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After creating these images, I realized I skipped Division 2. I guess you’ll get that tomorrow!

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2020 Season: 5th KLAA, 1st Pre-Region 4, 1st Region 2, 10th D1 State

2020 Season: 1st Downriver League, 1st Pre-Region 10, 4th Region 5

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• Kenny and another stud to be named later form a two-headed monster that could be the best in Division 1
• It’s been a long journey of growth for him and it doesn’t seem like the end is even in sight
• He started 2018 in the 18’s and moved into the high-16’s as a sophomore, but exhibited some extreme progress between his sophomore and junior years
• Kenny dropped his State Meet time from 17:08 to 16:04 and in the process, dropped 134 spots to nab that last All-State prize
• He can win big races, evidenced by his 1600m win at SVL over another runner to be named
  • He can peak at the right time, his PB coming at MIS, something only 19 of the top 100 boys in Division 1 accomplished
• His regional meet didn’t go so hot as he was spiked in the 1600m and I believe he lost his shoe, but I’m sure that experience has fueled his summer training

• Eliza has shown she both has the speed and endurance to make a mark at the HS level
• Her 2:24 800m in track ranks #26 nationally amongst 8^th graders and is #15 in Michigan over the past 5 years
• Her 19:05 at the Meet of Champions lends evidence to the fact that she can move up in distance
• And she’s been purely dominant at the 2 mile cross country distance when compared to her peers
  • Her 12:28 at Sharp Park is the fastest girls MS time that I can find, the only one coming close was Meg Scheske, who broke 19:00 as a freshman and was a 3x All-Stater
  • At the Hudson Mills South Course, she was the 2^nd fastest athlete of both girls AND boys

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Where: East Jordan. The course ran a whopping 40(!) seconds fast last year, but I feel that was a little too much.

2020 Boys: Traverse City St. Francis, Harbor Springs, Charlevoix

2020 Girls: Traverse City St. Francis, Harbor Springs, Charlevoix

Top 25 Boys Teams: Traverse City St. Francis (Top Ten), Harbor Springs (11), Charlevoix (12), Elk Rapids (19), Kalkaska (24)

Top 25 Girls Teams: Traverse City St. Francis (Top Ten)

Top 50 Boys (Division 3): Tyler Guggemos (5), Thomas Richards (12), Sam Peterson (14), Lance Smar (18), Cal Benjamin (33), Josh Slocum (34), Tucker Krumm (47)

Top 50 Girls (Division 3): Allison Chmielewski (3), Sophia Rhein (21), Ava Maginity (25), Maye Burns (27), Grace Slocum (28), Anna Nielson (45), Betsy Skendzel (48)