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The Top Tens: Division 2 Girls #9

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

MeetDivisionPlace
Lenawee County Preview3rd of 7
Cebulski2nd of 5
Ramblin’ Rock4th of 17
MarauderD2341st of 8
Hudson BoosterUpper2nd of 10
Lenawee County1st of 7
SEC White Championship1st of 4
Region 181st of 14
Division 2 State10th of 27

Top Returners

Sophy Skeels

The now junior had her best two races of her career during championship season, a win at the SEC White Championship and 3rd in Region 18. And she doubled back on that during track, ripping a 5:09 at the State Finals 1600m.

Anastee Davis

TWO WHOLE MINUTE jump in her PB, placing top-10 in Lenawee County, the SEC White, and Region 18 for the first times in her three year career.

Yoselin Fermin-Campos

Hard to believe this girl was having a tough time breaking 25:00 as a freshman. Now, she’s seven spots away from claiming an All-State.

Mavee Clark

Unlocked Adrian’s late season surge with a three race stretch of clutch performances. PB’s at the SEC White Championship and Region 18 helped secure 1st place trophies, then her 20:52 at MIS may have been her most impressive of the bunch.

Potential Newcomers

Ayda Skeels

Could be the game changer for this Maple program. Won more than half of her XC races, then captured the SEC 1600m crown in the spring.

Carlee Bakewell

16 min+ openers that dropped down into sub-14’s at the final SEC Jamboree and in Zone 2.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #42

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 27th Place – Division 1 State (XC)
  • 2nd Place – OAA White (XC)
  • 5th Place – Region 8 (XC)
  • 9th Place – Oakland County (XC)
  • OAA Red/White 3200m Champion
  • 4th Place – Oakland County 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDate
10Taye Levenson16:12.7Bloomfield Hills200.1Corunna Early Bird30-Aug
10Taye Levenson15:38.8Bloomfield Hills201.4Muskrat Classic10-Sep
10Taye Levenson16:34.0Bloomfield Hills189.7OAA White 113-Sep
10Taye Levenson16:05.1Bloomfield Hills202.6Holly17-Sep
10Taye Levenson16:06.3Bloomfield Hills200.9Mott Fall Classic23-Sep
10Taye Levenson16:57.7Bloomfield Hills180.1OAA White 227-Sep
10Taye Levenson15:53.7Bloomfield Hills197.1Hansons1-Oct
10Taye Levenson16:40.0Bloomfield Hills193.0Oakland County8-Oct
10Taye Levenson16:48.1Bloomfield Hills183.0OAA White Championship20-Oct
10Taye Levenson16:30.7Bloomfield Hills190.8Region 829-Oct
10Taye Levenson16:10.4Bloomfield Hills196.2Division 1 State5-Nov

The Rundown

Being witness to many of Taye’s races over the course of the year, let me speak to the growth he undertook in the past 10 months. Although there were some speedy efforts early in cross country, there were some hiccups too, especially in the OAA meets. Going out too hard early, paying the price as more experienced runners laid in the cut waiting to take over. But as the season wore on, he found himself more patient early, mixing it up late, and finishing ahead of Oakland County’s best, all leading to a 27th place finish at State. During the spring, that attitude was evident in meets such as Farmington, where he let others control the pace for the first 80-90% of the race, then took over to capture the 1st section of the 3200m, running his best time of the year. If he keeps up the studious nature, he can easily move up higher on the Division 1 podium.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #42

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 11th Place – Division 2 State (XC)
  • Huron League Champion (XC)
  • Region 18 Champion (XC)
  • 3x State Qualifier (XC)
  • 2nd Place – Division 2 State 4x800m
  • 7th Place – Division 2 State 4x400m
  • Huron League 3200m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDate
11Jenna Pilachowski19:22.7Monroe Jefferson136.8Milan Puddle Jumper30-Aug
11Jenna Pilachowski19:23.8Monroe Jefferson138.4Spartan16-Sep
11Jenna Pilachowski19:04.3Monroe Jefferson133.6Jefferson24-Sep
11Jenna Pilachowski19:19.8Monroe Jefferson129.4Huron League 24-Oct
11Jenna Pilachowski18:42.6Monroe Jefferson142.1Portage8-Oct
11Jenna Pilachowski19:18.2Monroe Jefferson130.3Dave Bork Classic15-Oct
11Jenna Pilachowski18:26.7Monroe Jefferson138.4Region 529-Oct
11Jenna Pilachowski18:54.8Monroe Jefferson140.1Division 2 State5-Nov
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDate
10Jenna Pilachowski20:16.9Monroe Jefferson111.4Milan Puddle Jumper31-Aug
10Jenna Pilachowski21:08.1Monroe Jefferson107.3Spartan17-Sep
10Jenna Pilachowski20:31.3Monroe Jefferson114.6Jefferson25-Sep
10Jenna Pilachowski20:40.7Monroe Jefferson101.1Huron League 128-Sep
10Jenna Pilachowski21:18.4Monroe Jefferson98.9Huron League 25-Oct
10Jenna Pilachowski23:08.6Monroe Jefferson89.5Dave Bork Classic16-Oct
10Jenna Pilachowski22:02.4Monroe Jefferson82.5Huron League Championship21-Oct
10Jenna Pilachowski21:36.6Monroe Jefferson109.5Region 1830-Oct
10Jenna Pilachowski20:40.2Monroe Jefferson103.3Division 2 State6-Nov
GradeNameTeamRatingMeetDate
9Jenna PilachowskiMonroe Jefferson75.8Huron League 122-Sep
9Jenna PilachowskiMonroe Jefferson74.6Jefferson26-Sep
9Jenna PilachowskiMonroe Jefferson75.3Huron League 26-Oct
9Jenna PilachowskiMonroe Jefferson89.3Huron League Championship16-Oct
9Jenna PilachowskiMonroe Jefferson95.0Pre-Region 3624-Oct
9Jenna PilachowskiMonroe Jefferson103.8Region 1831-Oct
9Jenna PilachowskiMonroe Jefferson100.9Division 2 State6-Nov

The Rundown

The Jefferson program has a penchant for taking a good runner and turning them elite. Like Kaitlyn St. Bernard, Ty Grube, and Carter McCalister before her, Jenna has grown from a 20-21 min. freshman to a junior who was sub-19 in her final two races of the year. Those two races were the most significant, and came with the greatest honors – a Regional Championship and an All-State certificate. Jenna has never shied away from those grand moments. Even as a young freshman, she raced her two best efforts of the year to close out the season. She’s been in the pressure cooker of relays, contributing to three podium finishes. The Bears have a few huge meets on the schedule, trips to Spartan and Portage, before returning home and hoping to qualify another squad for MIS. Expect Jenna to be at the forefront of everything.