She does it – softball, academics, volleyball, running
How she balances it all is astounding, but I guess not surprising when you look at her results throughout the years
You can check athletic.net, you can check these ratings, Mary just doesn’t have an “off” race
Even her slower times are wins (18:55 – Saginaw County Champ, 18:40 – Region 15 Champ)
Her faster times tend to come in championship races, her 17:56 in cross matched her season best, her 4:57 in track was her first foray into the 4’s
Even with the steadiness, she’s seen improvement within
On the track, she broke 11:00 and 5:00 for the first times this spring
In the 2021 fall, she was sub-18 for the first time and improved her place at State from 4th to 2nd
A State title is looming, but the absence of that shouldn’t ignore the various other captured titles, she’s wrested numerous County, Area, League, and Regional crowns from the hands of others
Mary has mastered all the necessary attributes needed in this sport – consistency, speed, how to handle pressure, but most importantly, a love for her fellow runners
Grade
Name
Time
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
10
Mary Richmond
19:09.3
152.9
Birch Run Early
Taymouth Township Park
26-Aug
10
Mary Richmond
18:33.9
152.4
Pete Moss
Benzie Central HS
28-Aug
10
Mary Richmond
18:27.2
151.9
Marauder
Uncle John’s
8-Sep
10
Mary Richmond
18:09.6
152.5
Northwood
Fisher Trails
11-Sep
10
Mary Richmond
18:58.4
149.9
TVC 8
Freeland
15-Sep
10
Mary Richmond
18:36.5
157.8
Spartan
Forest Akers
17-Sep
10
Mary Richmond
18:26.9
151.4
TVC 8 2
Delta College
28-Sep
10
Mary Richmond
17:56.0
160.3
Bluejay
Shepherd HS
2-Oct
10
Mary Richmond
18:40.9
148.4
Birch Run Fall
Taymouth Township Park
5-Oct
10
Mary Richmond
18:09.9
159.4
Greater Flint
Cummings Center
9-Oct
10
Mary Richmond
18:32.0
145
TVC 8 3
Roberts Park
12-Oct
10
Mary Richmond
18:23.3
152.6
TVC Overall
Taymouth Township Park
19-Oct
10
Mary Richmond
18:55.6
143.1
Saginaw County
Freeland
23-Oct
10
Mary Richmond
18:40.2
145.3
15 Shepherd
Shepherd HS
29-Oct
10
Mary Richmond
17:56.0
158
D2 State
MIS
6-Nov
10
Mary Richmond
18:09.0
154.7
MMOC
Shepherd HS
13-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
9
Mary Richmond
140.3
Pete Moss
Benzie Central HS
28-Aug
9
Mary Richmond
150.4
FPC Quad
Freeland HS
12-Sep
9
Mary Richmond
152.8
TVC John Glenn
Bay City John Glenn
15-Sep
9
Mary Richmond
156.8
Frankenmuth Eagles
Rittmueller MS
24-Sep
9
Mary Richmond
157.7
TVC Jamboree 2
Rittmueller MS
29-Sep
9
Mary Richmond
153.2
Shepherd Bluejay
Shepherd HS
3-Oct
9
Mary Richmond
146.5
Greater Flint
Cummings Center
10-Oct
9
Mary Richmond
147.5
TVC 3
Taymouth Twp. Park
13-Oct
9
Mary Richmond
143.9
PR 30
Freeland XC Course
24-Oct
9
Mary Richmond
148.1
D2 Reg 15
Shepherd HS
30-Oct
9
Mary Richmond
152.3
D2 State
MIS
6-Nov
Just as Mary above, since entering high school, Connell has exuded excellence
He jumped right on that 16:00 mark, crashing through with a 15:53 at Otsego’s Bulldog Elite
He matched that time once more as a freshman, but truly began to make his home there as a sophomore
This past fall, four of his ten races were of the 15 min. variety and three more just barely above 16:00
Enough about time though, he’s won his fair share too – Coaching Legends in the fall, Region 16 and SEC White’s 3200m in the spring
And as the top returner on one of the top teams in Division 2, that combination of times and victories will be well-needed as the Bulldogs attempt to fend off many great teams
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 