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2022’s Individuals: The Best of the Best

I’m splitting this up into two categories, two posts. First here is the Best of the Best, a showcase of the absolute best athletes in their best events. Athletes here are ranked by the added scores of their best two events, based solely on their times/marks. The very best should have two events they’re great at, whether that’s a short sprinter in the 100m/200m, a thrower in the Shot/Disc, or a hurdler in the 100/300h.

The scoring tables are based on data from across the country. Here they are:

BOYS TABLES
GIRLS TABLES

Below is a ranking of those athletes from 2022:

BOYS BEST OF THE BEST

Zane Forist

Shot Put – 67’ 5”, #1 Michigan, #3 US

Undefeated season
MSAC, Greater Lansing, Daily News MoC, Region 39, Nike Outdoor, D4 State Champion

Discus – 200’ 4”, #1 Michigan, #6 US

Undefeated season in Michigan
MSAC, Greater Lansing, Daily News MoC, Region 39, D4 State Champion
4th Place – Nike Outdoor

Overall RankGradeNameTeamDivisionBB Score
112Zane ForistCarson City-Crystal41110
212Riley HoughHartland11085
312Benny DiazSaugatuck31048
412Caleb JaremaPinckney21027
510Seth NorderGrand Haven11027
611Hunter JonesBenzie Central31025
712Luke VenhuizenTraverse City Central11013
811Benne AndersonGrand Rapids Ottawa Hills11011
912Armon HowardRochester Adams11002
1012Andrew QuinnMason County Central3997
1111Kayenn MabinKalamazoo Central1995
1212Parker LambersHolland Christian2995
1312Alex MansfieldMonroe Jefferson2992
1412Tamaal Myers IIDetroit Cass Tech1987
1511Braxton BrannAnn Arbor Huron1981
1610Brayden KennedyHighland-Milford1979
1712Owen JohnsonAnn Arbor Pioneer1977
1812Nate ClarkHudsonville1976
1912Peter BaraccoFarmington1972
2011Kellen KimesHart3966
2112Quinn CullenBrighton1965
2212Conor SomersFremont2956
2312Brady McArdleDavison1949
2410Brendan HergerNorthville1947
2511Jaiden ReedDetroit U-D Jesuit1947
2612Ian HillSpring Lake2947
2711Nolan ClarkGrand Haven1944
2811Trent McFarlandUtica1940
2912Jaylin HolmesEast Kentwood1937
3012Kellen ReedHolt1936
3112Connor WilliamsonMason2936
3212Luke StowasserEdwardsburg2930
3312Aidan TaylorZeeland East2930
3410Thomas WestphalNew Baltimore Anchor Bay1929
3510Shamar HeardChippewa Valley1928
3612Brady PlouchaDearborn Divine Child2924
3711Aiden SullivanForest Hills Eastern2924
3812Matthew ZelekeEast Lansing1920
3912Shawn JulietteLivonia Churchill1919
4012Melik WilliamsYpsilanti Lincoln1918
4111Corey RoysterMacomb Dakota1916
4211Joshua HurtEast Kentwood1915
4312Tristan HinkleySwartz Creek1914
4411Andrew BerryhillBattle Creek Lakeview1913
4512Carston ColeHolland West Ottawa1911
4612Patrick AdamsAllendale2911
4712Cole SheldonDexter1910
4812Jake SteslickiFarmington1910
4911Dalton DeBeauFrankenmuth2909
5011Caleb BostBattle Creek Lakeview1907
5112Klay GrantMuskegon Reeths-Puffer1906
5212Todd NanasyMorrice4905
5312Garrett WinterParchment2903
5412Kenny MintoDavison1898
5510Tyler BakerMason2897
5611Seneca MooreHolt1893
5712Brenden QuackenbushChesaning3891
5811Jason WhittonSaline1890
5912Lance RiddleSparta2890
6012Levi HonderdHolland1890
6110Gavin NurenbergPewamo-Westphalia3889
6212Samuel PetersonCharlevoix3888
6312Justin MillerFenton1888
6412Trevon ReddingWarren Michigan Collegiate3888
6511Levi MaierChesaning3887
6612Isaac EasterHolland West Ottawa1887
6711Jonah HochstetlerTraverse City West1887
6812Jamal HaileyBerrien Springs2887
6911Lezawe OsterinkThe Potter’s House4886
7012Jordon ClerkleyHolt1885
7111Samuel AllenKalamazoo Loy Norrix1884
7212Ethan ParkerWalled Lake Northern1884
7312Joey TavernaClarkston1884
7411Sean ByrnesPlymouth1883
7511Michael HegartyDearborn Divine Child2882
7612Noah MorrowManton3882
7712Ian ThompsonWayland Union2881
7812Julian HoltSt. Clair Shores Lakeview1881
7910Merrick HockingMidland1880
8012Owen GilbertBattle Creek Harper Creek2880
8112Landon CosbyCharlotte2879
8211Kyle EberhardLinden2879
8311Joseph MullettGrand Rapids Catholic Central2878
8412Evan KnoxBloomfield Hills1878
8512Jordan DuncanHolland Christian2877
8612Matheu MorrisonAnchor Bay1877
8712Caden MeyerZeeland East2876
8812Camryn BattjesAllendale2876
8912Demitri RobersonMuskegon Mona Shores1876
9011Cole CabanaDexter1871
9112Nathan HerrmannPetersburg-Summerfield4870
9211Braydon HonsingerFreeland2870
9312Noah Reuter-GushowH.H. Dow1867
9412Riley SmalarzMacomb Dakota1867
9512Christian EllisonFlint Carman-Ainsworth1867
9612Sam YeagerForest Hills Central1866
9712Joshua RauLowell1864
9812Ashton LepoGrand Haven1864
9912Antonio RomanoWalled Lake Central1864
10011Jaxson ToberSpring Lake2862

D1 BOYS BEST OF THE BEST

Riley Hough

1600m – 4:04.95, #1 Michigan, #7 US

Undefeated season in Michigan
KLAA, Region 8, D1 State Champ
5th Place – New Balance Outdoor


3200m – 8:46.9, #1 Michigan, #8 US

KLAA, Region 8 Champ
2nd Place – D1 State

Also New Balance Outdoor 5k Champ

D1 RankGradeNameTeamBB Score
112Riley HoughHartland1085
210Seth NorderGrand Haven1027
312Luke VenhuizenTraverse City Central1013
411Benne AndersonGrand Rapids Ottawa Hills1011
512Armon HowardRochester Adams1002
611Kayenn MabinKalamazoo Central995
712Tamaal Myers IIDetroit Cass Tech987
811Braxton BrannAnn Arbor Huron981
910Brayden KennedyHighland-Milford979
1012Owen JohnsonAnn Arbor Pioneer977
1112Nate ClarkHudsonville976
1212Peter BaraccoFarmington972
1312Quinn CullenBrighton965
1412Brady McArdleDavison949
1510Brendan HergerNorthville947
1611Jaiden ReedDetroit U-D Jesuit947
1711Nolan ClarkGrand Haven944
1811Trent McFarlandUtica940
1912Jaylin HolmesEast Kentwood937
2012Kellen ReedHolt936
2110Thomas WestphalNew Baltimore Anchor Bay929
2210Shamar HeardChippewa Valley928
2312Matthew ZelekeEast Lansing920
2412Shawn JulietteLivonia Churchill919
2512Melik WilliamsYpsilanti Lincoln918

D2 BOYS BEST OF THE BEST

Caleb Jarema

3200m – 8:54.53, #2 Michigan, #26 US

D2 State Champ
2nd Place – SEC White, Region 16

1600m – 4:10.55 (converted), #5 Michigan, #69 US

SEC White, Region 16 Champ
2nd Place – D2 State

D2 RankGradeNameTeamBB Score
112Caleb JaremaPinckney1027
212Parker LambersHolland Christian995
312Alex MansfieldMonroe Jefferson992
412Conor SomersFremont956
512Ian HillSpring Lake947
612Connor WilliamsonMason936
712Luke StowasserEdwardsburg930
812Aidan TaylorZeeland East930
912Brady PlouchaDearborn Divine Child924
1011Aiden SullivanForest Hills Eastern924
1112Patrick AdamsAllendale911
1211Dalton DeBeauFrankenmuth909
1312Garrett WinterParchment903
1410Tyler BakerMason897
1512Lance RiddleSparta890
1612Jamal HaileyBerrien Springs887
1711Michael HegartyDearborn Divine Child882
1812Ian ThompsonWayland Union881
1912Owen GilbertBattle Creek Harper Creek880
2012Landon CosbyCharlotte879
2111Kyle EberhardLinden879
2211Joseph MullettGrand Rapids Catholic Central878
2312Jordan DuncanHolland Christian877
2412Caden MeyerZeeland East876
2512Camryn BattjesAllendale876

D3 BOYS BEST OF THE BEST

Benny Diaz

110h – 13.63, #1 Michigan, #8 US

Undefeated season in Michigan
SAC, Region 23, D3 State Champion
4th Place – Brooks PR

300h – 37.66, #4 Michigan, #59 US

Undefeated season
SAC, Region 23, D3 State Champion

D3 RankGradeNameTeamBB Score
112Benny DiazSaugatuck1048
211Hunter JonesBenzie Central1025
312Andrew QuinnMason County Central997
411Kellen KimesHart966
512Brenden QuackenbushChesaning891
610Gavin NurenbergPewamo-Westphalia889
712Samuel PetersonCharlevoix888
812Trevon ReddingWarren Michigan Collegiate888
911Levi MaierChesaning887
1012Noah MorrowManton882
1112Jack EasterdayGrass Lake861
1212Carson BrunkPotterville861
1312Corey SchaferPewamo-Westphalia855
1412Noah CoffeyBeaverton844
1512Jermiah PattersonMason County Central840
1612Josh OttenLansing Catholic839
1712Kyle KloskaGrand Rapids West Catholic838
1812Dylan HalpinCass City832
1910Sawyer MoloySanford-Meridian828
2012Levi HarberMontrose827
2112Cobie BondsColoma824
2210Holden Van PoppelNapoleon823
2310Logan ColeUnion City822
2412Sparty SkillernGrayling811
2510Boden GenoveseColoma810

D4 BOYS BEST OF THE BEST

D4 RankGradeNameTeamBB Score
112Zane ForistCarson City-Crystal1110
212Todd NanasyMorrice905
311Lezawe OsterinkThe Potter’s House886
412Nathan HerrmannPetersburg-Summerfield870
512Kyle KaczanowskiBuckley853
612Cavanaugh BarkerCarson City-Crystal850
712Alexander StollColon843
812Chris WhiteheadBeal City843
911Carson VanderschaafMarquette836
1012Joel BradleyWhite Cloud833
1112Trey NiemanMorenci831
1212Jok NhialThe Potter’s House825
1312James HunterHolton822
1412Matthew OswaldBeal City809
1510Mekhi WingfieldConcord805
1610Tayshawn BesterReading799
1710Owen PattonVestaburg798
1811Connor PalmerDeckerville797
1912David RichardsHillsdale Academy797
2012Gavin RyesonClarkston Everest Collegiate795
2112Roman IottPetersburg-Summerfield792
2212Matthew EmelanderCarson City-Crystal789
2312Josiah HallJohannesburg-Lewiston782
2411Jace SilverthornWhite Cloud781
2510Landon BennettAthens779

UP BOYS BEST OF THE BEST

Dryden Nelson

100m – 10.88, #1 UP, #22 Michigan, #1334 US

Undefeated season in Michigan
Houghton County, WestPac, Region 42, UP D1 State Champ

200m – 22.46, #1 UP, #41 Michigan, #2440 US

Houghton County, WestPac Champ
2nd Place – Region 42
3rd Place – UP D1 State

UP RankGradeNameTeamBB Score
112Dryden NelsonCalumet759
211Josiah PeramakiMunising756
310Noah JohnsonKingsford751
412Nikolas ThomasDollar Bay748
512Mathias MillerEngadine742
611Lamb NgafeesonMarquette741
712Diego PrzeslakowskiKingsford731
811Colin VanderschaafMarquette729
912Tyranon DahlinMarquette727
1012Chance BridgersPainesdale-Jeffers721
1112Brett BoudreauGladstone718
1212Landon SundeliusWest Iron County717
1311Micaiah PeramakiMunising713
1412Eli OstermayerL’Anse713
1512Cade HolomboHoughton706
1612Jaden BorsethEwen Trout Creek703
1712Eric WeissHoughton688
1812Isiah WoodNegaunee687
1911Brayden DunstanNegaunee684
2012Drew FrenchEngadine677
2112Ethan SuggittRudyard676
2212Richard ProbstCalumet675
2310Cardel MortonKingsford674
2412Jack NyquistBessemer674
2511Spencer ColdrenStephenson670

GIRLS BEST OF THE BEST

Kaila Jackson

100m – 11.52, #1 Michigan, #24 US

Undefeated season in Michigan
DPS, Region 6, D1 State Champ
4th Place – New Balance Outdoor

200m – 23.51, #1 Michigan, #21 US

Undefeated season in Michigan
DPS, Region 6, D1 State Champ
4th Place – New Balance Outdoor

Also anchor of State Champion 4×1 and 4×2 squads

Overall RankGradeNameTeamDivisionBB Score
112Kaila JacksonDetroit Renaissance11076
212Julia FlynnTraverse City Central11075
311Arianne OlsonHolland West Ottawa11071
411Nonah WaldronOak Park11036
510Morgan RoundtreeOak Park11024
612Lani BloomIthaca31009
712Mya GeorgiadisAnn Arbor Huron11008
812Sarah ForsythAnn Arbor Pioneer11007
910Abigail RussellAllen Park11005
109Helen SachsHolland West Ottawa11003
119Lucy CookRochester1997
1212Cookie BaughAnn Arbor Pioneer1994
1311Mackenzie RobinsonAnn Arbor Huron1990
1412Sarah CoynePlymouth1988
1510Jayden HarbertsMacomb Dakota1987
1612Madelyn FrensGrand Rapids Christian2987
1712Malarie PinwarMount Pleasant1986
1812RyAnn RohrerLudington2980
1912Leeah BurrDetroit Renaissance1975
2012Lisa LueckeAllen Park1974
2112Abigail VanderKooiMuskegon Western Mich. Christian4974
2211Anna DelgadoEast Lansing1971
2312Alexys WilsonYpsilanti Lincoln1970
2410Drew MullerEast Grand Rapids2967
2512Lauren KileyPlymouth1966
269Jessica JazwinskiHart3963
2712Meghan BeuteGrand Rapids Covenant Christian3962
2811Maelie HopeWhitehall2962
2911Annika SandmanLowell1958
3012Tess VanDykKalamazoo Christian4958
3111Sophia SnellenbergerQuincy3957
3212Drelin MappOak Park1955
3312Haley DeighanBirmingham Seaholm1955
3410Lindsay JohnsonDetroit Cass Tech1951
3511Emily CooperAnn Arbor Pioneer1951
3610Madison OsterbergJackson Lumen Christi3948
3710Kylee KingOak Park1948
3812Meredith SouleMonroe1943
3912Ainsley WorkmanEast Grand Rapids2941
4012Noel VanderwallPetoskey2941
4110Mary RichmondFrankenmuth2940
4210Rylan FinstromGrayling3937
4310Selma AndersonGR_Ottawa Hills1935
4412Madi SzymanskiAlpena1933
4512Rylee TolsonStockbridge3933
4611CC JonesLansing Catholic3933
4711Ava WojciechowskiWalled Lake Central1933
4812Audrianna EnnsHart3932
4910Sylvia Sanok DufalloAnn Arbor Pioneer1931
5011Kylei AndersonWalled Lake Central1931
5111Maya GuikemaJenison1930
5212Madison FosterTemperance Bedford1930
5310Payton SchefflerWoodhaven-Brownstown1927
5412Eriana HubbardOxford1922
5511Maya AndersonRockford1922
5612Emon MilesOak Park1921
5711Allison CornellForest Hills Northern1921
5810Allison KuzmaZeeland East2920
5910Janae HudsonMarysville2919
6012Kate ZangRockford1919
6111Ella JenkinsWarren Regina2916
6210Alexandra BrighamClarkston1914
6311Elizabeth AndersonNew Boston Huron2914
6410Clara James-HeerForest Hills Central1913
6512Kylee PoultonHolland Black River3913
6611Camryn BodineEast Grand Rapids2913
679Valerie BeeckGrand Haven1910
689Carrie VanNoyOak Park1907
6912Comari HawkinsEast Lansing1907
7012Micah MartinHarrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse1906
7112Jamie GieseDexter1905
7212Allison ChmielewskiRoscommon3903
7312Aimee ZangRockford1903
7412Olivia JenkinsDetroit Renaissance1902
7512Lily MatawayFlint Powers Catholic2902
7612Paige WestraZeeland East2902
7710Aiden HarrandBuckley4901
7811Liliane AittamaSouth Lyon East1900
799Lauren BickerdtDetroit Renaissance1900
8012Briana VojinovWoodhaven-Brownstown1899
8111Raigen HorsfallQuincy3899
8212Faith SmithJackson Lumen Christi3899
8311Samantha CostWyandotte Roosevelt1895
8412Lauren BurgardH.H. Dow1893
8512Samya FisherBattle Creek Central1893
8611Gabrielle JeffriesBloomfield Hills1893
8712Emerson SargeantHartland1893
8812Korin WhitcombSturgis1892
8910Morgan BrownLivonia Churchill1892
909Taryn HendersonFarmington Hills Mercy1892
9111Payton OttoOlivet2891
9211Haley GuerrantOtsego2889
9312Destini DorkinsRochester Adams1886
9411AnnDee GeddesMacomb L’Anse Creuse North1886
959Cassie GarciaNorthville1885
9612Corinna HernandezMason County Eastern4885
9712Katie CarothersBrighton1885
9810Ella ChristensenNorthville1884
9912Mimi JosephSt. Joseph1883
10012Madison DrouinOtsego2882

D1 GIRLS BEST OF THE BEST

Kaila Jackson

D1 RankGradeNameTeamBB Score
112Kaila JacksonDetroit Renaissance1076
212Julia FlynnTraverse City Central1075
311Arianne OlsonHolland West Ottawa1071
411Nonah WaldronOak Park1036
510Morgan RoundtreeOak Park1024
612Mya GeorgiadisAnn Arbor Huron1008
712Sarah ForsythAnn Arbor Pioneer1007
810Abigail RussellAllen Park1005
99Helen SachsHolland West Ottawa1003
109Lucy CookRochester997
1112Cookie BaughAnn Arbor Pioneer994
1211Mackenzie RobinsonAnn Arbor Huron990
1312Sarah CoynePlymouth988
1410Jayden HarbertsMacomb Dakota987
1512Malarie PinwarMount Pleasant986
1612Leeah BurrDetroit Renaissance975
1712Lisa LueckeAllen Park974
1811Anna DelgadoEast Lansing971
1912Alexys WilsonYpsilanti Lincoln970
2012Lauren KileyPlymouth966
2111Annika SandmanLowell958
2212Drelin MappOak Park955
2312Haley DeighanBirmingham Seaholm955
2410Lindsay JohnsonDetroit Cass Tech951
2511Emily CooperAnn Arbor Pioneer951

D2 GIRLS BEST OF THE BEST

Madelyn Frens

3200m – 10:32.46, #8 Michigan, #95 US

OK White, Region 13, D2 State Champ

1600m – 4:53.83, #11 Michigan, #128 US

2nd Place – OK White, Region 13, D2 State

D2 RankGradeNameTeamBB Score
112Madelyn FrensGrand Rapids Christian987
212RyAnn RohrerLudington980
310Drew MullerEast Grand Rapids967
411Maelie HopeWhitehall962
512Ainsley WorkmanEast Grand Rapids941
612Noel VanderwallPetoskey941
710Mary RichmondFrankenmuth940
810Allison KuzmaZeeland East920
910Janae HudsonMarysville919
1011Ella JenkinsWarren Regina916
1111Elizabeth AndersonNew Boston Huron914
1211Camryn BodineEast Grand Rapids913
1312Lily MatawayFlint Powers Catholic902
1412Paige WestraZeeland East902
1511Payton OttoOlivet891
1611Haley GuerrantOtsego889
1712Madison DrouinOtsego882
1812Grace ZdankiewiczWarren Regina876
1912Emma VantolEssexville Garber876
2012Abby WinkleGrand Rapids South Christian875
2112Alyna LewisParma Western874
2212Kaydence RichardsonEaton Rapids870
2311Kylin GriffinThree Rivers866
2410Natalie VanOtterenGrand Rapids Christian859
2512Akiyah AshMelvindale858

D3 GIRLS BEST OF THE BEST

Lani Bloom

1600m – 4:49.6, #3 Michigan, #57 US

Undefeated season
TVC 10, Region 30, D3 State Champ

3200m – 10:29.26, #6 Michigan, #72 US

Undefeated season
Region 30

Also D3 State Champ in the 800m.

D3 RankGradeNameTeamBB Score
112Lani BloomIthaca1009
29Jessica JazwinskiHart963
312Meghan BeuteGrand Rapids Covenant Christian962
411Sophia SnellenbergerQuincy957
510Madison OsterbergJackson Lumen Christi948
610Rylan FinstromGrayling937
712Rylee TolsonStockbridge933
811CC JonesLansing Catholic933
912Audrianna EnnsHart932
1012Kylee PoultonHolland Black River913
1112Allison ChmielewskiRoscommon903
1211Raigen HorsfallQuincy899
1312Faith SmithJackson Lumen Christi899
1410Heidi NewhouseLawton877
1510Saige MartinPewamo-Westphalia870
1612Katelynn DixGrand Traverse Academy860
1711Emily CarbajalSand Creek858
1812Liathano RamirezBenzie Central850
1912Grace ElliottSand Creek846
2011Sophia RheinTraverse City St. Francis844
2112Annabelle SmithBlissfield836
2212Kennedy RossOnsted830
2311Hannah PriccoLansing Catholic829
2411Madeleine HillSaranac827
2510Alyson EnnsHart824

D4 GIRLS BEST OF THE BEST

Abby VanderKooi

3200m – 10:29.63, #7 Michigan, #75 US

Lakes 8, Region 33, D4 State Champ

1600m – 4:57.93, #27 Michigan, #261 US

Lakes 8, Region 33 Champ
2nd Place – D4 State

D4 RankGradeNameTeamBB Score
112Abigail VanderKooiMuskegon Western Mich. Christian974
212Tess VanDykKalamazoo Christian958
310Aiden HarrandBuckley901
412Corinna HernandezMason County Eastern885
512Makenna ScottMaple City Glen Lake880
612Nicole OlivieriMt. Pleasant Sacred Heart856
712Elli StenderGobles852
811Harley BearMarion841
911Natalie WandrieIndian River Inland Lakes841
109Presley AllenMendon819
1112Tara TownsendFrankfort813
1211Gaby ReeveWhite Cloud812
1310Olivia FindlayMarlette812
1411Mackenzie LemkeRochester Hills Lutheran NW808
159Ava MallarPittsford807
1612Kyla WiersemaMuskegon Western Mich. Christian806
1710Ava TeedAllen Park Cabrini805
1812Brynn MericleEast Jackson803
1912Maddie WiersemaMuskegon Western Mich. Christian798
2011Kelsey HansenLincoln-Alcona791
2110Lily ParkerMarlette785
229Eliza KeithAuburn Hills Oakland Christian785
2311Keyara SzymanskiMendon784
2411Emily StinsonFulton784
2512Anna RobertsHillsdale Academy777

UP GIRLS BEST OF THE BEST

Alyssa Hill

Discus – 123’ 4”, #1 UP, #26 Michigan, #683 US

Undefeated season
Marquette County, MPC, WestPac, Region 42, UP D1 State Champ

Shot Put – 34’ 2”, #4 UP, #119 Michigan, #3277 US

MPC Champ
2nd Place – Marquette County, WestPac, Region 42, UP D1 State

UP RankGradeNameTeamBB Score
112Alyssa HillNegaunee833
211Eliana JuchemichNegaunee809
312Kennedy OlsonMenominee791
411Grace HillBrimley783
510Danica ShamionWest Iron County781
612Joanne ArbicSault Ste. Marie780
710Danielle LundManistique777
89Emily JokelaLake Linden-Hubbell776
912Leah McCrackenRepublic-Michigamme758
1012Allison KorpiEscanaba754
119Faith SpiroffIshpeming Westwood752
1211Kadence PotoczakPickford750
1311Julia OttMarquette748
1412Victoria PaquinGwinn740
159Lexi OlsonIshpeming Westwood723
1611Cora AndersonMarquette721
1712Malorie BaumlerCarney-Nadeau717
1811Katarina HemeleskiWest Iron County710
1911Ava DonmyerSault Ste. Marie710
2011Baux TruckeyMarquette709
2111Corina JahfetsonBaraga708
2212Natalie BellNegaunee707
2310Katie AndersonSault Ste. Marie693
2412Morgan GartlandEscanaba691
2512Ciara OstrengaEscanaba690
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2022’s Best Sprint Crews

Our most expansive category are the sprints. 100m through 400m, 4x100m through 4x400m. Six events which really separate the wheat from the chaff, the men from the boys, and the Renaissance Phoenix from any other crew of girls.

Just to recap, these rankings and these scores are my attempt to compare across events. Based on the top United States HS athletes from 2022, I created my own version of World Athletics scores. These scores are based on historical data and compare across the wide range of track events, same as mine attempt to do.

Here are the BOYS SCORES and GIRLS SCORES.

The way the scoring works is this:

  1. An athlete produces a time/mark that is better than the additional qualifier for Regionals (or the equivalent for relays).
  2. For each team in each event, the four highest scores (or lower, depending on how many hit the mark) are added together.
  3. Within each event area, those event scores are added together and ranked from highest to lowest.
  4. For the relays, the scores are scaled to match the scoring total of the individual events.

Without further adieu, the Best Sprint Crews:

DIVISION 1 BOYS

Detroit U-D Jesuit

Jaiden Reed

100m – 10.42, 2nd Place – D1 State
200m – 21.35, 4th Place – D1 State
400m – 49.36


Devin Grantham

100m – 11.09, 2nd Place – CHSL
200m – 21.88, 13th Place – D1 State


Nick Johnson

100m – 11.25, 4th Place – CHSL
200m – 22.53, 3rd Place – CHSL


Cameron Hendrix

100m – 11.45
200m – 22.38
400m – 49.86, CHSL Champion

Josiah Graddick

400m – 51.72

4x100m

41.83, D1 State Champ

4x200m

1:27.3, D1 State Champ

4x400m

3:19.3, 3rd Place – D1 State

D1 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Overall
1Detroit U-D Jesuit1529152612221500158015688925
2East Kentwood1452122215491241145013308244
3Ann Arbor Huron17581481709105010888976983
4Chippewa Valley16341099118475982513106810
5Saline14068967601209126612126747
6Rockford13021283729119499812286735
7East Lansing1488856734107814988706524
8Detroit Cass Tech13909301205090215015927
9Holland West Ottawa29611231367803114411805913
10Traverse City West10881324362103411119425862

DIVISION 2 BOYS

Frankenmuth

Sam Barger

100m – 11.00, 19th Place – D2 State
200m – 22.50, 13th Place – D2 State

Andrew Braman

100m – 11.00, 17th Place – D2 State
200m – 22.50, 14th Place – D2 State

Ian Stephens

100m – 11.56, 3rd Place – TVC 8

Ivan Chinery

100m – 11.58, 4th Place – TVC 8
200m – 23.56, 5th Place – Thumb Champs

Nate Jackson

200m – 23.46, 3rd Place – TVC 8

Logan Lipka

400m – 52.09, 3rd Place – TVC 8

Travis Brenner

400m – 52.50

Jonah Sholten

400m – 53.67

Riley Hubbard

400m – 53.72, 5th Place – TVC 8

4x100m

43.67, 8th Place – D2 State

4x200m

1:30.9, 6th Place – D2 State

4x400m

3:26.5, 5th Place – D2 State

D2 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Overall
1Frankenmuth13501183127885592410466635
2Flint Powers Catholic1338118370093910668446070
3Berrien Springs1373123470713889114386050
4Detroit Martin Luther King1359822980122612164036006
5Battle Creek Harper Creek9331042137359459211465679
6Whitehall934818787654123211955620
7Forest Hills Eastern94299433256211719524953
8Grand Rapids Christian137310833209894525864803
9Allendale9468176358658095034575
10Hudsonville Unity Christian55979873832112009104528

DIVISION 3 BOYS

Hillsdale

Hunter Wilson

100m – 11.14, 5th Place – D3 State
200m – 23.54, 4th Place – Region 25

Jonathan Torres

100m – 11.54, 3rd Place – LCAA

Jordan Barnes

100m – 11.69, 3rd Place – Hillsdale County
200m – 24.12, 5th Place – LCAA

Sam Willes

100m – 11.83, 4th Place – Hillsdale County

Aidan Flannery

200m – 24.11, 6th Place – LCAA
400m – 52.33, 2nd Place – LCAA

Boston Hite

200m – 24.27, 6th Place – Hillsdale County
400m – 53.70, 4th Place – LCAA

4x100m

44.50, 3rd Place – D3 State

4x200m

1:33.1, 3rd Place – Hillsdale County

4x400m

3:33.4, 2nd Place – LCAA

D3 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Overall
1Hillsdale11428116234995535414169
2Jonesville23386312983983577943942
3Detroit Edison PSA5799863046929703943925
4Clare9968655812706934133818
5Hamady2527309202377648793781
6Constantine5565069831744389793636
7Traverse City St. Francis7776967073455645283616
8Centreville3065356563708029233592
9Sanford-Meridian37510036411689424603589
10Erie Mason7428218393644363233525

DIVISION 4 BOYS

Reading

Duke Green

100m – 11.60, Big 8 Champ
200m – 22.95, Hillsdale County Champ

Tayshawn Bester

100m – 12.07
200m – 24.90

Maverick Messenger

100m – 12.11, 8th Place – Region 35

Brady Kling

200m – 24.02, 7th Place – Big 8
400m – 53.75, 4th Place – Region 35

Jacob Hamilton

200m – 24.16, 4th Place – Big 8
400m – 52.77, 11th Place – D4 State

Tyler Bays

400m – 52.88

Jesse Cabrera

400m – 55.81

4x100m

45.32, Region 35 Champ

4x200m

1:32.8, 4th Place – D4 State

4x400m

3:31.6, 3rd Place – D4 State

D4 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Overall
1Reading64281811333235986524166
2Kalamazoo Hackett92995862353083203871
3Concord9026355823875456823732
4Buckley4813868542223767263044
5Unionville-Sebewaing7296524932103004252809
6Lincoln-Alcona7097294392163341442571
7Kalamazoo Christian7322615352723902102399
8Clarkston Everest Collegiate86938826463918002340
9Hillsdale Academy03301071901846322307
10Ubly5792466771262294492307

UPPER PENINSULA BOYS

Kingsford

Michael Floriano

100m – 11.21, 2nd Place – UP D1 State
200m – 23.12, UP D1 State Champ

Diego Przeslakowski

100m – 11.38, 3rd Place – UP D1 State

Cardel Morton

100m – 11.51, 4th Place – UP D1 State
400m – 51.49, 2nd Place – UP D1 State

Conor Quick

100m – 12.06
200m – 23.95, 4th Place – Great Northern Conference

Trestan Larson

200m – 23.14, 2nd Place – UP D1 State

Michael Meneguzzo

400m – 54.90, 5th Place – UP D1 State

4x100m

44.20, UP D1 Champ

4x200m

1:33.2, UP D1 Champ

4x400m

3:35.3, UP D1 Champ

UP RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Overall
1Kingsford11547766106195344184111
2Marquette10505517862912323873297
3Iron Mountain5467592553283841832455
4Houghton8675093691492241562274
5Menominee7614502741922813002258
6Gladstone9133222032572662032164
7Calumet7313432274072341112053
8Ishpeming2613577372352451742009
9Munising3464935892021601701960
10Negaunee4023665052641861611884

DIVISION 1 GIRLS

Detroit Renaissance

Kaila Jackson

100m – 11.37, D1 State Champ
200m – 23.51, D1 State Champ

Leeah Burr

200m – 24.54, 7th Place – D1 State
400m – 55.05, D1 State Champ

Olivia Jenkins

100m – 12.03, 3rd Place – D1 State
200m – 24.91, 4th Place – D1 State

Madison Sheard

100m – 12.33, 10th Place – D1 State

Jayla Dace

100m – 12.67, 7th Place – Region 6
200m – 25.42, 12th Place – D1 State

Chloe Vines

200m – 25.56, 13th Place – D1 State
400m – 56.56, 3rd Place – D1 State

Lundon Johnson

400m – 59.46, 4th Place – Region 6

4x100m

47.01, D1 State Champ

4x200m

1:38.1, D1 State Champ

4x400m

3:52.5, 2nd Place – D1 State

D1 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Overall
1Detroit Renaissance1778186913741623170615919942
2Ann Arbor Huron160116523891494131215668014
3Oak Park71880416481514163816667988
4Rockford118111617971462142911927223
5East Kentwood99113658231249133610856849
6East Lansing1092779821143315799736676
7Detroit Cass Tech401114412071105139612986552
8Ypsilanti Lincoln7557944961284146314246216
9Ann Arbor Pioneer7451011118262795715026025
10Howell70510393661201137211795863

DIVISION 2 GIRLS

Dearborn Divine Child

Lianna Shakoor

100m – 12.21, 9th Place – D2 State
200m – 26.01, 10th Place – D2 State
400m – 61.45,

Meghan Koss

100m – 12.75, 13th Place – D2 State
200m – 26.35, 11th Place – D2 State

Olivia Velasquez

100m – 13.37, 6th Place – Region 17
200m – 27.92, 5th Place – Region 17

Kathryn Kurtinaitis

200m – 28.15
400m – 59.75, 2nd Place – CHSL

Samantha Black

400m – 59.50, 7th Place – D2 State

Ella Slade

400m – 64.28,

4x100m

51.78, Region 17 Champ

4x200m

1:44.7, 3rd Place – D2 State

4x400m

4:00.8, D2 State Champ

D2 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Overall
1Dearborn Divine Child10591264144055669913236341
2Allendale897100811128006899535459
3Gladwin954116510015106049955228
4Vicksburg94611767198356219085204
5Zeeland East1011121234310666534494735
6Parma Western84286834279167610664585
7East Grand Rapids5976291448064812114534
8Detroit Country Day7019298956395937164473
9Bridgeport10411084319130071804462
10Linden13121020327122345004332

DIVISION 3 GIRLS

Onsted

Bailey Brandly

100m – 13.56
200m – 28.46

Rayne Ross

100m – 13.59, 3rd Place – LCAA

Kennedy Ross

200m – 26.46, 2nd Place – LCAA
400m – 59.00, 7th Place – D3 State

Emmry Ross

200m – 27.05
400m – 57.84, D3 State Champ

Allyson Robarge

200m – 28.22, 5th Place – Lenawee County
400m – 66.00, 3rd Place – Lenawee County

Brooke Borders

400m – 65.34

4x100m

53.76, 3rd Place – LCAA

4x200m

1:46.4, 2nd Place – D3 State

4x400m

4:06.0, D3 State Champ

D3 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Overall
1Onsted4911158136629048210534839
2Montague10279495859814704404452
3Elk Rapids64985011876494266244385
4Sanford-Meridian5191092119004207974018
5Hart600104309024088703823
6Traverse City St. Francis5327635655604343413195
7St. Louis2366259183153697043167
8Manistee3118336693364245403113
9Benzie Central7813165527384002503038
10Madison Heights Bishop Foley9416212496713122183011

DIVISION 4 GIRLS

Hillsdale Academy

Megan Roberts

100m – 13.00, SCAA Champ
200m – 26.75, SCAA Champ
400m – 59.42, SCAA Champ

Anna Roberts

100m – 13.61
400m – 60.39, Hillsdale County Champ

Iris MIllies

100m – 13.69, 4th Place – Hillsdale County
200m – 28.61, Hillsdale County Champ

Haven Socha

200m – 28.04, 3rd Place – SCAA
400m – 65.00, 3rd Place – SCAA

Angela Alvarez

200m – 28.74, 5th Place – Region 35

Caroline Roberts

400m – 67.00

4x100m

53.77, 2nd Place – Hillsdale County

4x200m

1:49.1, 7th Place – D4 State

4x400m

4:10.8, 3rd Place – D4 State

D4 RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Overall
1Hillsdale Academy793104012812883467544502
2Fowler65187211993883258104246
3Frankfort121210286935383021693943
4Athens46510939644423044343702
5Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart6648826613423427763667
6Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary7597329273763122583364
7Gobles9649003964483132563277
8Portland St. Patrick6496269471633075733265
9Maple City Glen Lake4768429421892724633184
10Addison4468174724373445173033

UPPER PENINSULA GIRLS

Marquette

Baux Truckey

100m – 12.75, UP D1 State Champ
200m – 26.51, UP D1 State Champ

Julia Ott

100m – 12.91, 2nd Place – UP D1 State
200m – 26.59, 2nd Place – UP D1 State

Elisa Malherbe

400m – 64.67, 4th Place – UP D1 State

Siena Lingle

400m – 66.64, 2nd Place – Marquette County

Courtney Larson

400m – 67.00

Aubree Blackburn

400m – 68.92, 5th Place – Marquette County

4x100m

51.99, UP D1 State Champ

4x200m

1:48.4, UP D1 State Champ

4x400m

4:23.8, 5th Place – UP D1 State

UP RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Overall
1Marquette6926999225072973013419
2Bark River-Harris7967956733462723473229
3Escanaba45866510342642385623222
4Negaunee6385325563212443172607
5Sault Ste. Marie4557024893302593302565
6Ontonagon Area4084796253932542922451
7Manistique18464581302333692245
8Houghton4492435221451593141831
9West Iron County36433367001981891753
10St. Ignace48448302422321301570
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2022’s Best Jump Crews

The final field events! The jumps likely have the least commonality of any of the non-running events. You’ll have more throwers who do both shot and disc, more hurdlers that do both the low and high hurdles. Perhaps in season, I’ll separate the two. I’ll finish up with 2022’s Sprints on Sunday, then Individuals on Tuesday, after that, competition is LIVE.

Intro + Explanation

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

Division 1 Boys

East Kentwood

High Jump

Nakia Willis – 6’4, 2nd Place – Region 3
Ashon Smith – 5’11, 9th Place – OK Red
Jevin West – 5’11, 9th Place – OK Red
James Johnson – 5’11, 7th Place – OK Red

Long Jump

Nakia Willis – 21’6.5, 4th Place – Region 3
Alexander Stille – 20’11
Joshua Hurt – 20’6.25
Jeffrey Perry – 20’3

D1 RankTeamHighLongTeam Score
1East Kentwood152314883010
2Holt113212642395
3Traverse City West110312232326
4East Lansing76814442213
5Hudsonville12304721703
6Caledonia8117831594
7Detroit U-D Jesuit015861586
8Okemos7977831580
9Kalamazoo Central7837891571
10Traverse City Central7687531522

Division 2 Boys

Allendale

High Jump

Eli Baumann – 6’5.5, 6th Place – D2 State
Andrew Tiemeyer-Smith – 6’2, 10th Place – D2 State

Long Jump

Camryn Battjes – 21’7, OK Blue Champ
Josh Gunneson – 21’1, 4th Place – Region 12
Andrew Tiemeyer-Smith – 20’2.5, 7th Place – Region 12
Patrick Adams – 20’1

D2 RankTeamHighLongTeam Score
1Allendale86014762336
2Charlotte123010782308
3Berrien Springs106111702231
4Milan12166481864
5Hastings69810191717
6Kingsley12093311540
7Whitehall7547441499
8Coopersville8116791490
9Hudsonville Unity Christian7377411477
10Frankenmuth7267111437

Division 3 Boys

Mason County Central

High Jump

Quentin Lange – 6’4, 3rd Place – D3 State
Jeremiah Patterson – 6’3, 6th Place – D3 State
Landon Smith – 5’8, 9th Place – Region 22

Long Jump

Jeremiah Patterson – 21’11.5, 5th Place – D3 State
Kaiden Cole – 18’11.5, 12th Place – Region 22
Ethan Wood – 18’11.5, 5th Place – WMC

D3 RankTeamHighLongTeam Score
1Mason County Central117410072181
2Laingsburg11959742169
3Evart14246642088
4Sanford-Meridian8819631844
5Hillsdale76810121780
6Napoleon71210401752
7Erie Mason10896421731
8Grand Traverse Academy7837001482
9Traverse City St. Francis6847761460
10Clare7097251433

Division 4 Boys

Petersburg Summerfield

High Jump

Drew Defoe – 6’3, 2nd Place – D4 State
Roman Iott – 6’3, 2nd Place – TCC
Teddy Gault – 6’0, 4th Place – Region 36

Long Jump

Roman Iott – 20’10, TCC Champ
Brandon Thompson – 20’9.25, 10th Place – D4 State
Drew Defoe – 20’2, 3rd Place – TCC

D4 RankTeamHighLongTeam Score
1Petersburg-Summerfield121610882304
2Hillsdale Academy12695851854
3White Cloud11466011747
4Beal City61310291642
5Marion8817261608
6Vandercook Lake9625601522
7Carson City-Crystal7977081505
8Webberville9065671473
9Unionville-Sebewaing29311761469
10Peck6877261413

Upper Peninsula Boys

Marquette

High Jump

Tyranon Dahlin – 6’0, 3rd Place – UP D1 State
Trejon Dahlin – 5’9, 2nd Place – Marquette County
Jacob MacPhee – 5’6, 2nd Place – Marquette County

Long Jump

Tyranon Dahlin – 20’3.5, 2nd Place – UP D1 State
Lamb Ngafeeson – 18’6.25, 3rd Place – Marquette County
Samuel Markey – 18’6, 7th Place – UP D1 State

UP RankTeamHighLongTeam Score
1Marquette10058981903
2Kingsford10196571676
3Ishpeming6566431299
4Rapid River9063191225
5Gladstone6705541224
6St. Ignace6425671208
7Newberry6135551169
8Menominee5045531057
9L’Anse684299982
10Negaunee585334919

Division 1 Girls

Rockford

High Jump

Greta Caprathe-Buczek – 5’5, 5th Place – Region 2
Maya Anderson – 5’4, 2nd Place – OK Red
Abby Denouden – 5’0, 5th Place – OK Red
Cadence Drougal – 4’10, 9th Place – OK Red
Emily Danks – 4’10, 11th Place – OK Red

Long Jump

Maya Anderson – 19’0.25, 7th Place – D1 State
Greta Caprathe-Buczek – 17’7.25, 10th Place – D1 State
Kierra Clum – 16’9, 14th Place – D1 State
Natalie Barr – 16’4.5, 7th Place – Region 2

D1 RankTeamHighLongTeam Score
1Rockford158616633249
2Salem16243461970
3St. Joseph66812181885
4Oak Park36311681531
5Northville7647591523
6Traverse City West7647441507
7Macomb Dakota36311151478
8Ann Arbor Huron6877251412
9Hudsonville6497601409
10Oxford32410841408

Division 2 Girls

Zeeland East

High Jump

Payton Heer – 5’4, 2nd Place – OK Green
Reilly Zegunis – 5’2, 3rd Place – OK Green
Mirra Fenlon – 5’0, 3rd Place – Region 12
Kylee Vanderbeek – 5’0

Long Jump

Rachel Miller – 16’9, 8th Place – D2 State
Mirra Fenlon – 16’3.5, 2nd Place – OK Green
Payton Heer – 15’3.5, 4th Place – OK Green

D2 RankTeamHighLongTeam Score
1Zeeland East156610812647
2Allendale137410692443
3Gladwin14897532243
4Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg15096682176
5Grand Rapids Christian76410471811
6Hudsonville Unity Christian13364361771
7Mason10696971766
8Parma Western14123241737
9Forest Hills Eastern9346811615
10Petoskey9346421577

Division 3 Girls

Quincy

High Jump

Nikkia Cronk – 5’1, Big 8 Champ
Ella Dunn – 4’8, 6th Place – Big 8
Coelie Smullen – 4’8, 4th Place – Big 8

Long Jump

Abby Tinervia – 15’0, 4th Place – Big 8
Anna Richer – 14’8.5

D3 RankTeamHighLongTeam Score
1Quincy9546151569
2Centreville7456331378
3Onsted32410311356
4Napoleon28610671353
5Manistee7645821346
6Traverse City St. Francis32410141338
7Laingsburg6876371324
8Manchester9543541308
9Monroe St. Mary CC3639441307
10Morley-Stanwood5726521224

Division 4 Girls

Marlette

High Jump

Olivia Findlay – 5’4, 2nd Place – D4 State
Elizabeth Gierman – 4’8, 5th Place – GTC East
Lily Lemanski – 4’8, 3rd Place – GTC East

Long Jump

Olivia Findlay – 16’4.75, 5th Place – D4 State
Emma Woods – 15’4, 6th Place – Thumb Champs
Lily Lemanski – 14’6.5, 3rd Place – GTC East

D4 RankTeamHighLongTeam Score
1Marlette10119952006
2Kingston10509381988
3Fowler65812751934
4Hillsdale Academy6299981627
5Marcellus10115861597
6Addison10113001311
7Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary3638981261
8Posen6685751243
9Mt Clemens3059031208
10The Potter’s House5726131185

Upper Peninsula Girls

Escanaba

High Jump

Adrianna Getzloff – 5’2, 2nd Place – UP D1 State
Katelyn Stalboerber – 4’10, 3rd Place – Great Northern Conference
Aliyah Mylander – 4’8, 6th Place – UP D1 State

Long Jump

Mari Bink – 15’11, 3rd Place – UP D1 State
Bailey Barron – 14’7, 5th Place – Great Northern Conference
Sofia Bazzico – 13’11

UP RankTeamHighLongTeam Score
1Escanaba10119171928
2Stephenson61011391749
3Negaunee5528951448
4Calumet3249191243
5St. Ignace2868531138
6Ishpeming Westwood8023121114
7Marquette4016481049
8Bark River-Harris3636591022
9Rudyard324573897
10Kingsford0698698