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Best Jump Crews: Boys Week 3

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Track is back and we’re here with more rounds of our Best Crew rankings. These started in 2022 with one version, then in 2023, I used this current method, which was much more efficient, easy to tabulate and calculate. What these aim to do is recognize which teams excel in their various event areas – whether that be jumps, throws, or sprints.

The explanation from 2023 is spot on, so click here if you want to read the recipe for how these are created.

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by Tuesday (4/9) morning. Still trying to figure out which schedule to do these on, but girls will be posted tomorrow morning.

NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Jhavon Alexander10East Kentwood21’2″387Long Jump
Randy Chapman10East Kentwood6’0″377High Jump
Elisee Kanda12East Kentwood5’10”349High Jump
James Johnson11East Kentwood5’10”349High Jump
Jaret Tate12East Kentwood20’0.5″339Long Jump
Ahman Edmonds10East Kentwood20’0″338Long Jump
NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Andrew Kraft12Zeeland West6’2″405High Jump
Keaton Hendricks11Zeeland West20’4.5″353Long Jump
Trey Sloothaak11Zeeland West20’4.5″353Long Jump
Brandon Holman9Zeeland West20’2″345Long Jump
NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Quincy Isaac11Canton23’2″472Long Jump
Nathan Levine12Canton6’5″448High Jump
Quincy Isaac11Canton6’3″419High Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpOverall
1East Kentwood107510642139
2Zeeland West40510521457
3Canton8674721340
4Grand Ledge7833561139
5Ypsilanti Lincoln7543631118
6Grand Haven3497121061
7Battle Creek Lakeview377462839
8Byron Center405424829
9Caledonia419386806
10Rockford0783783
11Lapeer7540754
12Fraser377353731
13Belleville7260726
14Novi349356705
15Livonia Franklin349339688
16Beverly Hills Groves0672672
17Saginaw United4340434
17Sturgis4340434
19Battle Creek Central4050405
19Dearborn4050405
19Kalamazoo Loy Norrix4050405
22North Farmington0398398
23Holt3770377
23Saline3770377
23St. Joseph3770377
23Wyandotte Roosevelt3770377

NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Gage Johnson10Charlotte5’10”349High Jump
Braylon Holmes9Charlotte19’9″327Long Jump
Cutler Brandt12Charlotte19’5″313Long Jump
Ben Buzzard12Charlotte19’4.25″310Long Jump
NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Declin Doroh9Stevensville Lakeshore6’4″434High Jump
Kaden Griffiths9Stevensville Lakeshore20’9.75″372Long Jump
NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Camden Thompson11Whitehall6’4″434High Jump
Kal Koehler11Whitehall20’3″348Long Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpOverall
1Charlotte3499501299
2Stevensville Lakeshore434372806
3Whitehall434348782
4Mason7540754
5Coopersville377373750
6Dundee7260726
6GR Catholic Central7260726
8Wayland Union0722722
8BC Harper Creek349373722
10Wyoming Godwin Heights377336713
11Milan0710710
12Dearborn Divine Child377324701
13Orchard Lake St. Mary’s349338687
14Holland Christian349323672
15Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg349313662
16Cadillac4050405
16Edwardsburg4050405
16Hastings4050405
16Tecumseh4050405
20Adrian0382382
20Gladwin3770377
22Niles3770377
23Wyoming Kelloggsville0355355
24Carleton Airport3490349
25Gaylord3350335
25Ogemaw Heights3350335

NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Holden Van Poppel12Napoleon21’0″380Long Jump
DeVonta Habern12Napoleon20’10”373Long Jump
DeVonta Habern12Napoleon5’9″335High Jump
NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Kolby Masserant12Ottawa Lake-Whiteford21’8″408Long Jump
Ryan Thomas9Ottawa Lake-Whiteford5’8″321High Jump
Liam Waterford12Ottawa Lake-Whiteford5’8″321High Jump
Kolby Masserant12Ottawa Lake-Whiteford5’8″321High Jump
NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Conan Weeks10Clare20’5.75″358Long Jump
Conan Weeks10Clare5’6″293High Jump
Skyler Prout12Clare5’6″293High Jump
Dylan Kruskamp10Clare5’6″293High Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpOverall
1Napoleon11037531856
2Ottawa Lake-Whiteford9624081371
3Clare8783581236
4Saginaw Valley Lutheran3357351070
5Chesaning7262991025
6Springport101901019
7Lakeview419306725
8Montague405302707
9Delton-Kellogg349348697
10Reed City293373666
11Hillsdale349307656
12Parchment349300649
13Clinton6420642
14Grand Traverse Academy4340434
15Holland Black River3770377
16Olivet3490349
16Stockbridge3490349
18Charlevoix3350335
18Montrose3350335
18Vassar3350335
21Traverse City St. Francis0327327
21Detroit Edison PSA3210321
23Grandville Calvin Christian3210321
24Constantine0320320
25Hart0316316

NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Mekhi Wingfield12Concord6’6″377High Jump
Antwon Hicks12Concord5’10”349High Jump
Connor Stevens10Concord5’10”349High Jump
Darell Dean9Concord5’6″293High Jump
NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Teddy Gault11Petersburg-Summerfield6’0″377High Jump
Benjamin Gault9Petersburg-Summerfield5’6″293High Jump
Eli VanHuysen11Petersburg-Summerfield18’6.5″275Long Jump
NameGradeTeamHeight/LengthPointsEvent
Mnason Smothers11New Buffalo6’0″377High Jump
Mnason Smothers11New Buffalo18’5″270Long Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpOverall
1Concord136801368
2Petersburg-Summerfield670275945
3New Buffalo377270647
4International Academy of Flint6130613
5Pentwater293293586
6Gobles307270577
7Holland Calvary Christian0565565
8East Jackson0546546
9Three Oaks River Valley0530530
10Marion4900490
11Detroit Frederick Douglass0391391
12Novi Christian Academy3630363
13Byron3490349
14Mt Clemens3350335
15Saugatuck0313313
16Frankfort0293293
17Mason County Eastern2930293
18Unionville-Sebewaing0291291
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Best Women’s College Distance Crews: Conference Week

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Week One Rankings
Week Three Rankings

The description from Week One was nice and concise, so here you go:

“Yeah, this is a bit of a dead zone in my coverage, and while I’m having fun going back through previous state meet ratings, I do want to throw a little something out there.

This type of track coverage on my end started two years ago and was really honed in on during last spring. Last spring’s version broke down groups by event category, assigned my own version of World Athletics Scores to each time, and then compiling all those to rank each crew.

These are calculated similarly. Thankfully, all the main collegiate events (800m, Mile, 3000m, and 5000m) have World Athletics scores associated.

  • For each of those four events, a team’s top times are averaged
    • These are up to the top-4, depending on how many of their athletes have competed in the event
  • From those averages, the corresponding World Athletics Score is found, then that score is multiplied by the number of athletes from each event
  • A school’s top three events are added together and those sums are then ranked
  • These are all marks that were on TFRRS as of Sunday night and contain those running for their school (no unattached athletes).

These aren’t predictive in any way, just a calculation based on what has already occurred. Hopefully, they’re a way to show which distance crews punch above their division and highlight which schools specialize in certain events. I’ll be doing these each week, alternating between women and men.“

RankTeamDivisionOverall Score
1Michigan112336
2Michigan State112168
3Grand Valley St.212080
4Eastern Michigan111656
5Central Michigan111516
6Oakland111088
7Western Michigan111028
8Saginaw Valley210664
9Wayne State210536
10Northern Michigan210216
11Hope310012
12Northwood210012
13Calvin39952
14Ferris State29820
15Hillsdale29692
16CornerstoneNAIA9624
17Detroit Mercy19492
18Davenport29368
19AquinasNAIA9048
20Siena HeightsNAIA8360
21Adrian37736
22Spring ArborNAIA7644
23MadonnaNAIA7592
24RochesterNAIA6840
25Albion36789
26Alma36242
27Concordia (Mich.)NAIA6104
28Lake Superior State25656
29Olivet35475
30ClearyNAIA4774
31St. Clair County CCNJCAA4263
32Muskegon CCNJCAA3112
33Lawrence TechNAIA2599
34SW MichiganNJCAA2483

JUST WHAT I’VE NOTICED

Although there wasn’t any movement in the Top Ten, the Calvin women made their way from 18th to 13th. A large factor in that was their debut in the 5k at GVSU’s Big Meet, where Jenna Allman (Saline) dropped into the 17’s for her first time ever. She was joined shortly after by Sophie Bull and the two are both ranked in the top-5 in the MIAA. Lansing Christian’s Natalie Tebben also impressed, dropping a 2 sec. PB in the 800m, her first official attempt at the distance in 9 months.

Michigan has always been an excellent mid-distance school, recruiting top athletes and developing those with potential. Sam Hastie gave us a glimpse of that potential during her senior year at Ann Arbor Huron, hitting 2:12 and 4:54. Now three years later, that potential has been realized. Her 2:06 at the Windy City Invite is a great lead up into this upcoming Big Ten Championship.

I’ve loved the progression of a few other girls as well:

Emily Paupore, Central Michigan – 11:15 (3200m) -> 9:22 3k

Emme Koutz, Adrian – 2:24 (800m) -> 2:15

Madi Szymanski, Northern Michigan – 17:56 (5000m) -> 17:01 (200m flat track)

Jacqueline Albo, Lawrence Tech – 2:28 (800m) -> 2:14

RANKS PER EVENT

These charts are basically USTFCCCA’s Event Squads, but paired with World Athletics Scores and allowing for those with less than 4 athletes competing.

RankTeamEventAthletesAvg. TimeScore
1Michigan800m42:07.054160
2Michigan State800m42:07.924100
3Eastern Michigan800m42:11.503864
4Grand Valley St.800m42:11.953836
5Central Michigan800m42:13.473736
6Oakland800m42:14.193692
7Saginaw Valley800m42:15.423612
8Hillsdale800m42:15.993576
9Western Michigan800m42:18.463424
10Northwood800m42:18.863400
11Northern Michigan800m42:19.153380
12Hope800m42:21.823220
13Cornerstone800m42:22.363188
14Wayne State800m42:22.773164
15Davenport800m42:22.873160
16Aquinas800m42:22.953152
17Madonna800m42:23.753108
18Ferris State800m42:24.153084
19Calvin800m42:27.152912
20Siena Heights800m42:33.132584
21Olivet800m42:34.692500
22Adrian800m42:35.372464
23Spring Arbor800m42:38.682296
24Alma800m42:39.012280
25Lake Superior State800m42:41.012180
26Concordia800m42:41.022180
27Rochester800m42:41.972132
28Albion800m42:42.442108
29Muskegon CC800m42:49.041804
30St. Clair County CC800m22:27.891434
31Cleary800m32:48.261380
32Detroit Mercy800m22:33.861272
33Lawrence Tech800m12:14.18923
RankTeamEventAthletesAvg. TimeScore
1Michigan StateMile44:42.134136
2MichiganMile44:42.194132
3Grand Valley St.Mile44:46.374016
4Central MichiganMile44:50.283912
5Eastern MichiganMile44:52.433852
6Western MichiganMile44:56.453748
7Saginaw ValleyMile45:05.073524
8OaklandMile45:05.153520
9Wayne StateMile45:06.853476
10Northern MichiganMile45:07.633456
11HopeMile45:09.833400
12Ferris StateMile45:11.943348
13NorthwoodMile45:12.003348
14CalvinMile45:12.633332
15Detroit MercyMile45:19.083172
16DavenportMile45:19.183172
17CornerstoneMile45:20.063148
18MadonnaMile45:22.003100
19AquinasMile45:28.902940
20HillsdaleMile45:33.172840
21RochesterMile45:37.452740
22Siena HeightsMile45:41.932640
23Spring ArborMile45:43.282612
24AdrianMile45:43.972596
25AlbionMile45:44.602584
26Lake Superior StateMile45:56.182336
27OlivetMile45:58.452288
28AlmaMile46:00.102252
29St. Clair County CCMile35:31.992151
30ConcordiaMile46:11.512024
31SW MichiganMile46:14.681964
32ClearyMile35:48.271878
33Muskegon CCMile36:26.621308
34Lawrence TechMile15:19.09793
RankTeamEventAthletesAvg. TimeScore
1Michigan3000m49:28.964044
2Grand Valley St.3000m49:29.044044
3Eastern Michigan3000m49:37.193940
4Michigan State3000m49:37.703932
5Central Michigan3000m49:42.783868
6Western Michigan3000m49:43.813856
7Oakland3000m49:53.703732
8Wayne State3000m410:07.683564
9Saginaw Valley3000m410:10.633528
10Calvin3000m410:19.363424
11Northern Michigan3000m410:29.303308
12Hope3000m410:29.613304
13Cornerstone3000m410:32.663268
14Northwood3000m410:33.023264
15Ferris State3000m410:34.623248
16Detroit Mercy3000m410:47.603100
17Davenport3000m410:53.323036
18Hillsdale3000m410:59.742964
19Aquinas3000m411:00.492956
20Siena Heights3000m411:07.022884
21Spring Arbor3000m411:21.082736
22Adrian3000m411:26.812676
23Albion3000m311:15.352097
24Rochester3000m412:39.861968
25Concordia3000m412:47.501900
26Alma3000m312:06.341710
27Cleary3000m210:53.691516
28Madonna3000m211:17.981384
29Lake Superior State3000m212:06.181140
30Lawrence Tech3000m110:10.18883
31Olivet3000m111:19.77687
32St. Clair County CC3000m111:23.22678
33SW Michigan3000m112:28.03519
RankTeamEventAthletesAvg. TimeScore
1Grand Valley St.5000m416:24.984020
2Michigan State5000m416:44.973876
3Michigan5000m416:51.993824
4Oakland5000m417:15.143664
5Central Michigan5000m417:23.703608
6Eastern Michigan5000m417:26.433588
7Saginaw Valley5000m417:39.843496
8Wayne State5000m417:40.153496
9Northern Michigan5000m417:57.603380
10Hope5000m418:08.163308
11Ferris State5000m418:21.393224
12Detroit Mercy5000m418:21.613220
13Calvin5000m418:25.843196
14Northwood5000m418:26.883188
15Cornerstone5000m418:30.203168
16Hillsdale5000m418:32.483152
17Siena Heights5000m419:23.232836
18Western Michigan5000m317:29.042676
19Davenport5000m319:31.462091
20Spring Arbor5000m319:49.702007
21Albion5000m319:52.111998
22Aquinas5000m218:43.971540
23Rochester5000m219:35.611380
24Concordia5000m222:12.91952
25Madonna5000m118:20.72807
26Lawrence Tech5000m118:33.54786

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Best Men’s College Distance Crews: Week Four

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Week Two Rankings

The description from the above link was nice and concise, so here you go:

“Yeah, this is a bit of a dead zone in my coverage, and while I’m having fun going back through previous state meet ratings, I do want to throw a little something out there.

This type of track coverage on my end started two years ago and was really honed in on during last spring. Last spring’s version broke down groups by event category, assigned my own version of World Athletics Scores to each time, and then compiling all those to rank each crew.

These are calculated similarly. Thankfully, all the main collegiate events (800m, Mile, 3000m, and 5000m) have World Athletics scores associated.

  • For each of those four events, a team’s top times are averaged
    • These are up to the top-4, depending on how many of their athletes have competed in the event
  • From those averages, the corresponding World Athletics Score is found, then that score is multiplied by the number of athletes from each event
  • A school’s top three events are added together and those sums are then ranked
  • These are all marks that were on TFRRS as of Sunday night and contain those running for their school (no unattached athletes).

These aren’t predictive in any way, just a calculation based on what has already occurred. Hopefully, they’re a way to show which distance crews punch above their division and highlight which schools specialize in certain events. I’ll be doing these each week, alternating between women and men.“

RankTeamTotal800mMile3000m5000m
1Michigan126724168428042244036
2Michigan State121763748414841083920
3Grand Valley St.119243880401640283764
4Saginaw Valley110323696365636803548
5Eastern Michigan109203740383233163348
6Oakland106243388342036643540
7Northwood105723232361236323328
8Hope105003452352035282976
9Aquinas101403320338434363228
10Hillsdale99803580345629442226
11Spring Arbor97363420332829882732
12Cornerstone97283524319630082608
13Calvin94442836317232403032
14Davenport91203008247531802932
15Ferris State90282040303230642932
16Detroit Mercy89761576316830642744
17Lawrence Tech8816295631042756689
18Madonna83602524286029761875
19Rochester83402408302028082512
20Siena Heights81643128266423721156
21Central Michigan8130806160634003124
22Adrian78163004220024842328
23Albion74482548251623842032
24Alma6852258825481716676
25Lake Superior State6571214426241803594
26Olivet6487228422681935661
27Concordia6238246424241350755
28Cleary56142392219610260
29Muskegon CC4489129023808190
30SW Michigan3061826113710980
31St. Clair County CC422000422

I HAVE THOUGHTS!

Michigan has a real shot of making some noise in the DMR. Last year, their team of Arjun Jha, Dubem Amene, Cole Johnson, and Nick Foster had the 6th fastest time in Division 1 and when they substituted Henry Johnson for Foster, the Wolverines placed 9th at Nationals. This year, Amene has shaved 0.6 seconds off his best indoor 400m, Foster has dropped time in the mile, Johnson has experience to handle the 1200, and perhaps you throw an All-Big Ten Miles Brown on there. I have no clue what time will be needed to place or what the other teams have, but you gotta imagine they’re an improvement from last year’s great squad.

Hope College’s Eli Meder and Connor Vachon have been on fire. Meder’s progression has been incredible, before his move to Holland, he’d never broken 2-flat or 4:30, now to 1:50 (finishing 6th at Meyo) and 4:09 at the Big Meet. That 800m mark is currently tied for the 4th fastest time in Division 3. On the other side of the equation, Vachon was a high school star over at Jenison, but we know that doesn’t always translate. After a cross season where he qualified for Nationals, he’s moved up to the longer distances during indoor and in the 3k, setting school record after school record. First, it was an 8:20 3k at Bill Clinger, now an 8:15 at the Big Meet.

Development

Nick McArdle – 10:08 3200m -> 14:33 5000m

Jack Lobodzinski – 9:27 3200m (approx. 8:48 3k) -> 8:12 3000m

Alex Mitchell – 4:40 1600m, 10:02 3200m -> 4:20 Mile, 14:52 5000m

Christopher Russelburg – 9:51 3200m -> 14:57 5000m

Jacob Singleton – 4:28 1600m -> 4:12 Mile

Of course there are many more athletes who have had breakthroughs, the above five are some that stood out as blasts from the pasts who had noteworthy performances in these prior two weeks.

RankTeamEventAthletesAvg. Time
1Michigan800m41:49.45
2Grand Valley St.800m41:52.02
3Michigan State800m41:53.22
4Eastern Michigan800m41:53.27
5Saginaw Valley800m41:53.70
6Hillsdale800m41:54.76
7Cornerstone800m41:55.30
8Hope800m41:55.97
9Spring Arbor800m41:56.29
10Oakland800m41:56.58
11Aquinas800m41:57.26
12Northwood800m41:58.13
13Central Michigan800m11:58.18
14Detroit Mercy800m21:58.91
15Siena Heights800m41:59.17
16Davenport800m42:00.37
17Adrian800m42:00.40
18Lawrence Tech800m42:00.90
19Calvin800m42:02.18
20Ferris State800m32:03.39
21Alma800m42:04.85
22Albion800m42:05.29
23Madonna800m42:05.54
24Concordia800m42:06.22
25Rochester800m42:06.84
26Cleary800m42:07.04
27Olivet800m42:08.30
28Lake Superior State800m42:09.99
29Muskegon CC800m32:15.37
30SW Michigan800m22:16.33
RankTeamEventAthletesAvg. Time
1MichiganMile44:00.38
2Michigan StateMile44:03.09
3Grand Valley St.Mile44:05.86
4Eastern MichiganMile44:09.81
5Saginaw ValleyMile44:13.65
6NorthwoodMile44:14.62
7HopeMile44:16.68
8HillsdaleMile44:18.11
9OaklandMile44:18.93
10AquinasMile44:19.76
11Spring ArborMile44:21.03
12DavenportMile34:21.69
13Central MichiganMile24:23.73
14CornerstoneMile44:24.09
15CalvinMile44:24.65
16Detroit MercyMile44:24.82
17Lawrence TechMile44:26.27
18Ferris StateMile44:28.01
19RochesterMile44:28.35
20MadonnaMile44:32.30
21Siena HeightsMile44:37.30
22Lake Superior StateMile44:38.39
23AlmaMile44:40.29
24AlbionMile44:41.11
25ConcordiaMile44:43.58
26Muskegon CCMile44:44.76
27OlivetMile44:47.94
28AdrianMile44:49.86
29ClearyMile44:49.89
30SW MichiganMile35:11.09
RankTeamEventAthletesAvg. Time
1Michigan3000m47:59.98
2Michigan State3000m48:04.89
3Grand Valley St.3000m48:08.57
4Saginaw Valley3000m48:24.11
5Oakland3000m48:24.83
6Northwood3000m48:26.22
7Hope3000m48:30.95
8Aquinas3000m48:35.28
9Central Michigan3000m48:37.03
10Eastern Michigan3000m48:41.13
11Muskegon CC3000m18:43.09
12Calvin3000m48:44.75
13Davenport3000m48:47.67
14Ferris State3000m48:53.45
15Detroit Mercy3000m48:53.51
16Cornerstone3000m48:56.30
17Spring Arbor3000m48:57.19
18Madonna3000m48:57.93
19Hillsdale3000m48:59.44
20Rochester3000m49:06.61
21Lawrence Tech3000m49:09.29
22Olivet3000m39:18.75
23Adrian3000m49:23.86
24Lake Superior State3000m39:28.38
25Albion3000m49:29.52
26Siena Heights3000m49:30.32
27Alma3000m39:35.00
28SW Michigan3000m29:40.47
29Cleary3000m29:49.21
30Concordia3000m310:05.14
RankTeamEventAthletesAvg. Time
1Michigan5000m413:57.45
2Michigan State5000m414:05.94
3Grand Valley St.5000m414:17.73
4Saginaw Valley5000m414:34.99
5Oakland5000m414:35.63
6Eastern Michigan5000m414:51.09
7Northwood5000m414:52.63
8Aquinas5000m415:00.97
9Central Michigan5000m415:09.63
10Calvin5000m415:17.50
11Concordia5000m115:18.51
12Hope5000m415:22.60
13Hillsdale5000m315:23.09
14Davenport5000m415:26.15
15Ferris State5000m415:26.43
16Lawrence Tech5000m115:41.92
17Detroit Mercy5000m415:43.11
18Spring Arbor5000m415:44.10
19Alma5000m115:46.86
20Olivet5000m115:52.50
21Cornerstone5000m415:55.64
22Rochester5000m416:04.59
23Madonna5000m316:05.77
24Lake Superior State5000m116:17.49
25Adrian5000m416:22.30
26Siena Heights5000m216:23.71
27Albion5000m416:52.55
28St. Clair County CC5000m117:30.28