Blog – Page 687 – Michigan XC Speed Ratings

Covered the family angle with Jazwinski yesterday, the Sharnas clan has their ties to the running community as well
- Cousin Trevor was an All-Stater for Romeo, brother Sam the same for Holland Black River, and another cousin *might* be featured on here later
Max is another guy who’s had accomplishments all throughout high school
As a freshman, he was the 3^rd runner on a loaded, state champion Saugatuck squad
The past two years, he’s contributed to consecutive Top-10 finishes, all while finishing All-State all the time
This year, he’s the lone wolf at the front of the Trailblazers’ pack, hoping to lead the team to another prominent finish, this time at the D3 level

If you’ve read a few of these descriptions, you know I’m a fan of consistency
Lauren embodies just that, not just in a season, but over her career
She’s always been in the lead pack at State and she’s always dominated races in the western Wayne County area
You name it, she’s won it, whether that be a conference title, county title, or regional title
- The one thing eluding her is a state title, but if you judge by last year’s finals, that’s well within her grasp
Her track season was halted in late April, but as you can see from her past, she’s run the times that make her competitive on a state level
- I’m fully confident she’ll get back there

The Top Tens: Division 1, #7

2020 Season: 2nd KLAA, 2nd Pre-Region 15, 2nd Region 8, 11th D1 State

2020 Season: 2nd KLAA, 2nd Pre-Region 8, 2nd Region 4, 8th D1 State

Race may take the title as the most unheralded (or perhaps least known to me) runner on this list
He’s steadily improved throughout his career, breaking 17:00 at the tail end of his freshman year, getting under 16:30 as a sophomore, then sub-16 as a junior
His junior year was riddled with golds – winning at Berrien County, Pre-Regionals, and Regionals
And when faced with stiffer competition at the State Meet, he battled to place in the top 15
Rating-wise, I love his consistent high-level performances
- Of the 11 races I computed, 7 were 195+ (sub-16:15 equivalent)

Jessica is one of the more accomplished incoming freshmen this year
She comes from great bloodlines – her mother, a former state champ and U of M standout, but that doesn’t always mean guaranteed success, as in running, hard work beats talent
Among her victories at the middle school level: WMC (XC and Track), Grand Rapids MS Championship, West Michigan MS Championship, Mid Michigan Megastar (Track), and just a whole host of sub-12 cross performances
She even stepped up in distance at the Meet of Champions, winning her race in 18:12 (and who knows what she’d have ran if she were pushed)
And she steps into a great situation, no pressure to be the lead runner on an already great team