Pioneer has finished in Division 1’s Top Ten for each of the past three years and in each of those years, Owen has competed for them at MIS
Individually, those races may not have gone the way he’s hoped, but his running has helped them with their immense team success
His past two years on the cross course have just been rife with superb times, four times he’s broken 16:00
And he’s finished top 5 at both Regionals and SEC Red those years
His outdoor season was cut short by injury, but he was able to nab a 4th place finish at the MITS 3200m in March
Clara is here because of her sheer dominance and legendary training
Seriously, head out to the beaches of Bridgman this summer and I guarantee you’ll find her running hill sprints on those sand dunes
Part of what gives a runner a high rating is what they run in relation to their competition, and Clara’s closest(!) race had a 37 second gap between her and 2nd place
In terms of time, she’s got that, with that 8:53 effort at Berrien County and low-12 efforts at New Buffalo and Riverview Park
Historically, she stacks up as well, as my quick athleticnet research shows that no one has touched her times at:
River Valley – her best 8:53, others best 9:28
New Buffalo ES – her best 12:03, others best 13:32
Riverview Park – her best 12:10, others best 12:37 (and this one goes back 8+ years)
Bridgman has a rich recent history and I’m excited to see how she performs for the Bees
Where: St. Francis Retreat Center, hosted by Lansing Catholic. Michigan Catholic is run here, along with a few other races. From what I understand, the course has some turns and hills. A welcome respite from all the flat, fast regions. Michigan Catholic always runs slow, but that’s to be expected early in the season. My expectation is this will be one of the tougher regional courses.
2020 Boys: St. Johns, Fowlerville, Mason
2020 Girls: Mason, Lansing Catholic, St. Johns
Top 25 Boys Teams: East Grand Rapids (Top Ten), Fowlerville (15), Ionia (17), St. Johns (24)
Top 25 Girls Teams: East Grand Rapids (Top Ten), Forest Hills Eastern (8), St. Johns (20)
Top 50 Boys (Division 2): Griffin Armbrustmacher (15), Aiden Sullivan (16), Zachary Curd (21), Ryan Brinker (23), Michael Dennis (26), Alex Thole (27), Elijah Robinson (30), Camden Johnecheck (39)
Top 50 Girls (Division 2): Drew Muller (3), Ainsley Workman (8), Camryn Bodine (10), Abigail Petr (18), Sarah Dixon (22), Ellory Clason (23), Sadey Seyferth (32), Emma DeVries (33), Julia Finley (36), Reese Workman (38), Sophia Lado (39)
