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New addition to this year’s preview. Wanted to give a bit more attention to some of the projected Top 10 Teams. I feel that I’ve focused on the top runners, which is totally warranted, but many of teams are great because of the strength of their latter varsity runners.

2020: 1st Ski Valley, 1st Pre-Region 55, 2nd Region 28, 23rd D4 State

2020: 2nd Pre-Region 69, 2nd Region 35, 17th D4 State

The List

Summer Preview

• Important third wheel on a 2020 Lumen Christi squad, vaulting them into the Top 10 at MIS
• Started slow, but peaked at the right time, breaking 19:00 late in the year and performing much better than her projection
• Battled illness throughout April, but managed to find speed quickly, blasting a 2:15 at Regionals
• Doubled at State, finishing in the top-3 in both the 800m and 1600m

• Lead runner on a Webberville team that has finished in the Top 10 the past two years
• Second Team All-State in basketball, helping Webberville win its first regional title in almost 50 years
• 3x All-State in cross, breaking 16:00 for the first time on his family XC course

The first aspect of the 2021’s Summer Preview. As the summer rolls on, I plan on adding Top 10 Teams (from each division) and Regional Previews. I hope you enjoy the journey through some of our top athletes competing this fall.

The List

2021 Summer Preview

• Has competed with his St. Johns team for each of the past three State Finals, the past two years they’ve been a top-10 team
• Steady improvement in that time frame, knocking 1:15+ off his personal best
• This past track season, part of a 4×8 team that finished 1^st in the CAAC Red, 3^rd at Greater Lansing, and 14^th at State

• Dramatic time drop from 2019 to 2020, knocking nearly a minute off her personal best
• Has qualified for MIS the past two seasons
• Narrowly missed out on the SMAC crown last year, but is the top returner this time around
• Also shattered her 2019 bests in track, subtracting almost 2:00 from 3200m record