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Abby was introduced to us early in 2018 with a 17:05 at the Orchard View Invite and hasn’t looked back since
She’s run 38 races in Michigan during her career and has emerged victorious in 37 of those
- The only loss coming to a Zofia Dudek, FootLocker Champ that year
Speaking of FootLocker, Abby has qualified twice and in both appearances, placed 3^rd
Her 2020 season was more of the same, incredible gaps, all victories, and capped with her 3^rd consecutive state title
Track was hindered by a bit of a foot injury, but she was able to rebound and capture the Division 3 3200m title and even break 11:00 after only a few weeks of running
She races aggressively and with confidence, and I love the approach her coaches have taken, keeping it low key and not trying to squeeze out every bit of potential in her high school self – she will be a force in the sport for awhile

Riley just wins
I don’t know how, he doesn’t have the 400m speed, 800 PR, he just gets it done
In the D1 State 3200m, Baracco opened up a sizable gap with 600m to go and the race was still up in the air with 100m left (video)
At RunningLane, he was out of the picture in the mile, making up 4 sec. on the last lap to nab a victory in the final meters (video)
At MIS, he covered the final 173m in sub-4 pace to beat Hobbs Kessler
All of these were wins in championship races
He can lay down some times too, with multiple sub-15 cross efforts, an 8:56 3200m, and a 4:07 mile
- If he puts in the work and stays healthy, is a real candidate to go sub-4
Riley has a great blend of humility and competitive fire, and I have no doubt he wants to cement his legacy in his senior year

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This fall, expect to be in awe of Julia’s times
With each passing year, she’s set the bar higher and the times lower, her junior season the most impressive yet
She went under the rarely broken 17:00 barrier twice, once at Benzie and once at Shepherd
Julia has reigned supreme in Northern Michigan also, with two Big North titles and one Northern Michigan title in her career
This spring, we saw similar incredible times – she cruised (seriously, completely under control) to a 10:09 at Shepherd, then went 2:09/4:41 in the following weeks
Both XC and Track state meets didn’t go her way and that’s the one final hurdle
- But I don’t think there’s anyone more well-positioned to get there

Hunter came into Benzie Central with a ton of expectations and hype, and he’s absolutely blown those out of the water
As an 8^th grader, he had a dominating cross and track campaign, topped off by a Megastar meet where he ran 4:32/9:34, that 3200m being the top middle school time in the country
He’s continued that victorious streak since entering high school, only losing one cross race (to Nathan Walker, nonetheless)
What impresses me in his running is his ability to kick off any pace, often ferociously (reminds me of a Woody Kincaid or Grant Fisher)
The New Balance 3200m was scorching, the lead pack hit the bell at ~7:56 and he was a few seconds back, but he closed in 60 to break 9:00
Adidas Outdoor Nationals told a similar tale, where he stormed back from what looked like an insurmountable gap to win the 5k national title
His Michigan track season was pretty darn good as well, where he won the 1600m title in D3 and finished 2^nd in both the 800m/3200m
- In the heat wave of that day, that performance is extremely impressive, but I’m sure he’s motivated to complete the distance triple in 2022