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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Accomplishments

• OK Blue Champions
• 2^nd Place – Region 11
• 6^th Place – Division 2 State

Top Returners

Lexie Ruffing

2022 season contained a personal best (19:12, Autumn Sunrise) and her best placing efforts in the OK Blue Championship (2^nd) and Region 11 (8^th), leading her Spring Lake team to a conference championship and State Finals berth.

Alexis Kotkowicz

Freshman year contained six (!!!) personal bests, including a championship steak of 19:50 > 19:38 > 19:28.

Bea Reeser

Her track season may have had only three individual races, but hopefully it can be the springboard to another successful fall. After all, even in the shortened season, she was able to beat her 800m best.

Meghan Guczwa

Closed her freshman season on a high note, registering sub-20’s in two of her final four races.

Katie Riemersma

Each year, Katie seems to close with one of her better efforts. Two of her high school seasons, that’s been at the OK Blue Championship, where this past fall, she set a new personal best (20:22) and moved up 14 spots from her sophomore year.

Bethany Zimmerman

Spent the majority of her freshman year above 23:00, before slipping into the 22’s to end the year. A year later, spent almost NO TIME in the 22’s before catapulting to a season full of 21-minute efforts.

Lydia Recor

Year to year improvement is a must for high level programs such as Spring Lake. Lydia showed out on many occasions, a few examples being her 24:06 to 22:16 at Otsego or her 23:04 to 21:31 in the OK Blue Championship.

Ellie Miller

Final seven races were all between 22:00 and 22:30. That breakthrough into the 21’s is coming…

Potential Newcomers

Shannon Losee

Five of her six 8^th grade 2 mile races were of the sub-14 variety, with one even below 13:00.

Macy Subka

Closed her 8^th grade season with three straight sub-14’s. But watch out for her in the 300 hurdles next spring.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 6^th Place – SEC Red (XC)
• 7^th Place – Region 4 (XC)
• 2^nd Place – SEC Red 1600m
• 3^rd Place – Region 5 1600m
• 4^th Place – Region 5 3200m
• 26^th Place – Division 1 State 1600m
• Contributor to All-State 4x800m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Mason Jett	17:30.2	Ann Arbor Skyline	179.9	Lamplighter	19-Aug
11	Mason Jett	17:06.2	Ann Arbor Skyline	185.3	Saline Early Bird	1-Sep
11	Mason Jett	17:02.1	Ann Arbor Skyline	181.3	Bath	10-Sep
11	Mason Jett	18:35.7	Ann Arbor Skyline	145.8	SEC 1	14-Sep
11	Mason Jett	16:07.0	Ann Arbor Skyline	193.3	Jackson	24-Sep
11	Mason Jett	16:46.7	Ann Arbor Skyline	183.4	SEC Red 2	28-Sep
11	Mason Jett	16:17.7	Ann Arbor Skyline	190.1	Portage	8-Oct
11	Mason Jett	16:15.5	Ann Arbor Skyline	185.8	Gabriel Richard	15-Oct
11	Mason Jett	15:59.5	Ann Arbor Skyline	190.8	SEC Championship	20-Oct
11	Mason Jett	16:14.9	Ann Arbor Skyline	193.0	Region 4	28-Oct
11	Mason Jett	15:59.9	Ann Arbor Skyline	192.7	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Mason Jett	19:50.8	Ann Arbor Skyline	139.1	Mustang	31-Aug
10	Mason Jett	19:51.0	Ann Arbor Skyline	129.3	SEC 1	14-Sep
10	Mason Jett	18:13.3	Ann Arbor Skyline	158.2	Jackson	25-Sep
10	Mason Jett	18:29.8	Ann Arbor Skyline	155.4	SEC Red 2	28-Sep
10	Mason Jett	18:15.5	Ann Arbor Skyline	157.5	Portage	9-Oct
10	Mason Jett	17:49.8	Ann Arbor Skyline	156.4	Gabriel Richard	16-Oct
10	Mason Jett	17:45.4	Ann Arbor Skyline	164.5	SEC Championship	21-Oct
10	Mason Jett	17:36.2	Ann Arbor Skyline	169.9	4 Meadows	29-Oct
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Mason Jett		Ann Arbor Skyline	113.1	Adrian/Hudson/Skyline/Tecumseh	12-Sep
9	Mason Jett		Ann Arbor Skyline	131.0	Pioneer/Skyline	3-Oct
9	Mason Jett		Ann Arbor Skyline	89.4	Plymouth/Skyline	13-Oct
9	Mason Jett		Ann Arbor Skyline	129.2	SEC Red	17-Oct

The Rundown

Follow me for long enough time and you’ll pick up on a few themes that I love. One that I love is the rags to riches story, Mason being a prime example. During his freshman year, a majority of his finish lines were crossed above 20:00. This past fall, he closed his final seven races in less than 17:00. Four minutes in a mere two years leaves one wondering where the conclusion might be. The MITCA race may offer a clue, breaking 16:00 on a legit Shepherd course. So too might track, where he placed in the top-5 in Region 5 (one of the stronger distance regionals) in both the 1600m and 3200m.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 13^th Place – Division 1 State
• Region 7 Champion
• 2^nd Place – OAA White
• 7^th Place – Oakland County
• 2x State Qualifier
• Region 9 800m Champion
• OAA Blue/Gold 1600m Champion
• 15^th Place – Division 1 State 800m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Molly Baracco	20:13.0	Farmington	135.0	Milford	1-Sep
10	Molly Baracco	20:16.6	Farmington	113.5	OAA White 1	13-Sep
10	Molly Baracco	18:56.4	Farmington	135.2	Jackson	24-Sep
10	Molly Baracco	18:47.7	Farmington	142.1	OAA White 2	27-Sep
10	Molly Baracco	19:43.6	Farmington	131.5	Oakland County	8-Oct
10	Molly Baracco	18:42.4	Farmington	144.2	OAA White Championship	20-Oct
10	Molly Baracco	18:54.2	Farmington	146.9	Region 7	28-Oct
10	Molly Baracco	18:35.1	Farmington	147.3	D1 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Molly Baracco	23:27.4	Farmington	69.2	Milford	2-Sep
9	Molly Baracco	20:59.2	Farmington	115.3	Averill	11-Sep
9	Molly Baracco	21:17.5	Farmington	104.2	OAA White 1	14-Sep
9	Molly Baracco	20:35.1	Farmington	118.3	Spartan	17-Sep
9	Molly Baracco	20:51.0	Farmington	99.7	OAA White 2	28-Sep
9	Molly Baracco	20:17.1	Farmington	115.3	Coaching Legends	2-Oct
9	Molly Baracco	20:50.5	Farmington	116.2	Oakland County	9-Oct
9	Molly Baracco	20:10.9	Farmington	117.0	OAA White 3	22-Oct
9	Molly Baracco	20:10.9	Farmington	117.0	OAA White 3	22-Oct
9	Molly Baracco	20:21.6	Farmington	122.2	7 Hess Hathaway	30-Oct
9	Molly Baracco	19:30.4	Farmington	126.9	D1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

Well, well, well, we have another Baracco on our hands. Under the careful tutelage of Coach Auer, Molly exploded onto the scene late in the ’22 track season. She’s concentrated on the 800m and 1600m there, medaling in the Oakland County 1600m each of the past two years. Farmington is never a program that concentrates on running fast early, and Molly’s seasons have been a shining example of that philosophy. On the grass, her best time of the year (and her career) was at MIS, an 18:35 that placed her 13^th in Division 1. With that in mind, look for her rise this fall through championship season – and don’t be shocked if she pops a big one at Willow before heading off to another State Finals appearance.