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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 800m – 1:57
• 1600m – 4:15
• 3200m – 9:25
• 5k (XC) – 15:25

• 39^th Place – D2 State
  • 12^th in 2023
• 5^th Place – Saginaw County
  • 2x Top-5
• 4^th Place – D2 State 4×8
• 11^th Place – D2 State 1600m
• 15^th Place – D2 State 800m
• TVC Red 3200m Champion
• Region 20 1600m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Landen Wise	15:25.9	Frankenmuth	204.4	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
11	Landen Wise	16:07.4	Frankenmuth	191.5	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Landen Wise	16:34.6	Frankenmuth	181.5	Region 15	27-Oct	2023
11	Landen Wise	16:21.2	Frankenmuth	183.9	Saginaw County	21-Oct	2023
11	Landen Wise	16:27.4	Frankenmuth	181.2	TVC Overall	17-Oct	2023
11	Landen Wise	16:35.7	Frankenmuth	181.1	TVC Red Championship	10-Oct	2023
11	Landen Wise	16:22.0	Frankenmuth	185.0	Greater Flint	7-Oct	2023
11	Landen Wise	16:05.9	Frankenmuth	192.0	Bluejay	30-Sep	2023
11	Landen Wise	16:35.7	Frankenmuth	186.1	Northwood	9-Sep	2023
11	Landen Wise	16:38.4	Frankenmuth	191.2	Pete Moss	26-Aug	2023
11	Landen Wise	17:05.9	Frankenmuth	184.0	Under the Lights	18-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Landen Wise	15:50.1	Frankenmuth	196.0	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
10	Landen Wise	16:06.3	Frankenmuth	198.9	Division 2 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Landen Wise	16:19.5	Frankenmuth	186.8	Region 15	28-Oct	2022
10	Landen Wise	16:46.6	Frankenmuth	185.5	Saginaw County	22-Oct	2022
10	Landen Wise	16:33.3	Frankenmuth	182.9	TVC Overall	18-Oct	2022
10	Landen Wise	16:09.7	Frankenmuth	188.1	Greater Flint	8-Oct	2022
10	Landen Wise	16:47.4	Frankenmuth	176.9	Birch Run Fall	4-Oct	2022
10	Landen Wise	16:37.1	Frankenmuth	182.6	Bluejay	1-Oct	2022
10	Landen Wise	17:05.8	Frankenmuth	179.1	TVC 8 2	27-Sep	2022
10	Landen Wise	17:54.0	Frankenmuth	175.7	Frankenmuth Eagles	22-Sep	2022
10	Landen Wise	17:32.9	Frankenmuth	173.4	Holly	17-Sep	2022
10	Landen Wise	17:25.7	Frankenmuth	174.1	Marauder	7-Sep	2022
10	Landen Wise	17:33.9	Frankenmuth	182.7	Races at SVSU	2-Sep	2022
10	Landen Wise	16:21.9	Frankenmuth	194.7	Pete Moss	27-Aug	2022
10	Landen Wise	16:21.3	Frankenmuth	198.9	Under the Lights	19-Aug	2022

The Rundown

In only two full seasons, Landen has accomplished what many would desire to accomplish in four. Sub-16? Ran twice, each a closer at MITCA. The school record? All his with a whopping 15:25, again at MITCA. All-State? Accomplished in 2022 without having run at MIS before.

Following an outstanding freshman track season where he barely was on the high side of 10-flat and sped to 4:32, it was only natural that Landen would find his way onto Frankenmuth’s XC roster. When donned the Eagle jersey for the first time on the grass, it was as if he’d been there all along – 16:21. Frankenmuth runs a ton of races, and Landen was game for many of them, especially so come championship season. Top-10’s all throughout with one exception, 12^th at State. We’ll take that one exception.

2023 was a bit stagnant for much of the year, staying at the same times and not stepping onto the MIS podium as he had in ’22. Which can be explained away by his lack of a track season the prior spring. One race did give hope and I’m sure has carried the motivation since, that 15:25 at Shepherd. Subtracting 25 seconds in a year proved that progress was there, it just had to be carried out in the right environment.

Landen’s past spring was much more full of activity (1:57/4:20/9:25). Expect a repeat of that sophomore season, but much faster.

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

1. Troy (18^th)
2. Clarkston (8^th)
3. Oxford (20^th)

Girls

1. Oxford (9^th)
2. Clarkston (25^th)
3. Rochester (15^th)
4. Utica (20^th)

Rough one for me, but that just means Oxford’s boys and Rochester’s girls stepped up.

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Top Ten – Clarkston
#16 – Oxford
#20 – Troy
#26 – Rochester

Girls

#11 – Oxford
#14 – Rochester

Projected Scores

Boys

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Clarkston	63
2	Oxford	80
3	Troy	96
4	Rochester	116
5	Lake Orion	127
6	Rochester Adams	178
7	Troy Athens	194
8	Bloomfield Hills	207
9	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	223
10	Utica Ford	258
11	Warren Cousino	276
12	Sterling Heights Stevenson	300
13	Waterford Kettering	392
14	Auburn Hills Avondale	447
15	Warren Mott	473

Girls

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Oxford	54
2	Rochester	65
3	Rochester Adams	110
4	Clarkston	111
5	Bloomfield Hills	139
6	Lake Orion	142
7	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	150
8	Troy	154
9	Troy Athens	306
10	Utica Ford	313
11	Waterford Kettering	350
12	Warren Cousino	388
13	Warren Mott	391
14	Auburn Hills Avondale	400

Top Runners

Boys

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Taye Levenson	Bloomfield Hills
2	12	Kian Schneeweis	Troy
3	12	Alexander McArthur	Oxford
4	12	James Cusick	Oxford
5	12	Blake Peardon	Lake Orion
6	11	Ryan Barnes	Clarkston
7	11	Nate Linden	Troy Athens
8	12	Cayden DeGrendel	Clarkston
9	12	Raymond Lucero II	Lake Orion
10	12	Jaxson Nowik	Clarkston
11	12	Collin McLaughlin	Rochester
12	12	Max Myrand	Oxford
13	12	Napolean Lino	Rochester
14	11	Dylan Pascoe	Rochester
15	11	Brock Washburn	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
16	11	Max Houvener	Lake Orion
17	12	Reynold Wei	Rochester Adams
18	12	Akshat Arora	Troy
19	12	Kent Wilson	Clarkston
20	12	Joshua Ellingsworth	Clarkston
21	12	Braden Cinato	Warren Cousino
22	12	Quinn Kelly	Troy
23	9	Colin Hunt	Bloomfield Hills
24	12	Richard Qu	Troy
25	12	Myles Linden	Troy Athens

Taye Levenson

Kian Schneeweis

More writing to come!

Alex McArthur

James Cusick

Blake Peardon

Ryan Barnes

If the 50 Tickets were just based on track, there’s a good chance he’d be in there. Ryan’s 9:30 in the 3200m signified great improvement. Just think of it this way, his freshman 1600m best was 4:51, now he doubled the distance and subtracted 5 sec. off the pace.

Nate Linden

Past a middling September, just kept getting faster and faster. In a month’s time, Nate’s personal best jumped from 17:12 to 16:11.

Cayden DeGrendel

As these projections are partially based on last fall, Cayden could be a bit underrated. Take his State Finals for example – projected 76^th, placed 48^th.

Raymond Lucero II

Was moving toward an individual qualifier, but unfortunately his junior season was a bit disjointed. If he stays healthy, a candidate to mix it up in the top-10.

Girls

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Lucy Cook	Rochester
2	12	Mallory Bigelow	Oxford
3	11	Leah Corby	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
4	10	El McMahan	Rochester Adams
5	11	Addison Herr	Bloomfield Hills
6	10	Olivia Jenney	Bloomfield Hills
7	9	Charlotte Jones	Rochester
8	12	Taylor Brodeur	Oxford
9	9	Sienna Chapin	Oxford
10	10	Avery DeGrendel	Clarkston
11	10	Addison Brigham	Clarkston
12	11	Audrey Hamilton	Troy
13	9	Priya Bodell	Oxford
14	11	Cecilia Kreiter	Rochester Adams
15	10	Linda Lopez	Lake Orion
16	12	Stephanie Bulat	Rochester
17	9	Riah Guoin	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
18	11	Taylor Parsons	Rochester
19	12	Kaitlyn Kauppila	Rochester Adams
20	12	Madie Miller	Troy
21	10	Olivia Jenny	Bloomfield Hills
22	12	Jamie Patterson	Oxford
23	12	Mia Snellgrove	Rochester
24	12	Allison Murray	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
25	11	Sydney Fischer	Clarkston

Lucy Cook

Mallory Bigelow

Can you believe the above two are seniors? I can’t.

Leah Corby

El McMahan

I believe this is Day 61 of training to be All-State in XC. El is probably running right now, in the midst of checking off another 60 mile week. Which has worked for her, as she boasted the 11^th fastest freshman 1600m in the State.

Addison Herr

Spent the mid-season running tough terrain such as Holly, Hess Hathaway, and Possum Hollow. And all those races were in the 19’s, so you knew the payoff would come late. Addison finished the year just barely above 19 with a 19:09 at State.

Olivia Jenney

Faced with the same schedule as Addison, Olivia underwent an even more dramatic time drop. Of course it was her first year of cross, but going from the 21’s to 19:38 is remarkable.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 1600m – 5:01
• 3200m – 10:47
• 5k (XC) – 18:50

• 2^nd Place – OAA White
• 2022 State Qualifier
• 9^th Place – D1 State 3200m
• 11^th Place – D1 State 1600m
• Oakland County 3200m Champion
  • 2x Top-3
• 2^nd Place – Region 8 1600m & 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Leah Corby	21:40.5	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	95.5	Region 9	27-Oct	2023
10	Leah Corby	19:01.9	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	136.7	OAA White Championship	19-Oct	2023
10	Leah Corby	19:39.5	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	130.2	Gabriel Richard	14-Oct	2023
10	Leah Corby	20:02.0	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	127.7	Oakland County	7-Oct	2023
10	Leah Corby	19:05.8	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	137.7	Hansons	30-Sep	2023
10	Leah Corby	19:32.9	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	133.0	Spartan	15-Sep	2023
10	Leah Corby	20:08.8	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	121.1	Muskrat Classic	9-Sep	2023
10	Leah Corby	18:57.7	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	147.8	Lake St. Clair Early Bird	30-Aug	2023
10	Leah Corby	18:50.7	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	153.8	Lamplighter	18-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Leah Corby	20:11.8	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	115.1	Division 1 State	5-Nov	2022
9	Leah Corby	19:45.1	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	115.6	Region 9	29-Oct	2022
9	Leah Corby	20:08.2	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	115.6	OAA White Championship	20-Oct	2022
9	Leah Corby	19:47.3	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	114.2	Gabriel Richard	15-Oct	2022
9	Leah Corby	20:40.0	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	112.7	Oakland County	8-Oct	2022
9	Leah Corby	20:37.8	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	100.1	Hansons	1-Oct	2022
9	Leah Corby	20:21.9	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	110.7	OAA White 2	27-Sep	2022
9	Leah Corby	19:34.6	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	119.5	Mid-Season Spectacular	23-Sep	2022
9	Leah Corby	20:46.4	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	110.9	Spartan	16-Sep	2022
9	Leah Corby	20:49.1	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	102.6	OAA White 1	13-Sep	2022
9	Leah Corby	19:55.3	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	115.6	Muskrat Classic	10-Sep	2022
9	Leah Corby	21:09.5	Rochester Hills Stoney Creek	108.2	Lamplighter	19-Aug	2022

The Rundown

A sub-19 opener, two minutes faster than what she’d ran the year before. Moving from beyond the top-10 into the top-3 in the OAA White. Wins at Gabriel Richard and the Lake St. Clair Early Bird. Earning an All-County selection. Leah was on the correct course for state level success, until she wasn’t, a late season sickness standing in the way of late season glory.

What does a potentially great runner do? Respond. Where Leah’s freshman season was a precursor to those early fall accomplishments, her sophomore track season was the realization of what could’ve happened in the fall.

The same accomplishments resulted, racking up league dual wins, placing high at prominent invites. Then fully healthy, the championship heroics began. Two state qualifiers in heat at Rochester, an Oakland County title in the 3200m, a personal best of 5:01 in the 1600m (dropping 10 sec. from 2023). The capper, what she’d been waiting for, two top-12 finishes at State.

Some redemption has appeared, more is to come.