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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: #34

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  • If you’ve followed Macomb County XC or the work that I do for the past few years, you know the Clor name
    • Connor’s sister has been a lead runner for the Romeo’s girls team for a few years now, doing my middle school research, there appear to be more in the pipeline
    • If you read my D1 State Preview, I made a little mention of how Romeo will reload, but in order to reload, you have to make something out of the talent that you receive
  • Connor had all the middle school accolades, running sub-11:30, winning the Dakota Invite twice, and him, Buslepp, and the Romeo culture have converted that into one of our faster incoming juniors
  • He’s been on the big stage, a 6th runner on Romeo state title squad in 2020, then as the 3rd/4th guy on last year’s team that finished 5th
  • Connor isn’t blessed with the world’s greatest speed, but the tradeoff is an immense amount of strength, his 3200m pace only 16 seconds slower than his 1600m best
  • Along with Vince Guaresimo and a few others, he’ll be counted on to lead a Romeo squad that’ll be fighting to hold off the new Macomb County upstarts

GradeNameTimeRatingMeetCourseDate
10Connor Clor17:04.5194.5MustangCass Benton31-Aug
10Connor Clor16:19.6193.5Ramblin’ RockWillow11-Sep
10Connor Clor16:33.9196.7SpartanForest Akers17-Sep
10Connor Clor17:17.5182.2MAC Red 1Eastwood Beach21-Sep
10Connor Clor16:42.1186.6MAC DivisionMetro Beach5-Oct
10Connor Clor16:29.5192.8PortagePortage West MS9-Oct
10Connor Clor16:50.1190.6Macomb CountyFreedom Hill16-Oct
10Connor Clor17:47.4192.59 Anchor BayAnchor Bay HS29-Oct
10Connor Clor16:34.2186.6D1 StateMIS6-Nov
10Connor Clor16:24.5190.8MMOCShepherd HS13-Nov

GradeNameRatingMeetCourseDate
9Connor Clor166.7Romeo/TroyBarnabo Field27-Aug
9Connor Clor162.0Brighton/RomeoHuron Meadows2-Sep
9Connor Clor169.1MAC Red 1Barnabo Field18-Sep
9Connor Clor169.2HansonsFreedom Hill3-Oct
9Connor Clor171.8Macomb CountyFreedom Hill9-Oct
9Connor Clor167.4PR 18Romeo HS20-Oct
9Connor Clor171.5D1 Reg 9Anchor Bay HS30-Oct
9Connor Clor166.2D1 StateMIS6-Nov

  • Speaking of bloodlines, Isabelle’s got ‘em as well, her family very influential in the Tri-Cities running tradition
  • So it’s no surprise that she’s stepped in as a freshman, undaunted by the stage
  • After a bit of an adjustment, she ran her best in championship meets, winning the Saginaw Valley League, breaking 19:00 at State (the 7th fastest freshman girl), then helping a certain team win the Meet of Champions
  • That same pattern occurred during track, where she found a home in the 1600m
    • A few 5:40’s early led to 5:10’s late, in those 5:10’s, a Bay County crown and 2nd place finish at SVL
  • Consummate teammate as well, helping the Warriors bring home victories in the 4×800 at Region 1 and the SVL Championship

GradeNameTimeRatingMeetCourseDate
9Isabelle Becker20:20.1131.6MilfordPossum Hollow2-Sep
9Isabelle Becker20:59.0113.3SVL North 1Delta College14-Sep
9Isabelle Becker19:37.1137.6SpartanForest Akers17-Sep
9Isabelle Becker18:48.7138.1SVL North 2Imerman Park28-Sep
9Isabelle Becker20:06.6120.1Bay CountyDelta College15-Oct
9Isabelle Becker19:02.5144.2SVL ChampionshipFisher Trails20-Oct
9Isabelle Becker19:52.0137.72 DeltaDelta College30-Oct
9Isabelle Becker18:51.8139.8D1 StateMIS6-Nov
9Isabelle Becker18:46.0142.3MMOCShepherd HS13-Nov
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The Top Tens: Division 3, #9

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The Past Three Years

2021

2nd Place – TVC West
2nd Place – TVC Overall
2nd Place – Region 24
9th Place – D3 State

2020

1st Place – D3 Greater Lansing
1st Place – TVC West
2nd Place – TVC Overall
1st Place – Pre-Region 48
1st Place – Region 24
2nd Place – D3 State

2019

1st Place – TVC West
2nd Place – Region 24
6th Place – D3 State

Anything in Track?

Liliana Lehnst

2:40/5:38/11:51

3rd Place – Region 30 3200m
1st Place – TVC 10 3200m
3rd Place – Mid Michigan Meet of Champs 1600m

Karisa Deacons

2:39/12:49

2nd Place – TVC 10 3200m
3rd Place – Mid Michigan Meet of Champs 3200m

Laiyla Pray

2:51/6:25/14:03

7th Place – TVC 10 3200m

4×800

1st Place – Region 30
1st Place – TVC 10
4th Place – D3 State
3rd Place – Nike Outdoor Nationals (Emerging Elite)

The Past Three Years

2021

13th Place – Greater Lansing
1st Place – CMAC
3rd Place – Region 24
22nd Place – D3 State

2020

4th Place – D3 Greater Lansing
2nd Place – CMAC
1st Place – Pre-Region 47
4th Place – Region 24

2019

5th Place – Greater Lansing
1st Place – CMAC
2nd Place – Region 24
16th Place – D3 State

Anything in Track?

Collin Farmer

2:02/4:23/9:43

1st Place – Region 29 3200m
3rd Place – Region 29 1600m
1st Place – CMAC 3200m
2nd Place – CMAC 1600m
7th Place – Greater Lansing 1600m
10th Place – D3 State 3200m

Caleb Pohl

2:08

Allan George

2:22/5:01/10:50

4th Place – Region 29 3200m
4th Place – CMAC 3200m

Sam Muirhead

2:22/4:53

7th Place – Region 29 1600m

Landon Thelen

2:27/5:07/11:28

Alex S. Thelen

2:11

3rd Place – CMAC 800m

Jason Weber

2:30/5:42

4×800

2nd Place – Region 29
1st Place – CMAC
6th Place – Greater Lansing
16th Place – D3 State

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The Top Tens: Division 4, #9

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The Past Three Years

2021

5th Place – GTC League
4th Place – Region 35

2020

2nd Place – GTC League
2nd Place – Pre-Region 69
4th Place – Region 35

2019

3rd Place – GTC East
16th Place – Thumb Area

Anything in Track?

Utah Gusa

2:24/5:00/10:38

1st Place – GTC East 1600/3200m
2nd Place – Region 40 3200m
4th Place – Region 40 1600m
1st Place – Daily Tribune 3200m
4th Place – Daily Tribune 1600m
7th Place – Thumb Meet of Champs 3200m
8th Place – Thumb Meet of Champs 1600m
19th Place – D4 State 3200m

Landon Dekoski

2:34/5:25/12:20

5th Place – GTC East 3200m
6th Place – GTC East 1600m
4th Place – Region 40 3200m

Jacob Messing

53.2/2:22

2nd Place – GTC East 400m
5th Place – Region 40 400m
2nd Place – Daily Tribune 400m

This track record might not look like much, but Hackett’s ranking relies on the addition of many freshmen. So let’s put it this way, in a sea of Division 1 & 2 feeder schools, the Hackett MS girls finished 2nd in the SAC Conference, 8th in MHSAA Zone 1, and 13th at Portage.

The Past Three Years

2021

5th Place – Region 32

2020

4th Place – Pre-Region 63
6th Place – Region 32

Anything in Track?

Sydney Van Es

2:39/5:52/13:08

3rd Place – Region 34 1600m
4th Place – Region 34 800m

Theresa Keyte

14:01

8th Place – Region 34 3200m
5th Place – SAC 3200m