2020 Season: 2nd Greater Lansing, 1st Pre-Region 66, 1st Region 33, D4 State Champ
2020 Season: 1st MSAC, 1st Pre-Region 59, 2nd Region 30, 4th D4 State
The Top Tens: Division 4, #2
Author: mixcspeedratings
Regional Previews: Division 1, Region 4
Where: Huron Meadows. 2 loops, a bit of grass, a bit of trails, and a few rollers. Should run a little fast in late October. This is a very nice course for both runners and spectators.
2020 Boys: Brighton, Detroit Catholic Central, East Lansing
2020 Girls: Okemos, Brighton, South Lyon East
Top 25 Boys Teams: Brighton (Top Two), Hartland (6), Okemos (20)
Top 25 Girls Teams: Brighton (7), Okemos (20), South Lyon East (25)
Top 50 Boys (Division 1): Riley Hough (1), Matthew Zeleke (8), Quinn Cullen (16), Liam Elder (19), Jack Campbell (29), Gabe Gulbransen (30), Anders Howe (33), Tyler Langley (46), Sam Kromberg (49)
Top 50 Girls (Division 1): Katie Carothers (18), Anna Delgado (21), Mackenzie Wright (30), Liliane Aittama (35)
50 Tickets to Brooklyn: #8
- Drew stepped onto an EGR rich with tradition and success, and contributed right off the bat
- She was a middle school sensation and wasted no time establishing herself at the high school level, stomping past the 19:00 barrier in her first race at Pete Moss
- She eventually broke through into the 17’s and finished in the Top 5 at MIS
- In track, she seemed to have found a home in the 1600m, her 4:55 ranking 9th in Michigan
- She once again put it together in championship meets, taking home crowns at OK White and Metro Health, along with anchoring a 2nd place finish in the 4×8 and an 8th spot in East Kentwood
- She’s one of three(!) EGR girls in this top 50, and the lead runner on a squad that looks to reclaim their D2 title
- You’ll see it this year from names you wouldn’t expect, the sophomore leap in mid-October
- For Luke, this happened in 2019, when he dropped from 16:30’s to 16:00’s during championship season
- He narrowly missed an All-State honor that year, but forcefully underwent the same progression last October
- By the end of his junior year, he was running well into the mid-15’s, winning regional titles and capturing All-State certificates
- Luke continued that descent into track, hitting 4:15/9:18, and with the continued time drops, I expect him to be in the low-15’s for sure (if not faster)
