Best Throws Crews: Boys Week Four

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WEEK ONE RANKINGS

These rankings contain anything loaded to the athleticnet lists by 6pm WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

He ended his junior year on a high note, a Wayne County title after a successful initial season of throwing. In 2022, Demarrio Roetherford finished 4^th in both the Downriver League and Region 5. A year later, he’s showed signs of significant improvement. Both of his throws at the Tiger Relays were significant PRs, the most impressive of which was his 155’ launch of the discus. Not only a 10+ foot personal best, the 2^nd best mark in Division 1.

Grade	Name	Team	Event	Distance	Points
11	Brycen Anderson	Walled Lake Central	Discus	155′ 5	436
10	Garrod Alexander	Walled Lake Central	Discus	149′ 7	421
11	Tyler Marrogy	Walled Lake Central	Shot Put	47′ 6	402
11	Nathan Cody	Walled Lake Central	Discus	140′ 3	398
11	Robert Smiley	Walled Lake Central	Discus	137′ 9	391
10	Garrod Alexander	Walled Lake Central	Shot Put	45′ 3	384
11	Nathan Cody	Walled Lake Central	Shot Put	44′ 0	374

D1 Rank	Team	Shot Put	Discus	Total
1	Walled Lake Central	1160	1646	2806
2	Zeeland East	1581	1212	2793
3	Cedar Springs	780	1118	1898
4	Midland	796	796	1593
5	Rockford	1143	396	1539
6	St. Joseph	840	441	1281
7	Wyandotte Roosevelt	452	826	1278
8	Utica	416	784	1201
9	East Kentwood	785	404	1189
10	Monroe	402	782	1184
11	Walled Lake Western	381	756	1138
12	Macomb Dakota	388	743	1132
13	Mount Pleasant	381	746	1128
14	Battle Creek Lakeview	492	407	899
15	Holland West Ottawa	395	421	816
16	Warren DeLaSalle	813	0	813
17	Clarkston	448	364	812
18	Berkley	432	376	807
19	Novi	384	409	793
20	Lake Orion	383	407	790
21	Brighton	0	783	783
22	Saline	398	382	780
23	Detroit Catholic Central	392	382	774
24	Grosse Pointe North	767	0	767
25	Portage Central	397	369	766

What is the Lebron family feeding those Alma boys? Last week’s tri meet against Frankenmuth and Bridgeport produced some huge performances from Michael Howey and Devin Dennison. Howey set the school record with his 54’9 hoist. Unfortunately, Dennison was a few feet short of the Alma record, but he can take solace in his defeat of the defending D2 State Champ. The top two D2 throws crews reside in the TVC. Alma won the first battle 10-8, we’ll wait three more weeks for another duel in the TVC8 Championship.

Grade	Name	Team	Event	Distance	Points
12	Devin Dennison	Alma	Discus	169′ 0	471
12	Michael Howey	Alma	Shot Put	54′ 9.5	460
12	Michael Howey	Alma	Discus	141′ 10	402
12	Devin Dennison	Alma	Shot Put	47′ 0	398
12	Carlos Martinez-Medina	Alma	Discus	134′ 3	382
12	Carlos Martinez-Medina	Alma	Shot Put	44′ 0.5	375
11	Santiago Rodriguez	Alma	Discus	127′ 11	366

D2 Rank	Team	Shot Put	Discus	Total
1	Alma	1233	1621	2853
2	Frankenmuth	834	1562	2396
3	Coopersville	1203	803	2006
4	Portland	765	1208	1973
5	Parma Western	1143	769	1911
6	Midland Bullock Creek	1146	720	1866
7	Edwardsburg	740	839	1578
8	Wayland Union	753	801	1554
9	Allendale	386	1085	1471
10	Monroe Jefferson	374	1090	1464
11	Whitehall	460	731	1191
12	Grand Rapids South Christian	373	816	1188
13	Berrien Springs	402	781	1183
14	Gladwin	778	367	1146
15	Cadillac	378	743	1121
16	Ionia	368	745	1114
17	Plainwell	424	445	869
18	Dearborn Divine Child	400	444	844
19	Essexville Garber	393	406	799
20	Williamston	421	376	797
21	Milan	780	0	780
22	Madison Heights Lamphere	403	370	772
23	Dundee	379	389	769
24	Sparta	0	758	758
25	Mason	384	364	748

Kellen Kimes has been doing his thing and is easily the D3 favorite in both events. But who could be a contender to knock him off? Mason Mayne is a great candidate. As a freshman, he was one of two to get to the State Finals in the Shot. As a sophomore, he’s added 6’ to his furthest freshman fling.

Grade	Name	Team	Event	Distance	Points
11	Gavin Nurenberg	Pewamo-Westphalia	Shot Put	54′ 1	454
11	Gavin Nurenberg	Pewamo-Westphalia	Discus	151′ 6	426
11	Dalton Brown	Pewamo-Westphalia	Shot Put	50′ 1.5	423
11	Dalton Brown	Pewamo-Westphalia	Discus	130′ 3	372

D3 Rank	Team	Shot Put	Discus	Total
1	Pewamo-Westphalia	877	798	1675
2	White Cloud	808	369	1177
3	Standish Sterling	764	384	1148
4	Quincy	382	754	1136
5	Clare	731	354	1085
6	Leslie	356	720	1076
7	Hart	478	457	934
8	Lawton	467	412	879
9	Union City	406	441	847
10	Clinton	407	399	806
11	Montague	408	358	766
12	Adrian Madison	391	367	759
13	Durand	357	401	758
14	Manistee	380	374	754
15	Montrose	397	349	746
16	Watervliet	368	374	742
17	Olivet	396	343	739
18	Chesaning	372	366	738
19	Mason County Central	367	350	717
20	Lansing Catholic	370	345	715
21	Hanover-Horton	357	343	699
22	Jackson Lumen Christi	357	341	698
23	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	690	0	690
24	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	352	339	691
25	Almont	0	399	399

A one-man wrecking crew, Kylis Fletcher, has led Beal City to the top spot (okay, he’s had a little help from Ben Straus, Parker McDonald, and Justin Recker). Throughout his career, he’s been able to continually progress. Look back two years and you have a guy who couldn’t spin it more than 100’. Look back one year and you see the trajectory from 110’s to the 130’s. Now, he’s begun his junior year with a 140’+ catapult.

Grade	Name	Team	Event	Distance	Points
11	Kylis Fletcher	Beal City	Shot Put	47′ 8.5	404
11	Kylis Fletcher	Beal City	Discus	140′ 7	398
12	Ben Straus	Beal City	Shot Put	40′ 6	346
11	Parker McDonald	Beal City	Discus	114′ 5	332
12	Justin Recker	Beal City	Discus	110′ 0	321

D4 Rank	Team	Shot Put	Discus	Total
1	Beal City	750	1051	1801
2	Marion	726	682	1408
3	Deckerville	701	369	1070
4	Fowler	694	321	1015
5	Kalamazoo Hackett	326	685	1010
6	White Pigeon	689	312	1001
7	Marlette	361	637	999
8	Petersburg-Summerfield	374	397	770
9	Britton Deerfield	363	392	755
10	Morrice	715	0	715
11	Hillsdale Academy	0	696	696
12	Brown City	361	328	689
13	Pittsford	353	336	689
14	Fruitport Calvary Christian	323	360	683
15	Tekonsha	327	356	683
16	Reading	680	0	680
17	Sand Creek	332	343	675
18	Buckley	358	315	673
19	Lawrence	329	326	656
20	Concord	0	640	640
21	Morenci	0	632	632
22	Mason County Eastern	0	365	365
23	Bellaire	364	0	364
24	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	0	361	361
25	Breckenridge	356	0	356

Only two of the top eight finishers from the UP Division 1 Shot Put return, leaving the door open for new competitors to find their way to an All-State honor. And by new, I mean really new. A Northern Michigan’s Superior Dome Invitational (a major reason for many Upper Peninsula teams ranking), Nico Lukkarinen ripped a 43’10, tops amongst all UP divisions. With further experience in the event, I expect further gains, but if you were to place that throw in June’s state finals, he’s sure to compete for a title.

Grade	Name	Team	Event	Distance	Points
12	Nico Lukkarinen	Negaunee	Shot Put	43′ 10.25	373
12	Brayden Dunstan	Negaunee	Shot Put	40′ 1.5	343
12	Drake Spickerman	Negaunee	Shot Put	38′ 6	330

UP Rank	Team	Shot Put	Discus	Total
1	Negaunee	1047	0	1047
2	Gladstone	342	628	970
3	Sault Ste. Marie	639	312	951
4	Ishpeming	669	0	669
5	Kingsford	653	0	653
6	Menominee	350	0	350
7	Norway	337	0	337
8	Marquette	334	0	334