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)

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 did NOT combine the distances to form a crew, there just isn’t a volume of athletes to create a proper ranking. In future weeks, I’ll have the distances combined and images 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!

800m

Boys

Overall

Overall Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Grand Haven	2:01.33
2	East Lansing	2:01.81
3	Brighton	2:02.00
4	Saline	2:04.57
5	White Lake Lakeland	2:06.35
6	Battle Creek Lakeview	2:07.30
7	Zeeland West	2:07.45
8	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	2:07.74
9	Ann Arbor Skyline	2:07.81
10	Ann Arbor Pioneer	2:08.78
11	St. Joseph	2:09.99
12	Parchment	2:11.91
13	Portage Central	2:13.50
14	Monroe	2:15.10
15	Chelsea	2:15.22
16	East Kentwood	2:16.10
17	Mt. Pleasant	2:16.48
18	Coopersville	2:16.70
19	Monroe Jefferson	2:17.20
20	Kent City	2:17.47
21	Salem	2:17.86
22	Detroit Catholic Central	2:17.91
23	Forest Hills Northern	2:17.93
24	Adrian	2:18.84
25	Whitehall	2:18.88

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
JR	Bryce Soule	2:08.51	Adrian
10	Jackson Nyack	2:23.00	Adrian
12	Aidan Bell	2:25.00	Adrian	2:18.84
SR	Fred Wallace	2:05.42	Ann Arbor Pioneer
SR	Matt Ruud	2:06.44	Ann Arbor Pioneer
JR	Andrew Grier	2:14.47	Ann Arbor Pioneer	2:08.78
12	Sanjay Rao	2:05.00	Ann Arbor Skyline
9	Leland Weiser	2:08.28	Ann Arbor Skyline
JR	Aidan Hale	2:10.15	Ann Arbor Skyline	2:07.81
11	Caleb Bost	1:58.00	Battle Creek Lakeview
10	Aiden Moore	2:06.89	Battle Creek Lakeview
12	Devon Njonjo	2:17.00	Battle Creek Lakeview	2:07.30
12	Lucas Seng	2:01.05	Brighton
12	Quinn Cullen	2:01.28	Brighton
12	Risto Crouse	2:03.68	Brighton	2:02.00
JR	Nick Spruce	2:07.22	Chelsea
10	Connell Alford	2:07.38	Chelsea
12	Grayson Eckland	2:31.05	Chelsea	2:15.22
12	Gerardo Martinez Perez	2:15.80	Coopersville
12	Gerry Martinez	2:15.80	Coopersville
10	Braeden Majchrzak	2:18.51	Coopersville	2:16.70
11	Pablo Razny	2:09.22	Detroit Catholic Central
11	Jack Kelly	2:11.18	Detroit Catholic Central
9	Andrew Ehresman	2:33.32	Detroit Catholic Central	2:17.91
12	Eric Giles	2:15.00	East Kentwood
9	Caiden Holt	2:16.31	East Kentwood
12	Johnbosco Nguyen	2:17.00	East Kentwood	2:16.10
12	Jayden Page	1:59.77	East Lansing
12	David Ferguson	2:00.34	East Lansing
10	Ryan Sunderman	2:05.32	East Lansing	2:01.81
12	Preston Sokolowski	2:11.00	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern
9	Spencer Porter	2:17.62	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern
9	Gabe Hillary	2:25.18	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern	2:17.93
10	Seth Norder	1:55.98	Grand Haven
11	Nolan Clark	2:00.02	Grand Haven
11	Logan Vining	2:08.00	Grand Haven	2:01.33
12	Thomas Swanson	2:09.00	Kent City
10	Samuel Martini	2:09.42	Kent City
10	Leto Pendleton	2:34.00	Kent City	2:17.47
11	Daniel Rhoades	2:13.35	Monroe
12	Alex Apetroaei	2:14.00	Monroe
SR	Nick Parran	2:17.96	Monroe	2:15.10
12	Isaac Merkel	2:10.00	Monroe Jefferson
JR	Blake Schroeder	2:12.71	Monroe Jefferson
11	Ben Winter	2:28.90	Monroe Jefferson	2:17.20
12	Eli Dawson	2:14.00	Mt. Pleasant
10	Logan Northrup	2:16.48	Mt. Pleasant
9	Nick Dise	2:18.97	Mt. Pleasant	2:16.48
12	Klay Grant	2:01.00	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
10	Jaxon Allen	2:07.21	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
10	Tate Bradley	2:15.00	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	2:07.74
12	Garrett Winter	2:02.68	Parchment
11	William Winter	2:04.54	Parchment
9	Elliot Cole	2:28.51	Parchment	2:11.91
10	Bruno Cabrera	2:12.00	Portage Central
11	Ben Hunter	2:13.00	Portage Central
10	Logan Begeman	2:15.51	Portage Central	2:13.50
11	Antonio Konopka	2:14.31	Salem
10	Matt Dowling	2:17.14	Salem
10	Nate Petrosky	2:22.12	Salem	2:17.86
11	Jason Whitton	2:00.90	Saline
12	James Harrison	2:04.90	Saline
11	Stewart Berryhill	2:07.90	Saline	2:04.57
11	Will Fiesbeck	2:04.16	St. Joseph
10	Shay White	2:10.80	St. Joseph
10	Alex Moyer	2:15.02	St. Joseph	2:09.99
12	Tim Person	2:04.99	White Lake Lakeland
12	Wesley Hollowell	2:06.69	White Lake Lakeland
12	Alex Sullivan	2:07.36	White Lake Lakeland	2:06.35
11	Carter McIlroy	2:06.03	Whitehall
12	Wyatt Reid	2:19.82	Whitehall
9	Zachary Hyatt	2:30.79	Whitehall	2:18.88
11	Chase Holwerda	2:02.10	Zeeland West
11	Nathan Golding	2:04.61	Zeeland West
10	Trigve Elkins	2:15.64	Zeeland West	2:07.45

Division 1

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Grand Haven	2:01.33
2	East Lansing	2:01.81
3	Brighton	2:02.00
4	Saline	2:04.57
5	White Lake Lakeland	2:06.35
6	Battle Creek Lakeview	2:07.30
7	Zeeland West	2:07.45
8	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	2:07.74
9	Ann Arbor Skyline	2:07.81
10	Ann Arbor Pioneer	2:08.78

Division 2

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Parchment	2:11.91
2	Chelsea	2:15.22
3	Coopersville	2:16.70
4	Monroe Jefferson	2:17.20
5	Adrian	2:18.84
6	Whitehall	2:18.88
7	Dearborn Divine Child	2:19.35
8	Yale	2:20.26
9	Hastings	2:20.30
10	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	2:22.09

Division 3

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Kent City	2:17.47
2	Hart	2:20.57
3	Centreville	2:22.24
4	Grandville Calvin Christian	2:25.79
5	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	2:28.57
6	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	2:28.90
7	Harrison	2:29.78
8	Delton-Kellogg	2:30.23
9	Grand Rapids West Catholic	2:34.12
10	Ann Arbor Greenhills	2:40.87

Division 4

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Harbor Beach	2:40.95
2	McBain Northern Michigan Christian	2:43.90

Girls

Overall

Overall Rank	Team	Average Time
1	Holland West Ottawa	2:20.07
2	Ann Arbor Pioneer	2:29.48
3	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	2:32.93
4	Ann Arbor Skyline	2:33.67
5	Hart	2:34.24
6	Zeeland West	2:35.59
7	Salem	2:36.05
8	Spring Lake	2:37.24
9	Dexter	2:37.25
10	Grand Haven	2:37.60
11	Tecumseh	2:38.76
12	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	2:38.91
13	Monroe Jefferson	2:39.04
14	Bloomfield Hills	2:39.51
15	Portage Central	2:39.81
16	Hudsonville	2:39.95
17	Freeland	2:42.44
18	Hopkins	2:43.26
19	Monroe	2:44.32
20	Battle Creek Lakeview	2:44.62
21	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	2:45.56
22	Remus Chippewa Hills	2:47.03
23	Three Rivers	2:48.04
24	Mattawan	2:48.11
25	Pinckney	2:48.35

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Average Time
10	Sylvia Sanok Dufallo	2:18.53	Ann Arbor Pioneer
12	Charlotte Batra	2:30.41	Ann Arbor Pioneer
10	Megan Bell	2:39.50	Ann Arbor Pioneer	2:29.48
11	Natalie Kessler	2:32.60	Ann Arbor Skyline
9	Ayla Balazer	2:33.30	Ann Arbor Skyline
11	Lydia Cocciolone	2:35.10	Ann Arbor Skyline	2:33.67
12	Kaitlyn Thomas	2:35.27	Battle Creek Lakeview
12	Arianna Pontoni	2:35.76	Battle Creek Lakeview
11	Emma Kerschbaum	3:02.82	Battle Creek Lakeview	2:44.62
12	Grace Jenkins	2:29.25	Bloomfield Hills
10	Carley Richardson	2:44.23	Bloomfield Hills
10	Annalise Griffin	2:45.04	Bloomfield Hills	2:39.51
12	Hannah McComas	2:32.91	Dexter
12	Amanda McGill	2:37.73	Dexter
9	Annabel O’Haver	2:41.12	Dexter	2:37.25
9	Addie Seemann	2:35.46	Freeland
10	Bella Reed	2:45.38	Freeland
12	Alyssa Graham	2:46.48	Freeland	2:42.44
11	Erika Posthumus	2:32.31	GR_Kenowa Hills
10	Jayden Turner	2:38.74	GR_Kenowa Hills
10	Gabby Doucette	2:45.67	GR_Kenowa Hills	2:38.91
9	Valerie Beeck	2:21.48	Grand Haven
10	Shae Brodie	2:40.21	Grand Haven
9	Cece Frendt	2:51.12	Grand Haven	2:37.60
12	Audrianna Enns	2:20.12	Hart
9	Jessica Jazwinski	2:21.68	Hart
11	Abby Pretty	3:00.93	Hart	2:34.24
11	Arianne Olson	2:15.66	Holland West Ottawa
9	Helen Sachs	2:19.04	Holland West Ottawa
11	Megan Postma	2:25.50	Holland West Ottawa	2:20.07
10	Helena Kerber	2:40.34	Hopkins
10	Nevaeh Helderop	2:42.30	Hopkins
9	Kambria Moored	2:47.15	Hopkins	2:43.26
11	Elise Conkel	2:38.15	Hudsonville
10	Kate Wayne	2:40.70	Hudsonville
9	Klea Verstrate	2:41.00	Hudsonville	2:39.95
11	Hope Webber	2:33.16	Mattawan
12	Emily Reeves	2:42.38	Mattawan
9	Hannah Longman	3:08.80	Mattawan	2:48.11
9	Ava Crews	2:37.97	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg
12	Jessica Durkee	2:38.24	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg
10	Alize Raphael	3:00.48	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	2:45.56
12	Olivia Bussell	2:39.95	Monroe
10	Viktoria Bloniarz	2:43.00	Monroe
12	Bridgette Dudley	2:50.00	Monroe	2:44.32
11	Veronica Fitzgerald	2:34.13	Monroe Jefferson
10	Jenna Pilachowski	2:40.65	Monroe Jefferson
10	Riley Peer	2:42.34	Monroe Jefferson	2:39.04
10	Cecelia Thorington	2:41.06	Pinckney
12	Joanna Wallace	2:47.15	Pinckney
10	Soleil Weaver	2:56.83	Pinckney	2:48.35
12	Eliza Phares	2:36.35	Portage Central
9	Alanna Clague	2:40.89	Portage Central
10	Amanda Williams	2:42.20	Portage Central	2:39.81
12	Sarah Storey	2:35.04	Remus Chippewa Hills
11	Madison Biller	2:50.32	Remus Chippewa Hills
12	Vanessa Totten	2:55.72	Remus Chippewa Hills	2:47.03
10	Abby Rice	2:26.47	Rochester Hills Lutheran…
11	Madeleine Barge	2:35.82	Rochester Hills Lutheran…
11	Julia Troxell	2:36.50	Rochester Hills Lutheran…	2:32.93
12	Elena Wheeler	2:27.23	Salem
12	Elizabeth Dancey	2:37.72	Salem
10	Frances Walewski	2:43.21	Salem	2:36.05
11	Lily Parker	2:28.35	Spring Lake
10	Bea Reeser	2:38.60	Spring Lake
10	Kyla Meyers	2:44.78	Spring Lake	2:37.24
11	Chesney Wilke	2:25.39	Tecumseh
9	Madison Morris	2:43.26	Tecumseh
11	Emily Stevenson	2:47.64	Tecumseh	2:38.76
9	Jazmyne Carson-Moore	2:45.10	Three Rivers
10	Jennifer Hernandez-Medina	2:49.08	Three Rivers
12	Lauren Wills	2:49.94	Three Rivers	2:48.04
11	Bella Hoffer	2:34.14	Zeeland West
12	Hannah Roark	2:34.72	Zeeland West
10	Greta Hondorp	2:37.92	Zeeland West	2:35.59

Division 1

Division Rank	Team	Average Time
1	Holland West Ottawa	2:20.07
2	Ann Arbor Pioneer	2:29.48
3	Ann Arbor Skyline	2:33.67
4	Zeeland West	2:35.59
5	Salem	2:36.05
6	Dexter	2:37.25
7	Grand Haven	2:37.60
8	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	2:38.91
9	Bloomfield Hills	2:39.51
10	Portage Central	2:39.81

Division 2

Division Rank	Team	Average Time
1	Spring Lake	2:37.24
2	Tecumseh	2:38.76
3	Monroe Jefferson	2:39.04
4	Freeland	2:42.44
5	Hopkins	2:43.26
6	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	2:45.56
7	Remus Chippewa Hills	2:47.03
8	Three Rivers	2:48.04
9	Pinckney	2:48.35
10	Zeeland East	2:48.60

Division 3

Division Rank	Team	Average Time
1	Hart	2:34.24
2	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	2:50.10
3	Reese	2:53.06
4	Ann Arbor Greenhills	3:05.70
5	Schoolcraft	3:06.78
6	Constantine	3:10.67
7	Lakeview	3:29.86
8	Morley-Stanwood	3:36.74

Division 4

Division Rank	Team	Average Time
1	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	2:32.93
2	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	3:05.35

1600m

Boys

Overall

Overall Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Fremont	4:39.14
2	East Lansing	4:39.28
3	Portage Central	4:40.56
4	Walled Lake Northern	4:41.06
5	Ann Arbor Skyline	4:41.57
6	Adrian	4:42.85
7	Ann Arbor Pioneer	4:43.11
8	Rockford	4:43.37
9	Spring Lake	4:43.80
10	Pinckney	4:47.85
11	Saugatuck	4:51.14
12	Parchment	4:51.77
13	Saline	4:51.86
14	East Kentwood	4:52.34
15	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	4:54.38
16	Ypsilanti Lincoln	4:54.52
17	Zeeland West	4:55.39
18	Battle Creek Lakeview	4:56.03
19	Dexter	4:56.64
20	Monroe	4:57.40
21	Jenison	4:57.75
22	Howell	4:57.83
23	Kalamazoo Central	4:58.55
24	Grand Haven	4:59.04
25	Chelsea	5:00.33

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
10	Braylon Petty	4:29.56	Adrian
11	Aiden Smith	4:36.92	Adrian
9	Riley Smith	5:02.08	Adrian	4:42.85
10	Aaron Sterken	4:41.84	Ann Arbor Pioneer
10	Eric Overdier	4:42.29	Ann Arbor Pioneer
10	Patrick Donoghue	4:45.19	Ann Arbor Pioneer	4:43.11
12	Sanjay Rao	4:38.58	Ann Arbor Skyline
11	Luke Suliman	4:41.98	Ann Arbor Skyline
11	Christopher Van Lent	4:44.14	Ann Arbor Skyline	4:41.57
12	Parker LaGro	4:32.15	Battle Creek Lakeview
12	Kevin Grady	5:05.59	Battle Creek Lakeview
11	Zach Piercy	5:10.35	Battle Creek Lakeview	4:56.03
10	Connell Alford	4:28.13	Chelsea
10	Misha McElrath	5:13.98	Chelsea
11	Ethan Kapolka	5:18.89	Chelsea	5:00.33
12	Josh Lamb	4:50.00	Dexter
11	Owen Ackerman	4:50.37	Dexter
9	Caleb Snyder	5:09.56	Dexter	4:56.64
11	Owen Lawrence	4:42.92	East Kentwood
12	Eric Giles	4:47.48	East Kentwood
12	Antonio Hall	5:06.62	East Kentwood	4:52.34
12	Matthew Zeleke	4:27.61	East Lansing
11	Gabe Benavides	4:44.59	East Lansing
10	Eden Lampi	4:45.65	East Lansing	4:39.28
12	Conor Somers	4:14.69	Fremont
10	John Christensen	4:44.96	Fremont
12	Gavin Schuler	4:57.77	Fremont	4:39.14
12	Ben Pease	4:47.95	Grand Haven
9	Carson Berko	5:04.58	Grand Haven
11	Logan Hough	5:04.59	Grand Haven	4:59.04
10	Noah DeLand	4:56.19	Howell
11	Connor Ford	4:56.47	Howell
9	Lucas Wood	5:00.82	Howell	4:57.83
11	Will Marth	4:55.06	Jenison
9	Mason Lucas	4:59.03	Jenison
11	Brendan Wangler	4:59.17	Jenison	4:57.75
10	Jasper Cane	4:42.14	Kalamazoo Central
12	Luke Skuratowicz	4:47.30	Kalamazoo Central
11	Allen Trejo	5:26.21	Kalamazoo Central	4:58.55
10	Andrew Foshag	4:48.77	Monroe
12	Nick Parran	4:58.81	Monroe
11	Kyle Hoffner	5:04.61	Monroe	4:57.40
12	Klay Grant	4:28.08	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
10	Jaxon Allen	4:42.55	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
12	Johnny Austin	5:32.51	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	4:54.38
12	Garrett Winter	4:19.95	Parchment
11	William Winter	4:38.62	Parchment
9	Elliot Cole	5:36.75	Parchment	4:51.77
12	Colin Snyder	4:28.84	Pinckney
9	Zach Newman	4:55.84	Pinckney
11	Thomas Lepper	4:58.87	Pinckney	4:47.85
11	Joshua Gormley	4:40.03	Portage Central
10	Logan Begeman	4:40.72	Portage Central
11	Ben Hunter	4:40.94	Portage Central	4:40.56
12	Kyle Sweeney	4:42.99	Rockford
10	Nate Fahey	4:43.24	Rockford
12	Carson Lafferty	4:43.88	Rockford	4:43.37
12	Andrew Stern	4:44.73	Saline
12	Mason Kipley	4:52.37	Saline
12	Samuel Kulczak	4:58.48	Saline	4:51.86
12	Adam Martinson	4:41.00	Saugatuck
11	Luke Gorgas	4:51.56	Saugatuck
12	Tristan Ashley	5:00.86	Saugatuck	4:51.14
12	Ian Hill	4:14.61	Spring Lake
10	Lucas Ruffing	4:55.93	Spring Lake
9	Parker Woodwyk	5:00.86	Spring Lake	4:43.80
12	William Thomas	4:37.96	Walled Lake Northern
10	Lucas Karbel	4:38.54	Walled Lake Northern
12	Connor Clark	4:46.67	Walled Lake Northern	4:41.06
12	Jordan Ratliff	4:26.44	Ypsilanti Lincoln
12	Andon Lewandowski	4:35.42	Ypsilanti Lincoln
10	Evan Richert	5:41.69	Ypsilanti Lincoln	4:54.52
11	Caleb Smith	4:52.88	Zeeland West
10	Carson Hauch	4:53.07	Zeeland West
12	Ben Elkins	5:00.21	Zeeland West	4:55.39

Division 1

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	East Lansing	4:39.28
2	Portage Central	4:40.56
3	Walled Lake Northern	4:41.06
4	Ann Arbor Skyline	4:41.57
5	Ann Arbor Pioneer	4:43.11
6	Rockford	4:43.37
7	Saline	4:51.86
8	East Kentwood	4:52.34
9	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	4:54.38
10	Ypsilanti Lincoln	4:54.52

Division 2

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Fremont	4:39.14
2	Adrian	4:42.85
3	Spring Lake	4:43.80
4	Pinckney	4:47.85
5	Parchment	4:51.77
6	Chelsea	5:00.33
7	Whitehall	5:07.75
8	Monroe Jefferson	5:08.69
9	Dearborn Divine Child	5:17.47
10	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	5:19.78

Division 3

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Saugatuck	4:51.14
2	Kent City	5:01.14
3	Grandville Calvin Christian	5:01.69
4	Hart	5:02.58
5	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	5:14.43
6	Constantine	5:17.05
7	Harrison	5:21.74
8	Ann Arbor Greenhills	5:37.13
9	Delton-Kellogg	5:40.54
10	Montague	5:42.82

Division 4

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Kalamazoo Hackett	6:19.00
2	Marcellus	7:01.41

Girls

Overall

Overall Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Holland West Ottawa	5:32.30
2	Brighton	5:33.93
3	Howell	5:37.12
4	Spring Lake	5:40.36
5	Saline	5:41.11
6	Monroe Jefferson	5:48.10
7	Portage Central	5:48.28
8	St. Joseph	5:48.67
9	Temperance Bedford	5:49.61
10	Ann Arbor Skyline	5:51.54
11	Ann Arbor Pioneer	5:53.32
12	Forest Hills Northern	5:53.38
13	Kalamazoo Central	5:54.28
14	Zeeland East	5:54.73
15	Hudsonville	5:55.64
16	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	5:59.76
17	Grand Haven	6:00.04
18	Dexter	6:00.99
19	Mattawan	6:00.99
20	Rockford	6:01.51
21	Whitehall	6:02.08
22	Walled Lake Northern	6:04.69
23	Adrian	6:04.93
24	Allendale	6:05.17
25	Grandville Calvin Christian	6:09.79

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
9	Sophy Skeels	5:47.85	Adrian
SO	Yoselin Fermin-Campos	6:08.62	Adrian
10	Anastee Davis	6:18.31	Adrian	6:04.93
11	Ava Buhlman	5:44.00	Allendale
10	Addison Noble	6:14.00	Allendale
11	Jenna Hinken	6:17.51	Allendale	6:05.17
SR	Charlotte Batra	5:37.58	Ann Arbor Pioneer
11	Allison Nutt	5:44.00	Ann Arbor Pioneer
11	Monica Ristich	6:18.37	Ann Arbor Pioneer	5:53.32
9	Ayla Balazer	5:40.10	Ann Arbor Skyline
JR	Lydia Cocciolone	5:50.57	Ann Arbor Skyline
SO	Celia Begosso	6:03.94	Ann Arbor Skyline	5:51.54
10	Carrigan Eberly	5:31.87	Brighton
10	Nikki Carothers	5:34.17	Brighton
9	Audrey Haus	5:35.76	Brighton	5:33.93
12	Ashley Mitchell	5:54.00	Dexter
12	Sidney Streetman	6:01.00	Dexter
11	Antonia Bruckman	6:07.97	Dexter	6:00.99
11	Allison Cornell	5:15.00	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern
9	Samantha McClelland	6:11.15	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern
11	Kiann Schmottlach	6:14.00	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern	5:53.38
11	Erika Posthumus	5:48.62	GR_Kenowa Hills
10	Jayden Turner	5:57.00	GR_Kenowa Hills
11	Allison Postema	6:13.67	GR_Kenowa Hills	5:59.76
10	Payton Hosley	5:54.00	Grand Haven
9	Lily Frendt	5:54.12	Grand Haven
10	Laurel Tolliver	6:12.00	Grand Haven	6:00.04
12	Leanne Krombeen	5:36.00	Grandville Calvin Christian
9	Lola Bryce	6:25.38	Grandville Calvin Christian
12	Emberlynn DeVries	6:28.00	Grandville Calvin Christian	6:09.79
12	Sophie Bonnema	5:18.51	Holland West Ottawa
12	Abby Green	5:32.19	Holland West Ottawa
9	Emma Gunnett	5:46.19	Holland West Ottawa	5:32.30
11	Mackenzie Wright	5:19.46	Howell
11	Mia Cholewa	5:45.73	Howell
11	Sarah Halliday	5:46.18	Howell	5:37.12
10	Kate Wayne	5:48.00	Hudsonville
9	Klea Verstrate	5:55.13	Hudsonville
9	Tessa Minnear	6:03.79	Hudsonville	5:55.64
10	Emilee Rudlaff	5:50.00	Kalamazoo Central
12	Maya Alkema	5:51.99	Kalamazoo Central
11	Mary England	6:00.86	Kalamazoo Central	5:54.28
11	Hope Webber	5:26.95	Mattawan
12	Emily Reeves	5:39.00	Mattawan
9	Hannah Longman	6:57.03	Mattawan	6:00.99
SO	Jenna Pilachowski	5:45.60	Monroe Jefferson
SO	Riley Peer	5:49.10	Monroe Jefferson
FR	Kim Miller	5:49.60	Monroe Jefferson	5:48.10
12	Eliza Phares	5:46.36	Portage Central
10	Amanda Williams	5:47.00	Portage Central
11	Anna Rachowicz	5:51.49	Portage Central	5:48.28
12	Lilly Weirich	5:55.40	Rockford
12	Anna Tracey	5:58.00	Rockford
12	Emma Sweeney	6:11.13	Rockford	6:01.51
12	Madison Stern	5:27.00	Saline
9	Corynn Gady	5:43.34	Saline
10	Nora McGillicuddy	5:53.00	Saline	5:41.11
11	Lily Parker	5:29.42	Spring Lake
10	Bea Reeser	5:45.00	Spring Lake
10	Kyla Meyers	5:46.66	Spring Lake	5:40.36
12	Riley Mullen	5:20.10	St. Joseph
9	Elena Figueroa	5:33.92	St. Joseph
11	Claire Caplea	6:32.00	St. Joseph	5:48.67
12	Lauren Sancrant	5:36.00	Temperance Bedford
11	Mya Orner	5:46.02	Temperance Bedford
JR	Samantha Sexton	6:06.81	Temperance Bedford	5:49.61
9	Lily Rosender	5:59.92	Walled Lake Northern
12	Hannah Duclos	6:03.51	Walled Lake Northern
12	Melanie Shelt	6:10.64	Walled Lake Northern	6:04.69
9	Cami Kraai	5:31.31	Whitehall
9	Adalyn Britton	6:05.92	Whitehall
12	Hayli Fagan	6:29.00	Whitehall	6:02.08
10	Allison Kuzma	5:12.20	Zeeland East
12	Mary Huizingh	6:07.00	Zeeland East
11	Molly Macina	6:25.00	Zeeland East	5:54.73

Division 1

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Holland West Ottawa	5:32.30
2	Brighton	5:33.93
3	Howell	5:37.12
4	Saline	5:41.11
5	Portage Central	5:48.28
6	St. Joseph	5:48.67
7	Temperance Bedford	5:49.61
8	Ann Arbor Skyline	5:51.54
9	Ann Arbor Pioneer	5:53.32
10	Forest Hills Northern	5:53.38

Division 2

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Spring Lake	5:40.36
2	Monroe Jefferson	5:48.10
3	Zeeland East	5:54.73
4	Whitehall	6:02.08
5	Adrian	6:04.93
6	Allendale	6:05.17
7	Three Rivers	6:17.58
8	Pinckney	6:19.08
9	Remus Chippewa Hills	6:25.57
10	Imlay City	6:30.58

Division 3

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Grandville Calvin Christian	6:09.79
2	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	6:15.40
3	Newaygo	6:49.02
4	Delton-Kellogg	7:03.19
5	Morley-Stanwood	7:14.42

Division 4

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Time
1	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	6:26.37
2	Marcellus	7:25.18

3200m

Due to low numbers here, I just combined all divisions into one table.

Boys

Overall

Overall Rank	Team	Avg. Time	Division
1	Brighton	9:33.2	1
2	Ann Arbor Pioneer	10:25.3	1
3	Capital Homeschool Academy	10:30.4	Home School
4	Saline	10:39.1	1
5	Chelsea	11:06.6	2
6	Monroe	11:12.6	1
7	Tecumseh	11:25.7	2
8	Dexter	11:30.3	1
9	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	12:47.3	3

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
10	Sunishthh Singh	11:08.9	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
10	Gianpaolo Patti	12:26.2	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
9	Sean Flaherty	14:46.7	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	12:47.3
11	Chase Klapthor	10:19.1	Ann Arbor Pioneer
12	Jadon Sterken	10:28.5	Ann Arbor Pioneer
10	Thomas Kerber	10:28.5	Ann Arbor Pioneer	10:25.3
12	Quinn Cullen	09:17.6	Brighton
12	Jack Campbell	09:39.2	Brighton
11	Brady Matuszewski	09:42.8	Brighton	9:33.2
10	Jesse Carson	10:01.7	Capital Homeschool
10	Logan Zahn	10:40.2	Capital Homeschool
9	Ezekiel Grimmet	10:49.2	Capital Homeschool	10:30.4
11	Zebedee Swager	09:59.1	Chelsea
11	Bram Hartsuff	10:33.9	Chelsea
11	Jay Hawkins	12:46.8	Chelsea	11:06.6
12	Luke Petrinko	10:50.3	Dexter
11	Kaden Jensen	11:50.0	Dexter
11	William O’Haver	11:50.5	Dexter	11:30.3
10	Andrew Foshag	10:27.8	Monroe
10	Maxx Adams	11:27.4	Monroe
12	Grey Johnson	11:42.6	Monroe	11:12.6
11	Shane Pitcher	10:28.5	Saline
11	Owen Liepman	10:43.9	Saline
11	Elijah Routson	10:45.1	Saline	10:39.1
10	Grant Fahle	10:49.8	Tecumseh
10	Ryan Frazzini	11:11.3	Tecumseh
12	Chris Warren	12:16.0	Tecumseh	11:25.7

Girls

Overall

Overall Rank	Team	Avg. Time	Division
1	Saline	11:51.6	1
2	Tecumseh	13:29.5	2
3	Monroe	14:16.5	1
4	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	15:38.9	3

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Avg. Time
10	Ella Caplea	13:54.8	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
9	Jane Cousino	16:28.9	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
9	Libby Schone	16:33.0	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	15:38.9
FR	Abigail Roth	11:43.5	Saline
SO	Elaina Alig	11:48.5	Saline
FR	Grace Roth	12:02.6	Saline	11:51.6
10	Viktoria Bloniarz	13:34.7	Monroe
JR	Grace Finley	14:23.1	Monroe
SO	Ally Pitcher	14:51.6	Monroe	14:16.5
11	Kaylee Pesta	12:57.2	Tecumseh
FR	Madison Morris	13:40.8	Tecumseh
FR	Jessica Warren	13:50.6	Tecumseh	13:29.5

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)

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 did NOT combine the jumps to form a crew, there just isn’t a volume of athletes to create a proper ranking. In future weeks, I’ll have the jumps combined and images 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!

LONG JUMP

BOYS

Overall

Overall Rank	Team	Avg. Jump
1	Holt	20′ 10.2″
2	Allendale	19′ 9.9″
3	Holland West Ottawa	19′ 7.7″
4	Whitehall	19′ 1.8″
5	Okemos	18′ 11.9″
6	Battle Creek Lakeview	18′ 11.8″
7	East Kentwood	18′ 7.8″
8	Saline	18′ 7.2″
9	Ortonville Brandon	18′ 3.6″
10	Fruitport	18′ 3.5″
11	Zeeland West	18′ 3.5″
12	Hudsonville	18′ 3″
13	Temperance Bedford	18′ 2.5″
14	Coopersville	18′ 1.8″
15	Centreville	18′ 1″
16	Monroe Jefferson	18′ 0.4″
17	Spring Lake	17′ 11″
18	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	17′ 10.7″
19	St. Joseph	17′ 10.7″
20	Davison	17′ 10″
21	Jackson	17′ 9.8″
22	Charlotte	17′ 8.2″
23	Dexter	17′ 7.8″
24	Detroit Catholic Central	17′ 7.1″
25	Hastings	17′ 6.2″

Grade	Name	Team	Best Jump	Avg. Jump
12	Camryn Battjes	Allendale	21′ 2.5″
12	Patrick Adams	Allendale	19′ 3.25″
12	Andrew Tiemeyer-Smith	Allendale	19′ 0″	19’9.9″
10	Davis Barr	Battle Creek Lakeview	20′ 2.25″
11	Jovon Wanzer	Battle Creek Lakeview	18′ 5″
10	Malaki Bell	Battle Creek Lakeview	18′ 4″	18’11.8″
11	Dylan Coney	Centreville	19′ 5.5″
12	Zach Vanderhoof	Centreville	18′ 6.5″
12	Brandon Reed	Centreville	16′ 3″	18’1″
10	Cutler Brandt	Charlotte	18′ 10″
10	Maliki Garza	Charlotte	17′ 3″
11	Nick Adams	Charlotte	16′ 11.5″	17’8.2″
12	Timothy Allen	Coopersville	19′ 1″
9	Tyler Banka	Coopersville	18′ 6.5″
10	Ben Dumont	Coopersville	16′ 9.75″	18’1.8″
9	AJ Hill	Davison	18′ 2.25″
10	Trenton Lumm	Davison	17′ 10.5″
10	Gavin Elmquist	Davison	17′ 5.25″	17’10”
10	Kameron Lloyd	Detroit Catholic Central	18′ 1″
9	Sebastian Green	Detroit Catholic Central	17′ 5.5″
11	Joshua Tipton	Detroit Catholic Central	17′ 2.75″	17’7.1″
SR	Cole Sheldon	Dexter	20′ 7.5″
SR	Jonny Adamczyk	Dexter	17′ 10.75″
FR	Cooper Thompson	Dexter	14′ 5″	17’7.8″
11	Nakia Willis	East Kentwood	18′ 10″
11	Keaton Griffin	East Kentwood	18′ 8.25″
11	Joshua Hurt	East Kentwood	18′ 5″	18’7.8″
12	Camden Farrell	Fruitport	19′ 0″
11	Paschal Jolman	Fruitport	18′ 1″
11	Collin Jolman	Fruitport	17′ 9.5″	18’3.5″
9	Julius Andino	GR_Kenowa Hills	18′ 7″
10	Alex Andino	GR_Kenowa Hills	18′ 4″
10	Da’Mierriay Bennett	GR_Kenowa Hills	16′ 9″	17’10.7″
11	Robby Slaughter	Hastings	17′ 11″
9	Jett Barnum	Hastings	17′ 8″
12	Dillon Neal	Hastings	16′ 11.5″	17’6.2″
12	Isaac Easter	Holland West Ottawa	21′ 1″
10	C.J. Guillermo	Holland West Ottawa	19′ 1″
10	Bryce Buckner	Holland West Ottawa	18′ 9″	19’7.7″
12	Kellen Reed	Holt	21′ 3.5″
12	Jordon Clerkley	Holt	21′ 1.75″
11	Seneca Moore	Holt	20′ 1.25″	20’10.2″
12	Devin Mervau	Hudsonville	19′ 7″
9	Carson Guysi	Hudsonville	18′ 2″
11	Brady O’Brien	Hudsonville	17′ 0″	18’3″
SR	Jarrell Harrell	Jackson	19′ 4″
JR	Aamar Harrell	Jackson	17′ 4.75″
FR	Cyron Stamper	Jackson	16′ 8.75″	17’9.8″
12	Niko Costas	Monroe Jefferson	18′ 10″
SR	Garret Thomas	Monroe Jefferson	18′ 0″
SO	Martre Pearson	Monroe Jefferson	17′ 3.25″	18’0.4″
12	Aharon Henry	Okemos	21′ 0.5″
10	Logan Davis	Okemos	18′ 5.5″
12	Jackson Davis	Okemos	17′ 5.75″	18’11.9″
10	Andrew Bickett	Ortonville Brandon	18′ 8.5″
10	Drew Hickmott	Ortonville Brandon	18′ 3.75″
12	Chris Stewart	Ortonville Brandon	17′ 10.5″	18’3.6″
SR	Torin Moore Jr.	Saline	19′ 9.5″
SR	Ian Gifford	Saline	18′ 4″
SO	Hayden Rouse	Saline	17′ 8″	18’7.2″
11	Jaxson Tober	Spring Lake	19′ 2″
10	Austin Engel	Spring Lake	17′ 5″
9	Jackson Gee	Spring Lake	17′ 2″	17’11”
11	Cole Lakin	St. Joseph	18′ 10″
9	Joron Brown	St. Joseph	17′ 6″
11	Declan Finnigan	St. Joseph	17′ 4″	17’10.7″
SR	Micah Scheffer	Temperance Bedford	19′ 5.5″
FR	Owen Przybylski	Temperance Bedford	17′ 10.5″
SR	Degan Garcia	Temperance Bedford	17′ 3.5″	18’2.5″
11	Nate Bolley	Whitehall	19′ 8.25″
12	Landen Snay	Whitehall	19′ 6″
10	Trannon Aylor	Whitehall	18′ 3″	19’1.8″
12	Josh Kroll	Zeeland West	19′ 8.5″
11	Skyler Geurink	Zeeland West	17′ 8″
9	Kai Anderson	Zeeland West	17′ 6″	18’3.5″

Division 1

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Jump
1	Holt	20′ 10.2″
2	Holland West Ottawa	19′ 7.7″
3	Okemos	18′ 11.9″
4	Battle Creek Lakeview	18′ 11.8″
5	East Kentwood	18′ 7.8″
6	Saline	18′ 7.2″
7	Zeeland West	18′ 3.5″
8	Hudsonville	18′ 3″
9	Temperance Bedford	18′ 2.5″
10	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	17′ 10.7″

Division 2

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Jump
1	Allendale	19′ 9.9″
2	Whitehall	19′ 1.8″
3	Ortonville Brandon	18′ 3.6″
4	Fruitport	18′ 3.5″
5	Coopersville	18′ 1.8″
6	Monroe Jefferson	18′ 0.4″
7	Spring Lake	17′ 11″
8	Charlotte	17′ 8.2″
9	Hastings	17′ 6.2″
10	Chelsea	17′ 5.8″

Division 3

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Jump
1	Centreville	18′ 1″
2	Caro	17′ 2.5″
3	Hart	17′ 1.2″
4	Delton-Kellogg	16′ 11.5″
5	Saugatuck	16′ 3.2″
6	Grand Rapids West Catholic	16′ 2.3″
7	Lakeview	15′ 11.8″
8	Harrison	15′ 6.9″
9	Constantine	15′ 5.8″
10	Newaygo	14′ 10.8″

GIRLS

Overall

Overall Rank	Team	Avg. Jump
1	St. Joseph	15′ 7.5″
2	Rockford	15′ 6.8″
3	Holland West Ottawa	15′ 1.8″
4	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	14′ 7.2″
5	Hudsonville	14′ 5.8″
6	Allendale	14′ 1.3″
7	Grand Haven	14′ 0.8″
8	Hastings	14′ 0.8″
9	Portage Central	14′ 0.5″
10	Battle Creek Lakeview	14′ 0.3″
11	Remus Chippewa Hills	14′ 0.3″
12	Spring Lake	13′ 10.7″
13	Davison	13′ 9.4″
14	Forest Hills Northern	13′ 9″
15	Zeeland West	13′ 9″
16	Monroe	13′ 8.4″
17	Fremont	13′ 8.2″
18	Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills	13′ 7.7″
19	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	13′ 7″
20	Ortonville Brandon	13′ 6.3″
21	Clarkston	13′ 5.6″
22	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	13′ 3.7″
23	Hopkins	13′ 2.8″
24	Monroe Jefferson	13′ 2.7″
25	Marcellus	13′ 1.3″

Grade	Name	Team	Best Jump	Avg. Jump
12	Hannah Schroeder	Allendale	14’10
12	Ashley Atkins	Allendale	14’0
9	Ashley Kinney	Allendale	13’6	14′ 1.3″
11	Clare Miller	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	13’10
10	Ella Caplea	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	13’7
10	Erin Stuk	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	13’4	13′ 7″
11	Andi Wilsey	Battle Creek Lakeview	14’2
12	Alexia Muzik	Battle Creek Lakeview	14’2
10	Isabella Adams	Battle Creek Lakeview	13’9	14′ 0.3″
11	Katrina Massey	Clarkston	14’3.75
9	Carsey Collins	Clarkston	13’6.5
11	Emma Larkins	Clarkston	12’6.5	13′ 5.6″
12	Allison Hawk	Davison	15’2.5
9	Lucy Stevens	Davison	13’6
9	Kaitlyn Henson	Davison	12’7.75	13′ 9.4″
11	Jennessa Byl	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern	14’9
9	Sara Andringa	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern	13’3
9	Lindsay Chadwick	FHN GR_Forest Hills Northern	13’3	13′ 9″
12	Kennedy Christoffersen	Fremont	14’4
12	Justina Reimerova	Fremont	13’6.5
10	Avery Christoffersen	Fremont	13’2	13′ 8.2″
11	Sidney Breen	GR_Kenowa Hills	14’8
9	Payton Taylor	GR_Kenowa Hills	14’0
10	Sydney Phelps	GR_Kenowa Hills	12’3	13′ 7.7″
10	Abby Phelps	Grand Haven	16’1
11	Graci Chittenden	Grand Haven	13’5
11	Kaitlyn Wilkie	Grand Haven	12’8.5	14′ 0.8″
11	Madison Nino	Hastings	15’10.5
10	Myah Vincent	Hastings	13’10
10	Skylar Fenstemaker	Hastings	12’6	14′ 0.8″
11	Elizabeth Hopkins	Holland West Ottawa	16’4
10	Allinna Teav	Holland West Ottawa	15’9.5
10	Ja’Mariah Frazier	Holland West Ottawa	13’4	15′ 1.8″
10	Vanessa Barry	Hopkins	14’0.5
10	Sierra Emaus	Hopkins	13’11.25
10	Maggie Finney	Hopkins	11’8.5	13′ 2.8″
12	Alaina Diaz	Hudsonville	17’5
9	Taylyn Reed	Hudsonville	13’0.5
9	Josie DeSmit	Hudsonville	13’0	14′ 5.8″
12	Madi Simpson	Marcellus	13’11
12	Michelle Clapp	Marcellus	13’1.5
10	Olivia Hicks	Marcellus	12’3.5	13′ 1.3″
9	Brooklyn Harmon	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	15’2
10	Kenady Smith	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	14’4.5
12	Anna Benedict	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	14’3	14′ 7.2″
SR	Olivia Bussell	Monroe	14’10.25
SR	Isabella Seger-Wagasy	Monroe	13’1.75
JR	Matley Rose	Monroe	13’1.25	13′ 8.4″
FR	Lindsay Masserant	Monroe Jefferson	13’11.25
SR	Ashlyn Nadeau	Monroe Jefferson	13’2.5
FR	Katie Powell	Monroe Jefferson	12’6.25	13′ 2.7″
12	Arriona Williams	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	13’11
10	Isabella Smith	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	13’5
10	Daje’ona Fields	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	12’7	13′ 3.7″
12	Rylee Sobecki	Ortonville Brandon	15’2
10	Sophia Oliver	Ortonville Brandon	13’2
9	Emma Mulcahey	Ortonville Brandon	12’3	13′ 6.3″
11	Layla Wallace	Portage Central	15’6
10	Abby Lauraine	Portage Central	13’7.5
10	Allie Finstrom	Portage Central	13’0	14′ 0.5″
10	Ariana Todd	Remus Chippewa Hills	14’9
12	Katelynn Webster	Remus Chippewa Hills	14’5
12	Shelby Fall	Remus Chippewa Hills	12’11	14′ 0.3″
11	Maya Anderson	Rockford	16’2.5
10	Hailey Hill	Rockford	15’6
12	Evelyn Grimm	Rockford	15’0	15′ 6.8″
12	Isabella Padula	Spring Lake	15’0.5
9	Alana Mazurek	Spring Lake	13’9.5
12	Sadie Williams	Spring Lake	12’10	13′ 10.7″
12	Mimi Joseph	St. Joseph	16’8.5
10	Lilly Woytsek	St. Joseph	15’3
11	Gabriella Wiskow	St. Joseph	14’11	15′ 7.5″
10	Avari Peddie	Zeeland West	14’11
12	Alexis Rindfliesch	Zeeland West	13’2
11	Stephanie Dodd	Zeeland West	13’2	13′ 9″

Division 1

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Jump
1	St. Joseph	15′ 7.5″
2	Rockford	15′ 6.8″
3	Holland West Ottawa	15′ 1.8″
4	Hudsonville	14′ 5.8″
5	Grand Haven	14′ 0.8″
6	Portage Central	14′ 0.5″
7	Battle Creek Lakeview	14′ 0.3″
8	Davison	13′ 9.4″
9	Forest Hills Northern	13′ 9″
10	Zeeland West	13′ 9″

Division 2

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Jump
1	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	14′ 7.2″
2	Allendale	14′ 1.3″
3	Hastings	14′ 0.8″
4	Remus Chippewa Hills	14′ 0.3″
5	Spring Lake	13′ 10.7″
6	Fremont	13′ 8.2″
7	Ortonville Brandon	13′ 6.3″
8	Hopkins	13′ 2.8″
9	Monroe Jefferson	13′ 2.7″
10	Wixom St. Catherine	12′ 9.9″

Division 3

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Jump
1	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	13′ 7″
2	Morley-Stanwood	12′ 9.6″
3	Centreville	12′ 3.9″
4	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	12′ 2.8″
5	Schoolcraft	12′ 2.3″
6	Constantine	11′ 11.8″

Division 4

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Jump
1	Marcellus	13′ 1.3″
2	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	13′ 1.1″
3	New Buffalo	11′ 4.2″

HIGH JUMP

Boys

Overall

Overall Rank	Team	Avg. Height
1	Davison	5′ 8.3″
3	Adrian	5′ 6.7″
2	Portage Central	5′ 7″
4	Dexter	5′ 6.7″
5	Jackson	5′ 4.7″
6	Monroe	5′ 4″
7	Detroit Catholic Central	5′ 3.3″
8	Temperance Bedford	5′ 2.7″
9	Saline	5′ 2″

Grade	Name	Team	Best Jump	Avg. Jump
SR	Joe Francis	Adrian	6′ 0″
FR	Stevie Elam	Adrian	5′ 6″
FR	Isaiah Fox	Adrian	5′ 2″	5′ 6.7″
12	Elijah Lawrence	Davison	6′ 1″
9	AJ Hill	Davison	5′ 9″
10	Conner Woodruff	Davison	5′ 3″	5′ 8.3″
12	Landon Hale	Detroit Catholic Central	5′ 6″
11	Johnny Shephard	Detroit Catholic Central	5′ 4″
10	Justin Dewan	Detroit Catholic Central	5′ 0″	5′ 3.3″
SR	Samuel Fitzpatrick	Dexter	5′ 10″
SO	Keaton Murphy-Walstad	Dexter	5′ 6″
SR	Gabriel Fitzpatrick	Dexter	5′ 4″	5′ 6.7″
SO	Kyson Cooper	Jackson	5′ 6″
SR	Dectrick Reed	Jackson	5′ 4″
SR	Jarrell Harrell	Jackson	5′ 4″	5′ 4.7″
SR	Andrew McCarthy	Monroe	5′ 6″
SR	Tayshaun Nichols	Monroe	5′ 4″
JR	Kori Watkins-Desilvis	Monroe	5′ 2″	5′ 4″
12	Drake Sellers	Portage Central	6′ 0″
11	Ryan Ernest	Portage Central	5′ 6″
9	Brady Cooper	Portage Central	5′ 3″	5′ 7″
JR	Wynter Burnett	Saline	5′ 4″
SO	Dennis Durakovic	Saline	5′ 2″
SR	Ian Gifford	Saline	5′ 0″	5′ 2″
SR	Collin Balla	Temperance Bedford	5′ 4″
SR	Ryan Prielipp	Temperance Bedford	5′ 2″
SR	Parker Marsh	Temperance Bedford	5′ 2″	5′ 2.7″

Division 1

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Height
1	Davison	5′ 8.3″
2	Portage Central	5′ 7″
3	Dexter	5′ 6.7″
4	Jackson	5′ 4.7″
5	Monroe	5′ 4″
6	Detroit Catholic Central	5′ 3.3″
7	Temperance Bedford	5′ 2.7″
8	Saline	5′ 2″

Division 2

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Height
1	Adrian	5′ 6.7″

Girls

Overall

Overall Rank	Team	Avg. Height
1	Tecumseh	4′ 8.7″
2	Adrian	4′ 8″
3	Ypsilanti Lincoln	4′ 8″
4	Clare	4′ 5.7″
5	Saline	4′ 5.3″
6	Temperance Bedford	4′ 5.3″
7	Davison	4′ 5″
8	Howell	4′ 5″
9	Walled Lake Northern	4′ 4″
10	Charlotte	4′ 3″
11	Portage Central	4′ 3″
12	Monroe Jefferson	4′ 2″

Grade	Name	Team	Best Jump	Avg. Jump
JR	Akkya Campbell	Adrian	4′ 10″
JR	Quinn Hale	Adrian	4′ 8″
SO	Makenna Johnson	Adrian	4′ 6″	4′ 8″
11	Antonia Keith	Charlotte	4′ 5″
11	Julia May	Charlotte	4′ 2″
11	Merissa Kalczynski	Charlotte	4′ 2″	4′ 3″
12	Sofiah Coker	Clare	4′ 10″
11	Alexah Coker	Clare	4′ 5″
12	Isabel Schroeder	Clare	4′ 2″	4′ 5.7″
12	Meara King	Davison	4′ 10″
10	Emma Sauer	Davison	4′ 5″
11	Elizabeth Rainwater	Davison	4′ 0″	4′ 5″
10	Alexis Le	Howell	4′ 5″
12	Maeve St. John	Howell	4′ 5″
11	Sophie Daugard	Howell	4′ 5″	4′ 5″
FR	Mia Schroeder	Monroe Jefferson	4′ 2″
SO	Anna Rumschlag	Monroe Jefferson	4′ 2″
SR	Kirsten Vanisacker	Monroe Jefferson	4′ 2″	4′ 2″
11	Morgan Rearick	Portage Central	4′ 6″
10	Siena Juntunen	Portage Central	4′ 3″
9	Katie Kraft	Portage Central	4′ 0″	4′ 3″
JR	Tess Sanderson	Saline	4′ 6″
SR	Tenley Schrzan	Saline	4′ 6″
SR	Emma Grill	Saline	4′ 4″	4′ 5.3″
JR	Lauren Stimpson	Tecumseh	4′ 10″
FR	Alli Zajac	Tecumseh	4′ 8″
JR	Morgan Stimpson	Tecumseh	4′ 8″	4′ 8.7″
SR	Elizabeth Cochran	Temperance Bedford	4′ 8″
SO	Jaelyn Hall	Temperance Bedford	4′ 6″
JR	Taylor Destatte	Temperance Bedford	4′ 2″	4′ 5.3″
10	Ava Epley	Walled Lake Northern	4′ 5″
12	Madalynn Pelto	Walled Lake Northern	4′ 5″
12	Mary Krause	Walled Lake Northern	4′ 2″	4′ 4″
JR	Melanie Macias	Ypsilanti Lincoln	5′ 0″
SR	Kaliyah Favors	Ypsilanti Lincoln	4′ 8″
JR	Maya Goncalves	Ypsilanti Lincoln	4′ 4″	4′ 8″

Division 1

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Height
1	Ypsilanti Lincoln	4′ 8″
2	Saline	4′ 5.3″
3	Temperance Bedford	4′ 5.3″
4	Davison	4′ 5″
5	Howell	4′ 5″
6	Walled Lake Northern	4′ 4″
7	Portage Central	4′ 3″

Division 2

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Height
1	Tecumseh	4′ 8.7″
2	Adrian	4′ 8″
3	Charlotte	4′ 3″
4	Monroe Jefferson	4′ 2″

Division 3

Division Rank	Team	Avg. Height
1	Clare	4′ 5.7″

I’ve probably penned this point a few times in the past, but it’s our March Madness in the run specialty industry. Warm weather + spring races + high school track brings in many customers. When you get a day off to write a bit, you take advantage of it, although keep in mind that my brain is a little fried at the moment. Hopefully there aren’t too many errors…

Just How Strong Are These Standards?

The system of qualifying for the State Meet is well-established at this point. Top 2 at Regionals, then you better hit the additional qualifying standard. With the standard track times, unaffected by course variations that might occur in the fall, the MHSAA doesn’t place so much an emphasis on regional assignments. These additional qualifying standards are meant to graduate a set number of athletes in each event to the State Finals, or at least attempt to.

The process for deriving the qualifying standards isn’t spelled out on the MHSAA site, but if I remember a little intel correctly, they use the past few years times at regional meets to get a certain number of athletes to the State Finals. For instance, if 24 Division 1 boys run under 9:30 in the 3200m in each of the past three years, they’ll move that standard down to 9:30. If our progress reverses and only 24 are able to break 10:00 in the next few years, that standard will increase. Obviously, this is an extreme example and my best guess at the MHSAA methodology, but what I’m getting at is that the standards are based on past performances of our great athletes.

I thought I’d compare the qualifying standards to the World Athletics tables in order to show which are the toughest standards, or from another angle, what we’ve performed best at relative to the world’s elite. The qualifying standards should be equal in relation to the state of the sport in Michigan, but Michigan might have a different demographic compared to the World’s larger sample. As with the MHSAA, the IAAF/World Athletics methodology is difficult to find, once again my guess is that they’re assigning performance scores against years of performances. They’re not meant to be used comparing across gender, but can be used comparing events within the same gender.

World Athletics Scoring Tables

I converted feet to meters and 1600/3200m to Mile/2 Mile in order to better align with the tables. I didn’t include shot and disc because the implements are different weights at the world level. I didn’t include 4×8 or 300h because those aren’t listed in the tables.

Trends: Relays are tougher. I surmise this is because it’s much easier to find a relay team from a school compared to from a country. We have much more relays contested at the high school level than at the professional level.

The 3200m has been the weakest distance event. Could be because our aerobic systems in youth aren’t fully developed? Perhaps the order of events plays a role, the 3200m coming after the two main distance events, if athletes ran it fresh, times might decrease.

Technical field events are ranked higher in lower divisions. With less numbers on each team, maybe coaches can spend more time teaching those events. Or are there better technical coaches at the lower levels?

If you wanted to take the analysis a step further, you could compare genders using the Mercier scoring tables. Plugging in the standards there, you’ll find that boys sprints are tougher than girls sprints, jumps are about equal, and girls distance standards are much harder.

Shamrock Shufflin’

Post-college, there aren’t many team competitions available for runners. Former athletes move into full-time positions, become adults, start families, and by consequence, team activities fall by the wayside. There are a few opportunities here in Michigan, you have Great Lakes Relay, Crystal Lake, Lake Lansing. Nationwide, you have Club Cross. In early spring, Chicago is home to the Shamrock Shuffle, a chance to harken back to those college cross days, racing the 8k distance, but now on the roads. Teams from Michigan that made the short trek west included Red Cedar Elite, Great Lakes Running Club, Hansons-Brooks, Playmakers Elite, and Working Man’s

Hansons-Brooks took home the trophies in both the women’s and men’s fields. Natosha Rogers nearly set a club record with her 25:30, Zach Panning was in another kicker’s race, barely sneaking under 23:00. The Hansons crew are my friends, their accomplishments well and good, and I write about them a ton, so I’d like to call attention to some others that are still kickin’ it after all these years:

Johnny Crain – 22:57, 3rd. Former North Central legend and 4-time D3 National Champion. Ran a 2:15 marathon for ZAP Fitness a few years back and has battled a few injuries since. Now residing in East Lansing and running for Playmakers Elite.

Nathan Martin – 23:02, 4th. Jackson HS coach holds the fastest marathon time ever run by a Black man born in the United States (and if I recall correctly, the fastest by anyone that competed at the NAIA level in college). Ran for Three Rivers and Spring Arbor.

Zacc Widner – 24:12, 31st. One of the more genuine guys you’ll meet, Zacc has been a part of the Michigan road racing scene for awhile now. Was part of an All-American DMR team and WHAC Champion 4×8 team while at Siena Heights.

Andrew Cusumano – 24:32, 46th.

Tony Floyd – 24:46, 55th. Took home the NAIA 10k crown last spring.

Michael Cox – 24:47, 56th.

David Evans – 24:52, 61st. Ran for Purdue’s club team, now mixing it up with those that ran on D1 squads. In position to throw down a quality time in a few months at Bayshore.

Connor Mora – 24:57, 66th.

Joel Conn – 24:58, 70th.

Colin Riley – 25:20, 83rd.

Brendan Molony – 25:44, 102nd.

Libby Bigelow – 28:33, 20th. Competed for Central Michigan in the 2000s, took a few years off after collegiate running, then qualified for the 2020 Olympic Trials.

Rachel DaDamio – 28:55, 25th.

Charlotte Etienne – 29:20, 34th. Charlotte is an assistant cross country coach over at Kalamazoo College.

Sarah Brewer – 30:07, 52nd.

Allison Snyder – 31:04, 70th.

Barbara Powers – 31:04, 71st.

Allissa Folger – 31:15, 75th.

Emily Short – 31:29, 80th.

I guarantee if I write about this race in 2027, I’ll have plenty to report back on the competitors and their backstories. It just so happens many here were prominent during a time where I didn’t follow running as much.

You can find the entire results here.

Other Michigan Races

Rock CF Rivers Half-Marathon/5k
Grosse Ile, March 20th.
Results

WOMEN’S HALF MARATHON

1.       Sydney Devore – 1:21:14. In the elite field at Boston.

2.       Ariane Hendrix-Roach – 1:23:06

3.       Katie Lakin – 1:23:53

4.       Brittany Galisdorfer – 1:24:51

MEN’S HALF MARATHON

1.       Jon Priebe – 1:13:30

2.       Scott Smith – 1:14:00 (Warren Mott, Macomb CC)

3.       Ben Peterson – 1:15:03 (Aquinas, Charlevoix)

WOMEN’S 5K

1.       Mami Kato – 21:12

MEN’S 5K

1.       Jesus Moreno, Jr. – 18:46

Run For the House 5k
East Lansing, March 20th
Results

WOMEN’S 5K

1.       Keina Megginson – 20:26

2.       Khloe Lehnst – 20:48 (Future Ithaca star?)

MEN’S 5K

1.       Jon Gries – 16:26

Clare Irish Festival 5k/10k
Clare, March 19th
Results

WOMEN’S 10K

1.       Katie Boyce – 41:46

MEN’S 10K

1.       Brian Venglar – 39:59

WOMEN’S 5K

1.       Sophia Buzzelli – 19:57 (Future Clare star?)

2.       Abigail Robinson – 20:56 (Future Gladwin star?)

MEN’S 5K

1.       Rick Cahoon – 15:49 (an ageless wonder)

2.       Brad White – 16:14 (Clare)

3.       Abe Ranck – 17:43

4.       Bryce Cahoon – 17:44 (Future Shepherd star?)

Spectrum Health Irish Jig 5k
Grand Rapids, March 19th
Results

WOMEN’S 5K

1.       Mary Munanu – 16:00 ($750)

2.       Samantha King – 17:18 ($400)

3.       Melissa Winchester – 17:24 ($250)

4.       Kaylin Russeau – 17:47 ($150)

5.       Kimberly Proctor – 17:54 ($100)

MEN’S 5K

1.       Mitchell Klingler – 14:41 ($750) (Bronson, Albion)

2.       Alex Russeau – 14:47 ($400)

3.       Andrew Benkovksy – 14:55 ($250) (Eaton Rapids, Olivet)

4.       Jesse Becker – 15:02 ($150)

5.       Connell Alford – 15:21 (Chelsea, sadly this young buck can’t receive prize money!)

6.       Tom Windle – 15:23

7.       Lezawe Osterink – 15:31 (The Potter’s House)

St. Patricks Day 5k/8k
Bay City, March 19th
Results

WOMEN’S 8K

1.       Maggie Retelle – 32:10

2.       Linda Humpert – 34:09

3.       Sara Keough – 34:18

MEN’S 8K

1.       Chris Reischel – 25:25

2.       Nate Bussiere – 25:30

3.       Trevor Thiebaut – 27:13 (Cadillac, Aquinas)

College Signings

Kylea Braman (Ithaca > Lansing CC) I know I give a ton of praise to Ithaca, I love other programs too. But it’s telling that a good number of their seniors, seemingly a majority, go on to run in college. Not just about the talent, there’s a love for the sport as well.
Chloe Vines (Detroit Renaissance > Alabama State)
Makayla Williams (West Bloomfield > Saginaw Valley State)
Eli Baumann (Allendale > Purdue Northwest)
Isaac Stone (Traverse City West > Central Michigan)
Chaniya Madison (Bridgeport > Saginaw Valley State)
Emma Collison (Milford > IPFW)
Abby Bonnema (Holland West Ottawa > Michigan) A house divided.
Amanda Usrey (Anchor Bay > Rochester)
Janiyah Hopkins (Hamtramck > Aquinas)
Kierra Flegel (Kent City > Grace Christian)
Matthew Crowley (Midland > Saginaw Valley State)
Hayden Buck (Menominee > Michigan State)

Anything Else?

Hartland’s Alexander Yon broke a 32-year-old state record in the 200m at adidas Nationals. His mark of 47.75 knocked 0.12 seconds off Darnell Hall’s previous record.

Steven Bastien (Saline, Michigan) finished 6th in the Heptathlon at World Indoors. If you may recall, he finished 2nd in the Decathlon at last summer’s Olympic Trials.

The Holland Sentinel wrote a piece detailing Abby Bonnema’s commitment to Michigan.

MLive wrote a similar article about Faith Smith. Her and I have spoken quite a bit, but I didn’t know she had that long of an injury list following her 2020 cross campaign. Just makes the comeback all the more impressive.

Oakland University has added the Elaine Leigh Invitational to their schedule. The meet will be held on Friday, April 22nd and will feature the 800m, 1600m, 3200m, and 4x800m.

For her senior capstone class, Romeo’s Rachel Felstow is researching the effect of super shoes on performance. Help her out here by getting some good numbers for her survey!