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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 800m – 2:22
• 1600m – 5:04
• 3200m – 11:02
• 5k (XC) – 18:45

• 28^th Place – D2 State
• 2x Top-3 – Saginaw County
• 2x Top-10 – Region 15
• 10^th Place – D2 State 1600m
• Region 20 1600m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Natalie Foltz	19:02.2	Frankenmuth	131.3	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
10	Natalie Foltz	18:45.3	Frankenmuth	139.2	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
10	Natalie Foltz	19:06.4	Frankenmuth	131.9	Region 15	27-Oct	2023
10	Natalie Foltz	18:47.0	Frankenmuth	135.3	Saginaw County	21-Oct	2023
10	Natalie Foltz	19:01.3	Frankenmuth	130.2	TVC Overall	17-Oct	2023
10	Natalie Foltz	19:05.5	Frankenmuth	130.8	TVC Red Championship	10-Oct	2023
10	Natalie Foltz	19:06.6	Frankenmuth	129.5	Greater Flint	7-Oct	2023
10	Natalie Foltz	18:47.6	Frankenmuth	139.5	Bluejay	30-Sep	2023
10	Natalie Foltz	20:44.3	Frankenmuth	124.6	Frankenmuth Eagles	21-Sep	2023
10	Natalie Foltz	19:14.0	Frankenmuth	136.7	Northwood	9-Sep	2023
10	Natalie Foltz	19:16.9	Frankenmuth	139.0	Pete Moss	25-Aug	2023
10	Natalie Foltz	19:39.5	Frankenmuth	132.8	Under the Lights	18-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Natalie Foltz	19:21.4	Frankenmuth	124.2	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	19:36.3	Frankenmuth	126.2	Division 2 State	5-Nov	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	19:46.4	Frankenmuth	116.5	Region 15	28-Oct	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	20:13.6	Frankenmuth	118.1	Saginaw County	22-Oct	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	19:07.9	Frankenmuth	130.7	TVC Overall	18-Oct	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	19:11.0	Frankenmuth	128.3	Greater Flint	8-Oct	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	19:59.3	Frankenmuth	113.2	Birch Run Fall	4-Oct	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	19:11.5	Frankenmuth	131.8	Bluejay	1-Oct	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	19:45.9	Frankenmuth	126.0	TVC 8 2	27-Sep	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	20:58.2	Frankenmuth	117.6	Frankenmuth Eagles	22-Sep	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	20:04.9	Frankenmuth	122.4	Holly	17-Sep	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	20:03.2	Frankenmuth	118.9	Northwood	10-Sep	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	20:33.1	Frankenmuth	111.0	Marauder	7-Sep	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	21:18.0	Frankenmuth	121.0	Races at SVSU	2-Sep	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	20:19.7	Frankenmuth	117.1	Pete Moss	27-Aug	2022
9	Natalie Foltz	20:19.7	Frankenmuth	123.8	Under the Lights	19-Aug	2022

The Rundown

She’s been out there since 5^th grade, steadily movin’ up and steadily makin’ her presence known. When I say that previous sentence, I mean it, as Natalie has improved each and every season.

Coming into high school, she was someone that looked to be a contributor, but not to the level she is today. Where is she at today? All-State. Top-5 in the TVC, Saginaw County, and Region 15. Holder of a Frankenmuth school record with her 4×8 girls. Top-35 returner in terms of 1600m and 3200m times. She’s learned from one of the best in Mary Richmond, now it’s time to keep the Eagle red at the front of D2 races.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 1600m – 4:25
• 3200m – 9:29
• 5k (XC) – 15:57

• 9^th Place – Region 4
• 13^th Place – KLAA
• 23^rd Place – D1 State 3200m
• 3^rd Place – KLAA 3200m
• 4^th Place – Region 4 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Tyler Brock	15:57.4	Brighton	195.2	Division 1 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Tyler Brock	16:29.2	Brighton	190.9	Region 4	28-Oct	2023
11	Tyler Brock	16:46.0	Brighton	193.0	KLAA Championship	20-Oct	2023
11	Tyler Brock	16:51.8	Brighton	187.1	Gabriel Richard	14-Oct	2023
11	Tyler Brock	16:05.7	Brighton	195.1	Portage	7-Oct	2023
11	Tyler Brock	16:45.2	Brighton	192.6	Mott Fall Classic	22-Sep	2023
11	Tyler Brock	16:26.3	Brighton	193.9	Spartan	15-Sep	2023
11	Tyler Brock	16:51.2	Brighton	194.6	Averill	9-Sep	2023
11	Tyler Brock	16:42.4	Brighton	195.2	Mustang	29-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Tyler Brock	16:59.4	Brighton	179.5	KLAA Championship	22-Oct	2022
10	Tyler Brock	16:58.4	Brighton	171.5	Gabriel Richard	15-Oct	2022
10	Tyler Brock	17:02.7	Brighton	175.1	Portage	8-Oct	2022
10	Tyler Brock	17:55.8	Brighton	166.4	Spartan	16-Sep	2022
10	Tyler Brock	17:59.8	Brighton	174.7	Averill	10-Sep	2022
10	Tyler Brock	18:06.6	Brighton	174.5	Mustang	30-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Tyler Brock	18:51.3	Brighton	140.9	KLAA Championship	21-Oct	2021
9	Tyler Brock	19:42.3	Brighton	118.9	Gabriel Richard	16-Oct	2021
9	Tyler Brock	20:55.1	Brighton	103.6	Coaching Legends	2-Oct	2021
9	Tyler Brock	21:50	Brighton	92.0	Mott Fall Classic	24-Sep	2021
9	Tyler Brock	20:59.7	Brighton	104.1	Huron	18-Sep	2021
9	Tyler Brock	23:38.6	Brighton	63.5	Averill	11-Sep	2021
9	Tyler Brock	22:58.6	Brighton	76.5	Mustang	31-Aug	2021
9	Tyler Brock	24:41.5	Brighton	39.5	A2 Fall Preview	26-Aug	2021

The Rundown

I always love doing the Brighton writeups as I just can mosey on our over to their thorough website, click on the captains page, and read about their top runners. It’s telling when a fast runner is named a captain, because then you know they’re a consummate teammate and leader besides just having wheels. Learning more about Tyler, I’m not at all shocked that a mentor who’s in Interact and Boy Scouts is revered by his teammates and coaches.

When he’s not busy being a solid presence in the Brighton community, Brock is improving by leaps and bounds in his running. These gains have come in the course of a season, such as a freshman year where he sliced nearly 6 min. off his debut time. Or in his career, where another 3 min. were erased from that freshman best to now. Junior varsity at Regionals his first two years to 9^th as a junior. Running in ovals, from 10:36 as a 9^th grader to 9:29 in May.

Need I go on? I see no sign of this trend stopping.

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

1. Mason County Eastern (8^th in D4)
2. Maple City Glen Lake (12^th)
3. Leland (23^rd)

Girls

1. Buckley (7^th)
2. Mason County Eastern (10^th)
3. Grand Traverse Academy (13^th)

Stymied by both third place teams, but dead on the top-two.

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Top Ten – Mason County Eastern
Top Ten – Maple City Glen Lake
#11 – Frankfort
#16 – Leland

Girls

Top Ten – Bear Lake-Onekama
#13 – Buckley
#14 – Leland
#16 – Mason County Eastern
#17 – Grand Traverse Academy
#25 – Frankfort

Tough region. Like I said back in June, the MHSAA could have probably moved GTA up to Region 28.

Projected Scores

Boys

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Mason County Eastern	53
2	Maple City Glen Lake	63
3	Frankfort	91
4	Leland	118
5	Lake Leelanau St. Mary	151
6	Grand Traverse Academy	152
7	Mesick	156
8	Bear Lake-Onekama	158
9	Pentwater	224
10	Marion	277

Girls

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Bear Lake-Onekama	39
2	Buckley	74
3	Grand Traverse Academy	79
4	Leland	79
5	Mason County Eastern	80
6	Frankfort	133
7	Pentwater	190

Top Runners

Boys

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Alex Tyndall	Mason County Eastern
2	12	Colebrook Sutherland	Maple City Glen Lake
3	10	Kyle Redman	Mesick
4	12	Mason Sinke	Bear Lake-Onekama
5	10	Ty Redman	Mesick
6	10	Abraham Feeney	Maple City Glen Lake
7	10	Sebastian Dunaway	Frankfort
8	9	Christopher Knudsen	Leland
9	12	Carroll Robotham	Frankfort
10	10	Milo Shoup	Mason County Eastern
11	11	Keith Crompton	Frankfort
12	11	Liam McCaw	Maple City Glen Lake
13	12	Henry Malburg	Mason County Eastern
14	9	Lance Niedzielski	Mason County Eastern
15	9	Kaiden Lague	Mason County Eastern
16	12	Parker Rubin	Grand Traverse Academy
17	10	Evan Keen	Leland
18	11	Cody Couturier	Lake Leelanau St. Mary
19	11	Matthew Bentley	Buckley
20	12	Greyson Hoeflinger	Mason County Eastern
21	10	Joel Martin	Maple City Glen Lake
22	10	Aron Mascorro	Walkerville
23	11	Oliver Mitchell	Lake Leelanau St. Mary
24	9	Beckett Dennis	Grand Traverse Academy
25	10	Lincoln Bailey	Maple City Glen Lake

Alex Tyndall

Had a late start to cross, but still hung tough enough to find his way to a State medal for the first time ever. Watch out when he gets a full season, you may get something like track, where he raced to a 9:30 3200m at Bluejay and a 2^nd place in the same event at State.

Colebrook Sutherland

In 2022 we saw the promise, in 2023 we saw his true self. NWC Champion, 2^nd place here, and 9^th spot in D4. The Drowns keep growing the Laker squad and making it more powerful from within.

Kyle Redman

Seemingly made for the high school stage, picking up wins in the WMD Conference and here in Region 29. This past spring, his 9:55 3200m ranked #15 among all the freshmen in the state.

Mason Sinke

Work over the winter paid dividends come outdoor, where his 1600m PR dropped from 4:47 to 4:31 and his 3200m from 10:27 to 9:50.

Ty Redman

Kyle’s counterpart, impressive in his own right, finishing 12^th in Division 4 and moving to a 15:59 personal best attained here in this race.

Girls

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	9	Callie Sinke	Bear Lake-Onekama
2	12	Ella Knudsen	Leland
3	9	Carmella Julian	Maple City Glen Lake
4	10	Addy Zeller	Bear Lake-Onekama
5	9	Melodie Hulinek	Bear Lake-Onekama
6	10	Addison Patrzik	Grand Traverse Academy
7	11	Brooklynn Frazee	Buckley
8	11	Lauren Niedzielski	Mason County Eastern
9	11	Kinsey Peer	Buckley
10	11	Jennifer Kmiecik	Bear Lake-Onekama
11	10	Natalie Burpee	Leland
12	10	Mikayla Kulawiak	Buckley
13	11	Addison Chownyk	Frankfort
14	12	Lucy Shoup	Mason County Eastern
15	10	Brailyn Johnson	Mason County Eastern
16	9	Claire Couturier	Lake Leelanau St. Mary
17	11	Shenoah Collier	Grand Traverse Academy
18	10	Bailey Stephen	Grand Traverse Academy
19	10	Madison Smith	Grand Traverse Academy
20	10	Addison Malburg	Mason County Eastern
21	9	Sophia Grinage	Leland
22	10	Kaylee Swanson	Buckley
23	12	Emily Alaimo	Maple City Glen Lake
24	10	Bailey Case	Pentwater
25	11	Natalie Brown	Bear Lake-Onekama

Callie Sinke

Making an exception to my “rarely writing about incoming freshmen” philosophy. Because when you run 18:29 here at the PROM race and 18:49 at Shepherd, it’s obvious you have great odds of becoming a frontrunner at the high school level.

Ella Knudsen

Leland career has included two All-States and three top-5’s here. The last of which was a massive 19:09 personal best.

Addy Zeller

Was on a tear following Portage, hitting sub-21 in six of her final seven races. One of those was a 3^rd place finish here.

Addison Patrzik

Freshman year saw gradual progress toward a sub-21 here at Regionals, a 12^th place that earned another week of competing.

Brooklynn Frazee

We know her as a sprinter in the spring, but many would love to have her fall resume. Two top-7 finishes here at the regional level.