Author: mixcspeedratings

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 24^th Place – Division 2 State (XC)
• 3x State Qualifier (XC)
• 2^nd Place – Flint Metro League (XC)
• 5^th Place – Region 16 (XC)
• 15^th Place – Division 2 3200m
• FML 3200m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Nolan Pinion	16:58.5	Lake Fenton	183.8	FML 1	7-Sep
11	Nolan Pinion	16:48.1	Lake Fenton	186.0	Bath	10-Sep
11	Nolan Pinion	16:46.7	Lake Fenton	184.4	Linden Classic	24-Sep
11	Nolan Pinion	16:10.1	Lake Fenton	197.3	FML 2	28-Sep
11	Nolan Pinion	15:51.9	Lake Fenton	194.0	Greater Flint	8-Oct
11	Nolan Pinion	15:59.3	Lake Fenton	191.2	Gabriel Richard	15-Oct
11	Nolan Pinion	16:05.6	Lake Fenton	194.5	FML Championship	19-Oct
11	Nolan Pinion	16:36.1	Lake Fenton	189.0	Region 16	29-Oct
11	Nolan Pinion	16:16.4	Lake Fenton	195.5	Division 2 State	5-Nov
11	Nolan Pinion	15:49.7	Lake Fenton	196.1	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Nolan Pinion	17:49.9	Lake Fenton	174.0	FML Linden	8-Sep
10	Nolan Pinion	17:15.4	Lake Fenton	177.2	Bath	11-Sep
10	Nolan Pinion	17:57.5	Lake Fenton	179.5	Linden Classic	25-Sep
10	Nolan Pinion	17:08.9	Lake Fenton	176.0	FML 2	29-Sep
10	Nolan Pinion	16:29.9	Lake Fenton	191.4	Greater Flint	9-Oct
10	Nolan Pinion	16:48.3	Lake Fenton	184.9	FML Champ	13-Oct
10	Nolan Pinion	18:06.9	Lake Fenton	191.7	Region 16	30-Oct
10	Nolan Pinion	16:32.4	Lake Fenton	186.5	Division 2 State	6-Nov
10	Nolan Pinion	16:34.1	Lake Fenton	187.6	MITCA	13-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Nolan Pinion		Lake Fenton	155.8	Durand	21-Aug
9	Nolan Pinion		Lake Fenton	147.5	FML Stars	19-Sep
9	Nolan Pinion		Lake Fenton	158.3	FML Stars 2	3-Oct
9	Nolan Pinion		Lake Fenton	169.6	Greater Flint	10-Oct
9	Nolan Pinion		Lake Fenton	175.4	FML Championship	17-Oct
9	Nolan Pinion		Lake Fenton	170.5	Pre-Region 31	24-Oct
9	Nolan Pinion		Lake Fenton	173.3	Region 16	31-Oct
9	Nolan Pinion		Lake Fenton	166.4	Division 2 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

Nolan entered high school during the covid year of 2020, learning one from one of the better guys to don a Blue Devil uniform – Joseph Gilbert. Now three years later, he’s writing his own legacy. Each fall season he’s shown significant improvement, dropping from mid-17’s to mid-16’s, then mid-16’s to multiple sub-16’s. His 15:51 at Greater Flint broke the 17-year-old school record, a 24^th place finish at MIS clinched a dream to which he had been waiting. He’s raced to some of his better performances on the national stage during track, first a 4:28 mile indoors, then a 4:25 (while avoiding a brawl) outdoors. But Nolan brings the brawl in his training and his racing, and you know he’s gunning to lower that record and place much higher come November.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 6^th Place – MAC Division
• 8^th Place – Macomb County
• 8^th Place – Region 9
• Macomb County 3200m Champion
• 27^th Place – Division 1 State 1600m
• 2^nd Place – Region 10 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Natalia Guaresimo	21:39.8	Romeo	98.1	Lamplighter	19-Aug
9	Natalia Guaresimo	21:09.0	Romeo	116.0	Averill	10-Sep
9	Natalia Guaresimo	20:11.4	Romeo	120.2	Holly	17-Sep
9	Natalia Guaresimo	19:47.5	Romeo	118.2	Jackson	24-Sep
9	Natalia Guaresimo	19:45.5	Romeo	124.2	Macomb County	15-Oct
9	Natalia Guaresimo	19:29.7	Romeo	124.4	MAC Division	22-Oct
9	Natalia Guaresimo	19:14.4	Romeo	125.9	Region 9	29-Oct
9	Natalia Guaresimo	19:27.5	Romeo	129.8	Division 1 State	5-Nov
9	Natalia Guaresimo	18:55.1	Romeo	133.0	MITCA	12-Nov

The Rundown

Just like her brother, Natalia has been a revelation, for me at least. As a middle schooler, Natalia was good, but certainly not to the level she displayed in 2022. She started her freshman cross season with inauspicious beginnings, three straight 20 min.+ performances. Buslepp squads start strategically slow, running sparingly on tougher courses (Holly, Possum Hollow) or long ones (Lamplighter). But even with that said, who could’ve predicted what she’d unleash the rest of the fall and into spring? Sub-20’s each time from mid-September on, including top-10 finishes at MAC Division, Macomb County, and Region 9, then even reaching as low as 18:55 at Shepherd. If you think her growth halted, you’re sadly mistaken, as her near miss of a sub-11 (11:04) won the Macomb County 3200m crown. She’ll have plenty of girls to train with, older, younger, and in her grade, so watch how Natalia and these Romeo girls grow over the next few years.

Last Year

SUMMER PREVIEW
MID-SEASON
REGIONAL PROJECTIONS
THE RESULT

Girls

1. Blissfield (11^th)
2. Clinton (16^th)
3. Monroe St. Mary CC (17^th)

Boys

1. Erie Mason (14^th)
2. Clinton (19^th)
3. Manchester (25^th)

Top 27 Teams

Previous years had top-25 teams, but there’s 27 (and sometimes more) team qualifiers and what does it hurt to add another two?

Girls

Monroe St. Mary CC (11^th), Blissfield (15^th), Clinton (18^th), Grass Lake (19^th), Ann Arbor Greenhills (22^nd)

Boys

Clinton (20^th), Ann Arbor Greenhills (23^rd), Monroe St. Mary CC (27^th)

(If your team isn’t listed in the images above or the scores below, you probably don’t have five returners, at least on ol’ athletic.net. I’m sure many of these teams will fill out their rosters by late October)

Projected Scores

Place	Girls Team	Score
1	Monroe St. Mary CC	66
2	Blissfield	69
3	Grass Lake	89
4	Clinton	93
5	Ann Arbor Greenhills	104
6	Flat Rock	168
7	Erie Mason	168
8	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	195
9	Manchester	201
10	Canton Preparatory	322
11	Detroit Voyageur	332

Place	Boys Team	Score
1	Clinton	69
2	Ann Arbor Greenhills	85
3	Grass Lake	90
4	Erie Mason	92
5	Monroe St. Mary CC	92
6	Flat Rock	106
7	Manchester	190
8	Blissfield	230
9	Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory	266
10	Ida	276
11	Detroit Voyageur	325
12	Canton Preparatory	354

Top Runners

Thought I’d give a review of some of the top returners in each region. Returners means no incoming freshman (you’ll get your days in the sun). If you’re gonna be in the 50 Tickets, you’ll get a full writeup there. If you’re on a top team and you’re projected highly here, you hit the jackpot! Yes, I’m writing a bit less than previous years, but I think I’ve learned my lesson in that I need to conserve energy and brainpower for all divisions and regions. Typically by August, I’m rushing to get these done. This time around, hopefully all regions get the same amount of coverage.

Bella LaFountain, Monroe St. Mary CC

Took her lumps in her first two HS races, then went on a sub-20 (and even sub-19 once!) roll. Bella was 2^nd here and in the Huron League, then 17^th in Division 3.

Eliza Bush, Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory

Basketball star has figured out a way to give an impact on the XC courses in the fall, capturing last year’s regional title and then the following week, grabbing her second consecutive All-State.

Hope Miller, Blissfield

After a fall where she was sub-20 in 5 of her final 6 races, handed in a spring that showed the 800m/1600m may be her best events. 18^th place in the D3 1600m and her 5:26 ranked #3 amongst all D3 freshman girls.

Hailey Sills, Blissfield

Hailey ranks #4 on that list, though it appears she’s more distance oriented. Back in May, she was the winner of both the Region 26 and LCAA 3200m. Her low-12’s suggest she’ll greatly improve on her freshman XC campaign.

Katelyn Bydlowski, Ida

Quiet improvements on the grass from 2021 to 2022, dropping 30 sec. off her previous best, qualifying for State for the first time. Very extravagant improvements come spring, where Katelyn subtracted a minute from her 3200m best and made it out to Track States. Those low-12’s suggest an enormous leap come fall.

Cylee Elkins, Clinton

The venue may have changed, the conditions greatly improved, but Region 27 is her spot. Two years, two personal bests, two top-10 finishes, and the only sub-20 of her two year career.

Samantha Coots, Clinton

Has come to be extremely reliable for the Redwolves. Three HS seasons have featured 10+ races in the 20-min. range, almost all coming during championship season. Three state qualifying efforts and no reason to believe she can’t make it a fourth.

Keegan Masters, Ottawa Lake-Whiteford

Your defending champion. Keegan avenged a defeat at the TCC Championships 11 days prior, winning his first regional title. The following week, Keegan captured 19^th at D3 State and nearly stepped on the podium twice in the spring, 6^th in the 1600m and 10^th in the 3200m. He’ll have some talent and an experienced vet to hold off in order to defend his crown.

Jacob Stanislawski, Flat Rock

Had some major hits during track, such as his 9:55 3200m that ranked #15 amongst all of Michigan’s freshman boys. That distance mastery shone down in the fall as well, where Jacob displayed a number of low-16 performances.

Simon VanderVlucht, Monroe St. Mary CC

After attaining his first All-State as a sophomore, came back for more. New PB’s came about during his junior season, moving from 16:43 to 16:20, but the same accomplishments remained – top-5 in the Huron League and Region 27, top-30 in the State.

Austin Sulier, Erie Mason

Made some exponential leaps late in his sophomore season, in a matter of weeks, bumping his personal best down from 17:55 at Hudson to 17:23 at MITCA. His 17:40 at State moved him up 100+ places and helped his eagles nail down their 2^nd straight 14^th place finish.

Lucas Goodman, Clinton

In his junior year, experienced his first State Finals race, making it along with his Redwolve teammates. Even without the team, Lucas would’ve gone on his own, crossing in 7^th with his 17:22 personal best.