2026 Rankings: League Week Girls

LEAGUE WEEK IS HERE! Many league championships are coming about this week, a few area championships as well. This will be the final batch of posted rankings. I’ll compute them for next week to include in the regional projections, but won’t post any of them.

Upper Peninsula Rankings are not included as they’ll be competing in the Upper Peninsula Finals on Saturday. Projections to come later in the week!

Just a reminder, ratings are generated via:

• The top 67% (rounding to the nearest whole number) performances of a runner
  • Runners with three or less rated races have all races counted
• Those are then weighed on recency, meet size, and competitiveness of the meet

Those ratings are then compiled and scored as a hypothetical meet. Every runner that’s run a rated race from September 18th on (Ottawa Hills/Holly weekend) is included.

Yes, athletic.net has simulations. These are different than athletic.net because:

• They account for course conditions and distance
  • If you ran a shorter course, you’re likely to be overrated on there
  • If you ran only hilly, rough courses, you’re likely to be underrated on there
• They take your best performance, I capture more of the resume

Mid-September Rankings
Late September Rankings
Championship Season Rankings

As always, these are for fun and a vehicle to drive interest in the best sport in the world. Enjoy!

Team Championship Contenders

Hillsdale Academy still occupies the top spot, even showing their depth through small meets such as their SCAA Championship. The Colts put a perfect 15 on the board, dominating the standings through placing 11 in the top-13. A nice lil’ respite after their victory at Portage. Whitmore Lake still isn’t letting go, however, with their depth pieces having great days at Gabriel Richard. HA has been a bit more consistent, so we’ll use these final few weeks as evidence as to whether the Trojans can make it four in a row.

Individual Championship Contenders

Two girls have separated, two names we’re well familiar with – Libby Smith and Kaylie Livingston. Livingston, of course, has had great success in the D4 arena and MIS throughout the years. Smith, as well. Smith got the better of the last matchup, a runaway victory at Portage, her first ever at that huge meet. Livingston just responded with two efforts that nearly matched her SB, consecutive 18:08’s at both Gabriel Richard and the MIAC Championship.

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	LW Rating	Region
1	12	Libby Smith	Gobles	153.0	31
2	12	Kaylie Livingston	Whitmore Lake	152.4	33
3	11	Callie Sinke	Onekama	144.0	29
4	12	Veyda Conley	Martin	143.2	31
5	9	Faith Schipper	Holland Calvary Christian	136.7	31
6	10	Norah Kiley	Kingston	133.1	35
7	11	Sophie Grinage	Leland	130.3	29
8	12	Evelyn Meyer	Hillsdale Academy	122.3	34
9	9	Grace Jolin	Dansville	121.5	33
10	10	Ryleigh Alderink	Holton	120.8	31
11	12	Ava DeYoung	Gobles	118.9	31
12	12	Lauren Shaffer	Gobles	118.3	31
13	12	Kiera Piper	Kalamazoo Hackett	116.2	32
14	11	Julia White	Portland St. Patrick	114.8	31
15	12	Lindsey Nordyke	Byron Center Zion Christian	114.1	31
16	11	Malynda Lambros	Whitmore Lake	114.1	33
17	9	Madalyn Stolz	Dansville	113.4	33
18	11	Cassidy Bowers	Austin Catholic	113.3	36
19	10	Faith Smith	Genesee Christian	113.2	33
20	11	Taylor Wills	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	110.5	30
21	10	Ava Higley	Frankfort	108.4	29
22	12	Addy Zeller	Onekama	108.4	29
23	11	Ava Bates	Lutheran Westland	108.2	36
24	12	Veronica Paga	Petoskey St. Michael	107.4	28
25	9	Amy Walker	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	107.2	33
26	10	Audrey Pyle	Concord	107.1	34
27	11	Melodie Hulinek	Bear Lake	106.2	29
28	11	Maizy Matthews	Breckenridge	105.5	30
29	10	Zakia Wagoner	Onekama	105.1	29
30	10	Heather Morris	Hillsdale Academy	104.1	34
31	11	Zoe Fabing	Fowler	102.9	31
32	11	Mea Wesley	Petoskey St. Michael	102.8	28
33	10	Eliza Roberts	Hillsdale Academy	101.8	34
34	9	Clara Thelen	Fowler	101.7	31
35	9	Sophia Messing	Deckerville	100.1	35
36	9	Gabby Weigold	Breckenridge	98.7	30
37	11	Ella Lamb	Royal Oak Shrine	98.4	36
38	9	Norah Tracy	Hillsdale Academy	97.0	34
39	12	Natalie Burpee	Leland	97.0	29
40	10	Isabella West	Mayville	96.8	35
41	11	Deirdre O’Connell	Allen Park Cabrini	96.4	36
42	11	Lorelei Stemme	Hillsdale Academy	95.3	34
43	11	Anna Howell	Bridgman	94.4	32
44	11	Allison Rodgers	Martin	94.2	31
45	12	Madison Smith	Grand Traverse Academy	93.8	29
46	10	Brooklyn Griffin	Buckley	93.6	29
47	9	June Counts	Whitmore Lake	93.6	33
48	9	Kara Unger	Lutheran Westland	93.5	36
49	12	Tess Hoedel	Grand Traverse Academy	92.7	29
50	9	Sierra Sherer	Whitmore Lake	92.3	33

Team Championship Contenders

The main contender and favorite still resides in Lansing. There was a bit of worry in terms of their depth, but the return of Grace Wonch helps solidify the numbers for Lansing Catholic. Even with Wonch busting rust at Greater Lansing, the Cougars were able to place 3^rd amongst a bevy of D1/2 teams.

Individual Championship Contenders

The intrigue and drama heightens here in D3 (and also D2). Three of the four girls listed in last week’s rankings were in action recently. Samantha Schroeder returned to Hudson Mills, a site that’s kicked off her stretch run for the past few years and ran a lifetime best. Caelyn Torry won her division and finished 3^rd overall at Blue & Gold, breaking a nearly month-long streak of victories. Her 18:26 was another note in the portfolio signaling she’s a contender. Tiya Feldpausch perhaps had the best race of the three, hitting a 18:18 at Greater Lansing, 20+ seconds faster than she was at Ledge Meadows a year prior.

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	LW Rating	Region
1	11	Tiya Feldpausch	Olivet	150.8	23
2	11	Caelyn Torry	McBain	148.7	20
3	12	Violet Tetil	Caro	148.4	25
4	12	Samantha Schroeder	Jackson Lumen Christi	147.7	23
5	10	Alaina Civinskas	Roscommon	147.3	19
6	11	Josie Bishop	Lansing Catholic	143.9	26
7	12	Alyssa Kramer	Pewamo-Westphalia	143.1	24
8	11	Elliana Max	Kent City	140.8	21
9	9	Isadora Shaw	Lake City	139.1	19
10	11	Avery Kelly	Benzie Central	139.0	20
11	10	Lily Britton	Olivet	137.7	23
12	10	Anna Drauer	Lansing Catholic	137.6	26
13	11	Madisyn Wanstead	Leroy Pine River	135.3	20
14	11	Maisey Toteff	Hanover-Horton	135.0	23
15	11	Piper Lyon	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	134.4	26
16	11	Maggie McClellan	Benzie Central	131.6	20
17	9	Grace Jordan	Chesaning	131.1	24
18	10	Calista George	Pewamo-Westphalia	130.5	24
19	9	Merrick Tacktor	Mason County Central	129.2	20
20	11	Lindsey Ludwig	Lansing Catholic	127.8	26
21	9	Maggie Mohrhardt	Traverse City St. Francis	126.4	19
22	12	Mikenna Nagel	Sanford-Meridian	124.8	25
23	12	Lyvia Curtis	Saugatuck	124.7	22
24	11	Shelby Zimmer	Kent City	124.0	21
25	12	Isabelle Sliter	Fennville	123.2	22
26	10	Ellyse Heyser	Saugatuck	123.0	22
27	12	Leah Sneller	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	122.5	21
28	12	Makinna Foglesong	Ithaca	122.0	24
29	12	Shelby Kuiper	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	120.4	21
30	11	Lindsey Cmeyla	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	120.1	25
31	12	Natalie Rosema	Hart	119.8	20
32	10	Madelynn Patterson	Olivet	119.6	23
33	9	Hannah Muladore	Charlevoix	118.9	19
34	11	Hattie Driver	Manistee	118.7	20
35	9	Aubrey Doan	Lake City	118.0	19
36	12	Anna Hallett	Blissfield	116.6	27
37	10	Katherine Schafer	Pewamo-Westphalia	116.1	24
38	12	Kamryn Sixberry	Saugatuck	115.7	22
39	11	Emma Kerr	Traverse City St. Francis	114.8	19
40	10	Lily Sisson	Leroy Pine River	114.5	20
41	9	Abby Creisher	Leslie	114.4	26
42	10	Avery Haynes	Brooklyn Columbia Central	114.3	23
43	9	Lilly Kimble	Jackson Lumen Christi	114.1	23
44	12	Molly Kate Hollandsworth	Traverse City St. Francis	114.0	19
45	12	Betsy Gooden	Manton	113.8	20
46	11	Elise Renkiewicz	Lake City	113.7	19
47	9	Annie Lloyd	Lansing Catholic	111.9	26
48	12	Grace Wonch	Lansing Catholic	111.7	26
49	12	Stefi Reskevics	Harbor Springs	111.6	19
50	12	Anna DeVries	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	111.4	21

Team Championship Contenders

Holland Christian is still the favorite, although Otsego seems closer than ever. I’m curious to see what the odds look like in a few weeks’ time.

Individual Championship Contenders

The same five featured last week are present here again. Caroline Randall had the week off after her Portage victory, Natalya Hoffman won in a dual against cross-town rivals Otsego, Avery Engbers and her Maroons are preparing, hopeful for another championship-filled stretch run. Two girls raced – Jaelyn Ray and Ava Schafer. Schafer returned to the winners’ circle at Greater Lansing, the recent Michigan State commit turning in one of her better races in the past two seasons. Ray took to the fast track at Hudson Mills and absolutely embraced it, racing to a speedy 17:43 and a 25-second victory.

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	LW Rating	Region
1	12	Jaelyn Ray	Pinckney	162.8	16
2	12	Caroline Randall	Hastings	162.7	12
3	12	Ava Schafer	St. Johns	160.1	14
4	9	Natalya Hoffman	Plainwell	159.9	13
5	11	Avery Engbers	Holland Christian	159.3	11
6	9	Clara Cook	DeWitt	157.2	14
7	10	Eliza Schwass	Ludington	156.0	10
8	12	Maddie Lindley	Holly	153.0	17
9	11	Julia Bambach	Holly	152.9	17
10	12	Mia May	Sparta	152.6	11
11	11	Oakley Osterhart	Coopersville	151.2	11
12	11	Kayla Shellenbarger	Goodrich	149.4	15
13	10	Breslyn Klein	Coopersville	148.9	11
14	12	Ayda Skeels	Adrian	148.1	18
15	12	Addison Josephson	Linden	147.8	14
16	9	Annabel Buggia	Williamston	147.3	14
17	12	Ella McInerney	Cadillac	146.7	10
18	11	Mai Nguyen	Plainwell	145.3	13
19	12	Olivia Weiss	Holland	145.2	11
20	12	Eliana Stob	Holland Christian	145.0	11
21	9	Evelyn Goosen	Spring Lake	144.5	10
22	11	Tiffany DeMaagd	Grand Rapids South Christian	144.5	12
23	11	Courtney Floeter	Linden	144.3	14
24	12	Alivia Ottinger	Goodrich	142.4	15
25	12	Ellery Lampen	Holland Christian	142.3	11
26	11	Remie Ellis	Eaton Rapids	142.3	14
27	11	Madison Petty	Adrian	141.3	18
28	10	Alayna Verhage	Otsego	141.0	13
29	12	Clara Kaczor	Freeland	138.9	15
30	11	Grace Leman	Edwardsburg	138.7	13
31	10	Lydia Dwyer	Stevensville Lakeshore	138.2	13
32	11	Elizabeth Gerzema	Farmington Hills Mercy	137.4	16
33	10	Addelyn Sabatke	Otsego	136.6	13
34	10	Lily VanEyk	Grand Rapids South Christian	136.2	12
35	11	Anneliese Passchier	East Grand Rapids	135.4	12
36	9	Molly White	Holland Christian	135.2	11
37	12	Sawyer Reagan	Allendale	134.9	11
38	12	Annabelle Lowman	Ludington	134.3	10
39	10	Adelyn Verhage	Otsego	132.8	13
40	12	Zoe German	Fruitport	132.6	10
41	9	Emi Crews	Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg	132.2	12
42	11	Natalie Hayes	DeWitt	130.7	14
43	12	Zoe Hoekstra	Grand Rapids Christian	130.4	12
44	12	Skylar Mejeur	Otsego	129.8	13
45	12	Lucy Conzelmann	Frankenmuth	129.7	15
46	10	Addisyn Wood	Sparta	128.8	11
47	11	Dory Simon	Remus Chippewa Hills	128.6	10
48	11	Addison Bixler	Coopersville	128.5	11
49	12	Lillian Dewey	Hopkins	128.4	12
50	9	Anna Zietlow	Holland Christian	128.3	11

Team Championship Contenders

Ann Arbor Pioneer had the weekend off, much needed after a 5-week stretch that went: Spartan, Holly, Jackson, Bulldog, Portage. Those five meets proved the Pioneer mettle, another heavy favorite entering championship season.

Individual Championship Contenders

In a weekend off for Natasza Dudek, no one has matched the low-16 performances that she’s shown to throw down. That’s no knock on her competitors, who might have the best depth I’ve seen in the D1 realm. Depending on the MIS conditions, it might again take 18:15 or lower to get on the podium. Anyhow, Dudek is the prohibitive favorite.

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	LW Rating	Region
1	11	Natasza Dudek	Ann Arbor Pioneer	188.2	5
2	10	Keira Von Blon	Ann Arbor Pioneer	179.8	5
3	11	Sienna Klemmer	Ann Arbor Pioneer	177.1	5
4	10	Alexandra Scappaticci	Northville	174.1	7
5	11	Adalyn Raab	Zeeland East	170.2	3
6	11	Rachel Smith	Okemos	166.4	4
7	12	Lucia Lachapelle	Northville	161.9	7
8	10	Grace Snyder	Hudsonville	161.5	1
9	11	Ainsley Kelm	Portage Northern	160.8	3
10	11	Emilia Garces	Midland Dow	160.4	2
11	12	Daisy Cox	Rockford	159.7	1
12	12	Tessa Mascari	Traverse City West	159.3	2
13	11	Paige Rohda	Berkley	158.4	7
14	11	Alannah Wessel	Romeo	158.2	9
15	11	Savannah Staton	Saline	156.2	5
16	11	Gabriella Mercier	Macomb Dakota	156.1	9
17	12	Annie Hrabovsky	Romeo	156.0	9
18	11	Charlotte Jones	Rochester	155.2	9
19	10	Brynn Somers	Northville	154.5	7
20	11	Avery Scott	Portage Central	152.5	3
21	12	Chloe Purwin	Hudsonville	152.5	1
22	11	Charley McKay	Brownstown Woodhaven	152.1	5
23	12	Katarina Munson	Saline	151.2	5
24	11	Alexandra Green	Birmingham Seaholm	149.3	7
25	12	Anyla Robinson	Oak Park	149.1	7
26	12	Reese Rosbolt	Romeo	148.8	9
27	10	Giada Mills	Beverly Hills Groves	148.5	7
28	10	Kaitlyn Berg	Midland	148.3	2
29	12	Kodie Snyder	Dexter	147.8	4
30	12	Paige McMeans	Jenison	147.4	1
31	12	Isla Tharp	Ann Arbor Skyline	147.2	6
32	10	Lexie Snyder	Hudsonville	147.2	1
33	10	Jessica Soldan	Rochester Adams	146.7	9
34	10	Grace Meyers	Bay City Western	146.4	2
35	10	Claire Lawrence	Bloomfield Hills	146.2	7
36	9	Brooklyn Thomasma	East Kentwood	145.6	1
37	9	Claire Cubitt	Utica	145.2	8
38	11	Ella Lorenz	Brighton	145.1	4
39	12	Becca Van Lent	Ann Arbor Skyline	142.8	6
40	12	Abigail Dobry	Dexter	142.5	4
41	12	Lizzie Wernimont	Ann Arbor Pioneer	141.6	5
42	9	Harper Henderson	Jenison	141.3	1
43	11	Lucia Llanes	Ann Arbor Skyline	141.3	6
44	12	Avery DeGrendel	Clarkston	141.3	8
45	12	Morgan Scally	White Lake Lakeland	140.5	8
46	12	Lane Isom	Richland Gull Lake	140.2	3
47	10	Gwyn Faber	Forest Hills Northern	140.0	1
48	11	Lila Edison	Ann Arbor Skyline	139.9	6
49	10	Eleanor Pilsner	Grosse Pointe South	139.9	6
50	10	Ava Montero	Grand Ledge	139.7	4

What’s up, Homeschool kids? I know you’re not in the “official” rankings, but you’re included here. Simulations and projections coming for your MiHS Championship next week.

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	LW Rating
1	12	Gianna Chaignot	GRTC Peregrines	156.3
2	9	Marielle Chaignot	GRTC Peregrines	152.0
3	12	Stephanie DiPiazza	GRTC Peregrines	150.1
4	10	Hailey Sieler	GRTC Peregrines	134.4
5	10	Elise Barber	GRTC Peregrines	132.1
6	10	Eve Webb	GRTC Peregrines	128.9
7	9	Aria Koert	West Michigan Homeschool	123.8
8	12	Ava Skinner	GRTC Peregrines	115.7
9	12	Elyana Davis	Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports	101.0
10	10	Ava Grosse	West Michigan Homeschool	97.4
11	12	Belle Richardson	Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports	93.9
12	9	Ellery Novakoski	West Michigan Homeschool	88.6
13	10	Elsie Woldhuis	Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports	83.6
14	12	Maria Banasky	Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports	83.0
15	9	Arie Neef	Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports	81.2
16	10	Beti Kelley	West Michigan Homeschool	80.5
17	11	Gracie Hibma	Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports	80.3
18	10	Mia Setterington	Capital Homeschool	78.5
19	9	Emma Mast	Capital Homeschool	77.1
20	10	Juliana Nicodemi	MACH	74.3
21	9	Carmella Garritano	Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports	71.4
22	10	Belle Miller	West Michigan Homeschool	71.3
23	9	Abi Vanderwey	Capital Homeschool	70.7
24	11	Maatje Vanderwey	Capital Homeschool	66.4
25	9	Grace Cogan	Capital Homeschool	61.1