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2025’s Best Vault Crews: Early May

Track is in full swing, baby.

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

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

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

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

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RankTeamScore
1Marquette1143
2Rudyard666
3Gladstone443
4Escanaba325
4Pickford325
6Bark River-Harris308
6Calumet308
6Rapid River308
9Forest Park291
9Gwinn291
9Sault Ste. Marie291
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2025’s Best Sprint Crews: Late April

Track is in full swing, baby.

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

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

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

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

As there are no regional qualifiers for relays (every team gets an entry), I had to make an estimation of what a regional qualifying mark might be. These are done on a ratio of the SQ/EQ marks for each individual and relay of that distance. On average, the relay qualifying time is around 4.1x the individual qualifying time (for example, the girls D1 200m EQ is 25.4, the 4×2 is 1:44.5). Anyhow, this is what I came up with for the relay times needed to obtain points here:

Estimated RQD1 GirlsD2 GirlsD3 GirlsD4 Girls
4x100m52.2554.0555.2556.75
4x200m1:52.01:54.11:58.02:00.7
4x400m4:21.34:32.14:42.34:50.7
4x800m10:14.710:50.511:25.011:44.0
Estimated RQD1 BoysD2 BoysD3 BoysD4 Boys
4x100m44.7545.846.948.25
4x200m1:34.01:36.01:37.31:40.9
4x400m3:35.43:41.83:43.93:55.0
4x800m8:28.08:38.09:01.19:26.3

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

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

These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by Tuesday (4/29) evening.

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
3:48.97Oak Park11974×4
47.39Oak Park10774×1
1:41.80Oak Park10414×2
10Nevaeh Burns55.18Oak Park501400m
9Janae Coleman55.84Oak Park486400m
12Dayshana Kellogg56.33Oak Park474400m
10Nevaeh Burns24.58Oak Park468200m
12Asia Elder12.08Oak Park447100m
9Janae Coleman25.06Oak Park439200m
11Mekhi Thompson59.96Oak Park390400m
11Mekhi Thompson26.10Oak Park377200m
10Nevaeh Burns12.89Oak Park338100m
10India Moultrie12.92Oak Park334100m
11Jaida Wilson13.01Oak Park322100m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Oak Park1119128414611077104111977179
2Rockford1059107111888789438916031
3East Kentwood1078113774495810247425685
4Saginaw Heritage12081290126710647845613
5Romeo11499977637808608645413
6Detroit Cass Tech102411418607479726095354
7Forest Hills Central40876012347259149024943
8Holt9387928366578838254931
9Detroit Renaissance112045080110249265974918
10Byron Center9669726948278485574865
11Holland West Ottawa95011727808579274687
12Woodhaven Brownstown78873611205966676644572
13Novi100110143416908606164524
14Portage Northern104311154808869764500
15Northville6686977147068457604390
16West Bloomfield10997868447347974259
17Grand Haven6393496996958229584162
18Traverse City West32466810846187486574100
19Flint Carman-Ainsworth109910453436718624020
20Troy Athens10937574458568313982
21Ann Arbor Huron38669411638258803948
22Macomb Dakota10376297436978293934
23Saline35063510855616486533932
24Wayne Memorial6276943456838635763789
25Kalamazoo Central7157803908438823610

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:27.41East Kentwood10654×2
42.64East Kentwood8264×1
3:27.73East Kentwood7624×4
12Malachi Mosley47.80East Kentwood497400m
9De-Mani Roberts48.63East Kentwood467400m
12Malachi Mosley21.75East Kentwood449200m
12Malachi Mosley10.78East Kentwood435100m
9De-Mani Roberts22.03East Kentwood424200m
11Myles Gesselman50.60East Kentwood397400m
11Devin Wroten22.58East Kentwood375200m
11Jhavon Alexander22.60East Kentwood373200m
11Jhavon Alexander11.12East Kentwood369100m
12Caiden Holt51.74East Kentwood357400m
11Jhavon Alexander51.78East Kentwood355400m
11Ethan Quibell52.01East Kentwood347400m
9Donovan Rubens23.06East Kentwood332200m
9Donovan Rubens11.38East Kentwood319100m
10Seth Strong11.41East Kentwood313100m
11Devin Wroten11.45East Kentwood306100m
11Jacarvion Johnson11.45East Kentwood306100m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1East Kentwood11231248136282610657626386
2Grand Haven1194124880699811079826334
3Kalamazoo Central12311205116776110307476141
4Byron Center758113812258289229805851
5Holt1131106111317409048455812
6Walled Lake Western1183124946686610117925566
7Novi123411863809349547025391
8Oak Park719792128562791910165358
9Northville105910467927456659705277
10Ann Arbor Huron102779612156547548235269
11Detroit Catholic Central12118097829708665935231
12Hudsonville10159777768787387365120
13Traverse City Central98810073478899538975082
14Jenison68198110677087677834987
15Troy118111194115648307874891
16West Bloomfield11757927477086007954817
17Jackson105211428107329494685
18Saline9599887575608195814664
19Canton11657344255819976604562
20Beverly Hills Groves41310127307538495714329
21Westland John Glenn9589243545808805854280
22Rockford65910103477457747164252
23Saginaw Heritage10567334295228745654178
24Rochester Adams6889623515407637824085
25Portage Northern10047247908346984051

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:43.70Sturgis9474×2
4:05.53Sturgis8224×4
49.59Sturgis8104×1
12Keyanna O’Tey12.02Sturgis455100m
12Keyanna O’Tey24.97Sturgis445200m
11Sydney Bir58.76Sturgis418400m
12Tenley Banaszak12.91Sturgis335100m
11Kinder Smith62.32Sturgis335400m
9Addison Eicher12.93Sturgis332100m
12Hannah Garbine27.15Sturgis313200m
9Addison Eicher27.46Sturgis295200m
11Kinder Smith27.53Sturgis290200m
12Hannah Garbine64.45Sturgis285400m
10Aaliyah Rubio27.64Sturgis284200m
11Angela Cary13.39Sturgis270100m
10Aaliyah Rubio13.40Sturgis269100m
12Kylie Brooks13.41Sturgis268100m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Sturgis1123105310388109478225794
2Gladwin88096710427098228145233
3Spring Lake95399111284557738275128
4Stevensville Lakeshore92697011095367717615073
5Saginaw Swan Valley1012105011504928724576
6Dearborn Divine Child505105812238457714401
7Chelsea35487910015537357024224
8St. Joseph7327977067245796414179
9Tecumseh8728295906097485194166
10Petoskey99710423877578254009
11Hudsonville Unity Christian8965956823907107344006
12Detroit Country Day8618496655156104913990
13Holland Christian6775689895855705893977
14Milan6536766275457036003804
15Coldwater3535926744897676203495
16East Grand Rapids6243457174416345993360
17Orchard Lake St. Mary’s5787842984696394353203
18Clare2812859305216235403180
19Shepherd3366383285306715913093
20Plainwell8598883324285713077
21Grand Rapids Christian7166802946846062980
22Goodrich2622597444496685792961
23Pinckney5963743814917423762959
24Wyoming Godwin Heights8966595898052949
25Berrien Springs7326437557082839

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:28.57Berrien Springs9704×2
42.40Berrien Springs8684×1
3:30.80Berrien Springs6674×4
12Sam Magesa10.83Berrien Springs425100m
12Peyton Eckerley50.76Berrien Springs392400m
11Walter Williams11.10Berrien Springs373100m
12Zander White22.86Berrien Springs350200m
9Braelin Hurst11.27Berrien Springs340100m
12Zander White11.31Berrien Springs333100m
12Sam Magesa23.06Berrien Springs332200m
11Walter Williams23.14Berrien Springs324200m
12Joseph Chimwachere11.38Berrien Springs319100m
12Noah Jarvis23.25Berrien Springs315200m
12Peyton Eckerley23.27Berrien Springs313200m
12Peyton Eckerley11.55Berrien Springs286100m
12Noah Jarvis11.57Berrien Springs283100m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Berrien Springs113810053928689706675040
2Summit Academy North640105310896938076744956
3Saginaw Swan Valley619101411564387826604669
4New Boston Huron94610207705366696704610
5Three Rivers110010176526086725124560
6Lansing Waverly9989196366547775504534
7Williamston100210053247757955864486
8Battle Creek Harper Creek10009426115847436054484
9Detroit Country Day11089443357637394534342
10St. Joseph97310223767425895904291
11Muskegon Oakridge10159383734856326374082
12Hamilton6137046555978016884060
13Parma Western3107206876148527923974
14Allendale6313259575267046653808
15Holland9335376724075656073720
16Petoskey108810327787933691
17Alma3365859455076176573647
18Portland3069143765517526923591
19Grand Rapids South Christian5818776713844925813585
20River Rouge76710368509273580
21Bay City John Glenn6909673186658503490
22Eaton Rapids7817473115336054533430
23Wayland Union5776406314805545133394
24Orchard Lake St. Mary’s6448422925535704323332
25Coopersville6736413275775874833288

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:47.89Olivet7554×2
4:12.16Olivet6924×4
51.39Olivet6214×1
11Celina Sinclair26.26Olivet367200m
12Sophia Pell26.41Olivet358200m
11Celina Sinclair12.75Olivet357100m
12Cassie Coleman62.54Olivet330400m
12Cassie Coleman13.08Olivet312100m
12Cassie Coleman27.23Olivet309200m
11Celina Sinclair63.93Olivet298400m
11Emily Peters64.20Olivet291400m
9Lola Miars13.43Olivet265100m
9Lola Miars28.65Olivet223200m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Olivet93410339196217556924954
2Hart9328909896417636114826
3Lansing Catholic28983910235437557724221
4Remus Chippewa Hills7789377284346806464204
5Kingsley8317066266256744133875
6Traverse City St. Francis9826015336796963463837
7Pewamo-Westphalia5287468225516035043754
8McBain3198285435416104883330
9Parchment9418172425603832943
10Erie Mason4304295286325543672941
11Midland Bullock Creek5435672434596654142892
12Grass Lake4935442415205924192809
13Chesaning2324438443694614162766
14Dearborn Advanced Technology7935095286013342765
15University Liggett5846006174375082746
16Manistee6076589605192744
17Hillsdale5465455065774822656
18Ottawa Lake-Whiteford4882465034234634372560
19Ithaca4805954624695032509
20Lake City2462407744143914032469
21Homer5775323074525472416
22Adrian Madison4974495235963302395
23Caro2652462844635915272375
24Newaygo5392864295165682338
25Ida2575212414183854272249

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:31.30Chesaning7634×2
3:35.85Chesaning5254×4
45.23Chesaning4394×1
12Caleb Walker49.70Chesaning429400m
12Zach Harlan22.06Chesaning421200m
12Zach Harlan10.86Chesaning419100m
12Caleb Walker22.60Chesaning373200m
11Cole Maier51.56Chesaning363400m
12Caleb Walker11.34Chesaning327100m
12Truman Danek23.72Chesaning272200m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Chesaning74610677924397635254331
2Hart9066667954895846544095
3Lansing Catholic6028546256596305893959
4Olivet5619046005267326023925
5Reed City8638766204675264593811
6Ottawa Lake-Whiteford5317846814265605793561
7Hillsdale5278356064915754903523
8North Muskegon8425356734454285033427
9Pewamo-Westphalia9024053066236854943414
10Onsted6489954587074293236
11Hanover-Horton2983259814646015473216
12Jonesville5132489493935495583210
13Erie Mason3316269113483994583073
14University Liggett10817047005673051
15Dearborn Advanced Technology5925413373936434702977
16Ovid-Elsie5526313543476463642893
17Saginaw Valley Lutheran7836913445544922863
18Brooklyn Columbia Central3135906614683963842812
19Sanford-Meridian5583315514644333672704
20Parchment5366083925256162677
21Adrian Madison5313102755375914032647
22Warren Michigan Collegiate8945605266562636
23Ithaca7982713355155402460
24Detroit Edison PSA7373583346193962443
25Elk Rapids2712809124784642405

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:46.52Fowler8164×2
51.54Fowler6064×1
4:17.01Fowler6044×4
12Ella Hufnagel61.16Fowler362400m
12Ella Hufnagel27.08Fowler318200m
12Katie Spicer13.11Fowler308100m
12Katie Spicer27.38Fowler300200m
11Michaela Spitzley27.86Fowler271200m
9Leah Thelen65.13Fowler270400m
11Michaela Spitzley13.80Fowler215100m
9Myah Rademacher13.83Fowler211100m
9Eva Thelen67.78Fowler208400m
9Myah Rademacher29.06Fowler198200m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Fowler7348888406068166044486
2Gobles8928985955916653824023
3Frankfort8915765826187425273934
4Portland St. Patrick5735148992574994693211
5Adrian Lenawee Christian4932894944876654852913
6White Cloud7414822374505534052868
7Concord2705005534286284712850
8Hillsdale Academy1914367702604076402703
9Breckenridge4694853114745044432686
10Kalamazoo Hackett5664024913005263212607
11Bridgman3195456904994392492
12Harbor Springs5536652652824342232420
13New Buffalo7335783153993572382
14Saginaw Arts and Sciences5237988882209
15Reading2354834682874732352182
16Petersburg-Summerfield2224134412564572792068
17Southfield Christian7201872113263321821958
18Central Lake / Ellsworth4613443003803411826
19Holland Calvary Christian6107624211792
20Grand Traverse Academy2156632103432991730
21Montabella2112225563613381689
22Onekama5012854683561610
23Martin5502654002421457
24Unionville-Sebewaing3575862612521456
25Climax-Scotts4652343423901431

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:33.86Southfield Christian5914×2
3:34.12Southfield Christian5724×4
12Brock Morris49.89Southfield Christian423400m
12Brock Morris22.14Southfield Christian414200m
12Jadon Staten22.32Southfield Christian398200m
12Dylan Taylor -Wilkerson22.55Southfield Christian377200m
12Brock Morris11.25Southfield Christian344100m
12Dylan Taylor -Wilkerson11.29Southfield Christian336100m
12Jadon Staten11.37Southfield Christian321100m
12Justin Bryant11.45Southfield Christian306100m
12Robert Brown23.42Southfield Christian299200m
12Justin Bryant23.87Southfield Christian259200m
12Dylan Taylor -Wilkerson54.55Southfield Christian257400m
10Kenyan Baker11.83Southfield Christian233100m
12Robert Brown56.12Southfield Christian201400m
11Jaden McCalister24.78Southfield Christian177200m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Southfield Christian130714898805915724839
2Riverview Gabriel Richard8699517075127195794336
3Fowler7006229892947306984033
4Mt Clemens6408549331506054053587
5Potterville9466426812454764553444
6Kalamazoo Hackett6544298263504575603275
7Reading6008123484685702673065
8Climax-Scotts8508883984852962917
9Maple City Glen Lake6525065532653743862736
10Eau Claire7116112003435752812721
11Mesick9217993843001662570
12Manchester2544845692244055052441
13Concord2584764672654674642396
14Hillsdale Academy3133526231943524332267
15Brown City3292817273112902962234
16Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary3963972972923543302067
17Gobles3385512734164752054
18Allen Park Cabrini2675232062934353032027
19International Academy of Flint4061904254644551940
20Fairview2654745164062131875
21Beal City4754905433241832
22Deckerville2132185464443781800
23Lutheran Westland4632573693103331732
24Marion1945053072804291715
25Grand Traverse Academy5844902382221461681

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
1:51.33Gladstone6144×2
53.37Gladstone4414×1
9Ella Bracket63.11Gladstone317400m
12Lauren Sundquist13.17Gladstone300100m
12Lauren Sundquist27.62Gladstone285200m
9Ella Bracket27.94Gladstone266200m
4:41.22Gladstone2524×4
12Lucy DeGroot13.62Gladstone239100m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Gladstone5395513174416142522714
2Marquette6696217274162433
3Lake Linden-Hubbell3036423342203521851
4Menominee4112412794352111577
5Manistique5114783621981549
6Sault Ste. Marie2312422654773291544
7Bark River-Harris2081971853714721433
8Kingsford5223094371268
9Newberry5274301851142
10Rapid River285239264789
11Rudyard235213299747
12Calumet192234307733
13Big Bay De Noc324309633
14Engadine266297563
15Escanaba235234469
16St. Ignace237190427
17Stephenson263263
18L’Anse222222
19Eben Jct. Superior Central209209
20Cedarville192192
21Brimley160160

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
3:33.54Marquette5884×4
1:34.44Marquette5554×2
12Jacob MacPhee49.52Marquette436400m
12Jacob MacPhee11.77Marquette244100m
12Kyler Sager11.79Marquette240100m
11Oliver Kudej24.25Marquette225200m
11Oliver Kudej11.90Marquette219100m
12Drew Bradley24.32Marquette218200m
James Goodwin24.78Marquette177200m

RankTeam100m200m400m4×14×24×4Total
1Marquette7046204365555882903
2Kingsford8042811971892972111979
3Escanaba4061782942103292701687
4Gladstone7192132862871505
5Menominee4632742063121401396
6Sault Ste. Marie3154484152161394
7Manistique166199160243769
8Pickford233219272724
9Calumet188272156617
10Ironwood275266541
11Iron Mountain201309510
12Bark River-Harris225250475
13Munising227236464
14Eben Jct. Superior Central192205398
15Watersmeet Township274274
16Dollar Bay257257
17Newberry185185
18Lake Linden-Hubbell145145

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2025’s Best Distance Crews: Late April

Track is in full swing, baby.

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

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

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

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

As there are no regional qualifiers for relays (every team gets an entry), I had to make an estimation of what a regional qualifying mark might be. These are done on a ratio of the SQ/EQ marks for each individual and relay of that distance. On average, the relay qualifying time is around 4.1x the individual qualifying time (for example, the girls D1 200m EQ is 25.4, the 4×2 is 1:44.5). Anyhow, this is what I came up with for the relay times needed to obtain points here:

Estimated RQD1 GirlsD2 GirlsD3 GirlsD4 Girls
4x100m52.2554.0555.2556.75
4x200m1:52.01:54.11:58.02:00.7
4x400m4:21.34:32.14:42.34:50.7
4x800m10:14.710:50.511:25.011:44.0
Estimated RQD1 BoysD2 BoysD3 BoysD4 Boys
4x100m44.7545.846.948.25
4x200m1:34.01:36.01:37.31:40.9
4x400m3:35.43:41.83:43.93:55.0
4x800m8:28.08:38.09:01.19:26.3

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

BOYS TABLES

GIRLS TABLES

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

These contain results uploaded to athletic.net by Sunday (4/2) evening.

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
9:25.5Romeo10734×8
11Ella Goodsell4:53.5Romeo4911600m
11Natalia Guaresimo4:56.9Romeo4771600m
10Annie Hrabovsky4:57.1Romeo4761600m
10Annie Hrabovsky10:52.9Romeo4623200m
12Olivia Purdy10:54.7Romeo4593200m
12Violet Hrabovsky5:01.4Romeo4571600m
12Olivia Purdy5:04.2Romeo4451600m
11Natalia Guaresimo2:18.2Romeo432800m
12Violet Hrabovsky2:18.9Romeo425800m
11Ella Goodsell2:19.1Romeo423800m
10Reese Rosbolt5:18.9Romeo3821600m
11Emmerson Clor5:28.3Romeo3421600m

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Romeo1280234792010735620
2Ann Arbor Pioneer11361390146610755067
3Holland West Ottawa13041353109111104858
4DeWitt11951178121110794663
5Saline1216113611359314419
6Northville1150112611349354345
7Grand Haven131011927139114127
8Brighton779115711537843874
9Jenison771110511347473757
10Zeeland East8669178119583552
11Hartland75010637478723431
12Rochester Adams8449257988403406
13Ann Arbor Skyline11168053519633235
14Portage Central40711177879113221
15Hudsonville7287917679143200
16Traverse City West7717257549373187
17Okemos7168208227523109
18Utica36411127808343090
19Ann Arbor Huron11457359582838
20Midland Dow9379698792786
21Rockford35910763918422668
22Rochester7719819082659
23Grand Ledge3984367359192487
24Oak Park116410382202
25Bay City Western4284493648362077

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
7:51.8Northville11024×8
12Ethan Powell1:53.8Northville479800m
11Ryan Stojov1:54.8Northville463800m
12Ethan Powell4:16.0Northville4601600m
11Ryan Stojov4:18.7Northville4401600m
10Brandon Cloud9:27.6Northville4233200m
11Ben Hartigan1:57.4Northville421800m
12Logan Mullan1:57.9Northville413800m
12Ethan Powell9:30.9Northville4133200m
12Rece Grezak1:58.7Northville400800m
12Ishaan Kundapur4:23.9Northville4001600m
11Ben Hartigan4:24.9Northville3931600m
9Lucas Mullan1:59.4Northville389800m
12Ishaan Kundapur9:42.9Northville3783200m
12Nick Barretto9:49.7Northville3583200m
10Brandon Cloud4:30.3Northville3511600m
12Logan Mullan4:30.7Northville3481600m

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Northville13631300121411024979
2East Kentwood11751143117510174509
3Rockford1159114611199524376
4Grand Haven118912477489724156
5Plymouth113312238059344095
6Ann Arbor Pioneer723113511279533938
7Brighton734110911207493712
8Canton80711817878613636
9Kalamazoo Central424124611228263618
10Traverse City Central107910733669393458
11Saline38911637248233099
12Livonia Churchill103112067663003
13Utica77211723616912997
14Jenison7417733829532849
15West Bloomfield11096659552729
16Midland74710948622703
17Clarkston9307889702688
18Howell7147754427382669
19Oxford7557053498402649
20Rochester84110826942617
21Temperance Bedford7566543677912568
22Ann Arbor Skyline11603649852509
23White Lake Lakeland35110823876572478
24Troy Athens4128093418482410
25Kalamazoo Loy Norrix7844813576982320

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
9:26.6Goodrich10644×8
12Layla Jordan2:11.1Goodrich496800m
9Kayla Shellenbarger5:04.0Goodrich4461600m
12Layla Jordan5:06.5Goodrich4361600m
10Alivia Ottinger11:17.9Goodrich4193200m
10Alivia Ottinger5:12.1Goodrich4111600m
9Kayla Shellenbarger2:20.9Goodrich407800m
12Kamryn Lauinger5:14.9Goodrich3991600m
12Kamryn Lauinger2:22.9Goodrich389800m
12Kamryn Lauinger11:36.2Goodrich3873200m
12Layla Jordan11:44.5Goodrich3733200m
9Kayla Shellenbarger12:19.9Goodrich3113200m
12Avery Byrne12:34.7Goodrich2863200m
12Avery Byrne5:44.6Goodrich2721600m

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Goodrich12921692117810645227
2East Grand Rapids96714767048133960
3St. Joseph109011577709263943
4Adrian972107111066663815
5Frankenmuth107010477898913797
6Clare10379059107213573
7Holland Christian73310937828143422
8Freeland10986927039253418
9Pinckney69410928565863227
10Grand Rapids Christian318107211636293183
11Cadillac7627277858643138
12Linden30691910137743012
13Coopersville6416956957222753
14Forest Hills Eastern10009867652751
15Otsego34211235196992681
16St. Johns3567797715612467
17Lake Fenton7286783255242254
18Chelsea3476754047642190
19Spring Lake10152842995662164
20Stevensville Lakeshore8353728722078
21Ludington3476524265872012
22Sturgis6453799381961
23Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard3776023615911931
24Carleton Airport3694494116791908
25Gladwin3953225915751884

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
8:09.0Allendale8634×8
12Kilian Whalen4:25.9Allendale3851600m
12Kilian Whalen9:44.4Allendale3743200m
12Parker Tiethof9:46.4Allendale3683200m
12Jackson Meyers2:01.0Allendale364800m
10Mason Hill2:01.1Allendale361800m
11Aden Ashworth4:29.4Allendale3581600m
12Ben Gross4:31.1Allendale3451600m
11Ronnie Silveira4:31.6Allendale3411600m
12Ben Gross9:55.7Allendale3413200m
12Kilian Whalen2:04.4Allendale309800m
11Ronnie Silveira10:07.6Allendale3063200m
11Aden Ashworth10:23.3Allendale2613200m

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Allendale1034108810838634068
2Marshall11708858258843763
3Forest Hills Eastern100511488866633702
4Grand Rapids Christian9698509778563652
5Alma75811948196203391
6Frankenmuth3719999787923140
7Flint Powers Catholic37311109775973056
8Williamston7486996228192888
9Parma Western7537984558032808
10Holland Christian3759476228412785
11Battle Creek Harper Creek3609147018012776
12Macomb Lutheran North6636856527262726
13Pinckney3777146585792328
14Otsego3046356956312265
15Gladwin3086896895692255
16Shepherd3955615326542142
17Flint Kearsley3747043475952019
18Grand Rapids Catholic Central7556585621976
19New Boston Huron3386563236571973
20Spring Lake9556803231958
21Adrian3303936575401920
22Three Rivers3985172366641815
23Petoskey9178561773
24Edwardsburg3805692705301750
25Saginaw Swan Valley6815923421615

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
9:41.8Lansing Catholic9324×8
9Josie Bishop2:21.5Lansing Catholic402800m
10Grace Wonch2:21.7Lansing Catholic400800m
9Josie Bishop5:14.9Lansing Catholic4001600m
10Grace Wonch5:14.9Lansing Catholic3991600m
10Grace Wonch11:48.9Lansing Catholic3653200m
9Lindsey Ludwig5:35.5Lansing Catholic3111600m
9Lindsey Ludwig2:31.7Lansing Catholic309800m
9Lindsey Ludwig12:40.5Lansing Catholic2763200m
11Frances Melinn2:35.8Lansing Catholic271800m
12Kaitlin Ludwig2:39.2Lansing Catholic241800m
12Kaitlin Ludwig13:03.1Lansing Catholic2373200m

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Lansing Catholic111011108789324030
2Pewamo-Westphalia966105611307393891
3Stanton Central Montcalm911103210998323874
4Blissfield5859009295322946
5Remus Chippewa Hills8537675666452832
6Traverse City St. Francis7575906535872586
7Saugatuck6217755795962572
8Muskegon Western Mich. Christian9887477582492
9Ithaca5515216636092345
10LeRoy Pine River4995486285872262
11McBain2815508195972247
12Leslie3576296475172150
13Kent City2916136545262084
14Jackson Lumen Christi8644066801950
15Lake City2826095964601947
16Grand Rapids Covenant Christian2275108093991944
17Hart5144742624581709
18Onsted5625234761562
19Bath5404905251554
20Elk Rapids6693335021504
21Saginaw Valley Lutheran5602492464031458
22Newaygo5732145701357
23Grandville Calvin Christian2652514903461352
24Buchanan3232722874081290
25Benzie Central2665643911221

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
8:23.1Pewamo-Westphalia6874×8
12Sam Muirhead2:02.7Pewamo-Westphalia336800m
10John Kowatch2:03.0Pewamo-Westphalia331800m
10John Kowatch4:33.7Pewamo-Westphalia3261600m
10Wyatt Werner4:38.1Pewamo-Westphalia2921600m
12Allan George4:38.4Pewamo-Westphalia2901600m
12Allan George10:14.8Pewamo-Westphalia2853200m
10Charlie George10:16.8Pewamo-Westphalia2803200m
10Wyatt Werner2:07.2Pewamo-Westphalia265800m
10Nolan Mitchell10:29.8Pewamo-Westphalia2423200m
12Allan George2:09.3Pewamo-Westphalia231800m

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Pewamo-Westphalia9319088076873333
2Lansing Catholic8187189098073252
3Traverse City St. Francis5978679067523122
4Muskegon Western Mich. Christian8617555357732924
5Ithaca8966825416832802
6Ann Arbor Greenhills8806086626192769
7Jonesville6507345777252687
8Hanover-Horton5146717787182681
9Manton6306916545442519
10Brooklyn Columbia Central8555605525302497
11Charlevoix3717849083502414
12Onsted5316885064052131
13Reed City6687375791984
14Blissfield3374066695171929
15Saugatuck6208294041853
16Jackson Lumen Christi2874247053811797
17Midland Bullock Creek2933745225621751
18Erie Mason7723691923901724
19Stanton Central Montcalm5913433893741697
20Chesaning6005904061596
21Pigeon-Laker2336092354551532
22The Potter’s House5362986741507
23Constantine4891923903891461
24Caro3204832464021451
25Centreville6242302593331446

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
10:11.6Whitmore Lake6984×8
10Kaylie Livingston5:01.3Whitmore Lake4581600m
10Kaylie Livingston11:04.3Whitmore Lake4423200m
10Kaylie Livingston2:23.5Whitmore Lake384800m
11Elodie Weaver12:28.7Whitmore Lake2963200m
9Malynda Lambros12:30.1Whitmore Lake2943200m
9Malynda Lambros5:42.3Whitmore Lake2821600m
11Sofia Robertson2:37.3Whitmore Lake258800m
11Carina Burchi2:37.9Whitmore Lake253800m
11Elodie Weaver5:49.8Whitmore Lake2501600m
9Malynda Lambros2:44.3Whitmore Lake194800m

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Whitmore Lake89599010326983615
2Hillsdale Academy10168427517223332
3Auburn Hills Oakland Christian10749945892657
4Breckenridge7226724855292408
5Kalamazoo Hackett4747865185652343
6Grand Traverse Academy5216195974262163
7Fowler6055774273741983
8Leland5336972404341904
9Gobles2506244035101787
10Pittsford4905651864031643
11Johannesburg-Lewiston7178611577
12Vestaburg3124203693711473
13Harbor Beach4263282944071455
14Kingston3194402124511422
15Dryden2064414782051331
16Buckley4772092273941307
17Lansing Christian1931735782841229
18Brown City2083704042301212
19Bridgman2452492953971185
20Onekama5865951181
21Portland St. Patrick9201671088
22Petersburg-Summerfield2462742363151071
23Harbor Springs2631931983541008
24Maple City Glen Lake312296296904
25Frankfort447457904

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
8:13.7Hillsdale Academy8024×8
11Grayson Rorick9:28.0Hillsdale Academy4213200m
11Grayson Rorick1:58.5Hillsdale Academy404800m
11Grayson Rorick4:24.7Hillsdale Academy3941600m
11Luke Molenkamp2:03.4Hillsdale Academy325800m
12Reece Poole10:16.7Hillsdale Academy2803200m
11James Rahe10:19.4Hillsdale Academy2723200m
12Reece Poole4:41.8Hillsdale Academy2641600m
11Luke Molenkamp4:45.0Hillsdale Academy2401600m
10Timothy Gaebler10:33.1Hillsdale Academy2323200m
11James Rahe4:46.0Hillsdale Academy2321600m
11Zane Socha2:09.6Hillsdale Academy227800m
11James Rahe2:11.7Hillsdale Academy193800m
10Timothy Gaebler4:51.5Hillsdale Academy1911600m
11Henry Lindley4:51.9Hillsdale Academy1871600m
10Timothy Gaebler2:12.6Hillsdale Academy178800m
11Henry Lindley2:12.6Hillsdale Academy177800m
9Jonah Cuthbert2:13.4Hillsdale Academy165800m
9Jonah Cuthbert4:55.9Hillsdale Academy1571600m
10Ryan Miller11:05.6Hillsdale Academy1383200m
10Ryan Miller5:01.9Hillsdale Academy1111600m
8Stephen Holm11:25.3Hillsdale Academy803200m

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Hillsdale Academy9558989738023628
2Kalamazoo Hackett10129117657913479
3Holland Calvary Christian7176285625572464
4Maple City Glen Lake6455753715032094
5Harbor Beach3774976903841949
6Mesick4974505514041901
7Tri-unity Christian4025787511731
8Three Oaks River Valley5444683572571627
9East Jordan2393605773011477
10Frankfort5604122102421424
11Dansville1485183753471389
12Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart2204593323701381
13Concord6414352501325
14Riverview Gabriel Richard2293593213621270
15Harbor Springs1714852893211266
16Mason County Eastern2764874831247
17Lutheran Westland4943971471038
18Manchester376129161325990
19Plymouth Christian Academy319202184258963
20Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary241136170384931
21Fowler296114206300916
22Auburn Hills Oakland Christian564327891
23Petoskey St. Michael466418884
24Marlette2369185455866
25Fairview175121122448866

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
11Ella Fure5:23.7Marquette3621600m
12Maija Maki-Warne5:28.7Marquette3401600m
12Chloe Miller2:29.3Marquette331800m
12Maija Maki-Warne2:30.6Marquette319800m
11Ella Fure2:33.6Marquette291800m
12Monet Argeropoulos13:01.0Marquette2403200m
10Eryn Veverka5:52.4Marquette2391600m
12Monet Argeropoulos5:52.5Marquette2381600m
9Evelyn Grant6:00.3Marquette2051600m
12Claire Maskart6:11.5Marquette1571600m

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Marquette9429402402123
2Pickford3214106043101646
3Newberry3203743754841553
4Escanaba229336354919
5Ewen-Trout Creek358202321881
6Sault Ste. Marie227156210259851
7Stephenson207201281689
8Ironwood269245514
9Gladstone258248507
10Kingsford218247465
11Manistique192214406
12Chassell183215398
13Wakefield-Marenisco/Bessemer166166
14Rapid River145145
15Big Bay De Noc130130

GradeNameTimeTeamPointsEvent
10Lucas Ballard4:17.8Marquette4471600m
12James Barch9:20.3Marquette4443200m
10Lucas Ballard1:58.5Marquette403800m
12Evan Balko1:58.7Marquette399800m
12Jacob MacPhee1:59.5Marquette387800m
12Evan Balko4:27.2Marquette3751600m
12James Barch2:00.9Marquette365800m
11Rorik Holmquist9:47.7Marquette3643200m
12Seppi Camilli9:48.6Marquette3623200m
11Beepsee Teeple2:02.0Marquette347800m
12Chase Thomsen10:03.2Marquette3193200m
11Rorik Holmquist4:34.6Marquette3191600m
11Peter Argeropolous10:06.6Marquette3093200m
12Seppi Camilli2:06.4Marquette277800m
10Brody Clements2:08.0Marquette252800m
12Chase Thomsen4:49.1Marquette2091600m
10Jack Grant4:59.3Marquette1311600m
10Llewellyn Fillmore5:04.5Marquette911600m
11Olin Slette5:06.6Marquette751600m
9Ivan Neumann5:07.0Marquette721600m

RankTeam800m1600m3200m4×8Total
1Marquette1902114117984840
2Sault Ste. Marie4707076731850
3Kingsford159113358630
4Munising178163184524
5Escanaba174213387
6Engadine172192364
7Rudyard176175351
8Ironwood156147303
9Newberry297297
10Cedarville17696272
11Manistique182182
12Gladstone156156
13Bark River-Harris144144
14Pickford116116
15Rapid River7171