50 Tickets to Brooklyn
A celebration of the best returners, ranked from 50 to 1. In terms of depth, this may be the strongest year yet. There are some omissions of very fast kids… but don’t worry, I’ll share some love in the Top Tens and Regional Previews.
These take into account:
- The 2022 XC season
- Projected improvements
- The 2023 Track season
And a tiny, tiny bit of subjectivity.
| Number | Girls | Team | Boys | Team |
| 50 | Mylie Kelly | Benzie Central | Thomas Larson | Alma |
| 49 | Laney Alig | Saline | Nolan Nixon | Cadillac |
| 48 | Molly Baracco | Farmington | Mason Jett | Ann Arbor Skyline |
| 47 | Natalie Mello | Ann Arbor Pioneer | Collin Farmer | Pewamo-Westphalia |
| 46 | Alexandra Brigham | Clarkston | Bryce Nowik | Clarkston |
| 45 | Kyah Hoffman | Stanton Central Montcalm | Liam Walters | GR Ottawa Hills |
| 44 | Lillian Deskins | Grosse Pointe North | Greg Janesak | Sparta |
| 43 | Isabelle Becker | Bay City Western | Sam Martini | Kent City |
| 42 | Jenna Pilachowski | Monroe Jefferson | Taye Levenson | Bloomfield Hills |
| 41 | Katie Berkshire | Gaylord | Sean Pettis | Fremont |
| 40 | Sadey Seyferth | East Grand Rapids | Anirudh Krishan | Plymouth |
| 39 | Whitney Werner | Pewamo-Westphalia | Ethan Sandula | Pinckney |
| 38 | Morgan Brown | Livonia Churchill | Logan Ruffner | Riverview |
| 37 | Natalia Guaresimo | Romeo | Nolan Pinion | Lake Fenton |
| 36 | Ava King | Traverse City West | Simon Triezenberg | Grand Rapids Christian |
| 35 | Ava Teed | Allen Park Cabrini | Truman Johnson | Saline |
| 34 | Carrigan Eberly | Brighton | Iain Forrest | Davison |
| 33 | Emma Hoffman | Otsego | Noah Selvaraj | Bay City Western |
| 32 | Tessa Roe | Lansing Catholic | Luke Suliman | Ann Arbor Skyline |
| 31 | Violet Hrabovsky | Romeo | Tyler Donovan | Fraser |
| 30 | Ella Christensen | Northville | Kenny Lewis | Saginaw Heritage |
| 29 | Gail Vaikutis | St. Joseph | Kyle O’Rourke | Milford |
| 28 | Naomi Nelson | Grand Rapids Christian | Jackson Rodriguez | The Potter’s House |
| 27 | Valerie Beeck | Grand Haven | Logan Mullan | Detroit U-D Jesuit |
| 26 | Shannon Gillahan | Okemos | Connor Clor | Romeo |
| 25 | Nikki Carothers | Brighton | Seth Conner | Jenison |
| 24 | Layla Krayem | Livonia Stevenson | Henry Dixon | Forest Hills Eastern |
| 23 | Victoria Garces | Midland Dow | Ethan Powell | Northville |
| 22 | Lila Volkers | Kent City | Tyler Lenn | Cardinal Mooney |
| 21 | Emmerson Clor | Romeo | Tyler Langley | Brighton |
| 20 | Mallory Bigelow | Oxford | Brandon Anderson | Dexter |
| 19 | Megan Germain | Otsego | Braylon Petty | Adrian |
| 18 | Elena Figueroa | St. Joseph | Elliott Sirianni | Clio |
| 17 | Cassie Garcia | Northville | Jasper Cane | Kalamazoo Central |
| 16 | Aiden Harrand | Buckley | Alex Thole | East Grand Rapids |
| 15 | Mary Richmond | Frankenmuth | Vincent Guaresimo | Romeo |
| 14 | Emily Tomes | GR Catholic Central | Ty Parker | Walled Lake Northern |
| 13 | Alyson Enns | Hart | Sebastian Ramirez | Royal Oak |
| 12 | Clara James-Heer | Forest Hills Central | Aiden Moore | Battle Creek Lakeview |
| 11 | Allison Kuzma | Zeeland East | Logan Begeman | Portage Central |
| 10 | Drew Muller | East Grand Rapids | Vishvaa Ravishankar | Troy |
| 9 | Madison Osterberg | Jackson Lumen Christi | Nate Carmody | Haslett |
| 8 | Emmry Ross | Onsted | Paul Moore | Pinckney |
| 7 | Natalie VanOtteren | Grand Rapids Christian | Evan Loughridge | Pinckney |
| 6 | Jayden Harberts | Macomb Dakota | Solomon Kwartowitz | Cranbrook-Kingswood |
| 5 | Selma Anderson | GR Ottawa Hills | TJ Hansen | Freeland |
| 4 | Lucy Cook | Rochester | Brendan Herger | Northville |
| 3 | Helen Sachs | Holland West Ottawa | Thomas Westphal | Anchor Bay |
| 2 | Jessica Jazwinski | Hart | Connell Alford | Chelsea |
| 1 | Rachel Forsyth | Ann Arbor Pioneer | Seth Norder | Grand Haven |
The Top Tens
A ranking of the top tens teams in each division. These are scored as if there was one big XC meet containing all the teams in each division. They contain incoming freshmen, assuming those that ran XC in 8th grade will run in 9th grade at the school that makes sense.
Regional Previews
Projected regional scores and top runners based on one’s returners and incoming freshmen.
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 