SUMMER PREVIEW
Last Year
Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result
Boys
- Petoskey St. Michael (4th at D4 State)
- Johannesburg-Lewiston (7th)
- Harbor Springs (9th)
Girls
- Johannesburg-Lewiston (2nd)
- Harbor Springs (5th)
- Petoskey St. Michael (26th)
I’m tellin’ you, Petoskey St. Michael always has the biggest jump from summer to October. 5/6 on the pre-season projections, with the exception of the Guardian girls.
Top 27 Teams
Boys
Top Ten – Harbor Springs
Girls
Top Ten – Harbor Springs
Top Ten – Johannesburg-Lewiston
#22 – Rogers City
Projected Scores
Boys
| Place | Team | Projected Score |
| 1 | Harbor Springs | 42 |
| 2 | Petoskey St. Michael | 94 |
| 3 | Fairview | 106 |
| 4 | Mackinaw City | 136 |
| 5 | Johannesburg-Lewiston | 136 |
| 6 | East Jordan | 142 |
| 7 | Mancelona | 155 |
| 8 | Hale | 165 |
| 9 | Ellsworth | 196 |
| 10 | Charlton Heston Academy | 227 |
Girls
| Place | Team | Projected Score |
| 1 | Harbor Springs | 36 |
| 2 | Johannesburg-Lewiston | 51 |
| 3 | Rogers City | 76 |
| 4 | East Jordan | 95 |
| 5 | Gaylord St. Mary | 114 |
| 6 | Mancelona | 137 |
Top Runners
Boys
| Place | Grade | Name | Team |
| 1 | 11 | Cody Bradley | Petoskey St. Michael |
| 2 | 11 | Lynus Cadarette | Petoskey St. Michael |
| 3 | 12 | Jeremiah Witt | Johannesburg-Lewiston |
| 4 | 12 | Russell Vandermus | Petoskey St. Michael |
| 5 | 11 | Adam Ferguson | Harbor Springs |
| 6 | 12 | Austin Sneed | East Jordan |
| 7 | 11 | Cole Upper | Lincoln-Alcona |
| 8 | 9 | Grant Corlew | Harbor Springs |
| 9 | 11 | Nicholas Trader | Fairview |
| 10 | 12 | Teddy Krieger | Harbor Springs |
| 11 | 11 | Cole Brege | Rogers City |
| 12 | 11 | Henry Kruzel | Harbor Springs |
| 13 | 11 | Max Vroman | Harbor Springs |
| 14 | 12 | Jacob Chamberlain | East Jordan |
| 15 | 11 | Sean Bernard | Hale |
| 16 | 11 | Paxton Downing | Hale |
| 17 | 9 | Henry Larson | Harbor Springs |
| 18 | 10 | Carter Toensfeldt | Fairview |
| 19 | 12 | Drake Fulton | Johannesburg-Lewiston |
| 20 | 11 | Darren Boyat | Lincoln-Alcona |
| 21 | 11 | Braylon Currie | Mackinaw City |
| 22 | 9 | Elliot Smith | Mancelona |
| 23 | 9 | Ryan Latimer | Harbor Springs |
| 24 | 12 | Logan McMullen | Indian River Inland Lakes |
| 25 | 10 | Jack Puroll | Ellsworth |
10th as a freshman to 2nd last year. The real shockers came in track, where 4:32/9:42 and a 3rd place D4 3200m finish occurred.
Fed up from his race at Mackinaw Club, subsequently going on a streak of three straight sub-17’s, which led the way to another podium finish.
Lost in the shuffle of the Joburg greats was a kid like Jeremiah, moving from 68th in D4 as a sophomore to 24th one year later.
His 4:33 in the 1600m ranks 13th amongst D4 returners.
Girls
| Place | Grade | Name | Team |
| 1 | 12 | Allie Nowak | Johannesburg-Lewiston |
| 2 | 12 | Jane Manthei | Petoskey St. Michael |
| 3 | 10 | Stefi Reskevics | Harbor Springs |
| 4 | 12 | Juniper Rodham | Harbor Springs |
| 5 | 10 | Harlie Fox | Johannesburg-Lewiston |
| 6 | 10 | Avery Langlois | Rogers City |
| 7 | 9 | Fenlynn Johnson | Rogers City |
| 8 | 11 | Yolanda Gascho | Johannesburg-Lewiston |
| 9 | 10 | Elizabeth Furman | Indian River Inland Lakes |
| 10 | 10 | Danielle Agren | Johannesburg-Lewiston |
| 11 | 10 | Veronica Paga | Petoskey St. Michael |
| 12 | 11 | Fran Warren | Harbor Springs |
| 13 | 10 | Ruby Pletcher | Ellsworth |
| 14 | 10 | Julia Clarke | Harbor Springs |
| 15 | 12 | Elke Knauf | East Jordan |
| 16 | 10 | Genevieve Rodham | Harbor Springs |
| 17 | 12 | McKenzie Bowman | Harbor Springs |
| 18 | 11 | Bailey Thompson | Gaylord St. Mary |
| 19 | 10 | Alexis Groves | Harbor Springs |
| 20 | 10 | Avary Bearden | East Jordan |
| 21 | 11 | Shelby Wisnowski | Charlton Heston Academy |
| 22 | 10 | Isabella Hocking | Bellaire |
| 23 | 12 | Ellie Crull | Onaway |
| 24 | 11 | Taylor Hefele | Rogers City |
| 25 | 9 | Bristol Skop | East Jordan |
More to come in future writings, but can we admire her movement in the 800m? 2:32 to 2:21 to 2:13 (and a state championship!).
The 10:57 may have been her BEST time of the year, but the one that undoubtedly carried the most meaning was a 11:17 3-spot in D4’s 3200m, making it back-to-back All-States.
First taste of high school racin’ was a 19 minute special. Last three were as well, including a 16th place finish down in Brooklyn.
Side note: I’m skipping around writing these, but it does seem like Region 28 has more returning All-Staters than any other region.
Began the year with a personal best and ended it with the two best efforts of her career – 19:28 here and a 19:48 at State.
Might not yet be blastin’ 800s like Blake, but she can find her way around a cross course like he could. Three straight sub-20’s to close out the regular season, one of those being a 17th place at MIS.
Glad to be wrong on the D4 Final Projections. Predicted 38th, finished 12th, an excellent example of showing up on the day.
Repeated the feats two years in a row. Back to back All-States and seasons of sub-20 in ‘em.
Only took six races to drop down into the 20’s, a place she was at for both Regionals and State.
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 