Ventured a bit south for this region of the state. Downriver is much more urban, Ann Arbor is still a drive, and it’s much flatter than the Irish Hills. Still, a notable distance running tradition, as Temperance Bedford has had recent success (Whitelaw, Johnson, Kaiser), those 80’s-90’s Monroe teams (I would have loved to see that 4×8). Rebekah Smeltzer from Jefferson was a multiple-time State Champ and is making a name for herself in collegiate coaching circles.
Here are the teams I have from the River Raisin area (or watershed?):
Adrian Adrian Lenawee Christian Adrian Madison Blissfield Britton Deerfield Carleton Airport Dundee Erie-Mason Hudson Ida Monroe Monroe Jefferson Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central Morenci Ottawa Lake-Whiteford Petersburg-Summerfield Pittsford Sand Creek Tecumseh Temperance Bedford Waldron
Despite the slightly lower rating from 2017, Abbie has spent three years at the forefront of Lansing area cross country
She’s notched two top-10 performances at Greater Lansing and 2 Regional titles
She’s spent all three years in the 18’s (even 2018, a season cut short)
This past year was a year full of PRs, first nabbed at East Lansing, then again at the DeWitt Regional
To cap it off, she ran her best race of the season at MIS, finishing 14th
23. Kazuma Bowring, Highland-Milford
Kazuma is a multiple sport athlete that is competitive in all that he does. In the winter he plays on the Milford Hockey Team, where he received Honorable Mention All-State honors for his defensive play. Last spring he anchored our 7:47 4×800 team as a Sophomore on a team with 3 seniors.
Coach Brian Salyers
Milford, like a few other schools, runs a small number of meets, which one bad race can derail a season average
Kazuma did not have that bad race, even his “worst” performance was a sub-17 at the toughest course in Metro Detroit, 13th in Oakland County
Ran his best races to end the season, with three straight 200+ performances (equivalent of sub-16)
MITCA was 15:57 (208.2)
Looks to be the lead runner on a Milford squad that’ll be knocking on the top-10 yet again
We’re a few days out from the release of regional sites and selections. A few weeks out from the time that I’ll finish analyzing and beginning to write previews.
Given that the regional previews won’t begin in earnest until July, I decided to give these little projections, segmented by area. In many cases, teams from the same area will have city, county, or all-area meets. In a few cases, they don’t. I have great reverence for the teams of many areas. Ann Arbor, 127, Petoskey, Grand Rapids, Kensington, you name it. This will be a fun way of seeing how similar teams in vicinity of one another stack up.
I’ll start with Ann Arbor:
Here are the teams I have from the Ann Arbor area:
Gabriel Richard Greenhills Huron Pioneer Rudolf Steiner Skyline Belleville Chelsea Clinton Dexter Manchester Milan Saline Ypsilanti Ypsi Arbor Prep Ypsilanti Lincoln
Top Boys Teams
Rank
Team
1
Ann Arbor Pioneer
2
Saline
3
Dexter
4
Ann Arbor Huron
5
Chelsea
6
Ann Arbor Skyline
7
Clinton
8
Manchester
9
Ypsilanti Lincoln
10
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
Top Boys
Rank
Grade
Name
Team
1
12
Hobbs Kessler
Ann Arbor Skyline
2
11
Owen Johnson
Ann Arbor Pioneer
3
11
Henry Monte Sano
Ann Arbor Pioneer
4
12
Joseph Fedoronko
Saline
5
12
Ben Jakabcsin
Ann Arbor Pioneer
6
12
Peter Stenger
Ann Arbor Huron
7
12
Conor Kolka
Dexter
8
11
Jordan Ratliff
Ypsilanti Lincoln
9
12
Sam Melvin
Dexter
10
11
Matt Ruud
Ann Arbor Pioneer
11
12
Max Klarman
Ann Arbor Pioneer
12
9
Connell Alford
Chelsea
13
12
Donovan Smith
Ann Arbor Huron
14
12
Collin Melnykowycz
Ann Arbor Pioneer
15
12
Kenny Lashaway
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
16
11
Fred Wallace
Ann Arbor Pioneer
17
12
Emmett Berryhill
Saline
18
12
Nathan Gariepy
Dexter
19
12
Erik Reiber
Chelsea
20
11
Sanjay Rao
Ann Arbor Skyline
21
11
Jonas Norwood
Chelsea
22
12
Evan Ridenour
Ann Arbor Huron
23
10
Jason Whitton
Saline
24
12
Andrew Victoria
Saline
25
11
Levi Straszewski
Ann Arbor Pioneer
Top Girls Teams
Rank
Team
1
Ann Arbor Pioneer
2
Saline
3
Chelsea
4
Ann Arbor Huron
5
Ann Arbor Skyline
6
Ypsilanti Lincoln
7
Clinton
8
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
9
Dexter
10
Milan
Top Girls
Rank
Grade
Name
Team
1
11
Sarah Forsyth
Ann Arbor Pioneer
2
12
Madi Wood
Saline
3
11
Cookie Baugh
Ann Arbor Pioneer
4
11
Charlotte Batra
Ann Arbor Pioneer
5
12
Sam Hastie
Ann Arbor Huron
6
12
Laura O’Brien
Ann Arbor Skyline
7
12
Anna Dudek
Ann Arbor Pioneer
8
11
Madison Stern
Saline
9
11
Claire Endres
Saline
10
9
Trilian Krug
Chelsea
11
12
Caroline Stone
Ypsilanti Lincoln
12
11
Lydia Alig
Saline
13
10
Allie Koch
Manchester
14
12
Izzie Lashaway
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
15
9
Samantha Coots
Clinton
16
10
Aubrey Stager
Saline
17
9
Lucy Woehlke
Saline
18
12
Natalie Davies
Chelsea
19
12
Catrin Koselka
Ann Arbor Skyline
20
10
Emily Cooper
Ann Arbor Pioneer
21
10
Audra Guthre
Chelsea
22
12
Riley Thorburn
Chelsea
23
10
Royce Smith
Ann Arbor Huron
24
10
Mia Solomon
Ann Arbor Huron
25
12
Alissa King
Clinton
(I know Pioneer is missing a young Forsyth, but I can’t find any 2019 XC results from her )
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Michigan XC Speed Ratings 