Best Jump Crews: Girls Week Seven

Sad news – these are the final two weeks in the regular season of ranking the best crews.
Great news – two weeks from now, I’ll be working on my State Finals previews.
Somewhat decent news – after the State Finals, I’ll be putting together final rankings and individual awards.

Hit the link below if you’d like an explanation:

EXPLANATION

Click the links below if you’d like to see how your team has (hopefully) moved up:

WEEK ONE
WEEK THREE
WEEK FIVE

Included in these rankings are marks uploaded to athleticnet by the second half of the Warriors/Lakers, aka the Lonnie Walker game.

Showdowns & Throwdowns

Boots on the ground tell me that Madison Morson, had a few inches to spare in her clearance of 5’9 at Farmington. She has state meet experience, you may recall a great duel between her and Gabriella Newman, where Morson placed second. I always like to compare where an athlete was at this time last year. Morson was jumping 5’4, adding 4” in championship season. Combine those extra few inches, late season improvement, and championship experience, and she has everything possible ahead of her.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points	Event
10	Greta Caprathe-Buczek	Rockford	5′ 7	497	High
12	Maya Anderson	Rockford	18′ 5.5	458	Long
10	Greta Caprathe-Buczek	Rockford	18′ 4.75	456	Long
11	Hailey Hill	Rockford	16′ 11	394	Long
12	Abigail DenOuden	Rockford	5′ 0	363	High
11	Cadence Drougal	Rockford	5′ 0	363	High
10	Ashley Williams	Rockford	16′ 0	356	Long

D1 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Rockford	1223	1664	2887
2	Zeeland East	1204	1076	2279
3	Rochester	1050	1147	2197
4	Grand Ledge	324	1128	1452
5	East Kentwood	363	1057	1419
6	Northville	1374	0	1374
7	Salem	937	350	1287
8	Port Huron Northern	401	791	1193
9	Howell	401	780	1181
10	Detroit Renaissance	0	1164	1164
11	Traverse City West	401	760	1161
12	Holland West Ottawa	363	794	1157
13	Saline	363	784	1147
14	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	764	345	1109
15	Utica	725	370	1095
16	North Farmington	344	735	1078
17	New Baltimore Anchor Bay	363	694	1057
18	Hudsonville	687	366	1053
18	Caledonia	324	712	1036
20	St. Joseph	324	712	1036
21	Rochester Adams	649	342	990
22	Flint Carman-Ainsworth	841	0	841
23	Farmington Hills Mercy	802	0	802
24	Ann Arbor Huron	764	0	764
24	Byron Center	764	0	764
24	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	764	0	764

Showdowns & Throwdowns

What an otherworldly improvement from Milan’s Malea Wourman. As a freshman, she stayed under 5’0, hitting her best marks in mid-season with a string of 4’10s. At Manchester’s Metrics Invite, she dominated the high jump with a 5’3 win, vaulting her into a top-10 ranking in D2.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points	Event
11	Nyla Reed	Otsego	17′ 3	408	Long
11	Kendall Rockenstein	Otsego	15′ 10	349	Long
12	Kennedi Reed	Otsego	15′ 8	342	Long
11	Olivia Dennis	Otsego	4′ 10	324	High
12	Addyson Thomas	Otsego	4′ 8	286	High
12	Lara Kieserling	Otsego	4′ 8	286	High

D2 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Otsego	896	1098	1994
2	Mason	1259	671	1930
3	Hamilton	896	1003	1899
4	Charlotte	973	689	1661
5	Allendale	1259	349	1607
6	Saginaw Swan Valley	1146	412	1558
7	Yale	725	771	1496
8	Gladwin	783	699	1482
9	South Haven	1069	317	1386
10	Grosse Ile	973	411	1384
11	Dowagiac Union	324	1031	1356
12	Petoskey	1355	0	1355
13	Frankenmuth	1011	336	1348
14	Hastings	572	746	1318
15	Chelsea	649	659	1308
16	Kingsley	934	346	1280
17	Dearborn Divine Child	572	647	1218
18	Grand Rapids Christian	764	379	1143
19	Parma Western	764	376	1140
20	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	725	349	1074
21	Hudsonville Unity Christian	649	418	1067
22	Berrien Springs	649	416	1064
23	East Grand Rapids	725	316	1041
23	Tecumseh	725	316	1041
25	North Branch	324	715	1039

Showdowns & Throwdowns

I’m just looking ahead: if you’re a fan of the long jump, you need to head over to Region 25 or 26. Five of the top six long jumpers in Division 3 are in those two regions, all in that Irish Hills/Ohio border area.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points	Event
12	Alexis Patterson	Grand Rapids West Catholic	5′ 0	363	High
12	Ally Olszewski	Grand Rapids West Catholic	16′ 0.5	357	Long
9	Emerson Whitscell	Grand Rapids West Catholic	15′ 8	342	Long
9	Ava Petersen	Grand Rapids West Catholic	15′ 4	328	Long
10	Aislynn Sweedyk	Grand Rapids West Catholic	4′ 8	286	High

D3 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Grand Rapids West Catholic	649	1027	1675
2	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	649	886	1534
3	Lawton	1165	314	1479
4	Hillsdale	668	757	1424
5	Olivet	1031	348	1378
6	Onsted	401	942	1344
7	Napoleon	267	1042	1308
8	Durand	610	690	1300
9	Centreville	649	638	1287
10	Benzie Central	649	624	1273
11	Manchester	954	313	1267
12	Pewamo-Westphalia	934	332	1267
13	Detroit Voyageur	572	687	1259
14	Adrian Madison	591	594	1185
15	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	877	303	1179
16	Hart	841	330	1171
17	Blissfield	649	363	1011
18	Hudson	305	703	1008
19	Hanover-Horton	610	391	1001
20	Manistee	687	303	990
21	White Cloud	610	351	961
22	Grand Traverse Academy	324	635	959
23	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	324	631	955
24	Ida	324	598	922
25	Clare	324	597	921

Showdowns & Throwdowns

Lifting her fellow Pumas into the top spot has been Sohanny Gonzalez-Castillo. All year, she’s been solid in the high jump, clearing 5’0 early and staying undefeated in Alliance League action. But her efforts in the long jump at the GR Elite Challenge are a recent astonishment. She bolted past the 16’ barrier, adding 14” to her previous best, nabbing a win against a D1-centric field. She’s now the D4 leader in the sand.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points	Event
10	Sohanny Gonzalez-Castillo	The Potter’s House	16′ 8.25	384	Long
10	Sohanny Gonzalez-Castillo	The Potter’s House	5′ 0	363	High
9	Naomi Palacios	The Potter’s House	14′ 11	310	Long
10	Megan VerMerris	The Potter’s House	14′ 7.5	298	Long
10	Megan VerMerris	The Potter’s House	4′ 8	286	High
12	Joy McClendon	The Potter’s House	13′ 9	262	Long

D4 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	The Potter’s House	649	1255	1903
2	Marlette	1220	649	1869
3	Webberville	610	1180	1790
4	Fowler	401	1298	1699
5	Hillsdale Academy	704	889	1593
6	Breckenridge	382	919	1301
7	Buckley	247	954	1201
8	Kingston	610	582	1192
9	Kalamazoo Hackett	533	566	1099
10	Climax-Scotts	552	537	1089
11	Indian River Inland Lakes	769	316	1084
12	New Buffalo	668	347	1015
13	Frankfort	658	346	1004
14	Harbor Springs	704	276	979
15	East Jordan	247	615	863
16	Morenci	324	534	859
17	Petersburg-Summerfield	572	282	854
18	Martin	572	274	845
19	Athens	533	312	845
20	Coleman	257	588	845
21	Beal City	572	266	838
22	Farwell	543	268	810
23	Mio Ausable	324	370	694
24	Gobles	687	0	687
24	St. Charles	687	0	687

Showdowns & Throwdowns

Sprint star Danica Shamion just doesn’t compete on the oval, she clears bars too. Last week, at the Lakes Invite, her and Ellie Delene (4^th place last year in Division 3, 2021 champ) went head to head. Shamion came away with a victory and Delene nearly matched her winning jump from a few years back. Each have a great chance to improve on their finishes from 2022.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points	Event
12	Anja Kleiman	Iron Mountain	5′ 0	363	High
12	Chloe Maycroft	Iron Mountain	4′ 10	324	High
12	Chloe Maycroft	Iron Mountain	14′ 11	310	Long
10	Bella Pickett	Iron Mountain	14′ 10	307	Long

UP Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Iron Mountain	687	617	1304
2	Stephenson	572	660	1232
3	Ishpeming Westwood	725	295	1020
4	Menominee	572	274	845
5	St. Ignace	495	281	775
6	Bark River-Harris	324	357	682
7	Calumet	363	314	677
8	Marquette	363	309	671
9	Carney-Nadeau	0	649	649
10	Escanaba	324	324	649
11	Rudyard	363	267	630
12	Kingsford	0	617	617
13	Ishpeming	286	294	580
14	West Iron County	572	0	572
15	Dollar Bay	286	279	565
16	Negaunee	0	564	564
17	Houghton	495	0	495
18	Manistique	495	0	495
18	Gladstone	363	0	363
20	Baraga	324	0	324
21	Pickford	305	0	305
22	Sault Ste. Marie	0	293	293
23	Gwinn	0	287	287
24	North Dickinson County	286	0	286
25	Bessemer	247	0	247
25	Engadine	247	0	247
25	Lake Linden-Hubbell	247	0	247