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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #50

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 2023 XC State Qualifier
  • 20th Place – Oakland County
  • Top 10 – OAA Red
  • 31st Place – D1 State 1600m
  • 2nd Place – Region 2 1600m
  • 4th Place – OAA Red/White 1600m

  • 800m – 2:00
  • 1600m – 4:20
  • 3200m – 9:44
  • 5k (XC) – 16:19

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Blake Peardon17:18.8Lake Orion168.1Division 1 State4-Nov2023
11Blake Peardon16:25.4Lake Orion189.5Region 827-Oct2023
11Blake Peardon16:19.4Lake Orion186.2OAA Red Championship19-Oct2023
11Blake Peardon17:05.8Lake Orion186.1Oakland County7-Oct2023
11Blake Peardon17:43.5Lake Orion166.8Hansons30-Sep2023
11Blake Peardon17:24.5Lake Orion174.5Spartan15-Sep2023
11Blake Peardon16:37.6Lake Orion190.8Muskrat Classic9-Sep2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Blake Peardon17:46.0Lake Orion165.7Region 829-Oct2022
10Blake Peardon16:30.6Lake Orion183.1OAA Red Championship20-Oct2022
10Blake Peardon16:54.4Lake Orion178.5Stan Ford14-Oct2022
10Blake Peardon17:24.2Lake Orion178.3Oakland County8-Oct2022
10Blake Peardon16:59.1Lake Orion175.3Hansons1-Oct2022
10Blake Peardon17:13.1Lake Orion178.6Mott Fall Classic23-Sep2022
10Blake Peardon18:21.5Lake Orion157.8Spartan16-Sep2022
10Blake Peardon17:10.9Lake Orion178.7OAA Red 113-Sep2022
10Blake Peardon17:44.5Lake Orion179.8Averill10-Sep2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Blake Peardon17:28.3Lake Orion159.6OAA Red 321-Oct2021
9Blake Peardon18:57.1Lake Orion153.3Oxford15-Oct2021
9Blake Peardon19:47.8Lake Orion136.7Oakland County9-Oct2021
9Blake Peardon18:01.4Lake Orion157.5OAA Red 228-Sep2021
9Blake Peardon19:15.3Lake Orion143.6Mott Fall Classic24-Sep2021
9Blake Peardon18:18.7Lake Orion160.4Holly18-Sep2021
9Blake Peardon19:02.3Lake Orion156.6OAA Red 114-Sep2021
9Blake Peardon19:16.4Lake Orion150.9Averill11-Sep2021
9Blake Peardon18:44.5Lake Orion149.2Anchor Bay EB2-Sep2021

The Rundown

One of my favorite themes: the story of a runner gradually finding his way in the sport. Blake’s story culminated in a track season where he was able to drop considerable time, from 2:04 to 2:00 in the 800m, 9:55 to 9:44 in the 3200m, and most significantly, 4:29 to 4:20 in the 1600m. That 1600m is the major reason for his inclusion on this list. After hitting a 4:22 at the Barnyard, Blake hit consecutive 4:20’s, which grabbed him a 4th place finish at the OAA Red/White Championship, then a 2nd place state qualifier in Region 9. But it’s not as if he’s just a track stud, his abilities extend to the grass as well, as he had two sub-16:30 efforts during championship season to go along with a 20th place at the traditionally tough Oakland County Championships.

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2024’s Final Awards

Three final awards and rankings to close this out: Best of the Best, Rookies of the Year, and All-Around Athletes. I’ll be updating this post as I work through these.

BEST OF THE BEST

2023’s edition had an athlete’s best two events added together, that combination aiming to find the absolute best athletes. This time around, I’ve filtered that down to one event. The reason for that is the field events, especially as we saw in Division 2, where it took until 7:30pm to finish the vault. A little tougher to get in other events while yours lasts for hours. Plus, if an athlete is nationally ranked in one event, they should be recognized for that.

As always, quantifying the best marks rely on these charts:

BOYS TABLES
GIRLS TABLES

RankGradeNameTeamEventPointsMarkMI RankUS Rank
112Seth NorderGrand Haven1600m5784:00.5015
212Brendan HergerNorthville800m5691:48.0813
311T.j. HansenFreeland1600m5614:02.81216
412Jasper CaneKalamazoo Central1600m5384:05.76330
512Brycen AndersonWalled Lake CentralDiscus534194′ 1″123
612Shamar HeardChippewa Valley400m53446.76129
711Zacchaeus BrocksDetroit Catholic Central110h53113.73125
812Thomas WestphalAnchor Bay1600m5294:06.98446
912Andrew HardingAnn Arbor HuronHigh Jump5256′ 10.5″127
1010Schmar GambleBelleville110h52213.85248
1112Paul MoorePinckney3200m5208:53.96157
1211Quincy IsaacCantonLong Jump51924′ 3.25″132
1311Elijah DotsonBelleville110h51813.89361
1412Andrew KraftZeeland WestHigh Jump5186′ 10″232
1411Brock FergisonSturgisHigh Jump5186′ 10″232
1412Xavier SantiagoOnawayHigh Jump5186′ 10232
1412Nathan LevineCantonHigh Jump5186′ 10″232
1812Evan WatsonTroy Athens400m51347.34283
1912Gabe VansickleCoopersvilleShot Put51161′ 2″160
2011Jaiden SmithBelleville110h50914.01497
2111Mason MayneLawtonShot Put50760′ 9″274
2212Gavin NurenbergPewamo-WestphaliaShot Put50560′ 5″385
2312Sawyer MoloySanford-MeridianHigh Jump5046′ 9″665
2312Braden PrielippMarionHigh Jump5046′ 9″665
2312Charlie GarnerAnn Arbor HuronHigh Jump5046′ 9″665
2612Solomon KwartowitzBloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood3200m504
2711Ahmad AmeenJackson400m502
2812Cameron CheetamHartland400m502
2912Leonardo Peralta-CastroLincoln Park300h501
3011Brennan FaberParma WesternShot Put500
3111Adam HuffWayland UnionDiscus499
3212Leonardo IgnacioSaline300h499
3311Jack BidwellMarshall3200m498
3411Malachi MosleyEast Kentwood400m497
3511Derrick SimmonsFrankenmuthShot Put496
3612Pierce GrzymkowskiWhite Lake Lakeland800m496
3712Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage1600m496
3811Michael WilkersonRochester Adams300h494
3911Tryce TokarOvid-ElsiePole Vault494
4010Reece EmeottEast KentwoodPole Vault494
4112Garrett WeedenZeeland EastShot Put494
4212Henry ShaiebAnn Arbor Skyline400m492
4312Clintin AllenGrosse Pointe NorthDiscus491
4412Sebastian RamirezRoyal Oak1600m491
4512Matthew (Matt) FoorCarleton AirportDiscus491
4612Noah RobinsonWhite CloudHigh Jump490
4710Tayden ReddingWarren Michigan CollegiateHigh Jump490
4812Jayden BrockByron CenterHigh Jump490
4912Brayden KennedyHighland-Milford300h489
5012Brandon AndersonDexter800m489
5112Brad WhiteClare800m488
5212Wallace Tupper IITraverse City West110h488
5311Liam VaughanWalled Lake WesternShot Put488
5412Nate CarmodyHaslett3200m488
5512Tyler MarrogyWalled Lake CentralShot Put487
5612Owen PattonVestaburg800m487
5711Henry DixonForest Hills Eastern1600m487
589Kaden GriffithsStevensville LakeshoreLong Jump487
5912Matthew GordonTraverse City Central110h486
6011August RohdeReed City800m485
6112Ray WeatheringtonWalled Lake CentralPole Vault485
6211Sam VespermanGrosse IlePole Vault485
6312Austin GrahamWayland Union300h485
6411Michael Piggee Jr.Muskegon110h485
6512Cutler BrandtCharlotte300h483
6610Kinley PooleAnn Arbor Huron400m483
679Declin DorohStevensville LakeshoreHigh Jump483
6811Benjamin RodenbaughMcBainHigh Jump483
6910Andre NeumannWhite Lake LakelandShot Put483
7011Max WardElk Rapids300h482
7111Garrod AlexanderWalled Lake CentralShot Put482
729Ben RomeroForest Hills Central800m482
7312Elijah DyerSpringport300h481
7412Jerry WiegersNorth Muskegon400m481
7512Jackson RodriguezThe Potter’s House800m481
7612Elyan GregoryBeverly Hills Groves300h481
7712Connell AlfordChelsea3200m481
7812Davis BarrBattle Creek LakeviewLong Jump479
7912Jake MachiniakBerrien Springs100m479
8012Anirudh KrishnanPlymouth1600m478
8112Bryce GoodsellRomeo800m478
8212Landon BennettAthens300h478
8312Mill ColemanGrand Rapids Catholic Central110h478
8411Brady FeldpauschFowler300h477
8511Chase BattaniAlmontPole Vault477
8610Rondre AustionOak Park400m477
8712Bennett VandenBergConstantineDiscus476
8812Boden GenoveseColoma1600m476
8911Dominic WeatherlyL’Anse CreuseShot Put476
9012Nathan CodyWalled Lake CentralDiscus476
9112DeVonta HabernNapoleonHigh Jump476
9211Bradley RichardsFruitport Calvary ChristianHigh Jump476
9312Carter BissellRockfordLong Jump476
9412Prentice GardnerNorth FarmingtonLong Jump476
9511Teegan SimmonsMonroeDiscus476
9612Vishvaa RavishankarTroy3200m475
979Kamari RonfeldtAnn Arbor Pioneer3200m475
9812Ty ParkerWalled Lake Northern800m474
9912Matthew CanalesAdrian800m474
10012Owen HagerCaledonia110h474

RankGradeNameTeamEventPointsMarkMI RankUS Rank
112Abigail RussellAllen ParkDiscus563166′ 11″17
212Rachel ForsythAnn Arbor Pioneer800m5622:03.8712
312Madison MorsonSalemHigh Jump5555′ 10″111
312Milena ChevallierFarmington Hills MercyHigh Jump5555′ 10″111
59Addyson StiversonMontroseShot Put55549′ 2″17
612Morgan RoundtreeOak Park300h55041.3119
712Selma AndersonGrand Rapids Ottawa Hills1600m5474:40.54218
811Emmry RossOnsted800m5432:05.87212
911Addison HoveyHartHigh Jump5365′ 9″327
1012Brooke BowersForest Hills CentralPole Vault53013′ 3″121
1112Lindsay JohnsonDetroit Cass Tech300h52642.31237
1211Layla JordanGoodrich800m5252:07.85340
1312Maya RollinsAnn Arbor Pioneer100h52313.8141
1411Sydney KuhnSaginaw Swan Valley800m5212:08.34447
1512Kylee KingOak Park800m5212:08.41548
1611Helen SachsHolland West Ottawa3200m51810:20.08252
1711Victoria GarcesH.H. Dow3200m51510:21.85355
1811Kalia MonroeEastpointeShot Put51545′ 6″340
1912Janae HudsonMarysvilleShot Put51345′ 4″445
2011Lucy CookRochester1600m5134:48.44367
2112Rylan FinstromGraylingDiscus512148′ 8″264
2211Isabel GermanLowellPole Vault51012′ 9″243
2312Jayden HarbertsMacomb Dakota3200m50810:26.20573
249Lorelai ZielinskiTraverse City CentralShot Put50744′ 9″566
259Nevaeh BurnsOak Park400m50555.023108
2611Carrie VanNoyOak Park100h503
279Elli VanDusenKalamazoo ChristianHigh Jump502
2812Alysia TownsendAnn Arbor SkylineHigh Jump502
2912Aiden HarrandBuckley1600m501
309Aubree BowersForest Hills CentralPole Vault500
3112Drew MullerEast Grand Rapids1600m500
329Bella FriddleHastingsHigh Jump497
3311Ariyana JamesEast LansingHigh Jump497
3412Gail VaikutisSt. Joseph800m497
3510Kamryn TatumWest Bloomfield200m497
3611Jada WilsonBelleville300h497
3712Ella ChristensenNorthville1600m497
3811Elena FigueroaSt. Joseph1600m495
3912Kayla HarrisEast KentwoodDiscus495
4012Morgan BrownLivonia Churchill1600m494
4111Lauren BickerdtDetroit Renaissance300h494
4212Jordyn HarrisWalled Lake CentralDiscus492
4311Dayshana KelloggOak Park400m492
4412Emily TomesGrand Rapids Catholic Central1600m492
4512Katie StewartSalemPole Vault490
4612Madison OsterbergJackson Lumen Christi800m489
479Anyla RobinsonDetroit Cass Tech800m486
4812Payton SchefflerBrownstown Woodhaven1600m486
4912Anna TildenZeeland EastDiscus486
5012Allyson BroaddusGrand Rapids Catholic CentralDiscus485
5112Makayla PorterEast KentwoodDiscus485
529Ava SchaferSt. Johns3200m484
5312Shelby SandersDetroit Renaissance400m484
5412Giuliana SerapigliaPlymouthPole Vault484
5511Lauren WalkerHolt800m483
5611Jada EwellRoyal OakDiscus483
5712Aliyah SpringerHamiltonDiscus483
5812Makenzie JohnsCadillacShot Put482
5910Laila HawkinsDetroit Cass Tech100h482
6011Maya JusticeBrownstown WoodhavenLong Jump481
6110Katie BerkshireGaylord3200m481
6212Allison SheltonOrtonville BrandonPole Vault480
6310Katherine BlueGrand LedgePole Vault480
6412Taylor DiemondCedar SpringsPole Vault480
6512Aubree MeyerHartlandShot Put480
6612Daisy SpeetGRTC Perigrines800m480
679Annie HrabovskyRomeo3200m480
689Daisy CoxRockford3200m480
6911Keirra TaubeYaleHigh Jump478
7011Sophia PellOlivetHigh Jump478
7112Olivia FindlayMarletteHigh Jump478
7210Sarah PippinEdwardsburgHigh Jump478
7312Susie SchulzBay City CentralHigh Jump478
7412Sylvia Sanok DufalloAnn Arbor Pioneer1600m477
7510Reese SmithTraverse City West800m476
7611Leigha StoepkerJenisonShot Put476
7711Elizabeth (Izzie) MillerBattle Creek Harper CreekDiscus476
7810Natalia GuaresimoRomeo3200m475
7911Allie NowakJohannesburg-Lewiston800m474
809Kaylie LivingstonWhitmore Lake3200m473
8112Tessa RoeLansing Catholic3200m473
8212Addison WashlerForest Hills Eastern800m473
8312Ava KurczewskiWalled Lake Northern1600m472
8411Molly BaraccoFarmington800m472
859Collette WierksHolland West Ottawa800m472
8610Leah CorbyRochester Hills Stoney Creek3200m471
8712Lena ClevelandRochesterLong Jump471
8810Maiya CorriganRockfordPole Vault470
8912Claire AdamsRockfordPole Vault470
9010Raiden KipfmillerDexterPole Vault470
9112Molly SochaBloomfield HillsDiscus470
9211Joy EvansAlma800m469
9310Emily PetersOlivet300h469
9412Ania ToboyWyandotte RooseveltDiscus468
9512Ella SchaferSt. JohnsDiscus468
9611Emma DrnekZeeland East3200m468
9711Emily JokelaLake Linden-Hubbell300h468
9812Ashley KraheNorthville300h467
9911Jayda WatsonOak Park100h467
10011Cora WilliamsAnn Arbor Gabriel RichardShot Put467

ROOKIES OF THE YEAR

Computed in the same manner as the Best of the Best, just filtered out for freshmen.

RankNameTeamEventPointsMarkFr. MI RankFr. US Rank
1Kaden GriffithsStevensville LakeshoreLong Jump48723′ 6″12
2Declin DorohStevensville LakeshoreHigh Jump4836′ 7.5″13
3Ben RomeroForest Hills Central800m4829:08.1714
4Kamari RonfeldtAnn Arbor Pioneer3200m4759:09.6025
5Wendell ChildsClarkston400m45748.92113
6Ryan GoodParma Western800m4551:55.2329
7Chris TetloffMidland Bullock CreekShot Put44452′ 9″111
8Nathan BrussWalled Lake Northern800m4441:55.97318
9Robert Jazwinski IIIHart3200m4349:23.64321
10Noah RufenachtQuincyHigh Jump4346′ 4″225
10Joel CranmoreLeslieHigh Jump4346′ 4″225
12Ezekiel BaltierraAlma3200m432   
13Jack MacGregorHowell3200m430   
14Luka HammondGrand Haven1600m426   
15Tucker WigintonSpringportPole Vault426   
16Brandon CommetIda300h425   
17Caleb NelsonNorth Farmington400m424   
18Harvey GroveGladwinShot Put413   
19Lorenzo ReynoldsEast KentwoodLong Jump412   
20Braylon HolmesCharlotteLong Jump410   
21Tyler MollanLake OrionPole Vault409   
21Grady MyersForest Hills NorthernPole Vault409   
23Avery SimmonsFrankenmuthDiscus407   
24Caleb ErkkinenSterling Heights StevensonHigh Jump405   
24Hayden StoutSaginaw Valley LutheranHigh Jump405   

RankNameTeamEventPointsMarkFr. MI RankFr. US Rank
1Addyson StiversonMontroseShot Put55549′ 2″11
2Lorelai ZielinskiTraverse City CentralShot Put50744′ 9″26
3Nevaeh BurnsOak Park400m50555.0219
4Elli VanDusenKalamazoo ChristianHigh Jump5025′ 7.25″16
5Aubree BowersForest Hills CentralPole Vault50012′ 6″11
6Bella FriddleHastingsHigh Jump4975′ 7″27
7Anyla RobinsonDetroit Cass Tech800m4862:12.19110
8Ava SchaferSt. Johns3200m48410:39.77117
9Annie HrabovskyRomeo3200m48010:42.42221
10Daisy CoxRockford3200m48010:42.44322
11Kaylie LivingstonWhitmore Lake3200m473   
12Collette WierksHolland West Ottawa800m472   
13Stephanie DiPiazzaGRTC Perigrines1600m465   
14Willow MasonSaginaw Heritage200m463   
15Ella WierksHolland West Ottawa800m463   
16Katelyn WendlingNew Lothrop400m457   
17Logan RichardsonEast Kentwood200m456   
18Annabelle LowmanLudington3200m456   
19Clara KaczorFreeland1600m455   
20Aubrey WilsonDearborn Divine Child200m454   
21Leigha WhitmanStevensville LakeshoreLong Jump453   
22Elliana HuftonLake Fenton800m452   
23Davea CrowePinckney300h452   
24Katelynn EgliNovi800m448   
25Becca Van LentAnn Arbor Skyline1600m445   

ALL-AROUND ATHLETES

These were tabulated by adding an athlete’s scores from every single event, so long as they hit the D1 regional qualifying standard (linked here). If you’re a college coach looking for underclassmen that can compete in the multis, this might be your list.

Since the chart is too big to post on here, we’re going 200 deep (or about the 99th percentile) on Google Sheets.

BOYS CHART

GIRLS CHART

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Best Vault Crews: Girls Final Rankings

Real quick:

Week Four
Week Six
Explanation
GIRLS TABLES

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
10Maiya CorriganRockford11′ 9″470
12Claire AdamsRockford11′ 9″470
12Maija CarlsonRockford11′ 3″450

RankTeamScore
1Rockford1391
2Dexter1301
3Lake Orion1277
4Grand Haven1254
5Forest Hills Central1030
6Plymouth944
7Clarkston850
8Traverse City West810
9Livonia Churchill790
10Walled Lake Northern780
11South Lyon760
12Portage Central754
13Lowell510
14Salem490
15Cedar Springs480
15Grand Ledge480
17Jenison450
18Ann Arbor Pioneer440
18Davison440
18St. Clair Shores Lake Shore440
18St. Clair Shores Lakeview440
22East Kentwood434
23Ann Arbor Skyline420
23Caledonia420
23Novi420
23Saginaw Heritage420
23Walled Lake Central420

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
10Evie MathisWayland Union11′ 6″460
11Kennedy JasinskiWayland Union11′ 3″450
10Megan StackWayland Union8′ 6″340

RankTeamScore
1Wayland Union1251
2Pinckney1141
3Petoskey1121
4Shepherd1101
5Hudsonville Unity Christian1061
6Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg1021
7Owosso830
8Plainwell820
9Frankenmuth810
10Ludington800
10Cadillac800
12Eaton Rapids780
12Ionia780
14Belding760
15Chelsea740
15East Grand Rapids740
17Grand Rapids Christian710
18DeWitt700
18Gaylord700
20Ortonville Brandon480
21Grand Rapids West Catholic430
22Forest Hills Eastern410
22Hamilton410
24Hastings400
24Williamston400

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
12Addison TrierweilerPewamo-Westphalia10′ 1″404
12Isabell HelmanPewamo-Westphalia9′ 6″380
9Whitney PlattePewamo-Westphalia9′ 0″360
10Vivian WernerPewamo-Westphalia7′ 9″310

RankTeamScore
1Pewamo-Westphalia1454
2Clare1431
3Kingsley1381
4Remus Chippewa Hills1331
5Manton1311
6McBain1281
7Quincy1261
8Sand Creek1241
9Union City1161
10Hart1094
11Homer1081
11Lawton1081
13Mason County Central1021
14Almont984
15Adrian Madison961
16Hudson941
17Midland Bullock Creek881
18New Lothrop720
19Lakeview710
20Charyl Stockwell Academy670
21Standish Sterling660
22Chesaning640
23Erie Mason630
24Ida620
24Manistee620
24Olivet620

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
11Payton HaynesMason County Eastern10′ 3″410
10Miley KesselMason County Eastern8′ 6″340
12Kennady TylerMason County Eastern8′ 3″330
9Leia GillilandMason County Eastern8′ 3″330
9Kasey GaudetteMason County Eastern7′ 6″300
9Brailyn JohnsonMason County Eastern7′ 0″280

RankTeamScore
1Mason County Eastern1411
2Hillsdale Academy1341
3Frankfort1321
4Deckerville1141
5Fowler1131
6Pittsford991
7Mio Ausable891
7Montabella891
9Marlette700
10Saugatuck680
11Marcellus660
12Brown City650
13Centreville600
14Beal City580
14Fairview580
14Gobles580
14Petersburg-Summerfield580
14Indian River Inland Lakes580
19Kalamazoo Hackett560
20Hale540
20Muskegon Western Mich. Christian540
22Athens520
22Whitmore Lake520
24Addison320
24East Jackson320
24Merrill320
24St. Charles320

GradeNameTeamHeightPoints
11Lucy DeGrootGladstone9′ 0″360
11Chelsey DemeuseGladstone8′ 6″340
10Ava MenardGladstone8′ 6″340
11Shaelee BrunetteGladstone7′ 0″280

RankTeamScore
1Gladstone1321
2Houghton1221
3Escanaba1034
4Lake Linden-Hubbell1027
5St. Ignace1001
6Calumet961
7Marquette821
8Ishpeming Westwood700
9Manistique680
10Negaunee644
11Dollar Bay640
12North Dickinson County560
13Ironwood540
14Stephenson400
15Baraga340
16Bark River-Harris340
16Brimley320
18Forest Park320
18Sault Ste. Marie320
20Holy Name300
21Ishpeming280
22L’Anse260
22West Iron County260

VAULTERS OF THE YEAR

No crazy math here. The Pole Vault combines many events into one – strength, speed, and lifting off. Then add a healthy dose of fearlessness and you’ve got a vaulter. The list below mimics what you’d see on athletic.net..