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2022 Ratings: Marauder

Not gonna lie, pretty jealous of every meet held at Uncle John’s. You know why.

Boys Adjustment: -8
Girls Adjustment: -6

MARAUDIN’ FOOLS

Theodore Davis, Dansville: Young Teddy keeps dropping time, race after race. He appears to be right in his late-season form, impressive given the fact that he was 5th in D4 last year. The Aggies have moved up to Division 3, but expect Theodore to be in that All-State, heck even top-10 discussion yet again.

Abby Arens, Pewamo-Westphalia: Ring that PR bell! Abby ran 15+ seconds better than her previous best and 30+ seconds than her season best. She spent most of her 11th grade year in the 21’s, reaching the 20’s in October. She’s moved far beyond that progression, emerging as one of the top options for the Pirates, a team in serious contention for the D3 title.

GradeNameTimeTeamRating
11Collin Farmer16:16.4Pewamo-Westphalia197.2
11Nate Carmody16:20.6Haslett195.8
10Theodore Davis16:30.3Dansville192.6
12Connor Martin16:40.6Lapeer189.1
12Koda Brandt16:48.1Charlotte186.6
12Cameron Pierce17:18.0Leslie176.7
11Jacob Montgomery17:19.0Ionia176.3
10Landen Wise17:25.7Frankenmuth174.1
11Lucas Hopkins17:26.0Olivet174.0
11Conner Fountain17:26.4Olivet173.9
12Ethan Lubahn17:37.3Leslie170.2
9Landen Livingston17:41.4Whitmore Lake168.9
10Allan George17:42.7Pewamo-Westphalia168.4
9Brett Magnus17:45.9Frankenmuth167.4
12Levi Maier17:52.6Chesaning165.1
12Caleb Pohl17:54.6Pewamo-Westphalia164.5
12Sammy Schmidt17:55.1Dansville164.3
9Anthony Plana18:00.2Frankenmuth162.6
12Logan Cooper18:02.6Potterville161.8
12Joseph Kadluboski18:03.9Dansville161.4
9Noah Devereaux18:05.1Laingsburg161.0
11Ellis Yokom18:06.3Ionia160.6
10Sam Muirhead18:06.6Pewamo-Westphalia160.5
10Dylan Lydic18:07.8Haslett160.1
12Grant Conger18:08.2Frankenmuth159.9
12Bryce Husen18:12.9Birch Run158.4
11Carter Holmes18:22.4Bath155.2
11Jack Rumptz18:23.6Birch Run154.8
10Luke Skidmore18:24.0Bath154.7
11Andrew Koenigsknecht18:31.0Bath152.3
11Tyson Evans18:32.2Ionia151.9
10Thomas Boks18:32.7Olivet151.8
10Daniel Rodriguez18:35.7Charlotte150.8
12Landon Thelen18:36.6Pewamo-Westphalia150.5
10Jose Domecq18:38.1Leslie150.0
10Clay Powell18:39.5Ovid-Elsie149.5
10Braylen Eaton18:45.5Charlotte147.5
11Cameron Griffin18:46.9Whitmore Lake147.0
9Owen Moore18:47.7Portland146.8
12Owen Quinnan18:51.8Birch Run145.4
12Braylan Majesky18:52.3Whitmore Lake145.2
10Jacob Essenmacher18:59.2Lapeer142.9
9Grason Weber19:01.1Leslie142.3
11Connor Mausolf19:02.9Birch Run141.7
12Aidan Maki19:05.8Frankenmuth140.7
10Cougar Clark19:08.4Frankenmuth139.9
9Luke Schneider19:09.1Pewamo-Westphalia139.6
9Quentin Smith19:13.3Fowler138.2
10Davis Smith19:15.1Pewamo-Westphalia137.6
9Reed Schroeder19:15.8Pewamo-Westphalia137.4
12Hayden Vlasic19:17.5Bath136.8
11Jeffery Harden19:24.7Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary134.4
12Alex S. Thelen19:26.2Pewamo-Westphalia133.9
11Reily Henderson19:27.8Whitmore Lake133.4
11Calvin Vanhartesvelt19:32.2Dansville131.9
10Brenden Slanker19:37.7Charlotte130.1
9Jagger Clark19:38.8Frankenmuth129.7
11Lincoln Denis19:39.0Ionia129.7
12Logan Weicht19:42.6Charlotte128.5
12Corbin Walker19:42.8Chesaning128.4
10Camden Fager19:43.1Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary128.3
12Erik Dexter19:44.8Leslie127.7
10Caleb Walker19:45.5Chesaning127.5
11Joey Voss19:50.7Lapeer125.8
11Alex Bushee19:53.2Ionia124.9
11Hayden Josef19:53.9Lapeer124.7
9James Foltz19:58.0Laingsburg123.3
9Evan Schaefer19:59.3Olivet122.9
12Aden Baynes20:01.6Laingsburg122.1
9Tyler Langfeldt20:02.2Potterville121.9
10Hudson Inman20:03.9Burton-Bendle121.4
10Felix Ramirez20:04.1Laingsburg121.3
10Jason Weber20:04.1Pewamo-Westphalia121.3
9Carson Dubose20:06.1Leslie120.6
11Daniel Dryer20:08.0Olivet120.0
11Trevor Feldpausch20:09.8Fowler119.4
11Kyle Baldwin20:12.4Mt Morris118.5
12Silas Schultz20:13.4Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary118.2
12Drew Linsley20:18.6Charlotte116.5
10James Kelly20:19.3Ovid-Elsie116.2
10Eric Barancik20:20.1Chesaning116.0
10Masen Koskinen20:20.7Birch Run115.8
12Dennis Johnson20:30.0Harper Woods112.7
10Salvador Garza20:31.4Olivet112.2
12Ryan Gavenda20:34.5Ovid-Elsie111.2
9Joshua Miller20:34.8Ovid-Elsie111.1
10Nate Dillon20:36.4Whitmore Lake110.5
9Jack Koenigsknecht20:38.4Bath109.9
12Johnny Ramirez20:49.1Charlotte106.3
11Elliott Mergos20:49.6Perry106.1
9Grant Conley20:51.1Charlotte105.6
11Jack Wechil20:52.5Haslett105.2
12Alex Pratt20:52.6Charlotte105.1
12Carson Parlberg20:53.0Birch Run105.0
9Max McDowell20:54.7Olivet104.4
9Luke Frentress20:57.2Olivet103.6
10Blair Scott20:57.9Olivet103.4
11Ian Clawson21:00.7Haslett102.4
9Colton Whittaker21:03.2Frankenmuth101.6
9Jaxxon Thelen21:04.1Ionia101.3
12Aaron Platte21:04.7Pewamo-Westphalia101.1
10Craig Grant21:13.0Burton-Bendle98.3
11Gavin Vidito21:13.6Dansville98.1
11Lucas Chamberlin21:13.6Charlotte98.1
12Caleb Munson21:14.1Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary98.0
11Henry DeLeon21:14.4Bath97.9
9Logan Robinson21:23.2Laingsburg94.9
9Joey Glinski21:24.0Montrose94.7
10Daniel Ridley21:24.9Lapeer94.4
12Austin Smith21:26.7Ovid-Elsie93.8
12Caleb Boettcher21:28.2Laingsburg93.3
10Ronaldo Rivas21:34.7Whitmore Lake91.1
9Caleb Stern21:34.9Lapeer91.0
11Logan Hile21:37.2Leslie90.3
11Payton Zimmerlee21:39.7Bath89.4
10Matthew Bannick21:40.7Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary89.1
9Dan Birmingham21:41.0Whitmore Lake89.0
11Raymond Huhn21:47.8Pewamo-Westphalia86.7
11Gunner McCreery21:51.4Ovid-Elsie85.5
9Ayden Hipps21:52.2Montrose85.3
12Jason Miller21:53.2Potterville84.9
9Jaycob Hipps21:53.4Montrose84.9
9Hudsen DeLeeuw21:58.2Olivet83.3
11Aiden Florshinger21:58.4Lapeer83.2
10Vasek Hudsky22:01.3Whitmore Lake82.2
12Robert Poore’sanchez22:04.3Mt Morris81.2
10Bryce Vanderwal22:04.9Olivet81.0
11Devin Spitzley22:06.2Portland80.6
12Sawyer Shastal22:07.2Laingsburg80.3
9Dalles Bailiff22:08.9Ionia79.7
11Evan Worden22:10.2Birch Run79.3
11Samuel McIntosh22:10.3Birch Run79.3
12Riley McCreedy22:14.0Lapeer78.0
11Christian Kennedy22:15.0Lapeer77.7
9Cadence Denis-Griffith22:16.6Ionia77.1
9Jayce Hyde22:20.5Chesaning75.8
9Evan Gerry22:29.1Frankenmuth73.0
10Jackson Sinicropi22:33.8Lansing Everett71.4
9Anthony Shattuck22:43.4Ionia68.2
10Connor Karow22:43.9St. Charles68.0
11Patrick Rupert22:47.1Morrice67.0
9Seid Yacoob22:47.9Lansing Everett66.7
10Jibrael Al-Sinnawi22:48.1Lansing Everett66.6
9Kendon Todd22:54.0Olivet64.7
9Gideon Kwilinaki22:54.3Haslett64.6
11Caleb Riddle-Ancic23:01.3Birch Run62.3
11Jack Thelen23:03.9Pewamo-Westphalia61.4
12Levi Ruben23:04.5Ovid-Elsie61.2
9Aiden Grover23:07.7Birch Run60.1
12Liam O’Hare23:13.9Fowler58.0
9Summer Yuan23:15.2Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary57.6
9Brady Herrguth23:15.8Bath57.4
10Nate McAvoy23:21.3Frankenmuth55.6
10Will Loos23:25.4Perry54.2
12Donny Mitschke23:29.2Potterville52.9
12Colin Scheib23:30.0Bath52.7
12Caleb Needham23:32.6Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary51.8
9William Arms-Whitman23:33.4Montrose51.5
9Cole Maier23:42.6Chesaning48.5
11Matthew Seavey23:44.4Portland47.9
9Andon Prestonise23:52.6Byron45.1
9Dylan Hile23:55.7Leslie44.1
12Caleb Grimshaw24:05.0Frankenmuth41.0
11Grant D’Lamater24:10.8Olivet39.1
11Noah Sobek24:12.7Lapeer38.4
11Jacob Cromley24:13.7Laingsburg38.1
11Lawrence Colbert24:15.3Byron37.6
12Sam Scharrer24:19.6Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary36.1
12Roman Schafer24:24.2Fowler34.6
11David Wang24:32.5Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary31.8
12Tom Warritz24:32.8Haslett31.7
10Broderick LaBar24:37.9Lapeer30.0
9Jacob Gallagher24:46.5Leslie27.2
9Samuel Felten24:49.2Frankenmuth26.3
12Colin Kelsey24:53.9Montrose24.7
10Silas Martin24:55.3Lansing Everett24.2
12Colin Smith24:58.6Potterville23.1
11Cade Fuller25:11.2Laingsburg18.9
10James Pratt25:14.7Laingsburg17.8
11Steven Huang25:20.4Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary15.9
Cameron Swope25:21.8Haslett15.4
11Owen Thomas25:30.9Byron12.4
9Colin Pratt25:40.2Montrose9.3
12Charles Ross25:44.5Haslett7.8
10Carter Poniatowski25:50.9Lapeer5.7
12Oakley Henson25:54.6St. Charles4.5
11Help Djuma25:59.4Lansing Everett2.9
11David Scherschel26:03.0Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary1.7

GradeNameTimeTeamRating
11Mary Richmond18:48.9Frankenmuth145.7
10Whitney Werner19:30.0Pewamo-Westphalia132.0
10Erin Lubahn20:02.5Leslie121.2
12Lauren Hunter20:04.6Haslett120.5
9Hailey Creisher20:09.4Leslie118.9
12Ella Kowatch20:13.3Pewamo-Westphalia117.6
12Abby Arens20:15.1Pewamo-Westphalia117.0
9Natalie Foltz20:33.1Frankenmuth111.0
11Hayden Hengesbach20:55.6Pewamo-Westphalia103.5
11Dora Henry20:59.2Haslett102.3
10Jaidyn Smith21:00.2Leslie101.9
10Emma Wittenbach21:17.5Pewamo-Westphalia96.2
11Natalie Meadows21:31.4Whitmore Lake91.5
12Megan Leneman21:39.3Ionia88.9
12Brooke Craven21:40.8Whitmore Lake88.4
10Emily Rathka21:48.4Laingsburg85.9
9Anna Poppema21:49.4Bath85.5
9Elise Barden21:50.8Frankenmuth85.1
10Clare Conzelmann21:54.5Frankenmuth83.8
10Kelcie Pung21:55.9Fowler83.4
9Gabby Cleveland21:57.0Frankenmuth83.0
11Isabell Helman22:00.0Pewamo-Westphalia82.0
9Elodie Weaver22:08.2Whitmore Lake79.3
9Baylee Moore22:08.7Charlotte79.1
9Abby Russel22:09.8Haslett78.7
9Savannah Arnett22:12.9Leslie77.7
12Alexis Spitzley22:17.0Ovid-Elsie76.3
11Melanie Werner22:21.3Pewamo-Westphalia74.9
11Kaitlyn Miller22:39.5Frankenmuth68.8
10Addalyn Warren22:51.0Lapeer65.0
12Clara Deeren22:52.5Ionia64.5
10Isabelle Goodrich22:53.3Charlotte64.2
10Danielle Tepe23:07.0Haslett59.7
12Megan Essenmacher23:07.2Lapeer59.6
9Avari Montgomery23:09.6Charlotte58.8
12Autumn Wakefield23:11.5Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary58.2
10Evie Culver23:12.7Frankenmuth57.8
9Lilly Anderson23:14.0Pewamo-Westphalia57.3
11Taylor Bailey23:20.1Chesaning55.3
10Evelyn Logghe23:22.3Laingsburg54.6
9Madison Phillips23:24.9Laingsburg53.7
12Becca Kaul23:25.2Birch Run53.6
12Rachel Ballman23:25.4Lapeer53.5
12Lindsay Williams23:26.2Lapeer53.3
11Jalynn Schmelter23:28.0Leslie52.7
9Carleigh Thompson23:28.7Ionia52.4
10Mackenzie Alexander23:31.8Lapeer51.4
10Landry Gomez23:33.2St. Charles50.9
10Addison Rusz23:36.6Laingsburg49.8
11Olivea Gessner23:37.9Olivet49.4
9Ryann Tackabury23:38.0Lapeer49.3
9Clarissa Baese23:38.4Ovid-Elsie49.2
9Andie Wildern23:44.4Charlotte47.2
11Kaia Spiess23:45.9Ovid-Elsie46.7
12Grace Piggott23:57.0Fowler43.0
9Alaina Driver24:02.9Potterville41.0
10Madison Thornton24:03.6Ovid-Elsie40.8
9Sofia Robertson24:07.3Whitmore Lake39.6
10Alexa Cleary24:12.3Frankenmuth37.9
11Leah Kiss24:14.1Olivet37.3
12Ella Rabideau24:24.6Birch Run33.8
10Lily McCreedy24:24.9Lapeer33.7
9Hazel Burley24:25.7Laingsburg33.4
11Jessa Davis24:32.0Birch Run31.3
12Brenda Lopez24:34.4Bath30.5
10Rebekah Hallock24:48.4Dansville25.9
10Anna Boyle24:53.5Lapeer24.2
9Lilly Rooks24:56.7Pewamo-Westphalia23.1
11Ciara Parsons25:02.6Whitmore Lake21.2
11Hailey Alward25:03.0Charlotte21.0
11Caroline Flynn25:05.0Haslett20.3
12Kaylin Reed25:08.4Birch Run19.2
11Kayla Creisher25:09.9Leslie18.7
12Madeline Miller25:13.8Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary17.4
11Amelia Rivera25:15.0Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary17.0
12Katrina Wells25:19.9Birch Run15.4
10Ellie Farmer25:23.2Pewamo-Westphalia14.3
11Grace O’Hare25:26.6Fowler13.1
10Alexis Graham25:27.3St. Charles12.9
9Tabitha Norris25:27.5St. Charles12.8
10Teagen Hallock25:39.1Perry9.0
12Morgan O’Dell25:41.5Olivet8.2
10Makayla Reiber25:43.9Chesaning7.4
10Olivia Johnson25:45.6Frankenmuth6.8
12Mackenzie Williams25:52.0Lapeer4.7
12Emily Smith25:54.4Chesaning3.9
11Sarah Kober26:00.9Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary1.7
10Anna Heath26:01.0Portland1.7
9Mackenzie Hills26:01.3Bath1.6
9Samantha Frank26:02.8Frankenmuth1.1
11Alexandra Ream26:03.9Leslie0.7
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2022 Ratings: John Bruder Classic

Live splits at each mile mark, cameras too. Constant improvements to the Shepherd Experience, a benefit to runners and viewers alike.

Boys Adjustment: -10
Girls Adjustment: -5

BRUDER’S BEASTS

TJ Hansen, Freeland: Personal best and school record for this big guy.

Lydia Bowman and Quincy Behm, Ann Arbor Pioneer: Mello, Sanok Dufallo, and Cooper have experience and we know they’ll be there at the end of the year. During her freshman year, Bowman got down to the 20’s late and then in the 2021 spring, had broken 12:00 in the 3200m. This is her first major long distance result since. Quincy Behm likely falls victim to the Ann Arbor Middle Schools lack of using athleticnet, as is this the first result I’ve noticed. While I love staying on top of things, I love surprises as well. Pioneer inserting themselves into the State title hunt is hardly a surprise.

Evan Newcombe, East Lansing: East Lansing must reload after replacing Matthew Zeleke and Jayden Page. It appears that Evan is up for the task. He had a rough opener at Saranac, but put that behind him to the tune of 17:26. His 4th fastest time ever helped the Trojans nab 2nd place in the Large Schools Division.

GradeNameTimeTeamRating
10TJ Hansen15:41.3Freeland209.6
12Braydon Honsinger16:02.7Freeland202.4
11Iain Forrest16:03.6Davison202.1
11Nolan Nixon16:25.0Cadillac195.0
12Parks Allen16:27.8Ithaca194.1
9Thomas Larson16:28.6Alma193.8
11Ben March16:34.7St. Louis191.8
12Jake O’Neil16:45.6Remus Chippewa Hills188.1
9Gage Hoffman16:47.4Stanton Central Montcalm187.5
11Owen Patton17:01.5Vestaburg182.8
10Nathan Wilkinson17:10.6Okemos179.8
11Graham Coston17:17.4Stanton Central Montcalm177.5
12Gabe Benavides17:17.6East Lansing177.5
10Trent Taratuta17:19.4North Trails176.9
10Nolan Longuski17:20.1Shepherd176.6
11Eden Lampi17:21.6East Lansing176.1
12Braden Klein17:21.7Freeland176.1
12Andrew Hardy17:23.6Stanton Central Montcalm175.5
12Evan Newcombe17:26.6East Lansing174.5
10Landon Pestrue17:30.2St. Louis173.3
11Gabe Outman17:33.4Cadillac172.2
11Sawyer Stoneman17:33.7Breckenridge172.1
12Sam Booth17:37.8East Lansing170.7
9Noah Linstrom17:45.9Davison168.0
9Landen Styka17:48.1Ithaca167.3
12Micah Bragg17:48.3North Trails167.2
12Dylan Marr17:50.3St. Louis166.6
11Paxton Hall17:51.3Lake City166.2
12Nico Lopez17:53.6Shepherd165.5
10Luke Meyer17:54.5Davison165.2
11Dale Gust17:54.8North Trails165.1
10Nathan Beemer17:55.0Okemos165.0
9Luca Lebron17:55.2Alma164.9
12Deegan Bodell18:02.5Carson City-Crystal162.5
12Owen Gross18:03.9Beal City162.0
10Camden McLeod18:04.6Freeland161.8
11JJ Mahan18:05.4Cadillac161.5
10Sam Nemeth18:09.7Freeland160.1
11Gurmaan Sidhu18:11.6Okemos159.5
12Hunter Seifferly18:12.4Bay City Central159.2
12Jonah Shephard18:13.3Sanford-Meridian158.9
11Michael Cyrul18:14.3East Lansing158.6
10Andrew Elmore18:15.8Cadillac158.1
11Alex Wanty18:16.3Hale157.9
9Ian Morgan18:18.0Okemos157.3
12Raphael Gold18:19.2East Lansing156.9
12Logan Patrick18:21.5Manton156.2
12Enzo Gagliardi Ramalho18:23.1Lake City155.6
10Tyler Heal18:25.0Sanford-Meridian155.0
10Andrew Roberts18:27.2Davison154.3
11Ryan Sundermann18:32.9East Lansing152.4
12Ian Brown18:33.0Okemos152.3
11Luke Parsons18:33.6Davison152.1
10Andrew Fugazzi18:36.0Okemos151.3
9Alex Rodriguez18:37.1St. Louis151.0
11Gurshaan Sidhu18:37.4Okemos150.9
10Colin Kuhn18:39.5St. Louis150.2
9Hayden Shattuck18:40.2St. Louis149.9
12Silas Bastow18:41.2Lincoln-Alcona149.6
12Taj Spencer18:41.6Beaverton149.5
9Robert Dykhouse18:42.7Manton149.1
11Matthew Brownell18:43.4Remus Chippewa Hills148.9
11Matthew Stilson18:44.5Cadillac148.5
9Cole Upper18:45.1Lincoln-Alcona148.3
10Miingen Bertrand18:46.9Ithaca147.7
11Amar Hamdan18:47.4East Lansing147.5
10Bodie Heiss18:51.5Alma146.2
9Noah Chouinard18:54.1Alma145.3
9Elijah Baltierra18:54.2Alma145.3
9Chase Somers18:56.3Freeland144.6
11Liam Peck18:56.7Okemos144.4
12Ayan Nair19:03.1Okemos142.3
11Isaac Humm19:04.2Breckenridge141.9
9Sean Bernard19:06.1Hale141.3
9Oliver Mitchell19:06.2Lake Leelanau St. Mary141.3
12Tristan Baraburiye19:09.9Okemos140.0
9Ian McNeel19:10.1Shepherd140.0
9Henry Peck19:10.9East Lansing139.7
11Gavin Smith19:11.5Davison139.5
10Logan Means19:15.8Shepherd138.1
11Joseph Klopf19:16.3Freeland137.9
12Devyn Whitford19:19.5Ithaca136.8
11Gavin Kelso19:21.0LeRoy Pine River136.3
11Logan Detloff19:21.8North Trails136.1
11Ethan Wetzel19:24.6Sanford-Meridian135.1
10Evan Brown19:25.9Freeland134.7
11Rook Rosin19:26.4North Trails134.5
11Micah O’Neal19:27.2East Lansing134.3
10Tanner Smith19:29.5Davison133.5
9Kristian Coon19:31.0Carson City-Crystal133.0
9Carter Clark19:31.1Carson City-Crystal133.0
11Scott Slocum19:34.0LeRoy Pine River132.0
9Jacob Mankey19:34.0Ithaca132.0
12Nolan Moffit19:34.0Manton132.0
11Mathew Johnston19:35.9Hemlock131.4
11Elliot Noyes19:36.1Sanford-Meridian131.3
9Caiden Helsel19:39.2Lake City130.3
10Brent DeSaegher19:39.7Ithaca130.1
11Carter Upper19:41.4Lincoln-Alcona129.5
11Kai Martin19:42.5East Lansing129.2
10Colby Hoggard19:42.6Davison129.1
11Donythyn Deitrick19:44.1Sanford-Meridian128.6
11Forrest Chrapkiewicz19:53.0Okemos125.7
10Sebastian Hornibrook19:53.4North Trails125.5
9Logan Brawt19:54.8Sanford-Meridian125.1
10Porter Meinburg19:54.9Davison125.0
12Jesse Jones19:59.5Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart123.5
11Matthew Lathom19:59.5East Lansing123.5
10Logan Barker20:00.2Davison123.3
9Evan Rolston20:00.5Stanton Central Montcalm123.2
9Sylus Wilson20:00.8Stanton Central Montcalm123.1
12Jacob Stevens20:01.4Carson City-Crystal122.9
9Cody Couturier20:01.4Lake Leelanau St. Mary122.9
12Aidan Querback20:03.1Unionville-Sebewaing122.3
10Simon Van Wyk20:03.1East Lansing122.3
12Jacob Alexander20:03.4Freeland122.2
10Sam Tolkinen20:06.0Cadillac121.3
9Nicholas Trader20:06.8Fairview121.1
11Samuel Ford20:10.9Fairview119.7
10Gage Dilsaver20:13.5Cass City118.8
12Oisin O’Grady20:14.1Carson City-Crystal118.6
11Jaden Ostrander20:19.0Breckenridge117.0
10Logan Dudley20:22.1Coleman116.0
9Ethan Baker20:22.2LeRoy Pine River115.9
10Drew LaFave20:23.5Sanford-Meridian115.5
10Jacob Simon20:25.9Remus Chippewa Hills114.7
11Landon Davis20:26.0Ithaca114.7
9Malcolm Cesario20:26.3Okemos114.6
12Dylan Vincenty-cole20:27.8Tawas114.1
11Josiah Curry20:38.6Stanton Central Montcalm110.5
10Donovan Shinaver20:39.4Fulton110.2
10Arin Pyles20:39.6Fairview110.1
10Bobby Wilson20:41.0Okemos109.7
9Kyler Fertig20:47.2Stanton Central Montcalm107.6
10Nicholas Luna20:47.4Bay City Central107.5
12Michael Gottleber20:47.5Cadillac107.5
11Cole Halfman20:50.2Carson City-Crystal106.6
11Freddie Santangelo20:51.5Cadillac106.2
12Nathan Schad20:52.8Unionville-Sebewaing105.7
10Xavier Hoppe20:53.1Shepherd105.6
12Bryton Bazuin20:55.5North Trails104.8
9Connor Fochtman20:59.3Okemos103.6
11Brody Davis20:59.7Hemlock103.4
10Tyler Rude21:00.8Millington103.1
12Isaac Diemer21:02.0Okemos102.7
9Morgan Moy21:06.0Okemos101.3
10Aaron Ostrowski21:07.8East Lansing100.7
12Ethan Holberton21:07.9Fairview100.7
10Giovanni Tanzini21:09.2Sanford-Meridian100.3
11Noah Gola21:10.0Shepherd100.0
11Evan Bills21:11.1Vassar99.6
–Ayden Laurin21:13.1Millington99.0
11Landen Muska21:14.0Vassar98.7
10Jack Seemann21:14.2Freeland98.6
12Brayden Clark21:14.9Carson City-Crystal98.4
11Xander Whitford21:18.4Tawas97.2
11Paolo Poquiz21:20.4Alma96.5
10Rylan Bachman21:21.6Cadillac96.1
11Victor Krueger21:23.6Harrison95.5
9Zachary Burt21:25.4Shepherd94.9
11Sawyer Hamilton21:26.6Okemos94.5
11David Hensler21:30.4Hemlock93.2
12Zack Kaplan21:30.8Davison93.1
11Tobias Kjoelby21:32.3Tawas92.6
12Lucian Smith21:34.1Manton92.0
9Aiden Sprague21:37.4Beal City90.9
11Ryan Castaneda21:40.8Bay City Central89.7
10Aimon Humm21:48.4Breckenridge87.2
11Taimoor Shah21:48.8Okemos87.1
9Jack Helsel21:48.9Manton87.0
9Isaiah Greenacre21:49.2Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart86.9
12Cole Aultman21:49.5Coleman86.8
10Tim Pentecost21:52.2Evart85.9
12Chalmer Young21:55.7Bay City Central84.8
12Dominic Gilman21:57.0St. Louis84.3
10Ryan Travis21:58.9Shepherd83.7
9Garrick Collins22:03.4Lake Leelanau St. Mary82.2
12Austin Billinghurst22:03.8Tawas82.1
11Andrew Bernelis22:04.1Bay City Central82.0
9Jake Soto22:05.0Alma81.7
11Jaxon Zavala22:07.5Bay City Central80.8
10Anderson Oberle22:10.2Freeland79.9
10Zach Becker22:10.9Unionville-Sebewaing79.7
9Jaiden Carsten22:12.1Manton79.3
10Zach Will22:16.5Unionville-Sebewaing77.8
12Seth Strauel22:16.8Davison77.7
12David Benitez von Knorring22:16.8Davison77.7
9Derek Graham22:23.8Lake Leelanau St. Mary75.4
9Colin Mckenna22:26.9Lincoln-Alcona74.4
10Hayden Kowalski22:29.2Fairview73.6
9Jordan Weber22:33.4Beal City72.2
9Lars Hanson22:33.9Cadillac72.0
10David Simons22:37.8Sanford-Meridian70.7
9Darren Boyat22:38.9Lincoln-Alcona70.4
12Peter Maddox22:45.9Lake City68.0
9Owen Butkovich22:46.6Lake City67.8
10Austin Gross22:49.3Beal City66.9
10Nash Davidson22:49.4Freeland66.9
11Keegan Shafer22:50.4Vestaburg66.5
12Brian Taipalus22:50.5Davison66.5
10Graisen Morris22:51.3Davison66.2
12Daniel Stone22:57.5Tawas64.2
12Hayden Rondy22:57.7Hemlock64.1
10Haydn Kotowski22:58.9Davison63.7
9Deacon Hayward23:03.2Bay City Central62.3
11Alec Briggs23:09.7Hemlock60.1
11Josiah Lundy-Rush23:10.1East Lansing60.0
9Brennon Rommeck23:11.0Okemos59.7
9Paxton Downing23:11.6Hale59.5
8Garrett Grant23:11.8Lake Leelanau St. Mary59.4
10Forrest Bach23:16.4Vassar57.9
10Jake Rodammer23:16.8Millington57.7
9Xhayvian King23:18.3Fairview57.2
11Justin Wood23:19.0Sanford-Meridian57.0
10Caleb Rose23:19.2Stanton Central Montcalm56.9
12Dennis Schaffer23:19.8Hemlock56.7
10Anthony Grant23:21.6Lake Leelanau St. Mary56.1
10Eli Zeien23:24.5Beal City55.2
10David Farison23:26.2Sanford-Meridian54.6
10Tanner Wesener23:27.4Hemlock54.2
10Shane Scheaffer23:27.7Farwell54.1
9Maddox Fabbro23:28.0Millington54.0
10Matthew Firman23:29.6Farwell53.5
9Raiden Sternquist23:29.7Remus Chippewa Hills53.4
10Hunter Hoover23:31.7Remus Chippewa Hills52.8
9Evan Gillahan23:32.9Okemos52.4
10RJ Dickie23:33.2Vassar52.3
12Cole Lombard23:33.7St. Louis52.1
12Richard Duynslager23:34.9Beal City51.7
10Jacob Bowermaster23:42.9Harrison49.0
10Will Loachridge23:44.5East Lansing48.5
12Max Heleski23:45.0Carson City-Crystal48.3
Emmett Bach23:45.6Unattached48.1
10Chase Wezensky23:46.2Beal City47.9
12Dylan Luft23:46.2St. Louis47.9
11Preston Foster23:55.5Breckenridge44.8
9Carson Johnson23:55.9Sanford-Meridian44.7
9Sawyer Ross24:00.5Cass City43.2
11Jesse Hartman24:09.2Tawas40.3
12Chris Tallman24:10.5Coleman39.8
11Jadon Mayer24:13.2Breckenridge38.9
9Juno Pierce24:14.4Stanton Central Montcalm38.5
12Alex Hardy24:15.9St. Louis38.0
10Brayden Kern24:21.6Sanford-Meridian36.1
11James Licht24:22.8Lake Leelanau St. Mary35.7
12Matthew Tiffany24:28.5Tawas33.8
11Brady McCadie24:31.5Hale32.8
9Danny Shepard24:39.2Stanton Central Montcalm30.3
9Nicolas Sides24:47.3Tawas27.6
9Luke Prill25:01.2Davison22.9
10Kyle Bouck25:01.7Remus Chippewa Hills22.8
11Zane Coole25:03.2Davison22.3
10Tanner Major25:03.9Fairview22.0
10Axel Krantz25:08.9North Trails20.4
9Henry Nanzer25:09.9Okemos20.0
9Henry Brummeler25:11.0Tawas19.7
12Grant Bebow25:14.0St. Louis18.7
9Grant Welch25:18.7Okemos17.1
10Aaron Stone25:31.7Tawas12.8
11Ethan Hall25:34.7Cass City11.8
11Mason Heilman25:36.7LeRoy Pine River11.1
9Macah Gooden25:37.3Manton10.9
10Connor Hoard25:47.6Millington7.5
9Keegan Shephard25:50.6Sanford-Meridian6.5
11Vincent Lin25:52.7Tawas5.8
10Sawyer Fink26:00.4Evart3.2

GradeNameTimeTeamRating
12Emily Cooper17:55.5Ann Arbor Pioneer163.2
12Anna Delgado17:59.8East Lansing161.7
11Natalie Mello19:01.7Ann Arbor Pioneer141.1
11Lily Salazar19:17.5Okemos135.8
10Kyah Hoffman19:18.9Stanton Central Montcalm135.4
11Lydia Bowman19:27.3Ann Arbor Pioneer132.6
9Quincy Behm19:30.4Ann Arbor Pioneer131.5
11Shannon Gillahan19:31.6Okemos131.1
10Ezgi Kurt19:33.0Alma130.7
9Grace Coston19:45.1Stanton Central Montcalm126.6
11Liliana Lehnst19:49.5Ithaca125.2
11Sylvia Sanok Dufallo19:57.3Ann Arbor Pioneer122.6
11Paige McArdle20:04.6Davison120.1
12Ariel Warner20:09.3Shepherd118.6
11Katie Hume20:10.2Ann Arbor Pioneer118.3
11Jaiden Dickman20:10.7St. Louis118.1
11Nicole Mays20:14.1Okemos117.0
10Ashley Choponis20:21.9Stanton Central Montcalm114.4
12Jaana Glasmacher20:30.8Okemos111.4
10Joy Evans20:33.5Alma110.5
12Eleanor Cool20:34.1Cadillac110.3
11Ava Hollandsworth20:35.4Remus Chippewa Hills109.9
9Fiona Whitmyer20:35.7Okemos109.8
10Karie Keefer20:36.0Freeland109.7
9Elizabeth Schafer20:38.3Okemos108.9
10Abby Minnick20:39.6East Lansing108.5
12Lauren Brawt20:43.2Sanford-Meridian107.3
9Brooklynn Brown20:43.7Cadillac107.1
9Jada Prescott20:44.4Freeland106.9
12Regan Hill20:44.9Cadillac106.7
10Olivia Gust20:51.4North Trails104.5
11Paige Kloha20:52.1Freeland104.3
9Quinn Hatfield20:52.9Remus Chippewa Hills104.0
11Bryna Mead-O’Brien20:54.0Okemos103.7
12Elle Himebaugh21:02.7Shepherd100.8
10Isabelle Eppert21:10.8Farwell98.1
12Allison Nutt21:19.3Ann Arbor Pioneer95.2
12Chloe Colton21:21.6Manton94.5
9Hana Boggess21:23.9Ann Arbor Pioneer93.7
11Hannah Raglin21:28.9Alma92.0
12Elizabeth Smith21:30.0Sanford-Meridian91.7
12McKenzie Betts21:30.8Alma91.4
10Vivian Wickes21:34.6Alma90.1
10Maryann Pennington21:39.4Davison88.5
12Carley Lynch21:41.0Shepherd88.0
9Faith Taratuta21:42.7North Trails87.4
10Gracie Warner21:45.2Shepherd86.6
12Kaylee Locke21:45.2Beal City86.6
10Jenna Overla21:46.4Alma86.2
12Kaylee Aultman21:51.0Coleman84.7
11Tessa Wohlschlegel21:56.5Beaverton82.8
9Izabelle LaLone21:58.7Ithaca82.1
11Sydney Smith22:00.3Davison81.6
10Clara Peikert22:00.6Ann Arbor Pioneer81.5
11Marisa Mazza22:01.8Cadillac81.1
11Lilli Vandervennet22:03.1Okemos80.6
12Aaliyah Cota22:06.6Tawas79.5
11Hadley Hilt22:09.8Cadillac78.4
10Abby Dice22:10.5St. Louis78.2
12Grace Rose22:10.7East Lansing78.1
12Elizabeth Rigling22:11.4LeRoy Pine River77.9
11Brooke Lemos22:11.6Davison77.8
12Anna Mitchell22:12.1Lake Leelanau St. Mary77.6
12Edith Pendell22:12.2East Lansing77.6
12Paris Taratuta22:12.5North Trails77.5
9Cessaly Fichtner22:13.5Freeland77.2
10Megan Gottschall22:15.5Lake City76.5
9Natalie Harris22:18.7Davison75.4
9Nevaeh Polovina22:23.5Davison73.8
10Avery Westall22:25.7Breckenridge73.1
11Jacqueline Morton22:27.8Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart72.4
10Kaleigh Swiger22:28.5Cadillac72.2
12Raini Sponseller22:29.0Farwell72.0
11Alberta Reinbold22:29.8Unionville-Sebewaing71.7
11Olivia Hyatt22:31.1Davison71.3
11Diana Cortes22:31.2Cass City71.3
11Avery Mickelson22:35.2Cadillac69.9
12Sophia Jildeh22:36.6Okemos69.5
9Emma Dawe22:40.9Ithaca68.0
10Cambree Torma22:42.2Unionville-Sebewaing67.6
9Ally Schmitz22:42.4Breckenridge67.5
12Haven Vasold22:45.3Freeland66.6
10Karisa Deacons22:45.6Ithaca66.5
11Kendra Couturier22:45.7Lake Leelanau St. Mary66.4
12Hadley Saylor22:47.4Manton65.9
12Rylee Cohoon22:48.9Lake City65.4
12Monica Ristich22:50.8Ann Arbor Pioneer64.7
9Megan Gimmey22:59.7Shepherd61.8
10Hayden Whitmore23:03.5Ithaca60.5
12Olivia Peter23:04.0Unionville-Sebewaing60.3
9Kate Chenault23:04.5East Lansing60.2
12Lauren Green23:07.6Unionville-Sebewaing59.1
9Myleigh Hephner23:09.2Ithaca58.6
12Laney Pestrue23:09.9St. Louis58.4
10Olivia Gartrell23:10.2Davison58.3
10Jasmine Boggy23:11.2Ann Arbor Pioneer57.9
10Augusta Bowman23:17.3Remus Chippewa Hills55.9
10Brianna Locke23:21.6Beal City54.5
10Avanti Ganesan23:22.4Ann Arbor Pioneer54.2
10Jenna Kowalski23:23.3Freeland53.9
10Lauryn Licari23:34.2Beal City50.3
11Hanah Johnson23:36.1Cadillac49.6
12Hadyn Armstrong23:37.4Beal City49.2
11Natalie Lemert23:38.5St. Louis48.8
12Naomi Kaczor23:40.3Ann Arbor Pioneer48.2
12Laila Heiss23:41.3Alma47.9
10Jessica Penrod23:42.1Vestaburg47.6
12Amanda Hill23:42.9LeRoy Pine River47.4
10Lilly Leppert23:46.6Beal City46.1
9Carla Cortes23:48.4Cass City45.5
11Laiyla Pray23:49.5Ithaca45.2
9Sarah Munger23:49.7Alma45.1
11Rhiannon Varin23:49.8Unionville-Sebewaing45.1
10Ruth Cotton23:51.1Davison44.6
12Remi Sponseller23:54.1Farwell43.6
11Joelle Morris23:54.2Okemos43.6
10Abigail Davis23:57.1Vestaburg42.6
10Sarah Nimtz24:00.3Unionville-Sebewaing41.6
10Danica Aldrich24:00.9Breckenridge41.4
9Kate Waugh24:04.2Okemos40.3
12Olivia Kain24:05.2Bay City Central39.9
11Kaitlyn Minikey24:10.4Stanton Central Montcalm38.2
10Siye Habtemariam24:11.0Okemos38.0
12Payton Kuhn24:12.6St. Louis37.5
10Alyssa Runyan24:13.4Tawas37.2
9Laura Bigard24:14.6Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart36.8
10Areyel Weiss24:14.7Breckenridge36.8
10Ainsley Tandoc24:15.1Okemos36.6
10Ivy Frisch24:16.1Farwell36.3
12Ainsley Miller24:16.7Freeland36.1
12Mikehlah Gimmey24:17.3Shepherd35.9
11Tori Most24:18.6Breckenridge35.5
9Cate (Catherine) Brown24:19.8Cadillac35.1
10Mickiah Allbee24:20.7Vestaburg34.8
11Anneliese Jones24:22.8Ann Arbor Pioneer34.1
10Merissa Ramsey24:23.0North Trails34.0
9Marie Richter24:23.3Alma33.9
9Piper Tracy24:25.6Cadillac33.1
12Georgia Jurden24:26.0Stanton Central Montcalm33.0
10Kennedi Wahmhoff24:26.1Manton33.0
10Lucy Comparoni24:27.8Okemos32.4
11Rachel Lashley24:29.4Davison31.9
9Sophia Bouck24:31.8Remus Chippewa Hills31.1
10Mckenzie Pricco24:33.3Okemos30.6
11Erin Ertman24:33.7Millington30.4
10Jessica Grant24:37.7Lake Leelanau St. Mary29.1
9Leah Storey24:37.9Remus Chippewa Hills29.0
11Lily Fults24:39.3Lake City28.6
9Carly Gaylord24:39.8Cadillac28.4
11Brookelynn Webster24:39.9Remus Chippewa Hills28.4
12Frankie Calabrese-Barton24:40.2East Lansing28.3
12Barbara Stout24:41.2East Lansing27.9
10Megan Peter24:46.1Unionville-Sebewaing26.3
10Hope Fitzgibbon24:49.3Sanford-Meridian25.2
9Azalea Macias24:53.0East Lansing24.0
10Addyson Thormeier24:55.2Farwell23.3
10Sophia Mauro24:56.9Davison22.7
9Sophia Strand25:01.8Ithaca21.1
10Emmalee Shankel25:02.2Ithaca20.9
9Hattie Pok25:05.5Ann Arbor Pioneer19.8
12Hayleigh Vandertuig25:07.7Lake City19.1
10Rachel Sprauer25:08.4Ann Arbor Pioneer18.9
10Olivia Tandoc25:10.3Okemos18.2
11Reece Clark25:10.5Remus Chippewa Hills18.2
12Lily Deja25:14.8Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart16.7
11Cali Quartz25:14.8Cadillac16.7
10Madelynne Sterly25:18.8LeRoy Pine River15.4
10Nataly Vine25:19.6Breckenridge15.1
9Sara Outman25:20.6Cadillac14.8
10Hadley Feyen25:22.8Ann Arbor Pioneer14.1
11Addison Mayfield25:22.9Bay City Central14.0
9Emma Means25:23.6Shepherd13.8
11Selma Ruiz25:27.5Bay City Central12.5
12Josie Gorcyca25:28.8Lake Leelanau St. Mary12.1
10Annabeth Allee25:32.8LeRoy Pine River10.7
11Nathalia Baltierra25:33.1Alma10.6
10Megan Wood25:34.8Tawas10.1
9Aeralyn Leonard25:36.5St. Louis9.5
9Chloe Lemos25:39.3Davison8.6
9Anna Johnson25:40.4Alma8.2
10Danielle Hunt25:42.4Unionville-Sebewaing7.5
12Olivia Tomlinson25:45.7Unionville-Sebewaing6.4
10Leah Fisk25:47.0Cadillac6.0
12Emma Hemker25:48.4Tawas5.5
10Joslyn Dickman25:49.9Alma5.0
10Jacqueline Hearne25:51.4Lake Leelanau St. Mary4.5
12Lauren VanderWulp25:51.6Lake Leelanau St. Mary4.5
10Layla Addis25:52.7Vestaburg4.1
11Madison Morris25:57.3Manton2.6
9Ali Learman25:57.7Cass City2.4
9Evalynne Bell26:02.5Farwell0.8
10Mckenzie Nunn26:04.3Tawas0.2
12Lilly Backus26:05.1Beal City0.0
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2022 Team Rankings: Week Two

Welcome to the first batch of rankings. I’ve taken the adage of stress + rest = growth to heart, after a busy few weeks in August, I’ve been able to recharge, a bit of a lull before the storm to come.

The plan is to release both boys and girls rankings on Tuesdays, individual rankings on Thursday. This is for a few reasons. One, boys tend to get more interest than girls, combining the two will hopefully lead to more attention towards the girls. Two, scheduling these when I’m not working will give me a better chance to moderate some of the social media comments. Last year, some of these seemed to be of hurtful intent. I love harmless trash talk, but if you think your comment might be taken the wrong way, don’t post it. I’ll have very little tolerance for poor behavior, directed towards others and even myself.

I want to write more about teams and their journey through the season, highlighting those outperforming summer expectations or growing as the season wears on. The initial idea is to write about three teams from each division that moved up from the previous week, have stayed rock solid, attained a clutch victory or placing, intending to highlight as many teams as possible. This may be the top team, this may be the team that entered the ranking for the first time ever.

  • The rankings are comprised of meets listed here.
    • These meets are either invites or jamborees, containing 75 or more competitors on each side (with a few exceptions underneath).
  • The HOBBS KESSLER RULE is in effect, where I eliminate the bottom third of one’s ratings, using the best two-thirds of an athlete’s season.
  • A weighted average is then taken, with more recent meets given a higher weight.
  • All the teams in a Division are then scored as if it’s an XC meet
    • This is not a State Meet Projection, if there’s five teams in a Region deserving of a top-25 spot, they’re all in here
  • For the UP, I combined all divisions. Once we get a few weeks in, I plan on separating into the three divisions.
  • Remember that these are for FUN, cross country isn’t scored on paper, and only you can determine where your season goes.

RankBoys TeamScoreRegion
1The Potter’s House3031
2Johannesburg-Lewiston11828
3Petoskey St. Michael15828
4Adrian Lenawee Christian23534
5Harbor Springs24928
6Hillsdale Academy37934
7Breckenridge45030
8Mason County Eastern47829
9Three Oaks River Valley49831
10Marine City Cardinal Mooney52436
11Kalamazoo Hackett52832
12Holland Calvary Christian55131
13Carson City-Crystal59033
14Whitmore Lake60433
15Frankfort64229
16Battle Creek St. Philip65332
17Ubly65935
18Lutheran Westland67236
19Novi Christian Academy67933
20Brown City68435
21East Jackson70534
22Morenci71134
23Concord73532
24Leland74929
25St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic75931

Kalamazoo Hackett – The preseason numbers anticipated a freshman addition such as Sean Siems, they did not anticipate Marek Butkiewicz. Marek placed third in the heat in Michigan Catholic’s JV race, running an impressive 18:28 on a rugged course. He then turned around and competed for the Irish varsity squad at the Kalamazoo Invite, where they placed 2nd.

Holland Calvary Christian – Riley Weed is a young jumpstart for this young program. As a 7th grader, he broke 12:00 on many occasions and also placed high at many late-season championship meets. On the first day of the season, he competed in his first official HS 5k, an 18:12 at Portage. He’s part of a group of Crusaders that will surely impact the D4 standings in future, after all, they won the middle school division at Under the Lights.

Brown City – Easton Jager started off his season very similarly to how he did in 2020, where he ended up running in the mid-18’s for the Green Devils. His absence in 2021 contributed to Brown City’s lower preseason ranking, his presence moves them up into the top-20. At the Brown City Invite, the team was able to place 4th, ahead of many D4 schools from around the Thumb.

RankGirls TeamScoreRegion
1Johannesburg-Lewiston12528
2Hillsdale Academy15334
3Whitmore Lake18033
4Unionville-Sebewaing31535
5Auburn Hills Oakland Christian37136
6Rochester Hills Lutheran NW39836
7Harbor Springs41628
8Kingston46735
9Libertas Christian47131
10Beal City49330
11Leland50629
12The Potter’s House50731
13Royal Oak Shrine51436
14Mason County Eastern52329
15Grand Traverse Academy52429
16Pittsford53134
17Buckley53129
18Breckenridge54830
19Lake Leelanau St. Mary54929
20Ubly55235
21St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic55431
22Holland Calvary Christian58131
23Indian River Inland Lakes61728
24Clarkston Everest Collegiate62133
25Allen Park Cabrini64436

Unionville-Sebewaing – It’s a yearly tradition for the Patriots to outperform the summer projections. Early on, they’ve captured the win at their home invite and placed 2nd amongst a field of D3 teams at the Corunna Early Bird. At home, Alberta Reinbold stepped up and split up the Kingston girls. This last week, Olivia Peter joined her, both contributing to a near upset of D3 powerhouse St. Louis. At John Bruder tomorrow, the girls take on St. Louis, along with other top-ranked teams in Breckenridge and Beal City.

Leland – Oftentimes in the lower divisions, it takes one athlete to vault a team up the rankings. This is junior Amabel Schwaiger’s first year of cross country and she’s emerged as that depth that the Comets desire. They haven’t put a full squad together yet (Duncan and Knudsen out for Red Devil, Denoyer out for Pete Moss), but when they do, they’ll undoubtedly be one of the top teams in Region 29.

Indian River Inland Lakes – For Inland Lakes, it’s been Lauren Fenstermaker. Her initial foray into cross country, a 23:08 and 18th place at Red Devil. The Bulldogs were in a dead heat with Gaylord St. Mary, their Region 28 competition. Gaylord St. Mary took the victory with this field, but in a dual, Indian River would have won. Cross country scoring is funny like that.

RankBoys TeamScoreRegion
1Hart11420
2Saranac28321
3Traverse City St. Francis29719
4Reed City33720
5Hanover-Horton39323
6Benzie Central40520
7Pewamo-Westphalia45424
8Ithaca48024
9Elk Rapids51619
10St. Louis52425
11Grand Rapids Covenant Christian54021
12Clare58119
13Stanton Central Montcalm68321
14Bath69024
15Leslie69423
16Monroe St. Mary CC80227
17Caro81225
18Jackson Lumen Christi83523
19Dansville83626
20North Muskegon83821
21Constantine85622
22Saugatuck86022
23New Lothrop87124
24Lansing Catholic88424
25Jonesville89023

Saranac – This recent version of Saranac has been a team identifiable by two traits: their youth and their depth. Their youth gave the Redskins intrigue, qualifying for State and placing 21st there with a team consisting of zero seniors. Their depth evident in the six boys capable of breaking 18:00. Well, they added more depth to their depth and they’re a year older. Evan Johnson ran an 18:20 on a hot day at their home invite, spurring the team to a victory over a field full of ranked D3 competitors.

Ithaca – 2022 was looking to be a reloading year for the Yellowjackets, replacing Lehnst, Sanchez, Woodman and replacing those seniors with a bunch of freshmen. But it’s been the introductions of a sophomore and a senior, Miingen Bertrand and Lane McDonald who have bolstered Coach Merchant’s squad. The past two springs, McDonald has evolved into a solid mid-distance runner, now he’s taken it to the grass, breaking 18:00 at Yellowjacket. Bertrand has been on the cusp of sub-19 in both of his outings. The Jackets will be in the upper division tomorrow at John Bruder, hoping to get pulled to even better marks.

Bath – Luke Skidmore has made a vast improvement from his prior cross country experience. As an 8th grader in 2020, he was always above 14:00 for the 2-mile distance. Fast forward two years and he’s dropped the pace while increasing the distance. In that process, he’s been a boon for the Bees, helping them to a 4th place finish at Saranac over a fellow Region 24 rival.

RankGirls TeamScoreRegion
1Traverse City St. Francis17419
2Jackson Lumen Christi18023
3Pewamo-Westphalia21024
4Hart22620
5Elk Rapids30019
6Lansing Catholic32224
7Leslie37623
8Caro38325
9Muskegon Western Michigan Christian38621
10Monroe St. Mary CC50527
11Benzie Central55020
12Kalamazoo Christian55922
13Onsted58123
14Charlevoix60019
15Ithaca63624
16Kent City66121
17Stanton Central Montcalm71221
18Grass Lake77927
19Schoolcraft78222
20Clinton79227
21Ovid-Elsie79624
22St. Louis81825
23Lawton82722
24Blissfield83527
25Grandville Calvin Christian84021

Elk Rapids – Elk Rapids’ inclusion in the Summer Top Tens was predicated on the incoming freshmen, Schulte, Pray, Swanson. Their Cherryland MS squad had won the Lake Michigan Conference title, their HS squad had qualified for State, but were replacing a boatload of seniors. Two less expected contributors to the Elks have been Hunter Schellenbarger and Kendall Standfest. Schellenbarger has been homing in on the 20’s, Standfest has been a consistent high-21 girl in her first year of cross country. Both have been instrumental in their win at Red Devil (over Petoskey!) and 3rd spot at Pete Moss.

Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – The Warriors have bounced around divisions in recent years, I guess they needed to move up to D3 after astounding success in D4 last year. In the wake of losing a reliable single point in Abby VanderKooi has been a team of girls that have stepped up. Cate Garretson, for one, has begun the season in late-season form, her 22:26 in the 5th spot securing a finish right amongst the likes of a few D1 and D2 squads at Under the Lights.

Charlevoix – Jacob Tanner covered her in his Three Stars feature, but it’s worth another mention. Laina Sladics has transformed from a girl running in the 22-23 min. range to a girl surely capable of getting into the 19’s. Doing so, she’s taken the Rayders from a team outside of the top-25 to firmly a contender to advance to MIS.

RankBoys TeamScoreRegion
1East Grand Rapids18812
2Adrian18818
3Chelsea23318
4Forest Hills Eastern24712
5Grand Rapids Christian34011
6Otsego41413
7Dearborn Divine Child48018
8Petoskey50010
9Freeland51815
10St. Johns53214
11Sparta54010
12Holland Christian58711
13Yale60217
14St. Clair64617
15Frankenmuth65015
16Allendale69711
17Marshall70312
18Pinckney70316
19Wayland Union72912
20Grand Rapids South Christian73512
21Clio76315
22Flint Powers Catholic81015
23Mason82914
24Linden87616
25GR West Michigan Aviation88312

Forest Hills Eastern – Summer mileage leads to early season payoffs. Brendan Hoving, Alex Parker, and Liam Hinman all are examples (and I’m sure there’s others) of kids that worked their tail off these past few months. Each dropped a minute+ at Under the Lights, contributing to a dominating win in the Sunset 5k. We now look ahead towards Otsego Bulldog (it’s a shame they’re not in the same OK Division as EGR and GR Christian), where a massive meeting of the D2 favorites will take place.

Grand Rapids South Christian – Boes and VanderKooi were always going to be reliable contributors at the front of races, South Christian needed to solidify the rest of their crew. Their 2021 team had a ton of boys that showed signs of stepping up. Early on, it’s been Gabe Verlin, who opened with a 30+ second PB at Under the Lights. The Sailors were 2nd on their home course, ahead of many west side competitors.

GR West Michigan Aviation – The Aviators only had to replace one senior from the team that competed at Regionals last fall, but that Regional squad finished back in 9th. As of this early moment in the season, it’s appearing as if Aviation is on the path to a top-5 Regional finish. Serious drops from runners such as Nathan Oki have serious implications. Saranac wasn’t easy this year, Nathan persevered on the road to an 18:23 performance, almost 2 minutes faster than his 2021 best.

RankGirls TeamScoreRegion
1East Grand Rapids6512
2Grand Rapids Christian16811
3Zeeland East25211
4Otsego26013
5Forest Hills Eastern36912
6Goodrich37416
7Alma41815
8Shepherd42715
9St. Joseph47813
10Hudsonville Unity Christian50711
11DeWitt51814
12Chelsea52518
13Grand Rapids South Christian52812
14St. Johns52814
15Spring Lake54411
16Frankenmuth56915
17Petoskey62210
18Freeland67315
19GR West Michigan Aviation72012
20Allendale74611
21Sparta77410
22Tecumseh78618
23Ludington83910
24Monroe Jefferson84318
25Owosso84914

Zeeland East – To my eye before the season, Zeeland East was viewed as Allison Kuzma and a gaggle of extremely solid girls. Hayley Heinrich, Addie Grill, Elise Meister plus a few freshmen giving off 20-21:00 minute vibes. What wasn’t seen was Meredith Cook’s help. Meredith was a member of the Cityside MS team, finished 16th in the MKO, but had results mainly in the high-13’s. Often, those sort of times will lead to a girl running in the 22 minute range as a freshman. And that’s why we don’t run races on paper, because Meredith debuted with a 19:48. Her Chix teammates also stepped up in their 2022 debut, where they dispatched many D1 teams in their vicinity.

Alma – I took some heat from the Eat Your Words gang before the season, where I had given the Panthers respect (3rd in a traditionally strong region), but apparently not enough. Early returns suggest those Ithaca alumni know better than I, Alma is poised for immediate success. Gaining Joy Evans, a 400m stud, is a major help. Improving from within is necessary as well. Hannah Raglin covered the Corunna course in 20:50, a minute faster than her 2021 opener. Alma drives up the road to John Bruder tomorrow, which will be an early preview of the Region 15 atmosphere.

Hudsonville Unity Christian – You can’t move from unranked to the top-10 without a massive surprise. Maddie Bruxvoort has been that surprise for me (but probably not her Crusader teammates). 21:32 at Under the Lights, a good 2 minutes better than much of her 2021 form.

RankBoys TeamScoreRegion
1Northville1956
2Grand Haven2761
3Plymouth3106
4Portage Central3553
5Traverse City Central4152
6Brighton4354
7Detroit Catholic Central4527
8Romeo4739
9Ann Arbor Skyline4964
10Forest Hills Central5013
11Zeeland West6251
12Jenison6491
13Saline6535
14Utica7018
15Rockford7031
16Clarkston7578
17Port Huron Northern7869
18Rochester Hills Stoney Creek8089
19Dexter8114
20Kalamazoo Central8203
21White Lake Lakeland8217
22Salem8306
23Saginaw Heritage8572
24Walled Lake Northern9227
25Farmington9897

Forest Hills Central – I truly try to give all teams equal attention and love, but there’s certain instances where it’s tough. West Side, Division 1 schools are a prime example. This is a compliment to the Grand Rapids running scene, the foundation of many schools and towns sharing fairly equal success. It takes a special someone to lift a squad. That could be Arianne Olson, it could be the FHE boys running the streets, or it could be Will Banfield coming in hot with his first 5k at the high school level, a 17:29. He was a middle school star, placing 11th at Portage, 10th at West Michigan, but nothing at the HS level until now. Look for him and Jacob Sanford (2:02 800m as a 9th grader) to help the Rangers upend some of that OK White hierarchy.

Clarkston – What better to prepare for a fall of hilly courses than an opener at Possum Hollow? I mentioned Bryce Nowik here, his brother didn’t run too bad either, written about by Jacob Tanner here. Henry Poploskie is another ingredient, returning to the form he flashed in bits of the 2021 season. Any occasion where one breaks 18:00 on the Kent Lake shores is notable, a 17:19 in early September especially so.

Salem – A program that has suffered a few hits due to graduation, Elliot Carey was poised to lead a team of quality athletes. Within those quality athletes, a few were needed to step up in order to ensure success in Region 6. PJ Kim looks to be an early candidate, his 17:04 at Under the Lights being almost a 45 second personal best.

RankGirls TeamScoreRegion
1Holland West Ottawa1771
2Brighton3064
3Northville3376
4Ann Arbor Pioneer3815
5Romeo3829
6Okemos3992
7Walled Lake Northern4527
8Oxford4638
9Dexter5044
10Ann Arbor Skyline5044
11Jenison5151
12Macomb Dakota5479
13Canton5636
14Traverse City West6092
15Rochester Hills Stoney Creek6349
16Saline6465
17Traverse City Central6522
18Byron Center6623
19Utica6628
20H.H. Dow7462
21Portage Central7523
22Zeeland West7971
23Howell8434
24Forest Hills Central8793
25Hartland8814

Brighton – Mustang and Lamplighter are two of the early D1-centric meets for those of us in the Detroit area and the Orange & Black were a centerpiece of each. Carrigan Eberly and Nikki Carothers towards the front, contributions from freshmen in the middle, Stella Farmer and Elle Bissett displacing fools towards the back. The Bulldogs cleaned house in both instances, ahead of many teams who will be there in November.

Dexter – Addison Bruckman’s progress is up there with anyone in the state. Her freshman best was a 23:34 at the SEC Championship. Through two races, she’s already lowered that to 20:16. This gives Dexter a solid top-4, a needed factor in an area where many teams are in the same ballpark. We can’t forget her sister either, Antonia was the tiebreaker over at Huron Meadows, giving the Dreadnaughts the 2nd place nod over Ann Arbor Skyline.

Canton – It’s always tough to tell where Plymouth middle schoolers end up at high school, but I should’ve been on top of this one. Alexis Pickerel has been a staple for Canton the past two years, now she’s brought her younger sister along as well. Mya Pickerel debuted with a 20:33 at Lamplighter, then trudged through a cooker at Mustang (I was dehydrated, out of it by the end of the day). The mainstay, Cara Newman is a guarantee to run with the best, behind her and Alexis Pickerel are four Chief girls that can pack up and wreak havoc on other teams.

RankBoys TeamScoreDivision
1Marquette231
2Negaunee941
3Sault Ste. Marie951
4Houghton1011
5Gladstone1371
6Escanaba1701
7Stephenson2003
8Manistique2142
10Menominee2431

Negaunee – The Miners were projected to be a senior-laden outfit, the triumvirate of Judge Anderson, James Dank, and John Plaxco leading the charge. Two others have stepped into important roles: Simon Jaklin as the intriguing youngster and Michael Slawinski shoring up the 5th spot. Slawinski was essential at Queen City, pushing back Gladstone and coming in just low enough to fend off Houghton.

RankGirls TeamScoreDivision
1Marquette381
2Houghton581
3Munising1343
4Hancock1362
5Escanaba1451
6Negaunee1571
7Sault Ste. Marie1651
9Gladstone2161
10Stephenson2333

Houghton – Claire Filpus has shown in the past that she’ll be a top Gremlin girl. We know that one isn’t enough (even if that one was good enough for 3rd in UP D1 last fall), luckily two girls have joined her. Lily Ross was top-10 at both Queen City and Dale Phillips, improving her time by 30 sec. in the latter of the two races. Tessa Rautiola entered the fray this past week at Dale Phillips, hitting a 21:29. With three girls capable of being under 22:00, Houghton appears to be in the discussion for that 2nd spot in Division 1.