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Huge weekend in sports, the biggest story being nearly 600 runners competing in the mile (1600, I know, don’t get technical on me). Around 280 of those runners broke 5:00 or 6:00. Some of those are repeats, some first timers. Later this week, I’ll give shoutouts to a few that have improved since track. Anyhow, a little shakeup in these lists!

GIRLS

East Grand Rapids – 8
Anna Petr	4:58.0	12
Ainsley Workman	5:13.6	10
Margaret Coney	5:14.2	12
Abigail Petr	5:15.6	9
Hannah Bodine	5:21.0	11
Camryn Bodine	5:32.4	9
Katie Edison	5:43.5	10
Brynn Edison	5:53.5	11
Ann Arbor Pioneer – 7
Sarah Forsyth	5:02.1	10
Cookie Baugh	5:10.2	10
Anna Vogel	5:27.9	12
Danielle Armstrong	5:28.5	12
Anna Dudek	5:42.2	11
Emily Cooper	5:52.6	9
Carina Sanborn	5:57.6	12
Petoskey – 6
Emma Squires	4:58.7	11
Cambrie Smith	5:10.2	11
Noel VanderWall	5:22.5	10
Ahna VanderWall	5:30.4	12
Caroline Farley	5:32.6	10
Sarah Liederbach	5:33.6	11
Hudsonville – 5
Kate Heidema	5:50.2	10
Abby Martin	5:50.5	9
Jenna Kral	5:52.1	12
Emma Heidema	5:56.6	10
Sophia Lirio	5:58.1	12
Romeo – 5
Madelyn Malczewski	5:04.9	12
Rachel Felstow	5:23.7	10
Madison Clor	5:26.9	9
Brianna Wiegand	5:57.0	10
Amanda Felstow	5:59.7	10
Ithaca – 4
Lani Bloom	4:56.3	10
Rachael Sierakowski	5:46.5	10
Josie Morrow	5:50.9	11
Abi Whitford	5:53.6	11
Jenison – 4
Maya Guikema	5:34.6	9
Ashley Winger	5:41.2	12
Tori Vander Veen	5:49.0	12
Claudia TenElshof	5:51.0	11

Schools with 3: Bay City Western, Clarkston, Hart, Mason, Shepherd, Troy

BOYS

Romeo – 11
Luke Schwartz	4:25.4	12
Charlie Wilson	4:31.6	12
Jack Kelke	4:35.1	10
Jonathan Craun	4:35.6	12
Zander Cobb	4:39.9	11
Jack Wilson	4:42.8	12
Jack Wallace	4:46.6	10
Owen Sharnas	4:48.8	10
Joseph Rinke	4:52.5	11
Nicholas Fringer	4:55.6	11
Andrew Pries	4:59.3	11
Ann Arbor Pioneer – 9
Owen Rennich	4:26.1	12
Owen Johnson	4:33.0	10
Matt Ruud	4:37.8	10
Drew Allen	4:38.4	12
Fred Wallace	4:50.5	10
Ben Jakabcsin	4:53.4	11
Peter Bonasso	4:56.7	11
Levi Straszewski	4:58.4	10
Kevin Dancey	4:59.0	11
Brighton – 8
Jack Spamer	4:15.5	12
Scott Spaanstra	4:24.5	12
Zacahry Stewart	4:25.0	12
Dan Campbell	4:43.0	12
Jack Campbell	4:52.2	10
Ethan Lee	4:53.5	11
Quinn Cullen	4:54.1	10
Andrew Simon	4:59.1	11
Zeeland West – 5
Ethan Senti	4:35.0	12
Luke Munsey	4:36.3	12
Corban Hauch	4:45.0	11
Mateo Quintanilla	4:51.9	10
Joshua Ennen	4:55.9	11
Farmington – 4
Kevin Miller	4:46.9	10
Thomas Brandon	4:48.6	12
Om Sonawane	4:54.9	11
Andrew Spencer	4:59.6	11
Otsego – 4
Hunter Zartman	4:20.1	12
Colin Mulder	4:28.6	11
Chase Brown	4:44.2	10
Andrew Bickel	4:51.6	11
Pinckney – 4
Gavin White	4:28.0	11
Caleb Jarema	4:30.7	10
Tylor Morgan	4:43.7	11
Jack Sleeman	4:50.2	12
Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – 4
Tristan Brandenburg	4:33.1	11
Sam Tarling	4:36.3	12
Kurt Kehren	4:36.3	11
Colin Hanson	4:53.1	11

Schools with 3: Ann Arbor Skyline, Benzie Central, Cedar Springs, East Grand Rapids, Fenton, Holland Christian, Hudsonville, Portage Northern, Rochester Adams, Saugatuck

Hey all! Just a little update this week, with Hillsdale’s meet being the only opportunity for high schoolers. With the cancellations and harsh driving conditions on previous weekends, many chose this meet for an opportunity to race. And I feel many have yet to race, hopefully they’ll get the chance in the coming weeks.

*2020 SEASON ONLY*

GIRLS

East Grand Rapids – 8
Grade	Name	Time
12	Anna Petr	4:58.0
10	Ainsley Workman	5:13.6
12	Margaret Coney	5:14.2
9	Abigail Petr	5:15.6
11	Hannah Bodine	5:21.0
9	Camryn Bodine	5:32.4
10	Katie Edison	5:43.5
11	Brynn Edison	5:53.5
Petoskey – 6
Grade	Name	Time
11	Emma Squires	5:04.2
11	Cambrie Smith	5:16.5
10	Noel VanderWall	5:31.7
12	Ahna VanderWall	5:34.5
10	Caroline Farley	5:38.4
11	Sarah Liederbach	5:53.4
Hudsonville – 4
Grade	Name	Time
10	Kate Heidema	5:50.2
12	Jenna Kral	5:52.1
10	Emma Heidema	5:56.6
12	Sophia Lirio	5:58.1
Ann Arbor Pioneer – 3
Grade	Name	Time
10	Sarah Forsyth	5:02.1
10	Cookie Baugh	5:10.2
11	Anna Dudek	5:42.2
Hart – 3
Grade	Name	Time
11	Savannah Ackley	5:20.6
10	Audrianna Enns	5:26.8
11	Lynae Ackley	5:42.9
Romeo – 3
Grade	Name	Time
12	Madelyn Malczewski	5:04.9
9	Madison Clor	5:27.7
10	Rachel Felstow	5:32.2

BOYS

Ann Arbor Pioneer – 9
Grade	Name	Time
12	Owen Rennich	4:26.1
10	Owen Johnson	4:31.6
10	Matt Ruud	4:35.7
12	Drew Allen	4:38.4
10	Fred Wallace	4:50.5
11	Ben Jakabcsin	4:52.6
11	Peter Bonasso	4:56.7
10	Levi Straszewski	4:58.4
11	Kevin Dancey	4:59.0
Brighton – 6
Grade	Name	Time
12	Jack Spamer	4:15.5
12	Scott Spaanstra	4:24.5
12	Zacahry Stewart	4:28.2
11	Brendan Buckner	4:52.7
12	Ethan Lee	4:54.1
10	Quinn Cullen	4:58.6
Romeo – 4
Grade	Name	Time
12	Charlie Wilson	4:31.9
12	Jonathan Craun	4:35.6
10	Jack Wallace	4:55.7
11	Joseph Rinke	4:56.4
Benzie Central – 3
Grade	Name	Time
9	Hunter Jones	4:35.9
12	Dustin Finkhouse	4:42.2
12	Connor McLaren	4:56.8
Clarkston – 3
Grade	Name	Time
12	Nathan Sesti	4:30.7
12	Brendan Favazza	4:32.6
12	Christian Collis	4:38.2
Dearborn – 3
Grade	Name	Time
12	Muaad Abdulaziz	4:31.5
11	Charlie Frank	4:37.3
9	Sam Roberts	4:42.7
East Grand Rapids – 3
Grade	Name	Time
12	Evan Bishop	4:19.0
12	Elijah Becker	4:32.7
11	Enzo Metz	4:37.7
Holland Christian – 3
Grade	Name	Time
10	Parker Lambers	4:36.8
12	Alex Mitchell	4:41.9
12	Jacob DeBoer	4:46.1
Hudsonville – 3
Grade	Name	Time
12	Steven St. John	4:25.8
12	Nathan Conkel	4:40.9
12	Ryan Nibbelink	4:45.4
Otsego – 3
Grade	Name	Time
12	Hunter Zartman	4:20.1
11	Colin Mulder	4:28.6
11	Andrew Bickel	4:51.6
Pinckney – 3
Grade	Name	Time
10	Caleb Jarema	4:37.5
11	Tylor Morgan	4:54.1
12	Jack Sleeman	4:56.2
Saugatuck – 3
Grade	Name	Time
10	Max Sharnas	4:38.1
10	Adam Martinson	4:48.5
10	Tristan Ashley	4:50.4
Zeeland West – 3
Grade	Name	Time
12	Luke Munsey	4:36.3
11	Corban Hauch	4:45.0
10	Mateo Quintanilla	4:51.9

This concept is borrowed and inspired from a similar contest on ILXCTF. Essentially, in the 1600m, I’m taking the amount of boys that are sub-5:00 and girls that are sub-6:00, then ranking the amount by school.

Track gives much more of a standard measurement, of course there are 200m/300m indoor facilities and a drastic difference between weather in May vs. March, but universally, one is going to find common goals based on time barriers.

That’s where this informal contest leads. These are pulled off the pdf results. Most names match with those in my XC database. There are a few misspellings that I tried to correct. There are also athletes that didn’t run XC, but are running track. And many speedy middle/elementary schoolers.

For now, I’m listing schools that have 3 or more sub-5/sub-6 athletes. If your school has three and it’s not listed or is missing someone, likely it’s one of those misspellings or database misses, just let me know.

***2020 SEASON ONLY***

GIRLS

East Grand Rapids
Grade	Name	Time
12	Anna Petr	4:58.0
10	Ainsley Workman	5:13.6
12	Margaret Coney	5:14.2
9	Abigail Petr	5:15.6
11	Hannah Bodine	5:21.0
9	Camryn Bodine	5:32.4
10	Katie Edison	5:43.5
11	Brynn Edison	5:53.5
Petoskey
Grade	Name	Time
11	Emma Squires	5:04.2
11	Cambrie Smith	5:16.5
10	Noel VanderWall	5:31.7
12	Ahna VanderWall	5:34.5
10	Caroline Farley	5:38.4
11	Sarah Liederbach	5:53.4
Hudsonville
Grade	Name	Time
10	Kate Heidema	5:50.2
12	Jenna Kral	5:52.1
10	Emma Heidema	5:56.6
12	Sophia Lirio	5:58.1
Ann Arbor Pioneer
Grade	Name	Time
10	Sarah Forsyth	5:02.1
10	Cookie Baugh	5:10.2
11	Anna Dudek	5:42.2
Hart
Grade	Name	Time
11	Savannah Ackley	5:20.6
10	Audrianna Enns	5:26.8
11	Lynae Ackley	5:42.9

BOYS

Ann Arbor Pioneer
Grade	Name	Time
10	Owen Johnson	4:33.0
10	Matt Ruud	4:37.8
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
Grade	Name	Time
12	Jack Spamer	4:15.5
12	Scott Spaanstra	4:24.5
12	Zacahry Stewart	4:28.2
11	Brendan Buckner	4:52.7
12	Ethan Lee	4:54.1
10	Quinn Cullen	4:58.6
Benzie Central
Grade	Name	Time
9	Hunter Jones	4:35.9
12	Dustin Finkhouse	4:42.2
12	Connor McLaren	4:56.8
East Grand Rapids
Grade	Name	Time
12	Evan Bishop	4:19.0
12	Elijah Becker	4:32.7
11	Enzo Metz	4:37.7
Holland Christian
Grade	Name	Time
10	Parker Lambers	4:36.8
12	Alex Mitchell	4:41.9
12	Jacob DeBoer	4:46.1
Hudsonville
Grade	Name	Time
12	Steven St. John	4:25.8
12	Nathan Conkel	4:40.9
12	Ryan Nibbelink	4:45.4
Otsego
Grade	Name	Time
12	Hunter Zartman	4:20.1
11	Colin Mulder	4:28.6
11	Andrew Bickel	4:51.6
Pinckney
Grade	Name	Time
10	Caleb Jarema	4:37.5
11	Tylor Morgan	4:54.1
12	Jack Sleeman	4:56.2
Saugatuck
Grade	Name	Time
10	Max Sharnas	4:38.1
10	Adam Martinson	4:48.5
10	Tristan Ashley	4:50.4
Zeeland West
Grade	Name	Time
12	Luke Munsey	4:36.3
11	Corban Hauch	4:45.0
10	Mateo Quintanilla	4:51.9