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Regional Previews: Division 4, Region 35

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Boys

  1. Harbor Beach (11th in the State)
  2. Dryden (20th)
  3. Mayville (22nd)

Girls

  1. Kingston (9th)
  2. Unionville-Sebewaing (19th)
  3. Ubly (18th)

Last Year’s Predictions!

Dang, Dryden and Harbor Beach’s boys came through. Girls were spot on though…

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Top Ten – Harbor Beach
#20 – Unionville-Sebewaing
#22 – Dryden
#23 – Marlette

Girls

Top Ten – Ubly
Top Ten – Kingston
#11 – Unionville-Sebewaing
#24 – Harbor Beach

Projected Scores

Boys

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Harbor Beach36
2Unionville-Sebewaing84
3Marlette98
4Dryden98
5Kingston123
6Mayville133
7Deckerville158
8Memphis220
9New Life Christian Academy220
10Brown City221

Girls

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Ubly37
2Kingston48
3Unionville-Sebewaing69
4Harbor Beach110
5Brown City124
6Dryden133
7Marlette187

Top Runners

Boys

PlaceGradeNameTeam
111Brody KargHarbor Beach
211Carson BurgessBrown City
312Samuel ShattoHarbor Beach
412Matthew PasiakHarbor Beach
512Turlough BennettMarlette
69Levi FitchettDryden
712Zack BeckerUnionville-Sebewaing
812Joel EnosMayville
910Thijs Van RijnKingston
1011Michael WalshUbly
1110Owen WrubleHarbor Beach
1210Kai FisherMemphis
1310Brennan RobinsonKingston
1412Isaac BignallUnionville-Sebewaing
1512Noah HallDryden
1611Logan RomainDryden
1711Nino PernaMarlette
1810Donovan GlasgowCapac
199Maksim KohlUnionville-Sebewaing
2012Isaac RoggenbuckHarbor Beach
2112Colin BeckDeckerville
2211Luke ThomasMarlette
239Zach CrumbyUnionville-Sebewaing
249Parker KirkpatrickDeckerville
2511Kole FranzelMayville
2611James NelsonNew Life Christian Academy
279Jaycen RobertsDryden
289Lukas BrownUnionville-Sebewaing
2910Kayden RayMayville
3012Anthony RosarioMarlette

Brody Karg

Your defending Region 35 Champion. Brody’s 16:21 here was a significant personal best and a race that first established himself as someone to be thought of in the D4 discussion. Since that point, he’s racked up three All-States, one a week later with a 14th place. The other two during a superb double, 8th in the 1600m and 4th in the 3200m.

Carson Burgess

The final All-Stater in D4, Carson gravitated into the 16’s in his final three races.

Samuel Shatto

Big dark horse in the D4 scene for the upcoming years. After inching down towards the 16’s during cross, underwent a huge breakthrough during track. A state qualifier earned at Deckerville’s regional led to the opportunity to show his value at State, which Sam did to the tune of a 9:54 3200m and 9th place.

Matthew Pasiak

Over 5 min. improvement from his debut cross country race. Ripped a 16:58 at Ubly that was mixed within a string of eight straight sub-18 efforts.

Turlough Bennett

Ended his junior season on an extremely high note. Barely missed a sub-17 here then had the best finish of his three State Finals appearances, placing 50th.

Girls

PlaceGradeNameTeam
19Alyvia JankeUnionville-Sebewaing
29Abbygail PlesterUbly
311Katie SweeneyUbly
411Lilah KileyKingston
59Myah PeruskiUbly
69Payton KingKingston
712Kyra BeemerBrown City
812Reece WrubleHarbor Beach
911Cara PrusakiewiczDryden
1012Sarah NimtzUnionville-Sebewaing
1112Julia RogersNew Life Christian Academy
1210Violet TetilKingston
139Brooklyn MorellUbly
1412Meeghan FlikkieKingston
1511Molly WalkerKingston
169Taylor GeigerUbly
179Allison SteebDeckerville
189Claire WrightDryden
199Piper SchultzMayville
2012Cambree TormaUnionville-Sebewaing
2112Bridget AndersonHarbor Beach
2212Megan PeterUnionville-Sebewaing
2311Hailey McGuireKingston
2412Emma RamischHarbor Beach
259Rebecca BignallUnionville-Sebewaing
2610Elizabeth SchultzPeck
279Esther BulgrienHarbor Beach
289Emily MeekUnionville-Sebewaing
2912Danielle HuntUnionville-Sebewaing
3011HarLee LeasherBrown City

Katie Sweeney

Nearly 30 races into her high school career, Katie picked a good time to slip under 20:00, the State Finals. Her 19:50 there was good enough for 25th place. Carried the momentum over to track, where she again qualified in the 1600m.

Lilah Kiley

Last year’s winner and the previous year’s runner-up. Has been in the 19’s each of the past two seasons. Likely a little underrated here because she spends her springs in the sprints. These past few months in the 400m have included a school record and 15th place finish at State.

Kyra Beemer

Just came off her best 3200m season on the track, running 12:40 and placing 28th at D4 State.

Reece Wruble

A mainstay here in Region 35, placing in the top ten each of the previous three years, and as high as 4th as a freshman and junior.

Cara Prusakiewicz

Began her career with a series of 25:00+ races, then popped a 20:59.9 at her last race. We’ve still got two more years to go!

Sarah Nimtz

USA senior has spent all three years in the 21’s, finishing top-10 in Region 35 twice. This spring, nabbed her first ever sub-6 in the 1600m.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #49

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 1600m – 5:08
  • 3200m – 11:05
  • 5k (XC) – 19:09
  • 6th Place – SEC White
  • 4th Place – Region 16
  • 16th Place – MITS 3200m
  • 10th Place – D2 State 3200m
  • Region 17 1600/3200m Champion
  • 2nd Place – SEC White 800/3200m
  • 3rd Place – SEC White 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Jaelyn Ray19:29.5Pinckney122.2MITCA11-Nov2023
9Jaelyn Ray19:27.5Pinckney125.2Division 2 State4-Nov2023
9Jaelyn Ray19:53.6Pinckney122.1Region 1628-Oct2023
9Jaelyn Ray20:19.3Pinckney117.2SEC Championship19-Oct2023
9Jaelyn Ray19:36.6Pinckney131.1Gabriel Richard14-Oct2023
9Jaelyn Ray19:36.6Pinckney125.8Portage7-Oct2023
9Jaelyn Ray20:10.0Pinckney126.3Coaching Legends30-Sep2023
9Jaelyn Ray20:11.4Pinckney133.5Milford31-Aug2023
9Jaelyn Ray19:09.5Pinckney147.5Lamplighter18-Aug2023

The Rundown

Coming into the 2023 season, Jaelyn was on my shortlist of impact freshman girls. In last year’s Region 16 Preview, I projected her as the winner. That didn’t necessarily come true… in cross country. But in track, oh yes it did. Her whole track season was full of hits, starting in February with a 16th place in the Indoor State 3200m. May saw Ray place in all three distance events at the SEC White Championship, then win the longer ones at Region 17. And then to crown it all off, a 10th place finish in D2’s 3200m. Jaelyn’s 11:05 in Hamilton gave her the #7 mark amongst all freshmen girls. I think she’s here to stay.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #49

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 800m – 2:02
  • 1600m – 4:23
  • 3200m – 9:39
  • 5k (Track) – 15:12
  • 5k (XC) – 15:37
  • 6th Place – D3 State
  • LCAA Champion
  • 2x top-5 Lenawee County
  • 9th Place – D3 State 1600m
  • 11th Place – D3 State 3200m
  • LCAA 1600m/3200m Champion
  • Lenawee County 1600m Champion
  • Region 26 3200m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Mitchell Hiatt16:12.2Onsted188.9MITCA11-Nov2023
11Mitchell Hiatt15:58.1Onsted193.3Division 3 State4-Nov2023
11Mitchell Hiatt17:00.2Onsted176.3Region 2327-Oct2023
11Mitchell Hiatt16:10.5Onsted191.8LCAA Championship21-Oct2023
11Mitchell Hiatt16:50.2Onsted190.9Lenawee County14-Oct2023
11Mitchell Hiatt16:24.4Onsted187.5Hudson Booster7-Oct2023
11Mitchell Hiatt15:37.9Onsted195.4Stockbridge30-Sep2023
11Mitchell Hiatt16:10.7Onsted193.4Jackson23-Sep2023
11Mitchell Hiatt16:54.6Onsted190.2Blissfield Early Bird19-Sep2023
11Mitchell Hiatt16:39.4Onsted189.5Spartan15-Sep2023
11Mitchell Hiatt16:53.4Onsted195.5Springport6-Sep2023
11Mitchell Hiatt17:06.2Onsted184.6Concord30-Aug2023
11Mitchell Hiatt16:41.8Onsted192.1Lenawee County Preview18-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Mitchell Hiatt17:00.3Onsted177.9Lenawee County15-Oct2022
10Mitchell Hiatt16:52.3Onsted178.2Hudson Booster8-Oct2022
10Mitchell Hiatt17:45.3Onsted171.2LCAA 25-Oct2022
10Mitchell Hiatt16:55.9Onsted177.0Jackson24-Sep2022
10Mitchell Hiatt18:05.6Onsted161.1Blissfield Early Bird20-Sep2022
10Mitchell Hiatt18:04.1Onsted166.3Springport7-Sep2022
10Mitchell Hiatt18:02.9Onsted169.4Concord31-Aug2022
10Mitchell Hiatt18:21.2Onsted152.9Addison Keunner26-Aug2022
10Mitchell Hiatt18:33.6Onsted159.8Lenawee County Preview20-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Mitchell Hiatt20:02.9Onsted120.4Region 2329-Oct2021
9Mitchell Hiatt19:40.6Onsted128.5Lenawee County16-Oct2021
9Mitchell Hiatt20:07.9Onsted124.0Madison12-Oct2021
9Mitchell Hiatt19:39.9Onsted128.7Hudson Booster9-Oct2021
9Mitchell Hiatt19:58.0Onsted121.7LCAA 26-Oct2021
9Mitchell Hiatt19:00.7Onsted129.8Stockbridge2-Oct2021
9Mitchell Hiatt20:39.0Onsted110.0Whitmore Lake25-Sep2021
9Mitchell Hiatt19:50.1Onsted130.0Blissfield EB21-Sep2021
9Mitchell Hiatt20:19.9Onsted120.0LCAA 114-Sep2021
9Mitchell Hiatt20:48.5Onsted105.8Hillsdale Academy10-Sep2021
9Mitchell Hiatt20:27.6Onsted115.5Concord1-Sep2021
9Mitchell Hiatt21:36.1Onsted96.0Addison Keunner27-Aug2021
9Mitchell Hiatt21:43.0Onsted106.3Lenawee County Preview21-Aug2021

The Rundown

For 2023’s Region 23 preview, I wrote: “Knocked off two whole minutes from his freshman year. And it wasn’t just one race – Mitch was sub-17 on 4 separate occasions.” I didn’t anticipate even more improvement. Twice, Mitch was in the 15’s, and he was able to get the last one in the most important race of the year – State. That State Finals saw Hiatt aggressively run with the leaders, hitting the mile mark in second, leading at two, then falling off the pace for a 6th place finish. Undeterred, Mitchell took on track with the same vigor, lowering his 5k PB all the way down to 15:12, then dropping 10+ seconds from each of the events from 800m to 3200m. Last summer, I may have doubted that the development would continue, now I have no doubt.