2022 Team Rankings – Week Three

See, look at this. Individual AND team rankings out before the conference meets of the week begin.

• The rankings are comprised of meets listed here.
  • These meets are either invites or jamborees, containing 75 or more competitors on each side (with a few exceptions underneath).
• The HOBBS KESSLER RULE is in effect, where I eliminate the bottom third of one’s ratings, using the best two-thirds of an athlete’s season.
• A weighted average is then taken, with more recent meets given a higher weight.
• All the teams in a Division are then scored as if it’s an XC meet
  • This is not a State Meet Projection, if there’s five teams in a Region deserving of a top-25 spot, they’re all in here
• For the UP, I combined all divisions. Once we get a few weeks in, I plan on separating into the three divisions.
• I went 8 deep on the images, 25 on the tables. Next week, it’ll be 10. Gradually increasing the workload.
• For reference, the WEEK TWO RANKINGS
• Remember that these are for FUN, cross country isn’t scored on paper, and only you can determine where your season goes.

Rank	Boys Team	Score	Region	Week 2 Rank	Change
1	The Potter’s House	28	31	1	0
2	Johannesburg-Lewiston	114	28	2	0
3	Petoskey St. Michael	222	28	3	0
4	Adrian Lenawee Christian	236	34	4	0
5	Harbor Springs	259	28	5	0
6	Hillsdale Academy	417	34	6	0
7	Mason County Eastern	508	29	8	-1
8	Whitmore Lake	513	33	14	-6
9	Breckenridge	557	30	7	2
10	Three Oaks River Valley	565	31	9	1
11	Frankfort	575	29	15	-4
12	Carson City-Crystal	601	33	13	-1
13	Marine City Cardinal Mooney	604	36	10	3
14	Holland Calvary Christian	619	31	12	2
15	Battle Creek St. Philip	642	32	16	-1
16	Royal Oak Shrine	652	36	39	-23
17	Ubly	677	35	17	0
18	Kalamazoo Hackett	689	32	11	7
19	Lutheran Westland	713	36	18	1
20	Concord	762	32	23	-3
21	Brown City	779	35	20	1
22	Novi Christian Academy	784	33	19	3
23	Morenci	830	34	22	1
24	Dryden	851	35	30	-6
25	Mayville	860	35	NR	NR

Whitmore Lake: Getting Braylan Majesky back into the lineup helps, but many of the Trojans had their best performance of the young season at Marauder. Braylan was a 17:30 kid by the end of the 2021 season and had finished 6^th over in Region 33. Cameron Griffin joined the team for the first time this year and he was able to break 19:00 at Uncle John’s, where Whitmore Lake placed 5^th in the Small School Division.

Rank	Girls Team	Score	Region	Week 2 Rank	Change
1	Johannesburg-Lewiston	133	28	1	0
2	Hillsdale Academy	164	34	2	0
3	Whitmore Lake	208	33	3	0
4	Unionville-Sebewaing	323	35	4	0
5	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	391	36	5	0
6	Beal City	417	30	10	-4
7	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	427	36	6	1
8	Harbor Springs	452	28	7	1
9	Royal Oak Shrine	461	36	13	-4
10	Kingston	486	35	8	2
11	Farwell	489	30	NR	NR
12	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	490	30	26	-14
13	Ubly	491	35	20	-7
14	Breckenridge	504	30	18	-4
15	Libertas Christian	519	31	9	6
16	Grand Traverse Academy	555	29	15	1
17	The Potter’s House	557	31	12	5
18	Leland	568	29	11	7
19	Pittsford	582	34	16	3
20	Kalamazoo Hackett	602	32	42	-22
21	St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic	619	29	21	0
22	Lake Leelanau St. Mary	619	31	19	3
23	Holland Calvary Christian	619	31	22	1
24	Buckley	638	29	17	7
25	Indian River Inland Lakes	672	28	23	2

Beal City: One addition can help the fortunes of a D4 girls squad. Two additions can be a game changer. Brianna Locke is back on the course for the first time since her 7^th grade year and it’s been personal best after personal best. Right now, she’s at 23:21, expect that to dip down further. Lilly Leppert has entered the sport for the first time ever, she’s coincidentally been on a similar path, now in the high-23’s. As those two continue their sparkling introduction to high school running, bank on the Aggies to continue to move up.

Rank	Boys Team	Score	Region	Week 2 Rank	Change
1	Hart	158	20	1	0
2	Traverse City St. Francis	296	19	3	-1
3	Saranac	320	21	2	1
4	Reed City	350	20	4	0
5	Hanover-Horton	388	23	5	0
6	Pewamo-Westphalia	389	24	7	-1
7	Benzie Central	422	20	6	1
8	Ithaca	460	24	8	0
9	St. Louis	464	25	10	-1
10	Elk Rapids	545	19	9	1
11	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	578	21	11	0
12	Clare	630	19	12	0
13	Stanton Central Montcalm	650	21	13	0
14	Leslie	719	23	15	-1
15	Bath	768	24	14	1
16	Dansville	808	26	19	-3
17	Constantine	824	22	21	-4
18	North Muskegon	885	21	20	-2
19	Saugatuck	897	22	22	-3
20	Caro	915	25	17	3
21	Monroe St. Mary CC	921	27	16	5
22	New Lothrop	928	24	23	-1
23	Kent City	934	21	29	-6
24	Lansing Catholic	935	24	24	0
25	Kalkaska	952	19	26	-1

Constantine: The Falcons were a team in need of a 5^th runner, quite the common problem. Luckily they have a steadily ascending boy, the young Alessandro Avila. Alessandro has improved every race, coming through with two sub-20 performances at Hillsdale and Centreville. Historically, that Centreville course runs a bit slow, so don’t be shocked if his times continue to drop and the Falcons continue to rise.

Rank	Girls Team	Score	Region	Week 2 Rank	Change
1	Traverse City St. Francis	170	19	1	0
2	Pewamo-Westphalia	195	24	3	-1
3	Jackson Lumen Christi	208	23	2	1
4	Hart	265	20	4	0
5	Elk Rapids	291	19	5	0
6	Lansing Catholic	317	24	6	0
7	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	390	21	9	-2
8	Leslie	395	23	7	1
9	Caro	465	25	8	1
10	Kalamazoo Christian	480	22	12	-2
11	Onsted	533	23	13	-2
12	Benzie Central	553	20	11	1
13	Monroe St. Mary CC	571	27	10	3
14	Ithaca	585	24	15	-1
15	Charlevoix	617	19	14	1
16	Stanton Central Montcalm	653	21	17	-1
17	St. Louis	753	25	22	-5
18	Grass Lake	794	27	18	0
19	Kent City	797	21	16	3
20	Laingsburg	807	24	29	-9
21	Clinton	816	27	20	1
22	Schoolcraft	820	22	19	3
23	Ovid-Elsie	853	24	21	2
24	Lawton	861	22	23	1
25	Union City	861	23	34	-9

Pewamo-Westphalia: Of all the teams in mid-Michigan, P-W has to be the most unheralded. While the Pirates may lack the social media presence of others, they more than make up for it with their team success. We’ve seen it on the track, where they’re an annual contender for D3 supremacy and we’re seeing it on the grass, where they’re in the argument for one of the better combined programs in the division. Depth and consistency are their hallmark this fall. Lorelei George, Melanie Werner, and Isabell Helman give great insurance if one of their top girls has an off day, but those top girls so very rarely have off days.  

Rank	Boys Team	Score	Region	Week 2 Rank	Change
1	East Grand Rapids	230	12	1	0
2	Chelsea	241	18	3	-1
3	Adrian	241	18	2	1
4	Forest Hills Eastern	273	12	4	0
5	Grand Rapids Christian	333	11	5	0
6	Otsego	445	13	6	0
7	Dearborn Divine Child	454	18	7	0
8	St. Johns	459	14	10	-2
9	Freeland	523	15	9	0
10	Holland Christian	525	11	12	-2
11	Petoskey	527	10	8	3
12	Sparta	567	10	11	1
13	St. Clair	700	17	14	-1
14	Frankenmuth	702	15	15	-1
15	Wayland Union	703	12	19	-4
16	Yale	709	17	13	3
17	Pinckney	746	16	18	-1
18	Marshall	760	12	17	1
19	Clio	761	15	21	-2
20	Allendale	779	11	16	4
21	Grand Rapids South Christian	856	12	20	1
22	Linden	872	16	24	-2
23	Mason	879	14	23	0
24	Spring Lake	912	11	27	-3
25	New Boston Huron	925	18	NR	NR

Holland Christian: Aidan Brinks was one of the better freshmen in the State last fall and he’s continuing on that path. He raced into the low-17’s in cross, but the signs were more apparent on the track, where he won the OK Blue 3200m. Early on, his 17:00 at Bredeweg gives evidence that his progress has far from stopped. The Maroons have benefitted from his presence too, finishing 1^st amongst all Division 2 teams at Bredeweg.

Rank	Girls Team	Score	Region	Week 2 Rank	Change
1	East Grand Rapids	64	12	1	0
2	Grand Rapids Christian	156	11	2	0
3	Otsego	269	13	4	-1
4	Zeeland East	286	11	3	1
5	St. Joseph	313	13	9	-4
6	Forest Hills Eastern	355	12	5	1
7	Goodrich	388	16	6	1
8	DeWitt	480	14	11	-3
9	Alma	485	15	7	2
10	Shepherd	508	15	8	2
11	Grand Rapids South Christian	534	12	13	-2
12	St. Johns	541	14	14	-2
13	Frankenmuth	545	15	16	-3
14	Spring Lake	575	11	15	-1
15	Freeland	612	15	18	-3
16	Chelsea	620	18	12	4
17	Owosso	659	14	25	-8
18	Petoskey	660	10	17	1
19	Sparta	705	10	21	-2
20	Hudsonville Unity Christian	747	11	10	10
21	Cadillac	760	10	28	-7
22	GR West Michigan Aviation	770	12	19	3
23	Allendale	781	11	20	3
24	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard	819	18	26	-2
25	Tecumseh	831	18	22	3

Owosso: Coming into the year, the Trojans were projected to have a superb top three, beyond that is where the potential laid and points could be shaved. Claire Agnew has been one girl that’s stepped up and allowed Owosso to call themselves one of the top teams. She’s hovered around 22:00 for her first four races, even getting under it at Under the Lights. At this point last year, her best was 23:22, quite a considerable jump.

Rank	Boys Team	Score	Region	Week 2 Rank	Change
1	Northville	174	6	1	0
2	Plymouth	313	6	3	-1
3	Portage Central	317	3	4	-1
4	Grand Haven	339	1	2	2
5	Brighton	383	4	6	-1
6	Traverse City Central	428	2	5	1
7	Romeo	454	9	8	-1
8	Detroit Catholic Central	478	7	7	1
9	Ann Arbor Skyline	500	4	9	0
10	Forest Hills Central	524	3	10	0
11	Saline	584	5	13	-2
12	Zeeland West	655	1	11	1
13	Utica	712	8	14	-1
14	Jenison	716	1	12	2
15	Saginaw Heritage	772	2	23	-8
16	Clarkston	804	8	16	0
17	White Lake Lakeland	817	7	21	-4
18	Rockford	824	1	15	3
19	Walled Lake Northern	830	7	24	-5
20	Dexter	845	4	19	1
21	Kalamazoo Central	854	3	20	1
22	Salem	900	6	22	0
23	Battle Creek Lakeview	942	3	26	-3
24	East Lansing	974	2	35	-11
25	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	990	9	18	7

Saginaw Heritage: On both ends of the spectrum, the Hawks have it covered. Senior Gabe Trevino, he who finished 3^rd in Saginaw County, has been in the 16’s twice this year. On the less experienced end is John Blaskowski, recent graduate of the always successful White Pine MS program, who’s opened the season with two straight sub-18’s. Add in Kenny Lewis, sprinkle in a few others that have seen it all, and you have a squad that placed 2^nd at Northwood.

Rank	Girls Team	Score	Region	Week 2 Rank	Change
1	Ann Arbor Pioneer	160	5	4	-3
2	Holland West Ottawa	192	1	1	1
3	Saline	300	5	16	-13
4	Brighton	347	4	2	2
5	Northville	368	6	3	2
6	Romeo	431	9	5	1
7	Okemos	445	2	6	1
8	Ann Arbor Skyline	465	4	10	-2
9	Oxford	493	8	8	1
10	Macomb Dakota	520	9	12	-2
11	Dexter	529	4	9	2
12	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	534	9	15	-3
13	Walled Lake Northern	551	7	7	6
14	Jenison	579	1	11	3
15	Traverse City West	589	2	14	1
16	Canton	593	6	13	3
17	Forest Hills Central	686	3	24	-7
18	Traverse City Central	693	2	17	1
19	Portage Central	702	3	21	-2
20	Utica	735	8	19	1
21	Byron Center	752	3	18	3
22	Forest Hills Northern	758	3	26	-4
23	H.H. Dow	764	2	20	3
24	Zeeland West	818	1	22	2
25	Howell	864	4	23	2

Saline: Saline’s lower ranking last week was due to a factor that I’ll probably use when coaching. Previewing your regional course with an easy effort so you’re aware of what to expect down the line. When the Hornets have raced, their pack has brought major pain to the opposition, winning their Early Bird meet and the Class I Division at Bath. Sienna Snyder and Grace Roth each had one of their better races at Bath, both cruising in under 20:00 for the first time this year.

Rank	Boys Team	Score	Division
1	Marquette	26	1
2	Houghton	114	1
3	Sault Ste. Marie	120	1
4	Painesdale-Jeffers	137	2
5	Negaunee	158	1
6	Gladstone	175	1
7	Ironwood	201	2
8	Escanaba	220	1
9	Dollar Bay	253	3
10	Stephenson	261	3

Painesdale-Jeffers: The Jets traveled up M-26 to the Bill Fezzey Memorial Invitational for their first race of the year. Painesdale entered the season projected as the top team in Division 2 and their foray into racing did nothing to suggest that projection was false. Freshman Cameron Anderson stepped right into the void of no Benton Rajala, running 19:16 in his debut.

Rank	Team	Score	Division
1	Marquette	39	1
2	Houghton	67	1
3	Negaunee	146	1
4	Munising	156	3
5	Hancock	161	2
6	Escanaba	171	1
7	Sault Ste. Marie	200	1
8	Calumet	216	1
9	Gladstone	256	1
10	Ironwood	270	2

Negaunee: In one week, the Miners moved up from 6^th to 3^rd. Part of that was Endla Harris, winning her first County crown. The other was long jumper and hurdler Seere Helms-Gleason, running her first cross country race ever. She’d been top-8 in Division 1’s 300h and long jump, expanding her horizons a bit has helped the Negaunee girls.