Regional Previews: Division 2, Region 10

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

1. Gladwin (5^th)
2. Petoskey (14^th)
3. Sparta (16^th)

Girls

1. Ludington (7^th)
2. Petoskey (19^th)
3. Cadillac (26^th)

Sparta’s boys snuck into the 3^rd spot, the only team to qualify and prove the summer preview wrong.

Top 27 Teams

Boys

#11 – Sparta
#12 – Cedar Springs
#15 – Spring Lake
#19 – Big Rapids
#20 – Fremont
#24 – Petoskey
#27 – Gladwin

Girls

Top Ten – Ludington
#17 – Cadillac
#19 – Cedar Springs
#21 – Spring Lake

Projected Scores

Boys

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Cedar Springs	106
2	Sparta	109
3	Spring Lake	116
4	Fremont	133
5	Big Rapids	133
6	Gladwin	138
7	Petoskey	150
8	Ludington	162
9	Whitehall	202
10	Howard City-Tri County	263
11	Fruitport	276
12	Muskegon Oakridge	289
13	Cadillac	315
14	Gaylord	376
15	Ogemaw Heights	427

Girls

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Ludington	54
2	Cedar Springs	89
3	Cadillac	89
4	Spring Lake	98
5	Gaylord	156
6	Whitehall	170
7	Gladwin	199
8	Fruitport	210
9	Petoskey	214
10	Sparta	220
11	Fremont	259
12	Howard City-Tri County	299
13	Big Rapids	306
14	Ogemaw Heights	454

Top Runners

Boys

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Owen Metzger	Sparta
2	12	Seth Mead	Gladwin
3	12	Elijah Christensen	Gladwin
4	12	Stewart Waters	Whitehall
5	11	Ethan Shoffner	Cedar Springs
6	12	Carter Sherman	Fremont
7	12	Parker Woodwyk	Spring Lake
8	12	Hayden Gould	Big Rapids
9	12	Justin Bradford	Sparta
10	11	Aiden Weller	Cedar Springs
11	12	Noah Lowman	Ludington
12	11	Lukus Mendoza	Spring Lake
13	12	Vincent Pollock	Fruitport
14	12	Peyton Ruel	Muskegon Oakridge
15	11	Ben Verellen	Gladwin
16	11	Zahar Rush	Petoskey
17	11	Hunter Parsons	Whitehall
18	11	Ryan Ladd	Cedar Springs
19	12	Austin Dalman	Big Rapids
20	11	Issac Romero	Fremont
21	10	Owen Adams	Spring Lake
22	12	Blake Taylor	Fremont
23	11	Daniel Eveland	Big Rapids
24	11	Carson Wood	Sparta
25	11	Alex Culver	Howard City-Tri County

Owen Metzger

Seth Mead

Gladwin’s been moved around – from Chip Hills to Shepherd, back to Chip Hills, now still at Region 10 but at Benzie. Regardless of all that, Seth’s been in the top-15 each time and top-5 each of the past two years.

Elijah Christensen

Saved his best for the end of his junior year, running a 16:03 PB at the MITCA meet. That wasn’t the only race of his peak, the 16:10 at State that earned the Flying G’s a 5^th place finish also counts.

Stewart Waters

Under the radar, but that’s what happens when you rise as dramatically as he has. In two years, Stewart moved from a majority 20+ minute freshman to a junior that spent significant time in the 16’s.

Ethan Shoffner

Lead runner on a junior class that’s bringing back the RedHawk tradition. Hit the ground racing fast in 2023, beginning the season with a personal best and then flirting with the 15’s.

Carter Sherman

Coming out party during track, especially in the 3200m. A 9:40 runner in the spring can definitely hit the podium in November.

Girls

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Katie Berkshire	Gaylord
2	10	Annabelle Lowman	Ludington
3	12	Summer Brower	Ludington
4	11	Brooklynn Brown	Cadillac
5	9	Morgan Sanders	Cedar Springs
6	11	Linnea Paige	Fremont
7	12	Nadia Grierson	Ludington
8	10	Mia May	Sparta
9	11	Alexis Kotkowicz	Spring Lake
10	11	Ava Pawlick	Petoskey
11	12	Cami Kraai	Whitehall
12	12	Lexie Ruffing	Spring Lake
13	10	Ella McInerney	Cadillac
14	10	Abby Noorman	Cedar Springs
15	10	Emory Smith	Cedar Springs
16	9	Ruth Hanson	Cadillac
17	9	Chloe Mazza	Cadillac
18	11	Christina Theis	Ludington
19	12	Valerie Pollock	Fruitport
20	12	Adalyn Britton	Whitehall
21	12	Abby Robinson	Gladwin
22	11	Meghan Guczwa	Spring Lake
23	12	Fiona Scott	Petoskey
24	12	Autumn Brower	Ludington
25	9	Kaleigh Clark	Spring Lake

Katie Berkshire

50 Ticket post to come!

Annabelle Lowman

Summer Brower

About as reliable and experienced as they come. Two All-States, three top-10 regional finishes, just a girl the Orioles can count on at season’s end.

Brooklynn Brown

Has always been solid, but took it to another area during track. Her 11:19 (13^th place) at D2 State ranked #15 amongst any underclassmen.

Linnea Paige

Following a cross season that sorta resembled her freshman year, Linnea’s sophomore track season presented improvement from her freshman one. 5:30 became 5:24, 11:58 turned into 11:46, and she hit her first ever individual qualifier.