THE SUMMER PREVIEW
2022 Results
| Meet | Division | Place |
| Saline Early Bird | 2nd of 15 | |
| Spartan | Elite | 3rd of 20 |
| Otsego Bulldog | D2 | 2nd of 30 |
| Portage | D2 | 2nd of 43 |
| Gabriel Richard | Medium | 2nd of 16 |
| SEC White | 2nd of 5 | |
| Region 18 | 1st of 16 | |
| Division 2 State | 2nd of 27 |
Top Returners
Gonna do a bit of writing about Connell over these next few weeks, so I’ll try to spread it out. But first, let’s marvel at his 2022 season. Wins in all but one regular season race, 14th at Nationals, and a State Title.
Athleticnet profile goes wayyyyy back to 5th grade, where Leo would’ve contributed on a few teams throughout the state. Needless to say, he’s improved quite a bit since then, closing his sophomore year with a string of 16-min. efforts.
Chelsea’s 4th-6th man through much of October and November and had a heckuva 800m spring, where he shot under 2:00 at Larry Steeb.
Gained valuable experience stepping on the line in Brooklyn then showed off his speed endurance during track, a 2:06 800m ranking 7th amongst D2 freshmen.
A stark difference between his 19:58 opener and the near miss of sub-18 at the SEC Championship.
You gotta take your lumps running those 18:0x’s before getting into the 17’s. Karl had a number of low-18 performances which will give way to much quicker times very shortly.
Tremendous improvement from sophomore to junior years, knocking more than a minute off his previous best.
Potential Newcomers
All but one 3200/2-mile race was of the sub-12 variety. Wyeth, like a few others that I’ve written about, was generous enough to grace us with a 5k effort, an 18:57 at MITCA. When he trains for those 3.107 miles, he’ll likely be much faster.
Chelsea may set a record for the number of coach’s kids on one squad. Owen was right there with Wyeth, hitting top-10’s in the SEC along with a slew of sub-12’s.
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 