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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #30

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 1600m – 5:02
  • 3200m – 10:53
  • 5k (XC) – 18:34
  • 36th Place – D1 State
  • 7th Place – Region 6
  • 9th Place – KLAA
  • Region 6 3200m Champion
  • 18th Place – D1 State 1600m & 3200m
  • 5th Place – KLAA 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Kaelin Hughes18:34.1Livonia Stevenson140.6MITCA11-Nov2023
11Kaelin Hughes18:46.5Livonia Stevenson139.2Division 1 State4-Nov2023
11Kaelin Hughes19:20.1Livonia Stevenson127.0Region 628-Oct2023
11Kaelin Hughes19:53.8Livonia Stevenson129.1KLAA Conference20-Oct2023
11Kaelin Hughes19:36.8Livonia Stevenson125.7Wayne County7-Oct2023
11Kaelin Hughes20:51.1Livonia Stevenson111.6Mott Fall Classic22-Sep2023
11Kaelin Hughes20:44.7Livonia Stevenson110.8Holly16-Sep2023
11Kaelin Hughes19:47.8Livonia Stevenson128.4Ramblin’ Rock9-Sep2023
11Kaelin Hughes20:42.1Livonia Stevenson117.0Mustang29-Aug2023
11Kaelin Hughes20:05.2Livonia Stevenson128.9Lamplighter18-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Kaelin Hughes19:19.4Livonia Stevenson124.9MITCA12-Nov2022
10Kaelin Hughes20:07.7Livonia Stevenson116.4Division 1 State5-Nov2022
10Kaelin Hughes19:15.7Livonia Stevenson126.8Region 629-Oct2022
10Kaelin Hughes19:56.2Livonia Stevenson122.9KLAA22-Oct2022
10Kaelin Hughes19:32.5Livonia Stevenson119.8Wayne County8-Oct2022
10Kaelin Hughes20:37.3Livonia Stevenson109.6Mott Fall Classic23-Sep2022
10Kaelin Hughes21:08.5Livonia Stevenson101.2Holly17-Sep2022
10Kaelin Hughes21:19.9Livonia Stevenson94.7Bath10-Sep2022
10Kaelin Hughes21:05.2Livonia Stevenson109.6Lamplighter19-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Kaelin Hughes21:46.5Livonia Stevenson90.2Region 630-Oct2021
9Kaelin Hughes21:12.9Livonia Stevenson93.4KLAA Championship21-Oct2021
9Kaelin Hughes22:01.3Livonia Stevenson83.6Wayne County9-Oct2021
9Kaelin Hughes22:10.6Livonia Stevenson75.1DeWitt2-Oct2021
9Kaelin Hughes22:32.8Livonia Stevenson83.4Cleverley Friday Night24-Sep2021
9Kaelin Hughes22:11.6Livonia Stevenson84.5Holly18-Sep2021
9Kaelin Hughes21:46.4Livonia Stevenson83.2Ramblin’ Rock11-Sep2021
9Kaelin Hughes23:41.9Livonia Stevenson66.0Mustang31-Aug2021
9Kaelin Hughes23:03.4Livonia Stevenson69.9Lamplighter20-Aug2021

The Rundown

This summer, I felt like I’ve had a good mix of those growing gradually and those doing it more exponentially. Watching Kaelin move through this sport, she 100% falls into that latter category.

2023 represented the greatest change, both from the starting point and in how she peaked. Lamplighter has been a consistent meet on the Spartans schedule and in that opener, Kaelin has moved from 23+ minutes, to just over 21 as a sophomore, to barely above 20 this past fall. Minute time jumps, not seconds. We already knew the season was off to a good start, her closing statements validated that. Top-10 finishes at Wayne County, KLAA, and Regionals matched efforts from 2022. However, her State Finals results drastically changed, moving from 133rd to 36th, racing into the 18’s for the first time ever.

You think she was done? Those end-season heroics were duplicated during track, with a double win in the 16 and 32 at Regionals, her 1600 version being a personal best. A week later, the 11-min. mark in the 32 was toast.

One year left and I definitely don’t think she’s done.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #30

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 800m – 1:57
  • 1600m – 4:19
  • 3200m – 9:41
  • 5k (XC) – 16:03
  • 9th Place – KLAA
  • 9th Place – Region 6
  • 4th Place – KLAA & Region 6 1600m
  • 5th Place – Region 6

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Jack Chadwick16:03.9Plymouth193.0Division 1 State4-Nov2023
11Jack Chadwick16:11.5Plymouth189.8Region 628-Oct2023
11Jack Chadwick16:28.9Plymouth198.7KLAA Conference20-Oct2023
11Jack Chadwick16:30.3Plymouth186.6Wayne County7-Oct2023
11Jack Chadwick16:05.5Plymouth195.2Jackson23-Sep2023
11Jack Chadwick16:34.8Plymouth194.1Holly16-Sep2023
11Jack Chadwick17:05.2Plymouth182.6Early Bird Open31-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Jack Chadwick17:12.9Plymouth175.4Division 1 State5-Nov2022
10Jack Chadwick16:25.4Plymouth185.2Region 629-Oct2022
10Jack Chadwick17:02.1Plymouth178.6KLAA22-Oct2022
10Jack Chadwick16:29.4Plymouth181.2Gabriel Richard15-Oct2022
10Jack Chadwick16:22.8Plymouth184.4Wayne County8-Oct2022
10Jack Chadwick16:40.8Plymouth182.1Jackson24-Sep2022
10Jack Chadwick17:05.2Plymouth182.6Holly17-Sep2022
10Jack Chadwick17:08.4Plymouth185.9Tommy Titan10-Sep2022
10Jack Chadwick17:26.3Plymouth178.6Saline Early Bird1-Sep2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Jack Chadwick17:13.8Plymouth173.4Division 1 State6-Nov2021
9Jack Chadwick17:34.9Plymouth173.4Region 630-Oct2021
9Jack Chadwick17:35.4Plymouth166.2KLAA Championship21-Oct2021
9Jack Chadwick17:00.7Plymouth172.8Gabriel Richard16-Oct2021
9Jack Chadwick17:16.5Plymouth179.2Wayne County9-Oct2021
9Jack Chadwick17:16.2Plymouth176.6Coaching Legends2-Oct2021
9Jack Chadwick17:25.5Plymouth178.2Holly18-Sep2021
9Jack Chadwick17:37.2Plymouth173.9Tommy Titan11-Sep2021
9Jack Chadwick18:17.9Plymouth160.0A2 Early Bird2-Sep2021

The Rundown

One thing that always comes to mind with the Plymouth boys is that the Wildcats are a tough, grinding bunch. Jack exemplifies that to great lengths.

His career has just been building and building, coming to a crescendo during track. In the falls, he’s had some outstanding moments, most notably a championship stretch that contained top-10 finishes at Wayne County, KLAA, and Region 6, before setting a new PB at State (16:03).

As I said, the crescendo came during track, where Jack found ways to lower his 800m best (2:00 to 1:57) and 1600m best (4:25 to 4:19), qualifying for State in the latter. His season greatly reminds me of the junior year of a recent Plymouth grad, Anirudh Krishnan, both in times and the ability to run fast on a consistent basis. Krishnan just graduated from a season that contained an All-State in cross and two podium finishes on the track.

I have a feeling the similarities won’t just stop with their junior years.

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Regional Previews: Division 2, Region 17

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SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

  1. Yale (15th)
  2. St. Clair (22nd)
  3. Macomb Lutheran North (27th)

Girls

  1. Croswell-Lexington (18th)
  2. St. Clair (27th)
  3. Warren Regina (21st)

It’s just a fact at this point that the summer previews will get 5 of the 6 teams. Who will be the odd one in?

Top 27 Teams

Boys

None.

Girls

None.

Projected Scores

Boys

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1St. Clair41
2Yale54
3Macomb Lutheran North86
4Richmond128
5Marysville143
6Madison Heights Lamphere161
7Croswell-Lexington194
8Armada195
9Harper Woods223
10St. Clair Shores Lake Shore277

Girls

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1St. Clair71
2Croswell-Lexington86
3Macomb Lutheran North104
4Warren Regina105
5Marysville122
6Yale130
7Armada146
8Richmond178
9Madison Heights Lamphere220
10St. Clair Shores Lake Shore320
11Harper Woods375
12Harper Woods Chandler Park386

Top Runners

Boys

PlaceGradeNameTeam
110Ethan KregerSt. Clair
210Joshua MacriMacomb Lutheran North
311Xavier RomanMacomb Lutheran North
412Wyatt MurtosYale
512Jerry WestrickSt. Clair
612Teddy RutkofskeYale
712Georgio AramouniMadison Heights Lamphere
89Mason PietrykowskiRichmond
912Korbyn ThorntonSt. Clair
1011Brayden PrieskornSt. Clair
1111Ross WallaceHarper Woods
129Justin PendryRichmond
1312Kale KovachYale
1411Nolan KoroldenYale
1512Pete LutzMadison Heights Lamphere
1611Luke McDonellSt. Clair
1710Logan RhodesYale
1811Colin BoullardSt. Clair
1910Javaris JacksonHarper Woods
209Jared JohnsonSt. Clair
2111Leo BearssYale
229Liam KnuthMarysville
2311Jack KerriganCroswell-Lexington
2412Jack NicolYale
2511Oliver AlefMacomb Lutheran North

Ethan Kreger

Pegged as one of the better incoming freshmen in the area, Ethan lived up to that billing. Raced to 2:08/4:45 and finished 9th here.

Joshua Macri

Freshman track season showed signs of potential. Hit 4:38 by season’s end, #9 amongst D2’s 9th graders.

Xavier Roman

Went through a similar experience to Macri, albeit a year later. High 17’s in cross turned into a 4:38 during track, good enough for points at both Region 17 and CHSL AA.

Wyatt Murtos

Consider this: In 2021, Wyatt wasn’t on Yale’s varsity regional squad. In 2022, he placed 41st. Last year, 17th. That’s a serious move through the Region 17 ranks.

Jerry Westrick

After breaking into the 17’s as a sophomore, was a steady figure there as a junior, with 90% of his races being sub-18.

Girls

PlaceGradeNameTeam
112Eva ThompsonCroswell-Lexington
29Hailey MorrisonCroswell-Lexington
312Natalie LentineWarren Regina
412Elizabeth AmbroggioWarren Regina
510Samantha WhitlamMacomb Lutheran North
612Brynn HurleyCroswell-Lexington
712Brooklyn KhonArmada
812Lillian RutallieMarysville
99Saige ColeYale
1010Hannah HainesMadison Heights Lamphere
1110Gabriella KomarowskiSt. Clair
1210Ella ThorntonSt. Clair
1311Molly McNabbSt. Clair
1412Lorelei MahonWarren Regina
159Rachel McDonellSt. Clair
1610Avery StallmannMacomb Lutheran North
1710Evelyn BuckleyMacomb Lutheran North
1812Allie KomarowskiSt. Clair
1911Pauline ChapmanRichmond
2011Joselyn ChapmanMarysville
2112Addison StevensMarysville
2211Abigail DenoyerArmada
239Zyana WadsworthYale
2410Kenzie LeVeyMarysville
2511Isabelle GouldingYale

Eva Thompson

Natalie Lentine

Has been able to run at the XC Finals each year of her career. Now Natalie might be in for her best experience there. A 12:04 3200m during her spring was a 20+ sec. improvement from her sophomore best.

Elizabeth Ambrlacoggio

After kicking off her career with a 24th place regional finish, Elizabeth has placed 6th here each of the past two years.