50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #20

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 800m – 2:01
• 1600m – 4:27
• 3200m – 9:24
• 5k (XC) – 15:37

• 38^th Place – D1 State
• 3^rd Place – Greater Lansing
• 6^th Place – Region 4
• 10^th Place – KLAA
• 13^th Place – D1 State 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Jack MacGregor	16:19.4	Howell	186.5	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
9	Jack MacGregor	15:54.8	Howell	196.1	Division 1 State	4-Nov	2023
9	Jack MacGregor	16:15.1	Howell	195.6	Region 4	28-Oct	2023
9	Jack MacGregor	16:38.5	Howell	195.5	KLAA Conference	20-Oct	2023
9	Jack MacGregor	16:16.0	Howell	199.3	Greater Lansing	14-Oct	2023
9	Jack MacGregor	15:55.5	Howell	200.5	DeWitt	30-Sep	2023
9	Jack MacGregor	15:37.5	Howell	204.5	Jackson	23-Sep	2023
9	Jack MacGregor	16:05.6	Howell	203.8	Holly	16-Sep	2023
9	Jack MacGregor	16:12.6	Howell	199.1	Ramblin’ Rock	9-Sep	2023

The Rundown

Livingston County may lack the number of schools, but they pack a punch. Brighton, Howell, Hartland, Pinckney. In the history of Livingston County, only one had broken 16:00 in their freshman year: Riley Hough.

And then in 2023, Jack MacGregor.

Jack slipped under that barrier on four separate occasions. He got there early, in a tri with Canton and Novi in early September. He blasted through it again on Sharp Park’s rolling hills, racing to 15:37, the county freshman record. His times hit a bit of a mid-season lull, but he was clutch in the end, earning a 38^th place finish at State with his 15:54.

After working on the mile early, Jack proved to be an endurance monster late. His 3200m at Region 4 was his first in nearly 3 weeks. Time off was no hindrance to the already experienced freshman, as a 9:29 qualified him for State, where a 9:24 placed 13^th in D1. That 9:24 held up against this incredible freshman class, ranking 5^th.

There’s a good chance Jack will go down in Livingston County history, just as Hough did.