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Best Sprint Crews: Boys League Week

In spite of a Saturday in the mid-50’s, we’ve had some spicy sprints thus far.

Week Three Rankings
Week Five Rankings

The explanation from 2023 is spot on, so click here if you want to read the recipe for how these are created.

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

As there are no additional regional qualifying standards for relays (everyone gets to run theirs), I did a little math to find what the equivalent would be. For instance, the state qualifier for the D1 100m is 11.1 and the regional qualifier is 11.5, 3.6% slower. The state qualifying standard for the 4×1 is 43.5, and 45.06 (rounding up to 45.1 to be generous) is 3.6% slower. Here is a chart with an estimated regional qualifier for each relay:

Est. RQD1 BoysD2 BoysD3 BoysD4 Boys
4×145.1046.3047.3048.80
4×21:34.51:36.61:38.61:41.5
4×43:35.63:41.03:45.13:56.4
4×88:27.58:42.89:09.49:32.1
Est. RQD1 GirlsD2 GirlsD3 GirlsD4 Girls
4×152.5054.2055.5057.50
4×21:52.81:54.81:57.62:04.4
4×44:20.04:31.14:39.44:51.8
4×810:20.510:50.911:26.111:51.4

These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by 9PM Saturday (5/11).

If you’d like to delve more into how individual performances relate in a historical sense, please subscribe to Jeff Hollobaugh’s MichTrack Newsletter. Jeff always does an excellent job of recapping our athletes and their individual greatness, along with providing stories and thoughtful anecdotes. These rankings attempt to capture the here and now, but it’s tough for me to do this and shoutout to the great individual marks. So check out the newsletter and learn more about the superb athletes from our state.

Have you noticed that I’m copy/pasting the same intro each time? Well I haven’t had any complaints just yet…

Top Individuals – Best Sprint

Thought I’d throw this in here for additional flavor. Using the tables which convert a time from each event into points, then comparing the three events, the best sprints of the year thus far:

Shamar Heard, Chippewa Valley – 47.18 400m, 519 points (Michigan #1, US #41)
Evan Watson, Troy Athens – 47.34 400m, 513 points (Michigan #2, US #52)
Malachi Mosley, East Kentwood – 47.79 400m, 497 points (Michigan #3, US #104)

Top Individuals – Combined Sprints

This takes the two best races of any athlete. Of course, it could contain all three, but I realize some are specialized into short sprints or long sprints.

Evan Watson, Troy Athens – 47.34 400m (Michigan #2), 10.75 100m (Michigan #6)
Shamar Heard, Chippewa Valley
– 47.18 400m (Michigan #1), 21.78 200m (Michigan #6)
Cameron Cheetam, Hartland
– 48.74 400m (Michigan #6), 10.71 100m (Michigan #4)

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:26.52Rockford15224×2
3:22.68Rockford12424×4
42.19Rockford12074×1
12Carter Bissell50.02Rockford418400m
12Kaizer Westgate50.09Rockford415400m
12Anthony Bouwhuis10.88Rockford415100m
12Sam Coyle10.92Rockford408100m
12Anthony Bouwhuis21.91Rockford393200m
12Carter Bissell11.01Rockford390100m
12Camden Kruisenga11.02Rockford388100m
12Avery Engel11.05Rockford383100m
12Carter Bissell22.03Rockford382200m
12Lucas Cid11.11Rockford371100m
12Ben Cummings51.49Rockford366400m
12Sam Coyle22.31Rockford357200m
10Dante Escondo11.25Rockford344100m
11David Stout52.10Rockford344400m
11Isaac Poot22.49Rockford341200m
10Sam Cummings11.34Rockford327100m
12Camden Kruisenga22.74Rockford318200m
12Avery Engel22.77Rockford316200m
12Kaizer Westgate22.77Rockford316200m
12Lucas Cid23.22Rockford275200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
3:22.79Oak Park12374×4
1:29.36Oak Park12104×2
43.17Oak Park9824×1
10Rondre Austion48.94Oak Park456400m
11Phillip Burney49.34Oak Park442400m
12Gavin Rawls10.93Oak Park406100m
10Rondre Austion10.95Oak Park402100m
12Deon Cleary50.54Oak Park399400m
10Rondre Austion21.96Oak Park388200m
9Alex Patterson11.30Oak Park335100m
12Gavin Rawls22.63Oak Park328200m
12Deon Cleary11.36Oak Park323100m
11Phillip Burney22.73Oak Park319200m
9Alex Patterson23.20Oak Park277200m
12Melik Munson23.23Oak Park274200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:30.30Ann Arbor Huron11144×2
3:26.07Ann Arbor Huron10884×4
43.07Ann Arbor Huron10044×1
10Kinley Poole49.82Ann Arbor Huron425400m
11Ashton Brann50.00Ann Arbor Huron419400m
12Jackson Hayward50.91Ann Arbor Huron386400m
11Chase Lockhart51.92Ann Arbor Huron350400m
12Charlie Garner11.26Ann Arbor Huron342100m
12Jackson Hayward22.48Ann Arbor Huron342200m
10Kinley Poole11.28Ann Arbor Huron338100m
11Ashton Brann22.52Ann Arbor Huron338200m
12Georgio Pitts11.29Ann Arbor Huron336100m
12Elijah Hayward11.37Ann Arbor Huron321100m
12Elijah Hayward22.76Ann Arbor Huron317200m
11Chase Lockhart23.13Ann Arbor Huron283200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:28.48Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley13034×2
3:22.28Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley12614×4
43.89Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley8324×1
12Shamar Heard47.18Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley519400m
12Noah Morris50.02Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley418400m
12Shamar Heard21.78Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley404200m
12Noah Morris10.94Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley404100m
12Noah Morris21.82Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley401200m
12Chris Estell50.51Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley400400m
12Aaron Franz51.54Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley364400m
12Karol Kozlowski51.92Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley350400m
11Jailen Thomas11.43Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley310100m
10Will Jones-Terrell22.91Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley303200m
12Chris Estell22.94Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley300200m
9Duayne Johnson-Joplin23.00Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley295200m
12Aaron Franz23.19Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley278200m
12Karol Kozlowski23.45Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley255200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:27.26Holland West Ottawa14384×2
41.97Holland West Ottawa12614×1
3:28.20Holland West Ottawa9964×4
11Ruben Esparza49.66Holland West Ottawa431400m
12Desmond Chapa21.59Holland West Ottawa422200m
12Desmond Chapa10.87Holland West Ottawa417100m
11Ruben Esparza10.90Holland West Ottawa411100m
12Andrew Spilotro10.96Holland West Ottawa400100m
11Ruben Esparza21.96Holland West Ottawa388200m
12Andrew Spilotro22.21Holland West Ottawa366200m
12DeMarcus Chapa11.35Holland West Ottawa325100m
10Charlie Sanders22.88Holland West Ottawa306200m
9Damari Durden11.47Holland West Ottawa302100m
10Charlie Sanders11.49Holland West Ottawa298100m
12Bryce Buckner23.25Holland West Ottawa273200m
9Damari Durden23.39Holland West Ottawa260200m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Rockford1984147215431207152212428971
2Oak Park146513131298982121012377505
3Ann Arbor Huron1338127915801004111410887404
4Chippewa Valley71314091701832130312617219
5Holland West Ottawa15541481431126114389967160
6Grand Haven146112047471124131311527001
7Kalamazoo Central16001230707122413139106984
8Saline14841317697115512898586800
9Belleville1473143077399312047416614
10Zeeland West131311707411006129110686589
11Byron Center7441190158581298111356447
12Northville13061175857846109410676345
13Clarkston10753211160914121212715953
14Jackson1417126143886010478185840
15Rochester Adams1442885363918117710255811
16Traverse City Central129258410909788429905776
17Holt6089061103993114010195770
18Brighton659846140180610839715767
19Hartland7857228361018116811255653
20Fenton95892571294812028605604
21Traverse City West1292575111165610248365494
22Ann Arbor Skyline9631170888114811445313
23Saginaw Heritage4316311110918107011185278
24Grand Blanc14561017390104011675069
25East Kentwood698561859830102510315005

Top Individuals – Best Sprint

Jake Machiniak, Berrien Springs – 10.55 100m, 479 points (Michigan #1, US #196)
Drew Novak, DeWitt – 10.71 100m, 448 points (Michigan #3)
Trannon Ayler, Whitehall – 49.24 400m, 446 points (Michigan #12)

Top Individuals – Combined Sprints

Jake Machiniak, Berrien Springs – 10.55 100m (Michigan #1), 21.36 200m (Michigan #1)
Malcolm Earvin, Whitehall
– 21.70 200m (Michigan #4), 10.84 100m (Michigan #15)
Drew Novak, DeWitt
– 10.71 100m (Michigan #3), 22.10 200m (Michigan #20)

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
42.25Berrien Springs11934×1
1:30.00Berrien Springs11444×2
3:30.64Berrien Springs8964×4
12Jake Machiniak10.55Berrien Springs479100m
12Jake Machiniak21.36Berrien Springs442200m
11Noah Jarvis50.67Berrien Springs395400m
11Zander White10.99Berrien Springs394100m
11Zander White22.66Berrien Springs325200m
11Peyton Eckerley52.70Berrien Springs322400m
10Walter Williams11.43Berrien Springs310100m
10Caiden Ward11.49Berrien Springs298100m
11Samuel Magesa11.50Berrien Springs296100m
11Joseph Chimwachere11.55Berrien Springs286100m
11Noah Jarvis23.17Berrien Springs280200m
11Samuel Magesa23.34Berrien Springs264200m
11Noah Jarvis11.70Berrien Springs258100m
10Caiden Ward23.63Berrien Springs238200m
12Kameron Autry23.94Berrien Springs211200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:30.74Charlotte10714×2
43.39Charlotte9354×1
3:30.40Charlotte9064×4
10Bryce McConnell50.96Charlotte384400m
12Cutler Brandt51.35Charlotte371400m
12Cutler Brandt11.29Charlotte336100m
10Evan Colosky52.65Charlotte324400m
12Jason Green11.36Charlotte323100m
10Phoenix Lawton52.80Charlotte319400m
12Maliki Garza53.04Charlotte310400m
12Maliki Garza11.50Charlotte296100m
11Kaiden Holmes11.53Charlotte290100m
12Cutler Brandt23.14Charlotte282200m
12Maliki Garza23.33Charlotte265200m
9Braylon Holmes23.38Charlotte261200m
12Jason Green23.84Charlotte220200m
11Kaiden Holmes23.86Charlotte218200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:29.04DeWitt12434×2
42.95DeWitt10314×1
3:27.48DeWitt10274×4
12Drew Novak10.71DeWitt448100m
12Aiden Aldrich50.35DeWitt406400m
12Drew Novak22.10DeWitt376200m
12Juilien Johnson11.29DeWitt336100m
12Aiden Aldrich22.70DeWitt322200m
12Jensen Ridley11.42DeWitt311100m
12Juilien Johnson22.92DeWitt302200m
11Jackson Janderwski11.68DeWitt261100m
9Caedin Martin-Seymour23.54DeWitt246200m
9Casey Flannery23.66DeWitt236200m
11Charlie Winsor23.67DeWitt235200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:31.54Hamilton9944×2
3:31.40Hamilton8664×4
43.80Hamilton8504×1
12Benjamin Boehm10.82Hamilton427100m
12Josh Langeland50.56Hamilton399400m
12Benjamin Boehm22.26Hamilton361200m
11Abatu Dykstra51.70Hamilton358400m
12Austin VanderKamp11.33Hamilton329100m
11Gabriel Schrotenboer53.43Hamilton296400m
11AJ Friedriechsen53.80Hamilton283400m
12Emilio Calderon11.69Hamilton260100m
12Austin VanderKamp23.42Hamilton257200m
12Josh Langeland23.81Hamilton222200m
11Jeren Bronkhorst23.96Hamilton209200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
42.53Lansing Sexton11274×1
1:30.40Lansing Sexton11044×2
3:37.71Lansing Sexton6364×4
11Tayvian Smith10.88Lansing Sexton415100m
12Seth Bouyer51.14Lansing Sexton378400m
11Tayvian Smith22.17Lansing Sexton369200m
12Hurley Young11.13Lansing Sexton367100m
12Hurley Young22.55Lansing Sexton335200m
12Seth Bouyer11.40Lansing Sexton315100m
12Seth Bouyer22.99Lansing Sexton296200m
10Abdallah Komi53.79Lansing Sexton284400m
11Alan Carter23.52Lansing Sexton248200m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Berrien Springs14811312717119311448966743
2Charlotte12461028139893510719066584
3DeWitt135712464061031124310276311
4Hamilton1015105013378509948666112
5Lansing Sexton10981249662112711046365875
6Corunna783954707111012919925837
7Milan1240122637698511816815688
8Big Rapids124411306337929397995538
9Wayland Union115910046768589287825408
10Parma Western97710675918149988535300
11Orchard Lake St. Mary’s147511123127359076715211
12Battle Creek Harper Creek9619756467448538615040
13Portland87510807076619577154995
14Hastings64081471468792811494933
15Forest Hills Eastern39257112458608638944825
16Petoskey127360630110119097234823
17Grand Rapids Catholic Central91725370889193410454749
18Stevensville Lakeshore119410987989177364743
19Cadillac8815469606309076704592
20Alma3237139457528548474434
21Summit Academy North60013935379189834430
22Mason68560036285672610904319
23Marshall9197603156639257144296
24Frankenmuth35429199370190110474288
25Saginaw Swan Valley2635959217488688444240

Top Individuals – Best Sprint

Darnell Hall, Detroit Edison PSA – 49.17 400m, 448 points (Michigan #10)
Geoffrey McBurrows, Detroit Edison PSA – 49.20 400m, 447 points (Michigan #11)
Jerry Wiegers, North Muskegon – 49.71 400m, 429 points (Michigan #20)

Top Individuals – Combined Sprints

Jerry Wiegers, North Muskegon – 49.71 400m (Michigan #20), 10.96 100m (Michigan #41)
Trevor Smith, Pewamo-Westphalia
– 21.88 200m (Michigan #10), 10.85 100m (Michigan #17)
Geoffrey McBurrows, Detroit Edison PSA
– 49.20 400m (Michigan #11), 22.34 200m (Michigan #41)

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:30.16Detroit Edison PSA11284×2
43.89Detroit Edison PSA8324×1
3:33.52Detroit Edison PSA7854×4
11Darnell Hall49.17Detroit Edison PSA448400m
12Geoffrey McBurrows49.20Detroit Edison PSA447400m
12Geoffrey McBurrows22.34Detroit Edison PSA354200m
12Geoffrey McBurrows11.25Detroit Edison PSA344100m
11Darnell Hall22.68Detroit Edison PSA324200m
12Dacarei Landers11.43Detroit Edison PSA310100m
10Dennis Jackson53.51Detroit Edison PSA294400m
10Dennis Jackson23.19Detroit Edison PSA278200m
9Andre Neal23.39Detroit Edison PSA260200m
11Kenyon James23.52Detroit Edison PSA248200m
12Dacarei Landers23.94Detroit Edison PSA211200m
10Cedric Johnson24.11Detroit Edison PSA195200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
3:28.68Clare9764×4
1:31.86Clare9644×2
45.10Clare6074×1
12Jeffrey Schafer51.65Clare360400m
12Owhin Thompson51.66Clare360400m
12Nic Porter52.23Clare339400m
12Keagen Paisley11.46Clare304100m
12Jeffrey Schafer23.02Clare293200m
12Jeffrey Schafer11.55Clare286100m
10Jacob Halicek11.59Clare279100m
12Ryan Rodenbo11.59Clare279100m
10Jacob Halicek23.26Clare272200m
9Mason Heintz11.71Clare256100m
12Keagen Paisley23.59Clare242200m
11Joey Bouchey11.82Clare235100m
12Ryan Rodenbo23.69Clare233200m
12Nic Porter24.09Clare197200m
12Owhin Thompson24.15Clare192200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:31.24Hillsdale10234×2
43.66Hillsdale8794×1
3:34.91Hillsdale7344×4
12Hunter Wilson11.14Hillsdale365100m
12Hunter Wilson22.54Hillsdale336200m
11Dominick Coke52.33Hillsdale336400m
12Dawson Adams11.45Hillsdale306100m
11Miles Brown53.32Hillsdale300400m
12Nolan Grant53.37Hillsdale299400m
10Brayden Taylor11.78Hillsdale242100m
12Stephen Petersen11.78Hillsdale242100m
11Dominick Coke23.64Hillsdale238200m
10Brayden Taylor23.69Hillsdale233200m
11Miles Brown23.74Hillsdale229200m
9Cam Arnold11.90Hillsdale219100m
12Dawson Adams23.87Hillsdale217200m
9Cam Arnold24.01Hillsdale204200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:32.12Pewamo-Westphalia9404×2
43.87Pewamo-Westphalia8364×1
3:34.34Pewamo-Westphalia7544×4
11Trevor Smith10.85Pewamo-Westphalia421100m
11Trevor Smith21.88Pewamo-Westphalia395200m
9Alex Nurenberg52.36Pewamo-Westphalia335400m
12Dylan May11.35Pewamo-Westphalia325100m
11Sam Muirhead53.27Pewamo-Westphalia302400m
11Trevor Smith54.29Pewamo-Westphalia266400m
12Dylan May23.55Pewamo-Westphalia246200m
9Alex Nurenberg11.84Pewamo-Westphalia231100m
11Rylee Arthur23.89Pewamo-Westphalia215200m
9Alex Nurenberg23.91Pewamo-Westphalia213200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
3:32.73Chesaning8154×4
1:33.99Chesaning7774×2
44.93Chesaning6374×1
11Zach Harlan11.00Chesaning392100m
11Zach Harlan22.45Chesaning344200m
12Zachary Garno53.13Chesaning307400m
11Caleb Walker53.42Chesaning297400m
11Zach Harlan53.45Chesaning296400m
10Cole Maier53.76Chesaning285400m
11Truman Danek11.61Chesaning275100m
10Blake Hoerner54.10Chesaning273400m
10Landon Qualls11.69Chesaning260100m
11Brayden Florian11.89Chesaning221100m
11Caleb Walker23.89Chesaning215200m
10Landon Qualls24.15Chesaning192200m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Detroit Edison PSA6541216118983211287855803
2Clare1148104010596079649765794
3Hillsdale1156103593587910237345760
4Pewamo-Westphalia97710699038369407545480
5Chesaning114875111856377778155312
6Traverse City St. Francis64874211834828397844679
7Olivet5617779257207908294602
8Ithaca9619563748286098144543
9Onsted11115065796799396804496
10Ottawa Lake-Whiteford10388665885626058124471
11Warren Michigan Collegiate10067195448607835584470
12North Muskegon10275727155527008764441
13Napoleon6588135755729497894355
14Reed City51550710165327178584147
15Hanover-Horton11005272595928027494029
16Schoolcraft8694838289187803877
17Erie Mason3776849203007018023784
18Elk Rapids7484308944425946673775
19Michigan Center10096763787529013716
20Jonesville2522049455727499593680
21Hart2987603805708957263629
22Comstock10777202666078873556
23Lawton11196877738453424
24Ovid-Elsie2716075845876656283342
25Bath6735776157437203328

Top Individuals – Best Sprint

Jacob Messing, Ubly – 50.72 400m, 393 points (Michigan #65)
Jeremiah Bullis, Lincoln-Alcona – 11.01 100m, 390 points (Michigan #54)
Nate Spicer, Fowler – 50.93 400m, 385 points (Michigan #81)

Top Individuals – Combined Sprints

Jeremiah Bullis, Lincoln-Alcona – 11.01 100m (Michigan #54), 51.13 400m (Michigan #93)
Jacob Messing, Ubly
– 50.72 400m (Michigan #65), 22.88 200m (Michigan #140)
Nate Spicer, Fowler
– 50.93 400m (Michigan #81), 23.14 200m (Michigan #229)

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
3:26.72Fowler10604×4
1:31.48Fowler10004×2
46.11Fowler4464×1
11Nate Spicer50.93Fowler385400m
11Brady Feldpausch52.43Fowler332400m
11Ford Phillips52.43Fowler332400m
11Nate Spicer11.50Fowler296100m
11Nate Spicer23.14Fowler282200m
9Carson Hyland11.98Fowler204100m
11Ford Phillips24.05Fowler201200m
10Colt Nobach12.03Fowler194100m
12Tristan Smith12.12Fowler177100m
9Carson Hyland24.45Fowler165200m
12Tristan Smith24.74Fowler139200m
10Colt Nobach24.78Fowler135200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:31.40Mt Clemens10074×2
3:36.07Mt Clemens6924×4
46.49Mt Clemens3924×1
12Neco Landers11.06Mt Clemens381100m
10Chris Walker51.68Mt Clemens359400m
12Neco Landers53.53Mt Clemens293400m
12Neco Landers23.11Mt Clemens285200m
10Chris Walker11.69Mt Clemens260100m
10Chris Walker23.41Mt Clemens258200m
12Marquis Cribbs11.83Mt Clemens233100m
9Adrian Walker12.01Mt Clemens198100m
12Marquis Cribbs24.19Mt Clemens188200m
9Adrian Walker24.33Mt Clemens176200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:33.22Reading8424×2
3:35.60Reading7094×4
44.90Reading6424×1
10Brayden Wright11.36Reading323100m
12Tayshawn Bester11.42Reading311100m
12Tayshawn Bester22.88Reading306200m
12Brady Kling53.94Reading278400m
10Brayden Wright23.29Reading269200m
10Brayden Wright55.39Reading227400m
10Gaven Mckibbin11.87Reading225100m
12Brady Kling24.05Reading201200m
12Brady Kling12.02Reading196100m
9Cayden Whinnie12.06Reading188100m
12Connar Rudy24.25Reading183200m
10Gaven Mckibbin24.45Reading165200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
3:35.73Kalamazoo Hackett7044×4
1:35.98Kalamazoo Hackett6204×2
45.39Kalamazoo Hackett5584×1
10Nathan Medendorp52.98Kalamazoo Hackett313400m
12Gabriel Oeurn11.44Kalamazoo Hackett308100m
11Alexander Dumont53.44Kalamazoo Hackett296400m
10Sean Siems53.85Kalamazoo Hackett282400m
11Jude Coffman11.69Kalamazoo Hackett260100m
10Sam Finley11.82Kalamazoo Hackett235100m
9Elijah Nabors11.85Kalamazoo Hackett229100m
12Gabriel Oeurn23.83Kalamazoo Hackett220200m
9Elijah Nabors24.12Kalamazoo Hackett194200m
11Jude Coffman24.53Kalamazoo Hackett158200m
10Sam Finley24.69Kalamazoo Hackett143200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
3:36.25Southfield Christian6864×4
1:35.31Southfield Christian6714×2
45.79Southfield Christian4954×1
11Brock Morris51.27Southfield Christian373400m
11Dylan Taylor -Wilkerson11.56Southfield Christian285100m
11Justin Bryant11.63Southfield Christian271100m
11Brock Morris11.65Southfield Christian267100m
11Brock Morris23.37Southfield Christian262200m
11Dylan Taylor -Wilkerson23.55Southfield Christian246200m
11Jadon Staten11.81Southfield Christian236100m
12Josiah Helisek23.71Southfield Christian231200m
11Robert Brown23.89Southfield Christian215200m
11Jadon Staten55.90Southfield Christian209400m
12James Darawi11.96Southfield Christian208100m
9Kenyan Baker11.98Southfield Christian204100m
12Ethan Armstead12.08Southfield Christian185100m
12Christian Johnson12.15Southfield Christian171100m
12Ethan Armstead24.70Southfield Christian142200m
11Jadon Staten24.77Southfield Christian136200m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Fowler8717871050446100010605213
2Mt Clemens107190765239210076924721
3Reading10559585056428427094712
4Kalamazoo Hackett10307168905586207044519
5Southfield Christian10599545824956716864446
6Lincoln-Alcona12947786347615312404238
7Riverview Gabriel Richard9798492565998896124183
8Concord5486294836118407713882
9White Pigeon2775799354877778203874
10Centreville9194037036146075403787
11Climax-Scotts10347792526588073530
12Potterville7577612434525323493094
13Gobles6545107207304783092
14East Jackson3981849733604187333065
15Saginaw Nouvel10657392704485393061
16Three Oaks River Valley6595615304122925663021
17Maple City Glen Lake4236185352686155202979
18Beal City7137154605944422924
19Detroit Frederick Douglass3194996285587602764
20Saugatuck4903485164604384472699
21Fairview4612076012725585072606
22Marion8295695092084632578
23Indian River Inland Lakes5902974314405252222505
24Muskegon Western Mich. Christian4234976422133343372445
25Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary6022265373064083652445

Top Individuals – Best Sprint

Jacob MacPhee, Marquette – 50.85 400m, 388 points (Michigan #71)
Tommy Trudgeon, Bessemer – 11.10 100m, 373 points (Michigan #85)
Ryver Ryckeghem, Sault Ste. Marie – 11.12 100m, 369 points (Michigan #92)

Top Individuals – Combined Sprints

Jacob MacPhee, Marquette – 50.85 400m (UP #1), 23.44 200m (UP #2)
Michael Floriano, Kingsford
– 11.20 100m (UP #3), 23.35 200m (UP #1)
Ryver Ryckeghem, Sault Ste. Marie
– 11.12 100m (UP #2), 23.66 200m (UP #3)

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
3:36.67Marquette6714×4
44.85Marquette6514×1
1:36.74Marquette5654×2
11Jacob MacPhee50.85Marquette388400m
11Kyler Sager11.48Marquette300100m
9Lucas Ballard53.69Marquette287400m
10Grant Simon11.67Marquette263100m
11Jacob MacPhee23.44Marquette255200m
12Tucker Welch11.85Marquette229100m
12Cullen Papin55.49Marquette223400m
9Charles Hrodey55.84Marquette211400m
10Ford Richardson23.99Marquette206200m
10Grant Simon24.06Marquette200200m
11Drew Bradley12.01Marquette198100m
10Ford Richardson12.06Marquette188100m
11Jacob MacPhee12.07Marquette186100m
9Charles Hrodey12.14Marquette173100m
9Kyan Jenshak12.14Marquette173100m
12Tucker Welch24.41Marquette168200m
12Adam DuVall12.20Marquette161100m
11Colin Morrison12.20Marquette161100m
9Charles Hrodey24.56Marquette155200m
11Colin Morrison24.58Marquette153200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
45.81Sault Ste. Marie4924×1
3:43.11Sault Ste. Marie4674×4
1:38.40Sault Ste. Marie4534×2
12Ryver Ryckeghem11.12Sault Ste. Marie369100m
9Dean Roe11.72Sault Ste. Marie254100m
12Ryver Ryckeghem23.66Sault Ste. Marie236200m
11Donnivan Dykraaf11.89Sault Ste. Marie221100m
12Ryver Ryckeghem55.78Sault Ste. Marie213400m
10Javonte Bellamy12.01Sault Ste. Marie198100m
9Dean Roe24.37Sault Ste. Marie172200m
11Donnivan Dykraaf24.83Sault Ste. Marie131200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:35.81Gladstone6334×2
46.11Gladstone4464×1
12Nate Young11.69Gladstone260100m
3:52.14Gladstone2424×4
9Andrew Karl11.82Gladstone235100m
12Nick Matthews23.85Gladstone219200m
12Eli Berthaume11.98Gladstone204100m
10Mason Peltin56.42Gladstone190400m
12Eli Berthaume24.22Gladstone185200m
10Mason Peltin24.71Gladstone141200m
12Nate Young24.72Gladstone141200m
10Vince DeAgostino24.84Gladstone130200m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:35.72Kingsford6394×2
45.56Kingsford5314×1
12Michael Floriano11.20Kingsford354100m
12Michael Floriano23.35Kingsford264200m
10Jack Olson11.76Kingsford246100m
9Tyler Phelps11.99Kingsford202100m
10Jack Olson24.15Kingsford192200m
9Gaige Sorenson12.18Kingsford165100m
GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
3:46.99Menominee3614×4
10Nathan Komp52.47Menominee331400m
1:40.63Menominee3214×2
10Nathan Komp11.65Menominee267100m
10Nathan Komp24.06Menominee200200m
10Dawson Bardowski24.70Menominee142200m
48.79Menominee1384×1

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Marquette99083011096515656714816
2Sault Ste. Marie10425382134924534673204
3Gladstone6986861904466332422894
4Kingsford9674555316392592
5Menominee2673423311383213611760
6Newberry4792022014423851709
7St. Ignace2152015584622611697
8Pickford2422264273514131659
9Bessemer5791772193703101655
10Bark River-Harris7111523304301623
11Negaunee2233552502523561681604
12Lake Linden-Hubbell2481992901773412991553
13Munising2253445653351468
14Manistique2271662033814511428
15Escanaba1901801603483091188
16Houghton200173283311967
17Ishpeming190148272610
18Ironwood296137433
19Forest Park347347
20Gwinn171132304
21Rudyard266266
22Cedarville215215
23North Dickinson County212212
24Engadine200200
25Ontonagon Area194194
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Best Throw Crews: Girls League Week

You get the rare Saturday post yet again. Mainly because Thursday night, the Michigan XC/Track group on Facebook was up in arms about the future Regular Season AQs passing the MHSAA Rep Council.

Week Three Rankings
Week Five Rankings

The explanation from 2023 is spot on, so click here if you want to read the recipe for how these are created.

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by 10PM Friday (5/10).

If you’d like to delve more into how individual performances relate in a historical sense, please subscribe to Jeff Hollobaugh’s MichTrack Newsletter. Jeff always does an excellent job of recapping our athletes and their individual greatness, along with providing stories and thoughtful anecdotes. These rankings attempt to capture the here and now, but it’s tough for me to do this and shoutout to the great individual marks. So check out the newsletter and learn more about the superb athletes from our state.

Have you noticed that I’m copy/pasting the same intro each time? Well I haven’t had any complaints just yet…

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Thought I’d throw this in here for additional flavor. Using the tables which convert a distance from each event into points, then comparing the two events, the best throws of the year thus far:

Abigail Russell, Allen Park – 165’ 0” Discus, 558 points (Michigan #1, US #7)
Abigail Russell, Allen Park – 45’ 5” Shot Put, 514 points (Michigan #2, US #32)
Lorelai Zielinski, Traverse City Central – 143’ 3” Discus, 497 points (Michigan #3, US #4 freshman)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Now we’re talking the top individuals from the two throws combined. To get here, one likely would need to hit a regional qualifier. For each of the two lists here, I’ll have expanded rankings and breakdowns at seasons end.

Abigail Russell, Allen Park – 165’ 0” Discus (Michigan #1), 45’ 5” Shot Put (Michigan #2)
Lorelai Zielinski, Traverse City Central – 143’ 3” Discus (Michigan #3), 43’ 6” Shot Put (Michigan #4)
Kayla Harris, East Kentwood – 142’ 5” Discus (Michigan #4), 42’ 6” Shot Put (Michigan #6)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Kayla Harris142′ 5″East Kentwood495Discus
12Kayla Harris42′ 6″East Kentwood482Shot Put
12Kaleaha Golden35′ 1″East Kentwood401Shot Put
12Makayla Porter106′ 6″East Kentwood394Discus
12Dajah Owens103′ 5″East Kentwood386Discus
12Madison Tucker33′ 4″East Kentwood382Shot Put
12Kaleaha Golden101′ 5″East Kentwood380Discus
12Makayla Porter33′ 0″East Kentwood379Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Anna Tilden137′ 0″Zeeland East480Discus
12Anna Tilden38′ 9.75″Zeeland East442Shot Put
10Libby Post34′ 1″Zeeland East390Shot Put
9KK Wilson101′ 11″Zeeland East382Discus
10Megan Kuzma32′ 6.5″Zeeland East374Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Leigha Stoepker41′ 7.5″Jenison473Shot Put
11Leigha Stoepker131′ 6″Jenison464Discus
12Claire Flynn116′ 6″Jenison422Discus
12Claire Flynn35′ 6″Jenison406Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
10Olivia Hosford40′ 3″Rockford458Shot Put
10Olivia Hosford125′ 6″Rockford448Discus
12Jovie Whitford119′ 9″Rockford431Discus
12Jovie Whitford33′ 2″Rockford380Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Emma Young126′ 10″Livonia Churchill451Discus
11Sadie Yessler117′ 4″Livonia Churchill425Discus
11Charlotte Minor114′ 8″Livonia Churchill417Discus
11Charlotte Minor36′ 6″Livonia Churchill417Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1East Kentwood164416553300
2Zeeland East12068612067
3Jenison8788871765
4Rockford8388791717
5Livonia Churchill41712931710
6Zeeland West8198491668
7Novi43412021636
8Alpena8278031630
9Salem7778431620
10Rochester40411681572
11Allen Park9035581461
12Walled Lake Central4769071383
13Royal Oak4258751300
14Wyandotte Roosevelt3968551251
15Belleville7884321220
16Grand Blanc7754441220
17Grand Ledge7994161216
18Grosse Pointe South3998081207
19Brownstown Woodhaven7924051198
20Dexter7714041175
21Forest Hills Northern7933811173
22Ypsilanti Lincoln7703871158
23New Baltimore Anchor Bay4027561158
24Harrison Twp. L’Anse Creuse3747721146
25Traverse City Central493497990

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Janae Hudson, Marysville – 45’ 2” Shot Put, 511 points (Michigan #3, US #37)
Makenzie Johns, Cadillac – 42’ 5.5” Shot Put, 482 points (Michigan #7, US #119)
Kalia Monroe, Eastpointe – 42’ 4” Shot Put, 480 points (Michigan #8, US #123)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Janae Hudson, Marysville – 45’ 2” Shot Put (Michigan #3), 134’ 7” Discus (Michigan #8)
Makenzie Johns, Cadillac – 42’ 5.5” Shot Put (Michigan #7), 121’ 3” Discus (Michigan #35)
Kalia Monroe, Eastpointe – 42’ 4” Shot Put (Michigan #8), 118’ 6” Discus (Michigan #45)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Savanna Rickli36′ 1″Paw Paw412Shot Put
12Savanna Rickli112′ 6″Paw Paw411Discus
11AJ Rickli35′ 0″Paw Paw400Shot Put
10Abigail Chambers34′ 2.5″Paw Paw392Shot Put
11AJ Rickli103′ 5″Paw Paw386Discus
11Angel Miller94′ 4″Paw Paw360Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Hannah Fitzpatrick37′ 8″Otsego429Shot Put
9Madden Fitzpatrick34′ 5″Otsego394Shot Put
12Hannah Fitzpatrick104′ 2″Otsego388Discus
11Isabella Bailey100′ 3″Otsego377Discus
10Samantha Bonovetz100′ 0″Otsego376Discus
9Madden Fitzpatrick93′ 8″Otsego359Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Makenzie Johns42′ 5.5″Cadillac482Shot Put
12Makenzie Johns121′ 3″Cadillac436Discus
12Berkley Oberhaus104′ 7″Cadillac389Discus
11Jordan Sprik102′ 7″Cadillac383Discus
11Jordan Sprik31′ 11.5″Cadillac367Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Aliyah Springer127′ 9″Hamilton454Discus
12Aliyah Springer37′ 2″Hamilton424Shot Put
11Lauren VanOmmen32′ 6″Hamilton373Shot Put
11Lauren VanOmmen98′ 9″Hamilton373Discus
10Sarah Kelley90′ 1″Hamilton349Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
10MaKenzie Price121′ 4″Gladwin436Discus
10MaKenzie Price34′ 10″Gladwin399Shot Put
11Sofia Sorensen31′ 6.25″Gladwin362Shot Put
10Mallory Crandall93′ 8″Gladwin359Discus
12Chloe Lawrason30′ 10″Gladwin355Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Paw Paw120411572362
2Otsego82315002323
3Cadillac84912082057
4Hamilton79711751972
5Gladwin11167941910
6Ionia73910971836
7Wayland Union73010871817
8Marysville8958461742
9Monroe Jefferson8238381660
10Battle Creek Harper Creek8287881616
11Owosso7917891580
12Hudsonville Unity Christian8237531577
13Shepherd7977631561
14North Branch4398551293
15St. Johns4328321264
16Coldwater8334071240
17Frankenmuth3968321228
18Alma3907731163
19Portland11491149
20Petoskey7783701148
21Berrien Springs3817611142
22Flat Rock3887451133
23Orchard Lake St. Mary’s7443641109
24Allegan7453631108
25Allendale11081108

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Addyson Stiverson, Montrose – 45’ 11.5” Shot Put, 520 points (Michigan #1, US #2 freshman)
Rylan Finstrom, Grayling
– 43’ 5.5” Shot Put, 493 points (Michigan #5, US #73)
Rylan Finstrom, Grayling – 140’ 5” Discus, 489 points (Michigan #2, US #75)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Rylan Finstrom, Grayling – 43’ 5.5” Shot Put (Michigan #5), 140’ 5” Discus (Michigan #2)
Addyson Stiverson, Montrose – 45’ 11.5” Shot Put (Michigan #1), 128’ 10” Discus (Michigan #14)
Anya Sexton, Watervliet – 126’ 1” Discus (Michigan #21), 37’ 3.5” Shot Put (Michigan #33)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
10Allison Gladu39′ 7″McBain450Shot Put
11Isabel Rozeveld36′ 8″McBain419Shot Put
11Isabel Rozeveld111′ 9″McBain409Discus
10Allison Gladu109′ 7″McBain403Discus
12Brekken Cotter31′ 0″McBain357Shot Put
9Adria Rozeveld91′ 3″McBain352Discus
9Adria Rozeveld29′ 8.5″McBain343Shot Put
12Brekken Cotter87′ 7″McBain342Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Emily O’Dell35′ 8″Standish Sterling408Shot Put
12Emily O’Dell104′ 11″Standish Sterling390Discus
11Avery Laczko32′ 4.25″Standish Sterling372Shot Put
12Grace Adrian91′ 0″Standish Sterling351Discus
12Shayna Beem30′ 2″Standish Sterling348Shot Put
12Grace Adrian30′ 0″Standish Sterling346Shot Put
10Aeronna Walther86′ 11″Standish Sterling340Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
9Iyanna Borders32′ 3″Adrian Madison370Shot Put
11Lillian Arnett94′ 9″Adrian Madison362Discus
10Mariana Carbajal-Fuentes30′ 10″Adrian Madison355Shot Put
10Madyson Fowler30′ 0″Adrian Madison346Shot Put
9Iyanna Borders88′ 8″Adrian Madison345Discus
9Alexis Velasquez86′ 3″Adrian Madison338Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
10Jenna Spitzley125′ 6″Pewamo-Westphalia448Discus
10Jenna Spitzley34′ 11.75″Pewamo-Westphalia400Shot Put
11Claire Jandernoa98′ 2″Pewamo-Westphalia371Discus
11Claire Jandernoa31′ 10″Pewamo-Westphalia366Shot Put
12Grace Fox88′ 8″Pewamo-Westphalia345Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Adalene Chambers105′ 6″Kingsley392Discus
11Adalene Chambers33′ 8.5″Kingsley386Shot Put
10Emily Bott103′ 1″Kingsley385Discus
12Avery Schichtel99′ 8″Kingsley375Discus
10Emily Bott31′ 2″Kingsley359Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1McBain156815053074
2Standish Sterling147310812553
3Adrian Madison107110442115
4Pewamo-Westphalia76611631929
5Kingsley74511521897
6Ottawa Lake-Whiteford74111101851
7Saginaw Valley Lutheran75910741833
8Chesaning10777211798
9Manistee8148281642
10Springport7938051599
11Manton7507641514
12Ann Arbor Greenhills7007431443
13Lawton10453601406
14Quincy6926981390
15Watervliet4258281253
16St. Louis7524091160
17Ithaca7693891158
18Stockbridge3657851150
19Stanton Central Montcalm7743451120
20Grandville Calvin Christian7513661117
21Clare3917261117
22Hemlock11031103
23Kent City7173761093
24Benzie Central3887051092
25Bloomingdale3986931090

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Maddy Biller, Brethren – 39’ 6” Shot Put, 449 points (Michigan #17)
Lyla Mullins, Austin Catholic – 38’ 6” Shot Put, 439 points (Michigan #22)
McKayla Cruson, Marion – 118’ 2” Discus, 427 points (Michigan #47)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Maddy Biller, Brethren – 39’ 6” Shot Put (Michigan #17), 108’ 2” Discus (Michigan #99)
Lyla Mullins, Austin Catholic
– 38’ 6” Shot Put (Michigan #22), 108’ 2 Discus (Michigan #99)
Izzy Boyer, East Jordan – 113’ 1” Discus (Michigan #62), 35’ 8.5” Shot Put (Michigan #60)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Avery Wilson104′ 9″Beal City390Discus
9Bryn Gilde32′ 7″Beal City374Shot Put
9Katelyn Schultz31′ 4″Beal City360Shot Put
12Avery Wilson31′ 2″Beal City359Shot Put
11Brianna Stack92′ 6″Beal City355Discus
10Jaylyn Sisco90′ 2″Beal City349Discus
9Bryn Gilde88′ 6″Beal City344Discus
12Mackenna Sellers28′ 3″Beal City327Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Maddy Biller39′ 6″Brethren449Shot Put
12Maddy Biller108′ 2″Brethren399Discus
11Kadence Delore32′ 0.25″Brethren368Shot Put
9Adele Bennett90′ 7″Brethren350Discus
11Kadence Delore86′ 6″Brethren338Discus
9Adele Bennett27′ 9″Brethren321Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Caroline Yoder99′ 7″Addison375Discus
12Caroline Yoder31′ 9″Addison365Shot Put
10Ava Beard31′ 2″Addison359Shot Put
10Ava Beard90′ 9″Addison350Discus
12Kayli Trumble29′ 2.5″Addison337Shot Put
11Neveah Edison28′ 3.25″Addison327Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Izzy Boyer113′ 1″East Jordan413Discus
12Izzy Boyer35′ 8.5″East Jordan408Shot Put
12Grace Nemecek35′ 8.5″East Jordan408Shot Put
12Grace Nemecek103′ 2″East Jordan385Discus
9Jojo Kirkpatrick33′ 0.5″East Jordan379Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Niki McNeil116′ 8″Saugatuck423Discus
12Elsa Nor30′ 9″Saugatuck354Shot Put
11Niki McNeil30′ 8.5″Saugatuck354Shot Put
12Elsa Nor91′ 10″Saugatuck353Discus
11Kari Chelesvig79′ 10″Saugatuck320Discus

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Beal City142014382857
2Brethren113910882215
3Addison13887252113
4East Jordan11957981993
5Saugatuck70810961804
6White Pigeon11206611781
7Morrice72610401766
8Morenci34914011750
9Reading7137411455
10Athens10553621417
11Montabella7206751395
12Fowler6847031387
13Fairview6657041369
14Concord6796851364
15Fruitport Calvary Christian6586421300
16Marion3727691141
17Maple City Glen Lake6994061105
18Decatur7423371079
19Lawrence3497281077
20Frankfort3617121073
21Deckerville3597121072
22Kingston3547151069
23Unionville-Sebewaing3317321063
24Dryden3366891025
25Indian River Inland Lakes10201020

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Katie Anderson, Sault Ste. Marie – 119’ 2” Discus, 430 points (Michigan #43)
Danielle Lund, Manistique – 36’ 7.5” Shot Put, 418 points (Michigan #41)
Reese Holley, Baraga – 110’ 3” Discus, 405 points (Michigan #86)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Danielle Lund, Manistique – 36’ 7.5” Shot Put (UP #1), 108’ 9” Discus (UP #4)
Katie Anderson, Sault Ste. Marie – 119’ 2” Discus (UP #1), 32’ 9” Shot Put (UP #6)
Mariska Laurila, Carney-Nadeau – 34’ 10” Shot Put (UP #4), 104’ 6” Discus (UP #5)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Katie Anderson119′ 2″Sault Ste. Marie430Discus
11Annabelle Fazzari35′ 1″Sault Ste. Marie401Shot Put
12Katie Anderson32′ 9″Sault Ste. Marie376Shot Put
11Annabelle Fazzari98′ 8″Sault Ste. Marie373Discus
9Thelma Osumili27′ 11″Sault Ste. Marie323Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Brooke Portice110′ 1″Pickford404Discus
12Chloe May32′ 10″Pickford377Shot Put
12Chloe May97′ 3″Pickford369Discus
11Brooke Portice28′ 7″Pickford330Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Mariska Laurila34′ 10″Carney-Nadeau399Shot Put
11Mariska Laurila104′ 6″Carney-Nadeau389Discus
12Kelsie Smith31′ 4″Carney-Nadeau360Shot Put
12Kelsie Smith83′ 4″Carney-Nadeau330Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Alayna Strahl103′ 5″Stephenson386Discus
9Caitlyn Johnson86′ 9″Stephenson339Discus
11Alayna Strahl29′ 4.25″Stephenson339Shot Put
9Caitlyn Johnson27′ 10″Stephenson322Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Danielle Lund36′ 7.5″Manistique418Shot Put
10Gwen Brewster35′ 4″Manistique404Shot Put
12Danielle Lund108′ 9″Manistique401Discus

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Sault Ste. Marie11008021903
2Pickford7077731480
3Carney-Nadeau7597181477
4Stephenson6617251386
5Manistique8224011223
6Calumet7233311055
7Negaunee3317071038
8Kingsford3416661007
9Escanaba329662990
10Ishpeming361367728
11Brimley348373721
12Menominee335368703
13Gladstone351337688
14Rock Mid-Peninsula327361687
15Forest Park662662
16Houghton324336660
17Baraga405405
18Ironwood376376
19Ewen-Trout Creek347347
20Lake Linden-Hubbell339339
21Rudyard331331
22Gwinn324324
23St. Ignace324324
24North Dickinson County319319
Uncategorized

Best Throw Crews – Boys League Week

It’s here, it’s here! The schedule varies between leagues, areas, and teams, but this second week of May kicks off championship season for many. And in 8-9 days, for many, the most important meet of the year will come. Best of luck to all as we approach those days.

Week Three Rankings
Week Five Rankings

The explanation from 2023 is spot on, so click here if you want to read the recipe for how these are created.

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by 10PM Wednesday (5/8).

If you’d like to delve more into how individual performances relate in a historical sense, please subscribe to Jeff Hollobaugh’s MichTrack Newsletter. Jeff always does an excellent job of recapping our athletes and their individual greatness, along with providing stories and thoughtful anecdotes. These rankings attempt to capture the here and now, but it’s tough for me to do this and shoutout to the great individual marks. So check out the newsletter and learn more about the superb athletes from our state.

Have you noticed that I’m copy/pasting the same intro each time? Well I haven’t had any complaints just yet…

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Thought I’d throw this in here for additional flavor. Using the tables which convert a distance from each event into points, then comparing the two events, the best throws of the year thus far:

Brycen Anderson, Walled Lake Central – 188’ 5” Discus, 520 points (Michigan #1, US #26)
Garrett Weeden, Zeeland East – 57’ 7” Shot, 482 points (Michigan #5, US #153)
Brycen Anderson, Walled Lake Central – 56’ 9” Shot, 476 points (Michigan #6, US #194)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Now we’re talking the top individuals from the two throws combined. To get here, one likely would need to hit a regional qualifier. For each of the two lists here, I’ll have expanded rankings and breakdowns at seasons end.

Brycen Anderson, Walled Lake Central – 188’ 5” Disc (Michigan #1), 56’ 9” Shot (Michigan #6)
Garrett Weeden, Zeeland East – 57’ 7” Shot (Michigan #5), 166’ 3” Disc (Michigan #14)
Tyler Marrogy, Walled Lake Central – 56’ 4” Shot (Michigan #7), 170’ 0” Disc (Michigan #7)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Brycen Anderson188′ 5″Walled Lake Central520Discus
12Brycen Anderson56′ 9″Walled Lake Central476Shot Put
12Nathan Cody170′ 6″Walled Lake Central474Discus
12Tyler Marrogy170′ 0″Walled Lake Central473Discus
12Tyler Marrogy56′ 4″Walled Lake Central472Shot Put
12Robert Smiley157′ 11″Walled Lake Central442Discus
11Garrod Alexander52′ 6″Walled Lake Central442Shot Put
11Garrod Alexander157′ 7″Walled Lake Central442Discus
12Nathan Cody50′ 6.25″Walled Lake Central426Shot Put
10Dylan Akers47′ 8″Walled Lake Central403Shot Put
10Dylan Akers127′ 5″Walled Lake Central365Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Merrick Hocking56′ 1.5″Midland471Shot Put
12Merrick Hocking164′ 9″Midland460Discus
11Maxwell Stoecker54′ 4″Midland456Shot Put
11Maxwell Stoecker154′ 10″Midland435Discus
11Zach Buschlen149′ 4″Midland421Discus
11Zach Buschlen48′ 3.5″Midland408Shot Put
11Evan Woodruff47′ 10.5″Midland405Shot Put
10Gabe Newkirk45′ 7.5″Midland387Shot Put
10Gabe Newkirk134′ 10″Midland384Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Nolan Stubblefield158′ 5″Byron Center444Discus
11Nolan Stubblefield52′ 2.25″Byron Center439Shot Put
12Zander Bobeldyke148′ 4″Byron Center418Discus
12Bodin Hurley47′ 1.5″Byron Center399Shot Put
11Logan Ensing135′ 1″Byron Center384Discus
10Vaughn Nelson44′ 4″Byron Center377Shot Put
11Joseph Hernandez130′ 8″Byron Center373Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Garrett Weeden57′ 7″Zeeland East482Shot Put
12Garrett Weeden166′ 3″Zeeland East464Discus
12Parker Williams53′ 10.5″Zeeland East453Shot Put
12Parker Williams151′ 5″Zeeland East426Discus
10Samuel Sietsema131′ 6″Zeeland East375Discus
11Karsten Meyer44′ 1″Zeeland East375Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Clintin Allen167′ 1″Grosse Pointe North466Discus
11Reinaldo Williams51′ 4″Grosse Pointe North432Shot Put
12Clintin Allen49′ 1.5″Grosse Pointe North415Shot Put
12Marcus Robinson145′ 7″Grosse Pointe North411Discus
11Reinaldo Williams145′ 3″Grosse Pointe North410Discus
12Marcus Robinson47′ 8.5″Grosse Pointe North404Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Walled Lake Central181623514167
2Midland174016993439
3Byron Center121516192834
4Zeeland East131012652575
5Grosse Pointe North125112872538
6Grand Ledge79716742470
7East Kentwood117911382317
8Warren DeLaSalle117011142284
9Detroit Catholic Central12648152078
10Monroe83612212056
11Caledonia79312122005
12Cedar Springs11838101993
13Livonia Churchill12187681986
14Macomb Dakota12004011601
15Portage Central8207681588
16Rochester38511961581
17Swartz Creek11713761547
18Muskegon7707751545
19Walled Lake Western4638761339
20White Lake Lakeland8654671332
21Beverly Hills Groves8514301281
22Hudsonville4078511257
23Saline8004321232
24Plymouth8314011232
25Traverse City West4037941197

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Derrick Simmons, Frankenmuth – 58’ 11.5” Shot, 493 points (Michigan #3, US #97)
Adam Huff, Wayland Union – 174’ 4” Discus, 484 points (Michigan #3, US #155)
Brennan Faber, Parma Western – 57’ 8.5” Shot, 483 points (Michigan #4, US #147)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Derrick Simmons, Frankenmuth – 58’ 11.5” Shot (Michigan #3), 166’ 9” Disc (Michigan #13)
Adam Huff, Wayland Union – 174’ 4” Disc (Michigan #3), 54’ 0.25” Shot (Michigan #16)
Matt Foor, Carleton Airport – 172’ 4” Disc (Michigan #4), 53’ 8” Shot (Michigan #18)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Brennan Faber57′ 8.5″Parma Western483Shot Put
12Noah Shaw54′ 0.5″Parma Western454Shot Put
12Noah Shaw161′ 1″Parma Western450Discus
11AJ Scutt148′ 9″Parma Western419Discus
11Brennan Faber140′ 7″Parma Western398Discus
11Ronald London46′ 5″Parma Western393Shot Put
11AJ Scutt45′ 8.5″Parma Western388Shot Put
11Ronald London128′ 9″Parma Western368Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Derrick Simmons58′ 11.5″Frankenmuth493Shot Put
11Niko Mamaladze167′ 7″Frankenmuth467Discus
11Derrick Simmons166′ 9″Frankenmuth465Discus
12Houston Loucks49′ 0.5″Frankenmuth414Shot Put
9Avery Simmons144′ 2″Frankenmuth407Discus
11Niko Mamaladze46′ 11″Frankenmuth397Shot Put
12Houston Loucks137′ 2″Frankenmuth390Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Gabe Vansickle53′ 8″Coopersville451Shot Put
12Gabe Vansickle144′ 8″Coopersville409Discus
10Will Decker140′ 5″Coopersville398Discus
12Jayviaun Rogers45′ 8″Coopersville387Shot Put
11JJ Hirdes133′ 10″Coopersville381Discus
11Azariah Stevens44′ 7.5″Coopersville379Shot Put
12Jayviaun Rogers127′ 5″Coopersville365Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Benjamin Boehm46′ 1.25″Hamilton391Shot Put
11Logan Eding137′ 7″Hamilton391Discus
12Justin Eding136′ 7″Hamilton388Discus
11Logan Eding45′ 5″Hamilton385Shot Put
12Josiah Klein43′ 6.25″Hamilton370Shot Put
12Justin Eding43′ 3.5″Hamilton369Shot Put
12Brennan Peters128′ 9″Hamilton368Discus
12Brennan Peters42′ 7″Hamilton363Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Matt Vaughn163′ 9″Stevensville Lakeshore457Discus
12Matt Vaughn50′ 11″Stevensville Lakeshore429Shot Put
12Jake Chellman141′ 0″Stevensville Lakeshore399Discus
12Jake Chellman44′ 5″Stevensville Lakeshore377Shot Put
12Kieran Allan43′ 3″Stevensville Lakeshore368Shot Put
12Kieran Allan124′ 8″Stevensville Lakeshore358Discus

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Parma Western171816363355
2Frankenmuth130517293034
3Coopersville121815532771
4Hamilton151511472663
5Stevensville Lakeshore117512152389
6Battle Creek Harper Creek117711862363
7Corunna118711702357
8Otsego15427352277
9Freeland86012152074
10Howard City Tri-County41515221938
11Whitehall75511591914
12Ionia76711341901
13Three Rivers11557261880
14Wayland Union12034841687
15Carleton Airport8248401664
16Edwardsburg8028141616
17Coldwater8397501590
18Paw Paw41111601571
19Lansing Sexton15551555
20Allendale38411451529
21Forest Hills Eastern37011561527
22Shepherd7667601526
23DeWitt7487471495
24Vicksburg7427421484
25Hudsonville Unity Christian7377471484

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Mason Mayne, Lawton – 60’ 9” Shot, 507 points (Michigan #1, US #50)
Gavin Nurenburg, Pewamo-Westphalia
– 60’ 5” Shot, 505 points (Michigan #2, US #58)
Mason Mayne, Lawton – 175’ 4” Discus, 487 points (Michigan #2, US #143)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Mason Mayne, Lawton – 60’ 9” Shot (Michigan #1), 175’ 4” Disc (Michigan #2)
Gavin Nurenburg, Pewamo-Westphalia – 60’ 5” Shot (Michigan #2), 165’ 7” Disc (Michigan #16)
Gradyn Wilson, Mason County Central – 53’ 1” Shot (Michigan #24), 157’ 9” Disc (Michigan #40)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Gavin Nurenberg60′ 5″Pewamo-Westphalia505Shot Put
12Gavin Nurenberg165′ 7″Pewamo-Westphalia462Discus
12Dalton Brown52′ 1″Pewamo-Westphalia438Shot Put
12Dalton Brown150′ 0″Pewamo-Westphalia422Discus
12Collin Schneider42′ 0″Pewamo-Westphalia358Shot Put
12Collin Schneider123′ 6″Pewamo-Westphalia355Discus
11Ayden Fox121′ 8″Pewamo-Westphalia350Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
11Mason Mayne60′ 9″Lawton507Shot Put
11Mason Mayne175′ 4″Lawton487Discus
12Jason Barnett46′ 5″Lawton393Shot Put
10Caiden Mitchell134′ 1″Lawton382Discus
12Jason Barnett130′ 5″Lawton373Discus
12Valentin Portillo121′ 7″Lawton350Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Maddox Gonzalez53′ 2.25″Standish Sterling447Shot Put
11Elijah Cottrell49′ 11.5″Standish Sterling422Shot Put
12Maddox Gonzalez147′ 7″Standish Sterling416Discus
11Kyler Cook134′ 10″Standish Sterling384Discus
11Kyler Cook45′ 0″Standish Sterling382Shot Put
11Andrew Ratajczak127′ 4″Standish Sterling365Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
9Chris Tetloff52′ 9″Midland Bullock Creek444Shot Put
12Lawrence Harding153′ 11″Midland Bullock Creek432Discus
12Lawrence Harding47′ 1″Midland Bullock Creek399Shot Put
12Seth Radosa140′ 6″Midland Bullock Creek398Discus
9Chris Tetloff131′ 1″Midland Bullock Creek374Discus
9Lincoln Tetloff42′ 5″Midland Bullock Creek362Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Bennett VandenBerg170′ 9″Constantine475Discus
12Bennett VandenBerg48′ 10″Constantine413Shot Put
11Canon Manley43′ 9″Constantine372Shot Put
11Lucas Stears123′ 10″Constantine356Discus
11Brandon Long41′ 0″Constantine350Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Pewamo-Westphalia130115892891
2Lawton90115912492
3Standish Sterling125111652416
4Midland Bullock Creek120412052409
5Constantine11358311966
6Stanton Central Montcalm11117161827
7Kingsley41411771591
8Brooklyn Columbia Central7917921582
9Caro7687501519
10Leslie38910581447
11Detroit Voyageur14211421
12Union City4148021216
13Clare7814271207
14Manistee7834151198
15GR NorthPointe Christian3618201181
16Benzie Central4357331168
17University Liggett7623701131
18McBain7363951130
19Chesaning3817401121
20Manchester3827341116
21Roscommon7443681112
22Lakeview3747271100
23Sand Creek7503481098
24Kent City3757161091
25Ithaca7343501084

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Dominic Scharer, Hillsdale Academy – 165’ 8” Discus, 462 points (Michigan #15)
Oliver Long, Morrice – 52’ 8” Shot, 443 points (Michigan #26)
Kylis Fletcher, Beal City – 156’ 5” Discus, 439 points (Michigan #43)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Kylis Fletcher, Beal City – 156’ 5” Disc (Michigan #43), 49’ 7” Shot (Michigan #61)
Oliver Long, Morrice – 52’ 8” Shot (Michigan #26), 144’ 3” Disc (Michigan #97)
Dominic Scharer, Hillsdale Academy – 165’ 8” Disc (Michigan #15), 44’ 9” Shot (Michigan #201)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
10Joey Cain136′ 1″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary387Discus
11Logan Broekhuizen45′ 6″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary386Shot Put
10Joey Cain44′ 11″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary381Shot Put
12Levi Schroeder43′ 4.5″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary369Shot Put
12Caleb Iles40′ 6″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary346Shot Put
10Caleb Scharrer38′ 8″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary332Shot Put
12Levi Schroeder114′ 3″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary332Discus
12Michael Stehle38′ 5″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary330Shot Put
12Caleb Iles109′ 8″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary320Discus
12Drew Luetzow37′ 1.5″Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary320Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Fletcher Anderson48′ 10.5″Frankfort413Shot Put
12Ellis Larsen116′ 7″Frankfort337Discus
11Nolan Clouse39′ 2″Frankfort336Shot Put
10Miles Luther115′ 7″Frankfort335Discus
12Bryce Plesha114′ 9″Frankfort333Discus
10Owen Mills37′ 11″Frankfort326Shot Put
12Aiden Sweeney109′ 3″Frankfort319Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Dominic Scharer165′ 8″Hillsdale Academy462Discus
12Dominic Scharer44′ 9″Hillsdale Academy380Shot Put
12Magnus Heckel43′ 11″Hillsdale Academy374Shot Put
12Magnus Heckel128′ 11″Hillsdale Academy369Discus
11Joel Miller119′ 11″Hillsdale Academy346Discus
11Joel Miller40′ 4″Hillsdale Academy345Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Kylis Fletcher156′ 5″Beal City439Discus
12Kylis Fletcher49′ 7″Beal City419Shot Put
12Parker McDonald129′ 5″Beal City370Discus
12Parker McDonald41′ 9.75″Beal City357Shot Put
12Jamisen Latham38′ 8″Beal City332Shot Put
9Wyatt Wilson37′ 4.5″Beal City321Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Seth Miller47′ 9.5″White Pigeon404Shot Put
11Wes Roberts44′ 6.25″White Pigeon378Shot Put
12Caleb Lane42′ 3.25″White Pigeon360Shot Put
11Wes Roberts123′ 4″White Pigeon355Discus
10Brock Irwin39′ 2″White Pigeon336Shot Put
12Seth Miller115′ 0″White Pigeon333Discus
9Caiden Lace37′ 6″White Pigeon322Shot Put

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary148310382521
2Frankfort107413242398
3Hillsdale Academy109911772275
4Beal City14298092237
5White Pigeon14796882167
6Fowler110110472148
7Potterville13026951998
8Riverview Gabriel Richard67210531725
9Breckenridge7817721553
10Morrice7757471522
11Saginaw Nouvel6947061400
12Onaway34510261370
13East Jordan6736891363
14Unionville-Sebewaing6686831351
15Muskegon Western Mich. Christian6656701335
16Kingston6666631329
17Deckerville10093201329
18Britton Deerfield3239991322
19Detroit Frederick Douglass3887421130
20Marion3587581116
21Climax-Scotts7463561102
22Centreville3726961068
23Marcellus7003671067
24Kalamazoo Hackett3247401064
25Mason County Eastern3247001025

Top Individuals – Best Throw

Noah Johnson, Kingsford – 163’ 11” Discus, 458 points (Michigan #21)
Noah Johnson, Kingsford – 48’ 3” Shot, 408 points (Michigan #88)
Garrett Veale, Kingsford – 45’ 10.25” Shot, 389 points (Michigan #155)

Top Individuals – Combined Throws

Noah Johnson, Kingsford – 163’ 11” Disc (UP #1), 48’ 3” Shot (UP #1)
Evan Arbic, Sault Ste. Marie – 44’ 10” Shot (UP #3), 130’ 8” Disc (UP #3)
Kevin Giuliani, Forest Park – 124’ 1” Disc (UP #8), 41’ 2” Shot (UP #12)

GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Josh Racine42′ 3″Gladstone360Shot Put
11Aaron Hughes41′ 4″Gladstone353Shot Put
10Trevor Thorbahn41′ 2″Gladstone352Shot Put
11Aaron Hughes121′ 1″Gladstone349Discus
12Vinny Howes39′ 7″Gladstone339Shot Put
12Josh Racine116′ 1″Gladstone336Discus
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Noah Johnson163′ 11″Kingsford458Discus
12Noah Johnson48′ 3″Kingsford408Shot Put
12Garrett Veale45′ 10.25″Kingsford389Shot Put
12Grayson Palmer129′ 7″Kingsford370Discus
12Grayson Palmer39′ 0″Kingsford334Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Dasan Smith127′ 8″Marquette366Discus
12Tucker Welch42′ 2″Marquette360Shot Put
11Nathan Cattoor116′ 10″Marquette338Discus
12Dasan Smith38′ 8″Marquette332Shot Put
11Nathan Cattoor38′ 2.75″Marquette328Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Evan Arbic44′ 10″Sault Ste. Marie381Shot Put
12Evan Arbic130′ 8″Sault Ste. Marie373Discus
10Braden Ditmeyer41′ 5.75″Sault Ste. Marie354Shot Put
12Walter Anderson37′ 6″Sault Ste. Marie322Shot Put
GradeNameDistanceTeamPointsEvent
12Gabe Popko123′ 4″Lake Linden-Hubbell355Discus
11Alex Drew119′ 5″Lake Linden-Hubbell345Discus
12Gabe Popko40′ 0″Lake Linden-Hubbell342Shot Put
12Danny Marcotte112′ 8″Lake Linden-Hubbell327Discus

RankTeamShot PutDiscusTotal
1Gladstone14046852089
2Kingsford11318281959
3Marquette10207041723
4Sault Ste. Marie10573731431
5Lake Linden-Hubbell34210271369
6Bessemer6796841362
7Rudyard9873151302
8Houghton6596361295
9Newberry7343871121
10St. Ignace3446801024
11Ishpeming675318993
12Baraga340651992
13Forest Park352356708
14Rapid River335347682
15Calumet366312678
16Ironwood319314633
17Hancock372372
18West Iron County349349
19Escanaba346346
20Manistique335335
21Powers North Central328328
22Gwinn326326
23Brimley324324
24Pickford322322
25L’Anse319319