Michigan XC Speed Ratings

Accomplishments & Accolades

800m – 2:12
1600m – 5:05
5k (XC) – 18:08

14^th Place – D1 State
3x All-State
Region 1 Champion
2^nd Place – OK Red
- 3x Top-5
11^th Place – D1 State 800m
2x All-State – 800m
2x All-State 4×8

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Valerie Beeck	18:08.9	Grand Haven	149.0	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
11	Valerie Beeck	18:23.7	Grand Haven	146.8	Division 1 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Valerie Beeck	18:30.7	Grand Haven	142.4	Region 1	28-Oct	2023
11	Valerie Beeck	18:21.6	Grand Haven	146.8	OK Red Conference	19-Oct	2023
11	Valerie Beeck	18:35.9	Grand Haven	146.0	Portage	7-Oct	2023
11	Valerie Beeck	18:30.2	Grand Haven	148.3	Allendale Falcon	30-Sep	2023
11	Valerie Beeck	18:49.2	Grand Haven	147.6	Spartan	15-Sep	2023
11	Valerie Beeck	19:00.9	Grand Haven	143.0	Bredeweg	9-Sep	2023
11	Valerie Beeck	18:46.3	Grand Haven	149.2	Under the Lights v2	25-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Valerie Beeck	18:37.8	Grand Haven	138.7	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
10	Valerie Beeck	18:52.2	Grand Haven	141.6	Division 1 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Valerie Beeck	18:49.5	Grand Haven	141.5	Region 1	29-Oct	2022
10	Valerie Beeck	18:19.5	Grand Haven	144.8	OK Red Championship	20-Oct	2022
10	Valerie Beeck	18:40.4	Grand Haven	142.9	Portage	8-Oct	2022
10	Valerie Beeck	18:47.8	Grand Haven	144.1	OK Red 2	4-Oct	2022
10	Valerie Beeck	18:41.1	Grand Haven	141.3	Allendale Falcon	1-Oct	2022
10	Valerie Beeck	18:38.1	Grand Haven	141.0	OK Red 1	20-Sep	2022
10	Valerie Beeck	19:01.6	Grand Haven	145.8	Spartan	16-Sep	2022
10	Valerie Beeck	19:05.0	Grand Haven	144.0	Bredeweg	10-Sep	2022
10	Valerie Beeck	20:22.7	Grand Haven	131.8	Eagle	23-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Valerie Beeck	18:20.5	Grand Haven	150.2	Division 1 State	6-Nov	2021
9	Valerie Beeck	18:44.5	Grand Haven	139.2	Region 1	30-Oct	2021
9	Valerie Beeck	18:10.9	Grand Haven	147.7	OK Red Conference	21-Oct	2021
9	Valerie Beeck	19:39.6	Grand Haven	137.5	Kent Ottawa	16-Oct	2021
9	Valerie Beeck	19:26.7	Grand Haven	134.1	OK Red 2	5-Oct	2021
9	Valerie Beeck	19:04.6	Grand Haven	135.5	Allendale Falcon	2-Oct	2021
9	Valerie Beeck	19:06.0	Grand Haven	129.7	OK Red 1	21-Sep	2021
9	Valerie Beeck	19:21.4	Grand Haven	139.2	Ottawa Hills	17-Sep	2021
9	Valerie Beeck	19:40.5	Grand Haven	131.5	Bredeweg	11-Sep	2021
9	Valerie Beeck	20:05.8	Grand Haven	133.4	Fruitport Eagle	24-Aug	2021

The Rundown

2022’s version had Valerie as the 19^th best returning D1 girl.

2023’s version had Valerie as the 14^th best returning D1 girl.

The past two seasons, she’s finished 23^rd and 14^th at State.

Those writeups focus on her range and ability to get it done across all seasons. This past fall, it was wins early and late, at races such as Bredeweg, Allendale Falcon, and Region 1. A personal best over at Shepherd, her 18:09 being the best time she ran in two years. On the track, her speed continued to flash, sprinting down into the 58’s for the quarter. In her prime event, the 800m, she attained wins in the OK Red and Region 2. Unfortunately, the State Finals didn’t go her way in the individual 800 (the 4×8 was another tale of passing tons of girls), but that’s one minor hiccup in a career full of successes.

2024’s version has Valerie as the 14^th best returning D1 girl. I think we’re in for another treat come November.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #32

July 23, 2024July 21, 2024 mixcspeedratings

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

1600m – 4:23
3200m – 9:17
5k (XC) – 16:21

3^rd Place – Livonia City Championship
13^th Place – Wayne County
9^th Place – D1 State 3200m
4^th Place – KLAA 3200m
4^th Place – Region 6 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Joseph Rohmfeld	16:21.9	Livonia Churchill	185.7	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
11	Joseph Rohmfeld	16:26.7	Livonia Churchill	185.4	Division 1 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Joseph Rohmfeld	16:22.9	Livonia Churchill	186.0	Region 6	28-Oct	2023
11	Joseph Rohmfeld	17:00.3	Livonia Churchill	188.2	KLAA Conference	20-Oct	2023
11	Joseph Rohmfeld	16:40.0	Livonia Churchill	183.3	Wayne County	7-Oct	2023
11	Joseph Rohmfeld	16:23.0	Livonia Churchill	186.3	Bluejay	30-Sep	2023
11	Joseph Rohmfeld	16:40.3	Livonia Churchill	183.6	Jackson	23-Sep	2023
11	Joseph Rohmfeld	16:41.5	Livonia Churchill	189.5	Ramblin’ Rock	9-Sep	2023
11	Joseph Rohmfeld	17:53.3	Livonia Churchill	177.9	Milford	31-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Joseph Rohmfeld	17:48.7	Livonia Churchill	163.4	Division 1 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Joseph Rohmfeld	17:04.2	Livonia Churchill	172.3	Region 6	29-Oct	2022
10	Joseph Rohmfeld	17:36.5	Livonia Churchill	167.2	KLAA	22-Oct	2022
10	Joseph Rohmfeld	17:09.3	Livonia Churchill	168.9	Wayne County	8-Oct	2022
10	Joseph Rohmfeld	17:29.9	Livonia Churchill	165.0	Bluejay	1-Oct	2022
10	Joseph Rohmfeld	18:10.9	Livonia Churchill	156.0	Ramblin’ Rock	10-Sep	2022
10	Joseph Rohmfeld	20:49.8	Livonia Churchill	120.1	Mustang	30-Aug	2022

The Rundown

Man, what’s Coach Kroll got cookin’ up at Churchill? The Chargers have always been a development-based program, seeking massive improvements over their high school career. They may not get the middle school numbers of surrounding programs, they must make the most of the talent that they’ve got. And Joey’s talent is becoming more and more apparent throughout time.

The guy has been going at it for three years now at Churchill, but to me, his arc really began in the fall of ’22. After navigating through his first five meets, he got his first glimpse of that Shepherd magic, lowering his personal best from 18:55 to 17:29. Track saw the PR fest continue, Rohmfeld progressing to a 4:41/10:06.

During Joey’s junior cross season, he also benefitted from the fast track at Shepherd, racing to two personal bests there, each in the low 16:20’s. Those were a precursor to his final act that put him on the list, his 3200m races this spring. Kid set SIX personal bests this season, 9:53 > 9:45 > 9:32 > 9:30 > 9:27 > 9:17. That final PB was at State, a 9^th place finish in D1.

From 2:40/5:14 as a freshman to 4:23/9:17 as a junior. A tale of progress that doesn’t look to stop.

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Regional Previews: Division 3, Region 19

July 23, 2024July 21, 2024 mixcspeedratings

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

Traverse City St. Francis (D3 State Champs!)
Clare (6^th)
Charlevoix (15^th)

Girls

Traverse City St. Francis (2^nd)
Elk Rapids (3^rd)
Clare (23^rd)

Charlevoix’s boys slid up from their projected spot of fifth to grab a state berth. Always that one team!

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Traverse City St. Francis – Top Ten
Charlevoix – Top Ten

Girls

Traverse City St. Francis – Top Ten
Clare – Top Ten
#14 – Elk Rapids

Projected Scores

Boys

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Traverse City St. Francis	20
2	Charlevoix	63
3	Clare	106
4	Grayling	119
5	Elk Rapids	142
6	Kalkaska	172
7	Boyne City	186
8	Roscommon	203
9	Cheboygan	216
10	Standish-Sterling	267
11	Harrison	309
12	Tawas	338

Girls

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Traverse City St. Francis	34
2	Clare	76
3	Elk Rapids	82
4	Boyne City	137
5	Kalkaska	142
6	Cheboygan	155
7	Charlevoix	188
8	Grayling	201
9	Farwell	211
10	Standish-Sterling	256
11	Tawas	260
12	Harrison	354

Top Runners

Boys

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	10	Hunter Eaton	Charlevoix
2	12	Josh Slocum	Traverse City St. Francis
3	12	Owen Read	Traverse City St. Francis
4	10	William Ready	Traverse City St. Francis
5	12	Robby Myler	Traverse City St. Francis
6	12	Lewis Walter	Traverse City St. Francis
7	12	Riley Pattinson	Traverse City St. Francis
8	10	Connor Schmidt	Clare
9	11	Qwynn Darnell	Elk Rapids
10	12	Joseph Carlson	Traverse City St. Francis
11	12	Tristan Demlow	Grayling
12	10	Ryder Hopkins	Charlevoix
13	11	Matthew Solomon	Charlevoix
14	10	Isaac Dionne	Boyne City
15	12	Max Ward	Elk Rapids
16	9	Owen Lewicki	Grayling
17	9	Owen McGlone	Kalkaska
18	12	David Dhaseleer	Charlevoix
19	11	Jacob Veurink	Charlevoix
20	11	Coltrane Paryani	Kalkaska
21	10	Maxwell Drenth	Charlevoix
22	9	Mathieu Moore	Grayling
23	10	Christian Villa-Bilton	Clare
24	10	Sutton Klaus	Clare
25	11	Andrew Partenio	Houghton Lake

Hunter Eaton

The sleeper of all sleepers. Following a cross season that ended in two sub-17’s, the freshman Eaton underwent significant growth to commence his track career. A 4:24 1600m ranked #5 amongst freshmen and #1 of anyone in D3/4.

Josh Slocum

Three-time top-6 finisher here, breaking 16:00 his last time out on this East Jordan course. Coming off another solid track season that ended on a really good note – 9:44 being good enough for 9^th at State.

Owen Read

Came up huge in the State Finals, finishing 15 spots better than his projection. That 33^rd place finish was probably his best race of the year, a necessary component of the Glads state title.

Girls

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Betsy Skendzel	Traverse City St. Francis
2	11	Brynne Schulte	Elk Rapids
3	10	Sophia Buzzelli	Clare
4	10	Molly Kate Hollandsworth	Traverse City St. Francis
5	12	Mary Masserant	Traverse City St. Francis
6	12	Isabelle Eppert	Farwell
7	11	Anna Pray	Elk Rapids
8	12	Hunter Shellenbarger	Elk Rapids
9	11	Delaney Little	Boyne City
10	10	Nico Triebold	Grayling
11	11	Paige Ritchie	Traverse City St. Francis
12	9	Hailee Bertels	Boyne City
13	11	Sarah Trojanowski	Traverse City St. Francis
14	10	Lauren Leis	Clare
15	9	Leah Leis	Clare
16	11	Myah Little	Kalkaska
17	12	Samantha Harke	Cheboygan
18	9	Aaliyah Hillier	Kalkaska
19	10	Emily Dunphy	Traverse City St. Francis
20	10	Elizabeth Letherer	Clare
21	9	Emma Kerr	Traverse City St. Francis
22	12	Maya Rohrer	Charlevoix
23	11	Tierney Hartman	Grayling
24	10	Catie Janisse	Roscommon
25	9	Ava Robinson	Clare

Betsy Skendzel

Brynne Schulte

Twice All-State, twice top-3 here, twice ending her seasons in the 18’s. And I think that 5:18 from track shows more could come.

Sophia Buzzelli

Great freshman cross results, among them an All-State and top-3 performances at each Jack Pine meet. What I’m really impressed by was her Team State quad. Relay win in the 4×8, then no lower than 3^rd in the 800m-3200m.

Molly Kate Hollandsworth

Came into herself during the last half of her freshman fall. Five of Molly Kate’s final six races were in the 19’s, including a 4-spot here.

Mary Masserant

Clearly a fan of this East Jordan course, because it’s been home to her season’s best during each year of her career. And from 2022 to 2023, she moved up 11 places from 16^th to 5^th.