The Coopersville Broncos had another outstanding team effort, perhaps leading to a top-10 ranking tomorrow?
It’s now September and we’re hitting the meat of the schedule. The early season excitement has faded and teams are hitting the books, barreling toward the peak of their training, and frequently lacing up spikes. This weekend is an easy weekend, plenty of runners packed into a few meets. And thus, since I’m largely caught up on the math, rankings will come early next week.
As always, I’ll do my best to give a few shoutouts on these posts. Early in the season, these will be concentrated on names I don’t immediately recognize or athletes that are running much faster than I had anticipated. If someone’s given love, they probably deserve it, because there’s a ton of dedication that goes into finding those improvements. If you’re a coach/parent/teammate that feels someone deserves a mention, nicely e-mail/message me, and I’ll do my best to write some words about that person.
Girls Adjustment:Â +9 Boys Adjustment:Â +5
THIS IS SPARTA!
Jonah Workman, East Grand Rapids
Congrats on your first ever sub-15! I know you’ve got greater goals for the season, but nailing one of them has to be a great feeling. Keep it rolling!
Gracelin Martin, Greenville
Speaking of rolling, this Yellow Jacket senior is doing just that. Before Saturday, she’d run much faster in comparable meets – 20:13 to 19:35 at Warrior, 19:50 to 18:53 at Oiler, and 20:44 to 19:11 at Early Eagle. At the tail end of last year, she’d broken into the 18’s, so you knew that a huge personal best was on the horizon. Faced with a bigger stage, she was able to do just that, ripping an 18:21 here, subtracting almost 20 sec. from her 2024 best.
Shephard Bower, Forest Hills Eastern
I always state that Forest Hills Eastern is a developmental program and every year, they prove that true. Two seasons into the sport, the senior Bower has dropped considerable time in a short timespan. Last year, he opened with a 17:17 here at Sparta, before moving toward the mid-16’s at the end of the year. A few weeks back, he opened with a personal best at Under the Lights, then dropped some serious time here at Sparta, hitting 16:09, a full minute faster than where he was 52 weeks ago.
*** = State Title Contender ** = Top Ten Contender * = State Qualifying Contender
GIRLS TEAM RATINGS
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Forest Hills Northern
102.3
1
Greenville
73.1
1
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Grand Rapids South Christian**
124.3
2
Coopersville**
118.1
2
Spring Lake**
114.1
2
Forest Hills Eastern*
111.5
2
East Grand Rapids
99.6
2
Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg
86.8
2
GR West Michigan Aviation
79.3
2
Fruitport
74.4
2
Sparta
55.9
2
Howard City Tri-County
43.0
2
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Kent City*
90.7
3
Stanton Central Montcalm
78.5
3
McBain
74.2
3
Saranac
39.4
3
Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
36.8
3
Belding
36.2
3
Shelby
12.7
3
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
GRTC Peregrines
76.5
HS
West Michigan Homeschool
32.5
HS
BOYS TEAM RATINGS
Personal bests from Caleb Swiney and Mattias Tuls helped the Pumas win their division. Not shown is the great harmonizing to earn their award – Great work boys!
For the first time since late last fall, Christian Craanen found his way into the 15’s. A 25+ second victory for the Falcon sophomore.
It’s now September and we’re hitting the meat of the schedule. The early season excitement has faded and teams are hitting the books, barreling toward the peak of their training, and frequently lacing up spikes. This weekend is an easy weekend, plenty of runners packed into a few meets. And thus, since I’m largely caught up on the math, rankings will come early next week.
As always, I’ll do my best to give a few shoutouts on these posts. Early in the season, these will be concentrated on names I don’t immediately recognize or athletes that are running much faster than I had anticipated. If someone’s given love, they probably deserve it, because there’s a ton of dedication that goes into finding those improvements. If you’re a coach/parent/teammate that feels someone deserves a mention, nicely e-mail/message me, and I’ll do my best to write some words about that person.
Girls Adjustment:Â +8 Boys Adjustment:Â +5
HURRIED HURON HARRIERS
Alice Foley, Fraser
Already rounding into the form she displayed late last fall. As a sophomore, Foley was able to break 20:00 in her final four races, earning an All-County certificate and helping her Ramblers advance to MIS. What took her until mid-October in ’24 has already transpired in 2025 – a blast under 20:00. Alice’s 19:38 was a lifetime best and sets her up for what could be a memorable these next few months.
Woodhaven Boys
Earlier in the year, it was looking like a sure bet that the Warrior boys had a postseason run in them. After Saturday’s race at Willow, it looks like they could make some noise out at the speedway. Of course, they’d have to make it there first. But it’s an enticing preview of their season when you have four boys under 16:40 and six of their top-eight running personal bests.
*** = State Title Contender ** = Top Ten Contender * = State Qualifying Contender
GIRLS TEAM RATINGS
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Saline*
122.5
1
Brownstown Woodhaven
112.6
1
Fraser
101.7
1
Gibraltar Carlson
99.0
1
Livonia Franklin
83.1
1
Belleville
59.4
1
Monroe
51.0
1
Dearborn
44.4
1
Ypsilanti Lincoln
27.2
1
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
New Boston Huron
97.4
2
Bloomfield Hills Marian
74.5
2
Grosse Ile
57.9
2
Warren Regina
38.8
2
Dundee
28.4
2
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Monroe St. Mary CC
59.6
3
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
48.1
3
Erie Mason
40.7
3
Ida
35.0
3
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Petersburg-Summerfield
26.9
4
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Christ the King
55.9
None
BOYS TEAM RATINGS
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Brownstown Woodhaven**
186.8
1
Fraser
167.3
1
Warren DeLaSalle
165.3
1
Monroe
162.8
1
Detroit U-D Jesuit
162.5
1
West Bloomfield
160.1
1
Brighton
156.8
1
Westland John Glenn
145.1
1
Gibraltar Carlson
143.4
1
Ypsilanti Community
141.3
1
Detroit Renaissance
139.9
1
Dearborn
136.3
1
Livonia Franklin
133.6
1
Saline
122.7
1
Belleville
121.1
1
Ypsilanti Lincoln
98.7
1
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
170.0
2
Flat Rock
156.0
2
New Boston Huron
154.4
2
Grosse Ile
136.3
2
Dundee
126.1
2
Riverview
114.1
2
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Erie Mason*
164.6
3
Monroe St. Mary CC*
158.1
3
Adrian Madison
130.7
3
Ida
95.9
3
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
60.1
3
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Petersburg-Summerfield
92.6
4
Allen Park Cabrini
64.3
4
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Monroe Milers Homeschool Athletics
120.8
HS
Team
Top 5 Avg.
Division
Christ the King
122.6
None
GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS
Grade
Name
Time
Team
Rating
10
Savannah Staton
18:48.5
Saline
141.2
12
Lillian (Lilli) Schlack
19:13.7
Saline
132.8
12
Avery Turk
19:29.3
New Boston Huron
127.6
10
Adelynn Turck
19:34.6
Saline
125.8
11
Alice Foley
19:38.5
Fraser
124.5
11
Hope Noal
19:43.5
Woodhaven Brownstown
122.8
12
Isabella (Bella) LaFountain
19:53.2
Monroe St. Mary CC
119.6
10
Annabelle Chan
20:12.7
Woodhaven Brownstown
113.1
10
Jaelynn Greene
20:14.6
Woodhaven Brownstown
112.5
10
Alexis Kmiecik
20:18.6
Woodhaven Brownstown
111.1
9
Caroline Cotner
20:20.3
Saline
110.6
10
Giada Fioritto
20:21.3
Gibraltar Carlson
110.2
10
Ingrid Thomas
20:22.2
Washtenaw Christian
109.9
9
Madison Slade
20:24.0
Gibraltar Carlson
109.3
11
Lucille Clark
20:39.3
Marian (Bloomfield Hills)
104.2
9
Serenity Clancy
20:41.5
Woodhaven Brownstown
103.5
12
Kinsey Nordbeck
20:44.0
Livonia Franklin
102.7
12
Elliana Perugi
20:45.7
Woodhaven Brownstown
102.1
9
Lauren Tomaszewski
20:45.8
Saline
102.1
10
Lucy Morrow
20:46.3
Livonia Franklin
101.9
11
Sophie Roth
20:48.2
Saline
101.3
10
Micaela Cabello
20:49.5
Christ the King
100.8
12
Mahalia Staton
20:50.6
Saline
100.5
9
Zoey Cheney
20:52.0
New Boston Huron
100.0
12
Katelyn Frazier
20:55.4
Fraser
98.9
12
Kate Molloy
20:55.6
Fraser
98.8
10
Livia Boucher
21:03.6
Gibraltar Carlson
96.1
12
Olivia Cereska
21:06.3
Fraser
95.2
9
Julia Geisz
21:07.0
Marian (Bloomfield Hills)
95.0
10
Deirdre O’Connell
21:08.7
Allen Park Cabrini
94.4
10
Harper Jackson
21:10.1
Gibraltar Carlson
94.0
12
Molly Weaver
21:11.7
Woodhaven Brownstown
93.4
12
Alyssa Korte
21:15.5
Grosse Ile
92.2
10
Grace Bedner
21:19.2
Ann Arbor Track
90.9
12
Falyn Doss
21:19.4
New Boston Huron
90.9
12
Jewel Zschernig
21:19.4
Fraser
90.9
11
Braelynn Chiotti
21:19.5
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
90.8
10
Allison Ost
21:26.9
Petersburg-Summerfield
88.4
11
Tanylei Neff
21:27.6
Erie Mason
88.1
10
Isa Vargo
21:32.4
New Boston Huron
86.5
9
Ada Cain
21:35.9
Gibraltar Carlson
85.4
10
Ella McCleery
21:38.0
Ypsilanti Community
84.7
10
Sade Napier
21:38.1
Ypsilanti Lincoln
84.6
12
Makenzie Wolfe
21:41.4
Petersburg-Summerfield
83.5
10
Ellia Egle
21:46.1
New Boston Huron
82.0
11
Kayla Christesen
21:51.2
New Boston Huron
80.3
9
Melanie Clark
21:54.9
Marian (Bloomfield Hills)
79.0
10
Alexis White
21:58.8
New Boston Huron
77.7
12
Anna Coury
22:00.7
Monroe
77.1
11
Emma Slater
22:02.9
Livonia Franklin
76.4
11
Jordan Pope
22:03.1
Livonia Franklin
76.3
10
Lila VanAssche
22:07.9
Belleville
74.7
9
Ruby Giddings
22:08.9
Saline
74.4
11
Lillian Bryan
22:10.7
Belleville
73.8
12
Joslyn Bechtol
22:11.8
Woodhaven Brownstown
73.4
11
Juleigh Husby
22:12.0
Monroe St. Mary CC
73.3
10
Joelle Saad
22:14.4
Dearborn
72.5
12
Hannah Gritzmaker
22:15.1
Saline
72.3
11
Shayla Wendt
22:15.5
Belleville
72.2
11
Jayelynn Lines
22:25.8
Woodhaven Brownstown
68.7
11
Ella McFarlane
22:26.4
Riverview
68.5
9
Jennalynn Bronstein
22:28.6
New Boston Huron
67.8
10
Zoey Smalling
22:30.1
Monroe
67.3
11
Madelyn Yezback
22:31.9
Warren Regina
66.7
10
Alice Williams
22:32.5
New Boston Huron
66.5
12
Corinna Aulph
22:32.6
Monroe
66.5
12
Bailey Kerr
22:34.4
Grosse Ile
65.9
11
Reagan Reaume
22:34.6
Gibraltar Carlson
65.8
11
Lauren Olma
22:36.5
Ypsilanti Lincoln
65.2
10
Lillian West
22:39.5
New Boston Huron
64.2
9
Rino Takatsu
22:41.4
West Bloomfield
63.5
12
Nour Hamka
22:44.1
Dearborn
62.6
12
Claire Oberski
22:44.3
Saline
62.6
11
Mia Washington
22:46.1
Saline
62.0
11
Erin Sax
22:46.3
Woodhaven Brownstown
61.9
10
Abby Raymond
22:46.9
Petersburg-Summerfield
61.7
12
Simona Horia
22:48.4
Dearborn
61.2
12
Briar Wing
22:53.0
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
59.7
10
Olivia Shupe
22:56.5
Gibraltar Carlson
58.5
11
Zoe Slater
22:56.9
Livonia Franklin
58.4
12
Eliza Grocki
22:57.2
Riverview
58.3
12
Kennedy Lange
23:01.3
Saline
56.9
12
Leona Knudsen
23:02.8
Monroe St. Mary CC
56.4
10
Grace Weidmayer
23:03.6
Christ the King
56.1
9
Molly Fojtik
23:11.7
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
53.4
9
Brynn Lusky
23:13.6
Ida
52.8
11
Chiamara Ogbonna
23:15.4
Woodhaven Brownstown
52.2
9
Lana Benware
23:15.5
Ida
52.2
11
Lydia Richards
23:15.6
Dundee
52.1
9
Ava Catalano
23:19.4
Woodhaven Brownstown
50.9
10
Marissa Salazar
23:22.2
Saline
49.9
11
Sofia Kouza
23:22.9
Marian (Bloomfield Hills)
49.7
10
Mia Garcia
23:25.0
Dearborn
49.0
9
Jenna Hardy
23:28.2
Saline
47.9
12
Alicia Shelton
23:28.7
Grosse Ile
47.8
11
Lauren Carothers
23:34.3
Christ the King
45.9
10
Lacey Spangler
23:38.6
Ypsilanti Lincoln
44.5
11
Jenell Gallozi
23:38.9
Marian (Bloomfield Hills)
44.4
11
Jordyn Burr
23:39.9
Detroit Renaissance
44.0
10
Amber Longton
23:40.9
Grosse Ile
43.7
10
Sydney Foster
23:41.1
Detroit Renaissance
43.6
12
Grace Raymond
23:41.7
Petersburg-Summerfield
43.4
11
Megan Mulvenna
23:44.8
Belleville
42.4
10
Gabriella Roberts
23:45.2
Livonia Franklin
42.3
9
Hannah Hines
23:47.8
Christ the King
41.4
9
Haleigh Summers
23:48.1
Adrian Madison
41.3
12
Lauren Peppers
23:48.5
Monroe St. Mary CC
41.2
12
Carolanne Hammer
23:48.9
Fraser
41.0
11
Kayle Babowicz
23:49.7
Flat Rock
40.8
9
Addison Ringbloom
23:50.2
Dundee
40.6
9
Isabelle Calati
23:50.4
Saline
40.5
9
Ava Dame
23:51.6
Grosse Ile
40.1
12
Daniya Vann
23:52.1
Garden City
40.0
12
Lola Lange
23:54.4
Saline
39.2
9
Rowan Twiner
23:54.7
Grosse Ile
39.1
9
Camilla Mommerency
23:56.9
Ida
38.4
9
Lilianna Carroll
23:57.5
Ivywood Classical Academy
38.2
12
Kacey Daniels
23:58.1
Detroit Renaissance
38.0
10
Arianna Haidar
24:01.6
Warren Regina
36.8
12
Riley England
24:03.7
Erie Mason
36.1
10
Emma Jakubik
24:05.4
Gibraltar Carlson
35.5
9
Ellie Dauw
24:05.6
Christ the King
35.5
9
Lexi Harrison
24:06.0
New Boston Huron
35.3
11
Kassie Kozlo
24:07.1
Allen Park Cabrini
35.0
11
Alexis Colburn
24:07.3
Erie Mason
34.9
12
Kaylee Rupnow
24:10.4
Belleville
33.9
11
Shannon Bailey
24:10.6
Gibraltar Carlson
33.8
10
Stella Mac
24:12.2
New Boston Huron
33.3
10
Maya Colley
24:13.1
Warren Regina
33.0
11
Harper Childress
24:13.7
Monroe Milers Homeschool Athletics
32.8
12
Maria Lora Hernandez
24:14.4
Dundee
32.5
9
Addie Woon
24:19.8
Christ the King
30.7
10
Mia Schlender
24:21.8
Warren Regina
30.1
10
Gemma Burr
24:22.0
Monroe
30.0
10
Teagan Morrison
24:23.2
Grosse Ile
29.6
10
Ryleigh Rowe
24:24.3
Ida
29.2
10
Simone Fumei
24:25.6
Marian (Bloomfield Hills)
28.8
10
Lillienne Elmes
24:25.7
Marian (Bloomfield Hills)
28.8
10
Tricia VonHolten
24:27.0
Gibraltar Carlson
28.3
11
Gabriella Hovey
24:27.9
Dundee
28.0
11
Ava Muhlenkamp
24:29.1
Warren Regina
27.6
11
Gianna Yaldo
24:30.2
Warren Regina
27.3
10
Abigail Braman
24:30.8
Christ the King
27.1
11
Sierra DeBarr
24:31.0
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
27.0
10
Kayla Ropelewski
24:31.2
Fraser
26.9
12
Isabella Routson
24:33.9
Saline
26.0
9
Olivia Gravina
24:34.2
Warren Regina
25.9
11
Josephine Pedersen
24:37.2
Ann Arbor Rudolf Steiner
24.9
10
Casha Grzywacz
24:41.5
Gibraltar Carlson
23.5
10
Kate Otting
24:43.0
Erie Mason
23.0
12
Kirsten Perecki
24:46.9
New Boston Huron
21.7
10
Jaelynn Horton
24:47.4
Erie Mason
21.5
9
Lauren Macon
24:48.5
New Boston Huron
21.2
9
Aaliyah Simmons
24:49.8
Summit Academy North
20.7
12
Grace Albright
24:55.0
Erie Mason
19.0
12
Anneliese Fellows
24:56.7
Christ the King
18.4
10
Avery Stover
24:57.1
Adrian Madison
18.3
12
Chelsea Becker
24:57.8
Fraser
18.1
9
Isabelle Driver
25:00.5
Saline
17.2
9
Emily Murphy
25:06.0
Marian (Bloomfield Hills)
15.3
10
Ewoma Onosode
25:09.2
Livonia Franklin
14.3
11
Josephine Mehki
25:09.9
Monroe
14.0
9
Jude Choucri
25:18.6
Marian (Bloomfield Hills)
11.1
12
Amelie Burtka
25:20.9
West Bloomfield
10.4
12
Lily Bagozzi
25:21.6
Garden City
10.1
9
Isabelle Schreiber
25:22.1
Gibraltar Carlson
10.0
10
Blair Lake
25:22.8
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
9.7
10
Paloma Gonzalez-Haske
25:27.9
Ypsilanti Lincoln
8.0
9
Julie McNabb
25:29.3
Monroe
7.6
12
Ella Calkins
25:29.9
Monroe St. Mary CC
7.4
12
Shyla Smith
25:32.0
Saline
6.7
10
Rory Vida
25:35.9
Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
5.4
10
Lyla Garcia
25:36.1
Livonia Franklin
5.3
11
Lizzy Wright
25:42.4
Monroe St. Mary CC
3.2
10
Makayla Markgraff
25:44.0
Monroe St. Mary CC
2.7
12
Gabriana Garner
25:44.9
Ida
2.4
10
Aashi Shekhawat
25:46.8
Ypsilanti Community
1.7
9
Harper Winkelman
25:51.6
Monroe
0.1
10
Ryan Cheney
25:51.6
New Boston Huron
0.1
BOYS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS
Many of the top boys shown here. Thank you to Liam Trumpower for the photo!
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 