We’ve finally arrived in the prime part of the year. Meets such as Holly, Spartan, Jackson, Cougar Falcon, Otsego Bulldog, Bluejay have been excellent bellwethers, showcasing how different teams from different areas compare against one another. We have one final example of those this week at Portage (which isn’t technically a championship, but I’m gonna label it as our mid-season championship) before embarking on our stretch of county, area, league, and finally – Regionals and State Finals.
If you’ve followed these over the past few years, you may know the gist of these, but let’s break it down once again:
The individual ratings take into account all the meets listed here. There are a few meets missing that I’ll link to, but pretty much any meet with a significant number of athletes will have been calculated. An individual’s rating takes their best 75% of rated races (rounding up, so 4 of 5, 5 of 6, etc.), weighs them with more recent races having a higher weight, then spits out a final rating. The team rankings score those individuals as if they were in a meet against their entire division.
There are a few changes from previous years:
- No more ratings of weekday, conference meets
- Why? One, often these aren’t raced all out and end up underrating a runner. Two, to lessen my workload. I’d rather concentrate on these rankings and use the weekend invites that are more likely to be raced hard to determine the rankings.
- Using the top 75% of races instead of 67%
- Why? If I’m gonna use fewer overall races from a runner’s resume, I have to make up for it in some way.
- No more individual rankings posted to social media
- Why? I hate instances where a runner stagnates or falls back over the course of the season and it’s posted for the world to see. I recognize people want to know where they’re ranked, so just having it on the website is a happy medium.
- More writeups focused on the top teams and individuals, rather than just handpicking one each week
- I’ve found that when it comes toward state time, I know all the numbers and what a kid might run, but have a tough time pointing toward a narrative. Hopefully writing a little recap and what to look forward to will help in that regard. I started with three for the first rankings, then five this week, and so on.
- Posting these one division at a time
- If you’ve noticed, I always go Division 4 first, trending towards Division 1. This is done intentionally! Traditional media always focuses on the larger schools. By focusing on the smaller divisions first, they get the love that they might not normally receive.
Unfortunately, the injury rule is in place, where if I don’t have a rating from the past month, that runner is taken out. If you’re willing to share (and I can understand why not – someone’s medical situation doesn’t have to be the public’s business) that your athlete or you yourself are healthy/injured, feel free. There are some exceptions based on situations that make sense. Hopefully these don’t rub salt in the wound of someone who’s already hurting.
Now I need to be serious for a minute. These are for fun. If you don’t like these fun rankings, you don’t need to participate, you don’t need to call me names, talk trash to your fellow competitors, or send rude emails. We good here? Enjoy.
WEEK FOUR RANKINGS
WEEK THREE RANKINGS
Jackson Lumen Christi
Week Three: “Two invites into the season and the Titans have won them both. After a bit of a struggle at Michigan Catholic, Lumen Christi acquitted themselves well to the quick Lakeview course. Many in their top seven ran personal bests or close. Their girls will get a prime opportunity to prove their fitness again, running in the Elite race at Spartan.”
Week Four: Hopped into the Elite race at Spartan and held their own against the State’s best. Scoring only Michigan teams, the Titans placed 7th out of 14. Where some of their girls have good days or bad days, a consistent spot has been Thia Tello, holding it down in the 21’s regardless of the course.
When did I miss that Lumen Christi joined the CHSL?!? Anyhow, the Titans won their first CHSL Jamboree in late September, that victory sandwiched between two others – at Jackson and at DeWitt.
Traverse City St. Francis
Week Three: “It’s all about their pack. Both at Bear Country and Red Devil (both wins), the Glads were able to put five runners ahead of any other team’s 4th runner (and more often, a rival team’s 2nd or 3rd girl).”
Week Four: “Came down to Grand Rapids on Friday to race at Ottawa Hills. Betsy Skendzel is beginning to come into the form that she displayed toward the end of ’22, hitting the mid-18’s. And the #GladPack worked their magic in the middle, doing their job to land TCSF the best spot amongst D3 teams.”
The GladPack did their thing again at both Cadillac and Bluejay. Two Saturdays ago, they moved up a division and held their own, placing 2nd of 12 in a field full of D1/D2 teams. Then a week later at Bluejay, their 2nd-4th girls occupied spots between 15th and 19th, opening up enough of a gap to clinch a 20 pt. victory.
Elk Rapids
Week Three: “The Elks are taking a bit of a break until returning back for action next Tuesday at Kalkaska. One girl that’s stood out early has been Ella Peck, who has dropped nearly a minute from her junior best.”
Week Four: “Week off for the Elks, who traveled over to Kalkaska tonight and down to Cadillac on Saturday.”
After taking a bit of time off, the Elks returned to action at Cadillac, Kalkaska, and Bluejay. The mini break benefitted a girl such as Eva Pray, who has ventured into the 20’s in two consecutive races and was the 3rd girl in a win at Cadillac over a ton of D3 schools.
Pewamo-Westphalia
The name of the game for the Pirates is consistency. Whether that’s Whitney Werner up front, Melanie Werner/Abbie Schneider/Alyssa Kramer in the middle or, anyone else on their persistent squad, consistency abounds. P-W rode that reliability to a 5th place finish in the Gold division at Bluejay along with a win at their home invite.
Hart
Week Four: “The Pirate girls continued their winning ways in the first WMC Rivers Jamboree then placed 6th amongst the west side’s best in the first session at Ottawa Hills. A bright spot early has been the consistent running of freshman Natalie Rosema, crossing the line in the low-21’s for each major race.”
On a quick track at Shepherd, five of the top six Pirates achieved a season’s best. One of those was the rapidly rising Harriet Kidder, who’s dropped 2.5 minutes from her opener in early September.
Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
Week Four: “Charging forward have been freshmen such as Shelby Kuiper, Lydia Minderhoud, and Anna DeVries. Each have run the best of their young careers at invites in recent weeks.”
Those superb freshmen were joined Saturday by a senior. Lindsay Minderhoud came in as the Chargers’ 4th girl, helping lead GRCC to a 4th place finish. Despite being in 12th grade, this is her second year of competing, and in this second year, she’s dropped 40+ seconds from 2022.
Stanton Central Montcalm
There’s the excellence of Kyah Hoffman up front, the rising freshman Andrea Rolston. But don’t forget the two other frontrunners – Ashley Choponis and Grace Coston. By my numbers and their times, each of the two had their best race of the season/career.
Caro
Senior Paige Herron is coming into her own on the cross course. While the Tigers finished 2nd at Wagener Park, she matched her 5th place finish from last year while dropping 22 seconds from her mark here in 2022.
| Rank | Team | Region | Score | Week 5 | Week 4 | Week 3 | Summer |
| 1 | Jackson Lumen Christi | 23 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Traverse City St. Francis | 19 | 208 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Elk Rapids | 19 | 254 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Grand Rapids Covenant Christian | 21 | 279 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Hart | 20 | 289 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 24 | 294 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Stanton Central Montcalm | 24 | 313 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | Caro | 25 | 337 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Lansing Catholic | 26 | 356 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Leslie | 26 | 454 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | Hanover-Horton | 23 | 471 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 25 |
| 12 | Ithaca | 25 | 489 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 13 | Kent City | 21 | 596 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| 14 | Clinton | 27 | 603 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 18 |
| 15 | Remus Chippewa Hills | 20 | 605 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 |
| 16 | Monroe St. Mary CC | 27 | 609 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 11 |
| 17 | Fennville | 21 | 653 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 26 |
| 18 | Buchanan | 22 | 694 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 27 |
| 19 | Grass Lake | 27 | 749 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | Onsted | 23 | 757 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 21 |
| 21 | Ann Arbor Greenhills | 27 | 778 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| 22 | Grandville Calvin Christian | 21 | 811 | 23 | 22 | 41 | 51 |
| 23 | St. Louis | 25 | 829 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 31 |
| 24 | Clare | 19 | 847 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 8 |
| 25 | The Potter’s House | 21 | 923 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 35 |
| 26 | McBain | 20 | 923 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 34 |
| 27 | Quincy | 23 | 967 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 44 |
Traverse City St. Francis
Week Three: Came into the season as one of the top teams in Division 3, only bolstered by the addition of the Swagers. Leo’s debut went down in the TCSF record books, his 15:54 at Buckley was a school record.
Week Four: “Traveled down to Ottawa Hills for the late session, placing fifth in a field comprised primarily of D1/D2 teams. Bolstered by the addition of Josh Slocum, running his first 5k of the season in 17:00.”
Since writing this, Slocum has upped his game even further, dropping mid-16 performances at Cadillac and Shepherd. And so has Robby Myler, who’s foray into the 16’s at Bluejay was his third sub-17 of the year.
Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
Week Three: The greatness of the Chargers might not be evident early, but watch as they get towards large fields. Grant Koole and Tyler Kooienga have appeared to lock down the 4th and 5th spots. And in D3, when your 4th/5th guys are hovering near or under 18:00, you’ll be ahead of many teams.
Week Four: “Ottawa Hills constitutes a larger field and the Chargers hung right in there with all the D1/D2 teams in the second session. In fact, they were the only lower division team to compete in the boys evening race, placing 9th.”
Graeson Decker must’ve watched all these other freshmen drop astounding times and wondered if he can do so himself. After opening with mid-17 efforts at Under the Lights and Saranac, he’s rapidly dropped into the low-16’s.
Pewamo-Westphalia
After the season’s done, perhaps I can look into various stats and answer various questions, one of them being, “who had the best freshman class?” In D3 at least, the answer’s gotta be P-W, who now has four(!) 9th grade boys below 18-flat.
Hanover-Horton
Week Four: “Winners of the White Division at Spartan, doing so by placing five in the top-40. Freshman Cooper Flick has run a personal best in four of his five races to begin his 9th grade year and he was the crucial fifth runner for the Comets.”
The Backward Hat Crew put up fights against the best D3 fields at invites these past two weeks. At Jackson, the Comets beat out top squads such as Jonesville and Lumen Christi. At Bluejay, over Reed City, Central Montcalm, P-W, and Covenant Christian.
Reed City
Week Three: Addition of Isaac Clementshaw has taken the Yotes from a team happy to make State to one that can step on the podium. He’s been in the low-18’s in each of his four races.
Week Four: ”Utter domination in the Big School race at Evart. Top-2, 4 of the top-5, 7 of the top-14. Anthony Kiaunis showed off his strength, gritting his way through the sand and hills, his 17:16 knocking nearly 20 sec. off his performance from ’22.”
Two Tuesdays, two weeks aparts, the Yotes knocked out CSAA victories over their conference competition from down south.
Stanton Central Montcalm
Standout runner Graham Coston is throwing down some of his best stuff to finish out his career. His 16:24 at Shepherd was a 10 second personal best and a great way to cap off four years of running on that course. He’s come a long way from his Bluejay Invite in 2020, where he ran a 19:14.
Hart
Of the 15 boys that have recorded a time for the Pirates, over half are freshmen. And of those freshmen, five have been sub-20. This ain’t a rebuilding year, this is a RELOADING YEAR. The Tatros have left an indelible legacy and leave the program in good hands for whomever takes the reigns.
Jackson Lumen Christi
Lumen Christi’s move from a team barely in the top-27 during the summer to a top-10 squad mid-season is largely due to two kids – Gibson Shore and Avery Morrow. Gibson has only continued the trajectory he showed during last October, now a steady figure in the 17’s. Avery has stepped in as a freshman, commonly right behind Gibson. And perhaps he’ll go on the late season run as Gibson did too?
| Rank | Team | Region | Score | Week 5 | Week 4 | Week 3 | Summer |
| 1 | Traverse City St. Francis | 19 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Covenant Christian | 21 | 334 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 24 | 334 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Hanover-Horton | 23 | 339 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Reed City | 20 | 369 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Stanton Central Montcalm | 24 | 422 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Hart | 20 | 442 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Jackson Lumen Christi | 23 | 460 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 9 | Clare | 19 | 468 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | The Potter’s House | 21 | 508 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Bath | 24 | 512 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 |
| 12 | Jonesville | 23 | 534 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 |
| 13 | Midland Bullock Creek | 25 | 552 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 37 |
| 14 | St. Louis | 25 | 559 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 |
| 15 | Ithaca | 25 | 588 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| 16 | Buchanan | 22 | 613 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 18 |
| 17 | Flat Rock | 27 | 703 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| 18 | Charlevoix | 19 | 723 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 30 |
| 19 | Kalkaska | 19 | 770 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 29 |
| 20 | Olivet | 22 | 824 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
| 21 | Leslie | 26 | 833 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 36 |
| 22 | Kent City | 21 | 853 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 33 |
| 23 | Ann Arbor Greenhills | 27 | 868 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 23 |
| 24 | Lansing Catholic | 26 | 877 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| 25 | Clinton | 27 | 907 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 20 |
| 26 | Elk Rapids | 19 | 929 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
| 27 | Benzie Central | 20 | 949 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 45 |
GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
Jessica Jazwinski
Week Three: Her 2023 debut may have ended in defeat, but I saw a girl that didn’t lay down when the race wasn’t going her way. A 17:35 at Benzie was 10 seconds faster than her sophomore performance, likely on a tougher course as well.
Week Four: “Back to her winning ways this past week, triumphing at her first conference jamboree and at Ottawa Hills. Her 17:29 at Riverside was a season best and only proves that she’s in better fitness than she was at this point last fall.”
This grinder just doesn’t let up. In these past two weeks, wins at all four meets. And in the same fashion that I’ve written before, with faster performances than this point last year. I’m getting old, my memory is fading, but I feel that we’ve raced under similar conditions to 2022. At Cougar Falcon, she improved from 17:54 to 17:12, at Bluejay, from 17:41 to 17:08.
Madison Osterberg
Week Three: Usual pattern has been to exert patience then speed up late. Well, her 17:42 at Lakeview was a jolt to that process. The second sub-18 of her career and nearly a minute faster than her 2022 effort.
Week Four: “Had the XC race of her career at Spartan, crushing her time from 2022 by 85 seconds. Outlasted Lucy Cook in the final 1800m, nearly matching her time from Lakeview on a much tougher track.”
Came out victorious in a huge race between D3 and D4 powers at Jackson. Madison, Emmry, and Kaylie went out blazing fast, and Madison just had enough to outlast the other two.
Emmry Ross
Week Three: Was undefeated until 2022’s State Finals and she’s on the same streak yet again. Four wins in four races, including a sub-18 at Addison. Some big tests are coming soon on the schedule – at Spartan and then Jackson.
Week Four: “Continued the undefeated streak with a comfortable win in the first LCAA Meet and a challenge from Kyah Hoffman at Spartan. This week, we’re setting up for one of the better D3 individual battles at Jackson.”
Was put to the test early at Jackson and came up a little short. But failing is sometimes a blessing in disguise and often leads to greater heights – such as her 17:29 PERSONAL BEST and 2nd consecutive Stockbridge win.
Kyah Hoffman
Week Four: “Continuing to put it all together during her junior year, hanging with Ross at Forest Akers until succumbing by 5 seconds in the final 1.1.”
I recall her joy after hitting that 18:16 at MITCA to close her sophomore year. It felt like the perfect ending and a show that she could run with all the elite girls. Which she has more than showed this fall, the latest piece of evidence being her 17:56 winner in the Gold race at Bluejay.
Mylie Kelly
Week Four: “Her 18:29 at Riverside was her best time in the past 23 months and nearly a minute faster than each of her previous two efforts at the Ottawa Hills Invite.”
The training, the fire and focus showed over the summer is paying many dividends. Twenty races later, Mylie finally broke her personal best from her sophomore year. Her 18:04 from Saturday was 5 seconds faster than that regional race as a sophomore and over a minute quicker than her Bluejay performance from a fall ago.
Tessa Roe
Lansing Catholic did their early season thing on the tough courses, great preparation for a tough hilly regional at Possum Hollow. In her first real opportunity to rip it, Tessa made the most of it, blasting an 18:21 personal best at Cougar Falcon.
Betsy Skendzel
D3’s most unheralded star had a breakout race at Shepherd. Betsy’s 18:15 nearly matched her personal best and was close to 20 seconds better than any race in 2023.
Miranda McNeil
Miranda must love the taste of that Shepherd Sweetness, because she brings her best material there each time out. By my count, she’s raced through those mid-Michigan fields on five occasions, and on four of those, ran her lifetime best. The 18:25 from Saturday beat out her previous PR by 23 seconds and solidly affirms her as a favorite to grab a fourth All-State.
| Rank | Grade | Name | Team | Region |
| 1 | 11 | Jessica Jazwinski | Hart | 20 |
| 2 | 12 | Madison Osterberg | Jackson Lumen Christi | 23 |
| 3 | 11 | Emmry Ross | Onsted | 23 |
| 4 | 11 | Kyah Hoffman | Stanton Central Montcalm | 24 |
| 5 | 12 | Mylie Kelly | Benzie Central | 20 |
| 6 | 12 | Tessa Roe | Lansing Catholic | 26 |
| 7 | 11 | Betsy Skendzel | Traverse City St. Francis | 19 |
| 8 | 12 | Miranda McNeil | Morley-Stanwood | 20 |
| 9 | 12 | Alyson Enns | Hart | 20 |
| 10 | 11 | Lila Volkers | Kent City | 21 |
| 11 | 11 | Eliza Bush | Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory | 27 |
| 12 | 11 | Whitney Werner | Pewamo-Westphalia | 24 |
| 13 | 12 | Amber Koole | Grand Rapids Covenant Christian | 21 |
| 14 | 9 | Samantha Schroeder | Jackson Lumen Christi | 23 |
| 15 | 11 | Ashley Choponis | Stanton Central Montcalm | 24 |
| 16 | 9 | Kamryn Salladay | Lakeview | 20 |
| 17 | 10 | Bella LaFountain | Monroe St. Mary CC | 27 |
| 18 | 12 | Jenna Sweeney | Reese | 25 |
| 19 | 11 | Kaya Vrable | Caro | 25 |
| 20 | 10 | Brynne Schulte | Elk Rapids | 19 |
| 21 | 9 | Isabelle Sliter | Fennville | 21 |
| 22 | 12 | Isabella Max | Kent City | 21 |
| 23 | 12 | Liliana Lehnst | Ithaca | 25 |
| 24 | 12 | Cecilia Postma | Manistee | 20 |
| 25 | 10 | Hope Miller | Blissfield | 27 |
| 26 | 12 | Kendra Koster | Lawton | 22 |
| 27 | 10 | Grace Coston | Stanton Central Montcalm | 24 |
| 28 | 9 | Sophia Buzzelli | Clare | 19 |
| 29 | 12 | Kinsie Jacques | Pinconning | 25 |
| 30 | 9 | Shelby Kuiper | Grand Rapids Covenant Christian | 21 |
| 31 | 10 | Ashlynn Harris | Bronson | 23 |
| 32 | 12 | Olivia Perrine | Hanover-Horton | 23 |
| 33 | 12 | Jaiden Dickman | St. Louis | 25 |
| 34 | 12 | Cylee Elkins | Clinton | 27 |
| 35 | 11 | Megan Woelkers | Flat Rock | 27 |
| 36 | 12 | Paige Herron | Caro | 25 |
| 37 | 10 | Quinn Hatfield | Remus Chippewa Hills | 20 |
| 38 | 10 | Macy Fazekas | Jackson Lumen Christi | 23 |
| 39 | 10 | Anna Pray | Elk Rapids | 19 |
| 40 | 12 | Avelina Hollandsworth | Remus Chippewa Hills | 20 |
| 41 | 11 | Lola Bryce | Grandville Calvin Christian | 21 |
| 42 | 11 | Isabelle Eppert | Farwell | 19 |
| 43 | 12 | Sophia Reynolds | Hanover-Horton | 23 |
| 44 | 11 | Layla Lopez | Jackson Lumen Christi | 23 |
| 45 | 12 | Claire Neumann | Saginaw Valley Lutheran | 25 |
| 46 | 10 | Mattie Gagne | Midland Bullock Creek | 25 |
| 47 | 12 | Gracie Houtman | Kent City | 21 |
| 48 | 11 | Mary Masserant | Traverse City St. Francis | 19 |
| 49 | 11 | Alaina Klooster | Kalamazoo Christian | 22 |
| 50 | 11 | Chloe Stalhood | Hillsdale | 23 |
BOYS INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
Bobby Jazwinski
Week Three: Following his astounding debut at Benzie, picked up wins in the first WMC Rivers Jamboree and at Leanna Wolf Geers.
Week Four: “There were 92 athletes that competed at both Pete Moss and Ottawa Hills. Removing a few anomalies, the average runner ran 10-11 seconds faster at Ottawa Hills. Bobby was 15 seconds faster, showing that even at the elite level, he’s improving at a faster rate than many of his competitors. His 15:33 was of course, a personal best.”
Two intense races since that 15:33 at Ottawa Hills, two 15:3x efforts. Bobby is showing no letting up in the middle stages of his freshman year.
Collin Farmer
Week Four: Was able to lower his already low school record from 15:53 to 15:43. Three for three in terms of victories this year.
And within two weeks, that school record was ripped to shreds. Collin’s 15:29 at Shepherd was a statement, announcing a serious candidacy for the D3 crown.
Brad White
It’s taken 3.5 years and a few close calls, but the sub-16 finally happened. Brad’s 15:55 at Cadillac was only a slight improvement from his best as a junior, but I bet it meant the world. And to prove it was no fluke, he doubled it up with another one at Bluejay.
Samuel Martini
Week Four: “When he’s brought it, he’s been his usual high-15/low-16 self. Shaved 4 sec. off his time from last fall’s race at Sparta, placing an admirable 2nd to Farmer.”
Has opened CSAA competition with two consecutive wins to go along with another dub on his home course.
Ben March
Historically, the Sharks begin to hunt at this time of year, with Ben at the front of it all. Perhaps a prep for Regionals, perhaps a statement, but most affirmatively, a massive personal best. His 15:46 was nearly 20 seconds faster than his previous lifetime best.
Isaiah Dinverno
Week Four: “Has raced three times this year – at Michigan Catholic, Lakeview, and Spartan. Last year, he opened with those three as well. His average time last year was 18:22, this season is 16:18. This past weekend, he was victorious at Spartan in a field that will resemble many during championship season.”
Five races this year, four wins. A sub-16 at Jackson was the quickest of all and he covered the Sharp Park course in 45 less seconds than his sophomore regional effort.
Boden Genovese
Week Three: Three consecutive low-16 efforts, all lower than his junior best. He’ll get another opportunity to roll towards the 15’s on Friday at Spartan.
Week Four: “Acquitted himself quite well to the D1 race at Spartan, placing 3rd with a 16:15.”
A 3rd place in the Berrien County Championship marked four consecutive top-5 finishes there.
August Rohde
The 11 day stretch that the Coyotes took off from racing was surely beneficial to Gus. The fresh legs and the Bluejay Boost combined to form one tremendous personal best – a 35+ second one. Graduating from the low-16’s to 15:40, Mr. Rohde is now in the conversation to challenge for the D3 title.
| Rank | Grade | Name | Team | Region |
| 1 | 9 | Robert Jazwinski III | Hart | 20 |
| 2 | 12 | Collin Farmer | Pewamo-Westphalia | 24 |
| 3 | 12 | Brad White | Clare | 19 |
| 4 | 12 | Samuel Martini | Kent City | 21 |
| 5 | 12 | Ben March | St. Louis | 25 |
| 6 | 11 | Isaiah Dinverno | Jackson Lumen Christi | 23 |
| 7 | 12 | Boden Genovese | Coloma | 22 |
| 8 | 11 | August Rohde | Reed City | 20 |
| 9 | 10 | Gage Hoffman | Stanton Central Montcalm | 24 |
| 10 | 11 | Theodore Davis | Dansville | 26 |
| 11 | 11 | Mitchell Hiatt | Onsted | 23 |
| 12 | 12 | Keegan Masters | Ottawa Lake-Whiteford | 27 |
| 13 | 11 | Leo Swager | Traverse City St. Francis | 19 |
| 14 | 11 | Landon Pestrue | St. Louis | 25 |
| 15 | 10 | Jacob Stanislawski | Flat Rock | 27 |
| 16 | 11 | Landen Boulis | Hanover-Horton | 23 |
| 17 | 12 | Jackson Rodriguez | The Potter’s House | 21 |
| 18 | 12 | Anthony Kiaunis | Reed City | 20 |
| 19 | 12 | Jaden Barnes | Bloomingdale | 22 |
| 20 | 12 | Gavin Guggemos | Kalkaska | 19 |
| 21 | 12 | Graham Coston | Stanton Central Montcalm | 24 |
| 22 | 12 | Lucas Hopkins | Olivet | 22 |
| 23 | 12 | Ryan Allen | Reed City | 20 |
| 24 | 12 | Tucker Krumm | Traverse City St. Francis | 19 |
| 25 | 11 | Levi Kamps | Grand Rapids Covenant Christian | 21 |
| 26 | 12 | Evan Shepherd | Hanover-Horton | 23 |
| 27 | 11 | Tyler Heal | Sanford-Meridian | 25 |
| 28 | 10 | Landen Styka | Ithaca | 25 |
| 29 | 11 | Daniel Mandujano | Watervliet | 22 |
| 30 | 11 | Josh Slocum | Traverse City St. Francis | 19 |
| 31 | 12 | Nolan Grant | Hillsdale | 23 |
| 32 | 12 | Gavin VanKampen | Jonesville | 23 |
| 33 | 10 | Robert Dykhouse | Manton | 20 |
| 34 | 9 | Graeson Decker | Grand Rapids Covenant Christian | 21 |
| 35 | 12 | Brodie Delamater | Grant | 21 |
| 36 | 10 | Lucas Taraszkiewicz | Flat Rock | 27 |
| 37 | 11 | Isaac Edgington | Holland Black River | 21 |
| 38 | 9 | Luke Herron | Caro | 25 |
| 39 | 12 | Carter Holmes | Bath | 24 |
| 40 | 12 | Nathan Day | Saranac | 21 |
| 41 | 10 | Ben Gautsche | Union City | 22 |
| 42 | 10 | Noah Devereaux | Laingsburg | 24 |
| 43 | 12 | Bailey Wiggins | Midland Bullock Creek | 25 |
| 44 | 11 | Brayden Sweeney | Midland Bullock Creek | 25 |
| 45 | 12 | Matthew Pattullo | Caro | 25 |
| 46 | 12 | Gannon Shore | Jackson Lumen Christi | 23 |
| 47 | 11 | Owen Read | Traverse City St. Francis | 19 |
| 48 | 10 | Sylus Wilson | Stanton Central Montcalm | 24 |
| 49 | 12 | Andrew Klaus | Clare | 19 |
| 50 | 9 | Hunter Eaton | Charlevoix | 19 |
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