The Top Tens: Division 4, #8

The Top Tens

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One may look at St. Michael and wonder how they’ll get it done with five returners. Consider that going into the 2021 season, they had four returners and ended up with seven contributors to the team. I fully expect the Guardians to find someone and have that boy step into a prominent role. In 2020, it was Jacob Walz. In 2021, Maendel, Vandermus, and Benzing. Each of their five returners had notable accomplishments in distance events during track or showed marked improvement from the previous fall.

The Past Three Years

2021

2^nd Place – Region 28
6^th Place – D4 State

2020

1^st Place – Pre-Regional 56
1^st Place – Region 28
9^th Place – D4 State

2019

2^nd Place – Region 28
5^th Place – D4 State

Anything in Track?

Macartan Moore

2:05/4:55/11:08

2^nd Place – Region 31 800m
4^th Place – Region 31 3200m
18^th Place – D4 State 800m

Zachary Maendel

2:09/4:40/10:28

2^nd Place – Region 31 1600m
3^rd Place – Region 31 3200m
15^th Place – D4 State 3200m

Russell Vandermus

2:16/5:24

Levi Benzing

2:20/5:15

Isaac Paga

2:21/5:27

Across the bay, Harbor Springs has seen a steady string of success at the D3 level. So much so that they’ve made eight consecutive state meets and recently have been a fixture in the top-15 there. The move down a division comes with the loss of a few standouts, Maye Burns most notably, but they’ve got depth that should be a boon amongst teams with fewer numbers.

The Past Three Years

2021

2^nd Place – LMC
7^th Place – Northern Michigan
2^nd Place – Region 19
12^th Place – D3 State

2020

3^rd Place – LMC
1^st Place – Pre-Regional 38
2^nd Place – Region 19
18^th Place – D3 State

2019

3^rd Place – LMC
6^th Place – Northern Michigan
3^rd Place – Region 19
12^th Place – D3 State

Anything in Track?

Grace Thorpe

13.6/27.2/65.8

2^nd Place – Region 21 200m
1^st Place – LMC 200m
22^nd Place – D3 200m

Tara Shouldice

68.6 (400m)

Kyra Shouldice

55.5 (300h)

5^th Place – LMC 300h