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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Lamplighter	Flight One	9th of 18
Bud Cicciarelli		6th of 10
OCS Small School		1st of 7
Holly	D5	4th of 10
Novi Christian		4th of 10
MIAC Championship		3rd of 6
Region 36		2nd of 7
Division 4 State		8th of 27

Top Returners

Eliza Keith

Can we talk about how Eliza always outperforms my projections? Last year I had her 7^th in Division 4 State, she placed 2^nd. Not saying where, but I have her higher this year, my bet is she repeats the same feat.

Leah Zarrilli

Interesting stat: Leah started her sophomore year slower than her freshman year, but finished more than a minute faster. Her 20:22 at Memorial Park was a personal best, her 20:30 at State might be even better considering the conditions.

Karis Keith

Junior season saw steady contributions, then a late season rise that bolted Karis into a 16^th place in Region 36, her best Regional finish yet.

Raley Keith

Freshman year showed growth from a girl running mid-24’s to two minutes faster, and in the process, gaining state meet experience which she’ll surely relive again.

Leah Kroge

Incredible time drops over the course of her career. As a freshman, she was over 30:00 for a majority of her races. Her final two races of her junior year were sub-24.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• OK Silver 1600m Champion
• 2^nd Place – OK Silver 800m & 3200m
• 20^th Place – Division 2 State 3200m
• 2^nd Place – Region 10 (XC)
• 2^nd Place – OK Silver (XC)
• 2x State Qualifier (XC)

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Gregory Janesak	16:24.4	Sparta	197.9	Muskegon CC	20-Aug
11	Gregory Janesak	15:57.4	Sparta	199.9	Happy Acres	27-Aug
11	Gregory Janesak	16:24.5	Sparta	197.2	Oiler	2-Sep
11	Gregory Janesak	16:22.6	Sparta	197.5	OK Silver 1	7-Sep
11	Gregory Janesak	16:20.2	Sparta	200.6	Central Montcalm Hornet	10-Sep
11	Gregory Janesak	16:02.3	Sparta	199.9	Sparta	17-Sep
11	Gregory Janesak	16:39.0	Sparta	189.7	Oakridge	24-Sep
11	Gregory Janesak	16:08.6	Sparta	193.1	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct
11	Gregory Janesak	16:11.6	Sparta	195.8	Olivet Pink	8-Oct
11	Gregory Janesak	16:18.0	Sparta	193.3	Mustang	14-Oct
11	Gregory Janesak	16:17.4	Sparta	188.9	Christian Comet	22-Oct
11	Gregory Janesak	16:19.5	Sparta	191.8	Region 10	28-Oct
11	Gregory Janesak	16:32.7	Sparta	190.1	Division 2 State	5-Nov
11	Gregory Janesak	15:51.5	Sparta	195.5	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Gregory Janesak	18:28.6	Sparta	157.1	Muskegon CC	21-Aug
10	Gregory Janesak	17:44.8	Sparta	164.1	Oiler	3-Sep
10	Gregory Janesak	17:22.3	Sparta	168.2	OK Silver 1 (Belding)	8-Sep
10	Gregory Janesak	18:19.5	Sparta	162.5	CM Hornet	11-Sep
10	Gregory Janesak	17:05.9	Sparta	172.7	Sparta	18-Sep
10	Gregory Janesak	17:48.3	Sparta	164.2	Oakridge	25-Sep
10	Gregory Janesak	17:08.8	Sparta	171.7	OK Silver 2	29-Sep
10	Gregory Janesak	17:24.7	Sparta	170.4	Otsego Bulldog	2-Oct
10	Gregory Janesak	16:52.5	Sparta	182.5	OK Silver Conference	19-Oct
10	Gregory Janesak	16:48.7	Sparta	176.8	Christian Comet	23-Oct
10	Gregory Janesak	17:09.7	Sparta	179.1	Region 10	29-Oct
10	Gregory Janesak	16:53.3	Sparta	179.6	Division 2 State	6-Nov
10	Gregory Janesak	17:10.2	Sparta	175.6	MITCA	13-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Gregory Janesak		Sparta	144.9	Spring Lake Quad	29-Aug
9	Gregory Janesak		Sparta	156.9	OK Silver (Lightning Bend)	16-Sep
9	Gregory Janesak		Sparta	143.1	Oakridge	26-Sep
9	Gregory Janesak		Sparta	163.4	OK Silver (Calvin)	30-Sep
9	Gregory Janesak		Sparta	164.3	Allendale Falcon	2-Oct
9	Gregory Janesak		Sparta	162.5	Autumn Sunrise	10-Oct
9	Gregory Janesak		Sparta	152.7	Pre-Region 20	24-Oct
9	Gregory Janesak		Sparta	136.9	Region 10	31-Oct
9	Gregory Janesak		Sparta	134.7	Division 2 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

Just as his sister Emma, Greg seems poised to have a senior year full of memories. The lead up into this final season truly began to come into form during his sophomore year, where Greg was able to slip under 17:00 on multiple occasions before placing 75^th at MIS. His 2022 season was bookended by much faster efforts – in the early season at Webberville and the postseason at Shepherd, he was sub-16. Track saw further progress, where Up North Elite training surely played a role in a full season that saw him qualify for the Division 2 3200m. All this said, I keep coming back to one interesting anecdote – Emma was 75^th at State as a junior as well, this past season she was All-State in track and cross. There’s no reason Greg can’t do the same.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• Region 7 1600m & 3200m Champion
• 19^th Place – Division 1 State 1600m
• 9^th Place – MITS 1600m
• 5^th Place – MAC Division (XC)
• 6^th Place – Region 9 (XC)

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Lillian Deskins	20:34.7	Grosse Pointe North	115.1	South Lyon	27-Aug
10	Lillian Deskins	19:46.5	Grosse Pointe North	118.5	Muskrat Classic	10-Sep
10	Lillian Deskins	20:09.5	Grosse Pointe North	111.5	Autumn Classic	17-Sep
10	Lillian Deskins	19:24.7	Grosse Pointe North	126.1	MAC Red 1	29-Sep
10	Lillian Deskins	19:20.9	Grosse Pointe North	123.7	Wayne County	8-Oct
10	Lillian Deskins	19:18.0	Grosse Pointe North	124.0	Gabriel Richard	15-Oct
10	Lillian Deskins	19:28.0	Grosse Pointe North	125.0	MAC Division	22-Oct
10	Lillian Deskins	18:57.3	Grosse Pointe North	131.6	Region 9	29-Oct
10	Lillian Deskins	19:46.6	Grosse Pointe North	123.5	Division 1 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Lillian Deskins	24:57.4	Grosse Pointe North	40.5	South Lyon	28-Aug
9	Lillian Deskins	22:33.9	Grosse Pointe North	70.0	Muskrat Classic	11-Sep
9	Lillian Deskins	22:38.9	Grosse Pointe North	66.4	Autumn Classic	18-Sep
9	Lillian Deskins	21:39.1	Grosse Pointe North	88.0	Coaching Legends	2-Oct
9	Lillian Deskins	22:03.7	Grosse Pointe North	77.8	MAC Division	5-Oct
9	Lillian Deskins	21:49.8	Grosse Pointe North	87.4	Wayne County	9-Oct
9	Lillian Deskins	21:25.2	Grosse Pointe North	84.9	Gabriel Richard	16-Oct
9	Lillian Deskins	21:06.3	Grosse Pointe North	97.2	Region 8	29-Oct
9	Lillian Deskins	20:51.2	Grosse Pointe North	99.9	Division 1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

I love it when things start to click and multiple times in Lillian’s short career, you’ve seen noticeable upticks. The first came gradually, a freshman cross country season that began close to 25 flat, but ended in a state qualifier. The next one came just last summer, transforming from a girl struggling to break 6 in the mile to one running near that pace for 5k. And the final one was taking it to even a higher level during indoor track, extending into this past outdoor season, where Lillian was on the cusp of reaching into the 4’s and 10’s. Whatever process she’s using, it’s working, and I can’t wait to see how she progresses from season to season to season.