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Regional Previews: Division 3, Region 20

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

  1. Reed City (4th in D3)
  2. Hart (10th)
  3. LeRoy Pine River (24th)

Girls

  1. Hart (10th)
  2. Remus Chippewa Hills (11th)
  3. Benzie Central (17th)

Always a 3rd place team! LeRoy Pine River’s boys this time.

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Top Ten – Hart
#15 – Benzie Central
#19 – Reed City

Girls

Top Ten – Hart
#12 – McBain
#13 – Benzie Central
#18 – Remus Chippewa Hills
#20 – Shelby

Projected Scores

This post is made with the assumption that the Jazwinski children will be able to compete for Shelby. As always, I keep things positive and optimistic on here, and that holds true towards an athletes’ ability to compete. The MHSAA may feel differently (Executive Committee seems strict on these), but I’m hopeful.

Boys

PlaceTeamScore
1Hart39
2Benzie Central89
3Reed City90
4Lake City144
5Leroy Pine River168
6Manton182
7Shelby192
8Hesperia209
9Lakeview235
10Kingsley238
11Remus Chippewa Hills277
12McBain279
13Mason County Central313

Girls

PlaceTeamScore
1Hart69
2McBain90
3Benzie Central91
4Remus Chippewa Hills111
5Shelby124
6Lake City187
7Reed City191
8Manistee208
9Mason County Central215
10Manton252
11Lakeview260
12Kingsley283
13Leroy Pine River332
14Hesperia444

Top Runners

Boys

PlaceGradeNameTeam
110Bobby JazwinskiShelby
212Gus RohdeReed City
311Robert DykhouseManton
411Jack SlotmanHart
510Cooper TiffanyLakeview
69Grant AckleyHart
711Paul SaladinReed City
89Silas AckleyHart
911Caiden HelselLake City
109Trevor Vander KoddeHart
1112Max StittHart
1210Aiden SchanerHart
1310Cage EdingfieldBenzie Central
1411Iziquiel PiconShelby
1512McKai HenryBenzie Central
169Eli VanPoortflietBenzie Central
1711Connor HelselLake City
189Eric StarkKingsley
1911Jackson SchaubBenzie Central
209Abraham KiaunisReed City
2112Jacob SimonRemus Chippewa Hills
2210Aubin AlleeLeroy Pine River
2312Avery GuikemaHart
2410Nathan LeningtonLeroy Pine River
2512Andrew SherburnHesperia

Bobby Jazwinski

More words to come down the road, but a 9:23 3200m usually leads the freshman list in Michigan. Wild how it was “only” #3 this spring.

Gus Rohde

Also more to be written later, but until that time, let’s just remember his ferocious kick to finish 2nd at State.

Robert Dykhouse

Put together a solid freshman track spring, then turned that into an XC season that featured a 4th place finish here.

Jack Slotman

Jack’s sophomore version of cross wasn’t quite as quick as his freshman one, but he rebounded very nicely during track. 2:06 became 2:01 and 4:58 turned into 4:39.

Cooper Tiffany

On here off the heels of an outstanding kick off to his track career. A 4:41 in the 1600m placed in the CSAA and Region 23, it was also the #8 freshman time in D3.

Girls

PlaceGradeNameTeam
112Jessica JazwinskiShelby
29Caelyn TorryMcBain
310Kamryn SalladayLakeview
412Nora GrossnickleBenzie Central
59Avery KellyBenzie Central
611Quinn HatfieldRemus Chippewa Hills
712Lexie Beth NienhuisHart
810Lydia SoelbergShelby
99Avalynne AlleeLeroy Pine River
1011Kerttu JuvonenRemus Chippewa Hills
1112Megan GottschallLake City
1210Kayden HintonMcBain
1310Natalie RosemaHart
149Alaina SchanerHart
1512Chelsi EisengaMcBain
1610Maylan SandersMason County Central
179Joselyn FloresHart
189Bryn RileyHart
1910Betsy GoodenManton
2012Clara SmoesReed City
219Luisa Vander ZwaagHart
2211Georgia HaagManistee
239Dory SimonRemus Chippewa Hills
2411Lauren PrettyHart
259Lilliana WhaleyBenzie Central

Jessica Jazwinski

2x FootLocker Qualifier, 2x XC State Champion, and just an all around great persona that we appreciate in our sport. More words to come down the line!

Kamryn Salladay

Freshman saved her best for the very last races of the season. Was already projected to place well in D3 (14th), but blew out that idea, finishing 8th and shattering the 19 min. mark.

Nora Grossnickle

Monumental improvement on the track leads one to believe that something similar may occur during cross. Came into the spring with a 3200m best of 12:11, then spent every race in May lowering that. Finishing product was an 11:17, good for 6th in D3. I believe that’s 6 straight years that a BC girl has been on the podium in the 32.

Quinn Hatfield

Unfortunate that this region isn’t at Shepherd, cause that’s where Quinn has run her two fastest races, both sub-20. Regardless of speed though, she’s been able to perform in late October, placing within the top-15 each of the past two seasons.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #34

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 800m – 2:21
  • 1600m – 5:18
  • 3200m – 10:54
  • 5k (XC) – 18:53
  • 3rd Place – CAAC Blue
  • 3rd Place – Region 14
    • 2x Top-5
  • 6th Place – Greater Lansing
    • 2x Top-10
  • CAAC Blue 3200m Champion
  • 3rd Place – D2 State 4×8

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Kayla Williams18:53.8DeWitt134.1MITCA11-Nov2023
11Kayla Williams19:34.7DeWitt122.8Division 2 State4-Nov2023
11Kayla Williams19:35.2DeWitt131.9Region 1427-Oct2023
11Kayla Williams19:21.8DeWitt133.4CAAC Blue League19-Oct2023
11Kayla Williams19:23.6DeWitt135.5Greater Lansing14-Oct2023
11Kayla Williams19:35.0DeWitt126.7DeWitt30-Sep2023
11Kayla Williams20:07.1DeWitt121.6Spartan15-Sep2023
11Kayla Williams19:17.9DeWitt136.4John Bruder Classic7-Sep2023
11Kayla Williams21:46.1DeWitt102.0Milford31-Aug2023
11Kayla Williams20:02.1DeWitt125.3Under the Lights18-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Kayla Williams18:47.5DeWitt135.5MITCA12-Nov2022
10Kayla Williams19:33.6DeWitt127.1Division 2 State5-Nov2022
10Kayla Williams19:16.6DeWitt128.5Region 1429-Oct2022
10Kayla Williams20:35.3DeWitt106.2CAAC Blue League20-Oct2022
10Kayla Williams19:11.7DeWitt133.4Greater Lansing15-Oct2022
10Kayla Williams19:44.1DeWitt114.3East Lansing6-Oct2022
10Kayla Williams19:31.4DeWitt127.2DeWitt1-Oct2022
10Kayla Williams19:29.4DeWitt125.5CAAC Blue 122-Sep2022
10Kayla Williams20:45.7DeWitt111.1Spartan16-Sep2022
10Kayla Williams21:08.4DeWitt98.5Bath10-Sep2022
10Kayla Williams21:30.1DeWitt95.6Oiler2-Sep2022
10Kayla Williams20:58.6DeWitt110.8Under the Lights19-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Kayla Williams21:39.2DeWitt84.6MITCA13-Nov2021
9Kayla Williams23:00.2DeWitt56.6CAAC Blue 221-Oct2021
9Kayla Williams23:49.7DeWitt38.4East Lansing7-Oct2021
9Kayla Williams24:51.3DeWitt24.2CAAC Blue 123-Sep2021
9Kayla Williams41:11.4DeWitt-1493.8Spartan17-Sep2021
9Kayla Williams26:07.5DeWitt1.5Bath11-Sep2021

The Rundown

Three one hundredths of a second. That’s miniscule, tiny, but a record is a record, and DeWitt’s 3200m record belongs to Kayla. That 3200m record was previously held by Kaitlyn Hynes, who is fresh off her second consecutive 5th place finish in the Big Ten 10000m.

That 10:54 had been building for a while. The first signs came about during the end of her sophomore cross season, where she ran in the low-19’s to place 5th at Region 14, then two weeks later, busted well past 19-flat at MITCA. Her junior year brought similar times, but a much more consistent close to the year, 130+ ratings in four of her final five races. You could see the signs in track too, as Williams lowered her 3200m best to 11:18 during her sophomore spring.

Perhaps a college choice of MSU to keep the tradition alive? Who knows, we’ll first enjoy Kayla’s senior year.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #34

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

1600m – 4:29
3200m – 9:27
5k (XC) – 15:49

  • 32nd Place – D2 State
  • 4th Place – Greater Lansing
    • 2x Top-10
  • 4th Place – Region 14
    • 3x Top-10 at Regionals
  • 14th Place – D2 State 3200m
  • CAAC Red 3200m Champion
  • 3rd Place – CAAC Red 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Alex Doneth15:57.6Mason194.8Division 2 State4-Nov2023
11Alex Doneth16:39.6Mason192.5Region 1427-Oct2023
11Alex Doneth16:15.3Mason189.6CAAC Red 319-Oct2023
11Alex Doneth16:24.3Mason196.6Greater Lansing14-Oct2023
11Alex Doneth15:56.8Mason198.1Portage7-Oct2023
11Alex Doneth16:22.5Mason193.2Eaton Rapids12-Sep2023
11Alex Doneth16:02.5Mason200.8John Bruder Classic7-Sep2023
11Alex Doneth16:07.5Mason196.2Saranac30-Aug2023
11Alex Doneth16:28.7Mason199.4Lamplighter18-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Alex Doneth16:52.4Mason183.5Division 2 State5-Nov2022
10Alex Doneth16:33.2Mason181.9Region 1429-Oct2022
10Alex Doneth16:31.8Mason186.7Greater Lansing15-Oct2022
10Alex Doneth16:37.5Mason182.8CAAC Red 24-Oct2022
10Alex Doneth16:41.7Mason181.1Bluejay1-Oct2022
10Alex Doneth16:30.4Mason184.2CAAC Red 126-Sep2022
10Alex Doneth18:03.6Mason173.5Averill10-Sep2022
10Alex Doneth17:00.1Mason191.3Saranac31-Aug2022
10Alex Doneth16:57.6Mason190.8Lamplighter19-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Alex Doneth17:01.4Mason178.5MITCA13-Nov2021
9Alex Doneth16:51.7Mason180.1Division 2 State6-Nov2021
9Alex Doneth16:43.6Mason179.8Region 1330-Oct2021
9Alex Doneth17:07.0Mason185.7CAAC Red 321-Oct2021
9Alex Doneth16:56.4Mason186.2Greater Lansing16-Oct2021
9Alex Doneth17:05.5Mason180.8Portage9-Oct2021
9Alex Doneth16:47.0Mason183.7CAAC Red 25-Oct2021
9Alex Doneth16:39.7Mason185.8Bluejay2-Oct2021
9Alex Doneth16:46.8Mason184.7CAAC Red 121-Sep2021
9Alex Doneth17:02Mason181.7Lansing Catholic Mini 19-Sep2021
9Alex Doneth17:21.0Mason189.0Mustang31-Aug2021
9Alex Doneth18:00.0Mason171.0Lamplighter20-Aug2021

The Rundown

Writing these requires jogging the ol’ memory bank, and that recall includes thinking that Alex would be impactful at the high school level. And why not, as the dude was a steady 11-min. performer in middle school.

Well, it’s gotta carry over to high school and it sure has. Moving around from region to region has had no impact on his ability to deliver in late October, as Alex has rattled off three straight top-10 regional finishes. The State Finals have gradually gotten better, Doneth moving from 71st during his freshman campaign to now last year, 32nd.

The 9:27 from track season shows the train is still rolling, knocking 3 sec. off his sophomore best. His State Finish wasn’t quite as low as 2023, but he did come away with a CAAC Red victory in the 3200m. Nothing flashy from Alex, but that’s okay, the fast times and gradual progress speak for themselves.