2022 Mid-Season Regional Projections – Kensington

SUMMER PREVIEW

Race to Watch

Half the reason I do these previews is to give a midseason update. The other half is to figure out how much content I can bring for Regional Week. Writing about teams that have improved, individuals who have stood out is enlightening and I’m sure feels good for those listed, but it sure as heck takes time. Perhaps concentrating on one race is better for me? We’ll find out.

That third qualifier for the girls looks to be it. You have three teams with a range of identities, the tightly-knit pack of White Lake Lakeland, the strong top three of Walled Lake Western, and Novi as a mix of the two.

One thing Western did last fall was improve throughout the year, exponentially with each championship race. Two examples are Alisia Olteanu and Genavieve Kushner-Lopez. Olteanu began her season at Coaching Legends, running 21:40 and progressed all the way down to the low-19’s. Yesterday, she ran her season best of 19:34, now what if the rest of the Western girls follow suit? Oh by the way, at that City Meet yesterday, the Warriors were sneakily close to the projected regional champ.

In a field comprised of many girls running in that 20:30 to 22:00 range, Lakeland’s girls find a crucial role. We saw evidence of their potential impact at Jackson, where Alena Tiernan ran 20:54 personal best (two minutes faster than her 2021 PB). That race also saw season/personal bests from Natalie Joiner, Mia McDonald, and Trinity Mann. If three of those four girls can find their way before the main troop of females, Lakeland may punch their ticket.

The one common matchup between the three teams was early on at Lamplighter, where Western placed a few spots ahead of Novi. But one must realize, Novi ran without Joanna Phillip. Joanna’s been their 3^rd-5^th girl throughout the season. As the KLAA (I almost called it KVC) runs duals, the only invitationals we’ve seen her compete at have been Spartan and Averill. That Averill experience will pay dividends in a month, but I’m curious to see how she can perform with these ideal conditions of the past week. Perhaps Novi moves up?

Place	Team	Score	1st Boy	2nd Boy	3rd Boy	4th Boy	5th Boy	6th Boy	7th Boy
1	Detroit Catholic Central	75	9	13	16	18	19	20	22
2	White Lake Lakeland	84	1	7	24	25	27	38	60
3	Walled Lake Northern	89	2	12	15	29	31	49	63
4	Farmington	114	8	11	21	35	39	53	65

Place	Team	Score	1st Girl	2nd Girl	3rd Girl	4th Girl	5th Girl	6th Girl	7th Girl
1	Walled Lake Northern	46
2	Farmington	93
3	White Lake Lakeland	112	14	15	23	29	31	35	44
4	Walled Lake Western	121	3	5	16	40	57	62	70
5	Novi	129	9	13	25	37	45	47	54

Place	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Jared Platt	White Lake Lakeland	201.9
2	11	Ty Parker	Walled Lake Northern	199.8
3	12	Griffin Conway	Novi	198.2
4	12	Nathan Riddering	Novi	194.3
5	10	Logan Mullan	Detroit U-D Jesuit	194.2
6	12	Matthew Short	Berkley	193.5
7	11	Pierce Grzymkowski	White Lake Lakeland	191.9
8	12	Eddie King	Farmington	191.7
9	12	Matthew Atkinson	Detroit Catholic Central	189.5
10	9	Kyle O’Rourke	Highland-Milford	189.4
11	12	Gavin Steele	Farmington	186.1
12	11	Evan Rice	Walled Lake Northern	185.9
13	12	Jack Kelly	Detroit Catholic Central	184.9
14	12	Sebastian Cervelli	West Bloomfield	184.4
15	11	Lucas Karbel	Walled Lake Northern	182.7
16	12	Michael Ehresman	Detroit Catholic Central	182.6
17	12	Quaid Schimetz	Highland-Milford	181.9
18	12	Miles Buckley	Detroit Catholic Central	180.2
19	12	Josh Lassaline	Detroit Catholic Central	180.0
20	11	Ryan Illikman	Detroit Catholic Central	179.7

Place	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	10	Molly Baracco	Farmington	135.1
2	12	Grace Harkenrider	Highland-Milford	129.4
3	12	Genavieve Kushner-Lopez	Walled Lake Western	129.3
4	11	Ava Kurczewski	Walled Lake Northern	126.8
5	11	Alisia Olteanu	Walled Lake Western	125.9
6	11	Madelyn Gordon	Walled Lake Northern	125.8
7	12	Jacie Remtema	Highland-Milford	125.3
8	12	Taylor Regester	Walled Lake Northern	122.1
9	12	Abigail German	Novi	121.4
10	10	Isabelle Krause	Walled Lake Northern	119.2
11	11	Faylinn Wong	Farmington	118.5
12	12	Emily Wade	Walled Lake Central	115.9
13	12	Anjali Kidambi	Novi	115.5
14	12	Ava Walsh	White Lake Lakeland	115.1
15	10	Ava Alicandro	White Lake Lakeland	115.0
16	11	Emma Hoffmeyer	Walled Lake Western	114.9
17	10	Catherine Steele	Farmington	108.9
18	11	Mia Czarnowski	Walled Lake Northern	108.1
19	11	Talia Sachs	Birmingham Seaholm	106.4
20	12	Ava Porter	Walled Lake Northern	105.5