	4	979	321	1299
15	Morenci	4	420	751	1171
16	Britton Deerfield	4	784	374	1158
17	Deckerville	4	394	750	1144
18	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	4	329	757	1086
19	Addison	4	744	321	1065
20	Hillsdale Academy	4	704	353	1057
21	White Pigeon	4	316	721	1038
22	Marion	4	350	673	1023
23	Mason County Eastern	4	696	326	1023
24	Fowler	4	345	665	1010
25	Mendon	4	0	1010	1010

UP Boys Best Throwing Crew

Kingsford

Discus

Noah Johnson – 137’9, 3^rd Place – UP Division 1
Matthew Wilson – 129’11, 8^th Place – UP Division 1
Joshua Early – 116’1, 5^th Place – Region 42
Grayson Palmer – 114’10, 6^th Place – Great Northern Conference

Shot Put

Lucas Tappy – 47’1, UP Division 1 Champion
Noah Johnson – 42’2, 4^th Place – UP Division 1
Elizan Rouse – 40’8, 2^nd Place – Great Northern Conference
Garrett Veale – 38’11, 6^th Place – Great Northern Conference

Upper Peninsula Rank	Boys Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Team Score
1	Kingsford	UP	1432	1440	2872
2	Negaunee	UP	972	1395	2367
3	Engadine	UP	677	743	1419
4	Gladstone	UP	1043	365	1408
5	Ishpeming	UP	670	675	1345
6	Rapid River	UP	647	654	1301
7	Powers North Central	UP	324	651	974
8	Sault Ste. Marie	UP	0	733	733
9	Painesdale-Jeffers	UP	331	390	721
10	Marquette	UP	396	320	716
11	L’Anse	UP	353	360	713
12	Escanaba	UP	378	330	708
13	Ewen Trout Creek	UP	369	333	702
14	Calumet	UP	697	0	697
15	Munising	UP	365	332	697
16	Norway	UP	341	347	688
17	Newberry	UP	0	683	683
18	Manistique	UP	0	681	681
19	Ojibwe	UP	0	677	677
20	Rudyard	UP	326	350	676
21	Houghton	UP	329	335	664
22	Baraga	UP	334	330	664
23	Bessemer	UP	322	334	657
24	Lake Linden-Hubbell	UP	0	654	654
25	Rock Mid-Peninsula	UP	335	319	654

BEST GIRLS THROWING CREW

Zeeland East

Discus

Paige Westra – 40’1, 2^nd Place – D2 State
Faith Bonnema – 35’0, 5^th Place – Region 12
Anna Tilden – 34’5, 7^th Place – OK Green
Jenna Klein – 34’4, 4^th Place – OK Green

Shot Put

Paige Westra – 124’9, OK Green Champion
Mariah Sackett – 115’9, 3^rd Place – OK Green
Anna Tilden – 111’0, 16^th Place – D2 State
Jenna Klein – 109’10, 26^th Place – D2 State

D1 Girls Best Throwing Crew

Walled Lake Central

Discus

Ava Wojciechowski – 137’3, 2^nd Place – D1 State
Annalise Coon – 136’1, 4^th Place – D1 State
Savannah Breitwiser – 129’2, 5^th Place – D1 State
Jordyn Harris – 111’3, 4^th Place – LVC

Shot Put

Ava Wojciechowski – 39’9, 4^th Place – D1 State
Savannah Breitwiser – 36’9, 2^nd Place – LVC
Jordyn Harris – 33’5, 5^th Place – LVC

Division 1 Rank	Girls Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Team Score
1	Walled Lake Central	1	1823	1255	3078
2	East Kentwood	1	1275	1646	2920
3	Grand Blanc	1	1293	1614	2907
4	Oxford	1	467	1225	1693
5	Swartz Creek	1	765	843	1608
6	Coldwater	1	775	828	1602
7	Northville	1	425	1176	1602
8	Livonia Stevenson	1	759	843	1601
9	Caledonia	1	798	761	1559
10	Allen Park	1	500	899	1399
11	Dexter	1	810	494	1304
12	Howell	1	454	799	1253
13	Bloomfield Hills	1	811	398	1209
14	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	1	393	814	1208
15	Byron Center	1	823	376	1199
16	Zeeland West	1	1194	0	1194
17	Walled Lake Western	1	796	391	1187
18	Fraser	1	759	401	1160
19	Midland	1	774	376	1150
20	Ann Arbor Pioneer	1	372	777	1149
21	Salem	1	773	373	1146
22	Grandville	1	378	762	1140
23	Royal Oak	1	447	433	879
24	St. Joseph	1	425	437	861
25	Monroe	1	430	426	856

Division 2 Rank	Girls Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Team Score
1	Zeeland East	2	1677	1644	3320
2	Hamilton	2	1209	1137	2345
3	Olivet	2	1212	822	2034
4	Cadillac	2	1171	795	1966
5	North Branch	2	764	1104	1869
6	Otsego	2	892	879	1771
7	Marysville	2	476	1234	1710
8	Melvindale	2	797	803	1601
9	Ionia	2	791	770	1560
10	Holland Christian	2	746	802	1549
11	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	2	780	768	1548
12	Monroe Jefferson	2	773	749	1522
13	Ludington	2	878	504	1382
14	Mason	2	852	395	1247
15	Dearborn Divine Child	2	789	420	1209
16	Freeland	2	801	404	1205
17	Niles	2	392	767	1158
18	Allendale	2	384	773	1157
19	Chelsea	2	379	757	1136
20	Richland Gull Lake	2	383	731	1115
21	Hudsonville Unity Christian	2	735	371	1106
22	Carleton Airport	2	726	360	1086
23	Ogemaw Heights	2	715	357	1072
24	Whitehall	2	499	463	962
25	Essexville Garber	2	451	425	876

D3 Girls Best Throwing Crew

Constantine

Discus

Lilly Stears – 103’3, 2^nd Place – SAC
Caterina Thelen – 93’3, 4^th Place – Region 24
Bo Geibe – 91’3, 8^th Place – SAC

Shot Put

Lilly Stears – 35’5, 3^rd Place – SAC
Caterina Thelen – 34’5, 16^th Place – D3 State
Bo Geibe – 32’5, 4^th Place – Region 24

Division 3 Rank	Girls Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Team Score
1	Constantine	3	1094	1172	2266
2	Quincy	3	1300	910	2210
3	Watervliet	3	1091	1056	2146
4	Sand Creek	3	1173	875	2048
5	St. Louis	3	760	1091	1851
6	Adrian Madison	3	1043	701	1744
7	Grayling	3	887	778	1665
8	McBain	3	780	816	1597
9	Pewamo-Westphalia	3	793	750	1543
10	Napoleon	3	742	789	1531
11	East Jordan	3	749	749	1498
12	Springport	3	777	711	1488
13	Onsted	3	743	734	1477
14	Grass Lake	3	721	746	1467
15	Standish Sterling	3	742	724	1466
16	Montague	3	759	407	1166
17	Almont	3	408	735	1142
18	Stanton Central Montcalm	3	371	731	1102
19	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	3	364	733	1096
20	Manistee	3	709	376	1086
21	Ida	3	348	702	1050
22	Benzie Central	3	428	422	850
23	Caro	3	399	413	812
24	Schoolcraft	3	386	419	805
25	St. Charles	3	392	401	793

D4 Girls Best Throwing Crew

Morenci

Discus

Clarissa Berger – 106’1, 7^th Place – D4 State
Skye Molitierno – 97’8, 14^th Place – D4 State
Amaya Peters – 87’2, 6^th Place – Region 35

Shot Put

Zoey Martinez – 31’2, 4^th Place – Lenawee County
Brea Baumgartner – 28’9, 7^th Place – TCC
Skye Molitierno – 28’5

Division 4 Rank	Girls Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Team Score
1	Morenci	4	1103	1019	2123
2	Fulton	4	1093	736	1829
3	Athens	4	679	1115	1795
4	Kalamazoo Christian	4	804	828	1631
5	Muskegon Western Mich. Christian	4	755	850	1605
6	Mason County Eastern	4	773	790	1562
7	Marion	4	787	754	1540
8	Indian River Inland Lakes	4	400	1108	1509
9	Maple City Glen Lake	4	749	715	1464
10	White Cloud	4	763	698	1461
11	Frankfort	4	737	708	1446
12	Buckley	4	682	762	1444
13	Lutheran Westland	4	720	707	1427
14	Beal City	4	1062	338	1400
15	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	4	681	694	1375
16	Reading	4	344	1028	1371
17	White Pigeon	4	656	702	1358
18	Brethren	4	644	703	1347
19	Lincoln-Alcona	4	724	404	1128
20	Marlette	4	721	396	1117
21	Mendon	4	390	715	1106
22	Suttons Bay	4	763	320	1083
23	Marcellus	4	678	376	1054
24	Petersburg-Summerfield	4	391	663	1053
25	Manistee Catholic	4	365	674	1039

UP Girls Best Throwing Crew

Negaunee

Discus

Alyssa Hill – 123’4, UP Division 1 Champion
Eliana Juchemich – 106’7, 4^th Place – UP Division 1 State
Natalie Bell – 88’7, 4^th Place – WestPac Conference
Ashley Bell – 86’7, 7^th Place – UP Division 1 State

Shot Put

Eliana Juchemich – 36’3, UP Division 1 Champion
Alyssa Hill – 34’2, 2^nd Place – UP Division 1 State
Natalie Bell – 31’6, 3^rd Place – UP Division 1 State
Martha Rutherford – 31’1, 5^th Place – UP Division 1 State

Upper Peninsula Rank	Girls Team	Division	Discus	Shot Put	Team Score
1	Negaunee	UP	1518	1526	3044
2	Sault Ste. Marie	UP	1125	1431	2556
3	Pickford	UP	1111	690	1801
4	Brimley	UP	714	751	1465
5	Escanaba	UP	747	698	1445
6	Marquette	UP	363	1043	1406
7	Baraga	UP	705	683	1389
8	West Iron County	UP	691	685	1375
9	Manistique	UP	395	709	1104
10	Carney-Nadeau	UP	695	360	1055
11	Houghton	UP	1051	0	1051
12	Les Cheneaux	UP	338	682	1020
13	North Dickinson County	UP	343	675	1018
14	Menominee	UP	368	423	791
15	Republic-Michigamme	UP	366	392	758
16	Gwinn	UP	396	344	740
17	Chassell	UP	333	333	666
18	Rock Mid-Peninsula	UP	331	332	664
19	Ewen Trout Creek	UP	326	332	658
20	Bark River-Harris	UP	330	328	658
21	Gladstone	UP	320	326	645
22	Superior Central	UP	0	363	363
23	St. Ignace	UP	354	48	354
24	Bessemer	UP	0	350	350
25	Calumet	UP	0	344	344