I have to apologize to Mallory, I had no clue she’d have the impact she did in her freshman year
With only one 8th grade cross race (that I didn’t factor into my rankings), I had completely missed her in any pre-season writings last summer
And yep, she completely made her presence known
In times, a few sub-18:30 efforts, both in championship meets
On tougher courses and tougher days, she was right in the thick of competition, placing top-5 at both Oakland County and Regionals
Her spring season didn’t have the same state honors, even then, she did knock 17 seconds off her 3200m best, dropping down to 11:13
Oxford’s girls will be a force in the coming years, watch for Mallory to lead them to a trophy or three
Grade
Name
Time
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
9
Mallory Bigelow
15:03.7
137.4
Golden Grizzly
Oakland University
3-Sep
9
Mallory Bigelow
18:45.5
146.2
Muskrat Classic
Algonac HS
11-Sep
9
Mallory Bigelow
19:32.0
145.3
OAA Red 1
Lake Orion HS
14-Sep
9
Mallory Bigelow
19:49.5
137.8
Cleverley Friday Night
Anchor Bay HS
24-Sep
9
Mallory Bigelow
19:31.1
129.0
OAA Red 2
Bloomer Park
30-Sep
9
Mallory Bigelow
19:31.2
142.6
Oakland County
Possum Hollow
9-Oct
9
Mallory Bigelow
18:23.1
140.6
OAA Red 3
Clintonwood Park
21-Oct
9
Mallory Bigelow
20:24.1
138.0
9 Anchor Bay
Anchor Bay HS
29-Oct
9
Mallory Bigelow
18:24.5
148.8
D1 State
MIS
6-Nov
9
Mallory Bigelow
18:53.0
140.0
MMOC
Shepherd HS
13-Nov
One may wonder how he’s on here with the cross times presented, well I’m about to show you one of three track seasons (I think you can guess one) that were polar opposites from cross country
During both indoor and outdoor, Ethan was a presence on the state scene
Indoor, he placed at MITS in the 3200m, and his 4:22 at the same meet was damn respectable as well
Outdoor, especially in the OAA, is a grind, there are no meets off
But at the end of it all, he was as strong as ever, maybe not in times, but definitely experienced in hanging in a race, qualifying for State and placing high in the OAA Red/White 1600m & 3200m
Ethan’s cross season started out with hope for late-season success, but anemia’s wrath took its toll and ravaged any chance at improvement throughout the fall
Let that be a reminder to get your iron checked, be proactive on that, you don’t want to be in mid-October wondering why your times aren’t coming and you’re dead legged, so late in the season with hardly a chance to recover. Find a way to get it done before the season and early in the season
These ups and downs during his junior year ignore how far he’s come, as a freshman, he had a tough time breaking 20:00, every second to get to this point has been worked for
And with that said, god willing and the creek don’t rise, he’ll be on more podiums this next year
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 
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