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Best Throw Crews – Boys League Week

It’s here, it’s here! The schedule varies between leagues, areas, and teams, but this second week of May kicks off championship season for many. And in 8-9 days, for many, the most important meet of the year will come. Best of luck to all as we approach those days.

Week Three Rankings
Week Five Rankings

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:

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by 10PM Wednesday (5/8).

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Have you noticed that I’m copy/pasting the same intro each time? Well I haven’t had any complaints just yet…

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Thought I’d throw this in here for additional flavor. Using the tables which convert a distance from each event into points, then comparing the two events, the best throws of the year thus far:

Brycen Anderson, Walled Lake Central – 188’ 5” Discus, 520 points (Michigan #1, US #26)
Garrett Weeden, Zeeland East – 57’ 7” Shot, 482 points (Michigan #5, US #153)
Brycen Anderson, Walled Lake Central – 56’ 9” Shot, 476 points (Michigan #6, US #194)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Now we’re talking the top individuals from the two throws combined. To get here, one likely would need to hit a regional qualifier. For each of the two lists here, I’ll have expanded rankings and breakdowns at seasons end.

Brycen Anderson, Walled Lake Central – 188’ 5” Disc (Michigan #1), 56’ 9” Shot (Michigan #6)
Garrett Weeden, Zeeland East – 57’ 7” Shot (Michigan #5), 166’ 3” Disc (Michigan #14)
Tyler Marrogy, Walled Lake Central – 56’ 4” Shot (Michigan #7), 170’ 0” Disc (Michigan #7)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Brycen Anderson188′ 5″Walled Lake Central520Discus
12Brycen Anderson56′ 9″Walled Lake Central476Shot Put
12Nathan Cody170′ 6″Walled Lake Central474Discus
12Tyler Marrogy170′ 0″Walled Lake Central473Discus
12Tyler Marrogy56′ 4″Walled Lake Central472Shot Put
12Robert Smiley157′ 11″Walled Lake Central442Discus
11Garrod Alexander52′ 6″Walled Lake Central442Shot Put
11Garrod Alexander157′ 7″Walled Lake Central442Discus
12Nathan Cody50′ 6.25″Walled Lake Central426Shot Put
10Dylan Akers47′ 8″Walled Lake Central403Shot Put
10Dylan Akers127′ 5″Walled Lake Central365Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Merrick Hocking56′ 1.5″Midland471Shot Put
12Merrick Hocking164′ 9″Midland460Discus
11Maxwell Stoecker54′ 4″Midland456Shot Put
11Maxwell Stoecker154′ 10″Midland435Discus
11Zach Buschlen149′ 4″Midland421Discus
11Zach Buschlen48′ 3.5″Midland408Shot Put
11Evan Woodruff47′ 10.5″Midland405Shot Put
10Gabe Newkirk45′ 7.5″Midland387Shot Put
10Gabe Newkirk134′ 10″Midland384Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Nolan Stubblefield158′ 5″Byron Center444Discus
11Nolan Stubblefield52′ 2.25″Byron Center439Shot Put
12Zander Bobeldyke148′ 4″Byron Center418Discus
12Bodin Hurley47′ 1.5″Byron Center399Shot Put
11Logan Ensing135′ 1″Byron Center384Discus
10Vaughn Nelson44′ 4″Byron Center377Shot Put
11Joseph Hernandez130′ 8″Byron Center373Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Garrett Weeden57′ 7″Zeeland East482Shot Put
12Garrett Weeden166′ 3″Zeeland East464Discus
12Parker Williams53′ 10.5″Zeeland East453Shot Put
12Parker Williams151′ 5″Zeeland East426Discus
10Samuel Sietsema131′ 6″Zeeland East375Discus
11Karsten Meyer44′ 1″Zeeland East375Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Clintin Allen167′ 1″Grosse Pointe North466Discus
11Reinaldo Williams51′ 4″Grosse Pointe North432Shot Put
12Clintin Allen49′ 1.5″Grosse Pointe North415Shot Put
12Marcus Robinson145′ 7″Grosse Pointe North411Discus
11Reinaldo Williams145′ 3″Grosse Pointe North410Discus
12Marcus Robinson47′ 8.5″Grosse Pointe North404Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Walled Lake Central181623514167
2Midland174016993439
3Byron Center121516192834
4Zeeland East131012652575
5Grosse Pointe North125112872538
6Grand Ledge79716742470
7East Kentwood117911382317
8Warren DeLaSalle117011142284
9Detroit Catholic Central12648152078
10Monroe83612212056
11Caledonia79312122005
12Cedar Springs11838101993
13Livonia Churchill12187681986
14Macomb Dakota12004011601
15Portage Central8207681588
16Rochester38511961581
17Swartz Creek11713761547
18Muskegon7707751545
19Walled Lake Western4638761339
20White Lake Lakeland8654671332
21Beverly Hills Groves8514301281
22Hudsonville4078511257
23Saline8004321232
24Plymouth8314011232
25Traverse City West4037941197

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Derrick Simmons, Frankenmuth – 58’ 11.5” Shot, 493 points (Michigan #3, US #97)
Adam Huff, Wayland Union – 174’ 4” Discus, 484 points (Michigan #3, US #155)
Brennan Faber, Parma Western – 57’ 8.5” Shot, 483 points (Michigan #4, US #147)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Derrick Simmons, Frankenmuth – 58’ 11.5” Shot (Michigan #3), 166’ 9” Disc (Michigan #13)
Adam Huff, Wayland Union – 174’ 4” Disc (Michigan #3), 54’ 0.25” Shot (Michigan #16)
Matt Foor, Carleton Airport – 172’ 4” Disc (Michigan #4), 53’ 8” Shot (Michigan #18)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Brennan Faber57′ 8.5″Parma Western483Shot Put
12Noah Shaw54′ 0.5″Parma Western454Shot Put
12Noah Shaw161′ 1″Parma Western450Discus
11AJ Scutt148′ 9″Parma Western419Discus
11Brennan Faber140′ 7″Parma Western398Discus
11Ronald London46′ 5″Parma Western393Shot Put
11AJ Scutt45′ 8.5″Parma Western388Shot Put
11Ronald London128′ 9″Parma Western368Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Derrick Simmons58′ 11.5″Frankenmuth493Shot Put
11Niko Mamaladze167′ 7″Frankenmuth467Discus
11Derrick Simmons166′ 9″Frankenmuth465Discus
12Houston Loucks49′ 0.5″Frankenmuth414Shot Put
9Avery Simmons144′ 2″Frankenmuth407Discus
11Niko Mamaladze46′ 11″Frankenmuth397Shot Put
12Houston Loucks137′ 2″Frankenmuth390Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Gabe Vansickle53′ 8″Coopersville451Shot Put
12Gabe Vansickle144′ 8″Coopersville409Discus
10Will Decker140′ 5″Coopersville398Discus
12Jayviaun Rogers45′ 8″Coopersville387Shot Put
11JJ Hirdes133′ 10″Coopersville381Discus
11Azariah Stevens44′ 7.5″Coopersville379Shot Put
12Jayviaun Rogers127′ 5″Coopersville365Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Benjamin Boehm46′ 1.25″Hamilton391Shot Put
11Logan Eding137′ 7″Hamilton391Discus
12Justin Eding136′ 7″Hamilton388Discus
11Logan Eding45′ 5″Hamilton385Shot Put
12Josiah Klein43′ 6.25″Hamilton370Shot Put
12Justin Eding43′ 3.5″Hamilton369Shot Put
12Brennan Peters128′ 9″Hamilton368Discus
12Brennan Peters42′ 7″Hamilton363Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Matt Vaughn163′ 9″Stevensville Lakeshore457Discus
12Matt Vaughn50′ 11″Stevensville Lakeshore429Shot Put
12Jake Chellman141′ 0″Stevensville Lakeshore399Discus
12Jake Chellman44′ 5″Stevensville Lakeshore377Shot Put
12Kieran Allan43′ 3″Stevensville Lakeshore368Shot Put
12Kieran Allan124′ 8″Stevensville Lakeshore358Discus

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Parma Western171816363355
2Frankenmuth130517293034
3Coopersville121815532771
4Hamilton151511472663
5Stevensville Lakeshore117512152389
6Battle Creek Harper Creek117711862363
7Corunna118711702357
8Otsego15427352277
9Freeland86012152074
10Howard City Tri-County41515221938
11Whitehall75511591914
12Ionia76711341901
13Three Rivers11557261880
14Wayland Union12034841687
15Carleton Airport8248401664
16Edwardsburg8028141616
17Coldwater8397501590
18Paw Paw41111601571
19Lansing Sexton15551555
20Allendale38411451529
21Forest Hills Eastern37011561527
22Shepherd7667601526
23DeWitt7487471495
24Vicksburg7427421484
25Hudsonville Unity Christian7377471484

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Mason Mayne, Lawton – 60’ 9” Shot, 507 points (Michigan #1, US #50)
Gavin Nurenburg, Pewamo-Westphalia
– 60’ 5” Shot, 505 points (Michigan #2, US #58)
Mason Mayne, Lawton – 175’ 4” Discus, 487 points (Michigan #2, US #143)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Mason Mayne, Lawton – 60’ 9” Shot (Michigan #1), 175’ 4” Disc (Michigan #2)
Gavin Nurenburg, Pewamo-Westphalia – 60’ 5” Shot (Michigan #2), 165’ 7” Disc (Michigan #16)
Gradyn Wilson, Mason County Central – 53’ 1” Shot (Michigan #24), 157’ 9” Disc (Michigan #40)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Gavin Nurenberg60′ 5″Pewamo-Westphalia505Shot Put
12Gavin Nurenberg165′ 7″Pewamo-Westphalia462Discus
12Dalton Brown52′ 1″Pewamo-Westphalia438Shot Put
12Dalton Brown150′ 0″Pewamo-Westphalia422Discus
12Collin Schneider42′ 0″Pewamo-Westphalia358Shot Put
12Collin Schneider123′ 6″Pewamo-Westphalia355Discus
11Ayden Fox121′ 8″Pewamo-Westphalia350Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Mason Mayne60′ 9″Lawton507Shot Put
11Mason Mayne175′ 4″Lawton487Discus
12Jason Barnett46′ 5″Lawton393Shot Put
10Caiden Mitchell134′ 1″Lawton382Discus
12Jason Barnett130′ 5″Lawton373Discus
12Valentin Portillo121′ 7″Lawton350Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Maddox Gonzalez53′ 2.25″Standish Sterling447Shot Put
11Elijah Cottrell49′ 11.5″Standish Sterling422Shot Put
12Maddox Gonzalez147′ 7″Standish Sterling416Discus
11Kyler Cook134′ 10″Standish Sterling384Discus
11Kyler Cook45′ 0″Standish Sterling382Shot Put
11Andrew Ratajczak127′ 4″Standish Sterling365Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
9Chris Tetloff52′ 9″Midland Bullock Creek444Shot Put
12Lawrence Harding153′ 11″Midland Bullock Creek432Discus
12Lawrence Harding47′ 1″Midland Bullock Creek399Shot Put
12Seth Radosa140′ 6″Midland Bullock Creek398Discus
9Chris Tetloff131′ 1″Midland Bullock Creek374Discus
9Lincoln Tetloff42′ 5″Midland Bullock Creek362Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Bennett VandenBerg170′ 9″Constantine475Discus
12Bennett VandenBerg48′ 10″Constantine413Shot Put
11Canon Manley43′ 9″Constantine372Shot Put
11Lucas Stears123′ 10″Constantine356Discus
11Brandon Long41′ 0″Constantine350Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Pewamo-Westphalia130115892891
2Lawton90115912492
3Standish Sterling125111652416
4Midland Bullock Creek120412052409
5Constantine11358311966
6Stanton Central Montcalm11117161827
7Kingsley41411771591
8Brooklyn Columbia Central7917921582
9Caro7687501519
10Leslie38910581447
11Detroit Voyageur14211421
12Union City4148021216
13Clare7814271207
14Manistee7834151198
15GR NorthPointe Christian3618201181
16Benzie Central4357331168
17University Liggett7623701131
18McBain7363951130
19Chesaning3817401121
20Manchester3827341116
21Roscommon7443681112
22Lakeview3747271100
23Sand Creek7503481098
24Kent City3757161091
25Ithaca7343501084

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Dominic Scharer, Hillsdale Academy – 165’ 8” Discus, 462 points (Michigan #15)
Oliver Long, Morrice – 52’ 8” Shot, 443 points (Michigan #26)
Kylis Fletcher, Beal City – 156’ 5” Discus, 439 points (Michigan #43)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Kylis Fletcher, Beal City – 156’ 5” Disc (Michigan #43), 49’ 7” Shot (Michigan #61)
Oliver Long, Morrice – 52’ 8” Shot (Michigan #26), 144’ 3” Disc (Michigan #97)
Dominic Scharer, Hillsdale Academy – 165’ 8” Disc (Michigan #15), 44’ 9” Shot (Michigan #201)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
10Joey Cain136′ 1″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary387Discus
11Logan Broekhuizen45′ 6″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary386Shot Put
10Joey Cain44′ 11″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary381Shot Put
12Levi Schroeder43′ 4.5″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary369Shot Put
12Caleb Iles40′ 6″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary346Shot Put
10Caleb Scharrer38′ 8″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary332Shot Put
12Levi Schroeder114′ 3″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary332Discus
12Michael Stehle38′ 5″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary330Shot Put
12Caleb Iles109′ 8″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary320Discus
12Drew Luetzow37′ 1.5″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary320Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Fletcher Anderson48′ 10.5″Frankfort413Shot Put
12Ellis Larsen116′ 7″Frankfort337Discus
11Nolan Clouse39′ 2″Frankfort336Shot Put
10Miles Luther115′ 7″Frankfort335Discus
12Bryce Plesha114′ 9″Frankfort333Discus
10Owen Mills37′ 11″Frankfort326Shot Put
12Aiden Sweeney109′ 3″Frankfort319Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Dominic Scharer165′ 8″Hillsdale Academy462Discus
12Dominic Scharer44′ 9″Hillsdale Academy380Shot Put
12Magnus Heckel43′ 11″Hillsdale Academy374Shot Put
12Magnus Heckel128′ 11″Hillsdale Academy369Discus
11Joel Miller119′ 11″Hillsdale Academy346Discus
11Joel Miller40′ 4″Hillsdale Academy345Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Kylis Fletcher156′ 5″Beal City439Discus
12Kylis Fletcher49′ 7″Beal City419Shot Put
12Parker McDonald129′ 5″Beal City370Discus
12Parker McDonald41′ 9.75″Beal City357Shot Put
12Jamisen Latham38′ 8″Beal City332Shot Put
9Wyatt Wilson37′ 4.5″Beal City321Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Seth Miller47′ 9.5″White Pigeon404Shot Put
11Wes Roberts44′ 6.25″White Pigeon378Shot Put
12Caleb Lane42′ 3.25″White Pigeon360Shot Put
11Wes Roberts123′ 4″White Pigeon355Discus
10Brock Irwin39′ 2″White Pigeon336Shot Put
12Seth Miller115′ 0″White Pigeon333Discus
9Caiden Lace37′ 6″White Pigeon322Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary148310382521
2Frankfort107413242398
3Hillsdale Academy109911772275
4Beal City14298092237
5White Pigeon14796882167
6Fowler110110472148
7Potterville13026951998
8Riverview Gabriel Richard67210531725
9Breckenridge7817721553
10Morrice7757471522
11Saginaw Nouvel6947061400
12Onaway34510261370
13East Jordan6736891363
14Unionville-Sebewaing6686831351
15Muskegon Western Mich. Christian6656701335
16Kingston6666631329
17Deckerville10093201329
18Britton Deerfield3239991322
19Detroit Frederick Douglass3887421130
20Marion3587581116
21Climax-Scotts7463561102
22Centreville3726961068
23Marcellus7003671067
24Kalamazoo Hackett3247401064
25Mason County Eastern3247001025

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Noah Johnson, Kingsford – 163’ 11” Discus, 458 points (Michigan #21)
Noah Johnson, Kingsford – 48’ 3” Shot, 408 points (Michigan #88)
Garrett Veale, Kingsford – 45’ 10.25” Shot, 389 points (Michigan #155)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Noah Johnson, Kingsford – 163’ 11” Disc (UP #1), 48’ 3” Shot (UP #1)
Evan Arbic, Sault Ste. Marie – 44’ 10” Shot (UP #3), 130’ 8” Disc (UP #3)
Kevin Giuliani, Forest Park – 124’ 1” Disc (UP #8), 41’ 2” Shot (UP #12)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Josh Racine42′ 3″Gladstone360Shot Put
11Aaron Hughes41′ 4″Gladstone353Shot Put
10Trevor Thorbahn41′ 2″Gladstone352Shot Put
11Aaron Hughes121′ 1″Gladstone349Discus
12Vinny Howes39′ 7″Gladstone339Shot Put
12Josh Racine116′ 1″Gladstone336Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Noah Johnson163′ 11″Kingsford458Discus
12Noah Johnson48′ 3″Kingsford408Shot Put
12Garrett Veale45′ 10.25″Kingsford389Shot Put
12Grayson Palmer129′ 7″Kingsford370Discus
12Grayson Palmer39′ 0″Kingsford334Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Dasan Smith127′ 8″Marquette366Discus
12Tucker Welch42′ 2″Marquette360Shot Put
11Nathan Cattoor116′ 10″Marquette338Discus
12Dasan Smith38′ 8″Marquette332Shot Put
11Nathan Cattoor38′ 2.75″Marquette328Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Evan Arbic44′ 10″Sault Ste. Marie381Shot Put
12Evan Arbic130′ 8″Sault Ste. Marie373Discus
10Braden Ditmeyer41′ 5.75″Sault Ste. Marie354Shot Put
12Walter Anderson37′ 6″Sault Ste. Marie322Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Gabe Popko123′ 4″Lake Linden-Hubbell355Discus
11Alex Drew119′ 5″Lake Linden-Hubbell345Discus
12Gabe Popko40′ 0″Lake Linden-Hubbell342Shot Put
12Danny Marcotte112′ 8″Lake Linden-Hubbell327Discus

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Gladstone14046852089
2Kingsford11318281959
3Marquette10207041723
4Sault Ste. Marie10573731431
5Lake Linden-Hubbell34210271369
6Bessemer6796841362
7Rudyard9873151302
8Houghton6596361295
9Newberry7343871121
10St. Ignace3446801024
11Ishpeming675318993
12Baraga340651992
13Forest Park352356708
14Rapid River335347682
15Calumet366312678
16Ironwood319314633
17Hancock372372
18West Iron County349349
19Escanaba346346
20Manistique335335
21Powers North Central328328
22Gwinn326326
23Brimley324324
24Pickford322322
25L’Anse319319

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