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2025’s Best Hurdle Crews: Boys Final Rankings

Hard to believe, but it’s over. Another track season, done. Time to reflect on the best crews and best individuals.

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

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

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

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

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

These contain results through the State Finals. I realize that MITCA’s Champions of Champions meet was this past weekend, but for simplicity sake, this is easier for me.

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
12Will Jaiden Smith13.35Belleville110H560
11Schmar Gamble13.36Belleville110H559
12Will Jaiden Smith36.87Belleville300H534
12Timothy Pinard13.82Belleville110H524
12Timothy Pinard38.68Belleville300H477
11Jaiden Rutley14.68Belleville110H458
11Jaiden Rutley40.04Belleville300H434
9Keymani Tally15.11Belleville110H425
GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
11Zacchaeus Brocks13.69Detroit Catholic Central110H534
11Caleb Washington37.91Detroit Catholic Central300H501
11Zacchaeus Brocks38.58Detroit Catholic Central300H480
11William Patterson38.93Detroit Catholic Central300H469
11William Patterson14.80Detroit Catholic Central110H448
11Caleb Washington15.27Detroit Catholic Central110H412
GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
12Michael Wilkerson13.78Rochester Adams110H527
12Michael Wilkerson38.57Rochester Adams300H480
12Lachlan Tillotson14.49Rochester Adams110H472
12Lachlan Tillotson39.81Rochester Adams300H441
12Steven Wilkerson15.20Rochester Adams110H418
12Steven Wilkerson41.37Rochester Adams300H392
11Henry Fetterman15.75Rochester Adams110H375

RankTeam110h300hTotal
1Belleville252514453971
2Detroit Catholic Central139514512845
3Rochester Adams141713142731
4Temperance Bedford135112802631
5East Kentwood130312712574
6Traverse City West116211772339
7Greenville12438192062
8Detroit Cass Tech12387912029
9Kalamazoo Central11638361999
10Saline11138511964
11Walled Lake Central11388141952
12Portage Central11707741943
13Muskegon Mona Shores8378831720
14New Baltimore Anchor Bay8798301709
15Holland West Ottawa8388541693
16Grosse Pointe South7978011598
17Rockford7558311586
18Muskegon Reeths-Puffer8414941335
19Oak Park8214831305
20Macomb Dakota4438251268
21Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills4427951238
22East Lansing4028351237
23Grand Ledge8383971236
24Farmington7604121172
25Northville3567621118
26Caledonia7014141115
27Beverly Hills Groves3557531107
28Saginaw Heritage7073881095
29Highland-Milford7153661081
30Zeeland West475495969
31West Bloomfield478485962
32Walled Lake Western472458930
33Midland Dow448471919
34Lowell461450910
35Allen Park434426860
36DeWitt402444846
37Grand Haven444399843
38Salem403434837
39Muskegon473364837
40Westland John Glenn394439833
41Livonia Churchill390440830
42Bloomfield Hills411413824
43Grand Blanc415405820
44Rochester Hills Stoney Creek390428818
45Midland415395810
46Battle Creek Lakeview405397801
47North Farmington421379800
48Plymouth411388799
49Sterling Heights Stevenson385401786
50Howell385395780

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
11DJ Wood14.15Battle Creek Harper Creek110H498
11DJ Wood39.24Battle Creek Harper Creek300H459
12Ethan Hardin15.34Battle Creek Harper Creek110H407
12Ethan Hardin40.98Battle Creek Harper Creek300H405
9Cash Simpson15.46Battle Creek Harper Creek110H398
10TJ Ruble43.49Battle Creek Harper Creek300H326
11Antoine Westry16.70Battle Creek Harper Creek110H302
GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
12Titan Parker39.59Parma Western300H448
12William Melton15.10Parma Western110H425
12William Melton40.34Parma Western300H425
12Titan Parker15.30Parma Western110H410
11Tyler Gilbert42.68Parma Western300H351
10Jacob Wielenga16.61Parma Western110H309
GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
12Logan Carstensen14.55Clare110H468
11Conan Weeks39.68Clare300H446
11Conan Weeks15.66Clare110H382
12Logan Carstensen42.72Clare300H350
10Donavan Hoogerhyde42.77Clare300H348
12Ty Allbee43.08Clare300H339
12Ty Allbee16.31Clare110H332
11Silas Donaldson43.37Clare300H330

RankTeam110h300hTotal
1Battle Creek Harper Creek130311902493
2Parma Western114512242369
3Clare118211442326
4Hamilton117111242295
5Corunna12478112058
6Whitehall12017861987
7Alma11557941948
8Coldwater11697481918
9Charlotte9219921913
10Lansing Sexton69611221818
11Orchard Lake St. Mary’s9887871775
12Frankenmuth10187081726
13Harper Woods62310651688
14St. Clair8318051636
15Shepherd7438621605
16Saginaw Swan Valley34511041449
17Macomb Lutheran North10653511415
18Flint Powers Catholic6486951344
19Gladwin10143301343
20Grand Rapids West Catholic6606801339
21Grand Rapids South Christian5816801261
22Freeland7584551213
23Petoskey3578441201
24Ludington4497371186
25Warren Fitzgerald4457201165
26Milan4137411154
27Adrian4176951112
28Hopkins6814071088
29Stevensville Lakeshore7023771079
30St. Joseph7303371067
31Dearborn Divine Child7053411047
32Wayland Union6953421036
33Riverview6793521031
34Allendale6923191011
35Lake Odessa Lakewood658328986
36Sturgis314660974
37Holland298666964
38Niles477439916
39New Boston Huron472433905
40St. Johns421435856
41Three Rivers436417853
42Pinckney435399834
43Trenton389434823
44St. Clair Shores Lake Shore435363797
45Flint Kearsley372403774
46Berrien Springs361400761
47Fremont396359755
48Grand Rapids Christian362386748
49Marshall334413747
50Grand Rapids Catholic Central0743743

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
12Caleb Walker14.30Chesaning110H487
12Caleb Walker38.88Chesaning300H471
12Truman Danek15.17Chesaning110H420
12Truman Danek40.83Chesaning300H409
10Danny Tijerina42.55Chesaning300H355
10Danny Tijerina17.59Chesaning110H234
GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
11Tayden Redding14.94Warren Michigan Collegiate110H438
12Caleb Moore14.96Warren Michigan Collegiate110H436
11Tayden Redding40.79Warren Michigan Collegiate300H411
12Caleb Moore41.64Warren Michigan Collegiate300H384
12Demarion Johnson16.18Warren Michigan Collegiate110H342
11DaJuan Woodley44.07Warren Michigan Collegiate300H308
11DaJuan Woodley16.65Warren Michigan Collegiate110H306
GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
12Aden Nystrom14.72Olivet110H455
12Drew Garcia14.78Olivet110H450
12Aden Nystrom40.49Olivet300H420
12Drew Garcia42.49Olivet300H357
11Ty Evert43.68Olivet300H320
11Ty Evert16.76Olivet110H298

RankTeam110h300hTotal
1Chesaning114112352376
2Warren Michigan Collegiate121611022318
3Olivet120210972299
4Erie Mason99910982098
5Elk Rapids76011621922
6Jonesville76111271889
7Adrian Madison11356911826
8Kingsley8829181800
9Hillsdale9667161682
10Bath8157771591
11Ravenna7708131583
12Schoolcraft7487551503
13Almont8056761481
14Grand Rapids Covenant Christian7057421447
15Pigeon-Laker6307081337
16Clintondale6257081332
17Constantine6076711278
18Pewamo-Westphalia5856191203
19Lakeview4127181130
20Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian3067591066
21Burton Atherton7083461055
22McBain3426941036
23The Potter’s House3326881020
24Benzie Central290707997
25Vassar593367960
26Blissfield278673951
27Lansing Catholic469469938
28Standish Sterling606324930
29Ann Arbor Greenhills225695920
30Manistee292610901
31Stockbridge551339890
32Saugatuck552319871
33Ovid-Elsie271595866
34Ithaca526339865
35Onsted481374855
36Quincy414418832
37Hanover-Horton457353810
38Kalamazoo Christian399410809
39Charlevoix461310770
40Hudson333405738
41Lawton355384738
42Traverse City St. Francis0729729
43Bronson373356729
44Houghton Lake348367716
45Leslie356348704
46North Muskegon345354698
47Brooklyn Columbia Central353336689
48Sanford-Meridian302353655
49Perry352294646
50Stanton Central Montcalm293348641

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
11Dawson Scharer38.31Hillsdale Academy300H489
11Dawson Scharer14.80Hillsdale Academy110H448
12Alex Richards41.47Hillsdale Academy300H389
12Alex Richards16.03Hillsdale Academy110H354
11Connor Hill17.68Hillsdale Academy110H227
10Andrew Richards46.91Hillsdale Academy300H218
GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
11Eli Oliver15.72Lutheran HS Westland110H378
12Nate Goehmann16.58Lutheran HS Westland110H312
11Kamari Brown-Barrett17.37Lutheran HS Westland110H251
12Keonte Hokes17.42Lutheran HS Westland110H247
12Nate Goehmann43.21Lutheran HS Westland300H335
12Keonte Hokes44.02Lutheran HS Westland300H309
11Kamari Brown-Barrett44.57Lutheran HS Westland300H292
10Ayden Szasz44.86Lutheran HS Westland300H283
GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
12Kris Vigars42.07Riverview Gabriel Richard300H370
12Austin Louzon15.83Riverview Gabriel Richard110H369
12Sebastian Martinez42.64Riverview Gabriel Richard300H352
12Austin Louzon43.31Riverview Gabriel Richard300H331
9Ty Patterson44.90Riverview Gabriel Richard300H281
9Andrew Frazier46.69Riverview Gabriel Richard300H225
12Kris Vigars17.77Riverview Gabriel Richard110H220
12Sebastian Martinez18.42Riverview Gabriel Richard110H170
10Brady Begeman18.65Riverview Gabriel Richard110H152

RankTeam110h300hTotal
1Hillsdale Academy102910962125
2Lutheran Westland9409351875
3Riverview Gabriel Richard75910541814
4Fowler74710411788
5Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary7428221564
6Manchester7557981553
7Kalamazoo Hackett7137461459
8Southfield Christian5518521403
9Concord7016631365
10East Jordan7576061363
11Portland St. Patrick4888021290
12International Academy of Flint6316271259
13Harbor Springs6356221257
14Detroit Frederick Douglass3269231249
15Central Lake / Ellsworth6226001223
16Deckerville5486311179
17Grand Traverse Academy5196021121
18Petersburg-Summerfield5785141091
19Frankfort5025061008
20Morenci289698988
21Mt Clemens322620943
22Climax-Scotts541397938
23Montabella608330938
24Reading297619915
25Marlette395458852
26Mio Ausable416378794
27Brown City287504791
28Lincoln-Alcona372418789
29Royal Oak Shrine274504778
30Mendon275474748
31Vermontville Maple Valley342348690
32Fairview237439676
33Coleman368291659
34Mesick142506648
35Athens313333646
36White Pigeon412234645
37Caseville305319624
38Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart325294619
39Morrice189424613
40Marcellus267345612
41Vandercook Lake272320592
42Breckenridge253338591
43Decatur337250587
44Dryden325257582
45White Cloud296278574
46Dansville241305545
47Eau Claire205299504
48Harbor Beach4850485
49Jackson Preparatory185300485
50Bellaire4790479

GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
11Ford Richardson40.15Marquette300H431
11Jacob Norman15.52Marquette110H393
10Braylon Zdunek42.75Marquette300H349
10Braylon Zdunek16.45Marquette110H322
11Ben Rayhorn43.73Marquette300H318
11Oliver Kudej43.83Marquette300H315
10Clayton Edwards44.42Marquette300H297
12Seamus Waite17.29Marquette110H257
11Oliver Kudej17.54Marquette110H238
10Tyler Hendrickson18.68Marquette110H150
GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
12Brady Mager39.88Negaunee300H439
12Brady Mager15.65Negaunee110H383
10Kyle Waterman42.25Negaunee300H365
10Kyle Waterman16.45Negaunee110H322
10Cole Pekrul17.08Negaunee110H273
10Cole Pekrul46.23Negaunee300H240
9Cole Prusi18.23Negaunee110H185
GradeNameTimeTeamEventPoints
10Lukas Axford42.46Lake Linden-Hubbell300H358
12Kaden Gariepy44.71Lake Linden-Hubbell300H287
12Kaden Gariepy17.20Lake Linden-Hubbell110H264
11Brad Davis45.78Lake Linden-Hubbell300H254
11Brad Davis17.47Lake Linden-Hubbell110H243
10Lukas Axford17.84Lake Linden-Hubbell110H215

RankTeam110h300hTotal
1Marquette97110982070
2Negaunee97810442021
3Lake Linden-Hubbell7218991621
4Kingsford6868851571
5Sault Ste. Marie7137161429
6Pickford6477141361
7Houghton533349882
8Ishpeming Westwood159547706
9Bark River-Harris342317659
10Ironwood343312655
11L’Anse315334649
12Ontonagon Area234260494
13Brimley235256491
14Rapid River222216438
15Forest Park193237430
16Norway191213404
17Escanaba3580358
18Chassell0255255
19Engadine0225225
20Manistique0221221
21St. Ignace1700170
22North Dickinson County1570157
23Stephenson1390139
24Gladstone1240124
25Calumet1180118

HURDLERS OF THE YEAR

As with the girls (and for everything going forward), I decided to split this into two categories: Best Combined and Best Performances. The latter recognizes kids like Schmar Gamble, who made history with his 13.36, but laid his concentration on short sprints rather than the 300h. The former celebrates those who laid their eyes on both events. I feel both deserve recognition!

Will Jaiden Smith, Belleville

110h: 13.35 – MI #1, US #8
300h: 36.87 – MI #1, US #42

Division 1 State Champion – 100h & 300h
3x State Champion
9x All-State
4th Place – NBIN 60h

Competing for South Florida next year

Michael Wilkerson, Rochester Adams

110h: 13.78 – MI #4, US #66
300h: 38.57 – MI #10, US #375

3rd Place – Division 1 State 110h
6th Place – Division 1 State 300h
4x All-State Hurdler
Oakland County 110h & 300h Champion
Region 8 110h & 300h Champion

Entering the Naval Academy in the fall

Timothy Pinard, Belleville

110h: 13.82 – MI #5, US #83
300h: 38.68 – MI #12, US #423

4th Place – Division 1 State 110h
KLAA 110h & 300h Champion

Keaton Hendricks, Zeeland West

110h: 14.46 – MI #13, US #562
300h: 38.12 – MI #3, US #223

OK Black 110h & 300h Champion
Team State 110h & 300h Winner
2nd Place – Region 2 110h
3 year State Qualifier

Playing football for Hope College in the fall

Shukuru Makechi, East Kentwood

110h: 14.13 – MI #6, US #229 (#22 sophomore)
300h: 38.95 – MI #17, US #583

5th Place – Division 1 State 110h
7th Place – Division 1 State 300h
Region 3 110h Champion
OK Red 300h Champion

Mason Darke, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer

110h: 14.52 – MI #19, US #657
300h: 38.13 – MI #4, US #228

5th Place – Division 1 State 300h
OK Green 110h & 300h Champion
West Michigan 110h & 300h Champion
Region 2 300h Champion

Brady Feldpausch, Fowler

110h: 14.19 – MI #8, US #282
300h: 38.98 – MI #18, US #596

Back to Back Division 4 State 110h Champion
2nd Place – 2024 & 2025 Division 4 State 300h
6x All-State Hurdler
4x State Champion
10x All-State

Angelo Finnie Jr., West Bloomfield

110h: 14.42 – MI #11, US #498
300h: 38.44 – MI #8, US #315

7th Place – Division 1 State 110h
10th Place – Division 1 State 300h
Region 9 300h Champion
2nd Place – Region 9 110h
3x All-State

Competing for Detroit Mercy next year

DJ Wood, Battle Creek Harper Creek

110h: 14.15 – MI #7, US #246 (#69 junior)
300h: 39.24 – MI #24, US #751

Division 2 State 110h & 300h Champion
I-8 110h & 300h Champion
Region 15 110h & 300h Champion

Caleb Walker, Chesaning

110h: 14.30 – MI #9, US #376
300h: 38.88 – MI #14, US #542

Division 3 State 110h Champion
2nd Place – Division 3 State 300h
Team State 110h & 300h Winner
Region 30 110h & 300h Champion
7x All-State

Competing for Northwood next year

RankGradeNameTeam110H300HTotal
112Will Jaiden SmithBelleville5605341094
212Michael WilkersonRochester Adams5274801007
312Timothy PinardBelleville5244771001
412Keaton HendricksZeeland West475495969
510Shukuru MakechiEast Kentwood500469969
611Mason DarkeMuskegon Reeths-Puffer470494964
712Brady FeldpauschFowler495468963
812Angelo Finnie Jr.West Bloomfield478485962
911DJ WoodBC Harper Creek498459958
1012Caleb WalkerChesaning487471958
1112Jonah KonarzNew Baltimore Anchor Bay485454939
1212Max WardElk Rapids453485938
1311Leland VanAlstineLansing Catholic469469938
1411Dawson ScharerHillsdale Academy448489937
1512Kayson LeggWalled Lake Western472458930
1611Ryan OpsommerMuskegon Mona Shores458463921
1711Zachary DzurkaMidland Dow448471919
1811William PattersonDetroit Catholic Central448469918
1912Ayden McCareyNiles477439916
2012Lachlan TillotsonRochester Adams472441914
2111Caleb WashingtonDetroit Catholic Central412501914
2212Christopher WiggerLowell461450910
2312Christopher DotsonMacomb Dakota443464907
2412Dylan HudkinsNew Boston Huron472433905
2512Sawyer UleryTemperance Bedford472432904
2612Phillip BurneyOak Park421483904
2712Caleb AgiusTemperance Bedford452451903
2812Dexter RuhlHolland West Ottawa442460901
2912Zander GoodwinJonesville434462896
3011Jaiden RutleyBelleville458434892
3111Grant JohnsonManchester445445890
3211Zander WheatleyFreeland425455880
3311Logan HerrickCorunna449428877
3412Aden NystromOlivet455420875
359Chanon PalmerSaline406459865
3612Weston GleiAllen Park434426860
3712Titan ParkerParma Western410448858
3812Camden ThompsonWhitehall446412858
3911Bryce PratlSt. Johns421435856
4012Christopher ChurchillAlma438417855
4112Gavin CurrieRockford412442854
4211Carter RiceThree Rivers436417853
4312William MeltonParma Western425425850
4411Aaryn StallworthTC West (Traverse City)401449850
4511Tayden ReddingWarren Michigan Collegiate438411848
4612Evan SchmidtDeWitt402444846
4711Blake SchmittGreenville410436845
4812Camden NelsonGrand Haven444399843
4911Babafemi AyangbayiSalem403434837
5011Colin BoullardSt. Clair424413836
5112Edmund ShallGrosse Pointe South415420835
5211Sam BurttsPinckney435399834
5312Zechariah JonesGrand Ledge437397834
5412Lincoln PhillipsHamilton407427834
5510Joshua Watkins-JohnsonWestland John Glenn394439833
5611Clayton BensonQuincy414418832
5712Jailen GuiseInternational Academy of Flint430401831
5810Braden HartsuffCorunna448383831
5911Unydice ThomasKalamazoo Central363467830
6012Ethan FitzpatrickLivonia Churchill390440830
6112Truman DanekChesaning420409829
6211Conan WeeksClare382446828
6312Jermell HamptonWalled Lake Central408418827
6412Trevor BoyerGreenville443383826
6512Brendan RandallBloomfield Hills411413824
6611Aiden SabudaTrenton389434823
6712Brady MagerNegaunee383439822
6812Gavin SmithLudington449373822
6910Abdelmoneim/abdi AbdallaGR Ottawa Hills442380822
7012Remington HaworthShepherd388432821
7112Caleb MooreWarren Michigan Collegiate436384820
7211Kamden Bigham-TsaiEast Lansing402418820
7311Aaron JonesGrand Blanc415405820
7412Luke LawrenceClimax-Scotts422397819
7512Logan CarstensenClare468350818
7612Grant WheatonLakeview412405818
7711Jon HowellFarmington405412818
7812Ethan HardinBC Harper Creek407405812
7912Bram DerksenBath399412811
809Austyn HocterHanover-Horton457353810
8111Drew EnrightSchoolcraft402409810
8212Steven WilkersonRochester Adams418392810
8311Matthew BergMidland415395810
8412Michael FranksWarren Fitzgerald445365810
8510Nolan SchaapKalamazoo Christian399410809
8611Clayton KerberHopkins402407809
8712Drew GarciaOlivet450357807
8810Major BarnesEast Kentwood393412805
8912Chase BattaniAlmont448356804
9011Corde AndersonWhitehall428374802
9112Camarion LightseyDetroit Cass Tech423378801
9212Jaylen GilmoreNorth Farmington421379800
9311Sean CinzoriPlymouth411388799
9411DaQuon BatesMuskegon Mona Shores378420799
9512Tyler PelhamRavenna398399797
9612Anthony WoodsSCS Lake Shore435363797
9712Carter LongMio Ausable416378794
9810Brayden KarwatFrankenmuth402390792
9911Craig Traylor Jr.Holland West Ottawa397395792
1009Kenneth HarrisEast Kentwood410381791

RankGradeNameEventTimeTeamPointsMIUS
112Will Jaiden Smith110H13.35Belleville560#1#8
211Schmar Gamble110H13.36Belleville559#2#9
312Will Jaiden Smith300H36.87Belleville534#1#42
412Michael Wilkerson110H13.78Rochester Adams527#4#66
512Timothy Pinard110H13.82Belleville524#5#83
611Caleb Washington300H37.91Detroit Catholic Central501#2#161
710Shukuru Makechi110H14.13East Kentwood500#6#229
811DJ Wood110H14.15Battle Creek Harper Creek498#7#246
912Brady Feldpausch110H14.19Fowler495#8#282
1012Keaton Hendricks300H38.12Zeeland West495#3#223
1111Mason Darke300H38.13Muskegon Reeths-Puffer494
1211Dawson Scharer300H38.31Hillsdale Academy489
1312Ashton Brann300H38.34Ann Arbor Huron488
1412Caleb Walker110H14.30Chesaning487
1512Jonah Konarz110H14.32New Baltimore Anchor Bay485
1612Max Ward300H38.42Elk Rapids485
1712Angelo Finnie Jr.300H38.44West Bloomfield485
1812Phillip Burney300H38.48Oak Park483
1912Michael Wilkerson300H38.57Rochester Adams480
2012Angelo Finnie Jr.110H14.42West Bloomfield478
2112Timothy Pinard300H38.68Belleville477
2212Ayden McCarey110H14.43Niles477
2312Keaton Hendricks110H14.46Zeeland West475
2412Michael Piggee Jr.110H14.48Muskegon473
2512Sawyer Ulery110H14.49Temperance Bedford472
2512Lachlan Tillotson110H14.49Rochester Adams472
2512Dylan Hudkins110H14.49New Boston Huron472
2812Kayson Legg110H14.50Walled Lake Western472
2911Zachary Dzurka300H38.87Midland Dow471
3012Caleb Walker300H38.88Chesaning471
3111Mason Darke110H14.52Muskegon Reeths-Puffer470
3211Leland VanAlstine110H14.53Lansing Catholic469
3311William Patterson300H38.93Detroit Catholic Central469
3411Leland VanAlstine300H38.94Lansing Catholic469
3510Shukuru Makechi300H38.95East Kentwood469
3612Logan Carstensen110H14.55Clare468
3712Brady Feldpausch300H38.98Fowler468
3811Unydice Thomas300H39.00Kalamazoo Central467
3912Christopher Dotson300H39.09Macomb Dakota464
4011Ryan Opsommer300H39.13Muskegon Mona Shores463
4112Zander Goodwin300H39.16Jonesville462
4212Christopher Wigger110H14.64Lowell461
4312Dexter Ruhl300H39.23Holland West Ottawa460
4411DJ Wood300H39.24Battle Creek Harper Creek459
459Chanon Palmer300H39.25Saline459
4612Kayson Legg300H39.27Walled Lake Western458
4711Ryan Opsommer110H14.67Muskegon Mona Shores458
4811Jaiden Rutley110H14.68Belleville458
499Austyn Hocter110H14.69Hanover-Horton457
5011Zander Wheatley300H39.39Freeland455
5112Aden Nystrom110H14.72Olivet455
5212Jonah Konarz300H39.42New Baltimore Anchor Bay454
5312Max Ward110H14.74Elk Rapids453
5412Caleb Agius110H14.75Temperance Bedford452
5512Caleb Agius300H39.51Temperance Bedford451
5612Drew Garcia110H14.78Olivet450
5712Christopher Wigger300H39.55Lowell450
5811Aaryn Stallworth300H39.56Traverse City West449
5911Logan Herrick110H14.79Corunna449
5912Gavin Smith110H14.79Ludington449
6111William Patterson110H14.80Detroit Catholic Central448
6111Dawson Scharer110H14.80Hillsdale Academy448
6111Zachary Dzurka110H14.80Midland Dow448
6412Titan Parker300H39.59Parma Western448
6510Braden Hartsuff110H14.81Corunna448
6512Chase Battani110H14.81Almont448
6712Jordan Paige110H14.82Novi447
6812Camden Thompson110H14.83Whitehall446
6911Conan Weeks300H39.68Clare446
7011Grant Johnson110H14.84Manchester445
7111Grant Johnson300H39.70Manchester445
7212Michael Franks110H14.85Warren Fitzgerald445
7312Evan Schmidt300H39.72DeWitt444
7412Camden Nelson110H14.86Grand Haven444
7512Trevor Boyer110H14.87Greenville443
7512Christopher Dotson110H14.87Macomb Dakota443
7712Gavin Currie300H39.78Rockford442
7810Abdelmoneim/abdi Abdalla110H14.88Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills442
7912Dexter Ruhl110H14.89Holland West Ottawa442
8012Lachlan Tillotson300H39.81Rochester Adams441
8112Ethan Fitzpatrick300H39.87Livonia Churchill440
8212Brady Mager300H39.88Negaunee439
8212Ayden McCarey300H39.88Niles439
8210Joshua Watkins-Johnson300H39.88Westland John Glenn439
8511Devante Deleon110H14.92Burton Atherton439
8611Tayden Redding110H14.94Warren Michigan Collegiate438
8612Christopher Churchill110H14.94Alma438
8812Zechariah Jones110H14.95Grand Ledge437
8912Caleb Moore110H14.96Warren Michigan Collegiate436
8911Carter Rice110H14.96Three Rivers436
9111Blake Schmitt300H40.00Greenville436
9211Sam Burtts110H14.97Pinckney435
9311Bryce Pratl300H40.02St. Johns435
9412Anthony Woods110H14.98St. Clair Shores Lakes Shore435
9511Jaiden Rutley300H40.04Belleville434
9511Babafemi Ayangbayi300H40.04Salem434
9711Aiden Sabuda300H40.05Trenton434
9812Zander Goodwin110H14.99Jonesville434
9912Weston Glei110H14.99Allen Park434
10012Dylan Hudkins300H40.08New Boston Huron433
Uncategorized

2025’s Best Hurdle Crews: Girls Final Rankings

Hard to believe, but it’s over. Another track season, done. Time to reflect on the best crews and best individuals.

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

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

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

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

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

These contain results through the State Finals. I realize that MITCA’s Champions of Champions meet was yesterday, but for simplicity sake, this is easier for me.

GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
12Carrie VanNoy100H13.70Oak Park529
12Carrie VanNoy300H42.59Oak Park520
9Payton Gee100H14.18Oak Park500
12Jayda Watson100H14.24Oak Park496
9Payton Gee300H45.13Oak Park460
11Mekhi Thompson100H15.27Oak Park434
12Jayda Watson300H46.71Oak Park423
11Mekhi Thompson300H47.93Oak Park394
GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
11Alana Bracey100H14.30East Kentwood492
11Alana Bracey300H45.31East Kentwood456
9Aaliyah Bailey100H15.02East Kentwood449
12Abigail Terry100H15.10East Kentwood444
9Aaliyah Bailey300H46.02East Kentwood439
11Journey Cottle100H15.46East Kentwood422
10Taryn Jones100H15.87East Kentwood397
12Abigail Terry300H47.83East Kentwood397
9Jazlynn Chisholm-humes300H48.29East Kentwood386
10Taryn Jones300H48.94East Kentwood371
GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
12Jada Wilson300H42.80Belleville515
12Jada Wilson100H14.10Belleville505
9Chandler Wiggins300H46.30Belleville433
12Navaeh Derrick300H46.75Belleville422
10Danielle Taylor100H15.62Belleville412
12Navaeh Derrick100H16.68Belleville348
9Chandler Wiggins100H16.94Belleville332

RankTeam100h300hTotal
1Oak Park195814033361
2East Kentwood180712923099
3Belleville126513692634
4Detroit Cass Tech132112882609
5Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg123313172550
6Okemos12148432057
7Zeeland East68512011887
8Ann Arbor Pioneer10637711834
9Detroit Renaissance8389821819
10Ann Arbor Huron8948901784
11Salem8878881775
12Grand Haven7768321608
13Lake Orion7847791563
14Holland West Ottawa40611541559
15Grand Ledge7897681557
16Ann Arbor Skyline7457631509
17Clarkston4518021253
18Romeo4308171247
19Kalamazoo Central4028171219
20Rockford4407771217
21Bay City Western3978031200
22Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley119701197
23Oxford3868061192
24East Lansing7654211186
25Caledonia4027741176
26Novi7903861176
27Woodhaven Brownstown7344121146
28Lowell7344101144
29Rochester Adams7673581125
30Livonia Churchill3727421114
31Taylor465440904
32Utica Ford435448884
33Troy Athens418461879
34Royal Oak471365836
35Byron Center434401835
36Traverse City Central435378813
37Davison346440786
38North Farmington7780778
39Troy387383770
40Traverse City West415353768
41Westland John Glenn329431760
42Battle Creek Lakeview342411753
43Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills364377741
44Fenton340391732
45Hudsonville327388715
46Sterling Heights Stevenson362350712
47Flint Carman-Ainsworth360348708
48Birmingham Seaholm331372704
49Walled Lake Central325369694
50Utica Eisenhower0422422

GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
12Ava Gary300H44.92Gladwin465
12Ava Gary100H14.88Gladwin457
11Bree Visser300H47.95Gladwin394
11Bree Visser100H16.42Gladwin364
10Elizabeth Huisjen100H17.49Gladwin299
10Elizabeth Huisjen300H52.02Gladwin298
10Charlotte Mawhorter300H52.36Gladwin290
10Charlotte Mawhorter100H17.68Gladwin288
GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
12Kylie Brooks300H47.18Sturgis412
12Kylie Brooks100H16.84Sturgis338
11Kenzie Eicher300H51.45Sturgis312
11Juliet Mendoza Rangel300H51.85Sturgis302
11Juliet Mendoza Rangel100H17.62Sturgis291
11Kenzie Eicher100H17.72Sturgis285
GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
10Alexandra Petok100H15.40Petoskey426
11Sarah Bailey300H48.23Petoskey387
11Sarah Bailey100H16.05Petoskey386
10Alexandra Petok300H49.27Petoskey363
11Piper Krzywosinski100H17.22Petoskey315

RankTeam100h300hTotal
1Gladwin112011572277
2Sturgis91510261941
3Petoskey11287501878
4Berrien Springs10506731723
5Dearborn Divine Child7037921495
6Hopkins7107821493
7Alma8636121475
8St. Joseph7447071451
9Trenton7097341442
10Coopersville5956781273
11Owosso8094621271
12Saginaw Swan Valley3299361265
13Portland7303911120
14Wyoming Godwin Heights7353731108
15Cadillac3437201063
16Forest Hills Eastern7053581063
17Gaylord3377031040
18Detroit Country Day7213011022
19Holland7103031013
20Chelsea656342999
21Fruitport657313970
22Monroe Jefferson593368961
23Grosse Ile557387944
24Corunna268675943
25Big Rapids616326943
26Battle Creek Harper Creek309614922
27Dearborn Heights Annapolis587335922
28Freeland288631919
29Allegan471445917
30Grand Rapids West Catholic306598905
31Yale443445887
32Spring Lake406453859
33Hudsonville Unity Christian426426851
34Dearborn Henry Ford Academy442406848
35Clio405402807
36Shepherd385385770
37Charlotte347422769
38Flint Powers Catholic379370749
39East Grand Rapids369370740
40Otsego379351730
41Parma Western406323729
42Plainwell337390727
43Pinckney323399721
44Detroit University Prep319388707
45Ludington392314705
46Grand Rapids Christian331360690
47Holland Christian314376690
48Milan323355678
49Garden City307361668
50Harper Woods351303655

GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
11Emily Peters300H45.06Olivet462
12Sophia Pell100H15.52Olivet418
11Emily Peters100H15.81Olivet401
12Sophia Pell300H48.70Olivet376
9Briella Boswell300H52.30Olivet292
10Lyla LaPaugh100H18.44Olivet242
GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
9Isabelle Currie300H46.70Lansing Catholic423
11Frances Melinn300H48.08Lansing Catholic391
9Isabelle Currie100H16.33Lansing Catholic369
9Thalynn Flint300H51.77Lansing Catholic304
9Thalynn Flint100H17.58Lansing Catholic294
11Frances Melinn100H18.41Lansing Catholic243
10Olivia Wever300H54.42Lansing Catholic242
GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
11Faith Stump300H47.51Pewamo-Westphalia404
10Trinity Pohl300H49.14Pewamo-Westphalia366
10Trinity Pohl100H16.57Pewamo-Westphalia355
11Nikki Fedewa100H17.58Pewamo-Westphalia294
11Faith Stump100H17.76Pewamo-Westphalia283
11Brianna Feldpausch300H54.30Pewamo-Westphalia245
11Brianna Feldpausch100H18.53Pewamo-Westphalia236

RankTeam100h300hHurdles
1Olivet106111302191
2Lansing Catholic90611182024
3Pewamo-Westphalia93110151946
4Remus Chippewa Hills9299991928
5Traverse City St. Francis9239941916
6Ida10467571802
7Adrian Madison8339451778
8Newaygo8187141532
9Standish Sterling8816381519
10Cass City8856301514
11Erie Mason7557351489
12Elk Rapids5988791478
13Kingsley7297251454
14Chesaning5479061453
15Marine City6306411271
16Blissfield6276441271
17Lawton5936611253
18Kalamazoo Christian4458021247
19Schoolcraft9153071222
20Ithaca3238871210
21Union City5955861181
22Quincy4337401173
23McBain2648741138
24Saginaw Valley Lutheran3976921089
25Constantine6624181081
26Houghton Lake3436841027
27Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian312671982
28Ravenna369589958
29Hart315632948
30Ovid-Elsie597333930
31New Lothrop268606874
32Watervliet570303873
33Farwell267590857
34Lake City423421844
35The Potter’s House411420831
36North Muskegon278537815
37Sanford-Meridian266545811
38Niles Brandywine394398792
39Bath429355784
40Mason County Central372401773
41Lakeview411353764
42Brooklyn Columbia Central359391750
43Clawson360381741
44Laingsburg486253739
45Kent City338348687
46Caro348281629
47Perry260352613
48Homer314296610
49Rochester Hills Lutheran NW286323609
50Harrison245355599

GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
11Maria Wieber300H47.60Fowler402
9Leah Thelen100H16.11Fowler383
9Leah Thelen300H48.44Fowler382
11Maria Wieber100H16.24Fowler375
11Paige Thelen300H48.96Fowler370
10Nadia Schafer300H49.45Fowler359
11Paige Thelen100H18.64Fowler229
12Madelyn Sillman100H18.94Fowler211
GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
10Lucy Cote100H15.60Hillsdale Academy414
10Lucy Cote300H47.20Hillsdale Academy411
12Madison Sallows300H48.13Hillsdale Academy390
8Amelia Heath100H16.83Hillsdale Academy339
12Madison Sallows100H17.19Hillsdale Academy317
8Amelia Heath300H53.75Hillsdale Academy258
9Iris Perry300H55.51Hillsdale Academy216
GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
12Payton Haynes100H16.03Mason County Eastern388
9Aubrey Myers100H16.84Mason County Eastern338
9Aubrey Myers300H51.70Mason County Eastern306
12Payton Haynes300H53.33Mason County Eastern268
10Annabelle Zwagerman300H53.36Mason County Eastern267
10Annabelle Zwagerman100H18.28Mason County Eastern251
10Kasey Gaudette300H55.35Mason County Eastern220

RankTeam100h300hTotal
1Fowler98715132500
2Hillsdale Academy107010592129
3Mason County Eastern9778401817
4Kalamazoo Hackett70510181723
5Petersburg-Summerfield7608101570
6Pittsford5888181406
7Frankfort7625971359
8Deckerville6566571313
9Breckenridge6066541260
10Gobles3457201065
11Harbor Beach7163251041
12Vestaburg4755621037
13Manchester3456711016
14Central Lake / Ellsworth5854171003
15Addison508481988
16Buckley356596952
17Whittemore-Prescott438504942
18Lansing Christian439451890
19Birmingham Roeper522289811
20Harbor Springs203601804
21Marlette220555775
22White Cloud459314773
23Brown City494275769
24Lincoln-Alcona492270762
25Sterling Heights Parkway325398723
26Holland Calvary Christian344356700
27Indian River Inland Lakes484209693
28Beal City439247687
29St Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic324340664
30Unionville-Sebewaing301360661
31Potterville334294628
32Johannesburg-Lewiston286341627
33Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart274348621
34Bellevue191426617
35Fulton285323608
36Lutheran Westland269325595
37Caseville278287565
38Pentwater246318564
39Dryden208353562
40Three Oaks River Valley295240535
41Reading288242530
42Southfield Christian246278524
43Concord248256505
44Ubly245256501
45Mendon256241497
46New Buffalo188298485
47Montabella231230460
48Webberville190232422
49Decatur192221414
50White Pigeon197207404

GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
10Sadie Rogers300H47.14Negaunee413
10Sadie Rogers100H15.78Negaunee403
12Madison Pekrul300H48.46Negaunee382
12Madison Pekrul100H16.55Negaunee356
11Josie Mechling300H50.82Negaunee326
11Josie Mechling100H18.11Negaunee262
10Addie Dank100H18.72Negaunee225
9Adela Miller300H55.19Negaunee224
GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
10Chloe Jackson300H49.28Marquette363
10Chloe Jackson100H17.16Marquette319
10Lilly Demeuse100H17.88Marquette275
10Lilly Demeuse300H53.64Marquette260
10Brooklyn Columb100H19.46Marquette180
GradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
12Annabelle Fazzari100H16.83Sault Ste. Marie339
12Annabelle Fazzari300H50.70Sault Ste. Marie329
12Ava Mayer300H53.98Sault Ste. Marie252
12Ava Mayer100H18.52Sault Ste. Marie237
9Raelene Corbiere100H19.16Sault Ste. Marie198

RankTeam100h300hHurdles
1Negaunee102011212141
2Marquette7746231397
3Sault Ste. Marie7745821355
4Lake Linden-Hubbell5896881277
5Munising5846321216
6St. Ignace6155671182
7Forest Park6683811049
8Escanaba3316731004
9Dollar Bay253651904
10West Iron County492373865
11Newberry235629865
12Houghton369347717
13Chassell304354658
14Gladstone6540654
15North Dickinson County243310554
16Ontonagon Area269268538
17Carney-Nadeau254265518
18Cedarville201303504
19Big Bay De Noc180319500
20Ishpeming211272483
21Ewen-Trout Creek0446446
22L’Anse177269446
23Brimley211208419
24Bark River-Harris0340340
25Stephenson0272272
26Manistique0233233
27Norway2270227
28Ironwood2060206
29Kingsford1820182

HURDLERS OF THE YEAR

I was thinking about this more and I felt two lists are the best way to about these. One ranking of the absolute best marks and another for those that have combined the two.

RankGradeNameEventTimeTeamPoints
112Sydney Kuhn300H42.06Saginaw Swan Valley532
212Carrie VanNoy100H13.70Oak Park529
312Carrie VanNoy300H42.59Oak Park520
412Jada Wilson300H42.80Belleville515
511Laila Hawkins100H13.98Detroit Cass Tech512
612Molly Brown100H14.05Addison508
712Jada Wilson100H14.10Belleville505
712Mia Barnett100H14.10Clinton Twp. Chippewa Valley505
912Celeste Davis100H14.15Detroit Renaissance502
109Payton Gee100H14.18Oak Park500
1111Laila Hawkins300H43.58Detroit Cass Tech496
1212Jayda Watson100H14.24Oak Park496
1212Aliyah Ferguson100H14.24Ann Arbor Huron496
1412Lauren Bickerdt300H43.61Detroit Renaissance496
1511Alana Bracey100H14.30East Kentwood492
1612Rylie Bacon300H44.02Detroit Renaissance486
1712Brooklyn Harmon100H14.48Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg482
1812Molly Brown300H44.24Addison481
1912Lynzi Evans100H14.63Cranbrook Kingswood472
2011Jayden VandenAkker100H14.65Allegan471
2011Brooklyn Cotton100H14.65Royal Oak471
2212Natalia Bohn300H44.66Salem471
2312Brooklyn Harmon300H44.81Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg468
2412Ava Gary300H44.92Gladwin465
2512Marisa Johnson100H14.76Taylor465
2611Gabrielle Hufnagel300H45.05Owosso462
2711Emily Peters300H45.06Olivet462
2812Izzie Piotrowski300H45.10Troy Athens461
2912Aliyah Ferguson300H45.11Ann Arbor Huron460
309Payton Gee300H45.13Oak Park460
3110Clara Slattery100H14.84Kalamazoo Hackett460
3212Natalia Bohn100H14.87Salem458
3312Ava Gary100H14.88Gladwin457
3410Daisy Estrada300H45.28Gobles456
3511Aaliyah Young300H45.29Kalamazoo Central456
3611Alana Bracey300H45.31East Kentwood456
3612Evelyn Goedge300H45.31Romeo456
3811Sabrina DiMaggio100H14.95Lake Orion453
3910Macy Subka300H45.43Spring Lake453
4012Ava Mustapha300H45.50Lansing Christian451
4111Caitlin Poterek100H14.98Clarkston451
429Aaliyah Bailey100H15.02East Kentwood449
4312Rachel Ifezue300H45.63Utica Ford448
4411Mia Hilton300H45.66Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg448
4512Beth Sweeney300H45.71Erie Mason446
4611Julia Hughes100H15.06Ida446
4711Jayden VandenAkker300H45.75Allegan445
4811Sadie Dykstra300H45.78Yale445
4910Elli VanDusen100H15.09Kalamazoo Christian445
5012Abigail Terry100H15.10East Kentwood444
5011Zion Ellis100H15.10Berrien Springs444
5211Sadie Dykstra100H15.12Yale443
5311Jaylah Wilkins100H15.13Dearborn Henry Ford Academy442
5412Lucy Stevens300H45.98Davison440
5512Marisa Johnson300H45.99Taylor440
5612Norah Galton100H15.17Kingsley440
5612Kierra Clum100H15.17Rockford440
589Aaliyah Bailey300H46.02East Kentwood439
5912Ava Mustapha100H15.18Lansing Christian439
6012Norah Galton300H46.12Kingsley437
6112Rachel Ifezue100H15.24Utica Ford435
6211Annika Powis100H15.25TC Central (Traverse City)435
6312Beth Sweeney100H15.26Erie Mason434
6310Amaya Brown100H15.26Wyoming Godwin Heights434
6312Natalie Formsma100H15.26Byron Center434
6610Clara Slattery300H46.24Kalamazoo Hackett434
6711Mekhi Thompson100H15.27Oak Park434
6811Nadia Prieditis300H46.26Grand Haven433
6910Mackenzie Cunningham100H15.28Detroit Cass Tech433
6911Brookelyn Parker100H15.28Quincy433
7112Kambria Moored300H46.29Hopkins433
729Chandler Wiggins300H46.30Belleville433
739Olivia Brown300H46.33Okemos432
7412Mazie Robison100H15.30Saugatuck432
759Greta Colquitt300H46.36Lake Orion431
769Autumn Lawson300H46.37Westland John Glenn431
7712Sophia Smith100H15.32Trenton431
7810Avery Glugla100H15.33Romeo430
7912Taylor Hayward300H46.41Ann Arbor Huron430
8011Julia Montgomery100H15.34Salem429
8012Destiny McDaniels100H15.34Bath429
8212Emily Jokela300H46.46Lake Linden-Hubbell429
8311Brookelyn Parker300H46.50Quincy428
8411Caitlin Poterek300H46.51Clarkston428
8511Rowan Smith100H15.37Okemos428
8610Alexandra Petok100H15.40Petoskey426
8612Abby Lambers100H15.40Hudsonville Unity Christian426
8812Abby Lambers300H46.60Hudsonville Unity Christian426
8912Hannah Abbott300H46.65Remus Chippewa Hills424
909Jordin Nichols300H46.68Detroit Cass Tech424
9011Julia Hughes300H46.68Ida424
9212Sadie Larson100H15.44Lake City423
939Isabelle Currie300H46.70Lansing Catholic423
9412Jayda Watson300H46.71Oak Park423
9412Megan Morell300H46.71SCS Lake Shore423
9610Maryn Smith300H46.73Utica Eisenhower422
9711Baylee Moore300H46.74Charlotte422
9811Journey Cottle100H15.46East Kentwood422
9912Navaeh Derrick300H46.75Belleville422
1009Nandi Gordon300H46.79East Lansing421

Carrie VanNoy, Oak Park

100h: 13.70 – MI #1, US #286
300h: 42.59 – MI #2, US #67

D1 State Champion – 100h & 300h
Region 8 Champion – 100h & 300h
7x All-State hurdler

Headed to Howard in the fall

Jada Wilson, Belleville

100h: 14.10 – MI #5, US #626
300h: 42.80 – MI #3, US #92

2nd Place – D1 State 300h
4th Place – D1 State 100h
Region 5 100h & 300h Champion
4x All-State hurdler

Laila Hawkins, Detroit Cass Tech

100h: 13.98 – MI #2, US #498
300h: 43.58 – MI #4, US #186

2nd Place – D1 State 100h
23rd Place – D1 State 300h
Region 7 Champion – 100h & 300h
PSL Champion 100h & 300h
2x All-State hurdler

Molly Brown, Addison

100h: 14.05 – MI #3, US #574
300h: 44.24 – MI #7, US #322

Back to Back D4 State Champion – 100h & 300h
2023 Division 4 100h Champion
6x All-State hurdler
Unbeaten in Hurdles in 2025 outdoor season

Heading to Austin Peay in the fall

Payton Gee, Oak Park

100h: 14.18 – MI #7, US #717 (#11 freshman)
300h: 45.13 – MI #15, US #613 (#39 freshman)

Aliyah Ferguson, Ann Arbor Huron

100h: 14.24 – MI #9, US #782
300h: 45.11 – MI #14, US #602

6th Place – D1 State 100h
10th Place – D1 State 300h
SEC Red 100h Champion
2x All-State hurdler
3 year Hurdle qualifier

Headed to Chicago State in the fall

Brooklyn Harmon, Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg

100h: 14.48 – MI #11, US #1135
300h: 44.81 – MI #9, US #488

7th Place – D1 State 300h
9th Place – D1 State 100h
Region 3 100h & 300h Champion
OK Gold 100h & 300h Champion
3x All-State hurdler

Headed to GVSU in the fall

Alana Bracey, East Kentwood

100h: 14.30 – MI #10, US #864
300h: 45.31 – MI #19, US #704

7th Place – D1 State 100h
8th Place – D1 State 300h
5x State Qualifier in Hurdles
3x All-State hurdler

Natalia Bohn, Salem

100h: 14.87 – MI #17, US #1860
300h: 44.66 – MI #8, US #446

11th Place – D1 State 300h
24th Place – D1 State 100h
Region 6 100h & 300h Champion
KLAA Region 6 & 100h Champion
4x State Qualifier in Hurdles

Headed to Oakland in the fall

Ava Gary, Gladwin

100h: 14.88 – MI #18, US #1886
300h: 44.92 – MI #10, US #527

3rd Place – D2 State 100h
7th Place – D2 State 300h
Northern Michigan 100h & 300h Champion
Region 11 100h & 300h Champion
JPC 100h & 300h Champion

Headed to SVSU in the fall

RankGradeNameTeam100H300HTotal
112Carrie VanNoyOak Park5295201048
212Jada WilsonBelleville5055151019
311Laila HawkinsDetroit Cass Tech5124961008
412Molly BrownAddison508481988
59Payton GeeOak Park500460960
612Aliyah FergusonAnn Arbor Huron496460957
712Brooklyn HarmonMiddleville Thornapple-Kellogg482468949
811Alana BraceyEast Kentwood492456948
912Natalia BohnSalem458471929
1012Ava GaryGladwin457465922
1112Jayda WatsonOak Park496423919
1211Jayden VandenAkkerAllegan471445917
1312Marisa JohnsonTaylor465440904
1410Clara SlatteryKalamazoo Hackett460434894
1512Ava MustaphaLansing Christian439451890
169Aaliyah BaileyEast Kentwood449439888
1711Sadie DykstraYale443445887
1812Rachel IfezueUtica Ford435448884
1911Gabrielle HufnagelOwosso420462882
2012Beth SweeneyErie Mason434446881
2111Caitlin PoterekClarkston451428879
2212Norah GaltonKingsley440437876
2311Julia HughesIda446424870
2410Elli VanDusenKalamazoo Christian445419864
2511Emily PetersOlivet401462863
2611Brookelyn ParkerQuincy433428861
2710Macy SubkaSpring Lake406453859
2811Aaliyah YoungKalamazoo Central402456858
2912Abby LambersHudsonville Unity Christian426426851
3012Sophia SmithTrenton431420850
3111Mia HiltonMiddleville Thornapple-Kellogg402448849
3211Jaylah WilkinsDearborn Henry Ford Academy442406848
3311Julia MontgomerySalem429417846
3412Sadie LarsonLake City423421844
3512Abigail TerryEast Kentwood444397841
3612Kierra ClumRockford440399839
3712Kambria MooredHopkins405433838
3811Brooklyn CottonRoyal Oak471365836
399Olivia BrownOkemos404432836
4010Tynne HannahsAnn Arbor Skyline420416835
4112Natalie FormsmaByron Center434401835
4212Megan VerMerrisWyoming Potter’s House411420831
4312Hannah AbbottRemus Chippewa Hills406424831
4411Mekhi ThompsonOak Park434394828
4510Lucy CoteHillsdale Academy414411825
469Nandi GordonEast Lansing402421823
4712Emily JokelaLake Linden-Hubbell391429819
4810Sadie RogersNegaunee403413816
4910Olivia HawkinsCaledonia402411813
5012Leah KriegerLowell401410811
5111Nadia PrieditisGrand Haven377433811
5210Amaya BrownWyoming Godwin Heights434373807
5312Makayla HilliardClio405402807
5412Isabelle KriebelWoodhaven Brownstown394412806
5510Mackenzie CunninghamDetroit Cass Tech433368801
569Jordin NicholsDetroit Cass Tech376424800
5712Mckenzie DerushaSaginaw Valley Lutheran397401798
589Lauryn WilkieGrand Haven398399797
5911Makayla EvansenPortland405391796
6012Sophia PellOlivet418376795
6112Violet GreborunisOkemos383411794
629Isabelle CurrieLansing Catholic369423793
6312Taylor BrodeurOxford386407793
6410Lily GillNiles Brandywine394398792
6510Avery GluglaRomeo430362792
6610Alexandra PetokPetoskey426363789
6712Lucy StevensDavison346440786
6811Jaedyn HerleinConstantine368418786
6912Destiny McDanielsBath429355784
7011Gabi JosephGrand Ledge377402779
7111Katie BlueGrand Ledge411367778
7211Maria WieberFowler375402777
7312Rebecca MoellerDeckerville369407776
7411CC KurasZeeland East359415774
7511Sarah BaileyPetoskey386387774
7610Maylan SandersMason County Central372401773
7712Georgie DungjenTroy387383770
7812Navaeh DerrickBelleville348422770
7912Madi GatesShepherd385385770
8010Aleesia ParkerDearborn Divine Child375395770
8111Baylee MooreCharlotte347422769
8210Taryn JonesEast Kentwood397371768
8310Olivia KandowTC West (Traverse City)415353768
849Leah ThelenFowler383382765
859Chandler WigginsBelleville332433765
8610Ava JohnsonLakeview411353764
8712Summer AngusNovi376386762
889Autumn LawsonWestland John Glenn329431760
8911Bree VisserGladwin364394758
9012Rachel SprauerAnn Arbor Pioneer345411756
9110Frances BrownAnn Arbor Pioneer392361753
9211Arenn StarksBC Lakeview342411753
939Amya GaterMiddleville Thornapple-Kellogg350402752
9411Ava FischerForest Park371381751
9512Kylie BrooksSturgis338412750
9612Melyssa McJennettBrooklyn Columbia Central359391750
9710Ruby PletcherCentral Lake / Ellsworth332417749
9811Brooklyn HixsonLivonia Churchill372372743
9910Talia PearsonGR Ottawa Hills364377741
1009Elaina McDonaldClawson360381741

Div. RankGradeNameTeam100H300HTotal
112Carrie VanNoyOak Park5295201048
212Jada WilsonBelleville5055151019
311Laila HawkinsDetroit Cass Tech5124961008
49Payton GeeOak Park500460960
512Aliyah FergusonAnn Arbor Huron496460957
612Brooklyn HarmonMiddleville Thornapple-Kellogg482468949
711Alana BraceyEast Kentwood492456948
812Natalia BohnSalem458471929
912Jayda WatsonOak Park496423919
1012Marisa JohnsonTaylor465440904

Div. RankGradeNameTeam100H300HTotal
112Ava GaryGladwin457465922
211Jayden VandenAkkerAllegan471445917
311Sadie DykstraYale443445887
411Gabrielle HufnagelOwosso420462882
510Macy SubkaSpring Lake406453859
612Abby LambersHudsonville Unity Christian426426851
712Sophia SmithTrenton431420850
811Jaylah WilkinsDearborn Henry Ford Academy442406848
912Kambria MooredHopkins405433838
1010Amaya BrownWyoming Godwin Heights434373807

Div. RankGradeNameTeam100H300HTotal
112Beth SweeneyErie Mason434446881
212Norah GaltonKingsley440437876
311Julia HughesIda446424870
410Elli VanDusenKalamazoo Christian445419864
511Emily PetersOlivet401462863
611Brookelyn ParkerQuincy433428861
712Sadie LarsonLake City423421844
812Megan VerMerrisThe Potter’s House411420831
912Hannah AbbottRemus Chippewa Hills406424831
1012Mckenzie DerushaSaginaw Valley Lutheran397401798

Div. RankGradeNameTeam100H300HTotal
112Molly BrownAddison508481988
210Clara SlatteryKalamazoo Hackett460434894
312Ava MustaphaLansing Christian439451890
410Lucy CoteHillsdale Academy414411825
511Maria WieberFowler375402777
612Rebecca MoellerDeckerville369407776
79Leah ThelenFowler383382765
810Ruby PletcherCentral Lake / Ellsworth332417749
911Siera JedeleManchester345380725
1012Tamerah PetersonSterling Heights Parkway325398723

Div. RankGradeNameTeam100H300HTotal
112Emily JokelaLake Linden-Hubbell391429819
210Sadie RogersNegaunee403413816
311Ava FischerForest Park371381751
412Madison PekrulNegaunee356382738
512Chloe SerafinHoughton369347717
611Avery VisnawSt. Ignace360341701
710Chloe JacksonMarquette319363682
812Annabelle FazzariSault Ste. Marie339329668
99Bristol ShamionWest Iron County295373668
109Jordan HolomboChassell304354658
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2025’s Best Vault Crews: Boys Final Rankings

Hard to believe, but it’s over. Another track season, done. Time to reflect on the best crews and best individuals.

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

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

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

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

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

These contain results through the State Finals.

GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
12Asher Paul15′ 6″Traverse City Central494
12Jace Rowell14′ 0″Traverse City Central443
10Nathan Stawski13′ 6″Traverse City Central426
11Adrian DeBruyn13′ 3″Traverse City Central418
GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
11Benjamin Moss13′ 6″Caledonia426
12David Potgeter13′ 3″Caledonia418
12Peter Paarlberg12′ 3″Caledonia384
GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
10Wyatt VanAssen13′ 0″Hudsonville409
12Leighton Brechting12′ 9″Hudsonville401
12Will Massom12′ 3″Hudsonville384

RankTeamScore
1Traverse City Central1780
2Caledonia1228
3Hudsonville1194
4East Kentwood920
4Greenville920
6Lake Orion897
7Plymouth886
8Novi869
9Jenison861
10Salem852
11GR Northview847
12Temperance Bedford827
13Zeeland East818
14Highland-Milford802
14South Lyon East802
14Byron Center802
17FHN GR Forest Hills Northern485
18GR Kenowa Hills466
19Holland West Ottawa460
19Okemos460
21Walled Lake Central426
21Walled Lake Northern426
21Zeeland West426
24Flushing418
24Rockford418
24White Lake Lakeland418

GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
12Nickolas Savoie13′ 6″Gaylord426
9Calvin Cosby12′ 8″Gaylord398
12Dominic Signorello12′ 2″Gaylord381
GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
12Ethan Reeves14′ 6.75″Clare462
10Marek Michalski12′ 0″Clare375
9Marshal Strouse11′ 6″Clare359
GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
12Johnny Lipchik13′ 4″Petoskey420
10Isaac Stebelton12′ 6″Petoskey392
12Adam Lipchik12′ 2″Petoskey381

RankTeamScore
1Gaylord1205
2Clare1196
3Petoskey1194
4Parma Western1174
5Hastings1140
6Chelsea1121
7Frankenmuth1084
8Sparta861
9Howard City Tri-County858
10Adrian852
11Berrien Springs802
12Fowlerville790
13Stevensville Lakeshore787
13Whitehall787
15Williamston773
16Hopkins768
17Eaton Rapids756
17Lake Fenton756
19Battle Creek Harper Creek751
20Forest Hills Eastern717
20Grand Rapids West Catholic717
20Grosse Ile477
20Spring Lake477
24Grand Rapids Christian463
25Gladwin452

GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
11Jaxon Bolster14′ 9″Ida468
11Braden Bydlowski12′ 9″Ida401
9Brandon Tross12′ 0″Ida375
9Jackson Rose11′ 0″Ida342
GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
12Luke Skidmore14′ 9″Bath468
12Bram Derksen13′ 6″Bath426
12Loren Ojerio11′ 0″Bath342
GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
12Brody Jones14′ 0″Constantine443
10Aaron Hochstetler12′ 6″Constantine392
11Bear Geibe12′ 0″Constantine375

RankTeamScore
1Ida1245
2Bath1236
3Constantine1211
4Pewamo-Westphalia1146
5Erie Mason1135
6Chesaning1059
7Kalamazoo Christian858
8Quincy852
9Ovid-Elsie835
10Kingsley818
11Standish Sterling785
12Buchanan768
12Michigan Center768
12Napoleon768
15Lake City759
15Saranac759
17Delton-Kellogg742
18Grass Lake734
18Laingsburg734
18Mason County Central734
21Centreville717
21Clinton717
23Sanford-Meridian683
24Manistee468
24Springport468

GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
12Lucas Smith13′ 0″Brown City409
10Spencer Kolp11′ 0″Brown City342
11Josh Eager10′ 0″Brown City308
10Aedyn Pasco10′ 0″Brown City308
GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
10Alex Lyon11′ 6″Coleman359
9Gage Lawrence10′ 6″Coleman325
12Kable Miller10′ 0″Coleman308
GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
11Brandon Schmidtfranz11′ 6″Morrice359
9Remington McKean9′ 6″Morrice291
10Jacob Claflin9′ 6″Morrice291

RankTeamScore
1Brown City1059
2Coleman991
3Morrice940
4Pittsford751
5East Jordan717
5Hillsdale Academy717
5Petersburg-Summerfield717
8Lutheran Westland700
8Indian River Inland Lakes700
8Manchester700
11Camden-Frontier683
11Lincoln-Alcona683
13Marlette666
14Frankfort649
15Johannesburg-Lewiston632
15Kingston632
15Montabella632
18Mesick616
19Gobles599
20North Huron573
21Beal City412
22Addison392
22Mio Ausable392
22Morenci392
22Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart392
22Vandercook Lake392

GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
12Micheal Cattoor14′ 7″Marquette463
12Drew Bradley14′ 3″Marquette451
10Thomas Matthews11′ 0″Marquette342
9Will Bradley11′ 0″Marquette342
GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
11Louis Salmi13′ 0″Ishpeming Westwood409
11Gavin Comero10′ 6″Ishpeming Westwood325
GradeNameHeightTeamPoints
12Jaydon Niemi-Alcorn12′ 0″Rudyard375
12Aiden Golladay9′ 6″Rudyard291

RankTeamScore
1Marquette1256
2Ishpeming Westwood734
3Rudyard666
4Gwinn632
4Lake Linden-Hubbell632
6Houghton616
6Pickford616
8Gladstone451
9Brimley344
10Escanaba342
11Calumet325
12Bark River-Harris308
13Bessemer308
14Forest Park308
15Negaunee308
16Newberry308
17Rapid River308
18Sault Ste. Marie308
19North Dickinson County291
20Dollar Bay282

VAULTERS OF THE YEAR

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

Reece Emeott, East Kentwood

16’ 0” – MI #1, US #434

2024 & 2025 D1 State Champion
Region 3 & OK Red Champion
3x State Qualifier

Asher Paul, Traverse City Central

15’ 6” – MI #2, US #634

4th Place – D1 State
MITS Champion
3x State Qualifier
Region 1 & Big North Champion

Odin Gulledge, Novi

15’ 3” – MI #3, US #776

6th Place – D1 State

Oakland County & KLAA Champion
4’ improvement from sophomore year

Sean Cinzori, Plymouth

15’ 3” – MI #3, US #776

3rd Place – D1 State
2x All-State
3x State Qualifier
Region 6 Champion

Grady Myers, Forest Hills Northern

15’ 3” – MI #3, US #776 (#13 sophomore)

2nd Place – D1 State
OK White Champion
2’+ improvement from freshman year

Tryce Tokar, Ovid-Elsie

15’ 0” – MI #6, US #891

4x D3 State Champion
4x MMAC & Region 30 Champion

Sam Vesperman, Grosse Ile

15’ 0” – MI #6, US #891

Ben Goran, Spring Lake

15’ 0” – MI #6, US #891 (#6 freshman)

3rd Place – D2 State
Region 12 & OK Black Champion

Jaxon Bolster, Ida

14’ 9” – MI #9, US #1138

2nd Place – D3 State
2x All-State
3x State Qualifier
Region 26 & LCAA Champion

Luke Skidmore, Bath

14’ 9” – MI #9, US #1138

2nd Place – D3 State
2x All-State
3x State Qualifier
CMAC Champion

Ben Lievense, Salem

14’ 9” – MI #9, US #1138

5th Place – D1 State
2x State Qualifier
5’+ improvement from freshman year

Damien McEntaffer, Manistee

14’ 9” – MI #9, US #1138

4th Place – D3 State
2x All-State
3x State Qualifier
WMC Lakes Champion

Tucker Wiginton, Springport

14’ 9” – MI #9, US #1138 (#31 sophomore)

7th Place – D3 State
2x State Qualifier

RankGradeNameHeightTeamPoints
111Reece Emeott16′ 0″East Kentwood511
212Asher Paul15′ 6″Traverse City Central494
312Odin Gulledge15′ 3″Novi485
311Sean Cinzori15′ 3″Plymouth485
310Grady Myers15′ 3″Forest Hills Northern485
612Tryce Tokar15′ 0″Ovid-Elsie477
612Sam Vesperman15′ 0″Grosse Ile477
69Ben Goran15′ 0″Spring Lake477
911Jaxon Bolster14′ 9″Ida468
912Luke Skidmore14′ 9″Bath468
911Ben Lievense14′ 9″Salem468
912Damien McEntaffer14′ 9″Manistee468
910Tucker Wiginton14′ 9″Springport468
1412Brady Lewis14′ 8″Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills466
1512Micheal Cattoor14′ 7″Marquette463
1512Zach Hartemink14′ 7″Grand Rapids Christian463
1712Ethan Reeves14′ 6.75″Clare462
1811Chandler Webb14′ 6.5″Perry461
1912Daniel Scott14′ 6″Greenville460
1912Trevor Boyer14′ 6″Greenville460
1912Corey Turner14′ 6″Quincy460
1912Jackson Rowe14′ 6″Holland West Ottawa460
1912Adam Cohoon14′ 6″Okemos460
2412Drake Ross14′ 3.25″Gladwin452
2512Drew Bradley14′ 3″Marquette451
2511Brezlyn Post14′ 3″Jenison451
2512JaLonn Borders14′ 3″Adrian Madison451
2512Chase Battani14′ 3″Almont451
2510Andrew Karl14′ 3″Gladstone451