Best Jump Crews: Girls Week Five

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EXPLANATION

WEEK ONE RANKINGS

WEEK THREE RANKINGS

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Woodhaven’s Maya Justice has been a prodigy for a while. Way back as an 8^th grader in 2021, she went undefeated, even traveling the 2+ hours to Shepherd’s MEGASTAR meet to assert her dominance over the entire state. Her freshman year contained shows of potential, such as a 17’+ wins at Golden Triangle and Region 4, and bouts of disappointment, such as the State Finals. This spring, she’s showed growth from that already impressive freshman self, nearly reaching 19’ as we set up for another monumental Golden Triangle in a few weeks.

Grade	Name	Team	Distance	Points
10	Greta Caprathe-Buczek	Rockford	5′ 7	497
12	Maya Anderson	Rockford	17′ 9	429
11	Hailey Hill	Rockford	16′ 11	394
10	Greta Caprathe-Buczek	Rockford	16′ 5.5	375
12	Abigail DenOuden	Rockford	5′ 0	363
11	Cadence Drougal	Rockford	5′ 0	363
10	Ashley Williams	Rockford	15′ 10	349

D1 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Rockford	1223	1546	2769
2	Zeeland East	1165	1061	2226
3	Salem	879	350	1230
4	Port Huron Northern	401	784	1185
5	Howell	401	780	1181
6	Saline	363	784	1147
7	Utica	725	370	1095
8	Detroit Renaissance	0	1095	1095
9	Macomb Dakota	0	1084	1084
10	Grand Ledge	324	754	1078
11	Holland West Ottawa	363	705	1068
12	Northville	1031	0	1031
13	East Kentwood	324	704	1029
14	Rochester Adams	649	342	990
15	Flint Carman-Ainsworth	841	0	841
16	Jackson Northwest	420	342	762
17	Portage Central	0	762	762
18	Lake Orion	363	382	745
19	Traverse City West	363	364	727
20	Clarkston	363	357	720
21	Fenton	324	391	716
22	Beverly Hills Groves	706	0	706
23	Zeeland West	324	380	704
24	Ann Arbor Huron	687	0	687
24	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	687	0	687
24	Hartland	687	0	687
24	Midland	687	0	687

She’s been a quick study, quick learner, and in her final two years of high school, has made a tremendous impact on D2 jumps. Lyberty Brandt began competing last year, leaping over 5’ in late April, then winning a Saginaw County title along with 2^nd place finishes at Region 20 and the D2 Finals. In her second year, she catapulted to a 5’7 outdoor opener, then showed that was no fluke with a 5’4 this past weekend. Both are better than any other girl in Division 2.

Grade	Name	Team	Distance	Points
12	Nevaeh Branson	Mason	5’0	363
10	Taylor Rowe	Mason	15′ 10	349
10	Tori Lator	Mason	4′ 10	324
12	Nevaeh Branson	Mason	15′ 2.5	323
12	Payton Ball	Mason	4′ 8	286
9	Josi Lator	Mason	4′ 8	286

D2 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Mason	1259	671	1930
2	Otsego	610	1077	1688
3	Saginaw Swan Valley	1146	354	1500
4	Gladwin	764	692	1456
5	Grosse Ile	973	407	1380
6	Petoskey	1316	0	1316
7	Allendale	934	349	1283
8	Charlotte	934	328	1262
9	Hamilton	857	355	1212
10	Grand Rapids Christian	764	379	1143
11	Yale	401	717	1119
12	Parma Western	706	366	1072
13	South Haven	745	317	1062
14	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	687	349	1036
15	North Branch	324	702	1026
16	Spring Lake	649	356	1004
17	Tecumseh	687	316	1003
18	Dowagiac Union	324	675	999
19	Hastings	286	713	999
20	Hopkins	324	671	996
21	Berrien Springs	610	352	962
22	Clio	610	343	953
23	Frankenmuth	934	0	934
24	Macomb Lutheran North	802	0	802
25	Stevensville Lakeshore	382	387	769

Addison Hovey is back to her all-around athletic, dominating self. She can sprint, placing high in the WMC and contributing to an All-State 4x100m. She can break ankles, helping lead the Pirates to the state semis on the hardwood. And she can jump, placing 2^nd at last year’s D3 Finals and owning the 2^nd best mark in 2023.

Grade	Name	Team	Distance	Points
12	Ally Olszewski	Grand Rapids West Catholic	16′ 0.5	357
9	Emerson Whitscell	Grand Rapids West Catholic	15′ 8	342
12	Alexis Patterson	Grand Rapids West Catholic	4′ 10	324
9	Ava Petersen	Grand Rapids West Catholic	15′ 2.25	322
10	Aislynn Sweedyk	Grand Rapids West Catholic	4′ 8	286

D3 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Grand Rapids West Catholic	610	1021	1631
2	Hillsdale	668	743	1410
3	Onsted	401	912	1313
4	Olivet	954	348	1301
5	Pewamo-Westphalia	896	332	1228
6	Centreville	610	584	1194
7	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	877	303	1179
8	Lawton	1127	0	1127
9	Hart	711	330	1041
10	Durand	324	690	1015
11	Hudson	305	703	1008
12	Blissfield	610	363	973
13	Manchester	649	313	962
14	Grand Traverse Academy	324	624	948
15	Ida	324	598	922
16	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	324	585	909
17	Clare	286	595	881
18	Adrian Madison	576	303	880
19	Napoleon	0	748	748
20	Manistee	401	289	691
21	Detroit Voyageur	0	687	687
22	Traverse City St. Francis	0	685	685
23	Quincy	363	310	673
24	Bad Axe	0	673	673
25	Hanover-Horton	324	340	664

Over the past two years, Marlette’s girls have been a consistent feature in these jump crews. A major factor in their inclusion has been Olivia Findlay. Throughout her career in the jumps, she’s racked up four league and regional titles, three Thumb championships, and four All-States. Could this be the year she adds a state title to her resume? This is as good as she’s ever high jumped in April.

Grade	Name	Team	Distance	Points
10	Ella Hufnagel	Fowler	5′ 2	401
10	Katie Spicer	Fowler	16′ 5	373
10	Ella Hufnagel	Fowler	15′ 7	338
11	Alayna Vandegriff	Fowler	14′ 5.75	292
9	Josie Simon	Fowler	14′ 5.5	291

D4 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Fowler	401	1295	1696
2	The Potter’s House	649	874	1522
3	Marlette	934	347	1281
4	Hillsdale Academy	704	577	1281
5	Webberville	591	579	1170
6	Kalamazoo Hackett	533	543	1076
7	Indian River Inland Lakes	769	262	1030
8	New Buffalo	668	347	1015
9	Breckenridge	382	611	993
10	Frankfort	610	342	952
11	Kingston	610	308	918
12	Morenci	324	534	859
13	East Jordan	247	603	851
14	Athens	533	296	830
15	Coleman	257	565	822
16	Farwell	543	268	810
17	Mio Ausable	324	370	694
18	St. Charles	687	0	687
19	Lincoln-Alcona	305	335	640
20	Vestaburg	0	614	614
21	Gobles	610	0	610
22	Carson City-Crystal	286	323	609
23	Colon	305	296	601
24	Brethren	286	314	600
25	Sand Creek	324	267	591

The Upper Peninsula’s best high jumper has made her debut! Faith Spiroff took us by storm as a freshman, grabbing a state title in the high jump, adding a 4^th place in the 200m on top of that. She’s added some speed endurance (66 in the 400m) and is already in peak high jump form, reaching 5’2 on her first time out.

Grade	Name	Team	Distance	Points
10	Faith Spiroff	Ishpeming Westwood	5′ 2	401
10	Lexi Olson	Ishpeming Westwood	4′ 10	324
10	Faith Spiroff	Ishpeming Westwood	14′ 6.5	295

UP Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Ishpeming Westwood	725	295	1020
2	Marquette	363	289	652
3	Escanaba	324	317	642
4	Kingsford	0	607	607
5	Iron Mountain	324	265	589
6	Ishpeming	286	294	580
7	Bark River-Harris	247	318	566
8	Negaunee	0	564	564
9	Menominee	286	274	560
10	St. Ignace	247	267	514
11	Gladstone	363	0	363
12	Sault Ste. Marie	0	293	293
13	Gwinn	0	287	287
14	Manistique	247	0	247