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These cover the rest of the Top 30 runners by division, at least what my calculations say.  Now there are definitely others who may make a case, I’ll go into those with my regional previews.  So I know a few of my devout followers have shared stories of athletes that won’t be on this list, don’t worry, they’ll be covered.  If you’re not on here, use it as motivation.  If you are, know others are gunning for you.  Anyhow, enjoy!

NAME	TEAM	DIVISION
Owen Rennich	Ann Arbor Pioneer	1
Nathan Sesti	Clarkston	1
Charlie Frank	Dearborn	1
Andrew Lane	East Lansing	1
Preston Navarre	Grosse Pointe North	1
Jozef Meyers	Kalamazoo Loy Norrix	1
Gavin White	Pinckney	1
Akshay Reddy	Walled Lake Central	1
Hunter Fougner	Waterford Mott	1
Hayden Rhodea	Allendale	2
Ethan Rockburn	Belding	2
Ashton Sheline	Berrien Springs	2
Will Scott	Chelsea	2
Evan Roka	Corunna	2
Jack Leman	Edwardsburg	2
Ben Clason	Forest Hills Eastern	2
Ben Paige	Fremont	2
Conor Somers	Fremont	2
Adam Ward	Fremont	2
Danny Ezzo	Haslett	2
Joseph Ecklund	Haslett	2
Todd Henley	Hopkins	2
Caleb Gaffner	Hudsonville Unity Christian	2
Bryson DenUyl	Marysville	2
Hunter Zartman	Otsego	2
Colin Mulder	Otsego	2
Jorden Sowash	Owosso	2
Joseph Farley	Petoskey	2
James Ohlsson	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep	2
Matthew McClelland	Yale	2
Corban Hauch	Zeeland West	2
Alvaro Martinez	Bangor	3
Hunter Jones	Benzie Central	3
Tyler Kintigh	Benzie Central	3
Walker Barz	Buchanan	3
Logan Brown	Caro	3
Kevin Wilson	Caro	3
Coleman Clark	Carson City-Crystal	3
Nick McArdle	Cass City	3
Garrett Melling	Hanover-Horton	3
Andy Swihart	Hanover-Horton	3
Dean Reynolds	Hanover-Horton	3
Alex Enns	Hart	3
Alec Shaw	Homer	3
Braxton Lamey	Ithaca	3
Gene Hendrickson	Jackson Lumen Christi	3
Carson Laney	Jonesville	3
Connor Murphy	McBain	3
Tyler Carlson	Memphis	3
Aiden McLaughlin	Morley-Stanwood	3
Carson Hersch	New Lothrop	3
Hayden Germain	Pewamo-Westphalia	3
Ashton Walker	Pewamo-Westphalia	3
Zach Wright	Potterville	3
Calvin Rohde	Reed City	3
Trey Plichta	Sanford-Meridian	3
Max Sharnas	Saugatuck	3
Micah Beauregard	Stockbridge	3
Thomas Richards	Traverse City St. Francis	3
Andrew Frohm	Vandercook Lake	3
Dylan Ortiz	Allen Park Cabrini	4
Derek Gross	Beal City	4
William Hoover	Birmingham Roeper	4
Mason Sumner	Breckenridge	4
Trent Carter	Breckenridge	4
Colttion Vine	Breckenridge	4
Luke Blesy	Bridgman	4
Jamison Ward	Carson City-Crystal	4
Jonathan Mikovits	Concord	4
Ethan Nachazel	East Jordan	4
Ben Hardy	East Jordan	4
Caleb Carson	East Jordan	4
Robbie Wise	Ellsworth	4
Dillon Donihue	Hillsdale Academy	4
Daniel Casey	Jackson Preparatory	4
Carlos Gascho	Johannesburg-Lewiston	4
Wyatt Emmons	Mayville	4
Charlie Newburry	Mendon	4
Caleb Rivers	Morrice	4
Brock Lynch	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	4
Matthew Nowak	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	4
Liam Driscoll	New Buffalo	4
Brandon Thompson	Petersburg-Summerfield	4
Cian Dotson	Royal Oak Shrine	4
Grayson Rasmus	Saranac	4
Bentley Alderson	Unionville-Sebewaing	4
Ty Pavlichek	Unionville-Sebewaing	4
Shane Achterhof	Walkerville	4
Nathan Lott	Webberville	4
Reginald Richmond	White Cloud	4

NAME	TEAM	DIVISION
Anna Vogel	Ann Arbor Pioneer	1
Anna Delgado	East Lansing	1
Skylar Lee	Grand Blanc	1
Abby Olson	Holland West Ottawa	1
Vivi Eddings	Pinckney	1
Londyn Swenson	Plymouth	1
Madelyn Malczewski	Romeo	1
Reagan Justice	Salem	1
Olivia Millen	Salem	1
Madi Wood	Saline	1
Isabella Johnson	Temperance Bedford	1
Avery McLean	Traverse City Central	1
Hannah Smith	Traverse City West	1
Samantha Cost	Wyandotte Roosevelt	1
Sophia DiPiazza	Allendale	2
Kori Baumann	Allendale	2
Elka Machan	Coldwater	2
Lilly Evans	Corunna	2
Evie Wright	Corunna	2
Lily Connelly	Croswell-Lexington	2
Margaret Coney	East Grand Rapids	2
Katie Hessler	East Grand Rapids	2
Hannah Bodine	East Grand Rapids	2
Abigail Petr	East Grand Rapids	2
Gabbie Michael	Frankenmuth	2
Kiera Hansen	Freeland	2
Lauren Hunter	Haslett	2
Michelle Kuipers	Holland Christian	2
Hannah Pricco	Lansing Catholic	2
Seanna Schmidt	Milan	2
Grace Pettit	Plainwell	2
Mackenzie Hill	Plainwell	2
Natalie Newcombe	Remus Chippewa Hills	2
Maddy Bean	Richmond	2
Jelena Prescott	Bad Axe	3
Avery Stadt	Boyne City	3
Emma Wachler	Charlevoix	3
Catherine Kortman	Grandville Calvin Christian	3
Olivia Quillan	Grandville Calvin Christian	3
Maye Burns	Harbor Springs	3
Savannah Ackley	Hart	3
Audrianna Enns	Hart	3
Lynae Ackley	Hart	3
MacKenzie Stitt	Hart	3
Brenna Aerts	Hart	3
Mia Phillips	Holland Black River	3
Layla Martini	Kent City	3
Abby Ignasiak	Kent City	3
Lauren Wooer	Kingsley	3
Mary Bradshaw	Manchester	3
Clara Krupp	New Lothrop	3
Isabella Lindsay	North Muskegon	3
Aubrey George	Pewamo-Westphalia	3
Caleigh Winters	Potterville	3
Abbigail Kiaunis	Reed City	3
Ariel Warner	Shepherd	3
Libby Munderloh	St. Louis	3
Mikenna Borie	St. Louis	3
Allison Clark	Stockbridge	3
Libby Gorman	Traverse City St. Francis	3
Sophia Rhein	Traverse City St. Francis	3
Haleigh Adams	Adrian Lenawee Christian	4
Lily Heath	Allen Park Cabrini	4
Kaylee Locke	Beal City	4
Tailor Onstott	Beal City	4
Rachal Weber	Beal City	4
Annie Laurenz	Breckenridge	4
Karsyn Stewart	Bridgman	4
Shelby Cade	Buckley	4
Skylar Thompson	Concord	4
Adrianne Rector	Dansville	4
Hannah Peyerk	Dryden	4
Alivia Zaremba	Gaylord St. Mary	4
Megan Roberts	Hillsdale Academy	4
Madison Volz	Lansing Christian	4
Lexi Kinnas	Lansing Christian	4
Ashlyn Kephart	Lansing Christian	4
Makenna Scott	Maple City Glen Lake	4
Riley Ford	Marlette	4
Adrianna Malburg	Mason County Eastern	4
Haley Rowbotham	Mayville	4
Trinity Kaufman	Morenci	4
Libby Rorick	Morenci	4
Desiree McConnell	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	4
Olivia Ervin	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	4
Alexandria Ausmus	Petersburg-Summerfield	4
Emily Cameron	Plymouth Christian Academy	4
Morgan Baller	Rogers City	4
Josie Gusa	Ubly	4

Decided to combine the two into one post to finish off the week.  Regional assignments are out and I’m doing some dirty work on how to rate courses/meets next year.  I’ll also have a “best of the rest” list that I’ll post this weekend.  Anyhow, enjoy!

5. Nathan Walker, Fremont

• Arguably the best freshman in the state in 2017, followed that up by dropping his PR by 13 seconds this year
• Second straight year as an All-Stater, finishing in the top 5 this time
• PRs in all distance events in track, dropping 10+ seconds in each event
• 4th in D2 3200

5. Madelyn Frens, Grand Rapids Christian

• Picked up many firsts last year, most notably at Cougar Falcon and the Allendale regional
• Did not break 18, but very consistent, most performances above a 150 speed rating
• Runner-up in D2 3200, Regional champ in that event too

4. Zacahry Stewart, Brighton

• 3rd straight year All-State
• Lowered PR from 15:40 to 15:08
• Another consistent runner, with performances all between 209-215
• Footlocker finalist, finishing 17th nationally
• PRs in all events from 400-3200

4. Audrey DaDamio, Birmingham Seaholm

• Lowered PR by nearly a minute, from 19:00 to 18:06
• Two exceptional races, 160+ ratings at Jackson and States
• Showed great range in track, from 2:16 to 10:32
• Medalled at both the 1600 and 3200 at the State Finals, Regional champ in both as well

3. Brendan Favazza, Clarkston

• Lowered PR from 15:41 to 15:16
• Had one of the better performances of the season with his 218 at Oakland County on a stormy morning
• All-State for the second straight year
• Footlocker finalist, finishing 27th nationally
• PRs in everything 800-3200
• Finished 7th in the D1 3200

3. Zofia Dudek, Ann Arbor Pioneer

• Started her season in October, still ended up top 3 at States and Regional champ
• Ended up lowering PR from 18:13 to 17:54
• PRs in everything from 400-3200.
• 2nd in State finals in 1600/3200
• 5th New Balance Indoors in the mile
• Her 4:45 1600 ranks 10th nationally and 8th among all returners

2. Evan Bishop, East Grand Rapids

• Lowered PR from 16:03 to 15:25
• Notable wins at Jackson and the Allendale Regional
• Finished 2nd at D2 State Finals
• Footlocker finalist, finishing 9th nationally
• PRs in everything 400-5k
• All-State in both the 1600 and 3200
• Fastest returning 3200m runner in the state

2. Jaden Theis, Lansing Catholic

• Only lost once last year in Michigan (to Ackley at Spartan)
• Division 2 State champ
• Lowered PR from 17:19 to 17:07
• Footlocker finalist, finishing 6th nationally
• All-State in both the 1600 and 3200

1. Carter Solomon, Plymouth

• Lowered PR from 15:24 to 14:59
• Broke the 15 minute barrier twice, at Gabriel Richard and the Willow Regional
• 2nd at D1 State Finals
• Footlocker finalist, finishing 4th nationally
• PRs in 800-3200
• 4th place finish in the D1 1600

1. Abby VanderKooi, Muskegon WMC

• Came on the scene with a blazing 17:05 and then proceeded to break the 17 minute barrier 3 times
• Undefeated in Michigan
• D4 State Champ
• Footlocker finalist, finishing 3rd nationally
• D3 State Champ in 3200m
• 10:04 ran indoors was 3rd best in the nation (if ran outdoors, it would be 5th)

 

 

 

As with the boys, I’m ranking these.  Enjoy!

10. Makenna Veen, Plainwell

• Victories at some major meets last year, Otsego Bulldog and Regionals.
• Tied for her best rating on the most important race of the fall, placing 2^nd to a mystery runner in the top 5
• Laid down some serious PRs in the 400, 800, and 3200.
• 1^st place at State finals with a 10:38

9. Alexa Keiser, Fenton

• Other than a hot day at Spartan, very consistent throughout the year, ratings within 3 points of one another.
• Reached All-State for the third consecutive year
• PRed in the 800, also threw down a 62, which shows range
• Second straight year as All-State in the 3200, improving from 8^th to 6^th

8. Adit Dau, GR Ottawa Hills

• As with Ebright, not many results other than conference meets, but those results are all quality
• Most impressive is a 2^nd place at the Allendale Regional
• Showed track ability across the board, hard to discern what’s the most impressive of those times

7. Sophie Novak, Lake Orion

• Established herself as a force you don’t want near you on the homestretch in XC, shown by a gutty win at Regionals
• Backed that up with, by far, her most outstanding performance of the season at MIS
• Showed tremendous track ability in mid-distance events
• 4:49 is ranked 12^th among all sophomores nationwide

6. Ashlyn Nagel, Bay City Western

• Integral member and leader of Bay City Western squad always there in big meets
• Like Novak, outperformed her rating to a top-10 finish at MIS
• PRed in both the 1600 and 3200, dropping a whopping 23 seconds in the 3200.
• Member of 1^st place 3200 relay team (wouldn’t be shocked if her split was faster than the 2:23 listed)