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Region 36 Preview

Where: Chandler Park Golf Course, Detroit.

The Course: The past few years, has run about 30-40 seconds fast. I’ve heard through the grapevine that they’re changing the course to avoid some standing water. Now does changing the course make it shorter or longer? Faster or slower? I guess we’ll find out.

What to Watch For: Both genders feature 5(!!!) Top 25 squads. So there will be some carnage out there. I’m interested to see if Gabriel Richard can attain their first regional win in many years (I do not recall any). Everest Collegiate’s girls have had their eyes on Lutheran NW, the two are Top 10 teams. Individually, Van Loton, Teed, Lemke, Keith have all been ranked in the top 10 at one point or another. Teed was my pick before the season, but Van Loton has gone 2-0 against her thus far.

GIRLS

PlaceTeamScore1st Girl2nd Girl3rd Girl4th Girl5th Girl6th Girl7th Girl
1Rochester Hills Lutheran NW4824515222327
2Clarkston Everest Collegiate637101213212429
3Allen Park Cabrini81181618384452
4Royal Oak Shrine919171920263031
5Auburn Hills Oakland Christian963111432363742
6Southfield Christian155
7Austin Catholic186
8Riverview Gabriel Richard228

Ranked Teams: Rochester Hills Lutheran NW (4), Clarkston Everest Collegiate (7), Allen Park Cabrini (15), Royal Oak Shrine (16), Auburn Hills Oakland Christian (17)

PlaceGradeNameTeamRating
110Ava TeedAllen Park Cabrini123.7
211Erika Van LotonHuron Valley Lutheran122.2
311Mackenzie LemkeRochester Hills Lutheran NW119.5
49Eliza KeithAuburn Hills Oakland Christian111.8
59Natalie GibbsBirmingham Roeper107.3
610Abby RiceRochester Hills Lutheran NW98.0
711Madeleine BargeRochester Hills Lutheran NW97.9
811Helana NapiorkowskiAustin Catholic93.7
911Natalie MalczykHuron Valley Lutheran88.2
1011Alyse FelixClarkston Everest Collegiate87.6
1112Lily HeathAllen Park Cabrini84.9
129Tess TillmanRoyal Oak Shrine78.0
1312Isabelle BurgAcademy of the Sacred Heart75.7
1411Caroline CrossClarkston Everest Collegiate74.8
1511Michaela KurthLutheran Westland74.3
1610Leah ZarrilliAuburn Hills Oakland Christian73.7
179Erica WalkerClarkston Everest Collegiate73.6
1812Avery HerrgottClarkston Everest Collegiate72.8
1910Karis KeithAuburn Hills Oakland Christian63.9
2012Genna SchomakerRochester Hills Lutheran NW63.8
2112Ella NowcAllen Park Cabrini62.6
2212Claire PlaskeyRoyal Oak Shrine61.7
2310Nicole TeedAllen Park Cabrini60.0
249Annaliese LoseyRoyal Oak Shrine59.7
259Isobel MalcolmRoyal Oak Shrine58.9
2610Eve HerrgottClarkston Everest Collegiate57.7
2711Julia TroxellRochester Hills Lutheran NW56.7
2810Kendall ZaliwskiRochester Hills Lutheran NW52.3
2912Charlotte CarozzaAcademy of the Sacred Heart51.6
309Olivia LeahyClarkston Everest Collegiate50.3
3112Alexis DonnanSouthfield Christian49.2
3212Lindsay GrohsRoyal Oak Shrine45.2
3311Emma BurrellRochester Hills Lutheran NW44.3
3410Grace LigonSouthfield Christian44.1
3511Stephanie SuranClarkston Everest Collegiate43.6
369Rose LoseyRoyal Oak Shrine43.1
3712Clara LoseyRoyal Oak Shrine39.6
389Sofia SalinasBirmingham Roeper36.2
3912Claire RauAuburn Hills Oakland Christian33.0
4012Naomi FoleyHuron Valley Lutheran29.0
4112Audra HoeftLutheran Westland15.2
4210Mckinnis RamirezPlymouth Christian Academy14.7
4310Emma HanafeeSouthfield Christian12.4
4412Carly ErvinSouthfield Christian10.1
4512Madisyn SingletonSouthfield Christian9.5
4610Leah KrogeAuburn Hills Oakland Christian4.9

Projected Individual Qualifier Cutoff: 15th, no matter who is the third team between Cabrini, OC, and Shrine.

BOYS

PlaceTeamScore1st Boy2nd Boy3rd Boy4th Boy5th Boy6th Boy7th Boy
1Riverview Gabriel Richard67171220275468
2Royal Oak Shrine752101316344558
3Plymouth Christian Academy909111724294073
4Lutheran Westland1025182526283341
5Marine City Cardinal Mooney1256142332505356
6Auburn Hills Oakland Christian146
7Allen Park Cabrini166
8Southfield Christian194
9Birmingham Roeper213
10Austin Catholic268
11Rochester Hills Lutheran NW291
12Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes344
13Detroit Davis Aerospace355

Ranked Teams: Riverview Gabriel Richard (9), Royal Oak Shrine (13), Plymouth Christian Academy (15), Lutheran Westland (18), Marine City Cardinal Mooney (24)

PlaceGradeNameTeamRating
111Alex MeszarosRiverview Gabriel Richard175.0
212Jonah CeroneRoyal Oak Shrine168.5
311Christopher RusselbergAllen Park Cabrini168.2
412Ethan McFarlandAuburn Hills Oakland Christian167.1
59Tom ShaferLutheran Westland159.5
610Tyler LennMarine City Cardinal Mooney156.2
712John BorowiczRiverview Gabriel Richard153.4
810TJ DonnanSouthfield Christian153.1
912Spencer MistelePlymouth Christian Academy148.6
1011Arline LileRoyal Oak Shrine148.6
1111Josh PassowPlymouth Christian Academy148.0
1212Parker HeggieRiverview Gabriel Richard147.4
1312Joseph BontragerRoyal Oak Shrine144.5
1411Matthew Zammit Jr.Marine City Cardinal Mooney143.4
1511Samuel WenzelAustin Catholic143.2
1612Jake MassucciRoyal Oak Shrine142.4
1711Vincenzo LewanPlymouth Christian Academy141.3
1812Jackson PichanLutheran Westland140.0
1910Van SaroukhanianBirmingham Roeper138.9
2011Johnny BenkoRiverview Gabriel Richard137.8
2110Luke DouglasAuburn Hills Oakland Christian137.1
2212Tyler KowalskiSouthfield Christian135.8
2310Isaac ZammitMarine City Cardinal Mooney135.6
2412Ryan AlexanderPlymouth Christian Academy134.9
2512Joey McMahonLutheran Westland134.3
2610Jeffrey McGuireLutheran Westland133.6
2712Peter LaskarisRiverview Gabriel Richard132.9
2812Travis KurthLutheran Westland129.4
2911Adam MoorePlymouth Christian Academy126.5
3010AJ OwenBirmingham Roeper126.5
3112Jonnie DunneBirmingham Roeper125.8
3210Max ProcissiMarine City Cardinal Mooney125.1
3311Luke WitteLutheran Westland124.6
3412Kevin WrightRoyal Oak Shrine120.1
3510Thomas MegieAuburn Hills Oakland Christian120.0
3612Bram WolfAllen Park Cabrini119.9
3711Brayden McKayAllen Park Cabrini119.8
3812Brett CoppensAustin Catholic119.8
3910Tommy AbaziSouthfield Christian119.8
409Elijah MartinezPlymouth Christian Academy118.5
4111Dominic CatalloLutheran Westland118.4
4211Dean MoshierAuburn Hills Oakland Christian117.6
4311Logan EidenAllen Park Cabrini116.4
4411Ethan BryantAuburn Hills Oakland Christian111.7
4511Drew ColtonRoyal Oak Shrine111.3
4612Ashton GlennSouthfield Christian108.1
4710Octavio OrozcoAllen Park Cabrini106.8
4811Chris VandeghemRochester Hills Lutheran NW105.0
4911Lemuel ApplingDetroit Davis Aerospace103.7
509Jack LuzynskiMarine City Cardinal Mooney102.4

Projected Individual Qualifer Cutoff: Once again, 15th! Beginning to realize the qualifying standard is actually very similar to how it was prior to 2020.

MIXCSR vs. Athletic.net

For some reason, Grosse Pointe South is listed for Region 36’s hypothetical meet. So we won’t count this. Dang.

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Region 4 Preview

This Girls Region is gonna produce some joy and heartbreak…

7 Girls Teams in the Top 25!

Where: Huron Meadows, aka “The Meadows”.

The Course: A fair course! Some rollers in the woods, a few turns, GREAT spectator course. Sits above the Huron River, so I expect it to drain well and run fast.

What to Watch For: The Girls Race. You try to sort it out. I kind of like Okemos here. Their 7th might be better than many other 5’s. I challenge anyone who can do cross country math on the fly to head over here. Brighton’s boys overall score. Many complaints about Brighton being ranked #1. If they score more than 48, Caledonia might inch closer, less, perhaps their ranking will be validated. We get to find out in 11 days…

GIRLS

PlaceTeamScore1st Girl2nd Girl3rd Girl4th Girl5th Girl6th Girl7th Girl
1Brighton792111823252936
2Ann Arbor Skyline1197121535505758
3South Lyon East1295132834495278
4Dexter129692741465456
5Okemos13017192433374044
6Howell1371203132535573
7Grand Ledge159
8DeWitt214
9Holt221
10South Lyon245
11East Lansing275
12Hartland277
13Jackson375
14Lansing Waverly424
15Lansing Everett494

Ranked Teams: Brighton (6), Ann Arbor Skyline (15), South Lyon East (16), Okemos (17), Dexter (18), Howell (20), Grand Ledge (25)

PlaceGradeNameTeamRating
111Mackenzie WrightHowell149.7
212Katie CarothersBrighton147.6
311Anna DelgadoEast Lansing145.6
411Taylor PangburnGrand Ledge143.8
511Liliane AittamaSouth Lyon East142.6
612Amanda McGillDexter139.0
711Caroline VanceAnn Arbor Skyline137.8
811Emma NetzelHolt136.7
99Alena BlumbergDexter132.7
109Lauren WalkerHolt131.7
1110Carrigan EberlyBrighton131.2
1211Natalie KesslerAnn Arbor Skyline129.6
1310Ella ShowermanSouth Lyon East128.5
149Autumn ThompsonDeWitt127.7
1510Allison MayerAnn Arbor Skyline125.1
1611Lexie BrownHartland122.8
1710Shannon GillahanOkemos122.8
1810Nikki CarothersBrighton122.6
1910Lily SalazarOkemos121.3
2012Samantha ShawHowell121.3
2112Adelin PattersonGrand Ledge121.1
2210Olivia PerrineJackson120.6
2310Megan KowalskiBrighton120.5
2410Nicole MaysOkemos120.2
2511Amelia KashianBrighton119.9
2611Lauren HamiltonGrand Ledge119.1
2710Kate VaritekDexter117.8
2811Amyla EberhartSouth Lyon East116.4
2912Ellie StarkBrighton116.0
3012Mackenzie BuckleySouth Lyon115.9
3111Mia CholewaHowell115.3
3211Lea MacGregorHowell114.5
3311Jaana GlasmacherOkemos114.4
3411Bella GrantSouth Lyon East112.0
3511Lydia CoccioloneAnn Arbor Skyline111.9
3610Gabrielle BolithoBrighton111.8
3711Arohi NairOkemos111.5
389Ayla HolbenDeWitt110.8
3912Grace HungerfordDeWitt110.4
4012Alex BealOkemos109.8
4112Hannah McComasDexter108.2
4212Olivia JohnsonGrand Ledge108.0
4311Alexandra CabajHartland106.7
4410Bryna Mead-O’BrienOkemos106.6
4510Keely AbbottSouth Lyon105.9
469Annabel O’HaverDexter104.7
4710Jessica BossenbroekHolt104.4
4811Adrianna PatanisSouth Lyon104.4
4911Reganne KoskelaSouth Lyon East104.1
5011Annalisa DeGuzmanAnn Arbor Skyline103.6

Projected Individual Qualifier Cutoff: Get in that Top 15. Too many moving parts to judge.

BOYS

PlaceTeamScore1st Boy2nd Boy3rd Boy4th Boy5th Boy6th Boy7th Boy
1Brighton4835914172026
2Hartland77171321353950
3Okemos836101518343738
4East Lansing111
5Dexter120
6Ann Arbor Skyline145
7DeWitt175
8Grand Ledge183
9Jackson248
10South Lyon277
11Holt336
12South Lyon East342
13Howell390
14Lansing Waverly443
15Lansing Everett505

Ranked Teams: Brighton (1), Hartland (10), Okemos (11), East Lansing (17), Dexter (19)

PlaceGradeNameTeamRating
112Riley HoughHartland227.0
212Matthew ZelekeEast Lansing205.5
312Quinn CullenBrighton200.9
412Liam ElderGrand Ledge198.8
512Jack CampbellBrighton198.4
612Anders HoweOkemos198.0
712David SamsonHartland197.2
812Jayden PageEast Lansing196.8
910Tyler LangleyBrighton195.0
1012Gabe GulbransenOkemos194.9
1111Nicolas FryAnn Arbor Skyline194.8
1210Brandon AndersonDexter190.9
1311Sam KrombergHartland190.4
1411Brady MatuszewskiBrighton190.3
1512George MaysOkemos188.9
1612Sanjay RaoAnn Arbor Skyline188.9
1712Lucas SengBrighton187.8
1812Owen KadrofskeOkemos186.5
1910Luke SulimanAnn Arbor Skyline186.0
2012Risto CrouseBrighton185.4
2111Benjamin SmithHartland184.9
2212Josh LambDexter184.3
239Nolan InglisDeWitt184.3
2412Adam HauserDexter183.5
2512Austin SmelkerDeWitt182.5
2611Dylan WhiteBrighton182.1
2712Conner RoseDeWitt180.1
2812Chadwick PerrineJackson179.8
2911Owen AckermanDexter179.6
3012David FergusonEast Lansing178.0
3111Evan NewcombeEast Lansing177.5
3212Nathaniel HobbsJackson174.6
3311Alex HoffmanDexter172.4
3410Gurshaan SidhuOkemos172.4
3511Zachery SandinHartland172.3
3611Tanner KennedyGrand Ledge172.2
3712Caelan Mead-O’BrienOkemos172.0
3810Gurmaan SidhuOkemos171.8
3910Trevor BrattHartland171.5
4012Eli KramerEast Lansing171.4
4111Christopher Van LentAnn Arbor Skyline171.0
4211Gabe BenavidesEast Lansing170.9
4312Steven BosworthSouth Lyon169.9
449Elijah HutchinsonGrand Ledge169.3
4510Brennan McKoneDeWitt169.0
4611Adam HafnerGrand Ledge168.8
4712Brendan KellySouth Lyon East168.1
4812Reiner KandtSouth Lyon167.9
4911Sawyer HosfordHolt167.3
5012Connor BrattHartland167.0

Projected Individual Qualifier Cutoff: The three top teams are all top-heavy, so there should be some room further into the race for additional qualifiers. If you’re in the top 20, you *should* be good.

MIXCSR vs. Athletic.net

See, athleticnet is even more bullish than I on Brighton!

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Region 9 Preview

Loaded at the top but with two battles for the third team qualifier.

Where: Anchor Bay HS.

The Course: I’ve never been there, but that area is as flat as… Macomb County. They usually put together a pretty fast course, though I believe the Cleverley Invite was a bit muddy.

What to Watch For: Big battle for the third spots. Utica, Stoney Creek, and Dakota on the girls side. Stoney has come on strong over the past few weeks, helped by the reappearance of Olivia Lombardo. Utica is tough up front and Fifield/Rawley have improved over the past month (Richman had her best race in awhile at Dakota). Dakota beat Utica at MAC Division, but lost to them at Macomb County.

Romeo and Lake Orion’s boys are among the best in the state through 4 runners. For the Bulldogs, Bryce Goodsell outperformed expectations at Macomb County. Lake Orion’s 5th-7th runners have all brought it on separate days. Lake Orion has beaten Brighton, the state’s top team (albeit in a smaller field), so they’re 100% capable of great things. So look to see how these guys fare vs. the rest of the field and project that onto the following weekend.

SUMMER

MID-SEASON

GIRLS

PlaceTimeScore1st Girl2nd Girl3rd Girl4th Girl5th Girl6th Girl7th Girl
1Romeo65481319213032
2Oxford795101820262944
3Utica1097152327376778
4Macomb Dakota113133436397985
5Rochester Hills Stoney Creek13311172531495057
6Rochester158
7Clarkston173
8Rochester Adams198
9Lake Orion259
10Utica Eisenhower279
11Anchor Bay295
12L’Anse Creuse North345
13Port Huron Northern352
14Chippewa Valley371
15Utica Ford417

Ranked Teams: Romeo (7), Oxford (13)

PlaceGradeNameTeamRating
110Jayden HarbertsMacomb Dakota153.9
29Lucy CookRochester149.5
310Mariah BelmontMacomb Dakota142.5
411Madison ClorRomeo142.3
59Mallory BigelowOxford142.0
610Alexandra BrighamClarkston138.8
710Addison JohnsonUtica136.6
89Violet HrabovskyRomeo134.7
911AnnDee GeddesL’Anse Creuse North132.0
1010Braydee EllingOxford129.5
1111Lily SolekRochester Hills Stoney Creek129.0
1212Cora KolodgeAnchor Bay128.8
1312Amanda FelstowRomeo127.4
1411Chloe NixonRochester125.0
1511Meagan VerellenUtica124.7
1611Amanda SoldanRochester Adams123.5
1711Makenna MusserRochester Hills Stoney Creek119.0
189Taylor BrodeurOxford119.0
1912Rachel FelstowRomeo117.6
2012Jessa ChapinOxford114.3
2112Brianna WiegandRomeo114.2
229Addison VerlindenLake Orion112.2
2312Madeline RichmanUtica110.8
2411Therese GeorgiaPort Huron Northern106.7
2510Sydney GergicsRochester Hills Stoney Creek106.5
269Jamie PattersonOxford105.8
2711Ava RawleyUtica105.4
289Kaitlyn KauppilaRochester Adams104.2
2912Natalie SchillerOxford104.1
3012Sarah GrebRomeo104.1
3110Alyssa KoRochester Hills Stoney Creek104.0
3212Emily FelstowRomeo104.0
339Charlotte LongUtica Eisenhower101.1
3411Lindsay HarveyMacomb Dakota100.5
3512Mackenzie MontiganoClarkston99.9
3611Ava LaMilzaMacomb Dakota99.8
3711Abby FifieldUtica99.7
3811Cate CotterClarkston99.4
3912Chelsea HarveyMacomb Dakota98.9
4011Dylan PasiaPort Huron Northern98.5
4111Lauren WrozaRochester97.1
4210Grace GutmannChippewa Valley96.9
439Stella PhillipsRochester Adams96.0
4410Paige RushlowOxford95.4
4512Caroline BulatRochester95.0
4610Anna ReineckClarkston94.3
4711Avery SaunderL’Anse Creuse North94.1
489Lily MilesClarkston94.1
4910Olivia LombardoRochester Hills Stoney Creek94.0
5012Elaine DonahueRochester Hills Stoney Creek93.9

Projected Individual Qualifier Cutoff: No matter which way you shake it, 15th.

BOYS

PlaceTeamScore1st Boy2nd Boy3rd Boy4th Boy5th Boy6th Boy7th Boy
1Lake Orion363458162036
2Romeo591267434563
3Port Huron Northern10813152129308795
4Rochester Hills Stoney Creek11210122431354750
5Oxford149
6Clarkston183
7Utica208
8Utica Eisenhower215
9Rochester Adams239
10Anchor Bay272
11L’Anse Creuse North285
12Rochester297
13Macomb Dakota334
14Chippewa Valley364
15Utica Ford369
16Port Huron521

Ranked Teams: Lake Orion (4), Romeo (7)

PlaceGradeNameTeamRating
112Jack KelkeRomeo209.8
212Owen SharnasRomeo207.9
312Adam HafeliLake Orion195.9
412Clayton KuiperLake Orion195.7
512Hong Bing TangLake Orion195.0
612Jack WallaceRomeo193.9
710Connor ClorRomeo193.1
812Will HouvenerLake Orion189.9
912Joey TavernaClarkston189.6
1010Chaz HuthwaiteRochester Hills Stoney Creek188.3
119Alex McArthurOxford187.1
1212Hunter FrankRochester Hills Stoney Creek182.6
1311Glen DavisPort Huron Northern182.2
1410Zachary RubiczAnchor Bay181.7
1510Luke VanderHeuvelPort Huron Northern180.8
1611Luke PeardonLake Orion180.6
1712Liam LeBlancUtica Ford179.8
1811Nathan D’SouzaRochester Adams178.7
1910Dylan PenberthyL’Anse Creuse North178.7
2012Jacob GleasonLake Orion177.1
2111Matt LaFrenierePort Huron Northern176.7
2212Anthony VinsonUtica Eisenhower176.7
2311Logan DavisUtica176.6
2412Brendan WashburnRochester Hills Stoney Creek176.3
259James CusickOxford175.7
2611Henry PoploskieClarkston175.0
2711Kyle DiMalantaOxford174.8
2810Ethan MuraszewskiUtica174.7
2910Luke MaherPort Huron Northern174.6
3011Michael PaolettiPort Huron Northern173.6
3111Evan LordRochester Hills Stoney Creek173.1
3210Brandon PenberthyL’Anse Creuse North172.9
3310Bryce NowikClarkston172.5
3411Jacob MaurerUtica Eisenhower172.4
3511Owen MurrayRochester Hills Stoney Creek172.0
3612Ronnie LeonardLake Orion171.7
3711Dylan StoneOxford171.7
3812Angelo SantiaChippewa Valley171.5
3910Thomas WestphalAnchor Bay170.3
4010Danny BoydUtica170.0
4110Andrew FlorosClarkston169.3
4211Jack DonohoeRochester Adams167.4
4310Bryce GoodsellRomeo166.6
4410Jack DeWaeleChippewa Valley165.7
4512Brendan WiegandRomeo165.4
4610Carter FoxMacomb Dakota164.8
4712Braeden JonesRochester Hills Stoney Creek164.1
4812Benjamin DawsonUtica Eisenhower163.7
4910Cass FeeneyOxford162.6
5012George DeBucceRochester Hills Stoney Creek161.8

Projected Individual Qualifier Cutoff: Same with the girls, no matter which way it shakes out between PHN and Stoney, 18th. I’ve got a couple favorites I’m rooting for in this range – you know who you are!

MIXCSR vs. Athletic.net