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Best Sprint Crews: Boys Final Rankings

The intro post, written way back in March, explains the “best crew” concept better than my June self ever could:

EXPLANATION

If you’d like to see how your team has fared (and hopefully improved) from previous sprint rankings, click below:

WEEK TWO
WEEK FOUR
WEEK SEVEN
WEEK EIGHT

If you’re tired of looking at the best teams and want to know the individual rankings, scroll all the way to the bottom!

BEST CREWS

GradeNameTimeEventPointsInfo
1:26.414×21535Division 1 State Champion
3:20.524×413463rd Place – Division 1 State
43.704×18702nd Place – Macomb County
11Shamar Heard47.78400m498Division 1 State Champion
12Jonas Morris48.41400m4753rd Place – Division 1 State
11Noah Morris10.88100m4157th Place – Division 1 State
11Shamar Heard21.69200m413MAC Red Champion
11Shamar Heard10.93100m406#17 time in Division 1
11Noah Morris21.79200m4045th Place – Division 1 State
12Jonas Morris22.05200m380#17 time in Division 1
11Chris Estell51.08400m3807th Place – Region 10
11Noah Morris51.29400m373#16 junior in Division 1
11Chris Estell22.38200m3513rd Place – Macomb County
12Jamir Martin52.09400m3446th Place – MAC Red
12Jonas Morris11.25100m344#85 time in Division 1
10Jailen Thomas11.35100m3252nd Place – MAC Red

RankTeamTotal100m200m400m4×14×24×4
1Chippewa Valley851414901547172687015351346
2Rockford806820061418761125114241209
3Ann Arbor Huron7492155714721148103511181161
4Holland West Ottawa7486137913221103112713181239
5St. Joseph719411089951539101312401298
6Grand Blanc7127101911481412111013651072
7Oak Park707710069451262112913091426
8West Bloomfield696815311271726118512391016
9Detroit U-D Jesuit69661081138586796114551217
10Belleville691513001258123397211031049
11East Kentwood67531486964853100912681174
12Lansing Waverly64981388127145310921404889
13Detroit Martin Luther King6133779124672511761228980
14Saline611210361250384110312301109
15Traverse City West6090138411337888181006960
16Davison60291313117133310621204946
17Zeeland West5865110497942795212521151
18Byron Center583568512227879611224956
19Holt5749915119434597812251092
20Rochester Adams5597667708499101313091401
21Fenton5569650850109578911531033
22Troy556739410041591012501328
23Northville5549715548110578911021291
24Detroit Cass Tech548170899781767212171071
25Midland Dow53591402892442864946812
26Novi53411421532682996943767
27Saginaw Heritage5223101586742981410921006
28Utica Eisenhower50981359609449910900872
29Livonia Franklin5077998599371103110701009
30Kalamazoo Central50731148985345124113550
31Hudsonville4965306283144567911011150
32East Lansing490676566734296511231043
33Muskegon482614591312010809740
34Caledonia47319795273528701117885
35Southfield Arts & Tech45787365863948601025975
36Jackson45576636904389521019795
37Lake Orion45311004635010261122744
38Battle Creek Lakeview438708197686928681239
39Brighton4375696921355696916792
40Mattawan434694411373469259950
41Detroit Catholic Central42736986204316671057799
42St. Clair Shores Lakeview4185638268714818973774
43Zeeland East414765458011200893900
44Warren DeLaSalle40788069550122610910
45Lapeer4012348629698679946712
46Fraser39073252857018287511017
47Grandville3854394532350773865939
48Farmington3837323572394818935796
49Grosse Pointe South37686342843986317991021
50Clarkston37390663759010931224

GradeNameTimeEventPointsInfo
1:28.184×21335Division 2 State Champion
42.684×11092Lakeland Conference Champion
3:31.064×48802nd Place – Region 14
11Jake Machiniak10.54100m481Division 2 State Champion
10Noah Jarvis49.57400m4345th Place – Division 2 State
12Jared Wilburn10.96100m4003rd Place – Region 14
11Jake Machiniak22.04200m381Lakeland Conference Champion
12Jared Wilburn51.08400m380Lakeland Conference Champion
12Jared Wilburn22.20200m3672nd Place – Region 14
11Jake Machiniak52.16400m342#53 time in Division 2
10Zander White11.34100m3273rd Place – Lakeland Conference
10Noah Jarvis22.69200m3232nd Place – Lakeland Conference
12Quimari Haskins22.73200m3193rd Place – Region 14
12Quimari Haskins11.41100m3137th Place – Region 14
12Allen Taylor53.20400m30513th Place – Region 14
10Zander White23.48200m252#25 sophomore in Division 2

RankTeamTotal100m200m400m4×14×24×4
1Berrien Springs767815211390146010921335880
2Frankenmuth6653103410011404102911101075
3Spring Lake62686501143152546412721214
4Forest Hills Eastern6123105893910199311247930
5Vicksburg599114118976899521153888
6Detroit Country Day5802141583662710021080842
7Whitehall5768398119280494612221206
8Corunna57651063876352110313191052
9Parma Western5650115210349107811018756
10Flint Powers Catholic5539109011106537901061835
11Charlotte545792912026679251154581
12Orchard Lake St. Mary’s5317133111753059101023574
13Fowlerville51061207836641918944560
14Gladwin49749157501036720887666
15Hamilton486268360571275610201088
16Howard City Tri-County47426815907966879181072
17Wayland Union47344101097691852874810
18Grand Rapids Christian469711905023477987011159
19Lansing Sexton46931327106328799110250
20Tecumseh45457386753779081179668
21Freeland44766068767066236561009
22Mason44355817703508938401000
23Riverview4419650601687672874936
24Essexville Garber441128851810495601069927
25Sturgis4396934568623864815591
26Battle Creek Harper Creek4319631526936683872671
27Allendale4285667473660935831718
28East Grand Rapids4208623704962475639804
29Shepherd4105685783326756842714
30Ludington3883573473289826985737
31Hastings385407227445047681117
32Chelsea3759681494330663789802
33Marshall3700536491578528847719
34Petoskey36326487240718816726
35Summit Academy North3602260626719612739646
36Cadillac34895256620727899676
37Edwardsburg34830238715733875922
38Stevensville Lakeshore3309275559326674784690
39Big Rapids3282273231659521734863
40Alma3266285439628563716636
41Saginaw Swan Valley3196298532326552797691
42Grand Rapids Catholic Central31953153314065521011579
43Madison Heights Lamphere3117329520316595628730
44Marysville3088304474300526732752
45Portland3063575219306592700671
46Yale3054034210220840851
47Marine City300571362007679050
48Wyoming Kelloggsville300491751106609170
49Hamady298027533438201018971
50Williamston29563107070631793515

GradeNameTimeEventPointsInfo
3:30.004×49222nd Place – Division 3 State
1:32.434×29126th Place – Division 3 State
44.774×16652nd Place – Jack Pine Conference
12Karson Tocco52.17400m3412nd Place – Jack Pine Conference
11Jeffrey Schafer52.53400m3293rd Place – Region 21
12Karson Tocco22.80200m313Region 21 Champion
11Nic Porter53.27400m302#18 junior in Division 3
12Karson Tocco11.48100m3004th Place – Jack Pine Conference
11Brad White53.36400m299#23 junior in Division 3
11Keagen Paisley11.57100m2835th Place – Jack Pine Conference
11Owhin Thompson54.28400m2667th Place – Jack Pine Conference
9Jacob Halicek11.69100m260#5 freshman in Division 3
12Dan Stevens54.51400m2586th Place – Jack Pine Conference
10Ryan Louch11.80100m238#24 sophomore in Division 3
11Ryan Rodenbo11.81100m236#51 junior in Division 3
11Keagen Paisley23.82200m221#36 junior in Division 3
10Ryan Louch23.89200m215#16 sophomore in Division 3
11Ryan Rodenbo24.00200m2059th Place – Jack Pine Conference
9Jacob Halicek24.07200m199#4 freshman in Division 3
11Jeffrey Schafer24.12200m1941.2 second improvement
9Conan Weeks24.38200m171#14 freshman in Division 3

RankTeamTotal100m200m400m4×14×24×4
1Clare580510809551271665912922
2Sanford-Meridian5712118110136719181093836
3Napoleon5629113210908137631071760
4Ottawa Lake-Whiteford558458386413758229061036
5Chesaning5334556101012076191035907
6Warren Michigan Collegiate52691052959852889956562
7Ithaca5244648902992870929903
8Detroit Edison PSA512198610988967161028396
9Reed City49345597921239718705921
10Hart4893829648958725867867
11Onsted4854831749703802953816
12Olivet4314542781928565664834
13Erie Mason42325754501007521807872
14Constantine4225484676106509441056
15Adrian Madison4200623682615769797714
16North Muskegon41065215851033461911595
17Lansing Catholic3979748864322626781638
18Hillsdale3965642896278678840631
19Burton Atherton396510481039078510930
20Traverse City St. Francis3914669585581545764770
21Jonesville3820258452951547689924
22Union City3793486696351661918680
23Ida3757584755337370879831
24Standish Sterling3564690399249879704643
25Montague3539377295571716909671
26Centreville3524461471376750911555
27Pewamo-Westphalia34096777712728048850
28Lawton3399477652296665822486
29Lake City3331681504611578551406
30Saginaw Valley Lutheran3215263450671391778661
31Hanover-Horton3111394247560623625661
32Grand Rapids West Catholic29507844280621661456
33Bridgman28852273695950825869
34Comstock288481768006837040
35Grandville Calvin Christian2882327388259582859467
36Michigan Center2855856246360472480442
37Jackson Lumen Christi28486385060612643448
38Brooklyn Columbia Central2832263265271604850579
39New Lothrop2803221254566605620536
40Ovid-Elsie27200392627393655653
41Kent City2677308470407395598500
42Delton-Kellogg2666254468251470744480
43Evart265296321606877860
44Tawas25212634366770578567
45Saranac2516263239118400829
46Manton24965155163683520745
47Grand Rapids Covenant Christian249256745762400844
48Detroit Central245857569904986860
49Manchester24580203610454504687
50Mancelona24314922066040461668

GradeNameTimeEventPointsInfo
1:31.714×29784th Place – Division 4 State
3:29.404×49462nd Place – Division 4 State
43.724×1866Division 4 State Champion
12Adair Artis52.14400m3422nd Place – Big 8 Conference
12Malachi Boyd11.44100m308#20 time in Division 4
12Javion Taylor23.00200m2952nd Place – Big 8 Conference
12Javion Taylor11.51100m294Big 8 Conference Champion
11Mekhi Wingfield11.59100m279#16 junior in Division 4
12Connor Keefer54.99400m2413rd Place – Region 36
12Malachi Boyd23.72200m230#39 time in Division 4
9Tylend Allen11.87100m2256th Place – Big 8 Conference
11Tyreke Brown23.79200m2242nd Place – Region 36
12Isaac Waldron55.90400m2094th Place – Region 36
9Tylend Allen24.50200m1606th Place – Region 36
12Anthony Evans24.81200m132#143 time in Division 4

RankTeamTotal100m200m400m4×14×24×4
1Concord55981106910792866978946
2Kalamazoo Hackett531011427991022850954543
3Reading51696619061124642838998
4Buckley47816587748624611069958
5Fowler41902028298943521009904
6Unionville-Sebewaing3587671744522377655618
7Lincoln-Alcona35841080587533415625344
8Southfield Christian3531936516320452702604
9Fairview3334790379728432437568
10Morenci3332561461586496605622
11Climax-Scotts333110348370588636235
12Beal City32931017646240585374430
13Flint Beecher327947143407251031617
14Kingston3279731523289524763450
15Three Oaks River Valley3094529651808170374563
16Maple City Glen Lake3007730293668268460587
17The Potter’s House2986500694216638247692
18Harbor Springs29761943451073192563609
19Dansville2933233573246537697648
20McBain Northern Michigan Christian2918219364723255675683
21Hillsdale Academy27830556918153372784
22Mt Clemens27276367056280572185
23Detroit Frederick Douglass271767179660900641
24Indian River Inland Lakes2706727360295512560253
25Marion26653366275392519100
26Riverview Gabriel Richard2631681353276410481430
27Martin2536250481469296494546
28Sand Creek2519421321519413413432
29Pentwater24154773766143200628
30Addison2410433296520443492226
31Gobles23724833870585695223
32Royal Oak Shrine23616563650430465446
33East Jordan23536446220515299273
34Central Lake2345409273487292485399
35Athens2284206447245319502566
36Carsonville-Port Sanilac2270582314210388500275
37Carson City-Crystal22472313327620295627
38St. Charles22242714334914056240
39White Pigeon22140183592380523536
40Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary21974613624293655800
41Morrice21523022460570800235
42Potterville2120613123227244458456
43East Jackson2097419357269201601251
44Pellston19488064692182710185
45Auburn Hills Oakland Christian18654083614670444185
46Frankfort18315841570376297417
47Mendon1783285230546138278307
48International Academy of Flint173051104105572520
49Mesick171067350202760259
50Deckerville16280137234177536544

GradeNameTimeEventPointsInfo
44.414×1731UP Division 1 State Champion
1:34.884×27042nd Place – UP Division 1 State
3:37.224×4652UP Division 1 State Champion
12Colin Vanderschaaf52.54400m3282nd Place – UP Division 1 State
11Cullen Papin52.71400m3226th Place – UP Division 1 State
10Jacob MacPhee52.87400m3163rd Place – UP Division 1 State
12Nate Benninger11.42100m3116th Place – UP Division 1 State
10Kyler Sager11.49100m2984th Place – UP Division 1 State
12Nate Benninger23.65200m2373rd Place – UP Division 1 State
10Jacob MacPhee24.10200m1965th Place – UP Division 1 State
9Ford Richardson12.08100m185#2 freshman in the UP
10Colin Morrison24.52200m159#2 sophomore in the UP
10Drew Bradley24.59200m1526th Place – GNC Conference
9Ben Rayhorn24.60200m1514th Place – Marquette County
12Colin Vanderschaaf24.64200m148#41 time in the UP

RankTeamTotal100m200m400m4×14×24×4
1Marquette4592794744967731704652
2Kingsford41421046416696640794550
3Bark River-Harris39521005665296592840554
4Sault Ste. Marie36201144738568271661239
5Manistique3197490441500241771753
6St. Ignace3136986250429458593420
7Newberry3088717338565427698343
8Pickford3056267506752274626630
9Iron Mountain3054959734311417405228
10Munising2976627464347416464657
11Gladstone278311072270498540411
12Escanaba2350696186263398405402
13Ishpeming2277607335639132301263
14Negaunee21604094820350458460
15Calumet20945272334744520408
16Lake Linden-Hubbell17742651962844126170
17Bessemer157731737904274530
18Menominee14671880248184478368
19Houghton14561863270364376203
20Norway138424440725904730
21Stephenson12630178232134320397
22Powers North Central112439217728427100
23Forest Park819252322024500
24Brimley760346193022100
25Watersmeet Township707219183305000

SPRINTERS OF THE YEAR

These individual rankings operate in the same fashion as the distance ones, taking an athlete’s best two events, assigning scores, then adding together to form a list. They don’t take state titles or other accomplishments. I feel that if I assigned points or manipulated a list based on those, I’d be adding too much subjectivity. So pure numbers it is. The pure numbers of the scores were derived from looking at the times from last year across the whole nation. Here are the scores per each time in each event.

As always, check out Jeff Hollobaugh’s michtrack.org for the official lists for each event. Give him a few days to process everything from this incredible season, as many of our great athletes have hit marks that will stand the test of time.

Braxton Brann, Ann Arbor Huron

You’ve got to appreciate the ability to pull off the different combinations of events at the state level. As a sophomore=, it was the longer sprints and longer hurdles. A junior, just sprints. A few weeks back, the perfect recipe – 110h and 200m. Enough rest in between events to hold off a tough opponent such as Trey McGinnis and capture a double not accomplished in 128 years.

Trey McGinnis, St. Joseph

Last spring, he got first taste of an individual All-State, this year he came back for more. Runner-ups in both the 100m and 200m, and in the both the prelims, he grabbed wind-legal PRs. But what may trump both those was his title-clinching 400m leg (I’ve heard it was in the 46’s, I had 47.x on my watch), gaining 5 points for his Bears, enough to hoist the trophy.

Jaiden Reed, Detroit U-D Jesuit

Entering the 2022 State Finals as a title contender, Jaiden succumbed to Shamar Heard’s historic day, coming home without an individual title. In this year’s 100m, he shut the door on any potential contender, bolting out of the blocks with his usual great start, claiming an individual title to go with his team’s honors from last year.

Shamar Heard, Chippewa Valley

Add another one to the trophy case. His 400m title this year plus the 100m and 200m from last year, gives Heard all three of the sprint crowns. That versatility will surely be a point in his favor when it comes to entertaining college offers, but let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. What he’s doing at the high school level is incredible. Holding off Damarcus Rouse showed quite a bit of grit, the kind of grit that led to his Michigan HS record in the 400m last summer. Given that he’s already running faster at this point in 2023 than in 2022, watch to see if he can lower that record even further.

Jaylin Townsend, Flint Beecher

Probably the least mentioned about sprinter in the State. Jaylin just wins and always brings his best performance to the State Finals. In three years, he’s racked up five individual trophies. In this, his senior year, he brought home the 100m and 200m, along with two All-State relays with his Buccaneer teammates. Given these great times while leading, I fully believe he could contend with the state’s best if we had a meet following the State Finals with all the champions. Hopefully in future years we can provide those intriguing matchups.

Damarcus Rouse, Rochester Adams

Often, you’ll see great leaps between one’s 9th and 10th grade years, perhaps even 10th and 11th. Much less commonly, Damarcus’s improvement between his junior and senior years. As a junior, he ran in the 50’s with a few 48-49’s sprinkled in, and a 15th place on the big stage. This past spring, he was either in the 47-48’s or winning in every race that matters.

Keiton Fase, Rockford

Another one with the improvements. Keiton transformed from a kid whose best regional finish was 8th in the 100m as a sophomore to a senior with All-State placings in the 100m and 200m. Although he didn’t nab the individual titles of some listed above, he was a crucial leg in the Rams 4×1 title on their home ground.

Will Jaiden Smith, Belleville

Don’t tell anyone, but the Tigers are quietly turning into a program to be reckoned with. When you can turn a freshman running 51.8 (great in it’s own right) to a sophomore breaking 49, you know you’re giving kids the right training and culture to improve. Smith also had a noticeable uptick in his 200m efforts, from mid-22’s to sub-22. Both of those improvements gave way to All-State honors.

Jake Machiniak, Berrien Springs

As a sophomore, he didn’t even make it to state in the 100m, placing 5th in Region 14, running the high-11’s that he had for most of the year. But valuable experience was gained, being a part of the Shamrocks winning 4×1 squad. After a 2023 season consisting of a conference title, multiple sub-11’s, and high placings at MITCA/Region 14, Jake came through in a monstrous way in the 100m final, his 10.54 win the 3rd best time in Michigan under all conditions.

RankDivisionGradeNameTeamTotal100m200m400m
1112Braxton BrannAnn Arbor Huron9594944650
2112Trey McGinnisSt. Joseph952485465467
3112Jaiden ReedDetroit U-D Jesuit923469428454
4111Shamar HeardChippewa Valley910406413498
5412Jaylin TownsendFlint Beecher9054714340
6212Michael WrightVicksburg8884754130
7112Damarcus RouseRochester Adams8820383499
8112Keiton FaseRockford8794634150
9110Will Jaiden SmithBelleville8710399472
10211Jake MachiniakBerrien Springs862481381342
11112Jonas MorrisChippewa Valley855344380475
12112Krish GuptaTroy854394397456
13110Kamren FlowersWest Bloomfield8444354100
14211Zachary MylenekPontiac Notre Dame Prep843431395413
15111Destin PiggeeMuskegon8344653690
16112Jacobe OglesbyDetroit Martin Luther King8294543750
17212Stuart GouldHoward City Tri-County828371348457
18311Jerry WiegersNorth Muskegon8280391437
19112Skyler GeurinkZeeland West825398395427
20111Evan WatsonTroy Athens825390310434
21110Malachi MosleyEast Kentwood820354308466
22111Noah MorrisChippewa Valley819415404373
23111Henry ShaiebAnn Arbor Skyline818302358460
24110Ruben EsparzaHolland West Ottawa814386410404
25211Trannon AylorWhitehall8140353460
26212Khari HurtHazel Park8034353690
27112Joseph IaquanielloWalled Lake Northern803306343460
28212Gavin CheneveyTecumseh802410393377
29111Drew GravesUtica Ford8010327474
30112Isaiah SmithDetroit Renaissance7964213750
31112Henry MartoniUtica Eisenhower795346317449
32111Cameron CheetamHartland794398389396
33212Jihad RaglandHazel Park794377232417
34211Kaharrie PureifoyWayland Union7924103820
35110Ahmad AmeenJackson7870349438
3619Rondre AustionOak Park7863190467
37212Michael FergusonYale7860342444
38212Sam BargerFrankenmuth785365364420
39212Jared WilburnBerrien Springs780400367380
40412Liam MannKalamazoo Hackett778419359264
41111Latay’vion BraxtonKalamazoo Central7753963780
42310Trevor SmithPewamo-Westphalia7734133600
43112Mit FoleySaginaw Heritage7733440429
44112Peyhton WadeEast Kentwood7714353360
45111Jackson WebberGrand Blanc766402337364
46312Shea RuddyOttawa Lake-Whiteford7643520412
47212Keegan MosherCheboygan7644233410
48211Parker AtkinsonMarine City7634003630
49112Cameron DanielsBattle Creek Central7623923690
50212Bryson KuzdzalForest Hills Eastern7613943670
51112Devin HenryBrownstown Woodhaven761396325365
52UP12Carter OshelskiSault Ste. Marie760392354368
53210Noah JarvisBerrien Springs7570323434
54112Temilola OkubanjoEast Lansing7563943620
55211Malcolm EarvinWhitehall7563983580
56112Kenndall MurdockHolly7553524030
57111Evan WalkerLansing Waverly7540301453
58312Brayden RileySanford-Meridian7543883660
59112Mark PalmeterClarkston7510326425
60210Darryl CarterDetroit Country Day7504173330
61211Benjamin BoehmHamilton7484083410
62110Jeremy DixonKalamazoo Central7474363100
63111Deon TaylorLansing Waverly7453903550
64112Jayson GamblinDetroit Renaissance7433903520
65211Jhace MasseyGladwin740369280371
66111Ben HabersTraverse City West738340331398
67312Dayne BlairLake City738394313344
68112Alessandro SaccaniZeeland East738350325388
69212Joseph MullettGR Catholic Central737315331406
70111James WallaceWarren DeLaSalle7353923430
71111Ryan KavanaughSaline7343923420
72111Rayshaun KanousBay City Central732315288417
73210David MolhoekFores Hills Eastern7313883430
74111Chris EstellChippewa Valley7310351380
75211Rasean O’TeySturgis7293853440
76412Nick SimonBuckley727373350354
77110Sean BlaserMidland Dow7264292980
78111Jackson HaywardAnn Arbor Huron7263583690
79411Nathan FeltnerCaseville726325324401
80211Tarick BowerCorunna7263903350
81312Jaymes VinesBurton Atherton7253633610
82411Neco LandersMt Clemens725377348302
83112Albyn RiosWarren Woods Tower7240303421
84111Cameron HendrixDetroit U-D Jesuit7230310413
8519Izaiah WrightGibraltar Carlson7224252970
8619Ty OaksPortage Northern721300314407
87212Kyren McKnightLansing Eastern7213943260
8829AJ MarksOrchard Lake St. Mary’s7193753440
89111Andrew NovakDeWitt7194083110
90111Colin MacGregorMidland Dow7190276442
91112Joshua TiptonDetroit Catholic Central7153713440
92311Christian BrownKent City715308292407
93111Parker HolmanZeeland West7153883260
94112Jaden SimmonsHolly7153863280
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