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Thanks to all for participating and having fun with this.  I think even a few people got out to run that wouldn’t have if not for the contest. 

The intention was to do this for a week and have different categories each week, but obviously that didn’t happen.  My motivation stalled, I’m human, but that’s no excuse.  Enough about that, the important thing is it was a good distraction and a little fun while it lasted.

A good friend and co-worker of mine, Aaron Greb has been creating photoshops and graphics for runners in the local area.  He’s about as genuine of a guy you’ll find and will undoubtedly make a great coach someday.  So if you’re in the Top 10, please email him at abgreb4002@gmail.com with a photo of you running and let him know your school name. If email isn’t an option, message me and I’ll get that over to him.

For the Top 10, you’ll receive one of his images.  He will be compensated for this.  There are also 5 athletes that continued to submit after a week, and for those along with the the Top 10, I’ll write a special feature on you (even if you’re competing in college next year) during the season previews. 

Here are the results:

Along with those Top 10, there were 5 athletes who continually submitted scores after the week was up. Those are: Ahna VanderWall, Rachel Phillips, Ainslie Vanneste, Maya Harb, and Erin Siver.

Highlights:

Andrew Hylen winning this on the back of his PBJ sandwiches and same color outfits.

All the colorful food:

Ahna VanderWall’s birthday socks:

Braxton Lamey, changing outfits mid-run to rack up points:

Jack Decker and Eli Meder rocking the costumes:

And Bailey Ewen, her artwork, understanding the true essence of it all:

Not too many drastic changes with these lists over the past month, but I wanted to throw out an update before track.

I assume there will be many shifts in these rankings over the course of outdoor season. Excited to see how some schools that don’t embrace indoor so much will move up.

Of course, I’ve thought of some ideas to spruce up and analyze and hopefully bring about friendly competition. Interspersed throughout the season, I’ll break down these lists by:

• Area (Thumb, US-127 corridor, Up North, etc.)
• Division
• Enrollment
• County

Enjoy your first “official” track practice.

GIRLS

East Grand Rapids – 9

12	Anna Petr	4:58.0
10	Ainsley Workman	5:08.8
12	Margaret Coney	5:14.2
9	Abigail Petr	5:15.6
11	Hannah Bodine	5:21.0
12	Katie Hessler	5:30.8
9	Camryn Bodine	5:32.4
10	Katie Edison	5:43.5
11	Brynn Edison	5:53.5

Saline – 9

10	Madison Stern	5:17.6
10	Madi Wood	5:21.0
12	Nikki Dillmann	5:26.4
12	Katelyn Szafranski	5:39.0
12	Jenna Allman	5:43.0
12	Ashley Desimone	5:45.2
12	Haley Greene	5:54.2
12	Jennifer Cantrell	5:55.0
9	Aubrey Stager	5:57.4

Ann Arbor Pioneer – 8

12	Zofia Dudek	4:41.8
10	Sarah Forsyth	5:02.1
10	Cookie Baugh	5:10.2
12	Anna Vogel	5:22.2
12	Danielle Armstrong	5:28.5
9	Emily Cooper	5:39.2
11	Anna Dudek	5:42.2
12	Carina Sanborn	5:57.6

Ithaca – 6

10	Lani Bloom	4:56.3
10	Rachael Sierakowski	5:43.7
11	Josie Morrow	5:50.9
11	Abi Whitford	5:53.6
11	Grace Weburg	5:58.8
12	Faith Bartnik	5:59.0

Petoskey – 6

11	Emma Squires	4:58.7
11	Cambrie Smith	5:10.2
10	Noel VanderWall	5:22.5
12	Ahna Vanderwall	5:25.7
10	Caroline Farley	5:32.6
11	Sarah Liederbach	5:33.6

Romeo – 6

12	Madelyn Malczewski	5:04.9
10	Rachel Felstow	5:15.5
9	Madison Clor	5:26.9
10	Sarah Greb	5:33.6
10	Amanda Felstow	5:53.0
10	Brianna Wiegand	5:56.6

Bay City Western – 5

12	Ashlyn Nagel	5:24.5
10	Marin Stevens	5:32.8
11	Karissa Picard	5:35.2
9	Erica Slocum	5:51.6
12	Anna Kendziorski	5:54.1

Hudsonville – 5

10	Kate Heidema	5:50.2
9	Abby Martin	5:50.5
12	Jenna Kral	5:52.1
12	Sophia Lirio	5:53.7
10	Emma Heidema	5:56.6

Shepherd – 5

11	Madde Skeel	5:30.5
9	Ariel Warner	5:42.6
10	Carly Judge	5:46.1
10	Lilly Bailey	5:58.1
11	Amelia Gouin	5:58.6

Jenison – 4

9	Maya Guikema	5:34.6
12	Ashley Winger	5:41.2
12	Tori Vander Veen	5:49.0
11	Claudia TenElshof	5:51.0

BOYS

Romeo – 12

12	Luke Schwartz	4:25.4
12	Jack Wilson	4:28.8
12	Charlie Wilson	4:31.6
11	Zander Cobb	4:33.8
10	Jack Kelke	4:34.9
12	Jonathan Craun	4:35.6
10	Jack Wallace	4:44.5
10	Owen Sharnas	4:48.8
11	Joseph Rinke	4:52.5
11	Nicholas Fringer	4:53.9
10	Brendan Wiegand	4:57.3
11	Andrew Pries	4:59.3

Ann Arbor Pioneer – 11

10	Owen Johnson	4:25.7
12	Owen Rennich	4:26.1
12	Drew Allen	4:31.1
10	Henry MonteSano	4:32.7
12	Owen Rennich	4:34.2
10	Matt Ruud	4:36.4
10	Fred Wallace	4:50.5
11	Ben Jakabcsin	4:53.4
11	Peter Bonasso	4:56.7
10	Levi Straszewski	4:58.4
11	Kevin Dancey	4:59.0

Brighton – 9

12	Jack Spamer	4:15.5
12	Scott Spaanstra	4:24.5
12	Zacahry Stewart	4:25.0
12	Dan Campbell	4:38.4
10	Jack Campbell	4:49.0
9	Brady Matuszewski	4:52.6
10	Ethan Lee	4:53.5
10	Quinn Cullen	4:54.1
11	Andrew Simon	4:59.1

Ann Arbor Skyline – 5

11	Hobbs Kessler	4:19.0
12	Thomas Young	4:34.1
11	Ian Steele	4:42.2
10	Sanjay Rao	4:48.9
12	Freddy Villalobos	4:48.9

Zeeland West – 5

12	Ethan Senti	4:35.0
12	Luke Munsey	4:36.3
11	Corban Hauch	4:45.0
10	Mateo Quintanilla	4:51.9
11	Joshua Ennen	4:55.9

Clarkston – 4

12	Nathan Sesti	4:24.3
12	Brendan Favazza	4:25.8
12	Christian Collis	4:31.5
12	Carson Brock	4:56.4

Farmington – 4

10	Kevin Miller	4:42.9
12	Thomas Brandon	4:46.8
11	Om Sonawane	4:53.4
11	Andrew Spencer	4:59.6

Fenton – 4

12	Adam Jesse	4:38.4
12	Logan Canada	4:45.3
11	Samuel Cox	4:47.6
10	Aidan Brzezinski	4:57.8

Flint Powers Catholic – 4

11	Andrew Farrer	4:38.9
10	Lucas Danic	4:58.5
11	Nicholas Mammel	4:59.0
10	Chase Dietrich	4:59.8

Otsego – 4

12	Hunter Zartman	4:20.1
11	Colin Mulder	4:28.6
10	Chase Brown	4:44.2
11	Andrew Bickel	4:51.6

Pinckney – 4

11	Gavin White	4:28.0
10	Caleb Jarema	4:30.7
11	Tylor Morgan	4:38.3
12	Jack Sleeman	4:50.2

Portage Northern – 4

12	Matthew Schieber	4:37.9
10	Drew Gonzalez	4:46.2
11	Stephen Loparo	4:54.6
11	Andrew Famiano	4:57.2

Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – 4

11	Kurt Kehren	4:31.1
11	Tristan Brandenburg	4:33.1
12	Sam Tarling	4:36.3
11	Colin Hanson	4:53.1

Salem – 4

11	Talha Syed	4:26.5
11	Gavin Ray	4:36.0
11	Hezekiah Williams	4:37.0
11	Gary Gardella	4:37.9