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2025’s Best Throw Crews: Early May

Headin’ towards regional time! With regionals in a week (more or less) and following two weeks dedicated toward state previews, this will be the regular season’s last installment of these Best Crews. Past the State Finals, expect a little more thorough recap of our throwing season.

The Best Crews have been a thing around here for the past few years. They take their cues from USTFCCCA’s event squads and the World Athletics scoring system, combining the two ideas in order to compare Michigan’s teams against events in their common areas.

The goal of this is to help recognize the athletes and coaches that create cultures, history, and traditions in their respective event areas. Think about it like this: Minnesota always has great hockey, basketball hoops are nailed to Indiana barns, Texas churns out football talent, every Iowa boy has cauliflower ear. Where in Michigan does hurdling reign supreme? Is there a town where kids learn to shot put before they can tie their shoes?

2023’s explanation goes through much of it, but here’s a brief summary:

  • an athlete qualifies by hitting a regional qualifying mark in an event
  • those times from the athletes are converted into points
  • at a maximum of three athletes (with an exception for teams that have more athletes under the state qualifying mark), team scores are tallied up
  • then team scores are added across all events of a certain area (hurdles, distance, etc.)

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

Early in the season, I had some optimism that I’d have time to do some writing. Two weeks later, it’s very evident that I was pessimistic regarding how many EQ’s we’d have. So you just get charts and rankings.

These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by Thursday (5/8) evening.

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
11Libby Post35′ 4″Zeeland East404Shot Put
11Laura Maartense35′ 3″Zeeland East403Shot Put
9Lily Huizenga35′ 0″Zeeland East400Shot Put
11Libby Post105′ 1″Zeeland East390Discus
11Megan Kuzma33′ 6″Zeeland East384Shot Put
9Lily Huizenga100′ 6″Zeeland East378Discus
11Laura Maartense100′ 2″Zeeland East377Discus

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Zeeland East120811452352
2Livonia Churchill80312772080
3Rochester43212731705
4Plymouth8697871657
5Royal Oak8048491653
6Anchor Bay7688321600
7Northville11764041580
8Farmington4148321246
9Walled Lake Central4078291237
10North Farmington7834421225
11Grand Ledge7634191183
12Cedar Springs3737901163
13Mason7584021160
14East Kentwood7653921156
15Traverse City Central5655341099
16Jenison5005131013
17Rockford448456904
18Midland458429887
19Forest Hills Central415439854
20Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse414430845
21Warren Cousino452385837
22East Lansing429405834
23Utica Ford421411832
24Detroit Renaissance423409832
25Davison392432824

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
12Maxwell Stoecker60′ 8″Midland507Shot Put
12Maxwell Stoecker178′ 7″Midland495Discus
12Evan Woodruff54′ 10″Midland460Shot Put
11Gabe Newkirk158′ 9″Midland445Discus
12Zach Buschlen147′ 6″Midland416Discus
11Gabe Newkirk48′ 11.5″Midland414Shot Put
12Tristan Deal131′ 10″Midland376Discus
12Evan Woodruff131′ 9″Midland376Discus

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Midland138113552736
2Grand Ledge126513532618
3Byron Center124813492597
4Beverly Hills Groves119113722564
5East Kentwood120011792380
6Walled Lake Central92912942223
7Monroe87213312203
8North Farmington79812382036
9Dexter80411671970
10Warren DeLaSalle8448671711
11Livonia Churchill8338761710
12Saginaw Heritage8518561707
13Hudsonville8368651701
14Anchor Bay41812821700
15Muskegon Mona Shores39412861680
16Cedar Springs8528081661
17Portage Central45012081658
18Rochester8028371639
19Port Huron Northern8008261626
20Macomb Dakota8367771613
21Hartland8067811588
22West Bloomfield38211901572
23Woodhaven Brownstown7667621529
24Detroit Catholic Central8254311256
25Kalamazoo Central4108281237

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
11Catherine Retberg117′ 6″Frankenmuth425Discus
12Raquel Hernandez108′ 7″Frankenmuth400Discus
11Catherine Retberg34′ 7″Frankenmuth396Shot Put
12Raquel Hernandez33′ 8.75″Frankenmuth387Shot Put
11Makenna Corlew32′ 1.75″Frankenmuth369Shot Put
11Makenna Corlew92′ 2″Frankenmuth354Discus

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Frankenmuth115211802331
2Coldwater13328102142
3Gladwin82111822003
4Hudsonville Unity Christian82111581980
5Milan76911851954
6Holland Christian78911131902
7Coopersville74511501895
8Croswell-Lexington11297531882
9Howard City Tri-County11027621864
10North Branch8248791703
11Battle Creek Harper Creek8538241677
12Flat Rock7968191615
13Chelsea7967581555
14Otsego8027321534
15Orchard Lake St. Mary’s7437751518
16Hastings38511251510
17Allegan7777321509
18Berrien Springs7357701506
19Cadillac10874011488
20Petoskey7844041189
21Freeland8213631184
22Wayland Union3618061168
23Hopkins3697961166
24Paw Paw4137441157
25Parma Western7154001115

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
12Adam Huff167′ 4″Wayland Union466Discus
12Adam Huff52′ 6″Wayland Union442Shot Put
11Ashton Kuhlman152′ 3″Wayland Union428Discus
11Ashton Kuhlman49′ 9″Wayland Union420Shot Put
12Ashton Kasprowicz129′ 6″Wayland Union370Discus
12Ashton Kasprowicz43′ 0″Wayland Union366Shot Put
12Lucas Vanpopering42′ 11.5″Wayland Union366Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Wayland Union122812652492
2Battle Creek Harper Creek122312322455
3Hudsonville Unity Christian116012062367
4Frankenmuth117811742352
5Stevensville Lakeshore117910712249
6Gaylord12949052199
7Parma Western12888692157
8Coopersville12348792113
9Coldwater12767802056
10Haslett83111381968
11Cadillac11527451897
12Sparta47812821760
13St. Joseph8539061759
14Berrien Springs8508771727
15Otsego12194401659
16Three Rivers8537791632
17Owosso7978101607
18Whitehall7708301600
19Riverview7767941569
20Corunna41311501563
21Niles11713781549
22Tecumseh7797621541
23Detroit Voyageur7717681539
24Alma7567721528
25St. Clair37311401513

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
12Isabel Rozeveld126′ 7″McBain451Discus
12Isabel Rozeveld36′ 8″McBain419Shot Put
10Adria Rozeveld100′ 11″McBain379Discus
10Grace Bronkema32′ 2″McBain369Shot Put
10Grace Bronkema95′ 4″McBain363Discus
10Adria Rozeveld30′ 10″McBain355Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1McBain114311932336
2Adrian Madison114711102257
3Kingsley76311501913
4Blissfield11247231847
5Quincy72510541779
6Pewamo-Westphalia7988771675
7Galesburg-Augusta7767201496
8Ida7207521472
9Hart6987671465
10Mason County Central7037351439
11New Lothrop10793571436
12Hemlock10643681432
13Midland Bullock Creek7167151431
14Standish Sterling7197071426
15St. Louis7634371201
16Manton7493971146
17Brooklyn Columbia Central7553781133
18Ottawa Lake-Whiteford3477721119
19Kent City7233901112
20Montrose5845261109
21Buchanan3887051093
22Jonesville3617171078
23Schoolcraft491475967
24Springport433460894
25Manistee399450848

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
12Seth Schlicht51′ 4″Chesaning432Shot Put
11Braden Burtch49′ 1″Chesaning415Shot Put
12Brayden Florian47′ 7″Chesaning403Shot Put
12Seth Schlicht135′ 8″Chesaning386Discus
11Braden Burtch133′ 6″Chesaning380Discus
12John Talbot121′ 6″Chesaning350Discus

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Chesaning125011162366
2Ovid-Elsie111711992316
3Stanton Central Montcalm115011172267
4Constantine114711192267
5Quincy107610862162
6Standish Sterling81911882007
7Montague11296951824
8Lawton8939051798
9Kingsley42112581678
10Midland Bullock Creek8618021663
11Centreville42611481574
12Mason County Central42511271552
13Napoleon7827431525
14Ithaca11363471484
15Manton8103921202
16Jonesville3877831170
17Bronson11291129
18Laingsburg3717581128
19McBain7633631126
20Sanford-Meridian3647591123
21Pewamo-Westphalia11161116
22Onsted3847261110
23Hartford3647291093
24Reese3857071092
25North Muskegon7453421087

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
10Bryn Gilde34′ 10″Beal City399Shot Put
11Jaylyn Sisco107′ 2″Beal City396Discus
10Bryn Gilde103′ 5″Beal City386Discus
10Mady Stack97′ 10″Beal City370Discus
10Katelyn Schultz32′ 0″Beal City368Shot Put
12Brianna Stack91′ 9″Beal City353Discus
10Katelyn Schultz86′ 5″Beal City338Discus
12Brianna Stack28′ 9.5″Beal City333Shot Put
11Jaylyn Sisco28′ 9.25″Beal City332Shot Put
10Mari Tovar82′ 11″Beal City328Discus

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Beal City109911522251
2Reading10407351775
3Bellevue10557061760
4Pittsford10176741691
5Fulton7027941496
6White Pigeon7707021472
7Portland St. Patrick6977571454
8Brethren6907601450
9Fairview6827671449
10Morenci33810811418
11Petersburg-Summerfield6837001383
12Concord9983481346
13Potterville7613781139
14Montabella7633331096
15White Cloud3207621082
16Addison6933711064
17Decatur6983531051
18Athens7063361042
19Lake Leelanau St. Mary3297001029
20Unionville-Sebewaing381442823
21Carson City-Crystal393402795
22Bridgman404342747
23Southfield Christian402340742
24Lawrence349393742
25Morrice393329722

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
11Oliver Long56′ 6.25″Morrice474Shot Put
11Oliver Long139′ 0″Morrice394Discus
10Joe Galloway135′ 10″Morrice386Discus
10Joe Galloway40′ 7″Morrice347Shot Put
10Braden Hart112′ 6″Morrice327Discus
12Travis Smith37′ 10.5″Morrice325Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Morrice114611082254
2Climax-Scotts111311332246
3Marion108211072189
4Colon103610862122
5Potterville10697741843
6Britton Deerfield65611021758
7Breckenridge8518091659
8Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary11704171588
9Fowler7187491467
10Detroit Frederick Douglass10743441417
11Allen Park Cabrini6917151406
12Camden-Frontier6706941364
13Frankfort10133331346
14Southfield Christian6706751345
15St Philip Catholic Central6943961090
16Grand Traverse Academy7403211060
17East Jordan3576961052
18Morenci3397071046
19Kingston7053341039
20Bellevue6873381025
21Riverview Gabriel Richard10241024
22Deckerville6773361012
23Manchester413415828
24Marlette384439824
25Hillsdale Academy389379768

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
11Baylie Bourdeau96′ 10″Negaunee367Discus
11Alina Nelson95′ 7″Negaunee364Discus
10Priya Morey95′ 2″Negaunee363Discus
9Paige O’Donnell29′ 6″Negaunee340Shot Put
10Priya Morey28′ 8.5″Negaunee332Shot Put
11Izzy Niemi28′ 1″Negaunee325Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Negaunee99710942091
2Lake Linden-Hubbell10406801720
3Stephenson7327311463
4Calumet7166901406
5Sault Ste. Marie7483791127
6St. Ignace3366721008
7Carney-Nadeau381391773
8Brimley360388748
9Pickford362382744
10Rock Mid-Peninsula354368722
11Engadine329353682
12Houghton673673
13Munising329336665
14Newberry665665
15Ishpeming416416
16Manistique389389
17Ironwood380380
18Kingsford357357
19Rudyard349349
20Powers North Central346346
21Big Bay De Noc343343
22North Dickinson County339339
23Gladstone331331
24Bessemer323323
25Marquette322322

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
10Michael Solena49′ 9.5″Houghton420Shot Put
10Mason Joyal138′ 0″Houghton392Discus
10Michael Solena127′ 3″Houghton365Discus
12Ryder Kemppainen41′ 2.25″Houghton352Shot Put
12Ruebyn Mensah40′ 9″Houghton348Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Houghton11207561877
2Manistique6976761372
3Gladstone7273851112
4West Iron County7443441088
5Rudyard3467261072
6Rapid River3317141045
7Marquette3536831036
8Baraga3456781023
9Negaunee336659995
10Calumet406402808
11Forest Park350398748
12Norway353395748
13Sault Ste. Marie385338723
14Chassell358351708
15Lake Linden-Hubbell336367703
16Gwinn351341692
17Bessemer681681
18Kingsford677677
19Rock Mid-Peninsula346328675
20Dollar Bay371371
21Iron Mountain364364
22Powers North Central356356
23St. Ignace349349
24Newberry349349
25Escanaba344344
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2025’s Best Jump Crews: Early May

Headin’ towards regional time! With regionals in eleven days (or less) and following two weeks dedicated toward state previews, this will be the regular season’s last installment of these Best Crews. Past the State Finals, expect a little more thorough recap of our jumping season.

The Best Crews have been a thing around here for the past few years. They take their cues from USTFCCCA’s event squads and the World Athletics scoring system, combining the two ideas in order to compare Michigan’s teams against events in their common areas.

The goal of this is to help recognize the athletes and coaches that create cultures, history, and traditions in their respective event areas. Think about it like this: Minnesota always has great hockey, basketball hoops are nailed to Indiana barns, Texas churns out football talent, every Iowa boy has cauliflower ear. Where in Michigan does hurdling reign supreme? Is there a town where kids learn to shot put before they can tie their shoes?

2023’s explanation goes through much of it, but here’s a brief summary:

  • an athlete qualifies by hitting a regional qualifying mark in an event
  • those times from the athletes are converted into points
  • at a maximum of three athletes (with an exception for teams that have more athletes under the state qualifying mark), team scores are tallied up
  • then team scores are added across all events of a certain area (hurdles, distance, etc.)

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

Early in the season, I had some optimism that I’d have time to do some writing. Two weeks later, it’s very evident that I was pessimistic regarding how many EQ’s we’d have. So you just get charts and rankings.

These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by Monday (5/5) evening.

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
12Greta Caprathe5′ 8″Rockford517High Jump
12Layla Visser5′ 5″Rockford459High Jump
12Greta Caprathe18′ 0.75″Rockford442Long Jump
9Drew Howell17′ 1.5″Rockford403Long Jump
12Kierra Clum16′ 7.25″Rockford381Long Jump
12Ashley Williams16′ 5″Rockford373Long Jump
11Elise Watkins5′ 0″Rockford363High Jump
9Olympia Van Holten5′ 0″Rockford363High Jump
11Elise Watkins16′ 0.75″Rockford358Long Jump
11Riley Humphrey15′ 11″Rockford352Long Jump
12Layla Visser15′ 8.75″Rockford344Long Jump
10Sarah MacIntosh15′ 8″Rockford342Long Jump
10Aubrie Noonan15′ 7.5″Rockford340Long Jump
12Kierra Clum4′ 10″Rockford324High Jump
10Lucy Mason4′ 10″Rockford324High Jump
9Mj Obenauf15′ 2″Rockford321Long Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpTotal
1Rockford133812262564
2Byron Center112711302256
3East Kentwood108811472235
4Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg97310161989
5Zeeland East11658021967
6Okemos76411481912
7Grand Haven76411141878
8Macomb Dakota80210531855
9Northville68710891776
10Holland West Ottawa10886831771
11Traverse City West7649971761
12Troy68710601747
13Livonia Churchill64910741722
14Saline10117081719
15Salem64910601709
16Rochester40111861588
17Woodhaven Brownstown8027281530
18Ann Arbor Pioneer11463521498
19Brighton7837071490
20Clarkston10884001488
21Novi36311211484
22Lake Orion36311021465
23Highland-Milford10503541404
24Howell10503511401
25Hudsonville10313521383

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
10Lorenzo Reynolds23′ 0.5″East Kentwood467Long Jump
11Jhavon Alexander21′ 10″East Kentwood416Long Jump
12James Johnson6′ 2″East Kentwood405High Jump
9Kenneth Harris21′ 3″East Kentwood391Long Jump
10Chris Parker6′ 0″East Kentwood377High Jump
12Calvin King20′ 8″East Kentwood366Long Jump
12Keaten Bouwhuis5′ 10″East Kentwood349High Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpTotal
1East Kentwood113212732405
2Portage Central114611982344
3Kalamazoo Loy Norrix79711991995
4Hudsonville11468421987
5Zeeland West78311951978
6Novi11608061966
7Grandville12167481964
8Rockford12307061936
9Brighton10757731848
10Zeeland East11037231826
11Ypsilanti Lincoln72610611788
12Woodhaven Brownstown12584351694
13Grand Haven8118291640
14Holland West Ottawa8607561616
15Walled Lake Central8397731612
16Muskegon Mona Shores12443541599
17Highland-Milford8117461557
18Grand Ledge7837731555
19Beverly Hills Groves7268251551
20Macomb Dakota11463481494
21Holt34911351484
22Walled Lake Western41910481468
23North Farmington11033391443
24Clarkston6987241422
25Flushing37710411418

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
12Mya Karolak5′ 2.5″Pinckney411High Jump
12Mya Karolak15′ 4.75″Pinckney330Long Jump
11Zeva Hathaway4′ 10″Pinckney324High Jump
11Emma Fesl15′ 0.5″Pinckney316Long Jump
10Addison Wroblewski14′ 11″Pinckney310Long Jump
9Claire Taube4′ 8″Pinckney286High Jump
11Kayla Greene4′ 8″Pinckney286High Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpTotal
1Pinckney10219561977
2Grand Rapids West Catholic9739821955
3Holland Christian10888111900
4Gladwin11076851793
5Petoskey72510601785
6Stevensville Lakeshore61010931703
7Coldwater9347511685
8Freeland8967081604
9Frankenmuth6877001387
10Detroit Country Day9923751367
11Sturgis6876691357
12Shepherd6496851334
13Hudsonville Unity Christian6496831332
14Allendale8963211217
15Hastings4787301209
16Dearborn Divine Child7064431149
17Charlotte11271127
18Battle Creek Harper Creek7643101074
19Lake Fenton7453231068
20East Grand Rapids7253151040
21Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard6683541022
22North Branch6493681016
23Williamston6493601009
24Forest Hills Eastern3246771002
25Berrien Springs3636381001

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
12Tre’Quon Cotton6′ 5″BC Harper Creek448High Jump
10Nolan Oaks22′ 2″BC Harper Creek430Long Jump
12Kaden Sears6′ 2″BC Harper Creek405High Jump
12Preston Welsh6′ 2″BC Harper Creek405High Jump
9Gavin Chapman20′ 10.5″BC Harper Creek375Long Jump
12Preston Welsh19′ 5″BC Harper Creek313Long Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpTotal
1Battle Creek Harper Creek125811172376
2St. Joseph106110742135
3Stevensville Lakeshore86711432010
4Holland Christian11607671927
5Wayland Union11746931867
6Berrien Springs11037251828
7Saginaw Swan Valley72610291755
8Bay City John Glenn72610251751
9Parma Western10616801741
10Whitehall9807211701
11Hamilton6989431641
12Gladwin6848601543
13Goodrich8396341473
14Wyoming Godwin Heights7836811464
15Sturgis11033271430
15Lansing Sexton11033271430
17Grosse Ile37710421419
18Owosso4059911397
19Clare33510411376
20Benton Harbor3779881365
21Lansing Waverly34910031352
22Three Rivers4057501155
23Edwardsburg8393091148
24Coldwater3497891138
25Charlotte3917341125

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
11Sophia Tucker17′ 3″Traverse City St. Francis408Long Jump
10Helen Biggar16′ 5.25″Traverse City St. Francis374Long Jump
12Maya Padisak15′ 9″Traverse City St. Francis345Long Jump
10Mia Wildfong14′ 7″Traverse City St. Francis296Long Jump
10Addie Lesinski4′ 8″Traverse City St. Francis286High Jump
11Aubrey Lesinski4′ 8″Traverse City St. Francis286High Jump
11Vivian Bramer4′ 8″Traverse City St. Francis286High Jump
9Rachel Moore4′ 6″Traverse City St. Francis247High Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpTotal
1Traverse City St. Francis85711271985
2Pewamo-Westphalia10119601971
3Ithaca85710261883
4Olivet10506281677
4Manton10506281677
6Ida10116171629
7Kingsley9546481601
8Adrian Madison6879081595
9Remus Chippewa Hills9736031576
10The Potter’s House8027151517
11Saginaw Valley Lutheran7646491413
12Galesburg-Augusta40110101412
13McBain6496841333
14Saranac6876401327
15Grandville Calvin Christian3639421304
16Blissfield9923031295
17Coloma3249651289
18Centreville9733001273
19LeRoy Pine River9343191253
20Bath8573851243
21Vassar9343051240
22Grass Lake8573701227
23Laingsburg8773301206
24Ann Arbor Greenhills8193281147
25Napoleon4206521073

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
11Ashton Thornsbury6′ 2″Hillsdale405High Jump
12Hayden Handy21′ 0.5″Hillsdale382Long Jump
11Robert Garcia6′ 0″Hillsdale377High Jump
10Brookes Beckman5′ 8″Hillsdale321High Jump
12John Petersen5′ 7″Hillsdale307High Jump
11Marshay Harris19′ 3″Hillsdale306Long Jump
11Robert Garcia19′ 2″Hillsdale302Long Jump
10Oliver Heckel5′ 6″Hillsdale293High Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpTotal
1Hillsdale11039902093
2Pewamo-Westphalia104710372083
3Reed City75410521807
4North Muskegon10477211768
5Evart10196721690
6Olivet10476231670
7Parchment9626951657
8Ithaca10196131632
9Lake City9766521628
10Springport6429331574
11Warren Michigan Collegiate8676471514
12McBain11883121500
13Saginaw Valley Lutheran11033841487
14Clinton10753761451
15Leslie7686641433
16East Jackson11322991430
17Bath10473641411
18Chesaning7686361405
19Adrian Madison6707251394
20Hanover-Horton3919701361
21Jonesville32110131333
22Pigeon-Laker6136821295
23Traverse City St. Francis9063161222
24Kingsley8113851196
25Jackson Lumen Christi11461146

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
9Leah Thelen5′ 2″Fowler401High Jump
12Ella Hufnagel16′ 8.75″Fowler386Long Jump
12Ella Hufnagel5′ 0″Fowler363High Jump
9Sydney Rehmann4′ 10″Fowler324High Jump
11Skylar Fowler4′ 8″Fowler286High Jump
11Skylar Fowler14′ 3″Fowler282Long Jump
9Myah Rademacher14′ 2.5″Fowler281Long Jump
9Eva Thelen14′ 2″Fowler279Long Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpTotal
1Fowler10889492038
2Webberville8579971855
3Breckenridge61010221632
4Mason County Eastern7068781584
5Petersburg-Summerfield8576221480
6New Buffalo9153961311
7Marlette7065981304
8Gobles6496451294
9Brown City10112721283
10Central Lake / Ellsworth8243031127
11Concord7832891073
12Hillsdale Academy7612801041
13Lincoln-Alcona687289976
14Buckley649292941
15Morrice610309920
16Kalamazoo Hackett591269859
17Pittsford857857
18Brethren533310844
19Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary247588835
20Fairview495291786
21Adrian Lenawee Christian435317752
22Harbor Springs742742
23St. Charles401314715
24Byron363331694
25Sterling Heights Parkway324352676

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
12Bryce White6′ 3″Riverview Gabriel Richard419High Jump
10Brady Begeman5′ 10″Riverview Gabriel Richard349High Jump
9Andrew Frazier5′ 8″Riverview Gabriel Richard321High Jump
12Wisdom Nwadioha19′ 4.25″Riverview Gabriel Richard310Long Jump
10Brady Begeman18′ 10.5″Riverview Gabriel Richard290Long Jump
12Bryce White18′ 6″Riverview Gabriel Richard274Long Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpTotal
1Riverview Gabriel Richard10898731963
2Kingston10756181693
3Kalamazoo Hackett10895371626
4Maple City Glen Lake10335691601
5Concord9625691531
6Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary6139061519
7Fowler10753301406
8Potterville10472771324
9Brown City3359821316
10Manchester6705991269
11International Academy of Flint6705581228
12Pittsford3078591166
13Muskegon Heights698297995
14Camden-Frontier349640989
15Fairview293678970
16Montabella585364949
17Climax-Scotts670274943
18Deckerville670267936
19Vermontville Maple Valley405526931
20Mt Clemens910910
21Mason County Eastern613288901
22White Cloud462317779
23Muskegon Catholic Central476275750
24East Jordan740740
25Holland Calvary Christian363375738

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
11Kiera Isaacson5′ 2″Dollar Bay401High Jump
9Ava Nye14′ 3.5″Dollar Bay284Long Jump
12Nora Keranen14′ 2″Dollar Bay279Long Jump
9Ava Nye4′ 6″Dollar Bay247High Jump
12Nora Keranen4′ 6″Dollar Bay247High Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpTotal
1Dollar Bay8965631459
2Gladstone6873521039
3Menominee363560922
4Escanaba286621907
5Manistique247621868
6Calumet533276809
7Big Bay De Noc764764
8Forest Park648648
9Marquette305316621
10Kingsford595595
11Ironwood591591
12Iron Mountain247331579
13L’Anse286284570
14Brimley533533
15Baraga495495
15Sault Ste. Marie495495
17North Dickinson County363363
18Painesdale-Jeffers335335
19West Iron County324324
20Norway286286
20Pickford286286
20St. Ignace286286
20Stephenson286286
24Engadine281281
25Bark River-Harris279279
25Carney-Nadeau279279

GradeNameMarkTeamPointsEvent
12Kyler Sager21′ 0″Marquette380Long Jump
11David Williams5′ 10″Marquette349High Jump
12Seamus Waite5′ 10″Marquette349High Jump
11David Williams19′ 0″Marquette295Long Jump
12Micheal Cattoor5′ 6″Marquette293High Jump
10Kyan Jenshak18′ 5″Marquette270Long Jump

RankTeamHigh JumpLong JumpTotal
1Marquette9919451936
2Gladstone10476181665
3Menominee11323091441
4Pickford7545721327
5Newberry349322671
6Escanaba405265670
7Holy Name307316623
8Iron Mountain622622
9Sault Ste. Marie293297589
10Brimley585585
11Republic-Michigamme547547
12Forest Park377377
13Manistique349349
13North Dickinson County349349
13Rock Mid-Peninsula349349
16Ironwood321321
16Lake Linden-Hubbell321321
16West Iron County321321
19Houghton307307
20Baraga293293
20Engadine293293
20L’Anse293293
20Rapid River293293
20Wakefield-Marenisco/Bessemer293293
25Ojibwe274274
26Norway273273
27Bark River-Harris270270
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2025’s Best Vault Crews: Early May

Track is in full swing, baby.

The Best Crews have been a thing around here for the past few years. They take their cues from USTFCCCA’s event squads and the World Athletics scoring system, combining the two ideas in order to compare Michigan’s teams against events in their common areas.

The goal of this is to help recognize the athletes and coaches that create cultures, history, and traditions in their respective event areas. Think about it like this: Minnesota always has great hockey, basketball hoops are nailed to Indiana barns, Texas churns out football talent, every Iowa boy has cauliflower ear. Where in Michigan does hurdling reign supreme? Is there a town where kids learn to shot put before they can tie their shoes?

2023’s explanation goes through much of it, but here’s a brief summary:

  • an athlete qualifies by hitting a regional qualifying mark in an event
  • those times from the athletes are converted into points
  • at a maximum of three athletes (with an exception for teams that have more athletes under the state qualifying mark), team scores are tallied up
  • then team scores are added across all events of a certain area (hurdles, distance, etc.)

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

Early in the season, I had some optimism that I’d have time to do some writing. A month later, it’s very evident that I was pessimistic regarding how many EQ’s we’d have. So you just get charts and rankings.

These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by Sunday morning.

GradeNameVaultPoints
11Raiden Kipfmiller12′ 6″500
11Debbie McCoy11′ 6″460
11Madelyn Simons9′ 3″370

RankTeamScore
1Dexter1331
2Lake Orion1281
3Lowell880
4East Kentwood840
4Rockford840
6Traverse City Central750
7Grand Haven504
8Grand Ledge500
9Forest Hills Central460
10Davison440
10Okemos440
10Walled Lake Central440
10Walled Lake Northern440
14South Lyon East430
15Clarkston420
15Livonia Churchill420
17Ann Arbor Skyline410
17Hartland410
19Battle Creek Lakeview400
19Traverse City West400
21DeWitt380
21Richland Gull Lake380
21Swartz Creek380
21Ypsilanti Lincoln380
21Zeeland East380

GradeNameVaultPoints
12Asher Paul15′ 3″485
12Jace Rowell13′ 6″426
11Adrian DeBruyn13′ 0″409
10Nathan Stawski13′ 0″409

RankTeamScore
1Traverse City Central1321
2Zeeland East1168
3Plymouth886
4East Kentwood869
4Novi869
4Greenville869
7Lake Orion861
8Grand Rapids Northview838
8Jenison838
10Caledonia802
10Highland-Milford802
12Byron Center793
13South Lyon East785
14Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills466
15Forest Hills Northern460
16Okemos443
17Holland West Ottawa435
17Salem435
19Temperance Bedford418
20Battle Creek Lakeview409
20Flushing409
20Walled Lake Central409
23South Lyon395
24Portage Central392
24Portage Northern392
24Walled Lake Northern392
24White Lake Lakeland392
24Zeeland West392

GradeNameVaultPoints
11Evie Mathis12′ 0″480
11Megan Stack9′ 0″360
9Bre Hoogewind8′ 6″340

RankTeamScore
1Wayland Union1181
2Petoskey820
3Owosso750
4Pinckney740
5Chelsea730
5Shepherd730
7East Grand Rapids720
7Hastings720
7Holland Christian720
10Clare710
11Fremont670
12Eaton Rapids464
13Williamston440
14Forest Hills Eastern430
15Hamilton420
15Ionia420
15St. Clair Shores Lake Shore420
18Bay City John Glenn410
18Flint Powers Catholic410
20Allegan400
20Vicksburg400
22Cranbrook Kingswood390
22Frankenmuth390
24Gaylord387
25Portland380
25Sturgis380

GradeNameVaultPoints
12Nickolas Savoie13′ 6″426
9Calvin Cosby12′ 6″392
12Dominic Signorello11′ 6″359

RankTeamScore
1Gaylord1177
2Hastings1092
3Frankenmuth1059
4Sparta852
5Howard City Tri-County804
6Clare785
7Berrien Springs768
8Whitehall751
8Williamston751
10Chelsea745
11Lake Fenton734
11Parma Western734
13Grand Rapids West Catholic717
14Grosse Ile477
14Spring Lake477
16Gladwin450
17Macomb Lutheran North429
17Stevensville Lakeshore429
19Adrian409
19Hopkins409
19Otsego409
22Edwardsburg392
22Fowlerville392
22Grand Rapids Christian392
22Holland Christian392
22Sturgis392

GradeNameVaultPoints
11Clara Vollmar10′ 6″420
12Natalie Gibson9′ 9″390
9Lexi Hatfield8′ 0″320

RankTeamScore
1Remus Chippewa Hills1131
2Lawton1071
3Manton1031
4Hart1021
5Union City941
6Kingsley931
7Laingsburg740
8Homer720
9Benzie Central710
10Sand Creek700
11Charyl Stockwell Academy690
12Grass Lake680
13Pewamo-Westphalia660
13Schoolcraft660
15Almont650
16Ithaca640
16Michigan Center640
16Otisville LakeVille640
16Standish Sterling640
20Ida620
20McBain620
22Muskegon Western Mich. Christian610
23Houghton Lake414
24The Potter’s House400
25Mancelona364

GradeNameVaultPoints
12Luke Skidmore14′ 0″443
12Bram Derksen13′ 6″426
12Loren Ojerio11′ 0″342

RankTeamScore
1Bath1211
2Constantine1194
3Ida841
4Quincy818
5Ovid-Elsie802
6Kalamazoo Christian790
7Pewamo-Westphalia787
8Napoleon759
9Lake City742
10Erie Mason734
10Laingsburg734
12Kingsley717
13Centreville686
14Chesaning683
15Springport468
16Adrian Madison446
16Manistee446
18Almont443
19Lansing Catholic418
19Ottawa Lake-Whiteford418
19Remus Chippewa Hills418
22Kent City409
22Leslie409
22Perry409
25Bloomingdale392
25Evart392
25Jonesville392
25Morley-Stanwood392

GradeNameVaultPoints
12Kate May9′ 6″380
11Willa Roth9′ 6″380
11Isabella Crompton8′ 6″340
11Leah McRae7′ 0″280

RankTeamScore
1Frankfort1101
2Mason County Eastern1021
3Pittsford981
4Hillsdale Academy881
5Kalamazoo Hackett791
6Deckerville780
7Fowler700
8White Cloud660
9Brown City640
10Addison620
11Akron-Fairgrove600
12Marcellus590
13Manchester580
14Fairview560
15White Pigeon540
15Whitmore Lake540
17Marlette380
18Montabella340
19Athens320
19Fulton320
19Indian River Inland Lakes320
22Coleman300
22East Jordan300
22Holton300
22Marion300
22Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart300
22Petersburg-Summerfield300

GradeNameVaultPoints
12Lucas Smith12′ 9″401
11Josh Eager10′ 0″308
10Spencer Kolp10′ 0″308
10Aedyn Pasco9′ 6″291

RankTeamScore
1Brown City1016
2Morrice906
3Coleman890
4Pittsford717
5Lutheran Westland683
5Petersburg-Summerfield683
7Manchester666
8Hillsdale Academy649
8Indian River Inland Lakes649
8Lincoln-Alcona649
8Marlette649
12Camden-Frontier616
12Frankfort616
12Montabella616
15Gobles599
16Beal City412
17Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart392
18Fowler384
19Addison375
19Morenci375
19Whitmore Lake375
22Vandercook Lake359
23Johannesburg-Lewiston342
24Bear Lake325
24Fairview325
24Mio Ausable325

GradeNameVaultPoints
9Maggie Karl9′ 0″360
12Chelsey Demeuse8′ 6″340
12Lucy DeGroot8′ 6″340

RankTeamScore
1Gladstone1041
2Houghton941
3Forest Park580
4Lake Linden-Hubbell560
4Stephenson560
6Marquette540
7St. Ignace360
8Bark River-Harris340
8Brimley340
10Baraga320
10Manistique320
12Dollar Bay280
12North Dickinson County280
12Sault Ste. Marie280
15Holy Name260
15West Iron County260

GradeNameVaultPoints
12Micheal Cattoor14′ 6″460
12Drew Bradley12′ 6″392
9Will Bradley9′ 6″291

RankTeamScore
1Marquette1143
2Rudyard666
3Gladstone443
4Escanaba325
4Pickford325
6Bark River-Harris308
6Calumet308
6Rapid River308
9Forest Park291
9Gwinn291
9Sault Ste. Marie291