Aiden began to turn heads as a middle school sensation, winning the Lenawee County meet as a 7th and 8th grader
He’s continued to bring it at the high school level, helping bring the Maples back to the forefront of Division 2, where they’ve finished in the top-15 each of his three seasons
And that feat has been repeated on the track, where their 4×8 team has finished in the past two seasons
Individually, he began to pick up the pace toward the tail end of his sophomore cross campaign
He ran a personal best of 15:59 at the Meet of Champions and nabbed an All-State berth as well
His 2021 season didn’t end with an All-State accolade, but he still broke 16:30 twice
This past track season shows he’s added some strength to his repertoire, that 9:38 in the 3200m gives hope that he can progress further into the 15’s and step on the MIS podium again
Grade
Name
Time
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
11
Aiden Smith
16:55.3
202.2
Lenawee County Preview
Tecumseh HS
21-Aug
11
Aiden Smith
17:55.8
177.4
Bert Cebulski
Heritage Park (Adrian)
26-Aug
11
Aiden Smith
16:17.4
200.2
A2 Early Bird
Huron Meadows
2-Sep
11
Aiden Smith
16:44.5
191.5
SEC 1
Hudson Mills (South)
14-Sep
11
Aiden Smith
16:19.4
195.5
Cougar Falcon
Gainey Fields
25-Sep
11
Aiden Smith
17:05.3
196.6
SEC White 2
Bennett Park
28-Sep
11
Aiden Smith
16:16.1
193.3
Otsego Bulldog
Otsego HS
2-Oct
11
Aiden Smith
16:49.9
185.4
Lenawee County
Gerber Hill Park
16-Oct
11
Aiden Smith
17:56.4
179.9
18 Lake Erie
Lake Erie
30-Oct
11
Aiden Smith
16:30.4
187.2
D2 State
MIS
6-Nov
11
Aiden Smith
16:19.6
192.5
MMOC
Shepherd HS
13-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
10
Aiden Smith
173.7
Adrian/Chelsea/Tecumseh Tri
Heritage Park (Adrian)
26-Aug
10
Aiden Smith
170.7
Adrian/Dexter/Tecumseh Tri
Heritage Park (Adrian)
4-Sep
10
Aiden Smith
166.3
Adrian/Hudson/Skyline/Tecumseh
Heritage Park (Adrian)
12-Sep
10
Aiden Smith
188.5
Jackson
Sharp Park
19-Sep
10
Aiden Smith
175.4
Adrian/Pinckney/Tecumseh
Heritage Park
26-Sep
10
Aiden Smith
180.8
Adrian/Bedford
Indian Creek Park
3-Oct
10
Aiden Smith
187.6
PR 35
Heritage Park (Adrian)
24-Oct
10
Aiden Smith
191.2
D2 Reg 18
Lake Erie
31-Oct
10
Aiden Smith
191.8
D2 State
MIS
6-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
9
Aiden Smith
193.4
Lenawee Preview
Tecumseh HS
9
Aiden Smith
191.2
Bert Cebulski
Heritage Park (Adrian)
9
Aiden Smith
187.8
A2 Early Bird
Huron Meadows
9
Aiden Smith
186.9
Huron
Willow
9
Aiden Smith
178.7
Jackson
Sharp Park
9
Aiden Smith
188.9
Hudson Booster
Hudson HS
9
Aiden Smith
191.8
Lenawee County
Gerber Hill Park
9
Aiden Smith
175.7
SEC
Hudson Mills (North)
9
Aiden Smith
183.6
18
Lake Erie
9
Aiden Smith
187.2
D2 State
MIS
The Pride of Mendon, Presley was another middle school wonder, having gone undefeated as an 8th grader, setting herself up for a great freshman campaign and career
And boy, she lived up to that billing
Victories were had at Otsego Bulldog, St. Joseph County, and Region 32
High placings were there at Portage, Class D, and D4 State
And best of which, she was able to lead the Hornets to their first appearance in Brooklyn since 2015
Having been to a few of those races, I was impressed with how Presley sticks her nose in there, even if it meant going out a little hard and fading
That ability to hit paces while fatigued will come, and we saw evidence of that in track with her 5:14/11:22 double at State
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