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41. Yasmine Mansi, Northville

Yasmine is hard working talented runner, that has yet to reach her full potential. She is a team worker, competitive, and dedicated runner. She is still trying to figure out her favorite event. She gave up soccer for running after her freshman year. Although she still wishes she can do both. She loves pushing herself at different events. I think she is one of the only distance runners that jumps Long Jump. Very proud of her and can’t wait to see what the future holds for her.

HER MOTHER
  • What a career so far, 3x state qualifier (top 3 in the region each time), 2x All-State, victories at Bath and Coaching Legends, and has broken 18:00
  • Major bit of redemption from a disappointing 2018 State race, improving from 129th then to 19th this past November
  • Helped Northville finish 6th as a team last year and will be a major factor in their quest for another state title

41. Braydon Honsinger, Freeland

  • Ran an incredible 15(!!!) races last year and didn’t have a blowup race among them
  • Along with a runner to be mentioned later, entered 2019 as one of the top MS runners in the state
  • That hype was well warranted, turning in multiple 200+ ratings and even a sub-16 performance on a fast day at Wagener Park
  • Accomplishments are many to list: League Champ, County Champ, Regional Champ, and All-State
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42. Klay Grant, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer

  • Klay had an impressive freshman campaign, where he was able to sneak under 17:00 multiple times
  • He started 2019 at that level and continued to build, breaking 16:00 at the Benzie Regional
  • That Benzie race earned him an All-Region spot and knocked off 17 places from his finish the year prior
  • Hit the medal stand in notable big meets, such as Pete Moss, Cougar Falcon, and Allendale Falcon
  • Muskegon City Champion
  • Also a very good 800m runner comparable to his XC times, breaking 2:00 as a freshman

42. Hannah Pricco, Lansing Catholic

Hannah is a smart and mature racer for someone so early in their career. She is an excellent point guard in basketball and has a great understanding of what it takes to win and the importance of staying under control and letting the game or race come to her. She is the next in a pretty long line of really good runners we have had at Lansing Catholic and may not even know yet how good she can be.

COACH TIM SIMPSON
  • Another extremely consistent year from a young runner
  • All-State, All-Region, and one of the better Catholic runners in the entire state
  • Speed ratings had her as the 4th best freshman girl in the state
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43. Grace Zdankiewicz, Warren Regina

  • Other than a Catholic League victory, a very consistent season from Grace.
  • For a Regina team that looks to make serious waves in Macomb County and Division 2 this year, that reliability will be counted on
  • She’s finished All-County and All-Region twice in her young career
  • Narrowly missed out on All-State and a Macomb County victory, but she’s in great position to conquer either of those this year

43. Ethan Rockburn, Belding

Normally, I would write this section, but Coach John Carlson more than filled in the gap. These are his notes:

  • Great early success in track, ran 4:28 at regionals and took second place as a freshman, also ran 2:00 in the 800m, loves to battle at the end
  • Dropped 68 seconds at the 2018 XC regionals at Uncle John’s Cider Mill in 10th grade and sprinted to a regional title
  • Re-entered the track in 31st place at MIS in 2018 at finals and sprinted to a 20th place all-state finish
  • Ran 18:05 at Benzie Central as a freshman, and in 2019 he opened his junior campaign with a 16:14 at Benzie Central
  • Ran 16:01 twice in 2019, both times on the Shepherd course
  • Saw his XC season cut short by illness the week of regionals in 2019