2026’s Summer Regional Projections: Division Four

Regional projection time!

As with the 50 Tickets and the Top Teams (11-27 listed thus far), these are driven through a combination of last fall’s ratings, projected improvements (based on high school class and rating), and this past track season. They contain every cross returner and most of the 8^th graders rising to the high school level (but not all, as not all middle schools feed to a specific high school).

For Division 4, I expect many changes from these summer lists. With the smaller enrollments and team sizes, the impact of one boy/girl can loom large. Many times, this occurs through recruitment in the school or someone dual-sporting that never had before.

You may notice that these are more condensed than in previous years. I cannot fathom how I used to write posts for every single region! I just don’t have the time these days. But the projections are still here, even in a less wordy and less time-consuming format.

Enjoy. Use as motivation, but always know, these are never personal. Just numbers.

Toughest Regions

Region 28 Girls

Which I could also throw into the most intriguing battles! Early on, it’s looking as if at least three deserving teams could be sent home. Bellaire, Petoskey, St. Michael, East Jordan, Rogers City, Indian River Inland Lakes, and Central Lake/Ellsworth are all ranked between 17^th and 27^th. Bellaire appears have the most depth of the six, though that matters less at the regional level. St. Michael, East Jordan, and Rogers City look to be strong through three, with the fourth and fifth spots mattering most.

Region 29 Boys

Typically a tough spot, probably made a bit easier with Maple City Glen Lake moving to D3. Anyhow, five teams in the top-16, four of those ranked 11^th or lower. I wouldn’t be shocked if any combination of Mesick, Leland, Mason County Eastern, Grand Traverse Academy, or Buckley advanced.  

Intriguing Battles

Region 31 Girls

With any bit of Fowler, Gobles, or Martin being in the mix to win it. Last year, Gobles took home the crown in a close battle against Martin, the main difference coming from their superb top-two, Libby Smith and Lauren Shaffer. Though this year, Martin brings back every scorer and Gobles needs to replace one. Fowler is the darkhorse, looking to be bolstered by the addition of freshmen. Their MS squad placed 4^th in Jr. Greater Lansing last year, extremely impressive for a tiny D4 school going against much higher enrollments.

Region 32 Girls

With Kalamazoo Hackett and Bridgman perhaps duking it out for the win. The Bees move back to D4, having placed 24^th in D3 last year. Hackett dominated here last fall, scoring a mere 18 points. Though the Irish have to replace three from their top-seven. As any XC competition will be, the gaps play a role. The Bees could be stronger through the middle of their pack, the Irish could have more depth. If there’s bodies separating either section, that could loom large. A lot of “coulds”!

Region 35 Boys

The projections have Kingston, Dryden, Marlette, and Vassar, all competing for the 2^nd and 3^rd spots, separated by a mere 7 points. Vassar is a name I’ve rarely written about over the years and the Vulcans are led by Wyatt Blohm, whose surge during track could’ve brought about a fitness that helps them advance into November. Typical with these D4 teams, what it’ll likely come down to is – what do they have from the 3^rd runner on? One addition or surprise could go a long way.

REGION 28

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Petoskey St. Michael	34	Top-10
2	East Jordan	64	22
3	Central Lake / Ellsworth	70	26
4	Mackinaw City	76
5	Fairview	100

Carter Toensfeldt, Fairview

Closed his junior year on an extreme high note – knocking over 30 sec. off his PR at MITCA.

Caleb Chamberlin, Petoskey St. Michael

Quick progression throughout his first year for the Guardians, ending with a 16:49 and 28^th place finish at MIS.

Atticus Cadarette, Petoskey St. Michael

Has shown a tendency to bring his best material to the season’s close, with two consecutive jumps in the late season.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Carter Toensfeldt	Fairview
2	11	Caleb Chamberlin	Petoskey St. Michael
3	11	Atticus Cadarette	Petoskey St. Michael
4	11	Zander Chellis	Central Lake / Ellsworth
5	11	Cole Wesley	Petoskey St. Michael
6	11	Ethan Sutton	East Jordan
7	10	Abraham Poel	East Jordan
8	10	Cooper Feagan	Petoskey St. Michael
9	10	Knox Wilson	Mackinaw City
10	11	Logan Holden	Indian River Inland Lakes
11	12	Jayden Dunnebeck	East Jordan
12	8	Clayton VanOrman	Mackinaw City
13	10	Thomas Degrez	Hale
14	10	Mason Dawson	Central Lake / Ellsworth
15	10	Bjorn Johnson	Rogers City
16	11	Mikey Sullivan	Mackinaw City
17	10	Deacon Szymoniak	Onaway
18	12	Jack Puroll	Central Lake / Ellsworth
19	9	Ryder Chellis	Central Lake / Ellsworth
20	10	Thomas Steed	Petoskey St. Michael

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Bellaire	64	17
2	Petoskey St. Michael	77	20
3	East Jordan	85	21
4	Rogers City	85	22
5	Indian River Inland Lakes	96	26
6	Central Lake / Ellsworth	101	27
7	Boyne Falls	146

Veronica Paga, Petoskey St. Michael

The defending regional champ. Made a huge leap from her sophomore year, where she was 15^th here.

Amelia Hoyt, Bellaire

Competed at MIS as an 8^th grader, placing 21^st. One of two in the middle school ranks to step on the podium.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Veronica Paga	Petoskey St. Michael
2	9	Amelia Hoyt	Bellaire
3	11	Mea Wesley	Petoskey St. Michael
4	10	Lillian Coen	Central Lake / Ellsworth
5	12	Danielle Agren	Johannesburg-Lewiston
6	12	Elizabeth Furman	Indian River Inland Lakes
7	10	Reese Brege	Rogers City
8	10	Nora Inman	East Jordan
9	10	Josephine Furman	Indian River Inland Lakes
10	11	Fenlynn Johnson	Rogers City
11	12	Avary Bearden	East Jordan
12	10	Madalyn Dewey	Bellaire
13	12	Avery Langlois	Rogers City
14	10	Sofia Cadarette	Petoskey St. Michael
15	11	Bristol Skop	East Jordan
16	10	Grace Campbell	Bellaire
17	12	Ruby Pletcher	Central Lake / Ellsworth
18	12	Morgan Reh	Bellaire
19	8	Elle Orlarey	Boyne Falls
20	12	Isabella Hocking	Bellaire

REGION 29

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Leland	56	Top-10
2	Mesick	64	Top-10
3	Mason County Eastern	94	11
4	Grand Traverse Academy	95	10
5	Buckley	100	16
6	Bear Lake	146
7	Traverse City Christian	164
8	Lake Leelanau St. Mary	192

Kyle Redman, Mesick

Defending regional champ and 3x All-Stater, coming off his second consecutive medal in the D4 3200m.

Ty Redman, Mesick

Unfortunately was unable to compete at MIS last fall, but has plenty of experience on the state stage, earning two All-State finishes in his career.

Daniel Chaney, Lake Leelanau St. Mary

In 2024, the then 10^th grader was 34^th in the region with an 18:27. A year later, 3^rd with a 16:00. Same course, same Region 29.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Kyle Redman	Mesick
2	12	Ty Redman	Mesick
3	12	Daniel Chaney	Lake Leelanau St. Mary
4	11	Lance Niedzielski	Mason County Eastern
5	10	Ethan Harrand	Buckley
6	11	Owen Jarosz	Frankfort
7	11	Nolan Koscinski	Bear Lake
8	11	Carter Suttmann	Leland
9	10	Easton Harrand	Buckley
10	11	Beckett Dennis	Grand Traverse Academy
11	11	Christopher Knudsen	Leland
12	11	Hannes Graebel	Leland
13	11	Campbell Fedderman	Leland
14	12	Milo Shoup	Mason County Eastern
15	10	Kyle Doty	Mesick
16	10	Jaxon Williams	Grand Traverse Academy
17	10	Holden Preneta	Leland
18	11	Kaiden Lague	Mason County Eastern
19	12	Nate Gorman	Traverse City Christian
20	11	Hanes Graebel	Leland

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Grand Traverse Academy	39	Top-10
2	Onekama	54	15
3	Buckley	56	Top-10
4	Bear Lake	89	23
5	Mason County Eastern	132
6	Mesick	144

Callie Sinke, Onekama

Coming off a track season where she ran her fastest times ever in the 800m and 1600m, the latter of which where she placed 2^nd in D4.

Sophia Grinage, Leland

Underwent a huge progression as a sophomore, moving from a girl that was outside the top-50 at MIS to one that placed 4^th.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Callie Sinke	Onekama
2	11	Sophia Grinage	Leland
3	10	Ava Higley	Frankfort
4	12	Amelia McKinney	Grand Traverse Academy
5	12	Addy Zeller	Onekama
6	10	Zakia Wagoner	Onekama
7	12	Natalie Burpee	Leland
8	12	Madison Smith	Grand Traverse Academy
9	10	Brooklyn Griffin	Buckley
10	11	Melodie Hulinek	Bear Lake
11	12	Addison Patrzik	Grand Traverse Academy
12	12	Mikayla Kulawiak	Buckley
13	12	Tess Hoedel	Grand Traverse Academy
14	10	Tessa Rutherford	Bear Lake
15	12	Tsune DuCheney	Buckley
16	12	Kaylee Swanson	Buckley
17	10	Autumn Patrzik	Grand Traverse Academy
18	11	Maria Schwerin	Grand Traverse Academy
19	11	Ariana Paris	Buckley
20	10	June York	Grand Traverse Academy

REGION 30

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Breckenridge	24	Top-10
2	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	58	Top-10
3	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	81	15
4	Beal City	99	20
5	Carson City-Crystal	144
6	Coleman	151
7	Merrill	181
8	Montabella	193
9	St. Charles	260

Anthony Rowe, Breckenridge

Devastating kicker who holds nearly every Breckenridge running record on the track. At the D4 finals, placed 3^rd in the 800m and 4^th in the 1600m and could definitely contend for the individual crown in a few months.

Brady Edwards, Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart

The defending regional champ. Had quite a championship season, consistently racing in the low-16’s here, at State, and at MITCA.

Cooper Burt, Breckenridge

Incoming Huskie freshman was undefeated in middle school action last fall, winning his conference and the Northern Michigan Meet of Champions. Even gave us a hint of what he can do for 5k – racing to a 16:47 at the PROM race here.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Anthony Rowe	Breckenridge
2	12	Brady Edwards	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
3	9	Cooper Burt	Breckenridge
4	10	Abram Fettig	Saginaw Nouvel
5	12	Amos Norder	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
6	12	Rush Marsden	Fulton
7	10	Oliver Burt	Breckenridge
8	12	Wesley Chaffee	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
9	10	Gus Barr	Breckenridge
10	12	Dominick Chiverton	Breckenridge
11	10	Eli Baker	Coleman
12	12	Noah Dubridge	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
13	11	Logan Funnell	Beal City
14	11	MJ Flowers	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
15	10	James Sanders	Breckenridge
16	12	Trevor Dolloff	Ashley
17	10	Asher Thomas	Coleman
18	9	Thomas Hohlbein	Beal City
19	10	Simon Norder	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
20	9	Conley Bland	Beal City

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	44	Top-10
2	Breckenridge	51	14
3	Beal City	62	19
4	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	96	25
5	Montabella	109
6	Vestaburg	131

Claire Long, Saginaw Nouvel

Track star who has captured the D4 400m title the past two years. Sandwiched between those victories was a cross season where the Nouvel senior won this region and placed 16^th in the division.

Maizy Matthews, Breckenridge

Last year’s regional setting was her first sub-20 ever and a 2^nd place finish.

Cylie Tilmann, Beal City

Incoming Aggie freshman was in the low-13’s in a good chunk of her middle school races last year.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Claire Long	Saginaw Nouvel
2	11	Maizy Matthews	Breckenridge
3	9	Cylie Tilmann	Beal City
4	11	Taylor Wills	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
5	9	Olivia Krueger	Beal City
6	11	Skylar Maclennan	Fulton
7	9	Macy Jones	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
8	9	Allie Shelley	Breckenridge
9	9	Gabby Weigold	Breckenridge
10	9	Kylee Anderson	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
11	9	Sophie Ellison	Coleman
12	12	Jessica Stouten	Vestaburg
13	10	Maezee Humm	Breckenridge
14	11	Piper Schultz	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
15	10	Sadie Mueller	St. Charles
16	9	Devan Smith	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
17	10	Natalie Kettler	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
18	9	Reese Pitts	Montabella
19	12	Nolee Leppert	Beal City
20	11	Peyton Rohn	Ashley

REGION 31

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Holland Calvary Christian	20	Top-10
2	Gobles	82	13
3	Fowler	101	18
4	Martin	113	23
5	Tri-Unity Christian	126
6	Byron Center Zion Christian	163
7	Holton	190
8	Lawrence	201
9	Pentwater	213

Lincoln Laasnma, Tri-Unity Christian

Has, by far, the quickest 3200m mark of any D4 returner. Serious contender for D4 glory.

Christian Getz, Holland Calvary Christian

The defending regional champ and 2x All-Stater. Concentrated on mid-distance action this spring, aiding his Calvary teammates in their runner-up 4×8 finish.

Noah Schipper, Holland Calvary Christian

If you thought contributing to the Calvary title was the culmination of a great season, you were mistaken, as Schipper dropped even further with a 16:11 PR at MITCA.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Lincoln Laansma	Tri-Unity Christian
2	12	Christian Getz	Holland Calvary Christian
3	12	Noah Schipper	Holland Calvary Christian
4	12	Gibson White	Holland Calvary Christian
5	12	Francis Austen	Portland St. Patrick
6	12	Brody VanTuinen	Holland Calvary Christian
7	11	Reagan Downing	Holland Calvary Christian
8	12	Caleb Adkins	Holland Calvary Christian
9	10	Fletcher Amos	Gobles
10	9	Linkon Utter	Holland Calvary Christian
11	11	Cole Ringel	Gobles
12	10	Levi Oudbier	Tri-Unity Christian
13	11	Keannan Marr	Holton
14	12	Landon Miller	Fowler
15	10	Dexton Feldpausch	Fowler
16	11	Jackson Anderson	Muskegon Catholic Central
17	12	Hunter Hayes	Martin
18	11	Levi Knoop	Portland St. Patrick
19	12	Jadon Dettmann	Martin
20	11	Levi Collins	Gobles

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Fowler	40	Top-10
2	Gobles	46	Top-10
3	Martin	47	11
4	Holton	106
5	White Cloud	127

Libby Smith, Gobles

Covered here! Your defending regional champion.

Veyda Conley, Martin

Martin Clipper that has always been a factor here, placing in the top-three all three years. Coming off a track season with a huge leap in the 3200m, moving from a 11:52 PB to a 11:18. 3^rd at both the 1600m and 3200m at the D4 Finals.

Faith Schipper, Holland Calvary Christian

Made her presence known in the four races she ran against high schoolers. 3^rd here and 7^th at State. Curious to see where she can go with a full schedule of learning how to extend to the 5k distance.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Libby Smith	Gobles
2	12	Veyda Conley	Martin
3	9	Faith Schipper	Holland Calvary Christian
4	10	Ryleigh Alderink	Holton
5	9	Clara Thelen	Fowler
6	12	Lauren Shaffer	Gobles
7	12	Lindsey Nordyke	Byron Center Zion Christian
8	11	Zoe Fabing	Fowler
9	9	Kady Lorence	Holland Calvary Christian
10	9	Annie Koenigsknecht	Fowler
11	12	Ava DeYoung	Gobles
12	11	Allison Rodgers	Martin
13	11	Madison Deutschmann	Byron Center Zion Christian
14	12	Bailey Case	Pentwater
15	12	Sara Schipper	Martin
16	9	Hope Phillips	Fowler
17	9	Madilynn Schneider	Fowler
18	11	DuRae Sage	Martin
19	10	Riley Bender	Martin
20	11	Laura Rotman	Holland Calvary Christian

REGION 32

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Kalamazoo Hackett	27	Top-10
2	Bridgman	54	19
3	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	106
4	Eau Claire	111
5	White Pigeon	114
6	Athens	123
7	Colon	159

Elias Baldwin, Decatur

Mid-distance specialist placed 5^th in a gutsy effort at State and is now putting in major miles hoping to be a D4 contender. Has an intriguing fall ahead…

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Elias Baldwin	Decatur
2	9	Benjamin Bolinder	Bridgman
3	12	Kellen Siems	Kalamazoo Hackett
4	10	Carson Ernsberger	Bridgman
5	11	Kadin McGee	Decatur
6	12	Max Barron	Tekonsha
7	9	Gabe Basch	Kalamazoo Hackett
8	10	Lukasz Butkiewicz	Kalamazoo Hackett
9	12	Aiden Jackson	White Pigeon
10	12	Kyron Christner	Mendon
11	10	Henry Young	Kalamazoo Hackett
12	9	Hudson Becker	Bridgman
13	9	Gabe Bash	Kalamazoo Hackett
14	12	Colin Gallagher	Kalamazoo Hackett
15	9	Owen Banyon	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic
16	9	Blake Morrison	Climax-Scotts
17	12	Alejandro Lemus	Eau Claire
18	12	Connor Banyon	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic
19	10	Karston Kappenman	Kalamazoo Hackett
20	9	Chance Salmon	Bridgman

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Kalamazoo Hackett	27	Top-10
2	Bridgman	28	12
3	Battle Creek St. Philip	86
4	Eau Claire	105

Kiera Piper, Kalamazoo Hackett

Her first cross season as a junior had Piper progress from a mid-21 girl to one that snuck under 20:00 at State, placing 20^th with a 19:57.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Kiera Piper	Kalamazoo Hackett
2	9	Caroline Conklin	Bridgman
3	10	Cayla Buss	Decatur
4	12	Brie Siems	Kalamazoo Hackett
5	11	Kaylin Pinkowski	Bridgman
6	11	Anna Howell	Bridgman
7	11	Delaney McBride	Kalamazoo Hackett
8	12	Stella Ullig	Bridgman
9	9	Monica Waurio	Kalamazoo Hackett
10	11	Abigail Riker	Kalamazoo Hackett
11	10	Nora Schultz	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic
12	12	Sarah Stemaly	Athens
13	11	Evangeline Brown	Bridgman
14	12	Emmy Nofs	Battle Creek St. Philip
15	9	Ella Blumberg	St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic
16	9	Mary Vogel	Kalamazoo Hackett
17	11	Abigail Douglass	Bridgman
18	12	Angel Milam	Bridgman
19	10	Brooklyn Marshall	Mendon
20	10	Grace Ulbrich	Kalamazoo Hackett

REGION 33

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Whitmore Lake	23	Top-10
2	Genesee Christian	83	21
3	Novi Christian Academy	89	25
4	Dansville	95
5	Byron	118
6	Morrice	153
7	Lansing Christian	159
8	Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes	185

Nathan West, Webberville

Became a totally new runner as a sophomore, moving from an athlete that closed in the low-17’s to one that was in the low-16’s. Grabbed the final podium spot at MIS and is ready to move up further.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Nathan West	Webberville
2	11	Nolan Stadel	Genesee Christian
3	12	Eric Junker	Whitmore Lake
4	11	Leo Weaver	Whitmore Lake
5	10	Gabe Schultz	Genesee Christian
6	10	Chris Harper	Whitmore Lake
7	12	Brody Jeruzal	Ann Arbor Christian
8	11	Nolan Collins	Whitmore Lake
9	12	Kasey Springer	Whitmore Lake
10	11	Jackson Onofre	Novi Christian Academy
11	12	Joseph White	Ann Arbor Rudolf Steiner
12	10	Carter Castilla	Dansville
13	9	Cole Dillon	Whitmore Lake
14	11	Richard Lewis	Whitmore Lake
15	12	Brayden Steele	Byron
16	9	Joshua Spinner	Dansville
17	10	Ryan Stewart	Genesee Christian
18	11	Donovan Wells	Potterville
19	11	Evan Klish	Novi Christian Academy
20	11	Reid Hacker	Dansville

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Whitmore Lake	41	Top-10
2	Lansing Christian	54	13
3	Dansville	60	16
4	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	89	24
5	Novi Christian Academy	122
6	Genesee Christian	141

Kaylie Livingston, Whitmore Lake

The face of D4 running over the past few years and deservedly so. Six division titles, with two of those coming on the grass. Kaylie’s got one final hurrah for the record books.

Grace Jolin, Dansville

Middle school CMAC and Zone 5 Small School Champion. Even busted out a low-20 performance to cap off her 8^th grade season.

Malynda Lambros, Whitmore Lake

Established early on that she was an improved runner, hitting a 19:38 early at Shepherd. Held on throughout the season to place 30^th at MIS.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Kaylie Livingston	Whitmore Lake
2	9	Grace Jolin	Dansville
3	11	Malynda Lambros	Whitmore Lake
4	12	Adrienne Mitchell	Lansing Christian
5	9	June Counts	Whitmore Lake
6	9	Madalyn Stolz	Dansville
7	11	Allison Schmitt	Clarkston Everest Collegiate
8	11	Gabriella Wood	Lansing Christian
9	10	Cassa Minnis	Dansville
10	11	Andi Kirkman	Genesee Christian
11	12	Annie Wernet	Lansing Christian
12	11	Madison Markowicz	Novi Christian Academy
13	12	Evelyn McIndoe	Novi Christian Academy
14	9	Sierra Sherer	Whitmore Lake
15	11	Mariah Diaz	Lansing Christian
16	12	Makenna Bush	Lansing Christian
17	9	Esmee Ewing	Dansville
18	12	Jane Wilder	Webberville
19	12	Caroline Darrah	Whitmore Lake
20	12	Josephine Pedersen	Ann Arbor Rudolf Steiner

REGION 34

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Hillsdale Academy	19	Top-10
2	Sand Creek	66	12
3	Manchester	117	27
4	Concord	127
5	Jackson Preparatory	139
6	Camden-Frontier	156
7	Petersburg-Summerfield	171
8	Addison	188
9	Vandercook Lake	226
10	Reading	239

Henry Rorick, Hillsdale Academy

Just had his coming out party on the track, running low-10’s all season for the 3200m, placing 8^th in the division.

Timothy Gaebler, Hillsdale Academy

After finding himself on the cusp as a sophomore, broke into the 16’s as a junior.

Peter Winn, Hillsdale Academy

Big gains made in his sophomore season, improving from a 19-20 min. kid to one that was threatening the 16’s.

Alec Dodak, Manchester

The Dutchman who could break up the HA onslaught. Underwent a rapid transformation as a junior, moving from a kid who was 32^nd here to 7^th.

Stephen Holm, Hillsdale Academy

Another 9^th grader with an outstanding track season. His 4:42 in the 1600m ranked 3^rd amongst D4 freshmen.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	10	Henry Rorick	Hillsdale Academy
2	12	Timothy Gaebler	Hillsdale Academy
3	11	Peter Winn	Hillsdale Academy
4	12	Alec Dodak	Manchester
5	10	Stephen Holm	Hillsdale Academy
6	12	Silas Daniels	Sand Creek
7	11	Jacob Tatsak	Adrian Lenawee Christian
8	10	Blake Root	Sand Creek
9	12	John Birzer	Hillsdale Academy
10	12	Drake Fenstermaker	Camden-Frontier
11	10	Brayden Winsted	Sand Creek
12	12	Carson Van Sickle	Hillsdale Academy
13	12	Keaton Smith	Concord
14	11	William Schlueter	Hillsdale Academy
15	10	Braydn Patrick	Jackson Preparatory
16	11	Tony Gudakunst	Addison
17	10	Alec Parker	Sand Creek
18	10	Jase Herendeen	Concord
19	10	Asher Church	Hillsdale Will Carleton
20	10	Brayden Patrick	Jackson Preparatory

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Hillsdale Academy	26	Top-10
2	Concord	48	Top-10
3	Sand Creek	102
4	Manchester	103
5	Petersburg-Summerfield	124
6	Pittsford	133

Evelyn Meyer, Hillsdale Academy

Track continued to prove what the end of XC gave a hint at. Regional champ in the 1600m and 3200m, placing 8^th in the latter at Hudsonville.

Audrey Pyle, Concord

Won this region as a freshman, dropping a major personal best (20+ seconds) to capture the title. Concentrated a bit more on the 800m (and thus, may be underrated here) and to good result, placing 4^th in D4.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Evelyn Meyer	Hillsdale Academy
2	10	Audrey Pyle	Concord
3	10	Eliza Roberts	Hillsdale Academy
4	12	Haley Stimer	Concord
5	11	Allison Ost	Petersburg-Summerfield
6	12	Maren Gehrke	Hillsdale Academy
7	10	Heather Morris	Hillsdale Academy
8	9	Peyton Shiels	Britton Deerfield
9	10	Audrey Rinehart	Concord
10	12	Allie Miller	Hillsdale Academy
11	11	Lorelei Stemme	Hillsdale Academy
12	11	Madalynn Trame	Sand Creek
13	12	Moira Beier	Hillsdale Academy
14	11	Ellie Woodring	Addison
15	9	Remi Maynard	Britton Deerfield
16	9	Eden Weidmayer	Manchester
17	11	Abby Raymond	Petersburg-Summerfield
18	11	Mya Barrett	Concord
19	12	Caroline Mason	Manchester
20	12	Lillian Jagielski	Pittsford

REGION 35

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Ubly	43	14
2	Kingston	98
3	Dryden	103
4	Marlette	103
5	Vassar	105
6	Deckerville	120
7	Mayville	123
8	Caseville	128

Weston Guza, Ubly

The Bearcat 9^th grader was the 5^th fastest D4 freshman at MIS.

Levi Fitchett, Dryden

Coming off a track season where he broke 5:00 for the first time ever and qualified for the State Finals in that very event.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	10	Weston Guza	Ubly
2	11	Levi Fitchett	Dryden
3	11	Wyatt Blohm	Vassar
4	12	Brennan Robinson	Kingston
5	10	Lucas Volmering	Ubly
6	12	Thijs Van Rijn	Kingston
7	10	Steven Budreau	Mayville
8	11	Brayden Kirkpatrick	Marlette
9	11	Jaycen Roberts	Dryden
10	9	Landon Messing	Deckerville
11	9	Joel McDonald	Ubly
12	12	Wesley Kosinski	Kinde North Huron
13	9	Mason Warner	Ubly
14	12	Donovan Glasgow	Capac
15	11	Dominic Cardillo	Caseville
16	12	Beckett Hagen	Ubly
17	10	John Adams	Vassar
18	9	Keaton Evans	Marlette
19	10	Owen Schultz	Peck
20	9	Paul Steeb	Deckerville

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Ubly	29	18
2	Dryden	73
3	Kinde North Huron	78
4	Marlette	83
5	Deckerville	91

Norah Kiley, Kingston

Your reigning Division 4 800m champ has some serious range. Winner here in 2025 and was 5^th in the D4 Finals.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	10	Norah Kiley	Kingston
2	11	Payton King	Kingston
3	11	Claire Wright	Dryden
4	11	Abbygail Plester	Ubly
5	10	Isabella West	Mayville
6	10	Ella Gustner	Dryden
7	11	Myah Peruski	Ubly
8	12	Aspen Jimkoski	Kinde North Huron
9	9	Eva Klee	Ubly
10	11	Peyten Albertson	Marlette
11	11	Taylor Geiger	Ubly
12	11	Brooklyn Morell	Ubly
13	9	Sophia Messing	Deckerville
14	9	Summer Franzel	Ubly
15	9	Brooklon Prowse	Brown City
16	11	Sophia Lawrence	Memphis
17	12	Elizabeth Schultz	Peck
18	11	Daniela Perna	Marlette
19	11	Kayle Talaski	Kinde North Huron
20	10	Emma Freeland	Kingston

REGION 36

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Royal Oak Shrine	49	17
2	Cardinal Mooney Catholic	61	24
3	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	75
4	Allen Park Cabrini	81
5	Austin Catholic	119
6	Southfield Christian	121

Jacob Ferdubinski, Riverview Gabriel Richard

Was 7^th here a year ago, but redeemed himself in the best way possible – grabbing his second consecutive medal at D4 State.

Gavin Bowers, Austin Catholic

Unusually mega-consistent as a 9^th grader, running all but one race in the 17’s.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Jacob Ferdubinski	Riverview Gabriel Richard
2	10	Gavin Bowers	Austin Catholic
3	11	Liam Knuth	Cardinal Mooney Catholic
4	12	Silas Carroll	Ivywood Classical Academy
5	11	Will Bernacki	Royal Oak Shrine
6	12	Micah Arlow	Cardinal Mooney Catholic
7	11	Declan O’Connell	Allen Park Cabrini
8	12	Christian Brash	Allen Park Cabrini
9	12	Uzziel Thomassen	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
10	10	Luke Robinson	Royal Oak Shrine
11	11	Nolan Mazur	Riverview Gabriel Richard
12	11	Dominic DeVeny	Cardinal Mooney Catholic
13	9	Jose Thomassen	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
14	12	Gabe Shaffer	Royal Oak Shrine
15	10	Jack Paisley	Royal Oak Shrine
16	11	Xavier Zammit	Cardinal Mooney Catholic
17	11	Emanuel Nava	Allen Park Cabrini
18	11	Ethan Wielgat	Royal Oak Shrine
19	11	Barron Denham	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
20	12	Ian Scott	Lutheran Westland

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Royal Oak Shrine	32	Top-10
2	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	75
3	Lutheran Westland	82
4	Southfield Christian	83
5	Austin Catholic	94

Ella Lamb, Royal Oak Shrine

800m specialist can throw down on the grass too, as she’s the defending champ here.

Cassidy Bowers, Austin Catholic

Austin Catholic junior found her way into the 19’s late last year, earning All-Macomb County and All-State.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Ella Lamb	Royal Oak Shrine
2	11	Cassidy Bowers	Austin Catholic
3	11	Deirdre O’Connell	Allen Park Cabrini
4	11	Ava Bates	Lutheran Westland
5	12	Josephine Malcolm	Royal Oak Shrine
6	10	Lilianna Carroll	Ivywood Classical Academy
7	12	Louisa Denks	Royal Oak Shrine
8	10	Yadhira Thomassen	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
9	12	Sydney Erickson	Lutheran Westland
10	11	Ella Daly	Royal Oak Shrine
11	12	Caramia DeGiulio	Southfield Christian
12	12	Ella Clarke	Southfield Christian
13	9	Madelyn Robinson	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
14	10	Katherine Riches	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian
15	12	Kassie Kozlo	Allen Park Cabrini
16	10	Rose O’Connor	Austin Catholic
17	11	Nora Tillman	Royal Oak Shrine
18	10	Cecila Bomberski	Royal Oak Shrine
19	12	Shelby Theut	Austin Catholic
20	10	Josephine Wesley	Riverview Gabriel Richard