Four individual races at State events, three top-3 finishes
Those top finished have spanned both the grass and the track
That 3rd place finish on the track was in the 3200m as a freshman, just behind Frens and Squires
The other two have been at MIS, where Meghan truly shines
She’s been at the head of the D2 discussion for the past two years and rightfully so, with many trophies to her name
Greater Lansing as a freshman, Regional and CAAC Reds both years
CAAC Reds and Regionals on the track
The times were a little faster as a freshman, 17’s at both CAAC Red and Bluejay, but come November, she actually ran faster, 18:18 at State in 2020 to 18:10 in 2021
Given that progress, we should expect a run into the 17’s and many more championships to bring home
Grade
Name
Time
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
10
Meghan Ford
19:12.5
146.8
Lamplighter
Ford Field
20-Aug
10
Meghan Ford
19:28.0
150.7
Mustang
Cass Benton
31-Aug
10
Meghan Ford
18:51.0
147.7
Lansing Catholic Mini 1
St. Francis Retreat Center
9-Sep
10
Meghan Ford
19:02.8
143.1
CAAC Red 1
St. Johns HS
21-Sep
10
Meghan Ford
18:18.5
152.8
Bluejay
Shepherd HS
2-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
19:12.4
136.9
CAAC Red 1
St. Johns HS
5-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
18:39.9
150.7
Portage
Portage West MS
9-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
18:34.8
151.7
Greater Lansing
Ledge Meadows GC
16-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
19:22.2
141.9
CAAC Red 3
Fowlerville HS
21-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
18:42.7
139.4
13 Portage
Portage West MS
30-Oct
10
Meghan Ford
18:10.8
153.1
D2 State
MIS
6-Nov
10
Meghan Ford
18:09.9
154.4
MMOC
Shepherd HS
13-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
9
Meghan Ford
156.0
Holt/Mason
Holt HS
28-Aug
9
Meghan Ford
156.8
Haslett/Mason
Mason HS
10-Sep
9
Meghan Ford
156.3
Mason/St. Johns
Mason HS
15-Sep
9
Meghan Ford
161.3
Mason/JLC
Mason HS
22-Sep
9
Meghan Ford
165.5
Shepherd Bluejay
Shepherd HS
3-Oct
9
Meghan Ford
166.4
Greater Lansing
Ledge Meadows
10-Oct
9
Meghan Ford
150.8
CAAC Red League
Haslett HS
14-Oct
9
Meghan Ford
145.8
PR 27
St. Francis Retreat Center
24-Oct
9
Meghan Ford
154.2
D2 Reg 14
DeWitt HS
31-Oct
9
Meghan Ford
159.3
D2 State
MIS
6-Nov
The benefit of having very fast training partners and a yearly tradition of success is that you can bring Joe along slowly, ready to dominate at the front of the pack as a senior
I should take that back, Joe has always been at or near the front
In his 2019 freshman year, he was able to eclipse the 17:00 barrier late, both at Benzie and Northern Michigan
During his 10th grade year, he threw out an eye-opening 16:14 at Bluejay, then repeated that immaculate performance with a 16:19 at State
But his junior year is when he began to put it all together, the entire year sub-17, many of those races under 16:35, culminating in a 15:54 at State
His finishes at Regionals, Northern Michigan, and State were all his best to date
In track, we’ve seen those undeviating advances too, his 800m improving from 2:07 to 2:01, his 1600m from 4:35 to 4:21
That added strength and speed in the 1600m could be the ticket to a huge fall, at the very least, we know Joe will keep tickin’ and hittin’ those gains
17th Place – Northern Michigan 4th Place – Region 29
2020
Team Champions – Region 29, Pre-Region 58 19th Place – D4 State
2019
18th Place – Northern Michigan 4th Place – Region 29
Anything in Track?
4×800
11:08
8th Place – Region 22 5th Place – Record Eagle
Petra Foote
2:27/5:28/12:31
3rd Place – Region 22 800m 5th Place – Region 22 1600m 6th Place – Record Eagle 1600m 7th Place – Record Eagle 800m 17th Place – D3 State 800m
Ava Butera
3:13/6:54/14:06
Paige Bell
13:32
The Past Three Years
2021
Team Champions – Thumb Area 2nd Place – GTC 2nd Place – Region 25 14th Place – D3 State
2020
2nd Place – GTC West 2nd Place – Pre-Region 50 4th Place – Region 25
2019
4th Place – GTC West 11th Place – Thumb Area 10th Place – Region 25
Anything in Track?
4×800
9:54
1st Place – GTC West, Region 28, Thumb Meet of Champs 8th Place – D3 State
Kaya Vrable
2:39/5:38/11:54
2nd Place – GTC West 3200m 2nd Place – Region 28 3200m 4th Place – Thumb MoC 3200m 19th Place – D3 State 3200m
Paige Herron
2:43/5:51/12:37
3rd Place – GTC West 3200m 3rd Place – Region 28 3200m 8th Place – Thumb MoC 3200m
Rachael Walch
2:41/5:49/12:27
4th Place – GTC West 1600m 3rd Place – Region 28 1600m
Faith Swenor
61.6/2:20
2nd Place – GTC West 400m 2nd Place – Region 28 800m 2nd Place – Thumb MoC 400m 7th Place – D3 State 800m
Alexa Long
69.6/2:42
Maddee Ball
3:03/6:34
Addison Fisch
6:46/14:44
7th Place – GTC West 3200m
The Past Three Years
2021
Team Champions – OK Blue 2nd Place – Region 11 6th Place – D2 State
2020
Team Champions – OK Blue, Pre-Region 21 3rd Place – Region 11 24th Place – D2 State
2019
Team Champions – OK Blue 2nd Place – Region 11 10th Place – D2 State
Anything in Track?
4×800
9:52
1st Place – OK Blue, Region 12 2nd Place – West Michigan 8th Place – D2 State
Lily Parker
2:28/5:22/11:38
1st Place – OK Blue 1600/3200m 2nd Place – Region 12 1600/3200m 3rd Place – West Michigan 1600m 15th Place – D2 State 3200m
Bea Reeser
2:36/5:32/12:13
4th Place – OK Blue 3200m 5th Place – OK Blue 1600m 4th Place – Region 12 1600m 5th Place – West Michigan 3200m
Katie Riemersma
2:48/5:59/13:22
8th Place – OK Blue 3200m 8th Place – Region 12 3200m
Evelyn Vandlen
3:11/6:41
Maya Noren
68.3
Ellie Miller
3:05/6:32/14:27
The Past Three Years
2021
Team Champions – Macomb County, MAC Red 2nd Place – Region 9 6th Place – D1 State
2020
Team Champions – Macomb County, MAC Red, Pre-Region 18, Region 9 6th Place – D1 State
2019
Team Champions – Macomb County, MAC Red, Region 9 8th Place – D1 State
Anything in Track?
4×800
9:26
1st Place – Region 10 7th Place – D1 State
Madison Clor
5:05/11:05
2nd Place – Region 10 3200m 2nd Place – Macomb County 1600m 16th Place – D1 State 3200m
This certainly wouldn’t be the first time a Skyline runner started his career in an inauspicious fashion then ended up with multiple All-States
I honestly don’t know too much about Nicolas, maybe it’s the lack of social media, maybe he just excels at laying in the cut and quietly putting up results
His junior year was full of results and low times
His last five races on the grass were all sub-16:30
Among those races were top-5 finishes at SEC Red and Region 4, along with an All-State 29th place
On the track, he’s been part of two All-State squads in the 4×800
In 2021, setting the stage for Hobbs’s near walkdown of Novi
In 2022, helping the Eagles medal from the slow heat
This year, individually, he wasn’t finished after that 4×800, he came back to run two events at State, the 1600 and 3200m, placing top-20 in each
Keep doing your thang, Nicolas, under the radar, high on the leaderboard
Grade
Name
Time
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
11
Nicolas Fry
17:13.6
191.5
Mustang
Cass Benton
31-Aug
11
Nicolas Fry
16:40.6
188.8
Bath
Bath HS
11-Sep
11
Nicolas Fry
16:32.5
195.5
SEC 1
Hudson Mills (South)
14-Sep
11
Nicolas Fry
16:36.4
190.5
Jackson
Sharp Park
25-Sep
11
Nicolas Fry
16:39.7
192.1
SEC Red 2
Munson Park
28-Sep
11
Nicolas Fry
16:03.3
201.6
Portage
Portage West MS
9-Oct
11
Nicolas Fry
16:02.6
192.1
Gabriel Richard
Hudson Mills (South)
16-Oct
11
Nicolas Fry
16:19.5
193.2
SEC Championship
Hudson Mills (North)
21-Oct
11
Nicolas Fry
16:22.1
194.6
4 Meadows
Huron Meadows
29-Oct
11
Nicolas Fry
16:00.1
198.0
D1 State
MIS
6-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
10
Nicolas Fry
157.1
Hartland/Skyline
Hudson Mills North
25-Aug
10
Nicolas Fry
159.3
Adrian/Hudson/Skyline/Tecumseh
Heritage Park (Adrian)
12-Sep
10
Nicolas Fry
172.2
Pioneer/Skyline
Pioneer HS
3-Oct
10
Nicolas Fry
170.7
Plymouth/Skyline
Huron Meadows
13-Oct
10
Nicolas Fry
179.2
SEC Red
Indian Creek Park
17-Oct
10
Nicolas Fry
178.0
PR 11
Hudson Mills (North)
24-Oct
10
Nicolas Fry
181.6
D1 Reg 6
Willow
31-Oct
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
9
Nicolas Fry
118.7
Mustang
Cass Benton
9
Nicolas Fry
129.4
Jackson
Sharp Park
9
Nicolas Fry
143.7
Portage
Portage West MS
Mackenzie has been another one, quietly running to glory, quietly leading one of the better Howell teams in years
She first entered my radar as a freshman, where after a slow beginning, she snuck into the 19’s late in championship season
That progress continued to her sophomore year, where she broke 19:00 for the first time
Although she didn’t make this list last year, she was my last projected All-Stater during the summer, she more than lived up to that promise, finishing 26th at MIS
Which I believe is Howell’s first All-State girl in 20+ years
That junior year was full of other honors as well, third straight All-Region, 2nd straight top-10 at KLAA, along with dropping her personal best from 18:49 to 18:25
Joined by McGregor, Cholewa, Koons, and others – can she help lead Howell to the promised land in Brooklyn?
