An Early Look: Region 34-4

Teams

Addison
Adrian Lenawee Christian
Britton Deerfield
Camden-Frontier
Concord
Hillsdale Academy
Hillsdale Will Carleton
Jackson Christian
Jackson Preparatory
Litchfield
Morenci
Ottawa Lake

Boys

Top 3 Last Year

Concord

Hillsdale Academy

Sand Creek

Team Projections

Place	Team	Score
1	Concord	44
2	Petersburg-Summerfield	96
3	Hillsdale Academy	107
4	Jackson Preparatory	126
5	Reading	142
6	Pittsford	144
7	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	154
8	Morenci	167
9	Addison	167

Individual Projections

Individual	Team	Grade	Name	Team
1	1	11	Jonathan Mikovits	Concord
2	2	10	Brandon Thompson	Petersburg-Summerfield
3	3	10	Kade Spahr	Pittsford
4	4	10	Conner Welden	Hillsdale Academy
5	5	12	Kody Smith	Pittsford
6	6	12	Daniel Casey	Jackson Preparatory
7		9	Joshua Green	Adrian Lenawee Christian
8	7	10	Tyler Bays	Reading
9	8	11	Joe Bulko	Concord
10		10	Grant Long	Adrian Lenawee Christian
11	9	10	Evan Suydam	Petersburg-Summerfield
12	10	10	Adair Artis	Concord
13	11	12	Cole Thompson	Concord
14		11	Joe Paniagua	Camden-Frontier
15	12	11	Luke Murphy	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
16	13	12	Robbie Michalowski	Addison
17		12	Gabe Gadwood	Hillsdale Will Carleton
18	14	12	Cody Hellard	Concord
19	15	12	Logan Barrett	Concord
20	16	10	Bryson Bachelder	Morenci

Ranked Teams

Concord (8)

Highest Rated Seniors

• Kody Smith, Pittsford

Kody showed glimpses of his potential in 2018, then fully expanded upon it in 2019.  Don’t let a slower State Meet take away from his awards (4^th in Region, 1^st in SCAA, 14^th at Class D).  If he keeps up his trajectory, he’ll be in the 16’s this fall.

• Daniel Casey, Jackson Preparatory

Steady racer throughout his career at Jackson Prep.  Each season he’s been in the 17’s, each season he’s been top-15 at Regional, but 2019 was his best finish yet (6^th)

• Cole Thompson, Concord

Hit two goals at this regional last year – first individual qualifier and first sub-18 performance. 

Career Achievement

• Jonathan Mikovits, Concord

Finished 4^th in the State last year and will be in contention again.  Ran his best race of the year at MIS, exceeding expectations.

Anyone Else?

• Brandon Thompson, Petersburg-Summerfield

The talent is there, it’s just a question of when he puts it together.  Showed signs of it late, with a 2^nd place regional finish and the equivalent of a sub-17 race at MIS, where he finished 21^st.

• Kade Spahr, Pittsford

Kade came on strong at the end of his freshman year.  Broke into the 17’s at Stockbridge and didn’t look back, finishing 3^rd in the region and 15^th at Class D.

• Joshua Green, Adrian Lenawee Christian

Rising freshman with times and accomplishments to boot.  2^nd at Lenawee County, SCAA Champion, and multiple sub-12 performances.

Girls

Top 3 Last Year

Hillsdale Academy

Adrian Lenawee Christian

Hudson

Team Projections

Place	Team	Score
1	Hillsdale Academy	69
2	Morenci	71
3	Concord	90
4	Adrian Lenawee Christian	93
5	Pittsford	102
6	Jackson Preparatory	147
7	Britton Deerfield	160
8	Addison	181
9	Petersburg-Summerfield	221
10	Vandercook Lake	265

Individual Projections

Individual	Team	Grade	Name	Team
1	1	9	Brooke Smith	Pittsford
2	2	12	Skylar Thompson	Concord
3	3	10	Megan Roberts	Hillsdale Academy
4	4	12	Alexandria Ausmus	Petersburg-Summerfield
5	5	11	Libby Rorick	Morenci
6	6	11	Trinity Kaufman	Morenci
7	7	11	Elizabeth Scharer	Adrian Lenawee Christian
8	8	10	Zoey Breznik	Adrian Lenawee Christian
9	9	9	Neili Pike	Morenci
10	10	11	Sara Bower	Britton Deerfield
11	11	12	Brooke Hildebrandt	Adrian Lenawee Christian
12	12	9	Angela Alvarez	Hillsdale Academy
13	13	12	Sofia Matsukova-Kratt	Hillsdale Academy
14	14	12	Karrie Belcher	Pittsford
15	15	9	Kariana Carpenter	Jackson Preparatory
16	16	12	Gabby Richards	Pittsford
17	17	9	Gwen Bulko	Concord
18	18	12	Claire Walton	Hillsdale Academy
19		12	Margaret Steele	Reading
20	19	9	Sayra Hernandez	Addison

Ranked Teams

Hillsdale Academy (7), Morenci (10), Concord (12), Adrian Lenawee Christian (15), Pittsford (18)

Highest Rated Seniors

• Skylar Thompson, Concord

Three time All-State with her highest finish (5^th) last year.  Has shaved off time every year, getting down to 19:11 at Portage.  Finished 3^rd in the 3200m in 2019 as well.

• Alexandria Ausmus, Petersburg-Summerfield

After two years knocking on the door of sub-21, finally broke through at the Jefferson Invite.  Continued that with multiple mid-20 performances, including a 3^rd place regional finish.

• Brooke Hildebrandt, Adrian Lenawee Christian

Three time All-Region, top-15 in Lenawee County the past two years.  Her senior leadership will be needed in this tough regional battle.

Career Achievement

• Libby Rorick, Morenci

Libby has just narrowly missed out on All-State honors in her first two years (31^st and 35^th).  Will this be the year she breaks through?

Anyone Else?

• Brooke Smith, Pittsford

One of the more accomplished incoming freshmen.  Only suffered one defeat in MS last season and racked up multiple low-12:00 races.

• Megan Roberts, Hillsdale Academy

Came onto the scene as an 8^th grader, helping Hillsdale field a full team.  All-Region and All-State twice.

• Sara Bower, Britton Deerfield

Showed progress in late October with a 10^th place finish at Class D and 8^th place finish in the region.  Capable of All-State status, but didn’t come to fruition at MIS.