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The above infographs are from last season. I’ll make some new ones with updated stats for 2023.

With the early season ratings, a couple of notes:

1. Elite, more experienced runners will always be a bit overrated early. They tend to come into the season in better shape relative to the rest of the field, and thus are closer to their championship season fitness compared to someone newer to the sport.
2. With smaller meets, they’re not as accurate as they may be later in the year. Smaller samples and less ability to compare makes it hard to come up with an adjustment. Which explains why I’ll concentrate on the larger ones early, then work my way back toward the smaller ones.
3. Adversity tends to have a greater impact early. Whether that’s heat, hills, humidity, or even all three, those less fit will tend to struggle a bit more early, possibly overcooking the course adjustment.
4. The girls adjustment will typically be a bit more, as they’re spending more time on the course.
5. These will get weighed less and less as the season rolls on, meaning virtually nothing come October. As a coach, I’d stress not losing sleep over early season times. On here, I’m stressing the same thing.

Girls Adjustment: -7
Boys Adjustment: -5

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.

BRUDER’S BEASTS

Kaya Vrable, Caro

Her 19:33 here was very close to many efforts from her successful sophomore year. But in the years’ time since last fall, there have been mountains and valleys. Summits including an All-State and top-5 finishes at Thumb Area and Region 25. Her low point was a necessary surgery in April due to a torn labrum. Being out for the spring taught her much about the sport, embracing her team, living through her teammate’s journeys, appreciating the entire experience. And those lessons have paid off, both in the patient summer build and the early season speediness. Even in last year’s podium effort, Kaya waited until late September to slip under 20. She’s already two weeks ahead of that pace.

Ezekiel Baltierra, Alma

Jazwinski, Ronfeldt, Hammond, Baker, Cahoon… I guess Zeke was tired of the other freshman getting the spotlight. After opening with a 16:55 last week at Yellowjacket, Baltierra dropped 50+ seconds, now barely on the high side of 16-flat. This rapid improvement and embrace of major competition resulted in an early season trophy for the Panthers. I trust Coach Lebron will have these boys grounded and ready to roll in October, but you can’t help and be impressed by the early success and accelerated timeline this youthful team has been on.

GIRLS TEAM RATINGS

Girls Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Ann Arbor Pioneer	139.6	1
Jenison	114.2	1
East Lansing	80.2	1
Mount Pleasant	77.5	1
Girls Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
DeWitt	120.5	2
Freeland	110.8	2
Alma	109.1	2
Mason	92.8	2
Haslett	92.8	2
Cadillac	86.4	2
Shepherd	83.5	2
Gladwin	61.8	2
Girls Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Caro	106.4	3
Ithaca	93.9	3
Remus Chippewa Hills	89.4	3
St. Louis	76.5	3
Sanford-Meridian	50.5	3
Cass City	49.6	3
Manton	44.3	3
Grayling	39.3	3
Farwell	23.6	3
Millington	5.7	3
Girls Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Whitmore Lake	124.4	4
Breckenridge	84.7	4
Unionville-Sebewaing	70.8	4
Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	63.5	4
Beal City	43.9	4
Vestaburg	25.2	4
St. Charles	6.5	4

BOYS TEAM RATINGS

Boys Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Jenison	186.8	1
East Lansing	169.4	1
Mount Pleasant	152.8	1
Boys Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Alma	187.9	2
Gladwin	184.3	2
Freeland	176.6	2
Shepherd	174.2	2
Haslett	171.2	2
Mason	167.5	2
Cadillac	160.9	2
DeWitt	117.4	2
Bay City Central	115.7	2
Boys Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
St. Louis	173.1	3
Ithaca	167.4	3
LeRoy Pine River	152.4	3
Caro	149.7	3
Sanford-Meridian	149.1	3
Dansville	139.1	3
Millington	112.3	3
Hemlock	106.2	3
Remus Chippewa Hills	86.4	3
Cass City	69.7	3
Harrison	67.0	3
Beaverton	59.8	3
Boys Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Breckenridge	147.0	4
Whitmore Lake	136.0	4
Carson City-Crystal	121.8	4
Unionville-Sebewaing	110.1	4
Fairview	110.1	4
St. Charles	41.5	4
Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	37.4	4
Boys Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics	123.3	HS

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating
9	Kaylie Livingston	18:13.7	Whitmore Lake	157.8
12	Meghan Ford	18:30.9	Mason	152.0
12	Lydia Bowman	18:34.1	Ann Arbor Pioneer	151.0
12	Natalie Mello	18:46.0	Ann Arbor Pioneer	147.0
12	Sylvia Sanok Dufallo	19:05.4	Ann Arbor Pioneer	140.5
9	Clara Kaczor	19:05.5	Freeland	140.5
11	Ezgi Kurt	19:09.0	Alma	139.3
11	Kayla Williams	19:17.9	DeWitt	136.4
10	Carina Burchi	19:31.3	Whitmore Lake	131.9
11	Kaya Vrable	19:33.5	Caro	131.2
12	Katie Hume	19:37.1	Ann Arbor Pioneer	130.0
10	Quincy Behm	19:38.9	Ann Arbor Pioneer	129.4
11	Joy Evans	19:40.5	Alma	128.8
11	Ayla Holben	19:42.1	DeWitt	128.3
11	Naomi Diekman	19:47.3	Jenison	126.6
12	Maddie Vande Bunte	19:48.3	Jenison	126.2
10	Brooklynn Brown	19:48.8	Cadillac	126.1
11	Autumn Thompson	19:49.2	DeWitt	125.9
12	Paige Herron	19:49.6	Caro	125.8
12	Liliana Lehnst	19:53.8	Ithaca	124.4
10	Quinn Hatfield	19:54.5	Remus Chippewa Hills	124.2
10	Hana Boggess	20:02.1	Ann Arbor Pioneer	121.6
9	Nina Moore	20:02.3	Ann Arbor Pioneer	121.6
12	Natalie Meadows	20:03.4	Whitmore Lake	121.2
12	Jaiden Dickman	20:05.9	St. Louis	120.4
12	Avelina Hollandsworth	20:08.0	Remus Chippewa Hills	119.7
10	Sofia Robertson	20:11.4	Whitmore Lake	118.5
11	Abby Minnick	20:11.6	East Lansing	118.5
11	Isabelle Eppert	20:12.3	Farwell	118.2
11	Karie Keefer	20:18.1	Freeland	116.3
9	Lucinda Gubbini	20:20.1	Ann Arbor Pioneer	115.6
11	Abigail Davis	20:21.0	Vestaburg	115.3
12	Dora Henry	20:27.1	Haslett	113.3
9	Frances Brown	20:27.1	Ann Arbor Pioneer	113.3
11	Lucy Pike	20:28.9	Ann Arbor Pioneer	112.7
12	Tessa Wohlschlegel	20:30.6	Beaverton	112.1
9	Makinna Foglesong	20:31.8	Ithaca	111.7
10	Macy Guikema	20:33.4	Jenison	111.2
10	Abby Russel	20:33.9	Haslett	111.0
11	Mia Williams	20:43.5	DeWitt	107.8
12	Isabella Yeoman	20:44.4	Genesee	107.5
9	Paige McMeans	20:44.6	Jenison	107.5
10	Myleigh Hephner	20:44.7	Ithaca	107.4
11	Landrey Kuhn	20:47.7	Freeland	106.4
12	Faith Swenor	20:49.2	Caro	105.9
9	Nolee Leppert	20:50.3	Beal City	105.6
10	Ally Schmitz	20:52.3	Breckenridge	104.9
12	Paige Kloha	20:53.3	Freeland	104.6
12	Analise Chelotti	20:55.5	DeWitt	103.8
12	Alberta Reinbold	20:57.1	Unionville-Sebewaing	103.3
11	Ryleigh Hanlin	21:06.5	DeWitt	100.2
11	Abby Robinson	21:07.8	Gladwin	99.7
10	Andrea Schwartz	21:08.5	Jenison	99.5
12	Jacqueline Morton	21:09.0	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	99.3
9	Colette Charchut	21:09.9	Haslett	99.0
12	Hannah Raglin	21:10.7	Alma	98.8
10	Isabella Taber	21:11.5	DeWitt	98.5
9	Anna Sheppard	21:12.3	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	98.2
9	Sonja Stokstad	21:16.9	East Lansing	96.7
11	Avery Westall	21:22.0	Breckenridge	95.0
10	Aubrey Metzger	21:26.5	Mason	93.5
12	Rachael Walch	21:27.2	Caro	93.3
12	Madison Gimmey	21:27.7	Shepherd	93.1
10	Megan Gimmey	21:27.9	Shepherd	93.0
10	Elodie Weaver	21:29.9	Whitmore Lake	92.4
12	Katy Zimmer	21:31.1	Mount Pleasant	92.0
9	Alexa Palmer	21:31.9	Alma	91.7
11	Danielle Tepe	21:33.0	Haslett	91.3
9	Morgan Clark	21:33.7	Mason	91.1
11	Cambree Torma	21:34.1	Unionville-Sebewaing	91.0
11	Danica Aldrich	21:35.1	Breckenridge	90.6
9	Rhianna Armstrong	21:37.7	Mount Pleasant	89.8
11	Leah Shadduck	21:37.8	DeWitt	89.7
11	Randi Pennington	21:41.9	Jenison	88.4
11	Vivian Wickes	21:46.7	Alma	86.8
9	Ella McInerney	21:46.7	Cadillac	86.8
10	Sarah Munger	21:48.7	Alma	86.1
9	Isabel Reinke	21:48.9	Freeland	86.0
10	Bridget Kerber	21:49.0	Ann Arbor Pioneer	86.0
11	Abby Dice	21:50.9	St. Louis	85.4
11	Morgan Ashcroft	21:56.2	DeWitt	83.6
9	Mikenna Nagel	21:57.7	Sanford-Meridian	83.1
10	Carla Cortes	22:00.1	Cass City	82.3
11	Gracie Warner	22:02.6	Shepherd	81.5
10	Alexis Fabbro	22:05.2	Vassar	80.6
12	Marisa Mazza	22:05.6	Cadillac	80.5
10	Tierney Hartman	22:06.2	Grayling	80.3
10	Emilee Young	22:08.3	Shepherd	79.6
11	Clara Peikert	22:14.5	Ann Arbor Pioneer	77.5
12	Hadley Hilt	22:15.3	Cadillac	77.2
10	Zoe Brown	22:15.7	Mount Pleasant	77.1
12	Diana Cortes	22:18.3	Cass City	76.2
12	Alexa Long	22:19.9	Caro	75.7
11	Lillian Binger	22:22.9	Gladwin	74.7
10	Emily Agnew	22:24.7	DeWitt	74.1
11	Sarah Nimtz	22:24.7	Unionville-Sebewaing	74.1
10	Jada Prescott	22:24.8	Freeland	74.1
10	Kaya Rose	22:25.8	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	73.7
9	Olivia Mielke	22:30.7	Freeland	72.1
10	Kate Chenault	22:32.7	East Lansing	71.4
9	Kaylie McCracken	22:33.7	Carson City-Crystal	71.1
9	Myah Hubble	22:33.7	Beaverton	71.1
12	Summer Terpstra	22:34.7	Mount Pleasant	70.8
10	Emma Means	22:35.5	Shepherd	70.5
11	Augusta Bowman	22:37.1	Remus Chippewa Hills	70.0
9	Nico Triebold	22:37.5	Grayling	69.8
10	Emma Dawe	22:38.2	Ithaca	69.6
9	Kaydense Ryan	22:39.6	Fulton	69.1
12	Amiah Morris	22:39.9	East Lansing	69.0
9	Morgan Allen	22:40.2	Mason	68.9
12	Reece Clark	22:40.3	Remus Chippewa Hills	68.9
9	Madison Moeggenborg	22:41.7	Shepherd	68.4
11	Nataly Vine	22:44.4	Breckenridge	67.5
12	Natalie Lemert	22:46.2	St. Louis	66.9
9	Haley Fitzgibbon	22:46.7	Sanford-Meridian	66.8
11	Ava Fisher	22:47.4	Jenison	66.5
11	Brianna Locke	22:47.8	Beal City	66.4
12	Selma Ruiz	22:50.5	Bay City Central	65.5
9	Da’sia Denwiddie	22:50.9	Breckenridge	65.4
10	Kerttu Juvonen	22:54.6	Remus Chippewa Hills	64.1
9	Betsey Gooden	22:58.8	Manton	62.7
9	Lilly Mann	23:02.2	St. Louis	61.6
9	Addie Main	23:02.6	Cadillac	61.5
9	Bayleigh Finney	23:02.7	Sanford-Meridian	61.4
11	Haylie Sarver	23:03.1	Jenison	61.3
11	Falicitie Babcock	23:04.1	Shepherd	61.0
10	Carly Gaylord	23:04.9	Cadillac	60.7
11	Allee Sustrich	23:08.4	DeWitt	59.5
10	Laura Bigard	23:10.2	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	58.9
10	Kaitlyn Gronowski	23:11.9	Mason	58.4
9	Maggie Wagner	23:12.4	Jenison	58.2
11	Hailey Hausbeck	23:12.9	Mount Pleasant	58.0
12	Ellie Hoekstra	23:13.5	Jenison	57.8
12	Anneliese Jones	23:15.2	Ann Arbor Pioneer	57.3
10	Sarah Goward	23:16.3	Mount Pleasant	56.9
10	Beth Lehr	23:16.5	Mount Pleasant	56.8
11	Lilly Leppert	23:17.4	Beal City	56.5
11	Karisa Deacons	23:18.0	Ithaca	56.3
11	Avanti Ganesan	23:19.8	Ann Arbor Pioneer	55.7
10	Abigail Thume	23:20.8	Gladwin	55.4
12	Laiyla Pray	23:23.7	Ithaca	54.4
10	Piper Tracy	23:25.9	Cadillac	53.7
10	Abby Reis	23:26.0	Millington	53.7
11	Jenna Kowalski	23:27.6	Freeland	53.1
11	Areyel Weiss	23:27.8	Breckenridge	53.1
10	Catherine (Cate) Brown	23:31.4	Cadillac	51.9
12	Madison Morris	23:31.9	Manton	51.7
11	Natalia Costilla	23:32.8	Bay City Central	51.4
12	Kailee Charette	23:32.9	Sanford-Meridian	51.4
12	Jocelyn Millikin	23:33.4	Grayling	51.2
11	Mickiah Allbee	23:33.8	Vestaburg	51.1
11	Addyson Thormeier	23:38.1	Farwell	49.6
12	Hannah Barone	23:38.6	Jenison	49.5
–	Kate Church	23:39.7	Haslett	49.1
12	Cali Henderson	23:41.1	Jenison	48.6
11	Leah Fisk	23:41.6	Cadillac	48.5
10	Halle Hoyt	23:42.2	St. Louis	48.3
9	Zoe Barnes	23:42.5	Cadillac	48.2
12	Nathalia Baltierra	23:42.8	Alma	48.1
11	Megan Peter	23:45.2	Unionville-Sebewaing	47.3
12	Tori Most	23:45.9	Breckenridge	47.0
10	EllaMae Klopf	23:46.3	Freeland	46.9
12	Rachel Barringer	23:47.6	Fairview	46.5
9	Brynn Robinson	23:48.4	Shepherd	46.2
11	Jessica Penrod	23:48.4	Vestaburg	46.2
10	Leah Storey	23:48.7	Remus Chippewa Hills	46.1
10	Rose Bembenek	23:49.0	Ann Arbor Pioneer	46.0
11	Ellie Anderson	23:50.9	East Lansing	45.4
10	Alanis Povey	23:54.0	Gladwin	44.3
9	Isla McConnell	23:57.0	East Lansing	43.3
11	Riley Kerschke	24:03.1	Mason	41.3
12	Ella Finger	24:03.4	East Lansing	41.2
11	Hayden Whitmore	24:03.4	Ithaca	41.2
11	Reganne Stahl	24:03.6	Manton	41.1
9	Nora Johnson	24:05.2	East Lansing	40.6
10	Aeralyn Leonard	24:05.3	St. Louis	40.6
11	Chelsea Roach	24:10.7	Cass City	38.8
9	Anais Pangle	24:10.9	Mount Pleasant	38.7
12	Ciara Parsons	24:11.1	Whitmore Lake	38.6
12	Elizabeth Bailey	24:12.0	Shepherd	38.3
11	Emma Stewart	24:12.2	Millington	38.3
11	Danielle Hunt	24:12.6	Unionville-Sebewaing	38.1
12	Hanah Johnson	24:12.8	Cadillac	38.1
11	Tessa Ward	24:14.1	Manton	37.6
11	Adrianna Soria	24:14.6	Grayling	37.5
10	Emma McCarty	24:16.0	Carson City-Crystal	37.0
11	Carmen Bragg	24:23.1	Gladwin	34.6
11	Madison Montgomery	24:25.7	Ithaca	33.8
9	Tessa Holmes	24:26.0	Ann Arbor Pioneer	33.7
10	Adelade Avram	24:27.8	Freeland	33.1
10	Julia Moore	24:30.1	East Lansing	32.3
9	Ally Freiwald	24:31.8	Ann Arbor Pioneer	31.7
10	Raegyn Mayer	24:34.8	Breckenridge	30.7
10	Kylie Swiger	24:38.9	Cadillac	29.4
11	Gwen Breidinger	24:40.8	Alma	28.7
11	Hadley Feyen	24:40.8	Ann Arbor Pioneer	28.7
12	Kadence Wurm	24:42.1	Manton	28.3
9	Abigail Hicks	24:42.3	Mount Pleasant	28.2
11	Landry Gomez	24:43.6	St. Charles	27.8
12	Paula Learman	24:44.0	Cass City	27.7
9	Caroline Darrah	24:47.5	Whitmore Lake	26.5
9	Dahlia Kluver	24:47.7	Mount Pleasant	26.4
12	Kaelyn Craddock	24:48.9	Mason	26.0
10	Sophia Strand	24:50.0	Ithaca	25.7
12	Addison Mayfield	24:50.4	Bay City Central	25.5
10	Evalynne Bell	24:51.1	Farwell	25.3
9	Desarae Travis	24:51.2	Shepherd	25.3
12	Cali Quartz	24:52.1	Cadillac	25.0
11	Annabeth Allee	24:52.2	LeRoy Pine River	24.9
11	Kennedi Wahmhoff	24:54.8	Manton	24.1
11	Alexis Graham	24:54.8	St. Charles	24.1
9	Lexi Tamlyn	24:57.5	Cass City	23.2
11	Madelynne Sterly	24:58.7	LeRoy Pine River	22.8
9	Jean Holland	25:00.1	Cadillac	22.3
9	Paytyn Sweat	25:02.5	Vassar	21.5
11	Addison Fisch	25:03.0	Caro	21.3
12	Kyrie Rames	25:03.7	Hemlock	21.1
9	Rina Graveline	25:05.2	Gladwin	20.6
12	Mary Beth Hyatt	25:05.8	Carson City-Crystal	20.4
9	Mena Mayr	25:06.5	Dansville	20.2
12	Katie Seebeck	25:06.8	Gladwin	20.1
10	Kylo Riedel	25:08.5	Breckenridge	19.5
12	Elizabeth Fortino	25:10.9	East Lansing	18.7
9	Mia Lopez	25:11.3	Ann Arbor Pioneer	18.6
9	Lucy Otto	25:20.4	Jenison	15.5
11	Ivy Frisch	25:21.6	Farwell	15.1
11	Elliana Raterman	25:23.6	Jenison	14.5
12	Carmela Watson	25:23.8	East Lansing	14.4
9	Sofi Das	25:25.7	Ann Arbor Pioneer	13.8
10	Anna Johnson	25:27.0	Alma	13.3
11	Beatrice Carr	25:29.5	East Lansing	12.5
9	Isabel McEwen	25:30.8	Ann Arbor Pioneer	12.1
10	Azalea Macias	25:31.6	East Lansing	11.8
9	Ava Buckley	25:33.0	Mason	11.3
11	Avery Kelliher	25:34.5	Jenison	10.8
12	Haylee Livermore	25:35.4	Remus Chippewa Hills	10.5
10	Isabella Jerore	25:37.5	Caro	9.8
12	Sophia Hauffe	25:39.8	Hemlock	9.1
10	Molly Trommater	25:39.9	Beal City	9.0
9	Mara Acker	25:39.9	Ithaca	9.0
11	Emily Mueller	25:40.7	St. Charles	8.8
11	Ruby Hatfield	25:46.3	East Lansing	6.9
10	Lexi Wegner	25:50.6	Caro	5.5
9	Sam Goorin	25:54.7	Haslett	4.1
11	Rheanna Gilzene	25:59.1	Manton	2.6
9	Audrey Douglas	26:02.3	Mount Pleasant	1.6
11	Tabitha Norris	26:03.0	St. Charles	1.3

BOYS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating
11	TJ Hansen	15:13.9	Freeland	217.0
12	Nate Carmody	15:46.9	Haslett	206.0
12	Owen Patton	15:51.6	Vestaburg	204.5
12	Ben March	15:52.5	St. Louis	204.2
12	Caleb Palmreuter	15:53.8	Gladwin	203.7
11	Seth Conner	15:54.2	Jenison	203.6
11	Dylan Lydic	16:00.4	Haslett	201.5
11	Alex Doneth	16:02.5	Mason	200.8
9	Ezekiel Baltierra	16:03.0	Alma	200.7
11	Mason Lucas	16:14.0	Jenison	197.0
11	Nolan Longuski	16:14.0	Shepherd	197.0
10	Thomas Larson	16:14.5	Alma	196.8
11	Theodore Davis	16:16.9	Dansville	196.0
11	Seth Mead	16:20.6	Gladwin	194.8
9	Bryce Cahoon	16:22.4	Shepherd	194.2
11	Elijah Christensen	16:22.5	Gladwin	194.2
11	Landon Pestrue	16:27.7	St. Louis	192.4
12	Ali Kudmani	16:30.0	Alma	191.7
12	Michael Cyrul	16:35.7	East Lansing	189.8
12	Sawyer Stoneman	16:37.5	Breckenridge	189.2
12	Nolan Nixon	16:41.6	Cadillac	187.8
10	Landen Styka	16:41.9	Ithaca	187.7
12	Eden Lampi	16:51.1	East Lansing	184.6
11	Matthew Schwartz	16:53.4	Jenison	183.9
10	Robert Dykhouse	16:57.3	Manton	182.6
11	Tyler Heal	16:57.8	Sanford-Meridian	182.4
12	Matthew Pattullo	16:58.8	Caro	182.1
11	Camden McLeod	16:59.6	Freeland	181.8
9	Luke Herron	17:00.6	Caro	181.5
11	Parker Strelecki	17:03.8	Jenison	180.4
12	Logan Northrop	17:03.9	Mount Pleasant	180.4
11	Conner McCormick	17:04.4	Mason	180.2
10	Elijah Baltierra	17:14.6	Alma	176.8
9	Anthony Rowe	17:20.8	Breckenridge	174.7
11	Sam Nemeth	17:23.0	Freeland	174.0
10	Jacob Mankey	17:23.6	Ithaca	173.8
11	Bodie Heiss	17:24.2	Alma	173.6
11	Tristan Demlow	17:24.8	Grayling	173.4
12	John Whitman	17:28.3	Gladwin	172.2
10	Landen Livingston	17:29.7	Whitmore Lake	171.8
10	Luca Lebron	17:34.9	Alma	170.0
10	Ian McNeel	17:36.9	Shepherd	169.4
11	Andrew Wangler	17:37.2	Jenison	169.3
10	Carter Clark	17:39.3	Carson City-Crystal	168.6
12	Connor Rouse	17:41.8	Genesee	167.7
12	Zachary Luptowski	17:45.7	Bay City Central	166.4
9	Kevin Terpstra	17:47.0	Alma	166.0
11	Dominic Otto	17:48.4	Jenison	165.5
10	Myles Hendel	17:52.0	Jenison	164.3
11	Jackson Walthorn	17:52.5	DeWitt	164.2
9	Payton Veilleux	17:53.4	Mount Pleasant	163.9
9	Nathan Anaya	17:56.8	Freeland	162.7
9	Wesley Chaffee	18:00.3	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	161.6
11	Andrew Elmore	18:01.6	Cadillac	161.1
10	Noah Chouinard	18:03.1	Alma	160.6
10	Jackson Gast	18:04.2	East Lansing	160.3
10	Hayden Shattuck	18:06.8	St. Louis	159.4
11	Brent DeSaegher	18:08.4	Ithaca	158.9
11	Miingen Bertrand	18:08.6	Ithaca	158.8
10	Kristian Coon	18:09.2	Carson City-Crystal	158.6
9	Jakin Whitney	18:10.7	Shepherd	158.1
10	Henry Peck	18:11.6	East Lansing	157.8
10	Thad Whitmore	18:11.8	Ithaca	157.7
10	Alex Rodriguez	18:15.0	St. Louis	156.7
12	Elliot Noyes	18:15.2	Sanford-Meridian	156.6
12	Matthew Stilson	18:15.5	Cadillac	156.5
12	Blake Mathews	18:15.6	Mason	156.5
11	Ethan Henry	18:15.8	Jenison	156.4
9	Myles Robinson	18:15.9	Gladwin	156.4
10	Ben Verellen	18:16.8	Gladwin	156.1
11	Zack Becker	18:17.1	Unionville-Sebewaing	156.0
10	Gideon Kwilinaki	18:18.3	Haslett	155.6
11	Jacob Moore	18:18.3	Caro	155.6
12	Cole Visser	18:19.3	Jenison	155.2
12	Scott Slocum	18:20.0	LeRoy Pine River	155.0
12	Ryan Sundermann	18:20.7	East Lansing	154.8
12	Matthew Johnston	18:21.0	Hemlock	154.7
9	Everett Millhouse	18:21.8	East Lansing	154.4
12	Gavin Kelso	18:26.5	LeRoy Pine River	152.8
11	Colin Kuhn	18:26.6	St. Louis	152.8
9	Masyn Wing	18:27.6	Cadillac	152.5
12	Isaac Humm	18:28.3	Breckenridge	152.2
9	Drew Davis	18:28.4	Shepherd	152.2
12	Matthew Brownell	18:28.8	Remus Chippewa Hills	152.1
11	Jackson Cargill	18:29.1	Mason	152.0
10	Brody Swanson	18:29.2	LeRoy Pine River	151.9
11	Jacob Simon	18:29.4	Remus Chippewa Hills	151.9
10	Logan Brawt	18:30.1	Sanford-Meridian	151.6
10	Ethan Baker	18:30.8	LeRoy Pine River	151.4
10	Connor Wangler	18:31.5	Jenison	151.2
10	Nolan Wenglikowski	18:31.5	Jenison	151.2
12	Amar Hamdan	18:31.7	East Lansing	151.1
9	Aubin Allee	18:32.9	LeRoy Pine River	150.7
9	Ryan Frantz	18:34.3	Haslett	150.2
11	Logan Dudley	18:38.8	Coleman	148.7
11	Nathan Chapin	18:39.6	Jenison	148.5
12	Kai Martin	18:40.4	East Lansing	148.2
12	Dalton Dunn	18:41.6	Mason	147.8
10	Chase Somers	18:42.7	Freeland	147.4
12	JJ Mahan	18:44.9	Cadillac	146.7
9	Evan MacLaren	18:45.2	Ithaca	146.6
9	Brayden Kelliher	18:48.6	Jenison	145.5
11	Gage Dilsaver	18:48.8	Cass City	145.4
10	Damian Marcinek	18:50.7	Mount Pleasant	144.8
10	Caleb Storey	18:52.0	Jenison	144.3
11	Isaac Bignall	18:54.1	Unionville-Sebewaing	143.6
12	Matthew Lathom	18:54.4	East Lansing	143.5
12	Freddie Santangelo	18:55.8	Cadillac	143.1
12	Jack Wechil	18:57.3	Haslett	142.6
9	Rush Marsden	18:58.1	Fulton	142.3
11	Jack Baltes	18:59.7	Jenison	141.8
12	Donythyn Deitrick	19:03.0	Sanford-Meridian	140.7
12	Ayden Laurin	19:04.1	Millington	140.3
11	Nicholas Luna	19:05.2	Bay City Central	139.9
11	Kaleos Reid	19:06.7	Mount Pleasant	139.4
12	Keegan Shafer	19:14.1	Vestaburg	137.0
10	Eric Popa	19:18.0	Mount Pleasant	135.7
9	Ayden Mayr	19:18.9	Dansville	135.4
10	Caleb Luellen	19:20.5	Mount Pleasant	134.8
9	Ethan Harvey	19:21.2	Mason	134.6
12	Bruno Jorgensen	19:21.5	Jenison	134.5
9	Jackson Jaworski	19:23.2	Freeland	133.9
10	Dan Birmingham	19:23.7	Whitmore Lake	133.8
12	Andrew Monahan	19:26.4	Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics	132.9
11	Jacob Marth	19:27.1	Jenison	132.6
11	Aaron Ostrowski	19:29.5	East Lansing	131.8
12	Reily Henderson	19:30.3	Whitmore Lake	131.6
9	Caleb DuPuis	19:34.3	Jenison	130.2
9	Sawyer Zeman	19:36.4	Haslett	129.5
12	Ian Clawson	19:37.2	Haslett	129.3
9	Nathan Lenington	19:37.9	LeRoy Pine River	129.0
11	Silas Springer	19:40.1	Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics	128.3
11	Ethan Root	19:40.9	Dansville	128.0
9	Logan Young	19:43.7	Harrison	127.1
9	Miles Woodman	19:43.9	Ithaca	127.0
12	Joseph Klopf	19:44.5	Freeland	126.8
12	Paolo Poquiz	19:45.8	Alma	126.4
9	George Rollins	19:47.4	DeWitt	125.9
12	Calvin vanHartesvelt	19:48.3	Dansville	125.6
11	Jesse Lambert-Sanchez	19:49.1	East Lansing	125.3
9	Piyush Saraiya	19:49.6	Mount Pleasant	125.1
9	Jackson Horn	19:50.3	Freeland	124.9
10	Jordan Weber	19:50.9	Beal City	124.7
10	Gage Spencer	19:52.8	Beaverton	124.1
12	Daniel Zheng	19:53.5	Jenison	123.8
10	Nicholas Trader	19:56.8	Fairview	122.7
11	Hayden Tollenaere	19:57.2	Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics	122.6
9	Benjamin Fox	19:57.7	Whitmore Lake	122.4
10	Isaac Gola	19:59.0	Shepherd	122.0
10	Keagan Terrian	19:59.7	Farwell	121.8
12	Kale Black	19:59.8	Grayling	121.7
11	Tyler Rude	20:00.6	Millington	121.5
11	Benjamin Slagter	20:00.7	Jenison	121.4
11	Evan Booth	20:01.1	East Lansing	121.3
9	Connor Sienkiewicz	20:01.9	Beal City	121.0
9	Isaiah Homan	20:02.7	Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics	120.8
12	Cameron Griffin	20:03.0	Whitmore Lake	120.7
9	Mason McIntosh	20:03.2	Caro	120.6
10	Levi Fox	20:04.9	Mount Pleasant	120.0
11	Jayson Anderson	20:06.4	Mason	119.5
9	Jose Costilla	20:07.5	Bay City Central	119.2
10	Leo Student	20:08.1	Mount Pleasant	119.0
11	Logan Means	20:10.0	Shepherd	118.3
11	Bradly Gould	20:11.7	Shepherd	117.8
12	Lance Helfer	20:16.3	Shepherd	116.2
9	Brady Whitford	20:20.3	Ithaca	114.9
11	Rylan Bachman	20:22.0	Cadillac	114.3
11	Giovanni Tanzini	20:22.2	Sanford-Meridian	114.3
9	Jack Acker	20:22.6	Haslett	114.1
10	Alex Curly	20:22.8	Sanford-Meridian	114.1
12	Samuel Ford	20:23.9	Fairview	113.7
12	Noah Gola	20:27.4	Shepherd	112.5
9	Patrick Monahan	20:29.8	Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics	111.7
12	Brody Davis	20:30.2	Hemlock	111.6
10	Jake Soto	20:30.3	Alma	111.6
12	Gavin Vidito	20:33.3	Dansville	110.6
12	Cole Halfman	20:33.8	Carson City-Crystal	110.4
9	Carter Toensfeldt	20:34.3	Fairview	110.2
11	Aimon Humm	20:34.3	Breckenridge	110.2
9	Eli Doty	20:36.5	Mason	109.5
9	Ethan Kocher	20:38.2	Caro	108.9
11	Forrest Bach	20:39.3	Millington	108.6
12	David Ullman	20:39.5	Breckenridge	108.5
9	Bradyn Miller	20:39.6	Sanford-Meridian	108.5
11	Arin Pyles	20:44.0	Fairview	107.0
10	Zachary Burt	20:44.2	Shepherd	106.9
11	Caleb Valentine	20:44.6	Whitmore Lake	106.8
11	Aurelio Mendez	20:44.8	Jenison	106.7
11	Tomas Mendez	20:44.9	Jenison	106.7
9	Caleb Carter	20:46.3	DeWitt	106.2
9	Kodi Rose	20:47.9	Haslett	105.7
9	Grant Mielke	20:50.7	Freeland	104.8
11	Owen Brickner	20:55.6	Shepherd	103.1
11	Everett Dysinger	20:56.9	Dansville	102.7
11	Jake Rodammer	20:57.9	Millington	102.4
10	Owen Wemple	20:59.0	LeRoy Pine River	102.0
11	David Simons	21:02.5	Sanford-Meridian	100.8
9	Brady Krueger	21:02.8	Cass City	100.7
10	Lars Hanson	21:03.3	Cadillac	100.6
9	Ethan Lombard	21:03.4	Shepherd	100.5
11	Nash Davidson	21:07.9	Freeland	99.0
11	Jacob Bowermaster	21:08.6	Harrison	98.8
10	Carson Johnson	21:09.3	Sanford-Meridian	98.6
9	Zayden Buskirk	21:10.4	Carson City-Crystal	98.2
9	Jameson Holton	21:12.0	Mason	97.7
10	Bryce Johnson	21:14.3	Gladwin	96.9
11	Tanner Major	21:14.7	Fairview	96.8
12	David Hensler	21:15.4	Hemlock	96.5
11	Isaiah Lott	21:15.6	East Lansing	96.5
10	Dominic Smith	21:15.7	DeWitt	96.4
10	Xhayvian King	21:16.4	Fairview	96.2
9	Chase Beard	21:17.5	Breckenridge	95.8
9	Andrew Russel	21:18.1	Haslett	95.6
10	Dominic Rivette	21:18.3	Hemlock	95.6
10	Elliot Adam	21:18.3	Alma	95.6
9	Parker Wing	21:18.4	St. Louis	95.5
9	Noah Glaza	21:20.9	Freeland	94.7
10	Judah Bakaitis	21:22.8	DeWitt	94.1
10	Jayson Hitchcock	21:23.4	DeWitt	93.9
9	Antonio Aro	21:24.3	East Lansing	93.6
9	Braeden Hargrove	21:25.0	Beaverton	93.3
12	Josiah Lundy-Rush	21:26.4	East Lansing	92.9
–	Kolby Alchin	21:27.7	Fairview	92.4
9	Devlin Johnson	21:29.5	Freeland	91.8
11	David Farison	21:33.7	Sanford-Meridian	90.4
12	Evan Bills	21:33.9	Vassar	90.4
11	Zach Will	21:34.5	Unionville-Sebewaing	90.2
9	German Parada-Medrano Jr	21:36.2	Jenison	89.6
9	Noah Dubridge	21:38.1	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	89.0
10	Maddox Fabbro	21:38.4	Millington	88.9
10	Cohen LaFountain	21:40.0	Mount Pleasant	88.3
11	Jimmy Algawali	21:41.6	Genesee	87.8
10	Isaiah Greenacre	21:41.8	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	87.7
9	Brady Edwards	21:41.9	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	87.7
11	Anderson Oberle	21:43.4	Freeland	87.2
11	Brayden Strunk	21:44.5	Vassar	86.8
11	Patrick Pajak	21:48.5	East Lansing	85.5
9	David Engler	21:49.3	Cadillac	85.2
9	Micah Springer	21:49.8	Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics	85.1
11	Ambrose Cornelius	21:53.7	East Lansing	83.8
10	Tristan Agardy	21:54.4	Mount Pleasant	83.5
10	Keegan Shephard	21:55.9	Sanford-Meridian	83.0
9	Isaiah Morrow	21:58.6	Manton	82.1
12	Lorcan Keatley	22:00.0	Gladwin	81.7
10	Lincoln Haag	22:03.6	Unionville-Sebewaing	80.5
11	Gavin Pickens	22:03.7	Unionville-Sebewaing	80.4
11	Ayden Yeoman	22:05.0	Genesee	80.0
9	Alex Cargill	22:05.3	Mason	79.9
9	Michael Briggs	22:05.6	Bay City Central	79.8
11	Connor Karow	22:06.5	St. Charles	79.5
9	Leo Nothstine	22:06.6	Grayling	79.5
9	Preston Montgomery	22:09.0	Ithaca	78.7
9	Nathan Ward	22:14.2	Manton	76.9
12	Justin Wood	22:17.9	Sanford-Meridian	75.7
9	Jared Samyn	22:19.0	St. Charles	75.3
11	Landon Barnett	22:22.3	Farwell	74.2
9	Jeffery Sisson	22:23.5	Gladwin	73.8
11	Matthew Firman	22:24.9	Farwell	73.4
12	Michael Panko	22:25.1	Bay City Central	73.3
9	Brendyn Patch	22:25.6	Carson City-Crystal	73.1
11	Tanner Wesener	22:27.7	Hemlock	72.4
9	Zach Freier	22:29.8	Freeland	71.7
11	Jacob Krompetz	22:32.1	Gladwin	71.0
10	Jacob Erskin	22:33.5	St. Louis	70.5
9	Thomas Stuzman	22:41.1	Freeland	68.0
9	Dillan Jones	22:42.4	LeRoy Pine River	67.5
9	Logan Findlay	22:44.0	Unionville-Sebewaing	67.0
	Eli Dedloff	22:44.0	Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics	67.0
11	Ignacio DeBarros	22:44.5	East Lansing	66.8
10	Simeon Montney	22:45.1	Shepherd	66.6
11	Malachi Turner	22:54.1	East Lansing	63.6
10	Sawyer Ross	22:54.2	Cass City	63.6
10	Gavin Stursma	22:55.2	Jenison	63.3
12	Brayden Czarnecki	22:58.3	Jenison	62.2
11	Will Loachridge	22:58.4	East Lansing	62.2
10	Kody Hazen	23:06.0	Remus Chippewa Hills	59.7
12	Scott Causley	23:06.1	Bay City Central	59.6
10	Eric Larson	23:07.0	Beaverton	59.3
9	Darren Moore	23:08.3	LeRoy Pine River	58.9
9	Brenden Scott	23:09.8	Mason	58.4
11	Hayden Jason	23:10.8	Carson City-Crystal	58.1
9	Jackson Schulz	23:10.9	St. Louis	58.0
9	Elijah Riedlinger	23:13.2	Bay City Central	57.3
11	Caleb Vincent	23:23.4	Mason	53.9
9	Miles Popma	23:24.4	LeRoy Pine River	53.5
9	Eli Wing	23:31.4	Harrison	51.2
9	Brady DeGroat	23:31.7	Unionville-Sebewaing	51.1
9	Malachi Coulson	23:32.8	Harrison	50.7
12	Jaxon Zavala	23:33.0	Bay City Central	50.7
9	Gavin Yarnell	23:37.9	St. Louis	49.0
9	Levi Trowbridge	23:38.7	Cadillac	48.8
9	Joseph Anongdeth	23:42.8	Mason	47.4
12	Mason Heilman	23:42.9	LeRoy Pine River	47.4
10	Riley Graf	23:50.9	Dansville	44.7
9	Noah Chinavare	23:51.0	Sanford-Meridian	44.7
9	Liem Hauserman	23:52.1	Cadillac	44.3
10	Isaiah Kellum	24:00.9	East Lansing	41.4
9	Max Weatherwax	24:01.8	Bay City Central	41.1
10	Braden Wicke	24:03.0	St. Charles	40.7
12	Preston Foster	24:08.3	Breckenridge	38.9
9	Tanner Carlson	24:14.0	Remus Chippewa Hills	37.0
11	Bryan Lin	24:21.3	Mount Pleasant	34.6
9	Martigan Wernecke	24:25.6	Bay City Central	33.1
9	Charles Johnson	24:26.2	Jenison	32.9
9	Oscar McKaig	24:30.6	East Lansing	31.5
9	Chason Biller	24:31.0	Remus Chippewa Hills	31.3
10	Haven Nico	24:32.7	Haslett	30.8
9	Jack Wallender	24:33.2	Manton	30.6
10	Aiden Manchester	24:38.4	Bay City Central	28.9
10	David Longstaff	24:42.3	Grayling	27.6
9	William Myers	24:51.3	Shepherd	24.6
11	Daniel Stuzman	24:51.5	Freeland	24.5
12	Jordan Homan	24:53.1	Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics	24.0
12	Thomas Nichols	24:55.9	Remus Chippewa Hills	23.0
10	Kaden Hughes	25:01.1	Remus Chippewa Hills	21.3
9	Derek Busch	25:04.1	Cass City	20.3
9	Riley Sprague	25:08.2	Beaverton	18.9
9	Drake McKaig	25:08.2	East Lansing	18.9
12	Ethan Hall	25:08.9	Cass City	18.7
	Xavier Schneider	25:10.9	Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics	18.0
9	Remington Jones	25:16.9	St. Charles	16.0
12	Tristan Hitsman	25:17.0	Sanford-Meridian	16.0
9	Aiden Harrison	25:20.1	Gladwin	15.0
12	Micah Nickel	25:28.1	Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics	12.3
10	Cameron Swope	25:29.4	Haslett	11.9
11	Connor Hoard	25:32.4	Millington	10.9
9	Michael Tycner	25:33.5	Mount Pleasant	10.5
11	Ari Vernagus	25:38.3	East Lansing	8.9
9	Elijah Loeffler	25:41.1	Bay City Central	8.0
9	Lyriq Hill	25:42.8	Harrison	7.4
10	Caleb Durga	25:44.5	Harrison	6.8
9	Joseph Patton	25:51.1	Mason	4.6
12	Alvaro Lozano	25:55.3	Beaverton	3.2

The above infographs are from last season. I’ll make some new ones with updated stats for 2023 (actually started working on this today!).

With the early season ratings, a couple of notes:

1. Elite, more experienced runners will always be a bit overrated early. They tend to come into the season in better shape relative to the rest of the field, and thus are closer to their championship season fitness compared to someone newer to the sport.
2. With smaller meets, they’re not as accurate as they may be later in the year. Smaller samples and less ability to compare makes it hard to come up with an adjustment. Which explains why I’ll concentrate on the larger ones early, then work my way back toward the smaller ones.
3. Adversity tends to have a greater impact early. Whether that’s heat, hills, humidity, or even all three, those less fit will tend to struggle a bit more early, possibly overcooking the course adjustment.
4. The girls adjustment will typically be a bit more, as they’re spending more time on the course.
5. These will get weighed less and less as the season rolls on, meaning virtually nothing come October. As a coach, I’d stress not losing sleep over early season times. On here, I’m stressing the same thing.

Girls Adjustment: +1
Boys Adjustment: NONE

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.

MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS

Lauren Walker, Holt

She’s an unassuming junior that has finished each of the past two years running in the 18’s. Both of her best efforts in 2021 and 2022 were at Regionals, each placing in the top-10. At the beginning of her junior year, Lauren looks to be on the same trajectory, albeit faster. Her 19:10 here is the best early September mark she’s had and her second win in four races.

Jacob Essenmacher, Lapeer

Good to see that the tradition has continued since the Williams bros and Connor Martin. Jacob’s 7^th place finish helped the Lightning secure the large division title and only continued his late season sophomore form. Those low-17 efforts late in his 10^th grade year were a massive improvement from his freshman year, over 4 minutes quicker. Given that it’s early in the year and he hit 4:41/10:19 in track, don’t be shocked if the 16’s come soon.

GIRLS TEAM RATINGS

Girls Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Holt	89.2	1
Lapeer	61.0	1
Girls Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Charlotte	70.0	2
Saginaw Swan Valley	48.6	2
Girls Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Pewamo-Westphalia	97.1	3
Leslie	72.4	3
Laingsburg	59.7	3
Ovid-Elsie	29.8	3
Chesaning	0.2	3
Girls Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Fowler	32.0	4

BOYS TEAM RATINGS

Boys Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Lapeer	150.7	1
Holt	133.2	1
Lansing Everett	96.7	1
Boys Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Saginaw Swan Valley	154.4	2
Ionia	149.5	2
Birch Run	139.0	2
Charlotte	124.4	2
Lake Odessa Lakewood	88.0	2
Harper Woods	10.1	2
Boys Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Pewamo-Westphalia	165.5	3
Olivet	153.5	3
Bath	150.8	3
Leslie	144.0	3
Laingsburg	122.1	3
Ovid-Elsie	110.8	3
New Lothrop	98.3	3
Montrose	87.5	3
Perry	86.7	3
Chesaning	58.8	3
Boys Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Fowler	90.5	4
Byron	77.3	4

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating
11	Lauren Walker	19:10.5	Holt	136.2
11	Whitney Werner	19:58.6	Pewamo-Westphalia	120.1
11	Ella Reaves	20:37.1	Holt	107.3
11	Emily Rathka	20:37.2	Laingsburg	107.3
9	Alyssa Kramer	20:39.0	Pewamo-Westphalia	106.7
10	Anna Poppema	20:53.7	Bath	101.8
9	Kylie Mausolf	21:04.8	Birch Run	98.1
10	Abbie Schneider	21:07.9	Pewamo-Westphalia	97.0
12	Jessica Bossenbroek	21:21.9	Holt	92.4
11	Erin Lubahn	21:34.3	Leslie	88.2
11	Reese Beery	21:39.1	Saginaw Swan Valley	86.6
10	Hailey Creisher	21:41.1	Leslie	86.0
12	Melanie Werner	21:48.2	Pewamo-Westphalia	83.6
12	Olivea Gessner	21:56.1	Olivet	81.0
12	Isabell Helman	22:04.7	Pewamo-Westphalia	78.1
10	Clarissa Baese	22:05.0	Ovid-Elsie	78.0
10	Morgan Wilcox	22:11.2	Lapeer	75.9
10	Avari Montgomery	22:17.1	Charlotte	74.0
9	Aubrey Hare	22:17.5	Saginaw Swan Valley	73.8
10	Andie Wildern	22:23.6	Charlotte	71.8
9	Jenna Keilen	22:27.8	Pewamo-Westphalia	70.4
11	Jaidyn Smith	22:29.3	Leslie	69.9
11	Piper White	22:29.4	Ovid-Elsie	69.9
11	MacKenzie MacDonald	22:29.4	Charlotte	69.9
10	Lilly Rooks	22:31.0	Pewamo-Westphalia	69.3
11	Isabelle Goodrich	22:32.0	Charlotte	69.0
11	Kelcie Pung	22:33.7	Fowler	68.4
9	Mia Papendick	22:34.7	Leslie	68.1
12	Rylee Brasseur	22:39.0	Lapeer	66.7
9	Helena Goodrich	22:42.7	Charlotte	65.4
10	Hazel Burley	22:52.7	Laingsburg	62.1
11	Addalyn Warren	22:58.2	Lapeer	60.3
10	Ryann Tackabury	23:07.1	Lapeer	57.3
11	Ella Bryce	23:08.2	Birch Run	56.9
12	Hayden Hengesbach	23:09.6	Pewamo-Westphalia	56.5
10	Hannah Muench	23:10.3	Holt	56.2
10	Victoria Hengesbach	23:11.8	Pewamo-Westphalia	55.7
12	Kaia Spiess	23:12.0	Ovid-Elsie	55.7
12	Taylor Bailey	23:16.4	Chesaning	54.2
9	Jocelyn Wilson	23:16.9	Holt	54.0
10	Lilly Anderson	23:20.0	Pewamo-Westphalia	53.0
11	Evelyn Logghe	23:24.3	Laingsburg	51.6
10	Carleigh Thompson	23:24.4	Ionia	51.5
9	Makya Isham	23:29.3	Leslie	49.9
11	Annabelle Pardo	23:33.0	Saginaw Swan Valley	48.7
9	Isabella Halfmann	23:38.7	Fowler	46.8
12	Hannah Oakes	23:41.0	Chesaning	46.0
9	Delaney Smith	23:43.4	Pewamo-Westphalia	45.2
11	Lily McCreedy	23:44.1	Lapeer	45.0
10	Gwendolynn Carter	23:46.3	Holt	44.2
12	Jessa Davis	23:49.2	Birch Run	43.3
11	Anna Boyle	23:49.6	Lapeer	43.1
9	Samantha Gutzman	23:53.0	Laingsburg	42.0
10	Nadia Cordes	23:54.5	Lapeer	41.5
11	Amelia Flahie	23:57.2	Holt	40.6
12	Rebecca Smith	23:57.8	Fowler	40.4
12	Sara Dammann	24:00.6	New Lothrop	39.5
11	Emma Wittenbach	24:05.1	Pewamo-Westphalia	38.0
12	Jalynn Schmelter	24:11.7	Leslie	35.8
10	Madison Phillips	24:12.0	Laingsburg	35.7
11	Addison Rusz	24:21.6	Laingsburg	32.5
9	Anicela Ortega	24:24.0	Saginaw Swan Valley	31.7
9	Karlee Herr	24:32.7	Lapeer	28.8
11	Jordyn Lira	24:33.6	Bath	28.5
11	Malayna Thompson	24:43.3	Holt	25.2
9	Charlotte Simon	24:55.6	Pewamo-Westphalia	21.1
10	Baylee Moore	24:57.3	Charlotte	20.6
10	Juliana Stepp	25:12.1	Holt	15.6
10	Mackenzie Hills	25:14.8	Bath	14.7
11	Ella Langschwager	25:15.6	Holt	14.5
12	Nela Jurankova	25:20.0	Charlotte	13.0
12	Alexandra Ream	25:23.6	Leslie	11.8
9	Malaysia Thompson	25:27.3	Holt	10.6
9	Emma Bossenbroek	25:30.0	Holt	9.7
10	Alaina Driver	25:35.9	Potterville	7.7
10	Emma Tidd	25:36.6	Lake Odessa Lakewood	7.5
12	Grace O’Hare	25:37.2	Fowler	7.3
10	Malia Reitz	25:45.9	Holt	4.4
12	Kayla Creisher	25:46.3	Leslie	4.2
10	Haylie Vanderwal	25:51.3	Olivet	2.6
12	Abryana Bledsoe	25:52.6	Saginaw Swan Valley	2.1
11	Melody Patterson	25:53.0	Montrose	2.0
10	Emily Killingbeck	25:53.9	Saginaw Swan Valley	1.7
9	Sydney Oke	25:57.0	Lapeer	0.7
12	Klara Mulcahy	25:58.4	New Lothrop	0.2

BOYS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS

Grade	Time	Team	Rating	Meet
12	Collin Farmer	16:20.3	Pewamo-Westphalia	193.2
12	Jacob Montgomery	16:39.0	Ionia	187.0
10	Murphy Wagner	16:40.8	Saginaw Swan Valley	186.4
11	Owen Fennelly	16:41.0	Saginaw Swan Valley	186.3
12	Lucas Hopkins	16:53.7	Olivet	182.1
12	Jack Rumptz	17:15.9	Birch Run	174.7
11	Clay Powell	17:17.2	Ovid-Elsie	174.3
11	Jacob Essenmacher	17:21.9	Lapeer	172.7
11	Allan George	17:22.5	Pewamo-Westphalia	172.5
12	Conner Fountain	17:25.7	Olivet	171.4
10	Noah Devereaux	17:25.7	Laingsburg	171.4
9	Kenneth Mangles	17:28.4	Leslie	170.5
11	Luke Skidmore	17:38.2	Bath	167.3
9	River Fox	17:44.9	Bath	165.0
10	Grant Conley	17:54.0	Charlotte	162.0
12	Joseph Voss	17:55.1	Lapeer	161.6
12	Andrew Koenigsknecht	17:55.1	Bath	161.6
11	Braylen Eaton	17:55.2	Charlotte	161.6
12	Tyson Evans	17:56.7	Ionia	161.1
11	Landon Jayaraman	17:58.9	Holt	160.4
11	Riley Johnson	18:00.8	Lake Odessa Lakewood	159.7
9	John Kowatch	18:03.3	Pewamo-Westphalia	158.9
12	Connor Mausolf	18:07.3	Birch Run	157.6
10	Gannon Sova	18:07.3	Saginaw Swan Valley	157.6
10	Reed Schroeder	18:12.1	Pewamo-Westphalia	156.0
12	Carter Holmes	18:16.3	Bath	154.6
12	Nathaniel Kilgore	18:22.3	Holt	152.6
10	Ross Wallace	18:37.9	Harper Woods	147.4
9	Wyatt Werner	18:39.0	Pewamo-Westphalia	147.0
9	Nolan Mitchell	18:40.2	Pewamo-Westphalia	146.6
9	Charlie George	18:41.3	Pewamo-Westphalia	146.2
12	Ellis Yokom	18:48.2	Ionia	143.9
10	Josiah Johncox	18:51.2	Byron	142.9
9	Matthew Killeen	18:51.8	Leslie	142.7
11	Kyan Isham	18:53.9	Leslie	142.1
11	Carter Poniatowski	18:53.9	Lapeer	142.1
9	Felix Spitz	19:00.7	Lansing Everett	139.8
10	Caleb Stern	19:03.3	Lapeer	138.9
12	Daniel Dryer	19:05.2	Olivet	138.3
12	Hayden Josef	19:05.6	Lapeer	138.1
10	Evan Schaefer	19:06.4	Olivet	137.9
10	Max McDowell	19:06.8	Olivet	137.7
9	Landen Gessner	19:09.2	Olivet	137.0
10	Quentin Smith	19:12.3	Fowler	135.9
12	Kyle Baldwin	19:15.7	Mt Morris	134.8
12	Trevor Feldpausch	19:17.4	Fowler	134.2
12	Eli Weber	19:17.7	Lapeer	134.1
10	Grason Weber	19:19.5	Leslie	133.5
11	James Kelly	19:19.7	Ovid-Elsie	133.4
11	Masen Koskinen	19:24.0	Birch Run	132.0
9	Cooper Schmelter	19:26.7	Leslie	131.1
11	Jason Weber	19:27.7	Pewamo-Westphalia	130.8
10	Jaxxon Thelen	19:28.9	Ionia	130.4
12	Raymond Huhn	19:29.4	Pewamo-Westphalia	130.2
9	Trevon Johnson	19:35.7	Holt	128.1
12	Alex Bushee	19:44.4	Ionia	125.2
11	Paul DeVito	19:45.3	Olivet	124.9
11	Aaron Crittenden	19:45.8	Potterville	124.7
9	Tyler Rockafellow	19:47.1	Perry	124.3
12	Jackson Sinicropi	19:47.7	Lansing Everett	124.1
11	Sam Muirhead	19:48.3	Pewamo-Westphalia	123.9
9	Owen Hare	19:49.0	Saginaw Swan Valley	123.7
10	Ethan Kilgore	19:53.9	Holt	122.0
12	Logan Hile	19:55.1	Leslie	121.6
12	Noah Bacon	19:58.7	Mt Morris	120.4
10	Luke Schneider	20:00.4	Pewamo-Westphalia	119.9
10	Phoenix Lawton	20:01.4	Charlotte	119.5
11	Felix Ramirez	20:03.9	Laingsburg	118.7
10	Joey Glinski	20:05.1	Montrose	118.3
10	Logan Selasky	20:05.9	Saginaw Swan Valley	118.0
12	Keegan Hale	20:12.7	Birch Run	115.8
10	Aidan Grover	20:14.9	Birch Run	115.0
10	Alex Schram	20:18.3	Saginaw Swan Valley	113.9
12	Ethan Gray	20:21.4	Byron	112.9
10	Trenton Terrian	20:23.3	Saginaw Swan Valley	112.2
12	Help Djuma	20:28.4	Lansing Everett	110.5
9	Jaxon Hemgesberg	20:28.9	Chesaning	110.4
10	Dalles Bailiff	20:30.0	Ionia	110.0
10	James Foltz	20:30.9	Laingsburg	109.7
11	Kevin Heslip	20:31.2	New Lothrop	109.6
12	Elliott Mergos	20:36.4	Perry	107.9
10	Colt Wolford	20:38.9	New Lothrop	107.0
12	Aiden Florshinger	20:42.0	Lapeer	106.0
10	Logan Robinson	20:43.1	Laingsburg	105.6
10	Evan Hagerman	20:43.2	Bath	105.6
11	Lucas Shastal	20:44.8	Laingsburg	105.1
10	Cole Maier	20:47.8	Chesaning	104.1
12	Noah Sobek	20:49.8	Lapeer	103.4
9	Aiden Giancotti	20:51.5	Holt	102.8
11	Hudson Goethals	20:56.4	Lake Odessa Lakewood	101.2
11	Hudson Inman	20:58.9	Burton-Bendle	100.4
12	Hunter Lounds	20:59.0	Holt	100.3
9	Charles Garrett	20:59.7	Olivet	100.1
11	Blair Scott	21:00.1	Olivet	100.0
10	Dylan Hile	21:00.9	Leslie	99.7
9	Spencer Dammann	21:01.7	Saginaw Swan Valley	99.4
12	Caleb Cook	21:01.9	Lapeer	99.4
10	Carson Dubose	21:02.9	Leslie	99.0
9	Marshall Kruske	21:03.0	New Lothrop	99.0
12	Caleb Riddle-Ancic	21:04.7	Birch Run	98.4
11	Bram Derksen	21:05.4	Bath	98.2
12	Lucas Chamberlin	21:07.3	Charlotte	97.6
11	Will Loos	21:08.5	Perry	97.2
10	Joshua Miller	21:11.5	Ovid-Elsie	96.2
10	Jaycob Hipps	21:12.6	Montrose	95.8
11	Zachary Nunn	21:12.9	Holt	95.7
9	Simon Whitwam	21:17.0	Holt	94.3
10	Ayden Hipps	21:17.1	Montrose	94.3
9	Ty Sweers	21:19.7	New Lothrop	93.4
9	Hunter Hall	21:21.9	Lapeer	92.7
9	Vincent Morse	21:23.7	Saginaw Swan Valley	92.1
12	Evan Worden	21:26.0	Birch Run	91.3
9	Brandon Buskulic	21:26.9	Pewamo-Westphalia	91.0
12	Lincoln Denis	21:29.6	Ionia	90.1
9	Travis Wright	21:52.7	Ovid-Elsie	82.4
10	Sean Dammann	21:53.1	New Lothrop	82.3
12	Tristan Burgess	21:54.6	Holt	81.8
9	Landon Miller	21:55.7	Fowler	81.4
10	Vincent Risk	21:56.3	Lake Odessa Lakewood	81.2
10	Ricky Popp	21:56.4	Charlotte	81.2
12	David Harris	21:57.7	Mt Morris	80.8
11	Broderick LaBar	21:59.5	Lapeer	80.2
10	Bryce Schelter	21:59.7	Lake Odessa Lakewood	80.1
12	Adam Sanborn	22:02.2	Pewamo-Westphalia	79.3
11	Josh Howard	22:04.6	Holt	78.5
9	Noah Gillett	22:13.1	New Lothrop	75.6
10	Jayce Hyde	22:24.9	Chesaning	71.7
12	Cade Fuller	22:26.0	Laingsburg	71.3
10	Wyatt Kohler	22:28.8	Bath	70.4
11	Nicholas Daup	22:34.9	Burton-Bendle	68.4
9	Jeremiah Stewart	22:37.1	Ovid-Elsie	67.6
12	Jason Miles	22:38.8	Pewamo-Westphalia	67.1
10	Colin Pratt	22:44.0	Montrose	65.3
12	Tucker Netheway	22:44.9	Laingsburg	65.0
9	Carter Josef	22:47.0	Lapeer	64.3
10	William Arms-Whitman	22:48.2	Montrose	63.9
10	Andon Prestonise	22:48.2	Byron	63.9
11	Jibrael Al-Sinnawi	22:50.3	Lansing Everett	63.2
9	Jonah Spencer	22:53.2	Byron	62.3
9	Ben Keebaugh	22:54.4	Fowler	61.9
9	Trevor Dolloff	22:56.1	Ashley	61.3
11	Nathan Thelen	22:56.2	Pewamo-Westphalia	61.3
12	Delando Key	22:56.5	Harper Woods	61.2
10	Hudsen DeLeeuw	22:57.1	Olivet	61.0
11	Eric Fisher Jr	22:57.6	Perry	60.8
9	Mat Amman	23:03.4	Chesaning	58.9
12	Christian Kennedy	23:05.4	Lapeer	58.2
11	Drew Fruk	23:16.2	Saginaw Swan Valley	54.6
9	Daniel Bernal-Ponce	23:32.4	Pewamo-Westphalia	49.2
9	Colton Sempsrott	23:33.0	Ovid-Elsie	49.0
11	Jasper Andres	23:34.4	New Lothrop	48.5
9	Connor Masterson	23:35.2	New Lothrop	48.3
9	Alex Hughes	23:39.5	New Lothrop	46.9
11	Owen Leitelt	23:40.6	Montrose	46.5
11	James Pratt	23:41.4	Laingsburg	46.2
12	Silas Martin	23:42.2	Lansing Everett	45.9
10	Jaxon Hartley	23:43.3	Saginaw Swan Valley	45.6
11	Elijah Swift	23:47.1	Lansing Everett	44.3
12	Payton Zimmerlee	23:48.2	Bath	43.9
10	Julian Belill	23:49.9	Perry	43.4
12	Samuel McIntosh	23:52.9	Birch Run	42.4
11	Aaron Esquivel	23:55.2	Lansing Everett	41.6
12	Chance Koole	23:57.3	Burton-Bendle	40.9
9	Carter Thelen	24:03.0	Fowler	39.0
12	Jacob Cromley	24:04.5	Laingsburg	38.5
11	Collin Datte	24:09.7	Birch Run	36.8
10	Sean Peterson	24:10.2	Harper Woods	36.6
10	Silas Miller	24:14.0	Perry	35.3
9	David Lepley	24:16.3	Holt	34.6
12	Jack Thelen	24:17.2	Pewamo-Westphalia	34.3
11	Aayden Carrow	24:22.2	Lapeer	32.6
10	Benjamin Voss	24:23.1	Lapeer	32.3
11	Nolan Prevo	24:30.5	Lansing Everett	29.8
10	Cody Cataline	24:36.5	Laingsburg	27.8
10	Abdel Youssouf	24:41.4	Lansing Everett	26.2
10	Vincent Arnold	24:45.6	Lansing Everett	24.8
9	Marcus Blankenship	24:52.0	Saginaw Swan Valley	22.7
12	Westin Sweers	24:55.3	New Lothrop	21.6
9	Aaron VanCleve	24:58.3	Potterville	20.6
9	Lyle Lawrence	25:02.8	Olivet	19.1
9	Will Rathka	25:03.1	Laingsburg	19.0
9	Kaden Rohrbacher	25:06.7	Lake Odessa Lakewood	17.8
11	Emeer Bush	25:10.0	Lansing Everett	16.7
12	Jacob Kast	25:19.1	Ovid-Elsie	13.6
10	Gabe Holman	25:20.9	Ionia	13.0
10	Madden Starkweather	25:21.0	Bath	13.0
12	Patrick Rupert	25:23.8	Morrice	12.1
9	Kenny Morell	25:27.3	Lapeer	10.9
11	Kole Anglebrandt	25:28.8	Birch Run	10.4
9	Mitch Gonzalez	25:34.9	Ovid-Elsie	8.4
12	Nathan Hooley	25:46.0	Byron	4.7
9	Austin DeFord	25:55.7	Leslie	1.4

The above infographs are from last season. I’ll make some new ones with updated stats for 2023.

With the early season ratings, a couple of notes:

1. Elite, more experienced runners will always be a bit overrated early. They tend to come into the season in better shape relative to the rest of the field, and thus are closer to their championship season fitness compared to someone newer to the sport.
2. With smaller meets, they’re not as accurate as they may be later in the year. Smaller samples and less ability to compare makes it hard to come up with an adjustment. Which explains why I’ll concentrate on the larger ones early, then work my way back toward the smaller ones.
3. Adversity tends to have a greater impact early. Whether that’s heat, hills, humidity, or even all three, those less fit will tend to struggle a bit more early, possibly overcooking the course adjustment.
4. The girls adjustment will typically be a bit more, as they’re spending more time on the course.
5. These will get weighed less and less as the season rolls on, meaning virtually nothing come October. As a coach, I’d stress not losing sleep over early season times. On here, I’m stressing the same thing.

Girls Adjustment: -31
Boys Adjustment: -29

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.

IT AIN’T THE LUCK OF THE IRISH

Logan Brazee, Otsego

Girl’s just been continuing what she ended with last fall. With an 18:59 opener at Southwest Rustbuster, she’s already ventured into the 18’s, a feat that eluded her until late September of ’22. Considering that she ended her junior year with a series of 18:4x efforts, the fact that she’s begun her senior year more than a minute ahead of last year means we might see much lower efforts to come in a few weeks.

Boden Genovese, Coloma

With Hunter Jones moving on south, there’s a void towards that Division 3 Boys title. Early on, Boden’s making a serious bid, throwing his name into contention. We know he can get it done on the track, placing 3^rd in both the 800 and 1600m at State. This is probably his best start to any of his fall seasons, three low-16 efforts in his last three meets. His 16:09 on a warm Tuesday was a personal best, winning by 15+ seconds over some very accomplished Division 2 talent.

GIRLS TEAM RATINGS

Girls Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Otsego	124.4	2
Stevensville Lakeshore	90.8	2
Niles	73.8	2
BC Harper Creek	55.8	2
Edwardsburg	33.0	2
Berrien Springs	6.1	2

BOYS TEAM RATINGS

Boys Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Otsego	180.2	2
BC Harper Creek	168.4	2
Edwardsburg	154.0	2
Berrien Springs	148.2	2
Niles	140.0	2
Stevensville Lakeshore	104.0	2
Dowagiac Union	82.5	2
Boys Team	Top 5 Avg.	Division
Constantine	120.9	3
Coloma	108.3	3

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS

BOYS INDIVIDUAL RATINGS

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating
12	Boden Genovese	16:09.2	Coloma	206.6
11	Dominic Lowrie	16:25.2	BC Harper Creek	201.3
12	Aiden Krueger	16:32.2	Niles	198.9
11	Owen Saylor	16:43.0	Dowagiac Union	195.3
12	Dane Bailey	16:48.8	Edwardsburg	193.4
11	Holten Mulherin	16:57.9	Otsego	190.4
12	William O’Dell	16:58.7	BC Harper Creek	190.1
11	Aidan Goodwin	16:59.5	Otsego	189.8
11	Noah Jarvis	17:16.5	Berrien Springs	184.2
11	Logan VanHouten	17:40.8	Otsego	176.1
12	Matthew Schreiner	17:46.5	Otsego	174.2
11	Maguire Johnson	17:55.9	Edwardsburg	171.0
10	Kenny Sheffer	17:57.7	Otsego	170.4
10	Cooper Gardner	18:04.7	BC Harper Creek	168.1
11	Caleb Wesseldyk	18:09.9	Otsego	166.4
9	Connor Beebe	18:30.9	Berrien Springs	159.4
10	Jacob Erickson	18:34.8	Niles	158.1
11	Robbie King	18:43.6	Constantine	155.1
11	Logan Patmalnieks	18:50.7	Constantine	152.8
12	Aiden Cripe	18:53.2	Coloma	151.9
10	George Scupham	18:54.9	Edwardsburg	151.4
9	Christian Ayres	19:03.0	BC Harper Creek	148.7
9	Archer Wilson	19:22.3	Otsego	142.2
11	Peyton Eckerley	19:25.7	Berrien Springs	141.1
9	Beau Kirkdoll	19:26.9	Niles	140.7
11	Liam Adkins	19:32.1	Stevensville Lakeshore	139.0
11	Eddy Granados	19:34.6	Coloma	138.1
10	Gavin Ayers	19:41.7	Edwardsburg	135.8
9	Miles Justice	19:47.5	BC Harper Creek	133.8
11	Ryce Ferrell	19:51.2	BC Harper Creek	132.6
11	Matthew Green	19:53.4	Berrien Springs	131.9
10	Nick Pumani	20:15.0	Berrien Springs	124.7
9	Noah Foley	20:15.0	South Haven	124.7
10	Alessandro Avila	20:16.2	Constantine	124.3
11	Jordan Lindauer	20:16.6	BC Harper Creek	124.1
10	Jaden Gregory	20:34.1	Edwardsburg	118.3
10	Landon Hayes	20:55.3	Constantine	111.2
12	Drew Hoskins	21:06.3	Stevensville Lakeshore	107.6
9	Gunnar Djerf	21:14.7	Otsego	104.8
9	Cole Dalton	21:16.6	Stevensville Lakeshore	104.1
11	Logan Ritchie	21:21.6	Niles	102.5
10	Jack Bell	21:28.0	Edwardsburg	100.3
9	Ceon Kirkdoll	21:29.5	Niles	99.8
12	Nathan Haygood	21:37.6	Berrien Springs	97.1
9	Brady Anthony	22:04.1	BC Harper Creek	88.3
11	Owen Hunter	22:06.7	BC Harper Creek	87.4
9	Lucas Frentz	22:13.2	Edwardsburg	85.3
12	Mason Laurin	22:13.8	Stevensville Lakeshore	85.1
10	Isaac Phillips	22:16.4	Dowagiac Union	84.2
10	Leo Gianni	22:16.4	Stevensville Lakeshore	84.2
9	Jackson Mitchell	22:35.4	Otsego	77.9
11	Cole Claire	22:42.7	Edwardsburg	75.4
9	Grant Hoskins	22:55.6	Stevensville Lakeshore	71.1
12	Noah Phillips	23:01.9	Dowagiac Union	69.0
10	Christian Prong	23:04.8	South Haven	68.1
11	Anton Buchmann	23:07.4	Berrien Springs	67.2
11	Loren Bowen	23:14.2	Dowagiac Union	64.9
12	Jonny LeBrun	23:17.7	Berrien Springs	63.8
12	Kaeden Lies	23:20.5	Stevensville Lakeshore	62.8
11	Cole Bates	23:25.5	Constantine	61.2
10	Owen Riggenbach	23:36.6	Niles	57.5
12	Andrew Cutajar	23:46.1	Niles	54.3
12	Mark Welsch	23:52.4	Edwardsburg	52.2
10	Brett Niblock	23:52.4	Constantine	52.2
10	Cooper Rice	23:56.4	Berrien Springs	50.9
9	Henry Lace	24:11.9	Edwardsburg	45.7
9	Mitchell Hazelhoff	24:28.4	Otsego	40.2
9	Colton Woods	24:32.3	Stevensville Lakeshore	38.9
9	Ryland Pastor	24:37.3	BC Harper Creek	37.2
11	Tucker Arrend	25:16.8	Coloma	24.1
9	Carson Szarejko	25:21.2	BC Harper Creek	22.6
10	Jayden Christie	25:26.3	Coloma	20.9
10	Ryland McIntyre	25:29.9	BC Harper Creek	19.7
12	Brody Beckman	25:50.5	Niles	12.8
12	Nathan Garrity	26:03.5	Stevensville Lakeshore	8.5
11	Nathan Ritter	26:20.6	Niles	2.8