Michigan XC Speed Ratings

Accomplishments & Accolades

SMAC Champion (XC)
2^nd Place – Region 3 (XC)
2x State Qualifier (XC)
9^th Place – MITCA Team State 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Jasper Cane	16:34.0	Kalamazoo Central	194.3	Portage Early Bird	19-Aug
11	Jasper Cane	16:01.2	Kalamazoo Central	200.3	Under the Lights v2	26-Aug
11	Jasper Cane	15:51.6	Kalamazoo Central	202.1	Ottawa Hills	16-Sep
11	Jasper Cane	15:43.7	Kalamazoo Central	201.4	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct
11	Jasper Cane	16:28.1	Kalamazoo Central	193.6	SMAC East 2	4-Oct
11	Jasper Cane	15:38.0	Kalamazoo Central	203.3	Portage	8-Oct
11	Jasper Cane	15:41.9	Kalamazoo Central	203.4	SMAC Championship	22-Oct
11	Jasper Cane	15:22.2	Kalamazoo Central	206.6	Region 3	28-Oct
11	Jasper Cane	16:34.8	Kalamazoo Central	188.1	Division 1 State	5-Nov
11	Jasper Cane	15:52.3	Kalamazoo Central	195.2	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Jasper Cane	17:03.7	Kalamazoo Central	187.1	Portage EB	20-Aug
10	Jasper Cane	16:58.0	Kalamazoo Central	188.7	Under the Lights (GRSC)	27-Aug
10	Jasper Cane	16:49.5	Kalamazoo Central	184.5	Saranac	1-Sep
10	Jasper Cane	16:56.2	Kalamazoo Central	185.9	Coach B	13-Sep
10	Jasper Cane	16:42.4	Kalamazoo Central	182.9	SMAC East 1	21-Sep
10	Jasper Cane	16:35.8	Kalamazoo Central	190.1	Cougar Falcon	25-Sep
10	Jasper Cane	16:22.7	Kalamazoo Central	191.1	Otsego Bulldog	2-Oct
10	Jasper Cane	16:34.5	Kalamazoo Central	188.8	SMAC East 2	5-Oct
10	Jasper Cane	16:14.9	Kalamazoo Central	197.7	Portage	9-Oct
10	Jasper Cane	16:38.8	Kalamazoo Central	187.1	SMAC Championship	23-Oct
10	Jasper Cane	16:20.1	Kalamazoo Central	190.3	Region 3	29-Oct
10	Jasper Cane	16:33.1	Kalamazoo Central	187.0	Division 1 State	6-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Jasper Cane		Kalamazoo Central	155.5	Kalamazoo Central/Richland Gull Lake	21-Aug
9	Jasper Cane		Kalamazoo Central	172.3	BC Lakeview/K Central	9-Sep
9	Jasper Cane		Kalamazoo Central	166.9	Spring Lake Laker	12-Sep
9	Jasper Cane		Kalamazoo Central	176.1	Central/Loy Norrix	23-Sep
9	Jasper Cane		Kalamazoo Central	169.9	Bob Perry	26-Sep
9	Jasper Cane		Kalamazoo Central	177.2	KC/RGL	6-Oct
9	Jasper Cane		Kalamazoo Central	179.3	Highlander	10-Oct
9	Jasper Cane		Kalamazoo Central	182.6	SMAC Championship	17-Oct
9	Jasper Cane		Kalamazoo Central	179.4	Pre-Region 6	23-Oct
9	Jasper Cane		Kalamazoo Central	185.4	Region 3	30-Oct

The Rundown

The frontrunner of the Giants, the underrated, underappreciated team of Kalamazoo County. Jasper’s junior year was one of stupendous growth, both in time and place. Following a sophomore season comprised of many mid-16 efforts, Jasper took another leap forward. He transformed into an athlete that primarily raced in the 15’s, getting there six times over the course of the 2022 season. Among those six were a top-5 finish at Portage and a win against all SMAC competition. The big one though was his 15:22 in Region 3, leading his KC followers to an upset regional victory, one they’ll hope to repeat this year.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #17

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 mixcspeedratings

SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

15^th Place – Division 1 State (XC)
2^nd Place – Region 6 (XC)
2x Top-10 KLAA (XC)
8^th Place – Division 1 State 1600m
3^rd Place – Region 6 3200m
3^rd Place – KLAA 1600/3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Cassie Garcia	18:58.1	Northville	144.3	Pete Moss	27-Aug
10	Cassie Garcia	19:15.9	Northville	141.0	Spartan	16-Sep
10	Cassie Garcia	18:38.1	Northville	141.3	Jackson	24-Sep
10	Cassie Garcia	18:29.8	Northville	145.7	Bluejay	1-Oct
10	Cassie Garcia	18:43.2	Northville	141.9	Portage	8-Oct
10	Cassie Garcia	19:56.6	Northville	122.8	KLAA	22-Oct
10	Cassie Garcia	18:54.2	Northville	133.9	Region 6	29-Oct
10	Cassie Garcia	18:38.7	Northville	146.1	Division 1 State	5-Nov
10	Cassie Garcia	18:48.3	Northville	135.2	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Cassie Garcia	20:26.3	Northville	122.2	Lamplighter	20-Aug
9	Cassie Garcia	19:46.3	Northville	128.2	Pete Moss	28-Aug
9	Cassie Garcia	19:14.1	Northville	134.0	Ramblin’ Rock	11-Sep
9	Cassie Garcia	20:00.0	Northville	130.0	Spartan	17-Sep
9	Cassie Garcia	19:28.0	Northville	137.7	Mott Fall Classic	24-Sep
9	Cassie Garcia	19:11.6	Northville	134.8	DeWitt	2-Oct
9	Cassie Garcia	19:24.2	Northville	135.9	Wayne County	9-Oct
9	Cassie Garcia	19:27.0	Northville	147.3	Freeland Falcon	16-Oct
9	Cassie Garcia	18:51.8	Northville	140.4	KLAA Championship	21-Oct
9	Cassie Garcia	18:52.3	Northville	139.6	Division 1 State	6-Nov
9	Cassie Garcia	19:05.9	Northville	135.7	MITCA	13-Nov

The Rundown

Where most of her Mustang teammates, boys and girls trend toward mid-distance stardom, Cassie takes to the other direction. I don’t mean that as a knock on the Northville program, more of a compliment in that they can put forth elite mid-distance squads in both genders, then churn out great grinders such as Cassie (or an Ethan Powell). Her ability to throw down elite marks and championship spots has been evident in all four of her seasons. Between the white lines, she’s been in the top-50 at MIS and top-10 in the KLAA for each of the past two years. She’s endured through two state qualifiers in the 3200m, then moved up from 15^th as a freshman to 8^th as a sophomore, the latter of which while battling injury. Those battles will serve her well as her endurance is put to the test through another season, Ella and her leading Northville towards another low finish.

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The Regional Previews: Division 1, Region 8

August 10, 2023August 11, 2023 mixcspeedratings

Last Year

Girls

Oxford (6^th)
Troy (17^th)
Clarkston (23^rd)

Boys

Clarkston (4^th)
Utica (9^th)
Troy (24^th)

Top 27 Teams

Previous years had top-25 teams, but there’s 27 (and sometimes more) team qualifiers and what does it hurt to add another two?

Girls

Oxford (7^th), Lake Orion (17^th), Clarkston (19^th), Rochester (20^th)

Boys

Troy (6^th), Clarkston (9^th), Utica (13^th), Oxford (19^th), Lake Orion (23^rd)

(If your team isn’t listed in the images above or the scores below, you probably don’t have five returners, at least on ol’ athletic.net. I’m sure many of these teams will fill out their rosters by late October)

Projected Scores

Place	Girls Team	Score
1	Oxford	46
2	Lake Orion	80
3	Clarkston	82
4	Utica	93
5	Rochester	135
6	Troy	164
7	Bloomfield Hills	164
8	Rochester Adams	180
9	Utica Ford	287
10	Troy Athens	333
11	Warren Mott	354
12	Sterling Heights Stevenson	366
13	Auburn Hills Avondale	394
14	Warren Cousino	403
15	Waterford Kettering	404

Place	Boys Team	Score
1	Troy	62
2	Clarkston	69
3	Utica	95
4	Oxford	106
5	Lake Orion	128
6	Rochester Adams	142
7	Troy Athens	160
8	Rochester	176
9	Bloomfield Hills	251
10	Warren Cousino	301
11	Utica Ford	312
12	Waterford Mott	348
13	Waterford Kettering	356
14	Sterling Heights Stevenson	403
15	Auburn Hills Avondale	445
16	Warren Mott	503

Top Runners

I’m making a slight change for the Division 1 folks. Previous regional writeups had the top finishers, even if they were mentioned in the Top 10’s or 50 Tickets. Because so many Division 1 kids make up the top 50 returners (which makes sense, since D1 covers about 60% of the state), I’ll write about a few runners beyond those 50. This will hopefully extend a bit more coverage towards more deserving athletes. Some of the 50 have been covered, others will get their own post. Check the Summer Preview page or keep checking back until next Thursday for those.

Addison Johnson, Utica

It’s been a long process, as this spring, she was able to attain what’s been digging at her for a few years – a track state qualifier. Grinding through the rain in the 3200m at Dakota, Addy ran a lifetime best (11:11) to place 3^rd. She’s been in the 18’s each of the past two years and last fall set another lifetime best with an 18:42 at Shepherd.

Braydee Elling, Oxford

Mentioned earlier in the summer that she’s coming off her best track season yet. In terms of time, the most relevant event might be the 3200m, where she’s improved by 35+ seconds from her freshman form, 11:38 from 12:14. That 11:38 was good for 5^th in Oakland County.

Taylor Brodeur, Oxford

Another one of those hurdlers, getting it done through guts and tenacity. While in the fall, she’s closing her cross campaigns with 18-min. performances, the spring she’s qualifying for State in the 300h. Her 47.59 earned her that spot, placing 2^nd in Region 9.

Louis D’Souza, Troy

On either side of his 4:22, found room for improvement. Competing in the 3200m for the first time in nearly a month, he placed 7^th in Oakland County with a 9:41. Going against those pesky Athens rivals in early May, his 2:00 won the 800m.

Ferdinand Viereck, Rochester Adams

Just as Louis, had a clutch performance in the Renaissance track regional, his 4:24 cutting off 4 seconds from his lifetime best. And he wasn’t done there, placing 8^th in the Oakland County 1600m and proving he wasn’t just happy to be at State, shaving 0.4 seconds off his previous best.

Andrew Floros, Clarkston

Concentrated on the mile during the spring and to great result. Hit a PB at the Brighton Bulldog meet in late April, then knocked that down by a few seconds, running 4:29 at Oakland County.

Kian Schneeweis, Troy

Track unlocked a guy who will form a formidable three-headed monster for Troy. Sub-10 on all but one of his 3200m races, including a 9:40 to place 6^th in Oakland County.

Alex McArthur, Oxford

When he’s not laying it on the black on the mound, he’s letting it rip between the white lines on the grass. Alex has been in the 16’s for each of his two high school years, placing top-10 in this regional each time out.

Blake Peardon, Lake Orion

The lead runner on a rebuilding Dragon squad. Reached down into the 16’s twice late last fall, his best a 16:30 that placed 8^th in the OAA Red.