In past years, I’ve ranked programs by the number of sub-5/sub-6 milers, but that just concentrates on the distance folks. There are ten other individual events and three more relays. Michigan schools have traditions in jumps, throws, hurdles, sprints, and the vault. We have outstanding individuals who attain national glory both at this level and later in life. It’s my mission here to recognize and rank the teams that excel in the specialized events that make track and field, TRACK AND FIELD.

Over the winter, I ranked college distance programs, and I did an okay job, though I wasn’t impressed with the way I presented the rankings. USTFCCCA does their #eventsquad rankings for each individual event for collegiate teams. I thought I’d blend what they do and what I intend to do, to produce these “best crews”. Prep coaches typically wear many hats, but often you’ll have a throws coach, a hurdles coach, etc. If you have a girl that throws Shot, she’ll typically throw Discus. Instead of dissecting each individual event, I’ll attempt to rank the best hurdle crew (100/110h, 300h), the best throws crew (Disc, Shot), distance (800, 1600, 3200), sprint (100, 200, 400), jumps (HJ, LJ), and finally, Pole Vault getting their own, special category.

The method for the rankings is such:

• Times and marks from the 2022 Outdoor Season only
• A team must have 3 athletes in an event to get ranked
• Top 3 athletes from each team with their best times/jumps/tosses averaged out
• The highest rank is given to the team with the highest average in that event
• Combining events to form a crew, teams will be ranked by their average rank between events (with ties going to teams with the teams with the higher rank of their worst category)

These are NOT intended to be predictive or an overall rank of one’s T&F team. If you’re wondering why a team isn’t ranked, they likely haven’t competed yet or perhaps they don’t have the numbers to qualify. While my cross rankings attempt to project future performance, these are just a show what has already occurred. And maybe for myself, learn a little more of the names and individuals in those “other” events.

For this initial ranking, I did NOT combine the throws to form a crew, there just isn’t a volume of athletes to create a proper ranking. In future weeks, I’ll have the sprints combined and rankings for each division. Message me if you need further explanation. I’m not burning the candle at both ends like the end of October, so I might be nice to you!

Shot Put

Boys

Rank	Team	Avg. Throw
1	Monroe Jefferson	45′ 1.3″
2	East Kentwood	45′ 0.6″
3	Monroe	44′ 11.7″
4	Battle Creek Lakeview	44′ 9.9″
5	Swartz Creek	43′ 8.3″
6	Dearborn Divine Child	43′ 6.7″
7	St. Joseph	42′ 7.5″
8	Grand Rapids West Catholic	42′ 6.7″
9	Zeeland West	42′ 6.2″
10	Bath	42′ 0.4″
11	Hopkins	41′ 10.7″
12	Jonesville	41′ 4.7″
13	Flint Kearsley	41′ 1.3″
14	Mt. Pleasant	40′ 11.3″
15	Otsego	40′ 9.2″
16	Alma	40′ 4.8″
17	Chelsea	40′ 4.2″
18	Delton-Kellogg	39′ 3.3″
19	Coopersville	39′ 3.2″
20	Whitehall	39′ 1.3″
21	Brother Rice	38′ 11″
22	Clare	38′ 10″
23	Brighton	38′ 9.7″
24	Grand Haven	38′ 5″
25	Edwardsburg	38′ 3.5″

Grade	Name	Team	Feet	Avg. Throw
12	Alex Mansfield	Monroe Jefferson	56′ 11″
11	Nathan Masserant	Monroe Jefferson	40′ 9″
11	Joey Duvall	Monroe Jefferson	37′ 8″	45′ 1.3″
11	Kenden Harp	East Kentwood	48′ 10.3″
11	Nathan Cobbs	East Kentwood	45′ 4″
12	Levi Robinson	East Kentwood	40′ 11.5″	45′ 0.6″
9	Teegan Simmons	Monroe	46′ 2″
12	Jordan Bassler	Monroe	45′ 2.5″
11	Brayden Richard	Monroe	43′ 6.5″	44′ 11.7″
11	Andrew Berryhill	Battle Creek Lakeview	52′ 8.8″
12	Alex Byrd	Battle Creek Lakeview	41′ 1″
12	Brendon Allard	Battle Creek Lakeview	40′ 8″	44′ 9.9″
12	Tristan Hinkley	Swartz Creek	53′ 1″
11	Jacob Booth	Swartz Creek	41′ 3″
11	Caleb Crambell	Swartz Creek	36′ 9″	43′ 8.3″
12	Brady Ploucha	Dearborn Divine Child	51′ 2″
11	Isaiah Ploucha	Dearborn Divine Child	44′ 7″
10	Karol Lesnick	Dearborn Divine Child	34′ 11″	43′ 6.7″
11	Gerald Capaccio	St. Joseph	47′ 8.5″
12	Joseph Sicurello Jr	St. Joseph	40′ 9.8″
9	Rusty Klaer	St. Joseph	39′ 4.3″	42′ 7.5″
12	Kyle Kloska	GR_West Catholic	44′ 5.5″
12	Thomas Bearden	GR_West Catholic	44′ 5″
12	John Kohane	GR_West Catholic	38′ 9.5″	42′ 6.7″
12	Skye VanderKuyl	Zeeland West	45′ 5″
12	Bobby Clendenon	Zeeland West	43′ 0.5″
11	Luke Bosma	Zeeland West	39′ 1″	42′ 6.2″
12	Hudson Maddox	Bath	45′ 7.3″
12	Colin Kuhn	Bath	42′ 9.5″
12	Jacob McAlpine	Bath	37′ 8.5″	42′ 0.4″
11	Mason Tomes	Hopkins	45′ 9″
12	Tanner Neuman	Hopkins	40′ 11″
12	Nathan Tew	Hopkins	39′ 0″	41′ 10.7″
12	Eliga Spahr	Jonesville	46′ 3″
11	Chandler Griffiths	Jonesville	43′ 1″
9	Scott Aube	Jonesville	34′ 10″	41′ 4.7″
12	Brendan Schanick	Flint Kearsley	49′ 2″
12	Caden Palmer	Flint Kearsley	38′ 1″
10	Zack Miller	Flint Kearsley	36′ 1″	41′ 1.3″
12	Devin Alspaugh	Mt. Pleasant	42′ 4″
10	Andrew Dennis	Mt. Pleasant	40′ 6″
12	Jessie Henrie	Mt. Pleasant	40′ 0″	40′ 11.3″
10	Zachary Spence	Otsego	43′ 11″
11	Jacob Robbins	Otsego	39′ 4″
11	Randy Hudon	Otsego	39′ 0.5″	40′ 9.2″
11	Michael Howey	Alma	45′ 8.5″
11	Devin Dennison	Alma	39′ 5″
10	Nick Batista	Alma	36′ 0.8″	40′ 4.8″
12	Ryan Scott	Chelsea	45′ 6″
12	Aiden McGuire	Chelsea	38′ 10.5″
12	Travis Shemwell	Chelsea	36′ 8″	40′ 4.2″
12	Caden Ferris	Delton-Kellogg	40′ 9″
12	Alex Whitmore	Delton-Kellogg	40′ 8″
11	Jason Lundquist	Delton-Kellogg	36′ 5″	39′ 3.3″
11	Ty Anthony	Coopersville	42′ 6″
10	Juan Montejo	Coopersville	38′ 0.5″
11	Michael Glass	Coopersville	37′ 3″	39′ 3.2″
11	Wesley Russell	Whitehall	46′ 4.5″
10	Jamarion Hill	Whitehall	35′ 6″
11	Camden Rake	Whitehall	35′ 5.5″	39′ 1.3″
12	Andrew Agbay	Brother Rice	40′ 9″
11	Eryx Daugherty	Brother Rice	38′ 4″
10	Vidal-Quadras Nicholas	Brother Rice	37′ 8″	38′ 11″
11	Mike Franko	Clare	42′ 0.5″
11	Kyle Potter	Clare	37′ 11″
11	Jordan McPhall	Clare	36′ 6.5″	38′ 10″
11	Cade Riddle	Brighton	44′ 8″
12	Chris Clauer	Brighton	37′ 1″
11	Hunter Harding	Brighton	34′ 8″	38′ 9.7″
12	Ashton Lepo	Grand Haven	41′ 10″
11	William Bunke	Grand Haven	37′ 1.3″
11	Chase Follis	Grand Haven	36′ 3.8″	38′ 5″
11	Steven Anders	Edwardsburg	38′ 6″
10	Larson Fessenden	Edwardsburg	38′ 5″
12	Jacob Walker	Edwardsburg	37′ 11.5″	38′ 3.5″

Girls

Rank	Team	Avg. Throw
1	East Kentwood	35′ 0.8″
2	Otsego	33′ 9.3″
3	Zeeland East	33′ 3.6″
4	Grand Blanc	32′ 5.5″
5	Sand Creek	31′ 10.6″
6	North Branch	31′ 6.3″
7	St. Joseph	31′ 4″
8	Bloomfield Hills	30′ 7.1″
9	Dexter	30′ 1.9″
10	Zeeland West	29′ 8.8″
11	Constantine	29′ 1.8″
12	Monroe	29′ 1.3″
13	Saginaw Swan Valley	29′ 0.6″
14	Cadillac	28′ 11.6″
15	Ypsilanti Lincoln	28′ 11.4″
16	Monroe Jefferson	28′ 8.8″
17	Temperance Bedford	28′ 5.9″
18	Sparta	28′ 4″
19	Battle Creek Lakeview	28′ 1.3″
20	Montague	27′ 11.2″
21	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	27′ 9.5″
22	Hastings	27′ 7.8″
23	Richland Gull Lake	27′ 5″
24	Mattawan	27′ 2″
25	Plainwell	27′ 1.4″

Grade	Name	Team	Distance	Avg. Throw
10	Kayla Harris	East Kentwood	37′ 4″
12	Mya Procter	East Kentwood	35′ 2.5″
11	Jayla Procter	East Kentwood	32′ 8″	35′ 0.8″
12	Madison Drouin	Otsego	38′ 3.3″
11	Haley Guerrant	Otsego	35′ 2.5″
11	Chloe Sunnerville	Otsego	27′ 10″	33′ 9.3″
12	Paige Westra	Zeeland East	39′ 4″
11	Jenna Klein	Zeeland East	30′ 5″
11	Mariah Sackett	Zeeland East	30′ 1.8″	33′ 3.6″
12	Lane Hagens	Grand Blanc	34′ 6.5″
12	Kennedy Hagens	Grand Blanc	33′ 4″
12	Rachel Gaydos	Grand Blanc	29′ 6″	32′ 5.5″
12	Grace Elliott	Sand Creek	35′ 9″
11	Emily Carbajal	Sand Creek	32′ 8.5″
10	Denae Covey	Sand Creek	27′ 2.3″	31′ 10.6″
10	Alana Deshetsky	North Branch	33′ 2.8″
11	Natasha Bickel	North Branch	31′ 0.8″
11	Adryana Law	North Branch	30′ 3.5″	31′ 6.3″
12	Karly Klaer	St. Joseph	37′ 10″
11	Kiley Hayden	St. Joseph	30′ 10″
11	Grace Williams	St. Joseph	25′ 4″	31′ 4″
10	Molly Socha	Bloomfield Hills	32′ 1.3″
10	Ruby Smith	Bloomfield Hills	30′ 7″
11	Michaya Paulateer	Bloomfield Hills	29′ 1″	30′ 7.1″
12	Jamie Giese	Dexter	37′ 7″
11	Lillianne Trinkle	Dexter	26′ 11″
12	Sophie Roys	Dexter	25′ 11.8″	30′ 1.9″
10	Isabel Assink	Zeeland West	31′ 6″
10	Lee Ramirez	Zeeland West	28′ 11.5″
12	Lili Ramirez	Zeeland West	28′ 9″	29′ 8.8″
12	Bo Geibe	Constantine	30′ 8.5″
12	Lilly Stears	Constantine	29′ 6″
11	Caterina Thelen	Constantine	27′ 3″	29′ 1.8″
12	Kamryn Bice	Monroe	37′ 3.8″
12	Savannah MacPetrie	Monroe	25′ 1″
10	Kendall Gunter	Monroe	24′ 11″	29′ 1.3″
12	Hannah Murphy	Saginaw Swan Valley	36′ 1.5″
11	Madison Morgan	Saginaw Swan Valley	25′ 9″
12	Lauren Bielby	Saginaw Swan Valley	25′ 3.3″	29′ 0.6″
10	Makenzie Johns	Cadillac	34′ 8.5″
10	Ellie Kovacevich	Cadillac	29′ 4.5″
11	Olivia Smith	Cadillac	22′ 9.8″	28′ 11.6″
12	Jadyn Jones	Ypsilanti Lincoln	33′ 10.8″
10	Amika Wallace	Ypsilanti Lincoln	28′ 6.5″
9	Lauren Hudson	Ypsilanti Lincoln	24′ 5″	28′ 11.4″
12	Madison McKinney	Monroe Jefferson	33′ 7.5″
10	Layla Tahmouch	Monroe Jefferson	26′ 9″
9	Carli Smith	Monroe Jefferson	25′ 10″	28′ 8.8″
12	Veda Legeza	Temperance Bedford	29′ 4.5″
12	Jaime Santiago	Temperance Bedford	29′ 3″
12	August Simon	Temperance Bedford	26′ 10.3″	28′ 5.9″
10	Abby Zurek	Sparta	29′ 10″
10	Miah Lamancusa	Sparta	28′ 9″
10	Jahnylah Mack	Sparta	26′ 5″	28′ 4″
11	Allana Rogers	Battle Creek Lakeview	29′ 8″
11	Camille Evangelista	Battle Creek Lakeview	28′ 9″
12	Jamaria Price	Battle Creek Lakeview	25′ 11″	28′ 1.3″
12	Claire Meacham	Montague	34′ 1″
11	Brooke Berry	Montague	25′ 7″
12	Orianna Blysma	Montague	24′ 1.5″	27′ 11.2″
12	Tristen Cross	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	30′ 4″
12	Cassidy Dole	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	29′ 3″
10	Mollie Moore	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	23′ 9.5″	27′ 9.5″
12	Maddie Miller	Hastings	29′ 7.5″
11	Grace Madden	Hastings	29′ 0″
11	Gabbie Horrmann	Hastings	24′ 4″	27′ 7.8″
12	Mariah Harney	Richland Gull Lake	29′ 5″
9	Claire Meadows	Richland Gull Lake	26′ 10.5″
10	Sophia Mattioli	Richland Gull Lake	25′ 11.5″	27′ 5″
12	Yasmin Pirbhai	Mattawan	34′ 1″
11	Kyleigh Colvin	Mattawan	26′ 1″
12	Quinlyn Dykstra	Mattawan	21′ 4″	27′ 2″
12	Amelia Howard	Plainwell	29′ 8.5″
12	Haylee Majdan	Plainwell	27′ 3.8″
12	Emily Macqueen	Plainwell	24′ 4″	27′ 1.4″

Discus

Boys

Rank	Team	Avg. Throw
1	Dearborn Divine Child	123′ 3.3″
2	Jonesville	115′ 0.3″
3	Edwardsburg	113′ 11.3″
4	Otsego	107′ 9.7″
5	Brother Rice	101′ 11″
6	Warren DeLaSalle	99′ 10″
7	Plainwell	97′ 5.3″
8	Ida	96′ 10″
9	Portage Central	96′ 6.7″
10	Macomb Lutheran North	96′ 1.5″
11	Clinton	93′ 2″
12	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	92′ 6.7″
13	Adrian	90′ 10″
14	Richland Gull Lake	88′ 11″
15	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	79′ 11.5″
16	Morenci	78′ 11.3″
17	Hillsdale	77′ 11.3″
18	Onsted	65′ 6.7″
19	Ann Arbor Greenhills	64′ 8.8″
20	Sand Creek	61′ 10″
21	Sparta	60′ 9.3″

Grade	Name	Team	Distance	Avg. Throw
12	Brady Ploucha	Dearborn Divine Child	143′ 4″
11	Isaiah Ploucha	Dearborn Divine Child	123′ 4″
10	Karol Lesnick	Dearborn Divine Child	103′ 2″	123′ 3.3″
12	Eliga Spahr	Jonesville	132′ 0″
11	Chandler Griffiths	Jonesville	114′ 7″
10	Isaac Shively	Jonesville	98′ 6″	115′ 0.3″
10	Larson Fessenden	Edwardsburg	123′ 6″
12	Nate Samson	Edwardsburg	112′ 2″
11	Donovan Meyers	Edwardsburg	106′ 2″	113′ 11.3″
10	Zachary Spence	Otsego	116′ 0″
12	Ben Bickel	Otsego	111′ 8″
11	Randy Hudon	Otsego	95′ 9″	107′ 9.7″
11	Charles Mackley	Brother Rice	116′ 10″
11	Andrew Labarre	Brother Rice	98′ 10″
11	Eryx Daugherty	Brother Rice	90′ 1″	101′ 11″
12	Carter Kruse	Warren DeLaSalle	116′ 0″
12	Stavro Kiryakoza	Warren DeLaSalle	98′ 1″
9	Dewayne Williams	Warren DeLaSalle	85′ 5″	99′ 10″
11	Michael Griffey	Plainwell	132′ 6″
11	David Stout	Plainwell	94′ 7.5″
11	Chase Strojny	Plainwell	65′ 2.5″	97′ 5.3″
12	Ty Hathaway	Ida	105′ 10″
12	Cameron Carner	Ida	98′ 1″
12	Aidan Fletcher	Ida	86′ 7″	96′ 10″
12	Jasper Taylor	Portage Central	103′ 1″
12	Josh Sturgeon	Portage Central	101′ 9″
12	Colin Lauraine	Portage Central	84′ 10″	96′ 6.7″
12	Brennen Ditchman	Macomb Lutheran North	113′ 2.5″
12	Nick Petersdorf	Macomb Lutheran North	111′ 2″
11	Ben Hardy	Macomb Lutheran North	64′ 0″	96′ 1.5″
9	Mason Brodie	Clinton	106′ 6″
11	Trevor Lakatos	Clinton	102′ 8″
10	Brandon Johnson	Clinton	70′ 4″	93′ 2″
10	Jackson Iott	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	98′ 3″
11	Brayden Luse	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	96′ 4″
10	Trent Olrich	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	83′ 1″	92′ 6.7″
12	Noah Gradeless	Adrian	114′ 3″
10	Avery Lewis	Adrian	84′ 9″
11	Brandon Sparks	Adrian	73′ 6″	90′ 10″
12	Haidyn Garrison	Richland Gull Lake	99′ 0″
12	Colton Hicks	Richland Gull Lake	87′ 4″
11	James Romyak	Richland Gull Lake	80′ 5″	88′ 11″
11	Brendan LaFave	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	96′ 7″
12	Aidan Wright	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	81′ 6.5″
10	Luke Baron	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	61′ 9″	79′ 11.5″
12	Trey Nieman	Morenci	134′ 0″
10	Jaydon Collins	Morenci	51′ 6″
10	Brett Hudson	Morenci	51′ 4″	78′ 11.3″
12	Logan Horn	Hillsdale	88′ 4″
10	Ethan Amburgey	Hillsdale	72′ 10″
11	Shaun McGuire	Hillsdale	72′ 8″	77′ 11.3″
10	Kris Barbour	Onsted	80′ 11″
11	Matt Ratliff	Onsted	67′ 2″
11	Hunter Ouellette	Onsted	48′ 7″	65′ 6.7″
10	Mike Lucas	Ann Arbor Greenhills	73′ 3″
11	Raj Tiller	Ann Arbor Greenhills	65′ 5.5″
10	Nikola Sarcevich	Ann Arbor Greenhills	55′ 6″	64′ 8.8″
10	Jonathon Klumpp	Sand Creek	71′ 10″
10	Noah Carson	Sand Creek	58′ 1″
12	Ethan Verlinde	Sand Creek	55′ 7″	61′ 10″
9	Lucas Sidlauskas	Sparta	68′ 1″
9	Dustin Warner	Sparta	64′ 9″
9	Jaden Verduin	Sparta	49′ 6″	60′ 9.3″

Girls

Rank	Team	Avg. Throw
1	Sand Creek	94′ 6.7″
2	Otsego	93′ 8.8″
3	Morenci	76′ 4″
4	Clinton	74′ 1.3″
5	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	71′ 7″
6	Lake Odessa Lakewood	71′ 4″
7	Plainwell	69′ 3″
8	Richland Gull Lake	66′ 4″
9	Jonesville	64′ 0″
10	Edwardsburg	63′ 9.7″
11	Portage Central	63′ 0″
12	Ida	61′ 0″
13	Dowagiac Union	57′ 5.3″
14	Macomb Lutheran North	56′ 8.8″
15	Hillsdale	54′ 5.7″
16	Sparta	50′ 0.3″
17	Ann Arbor Greenhills	47′ 4.5″
18	Grand Rapids Union	39′ 10″

Grade	Name	Team	Distance	Avg. Throw
11	Emily Carbajal	Sand Creek	113′ 3″
12	Grace Elliott	Sand Creek	99′ 9″
10	Denae Covey	Sand Creek	70′ 8″	94′ 6.7″
12	Madison Drouin	Otsego	106′ 6.3″
11	Haley Guerrant	Otsego	100′ 6″
11	Chloe Sunnerville	Otsego	74′ 2″	93′ 8.8″
11	Clarissa Berger	Morenci	88′ 2″
12	Sierra Rowley	Morenci	72′ 9″
10	Amaya Peters	Morenci	68′ 1″	76′ 4″
12	Mykell Brodie	Clinton	79′ 8″
9	Eden Frederick	Clinton	74′ 5″
11	Kelly Bowles	Clinton	68′ 3″	74′ 1.3″
10	Kenzie Gray	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	81′ 2″
9	Haley Luse	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	70′ 3″
10	Anna Schober	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	63′ 4″	71′ 7″
10	Annabelle Stank	Lake Odessa Lakewood	90′ 0″
11	Lydia Markwart	Lake Odessa Lakewood	70′ 0″
9	Kara Fedewa	Lake Odessa Lakewood	54′ 0″	71′ 4″
12	Amelia Howard	Plainwell	78′ 2″
12	Haylee Majdan	Plainwell	74′ 6.5″
12	Emily Macqueen	Plainwell	55′ 0.5″	69′ 3″
10	Sophia Mattioli	Richland Gull Lake	69′ 10″
12	Michael Hamp	Richland Gull Lake	65′ 8″
12	Mariah Harney	Richland Gull Lake	63′ 6″	66′ 4″
12	Natalie Doyle	Jonesville	82′ 7″
9	Elaina VanBuskirk	Jonesville	61′ 8″
9	Morgan McKibbin	Jonesville	47′ 9″	64′ 0″
9	Aly Obren	Edwardsburg	65′ 0″
11	Macy Laubach	Edwardsburg	64′ 4″
10	Jadyn Harman	Edwardsburg	62′ 1″	63′ 9.7″
12	Rebecca Anderson	Portage Central	69′ 6″
11	Haleigh Loso	Portage Central	60′ 2″
9	Olivia Aucunas	Portage Central	59′ 4″	63′ 0″
11	Alyssia Satkowski	Ida	71′ 3″
10	Madison Steinman	Ida	65′ 7″
10	Shelby Potter	Ida	46′ 2″	61′ 0″
12	Arneal Lee	Dowagiac Union	62′ 6″
11	Koya Cross	Dowagiac Union	59′ 7″
10	Hayley Jones	Dowagiac Union	50′ 3″	57′ 5.3″
10	Michelle Sedlar	Macomb Lutheran North	68′ 2.5″
9	Kaitlin Garrett	Macomb Lutheran North	51′ 4″
11	Allison Garrett	Macomb Lutheran North	50′ 8″	56′ 8.8″
10	Emma Collison	Hillsdale	59′ 3″
9	Meghan Mekelburg	Hillsdale	54′ 6″
10	Alyssa Reiniche	Hillsdale	49′ 8″	54′ 5.7″
10	Lexi Brittner	Sparta	53′ 10″
10	Jahnylah Mack	Sparta	49′ 6″
10	Abby Zurek	Sparta	46′ 9″	50′ 0.3″
9	Lauren Sheffield	Ann Arbor Greenhills	54′ 0″
11	Chisom Anwunah	Ann Arbor Greenhills	48′ 1.5″
9	Mikayla Eccleston	Ann Arbor Greenhills	40′ 0″	47′ 4.5″
10	Claudia Duimstra	Grand Rapids Union	53′ 1″
9	Emma Jackson	Grand Rapids Union	35′ 9″
10	Lennox Graham	Grand Rapids Union	30′ 8″	39′ 10″

In past years, I’ve ranked programs by the number of sub-5/sub-6 milers, but that just concentrates on the distance folks. There are ten other individual events and three more relays. Michigan schools have traditions in jumps, throws, hurdles, sprints, and the vault. We have outstanding individuals who attain national glory both at this level and later in life. It’s my mission here to recognize and rank the teams that excel in the specialized events that make track and field, TRACK AND FIELD.

Over the winter, I ranked college distance programs, and I did an okay job, though I wasn’t impressed with the way I presented the rankings. USTFCCCA does their #eventsquad rankings for each individual event for collegiate teams. I thought I’d blend what they do and what I intend to do, to produce these “best crews”. Prep coaches typically wear many hats, but often you’ll have a throws coach, a hurdles coach, etc. If you have a girl that throws Shot, she’ll typically throw Discus. Instead of dissecting each individual event, I’ll attempt to rank the best hurdle crew (100/110h, 300h), the best throws crew (Disc, Shot), distance (800, 1600, 3200), sprint (100, 200, 400), jumps (HJ, LJ), and finally, Pole Vault getting their own, special category.

The method for the rankings is such:

• Times and marks from the 2022 Outdoor Season only
• A team must have 3 athletes in an event to get ranked
• Top 3 athletes from each team with their best times/jumps/tosses averaged out
• The highest rank is given to the team with the highest average in that event
• Combining events to form a crew, teams will be ranked by their average rank between events (with ties going to teams with the teams with the higher rank of their worst category)

These are NOT intended to be predictive or an overall rank of one’s T&F team. If you’re wondering why a team isn’t ranked, they likely haven’t competed yet or perhaps they don’t have the numbers to qualify. While my cross rankings attempt to project future performance, these are just a show what has already occurred. And maybe for myself, learn a little more of the names and individuals in those “other” events.

For this initial ranking, I did NOT combine the sprints to form a crew, there just isn’t a volume of athletes to create a proper ranking. In future weeks, I’ll have the sprints combined and rankings for each division. Message me if you need further explanation. I’m not burning the candle at both ends like the end of October, so I might be nice to you!

100m

Boys

Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Beverly Hills Groves	11.81
2	Portage Central	11.81
3	Edwardsburg	11.85
4	Warren DeLaSalle	11.93
5	Jonesville	12.05
6	Hillsdale	12.07
7	Sparta	12.11
8	Detroit Catholic Central	12.16
9	Lowell	12.17
10	Dowagiac Union	12.19
11	Adrian	12.30
12	Lake Odessa Lakewood	12.42
13	Richland Gull Lake	12.48
14	Onsted	12.60
15	BC Pennfield	12.74
16	Clinton	12.90
17	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	12.97
18	Plainwell	13.01
19	Macomb Lutheran North	13.11
20	Otsego	13.36
21	Sand Creek	13.58
22	Ann Arbor Greenhills	14.14
23	Morenci	15.17

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
10	Zachary Rogers	11.64	Beverly Hills Groves
10	Simeon McFarland	11.84	Beverly Hills Groves
10	Anthony Cameron	11.94	Beverly Hills Groves	11.81
12	Cole Lewis	11.44	Portage Central
12	Cole Root	11.97	Portage Central
12	Devin Porter	12.01	Portage Central	11.81
12	Isaiyah Swartz	11.72	Edwardsburg
10	Kya Bryant	11.92	Edwardsburg
12	Braiden Domer	11.92	Edwardsburg	11.85
9	Michael Lopez	11.24	Warren DeLaSalle
10	Cordell Atkins	12.14	Warren DeLaSalle
11	Sherron Sutton	12.40	Warren DeLaSalle	11.93
12	Curtis Knapp	11.83	Jonesville
11	Dominic Aponte	12.10	Jonesville
11	Brady Wright	12.23	Jonesville	12.05
10	Hunter Wilson	11.74	Hillsdale
11	Jordan Barnes	12.22	Hillsdale
12	Sam Willes	12.26	Hillsdale	12.07
12	Lance Riddle	11.54	Sparta
11	Blake Isenhoff	12.14	Sparta
9	Jayden Cochrane	12.64	Sparta	12.11
11	Joshua Tipton	11.75	Detroit Catholic Central
10	Tyler Kolchuk	12.29	Detroit Catholic Central
9	Dylan Young	12.44	Detroit Catholic Central	12.16
12	Joshua Rau	11.92	Lowell
10	Xavier Young	12.28	Lowell
11	Aidan Fitzpatrick	12.30	Lowell	12.17
12	Elijah Clark	11.98	Dowagiac Union
9	Jamal Williams	12.22	Dowagiac Union
10	Justin Bannow	12.37	Dowagiac Union	12.19
12	Davon Edwards	11.98	Adrian
11	Oscar Simon	12.27	Adrian
11	Elijah Terrill	12.66	Adrian	12.3
12	Connor Feighan	12.24	Lake Odessa Lakewood
11	Alexander Russell	12.44	Lake Odessa Lakewood
11	Ethan Weller	12.58	Lake Odessa Lakewood	12.42
12	Brendan Seiler	12.35	Richland Gull Lake
11	James Romyak	12.48	Richland Gull Lake
12	Jakobe Ingram	12.60	Richland Gull Lake	12.48
11	John Buchanan	11.77	Onsted
10	Cannon Ruttkofsky	12.44	Onsted
10	Ethan Ellenwood	13.59	Onsted	12.6
11	Vinicius Santos-Larsson	12.44	BC Pennfield
9	Brenden Back	12.84	BC Pennfield
12	Levi Harris	12.94	BC Pennfield	12.74
11	Zak Shadley	12.59	Clinton
12	Carter Keith	12.77	Clinton
10	Bryce Wyman	13.33	Clinton	12.9
10	Kolby Masserant	12.44	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
10	Stepan Masserant	12.84	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
10	Frank Emmenecker	13.64	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	12.97
12	Zachary Miller	12.74	Plainwell
12	Trenton Jacobs	12.98	Plainwell
9	Carter Monette	13.32	Plainwell	13.01
9	Isaac Miller	12.94	Macomb Lutheran North
9	Hudson MacDonald	13.14	Macomb Lutheran North
9	Clay Thompson	13.24	Macomb Lutheran North	13.11
12	Jacob Zartman	12.77	Otsego
11	Jalen Radke	13.61	Otsego
11	Gavin Devine	13.71	Otsego	13.36
12	Braedon Nichelson	12.38	Sand Creek
9	Gavin Marks	14.16	Sand Creek
10	Garrett Wilson	14.21	Sand Creek	13.58
10	Liam Dutta	12.74	Ann Arbor Greenhills
9	Jason Shen	14.44	Ann Arbor Greenhills
9	Ansar Ali	15.24	Ann Arbor Greenhills	14.14
11	Brodie Pike	11.84	Morenci
9	Wyatt Berger	13.44	Morenci
9	Warren Stuck	20.24	Morenci	15.17

Girls

Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Beverly Hills Groves	13.21
2	Portage Central	13.73
3	Lowell	13.99
4	Clinton	14.24
5	BC Pennfield	14.37
6	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	14.57
7	Edwardsburg	14.61
8	Onsted	14.67
9	Lake Odessa Lakewood	14.75
10	Richland Gull Lake	14.98
11	Hillsdale	15.02
12	Otsego	15.05
13	Adrian	15.07
14	Plainwell	15.13
15	Dowagiac Union	15.39
16	Jonesville	15.40
17	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	15.47
18	Ida	15.52
19	Ann Arbor Greenhills	16.07
20	Sparta	16.11
21	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	16.31
22	Macomb Lutheran North	16.47
23	Morenci	17.24
24	Sand Creek	17.59

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
11	Lailah Palmer	12.74	Beverly Hills Groves
10	Kendall Gaines	12.94	Beverly Hills Groves
10	Madison Watson	13.94	Beverly Hills Groves	13.21
9	Adalyn Liang	13.34	Portage Central
10	Abby Lauraine	13.90	Portage Central
11	Layla Wallace	13.94	Portage Central	13.73
9	Leah Krieger	13.96	Lowell
9	Isabel German	13.98	Lowell
12	Emily German	14.03	Lowell	13.99
11	Brynn Frederick	14.21	Clinton
11	Griffin Faulkner	14.24	Clinton
9	Aubrey Lauer	14.26	Clinton	14.24
12	Helis Kiis	14.04	BC Pennfield
11	Sophie Klemm	14.24	BC Pennfield
12	Haillie Gregory	14.84	BC Pennfield	14.37
9	Madelyn Krappmann	14.24	Clarkston Everest Collegiate
10	Kathleen Thibodeau	14.54	Clarkston Everest Collegiate
11	Jessie Burns	14.94	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	14.57
11	Emmalee Hayden	14.04	Edwardsburg
11	Allysa Bennett	14.87	Edwardsburg
9	Carlee Brown	14.92	Edwardsburg	14.61
12	Bailey Brandly	13.78	Onsted
12	Rayne Ross	13.97	Onsted
9	Alaina Taeff	16.27	Onsted	14.67
9	Taylor Russell	13.95	Lake Odessa Lakewood
12	Hokulani Kaalakea	14.46	Lake Odessa Lakewood
9	Hayley Merryfield	15.85	Lake Odessa Lakewood	14.75
10	Paris Thomas	14.28	Richland Gull Lake
12	Rylee Hovanec	14.60	Richland Gull Lake
11	Sierra Bell	16.07	Richland Gull Lake	14.98
10	Annemarie Moore	14.01	Hillsdale
10	Amelia Dietz	14.60	Hillsdale
10	Kaitlynn Webster	16.44	Hillsdale	15.02
12	Jada Bolhuis	14.13	Otsego
10	Nyla Reed	15.37	Otsego
11	Addyson Thomas	15.65	Otsego	15.05
11	Akkya Campbell	13.80	Adrian
11	Grace Evans	15.33	Adrian
11	Quinn Hale	16.08	Adrian	15.07
12	Kaylee Wright	14.56	Plainwell
Jr	Natalie Anson	15.04	Plainwell
12	Jessica Barnes	15.78	Plainwell	15.13
12	Makayla Hill	13.94	Dowagiac Union
10	Audrey Johnson	15.21	Dowagiac Union
9	Zariah Pulliam	17.01	Dowagiac Union	15.39
10	Brooke Sharp	14.62	Jonesville
10	Jalynn Bragg	15.79	Jonesville
10	Zoey Udzik	15.80	Jonesville	15.40
9	Bell Hollenshead	14.34	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
10	Teresa Cooney	15.54	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
10	Bella Kritzman	16.54	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	15.47
11	Natalie Motylinski	13.79	Ida
9	Leah Ferguson	16.31	Ida
10	Lana Hemmele	16.45	Ida	15.52
9	Izzy Collings	14.84	Ann Arbor Greenhills
11	Chiney Anwunah	16.54	Ann Arbor Greenhills
11	Sarah Horan	16.84	Ann Arbor Greenhills	16.07
12	Jocelyn Garza	15.44	Sparta
10	Samantha Brower	16.44	Sparta
9	Elly Penland	16.44	Sparta	16.11
10	Rylie DeSilvis	15.84	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
11	Erica Holup	16.34	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
12	Julian Biansco	16.74	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	16.31
12	Noelle Miller	15.64	Macomb Lutheran North
10	Kennedy Kiel	15.94	Macomb Lutheran North
10	Florencia Mabesa	17.84	Macomb Lutheran North	16.47
11	Brea Baumgartner	15.74	Morenci
9	Emily Zuvers	17.24	Morenci
12	Bianca Timofte	18.74	Morenci	17.24
11	Anna Blain-Olson	14.35	Sand Creek
10	Julianne Schoonover	18.29	Sand Creek
10	Kylie Hicks	20.14	Sand Creek	17.59

200m

Boys

Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Tecumseh	23.35
2	Monroe	24.01
3	Saline	24.02
4	Jonesville	24.12
5	Freeland	24.14
6	Detroit Country Day	24.24
7	Portage Central	24.24
8	White Lake Lakeland	24.25
9	H.H. Dow	24.29
10	Davison	24.29
11	Detroit Catholic Central	24.44
12	Cadillac	24.5
13	Jackson	24.54
14	Flint Carman-Ainsworth	24.55
15	Swartz Creek	24.56
16	Ann Arbor Huron	24.61
17	Sparta	24.64
18	Brighton	24.68
19	Hillsdale	24.7
20	Adrian	24.78
21	Temperance Bedford	24.8
22	Linden	24.87
23	Mt. Pleasant	24.93
24	Kalamazoo Hackett	24.94
25	Ann Arbor Pioneer	24.99

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
11	Gavin Chenevey	22.72	Tecumseh
10	AJ Bryan	22.95	Tecumseh
11	Draven Langsten	24.38	Tecumseh	23.35
12	Andrew McCarthy	23.7	Monroe
12	Noah Stein	23.86	Monroe
9	Teegan Simmons	24.47	Monroe	24.01
12	Joshua Rush	23.14	Saline
12	Blake Wilson	24.43	Saline
12	Caden Winston	24.48	Saline	24.02
12	Curtis Knapp	23.47	Jonesville
11	Brady Wright	24.27	Jonesville
11	Brock Fee	24.62	Jonesville	24.12
11	Evan Vasicek	23.28	Freeland
12	Nathan Levinson	24.54	Freeland
10	Deven Kelly	24.61	Freeland	24.14
11	Thomas Jackson	24.14	Detroit Country Day
12	Jonathan Abraham	24.14	Detroit Country Day
9	Darryl Carter	24.44	Detroit Country Day	24.24
12	Cole Lewis	23.6	Portage Central
12	Drake Sellers	24.18	Portage Central
12	Cole Root	24.95	Portage Central	24.24
11	Tyler Brock	24.05	White Lake Lakeland
9	Trevor Tschudin	24.13	White Lake Lakeland
12	Jackson Campbell	24.56	White Lake Lakeland	24.25
12	Carter Kohtz	23.87	H.H. Dow
11	Anthony Coleman	24.2	H.H. Dow
10	Jack Smith	24.8	H.H. Dow	24.29
11	Henry Carstarphen III	23.43	Davison
9	Braylen Naves	24.36	Davison
11	Logan Honeycutt	25.09	Davison	24.29
11	Joshua Tipton	23.99	Detroit Catholic Central
10	John Almeda	24.63	Detroit Catholic Central
11	Colin Morrison	24.69	Detroit Catholic Central	24.44
12	Jakob Bartman	24	Cadillac
10	Connor Vermeulen	24.73	Cadillac
10	Gabe Cochrane	24.78	Cadillac	24.5
9	Ahmad Ameen	24.06	Jackson
12	Dectrick Reed	24.42	Jackson
10	Xavier Gibbs	25.15	Jackson	24.54
11	Tim Ormond	23.7	Flint Carman-Ainsworth
12	Jaden Coulter	24.81	Flint Carman-Ainsworth
11	Lawrence Taylor	25.15	Flint Carman-Ainsworth	24.55
12	Zack Carpenter	23.93	Swartz Creek
12	DeDarius Blackamore II	24.43	Swartz Creek
11	Keagen Larion	25.31	Swartz Creek	24.56
9	Kamren Flowers	23.37	Ann Arbor Huron
9	Lawrence Wells	24.31	Ann Arbor Huron
10	Dyson Sims	26.14	Ann Arbor Huron	24.61
12	Lance Riddle	23.04	Sparta
9	Zachary Dekorne	25.24	Sparta
9	Joseph DeKorne	25.64	Sparta	24.64
9	Sam Meriweather	24.11	Brighton
12	Louis Kraft	24.7	Brighton
10	Benjamin Kocab	25.22	Brighton	24.68
10	Hunter Wilson	24.17	Hillsdale
11	Jordan Barnes	24.82	Hillsdale
12	Sam Willes	25.1	Hillsdale	24.7
12	Davon Edwards	24.17	Adrian
11	Oscar Simon	24.67	Adrian
9	Carson DeKeyser	25.49	Adrian	24.78
12	Noah Eby	24.64	Temperance Bedford
12	Preston Manard	24.84	Temperance Bedford
12	Parker Marsh	24.91	Temperance Bedford	24.8
11	Brenden Shingleton	24.27	Linden
12	Brandon Pennington	24.31	Linden
10	Nathan Alger	26.02	Linden	24.87
12	Kory Davis	24.02	Mt. Pleasant
12	Ryan Gottleber	25.28	Mt. Pleasant
12	Jack Ervin	25.5	Mt. Pleasant	24.93
12	Andrew Finley	24.04	Kalamazoo Hackett
11	Liam Mann	24.08	Kalamazoo Hackett
9	Alex Dumont	26.69	Kalamazoo Hackett	24.94
12	Ben Huston	24.91	Ann Arbor Pioneer
12	John Lamphere	24.92	Ann Arbor Pioneer
10	James Lim	25.13	Ann Arbor Pioneer	24.99

Girls

Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Bridgeport	26.83
2	Brighton	28.00
3	Detroit Country Day	28.14
4	East Lansing	28.41
5	North Branch	28.42
6	Davison	28.52
7	Grand Blanc	28.52
8	East Kentwood	28.87
9	Saginaw Swan Valley	29.00
10	Freeland	29.03
11	Saline	29.17
12	Linden	29.20
13	Pinckney	29.35
14	Tecumseh	29.36
15	Schoolcraft	29.38
16	Carrollton	29.40
17	Hillsdale	29.42
18	Battle Creek Pennfield	29.57
19	Jackson	29.60
20	Troy	29.63
21	Owosso	29.76
22	Otsego	29.84
23	Portage Central	29.87
24	Ann Arbor Huron	29.90
25	Beverly Hills Groves	29.97

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
12	Chaniya Madison	25.32	Bridgeport
12	Brenasiaha Greene	26.99	Bridgeport
10	Peyton Sanders	28.19	Bridgeport	26.83
11	Amanda Simon	26.55	Brighton
12	Hannah Tsiang	27.93	Brighton
12	Kaya Wirth	29.51	Brighton	28.00
10	Victoria Miller	26.54	Detroit Country Day
12	Vivian Williams	28.34	Detroit Country Day
9	Ella Kalczynski	29.54	Detroit Country Day	28.14
12	Iyana Coates	27.29	East Lansing
10	Amelia Biehl	28.95	East Lansing
12	Paige Dewey	29.00	East Lansing	28.41
10	Grace Clemens	26.95	North Branch
11	Jasmine Mauk	28.99	North Branch
11	Lilly Muxlow	29.31	North Branch	28.42
12	Olivia Dirkse	26.41	Davison
9	Isabella Epley	28.79	Davison
9	Jayden Dixon	30.36	Davison	28.52
10	Lauren Wooten	26.73	Grand Blanc
9	Malaya Brown	28.30	Grand Blanc
11	Linda Allen	30.53	Grand Blanc	28.52
10	Santana Eubanks	28.02	East Kentwood
12	Anastatia Beach	28.53	East Kentwood
10	Jasha Jones	30.06	East Kentwood	28.87
9	Sydney Kuhn	26.23	Saginaw Swan Valley
11	Elena Psetas	30.28	Saginaw Swan Valley
10	Mackenzie Morgan	30.50	Saginaw Swan Valley	29.00
12	Erin Collier	27.67	Freeland
11	Ashley Collier	28.71	Freeland
11	Ashlyn Kuch	30.70	Freeland	29.03
10	Jordan Wickham	28.54	Saline
10	Evalyn Ledy	29.38	Saline
11	Ashton Davis	29.60	Saline	29.17
10	Lauren Goodman	27.54	Linden
10	Shawna Schmandt	29.49	Linden
12	Katelynrose Birchmeier	30.56	Linden	29.20
10	Brielle Reason	27.93	Pinckney
11	Isabelle Bensinger	28.97	Pinckney
10	Mallory Dickey	31.14	Pinckney	29.35
11	Brianna Rhodea	28.91	Tecumseh
11	Jordyn Wright	28.92	Tecumseh
10	Ella Bennett	30.26	Tecumseh	29.36
9	Sydney Drenth	29.00	Schoolcraft
12	Audrey Nadrasik	29.15	Schoolcraft
10	Gabby Adams	30.00	Schoolcraft	29.38
12	Angel Monroe	28.25	Carrollton
10	Nia Baldwin	29.96	Carrollton
10	Whitley Monroe	29.99	Carrollton	29.40
10	Annemarie Moore	28.38	Hillsdale
10	Kelah Hodge	29.72	Hillsdale
9	Megan Kast	30.15	Hillsdale	29.42
9	Natalie Hensel	29.14	BC Pennfield
12	Helis Kiis	29.64	BC Pennfield
11	Sophie Klemm	29.94	BC Pennfield	29.57
12	Amilia Jones	29.16	Jackson
9	Everette Drummond	29.47	Jackson
12	Meikayla White	30.18	Jackson	29.60
10	Chase Harris	28.87	Troy
9	Shana Tudor	29.33	Troy
12	Isabelle Lamug	30.68	Troy	29.63
10	Libby Summerland	28.31	Owosso
11	Claire Agnew	30.21	Owosso
10	Zayda Bentley	30.75	Owosso	29.76
12	Jada Bolhuis	27.82	Otsego
12	Adriana Morgan	30.04	Otsego
11	Addyson Thomas	31.67	Otsego	29.84
10	Abby Lauraine	29.47	Portage Central
9	Maya Ward	30.03	Portage Central
10	Emily Pearson	30.10	Portage Central	29.87
9	Aliyah Ferguson	28.18	Ann Arbor Huron
10	Kennedy Hutching	29.01	Ann Arbor Huron
9	Gabby Douglas	32.52	Ann Arbor Huron	29.90
10	Kendall Gaines	29.44	Beverly Hills Groves
10	Nevaeh Cochran-McKay	29.54	Beverly Hills Groves
9	Morgan Peterson	30.94	Beverly Hills Groves	29.97

400m

Boys

Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Hudsonville	53.69
2	East Kentwood	53.70
3	Grand Blanc	53.88
4	Adrian	54.06
5	Jonesville	54.31
6	Zeeland West	54.43
7	Spring Lake	54.66
8	Lowell	54.67
9	Jackson	55.15
10	Saline	55.29
11	St. Joseph	55.32
12	Portage Central	55.57
13	Constantine	56.13
14	Beverly Hills Groves	56.14
15	Mattawan	56.16
16	Tecumseh	56.16
17	Warren DeLaSalle	56.20
18	Bay City Western	56.24
19	Detroit Catholic Central	56.46
20	Monroe	56.51
21	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	56.80
22	Temperance Bedford	56.80
23	Plainwell	56.85
24	Davison	56.99
25	Allendale	57.14

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
12	Phoenix Velthouse	52.33	Hudsonville
9	Carson Dykstra	54.33	Hudsonville
11	Dylan Terpstra	54.40	Hudsonville	53.69
12	Jaylin Holmes	50.43	East Kentwood
11	Marcus Mitchell	54.12	East Kentwood
11	Breylon Cox	56.55	East Kentwood	53.70
11	Evan Jarrett	51.73	Grand Blanc
10	Nolan Gilmore	54.07	Grand Blanc
11	Ethan Pinkston	55.85	Grand Blanc	53.88
10	Matthew Canales	52.39	Adrian
11	Ben Schefka	52.40	Adrian
9	JaiShaun Love	57.38	Adrian	54.06
12	Alan Knowles	52.59	Jonesville
10	Carter Rounds	54.28	Jonesville
12	Kaden Playford	56.05	Jonesville	54.31
11	Skyler Geurink	51.36	Zeeland West
11	Trevor Wallar	53.19	Zeeland West
9	Brody Maas	58.75	Zeeland West	54.43
12	Carter Phillips	51.70	Spring Lake
11	Jaxson Tober	52.43	Spring Lake
10	Austin Engel	59.86	Spring Lake	54.66
11	Levi Mills	53.93	Lowell
12	Cole Weston	54.62	Lowell
12	Kaden Northup	55.46	Lowell	54.67
12	Nathaniel Hobbs	51.46	Jackson
12	Micah Conner	55.05	Jackson
11	Gibson Drummond	58.94	Jackson	55.15
12	Benjamin Faulkner	53.17	Saline
11	Wynter Burnett	55.28	Saline
11	Jacob An	57.41	Saline	55.29
11	Ted Olmstead	54.19	St. Joseph
10	Eli Toney	55.34	St. Joseph
11	Graham Peterson	56.42	St. Joseph	55.32
12	Cole Lewis	53.51	Portage Central
12	Lukas VanderSloot	55.06	Portage Central
12	Samuel Branhan	58.15	Portage Central	55.57
11	Dean Topolski	52.27	Constantine
9	Rushawn James	57.66	Constantine
10	Josh Outlaw	58.47	Constantine	56.13
10	Zachary Rogers	54.14	Beverly Hills Groves
–	Mario Campoy-Lovasco	55.14	Beverly Hills Groves
10	Michael Dolan	59.14	Beverly Hills Groves	56.14
10	Trey Bennett	55.24	Mattawan
11	luke Fitzpatrick	56.15	Mattawan
10	Landon Craig	57.08	Mattawan	56.16
12	Tyler Nowak	53.65	Tecumseh
9	Ryan Mossburg	57.05	Tecumseh
9	Bryant Batyik	57.79	Tecumseh	56.16
12	Nathan Iacona	54.00	Warren DeLaSalle
11	Chris Ford	56.71	Warren DeLaSalle
11	Austin White	57.88	Warren DeLaSalle	56.20
12	Jeffrey Stecker	54.66	Bay City Western
11	Daniel Ebel	56.23	Bay City Western
10	Tate Dutcher	57.83	Bay City Western	56.24
12	Logan Fadool	55.70	Detroit Catholic Central
11	Blake Bendon	56.82	Detroit Catholic Central
9	Drew Abbott	56.85	Detroit Catholic Central	56.46
12	Noah Stein	52.62	Monroe
12	Alex Apetroaei	56.18	Monroe
9	Jayson Six	60.73	Monroe	56.51
10	Aiden McCollum	55.01	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
9	Kye Grant	56.02	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
11	Brady Ross	59.36	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	56.80
12	Miles Przybylski	56.52	Temperance Bedford
11	Caleb Kochendoerfer	56.89	Temperance Bedford
9	Owen Przybylski	57.00	Temperance Bedford	56.80
12	Trenton Jacobs	56.24	Plainwell
11	Thai Nguyen	56.37	Plainwell
12	Cole Peters	57.93	Plainwell	56.85
12	Ethan Gruenberg	56.30	Davison
11	Matthew Brown	57.29	Davison
9	Luke Meyer	57.38	Davison	56.99
11	Jack DeHaan	54.52	Allendale
9	Brock Jones	58.38	Allendale
10	Chase Tiethof	58.53	Allendale	57.14

Girls

Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Dearborn Divine Child	61.76
2	Rockford	62.59
3	Hudsonville	62.92
4	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	64.59
5	Brighton	64.74
6	Onsted	65.65
7	Grand Blanc	66.34
8	Flint Carman-Ainsworth	66.72
9	Davison	66.75
10	Grand Haven	66.80
11	St. Joseph	66.98
12	Lowell	66.99
13	Ypsilanti Lincoln	67.03
14	Monroe Jefferson	67.38
15	Hillsdale	67.68
16	Farmington Hills Mercy	67.77
17	Kalamazoo Central	68.38
18	Battle Creek Pennfield	68.51
19	Portage Central	68.56
20	Spring Lake	68.72
21	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	69.03
22	Dexter	69.21
23	Ann Arbor Pioneer	69.21
24	Zeeland West	69.29
25	Forest Hills Northern	69.41

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
12	Lianna Shakoor	60.49	Dearborn Divine Child
10	Samantha Black	62.00	Dearborn Divine Child
10	Meghan Koss	62.80	Dearborn Divine Child	61.76
11	Emma Flanders	59.41	Rockford
9	Kierra Clum	62.35	Rockford
12	Allison Everhart-Deckard	66.00	Rockford	62.59
12	Alaina Diaz	59.06	Hudsonville
11	Ellery Baker	62.70	Hudsonville
11	Hermione Shupick	67.00	Hudsonville	62.92
12	Peyton Thayer	62.00	GR_Kenowa Hills
9	Mel Holman	65.68	GR_Kenowa Hills
9	Ella Thayer	66.08	GR_Kenowa Hills	64.59
12	Morgan Waggoner	64.00	Brighton
9	Addison Payne	64.21	Brighton
11	Stella Farmer	66.00	Brighton	64.74
12	Kennedy Ross	63.00	Onsted
9	Emmry Ross	63.94	Onsted
11	Allyson Robarge	70.00	Onsted	65.65
10	LaNise Chilton	63.00	Grand Blanc
10	Taylor Fields	67.90	Grand Blanc
10	Jasmine Smith	68.13	Grand Blanc	66.34
11	Reign Richmond	62.12	Flint Carman-Ainsworth
9	Saleah Morris	65.95	Flint Carman-Ainsworth
9	Harmony Turner	72.10	Flint Carman-Ainsworth	66.72
12	Avery Wilson	61.00	Davison
10	Grace Little	68.00	Davison
9	Nadia Oskey	71.26	Davison	66.75
10	Eden Smith	65.00	Grand Haven
10	Izzy Phelps	66.95	Grand Haven
10	Eleanore Mitchell	68.46	Grand Haven	66.80
12	Jillian Tunnicliff	61.00	St. Joseph
11	Lauren Koch	65.00	St. Joseph
9	Ava Door	74.93	St. Joseph	66.98
12	Jadan Sanders	66.00	Lowell
9	Isabel German	66.82	Lowell
11	Katrina Sandman	68.16	Lowell	66.99
11	Brianna Clark	64.00	Ypsilanti Lincoln
11	Jayda Cheeks	66.80	Ypsilanti Lincoln
11	Jasmine Smith	70.28	Ypsilanti Lincoln	67.03
11	Alexa Glancy	60.71	Monroe Jefferson
11	Ellie Hintz	67.00	Monroe Jefferson
10	Ava Conte	74.42	Monroe Jefferson	67.38
10	Annemarie Moore	65.00	Hillsdale
10	Kelah Hodge	68.00	Hillsdale
9	Megan Kast	70.05	Hillsdale	67.68
12	Allison Koehler	63.97	Farmington Hills Mercy
9	Sophie Derkevorkian	68.33	Farmington Hills Mercy
11	Ana Fryer	71.00	Farmington Hills Mercy	67.77
12	Camani Johnson	64.07	Kalamazoo Central
10	Tayla Dillard	69.00	Kalamazoo Central
10	Marion Finjap	72.08	Kalamazoo Central	68.38
9	Natalie Hensel	64.94	BC Pennfield
12	Claudia VanHuffel	69.44	BC Pennfield
11	Addison Noffsinger	71.14	BC Pennfield	68.51
9	Alanna Clague	68.02	Portage Central
10	Siena Juntunen	68.65	Portage Central
10	Addison Begeman	69.00	Portage Central	68.56
12	Isabella Padula	64.00	Spring Lake
11	Giselle Cossey	69.00	Spring Lake
11	Clare Stempky	73.15	Spring Lake	68.72
10	Kenady Smith	66.48	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg
9	Emma Dykhouse	68.62	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg
12	Aundria Robbe	72.00	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	69.03
12	Meghan McGill	66.17	Dexter
9	Addison Bruckman	67.45	Dexter
11	Megan O’Day	74.00	Dexter	69.21
11	Mahawa Kaba	65.76	Ann Arbor Pioneer
9	Rachel Sprauer	68.14	Ann Arbor Pioneer
12	Melanie Valtadoros	73.74	Ann Arbor Pioneer	69.21
9	Elysia Alejandro	67.03	Zeeland West
11	Stephanie Dodd	70.00	Zeeland West
9	Kendall Ruster	70.84	Zeeland West	69.29
9	Lila Fus	67.20	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern
11	Anya Groce	67.41	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern
9	Lindsay Chadwick	73.63	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern	69.41

*For clarification, this is for the 2022 outdoor season only. I realize many have vaulted higher during indoor, but with clubs and not official school teams, it’s quite impossible to parse out the school they’ll be competing for.*

In past years, I’ve ranked programs by the number of sub-5/sub-6 milers, but that just concentrates on the distance folks. There are ten other individual events and three more relays. Michigan schools have traditions in jumps, throws, hurdles, sprints, and the vault. We have outstanding individuals who attain national glory both at this level and later in life. It’s my mission here to recognize and rank the teams that excel in the specialized events that make track and field, TRACK AND FIELD.

Over the winter, I ranked college distance programs, and I did an okay job, though I wasn’t impressed with the way I presented the rankings. USTFCCCA does their #eventsquad rankings for each individual event for collegiate teams. I thought I’d blend what they do and what I intend to do, to produce these “best crews”. Prep coaches typically wear many hats, but often you’ll have a throws coach, a hurdles coach, etc. If you have a girl that throws Shot, she’ll typically throw Discus. Instead of dissecting each individual event, I’ll attempt to rank the best hurdle crew (100/110h, 300h), the best throws crew (Disc, Shot), distance (800, 1600, 3200), sprint (100, 200, 400), jumps (HJ, LJ), and finally, Pole Vault getting their own, special category.

The method for the rankings is such:

• Top 3 athletes from each team with their best times/jumps/tosses averaged out
• The highest rank is given to the team with the highest average in that event
• Combining events to form a crew, teams will be ranked by their average rank between events (with ties going to teams with the teams with the higher rank of their worst category)
• For tiebreakers here in the vaults, I went with the higher height on the 3rd vaulter, and then if that was a tie, the higher of the 2nd vaulter
• These are from any results uploaded to athletic.net by midnight the previous night

I will release these on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, with new rankings for each crew coming out every two weeks. The order will likely be Jumps, Distance, Vault, Sprints, Throws, Hurdles. Jumps are here first because many of these indoor meets were able to host both high jump and long jump, but obviously no 300h, 100m, or Discus.

These are NOT intended to be predictive or an overall rank of one’s T&F team. If you’re wondering why a team isn’t ranked, they likely haven’t competed yet or perhaps they don’t have the numbers to qualify. While my cross rankings attempt to project future performance, these are just a show what has already occurred. And maybe for myself, learn a little more of the names and individuals in those “other” events.

For this initial ranking, I combined all divisions. In future weeks, with a greater volume of athletes, I’ll rank by division. Message me if you need further explanation. I’m not burning the candle at both ends like the end of October, so I might be nice to you!

BOYS

Rank	Team	Height
1	Dexter	12′ 9″
2	Spring Lake	11′ 1″
3	Temperance Bedford	10′ 10″
4	Lake City	9′ 8″
5	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	9′ 2″
6	Adrian	8′ 8″
7	Hillsdale	8′ 8″
8	Morenci	8′ 8″
9	Portage Central	7′ 2″

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Avg. Height
12	Cole Sheldon	Dexter	15′ 3″
10	Clark Sheldon	Dexter	12′ 0″
11	Barrett Keller	Dexter	11′ 0″	12′ 9″
12	James Handrich	Spring Lake	13′ 0″
12	Mason Pomeroy	Spring Lake	11′ 0″
12	Wit Miller	Spring Lake	9′ 3″	11′ 1″
12	Ethan Lingle	Temperance Bedford	13′ 0″
11	Nathan Dotson	Temperance Bedford	10′ 6″
9	Alexander Beck	Temperance Bedford	9′ 0″	10′ 10″
12	Connery Urie	Lake City	10′ 0″
12	Caleb Doe	Lake City	10′ 0″
11	Marcus Booms	Lake City	9′ 0″	9′ 8″
12	Joseph Farage	GR_Catholic Central	9′ 6″
12	Gerard Farage	GR_Catholic Central	9′ 0″
12	Hunter Lincoln	GR_Catholic Central	9′ 0″	9′ 2″
9	Chase Henline	Adrian	9′ 0″
9	Aaron Miller	Adrian	9′ 0″
9	William Winckles	Adrian	8′ 0″	8′ 8″
12	Logan Benner	Morenci	9′ 6″
11	Bowen Baumgartner	Morenci	8′ 6″
9	Kevin Kaufman	Morenci	8′ 0″	8′ 8″
10	Dawson Adams	Hillsdale	10′ 6″
12	Dorian Roberts	Hillsdale	8′ 0″
9	Alan Torres	Hillsdale	7′ 6″	8′ 8″
11	Ryan Ernest	Portage Central	7′ 6″
10	Parker Root	Portage Central	7′ 6″
10	Grant Thompson	Portage Central	6′ 6″	7′ 2″

GIRLS

Rank	Team	Avg. Height
1	Dexter	9′ 11″
2	East Kentwood	9′ 2″
3	Zeeland East	8′ 6″
4	Rockford	8′ 4″
5	Midland	7′ 8″
6	Ann Arbor Skyline	7′ 8″
7	Grand Rapids West Catholic	7′ 6″
8	Montague	7′ 5″
9	Zeeland West	7′ 4″
10	Portage Central	6′ 10″
11	Spring Lake	6′ 10″
12	Otsego	6′ 8″

Grade	Name	Team	Height	Avg. Height
12	Sophia Mettes	Dexter	12′ 3″
12	Ella Gasiorek	Dexter	9′ 0″
12	Ellie Manly	Dexter	8′ 6″	9′ 11″
11	Cassidy Bowden	East Kentwood	10′ 0″
12	Macey Emeott	East Kentwood	9′ 6″
12	Chloe Fornetti	East Kentwood	8′ 0″	9′ 2″
12	Hannah Nienhuis	Zeeland East	9′ 6″
11	Rylee Sluiter	Zeeland East	9′ 0″
11	Sadie Huizenga	Zeeland East	7′ 0″	8′ 6″
10	Maija Carlson	Rockford	9′ 0″
12	Natalie Barr	Rockford	9′ 0″
12	Alaina Geisel	Rockford	7′ 0″	8′ 4″
–	Liv Rohr	Midland	8′ 0″
11	Olivia McMath	Midland	8′ 0″
12	Erin Quinn	Midland	7′ 0″	7′ 8″
11	Natalie Kessler	Ann Arbor Skyline	9′ 0″
10	Bryn Christensen	Ann Arbor Skyline	7′ 6″
10	Emily Greene	Ann Arbor Skyline	6′ 6″	7′ 8″
11	Ally Olszewski	GR_West Catholic	8′ 6″
10	Heidi Schulten	GR_West Catholic	7′ 6″
9	Emma Arsulowicz	GR_West Catholic	6′ 6″	7′ 6″
12	Orianna Blysma	Montague	7′ 9″
10	Emma Pendell	Montague	7′ 9″
11	Haylee Schwarz	Montague	6′ 9″	7′ 5″
11	Lindsey Peterson	Zeeland West	8′ 0″
11	Stephanie Dodd	Zeeland West	7′ 0″
11	Ella Smith	Zeeland West	7′ 0″	7′ 4″
11	Alyisa Eberhard	Portage Central	7′ 0″
11	Claire Arkinstall	Portage Central	7′ 0″
9	Kiara Olmstead	Portage Central	6′ 6″	6′ 10″
11	Catherine Vandergriff	Spring Lake	8′ 0″
12	Gabby Geneva	Spring Lake	6′ 3″
11	Lexi Vandonkelaar	Spring Lake	6′ 3″	6′ 10″
10	Olivia Dennis	Otsego	7′ 6″
12	Emma Conniff	Otsego	6′ 6″
11	Eleanor Bush	Otsego	6′ 0″	6′ 8″