These rankings are comprised of times uploaded to athleticnet by Thursday night (and yes they include Nonah Waldron’s record-breaking hurdle efforts) and are FAT only with the exception of the Upper Peninsula. I wanted to get these out before work, so sadly, no writeups
Marks had to be uploaded to athleticnet by last night to be included on these lists.
Brooke Bowers – 12’1 win at Golden Triangle was her season best and the state lead until… Katie Stewart – won her dual against Brighton in a 12’3.
Grade
Name
Team
Height
Points
11
Katie Stewart
Salem
12′ 3
490
12
Emma Stewart
Salem
11′ 6
460
12
Sarina Lee Childers
Salem
10′ 0
400
12
Lynette Cipolla
Salem
10′ 0
400
D1 Rank
Team
Score
1
Salem
1751
2
Dexter
1601
3
Rockford
1584
4
East Kentwood
1241
5
Oxford
1121
6
Grand Haven
1101
7
Plymouth
860
8
Forest Hills Central
844
9
Clarkston
820
9
Lowell
820
11
Romeo
780
12
Lake Orion
760
12
Livonia Churchill
760
12
Zeeland West
760
15
Portage Central
740
15
Zeeland East
740
17
Grand Ledge
730
18
Cedar Springs
470
19
Caledonia
440
19
St. Joseph
440
21
Saline
420
21
Walled Lake Central
420
23
Highland-Milford
410
24
Allen Park
400
24
Ann Arbor Pioneer
400
24
Midland
400
Golden Triangle – Four of the top-10 vaulters in Division 1 all in one meet. Clark Sheldon vaulted the highest – 14’1”. Liam Kinney– 15’1” at Brighton Bulldog was an inch better than his previous best and is the top mark in Division One.
Grade
Name
Team
Height
Points
11
Clark Sheldon
Dexter
14′ 3
451
11
Benjamin Sackman
Dexter
13′ 1
412
11
Kaden Korcek
Dexter
13′ 0
409
12
Barrett Keller
Dexter
12′ 6
392
D1 Rank
Team
Score
1
Dexter
1665
2
Traverse City Central
1236
3
Jenison
838
4
Brighton
480
5
Saline
429
6
Grand Haven
426
6
Greenville
426
6
Holland West Ottawa
426
9
Mattawan
418
10
Northville
412
11
Forest Hills Northern
409
11
Highland-Milford
409
11
Howell
409
11
Lake Orion
409
11
Lowell
409
11
Zeeland West
409
17
Byron Center
392
17
Davison
392
17
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
392
17
Portage Northern
392
17
Walled Lake Central
392
22
Hudsonville
384
22
Rockford
384
Katie Spitzley – Mixed it up with those vaunted East Kentwood vaulters at Ken Bell, placing 2nd. Her 11’1 three days later was an inch personal best.
Grade
Name
Team
Height
Points
12
Claire Agnew
Owosso
11′ 6
460
11
Libby Summerland
Owosso
10′ 0
400
10
Kyle Bermudez
Owosso
8′ 6
340
D2 Rank
Team
Score
1
Owosso
1201
2
Pinckney
1021
3
Wayland Union
880
4
Kingsley
824
5
Frankenmuth
780
6
Belding
760
7
Ludington
740
8
Shepherd
727
9
Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg
720
10
Tecumseh
470
11
Ortonville Brandon
450
12
Cadillac
410
12
Plainwell
410
14
Berrien Springs
400
14
Forest Hills Eastern
400
14
Grand Rapids Christian
400
17
Hastings
390
18
Allendale
380
18
Birch Run
380
18
Eaton Rapids
380
18
Ionia
380
22
Big Rapids
370
23
Chelsea
360
23
Dowagiac Union
360
23
Freeland
360
23
Holland Christian
360
23
Lake Odessa Lakewood
360
23
Petoskey
360
23
Portland
360
23
Stevensville Lakeshore
360
David Conrad – 15’6” at GMAA is his second straight GMAA title and nearly matches his 15’7 from last year.
Grade
Name
Team
Height
Points
12
David Conrad
Whitehall
15′ 6
494
12
Micah Witham
Whitehall
12′ 6
392
11
Ca’mar Ready
Whitehall
12′ 6
392
D2 Rank
Team
Score
1
Whitehall
1278
2
Dundee
802
3
Parma Western
785
3
Yale
785
5
Pinckney
776
6
Ludington
751
6
Sparta
751
8
Charlotte
720
9
Adrian
717
9
Petoskey
717
11
Hastings
453
12
Grosse Ile
446
13
Midland Bullock Creek
443
13
Berrien Springs
409
13
Coldwater
409
13
Eaton Rapids
409
13
Shepherd
409
18
Battle Creek Harper Creek
392
18
Forest Hills Eastern
392
18
Gladwin
392
18
Hamilton
392
18
Hudsonville Unity Christian
392
23
Hopkins
389
24
Mason
384
25
Croswell-Lexington
375
25
Goodrich
375
25
Stevensville Lakeshore
375
Vanessa Gadd – The Muskrat has added 1.5 feet to her 2022 best and her 9’6 now ranks her #5 in Division 3.
Grade
Name
Team
Height
Points
12
Rylee Oxley
Lawton
9′ 6
380
10
Megan Robertson
Lawton
9′ 0
360
10
Alyssa McNally
Lawton
8′ 6
340
9
Annabelle Karsen
Lawton
7′ 0
280
A few things are true:
I recognize that West Catholic probably scores the most points in a State Finals scenario
In a MITCA scenario, Lawton would give them a run for their money
The formula I use will be tweaked next year to give more points to top performers
The D3 regional qualifier for vault is very weak compared to other divisions and thus strengthens teams here with 4 vaulters over that mark
D3 Rank
Team
Score
1
Lawton
1361
2
Hart
1301
3
Clare
1277
4
Grand Rapids West Catholic
1141
5
Pewamo-Westphalia
1061
6
Homer
1011
7
Quincy
951
8
Adrian Madison
941
8
Chesaning
941
8
Lake City
941
8
Olivet
941
12
Remus Chippewa Hills
921
13
Almont
901
13
Montague
901
15
Manton
680
16
St. Louis
662
17
Hudson
660
18
Sanford-Meridian
640
19
Benzie Central
620
19
Schoolcraft
620
21
Erie Mason
600
21
McBain
600
21
Napoleon
600
21
New Lothrop
600
25
Grass Lake
580
25
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
580
25
Traverse City St. Francis
580
Tryce Tokar – Has been over 14’ twice in the past two weeks, his 14’4 an inch higher than his D3 State Title. Bluejay – Big jump from Chippewa Hills’ Ross Snyder, tying Devin Pohl, who’s ranked 5th in D3.
Grade
Name
Team
Height
Points
11
Jack Borgman
Laingsburg
14′ 0
443
12
Kyle Boettcher
Laingsburg
11′ 6
359
11
Dano Winans
Laingsburg
11′ 0
342
12
Caleb Boettcher
Laingsburg
10′ 6
325
D3 Rank
Team
Score
1
Laingsburg
1468
2
Lake City
1093
3
Constantine
1033
4
Pewamo-Westphalia
785
5
Chesaning
742
5
Saugatuck
742
7
Quincy
725
8
Erie Mason
717
8
Ida
717
10
Bath
683
10
Saranac
683
12
Clare
667
13
Lawton
666
14
Otisville LakeVille
649
15
Almont
460
16
Ovid-Elsie
454
17
Grandville Calvin Christian
435
18
Harrison
409
19
Union City
401
20
Benzie Central
392
20
Centreville
392
20
Niles Brandywine
392
20
Saginaw Valley Lutheran
392
24
Kent City
384
25
Adrian Madison
375
25
Evart
375
25
Hudson
375
25
Lansing Catholic
375
25
Manistee
375
25
Onsted
375
25
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
375
25
White Cloud
375
Deckerville – Three girls in the top-20 amongst D4. The best yet has been Rebecca Moeller, who’s 9’9 at Dryden ranks her 2nd in the division.
Grade
Name
Team
Height
Points
10
Rebecca Moeller
Deckerville
9′ 9
390
10
Aubree Moeller
Deckerville
8′ 6
340
11
Maryanne Sanford
Deckerville
8′ 0
320
D4 Rank
Team
Score
1
Deckerville
1051
2
Pittsford
1011
3
Mason County Eastern
1001
4
Frankfort
961
5
Marcellus
941
6
Sand Creek
881
7
Fowler
660
8
Marlette
650
9
East Jackson
640
9
Fulton
640
11
Lutheran Westland
624
12
Hillsdale Academy
580
12
Holton
580
14
The Potter’s House
340
15
Beal City
321
16
Coleman
320
16
Montabella
320
16
St. Charles
320
16
Vandercook Lake
320
20
Addison
300
20
Brethren
300
20
Brown City
300
20
Merrill
300
24
Kalamazoo Hackett
287
25
Athens
280
25
Marion
280
25
Martin
280
25
North Huron
280
25
Onekama
280
25
Petersburg-Summerfield
280
25
Unionville-Sebewaing
280
25
Whitmore Lake
280
MSAC 2 – Three of the top five vaulters competing in this tiny conference. At the latest jamboree, Cooper Bolton came home victorious. The previous one had Isaiah Biers in first. The league championship is May 24th.
Grade
Name
Team
Height
Points
11
Logan Malloy
Marlette
13′ 1
412
11
Tyler Izydorek
Marlette
12′ 0
375
D4 Rank
Team
Score
1
Marlette
787
2
Coleman
751
3
Fowler
717
4
Brown City
700
5
Britton Deerfield
683
5
Frankfort
683
7
Martin
666
8
Petersburg-Summerfield
582
9
McBain Northern Michigan Christian
432
10
Montabella
409
11
Carson City-Crystal
392
11
Reading
392
13
Akron-Fairgrove
359
13
New Buffalo
359
15
Lincoln-Alcona
344
16
Athens
342
16
Marion
342
16
Morrice
342
19
Manistee Catholic
330
20
Addison
325
20
AuGres-Sims
325
20
Pittsford
325
20
Sand Creek
325
20
Unionville-Sebewaing
325
25
Harbor Beach
308
Sophia Wagner – After placing 2nd last year in D1, she’s set for revenge. Two straight 9’ vaults and an undefeated season thus far.
Grade
Name
Team
Height
Points
11
Sophia Wagner
Escanaba
9′ 0
360
11
Valerie Royer
Escanaba
8′ 6
340
11
McKenna Foust
Escanaba
7′ 0
280
UP Rank
Team
Score
1
Escanaba
981
2
Gladstone
600
3
St. Ignace
600
4
Ishpeming Westwood
340
5
Lake Linden-Hubbell
340
6
Brimley
330
7
Bark River-Harris
320
7
Calumet
320
9
Ishpeming
300
9
Norway
300
9
Pickford
300
12
Dollar Bay
280
12
Stephenson
280
Zack Horsch – Third in D1 last year, opened with a 13’7, one inch higher than his 2022 best.
Back again with the final jump crew rankings of the regular season. Two weeks from now, I’ll be working on State Previews, then after the season, I’ll have a final ranking.
Anything included here had to be uploaded to athleticnet by Tuesday night.
There’s a cluster at the forefront of D1’s high jump and another name just got added to the list. In yesterday’s tri meet against Edsel Ford and Southgate, Woodhaven’s Ben Syverson added a whopping 4” to his previous best, grabbing the school record. We have video of it too! I like the festive atmosphere and encouragement, perhaps we can get that at the State Finals as well.
Grade
Name
Team
Height/Distance
Points
Event
12
Nakia Willis
East Kentwood
6′ 4
434
High
12
Nakia Willis
East Kentwood
21′ 9.75
415
Long
12
Marshaun Flakes
East Kentwood
6′ 2
405
High
12
Keaton Griffin
East Kentwood
21′ 4.5
396
Long
11
Elisee Kanda
East Kentwood
6′ 0
377
High
10
James Johnson
East Kentwood
6′ 0
377
High
9
Jhavon Alexander
East Kentwood
20′ 7.25
363
Long
11
Shamar White
East Kentwood
20′ 6
359
Long
D1 Rank
Team
High
Long
Total
1
East Kentwood
1593
1533
3126
2
Zeeland West
1174
1091
2264
3
Battle Creek Lakeview
1089
790
1880
4
Grand Haven
1103
766
1869
5
South Lyon East
1481
357
1838
6
Byron Center
783
788
1570
7
Ann Arbor Huron
405
1126
1531
8
Ypsilanti Lincoln
377
1113
1490
9
Kalamazoo Central
740
746
1486
10
Traverse City West
768
715
1483
11
Highland-Milford
1146
338
1483
12
Portage Central
1103
361
1464
13
Lake Orion
1452
0
1452
14
Canton
910
521
1431
15
Cedar Springs
349
1078
1427
16
Holt
349
1071
1420
17
Northville
839
366
1205
18
Caledonia
377
818
1195
19
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
419
734
1153
20
Saginaw Heritage
349
803
1152
21
Detroit Catholic Central
377
774
1152
22
Woodhaven-Brownstown
811
338
1149
23
North Farmington
405
742
1147
24
Grand Ledge
811
334
1145
25
Lapeer
783
346
1129
Two-time OK Gold Champ, 2022 All-Stater, and recent Michigan State commit Joseph Mullett is entering championship season better than he’s ever been. At the GR Elite Challenge, Mullett reached a height he’s never before found – 6’9”. That clearance polished off a 9” victory and is just one mark in an undefeated season that he looks to continue.
Grade
Name
Team
Height/Distance
Points
Event
12
Gage Vanalstine
Charlotte
6′ 4
434
High
12
Joe Davis
Charlotte
6′ 0
377
High
12
Gage Vanalstine
Charlotte
20′ 6
359
Long
11
Cutler Brandt
Charlotte
20′ 6
359
Long
12
Kaeden Maynard
Charlotte
5′ 10
349
High
12
Braden Hill
Charlotte
20′ 2
345
Long
12
Nick Adams
Charlotte
19′ 11
334
Long
12
Kaeden Maynard
Charlotte
19′ 5.25
314
Long
D2 Rank
Team
High
Long
Total
1
Charlotte
1160
1396
2556
2
Whitehall
1244
730
1974
3
Battle Creek Harper Creek
783
1004
1786
4
Mason
1160
428
1588
5
Three Rivers
768
716
1484
6
Grand Rapids Christian
1132
352
1483
7
Flint Kearsley
839
638
1477
8
Allendale
349
995
1344
9
Grand Rapids Catholic Central
881
352
1233
10
Wayland Union
349
772
1121
11
Pinckney
768
346
1115
12
Alma
783
314
1097
13
Kingsley
1089
0
1089
14
Hastings
768
318
1086
15
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s
0
1085
1085
16
Coopersville
434
643
1077
17
South Haven
726
348
1074
18
Stevensville Lakeshore
740
317
1057
19
Holland Christian
377
641
1019
20
Parma Western
434
391
824
21
Corunna
0
820
820
22
Hudsonville Unity Christian
768
0
768
22
Muskegon Oakridge
768
0
768
24
Ferndale University
0
764
764
25
Monroe Jefferson
405
338
743
This past Friday night, the Sanford-Meridian jumpers sure showed out at their home Nite Trax Invite. Both Nickolas Metzger (long jump) and Sawyer Moloy (high jump) pulled off victories, each of the marks vaulting them into the state lead. Along with Brayden Riley and a few other sprinters, this is a team capable of scoring a substantial number of points in early June.
Grade
Name
Team
Height/Distance
Points
Event
11
DeVonta Habern
Napoleon
6′ 1
391
High
11
Holden Van Poppel
Napoleon
21′ 3
391
Long
10
Lionel Campbell
Napoleon
6′ 0
377
High
12
Aiden Thorne
Napoleon
5′ 10
349
High
11
DeVonta Habern
Napoleon
20′ 3
348
Long
11
Mason Roth
Napoleon
19′ 4.5
311
Long
D3 Rank
Team
High
Long
Total
1
Napoleon
1117
1050
2167
2
Detroit Voyageur
419
1332
1752
3
Sanford-Meridian
476
1201
1677
4
Evart
768
732
1500
5
Mason County Central
726
696
1423
6
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
1075
346
1422
7
Onsted
754
630
1384
8
Montague
698
679
1377
9
GR Covenant Christian
670
694
1363
10
Laingsburg
1019
314
1333
11
North Muskegon
991
286
1277
12
Hart
670
588
1258
13
Hillsdale
377
746
1123
14
Grand Traverse Academy
783
329
1111
15
Erie Mason
1075
0
1075
16
Standish Sterling
391
679
1070
17
Clare
328
720
1048
18
Chesaning
726
316
1042
19
Bronson
726
308
1034
20
Constantine
701
330
1032
21
Elk Rapids
1019
0
1019
21
Grandville Calvin Christian
1019
0
1019
23
Cassopolis Ross Beatty
698
306
1004
24
Quincy
627
372
1000
25
Warren Michigan Collegiate
698
295
993
Early in the year, it was Anthany Buford launching a 22’ at Huron Relays. Then Mekhi Wingfield matched him in a conference meet in mid-April. Now here comes the defending state champ. Alex Affer is rounding back into form, evidenced by his 21’11 leap at Peck’s home invitational. As of this point last year, Affer had not broken 20’, he added a solid 2’ during championship season. If he’s in 21’+ shape now, imagine what he’ll throw down in a few weeks.
Grade
Name
Team
Height/Distance
Points
Event
11
Carter Lance
Fowler
6′ 0
377
High
10
Ben Kohagen
Fowler
5′ 10
349
High
10
Ben Kohagen
Fowler
19′ 11
334
Long
11
Carter Lance
Fowler
19′ 11
334
Long
12
Drew Armbrustmacher
Fowler
5′ 8
321
High
10
Brady Feldpausch
Fowler
5′ 6
293
High
10
Augustine Spitzley
Fowler
5′ 6
293
High
10
Jacob Halfmann
Fowler
18′ 6
274
Long
D4 Rank
Team
High
Long
Total
1
Fowler
1340
942
2281
2
Marion
740
1330
2070
3
Concord
1019
774
1793
4
Maple City Glen Lake
1255
281
1536
5
Kalamazoo Hackett
1103
272
1375
6
Kingston
1047
323
1370
7
Climax-Scotts
405
959
1365
8
Petersburg-Summerfield
670
604
1274
9
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
934
299
1233
10
AuGres-Sims
613
567
1180
11
Hillsdale Academy
892
283
1174
12
Athens
698
338
1035
13
Martin
363
627
990
14
Addison
349
628
977
15
Montabella
642
320
961
16
Pittsford
307
615
921
17
Britton Deerfield
642
279
921
18
Gobles
642
267
909
19
Gaylord St. Mary
321
579
900
20
Pentwater
321
566
887
21
Webberville
878
0
878
22
Dansville
293
582
875
23
Unionville-Sebewaing
321
544
865
24
Marcellus
585
267
852
25
Peck
377
419
796
Gotta throw a big congrats towards Rapid River’s Ian Sundling. The defending D3 (and two-time All-State) long jump champ just soared past 20’ for the first time ever, adding to what’s shaping up to be a magnificent season. He’s undefeated in the jumps, claiming Delta County titles in each.