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2026’s Best Jump Crews: Final Rankings

June 2, 2026 mixcspeedratings

Hitting you early with the post-season rankings!

The first batch of rankings in early May had the pole vault contained within the jump crews. Now that I have a little more (really, not much) time on my hands, I decided to revert back to the old way of doing things, with these containing only the High Jump and Long Jump.

An explanation:

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 two things have changed for 2025 (and now, 2026).

the Boys 200m points have been re-mathed and edited, as previous versions sold short athletes such as Jeremy Dixon and Jake Machiniak when it came to season end rankings.

instead of using a team’s top-four athletes to generate their total for an event, I’m using their top-three. Belleville’s hurdlers are the main reason for this, there’s no way they shouldn’t have been the top D1 squad in 2024. I feel this will better portray a team’s top athletes.

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

These contain results through the State Finals.

Very simply, one had to have hit a regional qualifier to earn points. If a team had three regional qualifiers, all three earn points. And so on with two and one. Those are added together and ranked within an event, then those two events are added together. For these Jump Crews, the two events are the High Jump and Long Jump.

D1 Qualifiers
D2 Qualifiers
D3 Qualifiers
D4 Qualifiers – which I used for Upper Peninsula athletes and teams

Scroll to the bottom to see which programs have made the top-10 all four years and who has the most #1 ranks.

Grade	Name	Event	Mark	Team	Points
12	Bennett Bing	High Jump	6′ 6″	Zeeland East	462
12	Karson Lamer	High Jump	6′ 4″	Zeeland East	434
12	Karson Lamer	Long Jump	21′ 2″	Zeeland East	387
11	Isaiah Boonstra	Long Jump	21′ 0″	Zeeland East	380
12	Alex Stephens	Long Jump	20′ 11″	Zeeland East	377
11	Carter Dyk	High Jump	5′ 11″	Zeeland East	363
12	Alex Stephens	High Jump	5′ 10″	Zeeland East	349

Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Zeeland East	1258	1144	2402
2	East Kentwood	839	1291	2130
3	Saginaw Heritage	1273	765	2037
4	Rockford	1244	790	2035
5	Salem	839	1179	2018
6	Beverly Hills Groves	811	1145	1956
7	Holland West Ottawa	783	1146	1928
8	Ann Arbor Huron	698	1191	1889
9	Holt	1075	774	1850
10	Novi	1301	384	1684
11	Muskegon Mona Shores	1315	360	1675
12	Jenison	924	716	1639
13	Macomb Dakota	1160	472	1632
14	Saginaw United	1273	351	1623
15	Hudsonville	1216	387	1603
16	Traverse City West	1230	353	1584
17	Grand Ledge	754	824	1578
18	Brother Rice	754	822	1577
19	Midland	726	806	1532
20	Mount Pleasant	377	1154	1531
21	Flushing	783	730	1513
22	Auburn Hills Avondale	1132	374	1505
23	Kalamazoo Central	349	1147	1496
24	Detroit Catholic Central	405	1009	1414
25	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix	895	423	1318
26	Zeeland West	867	407	1274
27	Grandville	839	433	1272
28	Ypsilanti Lincoln	783	460	1242
29	Troy Athens	1230	–	1230
30	Portage Central	1216	–	1216
31	Utica Eisenhower	349	847	1196
32	Traverse City Central	–	1193	1193
33	Gibraltar Carlson	405	787	1192
34	Grand Haven	349	842	1191
35	Woodhaven Brownstown	825	355	1180
36	Jackson	783	387	1170
37	Lansing Waverly	434	734	1168
38	Davison	1132	–	1132
39	East Lansing	1132	–	1132
40	Livonia Stevenson	1132	–	1132
41	Mason	1132	–	1132
42	Northville	754	354	1109
43	Detroit Renaissance	726	382	1108
44	Walled Lake Western	349	758	1107
45	Clarkston	726	369	1096
46	North Farmington	490	384	874
47	Bay City Western	853	–	853
48	Lapeer	448	401	849
49	Saline	434	398	831
50	Wyandotte Roosevelt	–	822	822

Grade	Name	Event	Mark	Team	Points
11	Abak Lual	High Jump	5′ 6″	East Kentwood	478
11	Emani Armstrong	Long Jump	17′ 7.25″	East Kentwood	423
12	Kimiyah Vallar	Long Jump	17′ 2.25″	East Kentwood	405
12	Maely Guerrero	Long Jump	16′ 7″	East Kentwood	380
11	Brooklyn Zylstra	Long Jump	16′ 5″	East Kentwood	373
11	Anai Mach	High Jump	5′ 0″	East Kentwood	363
12	Samarie Roberts	Long Jump	15′ 10″	East Kentwood	349
10	Jazlynn Chisholm-humes	High Jump	4′ 10″	East Kentwood	324
12	Kimiyah Vallar	High Jump	4′ 10″	East Kentwood	324

Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	East Kentwood	1165	1208	2373
2	Zeeland East	1242	1090	2333
3	Rockford	1050	1137	2186
4	Grand Haven	725	1239	1965
5	Woodhaven Brownstown	802	1137	1939
6	Macomb Dakota	1127	809	1936
7	Northville	1107	741	1848
8	Lake Orion	687	1154	1841
9	Battle Creek Lakeview	1107	708	1815
10	Jenison	706	1086	1792
11	Forest Hills Northern	1069	712	1781
12	DeWitt	992	747	1739
13	Hudsonville	802	795	1597
14	Okemos	822	757	1579
15	Detroit Renaissance	1127	413	1540
16	Rochester	706	826	1533
17	Holt	324	1189	1513
18	Kalamazoo Central	344	1137	1480
19	Byron Center	324	1133	1457
20	Brighton	764	687	1451
21	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	363	1086	1449
22	Bay City Western	649	739	1388
23	Utica	649	723	1371
24	Holland West Ottawa	649	719	1368
25	Allen Park	401	792	1194
26	Ypsilanti Lincoln	822	361	1183
27	Traverse City West	783	384	1167
28	Muskegon Mona Shores	459	682	1141
29	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	783	355	1138
30	Saginaw United	802	335	1137
31	Saline	324	799	1124
32	Beverly Hills Groves	324	776	1100
33	Romeo	–	1098	1098
34	Salem	324	754	1078
35	Howell	687	370	1057
36	Zeeland West	706	349	1055
37	Rochester Adams	324	729	1053
38	Hartland	324	725	1050
39	Novi	324	716	1040
40	Plymouth	649	390	1039
41	Troy Athens	324	695	1019
42	Mount Pleasant	324	680	1004
43	Lansing Waverly	517	347	864
44	Farmington Hills Mercy	860	–	860
45	Troy	363	485	847
46	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	401	436	837
47	Livonia Franklin	822	–	822
48	Belleville	401	409	810
49	Detroit Martin Luther King	401	406	807
50	Grosse Pointe South	363	432	795

Grade	Name	Event	Mark	Team	Points
11	Kage Greenfield	Long Jump	22′ 8.5″	Clare	453
12	Conan Weeks	Long Jump	22′ 7″	Clare	447
11	Kolten Pung	High Jump	6′ 4″	Clare	434
10	Judah Woods	Long Jump	21′ 5″	Clare	398
12	Dylan Kruskamp	Long Jump	21′ 3″	Clare	391
11	Donavan Hoogerhyde	Long Jump	20′ 8.75″	Clare	369
10	Tyler Thompson	High Jump	5′ 10″	Clare	349
12	Conan Weeks	High Jump	5′ 10″	Clare	349
11	Donavan Hoogerhyde	High Jump	5′ 9″	Clare	335
12	Dylan Kruskamp	High Jump	5′ 9″	Clare	335

Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Clare	1132	1298	2430
2	Three Rivers	1209	1052	2261
3	Frankenmuth	1089	1088	2177
4	Stevensville Lakeshore	895	1240	2136
5	Sturgis	1075	1007	2082
6	Whitehall	1244	718	1962
7	St. Joseph	1061	853	1914
8	Bay City John Glenn	698	1140	1838
9	Cranbrook Kingswood	726	984	1710
10	Edwardsburg	1357	316	1673
11	Lansing Sexton	1273	366	1638
12	Cedar Springs	740	829	1570
13	Charlotte	754	797	1552
14	Wyoming Godwin Heights	434	1087	1521
15	Berrien Springs	768	750	1519
16	New Boston Huron	1160	339	1499
17	Adrian	1132	362	1494
18	Parma Western	811	682	1493
19	Owosso	754	712	1467
20	Shepherd	1132	335	1466
21	Dundee	434	1030	1464
22	Otsego	754	706	1460
23	Vicksburg	1103	334	1437
24	Hopkins	684	719	1403
25	Bay City Central	726	648	1374
26	Allendale	698	637	1335
27	Williamston	783	469	1251
28	Freeland	434	787	1220
29	Saginaw Swan Valley	726	469	1195
30	Alma	462	717	1179
31	Flint Powers Catholic	740	423	1163
32	Paw Paw	434	723	1157
33	Hudsonville Unity Christian	377	773	1150
34	Fowlerville	419	727	1147
35	Howard City Tri-County	1146	–	1146
36	Wayland Union	698	426	1124
37	Clarenceville	726	396	1122
38	Battle Creek Harper Creek	–	1116	1116
39	Chelsea	–	1114	1114
40	Detroit Country Day	448	652	1100
41	Fruitport	349	724	1073
42	Haslett	405	663	1068
43	Lake Fenton	377	680	1058
44	Hamilton	405	645	1050
45	Grosse Pointe North	726	309	1035
46	Birch Run	349	656	1005
47	Marysville	363	631	994
48	Lansing Eastern	405	447	853
49	Tecumseh	479	322	801
50	Coopersville	434	357	791

Grade	Name	Event	Mark	Team	Points
11	Camryn Siegers	High Jump	5′ 7″	Holland Christian	497
10	Sophie Jones	High Jump	5′ 2″	Holland Christian	401
11	Adelyn Halma	Long Jump	16′ 9.25″	Holland Christian	388
10	Abby VanDusseldorp	Long Jump	16′ 5″	Holland Christian	373
9	Esther Vanderbilt	High Jump	5′ 0″	Holland Christian	363
9	Harmoni Osterink	Long Jump	15′ 8″	Holland Christian	342
9	Abi Haak	High Jump	4′ 8″	Holland Christian	286

Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Holland Christian	1261	1103	2364
2	Allendale	1146	1093	2239
3	Macomb Lutheran North	954	1013	1967
4	Dearborn Divine Child	610	1240	1850
5	Sturgis	783	1033	1816
6	Petoskey	572	1204	1775
7	Corunna	1050	724	1773
8	Coopersville	649	1115	1763
9	Ludington	1069	690	1759
10	Charlotte	687	1036	1723
11	Hopkins	649	1052	1701
12	Remus Chippewa Hills	1011	666	1677
13	Parma Western	1011	636	1648
14	Lansing Eastern	440	1063	1502
15	Paw Paw	1050	363	1412
16	Stevensville Lakeshore	610	801	1411
17	Hudsonville Unity Christian	668	719	1387
18	Coldwater	344	1021	1364
19	Muskegon Orchard View	305	1009	1314
20	Hastings	860	445	1305
21	Berrien Springs	572	697	1268
22	Pinckney	934	326	1260
23	Edwardsburg	459	784	1243
24	North Branch	841	342	1183
25	Detroit Country Day	401	761	1162
26	Lake Fenton	841	321	1162
27	Vicksburg	382	712	1094
28	Grand Rapids West Catholic	725	355	1080
29	Grosse Ile	706	373	1079
30	Williamston	1069	–	1069
31	Battle Creek Harper Creek	305	746	1051
32	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	668	369	1037
33	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	649	388	1036
34	Hamilton	649	381	1029
35	Bay City John Glenn	649	356	1004
36	East Grand Rapids	649	350	999
37	Marshall	649	346	995
38	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	344	638	982
39	Whitehall	649	333	982
40	Clare	286	696	981
41	Dundee	286	690	976
42	Three Rivers	629	344	974
43	Grand Rapids Christian	324	643	968
44	St. Clair	649	310	959
45	Tecumseh	629	317	947
46	Portland	305	630	935
47	Eaton Rapids	286	636	922
48	Yale	440	465	905
49	Flint Kearsley	572	314	885
50	Big Rapids	401	415	816

Grade	Name	Event	Mark	Team	Points
9	Wyatt Dehring	Long Jump	22′ 5″	Clinton	440
12	Brenden Benschoter	Long Jump	22′ 1″	Clinton	426
11	Peter Baker	High Jump	6′ 0″	Clinton	377
11	Cole Hillegonds	High Jump	6′ 0″	Clinton	377
12	Elijah Turner	High Jump	6′ 0″	Clinton	377
9	CJ Mitchell	High Jump	5′ 8″	Clinton	321
12	Max Delphy	Long Jump	19′ 0.5″	Clinton	297

Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Clinton	1132	1163	2295
2	Pewamo-Westphalia	1132	1082	2213
3	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	1174	999	2173
4	Sanford-Meridian	1061	1094	2155
5	Carrollton	1075	1054	2129
6	Charlevoix	1117	942	2059
7	Cassopolis Ross Beatty	1287	742	2029
8	Hillsdale	1202	687	1890
9	The Potter’s House	1146	663	1808
10	Adrian Madison	1047	732	1779
11	Kingsley	670	1078	1748
12	Delton-Kellogg	1033	632	1665
13	Springport	906	678	1584
14	Niles Brandywine	811	749	1559
15	Manton	811	700	1511
16	Kalkaska	1075	369	1445
17	Blissfield	754	643	1397
18	Centreville	1047	316	1363
19	Perry	684	648	1332
20	Pigeon-Laker	585	722	1307
21	Reed City	405	900	1306
22	Marine City	962	323	1286
23	Traverse City St. Francis	976	309	1286
24	Lansing Catholic	670	603	1273
25	Montrose	656	609	1265
26	Constantine	934	302	1236
27	Erie Mason	906	323	1229
28	Jackson Lumen Christi	1216	–	1216
29	Stanton Central Montcalm	811	332	1143
30	Hanover-Horton	434	679	1113
31	LeRoy Pine River	754	345	1099
32	Warren Michigan Collegiate	1089	–	1089
33	Mason County Central	405	679	1084
34	North Muskegon	307	769	1076
35	Manistee	726	341	1067
36	Watervliet	363	696	1059
37	Lakeview	377	682	1059
38	Montague	670	380	1050
39	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	1047	–	1047
40	Jonesville	726	311	1037
41	Laingsburg	698	306	1004
42	Red Arrow	670	330	1000
43	Kent City	321	671	991
44	Boyne City	991	–	991
45	Bronson	363	617	980
46	Saugatuck	293	682	975
47	Elk Rapids	293	681	974
48	Houghton Lake	363	608	971
49	Lake City	627	341	969
50	Schoolcraft	656	313	968

Grade	Name	Event	Mark	Team	Points
11	Helen Biggar	Long Jump	16′ 11.25″	Traverse City St. Francis	395
12	Sophia Tucker	Long Jump	16′ 8″	Traverse City St. Francis	384
11	Addie Lesinski	High Jump	5′ 0″	Traverse City St. Francis	363
11	Mia Wildfong	Long Jump	15′ 9.25″	Traverse City St. Francis	346
11	Anna McIntyre	Long Jump	15′ 3.5″	Traverse City St. Francis	326
12	Aubrey Lesinski	High Jump	4′ 10″	Traverse City St. Francis	324
12	Vivian Bramer	High Jump	4′ 8″	Traverse City St. Francis	286
10	Rachel Moore	High Jump	4′ 6″	Traverse City St. Francis	247

Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Traverse City St. Francis	973	1124	2097
2	Grandville Calvin Christian	1127	958	2085
3	Pewamo-Westphalia	1011	1050	2061
4	Napoleon	934	1120	2054
5	Kingsley	896	1070	1966
6	Benzie Central	857	1030	1888
7	Ida	1088	725	1813
8	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	781	977	1758
9	McBain	877	700	1577
10	Laingsburg	857	697	1554
11	Adrian Madison	572	975	1546
12	Roscommon	1088	390	1478
13	Charyl Stockwell Academy	819	648	1467
14	Niles Brandywine	649	793	1442
15	Schoolcraft	764	642	1406
16	Lansing Catholic	1011	387	1398
17	Chesaning	1069	324	1393
18	Cass City	1069	321	1390
19	Erie Mason	649	713	1362
20	Newaygo	533	827	1360
21	Reed City	706	623	1330
22	Durand	591	724	1314
23	Centreville	954	303	1256
24	Watervliet	552	673	1225
25	Saranac	877	314	1191
26	Bath	857	300	1157
27	Montague	745	331	1076
28	Red Arrow	745	322	1066
29	Marine City	742	317	1059
30	Monroe St. Mary CC	687	356	1043
31	Onsted	363	643	1006
32	Olivet	286	718	1004
33	Quincy	363	638	1001
34	Ithaca	324	675	999
35	Pigeon-Laker	591	404	994
36	Grass Lake	649	338	987
37	Delton-Kellogg	324	648	972
38	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	–	971	971
39	Kalamazoo Christian	649	316	964
40	Ravenna	610	352	962
41	Shelby	324	635	959
42	The Potter’s House	286	664	950
43	Constantine	610	340	950
44	Bad Axe	267	626	893
45	Blissfield	572	314	885
46	Manton	533	308	841
47	White Cloud	819	–	819
48	Jackson Lumen Christi	363	397	760
49	Clinton	725	–	725
50	Sand Creek	–	718	718

Grade	Name	Event	Mark	Team	Points
10	Brennan Woods	High Jump	6′ 0″	Manchester	377
12	Grant Johnson	Long Jump	20′ 4.5″	Manchester	353
10	Gavin Horky	High Jump	5′ 9″	Manchester	335
11	Jayden Johnson	Long Jump	19′ 8.25″	Manchester	324
11	Donte Johnson	High Jump	5′ 6″	Manchester	293
10	Gavin Lindeman	Long Jump	18′ 10.5″	Manchester	290

Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Manchester	1005	967	1972
2	Gobles	1033	912	1945
3	Kalamazoo Hackett	1146	615	1760
4	Maple City Glen Lake	768	919	1687
5	Brown City	642	990	1632
6	Detroit Frederick Douglass	698	911	1609
7	Hillman	1174	416	1589
8	Kingston	712	687	1400
9	Vassar	349	1050	1399
10	Potterville	1075	315	1391
11	Frankfort	726	630	1356
12	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	1033	320	1353
13	Hillsdale Academy	1061	288	1349
14	Indian River Inland Lakes	1040	291	1331
15	Montabella	613	713	1327
16	Central Lake / Ellsworth	670	573	1243
17	Climax-Scotts	585	618	1203
18	Hudson	321	880	1200
19	Coleman	878	299	1176
20	Martin	726	387	1113
21	Whitmore Lake	307	796	1103
22	Pittsford	377	681	1058
23	Concord	1047	–	1047
24	Riverview Gabriel Richard	698	325	1023
25	Royal Oak Shrine	726	277	1003
26	Vermontville Maple Valley	434	568	1001
27	Vandercook Lake	698	295	993
28	Deckerville	991	–	991
29	Fulton	656	334	990
30	Bear Lake	377	604	981
31	Carson City-Crystal	670	309	979
32	Fowler	377	573	950
33	Allen Park Cabrini	321	626	947
34	St. Charles	349	590	939
35	Colon	321	603	924
36	Caseville	613	286	899
37	Alcona	321	568	889
38	Buckley	321	550	871
39	Webberville	391	455	846
40	East Jackson	434	352	785
41	St Joseph Michigan Lutheran	349	377	726
42	Camden-Frontier	391	327	718
43	Leland	712	–	712
44	Reading	698	–	698
45	Addison	684	–	684
46	Mason County Eastern	349	330	679
47	Mesick	377	272	649
48	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	335	302	637
49	Grand Traverse Academy	321	309	630
50	Dansville	307	313	619

Grade	Name	Event	Mark	Team	Points
10	Leah Thelen	High Jump	5′ 3″	Fowler	420
10	Myah Rademacher	Long Jump	16′ 4.25″	Fowler	370
10	Sydney Rehmann	High Jump	4′ 10″	Fowler	324
12	Skylar Fowler	Long Jump	14′ 5.75″	Fowler	292
10	Eva Thelen	Long Jump	13′ 11.5″	Fowler	270
12	Skylar Fowler	High Jump	4′ 6″	Fowler	247

Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Fowler	992	933	1925
2	Mason County Eastern	954	949	1902
3	Hillsdale Academy	954	931	1885
4	Webberville	896	971	1867
5	Buckley	1011	763	1774
6	Brown City	1050	561	1610
7	Morenci	572	970	1542
8	Climax-Scotts	610	877	1487
9	Breckenridge	401	1022	1423
10	Marlette	1050	309	1358
11	Beal City	649	671	1320
12	Morrice	896	328	1224
13	Coleman	324	882	1207
14	Petersburg-Summerfield	877	300	1177
15	Vassar	533	643	1177
16	Whitmore Lake	610	566	1176
17	Central Lake / Ellsworth	572	601	1172
18	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	247	922	1170
19	St. Louis	363	639	1002
20	St. Charles	401	561	963
21	Allen Park Cabrini	247	666	913
22	Manchester	324	588	912
23	Bellevue	591	310	901
24	Dansville	495	379	874
25	Whittemore-Prescott	552	314	866
26	Alcona	420	435	855
27	Concord	850	–	850
28	Montabella	495	322	816
29	Martin	247	565	812
30	Kalamazoo Hackett	800	–	800
31	Ubly	742	–	742
32	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	401	328	729
33	Gobles	725	–	725
34	Hesperia	725	–	725
35	Harbor Beach	363	352	715
36	Byron	363	342	704
37	Indian River Inland Lakes	697	–	697
38	Maple City Glen Lake	324	336	661
39	Portland St. Patrick	–	656	656
40	Mancelona	329	321	650
41	Marion	247	399	647
42	Deckerville	363	272	635
43	Hudson	363	272	635
44	Colon	–	634	634
45	Kingston	344	272	616
46	White Pigeon	286	309	594
47	Lutheran Westland	267	326	593
48	Birmingham Roeper	–	578	578
49	Decatur	286	274	560
50	Onaway	247	312	559

Grade	Name	Event	Mark	Team	Points
11	Gaige Sorenson	Long Jump	22′ 5″	Kingsford	440
10	Jaron Brown, Jr.	High Jump	6′ 2″	Kingsford	405
12	Matt Sundquist	High Jump	6′ 2″	Kingsford	405
12	Sid Olson	Long Jump	20′ 2″	Kingsford	345
10	Jaricho Hudson	Long Jump	18′ 9.5″	Kingsford	286

Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Kingsford	811	1071	1882
2	Gladstone	1160	625	1785
3	Houghton	712	647	1359
4	Rapid River	1047	307	1354
5	Negaunee	962	345	1307
6	Rudyard	878	293	1171
7	Pickford	462	616	1077
8	West Iron County	712	277	989
9	Rock Mid-Peninsula	419	533	953
10	Bessemer	349	562	911
11	Stephenson	293	576	868
12	Gwinn	–	860	860
13	Escanaba	490	362	852
14	Menominee	783	–	783
15	Brimley	363	299	662
16	Norway	349	305	654
17	North Dickinson County	613	–	613
18	Marquette	–	590	590
19	Sault Ste. Marie	585	–	585
20	Dollar Bay	349	–	349
20	Newberry	349	–	349
20	St. Ignace	349	–	349
23	Bark River-Harris	–	339	339
24	Ishpeming	321	–	321
24	Lake Linden-Hubbell	321	–	321
24	L’Anse	321	–	321
24	Wakefield-Marenisco/Bessemer	321	–	321
28	Powers North Central	–	320	320
29	Ishpeming Westwood	–	316	316
30	Calumet	293	–	293
30	Eben Jct. Superior Central	293	–	293
30	Forest Park	293	–	293
30	Munising	293	–	293
30	Paradise-Whitefish Township	293	–	293
35	Holy Name	–	284	284

Grade	Name	Event	Mark	Team	Points
11	Keira Waterman	Long Jump	16′ 8.5″	Negaunee	385
10	Elvera Coyne	High Jump	5′ 1″	Negaunee	382
12	Nori Korsman	Long Jump	16′ 5″	Negaunee	373
12	Clare O’Donnell	High Jump	5′ 0″	Negaunee	363
12	Josie Mechling	Long Jump	15′ 7″	Negaunee	338
12	Liliana Saunders	High Jump	4′ 10″	Negaunee	324
12	Nori Korsman	High Jump	4′ 10″	Negaunee	324
11	Meah Kaye	Long Jump	14′ 10″	Negaunee	307
11	Lilia Mason	Long Jump	14′ 4″	Negaunee	286
12	Clare O’Donnell	Long Jump	13′ 11.5″	Negaunee	270
9	Lucy Rogers	High Jump	4′ 6″	Negaunee	247
11	Riley Conklin	High Jump	4′ 6″	Negaunee	247
11	Addie Dank	High Jump	4′ 6″	Negaunee	247

Rank	Team	High	Long	Total
1	Negaunee	1069	1097	2166
2	Escanaba	649	1018	1667
3	Brimley	838	587	1425
4	L’Anse	610	614	1224
5	Forest Park	247	970	1218
6	Manistique	247	924	1171
7	Dollar Bay	725	390	1116
8	Marquette	649	431	1079
9	West Iron County	687	307	994
10	Bark River-Harris	–	884	884
11	Sault Ste. Marie	572	300	872
12	Gwinn	–	851	851
13	Big Bay De Noc	764	–	764
14	Gladstone	382	335	717
15	Menominee	–	687	687
16	Ishpeming	668	–	668
17	Rapid River	324	335	659
18	Carney-Nadeau	286	324	610
19	Rudyard	610	–	610
20	Calumet	305	300	605
21	Baraga	–	601	601
22	Ironwood	286	303	589
23	Lake Linden-Hubbell	247	317	565
24	Houghton	–	558	558
25	Stephenson	286	269	555
26	Hancock	495	–	495
27	Cedarville	401	–	401
28	Kingsford	–	397	397
29	North Dickinson County	363	–	363
30	Painesdale-Jeffers	–	328	328
31	St. Ignace	324	–	324
32	Norway	–	287	287
33	Eben Jct. Superior Central	–	286	286
34	Iron Mountain	–	282	282
35	Chassell	–	269	269
36	Ewen-Trout Creek	247	–	247
36	Holy Name	247	–	247

The Past Four Years

The Best Crews have been around for five seasons, four in the current format and methodology. I thought I’d look back and see how many crews have made it into the top-10 all four years and who has been ranked #1 more than once. A single year is a great piece of evidence. Multiple years of success and high achievement definitely speak highly of a program’s culture.

Boys

Girls

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2026’s Best Vault Crews: Final Rankings

June 1, 2026June 2, 2026 mixcspeedratings

Hitting you early with the post-season rankings!

An explanation:

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 two things have changed for 2025 (and now, 2026).

the Boys 200m points have been re-mathed and edited, as previous versions sold short athletes such as Jeremy Dixon and Jake Machiniak when it came to season end rankings.

instead of using a team’s top-four athletes to generate their total for an event, I’m using their top-three. Belleville’s hurdlers are the main reason for this, there’s no way they shouldn’t have been the top D1 squad in 2024. I feel this will better portray a team’s top athletes.

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

These contain results through the State Finals.

Very simply, one had to have hit a regional qualifier to earn points. If a team had three regional qualifiers, all three earn points. And so on with two and one. Those are added together and ranked.

D1 Qualifiers
D2 Qualifiers
D3 Qualifiers
D4 Qualifiers – which I used for Upper Peninsula athletes and teams

You’ll notice some ties. Since these are for fun and not of any consequence, I left them be.

Grade	Name	Mark	Team	Points
10	Ben Bonacci	14′ 0″	Jenison	443
12	Brezlyn Post	14′ 0″	Jenison	443
11	Charles Johnson	13′ 9″	Jenison	435
11	Thaddeus Rybczynski	12′ 9″	Jenison	401

Rank	Team	Score
1	Jenison	1321
2	Hudsonville	1270
3	Rockford	1177
4	East Kentwood	987
5	Zeeland East	937
6	Walled Lake Central	928
7	Traverse City Central	886
8	Byron Center	880
9	Southgate Anderson	818
10	Flushing	810
11	Dexter	802
11	Livonia Churchill	802
11	Zeeland West	802
14	Wyandotte Roosevelt	768
15	Forest Hills Northern	511
16	Plymouth	502
17	Salem	497
18	South Lyon	477
19	Lake Orion	468
20	Grandville	443
20	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	443
22	Highland-Milford	429
23	Caledonia	426
23	Grand Rapids Northview	426
23	Greenville	426
26	Ann Arbor Skyline	418
26	Kalamazoo Central	418
28	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	409
29	Lowell	401
29	Northville	401
29	Saginaw Heritage	401
32	Gibraltar Carlson	392
32	Traverse City West	392
32	Temperance Bedford	392
35	Brighton	384
35	Davison	384
35	Grosse Pointe South	384
35	Novi	384
35	South Lyon East	384

Grade	Name	Mark	Team	Points
10	Finnley VanOstenberg	12′ 3″	Rockford	490
12	Maiya Corrigan	12′ 3″	Rockford	490
10	Mckenzie Todd	10′ 0″	Rockford	400

Rank	Team	Score
1	Rockford	1381
2	Dexter	1361
3	Plymouth	1231
4	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix	1201
5	DeWitt	1181
6	East Kentwood	880
7	Lake Orion	860
8	Hartland	830
9	Jenison	820
10	Northville	790
11	Grand Ledge	560
12	Grand Haven	530
13	Forest Hills Central	520
14	Davison	480
15	Woodhaven Brownstown	470
16	Walled Lake Northern	464
17	Okemos	450
17	Zeeland East	450
19	Lowell	444
20	Grand Blanc	440
20	Traverse City West	440
22	Macomb Dakota	410
23	East Lansing	400
23	Holland West Ottawa	400
23	Walled Lake Central	400
26	Brighton	390
26	Hudsonville	390
26	Novi	390
29	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	380
29	Lapeer	380
29	Mason	380
29	South Lyon East	380
33	Canton	370
33	Clarkston	370
33	Midland	370
33	Muskegon Mona Shores	370
33	Portage Central	370

Grade	Name	Mark	Team	Points
12	Xander Antor	15′ 6″	Howard City Tri-County	494
12	Cale Howle	13′ 0″	Howard City Tri-County	409
11	Isaac Gitchel	11′ 6″	Howard City Tri-County	359

Rank	Team	Score
1	Howard City Tri-County	1261
2	Hastings	1199
3	Forest Hills Eastern	1185
4	Chelsea	1177
5	Whitehall	1174
6	Petoskey	1166
7	Fowlerville	1160
8	Yale	1143
9	Fruitport	1126
10	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	1098
11	Portland	1084
12	Spring Lake	889
13	Lake Fenton	859
14	Eaton Rapids	858
15	Hopkins	835
16	Freeland	824
17	Paw Paw	804
18	Frankenmuth	802
19	Battle Creek Harper Creek	793
20	Plainwell	790
21	Otsego	779
22	Williamston	742
23	Pinckney	725
24	Gaylord	485
25	Parma Western	460
26	Bay City John Glenn	454
26	New Boston Huron	454
28	Holland Christian	443
29	Berrien Springs	435
30	Clare	426
30	Lake Odessa Lakewood	426
32	Grand Rapids South Christian	420
33	Edwardsburg	415
34	Michigan Center	409
34	North Branch	409
36	Dundee	404
37	Cedar Springs	401
38	Grand Rapids Christian	398
38	St. Clair	398
40	Shepherd	392
40	Vicksburg	392
42	Grand Rapids West Catholic	381
42	Niles	381
44	Hudsonville Unity Christian	375
44	Sturgis	375
46	Big Rapids	359
46	East Grand Rapids	359
46	Flint Powers Catholic	359
46	Gladwin	359
46	Grosse Pointe North	359
46	Marshall	359
46	Milan	359
46	Remus Chippewa Hills	359
46	Trenton	359
46	Wayland Union	359

Grade	Name	Mark	Team	Points
12	Evie Mathis	13′ 7″	Wayland Union	544
12	Megan Stack	9′ 0″	Wayland Union	360
10	Bre Hoogewind	8′ 6″	Wayland Union	340

Rank	Team	Score
1	Wayland Union	1244
2	Owosso	1147
3	Frankenmuth	1101
3	Hudsonville Unity Christian	1101
3	Remus Chippewa Hills	1101
6	Macomb Lutheran North	1041
7	Grand Rapids West Catholic	1021
8	Three Rivers	890
9	Petoskey	860
10	Williamston	820
11	Gaylord	790
11	Grand Rapids Christian	790
13	Bay City John Glenn	771
14	Chelsea	760
14	Fowlerville	760
16	Holland Christian	750
16	Portland	750
18	Shepherd	730
19	Edwardsburg	700
19	Fruitport	700
21	Cadillac	690
21	Spring Lake	690
23	Clare	680
24	Allegan	500
25	Eaton Rapids	494
26	Cranbrook Kingswood	470
27	Coopersville	460
28	Howard City Tri-County	420
29	Big Rapids	410
29	Hastings	410
29	Sturgis	410
32	Pinckney	390
32	Vicksburg	390
34	Grayling	380
34	Midland Bullock Creek	380
36	East Grand Rapids	370
36	Lake Odessa Lakewood	370
38	Charlotte	364
39	Allendale	360
39	Corunna	360
39	Gladwin	360
39	Otsego	360
39	Richmond	360
39	Stevensville Lakeshore	360
39	Yale	360
46	St. Clair	350
47	Dundee	340
47	Goodrich	340
47	Grosse Pointe North	340
47	Lake Fenton	340
47	Parma Western	340

Grade	Name	Mark	Team	Points
12	Braden Bydlowski	13′ 9″	Ida	435
12	Jaxon Bolster	13′ 9″	Ida	435
10	Brandon Tross	12′ 6″	Ida	392
10	Jackson Rose	11′ 0″	Ida	342

Rank	Team	Score
1	Ida	1261
2	Constantine	1168
3	Sanford-Meridian	1143
4	Napoleon	863
5	Springport	818
6	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	810
7	Montrose	776
8	Charlevoix	768
9	Chesaning	759
10	Lake City	751
10	Pewamo-Westphalia	751
10	Sand Creek	751
10	Saranac	751
14	Schoolcraft	742
15	Clinton	734
15	Grass Lake	734
15	Ithaca	734
18	Erie Mason	717
18	Hart	717
20	Marine City	700
20	Saugatuck	700
22	Kent City	683
23	Perry	468
24	Kalamazoo Christian	451
25	Delton-Kellogg	446
26	Olivet	443
27	Morley-Stanwood	435
27	Union City	435
29	Cass City	426
29	Leslie	426
31	Belding	418
31	Jackson Lumen Christi	418
33	Ravenna	409
34	Buchanan	401
34	Homer	401
34	Laingsburg	401
34	Muskegon Western Mich. Christian	401
38	Hillsdale	392
38	Lakeview	392
38	LeRoy Pine River	392
38	Mason County Central	392
38	Otisville LakeVille	392
43	Almont	375
43	Bangor	375
43	New Lothrop	375
43	Onsted	375
47	Benzie Central	359
47	Grandville Calvin Christian	359
47	Jonesville	359
50	McBain	350

Grade	Name	Mark	Team	Points
12	Ashleigh Simon	10′ 6″	Grass Lake	420
9	Ameena Foley	8′ 0″	Grass Lake	320
12	Sophia George	7′ 6″	Grass Lake	300

Rank	Team	Score
1	Grass Lake	1041
2	Pewamo-Westphalia	1021
3	Union City	1001
4	Constantine	951
5	Laingsburg	760
6	Manton	750
6	Saugatuck	750
6	Benzie Central	730
6	Sand Creek	730
10	Standish Sterling	710
11	Ida	680
12	Morley-Stanwood	670
12	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	670
14	Belding	660
14	Lawton	660
14	White Cloud	660
17	Centreville	640
17	Erie Mason	640
19	Olivet	620
20	Buchanan	610
21	Homer	600
22	Houghton Lake	454
23	Bath	420
24	Clinton	410
25	Charyl Stockwell Academy	400
26	Napoleon	380
27	Lansing Catholic	370
27	New Lothrop	370
29	Kingsley	360
29	Manistee	360
29	Montague	360
29	Saranac	360
33	Hart	350
33	Lakeview	350
35	Brooklyn Columbia Central	340
35	Cass City	340
35	Pigeon-Laker	340
35	Fennville	340
35	Jackson Lumen Christi	340
35	Kalamazoo Christian	340
35	Mason County Central	340
35	Sanford-Meridian	340
43	Muskegon Western Mich. Christian	330
44	Adrian Madison	320
44	Blissfield	320
44	Chesaning	320
44	Hanover-Horton	320
44	Jonesville	320
44	Reed City	320
50	Beaverton	310
50	Ithaca	310

Grade	Name	Mark	Team	Points
11	Spencer Kolp	12′ 6″	Brown City	392
11	Aedyn Pasco	12′ 0″	Brown City	375
9	Colton Jacobs	10′ 6″	Brown City	325
12	Josh Eager	10′ 0″	Brown City	308

Rank	Team	Score
1	Brown City	1092
2	Hillsdale Academy	1059
2	Gobles	1059
4	Dansville	991
5	Akron-Fairgrove	751
5	East Jordan	751
5	Fowler	751
8	Kalamazoo Hackett	734
8	Lutheran Westland	734
8	Marlette	734
8	Petersburg-Summerfield	734
12	Coleman	725
13	Montabella	717
14	Camden-Frontier	666
15	Morrice	658
16	Manchester	649
17	Frankfort	641
18	Alcona	624
19	Kingston	616
19	Maple City Glen Lake	616
21	Mancelona	607
22	Pittsford	590
23	Buckley	460
24	Beal City	426
24	Vandercook Lake	426
26	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	409
27	Hudson	401
28	Indian River Inland Lakes	375
29	Marion	342
30	Britton Deerfield	308
30	Concord	308
30	Holton	308
33	Carson City-Crystal	291
33	Climax-Scotts	291
33	Mason County Eastern	291
33	Mayville	291
33	Mesick	291
33	North Huron	291
33	Pentwater	291
33	Vermontville Maple Valley	291
41	Deckerville	282
41	Fairview	282
41	Whitmore Lake	282

Grade	Name	Mark	Team	Points
11	Nadia Schafer	11′ 0″	Fowler	440
12	Olivia Thelen	8′ 9″	Fowler	350
9	Jazlynn Hettler	7′ 6″	Fowler	300

Rank	Team	Score
1	Fowler	1091
2	Hillsdale Academy	1071
3	Frankfort	1061
4	Mason County Eastern	1021
4	Pittsford	1021
6	Whitmore Lake	961
7	Manchester	921
7	Montabella	921
9	Petersburg-Summerfield	901
10	Webberville	827
11	Mancelona	735
12	Marlette	730
13	Brown City	710
14	Addison	680
15	Marion	670
16	Hudson	650
17	Morrice	640
18	Athens	380
19	Harbor Beach	360
19	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	360
21	Akron-Fairgrove	340
22	Bear Lake	320
22	Holton	320
22	Merrill	320
25	Buckley	310
26	Adrian Lenawee Christian	300
26	Gobles	300
26	Indian River Inland Lakes	300
26	Kingston	300
26	Mio Ausable	300
26	St. Louis	300
32	Dansville	280
32	Pellston	280
32	Vermontville Maple Valley	280
32	Whittemore-Prescott	280
36	Colon	260
36	Concord	260
36	Deckerville	260
36	Hale	260
36	Kalamazoo Hackett	260

Grade	Name	Mark	Team	Points
11	Cale Ollanketo	11′ 0″	Houghton	342
11	Micah Ryynanen	10′ 6″	Houghton	325
12	Augustus Hamlin	9′ 6″	Houghton	291

Grade	Name	Mark	Team	Points
11	Thomas Matthews	11′ 6″	Marquette	359
12	Beepsee Teeple	10′ 0″	Marquette	308
11	Connor Dunn	9′ 6″	Marquette	291

Rank	Team	Score
1	Houghton	957
1	Marquette	957
3	Gladstone	820
4	Ishpeming Westwood	759
5	Ishpeming	616
6	Rudyard	392
7	Sault Ste. Marie	375
8	Calumet	342
8	Escanaba	342
8	Lake Linden-Hubbell	342
11	Bark River-Harris	325
11	Forest Park	325
11	Gwinn	325
11	Rapid River	325
15	Newberry	308
15	Pickford	308
15	St. Ignace	308
15	Stephenson	308
19	Menominee	291

Grade	Name	Mark	Team	Points
12	Nori Korsman	10′ 0″	Negaunee	400
11	Meah Kaye	8′ 0″	Negaunee	320
10	Adela Miller	7′ 0″	Negaunee	280
9	Katie Carlson	6′ 6″	Negaunee	260

Rank	Team	Score
1	Negaunee	1001
2	Forest Park	974
3	Baraga	901
4	Marquette	881
4	Escanaba	881
6	Manistique	682
7	Rudyard	664
8	Brimley	650
9	Lake Linden-Hubbell	640
10	Houghton	620
10	North Dickinson County	620
12	Pickford	580
13	Gladstone	424
14	St. Ignace	400
15	Bark River-Harris	340
16	Dollar Bay	320
16	Stephenson	320
18	Bessemer	300
18	Rapid River	300
20	Ironwood	280
21	Calumet	260
21	Kingsford	260
21	West Iron County	260

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2026 Division 1 State Finals Preview

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 mixcspeedratings

TEAM TITLES

The star power and the head-to-head matchups illuminate the Detroit Catholic Central and East Kentwood matchup. Coming out of Novi, you’ve got Zacchaeus Brocks, Samson Gash, Paxton Heitsch, William Patterson, Caleb Washington, and a crew of others. Fresh off their team state victory, De-Mani Roberts, Shukuru Makechi, Reece Emeott, Jhavon Alexander, and a bigger crew of others.

There will be plenty of spots where the red & blue will line up against one another:

Zacchaeus Brocks and Shukuru Makechi in the 110h and 300h.
Samson Gash and De-Mani Roberts in the 100m and 200m.
Caleb Washington and De-Mani Roberts in the 400m.
Gideon Gash and Jhavon Alexander in the Long Jump.
The 4×1 containing a great number of the above names.

There could be hidden pickups, such as Rondell Ruff Jr. in the 400m or the consistent Justin Johnson taking advantage of the warm weather to chase kids down in the 3200m.

To cap it off, the 4×4 could be in play as well. On paper, Catholic Central has a team that can run <3:20, but it hasn’t come to fruition, and thus, they’ll be in a slower heat. East Kentwood will be in the fast section, knowing the place they need, and being pulled along in the process.

Since 2014, the only barriers in the way of the Oak Park girls have been Ann Arbor Pioneer, Detroit Renaissance, and a global pandemic. The Knights have been that reliable, winning 9 of the past 11 D1 girls titles. The formula for Oak Park has typically been a combination of strength in the hurdles, sprints, mid-distance, and relays. The components may change, the depth in certain spots too, but that mix is present yet again.

Payton Gee has turned herself into one of the preeminent hurdlers in the state, turning in state bests in the 100h and 300h this spring.

Nevaeh Burns has won here twice, bringing home crowns in the 400m. Her 54.21 opener from April was the fastest she’s ever run in the spring season, showing progress is still coming.

Those two headline, but their real story is their depth:

100m – 8 girls sub-13
200m – 8 girls sub-27
400m – 10 girls sub-60
800m – 3 girls sub-2:20

You put together those types of numbers and you can pick & choose who to put in the relays. The “weakest” Oak Park relay is their 4×8, ranked #6 in Division 1, greatly indicative of this depth.

The strongest candidate for the runner-up slot is Detroit Cass Tech. Three girls feature prominently in their lineups – Malise Brown, Caylin Ivy, and Laila Hawkins. Hawkins placed 2^nd in 2025’s 100h finals and this spring, has been beaten only once. Her 300’s have solidified, consistently staying in the 44-45 second range. Brown and Ivy are pure sprinters, with range all over the place, 100m to 400m. Brown qualified in five events and will need to scratch one, but all three will likely have impact all across the scoring spectrum.

INTRIGUING BATTLES

Boys 1600m – 2025’s 1600m final featured three boys who will likely play a major role in the 2026 final. Last year, Jackson Lam led early, setting an honest pace through the first 1k, before Luka Hammond grabbed the lead. Caden Livermore covered Hammond’s move and moved into the lead with a lap to go, holding for nearly the rest of the race before a late surge from Hammond clinched it. One has to wonder what lessons were learned from then and the year that’s passed, and which tactical tricks the field will have to knock off Hammond, currently ranked #1 in the state and racing with a wisdom beyond his years.

Boys 4×8 – 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 – four in a row, Northville looking to make it five. Each year, there seems to be a contender to knock the Mustangs off their throne, each year, through mid-race adversity overcome by wise racing, Northville seems to persevere. Usually it’s a singular team that can knock them off, this year there appears to multiple candidates. Oak Park, Ann Arbor Skyline, Ann Arbor Pioneer. In this version, Northville holds the top seed, but extending only 5 seconds back are 8 other teams. This may be the toughest test yet for the Northville streak.

Boys Long Jump – I’m sure Jeff Hollobaugh has this obscure stat loaded up and ready to go, but what if Greg Myers wins both the 800m and Long Jump? Surely that winning event combination has never occurred prior, right? Myers has had mid-distance ability for years, placing 10^th here as a sophomore and 2^nd as a junior. But the long jumpability is a recent revelation, as he hovered around 20’ for much of the spring before busting out a 22’ 10.75” to win the SEC White. He’s ranked slightly behind two OK Red rivals, Jhavon Alexander and Collin Munford. Both are no stranger to these boards (important) and are familiar with the State Finals setting, both qualifying in 2024 and 2025.

Girls 400m – mentioned above,three athletes from top-level teams will have prime lanes in the fast section of the 400m. There’s also one girl that will join them, Cayla “Boss” Hawkins. We’ve seen her name on the AAU/Club circuit for years, winning and placing high at indoor nationals, outdoor nationals, and proving that there’d be no doubt she’d be ready for the high school stage. During this 9^th grade year, nothing has changed, as Hawkins won the indoor state 400m, ran the fastest time of any girl in the state this year (53.34), and won the freshman race at NIN. All that said, it’ll be a race between two winners, as Nevaeh Burns has captured the past two D1 titles. Seeded 1 and 2, lanes right next to one another, expect a barnburner.

Girls 800m – both in terms of the race for first and the sheer depth. This is wild, seeds 3-27 are separated by a mere 4 seconds, 2:13.5 to 2:17.7. There will likely be much jostling in each section, but also one must figure that it’ll take 2:14 or under to get on the medal stand. At the top of the medal stand, three names stand out. Lane Isom, who’s held the D1 lead for much of the spring and hit All-State out of the slow heat last year. Collette Wierks, the defending D1 champion who won with a late burst, rounding into her best form of her career. And Becca Van Lent, who just threw down a 2:10.9 in just her second individual 800m of the year, besting Natasza Dudek (even if not her prime event, a momentous feat).

STATE RECORD BREAKERS?

Rapidly rising and putting himself in the conversation has been Belleville’s Peyton Trammer. At this point last year, he was unable to make it out of the prelims and was sprinting to 100m times north of 11 seconds. In only half a year, he set the indoor 60m record, running a 6.68 at the LAB. Sidelined for a bit to start the outdoor season, Trammer has only been able to reach top speed for a month. In that month, he’s moved from a 10.51 (into a 0.9 m/s headwind) to a 10.31 (barely an illegal tailwind). With two additional weeks of training, 10.23 is 100% within reach.

I’m loving the hurdling renaissance in this state over the past few seasons. We saw the seeds of it two years ago when Will Jaiden Smith, Schmar Gamble, and Zacchaeus Brocks were sophomores, all hitting in the very low 14’s or under. Smith left his mark at last year’s State Finals, Gamble right on his tail, while Brocks stewed on the sidelines. And now only Zacchaeus Brocks remains, the focus only on himself, for real good reason. He’s already run 13.26 (with a 3.1 m/s tailwind) and 13.43 (into a 0.9 m/s headwind), both indicators that something <13.35 can be in order. The 300’s are also on the table, with Brocks hitting a 36.23 (only Kenny Ferguson has run faster) on a regional day with a similar workload compared to what he’ll face tomorrow.

She’s scratched from the 1600m, so perhaps there will be extra energy needed for the 3200m. Our MIS record holder and State/2x National Champ, Natasza Dudek is entered as an individual in only one event, the 3200m. She’s already thrown down a 10:01 in the 3200m at Shepherd, and now has an additional month of training under her belt. The 3200m record is 9:49.9, a bit in the distance, but when has Natasza not challenged a barrier in a championship setting?

Lorelai Zielinski has spent the spring writing and re-writing, breaking and re-breaking our Discus record. The previous record, set by Allen Park’s Abby Russell in her win at ‘24’s NBON, was 166’ 11”. At Grand Ledge’s Comet Classic, Zielinski tossed a 167’ 0”, an inch over that mark. Just five days later, she added another 3” to her lifetime best. Just ten days after that, she shot right into the 168’s with a 168’ 5”. Incremental progress throughout the year, but nearly 4’ further than her state-winning sophomore self. Those tiny gains typically mean something bigger is on the horizon, perhaps tomorrow?

Grand Ledge may have kicked off Zielinski’s record-breaking behavior and the culture of the Comets has undeniably helped Katie Blue in her history-setting quest. Blue excels in a number of events – the hurdles, long jump, and especially, the pole vault. Her pole vault prowess began in earnest as a sophomore, breaking 12’ and placing 4^th here at D1 State. As a junior, she added a good 9” to her best and as a senior, has sped up the progression. Her push took her to 14’ 0.5” for a win at NBIN, setting the all-time state record and setting precedent of one that can step up in big moments, perhaps breaking her outdoor record of 13’ 10”.

DISTANCE PREDICTIONS

Come on, you knew I had to impart some of my own guesses for my distance kids. I’ve been making those early qualifier posts, calculating rankings, announcing meets, but I haven’t had the chance to predict and project. These are purely vibes-based, no complex formulae like in XC. And with the caveat that I really appreciate you all – none of this is personal. I’ll be hopping around from Kent City to Rockford to Hudsonville to Hamilton, but if you do prove these wrong and respectively want to let me have it, you know where to find me.

Boys 4×8

Ann Arbor Pioneer
Northville
Ann Arbor Skyline
Oak Park
Midland
Kalamazoo Central
Traverse City West
Saline

Boys 1600m

Luka Hammond
Jackson Lam
Caden Livermore
Ryan Stojov
Jacob Szalay
Archer Verhage
Samuel Baker
Jack MacGregor

Boys 800m

Greg Myers
Wendell Childs Jr.
Ryan Stojov
Maddi Duke
Caden Livermore
Kyle Krasan
Finn Gammerath
Blake Kulesza

Boys 3200m

Kamari Ronfeldt
Brandon Cloud
Luka Hammond
Beckett Crooks
Gavin Katic
Kyle O’Rourke
Noah Johnston
Coen Hill

Girls 4×8

Ann Arbor Pioneer
Ann Arbor Skyline
Traverse City West
Brighton
Oak Park
Hartland
Saline
Holland West Ottawa

Girls 1600m

El McMahan
Elliana Neuer
Alexandra Scappaticci
Katelynn Egli
Ella Goodsell
Charley McKay
Adalyn Raab
Natalia Guaresimo

Girls 800m

Collette Wierks
Lane Isom
Becca Van Lent
Elliana Neuer
Juliet Lewis
Irie Scrase
Katelynn Egli
Ella Wierks

Girls 3200m

Natasza Dudek
Annie Hrabovsky
Savannah Staton
Ella Goodsell
Alexandra Scappaticci
Emilia Garces
Keira Von Blon
Lilah Yoder