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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 800m – 2:00
• 1600m – 4:26
• 3200m – 9:38
• 5k (XC) – 15:38

• 22^nd Place – D2 State
• 2x State Qualifier & Top-10 – Region 10
• 2^nd Place – OK Silver
• OK Silver 800m Champion
• 2^nd Place – OK Silver 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Owen Metzger	15:38.4	Sparta	200.2	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:45.7	Sparta	198.8	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
10	Owen Metzger	16:29.0	Sparta	191.3	Region 10	27-Oct	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:48.8	Sparta	190.7	OK Silver Championship	18-Oct	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:50.5	Sparta	200.2	Portage	7-Oct	2023
10	Owen Metzger	16:13.9	Sparta	192.0	Allendale Falcon	30-Sep	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:56.3	Sparta	199.6	Cedar Springs	23-Sep	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:58.5	Sparta	195.5	Sparta	16-Sep	2023
10	Owen Metzger	16:24.0	Sparta	196.3	Central Montcalm Hornet	9-Sep	2023
10	Owen Metzger	15:46.9	Sparta	202.4	Oiler	1-Sep	2023
10	Owen Metzger	16:16.8	Sparta	198.4	Muskegon CC	19-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Owen Metzger	16:51.1	Sparta	184.0	Division 2 State	5-Nov	2022
9	Owen Metzger	16:58.0	Sparta	179.0	Region 10	28-Oct	2022
9	Owen Metzger	16:55.0	Sparta	176.3	Christian Comet	22-Oct	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:15.0	Sparta	174.3	Mustang	14-Oct	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:48.8	Sparta	163.4	Olivet Pink	8-Oct	2022
9	Owen Metzger	16:48.3	Sparta	179.9	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:55	Sparta	164.3	Oakridge	24-Sep	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:15.0	Sparta	175.7	Sparta	17-Sep	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:22.0	Sparta	180.0	Central Montcalm Hornet	10-Sep	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:11.9	Sparta	181.0	OK Silver 1	7-Sep	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:15.8	Sparta	180.1	Oiler	2-Sep	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:00.9	Sparta	178.7	Happy Acres	27-Aug	2022
9	Owen Metzger	17:30.4	Sparta	175.9	Muskegon CC	20-Aug	2022

The Rundown

Fueled by not receiving one of these last year, Owen went on a slow-burning tear with a fiery finish.

Check out the times and ratings from last year and you’ll see a bevy of sub-16 (or their equivalent) efforts. They started early, such as at Oiler, where Owen and his teammate Greg Janesak cruised through the line in 15:46. Weekend meets in September, too. Championship season’s kick off at Portage wasn’t too big a stage either.

All in all, after 5 sub-16’s, a silver in the OK Silver, and a move from 9^th to 3^rd in Region 10, Owen still had the gusto to summon two final personal bests. One, at State for 15:45 and a 22^nd place finish, his first All-State. Then a week later, 15:38 at Shepherd. Such speed for a sophomore, now a junior with tons of potential to get even faster.

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

1. Flat Rock (13^th in D3)
2. Clinton (16^th)
3. Ann Arbor Greenhills (22^nd)

Girls

1. Clinton (12^th)
2. St. Mary Catholic Central (19^th)
3. Blissfield (22^nd)

Not my greatest work ever, both Flat Rock’s boys and Clinton’s girls stepping up and proving these wrong.

Top 27 Teams

Boys

#14 – Erie Mason
#24 – Flat Rock

Girls

#16 – Grass Lake
#23 – Monroe St. Mary CC
#27 – Blissfield

Projected Scores

Boys

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Erie Mason	65
2	Flat Rock	98
3	Grass Lake	114
4	Monroe Jefferson	116
5	Clinton	118
6	Adrian Madison	126
7	Monroe St. Mary CC	128
8	Blissfield	133
9	Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory	265
10	Ida	307
11	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	319
12	Detroit Northwestern	355

Girls

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Grass Lake	54
2	Monroe St. Mary CC	74
3	Blissfield	88
4	Clinton	106
5	Erie Mason	111
6	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	124
7	Monroe Jefferson	126
8	Adrian Madison	208
9	Dearborn Heights Robichaud	267

Top Runners

Boys

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Jacob Stanislawski	Flat Rock
2	12	Nathan Vargo	Flat Rock
3	11	Lucas Taraszkiewicz	Flat Rock
4	10	Cole Hillegonds	Clinton
5	12	Austin Sulier	Erie Mason
6	12	Ian Waddell	Blissfield
7	11	Max Foldvary	Monroe St. Mary CC
8	12	Gabe Manchester	Clinton
9	11	Trenton Fetter	Adrian Madison
10	12	Parker Campbell	Erie Mason
11	11	Orion Galloway	Monroe Jefferson
12	10	Zack Buttigieg	Grass Lake
13	9	Caleb Healey	Erie Mason
14	11	Paul McClure	Adrian Madison
15	12	Eric Ramsey	Clinton
16	10	Joseph Colaluca	Erie Mason
17	11	Henry Wickenheiser	Monroe St. Mary CC
18	9	Noah Sills	Blissfield
19	11	Luke Masserant	Monroe Jefferson
20	10	Domingo Decoster-Elizondo	Grass Lake
21	11	Jackson Carner	Erie Mason
22	12	Andrew Hintz	Monroe Jefferson
23	11	Alex Holda	Grass Lake
24	12	Joel Bezeau	Monroe Jefferson
25	11	Luke Stanley	Ida

Jacob Stanislawski

Your defending champion. Hit a 16-flat on the nose here last year, then went onto a 18^th place at MIS. Track put him in a great position to defend his crown, a 3200m qualifier even when competing in Division 2.

Nathan Vargo

Here for the career progression. Nathan was above 21:00 for a majority of his freshman year. Two years later, more than 50% of his races were under 17:00. And the last one earned an All-State certificate.

Lucas Taraszkiewicz

Embraced the regional and state level as a sophomore, two levels he didn’t race at as a freshman. Race here in 27 was a 4^th place finish and over in Brooklyn, he was 26^th amongst underclassmen.

Cole Hillegonds

Reliable in late season, always an added bonus for a youngster. Freshman October contained many races in the low-17’s and only one above 17:30.

Austin Sulier

Obtained his first individual qualifier on the track and over the course of the season, gave us three 10:1x 3200m efforts.

Girls

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Eliza Bush	Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory
2	11	Hope Miller	Blissfield
3	11	Bella LaFountain	Monroe St. Mary CC
4	9	Adalyn Jarchow	Grass Lake
5	12	Megan Woelkers	Flat Rock
6	11	Hailey Sills	Blissfield
7	9	Breslin Wing	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
8	12	Kim Miller	Monroe Jefferson
9	12	Claire Lisker	Monroe St. Mary CC
10	10	Juleigh Husby	Monroe St. Mary CC
11	10	Adeline Stormont	Grass Lake
12	12	Grace Bullock	Grass Lake
13	9	Claire Miller	Monroe Jefferson
14	11	Julia Hughes	Ida
15	12	Bailey Meiring	Erie Mason
16	10	Elise Bullock	Grass Lake
17	9	Ella Claus	Clinton
18	12	Elizabeth Lambert	Erie Mason
19	10	Braelynn Chiotti	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford
20	12	Mia Schroeder	Monroe Jefferson
21	11	Aurelia Bennett	Clinton
22	11	Taylor Hoppe	Grass Lake
23	10	Kayle Babowicz	Flat Rock
24	11	Leona Knudsen	Monroe St. Mary CC
25	9	Kate Otting	Erie Mason

Eliza Bush

Your back to back regional champ. When she’s not commanding excellent basketball teams, she’s stepping on three All-State XC podiums and almost always running in the 18’s come seasons end.

Hope Miller

It’s wild to me that her 19:19 at State was still outside of the top-30. Regardless, that was by far the fastest race of the year. And Hope wasn’t even close to done, busting through to 18:57 at Shepherd.

Bella LaFountain

Just a fixture at late season championship races. Two top-20 finishes at the state level, three silvers Huron Leagues and Regionals.

Megan Woelkers

Three years competing for the Rams, three years of state qualifiers. Twice in D2, once last year in D3, which was her fastest time ever in Brooklyn, 19:57.

Hailey Sills

End of her cross season may have not gone as planned, but the month of May proved she’ll be ready to try again. Two season records in the 1600m and 3200m nearly matched her best freshman times.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 1600m – 5:01
• 3200m – 11:02
• 5k (XC) – 18:29

• 3x XC State Qualifier
• BWAC Champion
• 2x Thumb Area Champion
• 2022 Region 17 Champion
• 6^th Place – D2 State 1600m
  • 7^th Place – 2023
• 8^th Place – D2 State 3200m
• Blue Water 1600/3200m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Eva Thompson	18:37.7	Croswell-Lexington	139.4	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
11	Eva Thompson	19:17.5	Croswell-Lexington	128.5	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Eva Thompson	20:42.5	Croswell-Lexington	114.8	Region 17	27-Oct	2023
11	Eva Thompson	19:20.1	Croswell-Lexington	125.6	Thumb Area	21-Oct	2023
11	Eva Thompson	19:40.7	Croswell-Lexington	125.8	BWAC 3	17-Oct	2023
11	Eva Thompson	18:45.9	Croswell-Lexington	129.7	Ubly	11-Oct	2023
11	Eva Thompson	19:26.9	Croswell-Lexington	126.0	Marysville	6-Oct	2023
11	Eva Thompson	18:29.3	Croswell-Lexington	137.6	Wagener Park	30-Sep	2023
11	Eva Thompson	19:52.2	Croswell-Lexington	127.3	Cleverley Friday Night	22-Sep	2023
11	Eva Thompson	19:12.8	Croswell-Lexington	139.7	Spartan	15-Sep	2023
11	Eva Thompson	19:24.2	Croswell-Lexington	135.9	Muskrat Classic	9-Sep	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Eva Thompson	18:58.8	Croswell-Lexington	131.7	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
10	Eva Thompson	19:39.3	Croswell-Lexington	125.2	Division 2 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Eva Thompson	19:06.7	Croswell-Lexington	128.4	Region 17	29-Oct	2022
10	Eva Thompson	19:17.3	Croswell-Lexington	134.2	Thumb Area	22-Oct	2022
10	Eva Thompson	19:43.7	Croswell-Lexington	119.1	Ubly	12-Oct	2022
10	Eva Thompson	20:05.1	Croswell-Lexington	116.0	Marysville	6-Oct	2022
10	Eva Thompson	19:06.4	Croswell-Lexington	124.2	Wagener Park	1-Oct	2022
10	Eva Thompson	19:47.7	Croswell-Lexington	122.8	BWAC 2	27-Sep	2022
10	Eva Thompson	18:53.6	Croswell-Lexington	133.1	Mid-Season Spectacular	23-Sep	2022
10	Eva Thompson	19:40.8	Croswell-Lexington	121.1	Autumn Classic	17-Sep	2022
10	Eva Thompson	19:29.1	Croswell-Lexington	125.6	BWAC 1	13-Sep	2022
10	Eva Thompson	19:22.3	Croswell-Lexington	126.6	Muskrat Classic	10-Sep	2022
10	Eva Thompson	20:23.1	Croswell-Lexington	120.3	Brown City	31-Aug	2022
10	Eva Thompson	20:34.0	Croswell-Lexington	125.0	Mike Jackson Memorial	25-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Eva Thompson	19:52.7	Croswell-Lexington	119.1	Division 2 State	6-Nov	2021
9	Eva Thompson	20:20.4	Croswell-Lexington	118.2	Region 17	30-Oct	2021
9	Eva Thompson	19:59.5	Croswell-Lexington	110.2	Thumb Area	23-Oct	2021
9	Eva Thompson	20:31.5	Croswell-Lexington	101.5	BWAC 3	19-Oct	2021
9	Eva Thompson	20:07.3	Croswell-Lexington	107.6	Ubly	13-Oct	2021
9	Eva Thompson	20:47.3	Croswell-Lexington	106.6	Marysville	7-Oct	2021
9	Eva Thompson	20:14.5	Croswell-Lexington	103.2	Wagener Park	2-Oct	2021
9	Eva Thompson	20:56.1	Croswell-Lexington	104.6	BWAC 2	28-Sep	2021
9	Eva Thompson	20:55.9	Croswell-Lexington	102.7	Mid-Season Spectacular	25-Sep	2021
9	Eva Thompson	21:02.3	Croswell-Lexington	98.6	Autumn Classic	18-Sep	2021
9	Eva Thompson	21:17.4	Croswell-Lexington	101.2	BWAC 1	14-Sep	2021
9	Eva Thompson	20:34.6	Croswell-Lexington	109.8	Muskrat Classic	11-Sep	2021
9	Eva Thompson	20:49.8	Croswell-Lexington	100.4	Brown City	2-Sep	2021
9	Eva Thompson	22:01.2	Croswell-Lexington	92.3	Mike Jackson Memorial	26-Aug	2021

The Rundown

Knowing Cros-Lex history and who’s walked through those doors gives so much more significance to Eva’s records. Before Leah Falland, née O’Connor was a US contender and MSU legend in the steeplechase, she was setting records and winning state titles for the Pioneers. Fast forward a decade plus and those records still stood, that is until Eva’s junior year.

Eva’s junior year contained significant improvements. First in the fall, moving from the high-18’s to below 18:30, winning her first BWAC title and attaining another regional victory. But especially so in the spring, where 5:05 became 5:01 and 11:20 became 11:02. And her honors extended beyond the Blue Water area, now on the D2 level, where she found herself on the podium after both the 1600m and 3200m. Another stage awaits in the fall and Eva is well-positioned to make it there.