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2025’s Best Distance Crews: Mid May

Happy Regional Week. With State Previews on the horizon, this is the last regular season ranking.

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.)

As there are no regional qualifiers for relays (every team gets an entry), I had to make an estimation of what a regional qualifying mark might be. These are done on a ratio of the SQ/EQ marks for each individual and relay of that distance. On average, the relay qualifying time is around 4.1x the individual qualifying time (for example, the girls D1 200m EQ is 25.4, the 4×2 is 1:44.5). Anyhow, this is what I came up with for the relay times needed to obtain points here:

Estimated RQD1 GirlsD2 GirlsD3 GirlsD4 Girls
4x100m52.2554.0555.2556.75
4x200m1:52.01:54.11:58.02:00.7
4x400m4:21.34:32.14:42.34:50.7
4x800m10:14.710:50.511:25.011:44.0
Estimated RQD1 BoysD2 BoysD3 BoysD4 Boys
4x100m44.7545.846.948.25
4x200m1:34.01:36.01:37.31:40.9
4x400m3:35.43:41.83:43.93:55.0
4x800m8:28.08:38.09:01.19:26.3

Here are the figures that show the points for each mark:

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by Monday (5/12) evening.

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
9:16.7Romeo4×81154
11Ella Goodsell4:53.5Romeo1600m491
11Natalia Guaresimo10:36.6Romeo3200m490
11Ella Goodsell10:37.2Romeo3200m489
10Annie Hrabovsky10:40.2Romeo3200m484
12Violet Hrabovsky10:42.7Romeo3200m479
11Natalia Guaresimo4:56.9Romeo1600m477
10Annie Hrabovsky4:57.1Romeo1600m476
12Olivia Purdy10:50.6Romeo3200m466
12Violet Hrabovsky5:01.4Romeo1600m457
12Olivia Purdy5:04.2Romeo1600m445
11Natalia Guaresimo2:17.8Romeo800m436
12Violet Hrabovsky2:18.6Romeo800m428
11Ella Goodsell2:19.1Romeo800m423
12Olivia Purdy2:20.4Romeo800m411
10Annie Hrabovsky2:20.8Romeo800m408
11Emmerson Clor11:35.7Romeo3200m388
10Reese Rosbolt11:37.4Romeo3200m385
10Reese Rosbolt5:18.9Romeo1600m382
11Emmerson Clor5:28.3Romeo1600m342

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Romeo12872347240711547195
2Ann Arbor Pioneer11981390194511155647
3Holland West Ottawa13971383144312065430
4Rochester13381471128911275225
5Saline17101169122411075210
6Zeeland East13111265120610884870
7Midland Dow1077146514388794859
8Grand Haven13401244110311444831
9DeWitt11951178132210794774
10Brighton11671207118110884642
11Hudsonville12061195120110094611
12Rochester Adams1203125312808404576
13Traverse City West1260115311629374512
14Okemos1158117912408924470
15Portage Central1157120112019114470
16Jenison1248116711348674416
17Northville1169112811419434380
18Hartland1056112412009524332
19Portage Northern1057114512067424150
20Ann Arbor Huron1193112939211173832
21Utica364113112678343596
22Bay City Western428116111608363584
23East Kentwood111411424119103577
24Ann Arbor Skyline113410473519863518
25Grand Ledge94243611429193439

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
7:44.0Northville4×81221
11Ryan Stojov1:53.1Northville800m490
12Ethan Powell1:53.8Northville800m479
12Ethan Powell4:16.0Northville1600m460
11Ryan Stojov4:17.3Northville1600m451
11Ben Hartigan4:17.7Northville1600m447
10Brandon Cloud9:20.0Northville3200m445
11Ben Hartigan1:56.2Northville800m439
12Ishaan Kundapur4:20.7Northville1600m425
12Logan Mullan1:57.6Northville800m418
12Ishaan Kundapur9:29.4Northville3200m417
9Lucas Mullan1:57.7Northville800m416
12Rece Grezak1:57.8Northville800m415
12Ethan Powell9:30.9Northville3200m413
9Lucas Mullan4:24.0Northville1600m399
10Brandon Cloud4:24.5Northville1600m395
11Ryan Stojov9:40.4Northville3200m386
11Ben Hartigan9:40.5Northville3200m385
12Nick Barretto9:49.7Northville3200m358
12Ritvik Ellendula4:30.5Northville1600m350
12Logan Mullan4:30.7Northville1600m348
12Ishaan Kundapur2:02.1Northville800m346

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Northville18261783127512216105
2East Kentwood12471187124110324706
3Clarkston13051156103112124705
4Grand Haven11891261111611244691
5Ann Arbor Pioneer1149120212689894608
6Plymouth11931223107911024597
7Jenison1239108913149534595
8Brighton11511158114310984550
9Rockford1174117011429524439
10Livonia Churchill1039120611779824405
11Canton1012118112359214349
12Utica1108117212228304332
13Traverse City Central1182109311119394325
14Grandville1190127510997374301
15Temperance Bedford1153102411508994226
16Kalamazoo Central1027125111228264226
17Midland1131109410499314205
18Saline1080116311058494197
19Grand Ledge1086109211488194146
20Rochester1197112035710973771
21Howell115611634429493709
22Oxford1183109239510163686
23Highland-Milford109611454979233661
24Ann Arbor Skyline120810263479893569
25Caledonia382115312406983473

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
9:20.2Goodrich4×81122
12Layla Jordan2:11.1Goodrich800m496
9Kayla Shellenbarger5:04.0Goodrich1600m446
9Kayla Shellenbarger2:16.9Goodrich800m444
12Layla Jordan5:06.5Goodrich1600m436
10Alivia Ottinger11:17.9Goodrich3200m419
9Kayla Shellenbarger11:21.5Goodrich3200m412
10Alivia Ottinger5:12.1Goodrich1600m411
12Kamryn Lauinger11:26.4Goodrich3200m404
12Kamryn Lauinger5:14.9Goodrich1600m399
12Kamryn Lauinger2:22.9Goodrich800m389
12Layla Jordan11:44.5Goodrich3200m373
12Avery Byrne12:25.7Goodrich3200m301
12Avery Byrne5:44.6Goodrich1600m272

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Goodrich13291692160711225751
2East Grand Rapids1192119811559484492
3Cadillac1093107412508934309
4Frankenmuth1125107212198914306
5Holland Christian1139116711588144279
6Grand Rapids Christian993113612568664252
7St. Joseph1090115910679264242
8Pinckney1091113711628214212
9Freeland1098113810189354189
10St. Johns1016127811946414130
11Adrian1052119212066664116
12Coopersville975113110708003976
13Chelsea1019110210387643924
14Otsego914113111677083921
15Linden98697611027863850
16Ludington1006102711405873760
17Clare10459059427213613
18Gaylord111812105004873315
19Flint Powers Catholic8368919016513280
20Forest Hills Eastern340104110697653214
21Lake Fenton115811243255243130
22Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard9969563618143127
23Sturgis107810709383086
24Detroit Country Day9888803297222919
25Coldwater104810876812817

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
8:07.4Marshall4×8884
12Jack Bidwell8:57.9Marshall3200m509
12Jack Bidwell4:11.3Marshall1600m496
10Abraham McHugh9:23.7Marshall3200m434
12Jack Bidwell1:57.3Marshall800m422
10Abraham McHugh1:59.1Marshall800m394
12Reece Davis1:59.3Marshall800m391
10Abraham McHugh4:25.4Marshall1600m389

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Marshall1206139413488844832
2Forest Hills Eastern11311163117410154483
3Parma Western1153128110509814464
4Alma1128119411219774420
5Allendale1101111011969824389
6Grand Rapids Christian1040109211599924283
7Frankenmuth1069101710539224061
8Williamston1146104010558194060
9Holland Christian1051106610239024042
10Flint Powers Catholic1126112910347524041
11New Boston Huron10089799868253797
12East Grand Rapids98899910157163717
13Macomb Lutheran North87810459407263589
14Flat Rock105510294059283417
15Shepherd39597910607703204
16Flint Kearsley99910923756943161
17Edwardsburg11569693306893144
18Three Rivers10909982368063129
19Grand Rapids Catholic Central944106011083111
20Battle Creek Harper Creek3609489928103110
21Gladwin335111710645693085
22Ludington37788210797363074
23Pinckney37710109247473059
24Big Rapids10529633766042995
25Otsego31110089746732965

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
9:41.8Lansing Catholic4×8932
10Grace Wonch11:15.3Lansing Catholic3200m423
9Josie Bishop5:09.5Lansing Catholic1600m423
9Josie Bishop2:21.5Lansing Catholic800m402
10Grace Wonch2:21.7Lansing Catholic800m400
10Grace Wonch5:14.9Lansing Catholic1600m399
11Frances Melinn2:24.6Lansing Catholic800m373
11Frances Melinn5:25.6Lansing Catholic1600m354
9Lindsey Ludwig2:30.0Lansing Catholic800m325
12Kaitlin Ludwig12:18.9Lansing Catholic3200m313
9Lindsey Ludwig5:35.4Lansing Catholic1600m311
9Lindsey Ludwig12:31.6Lansing Catholic3200m291
12Kaitlin Ludwig2:36.9Lansing Catholic800m262

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Lansing Catholic1175117610279324309
2Pewamo-Westphalia1038106411619254188
3Stanton Central Montcalm1009111511448534121
4Ithaca111390210466293691
5Kent City951106111015263639
6Traverse City St. Francis76492510306963415
7LeRoy Pine River9088899106963404
8Blissfield9069599635663394
9Remus Chippewa Hills8818218648163381
10Saugatuck9887798856913343
11Muskegon Western Mich. Christian1017116311423321
12Lake City9198259275903262
13McBain8177799126433149
14Benzie Central9797428195893130
15Hart8558126865812934
16Leslie3788749746722898
17Grand Rapids Covenant Christian7777368404432796
18Jackson Lumen Christi3219984067522477
19Bath9987776372412
20Newaygo9992142567862255
21Onsted58411664762227
22Grandville Calvin Christian2657877713462168
23Elk Rapids8843553355022075
24Boyne City9117752671953
25Saginaw Valley Lutheran9932492464451933

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
8:03.5Pewamo-Westphalia4×8937
10John Kowatch2:00.5Pewamo-Westphalia800m371
12Sam Muirhead2:02.7Pewamo-Westphalia800m336
12Allan George9:57.8Pewamo-Westphalia3200m335
10John Kowatch4:33.7Pewamo-Westphalia1600m326
10Wyatt Werner2:03.4Pewamo-Westphalia800m325
10Charlie George10:01.8Pewamo-Westphalia3200m323
10Wyatt Werner4:38.1Pewamo-Westphalia1600m292
12Allan George4:38.4Pewamo-Westphalia1600m290
10Nolan Mitchell10:23.5Pewamo-Westphalia3200m260
10Nolan Mitchell4:44.2Pewamo-Westphalia1600m246
12Allan George2:08.8Pewamo-Westphalia800m239
10Charlie George4:46.7Pewamo-Westphalia1600m227
12Jason Weber10:55.9Pewamo-Westphalia3200m166

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Pewamo-Westphalia10319089189373793
2Lansing Catholic100088410538073743
3Traverse City St. Francis96190010478043713
4Ithaca9637289507933434
5Jonesville11367668037253430
6Hanover-Horton9388798037183337
7Muskegon Western Mich. Christian10008367007733309
8Onsted9037489655643179
9Manton9257348375873084
10Brooklyn Columbia Central8556298307403054
11Reed City105794810273032
12Ann Arbor Greenhills9208306626193031
13The Potter’s House9516687156743009
14Charlevoix39894610874742905
15Constantine7867845957272891
16Blissfield8446197605702792
17Benzie Central9296377144632743
18Erie Mason8345455757032656
19Laingsburg8528463345282559
20Midland Bullock Creek29363610575622548
21Elk Rapids9847103165122522
22Hart8094947453972445
23Holland Black River9047318052440
24Grandville Calvin Christian8152627454832304
25Jackson Lumen Christi3196977055142235

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
9:57.2Whitmore Lake4×8807
10Kaylie Livingston5:01.3Whitmore Lake1600m458
10Kaylie Livingston10:58.9Whitmore Lake3200m451
10Kaylie Livingston2:23.5Whitmore Lake800m384
9Malynda Lambros12:19.5Whitmore Lake3200m312
11Elodie Weaver12:20.6Whitmore Lake3200m310
11Carina Burchi2:33.3Whitmore Lake800m294
9Malynda Lambros5:42.3Whitmore Lake1600m282
11Sofia Robertson2:37.3Whitmore Lake800m258
9Malynda Lambros2:37.9Whitmore Lake800m252
11Elodie Weaver5:49.8Whitmore Lake1600m250
11Elodie Weaver2:42.8Whitmore Lake800m208

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Whitmore Lake93699010748073807
2Gobles92810999996153641
3Hillsdale Academy10599038167223501
4Kalamazoo Hackett9898799127193498
5Onekama818101911464343416
6Auburn Hills Oakland Christian1092109610333220
7Fowler8628158844593019
8Breckenridge7436998675792888
9Dryden7046127863542456
10Grand Traverse Academy7476196254262417
11Pittsford8979081864032393
12Bridgman3867917213972294
13Leland8257692404342268
14Harbor Beach6796124585042254
15Johannesburg-Lewiston11368611422138
16Kingston3738362435051957
17Buckley7005072275001933
18Brown City2266366792301770
19Petoskey St. Michael8963814471724
20Petersburg-Summerfield2462746335331686
21Lansing Christian5362176162921661
22Harbor Springs8441932123861636
23Vestaburg3674204024091599
24Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary3091697053631546
25East Jordan3145816421536

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
8:13.7Hillsdale Academy4×8802
11Grayson Rorick4:20.3Hillsdale Academy1600m428
11Grayson Rorick9:28.0Hillsdale Academy3200m421
11Grayson Rorick1:58.5Hillsdale Academy800m404
11Luke Molenkamp2:03.0Hillsdale Academy800m332
12Reece Poole10:01.0Hillsdale Academy3200m325
10Timothy Gaebler2:05.1Hillsdale Academy800m297
12Reece Poole4:39.4Hillsdale Academy1600m283
11Luke Molenkamp4:40.7Hillsdale Academy1600m272
11James Rahe10:19.4Hillsdale Academy3200m272
11James Rahe4:42.4Hillsdale Academy1600m259
12Reece Poole2:07.8Hillsdale Academy800m254
10Timothy Gaebler4:44.1Hillsdale Academy1600m246
11Henry Lindley2:09.2Hillsdale Academy800m232
10Timothy Gaebler10:33.1Hillsdale Academy3200m232
11Zane Socha2:09.6Hillsdale Academy800m227
11James Rahe2:11.7Hillsdale Academy800m193
10Ryan Miller10:48.2Hillsdale Academy3200m188
11Henry Lindley4:51.9Hillsdale Academy1600m187
10Ryan Miller4:52.1Hillsdale Academy1600m185
9Jonah Cuthbert2:12.3Hillsdale Academy800m183
9Jonah Cuthbert4:54.3Hillsdale Academy1600m169
11Adam Alvarez2:13.3Hillsdale Academy800m167
8Henry Rorick11:09.1Hillsdale Academy3200m128
8Stephen Holm5:05.4Hillsdale Academy1600m84
8Stephen Holm11:25.3Hillsdale Academy3200m80

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Hillsdale Academy1033124210198024095
2Kalamazoo Hackett11779348118703791
3Three Oaks River Valley9679668782953106
4Mesick7629499464463103
5Holland Calvary Christian8977607365572950
6Harbor Beach8047998174742894
7Riverview Gabriel Richard8747627205362892
8Maple City Glen Lake8147585725032647
9Petoskey St. Michael9057175213542497
10East Jordan8597255773242485
11Tri-unity Christian8817258412447
12Fairview6064847585652412
13Harbor Springs7275727153822397
14Fowler6476636184672395
15Concord6886005773532218
16Beal City9077051532191983
17Frankfort9944912102631958
18Plymouth Christian Academy3888802194081896
19Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart2614697433701843
20Mason County Eastern3086856771541825
21Grand Traverse Academy1595348342601787
22Royal Oak Shrine8738881761
23Dansville1578663753551754
24Lutheran Westland717414704481648
25Auburn Hills Oakland Christian7877411528

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Marquette10429719638253801
2Houghton8619056804682914
3Newberry10154319295112885
4Hancock7836767443702574
5Ewen-Trout Creek7316622144952101
6Pickford3464257463661883
7Forest Park6387071482891783
8Stephenson9822484421672
9St. Ignace2021689122451528
10Escanaba2753453543571331
11Chassell2556792161150
12North Dickinson County2382132073511009
13Kingsford262270218247997
14Sault Ste. Marie252180212338982
15Menominee212249218252931
16Gladstone308138431877
17Negaunee359132380871
18Ironwood342247244834
19Ishpeming825825
20Manistique189192300681
21Bark River-Harris196177308681
22Engadine207250457
23Wakefield-Marenisco/Bessemer212188400
24Big Bay De Noc182188370
25Calumet361361

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
9:55.0Marquette4×8825
11Ella Fure11:17.1Marquette3200m420
11Ella Fure5:23.7Marquette1600m362
12Maija Maki-Warne2:26.3Marquette800m358
11Ella Fure2:26.9Marquette800m353
12Maija Maki-Warne5:26.8Marquette1600m348
12Chloe Miller2:29.3Marquette800m331
12Maija Maki-Warne12:25.1Marquette3200m302
9Evelyn Grant5:47.1Marquette1600m261
10Eryn Veverka2:38.3Marquette800m249
12Monet Argeropoulos13:01.0Marquette3200m240
9Evelyn Grant2:39.3Marquette800m240
10Eryn Veverka5:52.4Marquette1600m239
12Monet Argeropoulos5:52.5Marquette1600m238
9Evelyn Grant13:05.7Marquette3200m232
12Chloe Miller5:56.2Marquette1600m222
12Claire Maskart6:11.5Marquette1600m157

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
7:59.0Marquette4×8999
10Lucas Ballard4:17.8Marquette1600m447
12James Barch9:20.3Marquette3200m444
12Seppi Camilli9:28.8Marquette3200m419
11Rorik Holmquist9:31.5Marquette3200m411
12James Barch4:22.5Marquette1600m411
10Lucas Ballard1:58.0Marquette800m410
12Evan Balko1:58.7Marquette800m399
12Jacob MacPhee1:59.5Marquette800m387
12Evan Balko4:27.2Marquette1600m375
12James Barch2:00.9Marquette800m365
10Lucas Ballard9:51.7Marquette3200m352
11Beepsee Teeple2:02.0Marquette800m347
12Chase Thomsen9:53.8Marquette3200m346
12Evan Balko9:56.2Marquette3200m340
12Seppi Camilli4:33.8Marquette1600m325
11Rorik Holmquist4:34.6Marquette1600m319
11Peter Argeropolous10:06.6Marquette3200m309
10Brody Clements2:04.7Marquette800m305
12Seppi Camilli2:06.4Marquette800m277
12Chase Thomsen2:07.2Marquette800m265
12Chase Thomsen4:49.1Marquette1600m209
10Jack Grant4:56.5Marquette1600m152
10Llewellyn Fillmore5:04.5Marquette1600m91
11Olin Slette5:06.6Marquette1600m75
9Ivan Neumann5:07.0Marquette1600m72

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Marquette2214187726219997711
2Houghton7856887755862833
3Sault Ste. Marie8907077813392717
4Munising7637991844742220
5Pickford2483366523601596
6Newberry7504131162
7Rudyard1882236831094
8Kingsford2171912303881027
9Bark River-Harris173690113976
10Escanaba621327948
11Ironwood273215149166804
12Cedarville248250172670
13Menominee260172219650
14Chassell277362639
15Forest Park153144339636
16Manistique239366605
17Engadine172192169533
18Stephenson106191297
19St. Ignace119149268
20Lake Linden-Hubbell209209
21Holy Name183183
22Wilson Hannahville-Nah Tah Wahsh PSA157157
23Gladstone156156
24West Iron County155155
25Ishpeming Westwood150150