Michigan XC Speed Ratings

Accomplishments & Accolades

800m – 2:17
Mile – 5:06
3200m – 10:57
5k (XC) – 18:08

OK Red Champion
2x Top-10
37^th Place – D1 State
13^th Place – MITS 800m
3^rd Place – OK Red 3200m
5^th Place – Region 2 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Ava Porras	18:48.4	Holland West Ottawa	138.5	Division 1 State	4-Nov	2023
10	Ava Porras	19:13.3	Holland West Ottawa	128.2	Region 1	28-Oct	2023
10	Ava Porras	18:08.1	Holland West Ottawa	151.3	OK Red Conference	19-Oct	2023
10	Ava Porras	18:13.1	Holland West Ottawa	153.6	Portage	7-Oct	2023
10	Ava Porras	18:17.3	Holland West Ottawa	149.6	Otsego Bulldog	30-Sep	2023
10	Ava Porras	19:06.4	Holland West Ottawa	141.9	Spartan	15-Sep	2023
10	Ava Porras	19:44.3	Holland West Ottawa	128.6	Bredeweg	9-Sep	2023
10	Ava Porras	19:01.0	Holland West Ottawa	144.3	Under the Lights v2	25-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Ava Porras	19:25.0	Holland West Ottawa	130.7	Division 1 State	5-Nov	2022
9	Ava Porras	19:10.1	Holland West Ottawa	134.6	Region 1	29-Oct	2022
9	Ava Porras	19:00.6	Holland West Ottawa	131.1	OK Red Championship	20-Oct	2022
9	Ava Porras	19:10.7	Holland West Ottawa	132.8	Portage	8-Oct	2022
9	Ava Porras	19:46.5	Holland West Ottawa	124.5	OK Red 2	4-Oct	2022
9	Ava Porras	19:20.0	Holland West Ottawa	129.3	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct	2022
9	Ava Porras	20:03.0	Holland West Ottawa	112.7	OK Red 1	20-Sep	2022
9	Ava Porras	20:10.8	Holland West Ottawa	122.8	Spartan	16-Sep	2022
9	Ava Porras	20:22.3	Holland West Ottawa	118.2	Bredeweg	10-Sep	2022
9	Ava Porras	20:10.9	Holland West Ottawa	118.4	Under the Lights v2	26-Aug	2022

The Rundown

Burst into a leadership role, we got to see how a young Ava responded in real time. Her freshman year took a gradual, learning the sport start, with races above 20 min. for the early part of the season before finishing 50^th in Division 1 and ripping a sub-19 in Terredise. For her sophomore year, with Helen Sachs still on the mend, Porras was thrust into a more prominent role, one that she handled quite well. By mid-September, the PRs started rolling in. An 18:50 became an 18:17, then 18:13, culminating in the masterpiece, an 18:08 victory in the OK Red Championship.

The regional and state portion of Ava’s sophomore year may have not gone as planned, but the evidence is that her sophomore season was a success. Learning the lessons on the fly as she did will yield much profit in the coming seasons.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #38

July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 mixcspeedratings

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

800m – 1:56
Mile – 4:22
5k (XC) – 15:48

7^th Place – OK Red
11^th Place – Region 3
19^th Place – D1 State 800m
OK Red 800m Champion
Team State Winner – 800m & 1600m
2^nd Place – Region 2 800m
3^rd Place – OK Red 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Evan Nickoles	16:33.3	East Kentwood	183.2	Division 1 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	16:25.1	East Kentwood	189.6	Region 3	27-Oct	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	16:03.9	East Kentwood	192.4	OK Red Conference	19-Oct	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	16:00.4	East Kentwood	196.9	Portage	7-Oct	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	16:07.6	East Kentwood	194.5	Jackson	23-Sep	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	15:48.2	East Kentwood	200.9	Ottawa Hills	15-Sep	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	17:04.9	East Kentwood	190.0	Averill	9-Sep	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	15:57.7	East Kentwood	204.1	Under the Lights v2	25-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Evan Nickoles	17:29.1	East Kentwood	163.0	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:30.4	East Kentwood	183.9	Region 3	28-Oct	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:34.1	East Kentwood	180.3	OK Red Championship	20-Oct	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:27.1	East Kentwood	187.0	Portage	8-Oct	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	17:05.6	East Kentwood	178.1	OK Red 2	4-Oct	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:34.6	East Kentwood	184.5	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:20.5	East Kentwood	188.8	Jackson	24-Sep	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:42.0	East Kentwood	182.0	OK Red 1	20-Sep	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	17:50.9	East Kentwood	162.4	Ottawa Hills	16-Sep	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	17:25.3	East Kentwood	173.6	Bath	10-Sep	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:48.4	East Kentwood	184.5	Under the Lights v2	26-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Evan Nickoles	18:06.7	East Kentwood	153.1	Region 1	30-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:02.3	East Kentwood	152.2	OK Red Conference	21-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:41.6	East Kentwood	154.8	Kent Ottawa	16-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:48.1	East Kentwood	146.6	Portage	9-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:50.0	East Kentwood	145.0	OK Red 2	5-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:28.5	East Kentwood	149.2	Otsego Bulldog	2-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:11.3	East Kentwood	158.9	Jackson	25-Sep	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:24.2	East Kentwood	145.6	OK Red 1	21-Sep	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	19:11.4	East Kentwood	140.5	Ottawa Hills	17-Sep	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:49.2	East Kentwood	145.9	Bath	11-Sep	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	19:13.2	East Kentwood	143.6	Under the Lights v2	27-Aug	2021

The Rundown

Running for a highly competitive school such as East Kentwood, you’re placed in a number of pressurized situations. Especially so in the spring, as the Falcons pride themselves in their track tradition. And there are no off days in the OK Red.

Over the past few months, Evan responded to these situations with fast times and victories. For example, a 1:58 800m win over Grand Haven, one of the better distance crews in the state. The Rockford dual, probably the most competitive dual in the state, a 1600/800m double with two wins. Team State, the ultimate measure of track depth, where Nickoles anchored a 4×8 victory, then again won the 1600m & 800m, nearly setting a PB in the 1600m.

Sacrificing for the team paid dividends in terms of time, as Evan dropped 6 seconds from his sophomore four lap best, going from 4:29 to 4:23. For a kid that 6 times slipped under 16:15 in cross, the fall result has the potential to match his spring prowess. We know Evan can deliver on that promise.

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Regional Previews: Division 3, Region 25

July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 mixcspeedratings

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

St. Louis (D3 Runner-Up)
Ithaca (11^th)
Midland Bullock Creek (21^st)

Girls

Caro (6^th)
Ithaca (9^th)
St. Louis (21^st)

Once again, super accurate on top-two and a darkhorse sneaks in for 3^rd.

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Top Ten – Ithaca
#25 – St. Louis
#26 – Pigeon-Laker

Girls

Top Ten – Ithaca
#20 – Midland Bullock Creek

Projected Scores

Boys

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Ithaca	43
2	St. Louis	105
3	Pigeon-Laker	111
4	Sanford-Meridian	116
5	Midland Bullock Creek	119
6	Caro	141
7	Reese	152
8	Sandusky	189
9	Cass City	218
10	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	229
11	Carrollton	299
12	Millington	313

Girls

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Ithaca	31
2	Midland Bullock Creek	70
3	Caro	86
4	Sanford-Meridian	90
5	St. Louis	107
6	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	155
7	Cass City	156
8	Millington	225
9	Carrollton	272

Top Runners

Boys

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Landon Pestrue	St. Louis
2	11	Landen Styka	Ithaca
3	12	Tyler Heal	Sanford-Meridian
4	12	Miingen Bertrand	Ithaca
5	12	Brayden Sweeney	Midland Bullock Creek
6	12	Cade Truemner	Pigeon-Laker
7	10	Luke Herron	Caro
8	9	Christopher Shemes	Ithaca
9	12	Jacob Moore	Caro
10	11	Jacob Mankey	Ithaca
11	9	Remyngton Clish	Sanford-Meridian
12	10	Evan Olson	Pigeon-Laker
13	11	Jayden Fox	Saginaw Valley Lutheran
14	11	Hayden Shattuck	St. Louis
15	11	Alex Rodriguez	St. Louis
16	11	Duane Davis	Midland Bullock Creek
17	12	Colin Kuhn	St. Louis
18	10	Marshall Brandt	Midland Bullock Creek
19	11	Thad Whitmore	Ithaca
20	11	Blake Darnell	Bad Axe
21	11	Logan Brawt	Sanford-Meridian
22	12	Brent DeSaegher	Ithaca
23	9	Kale Miklovic	Pigeon-Laker
24	10	Robby Samborn	Saginaw Valley Lutheran
25	10	Evan MacLaren	Ithaca

Landon Pestrue

50 Tickets post didn’t even mention the ginormous improvement in the 1600m. 4:54 through two years of HS to 4:23 as a junior.

Landen Styka

From late October on, he was a new person. Coming into the all-TVC meet, Styka held a personal best of 16:42. His last four races were all faster, including a 16:10 at State. The iron was still hot during track, where he firmly established himself as one of D3’s best, placing 3^rd in the 3200m.

Tyler Heal

Silently a candidate to make some major noise in November. Along with an All-State finish, had a couple jaunts into the low-16’s in the fall. The 4:24 1600m is intriguing, especially considering his sophomore best was 4:44.

Miingen Bertrand

Finishing one spot off the D3 podium may have been disheartening, but dude had a day. Six second personal best and a far cry from the mid-17’s that were present at the end of his sophomore year.

Brayden Sweeney

Wasn’t just satisfied moving past the 17’s, his 3200m track season showed more is in the cards. Placed 10^th in a wild Region 30 race, his 10:02 still good enough to advance to State.

Cade Truemner

Came from the start of his career running in the 20’s to one, 30+ races later, busting through into the 16’s. One of those breakthroughs was at Laker’s home invite, another here on the regional stage.

Luke Herron

Appears to be the next Tiger that’ll figure prominently in D3. At the XC State Finals, he was 6^th amongst all freshmen and his 3200m time ranks 7^th when filtered the same way.

Girls

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Kaya Vrable	Caro
2	9	Khloe Lehnst	Ithaca
3	9	Averie Stefanovsky	Caro
4	10	Pyper Braun	Pigeon-Laker
5	11	Myleigh Hephner	Ithaca
6	10	Makinna Foglesong	Ithaca
7	11	Mattie Gagne	Midland Bullock Creek
8	10	Mikenna Nagel	Sanford-Meridian
9	9	Isabelle Strand	Ithaca
10	12	Maddie Huysentruyt	Sandusky
11	9	Sarah Nothstine	Midland Bullock Creek
12	12	Abby Dice	St. Louis
13	10	Haley Fitzgibbon	Sanford-Meridian
14	10	Olivia Hooper	Pigeon-Laker
15	9	Charlee MacLaren	Ithaca
16	9	Lily LaFave	Sanford-Meridian
17	11	Braylee Rice	Reese
18	10	Emily Beethe	Saginaw Valley Lutheran
19	11	Alexis Fabbro	Vassar
20	9	Samantha Skym	Midland Bullock Creek
21	9	Amelia Dawe	Ithaca
22	11	Aubrey Zarnke	Pigeon-Laker
23	11	Emma Fisher	Reese
24	12	Autumn Fransen	Midland Bullock Creek
25	11	Makenna Gwisdalla	Bad Axe

Kaya Vrable

In spite of a career of surgeries and setbacks, Kaya finds a way to keep coming back stronger. With two fully functional hips, she rattled off times of 5:18 and 11:17. Both were massive personal bests, setting the stage for a memorable senior year.

Pyper Braun

Cross country was a steady trickle of improvement, track was a downpour. Her 5:25 1600m ended up as the #8 time across all of D3’s freshmen girls.

Myleigh Hephner

’23 track campaign showed evidence that a coming storm was rumbling. But wow, I don’t think many could’ve predicted a move into the mid-19’s.

Makinna Foglesong

Incredibly consistent for a young freshman. All but two of her races were in the 20’s. One of the exceptions was the overall TVC meet, where Makinna juuust barely dipped her toes into the 19’s.

Mattie Gagne

Shepherd’s course must be a sweet spot for Gagne, as she PR’ed here each of the past two years and ripped off two state qualifiers as well.