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The Top Tens: Division 1 Girls #7

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

MeetDivisionPlace
AverillLarge3rd of 11
Mott Fall Classic1st of 22
Hansons1st of 27
Oakland County1st of 32
OAA Red Championship1st of 6
Region 81st of 13
Division 1 State6th of 28

Top Returners

Mallory Bigelow

Two successful seasons running the #1 spot for the Wildcats. Two All-States, two top-5’s at Oakland County and at Regionals. More to be written later…

Braydee Elling

Has spent two straight years on the cusp of breaking 19:00. Twice top-10 in the region and top-70 in Division 1. Could be in line for a breakthrough, having just had her best track season in the longer distances.

Taylor Brodeur

I know Oxford’s proclivity in choosing tougher courses to begin the year plays a role, but Taylor always finds a way to drop precipitous amounts of time throughout the year. After beginning in the 20’s, Taylor was able to whittle her time down to 18:49 in October.

Aubrey Mery

One of the main reasons that Oxford pulled off its 2nd consecutive Oakland County title. Her 20:57 at Possum Hollow was one in a string of championship season races in the 20’s.

Camryn Quidort

Unfortunately, wasn’t able to complete her freshman season, but it was a quality one nonetheless. Sub-20 at Freedom Hill and after a three week break from racing, nearly matched that time at Clintonwood.

Jamie Patterson

Another one that stepped up in a major way during the late season. At the time, Jamie’s 19:58 at the OAA Red Championship was a season’s best by nearly a minute.

Potential Newcomers

Aubrey Fox

Consistent 13-min. performer both in cross and track, the track being where she placed 16th in Oakland County’s Middle School 3200m.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #33

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 20th Place – Division 1 State (XC)
  • Bay County Champion (XC)
  • 2nd Place – SVL Championship (XC)
  • 3rd Place – Region 2 (XC)
  • 7th Place – Division 1 State 800m
  • SVL 800/1600m Champion



Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDate
11Noah Selvaraj17:14.2Bay City Western193.6Milford1-Sep
11Noah Selvaraj16:51.7Bay City Western182.8SVL North 113-Sep
11Noah Selvaraj16:34.7Bay City Western193.4Spartan16-Sep
11Noah Selvaraj16:31.6Bay City Western188.5SVL North 227-Sep
11Noah Selvaraj15:54.6Bay City Western197.8Portage8-Oct
11Noah Selvaraj16:00.1Bay City Western192.6SVL Championship19-Oct
11Noah Selvaraj15:49.5Bay City Western196.8Region 228-Oct
11Noah Selvaraj16:00.2Bay City Western199.6Division 1 State5-Nov
11Noah Selvaraj15:46.5Bay City Western197.2MITCA12-Nov
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDate
10Noah Selvaraj18:17.5Bay City Western168.5Milford2-Sep
10Noah Selvaraj17:33.9Bay City Western161.0SVL North 228-Sep
10Noah Selvaraj17:46.3Bay City Western164.6Bay County15-Oct
10Noah Selvaraj17:37.2Bay City Western172.9SVL Championship20-Oct
10Noah Selvaraj18:04.1Bay City Western175.6Region 230-Oct
GradeNameTeamRatingMeetDate
9Noah SelvarajBay City Western119.7SVL North19-Sep
9Noah SelvarajBay City Western131.7White Pine26-Sep
9Noah SelvarajBay City Western148.1SVL North 23-Oct
9Noah SelvarajBay City Western160.6SVL Championship17-Oct



The Rundown



Seeing signs throughout the early seasons of Noah’s career, one could foretell how much he’d shine these days. Early in his career for Noah, that was on the track. The May of his freshman year, he closed the season with a number of 4:4x efforts in the 1600m, placing top-10 in Region 1 and ranking #9 among all freshman that spring. A 4:41 became a 4:27, and then that 4:27 gave way to a fall with a number of sub-16 efforts.

You know it’s a good season when you keep running personal bests during championship season, which Noah accomplished during his junior year. 15:54 at Portage, 15:49 at Shepherd’s regional, then 15:46 at MITCA. By my numbers, his 16:00 at State beats all of those. And the progress just continued into indoor, where he set a personal best in the 800m. To outdoor, where he blasted through that personal best, powering to a 1:54 to finish 7th in a battle at the Division 1 State Finals 800m. From year to year, season to season, he keeps on the train of progress. And at the rate it’s going, anything is possible, on the track and especially on the grass.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #33

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 2nd Place – Division 2 State (XC)
  • Division 2 Team Champions (XC)
  • Region 13 Champion (XC)
  • 2nd Place – Wolverine Conference
  • 12th Place – Division 2 State 1600m
  • 15th Place – Division 2 State 3200m
  • 6th Place – Division 2 State 4x800m



Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDate
9Emma Hoffman20:18.9Otsego127.7St. Joseph23-Aug
9Emma Hoffman19:09.6Otsego137.5SW Rustbuster31-Aug
9Emma Hoffman19:08.4Otsego143.5Spartan16-Sep
9Emma Hoffman18:34.7Otsego142.1Cougar Falcon24-Sep
9Emma Hoffman18:34.9Otsego144.4Otsego Bulldog1-Oct
9Emma Hoffman18:48.0Otsego140.3Portage8-Oct
9Emma Hoffman19:11.2Otsego138.9Wolverine Conference18-Oct
9Emma Hoffman18:38.9Otsego141.4Region 1329-Oct
9Emma Hoffman18:27.8Otsego149.1Division 2 State5-Nov



The Rundown



Eighth at the mile. Fifth at two. Second at the finish. Emma’s race plan at the Division 2 Cross Country Finals was among the best in the field, patiently moving up with even splits (5:58, 5:54, 5:59), before sealing the runner-up honor with a blistering final 160m. Not only was she running for herself, she was running for her Bulldog teammates with the hope of a State Championship in mind. The Otsego depth came through, as did Emma. That State Finals race wasn’t the only one in her season, as she was sub-19 on multiple occasions and at major meets.

She didn’t have the immaculate performance on the track as she did during cross, but dang she was consistent, with a multitude of 5:1x’s and 11:1x’s, qualifying for the D2 Finals in each. That’s alright, you can’t knock it out of the park on every single race. But having done it once before at MIS, if there’s anyone in the field that can do it again, I’m betting on Emma.