Last Year
SUMMER PREVIEW
MID-SEASON
FINAL PROJECTIONS
THE RESULT
Girls
- Stockbridge (25th)
- University Liggett (non full team)
- Madison Heights Bishop Foley (26th)
Boys
- Stockbridge (23rd)
- Algonac (28th)
- Charyl Stockwell Academy (27th)
- Dansville (26th)
I’ll criticize the MHSAA when needed, but also praise when possible. They took a weaker region and made it fair, both geographically and in terms of getting higher quality teams to state. By sending Leslie and Lansing Catholic here, this gives opportunities for qualifiers in other regions which may have been abnormally strong.
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
Leslie (Top 7), Lansing Catholic (10th)
Boys
Lansing Catholic (26th)
(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 | Leslie | 24 |
| 2 | Lansing Catholic | 42 |
| 3 | Stockbridge | 109 |
| 4 | Wixom St. Catherine | 121 |
| 5 | Rochester Hills Lutheran NW | 131 |
| 6 | Madison Heights Bishop Foley | 142 |
| 7 | Algonac | 187 |
| 8 | Charyl Stockwell Academy | 195 |
| 9 | Clawson | 229 |
| Place | Boys Team | Score |
| 1 | Lansing Catholic | 54 |
| 2 | Leslie | 67 |
| 3 | Algonac | 94 |
| 4 | University Liggett | 103 |
| 5 | Dansville | 125 |
| 6 | Charyl Stockwell Academy | 162 |
| 7 | Clawson | 178 |
| 8 | Rochester Hills Lutheran NW | 194 |
| 9 | Madison Heights Bishop Foley | 200 |
| 10 | Detroit Northwestern | 292 |
Top Runners
Thought I’d give a review of some of the top returners in each region. Returners means no incoming freshman (you’ll get your days in the sun). If you’re on a top team or in the 50 Tickets and you’re projected highly here, you hit the jackpot! Yes, I’m writing a bit less than previous years, but I think I’ve learned my lesson in that I need to conserve energy and brainpower for all divisions and regions. Typically by August, I’m rushing to get these done. This time around, hopefully all regions get the same amount of coverage.
Had one of her better track seasons yet, recognizing a bit of strength during the spring season. By season’s end, she whittled her 1600m time down from 5:13 to 5:02, nabbed an 11:12, and placed All-State in both events.
Initial high school season had some great moments, such as her wins at Bath and Holly, then sub-20’s later on at Stockbridge and Portage.
Each year, she closes the season running her best stuff. This past fall, it was 4 of her final 7 races being of the 19 min. variety, to go along with a top-10 at Region 23 and a GLAC win.
Kerith Short, University Liggett
Your defending regional champ. Kerith has gone sub-20 each of the past two years and is inching closer towards an All-State. 45th as a freshman, 37th as a sophomore.
The third of Leslie’s terrifying triumvirate, Jaidyn does as Erin and Haley both do, runs her best to close. Last year, it was a 19:56, then perhaps more impressively, very low 20’s at Greater Lansing and Region 23.
One of the better underclassmen in the state the past two years. Theodore has racked up two All-States, a regional championship, and numerous other wins. He’ll be looking to defend here and improve on his 10th place finish in Division 3.
First high school season showed a glimpse of great potential – a shocking 16:49 at Goodells.
Michael Darlington, University Liggett
Has been a state qualifier in three of his four seasons. Twice in cross country, placing top-10 here. Then this past spring in track, winning the Region 27 3200m. A week later, he had the best meet of his career, spinning a 4:49/10:29 double at the CHSL Cardinal Championship.
Anthony Urbaniak, Charyl Stockwell Academy
Great progress during his junior year, finishing 6th in this region when he’d never even cracked the top 40.
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 