Four individual races at State events, three top-3 finishes
Those top finished have spanned both the grass and the track
That 3rd place finish on the track was in the 3200m as a freshman, just behind Frens and Squires
The other two have been at MIS, where Meghan truly shines
She’s been at the head of the D2 discussion for the past two years and rightfully so, with many trophies to her name
Greater Lansing as a freshman, Regional and CAAC Reds both years
CAAC Reds and Regionals on the track
The times were a little faster as a freshman, 17’s at both CAAC Red and Bluejay, but come November, she actually ran faster, 18:18 at State in 2020 to 18:10 in 2021
Given that progress, we should expect a run into the 17’s and many more championships to bring home
Grade
Name
Time
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
10
Meghan Ford
19:12.5
146.8
Lamplighter
Ford Field
20-Aug
10
Meghan Ford
19:28.0
150.7
Mustang
Cass Benton
31-Aug
10
Meghan Ford
18:51.0
147.7
Lansing Catholic Mini 1
St. Francis Retreat Center
9-Sep
10
Meghan Ford
19:02.8
143.1
CAAC Red 1
St. Johns HS
21-Sep
10
Meghan Ford
18:18.5
152.8
Bluejay
Shepherd HS
2-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
19:12.4
136.9
CAAC Red 1
St. Johns HS
5-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
18:39.9
150.7
Portage
Portage West MS
9-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
18:34.8
151.7
Greater Lansing
Ledge Meadows GC
16-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
19:22.2
141.9
CAAC Red 3
Fowlerville HS
21-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
18:42.7
139.4
13 Portage
Portage West MS
30-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
18:10.8
153.1
D2 State
MIS
6-Nov
10
Meghan Ford
18:09.9
154.4
MMOC
Shepherd HS
13-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
9
Meghan Ford
156.0
Holt/Mason
Holt HS
28-Aug
9
Meghan Ford
156.8
Haslett/Mason
Mason HS
10-Sep
9
Meghan Ford
156.3
Mason/St. Johns
Mason HS
15-Sep
9
Meghan Ford
161.3
Mason/JLC
Mason HS
22-Sep
9
Meghan Ford
165.5
Shepherd Bluejay
Shepherd HS
3-Oct
9
Meghan Ford
166.4
Greater Lansing
Ledge Meadows
10-Oct
9
Meghan Ford
150.8
CAAC Red League
Haslett HS
14-Oct
9
Meghan Ford
145.8
PR 27
St. Francis Retreat Center
24-Oct
9
Meghan Ford
154.2
D2 Reg 14
DeWitt HS
31-Oct
9
Meghan Ford
159.3
D2 State
MIS
6-Nov
The benefit of having very fast training partners and a yearly tradition of success is that you can bring Joe along slowly, ready to dominate at the front of the pack as a senior
I should take that back, Joe has always been at or near the front
In his 2019 freshman year, he was able to eclipse the 17:00 barrier late, both at Benzie and Northern Michigan
During his 10th grade year, he threw out an eye-opening 16:14 at Bluejay, then repeated that immaculate performance with a 16:19 at State
But his junior year is when he began to put it all together, the entire year sub-17, many of those races under 16:35, culminating in a 15:54 at State
His finishes at Regionals, Northern Michigan, and State were all his best to date
In track, we’ve seen those undeviating advances too, his 800m improving from 2:07 to 2:01, his 1600m from 4:35 to 4:21
That added strength and speed in the 1600m could be the ticket to a huge fall, at the very least, we know Joe will keep tickin’ and hittin’ those gains
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 
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