Michigan XC Speed Ratings

Accomplishments & Accolades

800m – 2:22
1600m – 5:06
5k (XC) – 18:25

13^th Place – D2 State
Region 18 Champion & 3x Top-5 Finisher
2x SEC White Champion
3x Top-10 – Lenawee County
13^th Place – D2 State 1600m
SEC White 1600m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Sophy Skeels	18:32.5	Adrian	141.2	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
11	Sophy Skeels	18:25.5	Adrian	145.8	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Sophy Skeels	18:37.7	Adrian	138.8	Region 18	28-Oct	2023
11	Sophy Skeels	19:19.2	Adrian	137.3	SEC Championship	19-Oct	2023
11	Sophy Skeels	19:30.0	Adrian	136.7	Lenawee County	14-Oct	2023
11	Sophy Skeels	18:40.9	Adrian	144.4	Portage	7-Oct	2023
11	Sophy Skeels	19:01.6	Adrian	135.5	Jackson	23-Sep	2023
11	Sophy Skeels	19:18.1	Adrian	135.6	Bath	9-Sep	2023
11	Sophy Skeels	19:12.8	Adrian	142.1	Early Bird Open	31-Aug	2023
11	Sophy Skeels	19:12.1	Adrian	142.3	Lenawee County Preview	18-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Sophy Skeels	19:38.6	Adrian	125.5	Division 2 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Sophy Skeels	19:03.4	Adrian	126.2	Region 5	29-Oct	2022
10	Sophy Skeels	19:19.8	Adrian	124.1	SEC Championship	20-Oct	2022
10	Sophy Skeels	20:12.4	Adrian	113.5	Lenawee County	15-Oct	2022
10	Sophy Skeels	20:10.8	Adrian	111.1	Hudson Booster	8-Oct	2022
10	Sophy Skeels	20:11.5	Adrian	109.2	Marauder	1-Oct	2022
10	Sophy Skeels	20:37.7	Adrian	108.1	SEC White 2	28-Sep	2022
10	Sophy Skeels	21:46.3	Adrian	85.2	SEC White 1	14-Sep	2022
10	Sophy Skeels	21:13.9	Adrian	93.4	Ramblin’ Rock	10-Sep	2022
10	Sophy Skeels	22:31.5	Adrian	81.5	Lenawee County Preview	20-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Sophy Skeels	20:21.9	Adrian	109.4	Division 2 State	6-Nov	2021
9	Sophy Skeels	21:28.1	Adrian	112.3	Region 18	30-Oct	2021
9	Sophy Skeels	20:34.1	Adrian	107.6	SEC Championship	21-Oct	2021
9	Sophy Skeels	20:16.7	Adrian	112.8	Lenawee County	16-Oct	2021
9	Sophy Skeels	20:34.7	Adrian	107.1	Marauder	2-Oct	2021
9	Sophy Skeels	21:45.1	Adrian	106.0	SEC White 2	28-Sep	2021
9	Sophy Skeels	20:23.3	Adrian	113.6	Cougar Falcon	25-Sep	2021
9	Sophy Skeels	20:17.5	Adrian	117.2	Huron	18-Sep	2021
9	Sophy Skeels	21:20.2	Adrian	99.9	SEC 1	14-Sep	2021
9	Sophy Skeels	21:26.0	Adrian	96.7	A2 Early Bird	2-Sep	2021
9	Sophy Skeels	22:04.4	Adrian	103.5	Bert Cebulski	26-Aug	2021
9	Sophy Skeels	22:20.2	Adrian	92.6	Lenawee County Preview	21-Aug	2021

The Rundown

Yet another case of, “wow, I can’t believe she’s a senior!” Sophy has been front line of Adrian races for three years now, every season being the best version of herself. Late in the fall, her excellence was on full display.

An 18:40 at Portage kicked off October and from then on, it was a streak full of championships. Back-to-back league crowns were clinched first, with a 15 second win at the soggy Hudson Mills. Nine days later against many of the same teams, a regional victory. To cap off the impressive stretch, a 13^th place at MIS that produced a shiny new PR, 18:25.

Her times over the years have significantly fallen from season to season. 20:16 to 19:03 to now, 18:25. What’s next?

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #40

July 16, 2024July 15, 2024 mixcspeedratings

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

800m – 2:00
1600m – 4:26
3200m – 9:38
5k (XC) – 15:38

22^nd Place – D2 State
2x State Qualifier & Top-10 – Region 10
2^nd Place – OK Silver
OK Silver 800m Champion
2^nd Place – OK Silver 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Owen Metzger	15:38.4	Sparta	200.2	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:45.7	Sparta	198.8	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
10	Owen Metzger	16:29.0	Sparta	191.3	Region 10	27-Oct	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:48.8	Sparta	190.7	OK Silver Championship	18-Oct	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:50.5	Sparta	200.2	Portage	7-Oct	2023
10	Owen Metzger	16:13.9	Sparta	192.0	Allendale Falcon	30-Sep	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:56.3	Sparta	199.6	Cedar Springs	23-Sep	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:58.5	Sparta	195.5	Sparta	16-Sep	2023
10	Owen Metzger	16:24.0	Sparta	196.3	Central Montcalm Hornet	9-Sep	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:46.9	Sparta	202.4	Oiler	1-Sep	2023
10	Owen Metzger	16:16.8	Sparta	198.4	Muskegon CC	19-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Owen Metzger	16:51.1	Sparta	184.0	Division 2 State	5-Nov	2022
9	Owen Metzger	16:58.0	Sparta	179.0	Region 10	28-Oct	2022
9	Owen Metzger	16:55.0	Sparta	176.3	Christian Comet	22-Oct	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:15.0	Sparta	174.3	Mustang	14-Oct	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:48.8	Sparta	163.4	Olivet Pink	8-Oct	2022
9	Owen Metzger	16:48.3	Sparta	179.9	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:55	Sparta	164.3	Oakridge	24-Sep	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:15.0	Sparta	175.7	Sparta	17-Sep	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:22.0	Sparta	180.0	Central Montcalm Hornet	10-Sep	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:11.9	Sparta	181.0	OK Silver 1	7-Sep	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:15.8	Sparta	180.1	Oiler	2-Sep	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:00.9	Sparta	178.7	Happy Acres	27-Aug	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:30.4	Sparta	175.9	Muskegon CC	20-Aug	2022

The Rundown

Fueled by not receiving one of these last year, Owen went on a slow-burning tear with a fiery finish.

Check out the times and ratings from last year and you’ll see a bevy of sub-16 (or their equivalent) efforts. They started early, such as at Oiler, where Owen and his teammate Greg Janesak cruised through the line in 15:46. Weekend meets in September, too. Championship season’s kick off at Portage wasn’t too big a stage either.

All in all, after 5 sub-16’s, a silver in the OK Silver, and a move from 9^th to 3^rd in Region 10, Owen still had the gusto to summon two final personal bests. One, at State for 15:45 and a 22^nd place finish, his first All-State. Then a week later, 15:38 at Shepherd. Such speed for a sophomore, now a junior with tons of potential to get even faster.

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Regional Previews: Division 3, Region 27

July 16, 2024July 14, 2024 mixcspeedratings

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

Flat Rock (13^th in D3)
Clinton (16^th)
Ann Arbor Greenhills (22^nd)

Girls

Clinton (12^th)
St. Mary Catholic Central (19^th)
Blissfield (22^nd)

Not my greatest work ever, both Flat Rock’s boys and Clinton’s girls stepping up and proving these wrong.

Top 27 Teams

Boys

#14 – Erie Mason
#24 – Flat Rock

Girls

#16 – Grass Lake
#23 – Monroe St. Mary CC
#27 – Blissfield

Projected Scores

Boys

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Erie Mason	65
2	Flat Rock	98
3	Grass Lake	114
4	Monroe Jefferson	116
5	Clinton	118
6	Adrian Madison	126
7	Monroe St. Mary CC	128
8	Blissfield	133
9	Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory	265
10	Ida	307
11	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	319
12	Detroit Northwestern	355

Girls

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Grass Lake	54
2	Monroe St. Mary CC	74
3	Blissfield	88
4	Clinton	106
5	Erie Mason	111
6	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	124
7	Monroe Jefferson	126
8	Adrian Madison	208
9	Dearborn Heights Robichaud	267

Top Runners

Boys

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Jacob Stanislawski	Flat Rock
2	12	Nathan Vargo	Flat Rock
3	11	Lucas Taraszkiewicz	Flat Rock
4	10	Cole Hillegonds	Clinton
5	12	Austin Sulier	Erie Mason
6	12	Ian Waddell	Blissfield
7	11	Max Foldvary	Monroe St. Mary CC
8	12	Gabe Manchester	Clinton
9	11	Trenton Fetter	Adrian Madison
10	12	Parker Campbell	Erie Mason
11	11	Orion Galloway	Monroe Jefferson
12	10	Zack Buttigieg	Grass Lake
13	9	Caleb Healey	Erie Mason
14	11	Paul McClure	Adrian Madison
15	12	Eric Ramsey	Clinton
16	10	Joseph Colaluca	Erie Mason
17	11	Henry Wickenheiser	Monroe St. Mary CC
18	9	Noah Sills	Blissfield
19	11	Luke Masserant	Monroe Jefferson
20	10	Domingo Decoster-Elizondo	Grass Lake
21	11	Jackson Carner	Erie Mason
22	12	Andrew Hintz	Monroe Jefferson
23	11	Alex Holda	Grass Lake
24	12	Joel Bezeau	Monroe Jefferson
25	11	Luke Stanley	Ida

Jacob Stanislawski

Your defending champion. Hit a 16-flat on the nose here last year, then went onto a 18^th place at MIS. Track put him in a great position to defend his crown, a 3200m qualifier even when competing in Division 2.

Nathan Vargo

Here for the career progression. Nathan was above 21:00 for a majority of his freshman year. Two years later, more than 50% of his races were under 17:00. And the last one earned an All-State certificate.

Lucas Taraszkiewicz

Embraced the regional and state level as a sophomore, two levels he didn’t race at as a freshman. Race here in 27 was a 4^th place finish and over in Brooklyn, he was 26^th amongst underclassmen.

Cole Hillegonds

Reliable in late season, always an added bonus for a youngster. Freshman October contained many races in the low-17’s and only one above 17:30.

Austin Sulier

Obtained his first individual qualifier on the track and over the course of the season, gave us three 10:1x 3200m efforts.

Girls

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Eliza Bush	Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory
2	11	Hope Miller	Blissfield
3	11	Bella LaFountain	Monroe St. Mary CC
4	9	Adalyn Jarchow	Grass Lake
5	12	Megan Woelkers	Flat Rock
6	11	Hailey Sills	Blissfield
7	9	Breslin Wing	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
8	12	Kim Miller	Monroe Jefferson
9	12	Claire Lisker	Monroe St. Mary CC
10	10	Juleigh Husby	Monroe St. Mary CC
11	10	Adeline Stormont	Grass Lake
12	12	Grace Bullock	Grass Lake
13	9	Claire Miller	Monroe Jefferson
14	11	Julia Hughes	Ida
15	12	Bailey Meiring	Erie Mason
16	10	Elise Bullock	Grass Lake
17	9	Ella Claus	Clinton
18	12	Elizabeth Lambert	Erie Mason
19	10	Braelynn Chiotti	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
20	12	Mia Schroeder	Monroe Jefferson
21	11	Aurelia Bennett	Clinton
22	11	Taylor Hoppe	Grass Lake
23	10	Kayle Babowicz	Flat Rock
24	11	Leona Knudsen	Monroe St. Mary CC
25	9	Kate Otting	Erie Mason

Eliza Bush

Your back to back regional champ. When she’s not commanding excellent basketball teams, she’s stepping on three All-State XC podiums and almost always running in the 18’s come seasons end.

Hope Miller

It’s wild to me that her 19:19 at State was still outside of the top-30. Regardless, that was by far the fastest race of the year. And Hope wasn’t even close to done, busting through to 18:57 at Shepherd.

Bella LaFountain

Just a fixture at late season championship races. Two top-20 finishes at the state level, three silvers Huron Leagues and Regionals.

Megan Woelkers

Three years competing for the Rams, three years of state qualifiers. Twice in D2, once last year in D3, which was her fastest time ever in Brooklyn, 19:57.

Hailey Sills

End of her cross season may have not gone as planned, but the month of May proved she’ll be ready to try again. Two season records in the 1600m and 3200m nearly matched her best freshman times.