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Best Vault Crews: Week Seven

May 11, 2023 mixcspeedratings

The last vault crew rankings of the season until it’s all over!

Smash the link below if you’d like an explanation:

PLEASE EXPLAIN THESE NUMBERS

Click these if you’d like to see how your team has (hopefully) moved up:

WEEK THREE
WEEK FIVE

Marks had to be uploaded to athleticnet by last night to be included on these lists.

Brooke Bowers – 12’1 win at Golden Triangle was her season best and the state lead until…
Katie Stewart – won her dual against Brighton in a 12’3.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points
11	Katie Stewart	Salem	12′ 3	490
12	Emma Stewart	Salem	11′ 6	460
12	Sarina Lee Childers	Salem	10′ 0	400
12	Lynette Cipolla	Salem	10′ 0	400

D1 Rank	Team	Score
1	Salem	1751
2	Dexter	1601
3	Rockford	1584
4	East Kentwood	1241
5	Oxford	1121
6	Grand Haven	1101
7	Plymouth	860
8	Forest Hills Central	844
9	Clarkston	820
9	Lowell	820
11	Romeo	780
12	Lake Orion	760
12	Livonia Churchill	760
12	Zeeland West	760
15	Portage Central	740
15	Zeeland East	740
17	Grand Ledge	730
18	Cedar Springs	470
19	Caledonia	440
19	St. Joseph	440
21	Saline	420
21	Walled Lake Central	420
23	Highland-Milford	410
24	Allen Park	400
24	Ann Arbor Pioneer	400
24	Midland	400

Golden Triangle – Four of the top-10 vaulters in Division 1 all in one meet. Clark Sheldon vaulted the highest – 14’1”.
Liam Kinney – 15’1” at Brighton Bulldog was an inch better than his previous best and is the top mark in Division One.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points
11	Clark Sheldon	Dexter	14′ 3	451
11	Benjamin Sackman	Dexter	13′ 1	412
11	Kaden Korcek	Dexter	13′ 0	409
12	Barrett Keller	Dexter	12′ 6	392

D1 Rank	Team	Score
1	Dexter	1665
2	Traverse City Central	1236
3	Jenison	838
4	Brighton	480
5	Saline	429
6	Grand Haven	426
6	Greenville	426
6	Holland West Ottawa	426
9	Mattawan	418
10	Northville	412
11	Forest Hills Northern	409
11	Highland-Milford	409
11	Howell	409
11	Lake Orion	409
11	Lowell	409
11	Zeeland West	409
17	Byron Center	392
17	Davison	392
17	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	392
17	Portage Northern	392
17	Walled Lake Central	392
22	Hudsonville	384
22	Rockford	384

Katie Spitzley – Mixed it up with those vaunted East Kentwood vaulters at Ken Bell, placing 2^nd. Her 11’1 three days later was an inch personal best.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points
12	Claire Agnew	Owosso	11′ 6	460
11	Libby Summerland	Owosso	10′ 0	400
10	Kyle Bermudez	Owosso	8′ 6	340

D2 Rank	Team	Score
1	Owosso	1201
2	Pinckney	1021
3	Wayland Union	880
4	Kingsley	824
5	Frankenmuth	780
6	Belding	760
7	Ludington	740
8	Shepherd	727
9	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	720
10	Tecumseh	470
11	Ortonville Brandon	450
12	Cadillac	410
12	Plainwell	410
14	Berrien Springs	400
14	Forest Hills Eastern	400
14	Grand Rapids Christian	400
17	Hastings	390
18	Allendale	380
18	Birch Run	380
18	Eaton Rapids	380
18	Ionia	380
22	Big Rapids	370
23	Chelsea	360
23	Dowagiac Union	360
23	Freeland	360
23	Holland Christian	360
23	Lake Odessa Lakewood	360
23	Petoskey	360
23	Portland	360
23	Stevensville Lakeshore	360

David Conrad – 15’6” at GMAA is his second straight GMAA title and nearly matches his 15’7 from last year.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points
12	David Conrad	Whitehall	15′ 6	494
12	Micah Witham	Whitehall	12′ 6	392
11	Ca’mar Ready	Whitehall	12′ 6	392

D2 Rank	Team	Score
1	Whitehall	1278
2	Dundee	802
3	Parma Western	785
3	Yale	785
5	Pinckney	776
6	Ludington	751
6	Sparta	751
8	Charlotte	720
9	Adrian	717
9	Petoskey	717
11	Hastings	453
12	Grosse Ile	446
13	Midland Bullock Creek	443
13	Berrien Springs	409
13	Coldwater	409
13	Eaton Rapids	409
13	Shepherd	409
18	Battle Creek Harper Creek	392
18	Forest Hills Eastern	392
18	Gladwin	392
18	Hamilton	392
18	Hudsonville Unity Christian	392
23	Hopkins	389
24	Mason	384
25	Croswell-Lexington	375
25	Goodrich	375
25	Stevensville Lakeshore	375

Vanessa Gadd – The Muskrat has added 1.5 feet to her 2022 best and her 9’6 now ranks her #5 in Division 3.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points
12	Rylee Oxley	Lawton	9′ 6	380
10	Megan Robertson	Lawton	9′ 0	360
10	Alyssa McNally	Lawton	8′ 6	340
9	Annabelle Karsen	Lawton	7′ 0	280

A few things are true:

I recognize that West Catholic probably scores the most points in a State Finals scenario
In a MITCA scenario, Lawton would give them a run for their money
The formula I use will be tweaked next year to give more points to top performers
The D3 regional qualifier for vault is very weak compared to other divisions and thus strengthens teams here with 4 vaulters over that mark

D3 Rank	Team	Score
1	Lawton	1361
2	Hart	1301
3	Clare	1277
4	Grand Rapids West Catholic	1141
5	Pewamo-Westphalia	1061
6	Homer	1011
7	Quincy	951
8	Adrian Madison	941
8	Chesaning	941
8	Lake City	941
8	Olivet	941
12	Remus Chippewa Hills	921
13	Almont	901
13	Montague	901
15	Manton	680
16	St. Louis	662
17	Hudson	660
18	Sanford-Meridian	640
19	Benzie Central	620
19	Schoolcraft	620
21	Erie Mason	600
21	McBain	600
21	Napoleon	600
21	New Lothrop	600
25	Grass Lake	580
25	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	580
25	Traverse City St. Francis	580

Tryce Tokar – Has been over 14’ twice in the past two weeks, his 14’4 an inch higher than his D3 State Title.
Bluejay – Big jump from Chippewa Hills’ Ross Snyder, tying Devin Pohl, who’s ranked 5^th in D3.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points
11	Jack Borgman	Laingsburg	14′ 0	443
12	Kyle Boettcher	Laingsburg	11′ 6	359
11	Dano Winans	Laingsburg	11′ 0	342
12	Caleb Boettcher	Laingsburg	10′ 6	325

D3 Rank	Team	Score
1	Laingsburg	1468
2	Lake City	1093
3	Constantine	1033
4	Pewamo-Westphalia	785
5	Chesaning	742
5	Saugatuck	742
7	Quincy	725
8	Erie Mason	717
8	Ida	717
10	Bath	683
10	Saranac	683
12	Clare	667
13	Lawton	666
14	Otisville LakeVille	649
15	Almont	460
16	Ovid-Elsie	454
17	Grandville Calvin Christian	435
18	Harrison	409
19	Union City	401
20	Benzie Central	392
20	Centreville	392
20	Niles Brandywine	392
20	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	392
24	Kent City	384
25	Adrian Madison	375
25	Evart	375
25	Hudson	375
25	Lansing Catholic	375
25	Manistee	375
25	Onsted	375
25	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	375
25	White Cloud	375

Deckerville – Three girls in the top-20 amongst D4. The best yet has been Rebecca Moeller, who’s 9’9 at Dryden ranks her 2^nd in the division.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points
10	Rebecca Moeller	Deckerville	9′ 9	390
10	Aubree Moeller	Deckerville	8′ 6	340
11	Maryanne Sanford	Deckerville	8′ 0	320

D4 Rank	Team	Score
1	Deckerville	1051
2	Pittsford	1011
3	Mason County Eastern	1001
4	Frankfort	961
5	Marcellus	941
6	Sand Creek	881
7	Fowler	660
8	Marlette	650
9	East Jackson	640
9	Fulton	640
11	Lutheran Westland	624
12	Hillsdale Academy	580
12	Holton	580
14	The Potter’s House	340
15	Beal City	321
16	Coleman	320
16	Montabella	320
16	St. Charles	320
16	Vandercook Lake	320
20	Addison	300
20	Brethren	300
20	Brown City	300
20	Merrill	300
24	Kalamazoo Hackett	287
25	Athens	280
25	Marion	280
25	Martin	280
25	North Huron	280
25	Onekama	280
25	Petersburg-Summerfield	280
25	Unionville-Sebewaing	280
25	Whitmore Lake	280

MSAC 2 – Three of the top five vaulters competing in this tiny conference. At the latest jamboree, Cooper Bolton came home victorious. The previous one had Isaiah Biers in first. The league championship is May 24^th.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points
11	Logan Malloy	Marlette	13′ 1	412
11	Tyler Izydorek	Marlette	12′ 0	375

D4 Rank	Team	Score
1	Marlette	787
2	Coleman	751
3	Fowler	717
4	Brown City	700
5	Britton Deerfield	683
5	Frankfort	683
7	Martin	666
8	Petersburg-Summerfield	582
9	McBain Northern Michigan Christian	432
10	Montabella	409
11	Carson City-Crystal	392
11	Reading	392
13	Akron-Fairgrove	359
13	New Buffalo	359
15	Lincoln-Alcona	344
16	Athens	342
16	Marion	342
16	Morrice	342
19	Manistee Catholic	330
20	Addison	325
20	AuGres-Sims	325
20	Pittsford	325
20	Sand Creek	325
20	Unionville-Sebewaing	325
25	Harbor Beach	308

Sophia Wagner – After placing 2^nd last year in D1, she’s set for revenge. Two straight 9’ vaults and an undefeated season thus far.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points
11	Sophia Wagner	Escanaba	9′ 0	360
11	Valerie Royer	Escanaba	8′ 6	340
11	McKenna Foust	Escanaba	7′ 0	280

UP Rank	Team	Score
1	Escanaba	981
2	Gladstone	600
3	St. Ignace	600
4	Ishpeming Westwood	340
5	Lake Linden-Hubbell	340
6	Brimley	330
7	Bark River-Harris	320
7	Calumet	320
9	Ishpeming	300
9	Norway	300
9	Pickford	300
12	Dollar Bay	280
12	Stephenson	280

Zack Horsch – Third in D1 last year, opened with a 13’7, one inch higher than his 2022 best.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points
11	Owen Lester	St. Ignace	12′ 0	375
11	Jax Lipnitz	St. Ignace	11′ 0	342
9	Carter Kovacs	St. Ignace	9′ 6	291

UP Rank	Team	Score
1	St. Ignace	1008
2	Rapid River	700
3	Newberry	683
4	Marquette	632
5	Houghton	429
6	Stephenson	412
7	Munising	375
7	Sault Ste. Marie	375
9	Lake Linden-Hubbell	342
10	Gladstone	330
11	Brimley	325
11	Pickford	325
13	Kingsford	308
14	Negaunee	291
14	Rudyard	291

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Best Jump Crews: Boys Week Seven

May 10, 2023 mixcspeedratings

Back again with the final jump crew rankings of the regular season. Two weeks from now, I’ll be working on State Previews, then after the season, I’ll have a final ranking.

Here’s an explanation if you so desire:

EXPLANATION

Here are the previous rankings if you’d like to see how your team has (hopefully) moved up:

WEEK ONE
WEEK THREE
WEEK FIVE

Anything included here had to be uploaded to athleticnet by Tuesday night.

There’s a cluster at the forefront of D1’s high jump and another name just got added to the list. In yesterday’s tri meet against Edsel Ford and Southgate, Woodhaven’s Ben Syverson added a whopping 4” to his previous best, grabbing the school record. We have video of it too! I like the festive atmosphere and encouragement, perhaps we can get that at the State Finals as well.

Grade	Name	Team	Height/Distance	Points	Event
12	Nakia Willis	East Kentwood	6′ 4	434	High
12	Nakia Willis	East Kentwood	21′ 9.75	415	Long
12	Marshaun Flakes	East Kentwood	6′ 2	405	High
12	Keaton Griffin	East Kentwood	21′ 4.5	396	Long
11	Elisee Kanda	East Kentwood	6′ 0	377	High
10	James Johnson	East Kentwood	6′ 0	377	High
9	Jhavon Alexander	East Kentwood	20′ 7.25	363	Long
11	Shamar White	East Kentwood	20′ 6	359	Long

D1 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	East Kentwood	1593	1533	3126
2	Zeeland West	1174	1091	2264
3	Battle Creek Lakeview	1089	790	1880
4	Grand Haven	1103	766	1869
5	South Lyon East	1481	357	1838
6	Byron Center	783	788	1570
7	Ann Arbor Huron	405	1126	1531
8	Ypsilanti Lincoln	377	1113	1490
9	Kalamazoo Central	740	746	1486
10	Traverse City West	768	715	1483
11	Highland-Milford	1146	338	1483
12	Portage Central	1103	361	1464
13	Lake Orion	1452	0	1452
14	Canton	910	521	1431
15	Cedar Springs	349	1078	1427
16	Holt	349	1071	1420
17	Northville	839	366	1205
18	Caledonia	377	818	1195
19	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix	419	734	1153
20	Saginaw Heritage	349	803	1152
21	Detroit Catholic Central	377	774	1152
22	Woodhaven-Brownstown	811	338	1149
23	North Farmington	405	742	1147
24	Grand Ledge	811	334	1145
25	Lapeer	783	346	1129

Two-time OK Gold Champ, 2022 All-Stater, and recent Michigan State commit Joseph Mullett is entering championship season better than he’s ever been. At the GR Elite Challenge, Mullett reached a height he’s never before found – 6’9”. That clearance polished off a 9” victory and is just one mark in an undefeated season that he looks to continue.

Grade	Name	Team	Height/Distance	Points	Event
12	Gage Vanalstine	Charlotte	6′ 4	434	High
12	Joe Davis	Charlotte	6′ 0	377	High
12	Gage Vanalstine	Charlotte	20′ 6	359	Long
11	Cutler Brandt	Charlotte	20′ 6	359	Long
12	Kaeden Maynard	Charlotte	5′ 10	349	High
12	Braden Hill	Charlotte	20′ 2	345	Long
12	Nick Adams	Charlotte	19′ 11	334	Long
12	Kaeden Maynard	Charlotte	19′ 5.25	314	Long

D2 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Charlotte	1160	1396	2556
2	Whitehall	1244	730	1974
3	Battle Creek Harper Creek	783	1004	1786
4	Mason	1160	428	1588
5	Three Rivers	768	716	1484
6	Grand Rapids Christian	1132	352	1483
7	Flint Kearsley	839	638	1477
8	Allendale	349	995	1344
9	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	881	352	1233
10	Wayland Union	349	772	1121
11	Pinckney	768	346	1115
12	Alma	783	314	1097
13	Kingsley	1089	0	1089
14	Hastings	768	318	1086
15	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	0	1085	1085
16	Coopersville	434	643	1077
17	South Haven	726	348	1074
18	Stevensville Lakeshore	740	317	1057
19	Holland Christian	377	641	1019
20	Parma Western	434	391	824
21	Corunna	0	820	820
22	Hudsonville Unity Christian	768	0	768
22	Muskegon Oakridge	768	0	768
24	Ferndale University	0	764	764
25	Monroe Jefferson	405	338	743

This past Friday night, the Sanford-Meridian jumpers sure showed out at their home Nite Trax Invite. Both Nickolas Metzger (long jump) and Sawyer Moloy (high jump) pulled off victories, each of the marks vaulting them into the state lead. Along with Brayden Riley and a few other sprinters, this is a team capable of scoring a substantial number of points in early June.

Grade	Name	Team	Height/Distance	Points	Event
11	DeVonta Habern	Napoleon	6′ 1	391	High
11	Holden Van Poppel	Napoleon	21′ 3	391	Long
10	Lionel Campbell	Napoleon	6′ 0	377	High
12	Aiden Thorne	Napoleon	5′ 10	349	High
11	DeVonta Habern	Napoleon	20′ 3	348	Long
11	Mason Roth	Napoleon	19′ 4.5	311	Long

D3 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Napoleon	1117	1050	2167
2	Detroit Voyageur	419	1332	1752
3	Sanford-Meridian	476	1201	1677
4	Evart	768	732	1500
5	Mason County Central	726	696	1423
6	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	1075	346	1422
7	Onsted	754	630	1384
8	Montague	698	679	1377
9	GR Covenant Christian	670	694	1363
10	Laingsburg	1019	314	1333
11	North Muskegon	991	286	1277
12	Hart	670	588	1258
13	Hillsdale	377	746	1123
14	Grand Traverse Academy	783	329	1111
15	Erie Mason	1075	0	1075
16	Standish Sterling	391	679	1070
17	Clare	328	720	1048
18	Chesaning	726	316	1042
19	Bronson	726	308	1034
20	Constantine	701	330	1032
21	Elk Rapids	1019	0	1019
21	Grandville Calvin Christian	1019	0	1019
23	Cassopolis Ross Beatty	698	306	1004
24	Quincy	627	372	1000
25	Warren Michigan Collegiate	698	295	993

Early in the year, it was Anthany Buford launching a 22’ at Huron Relays. Then Mekhi Wingfield matched him in a conference meet in mid-April. Now here comes the defending state champ. Alex Affer is rounding back into form, evidenced by his 21’11 leap at Peck’s home invitational. As of this point last year, Affer had not broken 20’, he added a solid 2’ during championship season. If he’s in 21’+ shape now, imagine what he’ll throw down in a few weeks.

Grade	Name	Team	Height/Distance	Points	Event
11	Carter Lance	Fowler	6′ 0	377	High
10	Ben Kohagen	Fowler	5′ 10	349	High
10	Ben Kohagen	Fowler	19′ 11	334	Long
11	Carter Lance	Fowler	19′ 11	334	Long
12	Drew Armbrustmacher	Fowler	5′ 8	321	High
10	Brady Feldpausch	Fowler	5′ 6	293	High
10	Augustine Spitzley	Fowler	5′ 6	293	High
10	Jacob Halfmann	Fowler	18′ 6	274	Long

D4 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Fowler	1340	942	2281
2	Marion	740	1330	2070
3	Concord	1019	774	1793
4	Maple City Glen Lake	1255	281	1536
5	Kalamazoo Hackett	1103	272	1375
6	Kingston	1047	323	1370
7	Climax-Scotts	405	959	1365
8	Petersburg-Summerfield	670	604	1274
9	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	934	299	1233
10	AuGres-Sims	613	567	1180
11	Hillsdale Academy	892	283	1174
12	Athens	698	338	1035
13	Martin	363	627	990
14	Addison	349	628	977
15	Montabella	642	320	961
16	Pittsford	307	615	921
17	Britton Deerfield	642	279	921
18	Gobles	642	267	909
19	Gaylord St. Mary	321	579	900
20	Pentwater	321	566	887
21	Webberville	878	0	878
22	Dansville	293	582	875
23	Unionville-Sebewaing	321	544	865
24	Marcellus	585	267	852
25	Peck	377	419	796

Gotta throw a big congrats towards Rapid River’s Ian Sundling. The defending D3 (and two-time All-State) long jump champ just soared past 20’ for the first time ever, adding to what’s shaping up to be a magnificent season. He’s undefeated in the jumps, claiming Delta County titles in each.

Grade	Name	Team	Height/Distance	Points	Event
10	Oskar Kangas	Iron Mountain	5′ 8	321	High
12	Will Fairchild	Iron Mountain	19′ 6	316	Long
10	Aiden Ellis	Iron Mountain	5′ 6	293	High
10	Michael Dove	Iron Mountain	18′ 5	270	Long
11	Matthew Colavecchi	Iron Mountain	18′ 3.5	265	Long
10	Aiden Ellis	Iron Mountain	18′ 3	263	Long

UP Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Iron Mountain	613	1114	1728
2	Kingsford	613	591	1204
3	Pickford	698	394	1092
4	Sault Ste. Marie	642	325	967
5	Manistique	906	0	906
6	Menominee	349	299	647
7	Rapid River	321	314	635
8	Gladstone	321	307	628
9	Ishpeming	321	291	612
10	Forest Park	585	0	585
11	Negaunee	321	256	577
12	Marquette	293	256	549
13	Calumet	335	0	335
14	St. Ignace	321	0	321
15	Stephenson	0	302	302
16	Engadine	293	0	293
16	Newberry	293	0	293
18	Bark River-Harris	0	281	281
19	North Dickinson County	0	275	275
20	Ojibwe	0	264	264
21	Painesdale-Jeffers	0	263	263
22	Brimley	0	256	256

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Best Jump Crews: Girls Week Seven

May 9, 2023 mixcspeedratings

Sad news – these are the final two weeks in the regular season of ranking the best crews.
Great news – two weeks from now, I’ll be working on my State Finals previews.
Somewhat decent news – after the State Finals, I’ll be putting together final rankings and individual awards.

Hit the link below if you’d like an explanation:

EXPLANATION

Click the links below if you’d like to see how your team has (hopefully) moved up:

WEEK ONE
WEEK THREE
WEEK FIVE

Included in these rankings are marks uploaded to athleticnet by the second half of the Warriors/Lakers, aka the Lonnie Walker game.

Showdowns & Throwdowns

Boots on the ground tell me that Madison Morson, had a few inches to spare in her clearance of 5’9 at Farmington. She has state meet experience, you may recall a great duel between her and Gabriella Newman, where Morson placed second. I always like to compare where an athlete was at this time last year. Morson was jumping 5’4, adding 4” in championship season. Combine those extra few inches, late season improvement, and championship experience, and she has everything possible ahead of her.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points	Event
10	Greta Caprathe-Buczek	Rockford	5′ 7	497	High
12	Maya Anderson	Rockford	18′ 5.5	458	Long
10	Greta Caprathe-Buczek	Rockford	18′ 4.75	456	Long
11	Hailey Hill	Rockford	16′ 11	394	Long
12	Abigail DenOuden	Rockford	5′ 0	363	High
11	Cadence Drougal	Rockford	5′ 0	363	High
10	Ashley Williams	Rockford	16′ 0	356	Long

D1 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Rockford	1223	1664	2887
2	Zeeland East	1204	1076	2279
3	Rochester	1050	1147	2197
4	Grand Ledge	324	1128	1452
5	East Kentwood	363	1057	1419
6	Northville	1374	0	1374
7	Salem	937	350	1287
8	Port Huron Northern	401	791	1193
9	Howell	401	780	1181
10	Detroit Renaissance	0	1164	1164
11	Traverse City West	401	760	1161
12	Holland West Ottawa	363	794	1157
13	Saline	363	784	1147
14	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	764	345	1109
15	Utica	725	370	1095
16	North Farmington	344	735	1078
17	New Baltimore Anchor Bay	363	694	1057
18	Hudsonville	687	366	1053
18	Caledonia	324	712	1036
20	St. Joseph	324	712	1036
21	Rochester Adams	649	342	990
22	Flint Carman-Ainsworth	841	0	841
23	Farmington Hills Mercy	802	0	802
24	Ann Arbor Huron	764	0	764
24	Byron Center	764	0	764
24	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	764	0	764

Showdowns & Throwdowns

What an otherworldly improvement from Milan’s Malea Wourman. As a freshman, she stayed under 5’0, hitting her best marks in mid-season with a string of 4’10s. At Manchester’s Metrics Invite, she dominated the high jump with a 5’3 win, vaulting her into a top-10 ranking in D2.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points	Event
11	Nyla Reed	Otsego	17′ 3	408	Long
11	Kendall Rockenstein	Otsego	15′ 10	349	Long
12	Kennedi Reed	Otsego	15′ 8	342	Long
11	Olivia Dennis	Otsego	4′ 10	324	High
12	Addyson Thomas	Otsego	4′ 8	286	High
12	Lara Kieserling	Otsego	4′ 8	286	High

D2 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Otsego	896	1098	1994
2	Mason	1259	671	1930
3	Hamilton	896	1003	1899
4	Charlotte	973	689	1661
5	Allendale	1259	349	1607
6	Saginaw Swan Valley	1146	412	1558
7	Yale	725	771	1496
8	Gladwin	783	699	1482
9	South Haven	1069	317	1386
10	Grosse Ile	973	411	1384
11	Dowagiac Union	324	1031	1356
12	Petoskey	1355	0	1355
13	Frankenmuth	1011	336	1348
14	Hastings	572	746	1318
15	Chelsea	649	659	1308
16	Kingsley	934	346	1280
17	Dearborn Divine Child	572	647	1218
18	Grand Rapids Christian	764	379	1143
19	Parma Western	764	376	1140
20	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	725	349	1074
21	Hudsonville Unity Christian	649	418	1067
22	Berrien Springs	649	416	1064
23	East Grand Rapids	725	316	1041
23	Tecumseh	725	316	1041
25	North Branch	324	715	1039

Showdowns & Throwdowns

I’m just looking ahead: if you’re a fan of the long jump, you need to head over to Region 25 or 26. Five of the top six long jumpers in Division 3 are in those two regions, all in that Irish Hills/Ohio border area.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points	Event
12	Alexis Patterson	Grand Rapids West Catholic	5′ 0	363	High
12	Ally Olszewski	Grand Rapids West Catholic	16′ 0.5	357	Long
9	Emerson Whitscell	Grand Rapids West Catholic	15′ 8	342	Long
9	Ava Petersen	Grand Rapids West Catholic	15′ 4	328	Long
10	Aislynn Sweedyk	Grand Rapids West Catholic	4′ 8	286	High

D3 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Grand Rapids West Catholic	649	1027	1675
2	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	649	886	1534
3	Lawton	1165	314	1479
4	Hillsdale	668	757	1424
5	Olivet	1031	348	1378
6	Onsted	401	942	1344
7	Napoleon	267	1042	1308
8	Durand	610	690	1300
9	Centreville	649	638	1287
10	Benzie Central	649	624	1273
11	Manchester	954	313	1267
12	Pewamo-Westphalia	934	332	1267
13	Detroit Voyageur	572	687	1259
14	Adrian Madison	591	594	1185
15	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	877	303	1179
16	Hart	841	330	1171
17	Blissfield	649	363	1011
18	Hudson	305	703	1008
19	Hanover-Horton	610	391	1001
20	Manistee	687	303	990
21	White Cloud	610	351	961
22	Grand Traverse Academy	324	635	959
23	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	324	631	955
24	Ida	324	598	922
25	Clare	324	597	921

Showdowns & Throwdowns

Lifting her fellow Pumas into the top spot has been Sohanny Gonzalez-Castillo. All year, she’s been solid in the high jump, clearing 5’0 early and staying undefeated in Alliance League action. But her efforts in the long jump at the GR Elite Challenge are a recent astonishment. She bolted past the 16’ barrier, adding 14” to her previous best, nabbing a win against a D1-centric field. She’s now the D4 leader in the sand.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points	Event
10	Sohanny Gonzalez-Castillo	The Potter’s House	16′ 8.25	384	Long
10	Sohanny Gonzalez-Castillo	The Potter’s House	5′ 0	363	High
9	Naomi Palacios	The Potter’s House	14′ 11	310	Long
10	Megan VerMerris	The Potter’s House	14′ 7.5	298	Long
10	Megan VerMerris	The Potter’s House	4′ 8	286	High
12	Joy McClendon	The Potter’s House	13′ 9	262	Long

D4 Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	The Potter’s House	649	1255	1903
2	Marlette	1220	649	1869
3	Webberville	610	1180	1790
4	Fowler	401	1298	1699
5	Hillsdale Academy	704	889	1593
6	Breckenridge	382	919	1301
7	Buckley	247	954	1201
8	Kingston	610	582	1192
9	Kalamazoo Hackett	533	566	1099
10	Climax-Scotts	552	537	1089
11	Indian River Inland Lakes	769	316	1084
12	New Buffalo	668	347	1015
13	Frankfort	658	346	1004
14	Harbor Springs	704	276	979
15	East Jordan	247	615	863
16	Morenci	324	534	859
17	Petersburg-Summerfield	572	282	854
18	Martin	572	274	845
19	Athens	533	312	845
20	Coleman	257	588	845
21	Beal City	572	266	838
22	Farwell	543	268	810
23	Mio Ausable	324	370	694
24	Gobles	687	0	687
24	St. Charles	687	0	687

Showdowns & Throwdowns

Sprint star Danica Shamion just doesn’t compete on the oval, she clears bars too. Last week, at the Lakes Invite, her and Ellie Delene (4^th place last year in Division 3, 2021 champ) went head to head. Shamion came away with a victory and Delene nearly matched her winning jump from a few years back. Each have a great chance to improve on their finishes from 2022.

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Points	Event
12	Anja Kleiman	Iron Mountain	5′ 0	363	High
12	Chloe Maycroft	Iron Mountain	4′ 10	324	High
12	Chloe Maycroft	Iron Mountain	14′ 11	310	Long
10	Bella Pickett	Iron Mountain	14′ 10	307	Long

UP Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Iron Mountain	687	617	1304
2	Stephenson	572	660	1232
3	Ishpeming Westwood	725	295	1020
4	Menominee	572	274	845
5	St. Ignace	495	281	775
6	Bark River-Harris	324	357	682
7	Calumet	363	314	677
8	Marquette	363	309	671
9	Carney-Nadeau	0	649	649
10	Escanaba	324	324	649
11	Rudyard	363	267	630
12	Kingsford	0	617	617
13	Ishpeming	286	294	580
14	West Iron County	572	0	572
15	Dollar Bay	286	279	565
16	Negaunee	0	564	564
17	Houghton	495	0	495
18	Manistique	495	0	495
18	Gladstone	363	0	363
20	Baraga	324	0	324
21	Pickford	305	0	305
22	Sault Ste. Marie	0	293	293
23	Gwinn	0	287	287
24	North Dickinson County	286	0	286
25	Bessemer	247	0	247
25	Engadine	247	0	247
25	Lake Linden-Hubbell	247	0	247