The Regional Previews: Division 1, Region 8

Last Year

SUMMER PREVIEW

MID-SEASON

REGIONAL PROJECTIONS

THE RESULT

Girls

1. Oxford (6^th)
2. Troy (17^th)
3. Clarkston (23^rd)

Boys

1. Clarkston (4^th)
2. Utica (9^th)
3. Troy (24^th)

Top 27 Teams

Previous years had top-25 teams, but there’s 27 (and sometimes more) team qualifiers and what does it hurt to add another two?

Girls

Oxford (7^th), Lake Orion (17^th), Clarkston (19^th), Rochester (20^th)

Boys

Troy (6^th), Clarkston (9^th), Utica (13^th), Oxford (19^th), Lake Orion (23^rd)

(If your team isn’t listed in the images above or the scores below, you probably don’t have five returners, at least on ol’ athletic.net. I’m sure many of these teams will fill out their rosters by late October)

Projected Scores

Place	Girls Team	Score
1	Oxford	46
2	Lake Orion	80
3	Clarkston	82
4	Utica	93
5	Rochester	135
6	Troy	164
7	Bloomfield Hills	164
8	Rochester Adams	180
9	Utica Ford	287
10	Troy Athens	333
11	Warren Mott	354
12	Sterling Heights Stevenson	366
13	Auburn Hills Avondale	394
14	Warren Cousino	403
15	Waterford Kettering	404

Place	Boys Team	Score
1	Troy	62
2	Clarkston	69
3	Utica	95
4	Oxford	106
5	Lake Orion	128
6	Rochester Adams	142
7	Troy Athens	160
8	Rochester	176
9	Bloomfield Hills	251
10	Warren Cousino	301
11	Utica Ford	312
12	Waterford Mott	348
13	Waterford Kettering	356
14	Sterling Heights Stevenson	403
15	Auburn Hills Avondale	445
16	Warren Mott	503

Top Runners

I’m making a slight change for the Division 1 folks. Previous regional writeups had the top finishers, even if they were mentioned in the Top 10’s or 50 Tickets. Because so many Division 1 kids make up the top 50 returners (which makes sense, since D1 covers about 60% of the state), I’ll write about a few runners beyond those 50. This will hopefully extend a bit more coverage towards more deserving athletes. Some of the 50 have been covered, others will get their own post. Check the Summer Preview page or keep checking back until next Thursday for those.

Addison Johnson, Utica

It’s been a long process, as this spring, she was able to attain what’s been digging at her for a few years – a track state qualifier. Grinding through the rain in the 3200m at Dakota, Addy ran a lifetime best (11:11) to place 3^rd. She’s been in the 18’s each of the past two years and last fall set another lifetime best with an 18:42 at Shepherd.

Braydee Elling, Oxford

Mentioned earlier in the summer that she’s coming off her best track season yet. In terms of time, the most relevant event might be the 3200m, where she’s improved by 35+ seconds from her freshman form, 11:38 from 12:14. That 11:38 was good for 5^th in Oakland County.

Taylor Brodeur, Oxford

Another one of those hurdlers, getting it done through guts and tenacity. While in the fall, she’s closing her cross campaigns with 18-min. performances, the spring she’s qualifying for State in the 300h. Her 47.59 earned her that spot, placing 2^nd in Region 9.

Louis D’Souza, Troy

On either side of his 4:22, found room for improvement. Competing in the 3200m for the first time in nearly a month, he placed 7^th in Oakland County with a 9:41. Going against those pesky Athens rivals in early May, his 2:00 won the 800m.

Ferdinand Viereck, Rochester Adams

Just as Louis, had a clutch performance in the Renaissance track regional, his 4:24 cutting off 4 seconds from his lifetime best. And he wasn’t done there, placing 8^th in the Oakland County 1600m and proving he wasn’t just happy to be at State, shaving 0.4 seconds off his previous best.

Andrew Floros, Clarkston

Concentrated on the mile during the spring and to great result. Hit a PB at the Brighton Bulldog meet in late April, then knocked that down by a few seconds, running 4:29 at Oakland County.

Kian Schneeweis, Troy

Track unlocked a guy who will form a formidable three-headed monster for Troy. Sub-10 on all but one of his 3200m races, including a 9:40 to place 6^th in Oakland County.

Alex McArthur, Oxford

When he’s not laying it on the black on the mound, he’s letting it rip between the white lines on the grass. Alex has been in the 16’s for each of his two high school years, placing top-10 in this regional each time out.

Blake Peardon, Lake Orion

The lead runner on a rebuilding Dragon squad. Reached down into the 16’s twice late last fall, his best a 16:30 that placed 8^th in the OAA Red.