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2024 Ratings: Saranac

Grand Ledge’s boys finished 3rd and established themselves as a contender for a Region 2 qualifier

Girls Adjustment: -31
Boys Adjustment: -27

As always, these writeups below will shoutout someone or a team that stood out from the race. That may not be the best runner or the winning team. Perhaps a team that surprised, a runner breaking through, or a runner contributing to a team victory. Of course, if you come to me nicely and want to brag about a fellow team/competitor/teammate, let me know, and I’ll try to give them love further down the line.

SERENADIN’ AT SARANAC

Ben Rottier, Grand Ledge

In the Region 2 Preview, I remarked that Ben had the capability of breaking into the 15’s. This opener surely confirmed that. Thinking back to last year, he opened with a 16:36 at Saranac, a personal best that later turned into a 16:04. Now 14 seconds faster in his junior debut, you can extrapolate the rest. Or just peer at the Jenison boys ahead of him. Strelecki ran 30 sec. faster at Benzie, Conner 42 seconds quicker. To make a short story long, a wonderful debut was had and more importantly, his presence at the front gives the Comets a frontrunner to go along with their pack.

Ayla Holben, DeWitt

The strength just keeps on building. In Region 14’s Preview, I touched on her mid-distance ability earlier in her career that had transformed more into longer races. She surely has been grinding it out early in the longer races. This Saranac performance wasn’t quite as fast as Under the Lights, but both are considerably quicker than her junior year. In terms of her Under the Lights debut, considerable meant nearly 1:30 faster. The progress that we saw from DeWitt during track has continued.

*** = Team State Title type of performance
** = Top-10 Team type of performance
* = Team Qualifier type of performance

BOYS TEAM RATINGS

TeamTop 5 Avg.Division
Jenison**196.71
Rockford**187.71
Grand Ledge*180.71
Byron Center171.11
East Lansing145.71
Wyoming101.41
TeamTop 5 Avg.Division
DeWitt*174.12
Shepherd165.22
Ionia121.42
Wayland Union87.22
Lansing Waverly70.92
TeamTop 5 Avg.Division
Stanton Central Montcalm**178.83
GR Covenant Christian**174.43
Muskegon Western Mich. Christian**166.73
Ovid-Elsie142.73
Saranac132.23
GR NorthPointe Christian124.43
Grandville Calvin Christian111.13
TeamTop 5 Avg.Division
Portland St. Patrick127.44

GIRLS TEAM RATINGS

TeamTop 5 Avg.Division
Rockford*124.31
Jenison111.21
Grand Ledge93.41
Byron Center85.01
East Lansing75.71
TeamTop 5 Avg.Division
DeWitt*114.32
Shepherd84.42
Portland48.12
TeamTop 5 Avg.Division
Stanton Central Montcalm**116.13
GR Covenant Christian79.83
Grandville Calvin Christian67.23
Muskegon Western Mich. Christian65.93
GR NorthPointe Christian54.43
Ovid-Elsie32.03

BOYS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS

GradeNameTimeTeamRating
11Gage Hoffman16:09.2Stanton Central Montcalm205.9
12Seth Conner16:11.7Jenison205.1
12Parker Strelecki16:14.2Jenison204.3
12Matthew Schwartz16:18.5Jenison202.8
11Benjamin Rottier16:22.2Grand Ledge201.6
12Noah Schuette16:30.1Rockford199.0
12Levi Kamps16:37.6GR Covenant Christian196.5
10Bryce Cahoon16:39.1Shepherd196.0
12Mason Lucas16:39.2Jenison195.9
12Mitchell Jeruzal16:42.7Byron Center194.8
12Matthias Morse16:48.0Muskegon Western Mich. Christian193.0
12Nolan Longuski16:50.0Shepherd192.3
12Andrew Commeret16:50.9Comstock Park192.0
11Kyler Fertig16:57.1Stanton Central Montcalm190.0
10Josiah Derksen17:05.1Rockford187.3
11Andrew Feldpausch17:06.2Portland186.9
12Nolan Inglis17:07.2DeWitt186.6
11Hayden Lafferty17:07.2Rockford186.6
10Memphis Connor17:07.6Byron Center186.5
12Nathan Loser17:11.7Rockford185.1
12Jackson Walthorn17:18.5DeWitt182.8
9Luke Bultman17:25.6Rockford180.5
10Sylus Wilson17:25.8Stanton Central Montcalm180.4
12Caden Karcher17:33.8Rockford177.7
9Rylen Richey17:36.8Grand Ledge176.7
12Ben Haakenson17:38.2Grand Ledge176.3
10Nolan Lounds17:38.3Grand Ledge176.2
12Dylan Pallett17:40.1Wayland Union175.6
11Nolan Wenglikowski17:41.0Jenison175.3
12Luke Dykstra17:44.2GR Covenant Christian174.3
10Micah Kuiper17:47.0GR Covenant Christian173.3
11Alex McKennon17:48.6Grand Ledge172.8
9Chase Sherman17:49.1Jenison172.6
12Elijah Hutchinson17:51.1Grand Ledge172.0
11Liam Preisser17:51.3East Lansing171.9
12Andrew Wangler17:54.0Jenison171.0
10Noah Watson17:58.6Rockford169.5
10Thaddeus Overley18:00.8Lansing Waverly168.7
12Tyler N. Kooienga18:01.2GR Covenant Christian168.6
11Joshua Carpenter18:01.5DeWitt168.5
12Alexander Lawrence18:03.6Muskegon Western Mich. Christian167.8
11Cole Wisener18:03.7Byron Center167.8
12Jack Baltes18:03.7Jenison167.8
9Liam DeWitt18:03.8Portland167.7
12Clay Powell18:03.8Ovid-Elsie167.7
12Ian Goodrich18:07.1DeWitt166.6
10Rolland Sterken18:07.8Jenison166.4
10Caelan Marsh18:08.1Grand Ledge166.3
11Braylon Lenneman18:08.5DeWitt166.2
12David Stout18:13.3Rockford164.6
10Charles Gavan18:14.4Rockford164.2
12Dominic Otto18:15.2Jenison163.9
10Drew Davis18:15.8Shepherd163.7
10Will Chelotti18:16.0DeWitt163.7
11Owen Moore18:17.4Portland163.2
11Timothy Chamberlain18:21.5Portland St. Patrick161.8
9Johnny Coston18:23.8Stanton Central Montcalm161.1
11Connor Wangler18:24.2Jenison160.9
12Benjamin Snook18:25.7Grand Ledge160.4
10Brayden Kelliher18:26.2Jenison160.3
10Owen Sytsema18:28.5Muskegon Western Mich. Christian159.5
10Levi Schimmel18:29.6GR Covenant Christian159.1
11Reuben Anderson18:33.3Muskegon Western Mich. Christian157.9
9Donnie Richmond18:34.5Portland157.5
11Evan Rolston18:37.4Stanton Central Montcalm156.5
12Micah Derks18:40.3Jenison155.6
10Josiah Scholma18:40.6Muskegon Western Mich. Christian155.5
10Dayton VanderMoere18:41.7Grand Ledge155.1
9Alexander Mitchell18:42.6Byron Center154.8
9Carter Cooke18:46.2Jenison153.6
11Gabriel Gauss18:46.9Rockford153.4
10Blake Rhoton18:52.4Byron Center151.5
10Francis Austen18:54.4Portland St. Patrick150.9
12Nathan Chapin18:55.2Jenison150.6
11Joshua Miller18:55.6Ovid-Elsie150.5
12Elijah Lauer18:58.2Saranac149.6
9Logan Gregory18:58.5Saranac149.5
11Kaden Mingerink18:59.4GR Covenant Christian149.2
12Ryan Couser19:02.6Grand Ledge148.1
9Jack Krafft19:03.0Shepherd148.0
12James Kelly19:04.7Ovid-Elsie147.4
9Zachary Newman19:05.4Byron Center147.2
9Liam Thelen19:06.2Ionia146.9
11Jaxxon Thelen19:07.6Ionia146.5
9Alejandro Nagy19:08.3East Lansing146.2
12Jacob Marth19:08.7Jenison146.1
9Liam Gunnink19:16.2Jenison143.6
10William Drake19:18.7Grand Ledge142.8
10Caleb DuPuis19:19.4Jenison142.5
11Jackson Gast19:20.3East Lansing142.2
11Brady Newman19:21.6Byron Center141.8
10Micah Couser19:22.5Grand Ledge141.5
10Easton McCloy19:24.1GR NorthPointe Christian141.0
9Levi Walker19:24.7Jenison140.8
11Myles Hendel19:26.3Jenison140.2
10Eli Morse19:26.9Muskegon Western Mich. Christian140.0
12Aaron Ostrowski19:27.3East Lansing139.9
10Landon Kuperus19:28.1GR Covenant Christian139.6
10Addison Dufendach19:30.9Rockford138.7
10Lincoln Morden19:31.0Grand Ledge138.7
9Zadan Ryskamp19:31.6GR NorthPointe Christian138.5
11Aiden Marple19:32.0DeWitt138.3
10Mason Fein19:33.2Wayland Union137.9
10Jonathan Marth19:33.9Jenison137.7
9Fabian Martinez-Arreola19:34.2Jenison137.6
10Levi Dykstra19:35.4GR Covenant Christian137.2
11Isaac Westra19:35.5GR Covenant Christian137.2
12Callahan Knight19:37.7Grand Ledge136.4
10Joel Schmidt19:41.0Grand Ledge135.3
12Tait Anible19:46.5Saranac133.5
12Caleb Anderson19:49.0Wyoming132.7
11Ethan Manning19:49.3Wayland Union132.6
12Jackson Myott19:50.4Grand Ledge132.2
10Conner Morrison19:52.7Ionia131.4
10George Rollins19:53.7DeWitt131.1
12Benjamin Ault20:00.5Rockford128.8
9Langston Waite20:01.7East Lansing128.4
11Isaac FoxElster20:02.9Portland St. Patrick128.0
10Ryder Nichols20:04.3Byron Center127.6
10Judson Phillips20:08.1Byron Center126.3
11Isaac Gola20:08.8Shepherd126.1
10Connor Burch20:12.7Grand Ledge124.8
10Carter Handwerker20:13.0Rockford124.7
10Travis Wright20:13.6Ovid-Elsie124.5
12Blake Jewett20:14.8Grandville Calvin Christian124.1
10Evan Buteyn20:14.8Grandville Calvin Christian124.1
10Mitch Gonzalez20:16.3Ovid-Elsie123.6
9Noah Heriford20:17.7Grand Ledge123.1
9Toby Regulinski20:19.4East Lansing122.5
12Jacob Standfest20:19.8Rockford122.4
10Peter Sluys20:23.1Wyoming121.3
9Joseph Segard20:25.9GR NorthPointe Christian120.4
11Tyler-B Travis20:29.2Shepherd119.3
9Rhy Schneider20:29.2Rockford119.3
12Ethan Henry20:29.3Jenison119.2
9Jonah Gray20:29.5East Lansing119.2
12Demitri Lawrence20:32.8Muskegon Western Mich. Christian118.1
11Timothy Austin20:35.9DeWitt117.0
11Judah Bakaitis20:36.3DeWitt116.9
9Sam Dykstra20:36.4GR Covenant Christian116.9
9Brady Oosterhouse20:37.0Saranac116.7
9Ryan Sorrell20:40.4GR NorthPointe Christian115.5
11Dominic Smith20:45.7DeWitt113.8
11Charlie Vitkauskas20:46.6Rockford113.5
12Oscar Andrade-Nava20:48.0Wyoming113.0
10Sawyer VanKuiken20:51.2Saranac111.9
11Landon Koole20:55.8GR Covenant Christian110.4
10Fisher Lipsey20:56.0Grand Ledge110.3
9Seth Crown20:56.6Heritage Christian Academy110.1
9Levi Knoop20:56.8Portland St. Patrick110.1
12Grant Smith20:57.3Shepherd109.9
9Ty Inglis21:03.8DeWitt107.7
10Tyne Evans21:04.9Stanton Central Montcalm107.4
11Silas Ensink21:05.9Grandville Calvin Christian107.0
12Jonh Miller21:06.8Grand Ledge106.7
9Andrew Wright21:07.7GR NorthPointe Christian106.4
12Nicholas Huizinga21:07.7Grandville Calvin Christian106.4
10Gerrit Bol21:08.2GR Covenant Christian106.3
9Benjamin VanderKlok21:08.4Jenison106.2
12Jacob Lusk21:10.3Comstock Park105.6
9Peyton Marks21:11.4Stanton Central Montcalm105.2
12Matthias Overley21:11.6Lansing Waverly105.1
10Adam Host21:12.3Rockford104.9
10Noah Thelen21:17.8Grand Ledge103.1
9Ben Myers21:22.5East Lansing101.5
9Eddie Radtke21:23.4Shepherd101.2
10Bradley Smith21:25.9GR NorthPointe Christian100.4
9Eli Metcalf21:27.7Libertas Christian99.8
9Kilian Boulware-Lopez21:29.2East Lansing99.3
12Caleb Rose21:30.5Stanton Central Montcalm98.8
9Charlie Crowe21:31.9East Lansing98.4
11Dalles Bailiff21:32.7Ionia98.1
12Jackson Lipsey21:37.0Grand Ledge96.7
10Conner Ryan21:37.1Stanton Central Montcalm96.6
11Chaden Schafer21:37.5Stanton Central Montcalm96.5
12Ayden VanDyk21:42.9GR Covenant Christian94.7
11Andrew Newenhouse21:45.3Grandville Calvin Christian93.9
10Jeremiah Stewart21:49.5Ovid-Elsie92.5
12Evan Lee21:51.6Saranac91.8
9Daxton Hune21:56.0Rockford90.3
11Bryan Gregory22:00.5Saranac88.8
10Carlos Martinez22:01.3Rockford88.6
9Andrew Duthler22:03.9GR Covenant Christian87.7
12Ben Elder22:07.1Grand Ledge86.6
11Jacob Penna22:07.7GR Covenant Christian86.4
12Nathan Fears22:08.9Portland St. Patrick86.0
11Caleb Looyenga22:09.1GR Covenant Christian86.0
10Theodore VanKuiken22:10.7Saranac85.4
10Nathan Sanderson22:10.9GR NorthPointe Christian85.4
9Xander Towery22:14.2Ionia84.3
9Jack Walter22:14.6Muskegon Western Mich. Christian84.1
10Dalton Buiter22:15.4GR Covenant Christian83.9
12Evan Oosterhouse22:23.5Saranac81.2
10Connor Deyo22:24.5Lansing Waverly80.8
9Ethan Bussis22:27.0Grand Ledge80.0
9Corbin Cummings22:28.0Rockford79.7
9Logan Spangler22:28.5GR NorthPointe Christian79.5
9Brock Hopkins22:32.4Saranac78.2
12Xavier Hoppe22:35.6Shepherd77.1
10Liam Heyboer22:37.0GR Covenant Christian76.7
12Xavier McCallum22:37.1Byron Center76.6
10Antonio Aro22:38.4East Lansing76.2
11Tyler Davis22:50.0Wyoming72.3
9Blake Davis22:55.3Shepherd70.6
11Wren Becktel22:59.9East Lansing69.0
11Austin Soltow23:01.3Grand Ledge68.6
12Paul Schmidt23:03.2Comstock Park67.9
10Alcides Lopez-Feliciano23:03.5Wyoming67.8
10Matthew Austin23:06.1DeWitt67.0
12Landon Barton23:08.2Grand Ledge66.3
9Talon Thompson23:09.5Ionia65.8
10Aiden Yost23:10.3Grand Ledge65.6
11Logan Bok23:12.0Saranac65.0
10Miles Crawford23:12.9Byron Center64.7
9Cooper Highlen23:13.2Ionia64.6
9Miles Triant23:19.0Rockford62.7
11Eli VerBeek23:20.7Libertas Christian62.1
12Randall Dustin23:21.3Byron Center61.9
9Samuel Monterosso23:22.0East Lansing61.7
12Ian McLellan23:22.2Byron Center61.6
11Jayson Hitchcock23:25.3DeWitt60.6
11Gavin Stursma23:27.1Jenison60.0
10Israel Cahill23:27.4Saranac59.9
9Jacob Keef23:27.4Byron Center59.9
10Isaac Decker23:27.6Saranac59.8
12Carter Schuiteboer23:33.0Heritage Christian Academy58.0
9Austin Vista23:35.2Jenison57.3
10Colton Sempsrott23:35.2Ovid-Elsie57.3
10Sebastien Navis23:39.1Muskegon Western Mich. Christian56.0
10Isaiah Wilson23:41.0GR NorthPointe Christian55.3
9Isaac Kamps23:41.9GR Covenant Christian55.0
12Andrieu Blomeling23:43.9Byron Center54.4
11Owen Rottier23:52.9Grand Ledge51.4
11Nick Pung23:53.4Portland St. Patrick51.2
11Trevor Bozung24:01.5Stanton Central Montcalm48.5
10Rhys Todd24:03.7East Lansing47.8
12Calvin Wessell24:07.4Comstock Park46.5
12Stefan Rau24:07.4GR Covenant Christian46.5
9Maeson Russell24:17.7Shepherd43.1
12Johan Guzman24:20.4Wyoming42.2
9Nathaneal Karakula24:24.4Heritage Christian Academy40.9
11Danny Shepard24:27.5Stanton Central Montcalm39.8
9Dale Hice24:28.5Saranac39.5
9Jacob Hop24:28.8Libertas Christian39.4
11Brady Hefron24:29.5Saranac39.2
8Patrick Austen24:41.5Portland St. Patrick35.2
12Jaxon Pipe24:50.6GR Covenant Christian32.1
11Simeon Montney24:54.2Shepherd30.9
11Toby Holstege24:56.0GR Covenant Christian30.3
9Brandon Colberg25:07.0Grand Ledge26.7
10Marco Ponce-Jose25:29.4Wyoming19.2
10Ethan Lombard25:31.2Shepherd18.6
10Asher Rauch25:35.5GR NorthPointe Christian17.2
10Nathan Morrison25:42.4GR NorthPointe Christian14.9
10Drake McKaig25:44.8East Lansing14.1
9Nolan Moeggenberg25:49.3Shepherd12.6
9Jeremy Alvarado25:49.6Lansing Waverly12.5
9WIlliam Sang25:54.8Rockford10.7
10Nicholas Whited26:04.4Grand Ledge7.5
9Nolan Jarvie26:07.5DeWitt6.5
11Alex Thomas26:07.7Saranac6.4
12Ari Vernagus26:07.8East Lansing6.4

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS

GradeNameTimeTeamRating
12Kyah Hoffman18:17.7Stanton Central Montcalm164.4
10Daisy Cox19:15.3Rockford145.2
12Ayla Holben19:33.3DeWitt139.2
10Paige McMeans19:35.8Jenison138.4
11Aviana Skinner19:54.2Grand Ledge132.3
9Jillian Lewakowski20:01.7Rockford129.8
12Ashley Choponis20:09.2Stanton Central Montcalm127.3
11Grace Coston20:20.9Stanton Central Montcalm123.4
9Morgan Sanders20:33.3Rockford119.2
12Mia Williams20:42.0DeWitt116.3
9Danica Redes20:42.8Shepherd116.1
12Naomi Diekman20:43.4Jenison115.9
9Maddy Aleisa20:46.3Jenison114.9
12Natalie Lewis20:46.9Rockford114.7
10Shelby Kuiper20:48.8GR Covenant Christian114.1
12Emma Smith20:53.0Rockford112.7
11Lydia Jagger20:57.2Grand Ledge111.3
12Autumn Thompson20:57.7DeWitt111.1
9Emily Barrie21:03.1East Lansing109.3
12Lola Bryce21:05.5Grandville Calvin Christian108.5
11Trinity VanderWoude21:10.1Rockford107.0
12Melana Karsten21:17.2Rockford104.6
12Avery Wezensky21:18.9Portland104.0
9Kyra Shaver21:19.6Rockford103.8
9Aurora Doepker21:22.7DeWitt102.8
11Macy Guikema21:25.3Jenison101.9
11Isabella Taber21:25.5DeWitt101.8
12Sydney Law21:26.5Byron Center101.5
10Leah Sneller21:30.6Muskegon Western Mich. Christian100.1
10Andrea Rolston21:43.1Stanton Central Montcalm96.0
12Morgan Lawrence21:45.8Muskegon Western Mich. Christian95.1
11Emilee Young21:52.9Shepherd92.7
10Marnath Tuol22:01.4Grandville Calvin Christian89.9
10Madison Moeggenborg22:05.3Shepherd88.6
11Andrea Schwartz22:15.9Jenison85.0
11Madison Aten22:17.6Grand Ledge84.5
11Amelia Cornell22:20.7Grand Ledge83.4
12Celia Pollock22:21.8Byron Center83.1
11Donna Haaksma22:24.1Byron Center82.3
12Sage Brownell22:24.4Rockford82.2
12Morgan Ashcroft22:27.3DeWitt81.2
12Kayla Williams22:27.4DeWitt81.2
11Clarissa Baese22:29.3Ovid-Elsie80.6
10Anna DeVries22:32.8GR Covenant Christian79.4
9Emmarie Formsma22:34.1Byron Center79.0
12Natalie Formsma22:34.2Byron Center78.9
11Julia Moore22:34.6East Lansing78.8
11Mikayla Reddy22:35.1Rockford78.6
11Sophie Wisener22:39.1Byron Center77.3
12Nyla Broekhuizen22:41.4Byron Center76.5
10Lydia Minderhoud22:46.4GR Covenant Christian74.9
12Olivia VerBeek22:48.8Jenison74.1
10Jenna Terpstra22:52.4GR NorthPointe Christian72.9
11Kailey Mann22:53.9Byron Center72.4
9Abbie Koole22:55.1GR Covenant Christian72.0
12Mila Schneider22:55.4Rockford71.9
12Abby Minnick22:57.3East Lansing71.2
12Sophia Feldpausch23:00.0Byron Center70.3
11Megan Gimmey23:00.8Shepherd70.1
11Braelyn Bunting23:02.1Stanton Central Montcalm69.6
9Lillian Johnson23:04.8Byron Center68.7
9Cora Ball23:08.6Byron Center67.5
9Kate Olsen23:09.7Byron Center67.1
11Alexis Heagle23:10.2Byron Center66.9
11Molly Wierengo23:11.6Byron Center66.5
12Allee Sustrich23:13.7DeWitt65.8
9Emma Cook23:14.8DeWitt65.4
12Leah Shadduck23:15.2DeWitt65.3
9Dalia Fermaglich23:18.0East Lansing64.3
12Ava Wilson23:23.6GR NorthPointe Christian62.5
9Esther Cahill23:27.2Saranac61.3
10Kaylie Riksen23:27.3Muskegon Western Mich. Christian61.2
11Josephine Sullivan23:27.4Rockford61.2
10Brynn Potter23:30.1Rockford60.3
11Amber Kuiper23:35.6GR Covenant Christian58.5
9Danika Lopez23:37.2GR NorthPointe Christian57.9
10Paige Weber23:37.4Portland57.9
11Alyssa Mertes23:39.8Rockford57.1
10Faith Jenkins23:40.6Grandville Calvin Christian56.8
11Carleigh Thompson23:42.7Ionia56.1
9Ava Lipsey23:44.1Grand Ledge55.6
9Kaila Cravotta23:46.3East Lansing54.9
11Emily Agnew23:46.6DeWitt54.8
10Maggie Wagner23:47.5Jenison54.5
11Emma Means23:47.6Shepherd54.5
12Gracie Warner23:48.5Shepherd54.2
12Randi Pennington23:53.4Jenison52.5
9Sarah Warner23:53.6Shepherd52.5
9Quinn Middleton23:55.6Byron Center51.8
10Ava Langerak23:56.2GR Covenant Christian51.6
11Dylan Bosma23:58.3GR NorthPointe Christian50.9
9Alyson Crete23:59.2Comstock Park50.6
11Logan Trygstad24:00.2Stanton Central Montcalm50.3
10Brynn Robinson24:00.5Shepherd50.2
11Madeleine Plowright24:00.6East Lansing50.1
9Cailyn Baker24:03.3Shepherd49.2
9Maeve VanDam24:04.8Byron Center48.7
11Anna Green24:06.6Byron Center48.1
12Naomi Fitton24:08.8Grand Ledge47.4
10Elsie VanTil24:12.5GR Covenant Christian46.2
11Sarah Bleyenberg24:20.2GR Covenant Christian43.6
10Josephine Polasek24:22.5Portland42.8
9Kendal Tokar24:22.8Ovid-Elsie42.7
10Tessa Feldpausch24:24.0Byron Center42.3
9Joellah Bouwman24:25.3Grandville Calvin Christian41.9
10Marian Davlin24:25.4Portland St. Patrick41.9
9Madalynn Bushard24:28.5Ovid-Elsie40.8
9Natalie Hayes24:28.6DeWitt40.8
12Ana Luz24:31.0Muskegon Western Mich. Christian40.0
10Kelsi Minikey24:33.1Stanton Central Montcalm39.3
11Maria Campbell24:34.7Grandville Calvin Christian38.8
11Lilliana Van Vleet24:43.7DeWitt35.8
9Fiona Sizemore24:44.6Ionia35.5
12Alyssa Possehn24:47.6Saranac34.5
12Ava Fisher24:48.3Jenison34.2
12Hallie Lindale24:51.4Muskegon Western Mich. Christian33.2
11Madison Bastic25:06.9Byron Center28.0
10Kora Kok25:07.8GR NorthPointe Christian27.7
9Ellie Riksen25:07.9Muskegon Western Mich. Christian27.7
9Evelyn Weaver25:11.6Byron Center26.5
9Adilyn VanderWerf25:13.8Byron Center25.7
10Isla McConnell25:14.1East Lansing25.6
10Rosalia Feldpausch25:14.5Byron Center25.5
9Lynnae Meengs25:18.8Grandville Calvin Christian24.1
9Karagan Calley25:27.7Portland21.1
11Mackenzie Conner25:30.4Jenison20.2
9Abigail Tromp25:32.3Byron Center19.6
9Markie Buckland25:38.8Grand Ledge17.4
10Haylie Pearce25:41.9Rockford16.4
11Lauren Spitzley25:47.7Portland14.4
11Jennifer Popp25:49.8GR NorthPointe Christian13.7
10Analise Pols25:50.2GR Covenant Christian13.6
12Lauren Verburg25:50.3Grand Ledge13.6
9Sophia Norman25:52.0Stanton Central Montcalm13.0
11Evelyn Ault25:56.0Rockford11.7
9Karli DeBoer26:00.6GR Covenant Christian10.1
10Addison Seppala26:01.6Rockford9.8
10Lucy Otto26:06.3Jenison8.2
12Elliana Raterman26:07.7Jenison7.8
9Kaytlyn Day26:11.3Saranac6.6
9Lucy Schimmel26:13.8GR Covenant Christian5.7
12Kristin DeBoer26:16.3GR Covenant Christian4.9
9Abree VanDenBrink26:16.8Wayland Union4.7
9Ava Benedict26:18.1Ionia4.3
11Audrey Bensinger26:23.3Ovid-Elsie2.6
9Ashley Larsen26:25.6Wayland Union1.8
9Samantha Stevens26:28.7Byron Center0.8
10Makayla Damico26:29.4Lansing Waverly0.5
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Best Performances at MIS: 2000 -2023

After a day with one and a half meets, one rating, high winds, and hot heat, I decided to dig up a little project I worked on a few winters back. How can one rank the best performances at MIS? One method would be to look at times, as they’re on the same course, a course that has changed very little over the years. Another method would be to produce speed ratings for each race, each year. That would be time-consuming and without context of the entire year, a bit more subjective than the ones I currently create.

Comparing performances against the average times of the day may not be perfect, but it sure is consistent. That’s what I did here.

First, the average times by year. A noticeable trend is how quick MIS ran from 2000-2012. Then gradually slowed until 2020, where the average times have gotten a bit slower. An explanation for these past four years is that the qualifying system has brought in more bodies, adding in regional individual qualifiers from beyond 15th place (I can’t find where I filtered for this, but this change added to the average by 5-6 seconds). These additional qualifiers have also heightened the spread of times, as you can see by the stdev’s, showing fields less tightly packed.

Of course, there are outliers too. I seem to recall 2001 being a cold, wet, windy day (and there was a Michigan/MSU game that day where seconds took hours, I’m not sure if that canceled out the slower times). 2009 was a suffocating headwind on the homestretch. 2020, oppressive heat. 2016, storms. This past year, perhaps the only version without any wind.

Has the course itself changed? I’ll defer to those who have worked on the grounds and have been between the lines throughout the years.

The best performance in the history of the state is Ritz’s 14:10. Perfect course conditions plus an athlete with an undeniable drive. Even throwing numbers out, think of it this way: in the last two+ decades, we’ve had FootLocker Champions, a HS 1500 record holder, and a sub-4 miler who then medaled in the Olympic 5k/10k. Neither of the four were within 35 seconds of Dathan on the same track. I know that the year 2000 was quick, but not quick enough to make up that difference.

Comparing Dathan’s time vs. the field and extrapolating that to recent years, we do see that athletes are getting close. Here’s an approximation of what Ritz may have ran:

2020: 14:35
2021: 14:27
2022: 14:31
2023: 14:10

Both Riley Hough and Hunter Jones were 15 seconds from those marks. Think ahead and project out the future. Our now sophomore class has two kids that were among the best freshmen we’ve seen. I’m wagering that they’ll cut into those 15 seconds.

The girls discussion is a bit closer. Controversial? Nah. Goethals was a state and FootLocker champion, Forsyth a state champion and course record holder. Ain’t no controversy there, both are legends.

In terms of wind and all, the 2009 conditions were the polar opposite of 2023. This is reflected in the times, only seven girls dipping under 18:30 on the entire day. Her 16:54 was clear of the second fastest time of the day by 75 seconds.

What could Megan have run on a perfect day? Would Rachel’s MIS performance stack up even higher if the conditions were messy? Forsyth’s race at the SEC Championship may have been even more impressive than her MIS course record. Her 16:40 on a mucky Hudson Mills course cleared the competitive SEC Red field by 2:20. For context, the second place girl in that race later ran 18:25 at State, finishing 15th. Perhaps Rachel does better relative to her peers when the conditions aren’t ideal.

Whatever it is, the highlighted boys and girls are from the time I started this site. We’ve really made a dent into the all-time standings. Let’s keep it up.

Below is a link to a Google doc going 1000 deep. I’d do all 23,000+ State Meet performances, but the internet might break. You can always ask where you (or your coach/parents) stack up.

THE BEST THOUSAND

If we have another subpar weather day, I may look into teams.

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2024 Ratings: Mustang

Infographs from last season. Over the next few weeks, I’ll build out for this year with updated graphics (already have one done)

Girls Adjustment: -49 (11th/12th), -55 (9th/10th)
Boys Adjustment: -43 (11th/12th), -45 (9th/10th)

With many meets being canceled, having the day off over here (I did get my “run” in!), and this taking place early in the day, I decided to break it down by race. There was a definite temperature change between 11am and 12:30pm.

As always, these writeups below will shoutout someone or a team that stood out from the race. That may not be the best runner or the winning team. Perhaps a team that surprised, a runner breaking through, or a runner contributing to a team victory. Of course, if you come to me nicely and want to brag about a fellow team/competitor/teammate, let me know, and I’ll try to give them love further down the line.

MUSTANG MAGICIANS

Anyone that raced. Racing and running in this heat teaches a lesson of patience and will prepare you for an unusually hot day in October/November. We saw that in the 2020 State Meet, 70 deg. days in early November. Learning how much your body can handle given the unruly conditions can give you a sense of when to hold back or push. And perhaps, a leg up over your competitors.

*** = Team State Title type of performance
** = Top-10 Team type of performance
* = Team Qualifier type of performance

BOYS TEAM RATINGS

TeamTop 5 Avg.Division
Northville***203.41
Brighton***201.01
Detroit Country Day163.12
Beverly Hills Groves145.91
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s141.22

GIRLS TEAM RATINGS

TeamTop 5 Avg.Division
Brighton**128.81
Northville*114.51
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s67.52
Plymouth59.61
Beverly Hills Groves50.81
Detroit Country Day38.62

BOYS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS

GradeNameTimeTeamRating
12Ethan Powell16:11.7Northville209.8
11Ben Hartigan16:25.8Northville205.1
12Tyler Brock16:26.2Brighton204.9
12Nick Barretto16:26.9Northville204.7
12Tyler Outlaw16:35.1Brighton202.0
12Brady Millington16:39.2Brighton200.6
10Blake Kulesza16:44.5Brighton200.2
12Ishaan Kundapur16:41.7Northville199.8
10Brandon Cloud16:51.5Northville197.8
11Zach Wyderko16:49.2Brighton197.3
11Ethan Hertza16:54.5Northville195.5
11Ryan Stojov16:59.1Northville194.0
11Cole Wisniewski17:20.1Orchard Lake St. Mary’s187.0
12Jacob Hopkins17:25.4Detroit Country Day185.2
11Colton Blackburn17:28.8Northville184.1
12Ritvik Ellendula17:34.6Northville182.1
11Mitchell Cory17:43.8Brighton179.1
10Omar Elbashir17:55.2Detroit Country Day176.6
10Jack Lewis18:01.3Northville174.6
9Brendan Williams18:01.3Brighton174.6
11Jake Yono18:04.8Orchard Lake St. Mary’s172.1
11Aiden LaVictor18:11.5Beverly Hills Groves169.8
11Ronan MacArthur18:22.6Brighton166.1
12Elijah Forbord18:33.0Brighton162.7
12Alex Kitsopanidis18:38.0Detroit Country Day161.0
11Nick Lewis18:39.8Brighton160.4
9Ethan Bray18:45.5Detroit Country Day159.8
11Ryan Fick18:41.8Brighton159.7
12Connor Latta18:42.8Northville159.4
11Alexander Lipski18:44.0Northville159.0
9Roarke MacArthur18:54.2Brighton156.9
12Jacob Thomas18:57.7Brighton154.4
10Wyatt Somers19:04.6Northville153.5
11Evan Cummings19:07.0Brighton151.3
12Henry Johnston19:09.0Northville150.7
10Alex Gallup19:14.8Brighton150.1
11Rehaan Chattopadhyay19:14.2Northville148.9
11Ross Callahan19:14.2Northville148.9
10Shane Bittikofer19:20.7Brighton148.1
12Ashton Denys19:23.5Beverly Hills Groves145.8
9Thaddeus Hartzell19:29.4Beverly Hills Groves145.2
12Tyler Garrison19:28.8Brighton144.1
9Pranay Sharma19:35.7Northville143.1
11Cameron Borich19:31.8Brighton143.1
11Hunter Muzik19:36.4Brighton141.5
12David Stadler19:39.0Brighton140.7
11Tyler Sillick19:39.5Northville140.5
12Ryan Cifolelli19:40.7Beverly Hills Groves140.1
9Sam Siddall19:47.9Northville139.0
10Levi Quan19:52.2Northville137.6
12David Fahim19:49.1Northville137.3
11Connor Feng20:01.3Northville133.2
11Evan Huang20:01.7Detroit Country Day133.1
10Ethan Wilbanks20:07.7Northville132.4
12Jack Brach20:08.7Northville130.8
11Alessandro Smigliani20:14.8Brighton128.7
9Zachary Bartoi20:19.5Beverly Hills Groves128.5
10Garrett Villemure20:20.0Beverly Hills Groves128.3
10Brian Assemany20:20.6Northville128.1
12Grant Foumia20:20.9Orchard Lake St. Mary’s126.7
10Andrew Mitchell20:25.1Northville126.6
12Mason Newman20:22.2Northville126.3
9Paolo Cusi20:33.2Northville123.9
11Vincent Tome20:32.4Northville122.9
9Ashton Myers20:47.7Northville119.1
9Connor Moon20:47.7Beverly Hills Groves119.1
10Brady O’Connor20:48.1Brighton119.0
12Samuel Cassin20:44.8Northville118.7
12Lawrence Becton20:50.1Beverly Hills Groves117.0
10Taye McKinney20:55.6Beverly Hills Groves116.5
11Collin Mendel20:54.6Northville115.5
10Owen Collin20:59.2Brighton115.3
9Rand Mavrinac21:03.5Northville113.8
12Francis Jabboury21:02.1Orchard Lake St. Mary’s113.0
9Shane Cory21:10.4Brighton111.5
9Avi Vertkin21:10.9Beverly Hills Groves111.4
10Max Hoshaw21:14.1Northville110.3
11Kyle Brissette21:18.6Orchard Lake St. Mary’s107.5
10Ethan Anton21:31.6Northville104.5
11Ben Zweng21:30.8Brighton103.4
10Max Nakamura21:48.2Northville98.9
10Charles Kime21:50.2Brighton98.3
10Evan George21:59.0Northville95.3
10Adam Khan22:02.1Detroit Country Day94.3
11Logan Albritton21:58.4Beverly Hills Groves94.2
10Grayson Arakelian22:03.6Northville93.8
9Landon Dancik22:03.8Northville93.7
10Daniel Beldin22:04.7Brighton93.4
10Remy Cicotte22:07.9Detroit Country Day92.4
9Alek Sventickas22:08.2Brighton92.3
9Adam Ahmad22:08.4Detroit Country Day92.2
9Luke Tyll22:09.1Beverly Hills Groves92.0
12Brennan Quan22:07.8Northville91.1
9Evan White22:12.5Northville90.8
11Brayden Balagot22:25.3Brighton85.2
11Bryce Glossinger22:27.9Beverly Hills Groves84.4
11James Darmofal22:41.7Brighton79.8
11Parker Nightingale22:53.9Brighton75.7
9Aland Alomari23:00.4Detroit Country Day74.9
9Jack Sagowitz23:08.4Brighton72.2
9Benjamin Sillick23:10.4Northville71.5
11Elliott Ryan23:06.7Northville71.4
10Laron Mitchell23:12.7Northville70.8
11Colton Santos23:10.4Brighton70.2
11Alexander Wilson23:13.7Beverly Hills Groves69.1
10Dyson Betts23:21.9Beverly Hills Groves67.7
10Robert Iussa23:26.5Northville66.2
9Colin Gann23:29.9Northville65.0
12Andrew Jarvis23:27.0Orchard Lake St. Mary’s64.7
9Gabe Vinluan-Caulk23:36.3Brighton62.9
11Reid Jarjosa23:36.6Detroit Country Day61.5
10Hussein Hussein23:42.1Beverly Hills Groves61.0
10Dominic Berkemeier23:46.7Beverly Hills Groves59.4
10Thomas Lemmer23:47.9Orchard Lake St. Mary’s59.0
10Drew Callahan23:58.2Northville55.6
10Austin Lebron24:01.8Brighton54.4
9Jonah Randall24:06.8Brighton52.7
9Jonah Kish24:11.4Brighton51.2
11Logan Makowski24:15.0Northville48.7
10Yuanxi Chen24:25.5Northville46.5
10Nicholas Croft24:31.1Beverly Hills Groves44.6
12Tyler Clark24:36.1Beverly Hills Groves41.6
10Nathan Seitz24:48.4Northville38.9
11Will Lutz24:58.9Brighton34.0
10Eli Vander Laan25:19.2Beverly Hills Groves28.6
10Atif Siddique25:32.4Northville24.2
9Brody Domeracki25:41.2Northville21.3
12Luca Bartoi25:40.7Beverly Hills Groves20.1
Unknown Partic. 197225:51.0Northville18.0
10Donovan Mitchell26:01.1Northville14.6
11Nolan Dupre26:11.6Auburn Hills Christian9.8
10Derek Curioca26:37.4Detroit Country Day2.5
9George Perakis26:41.8Northville1.1

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS

GradeNameTimeTeamRating
11Lydia LaMarra19:06.5Brighton154.2
12Mea D’Agostino19:46.7Orchard Lake St. Mary’s140.8
11Mackenzie Dicken19:52.7Plymouth138.8
10Colette Lozo20:06.7Northville136.1
11Courtney Lince20:14.8Brighton131.4
11Morgan Christopher20:20.3Brighton129.6
9Ella Lorenz20:51.5Brighton121.2
11Molly Kate Coates21:16.4Northville110.9
10Ella Bilyk21:28.6Northville108.8
11Ellie Jasperson21:22.7Northville108.8
12Rosie Gregory21:24.7Northville108.1
11Selena White21:25.2Brighton107.9
11Anna Green21:25.4Brighton107.9
11Elise Maurer21:26.8Northville107.4
12Maya Labonte21:34.8Northville104.7
10Lucia Lachapelle21:49.7Northville101.8
12Madison McCall21:48.8Brighton100.1
9Zoha Mazhar21:59.2Northville98.6
11Annie Hamilton21:56.0Brighton97.7
12Nell Stover22:01.1Detroit Country Day96.0
11Cayla Marzban22:17.4Brighton90.5
9Naya Abu Yasin22:48.8Northville82.1
12Jenna Rivera22:46.9Beverly Hills Groves80.7
12Ava Unger22:56.0Northville77.7
9Avay Yaldou23:02.0Northville77.7
10Lauren Watkins23:02.6Northville77.5
11Caroline LaPointe22:59.4Plymouth76.5
9Priya Sastry23:14.3Northville73.6
10Natalia Hurd23:46.7Northville62.8
10Genevive Meihn23:48.2Beverly Hills Groves62.3
12Harper Natinsky23:49.4Orchard Lake St. Mary’s59.9
10Kelly McKaig23:58.6Brighton58.8
9Jenna Berkimer24:00.9Brighton58.0
12Mia Boland24:02.5Beverly Hills Groves55.5
9Sophia Jiang24:11.3Northville54.6
9Chloe Cochrane24:19.4Orchard Lake St. Mary’s51.9
11Annabelle Beloiu24:14.7Northville51.4
12Isabel Farley-Gillay24:27.7Plymouth47.1
10Mia Carson24:37.0Northville46.0
10Julia Crowe24:40.6Northville44.8
11Victoria Andrzejczak24:37.7Orchard Lake St. Mary’s43.8
9Abigail Galazka24:44.6Brighton43.5
9Addie Grebinski24:46.9Detroit Country Day42.7
12Daniella Daman24:45.9Orchard Lake St. Mary’s41.0
12Lilliana Matatov24:47.5Northville40.5
12Morgyn LaFontaine24:52.3Orchard Lake St. Mary’s38.9
10Diane Zhao24:59.8Northville38.4
10Brooklyn Smith25:11.9Brighton34.4
12Ava Quasney25:08.7Northville33.4
9Morgan Hamilton25:17.7Orchard Lake St. Mary’s32.4
10Charlotte Hartley25:18.0Detroit Country Day32.3
12Maryam Dabliz25:17.5Beverly Hills Groves30.5
10Chelsea Lai25:27.5Plymouth29.2
10Emmi Dober25:34.6Northville26.8
11Yana Panchal25:30.6Northville26.1
10Olivia Handzel25:39.6Beverly Hills Groves25.1
9Hannah Outlaw25:41.5Brighton24.5
10Megan Mateer25:46.6Detroit Country Day22.8
9Avery Fry25:56.8Northville19.4
10Sophie Dockham25:58.7Brighton18.8
10Julia Patterson26:02.4Northville17.5
12Natalie Yates26:30.0Plymouth6.3
10Frances Ford26:38.8Northville5.4
9Ellie Lemmer26:43.1Orchard Lake St. Mary’s4.0
12Liliana Smith26:40.7Orchard Lake St. Mary’s2.8
11Lila Keranen26:41.1Brighton2.6
12Samantha Hanna26:43.6Brighton1.8