2022 Ratings – Division 4 Girls State Finals

Entering the year as the #1 ranked team, all eyes were on Johannesburg-Lewiston. Similarly to their boys team, the girls weren’t able to run their full squad at the 2021 State Finals, missing Natalie Zochowski, who was their 3^rd girl for much of that season. As they would return their entire top seven (plus add another potential contributor from the Gascho clan), hopes were high heading into 2022.

Of course, there were challengers. Whitmore Lake has been adding young talent recently, with more to come in the future. Hillsdale Academy has a strong tradition. Lutheran Northwest captured the 4x800m title in the spring. Harbor Springs was moving down from Division Three. There were no guarantees.

This became apparent in mid-September, the heat at Forest Akers teaching you a necessary early season lesson. The Cardinals finished 12^th in the White Division, six spots behind another D4 contender, Kingston. Looking back, it’s easy to understand why they finished so far back, Madalyn Agren unable to finish, two of the Gascho trio not toeing the line. But in the moment, a setback can trend towards a downward spiral or snap a team into shape.

Meanwhile, down south, Whitmore Lake was laying waste to any small school in the Metro area. The MIAC Conference may be one of the more stacked girls leagues in the state, featuring three top-10 teams. The Trojans swept the three league meets and even hung with the bigger schools at invites such as New Balance and Stockbridge. They did suffer a defeat, however, those Hillsdale Academy Colts coming out of Holly with a narrow victory.

With a win at Portage over a strong D4 field, it appeared as if Johannesburg-Lewiston had learned the lessons dumped upon them at Spartan and were primed for a run towards a state title. Yolanda Gascho had debuted with two consecutive sub-20’s, Agren had established herself as a steady third girl, the pieces were in place with nothing to stop these girls.

Until Northern Michigan and Regionals, where Harbor Springs made their bid. At Region 28, the Rams were able to show out with six of their top seven hitting a personal best, in the process putting four girls in front of Johannesburg’s third, laying the blueprint for an upset the following week. Would Johannesburg fall victim again, allowing Hillsdale Academy, Whitmore Lake, or Harbor Springs steal a crown? Or would they dress for revenge and grab it for their own self?  

WEEKLY RANKINGS

State Place	Team	Summer	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Champ Season	County Week	League Week	State Proj.
1	Johannesburg-Lewiston	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1
2	Hillsdale Academy	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	4
3	Whitmore Lake	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3
4	Kingston	6	8	10	7	7	7	7	6
5	Harbor Springs	8	7	8	9	3	4	4	2
6	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	5	6	7	5	6	5	5	5
7	Leland	NR	11	18	17	14	14	NR	11
8	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	4	5	5	6	8	9	11	9
9	Unionville-Sebewaing	11	4	4	4	5	6	6	7
10	Buckley	12	17	24	12	12	10	9	12

WANTING IT MORE IN DIVISION FOUR

Eliza Keith, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian: Thanks to her surprise showing at the 2021 State Finals, Eliza came into the year as one of the higher ranked returners. Her 19:28 then was one of a few sub-20 efforts. She greatly expanded on her 19 min. 5k portfolio this fall, winning her division at Holly and Whitmore Lake, finishing second in the MIAC, Region 36, and here.

Adelaida Gascho, Johannesburg-Lewiston: After seven months off, racing might feel a bit strange. Adelaida has had two All-State honors in her career, a personal best in the low-19’s. Her senior year has looked a bit different, debuting in late October, running above 21:00. But this was the role the Cardinals needed her to be in. She ran consistent 6:50’s, moving up throughout the race to be the fastest fourth girl on any team, clinching a state title for Johannesburg-Lewiston.

Madi Hare, Plymouth Christian Academy: As the girls races commenced, the winds began to howl, the personal bests all but impossible. Well, except for Madi, one of five girls to run their best time ever. That personal best was part of a late season surge, where she’s raced under 21:00 in four of her final six races, placing top-10 in the MIAC and Region 33, then 11^th here.

Gracy Walker, Kingston: Although the top 10 girls teams largely remained static throughout the year, Kingston was one that was on a championship season rise. The Cardinals won the NCTL and Region 35, finished third at Thumb Area, and fourth here. As Kingston has ascended, as has Gracy. Prior to October, much of her year was spent above 22:00. Her regional effort may have been her best time-wise, but her performance at MIS was easily the most impressive. Her 20:33 gave Gracy her second consecutive All-State.

Natalie Gibbs, Birmingham Roeper: Early on, it appeared Natalie might not recapture the freshman form that led her to a 23^rd place finish. Over 22:00 at Holly and Oakland County, maybe it wasn’t meant to be. But beginning in mid-October, she began to put it together, racking up a bunch of mid-20 efforts, leading to another incredible State Finals, where the Roeper sophomore brought home her second All-State medal.

Aiden Harrand, Buckley: Aiden has racked up track titles, three in her first two years, but the cross-country championship has eluded her. Supported by her little team, she was undefeated against D4 competition all year. That winning streak continued onto State, where she quickly disposed of the competition en route to a 15 second victory.

Adjustment: +5

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating
11	Aiden Harrand	19:05.9	Buckley	136.4
10	Eliza Keith	19:20.0	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	131.7
10	Allie Nowak	19:20.8	Johannesburg-Lewiston	131.4
9	Carina Burchi	19:22.2	Whitmore Lake	130.9
11	Ava Teed	19:55.9	Allen Park Cabrini	119.7
9	Sadie Schout	20:00.9	Libertas Christian	118.1
9	Yolanda Gascho	20:04.2	Johannesburg-Lewiston	116.9
12	Petra Foote	20:05.2	Grand Traverse Academy	116.6
9	Rowan Allen	20:10.9	Mendon	114.7
12	Megan Roberts	20:11.0	Hillsdale Academy	114.7
9	Madi Hare	20:11.4	Plymouth Christian Academy	114.5
12	Erika Van Loton	20:12.0	Huron Valley Lutheran	114.3
10	Izzy Brooks	20:13.6	Adrian Lenawee Christian	113.8
9	Ruth Brownlee	20:16.6	Hillsdale Academy	112.8
10	Ella Knudsen	20:19.8	Leland	111.7
11	Allison Glendening	20:23.7	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	110.4
10	Natalie Gibbs	20:26.2	Birmingham Roeper	109.6
10	Ava Mallar	20:27.4	Pittsford	109.2
11	Isabella Yeoman	20:29.1	Genesee	108.7
11	Leah Zarrilli	20:29.9	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	108.4
10	Juniper Rodham	20:31.7	Harbor Springs	107.8
9	Cieara Barrett	20:31.9	Concord	107.7
12	Ashlyn Kephart	20:32.5	Lansing Christian	107.5
11	Gracy Walker	20:33.0	Kingston	107.4
11	Natalie Meadows	20:33.1	Whitmore Lake	107.3
9	Lauren Niedzielski	20:33.7	Mason County Eastern	107.1
10	Lucy Shoup	20:35.2	Mason County Eastern	106.6
11	Miriam Murrell	20:35.6	Gaylord St. Mary	106.5
11	Brooke Smith	20:37.3	Pittsford	105.9
10	Hannah Geaney	20:38.6	Wyoming Potter’s House	105.5
12	Mackenzie Lemke	20:49.7	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	101.8
12	Anna Mitchell	20:52.5	Lake Leelanau St. Mary	100.8
9	Lilah Kiley	20:52.8	Kingston	100.8
10	Stephanie Hernandez	20:52.9	Addison	100.7
12	Helana Napiorkowski	20:55.3	Austin Catholic	99.9
12	Maze Gusa	20:55.5	Ubly	99.8
12	Sydney Van Es	20:56.8	Kalamazoo Hackett	99.4
12	Grace Thorpe	20:57.0	Harbor Springs	99.3
12	Kaylee Locke	21:01.3	Beal City	97.9
10	Jane Manthei	21:02.1	Petoskey St. Michael	97.6
10	Presley Allen	21:02.6	Mendon	97.5
10	Ella Walton	21:05.3	Hillsdale Academy	96.6
9	Madison Cooley	21:06.1	Gobles	96.3
12	Julia Jones	21:09.0	Grand Traverse Academy	95.3
12	Gabriella Reinbold	21:09.3	Unionville-Sebewaing	95.2
10	Isabelle Eppert	21:10.3	Farwell	94.9
10	Abigail Davis	21:13.5	Vestaburg	93.8
9	Taylor Wiegand	21:15.9	Livingston Christian	93
11	Madalyn Agren	21:17.1	Johannesburg-Lewiston	92.7
12	Sophia Sanford	21:18.1	Deckerville	92.3
12	Ariana Rodriguez	21:20.7	Leland	91.4
11	Josie Dubuc	21:21.1	Novi Christian Academy	91.3
10	Kyra Beemer	21:24.4	Brown City	90.2
12	Adelaida Gascho	21:26.9	Johannesburg-Lewiston	89.4
9	Addison Chownyk	21:27.8	Frankfort	89.1
10	Meeghan Flikkie	21:29.5	Kingston	88.5
9	Molly Walker	21:31.8	Kingston	87.7
11	Rosalinda Gascho	21:32.2	Johannesburg-Lewiston	87.6
10	Reece Wruble	21:32.4	Harbor Beach	87.5
12	Madeleine Barge	21:32.9	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	87.4
9	Emersyn Bachelder	21:34.0	Morenci	87
11	Alberta Reinbold	21:35.0	Unionville-Sebewaing	86.7
9	Brooklynn Frazee	21:37.0	Buckley	86
12	Julia Troxel	21:37.7	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	85.8
10	Mya Denoyer	21:37.8	Leland	85.7
10	Ada Grubaugh	21:38.7	Frankfort	85.4
10	Erica Walker	21:40.1	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	85
10	Kelcie Pung	21:40.3	Fowler	84.9
9	Lizzie Bassett	21:40.9	Harbor Springs	84.7
9	Ally Schmitz	21:41.2	Breckenridge	84.6
9	Abby Brownlee	21:41.7	Hillsdale Academy	84.4
11	Jacqueline Morton	21:42.0	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	84.3
12	Natalie Zochowski	21:42.6	Johannesburg-Lewiston	84.1
11	Ivy Andreas	21:45.2	Wyoming Potter’s House	83.3
12	Whitney Wilkinson	21:45.9	Hillsdale Academy	83
12	Aliz Pusztai	21:48.3	Libertas Christian	82.2
9	Elodie Weaver	21:50.3	Whitmore Lake	81.6
9	Kaya Rose	21:50.6	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	81.5
10	Tara Shouldice	21:53.0	Harbor Springs	80.7
9	Katie Sweeney	21:54.9	Ubly	80
12	Autumn Wakefield	21:57.3	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	79.2
9	Sofia Robertson	21:58.8	Whitmore Lake	78.7
10	Taylor Lautermilch	22:03.4	Camden-Frontier	77.2
10	Ava Wilson	22:03.7	Fruitport Calvary Christian	77.1
10	Brooke Sonnenberg	22:04.1	Genesee Christian Academy	77
12	Dani VanLente	22:04.6	Tekonsha	76.8
12	Brooke Craven	22:05.2	Whitmore Lake	76.6
11	Abby Rice	22:07.3	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	75.9
10	Elke Knauf	22:07.7	East Jordan	75.8
12	Anna Wolfe	22:09.2	Frankfort	75.3
11	Abby Kunkle	22:11.5	Libertas Christian	74.5
11	Lilli Stanzel	22:11.6	Colon	74.5
11	Morgan McNally	22:12.3	Acad Of The Sacred Heart	74.2
10	Sarah Nimtz	22:12.4	Unionville-Sebewaing	74.2
12	Cally Camara	22:12.7	Muskegon Catholic Central	74.1
11	Mya Guillermo	22:12.8	Novi Christian Academy	74.1
12	Abigail Guza	22:13.6	Ubly	73.8
11	Kendall Zaliwski	22:14.2	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	73.6
10	Riley McCumber	22:14.8	Pittsford	73.4
9	Emma Riker	22:16.6	Kalamazoo Hackett	72.8
10	Isobel Malcolm	22:17.1	Royal Oak Shrine	72.6
10	Mary Riley	22:18.7	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	72.1
12	Bridgette Duncan	22:18.9	Leland	72
12	Christine Whitaker	22:20.6	East Jordan	71.5
12	Alyse Felix	22:22.4	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	70.9
11	Cora Mullins	22:23.1	Johannesburg-Lewiston	70.6
12	Natalie Malczyk	22:23.4	Huron Valley Lutheran	70.5
9	Shenoah Collier	22:24.6	Grand Traverse Academy	70.1
10	Danica Aldrich	22:24.6	Breckenridge	70.1
11	Lily Lemanski	22:26.4	Marlette	69.5
11	Olivia Wing	22:27.1	Mason County Eastern	69.3
12	Luciana Bunker	22:28.8	Indian River Inland Lakes	68.7
12	Lauren Fenstermaker	22:29.4	Indian River Inland Lakes	68.6
9	Madisyn Smith	22:29.5	Allen Park Cabrini	68.5
10	Brielle Voorhees	22:35.4	Tri-unity Christian	66.5
10	Rose Losey	22:37.3	Royal Oak Shrine	65.9
11	Lily Finnigan	22:37.6	Dryden	65.8
9	Kinsey Peer	22:37.8	Buckley	65.7
12	Cozette Brown	22:38.0	Portland St. Patrick	65.7
8	Veronica Paga	22:39.1	Petoskey St. Michael	65.3
10	Caroline Roberts	22:41.4	Hillsdale Academy	64.5
12	Hadyn Armstrong	22:43.4	Beal City	63.9
9	Addisen Harrand	22:44.0	Buckley	63.7
12	Olivia Ortell	22:44.3	Jackson Preparatory	63.6
11	Addie Curtis	22:44.4	Marcellus	63.5
12	Lily Deja	22:46.6	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	62.8
9	Fran Warren	22:46.7	Harbor Springs	62.8
12	Raini Sponseller	22:47.7	Farwell	62.4
11	Zoe Van Rijn	22:48.3	Kingston	62.2
11	Eve Herrgott	22:48.4	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	62.2
11	Karis Keith	22:48.9	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	62
10	Cambree Torma	22:49.6	Unionville-Sebewaing	61.8
9	Raley Keith	22:50.8	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	61.4
12	Olivia Peter	22:51.1	Unionville-Sebewaing	61.3
12	Josie Baker	22:51.9	Harbor Springs	61
10	Madison Sallows	22:52.0	Hillsdale Academy	61
11	Ciara Parsons	22:52.3	Whitmore Lake	60.9
9	Shelby Wisnowski	22:52.6	Charlton Heston Academy	60.8
10	Annaliese Losey	22:55.1	Royal Oak Shrine	60
12	Lauren Green	22:55.7	Unionville-Sebewaing	59.8
10	Aubrey Appleman	22:56.0	Britton Deerfield	59.7
12	Larissa Huffman	22:57.2	Mackinaw City	59.3
10	McKenzie Bowman	22:57.2	Harbor Springs	59.3
12	Grace Piggott	22:58.7	Fowler	58.8
12	Riley Sinkler	22:59.1	Lawrence	58.6
12	Dalay Ojeda	22:59.6	Adrian Lenawee Christian	58.5
10	Chloe Surhigh	23:00.1	Royal Oak Shrine	58.3
12	Michaela Kurth	23:00.2	Lutheran HS Westland	58.3
11	Sydney Feagan	23:02.7	Petoskey St. Michael	57.4
11	Paige Bell	23:05.4	Grand Traverse Academy	56.5
9	Katelyn Van Es	23:06.2	Kalamazoo Hackett	56.3
11	Riley Adams	23:07.7	Concord	55.8
12	Maura Gum	23:08.7	Royal Oak Shrine	55.4
12	Zoey Breznik	23:10.2	Adrian Lenawee Christian	54.9
11	Tori Most	23:10.7	Breckenridge	54.8
12	Vanessa Peltoniemi	23:11.1	Holton	54.6
9	Julianne Mounce	23:12.4	Kalamazoo Hackett	54.2
12	Emma McKinley	23:14.7	Gaylord St. Mary	53.4
9	Acacia Williams	23:15.4	Holland Calvary Christian	53.2
10	Isabella Nelson-Daniels	23:16.5	Whitmore Lake	52.8
12	Emma Burrell	23:18.7	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	52.1
12	Kassidy Kleinheksel	23:26.3	Muskegon Catholic Central	49.6
10	Lilly Leppert	23:27.2	Beal City	49.3
9	Hailey McGuire	23:30.6	Kingston	48.1
11	Carissa Shedd	23:30.6	Tekonsha	48.1
10	Jessica Penrod	23:37.1	Vestaburg	46
10	Lauryn Licari	23:37.1	Beal City	46
10	Abby Ulbrich	23:37.2	Kalamazoo Hackett	45.9
10	Julia Silva	23:37.5	Farwell	45.8
12	Corinne Ritter	23:39.7	Lansing Christian	45.1
10	Rita Luhring	23:41.1	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	44.6
11	Grace O’Hare	23:41.8	Fowler	44.4
11	Abby Schrauben	23:42.3	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	44.2
10	Addyson Thormeier	23:44.0	Farwell	43.7
10	Nataly Vine	23:47.6	Breckenridge	42.5
11	Leah Rorick	23:49.3	Morenci	41.9
11	Macey Burgess	23:51.6	Colon	41.1
12	Stephanie Suran	23:52.9	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	40.7
11	Leah Kroge	23:56.9	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	39.4
10	Jamielynn Delarye	23:58.2	White Pigeon	38.9
12	Milla Klomp	24:03.7	Buckley	37.1
10	Olivia Leahy	24:05.1	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	36.6
10	Priya Mericle	24:06.4	East Jackson	36.2
10	Brianna Locke	24:07.5	Beal City	35.8
11	Alleah Dix	24:09.7	Grand Traverse Academy	35.1
9	Aribel Mills	24:09.9	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	35
12	Meg Gleeson	24:10.4	Royal Oak Shrine	34.9
12	Emily Folkert	24:12.8	Libertas Christian	34.1
11	Ava Butera	24:13.3	Grand Traverse Academy	33.9
11	Lillie Tscirhart	24:13.6	Grand Traverse Academy	33.8
10	Hannah Stimer	24:16.4	Concord	32.9
11	Isabelle Schrauben	24:16.8	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	32.7
9	Marisa Toonstra	24:20.3	Wyoming Potter’s House	31.6
11	Mimi Hibbard	24:23.1	St Philip Catholic Central	30.6
12	Remi Sponseller	24:27.3	Farwell	29.2
11	Lydia VerBeek	24:28.6	Wyoming Potter’s House	28.8
9	Paige Zeigler	24:30.4	Kalamazoo Hackett	28.2
11	Emily Greyerbiehl	24:39.6	Ubly	25.1
11	Sydney Amondson	24:46.1	Wyoming Potter’s House	23
9	Taylor Zinsmaster	24:49.6	Mendon	21.8
12	Lilly Backus	24:51.6	Beal City	21.1
10	Hannah Hysell	24:53.8	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	20.4
11	Amabel Schwaiger	24:59.6	Leland	18.5
11	Kate Wehrman	24:59.8	Libertas Christian	18.4
10	Megan Peter	25:02.5	Unionville-Sebewaing	17.5
10	Tess Tillman	25:04.5	Royal Oak Shrine	16.8
9	Kayla Milarch	25:10.3	Buckley	14.9
9	Bethany Carpenter	25:11.4	Kalamazoo Hackett	14.5
10	Natalie Cross	25:15.8	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	13.1
12	Jessie Burns	25:17.8	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	12.4
9	Kylie Bobo	25:21.1	Wyoming Potter’s House	11.3
10	Bella Davis	25:23.4	Beal City	10.5
10	Nowell Van Rijn	25:28.2	Kingston	8.9
12	Emilee Jagielski	25:28.7	Pittsford	8.8
11	Natalie Halloway	25:32.4	Buckley	7.5
9	Evalynne Bell	25:33.8	Farwell	7.1
10	Areyel Weiss	25:36.1	Breckenridge	6.3
11	Rebecca Smith	25:36.9	Fowler	6
11	Aran Harris	25:42.2	Ubly	4.3
12	Sara Kooistra	25:46.2	Wyoming Potter’s House	2.9