Always a point of contention with these competitive boys, this is sadly the final distance crew ranking of the regular season. There will be some new standings, rankings, and awards after the year.
If you’d like an explanation for how this goes down, hit the link below:
These include times loaded onto athleticnet by Monday night and all of ’em are on there, hand times too.
Just as the females, I’d like to mention a boy from each of the top teams. But Northville is the exception, fueled mainly by the magnificence of the 4×800 team. There have been different lineups over the past two years, but the main members have been: Brendan Herger, Brady Heron, David Whitaker, Brandon Latta, and Brock Malaikal. In 2022 and 2023, the Mustangs have been undefeated in any relay containing a combination of those five teammates. Not only are they unbeaten, they’ve raced to a few fast times, most notably a pair of 7:44.7’s, at last years State Finals and at this year’s Golden Triangle. I sure hope they can find competition late in the year – whether at MITCA or a national meet. Mid-7:30’s is not out of the question.
Grade
Name
Time
Team
Points
Event
7:44.7
Northville
1613
4×8
11
Brendan Herger
1:52.7
Northville
495
800m
12
David Whitaker
1:53.9
Northville
477
800m
11
Brendan Herger
9:14.7
Northville
460
3200m
11
Brendan Herger
4:16.2
Northville
459
1600m
12
Brandon Latta
1:55.2
Northville
457
800m
12
Brady Heron
1:57.4
Northville
421
800m
10
Ethan Powell
9:29.7
Northville
417
3200m
12
Brady Heron
4:21.7
Northville
417
1600m
12
Raunak Chattopadhyay
1:58.0
Northville
412
800m
12
Brady Heron
9:31.5
Northville
411
3200m
12
David Whitaker
4:22.6
Northville
410
1600m
10
Ethan Powell
1:59.0
Northville
396
800m
11
Vincent Filipek
1:59.5
Northville
388
800m
10
Ethan Powell
4:27.2
Northville
375
1600m
12
Brock Malaikal
2:00.9
Northville
364
800m
11
Nicholas Yaquinto
9:52.9
Northville
349
3200m
12
Raunak Chattopadhyay
4:31.2
Northville
344
1600m
11
Nicholas Yaquinto
4:34.3
Northville
321
1600m
9
Benjamin Hartigan
4:34.8
Northville
318
1600m
11
Vincent Filipek
4:36.9
Northville
301
1600m
Although only four count for the standings, I included everyone that has run a regional qualifier.
Rank
Team
800m
1600m
3200m
4×8
Total
1
Northville
1849
1661
1637
1613
6761
2
Plymouth
1586
1646
1554
1403
6189
3
Brighton
1476
1440
1595
1233
5744
4
Saline
1587
1032
1536
1441
5596
5
Grand Haven
1329
1659
1040
1499
5527
6
Traverse City Central
1453
1542
1564
850
5410
7
Ann Arbor Skyline
1507
1535
796
1325
5162
8
Zeeland West
798
1472
1488
1295
5053
9
Romeo
751
1461
1449
1260
4921
10
Ann Arbor Pioneer
1089
1442
1089
1234
4854
11
Salem
1464
1009
691
1238
4402
12
Canton
1120
1016
1034
1096
4267
13
East Kentwood
1453
798
774
1212
4236
14
Rochester Adams
1237
813
695
1280
4025
15
Highland-Milford
1068
706
1092
1097
3963
16
Livonia Churchill
354
1446
788
1244
3831
17
Portage Central
387
1387
806
1210
3790
18
Battle Creek Lakeview
459
1104
742
1274
3580
19
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
1152
704
342
1351
3550
20
Troy
367
1067
830
1255
3520
21
Forest Hills Central
776
925
668
1137
3507
22
Rockford
748
1167
455
1106
3476
23
Lake Orion
354
1315
687
1039
3395
24
Rochester
706
644
1016
1007
3374
25
Walled Lake Northern
414
1099
760
1045
3318
26
Clarkston
713
1054
347
1196
3310
27
St. Joseph
1129
602
0
1304
3034
28
Grosse Pointe South
731
814
416
1060
3020
29
Novi
375
794
793
988
2950
30
New Baltimore Anchor Bay
341
801
859
934
2935
31
Port Huron Northern
381
675
750
1056
2863
32
Walled Lake Central
785
311
446
1180
2722
33
Fraser
776
763
0
1121
2661
34
Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills
796
920
941
0
2657
35
Fenton
704
368
448
1102
2621
36
Saginaw Heritage
398
400
724
1030
2551
37
Jenison
0
708
787
1054
2549
38
DeWitt
1055
316
0
1098
2469
39
Monroe
716
363
336
1013
2427
40
Utica Eisenhower
367
657
340
1035
2398
41
Davison
705
349
391
944
2390
42
Dexter
373
666
345
1000
2384
43
Oxford
336
640
356
1046
2378
44
Macomb Dakota
0
688
674
968
2330
45
Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse
720
295
0
1231
2247
46
Caledonia
361
357
373
1056
2147
47
Farmington
449
421
357
879
2106
48
Berkley
434
762
862
0
2058
49
Traverse City West
854
787
383
0
2024
50
East Lansing
673
332
0
1019
2023
For the majority of the year, it seems as if I’ve been stating that Forest Hills Eastern is an “up and coming” program. There’s been reason for that, other than an Aiden Sullivan (take a look at his 400’s and pair with his miles, definitely a favorite to repeat in the 800m) and Alex Parker, the Hawks are mainly underclassmen. A few months back, we saw that development when the team placed 5th in D2 State. This spring, we’re witnessing the transformation of a kid such as Henry Dixon,a sophomore in his first track season that’s run 4:23/9:20.
Grade
Name
Time
Team
Points
Event
7:52.4
Forest Hills Eastern
1459
4×8
12
Aiden Sullivan
9:13.1
Forest Hills Eastern
465
3200m
10
Henry Dixon
9:20.0
Forest Hills Eastern
445
3200m
12
Aiden Sullivan
4:18.9
Forest Hills Eastern
438
1600m
10
Henry Dixon
4:23.8
Forest Hills Eastern
401
1600m
11
Brendan Hoving
9:39.9
Forest Hills Eastern
387
3200m
11
Liam Hinman
9:42.6
Forest Hills Eastern
379
3200m
12
Aiden Sullivan
2:00.2
Forest Hills Eastern
375
800m
11
Liam Hinman
4:27.4
Forest Hills Eastern
373
1600m
11
Liam Hinman
2:01.6
Forest Hills Eastern
353
800m
11
Brendan Hoving
4:32.1
Forest Hills Eastern
338
1600m
12
Alex Parker
2:02.6
Forest Hills Eastern
337
800m
11
Cooper Jacobsen
10:05.4
Forest Hills Eastern
313
3200m
12
Alex Parker
10:06.0
Forest Hills Eastern
311
3200m
10
Tyler Endres
2:04.6
Forest Hills Eastern
306
800m
11
Cooper Jacobsen
4:40.0
Forest Hills Eastern
278
1600m
Although only four count for the standings, I included everyone that has run a regional qualifier.
D2 Rank
Team
800m
1600m
3200m
4×8
Total
1
Forest Hills Eastern
1372
1550
1675
1459
6056
2
Pinckney
1267
1891
1464
1218
5839
3
Adrian
1666
1196
1104
1537
5503
4
Grand Rapids Christian
1019
1263
1340
1061
4682
5
Chelsea
1206
996
1379
1006
4587
6
Frankenmuth
1341
1022
1108
1109
4579
7
Freeland
1472
1348
464
1200
4485
8
Otsego
731
1274
1396
1050
4451
9
Whitehall
972
1288
1036
1125
4421
10
Clio
1135
1148
1161
942
4387
11
Petoskey
1312
1043
955
1061
4370
12
Hamilton
1023
947
1147
1239
4356
13
Dearborn Divine Child
719
829
1492
1175
4216
14
East Grand Rapids
622
1276
1104
998
4001
15
Sparta
881
1231
1030
792
3934
16
Flint Powers Catholic
638
1107
1351
754
3849
17
Spring Lake
1106
1061
341
1260
3768
18
Yale
664
1103
673
1087
3528
19
St. Johns
613
694
996
1172
3476
20
Holland Christian
947
1115
338
822
3223
21
Fremont
332
884
856
1027
3099
22
St. Clair
754
612
524
1193
3083
23
Mason
542
696
949
892
3079
24
Corunna
734
794
382
1127
3036
25
Berrien Springs
626
910
603
863
3002
26
Marshall
1007
744
308
848
2907
27
Alma
636
621
685
897
2840
28
Big Rapids
708
666
440
942
2757
29
Monroe Jefferson
790
430
441
1005
2666
30
Allendale
0
729
1171
736
2637
31
Gladwin
360
652
831
786
2629
32
Paw Paw
286
674
752
646
2358
33
Wayland Union
662
573
275
844
2354
34
Detroit Country Day
794
248
549
696
2287
35
Grand Rapids Catholic Central
619
612
1042
0
2272
36
Ludington
851
254
261
871
2237
37
Linden
708
773
714
0
2195
38
Ortonville Brandon
772
564
0
848
2184
39
Battle Creek Harper Creek
307
614
886
347
2153
40
Ionia
306
304
636
832
2077
41
New Boston Huron
315
509
267
943
2034
42
Plainwell
360
258
567
785
1969
43
Parma Western
656
378
263
643
1940
44
Haslett
291
770
791
0
1852
45
Grand Rapids South Christian
0
502
647
636
1786
46
Howard City-Tri-County
339
307
276
832
1754
47
Riverview
322
338
0
997
1657
48
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
0
241
828
579
1648
49
Charlotte
376
309
324
594
1602
50
Lake Fenton
0
384
400
808
1592
Likely influenced by his 2022 season, I’ve always thought of Clayton Ackley as an endurance beast. During his junior year, he placed 4th in the D3 3200m, running a 9:33 personal best. At the time, his best 1600m was “only” 4:30, meaning he was running that 3200m about as close to his 1600m pace as you can get, a 17 second differential. Well this spring, he’s sprung upon some speed (maybe being in the presence of Ms. Maginity will do that to ya). He’s lowered his 100m time by a second, 800m by seven seconds, and 1600m by six seconds. Those gains have surely helped in his 8 lap races, where he’s whittled his personal best down to 9:23. But past results beg the question: how fast can he truly go with everything on the line? With five All-States in his career, you know he brings his best when it’s all on the line.
Grade
Name
Time
Team
Points
Event
8:09.2
Hart
1147
4×8
12
Clayton Ackley
9:23.6
Hart
434
3200m
12
Clayton Ackley
4:24.2
Hart
398
1600m
12
Wyatt Dean
1:59.7
Hart
385
800m
12
Seth Ackley
9:43.6
Hart
376
3200m
12
Clayton Ackley
2:01.3
Hart
359
800m
12
Wyatt Dean
4:30.1
Hart
353
1600m
12
Guillermo Ortega
2:01.8
Hart
350
800m
12
Seth Ackley
4:33.1
Hart
331
1600m
12
Caleb Bitely
2:03.9
Hart
317
800m
12
Seth Ackley
2:03.9
Hart
316
800m
12
Wyatt Dean
10:23.6
Hart
260
3200m
10
Kaden Bond
2:08.8
Hart
239
800m
9
Jack Slotman
2:08.8
Hart
238
800m
12
Easton Vander Zwaag
2:10.1
Hart
218
800m
12
Josef Bromley
10:54.3
Hart
170
3200m
9
Jack Slotman
4:58.6
Hart
136
1600m
12
Caleb Bitely
4:59.1
Hart
133
1600m
Although only four count for the standings, I included everyone that has run a regional qualifier.
D3 Rank
Team
800m
1600m
3200m
4×8
Total
1
Hart
1412
1217
1241
1147
5017
2
Traverse City St. Francis
1226
1059
1149
994
4427
3
Benzie Central
1047
1136
1111
904
4198
4
Ithaca
1091
895
1003
1025
4014
5
Hanover-Horton
1160
1087
938
663
3847
6
Reed City
771
1051
831
1016
3668
7
Clare
1172
773
828
857
3630
8
Pewamo-Westphalia
1003
919
772
850
3544
9
Erie Mason
910
920
702
890
3421
10
GR Covenant Christian
1009
411
674
681
2775
11
Olivet
647
772
283
962
2664
12
Constantine
988
493
372
699
2553
13
Grandville Calvin Christian
458
683
898
384
2422
14
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
605
657
583
462
2307
15
Kalkaska
480
561
452
785
2278
16
Grayling
785
764
0
577
2127
17
Chesaning
896
365
181
667
2110
18
Adrian Madison
522
421
440
681
2064
19
Onsted
328
535
703
470
2036
20
Saranac
1071
272
335
322
2000
21
Jonesville
607
424
201
745
1977
22
Caro
875
580
488
0
1943
23
Montague
783
433
0
699
1915
24
Saugatuck
282
416
788
384
1871
25
Bloomingdale
337
467
470
553
1827
26
Centreville
487
326
372
610
1796
27
Remus Chippewa Hills
606
340
311
539
1796
28
Hillsdale
492
274
275
726
1767
29
Bath
211
532
502
446
1691
30
Hudson
426
357
373
475
1630
31
Sanford-Meridian
480
387
205
549
1621
32
St. Louis
0
428
655
477
1560
33
Stockbridge
0
317
634
563
1513
34
White Cloud
234
351
170
698
1452
35
Kent City
268
351
381
439
1440
36
North Muskegon
205
262
372
533
1373
37
Elk Rapids
197
268
517
391
1373
38
Manistee
433
221
241
464
1358
39
Bronson
541
210
0
571
1321
40
Union City
192
202
402
500
1297
41
Bridgman
326
167
0
798
1291
42
Leslie
218
166
273
614
1271
43
Brooklyn Columbia Central
212
298
362
399
1270
44
Manton
566
378
308
0
1251
45
Lansing Catholic
303
147
165
619
1234
46
Ovid-Elsie
210
137
201
677
1225
47
Holland Black River
327
204
242
402
1175
48
Blissfield
318
196
0
616
1130
49
Ravenna
454
0
0
673
1127
50
Coloma
363
359
328
0
1050
I agree with Jacob Tanner’s D4 State analysis here, that the Pumas will have a chance at a team title, but an uphill fight. One unexpected point scorer could be Noah Finton. Osterink, Swiney, and Rodriguez are almost guarantees to score significant individual points, but Noah has quietly started knocking on the door of 3200m contention. Unlike many of the top runners in the division, he’ll likely be fresh for the 3200m. He’s already dropped 50 seconds from his 2022 best. And he’s only run one race at that speed, surely there are some areas for improvement. It may be even be one point, but each and every one of them counts.
Grade
Name
Time
Team
Points
Event
8:17.4
The Potter’s House
1008
4×8
12
Lezawe Osterink
9:06.9
The Potter’s House
483
3200m
12
Lezawe Osterink
4:15.3
The Potter’s House
466
1600m
12
Lezawe Osterink
1:58.9
The Potter’s House
396
800m
12
Logan Swiney
9:38.5
The Potter’s House
391
3200m
11
Jackson Rodriguez
4:26.4
The Potter’s House
381
1600m
11
Jackson Rodriguez
2:01.1
The Potter’s House
361
800m
11
Jackson Rodriguez
9:54.4
The Potter’s House
345
3200m
12
Logan Swiney
4:34.1
The Potter’s House
323
1600m
11
Noah Finton
10:16.9
The Potter’s House
279
3200m
12
Logan Swiney
2:08.2
The Potter’s House
248
800m
9
Edward Mugisha
2:09.6
The Potter’s House
226
800m
11
Noah Finton
4:50.7
The Potter’s House
196
1600m
11
Ezra Hagedorn
4:51.1
The Potter’s House
193
1600m
11
Ezra Hagedorn
10:50.0
The Potter’s House
183
3200m
11
Noah Finton
2:13.8
The Potter’s House
159
800m
9
Edward Mugisha
4:59.9
The Potter’s House
127
1600m
Although only four count for the standings, I included everyone that has run a regional qualifier.
D4 Rank
Team
800m
1600m
3200m
4×8
Total
1
The Potter’s House
1231
1366
1498
1008
5103
2
Petoskey St. Michael
991
966
1321
473
3752
3
Hillsdale Academy
1053
895
988
794
3730
4
Kalamazoo Hackett
1088
978
759
837
3661
5
Harbor Springs
809
558
825
628
2820
6
Johannesburg-Lewiston
827
1112
792
0
2731
7
Three Oaks River Valley
620
563
496
720
2399
8
East Jackson
695
424
571
706
2396
9
Mason County Eastern
566
552
467
740
2325
10
Marine City Cardinal Mooney
713
693
431
450
2288
11
Maple City Glen Lake
534
586
205
778
2102
12
Reading
534
393
483
612
2021
13
Frankfort
512
389
347
568
1816
14
Whitmore Lake
175
370
426
582
1553
15
Buckley
558
230
78
660
1526
16
Carson City-Crystal
181
343
569
356
1449
17
Concord
584
140
139
548
1411
18
Adrian Lenawee Christian
195
435
442
307
1379
19
St Philip Catholic Central
334
269
108
643
1354
20
Vestaburg
585
376
391
0
1352
21
Lutheran Westland
396
286
96
572
1351
22
Pentwater
337
509
476
0
1321
23
Montabella
388
458
457
0
1303
24
Petersburg-Summerfield
640
333
245
0
1218
25
Dansville
171
346
293
368
1177
26
Fowler
330
255
151
409
1145
27
Southfield Christian
167
270
242
456
1135
28
Riverview Gabriel Richard
296
277
0
555
1128
29
Potterville
461
246
126
284
1116
30
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
262
239
138
447
1086
31
Royal Oak Shrine
277
260
157
374
1068
32
Allen Park Cabrini
0
328
321
378
1027
33
Muskegon Western Mich. Christian
284
228
0
310
821
34
Detroit Frederick Douglass
563
101
126
0
790
35
Plymouth Christian Academy
213
354
140
0
708
36
Martin
338
0
0
346
685
37
Eau Claire
335
132
0
196
663
38
Novi Christian Academy
0
226
174
257
657
39
Beal City
224
282
122
0
628
40
Muskegon Catholic Central
203
0
94
300
596
41
Birmingham Roeper
0
175
208
183
566
42
Brown City
0
156
207
201
564
43
Ubly
222
53
0
287
562
44
Mayville
178
161
0
211
550
45
Genesee
150
153
226
0
528
46
Deckerville
0
53
0
461
514
47
East Jordan
213
0
271
0
483
48
Manistee Catholic
140
155
180
0
475
49
Kingston
0
198
258
0
457
50
Morenci
156
76
0
223
455
When you’re as dominating as Marquette, I tend to notice names. Vanderschaaf, White, Thomson, Papin. But one name throughout time that I haven’t noticed is James Barch. For two reasons mainly, he didn’t run cross country and his best 800m as a freshman was a 2:28. In this sophomore year, he’s already knocked a giant 16 seconds off that 800m, coming in at 2:12. Which by the way, is the third fastest time of any 10th grader north of the bridge.
Grade
Name
Time
Team
Points
Event
8:14.6
Marquette
1055
4×8
12
Colin Vanderschaaf
4:25.7
Marquette
387
1600m
12
Colin Vanderschaaf
2:02.4
Marquette
342
800m
11
Cullen Papin
2:02.9
Marquette
334
800m
12
Carson Vanderschaaf
2:04.6
Marquette
306
800m
10
Chase Thomsen
10:11.5
Marquette
295
3200m
11
James Kraeg
10:14.0
Marquette
288
3200m
12
Braden Ketzenberger
10:17.5
Marquette
278
3200m
12
Adam White
10:20.3
Marquette
269
3200m
12
Carson Vanderschaaf
4:41.4
Marquette
267
1600m
10
Chase Thomsen
4:44.6
Marquette
243
1600m
11
James Kraeg
4:46.5
Marquette
228
1600m
12
Adam White
2:10.2
Marquette
216
800m
12
Adam White
4:48.3
Marquette
215
1600m
10
Evan Balko
2:10.4
Marquette
214
800m
10
Evan Balko
4:48.4
Marquette
213
1600m
12
Brian Belkowski
2:10.4
Marquette
213
800m
11
James Kraeg
2:11.9
Marquette
190
800m
10
James Barch
4:53.5
Marquette
175
1600m
10
James Barch
2:13.0
Marquette
172
800m
9
Peter Argeropolous
10:57.5
Marquette
161
3200m
10
Chase Thomsen
2:14.0
Marquette
156
800m
9
Peter Argeropolous
4:57.4
Marquette
145
1600m
12
Drew White
11:06.2
Marquette
136
3200m
12
Drew White
5:02.4
Marquette
108
1600m
9
Ben Kuhl
5:05.0
Marquette
87
1600m
10
Marlow Quigley
5:05.9
Marquette
81
1600m
12
Brian Belkowski
5:06.9
Marquette
73
1600m
Although only four count for the standings, I included everyone that has run a D4 regional qualifier.
These contain marks uploaded to athleticnet by Saturday evening, hand times and all.
Thought I’d give a shoutout to integral members of these top teams. Pioneer, doing what they’ve done all season, has already gotten a little love from me in the form of a few sentences about Rachel Forsyth, but I’m gonna break my own rules and write about someone twice. I love her comeback season and the ruthlessness in which she races. Two elite races at Barnyard and Shepherd, two dares to the competition, asking the field if they can hang with the torrential pace she’s throwing down. This weekend, she was working on her mid-distance events, winning the SEC Red in both events. She currently ranks in the top-3 in the State in each event, 400m and up.
But in keeping with my own rules, I’ve been mightily impressed with Emily Cooper too. It’s always been my (likely false) impression that she’s more a mid-distance runner. Well her 10:33 at Shepherd showed outstanding strength. She also had a great showing at the SEC Red, capturing the 1600m, then doubling back to place 3rd in the 800m, her 2:15 a season best. And these two are excellent teammates, contributing to winning 4×4’s and 4×8’s.
Grade
Name
Time
Team
Points
Event
9:03.2
Ann Arbor Pioneer
1711
4×8
11
Rachel Forsyth
10:17.5
Ann Arbor Pioneer
523
3200m
11
Rachel Forsyth
2:10.3
Ann Arbor Pioneer
504
800m
11
Rachel Forsyth
4:51.3
Ann Arbor Pioneer
501
1600m
12
Emily Cooper
10:33.8
Ann Arbor Pioneer
495
3200m
12
Emily Cooper
4:59.9
Ann Arbor Pioneer
464
1600m
11
Sylvia Sanok Dufallo
5:01.0
Ann Arbor Pioneer
459
1600m
12
Emily Cooper
2:16.0
Ann Arbor Pioneer
452
800m
11
Sylvia Sanok Dufallo
2:16.2
Ann Arbor Pioneer
450
800m
9
Quincy Behm
2:20.1
Ann Arbor Pioneer
415
800m
11
Natalie Mello
11:22.1
Ann Arbor Pioneer
411
3200m
11
Natalie Mello
5:14.2
Ann Arbor Pioneer
403
1600m
11
Lydia Bowman
5:18.7
Ann Arbor Pioneer
383
1600m
11
Sylvia Sanok Dufallo
11:45.0
Ann Arbor Pioneer
372
3200m
12
Allison Nutt
11:46.8
Ann Arbor Pioneer
369
3200m
11
Natalie Mello
2:25.4
Ann Arbor Pioneer
366
800m
9
Ava Griffith
5:26.0
Ann Arbor Pioneer
352
1600m
11
Katie Hume
11:56.7
Ann Arbor Pioneer
352
3200m
11
Katie Hume
5:27.8
Ann Arbor Pioneer
344
1600m
11
Lydia Bowman
12:01.1
Ann Arbor Pioneer
344
3200m
12
Allison Nutt
5:28.0
Ann Arbor Pioneer
343
1600m
9
Hana Boggess
12:07.3
Ann Arbor Pioneer
333
3200m
9
Amani Sanogo
5:31.5
Ann Arbor Pioneer
328
1600m
Although only four count for each event, I thought I’d list everyone who’s gotten a regional qualifier.
Rank
Team
800m
1600m
3200m
4×8
Score
1
Ann Arbor Pioneer
1820
1826
1800
1711
7158
2
Saline
1654
1534
1594
1466
6248
3
Northville
1582
1566
1171
1485
5804
4
Romeo
1084
1655
1739
1292
5770
5
Brighton
1184
1501
1645
1414
5745
6
Holland West Ottawa
1251
1731
1247
1470
5700
7
Grand Haven
1616
1509
715
1405
5245
8
Traverse City West
1591
1514
836
1300
5241
9
Rochester
1214
1281
1324
1237
5057
10
Ann Arbor Skyline
801
1611
1263
1263
4938
11
Howell
1179
1112
1107
1429
4827
12
Jenison
780
1170
1578
1288
4815
13
Macomb Dakota
734
1491
1275
1156
4656
14
Traverse City Central
1544
1054
802
1234
4635
15
Zeeland West
776
1395
1153
1282
4606
16
Zeeland East
1154
1193
825
1379
4551
17
St. Joseph
894
1263
1241
1129
4527
18
Walled Lake Western
404
1212
1507
1062
4185
19
DeWitt
767
1048
753
1202
3771
20
Oxford
378
1173
1164
997
3711
21
Lowell
822
926
966
991
3706
22
H.H. Dow
717
1142
832
983
3674
23
Highland-Milford
838
847
713
1260
3659
24
Bay City Western
726
845
827
1087
3483
25
East Kentwood
1131
670
354
1291
3446
26
Grand Ledge
793
834
732
1057
3416
27
Livonia Stevenson
720
777
840
1044
3381
28
Grand Blanc
776
683
796
1106
3361
29
Okemos
358
736
1168
898
3159
30
Walled Lake Northern
819
803
336
1161
3118
31
Forest Hills Central
402
752
814
1050
3018
32
Novi
407
756
770
1080
3013
33
Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills
462
482
839
1082
2865
34
Kalamazoo Central
386
695
681
1036
2799
35
Livonia Franklin
742
321
417
1216
2695
36
Wyandotte Roosevelt
469
766
455
986
2676
37
Rochester Adams
769
412
426
1025
2632
38
Farmington
1197
1079
335
0
2612
39
Dexter
364
717
348
1176
2605
40
Lake Orion
713
429
403
982
2527
41
Canton
401
458
465
1082
2406
42
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
732
393
377
879
2381
43
South Lyon East
439
1143
794
0
2376
44
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
348
693
388
937
2367
45
Rockford
375
383
356
1175
2289
46
Ann Arbor Huron
377
339
349
1180
2246
47
Oak Park
866
413
0
927
2207
48
Holt
439
728
0
1015
2181
49
Portage Central
362
673
0
1073
2108
50
Fraser
352
377
398
949
2076
Perhaps the least talked about (I realize that I do most of the talking) favorite in any division is Natalie VanOtteren. You may have not noticed it, but she was 8th in the Elite 3200m at Shepherd, her 10:40 a 24 second personal best. And within that field of potential All-Staters, she was the top Division Two girl. She’s also worked on her speed a bit too, dropping 10+ seconds from her previous best in the 1600m to break 5:00 earlier in the year.
Grade
Name
Time
Team
Points
Event
9:39.0
Grand Rapids Christian
1274
11
Natalie VanOtteren
10:40.8
Grand Rapids Christian
483
3200m
11
Natalie VanOtteren
4:58.7
Grand Rapids Christian
469
1600m
11
Naomi Nelson
11:06.7
Grand Rapids Christian
438
3200m
11
Natalie VanOtteren
2:19.2
Grand Rapids Christian
423
800m
11
Payton Holtz
2:21.0
Grand Rapids Christian
406
800m
11
Naomi Nelson
5:13.7
Grand Rapids Christian
405
1600m
11
Naomi Nelson
2:24.4
Grand Rapids Christian
376
800m
11
Payton Holtz
5:24.9
Grand Rapids Christian
356
1600m
9
Annika TerBeek
11:58.0
Grand Rapids Christian
349
3200m
9
Ellie Scholma
12:01.2
Grand Rapids Christian
344
3200m
9
Ellie Scholma
5:29.4
Grand Rapids Christian
337
1600m
12
Anna Triezenberg
2:30.2
Grand Rapids Christian
323
800m
12
Sarah Timmer
12:20.2
Grand Rapids Christian
311
3200m
12
Sarah Timmer
5:36.2
Grand Rapids Christian
308
1600m
12
Anna Triezenberg
5:39.4
Grand Rapids Christian
294
1600m
9
Annika TerBeek
5:40.2
Grand Rapids Christian
291
1600m
Although only four count for each event, I thought I’d list everyone who’s gotten a regional qualifier.
D2 Rank
Team
800m
1600m
3200m
4×8
Total
1
Grand Rapids Christian
1528
1567
1613
1274
5983
2
Otsego
1310
1522
1572
1089
5493
3
East Grand Rapids
1281
1274
1214
1328
5097
4
Monroe Jefferson
1039
1017
1033
1261
4350
5
Forest Hills Eastern
1040
1335
742
1031
4148
6
Frankenmuth
706
1072
1138
905
3823
7
Shepherd
1102
1055
376
1257
3790
8
Freeland
962
941
925
888
3717
9
Spring Lake
1100
768
412
990
3270
10
St. Johns
1016
777
400
1069
3263
11
Petoskey
602
978
755
922
3258
12
Goodrich
761
681
705
902
3049
13
Detroit Country Day
1257
598
327
847
3029
14
Tecumseh
431
698
715
1152
2996
15
Dearborn Divine Child
651
578
600
1087
2915
16
Alma
1012
416
393
1051
2870
17
Croswell-Lexington
654
669
680
844
2847
18
Sparta
718
707
677
682
2785
19
Ludington
317
954
653
821
2747
20
Sturgis
1034
406
392
826
2659
21
Adrian
667
692
362
910
2632
22
Cadillac
633
652
379
967
2630
23
Chelsea
660
352
770
829
2611
24
GR West Michigan Aviation
1071
705
0
825
2601
25
Whitehall
706
1066
694
0
2467
26
Gaylord
656
731
755
0
2142
27
Williamston
358
660
292
831
2141
28
Warren Regina
304
291
597
946
2139
29
Armada
657
557
0
893
2107
30
Mason
680
422
0
1003
2106
31
Hudsonville Unity Christian
317
639
377
707
2040
32
Haslett
642
562
0
835
2039
33
Grand Rapids Catholic Central
722
458
835
0
2016
34
Grand Rapids South Christian
378
325
314
902
1919
35
Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg
304
338
374
871
1887
36
Stevensville Lakeshore
681
339
0
840
1860
37
North Branch
623
283
0
771
1676
38
Newaygo
315
303
357
678
1652
39
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
0
331
362
742
1435
40
Coopersville
301
290
0
821
1413
41
Edwardsburg
327
315
0
739
1381
42
Paw Paw
329
344
0
679
1352
43
Fruitport
0
316
296
731
1343
44
Carleton Airport
328
623
334
0
1286
45
Corunna
0
306
0
836
1142
46
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
335
662
0
0
998
47
Coldwater
354
317
318
0
990
48
Plainwell
0
341
619
0
960
49
Linden
0
629
315
0
944
50
Cranbrook Kingswood
387
306
0
0
693
Keep breaking those school records. In the span of two weeks, Pewamo-Westphalia’s Whitney Werner has knocked down two of those. First, it was the 3200m at Shepherd, where she dropped nearly 20 seconds from last year. And on the other end of the spectrum, her 2:18 800m at Alma was a return into the sub-2:20 club, a distinction she gained late last year. As with many on these top teams, her contributions don’t just end with the individual events, on Friday, she joined her Pirate teammates on wins in the 4×4 and 4×8.
Grade
Name
Time
Team
Points
Event
9:49.5
Pewamo-Westphalia
1157
10
Whitney Werner
11:12.0
Pewamo-Westphalia
429
3200m
10
Whitney Werner
2:18.9
Pewamo-Westphalia
426
800m
10
Whitney Werner
5:11.3
Pewamo-Westphalia
415
1600m
12
Ella Kowatch
2:24.6
Pewamo-Westphalia
374
800m
12
Abby Arens
2:30.4
Pewamo-Westphalia
321
800m
9
Victoria Hengesbach
2:32.9
Pewamo-Westphalia
298
800m
12
Abby Arens
5:40.8
Pewamo-Westphalia
289
1600m
9
Allison Nurenberg
2:35.2
Pewamo-Westphalia
278
800m
12
Lorelei George
2:35.2
Pewamo-Westphalia
277
800m
11
Hayden Hengesbach
12:54.4
Pewamo-Westphalia
252
3200m
11
Melanie Werner
12:56.5
Pewamo-Westphalia
248
3200m
10
Emma Wittenbach
12:56.9
Pewamo-Westphalia
248
3200m
9
Abbie Schneider
5:54.4
Pewamo-Westphalia
230
1600m
9
Victoria Hengesbach
5:59.0
Pewamo-Westphalia
210
1600m
9
Emerie Smith
5:59.4
Pewamo-Westphalia
208
1600m
Although only four count for each event, I thought I’d list everyone who’s gotten a regional qualifier.
D3 Rank
Team
800m
1600m
3200m
4×8
Total
1
Pewamo-Westphalia
1418
1143
1176
1157
4895
2
Jackson Lumen Christi
1412
1250
776
1145
4583
3
Hart
1391
1126
965
1083
4565
4
Lansing Catholic
1215
889
1129
462
3695
5
Benzie Central
850
975
719
778
3322
6
Stanton Central Montcalm
689
963
1042
597
3290
7
Caro
906
838
542
930
3216
8
Ithaca
888
330
867
963
3049
9
Traverse City St. Francis
532
885
693
932
3042
10
Kent City
566
880
699
759
2904
11
Blissfield
576
918
605
765
2864
12
Elk Rapids
586
851
590
817
2845
13
Boyne City
703
623
733
657
2715
14
Onsted
787
406
409
1033
2636
15
Reese
563
797
311
821
2493
16
Erie Mason
887
669
0
931
2487
17
Hanover-Horton
698
589
334
856
2477
18
Lawton
730
740
375
497
2342
19
St. Louis
341
632
643
536
2153
20
Monroe St. Mary CC
268
639
270
965
2143
21
Remus Chippewa Hills
260
547
615
703
2125
22
Grandville Calvin Christian
319
621
670
413
2022
23
Ida
357
524
313
684
1878
24
Ovid-Elsie
387
336
343
675
1742
25
Grand Traverse Academy
335
322
338
693
1688
26
Manton
460
324
338
506
1627
27
Charlevoix
299
324
931
0
1554
28
Manistee
312
350
271
448
1381
29
Bridgman
268
250
278
581
1377
30
North Muskegon
498
261
0
601
1360
31
Saranac
442
443
470
0
1355
32
McBain
480
256
0
568
1305
33
Leslie
251
233
261
558
1305
34
Schoolcraft
260
253
260
521
1293
35
Kalamazoo Christian
0
645
0
617
1262
36
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
259
209
0
706
1174
37
Olivet
274
264
0
614
1152
38
Morley-Stanwood
356
380
392
0
1129
39
Wixom St. Catherine
0
271
277
521
1069
40
GR Covenant Christian
357
361
336
0
1054
41
Saginaw Valley Lutheran
279
208
0
506
993
42
Laingsburg
289
470
230
0
990
43
New Lothrop
233
199
0
453
886
44
Parchment
562
274
0
0
836
45
Sanford-Meridian
233
270
299
0
802
46
Union City
262
240
276
0
778
47
Stockbridge
0
213
0
558
771
48
Grass Lake
319
423
0
0
742
49
Fennville
0
230
475
0
705
50
Grand Rapids West Catholic
0
196
0
500
696
Five All-States on the grass, eight on the track. Megan Roberts looks poised to add more trophies to her already enormous collection. Following a 2022 season that ended with an unfortunate injury, she’s back in prime form. Personal bests have come in all events from the 400m to 1600m, the most recent of which occurring in a 58.71 win at Hillsdale, a state lead and her first sub-59.
Grade
Name
Time
Team
Points
Event
9:55.2
Hillsdale Academy
1097
12
Megan Roberts
2:20.4
Hillsdale Academy
412
800m
12
Megan Roberts
5:24.5
Hillsdale Academy
358
1600m
10
Caroline Roberts
2:27.2
Hillsdale Academy
350
800m
11
Angela Alvarez
2:31.9
Hillsdale Academy
307
800m
12
Whitney Wilkinson
5:41.4
Hillsdale Academy
286
1600m
12
Whitney Wilkinson
12:38.5
Hillsdale Academy
279
3200m
11
Haven Socha
2:35.4
Hillsdale Academy
275
800m
9
Abby Brownlee
5:43.9
Hillsdale Academy
275
1600m
10
Ella Walton
12:48.8
Hillsdale Academy
261
3200m
9
Abby Brownlee
12:56.8
Hillsdale Academy
248
3200m
12
Whitney Wilkinson
2:38.6
Hillsdale Academy
246
800m
9
Georgia Whalen
2:42.2
Hillsdale Academy
214
800m
10
Ella Walton
5:58.6
Hillsdale Academy
212
1600m
9
Abby Brownlee
2:44.4
Hillsdale Academy
193
800m
11
Julia Caspar
2:45.0
Hillsdale Academy
188
800m
9
Elizabeth Caspar
2:46.8
Hillsdale Academy
171
800m
12
Olivia Tritchka-Stuchell
13:51.1
Hillsdale Academy
154
3200m
Although only four count for each event, I thought I’d list everyone who’s gotten a regional qualifier.
D4 Rank
Team
800m
1600m
3200m
4×8
Total
1
Hillsdale Academy
1344
1131
942
1097
4514
2
Rochester Hills Lutheran NW
1218
910
383
922
3432
3
Fowler
1277
604
463
900
3244
4
Whitmore Lake
871
691
496
797
2855
5
Johannesburg-Lewiston
283
939
761
856
2838
6
Pittsford
682
710
450
983
2825
7
Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
848
784
382
803
2817
8
Muskegon Western Mich. Christian
845
813
420
685
2763
9
The Potter’s House
857
436
542
685
2520
10
Breckenridge
824
826
150
616
2416
11
Petoskey St. Michael
1028
752
599
0
2379
12
Portland St. Patrick
1126
228
142
706
2202
13
Buckley
493
504
458
722
2177
14
Leland
239
625
658
630
2151
15
East Jordan
602
352
645
533
2132
16
Adrian Lenawee Christian
627
338
376
711
2051
17
Harbor Springs
700
241
293
698
1932
18
Kalamazoo Hackett
535
309
395
505
1744
19
Unionville-Sebewaing
604
246
272
600
1721
20
St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic
408
267
330
658
1662
21
Farwell
427
283
300
560
1570
22
Libertas Christian
524
431
0
572
1527
23
Allen Park Cabrini
0
381
408
629
1418
24
Beal City
657
326
0
336
1319
25
Deckerville
228
281
258
539
1306
26
Kingston
333
244
216
506
1298
27
Morenci
204
214
0
821
1239
28
Ubly
189
190
239
594
1211
29
Gobles
535
312
0
325
1172
30
Fruitport Calvary Christian
635
254
250
0
1139
31
Brown City
234
241
256
400
1131
32
Harbor Beach
220
156
148
556
1080
33
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
223
382
0
440
1045
34
Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
357
380
274
0
1011
35
Vestaburg
279
302
160
268
1009
36
Indian River Inland Lakes
234
131
147
459
971
37
Addison
461
282
210
0
953
38
Athens
301
264
0
366
932
39
Mendon
290
305
332
0
928
40
Colon
0
210
273
443
925
41
Novi Christian Academy
400
163
0
332
895
42
Potterville
231
389
220
0
840
43
Genesee
227
297
278
0
801
44
Onekama
356
384
0
0
740
45
Coleman
215
268
243
0
726
46
Forest Area
325
385
0
0
710
47
Big Rapids Crossroads Academy
224
226
252
0
702
48
Lutheran Westland
252
256
185
0
693
49
Maple City Glen Lake
334
330
0
0
664
50
Marlette
282
357
0
0
639
For weeks I’ve been wondering: when is Marquette gonna put some times up? We saw in cross how they fearlessly came down below the bridge to race against the big names in Michigan, hanging right in there. A runner this benefitted was Ella Fure, who ran in the 21’s at Spartan, placed top-5 at Marquette County, broke 20:00 in the Great Northern Conference, all before a 3rd place finish in the D1 Finals. She’s continued that momentum to the spring, where she holds the top time in the UP for 3200m, one of only two girls under 12:00 for that distance.
And here we are with the boys hurdle crews. I realize this is posted smack dab in the middle of Conference Final Friday, but it’s better than the alternative of on the weekend, which then sets me back for next week and the subsequent State Previews.
Click the link below if you’d like an explanation:
These contain marks uploaded to athleticnet by the time James Harden choked in a Game 6 and the “Point God” cost his team another playoff series. They’re FAT only, with the exception of the UP.