Best Throws Crews: Girls Week Four

EXPLANATION

WEEK ONE RANKINGS

Use the above link if you’d like an explanation. These rankings contain throws through MONDAY NIGHT.

She’s back baby! I’m getting my obligatory writeup out for the MIXCSR hometown favorite, Abby Russell. Her 46’7 toss at Allen Park’s Co-Ed Relays is far and away the furthest D1 has seen yet this year. Almost 5’ further than her state championship winning throw and a 2’ beyond her 2022 best. But she has no reason to get complacent with these great distances. Division 1 as a whole has improved, with 6 girls over 39’ already, a length only hit at the end of last season.

Grade	Name	Team	Event	Distance	Points
12	Mariah Sackett	Zeeland East	Discus	119′ 6	431
12	Mariah Sackett	Zeeland East	Shot Put	36′ 7.5	418
12	Faith Bonnema	Zeeland East	Shot Put	35′ 11	410
12	Kallie Taylor	Zeeland East	Discus	110′ 9	406
11	Anna Tilden	Zeeland East	Shot Put	34′ 7	396
11	Anna Tilden	Zeeland East	Discus	103′ 3	385
12	Jenna Klein	Zeeland East	Shot Put	33′ 4	382
12	Jenna Klein	Zeeland East	Discus	99′ 6	375

D1 Rank	Team	Shot Put	Discus	Total
1	Zeeland East	1607	1597	3204
2	Walled Lake Central	861	1285	2146
3	East Kentwood	852	845	1697
4	Midland	762	834	1596
5	Bloomfield Hills	387	840	1227
6	Farmington	820	401	1221
7	Byron Center	376	808	1185
8	Novi	397	769	1166
9	Royal Oak	466	466	932
10	Allen Park	527	396	922
11	Zeeland West	413	414	827
12	Muskegon Mona Shores	419	396	815
13	Swartz Creek	427	383	810
14	Ann Arbor Pioneer	417	380	796
15	East Lansing	793	0	793
16	Northville	377	388	765
17	Port Huron Northern	764	0	764
18	Livonia Churchill	0	764	764
19	Salem	372	374	746
20	Livonia Stevenson	488	0	488
21	Traverse City West	447	0	447
22	Ann Arbor Huron	446	0	446
23	Hartland	442	0	442
24	Howell	441	0	441
25	Belleville	0	411	411

Each of the past two years, four inches have separated Haley Guerrant and a state meet medal. Averaging mid-30’s on her shot puts has made for two state qualifiers, 11^th and 9^th place finishes. In 2023, she’s added a few feet to her throws, breaking the 40’ barrier, and snatching nothing but victories along the way. She’s undefeated this year and that growth shifts the conversation from medaling to winning. And I’m sure those state meet experiences will be helpful.

Grade	Name	Team	Event	Distance	Points
11	Makenzie Johns	Cadillac	Discus	118′ 3.25	427
11	Makenzie Johns	Cadillac	Shot Put	36′ 3	414
12	Olivia Smith	Cadillac	Discus	110′ 9	406
11	Berkley Oberhaus	Cadillac	Discus	97′ 4	369
12	Olivia Smith	Cadillac	Shot Put	32′ 0	368

D2 Rank	Team	Shot Put	Discus	Total
1	Cadillac	782	1202	1984
2	Otsego	818	441	1260
3	Hudsonville Unity Christian	759	379	1138
4	Hamilton	726	408	1134
5	Paw Paw	729	397	1127
6	East Grand Rapids	736	365	1101
7	Whitehall	462	525	987
8	Dearborn Divine Child	408	398	806
9	North Branch	387	418	805
10	Battle Creek Harper Creek	795	0	795
11	Coldwater	416	365	781
12	St. Johns	372	404	776
13	Monroe Jefferson	397	377	774
14	Portland	0	759	759
15	Summit Academy North	374	385	759
16	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	375	377	752
17	Freeland	364	383	747
18	Richland Gull Lake	369	376	745
19	Milan	375	365	740
20	Charlotte	366	371	736
21	Warren Regina	731	0	731
22	Niles	370	358	728
23	Marysville	446	0	446
24	Marshall	389	0	389
25	Gaylord	386	0	386

It’s been all domination thus far for Sophia Snellenberger. In late February at the MITS Championship, she won the discus by 10+ feet. That has continued into outdoor, where she’s been victorious by even greater margins against some pretty good competition. And given how her teammate, Raigen Horsfall, has progressed, it wouldn’t be out of the question if these Orioles go 1-2 in both events at the championship level.

Grade	Name	Team	Event	Distance	Points
12	Sophia Snellenberger	Quincy	Discus	141′ 8	493
12	Sophia Snellenberger	Quincy	Shot Put	38′ 9	441
12	Raigen Horsfall	Quincy	Discus	119′ 3	430
12	Raigen Horsfall	Quincy	Shot Put	36′ 10	420
11	Emyleigh Burlew	Quincy	Discus	87′ 5	341

D3 Rank	Team	Shot Put	Discus	Total
1	Quincy	862	1264	2126
2	Olivet	825	1181	2006
3	Constantine	752	740	1492
4	Manistee	728	763	1491
5	Perry	722	762	1484
6	Springport	718	753	1471
7	McBain	784	388	1173
8	Stanton Central Montcalm	755	368	1123
9	Watervliet	350	765	1116
10	Clare	744	365	1109
11	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	730	370	1100
12	Ithaca	379	679	1058
13	Reese	423	361	784
14	Stockbridge	380	402	782
15	Schoolcraft	399	373	771
16	White Cloud	349	421	769
17	Caro	380	388	768
18	Homer	361	404	765
19	Grand Rapids West Catholic	350	408	758
20	Pewamo-Westphalia	378	378	756
21	LeRoy Pine River	379	373	752
22	Evart	388	355	742
23	Standish Sterling	368	365	733
24	Chesaning	723	0	723
25	Hudson	356	354	710

Her young career has contained three Ski Valley titles, two Regional crowns, and even an All-State honor, but never an awe-inspiring toss such as her 130’9 at the Ram Scram Invite. That’s a 20’+ PR for Natalie Wandrie, who now ranks #1 in Division 4 and #6 in the entire state in that event.

Grade	Name	Team	Event	Distance	Points
12	Clarissa Berger	Morenci	Discus	93′ 11	359
10	Zoey Martinez	Morenci	Shot Put	29′ 5	339
11	Lauren Harsh	Morenci	Shot Put	28′ 2	326
10	Makayla Nieman	Morenci	Discus	81′ 2	324
11	Lauren Harsh	Morenci	Discus	79′ 6	319

D4 Rank	Team	Shot Put	Discus	Total
1	Morenci	665	1002	1667
2	Marion	787	772	1559
3	Fulton	393	1102	1495
4	Brethren	709	723	1432
5	Frankfort	708	714	1421
6	Indian River Inland Lakes	751	462	1214
7	Sand Creek	732	407	1139
8	Mendon	707	370	1077
9	St. Charles	693	346	1039
10	Deckerville	345	682	1027
11	Reading	1014	0	1014
12	Mason County Eastern	329	675	1004
13	Lutheran Westland	668	328	996
14	Addison	661	332	993
15	Marlette	424	439	863
16	Lincoln-Alcona	422	394	815
17	East Jackson	381	369	750
18	The Potter’s House	376	361	736
19	Kalamazoo Hackett	391	341	731
20	East Jordan	359	352	711
21	Manistee Catholic	338	351	689
22	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	365	323	689
23	Mayville	329	358	686
24	Kingston	335	342	677
25	Portland St. Patrick	349	325	674

Here, the shoutout goes to Lake Superior State, Northern Michigan, Gladstone, Harbor Springs, and Alpena. As of 10 days ago, these were the track conditions in Marquette:

I can’t even imagine how deep the drifts were in the Keewenaw. I’m also betting this recent cold snap wasn’t too kind. But kudos to those hosting meets that our UP brothers and sisters can attend.

Grade	Name	Team	Event	Distance	Points
12	Hannah Maurer	Sault Ste. Marie	Shot Put	35′ 11	410
12	Ava Donmyer	Sault Ste. Marie	Shot Put	33′ 2	380
10	Annabelle Fazzari	Sault Ste. Marie	Shot Put	32′ 4.75	372
12	Hannah Maurer	Sault Ste. Marie	Discus	93′ 7.5	358
11	Katie Anderson	Sault Ste. Marie	Shot Put	31′ 1	358
11	Katie Anderson	Sault Ste. Marie	Discus	91′ 8	353
12	Ava Donmyer	Sault Ste. Marie	Discus	91′ 5	352
12	Iris Butler	Sault Ste. Marie	Shot Put	28′ 8.75	332

UP Rank	Team	Shot Put	Discus	Total
1	Sault Ste. Marie	1520	1064	2584
2	Negaunee	1099	0	1099
3	Manistique	741	0	741
4	Marquette	709	0	709
5	Pickford	674	0	674
6	Ishpeming	372	0	372
7	Bark River-Harris	359	0	359
8	Gladstone	338	0	338
9	Kingsford	320	0	320