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Regional Previews: Division 1, Region 5

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SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

  1. Ann Arbor Pioneer (6th)
  2. Saline (15th)
  3. Allen Park (28th)

Girls

  1. Ann Arbor Pioneer (2nd)
  2. Saline (5th)
  3. Brownstown Woodhaven (27th)

I was really happy that my Jags moved up from their projected 4th spot.

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Top Ten – Ann Arbor Pioneer
#11 – Saline

Girls

Top Ten – Saline
#17 – Ann Arbor Pioneer
#25 – Brownstown Woodhaven

Projected Scores

Boys

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Ann Arbor Pioneer36
2Saline40
3Temperance Bedford86
4Brownstown Woodhaven106
5Monroe124
6Allen Park156
7Wyandotte Roosevelt236
8Gibraltar Carlson237
9Dearborn240
10Ypsilanti Lincoln349
11Detroit Cass Tech353
12Dearborn Edsel Ford364
13Belleville365
14Southgate Anderson371
15Lincoln Park376

Girls

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Saline23
2Ann Arbor Pioneer75
3Brownstown Woodhaven83
4Temperance Bedford144
5Gibraltar Carlson158
6Allen Park181
7Wyandotte Roosevelt230
8Ypsilanti Lincoln261
9Monroe262
10Detroit Cass Tech292
11Southgate Anderson335
12Dearborn Edsel Ford349
13Belleville360
14Lincoln Park364
15Dearborn413
16Detroit Martin Luther King482
17Dearborn Fordson487

Top Runners

Boys

PlaceGradeNameTeam
110Kamari RonfeldtAnn Arbor Pioneer
211Beckett CrooksAnn Arbor Pioneer
310Jacob SzalaySaline
411Theo Sacks-ThomasAnn Arbor Pioneer
511Pierce SchefflerBrownstown Woodhaven
69Wesley RoganSaline
711Brennan LaRussoSaline
812Brady BoroniecAllen Park
910Cameron VarnerTemperance Bedford
1011Dane HieronimusTemperance Bedford
1112Saman MeshinchiSaline
1211Alex VazquezBrownstown Woodhaven
1310John (Jack) KleinSaline
1410Dax WinegardenAnn Arbor Pioneer
1511Quinn DavisAnn Arbor Pioneer
1612Myles BrayMonroe
179James GageSaline
1810Jacob ColeSaline
1910Vincent JonesBrownstown Woodhaven
209Gavin RohrMonroe
2112Aidan OrtizTemperance Bedford
2212Nicholas BallaTemperance Bedford
2312Reggie GeftosMonroe
2412Jordan BunceTemperance Bedford
2511Isaiah ClarkAllen Park

Kamari Ronfeldt

To be featured later!

Beckett Crooks

Jacob Szalay

Spent the majority of his freshman year in the 16’s. The best performances were probably an 8th place regional finish and the 7th best freshman in D1 at MIS.

Theo Sacks-Thomas

Hit PB after PB after PB in his final three races of the year.

Pierce Scheffler

2x state qualifier out of Region 5.

Brennan LaRusso

Placed top-15 in all of the SEC Jamborees and matched his PB at State with a 16:21.

Brady Boroniec

Projected 14th over here in Region 5, finished 6th. With the Jags qualifying by a mere 4 points, that outstanding race from Brady was very much needed.

Girls

PlaceGradeNameTeam
110A’nyla RobinsonDetroit Cass Tech
29McKinley JonesSaline
39Savannah StatonSaline
49Charley McKayBrownstown Woodhaven
512Corynn GadySaline
611Lillian SchlackSaline
710Sophie RothSaline
812Grace RothSaline
910Iva RavindraTemperance Bedford
1012Abby RothSaline
1110Hope NoalBrownstown Woodhaven
1211Quincy BehmAnn Arbor Pioneer
1310Nina MooreAnn Arbor Pioneer
1411Eleanor GrantWyandotte Roosevelt
1511Hana BoggessAnn Arbor Pioneer
1610Reagan ReaumeGibraltar Carlson
1710Frances BrownAnn Arbor Pioneer
1810Lucinda GubbiniAnn Arbor Pioneer
1912Lucy PikeAnn Arbor Pioneer
209Giada FiorittoGibraltar Carlson
2112Clara PeikertAnn Arbor Pioneer
2212Raelyn McLaughlinBrownstown Woodhaven
239Gabbie AlexanderBrownstown Woodhaven
2411Elliana PerugiBrownstown Woodhaven
2510Sophia JohnsonTemperance Bedford

A’nyla Robinson

Corynn Gady

Consistent figure in the SEC Red for the Hornets. In the 1600m, 3200m, and XC – never finished outside of the top-5.

Lillian Schlack

Went from not being on Saline’s varsity regional squad as a freshman to a sophomore who earned a spot. A prominent one, mind you, as she placed 6th in this tough region.

Sophie Roth

On track to be a part of that Saline mid-distance tradition, ranked 9th amongst Michigan freshmen in the 800m.

Grace Roth

Has always been a bit more of a longer distance girl. Improved a lil’ bit from her sophomore year, dropping 10 sec. to 11:21 and placing 2nd in the SEC Red.

Iva Ravindra

Closed out her freshman year with 6 of 7 races under 20-flat.

Abby Roth

Another Roth coming off a solid track season, where she placed 7th in the SEC Red 3200m.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #19

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 1600m – 5:05
  • 3200m – 10:50
  • 5k (XC) – 18:25

  • 22nd Place – D1 State
    • 3x State Qualifier
  • 5th Place – Macomb County
  • 5th Place – Region 9
  • 15th Place – D1 State 3200m
  • 4th Place – Macomb County 1600m
  • 4th Place – Region 10 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Lillian Deskins18:28.9Romeo145.0Division 1 State4-Nov2023
11Lillian Deskins19:16.6Romeo143.5Region 927-Oct2023
11Lillian Deskins19:11.1Romeo131.0MAC Championship21-Oct2023
11Lillian Deskins18:49.0Romeo143.0Macomb County14-Oct2023
11Lillian Deskins19:09.2Romeo132.3Bluejay30-Sep2023
11Lillian Deskins19:22.1Romeo128.6Jackson23-Sep2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Lillian Deskins19:46.6Grosse Pointe North123.5Division 1 State5-Nov2022
10Lillian Deskins18:57.3Grosse Pointe North131.6Region 929-Oct2022
10Lillian Deskins19:28.0Grosse Pointe North125.0MAC Division22-Oct2022
10Lillian Deskins19:18.0Grosse Pointe North124.0Gabriel Richard15-Oct2022
10Lillian Deskins19:20.9Grosse Pointe North123.7Wayne County8-Oct2022
10Lillian Deskins19:24.7Grosse Pointe North126.1MAC Red 129-Sep2022
10Lillian Deskins20:09.5Grosse Pointe North111.5Autumn Classic17-Sep2022
10Lillian Deskins19:46.5Grosse Pointe North118.5Muskrat Classic10-Sep2022
10Lillian Deskins20:34.7Grosse Pointe North115.1South Lyon27-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Lillian Deskins20:51.2Grosse Pointe North99.9Division 1 State6-Nov2021
9Lillian Deskins21:06.3Grosse Pointe North97.2Region 829-Oct2021
9Lillian Deskins21:25.2Grosse Pointe North84.9Gabriel Richard16-Oct2021
9Lillian Deskins21:49.8Grosse Pointe North87.4Wayne County9-Oct2021
9Lillian Deskins22:03.7Grosse Pointe North77.8MAC Division5-Oct2021
9Lillian Deskins21:39.1Grosse Pointe North88.0Coaching Legends2-Oct2021
9Lillian Deskins22:38.9Grosse Pointe North66.4Autumn Classic18-Sep2021
9Lillian Deskins22:33.9Grosse Pointe North70.0Muskrat Classic11-Sep2021
9Lillian Deskins24:57.4Grosse Pointe North40.5South Lyon28-Aug2021

The Rundown

I’d call her the missing piece, but I fear that’s a little dramatic. But if you look to Romeo’s State Finals race and take Lillian out of the lineup, their run towards a championship becomes a little more difficult.

After a successful first two seasons at Grosse Pointe North, featuring state qualifiers in the fall and spring, Lillian and her family moved to Romeo. Both are schools that have had a history of pumping out great runners, so it was only natural that she’d continue to improve even taking into account the stress of moving to a new environment.

At GPN, her real coming out party was her sophomore year of track, where she ran in the low-5’s and low-11’s, hitting state qualifiers in each event. The following fall at Romeo was a continuation of that pattern, especially late in the year, where reeled off sub-19’s at Macomb County, State, and NXR. Personally, what impressed me was just that, absorbing new training/coaching/surroundings, then applying that to her first All-State ever.

The ability to adapt will undoubtedly be a positive characteristic in life and whatever is thrown at her this upcoming season.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #19

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 800m – 1:58
  • 1600m – 4:20
  • 3200m – 9:22
  • 5k (XC) – 15:32

  • 17th Place – D2 State
  • 2x All-State
  • 2nd Place – OK White
  • 3rd Place – Region 11
    • 2022 Champion
  • 9th Place – D2 State 3200m
    • 7th Place in 2023

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Simon Triezenberg15:44.7Grand Rapids Christian198.1MITCA11-Nov2023
11Simon Triezenberg15:42.2Grand Rapids Christian199.9Division 2 State4-Nov2023
11Simon Triezenberg15:49.5Grand Rapids Christian197.2Region 1128-Oct2023
11Simon Triezenberg15:49.7Grand Rapids Christian198.4OK White Championship18-Oct2023
11Simon Triezenberg15:47.8Grand Rapids Christian201.1Portage7-Oct2023
11Simon Triezenberg16:06.3Grand Rapids Christian191.6Otsego Bulldog30-Sep2023
11Simon Triezenberg15:32.2Grand Rapids Christian207.3Cougar Falcon23-Sep2023
11Simon Triezenberg15:46.0Grand Rapids Christian201.7Ottawa Hills15-Sep2023
11Simon Triezenberg16:10.6Grand Rapids Christian193.8Christian Schools9-Sep2023
11Simon Triezenberg15:43.0Grand Rapids Christian209.7Pete Moss26-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Simon Triezenberg15:50.6Grand Rapids Christian195.8MITCA12-Nov2022
10Simon Triezenberg16:09.3Grand Rapids Christian197.9Division 2 State5-Nov2022
10Simon Triezenberg15:59.6Grand Rapids Christian196.8Region 1129-Oct2022
10Simon Triezenberg15:57.2Grand Rapids Christian193.6Northview19-Oct2022
10Simon Triezenberg15:53.9Grand Rapids Christian198.0Portage8-Oct2022
10Simon Triezenberg16:48.6Grand Rapids Christian199.8OK White 35-Oct2022
10Simon Triezenberg16:10.5Grand Rapids Christian192.5Otsego Bulldog1-Oct2022
10Simon Triezenberg16:01.7Grand Rapids Christian194.8Cougar Falcon24-Sep2022
10Simon Triezenberg16:16.9Grand Rapids Christian194.7OK White 221-Sep2022
10Simon Triezenberg16:04.0Grand Rapids Christian198.0Ottawa Hills16-Sep2022
10Simon Triezenberg16:29.0Grand Rapids Christian195.7OK White 17-Sep2022
10Simon Triezenberg16:07.2Grand Rapids Christian199.6Pete Moss27-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Simon Triezenberg16:50.8Grand Rapids Christian180.4Division 2 State6-Nov2021
9Simon Triezenberg17:00.8Grand Rapids Christian177.1Region 1130-Oct2021
9Simon Triezenberg17:03.7Grand Rapids Christian175.1OK White 420-Oct2021
9Simon Triezenberg17:04.1Grand Rapids Christian181.3Portage9-Oct2021
9Simon Triezenberg16:48.7Grand Rapids Christian177.4OK White 36-Oct2021
9Simon Triezenberg17:01.8Grand Rapids Christian178.1Otsego Bulldog2-Oct2021
9Simon Triezenberg16:59.2Grand Rapids Christian175.9OK White 222-Sep2021
9Simon Triezenberg17:24.3Grand Rapids Christian176.2Ottawa Hills17-Sep2021
9Simon Triezenberg17:06.5Grand Rapids Christian176.5Christian School11-Sep2021
9Simon Triezenberg17:22.3Grand Rapids Christian174.6OK White 18-Sep2021
9Simon Triezenberg17:26.8Grand Rapids Christian173.4Pete Moss28-Aug2021

The Rundown

14th as a sophomore, 17th as a junior. 7th as a sophomore, 9th as a junior. The places may show that Simon was on a downward trend in his 3rd year as an Eagle. I’m gonna tell you that is the complete opposite of what happened, Simon was a markedly better runner this past year.

If you think about time during cross, look to the eight major, non-conference invites that GRC ran. In those eight races, Simon never ran slower than his sophomore self, averaging a 15-16 second improvement.

If speed ratings are the consideration, he was 4.1 points better in 2023 vs. 2022, the equivalent of 12 seconds per race.

You might make an argument that his championship season wasn’t on par with the previous one. That argument was put to bed during track, where Simon ran PBs in the 800m thru 3200m in the final two weeks of the season.

Peer beyond the surface and you’ll see someone who’s hit the times. The high placings on the podium will follow.