Track is in full swing, baby.
The Best Crews have been a thing around here for the past few years. They take their cues from USTFCCCA’s event squads and the World Athletics scoring system, combining the two ideas in order to compare Michigan’s teams against events in their common areas.
The goal of this is to help recognize the athletes and coaches that create cultures, history, and traditions in their respective event areas. Think about it like this: Minnesota always has great hockey, basketball hoops are nailed to Indiana barns, Texas churns out football talent, every Iowa boy has cauliflower ear. Where in Michigan does hurdling reign supreme? Is there a town where kids learn to shot put before they can tie their shoes?
2023’s explanation goes through much of it, but here’s a brief summary.
an athlete qualifies by hitting a regional qualifying mark in an event
those times from the athletes are converted into points
at a maximum of three athletes (with an exception for teams that have more athletes under the state qualifying mark), team scores are tallied up
then team scores are added across all events of a certain area (hurdles, distance, etc.)
Here are the figures that show the points for each mark:
Early in the season, I had some optimism that I’d have time to do some writing. Two weeks later, it’s very evident that I was pessimistic regarding how many EQ’s we’d have. So you just get charts and rankings.
These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by Saturday (4/26) evening.
Grade Name Time Team Event Points 12 Carrie VanNoy 14.12 Oak Park 100h 503 9 Payton Gee 14.18 Oak Park 100h 500 12 Jayda Watson 14.64 Oak Park 100h 472 9 Payton Gee 45.13 Oak Park 300h 460 12 Carrie VanNoy 45.44 Oak Park 300h 453 11 Mekhi Thompson 15.70 Oak Park 100h 408 12 Jayda Watson 49.03 Oak Park 300h 368 11 Mekhi Thompson 49.07 Oak Park 300h 368
Rank Team 100h 300h Total 1 Oak Park 1475 1281 2756 2 East Kentwood 1356 1292 2648 3 Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg 1194 1238 2431 4 Okemos 1174 818 1992 5 Belleville 1194 498 1691 6 Detroit Cass Tech 1235 446 1682 7 Lake Orion 781 746 1528 8 Ann Arbor Pioneer 718 771 1490 9 Detroit Renaissance 494 923 1417 10 Zeeland East 649 756 1406 11 Salem 858 386 1244 12 Ann Arbor Huron 460 778 1239 13 Oxford 386 797 1183 14 Rockford 402 750 1152 15 Grand Ledge 765 368 1134 16 Grand Haven 323 794 1117 17 Woodhaven Brownstown 716 399 1115 18 Rochester Adams 742 357 1099 19 Kalamazoo Central 385 421 805 20 Ann Arbor Skyline 401 402 803 21 Byron Center 422 378 800 22 Caledonia 397 396 794 23 Utica Ford 422 368 790 24 Traverse City Central 420 365 785 25 Holland West Ottawa 371 410 780
Grade Name Time Team Event Points 12 Will (Jaiden) Smith 13.53 Belleville 110h 546 12 Will (Jaiden) Smith 36.87 Belleville 300h 534 11 Schmar Gamble 13.69 Belleville 110h 534 12 Timothy Pinard 14.57 Belleville 110h 466 9 Keymani Tally 15.11 Belleville 110h 425 11 Jaiden Rutley 15.23 Belleville 110h 415 11 Jaiden Rutley 41.69 Belleville 300h 382
Rank Team 110h 300h Total 1 Belleville 2386 916 3302 2 Rochester Adams 1343 1257 2600 3 Temperance Bedford 1261 1246 2507 4 Detroit Catholic Central 961 1396 2357 5 East Kentwood 1151 1205 2356 6 Muskegon Mona Shores 773 860 1633 7 Holland West Ottawa 773 827 1600 8 Saline 1113 459 1572 9 Kalamazoo Central 800 760 1560 10 Traverse City West 1098 430 1528 11 Detroit Cass Tech 1096 378 1474 12 New Baltimore Anchor Bay 823 433 1256 13 Grand Ledge 815 397 1212 14 Rockford 397 799 1196 15 Farmington 760 412 1172 16 Portage Central 774 363 1137 17 Grosse Pointe South 728 378 1105 18 Walled Lake Western 468 458 927 19 Zeeland West 445 478 923 20 Midland Dow 448 471 919 21 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 443 472 915 22 West Bloomfield 444 460 904 23 Lowell 444 438 882 24 Macomb Dakota 430 450 880 25 Grand Haven 408 399 807
Grade Name Time Team Event Points 12 Kylie Brooks 49.09 Sturgis 300h 367 12 Kylie Brooks 16.85 Sturgis 100h 338 11 Kenzie Eicher 51.45 Sturgis 300h 312 11 Juliet Mendoza Rangel 51.85 Sturgis 300h 302 11 Juliet Mendoza Rangel 17.62 Sturgis 100h 291 11 Kenzie Eicher 17.87 Sturgis 100h 276
Rank Team 100h 300h Total 1 Sturgis 905 981 1886 2 Gladwin 1008 795 1803 3 St. Joseph 705 630 1335 4 Saginaw Swan Valley 329 906 1236 5 Owosso 787 435 1223 6 Petoskey 707 337 1044 7 Hopkins 354 666 1020 8 Wyoming Godwin Heights 639 373 1012 9 Cadillac 314 667 982 10 Portland 601 364 965 11 Big Rapids 616 326 943 12 Dearborn Divine Child 289 623 913 13 Monroe Jefferson 562 334 896 14 Allegan 452 431 883 15 Alma 553 306 859 16 Hudsonville Unity Christian 426 403 829 17 Dearborn Henry Ford Academy 428 377 805 18 Yale 384 385 769 19 Spring Lake 342 416 758 20 Berrien Springs 429 323 753 21 Clio 354 390 743 22 East Grand Rapids 369 370 740 23 Trenton 379 346 725 24 Plainwell 337 373 710 25 Coopersville 308 365 674
Grade Name Time Team Event Points 11 DJ Wood 14.89 Battle Creek Harper Creek 110h 442 11 DJ Wood 40.45 Battle Creek Harper Creek 300h 421 12 Ethan Hardin 15.50 Battle Creek Harper Creek 110h 395 9 Cash Simpson 15.90 Battle Creek Harper Creek 110h 364 12 Ethan Hardin 42.97 Battle Creek Harper Creek 300h 342
Rank Team 110h 300h Total 1 Battle Creek Harper Creek 1200 763 1963 2 Coldwater 1164 722 1885 3 Corunna 1125 715 1840 4 Clare 1042 772 1814 5 Parma Western 745 801 1546 6 Hamilton 705 769 1475 7 Alma 1098 365 1463 8 Whitehall 1079 342 1421 9 Lansing Sexton 318 1053 1371 10 Charlotte 605 658 1263 11 Frankenmuth 889 322 1211 12 Freeland 754 427 1181 13 Shepherd 305 791 1096 14 Saginaw Swan Valley 345 744 1089 15 Ludington 390 683 1073 16 Stevensville Lakeshore 651 374 1025 17 St. Joseph 676 326 1002 18 New Boston Huron 415 425 840 19 Pinckney 388 382 770 20 Adrian 397 370 767 21 St. Clair Shores Lakeshore 421 340 761 22 St. Johns 368 386 754 23 Three Rivers 361 376 737 24 Milan 382 352 734 25 Trenton 353 375 729
Grade Name Time Team Event Points 9 Isabelle Currie 48.06 Lansing Catholic 300h 391 11 Frances Melinn 48.08 Lansing Catholic 300h 391 9 Isabelle Currie 16.70 Lansing Catholic 100h 347 9 Thalynn Flint 52.93 Lansing Catholic 300h 277 9 Thalynn Flint 18.41 Lansing Catholic 100h 243 11 Frances Melinn 18.41 Lansing Catholic 100h 243 10 Olivia Wever 54.42 Lansing Catholic 300h 242
Rank Team 100h 300h Total 1 Lansing Catholic 834 1059 1893 2 Remus Chippewa Hills 883 924 1807 3 Olivet 755 1028 1782 4 Ida 1005 700 1705 5 Pewamo-Westphalia 835 702 1538 6 Kingsley 709 698 1407 7 Standish Sterling 589 570 1159 8 Lawton 519 625 1144 9 Quincy 417 716 1133 10 Cass City 833 257 1090 11 Traverse City St. Francis 522 557 1079 12 Erie Mason 628 416 1044 13 Saginaw Valley Lutheran 397 635 1033 14 Blissfield 511 507 1018 15 Houghton Lake 300 635 935 16 Ravenna 331 571 902 17 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 286 587 874 18 Newaygo 303 554 857 19 Union City 548 293 841 20 Adrian Madison 278 529 807 21 Ovid-Elsie 549 256 805 22 Farwell 237 557 794 23 The Potter’s House 386 389 775 24 Mason County Central 372 394 766 25 Bath 422 341 762
Grade Name Time Team Event Points 12 Caleb Walker 14.72 Chesaning 110h 455 12 Caleb Walker 39.83 Chesaning 300h 441 12 Truman Danek 15.41 Chesaning 110h 402 12 Truman Danek 41.45 Chesaning 300h 390 10 Danny Tijerina 43.36 Chesaning 300h 330 10 Danny Tijerina 17.64 Chesaning 110h 230
Rank Team 110h 300h Total 1 Chesaning 1086 1161 2247 2 Warren Michigan Collegiate 1168 941 2109 3 Olivet 878 1083 1961 4 Erie Mason 921 1030 1952 5 Hillsdale 896 672 1568 6 Bath 778 739 1518 7 Ravenna 696 794 1490 8 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 661 719 1380 9 Jonesville 655 716 1371 10 Almont 686 637 1323 11 Schoolcraft 648 674 1323 12 Adrian Madison 991 316 1307 13 Lakeview 403 673 1076 14 Lansing Catholic 438 435 872 15 Elk Rapids 422 448 870 16 Pewamo-Westphalia 522 332 854 17 Quincy 414 356 769 18 Constantine 361 363 724 19 Kalamazoo Christian 380 343 723 20 Burton Atherton 708 – 708 21 Hanover-Horton 381 295 675 22 Hudson 291 364 655 23 Pigeon-Laker 368 285 653 24 Leslie 351 299 649 25 Springport 300 339 639
Grade Name Time Team Event Points 11 Maria Wieber 48.34 Fowler 300h 385 10 Nadia Schafer 49.45 Fowler 300h 359 9 Leah Thelen 50.67 Fowler 300h 330 11 Maria Wieber 17.09 Fowler 100h 323 9 Leah Thelen 17.26 Fowler 100h 313 11 Paige Thelen 52.64 Fowler 300h 284
Rank Team 100h 300h Total 1 Fowler 636 1073 1710 2 Mason County Eastern 896 799 1695 3 Kalamazoo Hackett 626 1016 1642 4 Petersburg-Summerfield 698 697 1395 5 Hillsdale Academy 325 897 1222 6 Frankfort 649 480 1129 7 Addison 454 469 923 8 Deckerville 569 344 912 9 Lansing Christian 402 451 853 10 Central Lake / Ellsworth 489 322 811 11 Birmingham Roeper 510 272 782 12 Vestaburg 458 313 771 13 Pittsford 300 361 661 14 Gobles 297 356 652 15 Manchester 308 319 627 16 Holland Calvary Christian 299 324 623 17 White Cloud 385 226 611 18 Whittemore-Prescott 188 413 602 19 Buckley 291 281 572 20 Potterville 300 270 571 21 Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart 265 293 558 22 Brown City 268 275 543 23 Fulton 268 269 538 24 Marlette 217 311 529 25 Three Oaks River Valley 295 230 525
Grade Name Time Team Event Points 11 Dawson Scharer 39.46 Hillsdale Academy 300h 453 11 Dawson Scharer 15.53 Hillsdale Academy 110h 392 12 Alex Richards 42.93 Hillsdale Academy 300h 343 12 Alex Richards 16.73 Hillsdale Academy 110h 300 10 Andrew Richards 46.96 Hillsdale Academy 300h 217
Rank Team 110h 300h Total 1 Hillsdale Academy 692 1013 1705 2 Riverview Gabriel Richard 669 980 1649 3 Lutheran Westland 898 615 1514 4 Fowler 601 882 1483 5 Manchester 670 730 1400 6 East Jordan 697 593 1290 7 Concord 491 627 1118 8 Grand Traverse Academy 485 549 1034 9 Mt Clemens 296 591 887 10 Morenci 262 619 881 11 Harbor Springs 572 264 836 12 Kalamazoo Hackett 576 257 833 13 Petersburg-Summerfield 548 264 813 14 Central Lake / Ellsworth 502 282 784 15 Reading 290 494 784 16 Climax-Scotts 388 380 769 17 Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 441 280 721 18 Frankfort 425 257 681 19 Mio Ausable 338 329 668 20 International Academy of Flint 358 280 639 21 Lincoln-Alcona 317 321 638 22 Coleman 361 248 610 23 Vandercook Lake 272 320 592 24 Deckerville 276 314 590 25 Breckenridge 228 309 537
Grade Name Time Team Event Points 10 Chloe Jackson 49.72 Marquette 300h 352 10 Chloe Jackson 18.06 Marquette 100h 265 10 Lilly Demeuse 54.79 Marquette 300h 233 10 Lilly Demeuse 18.68 Marquette 100h 227
Rank Team 100h 300h Total 1 Marquette 492 586 1077 2 Escanaba 292 555 848 3 Sault Ste. Marie 505 243 748 4 Munising 445 258 703 5 Gladstone 504 – 504 6 Cedarville – 276 276 7 Bark River-Harris – 233 233 8 St. Ignace 228 – 228 9 Newberry 226 – 226 10 Ishpeming 195 – 195
Grade Name Time Team Event Points 11 Ford Richardson 42.87 Marquette 300h 345 11 Oliver Kudej 43.83 Marquette 300h 315 12 Seamus Waite 17.29 Marquette 110h 257 10 Clayton Edwards 46.65 Marquette 300h 226 10 Braylon Zdunek 17.84 Marquette 110h 215 11 Oliver Kudej 17.85 Marquette 110h 214
Rank Team 110h 300h Total 1 Marquette 685 887 1572 2 Pickford 538 512 1050 3 Sault Ste. Marie 400 529 929 4 Kingsford 431 324 755 5 Ironwood 306 312 618 6 Bark River-Harris 314 216 530 7 Rapid River 187 – 187 8 Brimley 180 – 180 9 Escanaba 146 – 146 10 Stephenson 118 – 118
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