Regional Previews: Division 4, Region 36

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Boys

1. Cardinal Mooney (14^th at State)
2. Royal Oak Shrine (15^th)
3. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian (19^th)

Girls

1. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian (11^th)
2. Royal Oak Shrine (15^th)
3. Allen Park Cabrini (21^st)

2023’s Summer Predictions – 5 of 6 teams in their exact positions ain’t bad!

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Top Ten – Royal Oak Shrine
#14 – Lutheran Westland
#15 – Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
#17 – Riverview Gabriel Richard

Girls

#15 – Royal Oak Shrine

Projected Scores

Boys

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Royal Oak Shrine	51
2	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	91
3	Lutheran Westland	93
4	Riverview Gabriel Richard	95
5	Plymouth Christian Academy	138
6	Birmingham Roeper	157
7	Allen Park Cabrini	162
8	Marine City Cardinal Mooney	187
9	Austin Catholic	200
10	New Haven Merritt Academy	268
11	Detroit Davis Aerospace	321

Girls

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Royal Oak Shrine	24
2	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	52
3	Allen Park Cabrini	78
4	Southfield Christian	83

Top Runners

Boys

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Abenezer Cerone	Royal Oak Shrine
2	11	Emmanuel Mehari	Plymouth Christian Academy
3	10	Jacob Ferdubinski	Riverview Gabriel Richard
4	11	Rich Fanti	Riverview Gabriel Richard
5	10	Vern Clyne	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
6	11	Joel Johnson	Detroit Frederick Douglass
7	11	Max Brannan	Lutheran Westland
8	11	Goni Wong	Birmingham Roeper
9	12	Tom Shafer	Lutheran Westland
10	11	Michael Bowker	Royal Oak Shrine
11	11	Andrew Lopez	Royal Oak Shrine
12	10	Uzziel Thomassen	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
13	9	Leo Weaver	Plymouth Christian Academy
14	11	Dominic Barretto	Riverview Gabriel Richard
15	12	Joseph Kemp	Royal Oak Shrine
16	11	Carter Russelburg	Allen Park Cabrini
17	12	Nico DiPonio	Austin Catholic
18	11	Caesar Soma	Royal Oak Shrine
19	11	Andrew Abramowicz	Lutheran Westland
20	12	Evan Jacobs	Marine City Cardinal Mooney
21	11	William Storrie	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
22	10	Christian Brash	Allen Park Cabrini
23	9	George Sharrak	Royal Oak Shrine
24	9	Will Bernacki	Royal Oak Shrine
25	11	Joseph Stevens	Southfield Christian

Abenezer Cerone

Your defending Region 36 champ and highest placing D4 returner. Late last fall, Abe made a living in the low-16’s, first in the CHSL C/D meet, then at State, and MITCA. His 16:06 at State was good enough for 3^rd. His state level impact wasn’t just felt on the grass, as he concentrated on mid-distances in the spring. Sub-2 in the 800m and a 5^th place in D4’s 1600m show that Abe has wide ranging talent and both further confirm that he’s a legitimate contender for a crown in November.

Emmanuel Mehari

PCA’s newest star underwent some serious time drops, especially evident at the State Finals, where he reduced his time from 19:12 as a freshman to 17:16 as a sophomore, dropping 115 places in the process.

Jacob Ferdubinski

Jacob came into his own as an endurance specialist on the track. A 10:02 in the 3200m was good enough for 12^th in D4 and ranked 23^rd across ALL freshmen in the state.

Rich Fanti

Hit the low-17’s on three separate occasions and in the best way, with two of those coming in his final two meets. A 17:08 in Brooklyn was good for 37^th and 21^st amongst underclassmen.

Vern Clyne

Showed exceptional steadiness for a freshman, never deviating from his 17-18 min. form. Vern even reached as low as 17:29 at Bluejay. Come spring, displayed the wheels as well, ranking as a top-12 freshman in D4’s 800m and 1600m.

Joel Johnson

One of the better distance runners hailing from the PSL. 3200m champ from 2023, 1600m champ a few weeks back, and 2^nd in the city’s XC championships.

Max Brannan

Took the disappointment of missing out on MIS on his track season, lowering his 800m personal best from 2:16 to 2:08 and also finishing 26^th in D4.

Goni Wong

Solid improvement on the cross courses during his sophomore year led to a great close in the spring. Goni was 3^rd in the MIAC 800m, that effort preceded by a jaunt into the 4:40’s for the 1600m.

Tom Shafer

A reliable name over here in Region 36, Tom has placed in the top-7 at all three of his regional appearances.

Michael Bowker

Two straight seasons finishing in the top-15 here and running in the 17’s.

Andrew Lopez

In one cross country season as a sophomore, lowered his times down from the mid-19’s in August to a consistent low-18 (and even sub-18) come championship season.

Girls

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Eliza Keith	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
2	11	Eleanor Cole	Lutheran Westland
3	12	Natalie Gibbs	Birmingham Roeper
4	11	Madi Hare	Plymouth Christian Academy
5	12	Rose Losey	Royal Oak Shrine
6	12	Sarah Goodwin	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
7	10	Louisa Denks	Royal Oak Shrine
8	9	Ella Lamb	Royal Oak Shrine
9	10	Josephine Malcolm	Royal Oak Shrine
10	9	Nora Tillman	Royal Oak Shrine
11	12	Grace Kendziuk	Allen Park Cabrini
12	12	Annaliese Losey	Royal Oak Shrine
13	12	Tess Tillman	Royal Oak Shrine
14	11	Maya Ferguson	Marine City Cardinal Mooney
15	10	Kassie Kozlo	Allen Park Cabrini
16	10	Sydney Erickson	Lutheran Westland
17	9	Lucia Reis	Southfield Christian
18	9	Miracle Adams	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
19	11	Clara Groen	Plymouth Christian Academy
20	9	Leyla Guven	Birmingham Roeper
21	11	Sarah Abazi	Southfield Christian
22	12	Antonina Pizzo	Allen Park Cabrini
23	10	Ella Clarke	Southfield Christian
24	12	Addison Geisler	New Haven Merritt Academy
25	11	Madison Karakashian	Academy of the Sacred Heart

Eliza Keith

Three-time All-State finisher in the fall, reaching as high as 2^nd in 2022. A wide-ranging spring saw improvements across the board – from the 200m (28’s into the 27’s) to the 1600m (5:08 ranking 5^th in D4). All this setting up for a senior season with everything on the table and a very good chance of returning to that 2022 form.

Eleanor Cole

First real, full track season has the potential to pay dividends this fall. Her 5:41 in the 1600m was good enough for a state qualifier and a 17^th place finish at Hudsonville.

Natalie Gibbs

Twice an All-Stater on the grass, Natalie just underwent her fastest track season yet, especially in the 3200m, where she knocked off a minute+ with a 12:27 personal best.

Madi Hare

Each of the past two years, has finished in the top-40 at the State Finals and top-5 at the regional level.

Rose Losey

Had a breakout spring, lowering her 3200m personal best from 13:30+ to 13:05.

Sarah Goodwin

Junior season was her first on the grass, and Sarah became well-acquitted in an extreme hurry. Slipped under 22:00 in mid-September and hit those 21’s on five separate occasions.

Louisa Denks

Freshman year saw a rugged consistency and a close of 21:41 at the State Finals, good enough for the 2^nd Knight on Shrine’s 15^th place squad.