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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Milford		4th of 18
Spartan	Green	3rd of 27
Jackson	Orange	7th of 7
Hansons		3rd of 34
Oakland County		1st of 35
OAA Red Championship		3rd of 6
Region 8		3rd of 17
Division 1 State		24th of 27

Top Returners

Vishvaa Ravishankar

Knew he was in a good spot last summer when he was running mid-17’s at Hansons Summer Cross Country. As summer turned to fall, that resulted in a whirl of a season that featured a two minute drop from his previous best, a win in the Green Division at Spartan, and an All-State.

Louis D’Souza

One of the more effortless forms you’ll find, but trust me, he’s working hard. Very nearly broke 16:00 at Jackson. His championship season wasn’t nearly as quick, though it seems he figured out how to perform during the late season in track. A 4:22 at Renaissance qualified him for State, where he placed 21^st.

Kian Schneeweis

Excellent on what some may deem tougher courses. Hess Hathaway was a bit quicker last year, Oakland County was as good of conditions as its ever been, but even then, Kian hovered around the 17:00 mark.

Akshat Arora

In two high school years, has found a home in the 1600m. A 4:46 placed in the freshman County meet, then a 4:36 this spring placed at the Renaissance Regional.

Jacob Van Houten

Where did that 3200m come from? His 10:18 at the OAA Red/White Championship was a 35+ second personal best. If a sophomore running in the low-10’s is Troy’s #5 man, they’re poised to overwhelm teams in larger meets.

Richard Qu

First season of cross ended with three of four October races in the 18’s.

Potential Newcomers

Quinn Kelly

The rare upperclassman addition. The Kelly family, back from a few years in Alpena (and Quinn, a fall in Mexico) brings back someone that could be an immediate contributor. Tough to tell the potential difference in two seasons, though it would follow logic that a mid-17 freshman two years ago can find some similar, if not better times.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Pete Moss	Big	4th of 11
Northwood		1st of 12
Ottawa Hills	Session 2	2nd of 15
Bluejay	Elite	4th of 25
Portage	D1	5th of 31
Big North		1st of 6
Northern Michigan	Large	1st of 13
Region 1		2nd of 15
Division 1 State		12th of 28

Top Returners

Ava King

2022 season started well, but looked to come to an abrupt end. Ava returned for her Titans and helped them finish 12^th in Division 1.

Abby Veit

One of a thousand freshmen for TCW, Abby’s season contained multiple sub-19’s at big meets. Even her slower times produced huge wins, such as a Northern Michigan Championship.

Bailey Wenzlick

In a season full of high-19:00 efforts, Bailey combined all her great race vibes to give us a masterful performance at Shepherd, where her 18:58 placed 12^th.

Peyton Tucker

Started her season a little more slowly than some of the others, but ended in much the same fashion. 6^th in Northern Michigan, 12^th in the Big North, and 14^th at Region 2.

Reese Smith

Established herself as an 800m name to watch in the future and in the present. A 2:14.5 won the Record Eagle meet. Not bad at the 1600m either, having run 5:26. If that track season carries forward into cross, the Titans are even more frightening.

Alyssa Fouchey

A solid freshman year ended with a 21:28 at Northern Michigan. An even more solid sophomore year featured many sub-20’s.

Payton Lamb

The final one of the TCW class of ’26 that I’m writing about here. As with her friends and teammates, another one that ventured into the 19’s by the end of the year. What this group have may be special – when you have a ton of teammates training at the same pace and one hits it out of the park, it gives the others confidence that they too can hit a home run. This season, watch to see if one of TCW’s youngsters have a breakout race, then come back to find that the others follow.

Potential Newcomers

Bridget Raven

Big North 3200m champion, who the next week ran 12:17 at the Mid-Michigan MEGASTAR.

Bronwyn Shullick

Closed her middle school season with five consecutive sub-14’s.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• Division 4 Team State Champion (XC)
• 3^rd Place – Division 4 State (XC)
• 2^nd Place – Region 31 (XC)
• 5^th Place – Division 4 State 1600m
• 8^th Place – Division 4 State 800m
• Division 4 4x800m State Champion



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:34.2	The Potter’s House	189.3	Under the Lights v2	26-Aug
11	Jackson Rodriguez	17:05.1	The Potter’s House	183.3	Spartan	16-Sep
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:12.0	The Potter’s House	194.7	Autumn Sunrise	24-Sep
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:03.0	The Potter’s House	195.0	Allendale Falcon	1-Oct
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:21.3	The Potter’s House	188.9	Portage	8-Oct
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:20.0	The Potter’s House	192.7	Mustang	14-Oct
11	Jackson Rodriguez	15:53.7	The Potter’s House	198.8	Region 31	29-Oct
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:07.2	The Potter’s House	194.3	Division 4 State	5-Nov
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:20.2	The Potter’s House	185.9	MITCA	12-Nov

The Rundown

Stepping into a pressure-packed cross-country season, high expectations, the speedratings guy ranking your team #1, with the potential of being one of the better Division 4 teams ever. Many first-year cross country runners may have folded. Jackson accomplished the opposite, putting together a solid year with a speedy end.

He, along with his Puma teammates put the state on notice with a 16:34 at Under the Lights, winning the Twilight race over a field of D1/D2 teams. Having played soccer and only one season of track, it took a bit of time to get acquitted to racing on grass. Come late September, he was able to reach the low-16’s at Allendale. Come late October, he mastered the Allendale course and then mastered adverse conditions at MIS. Now the Pumas have moved up a division, defending their title in a new realm, where Jackson will take the lessons he learned and hopefully apply them to another title.