The Top Tens: Division 4 Boys #8

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Hesperia	Green	1st of 4
Pete Moss	Small	2nd of 8
Buckley		1st of 9
Evart Wildcat	Small	2nd of 14
Oakridge	Small	1st of 4
Cecil Burch		2nd of 7
Pentwater Falcon		1st of 5
Chris Grabowski		3rd of 12
Hart & Sole		3rd of 6
WMD Championship		1st of 3
Class D		4th of 16
Region 29		1st of 7
Division 4 State		7th of 27

Top Returners

Alex Tyndall

Incredible progress from freshman to sophomore year evident in both cross, but perhaps more significantly, track. His 9:50 in the 3200m ranked 8^th overall in D4, but the real kicker was his 5^th place finish in that event at the State Finals.

Peter Hybza

At Region 29, was able to cut his place in half and drop a minute from 2021’s time. 18:19 to 17:18 and 18^th place to 9^th.

Luke Niedzielski

Eleventh grade year was his first on the cross team. Normally that’s an adjustment and hope you’re ready to go for regionals. Luke was sub-19 by the end of September, which turned into a 17:37 to nab 14^th in Region 29.

Ron Hassenbank

Okay, I know Buckley is a quick course but STILL. His 18:00 to finish as MCE’S fifth man was out of nowhere!

Henry Malburg

Clear early on that Henry was in line for a special sophomore season. At Pete Moss, he finished almost 3 minutes faster than his 2021 self, which then extended towards an 18:22 personal best at Regionals.

Clay Shoup

Coming in as MCE’s 6^th man in Region 29, his 20^th place was almost 10 spots better than the previous year. And although the victory was in hand through 5 guys, he sure displaced a ton of fellow competitors to grow their margin.

Potential Newcomers

Milo Shoup

Boasted 7^th place finishes in both the 1600m and 3200m at West Michigan MEGASTAR. The 3200m especially giving hope that he can adjust to the HS distance.