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SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

1. Yale (15^th)
2. St. Clair (22^nd)
3. Macomb Lutheran North (27^th)

Girls

1. Croswell-Lexington (18^th)
2. St. Clair (27^th)
3. Warren Regina (21^st)

It’s just a fact at this point that the summer previews will get 5 of the 6 teams. Who will be the odd one in?

Top 27 Teams

Boys

None.

Girls

None.

Projected Scores

Boys

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	St. Clair	41
2	Yale	54
3	Macomb Lutheran North	86
4	Richmond	128
5	Marysville	143
6	Madison Heights Lamphere	161
7	Croswell-Lexington	194
8	Armada	195
9	Harper Woods	223
10	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	277

Girls

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	St. Clair	71
2	Croswell-Lexington	86
3	Macomb Lutheran North	104
4	Warren Regina	105
5	Marysville	122
6	Yale	130
7	Armada	146
8	Richmond	178
9	Madison Heights Lamphere	220
10	St. Clair Shores Lake Shore	320
11	Harper Woods	375
12	Harper Woods Chandler Park	386

Top Runners

Boys

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	10	Ethan Kreger	St. Clair
2	10	Joshua Macri	Macomb Lutheran North
3	11	Xavier Roman	Macomb Lutheran North
4	12	Wyatt Murtos	Yale
5	12	Jerry Westrick	St. Clair
6	12	Teddy Rutkofske	Yale
7	12	Georgio Aramouni	Madison Heights Lamphere
8	9	Mason Pietrykowski	Richmond
9	12	Korbyn Thornton	St. Clair
10	11	Brayden Prieskorn	St. Clair
11	11	Ross Wallace	Harper Woods
12	9	Justin Pendry	Richmond
13	12	Kale Kovach	Yale
14	11	Nolan Korolden	Yale
15	12	Pete Lutz	Madison Heights Lamphere
16	11	Luke McDonell	St. Clair
17	10	Logan Rhodes	Yale
18	11	Colin Boullard	St. Clair
19	10	Javaris Jackson	Harper Woods
20	9	Jared Johnson	St. Clair
21	11	Leo Bearss	Yale
22	9	Liam Knuth	Marysville
23	11	Jack Kerrigan	Croswell-Lexington
24	12	Jack Nicol	Yale
25	11	Oliver Alef	Macomb Lutheran North

Ethan Kreger

Pegged as one of the better incoming freshmen in the area, Ethan lived up to that billing. Raced to 2:08/4:45 and finished 9^th here.

Joshua Macri

Freshman track season showed signs of potential. Hit 4:38 by season’s end, #9 amongst D2’s 9^th graders.

Xavier Roman

Went through a similar experience to Macri, albeit a year later. High 17’s in cross turned into a 4:38 during track, good enough for points at both Region 17 and CHSL AA.

Wyatt Murtos

Consider this: In 2021, Wyatt wasn’t on Yale’s varsity regional squad. In 2022, he placed 41^st. Last year, 17^th. That’s a serious move through the Region 17 ranks.

Jerry Westrick

After breaking into the 17’s as a sophomore, was a steady figure there as a junior, with 90% of his races being sub-18.

Girls

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Eva Thompson	Croswell-Lexington
2	9	Hailey Morrison	Croswell-Lexington
3	12	Natalie Lentine	Warren Regina
4	12	Elizabeth Ambroggio	Warren Regina
5	10	Samantha Whitlam	Macomb Lutheran North
6	12	Brynn Hurley	Croswell-Lexington
7	12	Brooklyn Khon	Armada
8	12	Lillian Rutallie	Marysville
9	9	Saige Cole	Yale
10	10	Hannah Haines	Madison Heights Lamphere
11	10	Gabriella Komarowski	St. Clair
12	10	Ella Thornton	St. Clair
13	11	Molly McNabb	St. Clair
14	12	Lorelei Mahon	Warren Regina
15	9	Rachel McDonell	St. Clair
16	10	Avery Stallmann	Macomb Lutheran North
17	10	Evelyn Buckley	Macomb Lutheran North
18	12	Allie Komarowski	St. Clair
19	11	Pauline Chapman	Richmond
20	11	Joselyn Chapman	Marysville
21	12	Addison Stevens	Marysville
22	11	Abigail Denoyer	Armada
23	9	Zyana Wadsworth	Yale
24	10	Kenzie LeVey	Marysville
25	11	Isabelle Goulding	Yale

Eva Thompson

Natalie Lentine

Has been able to run at the XC Finals each year of her career. Now Natalie might be in for her best experience there. A 12:04 3200m during her spring was a 20+ sec. improvement from her sophomore best.

Elizabeth Ambrlacoggio

After kicking off her career with a 24^th place regional finish, Elizabeth has placed 6^th here each of the past two years.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 800m – 2:13
• 1600m – 5:05
• 5k (XC) – 18:08

• 4^th Place – D4 State
  • 3^rd in 2023
• 2023 D4 Team Champion
• 2x Region 28 Champion
• D4 800m State Champion
• 6^th Place – 2023 D4 State 1600m
• 7^th Place – 2022 D4 State Pole Vault

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Allie Nowak	18:08.9	Johannesburg-Lewiston	149.0	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
11	Allie Nowak	18:40.9	Johannesburg-Lewiston	138.4	Division 4 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Allie Nowak	18:48.0	Johannesburg-Lewiston	128.0	Region 28	28-Oct	2023
11	Allie Nowak	18:46.5	Johannesburg-Lewiston	142.5	Portage	7-Oct	2023
11	Allie Nowak	19:29.1	Johannesburg-Lewiston	132.6	Kalkaska	19-Sep	2023
11	Allie Nowak	18:26.6	Johannesburg-Lewiston	145.1	Red Devil	30-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Allie Nowak	19:20.8	Johannesburg-Lewiston	131.4	D4 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Allie Nowak	18:47.1	Johannesburg-Lewiston	131.0	Region 28	29-Oct	2022
10	Allie Nowak	19:48.8	Johannesburg-Lewiston	119.1	Northern Michigan	22-Oct	2022
10	Allie Nowak	19:18.4	Johannesburg-Lewiston	130.2	Portage	8-Oct	2022
10	Allie Nowak	19:42.4	Johannesburg-Lewiston	121.5	Bluejay	1-Oct	2022
10	Allie Nowak	20:54.3	Johannesburg-Lewiston	108.2	Spartan	16-Sep	2022
10	Allie Nowak	20:32.5	Johannesburg-Lewiston	112.8	Pete Moss	27-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Allie Nowak	21:14.8	Johannesburg-Lewiston	86.7	Division 4 State	6-Nov	2021
9	Allie Nowak	21:13.5	Johannesburg-Lewiston	81.5	Region 28	30-Oct	2021
9	Allie Nowak	21:56.0	Johannesburg-Lewiston	85.3	Portage	9-Oct	2021
9	Allie Nowak	22:05.4	Johannesburg-Lewiston	77.2	Petoskey	25-Sep	2021
9	Allie Nowak	23:25.4	Johannesburg-Lewiston	61.5	Spartan	17-Sep	2021
9	Allie Nowak	22:36.0	Johannesburg-Lewiston	71.7	Pete Moss	28-Aug	2021

The Rundown

One thing I love about Coach Marcum’s group is the way he’s built a community of runners for life. Allie is a prime example of that, as you can tell she’s fully committed to the sport.

One must be committed if they’re brought up as a distance runner, but accumulate pole vault points as a freshman. Or if you go on cross-country, running-based road trips. Or if you train as a tight-knit group, surrounded by very little competition, yet continually make major waves in the sport.

Allie’s commitment has taken her many places these past two years. A team state title at MIS, multiple All-States in many varieties. A memorable last 100 meters at Hudsonville in June. There’s another year, a title to defend, and more records to etch in Cardinal stone.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 1600m – 4:25
• 3200m – 9:22
• 5k (XC) – 15:45

• 4^th Place – OK Gold
• 7^th Place – Region 11
• 2x State Qualifier
• 10^th Place – D2 State 3200m
• 4^th Place – OK Gold 1600m
• 4^th Place – Region 13 1600m & 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Jeb Hillary	15:45.8	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	197.7	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
11	Jeb Hillary	16:31.6	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	183.5	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Jeb Hillary	16:04.7	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	192.1	Region 11	28-Oct	2023
11	Jeb Hillary	15:55.9	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	197.7	OK Gold Championship	17-Oct	2023
11	Jeb Hillary	16:22.8	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	189.4	Portage	7-Oct	2023
11	Jeb Hillary	16:20.7	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	187.1	Bluejay	30-Sep	2023
11	Jeb Hillary	16:26.3	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	189.2	Cougar Falcon	23-Sep	2023
11	Jeb Hillary	16:52.5	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	179.5	Ottawa Hills	15-Sep	2023
11	Jeb Hillary	17:17.7	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	183.4	Michigan Catholic	26-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Jeb Hillary	16:13.4	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	188.2	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
10	Jeb Hillary	17:03.0	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	175.7	Region 11	29-Oct	2022
10	Jeb Hillary	17:28.9	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	174.7	OK Gold Championship	18-Oct	2022
10	Jeb Hillary	16:52.0	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	174.0	East Lansing	6-Oct	2022
10	Jeb Hillary	16:45.4	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	179.9	Bluejay	1-Oct	2022
10	Jeb Hillary	16:58.1	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	179.6	OK Gold 2	27-Sep	2022
10	Jeb Hillary	18:07.8	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	152.7	Cougar Falcon	24-Sep	2022
10	Jeb Hillary	17:22.3	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	171.9	Ottawa Hills	16-Sep	2022
10	Jeb Hillary	17:07.0	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	184.0	OK Gold 1	7-Sep	2022
10	Jeb Hillary	17:16.8	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	186.4	Michigan Catholic	27-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Jeb Hillary	17:40.0	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	165.7	MITCA	13-Nov	2021
9	Jeb Hillary	17:19.2	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	170.9	Division 2 State	6-Nov	2021
9	Jeb Hillary	17:23.9	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	169.4	Region 11	30-Oct	2021
9	Jeb Hillary	17:13.0	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	170.3	OK Gold Conference	19-Oct	2021
9	Jeb Hillary	17:28.1	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	166.0	East Lansing	7-Oct	2021
9	Jeb Hillary	17:27.1	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	170.0	Bluejay	2-Oct	2021
9	Jeb Hillary	16:59.5	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	167.2	OK Gold 2	28-Sep	2021
9	Jeb Hillary	17:32.4	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	171.2	Cougar Falcon	25-Sep	2021
9	Jeb Hillary	18:00.7	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	164.1	Ottawa Hills	17-Sep	2021
9	Jeb Hillary	17:50.8	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	157.7	OK Gold 1 (Cedar Springs)	8-Sep	2021
9	Jeb Hillary	18:27.9	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	170.7	Michigan Catholic	28-Aug	2021

The Rundown

Doing these rankings and writings, I tend to be desensitized to times, but believe me, Jeb’s been on my radar for awhile now. As a freshman in cross, he was able to slip under 17:00, an admirable mark for any 9^th grader. Once a sophomore, you knew a solid season was in the cards once he popped a 17:16 at the tough Michigan Catholic meet. And that came to fruition, albeit a little late, with a 16:13 at MITCA.

His 3200m qualifier in that same sophomore year was NOT a little bit late. Region 13 qualified many on that day in 2023, and Jeb was one of the runners able to step up to the plate. Since that day, he’s shown the guts to get it done on pressure-packed days, such as an OK Gold title this past spring, or a 9:23 (10^th place) in the rain at Hamilton. Through ebbs and flows, we’ve seen Jeb come up big late, and trust me, the flow is ever more rapid.