Author: mixcspeedratings

The List.

43. Grace Zdankiewicz, Warren Regina

• Other than a Catholic League victory, a very consistent season from Grace.
• For a Regina team that looks to make serious waves in Macomb County and Division 2 this year, that reliability will be counted on
• She’s finished All-County and All-Region twice in her young career
• Narrowly missed out on All-State and a Macomb County victory, but she’s in great position to conquer either of those this year

43. Ethan Rockburn, Belding

Normally, I would write this section, but Coach John Carlson more than filled in the gap. These are his notes:

• Great early success in track, ran 4:28 at regionals and took second place as a freshman, also ran 2:00 in the 800m, loves to battle at the end
• Dropped 68 seconds at the 2018 XC regionals at Uncle John’s Cider Mill in 10th grade and sprinted to a regional title
• Re-entered the track in 31st place at MIS in 2018 at finals and sprinted to a 20th place all-state finish
• Ran 18:05 at Benzie Central as a freshman, and in 2019 he opened his junior campaign with a 16:14 at Benzie Central
• Ran 16:01 twice in 2019, both times on the Shepherd course
• Saw his XC season cut short by illness the week of regionals in 2019

The list.

44. Elijah DiCerbo, Fraser

Eli is a natural leader with an extreme ability to push himself to the absolute limit. In his first year of XC, as a junior, he was a quick study and showed incredible progression. I look forward to continuing to watch his growth as a student-athlete at Fraser & beyond.

COACH KEVIN STORAI

• That incredible progression and ability to learn on the fly was evident in Elijah’s first season, showing him to be a real diamond in the rough
• Keep in mind he “only” ran 4:47 as a sophomore in track (2019), then turned into a runner capable of sub-16 feats
• That improvement continued into indoor, where he finished 15^th at the Indoor State 1600m in 4:31

44. Gabbie Michael, Frankenmuth

Gabbie is one of the hardest working athletes I’ve seen and pays close attention to what she puts in her body so that she can perform her best. She stays positive through every setback and always has a word of encouragement for the people around her.

RILEY FORD, MARLETTE

• In a season of ups and downs, she showed her true mettle in the final 1000m at MIS
• That State Meet performance led to her first All-State finish
• Great career as well, as Gabbie has been All-Region all three years and won the Bronze race at Spartan in 2018