2026’s Summer Regional Projections: Division One

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).

In terms of feeder schools, Division One is pretty straight forward. Most of the middle schools recognizably flow to a high school. But there are exceptions where Ann Arbor schools don’t use athletic.net (I honestly believe this is a good thing) and the PCEP schools are more random. Thus, your Plymouth and Ann Arbor schools are probably underrated.

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.

The girls rankings had to be shifted a bit to account for transfers into Romeo. So don’t come at me sideways for a shift from earlier in the summer.

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

Toughest Regions

Region 1 Girls

With three top-10 teams existing between Hudsonville, Rockford, and Jenison. It’s sort of unfortunate for squads such as Grand Haven and Grandville, who might have a chance at making it to State if placed some of the more eastern regions, but that’s not the case in this scenario where the west coast teams are extremely good. To give you an example of how tough the projected top-3 are, the three squads placed 6^th, 11^th, and 13^th at MIS last year, and between them, return 16 of the 21 girls that competed. The team with the least (Jenison with 4) adds a MS girl who went 5:09/11:18 in track.

Region 2 Boys

Who have a whopping 7(!) teams in the top-27 in this wide-ranging region. I guess there weren’t any workable scenarios that put Fenton, Grand Blanc, Davison, etc. in more southern/Metro Detroit regions. Traverse City Central and Traverse City West couldn’t get placed in Region 1, else that’d be another impossible region if you added the Titan and Trojan girls to the paragraph above. Midland and Traverse City West appear to be a cut above the rest, leaving a scenario where one spot is available to five deserving teams. Traverse City Central, projected 7^th, returns five boys that were sub-17:30 in 2025. That should give you an idea of the depth placed here in Region 2.

Region 3 Boys

If you recall last year, this was another terrifying region, entering regional day were 7 teams listed in the top-21. Advancing on were Lowell, Kalamazoo Central, and Caledonia – three teams that went on the place 8^th, 3^rd, and 12^th, respectively. To give you a glimpse of just how strong last year’s version was, the 4^th place team was Battle Creek Lakeview, by way of their top-five all hitting under 17:10. We know Portage is a fair course and we know times such as that indicate a worthy team.

Here we are again where it appears a deserving team will be left out. The depth doesn’t appear as strong as last fall, but the high-end talent is just as good. Lowell has state title aspirations, returning much young talent. Caledonia could summon their late-rise from last year, Kalamazoo Central has always been a championship season wrecker, and Portage Central will have revenge on their mind at home.  These four squads have 17 returners who were sub-17 last year. The Mustangs have the least, but also contain the most potential, with 4 freshmen (who tend to improve the most) running in the 17’s last fall.

Intriguing Battles

Region 8 Girls

Where its always seemingly been a barnburner. The 2022 version had the 3^rd-5^th place teams separated by 11 points, the 2023 version had 3^rd and 4^th with a 3 point gap (but Utica moving on by placing 4 in the top-20). Two teams remain from those wild days – Utica and Clarkston. Coming in from elsewhere are Hartland and White Lake Lakeland. Lakeland returns everyone from their state qualifying squad and Hartland brings back five from their 9^th place D1 outfit. Which leaves Utica and Clarkston. The two squads appear evenly matched in terms of average time/rating. The Chieftains perhaps a bit stronger up front, the Wolves gaining their advantage through depth.

Also, never doubt Milford and Sal’s magic lurking there, projected in 5^th.

REGION 1

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Jenison	51	Top-10
2	Rockford	69	17
3	Grandville	94
4	East Kentwood	116
5	Hudsonville	125
6	Grand Haven	154
7	Grand Rapids Northview	211
8	Forest Hills Northern	242
9	Greenville	256
10	Muskegon Mona Shores	268
11	Grand Rapids Union	306
12	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	368
13	Muskegon	386
14	Wyoming	412
15	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	415

Caden Livermore, Grandville

Defending Region 1 and OK Red Champion.

Luka Hammond, Grand Haven

Savvy miler, but also owns the #1 returning 3200m mark in Michigan.

Justin Johnson, East Kentwood

4^th and 8^th place finishes here the past two years, a far cry from the 36^th place he endured back in ’23.

Matii Tarekegn, East Kentwood

3200m closer gives hope for a cross season where Matii can cash in on his potential.

Archer Verhage, Grand Haven

After all the 1600m success this past spring, very curious to see how that translates to the grass.

Josiah Derksen, Rockford

Halved his 2024 performance here, placing 8^th when he was 16^th the year prior.

Ethan Burks, Jenison

First XC season came as a junior and Ethan was immediately accustomed to the 5k distance, racing in the 16’s almost all year.

Bradley Smies, Hudsonville

Ran 9:45 in the 3200m for the second straight spring, but more importantly, earned a D1 qualifier through his 2^nd place effort in Region 2’s 3200m.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Caden Livermore	Grandville
2	12	Luka Hammond	Grand Haven
3	12	Justin Johnson	East Kentwood
4	12	Matii Tarekegn	East Kentwood
5	10	Archer Verhage	Grand Haven
6	12	Josiah Derksen	Rockford
7	12	Ethan Burks	Jenison
8	12	Bradley Smies	Hudsonville
9	11	Carter Cooke	Jenison
10	11	Chase Sherman	Jenison
11	11	Luke Bultman	Rockford
12	10	Sullivan Oberg	Jenison
13	11	Caleb Conner	Jenison
14	12	Noah Watson	Rockford
15	12	Calvin Kasprowicz	Hudsonville
16	11	Graham Kusmierski	Grandville
17	9	Hans Templeton	Jenison
18	9	Gabe Miller	Rockford
19	12	Aaron Ebels	Grandville
20	12	Charles Gavan	Rockford

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Hudsonville	43	Top-10
2	Rockford	54	Top-10
3	Jenison	71	Top-10
4	Grand Haven	138
5	Grandville	143
6	Forest Hills Northern	151
7	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	185
8	East Kentwood	233
9	Muskegon Mona Shores	256
10	Grand Rapids Northview	259
11	Muskegon Reeths-Puffer	270
12	Greenville	289
13	Grand Rapids Union	433
14	Wyoming	461

Daisy Cox, Rockford

Runner-up here a year ago that’s had two consecutive years in the 17’s.

Cassie Karasinski, Hudsonville

Your defending regional champ!

Grace Snyder, Hudsonville

3^rd fastest freshman at the D1 State Finals.

Chloe Purwin, Hudsonville

Dropped from 26^th here in 2024 to 12^th a year ago, with another standout track season potentially paving the way for more.

Paige McMeans, Jenison

Jenison senior has dropped time every year. Began her career in the 20’s, broke into the 18’s in 2024, and ripped a 18:12 here at regionals.

Harper Henderson, Jenison

Won all but one of her 8^th grade races last fall.

Brooklyn Thomasma, East Kentwood

Zone 6 (Large School) Champion from 2025.

Jillian Lewakowski, Rockford

Her freshman regional resulted in a 50^th place finish. A year later, she’d moved up a whopping 41 places, coming in 9^th place.

Lexie Snyder, Hudsonville

Progressed from a 20:17 opener to three sub-19 performances in late season.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Daisy Cox	Rockford
2	12	Cassie Karasinski	Hudsonville
3	10	Grace Snyder	Hudsonville
4	12	Chloe Purwin	Hudsonville
5	12	Paige McMeans	Jenison
6	9	Harper Henderson	Jenison
7	9	Brooklyn Thomasma	East Kentwood
8	11	Jillian Lewakowski	Rockford
9	10	Lexie Snyder	Hudsonville
10	11	Morgan Sanders	Rockford
11	11	Madeline Aleisa	Jenison
12	12	Madeleine Hengeveld	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills
13	10	Gwyn Faber	Forest Hills Northern
14	11	Jaclyn Charbauski	Forest Hills Northern
15	10	Ariana Elzinga	Grandville
16	10	Emma Storey	Jenison
17	11	Keagan Mulka	Rockford
18	12	Rae Defrang	Rockford
19	11	Mackenzie VanStensel	Grand Rapids Northview
20	11	Cecelia Wojciakowski	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills

REGION 2

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Midland	65	Top-10
2	Traverse City West	67	Top-10
3	Grand Blanc	112	13
4	Saginaw Heritage	126	19
5	Davison	131	18
6	Fenton	161	24
7	Traverse City Central	161	25
8	Oxford	203
9	Alpena	227
10	Midland Dow	242
11	Mount Pleasant	248
12	Flushing	367
13	Lapeer	397
14	Bay City Western	399
15	Swartz Creek	421
16	Mt. Pleasant	535

Gavin Katic, Fenton

Won seven XC races last fall, including Region 16, Greater Flint, and everything in the FML.

Tommy McCormick, Grand Blanc

Owns the #1 3200m time of any upcoming Michigan 10^th grader.

Cameron Cochran, Midland

Had one of the quicker kicks of anyone at MIS last fall, sprinting to his 3^rd straight sub-16 to close the regular season.

Liam Wierzba, Traverse City West

Closed the regular season with two 15:59’s, here and in Brooklyn.

Logan Gessford, Midland

Didn’t even get the chance to race here in 2024. Made the most of his 2025 appearance with a 15:53 personal best.

Alexander Allen, Alpena

Defending Northern Michigan MoC and Big North Conference Champion.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Gavin Katic	Fenton
2	10	Tommy McCormick	Grand Blanc
3	12	Cameron Cochran	Midland
4	12	Liam Wierzba	Traverse City West
5	12	Logan Gessford	Midland
6	11	Alexander Allen	Alpena
7	12	Evan Fox	Traverse City Central
8	11	Finn Frost-Grayson	Traverse City West
9	12	Connor O’Reilly	Davison
10	11	Elliot King	Midland
11	10	Austin Hughes	Traverse City West
12	11	Gerard Gilmour	Fenton
13	12	Austin Taft	Traverse City West
14	10	Avery Clinton-Barnett	Oxford
15	11	Johnathan Elsea	Mount Pleasant
16	10	Matthew Lauderbaugh	Davison
17	11	Abe Blaskowski	Saginaw Heritage
18	10	Alex Pelliccia	Midland
19	11	Logan Szumila	Alpena
20	10	Jack Crongeyer	Grand Blanc

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Traverse City West	76	11
2	Traverse City Central	76	Top-10
3	Midland Dow	83	15
4	Oxford	138
5	Grand Blanc	151
6	Mount Pleasant	185
7	Lapeer	224
8	Bay City Western	228
9	Davison	231
10	Fenton	244
11	Midland	251
12	Saginaw Heritage	278
13	Flushing	310
14	Alpena	340
15	Swartz Creek	482

Emilia Garces, Midland Dow

Region 2’s ownership passed on from Victoria to Emilia, as she’s your defending regional champ.

Tessa Mascari, Traverse City West

Ran in the 17’s on three separate occasions in 2025, including a 17:51 here.

Taryn Moore, Oxford

Came back to track with a vengeance, hitting two straight sub-11 3200m’s to close out May.

Kaitlyn Berg, Midland

Multi-tooled athlete, running in the 18’s in the fall and on Midland’s sprint relays come spring.

Grace Meyers, Bay City Western

Freshman fall ended on quite a high note – three consecutive sub-19 races, including a 6^th place finish here.

Kelly Comfort, Traverse City Central

Freshman year ended with a 22:08 at Bluejay. Sophomore season extended all the way into November, where Comfort raced to a 18:23 at MITCA.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Emilia Garces	Midland Dow
2	12	Tessa Mascari	Traverse City West
3	10	Taryn Moore	Oxford
4	10	Kaitlyn Berg	Midland
5	10	Grace Meyers	Bay City Western
6	11	Kelly Comfort	Traverse City Central
7	10	Cecelia Jacobson	Traverse City Central
8	11	Jessa Skonieczny	Mount Pleasant
9	12	Lydia Powers	Lapeer
10	9	Ayla Ruch	Traverse City West
11	11	Emily Truszkowski	Traverse City Central
12	11	Kate Macfarlane	Midland Dow
13	11	Lucy Bott	Fenton
14	10	Lilly Pierce	Mount Pleasant
15	11	Sienna Chapin	Oxford
16	12	Micali Teeple	Grand Blanc
17	10	Hannah Vogel	Midland Dow
18	12	Bridget Raven	Traverse City West
19	12	Jaclyn Suderman	Bay City Western
20	11	Leah Humphrey	Grand Blanc

REGION 3

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Lowell	62	Top-10
2	Caledonia	92	11
3	Kalamazoo Central	101	12
4	Portage Central	115	14
5	Holland West Ottawa	149	20
6	Battle Creek Lakeview	163
7	Zeeland West	188
8	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix	188
9	Byron Center	215
10	Richland Gull Lake	262
11	Forest Hills Central	286
12	Portage Northern	289
13	Zeeland East	322
14	Mattawan	327

Marshall Huhn, Lowell

Standout spring season, getting down to 4:14/9:11.

Samuel Baker, Kalamazoo Central

Twice runner-up here in Region 3.

Avi Elabed, Lowell

Gained his first regional experience here last October, placing 5^th and starting his streak of four straight sub-16’s.

Sean Thompson, Caledonia

Owns the 2^nd quickest 3200m of any current junior.

Bennett Snapper, Caledonia

PR dropped by 1.5 minutes from 9^th to 10^th grade.

Karson Lewis, Battle Creek Lakeview

Dipped under 16:00 twice last fall, including here in Region 3.

Marcus Essling, Portage Central

Big drops in track in pretty much everything. Most relatable to cross might be his move from 10:15 to 9:45 in the 3200m.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Marshall Huhn	Lowell
2	12	Samuel Baker	Kalamazoo Central
3	10	Avi Elabed	Lowell
4	11	Sean Thompson	Caledonia
5	11	Bennett Snapper	Caledonia
6	11	Karson Lewis	Battle Creek Lakeview
7	11	Marcus Essling	Portage Central
8	12	Tristan Zhang	Portage Central
9	9	Cody Lam	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
10	10	Tanner Smith	Zeeland West
11	10	Jackson Pant	Richland Gull Lake
12	10	Tyler Bromley	Lowell
13	11	Elijah Demlow	Battle Creek Lakeview
14	12	Cody Bromley	Lowell
15	11	Bentley Nichols	Caledonia
16	12	Brady Winther-MacInnis	Kalamazoo Central
17	12	Connor Wessels	Mattawan
18	12	Boston Wilkinson	Holland West Ottawa
19	12	Sebastian Ruiz	Holland West Ottawa
20	11	Adam Shorb	Portage Northern

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Holland West Ottawa	43	Top-10
2	Portage Central	68	Top-10
3	Zeeland West	96	20
4	Zeeland East	115	27
5	Caledonia	173
6	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix	191
7	Portage Northern	193
8	Richland Gull Lake	208
9	Byron Center	231
10	Forest Hills Central	267
11	Battle Creek Lakeview	276
12	Lowell	318
13	Mattawan	344
14	Kalamazoo Central	440

Adalyn Raab, Zeeland East

Defending regional champ!

Ainsley Kelm, Portage Northern

Coming off a track campaign where she was the SMAC 3200m Champion, then grabbed a medal in the same event at D1 State.

Lane Isom, Richland Gull Lake

Not just an 800m girl, also a 2x D2 All-Stater on the grass.

Gracie Carlisle, Portage Central

Coming off a track season where she earned her first ever individual qualifier in the 3200m.

Collette Wierks, Holland West Ottawa

Master of many trades, including the speed to be knocking on the door of a sub-18.

Avery Scott, Portage Central

Finest race of her sophomore fall may have come here – an 18:33 that earned Scott a 5^th place finish.

Mary Dolbow, Holland West Ottawa

Found her way in the 18’s for nearly all of her championship season races.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Adalyn Raab	Zeeland East
2	11	Ainsley Kelm	Portage Northern
3	12	Lane Isom	Richland Gull Lake
4	11	Gracie Carlisle	Portage Central
5	12	Collette Wierks	Holland West Ottawa
6	11	Avery Scott	Portage Central
7	11	Mary Dolbow	Holland West Ottawa
8	12	Lyla Dowling	Holland West Ottawa
9	9	Paige VanderBie	Holland West Ottawa
10	10	Hailey Sieler	Forest Hills Central
11	9	Ava Hoffer	Zeeland West
12	11	Caralyn Elkins	Zeeland West
13	11	Julia Welc	Portage Central
14	12	Ella Wierks	Holland West Ottawa
15	12	Akaela Daman	Caledonia
16	9	Charlotte Vonk	Zeeland East
17	11	Gianna Burgos	Battle Creek Lakeview
18	12	Kaila Keeler	Zeeland West
19	10	Tessa Albrecht	Zeeland West
20	12	Delilah Marquez	Holland West Ottawa

REGION 4

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Brighton	52	Top-10
2	Grand Ledge	77	16
3	Dexter	93	22
4	Howell	111	27
5	East Lansing	130
6	Okemos	163
7	Holt	197
8	South Lyon East	204
9	South Lyon	208
10	Mason	244
11	Lansing Waverly	308
12	Lansing Everett	366
13	Jackson	394
14	Lansing Eastern	441

Jack MacGregor, Howell

Twice defending regional champion!

Coen Hill, Dexter

Owns the 9^th fastest 3200m time of any returner.

Rylen Richey, Grand Ledge

Showed great bouts of growth in track, dropping from 9:51 to 9:28 in the 3200m.

Blake Kulesza, Brighton                     

Tons of range from this Bulldog, from placing 6^th in the D1 800m to enduring many sub-16’s on the grass.

Nikhil Ball, South Lyon East

Capitalized on freshman potential, racing to 9:33 in the 3200m and qualifying for D1 State.

Rem Piper, Holt

Holt Ram was on a surge to close his sophomore year, racing to four straight races in the very low-16’s.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Jack MacGregor	Howell
2	12	Coen Hill	Dexter
3	11	Rylen Richey	Grand Ledge
4	12	Blake Kulesza	Brighton
5	11	Nikhil Ball	South Lyon East
6	11	Rem Piper	Holt
7	12	Nick Martens	Dexter
8	12	Caelan Marsh	Grand Ledge
9	11	Roarke MacArthur	Brighton
10	12	Nolan Lounds	Grand Ledge
11	11	Brendan Williams	Brighton
12	12	David DeLand	Howell
13	10	Josh Keillor-Beale	Brighton
14	11	Kilian Boulware-Lopez	East Lansing
15	10	Grant Kulesza	Brighton
16	11	Alex Weller	Howell
17	12	Ian Bozung	Okemos
18	12	Simon Shutt	Okemos
19	11	Charles Cossmann	South Lyon
20	12	Hudson McCleskey	Dexter

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Howell	78	23
2	Dexter	85	24
3	Mason	87	26
4	Brighton	99
5	East Lansing	113
6	Grand Ledge	134
7	Okemos	153
8	South Lyon East	195
9	Holt	223
10	South Lyon	225
11	Jackson	322
12	Lansing Waverly	383

Rachel Smith, Okemos

Defending regional champ!

Ella Lorenz, Brighton

Really embraced speed this past track season, racing under 2:20 in the 800m and taking part in Brighton’s 4×4 and 4×8 state squads.

Kodie Snyder, Dexter

Took a giant leap in the 3200m this past spring, jumping from 11:40 to 11:12 and qualifying for D1 State.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Rachel Smith	Okemos
2	11	Ella Lorenz	Brighton
3	12	Kodie Snyder	Dexter
4	10	Ava Montero	Grand Ledge
5	11	Ruby Petee	Mason
6	10	Brooke Wallace	Howell
7	12	Anna Halliday	Howell
8	11	Jorga Wooledge	Mason
9	10	Olive DiMassa	Howell
10	12	Ashley Lubowicki	Brighton
11	10	Kylie Karfonta	South Lyon
12	11	Emily Barrie	East Lansing
13	9	Iris Grimm	Dexter
14	12	Claire Porinsky	South Lyon East
15	12	Morgan Allen	Mason
16	9	Alaina Ernst	Holt
17	12	Abigail Dobry	Dexter
18	10	Reagan Mason	Howell
19	11	Kaila Cravotta	East Lansing
20	9	Payton Packer	Mason

REGION 5

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Ann Arbor Pioneer	51	Top-10
2	Saline	56	Top-10
3	Brownstown Woodhaven	93	26
4	Temperance Bedford	129
5	Wyandotte Roosevelt	139
6	Dearborn Fordson	165
7	Allen Park	202
8	Gibraltar Carlson	206
9	Monroe	248
10	Belleville	303
11	Ypsilanti Lincoln	305
12	Detroit Cass Tech	352
13	Southgate Anderson	358
14	Lincoln Park	380

Kamari Ronfeldt, Ann Arbor Pioneer

Just received a little writeup!

Jacob Szalay, Saline

Has been in the top-10 here all three years.

Mourad Algahmi, Dearborn Fordson

Fordson Tractor was 3^rd here a year ago.

Noah Amori, Wyandotte Roosevelt

Wholesale change from his 10^th to 11^th grade year. Whereas the 10^th grade Amori was on the cusp of breaking 17:00, the 11^th grade version very nearly broke into the 15’s.

Wes Rogan, Saline

Ain’t just a 800m kid – was sub-16 on three separate occasions in ’25.

Cameron Varner, Temperance Bedford

Consistent low-16 racer when it mattered, including a 16:07 at D1 State.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Kamari Ronfeldt	Ann Arbor Pioneer
2	12	Jacob Szalay	Saline
3	11	Mourad Algahmi	Dearborn Fordson
4	12	Noah Amori	Wyandotte Roosevelt
5	11	Wes Rogan	Saline
6	12	Cameron Varner	Temperance Bedford
7	12	Vincent Jones	Brownstown Woodhaven
8	12	Maddi Duke	Temperance Bedford
9	11	Jack Dunwoody	Gibraltar Carlson
10	12	Colin Courage	Ann Arbor Pioneer
11	12	Max Carne	Ann Arbor Pioneer
12	12	Calen Alexander	Brownstown Woodhaven
13	12	Dax Winegarden	Ann Arbor Pioneer
14	10	Gavin Bast	Saline
15	12	Jacob Cole	Saline
16	11	Asher Sikma	Ann Arbor Pioneer
17	11	Zachary Greene	Wyandotte Roosevelt
18	10	Zawadi Mwathi	Brownstown Woodhaven
19	12	Walker Ledbetter	Ann Arbor Pioneer
20	12	Carlos Basulto	Saline

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Ann Arbor Pioneer	20	Top-10
2	Saline	64	13
3	Brownstown Woodhaven	65	12
4	Gibraltar Carlson	125
5	Temperance Bedford	132
6	Dearborn Fordson	208
7	Monroe	233
8	Ypsilanti Lincoln	242
9	Wyandotte Roosevelt	257
10	Southgate Anderson	263
11	Allen Park	290
12	Belleville	301
13	Detroit Cass Tech	397
14	Lincoln Park	451
15	Detroit Martin Luther King	465

Natasza Dudek, Ann Arbor Pioneer

Just received a writeup!

Sienna Klemmer, Ann Arbor Pioneer

Is surely ready to roll after missing her spring track season.

Savannah Staton, Saline

Springtime 3200m races give hope that even more is in the tank.

Kiera Von Blon, Ann Arbor Pioneer

Was the 2^nd freshman finisher at the D1 XC Finals.

Charley McKay, Brownstown Woodhaven

Managed a top finish in spite of a stunted sophomore season. Imagine the potential with a full season…

Laura Forsyth, Ann Arbor Pioneer

Her 5:04 in the 1600m ranked her 4^th amongst Michigan freshmen girls.

Nina Moore, Ann Arbor Pioneer

Ran her best 3200m of the spring at regionals, earning Nina a spot at the D1 3200m.

Katarina Munson, Saline

Has always turned it up at MIS, sub-19 there the past two years.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Natasza Dudek	Ann Arbor Pioneer
2	11	Savannah Staton	Saline
3	10	Keira Von Blon	Ann Arbor Pioneer
4	11	Sienna Klemmer	Ann Arbor Pioneer
5	11	Charley McKay	Brownstown Woodhaven
6	10	Laura Forsyth	Ann Arbor Pioneer
7	12	Nina Moore	Ann Arbor Pioneer
8	12	Katarina Munson	Saline
9	10	Audrey Grosteffon	Temperance Bedford
10	12	Lizzie Wernimont	Ann Arbor Pioneer
11	12	Hope Noal	Brownstown Woodhaven
12	11	Adelynn Turck	Saline
13	11	Annabelle Chan	Brownstown Woodhaven
14	11	Giada Fioritto	Gibraltar Carlson
15	12	Iva Ravindra	Temperance Bedford
16	12	Mia Lopez	Ann Arbor Pioneer
17	11	Jaelynn Greene	Brownstown Woodhaven
18	10	Madison Slade	Gibraltar Carlson
19	11	Alexis Kmiecik	Brownstown Woodhaven
20	12	Sophie Roth	Saline

REGION 6

Boys

Austin Mercado, Salem

Battled injury this spring and still came out the other side of it with a 3200m state qualifier.

Hudson Doll, Ann Arbor Skyline

His 16:07 at Jackson was the 7^th fastest time of any Michigan freshman.

Martin Gehrke, Ann Arbor Skyline

Displayed his range during track, putting down efforts such as a 1:59 in the 800m and 9:36 in the 3200m.

Matthew Guikema, Ann Arbor Skyline

Mega consistent last fall in terms of time, racing in the mid-16’s with few faster exceptions.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Austin Mercado	Salem
2	10	Hudson Doll	Ann Arbor Skyline
3	11	Oskar MacArthur	Ann Arbor Skyline
4	11	Martin Gehrke	Ann Arbor Skyline
5	12	Matthew Guikema	Ann Arbor Skyline
6	11	Roman Stilwell	Ann Arbor Skyline
7	12	Jack Hanner	Salem
8	12	Samuel Batt	Salem
9	12	Justin Mkrtumian	Detroit U-D Jesuit
10	11	Landen Martell	Plymouth
11	12	Rami Bazzi	Dearborn
12	12	Garrett Comer	Ann Arbor Skyline
13	12	Tyler Bjorklund	Livonia Churchill
14	12	Dylan Kosik	Plymouth
15	10	Troy Verhelle	Livonia Churchill
16	12	Owen Dalebout	Salem
17	11	Conrad Marra	Ann Arbor Huron
18	12	Enshu Kuan	Ann Arbor Skyline
19	10	Jack Caveney	Plymouth
20	12	Kamden O’Donnell	Canton

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Ann Arbor Skyline	19	Top-10
2	Grosse Pointe South	84
3	Ann Arbor Huron	107
4	Salem	112
5	Livonia Churchill	134
6	Canton	145
7	Plymouth	162
8	Livonia Franklin	179
9	Dearborn	248
10	Dearborn Heights Crestwood	309
11	Westland John Glenn	362
12	Harper Woods	395
13	Wayne Memorial	408

Lucia Llanes, Ann Arbor Skyline

Has a penchant for turning in her best effort when it matters most – twice All-State in cross.

Becca Van Lent, Ann Arbor Skyline

Can throw down in anything, such as the 800m (#3 time in MI) or on the grass (sub-18 girl).

Maribelle Kofahl, Ann Arbor Huron

Ran in the 18’s on many occasions as a freshman and left the fall on a high note, dropping a 18:37 to place 43^rd (7^th freshman) in D1.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Lucia Llanes	Ann Arbor Skyline
2	12	Becca Van Lent	Ann Arbor Skyline
3	10	Maribelle Kofahl	Ann Arbor Huron
4	12	Irie Scrase	Ann Arbor Skyline
5	12	Isla Tharp	Ann Arbor Skyline
6	10	Eleanor Pilsner	Grosse Pointe South
7	11	Lila Edison	Ann Arbor Skyline
8	11	Clare Davidson	Canton
9	11	Maddie Vargo	Livonia Churchill
10	12	Julie Schuessler	Livonia Churchill
11	10	Blix Finn	Ann Arbor Skyline
12	12	Gwen Stotts-Walshe	Ann Arbor Skyline
13	10	Ella Hanner	Salem
14	11	Mira Shelgikar	Ann Arbor Huron
15	12	Samantha Bartell	Salem
16	12	Morgan Costello	Grosse Pointe South
17	10	Lydia Thomason-Redus	Grosse Pointe South
18	12	Addie Jones	Salem
19	11	Lucy Morrow	Livonia Franklin
20	11	Sadie Bohnsack	Ann Arbor Huron

REGION 7

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Northville	30	Top-10
2	Detroit Catholic Central	85
3	Novi	90
4	Livonia Stevenson	181
5	Berkley	182
6	Royal Oak	183
7	West Bloomfield	186
8	Farmington	199
9	Bloomfield Hills	246
10	Walled Lake Western	262
11	North Farmington	284
12	Beverly Hills Groves	319
13	Birmingham Seaholm	329
14	Brother Rice	378
15	Ferndale	416
16	Walled Lake Central	448
17	Oak Park	455

Brandon Cloud, Northville

Defending champion here and in the D1 3200m.

Devin Lau, Farmington

Rapid transformation as a junior. After sneaking under 17:00 at the tail end of 10^th grade season, Devin one-upped himself by nearly a minute, dropping a 15:57 at MIS.

Lucas Mullan, Northville

A shortened sophomore season still saw Lucas contribute to the Northville title squad.

Brady Glon, Detroit Catholic Central

Yet another kid with a great season-ender, as Brady dipped into the 15’s at MIS to close out his sophomore year.

Trevor Baptist, Novi

A majority of his track races were of the 1600m variety, with a giant reduction in time, 4:47 to 4:33 from 10^th to 11^th grade.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Brandon Cloud	Northville
2	12	Devin Lau	Farmington
3	11	Lucas Mullan	Northville
4	11	Brady Glon	Detroit Catholic Central
5	12	Trevor Baptist	Novi
6	10	Ashton Kashat	Northville
7	12	Beckett Sipes	Royal Oak
8	11	Lucas Brumo	Livonia Stevenson
9	11	Emmanuel Coates	Northville
10	10	Luke Kramer	Detroit Catholic Central
11	12	Jack Lewis	Northville
12	12	Keats Rosenbrock	Royal Oak
13	11	John McCann	Novi
14	12	Musa Kay	West Bloomfield
15	9	Braden Millar	Northville
16	9	Mateo Lindenmeyer	Northville
17	11	Aarush Vijay	Novi
18	12	Tyler Hennessey	Berkley
19	12	Luis Holowinski	West Bloomfield
20	11	Josh Hilliard	Berkley

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Score	Div. Rank
1	Northville	37	Top-10
2	Novi	64	Top-10
3	Farmington	115
4	Bloomfield Hills	147
5	Royal Oak	171
6	Berkley	182
7	Birmingham Seaholm	188
8	Walled Lake Central	203
9	Oak Park	230
10	Beverly Hills Groves	233
11	Livonia Stevenson	234
12	Walled Lake Western	335
13	West Bloomfield	392
14	North Farmington	407

Alexandra Scappaticci, Northville

Your defending regional champ!

Katelynn Egli, Novi

Still amazed that she can high jump 4’ 10”, run a 2:13 800m, and medal at XC State.

Lucia Lachapelle, Northville

I’m not going on a limb when I say she’s the best tennis player + runner girl in the state.

Paige Rohda, Berkley

Paige embraced races in the 18’s during her sophomore season, racing there three times, including a 18:23 at MITCA.

Giada Mills, Beverly Hills Groves

Coming off a freshman fall where she saved her best effort for last – a 18:03 that led to a 23^rd place D1 finish.

Claire Lawrence, Bloomfield Hills

Kept getting faster and faster and faster as a freshman, progressing from a 22+ min. opener to a 18:54 here at Royal Oak.

Alexandra Green, Birmingham Seaholm

Totally new runner as a sophomore. Freshman version was 21^st here, turned around into a 5^th place finish last year.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	10	Alexandra Scappaticci	Northville
2	12	Katelynn Egli	Novi
3	12	Lucia Lachapelle	Northville
4	11	Paige Rohda	Berkley
5	10	Giada Mills	Beverly Hills Groves
6	10	Claire Lawrence	Bloomfield Hills
7	11	Alexandra Green	Birmingham Seaholm
8	12	Colette Lozo	Northville
9	12	Katelyn Parrish	Farmington
10	12	Anna Macdonald	Royal Oak
11	10	Ella German	Novi
12	10	Brynn Somers	Northville
13	10	Ella Corby	Northville
14	11	Claire Galas	Novi
15	12	Olivia Jenney	Bloomfield Hills
16	12	Emma Engalan	Northville
17	9	Alice White	Northville
18	10	Sora Saito	Novi
19	10	Jessica Philip	Novi
20	12	Olivia Dixon	Birmingham Seaholm

REGION 8

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Highland-Milford	47	15
2	Clarkston	85
3	White Lake Lakeland	86
4	Troy	101
5	Hartland	122
6	Walled Lake Northern	168
7	Utica	185
8	Troy Athens	191
9	Sterling Heights Stevenson	260
10	Utica Ford	262
11	Warren DeLaSalle	281
12	Waterford Kettering	402
13	Waterford Mott	414
14	Warren Woods Tower	426
15	Warren Mott	433
16	Sterling Heights	476

Todd Tobin, Highland-Milford

The next in a string of elite Milford boys.

Cooper McNaughton, Clarkston

Major improvements as a sophomore, especially evident at the State Finals, where McNaughton dropped from 17:28 to 15:51.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Todd Tobin	Highland-Milford
2	11	Cooper McNaughton	Clarkston
3	11	Asa Konwinski	Troy
4	12	Vern Clyne	Clarkston
5	10	Aiden Doggett	Highland-Milford
6	10	Lucas Naspinsky	White Lake Lakeland
7	12	Josh Sanchez	Highland-Milford
8	12	Henry Witt	Troy
9	12	Miles Foster	Clarkston
10	12	Colin Blachford	Troy Athens
11	11	Owen Nelms	White Lake Lakeland
12	12	Rowan Dehority	Highland-Milford
13	12	Jack Witt	Troy
14	9	Jack Klein	White Lake Lakeland
15	12	Hayden Preister	Hartland
16	10	Tyler Johns	White Lake Lakeland
17	11	Asher Lawson	Walled Lake Northern
18	11	Jacob Solomon	Utica
19	11	Joe Coleman	Hartland
20	12	Lucas Keilen	Hartland

Girls

Avery DeGrendel, Clarkston

Track saw DeGrendel extend her range, especially in the 1600m (5:17 to 5:07) and 3200m (12:37 to 11:36).

Claire Cubitt, Utica

MAC Red Champion at the middle school level.

Allie Gallagher, Walled Lake Northern                  

She’s been consistent – for three straight years the Northern Knight has run around 11:20 in the 3200m.

Ava Goodman, Hartland

Hartland’s been all over the map with their regional placements, and in each location, Ava has found her way into the top-10.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Avery DeGrendel	Clarkston
2	9	Claire Cubitt	Utica
3	12	Allie Gallagher	Walled Lake Northern
4	12	Ava Goodman	Hartland
5	12	Maya Pletzer	White Lake Lakeland
6	12	Jillian Broyles	Highland-Milford
7	12	Morgan Scally	White Lake Lakeland
8	11	Kylie Brown	Utica
9	10	Brielle Bastionell	Hartland
10	12	Emma Brown	Utica
11	10	Lila Miller	Hartland
12	12	Taylor Vogel	Highland-Milford
13	12	Isabelle Verellen	White Lake Lakeland
14	10	Annabelle Shaw	Clarkston
15	10	Clare O’Reilly	Troy Athens
16	12	Addison Brigham	Clarkston
17	11	Maya Zakrzewski	Walled Lake Northern
18	10	Gabrielle Desgrange	Hartland
19	9	Gwen LaPado	Troy
20	11	Codianne Palczewski	Utica

REGION 9

Boys

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Romeo	75	21
2	Lake Orion	76	23
3	Rochester	112
4	Rochester Adams	122
5	Macomb Dakota	158
6	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	158
7	Fraser	181
8	L’Anse Creuse North	198
9	Utica Eisenhower	205
10	Anchor Bay	254
11	Port Huron Northern	256
12	St. Clair Shores Lakeview	333
13	Chippewa Valley	360
14	L’Anse Creuse	465
15	Port Huron	481

Xavier Solgot, L’Anse Creuse North

Macomb County’s premier distance boy. Defending champ here and at the Macomb County meet.

Aidan Schwalbach, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek

Clutch performance in his regional’s 3200m led to a State Finals berth for the incoming junior.

Luis Nava, Lake Orion

Progressed mightily toward the end of his 9^th grade season, ending up with a 16:08 at MIS.

Lucas Campbell, Rochester

Sparingly raced as a sophomore, but made the most of all opportunities, running in the mid-16’s on each occasion.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Xavier Solgot	L’Anse Creuse North
2	11	Aidan Schwalbach	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
3	10	Luis Nava	Lake Orion
4	11	Lucas Campbell	Rochester
5	9	Logan Meerschaert	Lake Orion
6	10	Rio Hrabovsky	Romeo
7	11	Oscar Wordell	Rochester Adams
8	12	Jesse Reed	Rochester Adams
9	12	Carson Hlavin	Romeo
10	10	Joseph Leigh	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
11	11	Ricardo Guajardo	Lake Orion
12	11	Logan LaMilza	Macomb Dakota
13	10	Finley Clor	Romeo
14	11	Wesley LaFever	Macomb Dakota
15	10	Gavin Soviar	Fraser
16	12	Conner McLaughlin	Rochester
17	11	Federico Moreno-Padilla	Utica Eisenhower
18	12	Grant Davis	Port Huron Northern
19	12	Tyler Williams	Fraser
20	12	Brandon Ziehmer	Anchor Bay

Girls

Proj. Place	Team	Proj. Score	Div. Rank
1	Romeo	58	13
2	Rochester	69	19
3	Rochester Adams	79	18
4	Macomb Dakota	93	25
5	Lake Orion	120
6	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	181
7	Utica Eisenhower	207
8	Port Huron Northern	230
9	Fraser	243
10	Anchor Bay	247
11	L’Anse Creuse North	261
12	Chippewa Valley	313
13	St. Clair Shores Lakeview	432
14	Roseville	461
15	Port Huron	464

Annie Hrabovsky, Romeo

3x defending regional champ!

El McMahan, Rochester Adams

Probably out running in the middle of an 80 mile week.

Charlotte Jones, Rochester

Always finds a way to surprise at the state level, grabbing the final medal in both the 3200m and XC.

Gabriella Mercier, Macomb Dakota

Massive improvement from 9^th to 10^th grade, dropping over 2 minutes with her 18:30’s at season’s end.

Reese Rosbolt, Romeo

Standout spring in the 3200m, running in the 11:1x’s on multiple occasions and qualifying for D1 State.

Jessica Soldan, Rochester Adams

Outstanding freshman fall contained a 3^rd place finish in the OAA Red and 4^th spot in Oakland County.

Proj. Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Annie Hrabovsky	Romeo
2	12	El McMahan	Rochester Adams
3	11	Charlotte Jones	Rochester
4	11	Gabriella Mercier	Macomb Dakota
5	12	Reese Rosbolt	Romeo
6	10	Jessica Soldan	Rochester Adams
7	11	Alannah Wessel	Romeo
8	10	Grace Mathers	Macomb Dakota
9	9	Sophia Baier	Lake Orion
10	12	Alice Foley	Fraser
11	11	Maren Greve	Rochester
12	12	Linda Lopez	Lake Orion
13	12	Maggie Baginski	Utica Eisenhower
14	10	Abby Deering	Rochester Adams
15	12	Natalie Meldrum	Lake Orion
16	12	Annie Roraff	Rochester
17	9	Molly Sarrach	Romeo
18	10	Evelyn Clancy	Macomb Dakota
19	12	Adrienne Jones	Rochester
20	10	Aryana Givans	Rochester