Love Allie’s story because it can be a motivator for others
In summary, she made a dramatic improvement from Fall/Winter 2019 to Fall 2020
Her personal best as a freshman was 20:49 and her last race prior to covid was a 6:06 indoor mile
She had shown some talent in middle school, but her times indicated her freshman self, not her sophomore self
Her 2020 campaign was riddled with personal bests and accomplishments, dropping all the way down to 18:32 and picking up an OK Red, Regional, and All-State crown along the way
The momentum continued into track, where she showed off some tremendous range
Hard to tell what was her best event, but her biggest accomplishment was a grinder, a 10:57 on a hot day in early June, hanging onto a 7th place finish in the D1 3200m
As I’ve said with others, I think that was a 10:40-45 on a good day
And I love a good redemption story as well
Caden had a very consistent season, with many races between 16:00 and 16:30
As with the times, his ratings showed a similar steadiness, with 10 races above 190 (16:30 equivalent)
But he may have been one of the faster individuals not to qualify for State, his 16:22 in the Portage Regional placed him as the 9th individual when only the top 7 made it
In previous years, since he was 15th, he’d be in
Many may had sulked from this disappointment, but two weeks later at MMOC, he redeemed himself with a 16:04
Track season saw more of that redemption arc, as he came up big on regional day to finish second in Region 2’s 3200m
I look forward to seeing how he competes at MIS a few months from now
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 
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