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Best Hurdle Crews: Girls Week Five

Same as yesterday, still deep in writing these Barnyard introductions. This is the price I pay for being thorough, but athletes in Michigan don’t deserve any less. As a consequence, these will be all charts and graphics and standings, but no writeups.

Hit the link below if you’d like an explanation:

EXPLANATION

WEEK THREE RANKINGS

Hit the link above if you’d like to see how your team has (hopefully) moved up!

The times for these rankings are from meets loaded onto athleticnet by WEDNESDAY NIGHT and are FAT ONLY. I figured by now, everyone has had access to a meet with fully automatic timing.

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
12Nonah Waldron13.71Oak Park528100h
11Morgan Roundtree42.64Oak Park518300h
11Morgan Roundtree14.47Oak Park482100h
10Carrie VanNoy15.25Oak Park435100h
10Carrie VanNoy48.08Oak Park391300h

D1 RankTeam100h300hTotal
1Oak Park14459092354
2Ypsilanti Lincoln7698281597
3East Kentwood7867671553
4Salem7053621067
5Rockford106101061
6Ann Arbor Pioneer482406888
7Detroit Cass Tech417404821
8Highland-Milford386415801
9Ann Arbor Huron407366773
10Plymouth364397761
11Byron Center393362755
12Oxford362389751
13West Bloomfield0737737
14Northville366368735
15Portage Central364367731
16Mount Pleasant328395722
17Jackson328383712
18Howell343345688
19Walled Lake Northern336340676
20Port Huron Northern4340434
21Walled Lake Central4100410
22Chippewa Valley3880388
23East Lansing0384384
24Portage Northern0372372
25Rochester Adams3690369

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
10Brooklyn Harmon15.68Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg409100h
10Brooklyn Harmon48.86Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg372300h
11Joselyn DeBoer17.40Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg305100h
9Mia Hilton17.96Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg271100h

D2 RankTeam100h300hTotal
1Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg9843721356
2Chelsea9583181276
3Freeland6623661028
4Gladwin6523721023
5Clio6453571002
6Hamilton632347979
7Charlotte556411967
8Grand Rapids Christian653298950
9Mason374387760
10Vicksburg390346736
11Yale355366721
12Grand Rapids South Christian323372695
13Hopkins330349679
14Holland Christian305371676
15Portland342327668
16Tecumseh6680668
17Hastings325335660
18Wayland Union340314654
19Three Rivers342303645
20Berrien Springs6440644
21Shepherd338302639
22Allegan314322636
23East Grand Rapids298323622
24Petoskey6120612
25Monroe Jefferson277327604

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
9Emily Peters47.51Olivet404300h
9Emily Peters17.04Olivet326100h
10Sophia Pell52.19Olivet294300h
12Megan Neitzel17.89Olivet275100h
12Alyssa Kennedy53.63Olivet260300h
12Alyssa Kennedy18.17Olivet258100h
10Sophia Pell18.39Olivet245100h

D3 RankTeam100h300hTotal
1Olivet11049592063
2Clare8965731469
3Pewamo-Westphalia6636981361
4Hillsdale8523001152
5Lawton5345351069
6Lake City593300893
7Constantine533278811
8Hart493294788
9Ida228543771
10Reese488249737
11Traverse City St. Francis247480727
12Saugatuck385337722
13Union City327316643
14Erie Mason305337641
15Hanover-Horton285351636
16Remus Chippewa Hills311309619
17Lansing Catholic274338612
18Quincy294318611
19Ithaca308273581
20Brooklyn Columbia Central262313575
21Saginaw Valley Lutheran0569569
22Elk Rapids288267554
23Bronson252299552
24Delton-Kellogg248302550
25Grand Traverse Academy277272548

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
10Rebecca Moeller51.46Deckerville311300h
10Aubree Moeller18.21Deckerville255100h
10Aubree Moeller53.89Deckerville254300h
10Rebecca Moeller18.24Deckerville254100h
12Sophia Sanford54.50Deckerville240300h

D4 RankTeam100h300hTotal
1Deckerville5098061315
2Morenci5285481076
3Fowler4356221056
4Indian River Inland Lakes536351888
5Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart187653840
6Athens567246813
7Mason County Eastern536275811
8Addison400394794
9Hillsdale Academy488275763
10Gobles427304731
11Reading449271720
12East Jordan462255717
13Portland St. Patrick323351674
14Pittsford323345667
15Lutheran Westland411193604
16Dryden257322578
17St. Charles286288575
18Johannesburg-Lewiston265294559
19The Potter’s House249270519
20Fulton235284519
21Frankfort260259519
22Mayville272242514
23Birmingham Roeper254256510
24Marlette261225485
25Sterling Heights Parkway180279459

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
12Claire Erickson51.97Sault Ste. Marie299300h
10Annabelle Fazzari17.64Sault Ste. Marie290100h
12Claire Erickson18.42Sault Ste. Marie243100h
10Jillian Newhouse19.78Sault Ste. Marie160100h

UP RankTeam100h300hTotal
1Sault Ste. Marie693299993
2St. Ignace424223647
3Gwinn243329572
4Marquette204271475
5Brimley4270427
6Escanaba223191415
7Munising192201393
8Gladstone0296296
9Bark River-Harris2090209
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Best Vault Crews: Week Five

I’ll be on the mic for Friday’s Barnyard Invitational at Romeo. They’re going all out for the distance folks, with fast heats and a runner friendly environment. As part of the hype train, they’re putting together scoreboard graphics and introductions for each elite runner. Being the announcer, I have to do work ahead of time in preparing those intros and that work bleeds into my already jam-packed free time. So unfortunately, no writeups for vaulters this week. 😦

Hit the link below if you’d like an explanation:

EXPLANATION

WEEK THREE RANKINGS

Hit the link above to see how you’ve (hopefully) improved.

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
9Raiden KipfmillerDexter11′ 6460
9Debbie McCoyDexter10′ 0400
12Mikala SpositoDexter9′ 6380
12Bethany SimonsDexter9′ 0360
11Katie StewartSalem11′ 6460
12Emma StewartSalem10′ 6420
12Lynette CipollaSalem9′ 0360
12Sarina Lee ChildersSalem9′ 0360

D1 RankTeamScore
t1Dexter1601
t1Salem1601
3Rockford1221
t4East Kentwood840
t4Plymouth840
t6Oxford760
t6Zeeland West760
8Clarkston740
9Grand Ledge730
t10Grand Haven720
t10Livonia Churchill720
12Forest Hills Central480
13Cedar Springs460
t14Lowell440
t14St. Joseph440
16Caledonia424
17Saline420
t18Ann Arbor Pioneer400
t18Walled Lake Central400
t20Highland-Milford380
t20Midland380
t20Novi380
23Macomb Dakota370
24Wyandotte Roosevelt367
t25Canton360
t25Portage Central360
t25Romeo360
t25South Lyon East360
t25Traverse City West360
t25Traverse City Central360
t25Zeeland East360

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
11Clark SheldonDexter14′ 0443
11Benjamin SackmanDexter13′ 0409
11Kaden KorcekDexter13′ 0409
12Barrett KellerDexter12′ 3384

D1 RankTeamScore
1Dexter1645
2Traverse City Central1211
3Jenison838
4Brighton477
5Grand Haven426
t6Mattawan409
t6Saline409
t6Zeeland West409
t9Davison392
t9Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills392
t9Greenville392
t9Highland-Milford392
t9Howell392
t9Lowell392
t9Walled Lake Central392
16Hudsonville384

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
12Claire AgnewOwosso11′ 6460
11Libby SummerlandOwosso10′ 0400
10Kyle BermudezOwosso8′ 6340

D2 RankTeamScore
1Owosso1201
2Wayland Union880
3Kingsley784
4Belding760
5Frankenmuth750
6Shepherd720
7Tecumseh470
8Ortonville Brandon450
t9Berrien Springs400
t9Cadillac400
t9Grand Rapids Christian400
t9Ludington400
t9Plainwell400
14Hastings390
t15Allendale380
t15Birch Run380
t17Big Rapids360
t17Forest Hills Eastern360
t17Freeland360
t17Holland Christian360
t17Ionia360
t17Lake Odessa Lakewood360
t17Petoskey360
t17Pinckney360
t17Portland360

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
12David ConradWhitehall14′ 0443
11Ca’mar ReadyWhitehall12′ 6392
12Micah WithamWhitehall12′ 6392

D2 RankTeamScore
1Whitehall1228
2Yale785
3Pinckney768
4Sparta751
5Ludington734
6Petoskey717
7Hastings453
t8Dundee426
t8Grosse Ile426
t10Eaton Rapids409
t10Shepherd409
t12Coldwater392
t12Forest Hills Eastern392
t12Gladwin392
t12Hudsonville Unity Christian392
t12Parma Western392
17Hopkins389
t18Berrien Springs375
t18Goodrich375
t18Hamilton375
t18Mason375
t18Midland Bullock Creek375
23Croswell-Lexington367
t24Battle Creek Harper Creek359
t24Grand Rapids South Christian359
t24Holland Christian359
t24North Branch359

Okay, by the numbers Clare is ahead of West Catholic. The intent of these rankings is to mimic what might happen at our two State Meets (MITCA and MHSAA). The MITCA meet values depth, the MHSAA meet values the teams with the absolute best individuals. Either way, West Catholic, with the two best vaulters in D3, will likely score the most points of any D3 team at either meet. Clare is the only D3 team with four individuals over the regional additional qualifier. By my philosophy and reality, West Catholic needs to be in first in some capacity. So I made the executive decision to override the point totals and put West Catholic in first as well.

I think the flaws I’ve created are either going too far down (4 individuals) in scoring specialized field events or I need to give more points at the higher side of individual heights. Just another way to look into improving next year.

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
10Catherine TaftClare8′ 0320
11Cayla BarberClare8′ 0320
11Kassidy WarnerClare7′ 6.25301
11Holly HuberClare7′ 0.5282
12Ally OlszewskiGrand Rapids West Catholic11′ 0440
11Heidi SchultenGrand Rapids West Catholic10′ 0400
10Emma ArsulowiczGrand Rapids West Catholic7′ 0280

D3 RankTeamScore
t1Clare1223
t1Grand Rapids West Catholic1121
3Lawton1051
4Pewamo-Westphalia1021
5Hart981
6Lake City921
7Remus Chippewa Hills901
8Almont881
9Homer670
10St. Louis662
11Quincy650
t12Hudson640
t12Olivet640
t14Adrian Madison620
t14Montague620
t14Sanford-Meridian620
t14Schoolcraft620
t18Chesaning600
t18Erie Mason600
t18McBain600
t18Napoleon600
22Grass Lake580
23Benzie Central560
t24Ithaca360
t24Manton360

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
11Jack BorgmanLaingsburg14′ 0443
12Kyle BoettcherLaingsburg11′ 6359
11Dano WinansLaingsburg11′ 0342
12Caleb BoettcherLaingsburg10′ 6325

D3 RankTeamScore
1Laingsburg1468
2Lake City1093
3Constantine1025
4Pewamo-Westphalia734
5Quincy717
6Ida700
7Lawton666
8Almont460
9Ovid-Elsie446
10Grandville Calvin Christian435
11Chesaning409
t12Harrison392
t12Niles Brandywine392
t12Saginaw Valley Lutheran392
t15Benzie Central375
t15Erie Mason375
t15Evart375
t15Kent City375
t15Lansing Catholic375
t15Onsted375
t15Ottawa Lake-Whiteford375
t15White Cloud375
23Hudson367
t24Bad Axe359
t24Centreville359
t24Mason County Central359

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
10Aubree MoellerDeckerville8′ 6340
11Maryanne SanfordDeckerville8′ 0320
10Rebecca MoellerDeckerville8′ 0320

D4 RankTeamScore
1Deckerville981
2Mason County Eastern964
3Pittsford961
4Marcellus941
5Frankfort680
6Fowler660
7Marlette650
8Lutheran Westland624
9East Jackson620
t10Fulton600
t10Sand Creek600
12Holton560
13The Potter’s House330
t14Addison300
t14Beal City300
t14Coleman300
t14St. Charles300
t18Athens280
t18Kalamazoo Hackett280
t18Martin280
t18Merrill280
t18Montabella280
t18North Huron280
t18Petersburg-Summerfield280
t18Unionville-Sebewaing280
t18Whitmore Lake280

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
11Logan MalloyMarlette13′ 0409
11Tyler IzydorekMarlette12′ 0375

D4 RankTeamScore
1Marlette785
2Coleman734
t3Brown City700
t3Fowler700
5Frankfort683
6McBain Northern Michigan Christian409
t7Britton Deerfield392
t7Montabella392
t7Reading392
t10Martin359
t10New Buffalo359
12Lincoln-Alcona344
13Athens342
t14Addison325
t14Akron-Fairgrove325
t14Morrice325
t14Pittsford325
t14Sand Creek325
t19Manistee Catholic308
t19Marion308
t21AuGres-Sims291
t21Camden-Frontier291
t21Harbor Beach291
t21Marcellus291
t21Mayville291
t21Mendon291
t21Mio Ausable291
t21Petersburg-Summerfield291
t21The Potter’s House291

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
11Sophia WagnerEscanaba8′ 6340
11Valerie RoyerEscanaba8′ 0320
11McKenna FoustEscanaba7′ 0280

UP RankTeamScore
1Escanaba941
2Gladstone600
3Ishpeming Westwood340
t4Brimley300
t4Ishpeming300
t4Pickford300
t7Bark River-Harris280
t7Norway280
t7St. Ignace280

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
12Taj CavanaughRapid River11′ 0342
10Clay ChristoffRapid River10′ 6325

UP RankTeamScore
1Rapid River666
t2Marquette632
t2St. Ignace632
t4Munising375
t4Sault Ste. Marie375
t6Gladstone308
t6Kingsford308
t8Negaunee291
t8Pickford291
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Best Jump Crews: Boys Week Five

Hit the link below for an explanation:

EXPLANATION

WEEK ONE RANKINGS

WEEK THREE RANKINGS

Hit the links above to see how your team has (hopefully) moved up in the rankings.

Stepping into the fray with immediate success for the Byron Center Bulldogs has been Jayden Brock. He’s competed in three events this year, his first high school experience on the track, and he’s made an impact in each of those areas. In the 100m, he’s broken 12, in the high jump, he’s been as high as 6’2. But the long jump is the best of that trio. Three competitions, three wins, one of those being 22’3.

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
12Nakia WillisEast Kentwood6′ 4434
12Nakia WillisEast Kentwood21′ 9.75415
12Marshaun FlakesEast Kentwood6′ 2405
11Elisee KandaEast Kentwood6′ 0377
12Keaton GriffinEast Kentwood20′ 9.5371

D1 RankTeamLongHighTotal
1East Kentwood78612162002
2Battle Creek Lakeview79010471837
3Byron Center7887831570
4Ann Arbor Huron11264051531
5Zeeland West38511461531
6Kalamazoo Central7467401486
7Grand Haven38011031483
8Canton4528951347
9Northville3668391205
10Traverse City West7114191130
11Kalamazoo Loy Norrix7064191126
12Ypsilanti Lincoln7723491121
13Howell3557541110
14Highland-Milford011031103
15Cedar Springs7443491093
16Woodhaven-Brownstown3387541093
17Lapeer3467261073
18Jenison7183491067
19Warren Cousino400405805
20Rockford7990799
21Saginaw Heritage7640764
22Okemos358405763
23St. Joseph344419763
24North Farmington352405757
25Fraser361391752

Whereas those Mason girls have the team covered, Tyler Baker can score points to match any other team. Thus far in 2023, he’s picked up victories in both hurdle events and both jumps. The Panther Invite itself saw Baker drop 36 points, with two golds and two silvers. His main event over the past three years has been the high jump. He’s qualified for State both in 2021 and 2022, finishing 11th each time. Is this the year he steps onto the podium?

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
12Gage VanalstineCharlotte6′ 0377
12Joe DavisCharlotte5′ 10349
11Cutler BrandtCharlotte20′ 2345
12Gage VanalstineCharlotte19′ 9.5329
12Kaeden MaynardCharlotte19′ 5.25314

D2 RankTeamLongHighTotal
1Charlotte9877261713
2Whitehall37311461519
3Three Rivers7167401456
4Allendale9953491344
5Mason3918111202
6Grand Rapids Catholic Central3527831134
7Wayland Union7723491121
8Pinckney3397541094
9Grand Rapids Christian3527401092
10Orchard Lake St. Mary’s108501085
11Stevensville Lakeshore3177401057
12Battle Creek Harper Creek6533771030
13Holland Christian6293771006
14Flint Kearsley0783783
15Hudsonville Unity Christian0768768
15Muskegon Oakridge0768768
17Parma Western327434760
18Alma0754754
19Ferndale University7440744
20Monroe Jefferson338405743
21Lake Odessa Lakewood353377731
22Ortonville Brandon352377729
23Ludington313405718
24Clio364349713
25Hastings0712712

Into June, past state and after all the dust settles, I plan to do some end of the season “awards”, recognizing the best athletes, just as I do these teams. Holden Van Poppel definitely catches my eye as someone that’s a candidate for all-around athlete. As these are, those will be all numbers-based, but wow his stats are tremendous. 15.37 in the 110h, 43.6 in the 300h, and 21’3 in the long jump. Each of those ranks in the top 20 in Division 3, the high hurdles and long jump are 3rd in the division.

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
11Holden Van PoppelNapoleon21′ 3391
12Aiden ThorneNapoleon5′ 10349
11DeVonta HabernNapoleon5′ 10349
11DeVonta HabernNapoleon20′ 3348
10Lionel CampbellNapoleon5′ 8321
11Mason RothNapoleon19′ 4.5311

D3 RankTeamLongHighTotal
1Napoleon105010192069
2Detroit Voyageur13323911724
3Evart7327541486
4Sanford-Meridian10993771477
5Ottawa Lake-Whiteford34610751422
6Mason County Central6597261385
7Onsted6177541371
8GR Covenant Christian6486421290
9Laingsburg3149621277
10Hillsdale7463771123
11Erie Mason010751075
12Chesaning3167261042
13Standish Sterling6793491028
14Elk Rapids010191019
15Constantine329670998
16Montague297698995
17Lawton290698988
18Warren Michigan Collegiate295656951
19Hart588321909
20Manton412377789
21Bath344434777
22Durand313434746
23Bronson0726726
24Clare7200720
25Grand Traverse Academy311405716

Braden Prielipp, the defending state champion and likely one of the more unheralded, less talked about athletes is back, rounding into form. He turned the screws late last season, establishing a 3” PR at Regionals, then adding 2” more at State. The result, a 6’9 leap, a state title, nearly setting the state sophomore record. That jump is the highest by an underclassmen in Michigan during the athletic.net era and ranked 6th amongst sophomores nationwide. This season, he’s ahead of last year’s pace, hitting 6’4 twice, a mark he hadn’t touched in 2022 competition until mid-May. To which new heights can he soar this upcoming championship season?

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
10Ben KohagenFowler5′ 10349
10Ben KohagenFowler19′ 11334
11Carter LanceFowler5′ 8321
12Drew ArmbrustmacherFowler5′ 8321
11Carter LanceFowler19′ 5.75315
10Brady FeldpauschFowler5′ 6293
10Jacob HalfmannFowler18′ 6274

D4 RankTeamLongHighTotal
1Fowler92312832206
2Marion13264341760
3Concord7747261501
4Kalamazoo Hackett25610751331
5Kingston29310191312
6Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary2759341209
7AuGres-Sims5675851152
8Athens3386981035
9Climax-Scotts6383771015
10Petersburg-Summerfield562377939
11Addison601321921
12Britton Deerfield279642921
13Pentwater566321887
14Hillsdale Academy0878878
15Dansville573293866
16Unionville-Sebewaing544321865
17Reading385405791
18Peck383321704
19Detroit Frederick Douglass6980698
20Fairview330349679
21Colon385293678
22Eau Claire316349665
23Martin327335662
24Marcellus0585585
24Webberville0585585

First year of track as a senior? NBD to Pickford’s David Kozisek. Kosizek has competed in 11 individual events this year, ranging from the 55m indoors to the long jump outdoors, sprinkled in with a few hurdles for good measure. He’s won all but two of those. His best event thus far looks to be the long jump, his 21’4 leap winning the Superior Dome Invite 20+ inches.

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
9David WilliamsKingsford5′ 8321
12Cole MyllylaKingsford19′ 7320
9David WilliamsKingsford18′ 5.25271

UP RankTeamLongHighTotal
1Kingsford591321912
2Pickford394349743
3Sault Ste. Marie325293618
4Ishpeming291321612
5Iron Mountain277321598
6Negaunee256321577
7Manistique0321321
8Gladstone3070307
9Newberry0293293
10Bark River-Harris2810281
10Menominee2810281
12Marquette2560256