THE SUMMER PREVIEW
2022 Results
| Meet | Division | Place |
| Pete Moss | Big | 2nd of 11 |
| John Bruder | Large | 1st of 16 |
| Spartan | Elite | 5th of 19 |
| Jackson | Orange | 1st of 6 |
| Portage | D1 | 1st of 31 |
| Freeland Falcon | 1st of 14 | |
| SEC Red Championship | 1st of 7 | |
| Region 5 | 2nd of 11 | |
| Division 1 State | 3rd of 28 |
Top Returners
This former Division 1 Champion spent 2022 on the comeback trail. Her season started inauspiciously at the 2nd SEC Red Jamboree and progressed toward a 2nd place in the conference championship and 9th place in Region 5.
I spent all this time gushing about Natalie’s racing, very little time mentioning what she accomplished on the track. This 2023 season featured her first bout of 3200m races, to which she ran 11:19 and qualified for State. She also set PBs in the 800m and 1600m.
After missing her sophomore season, wasted no time in improving from her freshman form. Her opener at Benzie was a personal best, and at the end of it all, she moved into the 18’s.
A 19:01 on the long gradual downhills of Ella Sharp Park cut off more than 90 seconds from her freshman best. That race was more of an anomaly, though her spring was not. Lydia kept reducing time in the 1600m, eventually ending with a 5:11.
Her sophomore self laid down a 5:37 to close the track season, leading to a junior season that ended in a majority of sub-20’s. Now she’s knocked 10 seconds off that 1600m.
Freshman year was bookended by two sets of sub-20 efforts. The best of which was a 19:17 in the SEC Red Championship.
First season of cross started in the 21’s and quickly moved towards the 20’s. By the end of the year, Hanna placed in the top-20 in the SEC Red.
Potential Newcomers
Since the Ann Arbor schools don’t typically use athletic.net, it’s tough for me to even know who’s coming in. Of the above girls, Boggess and Behm were freshman last year, and at this date last year, I had no clue either existed. So expect some newcomers, but I have zero intel.
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 