With many Mustangs dotting this list and the top of the state scoreboards, Brady might slip under the radar
But not here!
Heron was Northville’s 3rd runner during much of the championship season and figures to be right in that mix again with their pack
He ran his fastest time of the year at KLAA, and three of his better rated races in at KLAA, Wayne County, and Regionals
What stands out the most is his consistency, his slowest times in major races were either Lamplighter (long course) or Cleverley (muddy course), everything else sub-17
He’s been like this for years, consistently solid, but took that next step in the fall of ’21.
During track, he was able to break 10:00 early in the season, then worked on grinding down his 1600m best, reaching down to 4:34 in late May at Houseman Field.
Grade
Name
Time
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
11
Brady Heron
17:08.2
188.3
Lamplighter
Ford Field
20-Aug
11
Brady Heron
16:51.9
198.7
Mustang
Cass Benton
31-Aug
11
Brady Heron
16:37.2
189.9
Bath
Bath HS
11-Sep
11
Brady Heron
16:44.6
193.1
Spartan
Forest Akers
17-Sep
11
Brady Heron
17:09.7
188.4
Cleverley Friday Night
Anchor Bay HS
24-Sep
11
Brady Heron
16:37.8
192.1
Wayne County
Willow
9-Oct
11
Brady Heron
16:13.4
193.5
KLAA Championship
Huron Meadows
21-Oct
11
Brady Heron
16:37.1
192.6
6 Hudson Mills
Hudson Mills (North)
30-Oct
11
Brady Heron
16:29.3
188.2
D1 State
MIS
6-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
10
Brady Heron
181.9
Northville/Plymouth
Cass Benton
1-Sep
10
Brady Heron
175.1
Northville/Salem
Willow
12-Sep
10
Brady Heron
178.5
Canton/Northville
Cass Benton
15-Sep
10
Brady Heron
179.1
Hansons
Freedom Hill
3-Oct
10
Brady Heron
181.0
Brighton/Northville
Huron Meadows
10-Oct
10
Brady Heron
181.8
KLAA
Huron Meadows
17-Oct
10
Brady Heron
174.0
PR 15
Novi HS
24-Oct
10
Brady Heron
176.7
D1 Reg 8
Chandler Park
30-Oct
10
Brady Heron
183.6
D1 State
MIS
6-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
9
Brady Heron
166.3
Mustang
Cass Benton
9
Brady Heron
169.5
Bath
Bath HS
9
Brady Heron
170.1
Spartan
Forest Akers
9
Brady Heron
169.8
Wayne County
Willow
9
Brady Heron
162.6
KLAA
Huron Meadows
As with Heron, Alexis Ball is a runner on a high-level team that’s worked behind the scenes for a few years and primed to take a more prominent role
Her freshman campaign began inauspiciously, running 22:00+ at Ludington, but she finished that year with a sub-20 at the MMoC and nearly breaking through the top-100 at MIS
As a sophomore, she began the season with a personal best at Benzie (always a good sign), then continued the progression with four sub-19 efforts
While the regional race in the boggy conditions at Delta didn’t go as well as others, her State Meet was a superb rebound, finishing 50th overall and as the 2nd TCC girl on a team that finished 3rd
Her track campaign showed some progression, especially in the 3200m, knocking off 16 sec. from her freshman year, getting down to 11:18
As we’ve seen with Julia Flynn, even the fastest of the fast are able to improve in the Trojan program, I don’t doubt we’ll see greater heights from Alexis in the coming seasons
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 
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