50 Tickets to Brooklyn (#12)

The List

12. Gavin White, Pinckney

• This site aims to analyze XC beyond times, but I can’t help to marvel at Gavin’s times throughout the year in these major races
• Consistently between 15:40 and 16:20, a very high standard, ranging across a variety of courses
• Particularly impressed by that Holly performance, finishing top-10 in a loaded field (Dexter, Brighton, Clarkston, Hartland, Holt, WL Central, Milford, Catholic Central)
• Gavin and Caleb Jarema will provide low scoring, no matter the order, at the front of Division 2 races
• He’s also an example of consistent improvement between years, dropping 0:30 either in his PR or his average rating, can’t help but think that trend will continue

12. Rylee Tolson, Stockbridge

• Rylee is a girl I’d characterize as a winner, and her results back that up
• Other than a 3^rd place finish at Greater Lansing (and still an impressive performance), she won all her major races last year
• Very rarely at the HS level does one see tactical racing, but Rylee’s State title in 2019 was a great example of this
  • She hung with a pack of 5 through 2 miles, then blasted the last mile en route to an 8 second victory
• She was on a path to improvement on the track as well, having run 10:38 indoors, a drop from her 10:48 last spring
• Division 3 gets a bit tougher this year, but given her competitiveness, I see Rylee closing that gap more than one would expect