Category: 2020 Previews

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3. Arianne Olson, Holland West Ottawa

• I’ve mentioned that middle school Portage list multiple times, well, Arianne is at the top of it
• And based on her accomplishments this season, one can see the potential she’s working with
• Arianne won almost every race, save two, Spartan and the State Meet
  • But Spartan was her highest-rated and we can hardly call losing to the national champion a defeat
• Showed major progress in terms of time throughout the year, lowering her PR down to 17:26 on a true test at Portage
• West Ottawa has been very transparent about their training this past spring, and it was incredible watching her 16:39 5k on the roads

3. Hobbs Kessler, Ann Arbor Skyline

• Hobb’s obvious talent has started to come to fruition in the past training cycles
• As with a few others previously mentioned, spent considerable amount of time in the 15’s in major races
• Stepped up huge from his regional performance, only dropping one (!!!) place at State
• Showed his mid-distance capabilities this winter, narrowly finishing 2^nd in the MITS 1600m championship
• Then closed an 8:53 3200m in 4:20 just a few weeks ago
• We’ll see if that speed is realized on the course, but his past results give him a great baseline

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4. Patrick Byrnes, Plymouth

• Lurking in the shadows of their outstanding teams and individuals, Patrick now becomes the lead runner for Plymouth
• He may be the most talented they’ve had come through their system, thanks in part to his incredible range (1:51, 4:13)
  • Reminds me of a young Mike Atchoo
• For some, that 800m ability doesn’t pan out on the XC course, not in his case
• Clutch 15^th place finish in 2018 helped secure Plymouth’s state title
• Rated as sub-16 in all his major races last year and showed extreme consistency late
• 3x All-Wayne County, 3x All-Region, 2x All-State

4. Cambrie Smith, Petoskey

• Already a solid runner after her first two years at Gaylord, Cambrie then took a major leap in 2019
• I’m not sure what caused it, but I’m guessing having training partners close to her speed and able to push her played a major role
• Ran a somewhat disappointing State Meet, but the entirety of the season speaks volumes
  • Multiple sub-18 efforts
• Most impressive has to be her race at Spartan, running with the likes of Theis, the Beavercreek girls, and a few girls yet to be named here
• Was able to run a 10:50 3200m indoors, almost a minute PR from her freshman track season

Today being the Fourth of July, I figured it apt to showcase our state capital.

Here are the teams I have from the Lansing area:

Bath
Charlotte
Dansville
DeWitt
East Lansing
Eaton Rapids
Fowlerville
Grand Ledge
Haslett
Holt
Laingsburg
Lansing Catholic
Lansing Christian
Lansing Eastern
Lansing Sexton
Lansing Waverly
Mason
Morrice
Okemos
Perry
Portland
Portland St. Patrick
Vermontville Maple Valley
Webberville
Williamston

Top Boys Teams

Rank	Team
1	East Lansing
2	Grand Ledge
3	Okemos
4	Lansing Catholic
5	Fowlerville
6	DeWitt
7	Holt
8	Haslett
9	Webberville
10	Dansville

Top 25 Boys

Rank	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Nathan Faust	East Lansing
2	12	Adugna Moritz	Holt
3	11	Nathan Lott	Webberville
4	11	Josh Frary	Lansing Catholic
5	11	Liam Elder	Grand Ledge
6	11	Espen Lehnst	Haslett
7	11	Zachary Curd	Fowlerville
8	10	Joey Bowman	Lansing Everett
9	11	Matthew Zeleke	East Lansing
10	12	Jalen Nelson	Dansville
11	11	Gabe Gulbransen	Okemos
12	12	Caleb Rivers	Morrice
13	11	Anders Howe	Okemos
14	12	Aaron Cary	Grand Ledge
15	12	Eric Kolar	East Lansing
16	11	Graham Foster	Haslett
17	11	Liam Harlan	Bath
18	11	Austin Smelker	DeWitt
19	10	Ashton Ripley	Vermontville Maple Valley
20	10	Camden Johnecheck	Williamston
21	10	Austin Rybolt	Eaton Rapids
22	11	Jayden Page	East Lansing
23	10	Tanner Kennady	Grand Ledge
24	12	Bryce Dubay	Charlotte
25	9	Daniel Wilson	Williamston

Top Girls Teams

Rank	Team
1	Haslett
2	Okemos
3	Mason
4	DeWitt
5	Lansing Catholic
6	Holt
7	East Lansing
8	Lansing Christian
9	Grand Ledge
10	Fowlerville

Top 25 Girls

Rank	Grade	Name	Team
1	9	Meghan Ford	Mason
2	12	Kaitlyn Hynes	DeWitt
3	12	Abbie Draheim	East Lansing
4	12	Elsa Rusthoven	DeWitt
5	10	Hannah Pricco	Lansing Catholic
6	9	Liana Salazar	Okemos
7	10	Emma Netzel	Holt
8	10	Lauren Hunter	Haslett
9	12	Aiden Grasse	Holt
10	10	CC Jones	Haslett
11	10	Olivia Jolly	Mason
12	10	Anna Delgado	East Lansing
13	12	Madison Volz	Lansing Christian
14	12	Maggie Kinzer	Okemos
15	9	Liliana Lehnst	Haslett
16	9	Paige Ide	Haslett
17	12	Tess Piper	Holt
18	9	Dora Henry	Haslett
19	9	Amalia Villarreal	Lansing Catholic
20	9	Elliana Tapscott	Okemos
21	9	Nicole Mays	Okemos
22	12	Ella Baryo	Grand Ledge
23	9	Tessa Roe	Lansing Catholic
24	12	Natalie Tebben	Lansing Christian
25	10	Ashlyn Kephart	Lansing Christian