Michigan XC Speed Ratings

Accomplishments & Accolades

800m – 2:21
1600m – 5:18
3200m – 10:54
5k (XC) – 18:53

3^rd Place – CAAC Blue
3^rd Place – Region 14
- 2x Top-5
6^th Place – Greater Lansing
- 2x Top-10
CAAC Blue 3200m Champion
3^rd Place – D2 State 4×8

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Kayla Williams	18:53.8	DeWitt	134.1	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
11	Kayla Williams	19:34.7	DeWitt	122.8	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Kayla Williams	19:35.2	DeWitt	131.9	Region 14	27-Oct	2023
11	Kayla Williams	19:21.8	DeWitt	133.4	CAAC Blue League	19-Oct	2023
11	Kayla Williams	19:23.6	DeWitt	135.5	Greater Lansing	14-Oct	2023
11	Kayla Williams	19:35.0	DeWitt	126.7	DeWitt	30-Sep	2023
11	Kayla Williams	20:07.1	DeWitt	121.6	Spartan	15-Sep	2023
11	Kayla Williams	19:17.9	DeWitt	136.4	John Bruder Classic	7-Sep	2023
11	Kayla Williams	21:46.1	DeWitt	102.0	Milford	31-Aug	2023
11	Kayla Williams	20:02.1	DeWitt	125.3	Under the Lights	18-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Kayla Williams	18:47.5	DeWitt	135.5	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
10	Kayla Williams	19:33.6	DeWitt	127.1	Division 2 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Kayla Williams	19:16.6	DeWitt	128.5	Region 14	29-Oct	2022
10	Kayla Williams	20:35.3	DeWitt	106.2	CAAC Blue League	20-Oct	2022
10	Kayla Williams	19:11.7	DeWitt	133.4	Greater Lansing	15-Oct	2022
10	Kayla Williams	19:44.1	DeWitt	114.3	East Lansing	6-Oct	2022
10	Kayla Williams	19:31.4	DeWitt	127.2	DeWitt	1-Oct	2022
10	Kayla Williams	19:29.4	DeWitt	125.5	CAAC Blue 1	22-Sep	2022
10	Kayla Williams	20:45.7	DeWitt	111.1	Spartan	16-Sep	2022
10	Kayla Williams	21:08.4	DeWitt	98.5	Bath	10-Sep	2022
10	Kayla Williams	21:30.1	DeWitt	95.6	Oiler	2-Sep	2022
10	Kayla Williams	20:58.6	DeWitt	110.8	Under the Lights	19-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Kayla Williams	21:39.2	DeWitt	84.6	MITCA	13-Nov	2021
9	Kayla Williams	23:00.2	DeWitt	56.6	CAAC Blue 2	21-Oct	2021
9	Kayla Williams	23:49.7	DeWitt	38.4	East Lansing	7-Oct	2021
9	Kayla Williams	24:51.3	DeWitt	24.2	CAAC Blue 1	23-Sep	2021
9	Kayla Williams	41:11.4	DeWitt	-1493.8	Spartan	17-Sep	2021
9	Kayla Williams	26:07.5	DeWitt	1.5	Bath	11-Sep	2021

The Rundown

Three one hundredths of a second. That’s miniscule, tiny, but a record is a record, and DeWitt’s 3200m record belongs to Kayla. That 3200m record was previously held by Kaitlyn Hynes, who is fresh off her second consecutive 5^th place finish in the Big Ten 10000m.

That 10:54 had been building for a while. The first signs came about during the end of her sophomore cross season, where she ran in the low-19’s to place 5^th at Region 14, then two weeks later, busted well past 19-flat at MITCA. Her junior year brought similar times, but a much more consistent close to the year, 130+ ratings in four of her final five races. You could see the signs in track too, as Williams lowered her 3200m best to 11:18 during her sophomore spring.

Perhaps a college choice of MSU to keep the tradition alive? Who knows, we’ll first enjoy Kayla’s senior year.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #34

July 21, 2024July 20, 2024 mixcspeedratings

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

1600m – 4:29
3200m – 9:27
5k (XC) – 15:49

32^nd Place – D2 State
4^th Place – Greater Lansing
- 2x Top-10
4^th Place – Region 14
- 3x Top-10 at Regionals
14^th Place – D2 State 3200m
CAAC Red 3200m Champion
3^rd Place – CAAC Red 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Alex Doneth	15:57.6	Mason	194.8	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Alex Doneth	16:39.6	Mason	192.5	Region 14	27-Oct	2023
11	Alex Doneth	16:15.3	Mason	189.6	CAAC Red 3	19-Oct	2023
11	Alex Doneth	16:24.3	Mason	196.6	Greater Lansing	14-Oct	2023
11	Alex Doneth	15:56.8	Mason	198.1	Portage	7-Oct	2023
11	Alex Doneth	16:22.5	Mason	193.2	Eaton Rapids	12-Sep	2023
11	Alex Doneth	16:02.5	Mason	200.8	John Bruder Classic	7-Sep	2023
11	Alex Doneth	16:07.5	Mason	196.2	Saranac	30-Aug	2023
11	Alex Doneth	16:28.7	Mason	199.4	Lamplighter	18-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Alex Doneth	16:52.4	Mason	183.5	Division 2 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Alex Doneth	16:33.2	Mason	181.9	Region 14	29-Oct	2022
10	Alex Doneth	16:31.8	Mason	186.7	Greater Lansing	15-Oct	2022
10	Alex Doneth	16:37.5	Mason	182.8	CAAC Red 2	4-Oct	2022
10	Alex Doneth	16:41.7	Mason	181.1	Bluejay	1-Oct	2022
10	Alex Doneth	16:30.4	Mason	184.2	CAAC Red 1	26-Sep	2022
10	Alex Doneth	18:03.6	Mason	173.5	Averill	10-Sep	2022
10	Alex Doneth	17:00.1	Mason	191.3	Saranac	31-Aug	2022
10	Alex Doneth	16:57.6	Mason	190.8	Lamplighter	19-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Alex Doneth	17:01.4	Mason	178.5	MITCA	13-Nov	2021
9	Alex Doneth	16:51.7	Mason	180.1	Division 2 State	6-Nov	2021
9	Alex Doneth	16:43.6	Mason	179.8	Region 13	30-Oct	2021
9	Alex Doneth	17:07.0	Mason	185.7	CAAC Red 3	21-Oct	2021
9	Alex Doneth	16:56.4	Mason	186.2	Greater Lansing	16-Oct	2021
9	Alex Doneth	17:05.5	Mason	180.8	Portage	9-Oct	2021
9	Alex Doneth	16:47.0	Mason	183.7	CAAC Red 2	5-Oct	2021
9	Alex Doneth	16:39.7	Mason	185.8	Bluejay	2-Oct	2021
9	Alex Doneth	16:46.8	Mason	184.7	CAAC Red 1	21-Sep	2021
9	Alex Doneth	17:02	Mason	181.7	Lansing Catholic Mini 1	9-Sep	2021
9	Alex Doneth	17:21.0	Mason	189.0	Mustang	31-Aug	2021
9	Alex Doneth	18:00.0	Mason	171.0	Lamplighter	20-Aug	2021

The Rundown

Writing these requires jogging the ol’ memory bank, and that recall includes thinking that Alex would be impactful at the high school level. And why not, as the dude was a steady 11-min. performer in middle school.

Well, it’s gotta carry over to high school and it sure has. Moving around from region to region has had no impact on his ability to deliver in late October, as Alex has rattled off three straight top-10 regional finishes. The State Finals have gradually gotten better, Doneth moving from 71^st during his freshman campaign to now last year, 32^nd.

The 9:27 from track season shows the train is still rolling, knocking 3 sec. off his sophomore best. His State Finish wasn’t quite as low as 2023, but he did come away with a CAAC Red victory in the 3200m. Nothing flashy from Alex, but that’s okay, the fast times and gradual progress speak for themselves.

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Regional Previews: Division 3, Region 21

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 mixcspeedratings

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (3^rd in D3)
The Potter’s House (19^th)
Holland Black River (17^th)

Girls

Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (5^th)
Kent City (14^th)
Fennville (13^th)

5 for 6, with the Covenant Christian boys coming through with a strong season and Black River nabbing the third boys spot.

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Top Ten – Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
#16 – Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
#22 – Montague
#23 – Holland Black River

Girls

Top Ten – Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
#11 – Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
#15 – Kent City

Projected Scores

Boys

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	40
2	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	107
3	Montague	112
4	Holland Black River	129
5	The Potter’s House	149
6	Saranac	190
7	Olivet	195
8	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian	198
9	Parchment	215
10	Kent City	239
11	Grandville Calvin Christian	300
12	Ravenna	310
13	North Muskegon	317
14	Delton-Kellogg	346
15	Newaygo	379

Girls

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	62
2	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	71
3	Kent City	76
4	Grandville Calvin Christian	115
5	Saranac	126
6	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian	138
7	The Potter’s House	208
8	Newaygo	209
9	Montague	212
10	Delton-Kellogg	239
11	Olivet	272
12	Holland Black River	302

Top Runners

Boys

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Levi Kamps	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
2	12	Matthias Morse	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
3	10	Graeson Decker	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
4	12	Isaac Edgington	Holland Black River
5	10	Jonas Ballard	Holland Black River
6	11	Noah Raeth	Montague
7	12	Luke Dykstra	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
8	10	Caleb Swiney	The Potter’s House
9	9	Logan Gregory	Saranac
10	10	Barrett Nance	North Muskegon
11	11	Luke Tibbe	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian
12	11	Edward Mugisha	The Potter’s House
13	12	Tyler N. Kooienga	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
14	12	Elliot Cole	Parchment
15	9	Nolan Kessler	Montague
16	10	Micah Kuiper	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
17	10	Owen Sytsema	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
18	12	Ethan Rimmer	Delton-Kellogg
19	9	Rex Pumford	Montague
20	9	Lucas Winter	Parchment
21	11	Reuben Anderson	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
22	12	Alix Draves	Montague
23	11	Kaden Mingerink	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
24	10	David Castrejon	Newaygo
25	11	Isaac Norcross	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian

Levi Kamps

Improvement just never stops with this kid. Has dropped close to a minute each year, this past one ending in the 15’s. That progress ain’t just limited to cross, as he made another D3 Final 1600m, dropping 9 seconds from 2023.

Matthias Morse

Mid-distance star this past spring, impactful from the 200m to the 3200m (I guess that’s pretty much ALL distances). But biggest efforts came in the 400m and 800, each ranking in the top-10 in D4, that 800m earning Morse an All-State

Graeson Decker

The graph on Graeson’s progress is pretty darn steep. He needed a few races near 18:00 to start out, but after mid-September, it was game on. Every race in the 16’s, ending at a 16:11 and 17^th place at State.

Isaac Edgington

Last three races were all bangers, one of them being a 16:29 that was the final podium spot in D3.

Jonas Ballard

Found a home in the 3200m, rattling off a number of 10:20ish performances before a 10:07 (#6 across D3’s freshmen) late.

Noah Raeth

First cross season led to extended strength for track, as Noah moved up to the 1600m. His last three races were all between 4:38 and 4:42, the kind of efforts one needs to be competitive in this region.

Luke Dykstra

Reliable in late season for this top team. All but one of his championship meets where below 17:10.

Girls

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Lila Volkers	Kent City
2	12	Grace VanderKooi	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
3	10	Shelby Kuiper	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
4	9	Elliana Max	Kent City
5	12	Lola Bryce	Grandville Calvin Christian
6	10	Leah Sneller	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
7	10	Lydia Minderhoud	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
8	9	Shelby Zimmer	Kent City
9	10	Anna DeVries	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
10	12	Hannah Geaney	The Potter’s House
11	10	Kaylie Riksen	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
12	12	Morgan Lawrence	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
13	10	Marnath Tuol	Grandville Calvin Christian
14	10	Jenna Terpstra	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian
15	10	Laura Castrejon	Newaygo
16	11	Sylvia Skujins	North Muskegon
17	12	Alyssa Possehn	Saranac
18	12	Grace Torsch	Montague
19	9	Abbie Koole	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian
20	9	Esther Cahill	Saranac
21	10	Anneliesse Patterson	Olivet
22	9	Kaytlyn Day	Saranac
23	11	Dylan Bosma	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian
24	12	Kylie Main	Delton-Kellogg
25	10	Kayla Koppenhofer	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian

Lila Volkers

More to be written later on this 2x Region 21 Champion.

Grace VanderKooi

And of course, more to be written later too on this defending Region 31 Champion.

Shelby Kuiper

Took a few races, but really got the hang of the four lap race. By her fifth one, she was at 5:20, the 32^nd best time in the entire state.

Lola Bryce

May have only moved from 9^th to 6^th here in Region 21, but the time jump was significant, moving from the 20’s to many, many performances in the 19’s.

Leah Sneller

Really took to the cross country scene and distance, running the majority of her October and November races in the 20’s. There was even a 33^rd place D4 finish in there.