Track is back and we’re here with more rounds of our Best Crew rankings. These started in 2022 with one version, then in 2023, I used this current method, which was much more efficient, easy to tabulate and calculate. What these aim to do is recognize which teams excel in their various event areas – whether that be jumps, throws, or sprints.
The explanation from 2023 is spot on, so click here if you want to read the recipe for how these are created.
Here are the figures that show the points for each mark:
As there are no additional regional qualifying standards for relays (everyone gets to run theirs), I did a little math to find what the equivalent would be. For instance, the state qualifier for the D1 100m is 11.1 and the regional qualifier is 11.5, 3.6% slower. The state qualifying standard for the 4×1 is 43.5, and 45.06 (rounding up to 45.1 to be generous) is 3.6% slower. Here is a chart with an estimated regional qualifier for each relay:
Est. RQ
D1 Boys
D2 Boys
D3 Boys
D4 Boys
4×1
45.10
46.30
47.30
48.80
4×2
1:34.5
1:36.6
1:38.6
1:41.5
4×4
3:35.6
3:41.0
3:45.1
3:56.4
4×8
8:27.5
8:42.8
9:09.4
9:32.1
Est. RQ
D1 Girls
D2 Girls
D3 Girls
D4 Girls
4×1
52.50
54.20
55.50
57.50
4×2
1:52.8
1:54.8
1:57.6
2:04.4
4×4
4:20.0
4:31.1
4:39.4
4:51.8
4×8
10:20.5
10:50.9
11:26.1
11:51.4
These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by 10PM Saturday (4/13). Hopefully there will be enough UP meets in these next two weeks so that the folks north of the bridge can be covered as well.
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I made the executive decision to include Renaissance’s 4×1 from the Novi Relays. They were officially DQ’ed, but watching the video, I just don’t see it. Since I’m my own boss and not a record-keeper, state authority, or any of that, I can make these judgments! And if anyone has an issue, they’re free to beat them in early June 🙂
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