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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #43

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 800m – 2:18
  • 1600m – 5:07
  • 3200m – 11:14
  • 5k (XC) – 18:35
  • 25th Place – D1 State
  • 3x State Qualifier
  • 2x Bay County Champion
  • 17th Place – D1 State 800m
  • 7x Bay County Track Champion
  • 2x SVL Track Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Isabelle Becker18:35.7Bay City Western142.8Division 1 State4-Nov2023
11Isabelle Becker18:52.1Bay City Western136.6Region 227-Oct2023
11Isabelle Becker18:43.0Bay City Western136.7SVL Championship18-Oct2023
11Isabelle Becker19:02.2Bay City Western137.3Portage7-Oct2023
11Isabelle Becker18:51.1Bay City Western147.0Spartan15-Sep2023
11Isabelle Becker20:03.8Bay City Western136.1Milford31-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Isabelle Becker19:35.4Bay City Western127.2Division 1 State5-Nov2022
10Isabelle Becker18:48.6Bay City Western135.8Region 228-Oct2022
10Isabelle Becker18:43.6Bay City Western137.1SVL Championship19-Oct2022
10Isabelle Becker18:49.8Bay City Western139.7Portage8-Oct2022
10Isabelle Becker19:15.4Bay City Western133.9SVL North 227-Sep2022
10Isabelle Becker19:19.9Bay City Western139.7Spartan16-Sep2022
10Isabelle Becker19:37.1Bay City Western127.3SVL North 113-Sep2022
10Isabelle Becker20:14.0Bay City Western134.7Milford1-Sep2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Isabelle Becker18:46.0Bay City Western142.3MITCA13-Nov2021
9Isabelle Becker18:51.8Bay City Western139.8Division 1 State6-Nov2021
9Isabelle Becker19:52.0Bay City Western137.7Region 230-Oct2021
9Isabelle Becker19:02.5Bay City Western144.2SVL Championship20-Oct2021
9Isabelle Becker20:06.6Bay City Western120.1Bay County15-Oct2021
9Isabelle Becker18:48.7Bay City Western138.1SVL North 228-Sep2021
9Isabelle Becker19:37.1Bay City Western137.6Spartan17-Sep2021
9Isabelle Becker20:59.0Bay City Western113.3SVL North 114-Sep2021
9Isabelle Becker20:20.1Bay City Western131.6Milford2-Sep2021

The Rundown

A familiar name by this point! Featured here in 2022 and again in 2023, this is Isabelle’s third year of being a top returner. And that title is well-earned, both looking at her career and her 2023-24 season.

In terms of time and place, her cross season was her best yet. I mentioned last year how I love Nesbitt’s scheduling, how it sets up for a fast close to the season. The evidence of that brilliance was shown with Becker – winning another Bay County Championship, then running a PR at the SVL Championship, having her best regional finish ever, then another PR with her best State Finals finish ever.

She’s so well-rounded on the track too. During her sophomore spring, she opted for a 3200m qualifier. This past one, more concentration was laid on the shorter stuff, knocking 4 sec. off her 800m best and flirting with a sub-60 400m.

Excellent in every aspect of distance running and a name we can count on in November.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #43

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 1600m – 4:24
  • 3200m – 9:36
  • 5k (XC) – 15:42
  • 28th Place – D2 State
  • 2x All-State
  • 2x 2nd Place – Lenawee County
  • 2x Top-10 – SEC White

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Moises Salazar15:42.0Adrian199.0MITCA11-Nov2023
10Moises Salazar15:52.9Adrian196.4Division 2 State4-Nov2023
10Moises Salazar15:44.6Adrian196.5Region 1828-Oct2023
10Moises Salazar16:24.7Adrian195.4SEC Championship19-Oct2023
10Moises Salazar16:49.7Adrian191.1Lenawee County14-Oct2023
10Moises Salazar15:55.8Adrian198.4Portage7-Oct2023
10Moises Salazar16:16.2Adrian191.6Jackson23-Sep2023
10Moises Salazar16:30.7Adrian190.4Bath9-Sep2023
10Moises Salazar16:43.9Adrian189.7Early Bird Open31-Aug2023
10Moises Salazar16:39.3Adrian192.9Lenawee County Preview18-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Moises Salazar15:58.0Adrian193.3MITCA12-Nov2022
9Moises Salazar16:18.7Adrian194.8Division 2 State5-Nov2022
9Moises Salazar15:46.9Adrian192.7Region 1829-Oct2022
9Moises Salazar15:52.2Adrian193.3SEC Championship20-Oct2022
9Moises Salazar16:38.8Adrian185.1Lenawee County15-Oct2022
9Moises Salazar16:11.2Adrian192.3Portage8-Oct2022
9Moises Salazar16:20.4Adrian189.2Otsego Bulldog1-Oct2022
9Moises Salazar16:37.0Adrian188.3SEC White 228-Sep2022
9Moises Salazar16:39.1Adrian184.6SEC 114-Sep2022
9Moises Salazar16:55.3Adrian181.2Ramblin’ Rock10-Sep2022
9Moises Salazar17:19.7Adrian184.4Lenawee County Preview20-Aug2022

The Rundown

It’s now five straight years of the Maples making it to the XC State Finals, a mark that the program has incredible culture and a penchant for producing quality athletes. Moises is yet another one in the tradition of great runners to come through the Adrian doors.

Since donning the blue & white, he’s been a steady figure in the 15’s and 16’s, all but two of his races under 17:00. Contained within those races have been numerous awards – top-10’s at each of the County, Conference, and Regional levels. He’s shown up with everything on the line, running the fastest freshman time at MIS in 2022 and backing it up with another All-State in 2023. This outdoor season saw progress in the 1600m, where he went from 4:30 to 4:24, which ranked 13th amongst all 9th and 10th graders.

Leading Adrian to even more trips to Brooklyn, Moises Salazar.

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Regional Previews: Division 4, Region 30

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SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

  1. White Cloud (16th in D4)
  2. Breckenridge (18th)
  3. Michigan Lutheran Seminary (24th)

Girls

  1. Breckenridge (6th)
  2. Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart (20th)
  3. Vestaburg (24th)

Five of six ain’t bad, but hopefully I learned my lesson on the Lutheran Seminary folks!

Top 27 Teams

Boys

#25 – Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
#26 – Beal City

Girls

Top Ten – Breckenridge
#20 – Beal City
#23 – Vestaburg

Projected Scores

Boys

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Beal City79
2Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart79
3Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary85
4Breckenridge86
5Carson City-Crystal118
6Saginaw Nouvel147
7Montabella158
8Saginaw Arts & Science162
9St. Charles211
10Coleman212

Girls

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Breckenridge24
2Beal City74
3Vestaburg88
4Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart107
5Carson City-Crystal118
6St. Charles134
7Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary154

Top Runners

Boys

PlaceGradeNameTeam
110Anthony RoweBreckenridge
211Carter ClarkCarson City-Crystal
310Wesley ChaffeeMt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
411Kristian CoonCarson City-Crystal
512Rodney IamurriSaginaw Nouvel
69Logan FunnellBeal City
710Amos NorderSaginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
812Logan DudleyColeman
912Camden FagerSaginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
1010Rush MarsdenFulton
1110Simeon KoberSaginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
1210Connor SienkiewiczBeal City
1311Jonah PollatzMt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
1411Jordan WeberBeal City
1511Amos MillerSaginaw Arts & Science
1612Sean O’GradySaginaw Nouvel
1712Aimon HummBreckenridge
1810Noah DubridgeMt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
1910Brady EdwardsMt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
2011Trey MostBreckenridge
2110Zayden BuskirkCarson City-Crystal
2211Summer YuanSaginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
2310Trevor DolloffAshley
2410Chase BeardBreckenridge
2511Conner FentonBeal City

Anthony Rowe

Been hearing about Anthony for years now and track season showed me why. A 4:41 personal best in his most important race earned him a state qualifier and opportunity to get some State Finals track experience.

Carter Clark

Embraced the switch from Region 33 to 30, moving up 29 places and dropping nearly 2 minutes (on a tougher course, mind you!). He was 5th here last year and it appears that Carter can move up even further.

Wesley Chaffee

A little under the radar, but a name to watch in the future. Wesley earned top-10 freshman marks in the 1600m and 3200m.

Kristian Coon

All that thinking about the State Meet led to a race where he both outperformed his projected spot (82nd to 72nd) and outperformed his previous PR (17:56 to 17:40).

Rodney Iamurri

A name I’ve been writing for years and a name that’s ever present at the regional level. Three consecutive 8th place finishes and three consecutive State qualifiers.

Girls

PlaceGradeNameTeam
112Abigail DavisVestaburg
211Ally SchmitzBreckenridge
312Danica AldrichBreckenridge
49Maizy MatthewsBreckenridge
510Anna SheppardMt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
69Skylar MaclennanFulton
79Dilyn ColpeanMerrill
810Nolee LeppertBeal City
910Claire LongSaginaw Nouvel
1012Nataly VineBreckenridge
1112Avery WestallBreckenridge
1212Jessica PenrodVestaburg
1312Brianna LockeBeal City
1410Da’sia DenwiddieBreckenridge
1510Kaylie McCrackenCarson City-Crystal
169Allyson PryorBreckenridge
1710Kaydense RyanFulton
1812Mickiah AllbeeVestaburg
199Dylan GillespieBeal City
2011Kaya RoseMt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
219Peyton RohnAshley
2211Laura BigardMt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
2310Greta SchroederSaginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
2412Lilly LeppertBeal City
259Mya SternhagenCarson City-Crystal

Abigail Davis

Vestaburg ain’t done yet with impactful runners. She’s your defending regional champ and I’m always impressed given where she started, a 33:00+ race at the start of her career. Abigail is a great candidate to move up from her 26th place State finish, hot off a track season where she ran 5:12/11:25, crossing the D4 State line 4th in each.

Ally Schmitz

Always finds a way to bring her best at season’s end. Two years ago, this was a PB at Chippewa Hills that secured a Breckenridge win, last year it was a major PB at State, her first race in the 19’s.

Danica Aldrich

Comes off the best track season of her career, where a 5:47 dropped 12 sec. from her previous best. And then a 12:14 in her first year embracing eight laps, was good enough for 20th at D4 State.

Anna Sheppard

Got rollin’ when October came around. Two 20:27’s at Portage and Class D led to a 3rd place finish here and top-60 spot at MIS.

Nolee Leppert

Initial high school XC season came with many honors, including a Highland Conference Championship and a State Qualifier.