“Greatness is achieved when you commit to making even small improvements every day.”
These runners have made large improvements from cross country. But in those large improvements are 90+ days of small improvements. Listed below are athletes seeing their potential, motivated by a great fall, determined to rewrite a disappointing fall, or just metronomes on a continuous track to make the most of their ability.
I have a formula that converts 1600/3200 times into equivalent ratings. Those formulas are derived from the past few years, matching XC ratings vs. track times in the previous spring. For the 1600m, it is 465-1600m time (seconds). For the 3200m, it is 490-(3200m time x 2).
The ratings from indoor were then compared against 2019 XC ratings, and those with a 20 point improvement are listed. For example, Lani Bloom’s 1600m rating is 168.7 (465-296.3). Her final rating in XC was 138.1. That’s a major improvement from an already great girl. Her consistency the past few months is something we should all strive for and is the main reason she’s #7 nationally in the 3200m.
I’m certain the 46 other athletes have similar tales of grit and grind through these dreary winter months. They’re paying off now and they’ll pay off in the future.
Grade | Name | School | Indoor Time | Event | XC SR (Meet, Location) |
10 | Shelby Flory | Hudsonville | 6:09.7 | 1600m | 23:22 (OK Red, Riverside Park) |
9 | Rekha Krispin | Auburn Hills Avondale | 5:30.0 | 1600m | 20:45 (Muskrat Classic, Goodells Park) |
9 | Hope Petr | East Grand Rapids | 6:47.3 | 1600m | 24:49 (Otsego Bulldog, Otsego) |
10 | Anna Alexander | Swartz Creek | 5:41.4 | 1600m | 21:32 (Regionals, Delta College) |
9 | Morgan Anderson | Roscommon | 6:12.9 | 1600m | 21:41 (Pete Moss, Benzie Central) |
11 | Kylee Johnson | Walled Lake Central | 7:05.9 | 1600m | 25:24 (Birch Run Early Bird, Birch Run) |
10 | Joy Swanson | Pinckney | 7:07.6 | 1600m | 26:06 (Holly, Holly) |
11 | Haylie Kowalski | Concord | 7:53.7 | 1600m | 27:28 (Portage, Portage) |
10 | Grace Mitchell | Alpena | 5:55.3 | 1600m | 21:41 (Regionals, Delta College) |
10 | Brianna Wiegand | Romeo | 5:57.0 | 1600m | 21:54 (Post a PR, Huron Meadows) |
11 | LaJeanee Porter | Detroit Renaissance | 6:26.2 | 1600m | 23:09 (Wayne County, Willow) |
10 | Kate Heidema | Hudsonville | 5:50.2 | 1600m | 21:18 (Bath, Bath) |
10 | Hannah Fisher | Marysville | 5:23.6 | 1600m | 19:59 (Regionals, Goodells Park) |
10 | Lani Bloom | Ithaca | 4:56.3 | 1600m | 18:38 (BlueJay, Shepherd) |
12 | Jayla Jones | Oak Park | 5:38.5 | 1600m | 21:05 (Regionals, Willow) |
12 | Danielle Armstrong | Ann Arbor Pioneer | 5:28.5 | 1600m | 20:13 (States, MIS) |
9 | Ali Junewick | GR West Catholic | 5:41.9 | 1600m | 21:03 (Cougar Falcon, Gainey Fields) |
12 | Elizabeth Bennett | Rockford | 5:53.3 | 1600m | 21:09 (Portage Early Bird, Portage) |
12 | Anna Cleveland | Edwardsburg | 6:16.5 | 1600m | 22:39 (Portage, Portage) |
12 | Erika Parkinson | Coldwater | 6:17.9 | 1600m | 21:33 (I-8, Turkeyville) |
10 | Haley Bendele | Shepherd | 6:18.0 | 1600m | 21:19 (Regionals, Shepherd) |
9 | Alyssa Bird | Hudsonville | 6:38.1 | 1600m | 23:50 (OK Red, Riverside Park) |
11 | Josie Morrow | Ithaca | 5:50.9 | 1600m | 21:12 (Scottie Classic, Shepherd) |
12 | Lauren Monaghan | Troy | 5:41.9 | 1600m | 20:26 (Regionals, Chandler Park) |
10 | Allison Doneth | Mason | 5:54.2 | 1600m | 20:43 (John Bruder Classic, Shepherd) |
9 | Payton Kuhn | St. Louis | 5:52.4 | 1600m | 20:52 (Scottie Classic, Shepherd) |
11 | Cecile Mallon | Benzie Central | 6:16.5 | 1600m | 21:44 (NWC Jamboree, Benzie Central) |
10 | Emerson Rondy | Ithaca | 6:36.8 | 1600m | 23:16 (Scottie Classic, Shepherd) |
11 | Tess Fookes | Hudsonville | 13:37.5 | 3200m | 22:34 (Kent Ottawa, Gainey Fields) |
11 | Brynn Edison | East Grand Rapids | 5:53.5 | 1600m | 21:13 (Portage, Portage) |
Grade | Name | School | Indoor Time | Event | XC SR (Meet, Location) |
12 | Dustin Finkhouse | Benzie Central | 4:42.2 | 1600m | 20:10 (Pete Moss, Benzie Central) |
9 | Nitsan Tal | East Grand Rapids | 6:55.3 | 1600m | 25:37 (Regionals, Allendale) |
9 | Liam Stacey | Farmington | 5:16.4 | 1600m | 20:52 (Bloomer 9th/10th, Bloomer Park) |
11 | Kolbe Mills | GR West Catholic | 4:45.3 | 1600m | 17:39 (Regionals, Allendale) |
10 | Kevin Person | Oak Park | 5:16.3 | 1600m | 20:09 (Oakland County, Kensington) |
12 | Luke Munsey | Zeeland West | 4:36.3 | 1600m | 17:24 (Allendale Falcon, Allendale) |
9 | Ethan Pruzinsky | Auburn Hills Avondale | 11:12.9 | 3200m | 19:13 (OAA Blue, Bloomer Park) |
10 | Anthony Vinson | Utica Eisenhower | 5:05.9 | 1600m | 18:59 (Regionals, Goodells Park) |
11 | Alex Peterson | Otsego | 5:11.10 | 1600m | 18:50 (Portage, Portage) |
11 | Gavin Kushmaul | Ann Arbor Pioneer | 5:16.0 | 1600m | 18:49 (Post a PR, Huron Meadows) |
12 | Ethan Rice | Rochester Hills Lutheran NW | 4:48.8 | 1600m | 17:09 (Regionals. Chandler Park) |
12 | Sean Garland | Rochester Adams | 4:48.9 | 1600m | 18:09 (OAA Red, Clintonwood Park) |
11 | Toland Corum | Birmingham Seaholm | 5:06.3 | 1600m | 17:55 (Regionals, Chandler Park) |
11 | Titus Bretzke | Greenville | 4:23.9 | 1600m | 16:44 (Don Baese, Carson City) |
11 | Andrew Farrer | Flint Powers Catholic | 4:38.9 | 1600m | 17:06 (Greater Flint, Cummings Center) |
9 | Chase Klapthor | Ann Arbor Pioneer | 5:20.6 | 1600m | 18:45 (Gabriel Richard, Hudson Mills) |
10 | Mateo Quintanilla | Zeeland West | 4:51.9 | 1600m | 17:51 (Regionals, Portage) |
Dominic Comfort from L’Anse Creuse North from 17:32 in XC to 4:45 at Saginaw on 2/1! And Dominic Suliman from Warren Cousino 4:42! Many great athletes have improved over this winter ! Congrats to all!
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