The description from the above link was nice and concise, so here you go:
“Yeah, this is a bit of a dead zone in my coverage, and while I’m having fun going back through previous state meet ratings, I do want to throw a little something out there.
This type of track coverage on my end started two years ago and was really honed in on during last spring. Last spring’s version broke down groups by event category, assigned my own version of World Athletics Scores to each time, and then compiling all those to rank each crew.
These are calculated similarly. Thankfully, all the main collegiate events (800m, Mile, 3000m, and 5000m) have World Athletics scores associated.
- For each of those four events, a team’s top times are averaged
- These are up to the top-4, depending on how many of their athletes have competed in the event
- From those averages, the corresponding World Athletics Score is found, then that score is multiplied by the number of athletes from each event
- A school’s top three events are added together and those sums are then ranked
- These are all marks that were on TFRRS as of Sunday night and contain those running for their school (no unattached athletes).
These aren’t predictive in any way, just a calculation based on what has already occurred. Hopefully, they’re a way to show which distance crews punch above their division and highlight which schools specialize in certain events. I’ll be doing these each week, alternating between women and men.“
| Rank | Team | Total | 800m | Mile | 3000m | 5000m |
| 1 | Michigan | 12672 | 4168 | 4280 | 4224 | 4036 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 12176 | 3748 | 4148 | 4108 | 3920 |
| 3 | Grand Valley St. | 11924 | 3880 | 4016 | 4028 | 3764 |
| 4 | Saginaw Valley | 11032 | 3696 | 3656 | 3680 | 3548 |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 10920 | 3740 | 3832 | 3316 | 3348 |
| 6 | Oakland | 10624 | 3388 | 3420 | 3664 | 3540 |
| 7 | Northwood | 10572 | 3232 | 3612 | 3632 | 3328 |
| 8 | Hope | 10500 | 3452 | 3520 | 3528 | 2976 |
| 9 | Aquinas | 10140 | 3320 | 3384 | 3436 | 3228 |
| 10 | Hillsdale | 9980 | 3580 | 3456 | 2944 | 2226 |
| 11 | Spring Arbor | 9736 | 3420 | 3328 | 2988 | 2732 |
| 12 | Cornerstone | 9728 | 3524 | 3196 | 3008 | 2608 |
| 13 | Calvin | 9444 | 2836 | 3172 | 3240 | 3032 |
| 14 | Davenport | 9120 | 3008 | 2475 | 3180 | 2932 |
| 15 | Ferris State | 9028 | 2040 | 3032 | 3064 | 2932 |
| 16 | Detroit Mercy | 8976 | 1576 | 3168 | 3064 | 2744 |
| 17 | Lawrence Tech | 8816 | 2956 | 3104 | 2756 | 689 |
| 18 | Madonna | 8360 | 2524 | 2860 | 2976 | 1875 |
| 19 | Rochester | 8340 | 2408 | 3020 | 2808 | 2512 |
| 20 | Siena Heights | 8164 | 3128 | 2664 | 2372 | 1156 |
| 21 | Central Michigan | 8130 | 806 | 1606 | 3400 | 3124 |
| 22 | Adrian | 7816 | 3004 | 2200 | 2484 | 2328 |
| 23 | Albion | 7448 | 2548 | 2516 | 2384 | 2032 |
| 24 | Alma | 6852 | 2588 | 2548 | 1716 | 676 |
| 25 | Lake Superior State | 6571 | 2144 | 2624 | 1803 | 594 |
| 26 | Olivet | 6487 | 2284 | 2268 | 1935 | 661 |
| 27 | Concordia | 6238 | 2464 | 2424 | 1350 | 755 |
| 28 | Cleary | 5614 | 2392 | 2196 | 1026 | 0 |
| 29 | Muskegon CC | 4489 | 1290 | 2380 | 819 | 0 |
| 30 | SW Michigan | 3061 | 826 | 1137 | 1098 | 0 |
| 31 | St. Clair County CC | 422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 422 |
I HAVE THOUGHTS!
Michigan has a real shot of making some noise in the DMR. Last year, their team of Arjun Jha, Dubem Amene, Cole Johnson, and Nick Foster had the 6th fastest time in Division 1 and when they substituted Henry Johnson for Foster, the Wolverines placed 9th at Nationals. This year, Amene has shaved 0.6 seconds off his best indoor 400m, Foster has dropped time in the mile, Johnson has experience to handle the 1200, and perhaps you throw an All-Big Ten Miles Brown on there. I have no clue what time will be needed to place or what the other teams have, but you gotta imagine they’re an improvement from last year’s great squad.
Hope College’s Eli Meder and Connor Vachon have been on fire. Meder’s progression has been incredible, before his move to Holland, he’d never broken 2-flat or 4:30, now to 1:50 (finishing 6th at Meyo) and 4:09 at the Big Meet. That 800m mark is currently tied for the 4th fastest time in Division 3. On the other side of the equation, Vachon was a high school star over at Jenison, but we know that doesn’t always translate. After a cross season where he qualified for Nationals, he’s moved up to the longer distances during indoor and in the 3k, setting school record after school record. First, it was an 8:20 3k at Bill Clinger, now an 8:15 at the Big Meet.
Development
Nick McArdle – 10:08 3200m -> 14:33 5000m
Jack Lobodzinski – 9:27 3200m (approx. 8:48 3k) -> 8:12 3000m
Alex Mitchell – 4:40 1600m, 10:02 3200m -> 4:20 Mile, 14:52 5000m
Christopher Russelburg – 9:51 3200m -> 14:57 5000m
Jacob Singleton – 4:28 1600m -> 4:12 Mile
Of course there are many more athletes who have had breakthroughs, the above five are some that stood out as blasts from the pasts who had noteworthy performances in these prior two weeks.
| Rank | Team | Event | Athletes | Avg. Time |
| 1 | Michigan | 800m | 4 | 1:49.45 |
| 2 | Grand Valley St. | 800m | 4 | 1:52.02 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 800m | 4 | 1:53.22 |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 800m | 4 | 1:53.27 |
| 5 | Saginaw Valley | 800m | 4 | 1:53.70 |
| 6 | Hillsdale | 800m | 4 | 1:54.76 |
| 7 | Cornerstone | 800m | 4 | 1:55.30 |
| 8 | Hope | 800m | 4 | 1:55.97 |
| 9 | Spring Arbor | 800m | 4 | 1:56.29 |
| 10 | Oakland | 800m | 4 | 1:56.58 |
| 11 | Aquinas | 800m | 4 | 1:57.26 |
| 12 | Northwood | 800m | 4 | 1:58.13 |
| 13 | Central Michigan | 800m | 1 | 1:58.18 |
| 14 | Detroit Mercy | 800m | 2 | 1:58.91 |
| 15 | Siena Heights | 800m | 4 | 1:59.17 |
| 16 | Davenport | 800m | 4 | 2:00.37 |
| 17 | Adrian | 800m | 4 | 2:00.40 |
| 18 | Lawrence Tech | 800m | 4 | 2:00.90 |
| 19 | Calvin | 800m | 4 | 2:02.18 |
| 20 | Ferris State | 800m | 3 | 2:03.39 |
| 21 | Alma | 800m | 4 | 2:04.85 |
| 22 | Albion | 800m | 4 | 2:05.29 |
| 23 | Madonna | 800m | 4 | 2:05.54 |
| 24 | Concordia | 800m | 4 | 2:06.22 |
| 25 | Rochester | 800m | 4 | 2:06.84 |
| 26 | Cleary | 800m | 4 | 2:07.04 |
| 27 | Olivet | 800m | 4 | 2:08.30 |
| 28 | Lake Superior State | 800m | 4 | 2:09.99 |
| 29 | Muskegon CC | 800m | 3 | 2:15.37 |
| 30 | SW Michigan | 800m | 2 | 2:16.33 |
| Rank | Team | Event | Athletes | Avg. Time |
| 1 | Michigan | Mile | 4 | 4:00.38 |
| 2 | Michigan State | Mile | 4 | 4:03.09 |
| 3 | Grand Valley St. | Mile | 4 | 4:05.86 |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | Mile | 4 | 4:09.81 |
| 5 | Saginaw Valley | Mile | 4 | 4:13.65 |
| 6 | Northwood | Mile | 4 | 4:14.62 |
| 7 | Hope | Mile | 4 | 4:16.68 |
| 8 | Hillsdale | Mile | 4 | 4:18.11 |
| 9 | Oakland | Mile | 4 | 4:18.93 |
| 10 | Aquinas | Mile | 4 | 4:19.76 |
| 11 | Spring Arbor | Mile | 4 | 4:21.03 |
| 12 | Davenport | Mile | 3 | 4:21.69 |
| 13 | Central Michigan | Mile | 2 | 4:23.73 |
| 14 | Cornerstone | Mile | 4 | 4:24.09 |
| 15 | Calvin | Mile | 4 | 4:24.65 |
| 16 | Detroit Mercy | Mile | 4 | 4:24.82 |
| 17 | Lawrence Tech | Mile | 4 | 4:26.27 |
| 18 | Ferris State | Mile | 4 | 4:28.01 |
| 19 | Rochester | Mile | 4 | 4:28.35 |
| 20 | Madonna | Mile | 4 | 4:32.30 |
| 21 | Siena Heights | Mile | 4 | 4:37.30 |
| 22 | Lake Superior State | Mile | 4 | 4:38.39 |
| 23 | Alma | Mile | 4 | 4:40.29 |
| 24 | Albion | Mile | 4 | 4:41.11 |
| 25 | Concordia | Mile | 4 | 4:43.58 |
| 26 | Muskegon CC | Mile | 4 | 4:44.76 |
| 27 | Olivet | Mile | 4 | 4:47.94 |
| 28 | Adrian | Mile | 4 | 4:49.86 |
| 29 | Cleary | Mile | 4 | 4:49.89 |
| 30 | SW Michigan | Mile | 3 | 5:11.09 |
| Rank | Team | Event | Athletes | Avg. Time |
| 1 | Michigan | 3000m | 4 | 7:59.98 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 3000m | 4 | 8:04.89 |
| 3 | Grand Valley St. | 3000m | 4 | 8:08.57 |
| 4 | Saginaw Valley | 3000m | 4 | 8:24.11 |
| 5 | Oakland | 3000m | 4 | 8:24.83 |
| 6 | Northwood | 3000m | 4 | 8:26.22 |
| 7 | Hope | 3000m | 4 | 8:30.95 |
| 8 | Aquinas | 3000m | 4 | 8:35.28 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 3000m | 4 | 8:37.03 |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 3000m | 4 | 8:41.13 |
| 11 | Muskegon CC | 3000m | 1 | 8:43.09 |
| 12 | Calvin | 3000m | 4 | 8:44.75 |
| 13 | Davenport | 3000m | 4 | 8:47.67 |
| 14 | Ferris State | 3000m | 4 | 8:53.45 |
| 15 | Detroit Mercy | 3000m | 4 | 8:53.51 |
| 16 | Cornerstone | 3000m | 4 | 8:56.30 |
| 17 | Spring Arbor | 3000m | 4 | 8:57.19 |
| 18 | Madonna | 3000m | 4 | 8:57.93 |
| 19 | Hillsdale | 3000m | 4 | 8:59.44 |
| 20 | Rochester | 3000m | 4 | 9:06.61 |
| 21 | Lawrence Tech | 3000m | 4 | 9:09.29 |
| 22 | Olivet | 3000m | 3 | 9:18.75 |
| 23 | Adrian | 3000m | 4 | 9:23.86 |
| 24 | Lake Superior State | 3000m | 3 | 9:28.38 |
| 25 | Albion | 3000m | 4 | 9:29.52 |
| 26 | Siena Heights | 3000m | 4 | 9:30.32 |
| 27 | Alma | 3000m | 3 | 9:35.00 |
| 28 | SW Michigan | 3000m | 2 | 9:40.47 |
| 29 | Cleary | 3000m | 2 | 9:49.21 |
| 30 | Concordia | 3000m | 3 | 10:05.14 |
| Rank | Team | Event | Athletes | Avg. Time |
| 1 | Michigan | 5000m | 4 | 13:57.45 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 5000m | 4 | 14:05.94 |
| 3 | Grand Valley St. | 5000m | 4 | 14:17.73 |
| 4 | Saginaw Valley | 5000m | 4 | 14:34.99 |
| 5 | Oakland | 5000m | 4 | 14:35.63 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 5000m | 4 | 14:51.09 |
| 7 | Northwood | 5000m | 4 | 14:52.63 |
| 8 | Aquinas | 5000m | 4 | 15:00.97 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 5000m | 4 | 15:09.63 |
| 10 | Calvin | 5000m | 4 | 15:17.50 |
| 11 | Concordia | 5000m | 1 | 15:18.51 |
| 12 | Hope | 5000m | 4 | 15:22.60 |
| 13 | Hillsdale | 5000m | 3 | 15:23.09 |
| 14 | Davenport | 5000m | 4 | 15:26.15 |
| 15 | Ferris State | 5000m | 4 | 15:26.43 |
| 16 | Lawrence Tech | 5000m | 1 | 15:41.92 |
| 17 | Detroit Mercy | 5000m | 4 | 15:43.11 |
| 18 | Spring Arbor | 5000m | 4 | 15:44.10 |
| 19 | Alma | 5000m | 1 | 15:46.86 |
| 20 | Olivet | 5000m | 1 | 15:52.50 |
| 21 | Cornerstone | 5000m | 4 | 15:55.64 |
| 22 | Rochester | 5000m | 4 | 16:04.59 |
| 23 | Madonna | 5000m | 3 | 16:05.77 |
| 24 | Lake Superior State | 5000m | 1 | 16:17.49 |
| 25 | Adrian | 5000m | 4 | 16:22.30 |
| 26 | Siena Heights | 5000m | 2 | 16:23.71 |
| 27 | Albion | 5000m | 4 | 16:52.55 |
| 28 | St. Clair County CC | 5000m | 1 | 17:30.28 |
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 