Just a tremendous improvement between his freshman and sophomore years of cross country
As a freshman, he was above average, running in the low 18’s to close the year
But as a sophomore, Sean was off the charts, lowering his personal best by 112 seconds
That PB came at MIS, where he beat my projection by 54(!) places, finishing 44th
He then made another jump in track, where he narrowly missed the additional qualifier for the 3200m at State (9:37), but still ran a time that showed another drop from the fall
2021 is the season for girls such as Caroline Farley and Noel Vanderwall to carry the torch for Petoskey
She’s been a part of some major team success, as their girls have finished in the top 3 at State for her entire career, finally winning a title this past year
She’s been a contributor those years as well, often running her best at the end of the year
As with Sean Byrnes, Noel also took an astounding leap in track, especially at the longer distances
She dropped her 3200m best by more than a minute and her 1600m by 25 seconds
She placed in both at State (along with a spot on the 4×8), racking up valuable points to contribute to ANOTHER state title
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 
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