I thought I’d go about State Finals coverage in a different manner than years past. In recent years, I’ve done long, detailed posts about each division, each race. These would contain all the stats, ratings, and a lengthy writeup. This fall and winter will be a bit of a change. I’ll knock out all the random stats first, then dive into writeups about the winners. Hopefully this will be livelier and faster.
First, the Quickest Kicks. The final stretch at MIS is all in front of our eyes. From a distance, our individual cries unheard, but the collective cheer a constant roar. Spectators can view a runner hit another gear down the crucial home stretch, clinch a spot on the podium, erase valuable points for their team.
This details the fastest times from the 3 mile mark to the finish. 4849m to 5000m. 0.107 miles. Top-10 and ties on the graphic, top-50 and ties on the charts.
I’m no coach, but if you’re on here, try your hand at some 400’s and 800’s in track. If you can kick this hard at the end of three grueling miles, imagine what can happen over 1-2 laps.
| Division | Grade | Name | Finish | Team | Kick | Places Moved | Kick Pace |
| 2 | 10 | Micah Good | 16:35.5 | Parma Western | 24.6 | -14 | 3:49.9 |
| 1 | 12 | Kamari Ronfeldt | 14:45.9 | Ann Arbor Pioneer | 25.1 | -1 | 3:54.6 |
| 3 | 12 | John Kowatch | 16:05.4 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 25.2 | -4 | 3:55.5 |
| 2 | 11 | Grayson Michels | 15:47.6 | Forest Hills Eastern | 25.7 | -6 | 4:00.2 |
| 1 | 10 | Aiden Doggett | 15:52.1 | Highland-Milford | 25.9 | -11 | 4:02.1 |
| 4 | 12 | Owen Ledebuhr | 16:44.8 | Holland Calvary Christian | 26.2 | -1 | 4:04.9 |
| 3 | 12 | Naveen Kulkarni | 16:17.1 | Ann Arbor Greenhills | 26.3 | -4 | 4:05.8 |
| 2 | 11 | Lennox Naswell | 15:22.2 | Flint Powers Catholic | 26.4 | 0 | 4:06.7 |
| 2 | 12 | Seth Betzold | 15:43.1 | Essexville-Garber | 26.7 | -2 | 4:09.5 |
| 2 | 12 | Owen Adams | 15:57.8 | Spring Lake | 26.7 | -2 | 4:09.5 |
| 3 | 12 | Marshall Brandt | 16:36.4 | Midland Bullock Creek | 26.7 | -6 | 4:09.5 |
| 2 | 11 | Daniel Reifenberg | 16:19.0 | Dearborn Divine Child | 26.8 | -9 | 4:10.5 |
| 3 | 11 | Will Hulin | 15:34.6 | Centreville | 26.8 | -1 | 4:10.5 |
| 3 | 12 | Hunter Eaton | 15:35.1 | Charlevoix | 26.8 | -2 | 4:10.5 |
| 1 | 11 | Todd Tobin Jr | 15:35.3 | Highland-Milford | 26.9 | -2 | 4:11.4 |
| 2 | 12 | Mitchell Dunlap | 15:23.1 | Grand Rapids Catholic Central | 26.9 | -1 | 4:11.4 |
| 1 | 12 | Keats Rosenbrock | 16:07.2 | Royal Oak | 27.0 | -14 | 4:12.3 |
| 2 | 11 | Micah Maier | 17:38.2 | St. Joseph | 27.0 | -6 | 4:12.3 |
| 3 | 11 | Owen Poppema | 15:34.9 | Bath | 27.0 | -1 | 4:12.3 |
| 3 | 12 | Evan MacLaren | 15:59.9 | Ithaca | 27.0 | -2 | 4:12.3 |
| 1 | 12 | Colin Stawasz | 15:51.4 | Lowell | 27.1 | -11 | 4:13.3 |
| 1 | 12 | Aidan DeMarsh | 16:37.6 | Traverse City Central | 27.1 | -13 | 4:13.3 |
| 3 | 11 | Trevor VanderKodde | 16:26.8 | Hart | 27.1 | -7 | 4:13.3 |
| 4 | 12 | Noah Schipper | 16:03.7 | Holland Calvary Christian | 27.1 | -1 | 4:13.3 |
| 4 | 12 | Christian Getz | 16:06.1 | Holland Calvary Christian | 27.1 | -2 | 4:13.3 |
| 1 | 11 | Finn Frost-Grayson | 15:34.5 | Traverse City West | 27.2 | -3 | 4:14.2 |
| 4 | 12 | Hunter Hayes | 17:57.9 | Martin | 27.2 | -7 | 4:14.2 |
| 1 | 12 | Owen Dalebout | 16:41.6 | Salem | 27.3 | -8 | 4:15.1 |
| 1 | 11 | Sean Thompson | 15:15.2 | Caledonia | 27.4 | -1 | 4:16.1 |
| 1 | 12 | Austin Mercado | 15:34.3 | Salem | 27.4 | -1 | 4:16.1 |
| 1 | 11 | Declan Duch | 16:11.0 | Jenison | 27.4 | -9 | 4:16.1 |
| 1 | 12 | Cameron Cochran | 16:25.3 | Midland | 27.4 | -14 | 4:16.1 |
| 2 | 12 | Jonathan Rapoza | 16:00.1 | Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard | 27.4 | -2 | 4:16.1 |
| 2 | 12 | William McDonald | 16:43.7 | Shepherd | 27.4 | -14 | 4:16.1 |
| 3 | 12 | Chad Tyson | 15:57.8 | Hanover-Horton | 27.5 | 0 | 4:17.0 |
| 3 | 12 | Abraham Feeney | 16:03.7 | Maple City Glen Lake | 27.6 | 0 | 4:17.9 |
| 3 | 10 | Gunnar Long | 17:15.8 | Sandusky | 27.6 | -9 | 4:17.9 |
| 2 | 12 | Jonah Busen | 18:09.6 | Monroe Jefferson | 27.7 | -2 | 4:18.9 |
| 1 | 12 | Ethan Burks | 15:30.9 | Jenison | 27.8 | -1 | 4:19.8 |
| 1 | 11 | Landon Seidel | 17:07.9 | Livonia Stevenson | 27.8 | -4 | 4:19.8 |
| 2 | 12 | Bryce Cahoon | 15:44.1 | Shepherd | 27.8 | +1 | 4:19.8 |
| 2 | 12 | Mason Hill | 15:47.7 | Allendale | 27.8 | 0 | 4:19.8 |
| 2 | 11 | Cole Heikka | 15:50.0 | Holly | 27.8 | -3 | 4:19.8 |
| 2 | 10 | James Elliott | 16:45.9 | Cedar Springs | 27.8 | -14 | 4:19.8 |
| 2 | 11 | Tadhg Shoffner | 16:47.6 | Cedar Springs | 27.8 | -16 | 4:19.8 |
| 4 | 12 | Brody Jeruzal | 17:36.8 | Ann Arbor Christian | 27.8 | -4 | 4:19.8 |
| 3 | 11 | Aurie Selph | 16:25.3 | Charlevoix | 27.9 | -3 | 4:20.7 |
| 3 | 12 | Kenneth Mangles | 16:31.1 | Leslie | 27.9 | -5 | 4:20.7 |
| 1 | 11 | Nicholas Reiser | 16:23.0 | Dexter | 28.0 | -7 | 4:21.7 |
| 1 | 12 | Alonso San Vicente Lugo | 16:52.4 | Rochester | 28.0 | -5 | 4:21.7 |
| 2 | 12 | Jeremy Johnson | 18:30.0 | Marysville | 28.0 | -3 | 4:21.7 |
| 3 | 12 | William Ready | 16:05.7 | Traverse City St. Francis | 28.0 | 0 | 4:21.7 |
| 3 | 12 | Evan Civinskas | 16:35.8 | Roscommon | 28.0 | -5 | 4:21.7 |
| Division | Grade | Name | Finish | Team | Kick | Places Moved | Kick Pace |
| 2 | 11 | Elizabeth Gerzema | 18:56.7 | Farmington Hills Mercy | 29.0 | -6 | 4:31.0 |
| 1 | 11 | Alannah Wessel | 17:57.5 | Romeo | 29.1 | -3 | 4:32.0 |
| 1 | 12 | El McMahan | 18:21.6 | Rochester Adams | 29.7 | -5 | 4:37.6 |
| 2 | 11 | Maya Hammoud | 19:04.4 | Detroit Country Day | 29.8 | -8 | 4:38.5 |
| 1 | 10 | Abby Deering | 18:45.8 | Rochester Adams | 29.9 | -14 | 4:39.4 |
| 2 | 10 | Eliza Schwass | 17:43.5 | Ludington | 30.1 | -3 | 4:41.3 |
| 1 | 12 | Ashley Lubowicki | 19:02.8 | Brighton | 30.4 | -6 | 4:44.1 |
| 3 | 10 | Sophi Beach | 20:32.0 | Sanford-Meridian | 30.4 | -12 | 4:44.1 |
| 2 | 11 | Alayna Smith | 20:56.1 | Bloomfield Hills Marian | 30.5 | -9 | 4:45.0 |
| 1 | 12 | Daisy Cox | 17:51.5 | Rockford | 30.6 | -5 | 4:46.0 |
| 1 | 10 | Lilly Pierce | 19:25.2 | Mount Pleasant | 30.6 | -7 | 4:46.0 |
| 3 | 9 | Aubrey Doan | 19:19.2 | Lake City | 30.6 | -5 | 4:46.0 |
| 1 | 11 | Avery Scott | 18:06.4 | Portage Central | 31.0 | -3 | 4:49.7 |
| 1 | 10 | Eliza Selcer | 18:48.8 | Ann Arbor Pioneer | 31.0 | -8 | 4:49.7 |
| 4 | 12 | Veyda Conley | 18:36.8 | Martin | 31.0 | 0 | 4:49.7 |
| 2 | 11 | Eva Lindstrom | 20:02.1 | Grand Rapids Christian | 31.2 | -6 | 4:51.6 |
| 1 | 12 | Annie Isom | 17:58.3 | Richland Gull Lake | 31.3 | -1 | 4:52.5 |
| 1 | 11 | Adelynn Turck | 18:37.7 | Saline | 31.3 | -2 | 4:52.5 |
| 1 | 10 | Aryana Givans | 19:15.2 | Rochester | 31.3 | -6 | 4:52.5 |
| 3 | 12 | Samantha Schroeder | 17:50.2 | Jackson Lumen Christi | 31.3 | 0 | 4:52.5 |
| 1 | 11 | Natasza Dudek | 16:26.6 | Ann Arbor Pioneer | 31.4 | 0 | 4:53.5 |
| 1 | 12 | Isla Tharp | 17:48.0 | Ann Arbor Skyline | 31.5 | -1 | 4:54.4 |
| 1 | 11 | Ella Lorenz | 18:46.7 | Brighton | 31.5 | -6 | 4:54.4 |
| 1 | 12 | Hope Noal | 19:39.2 | Brownstown Woodhaven | 31.5 | -9 | 4:54.4 |
| 1 | 10 | Emma Putnam | 19:10.0 | Lowell | 31.6 | -7 | 4:55.3 |
| 1 | 12 | Sophie Roth | 20:07.3 | Saline | 31.6 | -7 | 4:55.3 |
| 1 | 11 | Charley McKay | 17:34.8 | Brownstown Woodhaven | 31.7 | -1 | 4:56.3 |
| 2 | 10 | Alayna Verhage | 18:09.7 | Otsego | 31.7 | -1 | 4:56.3 |
| 2 | 10 | Lydia Dwyer | 18:25.8 | Stevensville Lakeshore | 31.7 | -1 | 4:56.3 |
| 2 | 12 | Lillian Dewey | 18:53.6 | Hopkins | 31.8 | -2 | 4:57.2 |
| 2 | 10 | Melanie Clark | 20:33.9 | Bloomfield Hills Marian | 31.8 | -7 | 4:57.2 |
| 1 | 10 | Maddie Deering | 20:04.6 | Rochester Adams | 31.9 | -3 | 4:58.1 |
| 2 | 12 | Eliana Stob | 18:25.3 | Holland Christian | 31.9 | 0 | 4:58.1 |
| 4 | 12 | Sara Schipper | 21:01.4 | Martin | 31.9 | -5 | 4:58.1 |
| 1 | 12 | Adeline Bagnall | 19:17.2 | Grand Haven | 32.0 | -5 | 4:59.1 |
| 1 | 10 | Jessica Philip | 19:37.8 | Novi | 32.0 | -8 | 4:59.1 |
| 4 | 10 | Cassa Minnis | 22:21.4 | Dansville | 32.0 | -8 | 4:59.1 |
| 1 | 12 | Samantha Bartell | 20:10.5 | Salem | 32.1 | -10 | 5:00.0 |
| 1 | 9 | Elena Wasilevich | 20:13.9 | Utica Eisenhower | 32.1 | -7 | 5:00.0 |
| 1 | 12 | Ava Zeratsky | 21:22.3 | Traverse City West | 32.1 | -3 | 5:00.0 |
| 2 | 11 | Cailyn Baker | 19:26.2 | Shepherd | 32.1 | -7 | 5:00.0 |
| 2 | 11 | Eastynn Charder | 19:40.6 | Pinckney | 32.1 | -5 | 5:00.0 |
| 1 | 12 | Nina Moore | 18:37.6 | Ann Arbor Pioneer | 32.2 | -2 | 5:00.9 |
| 1 | 11 | Amelia Danian | 20:08.9 | Forest Hills Northern | 32.2 | -8 | 5:00.9 |
| 2 | 11 | Sarah Warner | 20:58.8 | Shepherd | 32.2 | -5 | 5:00.9 |
| 1 | 11 | Mary Dolbow | 19:40.4 | Holland West Ottawa | 32.3 | -6 | 5:01.9 |
| 2 | 11 | Anneliese Passchier | 18:59.5 | East Grand Rapids | 32.3 | -2 | 5:01.9 |
| 3 | 9 | Juliet Siemen | 19:55.7 | Harbor Beach | 32.3 | -7 | 5:01.9 |
| 1 | 11 | Lacy Smith | 19:47.2 | Richland Gull Lake | 32.4 | -7 | 5:02.8 |
| 1 | 12 | Addison Brigham | 19:49.2 | Clarkston | 32.4 | -7 | 5:02.8 |
