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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #8

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 400m – 54.97
  • 800m – 2:05
  • 1600m – 4:53
  • 3200m – 10:55
  • 5k (XC) – 17:29

  • 5th Place – D3 State
  • 2x All-State
  • 2x Region 23 Champion
  • 2x Lenawee County Champion
  • 3x LCAA Champion
  • Current D3 State 400/800/1600/3200m Champion
  • 3x D3 State 400m Champion
  • 2x D3 State 800m Champion

I could add more if you want!

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Emmry Ross18:28.0Onsted142.7MITCA11-Nov2023
11Emmry Ross18:13.0Onsted148.3Division 3 State4-Nov2023
11Emmry Ross18:51.7Onsted140.1Region 2327-Oct2023
11Emmry Ross19:04.7Onsted132.4LCAA Championship21-Oct2023
11Emmry Ross18:56.5Onsted147.9Lenawee County14-Oct2023
11Emmry Ross18:33.3Onsted145.2Hudson Booster7-Oct2023
11Emmry Ross17:29.2Onsted158.3Stockbridge30-Sep2023
11Emmry Ross18:10.2Onsted152.6Jackson23-Sep2023
11Emmry Ross18:33.7Onsted158.8Blissfield Early Bird19-Sep2023
11Emmry Ross18:31.6Onsted153.5Spartan15-Sep2023
11Emmry Ross18:32.9Onsted165.0Springport6-Sep2023
11Emmry Ross18:25.3Onsted156.6Concord30-Aug2023
11Emmry Ross18:16.0Onsted161.0Lenawee County Preview18-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Emmry Ross18:21.0Onsted154.0D3 State5-Nov2022
10Emmry Ross17:59.1Onsted153.3Region 2328-Oct2022
10Emmry Ross18:29.6Onsted147.8Lenawee County15-Oct2022
10Emmry Ross18:40.7Onsted141.1Hudson Booster8-Oct2022
10Emmry Ross18:48.2Onsted150.3LCAA 25-Oct2022
10Emmry Ross18:03.2Onsted143.3Stockbridge1-Oct2022
10Emmry Ross17:47.6Onsted158.1Jackson24-Sep2022
10Emmry Ross18:50.1Onsted143.3Blissfield Early Bird20-Sep2022
10Emmry Ross18:43.6Onsted155.5Springport7-Sep2022
10Emmry Ross18:42.1Onsted157.6Concord31-Aug2022
10Emmry Ross18:26.5Onsted151.2Addison Keunner26-Aug2022
10Emmry Ross18:54.1Onsted154.0Lenawee County Preview20-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Emmry Ross20:03.2Onsted110.9D3 State6-Nov2021
9Emmry Ross20:06.9Onsted119.023 Sharp Park29-Oct2021
9Emmry Ross20:11.7Onsted104.1LCAA League23-Oct2021
9Emmry Ross20:08.0Onsted115.7Lenawee County16-Oct2021
9Emmry Ross21:16.2Onsted102.0Madison12-Oct2021
9Emmry Ross20:21.0Onsted114.0Hudson Booster9-Oct2021
9Emmry Ross19:36.3Onsted121.2Marauder2-Oct2021
9Emmry Ross19:36.3Onsted121.2Stockbridge2-Oct2021
9Emmry Ross21:05.6Onsted99.1Whitmore Lake25-Sep2021
9Emmry Ross20:34.8Onsted114.7Blissfield EB21-Sep2021
9Emmry Ross20:48.0Onsted110.4LCAA 114-Sep2021
9Emmry Ross21:03.1Onsted101.3Hillsdale Academy10-Sep2021
9Emmry Ross20:44.0Onsted109.7Concord1-Sep2021
9Emmry Ross20:51.5Onsted112.2Addison Keunner27-Aug2021
9Emmry Ross21:55.3Onsted100.9Lenawee County Preview21-Aug2021

The Rundown

I know, I know, this is a cross country ranking. But this is the first real chance I’ve had to take in Emmry’s Track State Finals.

First, the 1600m. Coming into the year, Emmry hadn’t run the 1600m, mainly sticking to 2’s, 4’s, and 8’s. She’d already run well under 5:00 at the Barnyard and in every other race, she’d won. Wire to wire, 4:57.81.

65 minutes later…

The 400m, where she’d won the past two state titles. You have to defend your crowns, especially so when you’ve earned two of them. The stagger was made up in the first 200m, then she powered to a victory, hitting 56.25, capping off an undefeated 400m spring.

35 minutes later…

The 800m, where she came alive in 2023. It was only natural given her 400m freshman year and transformation into a formidable cross country runner. She pulled off the 400/800 double in 2023, at this point in the meet, she’d already had 2k worth of racing in her legs. A different strategy than normal, letting Osterberg set the pace for the first 600m, before blasting the final 200m on the way to a repeat victory.

45 minutes later..

Another new event for Ross, one just brought into the fold during championship season. During the past few weeks, she had won Regional, League, and County crowns in the event, all a precursor to her final race of the day. Once again, patience ruled her race, letting others take the lead and set the pace before she unleashed her patented kick with 250 to go. Another win.

The distance quadruple. 6000m worth of work. All wins.

Before Sifan Hassan, there was Emmry Ross.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #8

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 800m – 1:55
  • 1600m – 4:17
  • 3200m – 9:10
  • 5k (Track) – 15:12
  • 5k (XC) – 15:27

  • 9th Place – D2 State
  • 2x All-State
  • CHSL Bishop Champion
    • 2x Top-5
  • 2nd Place – Wayne County
  • 5th Place – Region 16
    • 2x Top-10
  • 8th Place – D2 State 1600/3200m
  • 2nd Place – Region 17 1600/3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Colin Murray15:27.7Dearborn Divine Child204.8Division 2 State4-Nov2023
11Colin Murray15:49.5Dearborn Divine Child204.2Region 1628-Oct2023
11Colin Murray16:17.5Dearborn Divine Child203.5CHSL Bishop11-Oct2023
11Colin Murray15:55.0Dearborn Divine Child198.3Wayne County7-Oct2023
11Colin Murray15:42.6Dearborn Divine Child199.5Otsego Bulldog30-Sep2023
11Colin Murray17:09.0Dearborn Divine Child181.3Soter Crane20-Sep2023
11Colin Murray15:49.1Dearborn Divine Child206.3Spartan15-Sep2023
11Colin Murray16:02.8Dearborn Divine Child202.4Ramblin’ Rock9-Sep2023
11Colin Murray16:12.6Dearborn Divine Child200.5Downriver Watermelon31-Aug2023
11Colin Murray16:27.4Dearborn Divine Child200.2Michigan Catholic26-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Colin Murray16:16.4Dearborn Divine Child195.5Division 2 State5-Nov2022
10Colin Murray15:59.3Dearborn Divine Child188.6Region 1829-Oct2022
10Colin Murray17:16.3Dearborn Divine Child183.9CHSL Championship22-Oct2022
10Colin Murray16:18.1Dearborn Divine Child186.0Wayne County8-Oct2022
10Colin Murray16:24.0Dearborn Divine Child188.0Otsego Bulldog1-Oct2022
10Colin Murray17:57.2Dearborn Divine Child151.6CHSL All Division28-Sep2022
10Colin Murray17:42.7Dearborn Divine Child178.1Soter-Crane21-Sep2022
10Colin Murray17:08.6Dearborn Divine Child182.1Spartan16-Sep2022
10Colin Murray17:48.3Dearborn Divine Child172.6Tommy Titan10-Sep2022
10Colin Murray17:59.0Dearborn Divine Child177.0Mustang30-Aug2022
10Colin Murray17:16.5Dearborn Divine Child186.5Michigan Catholic27-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Colin Murray16:58.0Dearborn Divine Child178.0Division 2 State6-Nov2021
9Colin Murray18:02.3Dearborn Divine Child177.9Region 1830-Oct2021
9Colin Murray17:40.9Dearborn Divine Child175.4CHSL AB23-Oct2021
9Colin Murray17:30.6Dearborn Divine Child164.1Soter Crane12-Oct2021
9Colin Murray17:40.8Dearborn Divine Child171.1Wayne County9-Oct2021
9Colin Murray17:41.0Dearborn Divine Child165.0Otsego Bulldog2-Oct2021
9Colin Murray18:14.6Dearborn Divine Child162.1Jefferson25-Sep2021
9Colin Murray18:16.0Dearborn Divine Child162.7Spartan17-Sep2021
9Colin Murray18:55.4Dearborn Divine Child147.9Tommy Titan11-Sep2021
9Colin Murray19:26.3Dearborn Divine Child147.2Mustang31-Aug2021
9Colin Murray20:02.8Dearborn Divine Child139.1Michigan Catholic28-Aug2021

The Rundown

Whittling away and whittling away. Colin has been honing his craft at Divine Child since 2021, piece by piece working his way toward the top of the State.

Grandson of James, son of Guy and Patricia, nephew to James, brother of Kaitlin, cousin of Emma & Nick, Colin has been surrounded by distance running his entire life. It’s no surprise that he’s embarked on this patient approach to the top.

After a freshman year largely run in the 17’s and 18’s, his first breakthrough came at 2021’s State Finals, where Murray sped to a 16:58, a 30+ second personal best at the time. A year later, he saved his biggest races again for the end of the year, spitting a sub-16 at Region 18 then a 16:16 at State. One year after those, the same trend! 15:27 at State, his current personal best.

Patterns match almost perfectly in track as well, evidenced by June’s 4:17/9:19 State Finals. Okay, the 9:19 wasn’t a personal best, but it was a double and came off a momentous personal best in the 1600m. Both earned podium spots, the first individual track ones of his career.

I’m not sure if it’s the family culture, the DC tradition (Mike Hegarty always came through at the end of the year), or if Colin just knows how to unleash when it matters. I hope he keeps this theme going.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #9

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 800m – 2:19
  • 1600m – 4:56
  • 3200m – 10:29
  • 5k (XC) – 17:39

  • 2nd Place – D4 State
  • Region 33 Champion
  • MIAC Champion
  • MITS 3200m Champion
  • D4 State 3200m Champion
  • D4 State 4×8 Champion
  • 2nd Place – D4 State 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Kaylie Livingston17:39.2Whitmore Lake158.9MITCA11-Nov2023
9Kaylie Livingston17:44.7Whitmore Lake157.1Division 4 State4-Nov2023
9Kaylie Livingston18:01.9Whitmore Lake155.4Region 3327-Oct2023
9Kaylie Livingston18:09.4Whitmore Lake159.2Larry Steeb21-Oct2023
9Kaylie Livingston17:59.0Whitmore Lake159.7MIAC Championship17-Oct2023
9Kaylie Livingston18:19.1Whitmore Lake157.0Gabriel Richard14-Oct2023
9Kaylie Livingston17:48.8Whitmore Lake161.7Portage7-Oct2023
9Kaylie Livingston18:06.8Whitmore Lake145.7Stockbridge30-Sep2023
9Kaylie Livingston18:09.6Whitmore Lake152.8Jackson23-Sep2023
9Kaylie Livingston18:31.0Whitmore Lake155.3Holly16-Sep2023
9Kaylie Livingston18:13.7Whitmore Lake157.8John Bruder Classic7-Sep2023
9Kaylie Livingston18:14.1Whitmore Lake151.6Birch Run Early31-Aug2023
9Kaylie Livingston18:18.0Whitmore Lake164.7Lamplighter18-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
8Kaylie Livingston17:55.1Whitmore Lake153.0MITCA12-Nov2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
7Kaylie Livingston18:21.0Whitmore Lake150.7MITCA13-Nov2021

The Rundown

For the past few years, I’ve admired the bond of the Whitmore Lake girls. Many trips together, Starbucks runs, and of course, winning together.

Where the Trojans were winning invites as a team, Kaylie was winning them as an individual. Lamplighter, John Bruder, Holly, Portage, MIAC, Larry Steeb, Region 33. That right there is a list. Kaylie was hitting mid-18’s for many of those, then she kicked it up a notch at season’s end, racing to 17:44 at State and 17:39 at MITCA. Of course, while placing high, she contributed to Whitmore wins, coming in clutch in the most important one at State.

Talent is one aspect, her competitive spirit carries her to another level. All throughout middle school, Kaylie won. The tail end of her freshman year gave her a few defeats. What was her response? Win an indoor 3200m title (while playing basketball) and run a scorching 10:24 during that winter season.

The best always find a way to motivate themselves. I’m sure Kaylie is salivating at the prospect of winning her own D4 cross title.