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SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 15^th Place – Division 1 State (XC)
• 2^nd Place – Region 6 (XC)
• 2x Top-10 KLAA (XC)
• 8^th Place – Division 1 State 1600m
• 3^rd Place – Region 6 3200m
• 3^rd Place – KLAA 1600/3200m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Cassie Garcia	18:58.1	Northville	144.3	Pete Moss	27-Aug
10	Cassie Garcia	19:15.9	Northville	141.0	Spartan	16-Sep
10	Cassie Garcia	18:38.1	Northville	141.3	Jackson	24-Sep
10	Cassie Garcia	18:29.8	Northville	145.7	Bluejay	1-Oct
10	Cassie Garcia	18:43.2	Northville	141.9	Portage	8-Oct
10	Cassie Garcia	19:56.6	Northville	122.8	KLAA	22-Oct
10	Cassie Garcia	18:54.2	Northville	133.9	Region 6	29-Oct
10	Cassie Garcia	18:38.7	Northville	146.1	Division 1 State	5-Nov
10	Cassie Garcia	18:48.3	Northville	135.2	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Cassie Garcia	20:26.3	Northville	122.2	Lamplighter	20-Aug
9	Cassie Garcia	19:46.3	Northville	128.2	Pete Moss	28-Aug
9	Cassie Garcia	19:14.1	Northville	134.0	Ramblin’ Rock	11-Sep
9	Cassie Garcia	20:00.0	Northville	130.0	Spartan	17-Sep
9	Cassie Garcia	19:28.0	Northville	137.7	Mott Fall Classic	24-Sep
9	Cassie Garcia	19:11.6	Northville	134.8	DeWitt	2-Oct
9	Cassie Garcia	19:24.2	Northville	135.9	Wayne County	9-Oct
9	Cassie Garcia	19:27.0	Northville	147.3	Freeland Falcon	16-Oct
9	Cassie Garcia	18:51.8	Northville	140.4	KLAA Championship	21-Oct
9	Cassie Garcia	18:52.3	Northville	139.6	Division 1 State	6-Nov
9	Cassie Garcia	19:05.9	Northville	135.7	MITCA	13-Nov

The Rundown

Where most of her Mustang teammates, boys and girls trend toward mid-distance stardom, Cassie takes to the other direction. I don’t mean that as a knock on the Northville program, more of a compliment in that they can put forth elite mid-distance squads in both genders, then churn out great grinders such as Cassie (or an Ethan Powell). Her ability to throw down elite marks and championship spots has been evident in all four of her seasons. Between the white lines, she’s been in the top-50 at MIS and top-10 in the KLAA for each of the past two years. She’s endured through two state qualifiers in the 3200m, then moved up from 15^th as a freshman to 8^th as a sophomore, the latter of which while battling injury. Those battles will serve her well as her endurance is put to the test through another season, Ella and her leading Northville towards another low finish.

Last Year

SUMMER PREVIEW

MID-SEASON

REGIONAL PROJECTIONS

THE RESULT

Girls

1. Oxford (6^th)
2. Troy (17^th)
3. Clarkston (23^rd)

Boys

1. Clarkston (4^th)
2. Utica (9^th)
3. Troy (24^th)

Top 27 Teams

Previous years had top-25 teams, but there’s 27 (and sometimes more) team qualifiers and what does it hurt to add another two?

Girls

Oxford (7^th), Lake Orion (17^th), Clarkston (19^th), Rochester (20^th)

Boys

Troy (6^th), Clarkston (9^th), Utica (13^th), Oxford (19^th), Lake Orion (23^rd)

(If your team isn’t listed in the images above or the scores below, you probably don’t have five returners, at least on ol’ athletic.net. I’m sure many of these teams will fill out their rosters by late October)

Projected Scores

Place	Girls Team	Score
1	Oxford	46
2	Lake Orion	80
3	Clarkston	82
4	Utica	93
5	Rochester	135
6	Troy	164
7	Bloomfield Hills	164
8	Rochester Adams	180
9	Utica Ford	287
10	Troy Athens	333
11	Warren Mott	354
12	Sterling Heights Stevenson	366
13	Auburn Hills Avondale	394
14	Warren Cousino	403
15	Waterford Kettering	404

Place	Boys Team	Score
1	Troy	62
2	Clarkston	69
3	Utica	95
4	Oxford	106
5	Lake Orion	128
6	Rochester Adams	142
7	Troy Athens	160
8	Rochester	176
9	Bloomfield Hills	251
10	Warren Cousino	301
11	Utica Ford	312
12	Waterford Mott	348
13	Waterford Kettering	356
14	Sterling Heights Stevenson	403
15	Auburn Hills Avondale	445
16	Warren Mott	503

Top Runners

I’m making a slight change for the Division 1 folks. Previous regional writeups had the top finishers, even if they were mentioned in the Top 10’s or 50 Tickets. Because so many Division 1 kids make up the top 50 returners (which makes sense, since D1 covers about 60% of the state), I’ll write about a few runners beyond those 50. This will hopefully extend a bit more coverage towards more deserving athletes. Some of the 50 have been covered, others will get their own post. Check the Summer Preview page or keep checking back until next Thursday for those.

Addison Johnson, Utica

It’s been a long process, as this spring, she was able to attain what’s been digging at her for a few years – a track state qualifier. Grinding through the rain in the 3200m at Dakota, Addy ran a lifetime best (11:11) to place 3^rd. She’s been in the 18’s each of the past two years and last fall set another lifetime best with an 18:42 at Shepherd.

Braydee Elling, Oxford

Mentioned earlier in the summer that she’s coming off her best track season yet. In terms of time, the most relevant event might be the 3200m, where she’s improved by 35+ seconds from her freshman form, 11:38 from 12:14. That 11:38 was good for 5^th in Oakland County.

Taylor Brodeur, Oxford

Another one of those hurdlers, getting it done through guts and tenacity. While in the fall, she’s closing her cross campaigns with 18-min. performances, the spring she’s qualifying for State in the 300h. Her 47.59 earned her that spot, placing 2^nd in Region 9.

Louis D’Souza, Troy

On either side of his 4:22, found room for improvement. Competing in the 3200m for the first time in nearly a month, he placed 7^th in Oakland County with a 9:41. Going against those pesky Athens rivals in early May, his 2:00 won the 800m.

Ferdinand Viereck, Rochester Adams

Just as Louis, had a clutch performance in the Renaissance track regional, his 4:24 cutting off 4 seconds from his lifetime best. And he wasn’t done there, placing 8^th in the Oakland County 1600m and proving he wasn’t just happy to be at State, shaving 0.4 seconds off his previous best.

Andrew Floros, Clarkston

Concentrated on the mile during the spring and to great result. Hit a PB at the Brighton Bulldog meet in late April, then knocked that down by a few seconds, running 4:29 at Oakland County.

Kian Schneeweis, Troy

Track unlocked a guy who will form a formidable three-headed monster for Troy. Sub-10 on all but one of his 3200m races, including a 9:40 to place 6^th in Oakland County.

Alex McArthur, Oxford

When he’s not laying it on the black on the mound, he’s letting it rip between the white lines on the grass. Alex has been in the 16’s for each of his two high school years, placing top-10 in this regional each time out.

Blake Peardon, Lake Orion

The lead runner on a rebuilding Dragon squad. Reached down into the 16’s twice late last fall, his best a 16:30 that placed 8^th in the OAA Red.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW





2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Happy Acres	Big	2nd of 7
Yellowjacket		2nd of 5
Marauder	Small	1st of 11
Sparta	Silver	1st of 6
Pewamo-Westphalia		1st of 9
DeWitt	D3/4	1st of 8
Apples 2 Apples	Large	4th of 9
Greater Lansing		9th of 34
Region 24		2nd of 12
Division 3 State		12th of 28



Top Returners

Collin Farmer

Has been a relied upon low stick as a part of this Pirate team. While wearing the Blue and Yellow, has won 55% of his races over these past two years.

Allan George

Consistent 17-min. figure after barely sniffing that mark to close the ’21 season. Perhaps the most prominent point of comparison were the CMAC Jamborees – he was top-10 in all as a sophomore, above 20^th in all as a freshman.

Sam Muirhead

Did serious work this spring in the mid-distances. All season, was below the 2:22 he popped as a freshman, running 2:1x’s until he blasted a 2:08 at their Last Chance Meet.

Luke Schneider

I have no doubt the strength gained from the 300h will turn over into cross. Ran in the low-18’s early in his freshman year, then placed 6^th in the CMAC for the low hurdles.

Davis Smith

After spending a good bit of his freshman year above 20:00, spent a greater bit of his sophomore year in the 18’s. Eight of his final nine races were below 19-flat.

Reed Schroeder

Gave us a glance at a little potential during track, running a 5:07 near the end of the year. In my mind, if you can run near 5:00, you can flirt with the 17’s, which would show tremendous growth since last fall.

Potential Newcomers

Wyatt Werner

Winner of Junior Greater Lansing and owner of a 17:22 5k to close the year at the MITCA Meet. Consider that 17:22 was performed while training for 2 miles, not 5k, and that he’s had another year of growth since then. Perhaps look to track to see that growth, as Wyatt excelled in all events – 2:06/4:42/10:24.

John Kowatch

Low-11’s for all of cross, even snuck into the 10’s on a few occasions. A bit more concentration in the 800m during track, ranking 8^th amongst Michigan MS’ers.

Nolan Mitchell

His track season was where it was at. Especially in the 3200m, where he was victorious in three of four races, including a 10:39 at Distance Night.

Charlie George

Sub-12 on three of his final five races.