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There are 79 days of competition in Michigan’s cross country season. We’re at Day 42 right now. That’s about as halfway as you’re gonna get. As we’re halfway, we shoot past divisional rankings into mid-season regional projections.

These projections take on the same format as the rankings, just at the regional level now. Real quick:

Ratings are generated via:

• The top 67% (rounding to the nearest whole number) performances of a runner
• Those are then weighed on recency, meet size, and competitiveness of the meet

Those ratings are then compiled and scored as a hypothetical meet. To be included, a runner must have a rated race in September. There are a few exceptions to that, but the goal is to filter out the unfortunately injured folks. Also, these contain races through September 21st.

Yes, athletic.net has simulations. These are different than athletic.net because:

• They account for course conditions and distance
  • If you ran a shorter course, you’re likely to be overrated on there
  • If you ran only hilly, rough courses, you’re likely to be underrated on there
• They don’t filter out runners that haven’t competed in awhile
• They take your best performance, I capture more of the resume

Is one better than the other? The only year (2021) I compared my predictions vs. athletic.net, I correctly predicted 188 of the 216 team qualifiers, a.net simulated 184. 2% difference, but I’ll take it. Last year, I had 192 of those 216 top-3 regional teams. I like my track record. I ain’t no a.net hater either, as I bet I spend more time on there than any human in the US.

Anyhow, as I’ve said on my division rankings, these are for fun. I’m positive in my writings toward everyone, you can be cool toward me. Enjoy.

Region 19

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Boyne City – and it’s mainly because of the Rambler depth. Delaney Little and freshman Hailee Bertels are performing as expected up front, however they’re joined by six other girls who have been under 24 this year.

Emily Dunphy – there’s a reason the Glads are at the forefront of D3 each and every year – their kids develop. Emily has averaged over 50 sec. faster in her five comparable races from 2023 to 2024.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Traverse City St. Francis	21	116.0	2
2	Clare	60	86.6	12
3	Boyne City	99	66.0
4	Cheboygan	129	51.4
5	Grayling	158	38.4
6	Tawas	175	34.0
7	Farwell	201
8	Kalkaska	205	22.2
9	Standish-Sterling	207	15.1
10	Roscommon	230
11	Harrison	307

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Betsy Skendzel	Traverse City St. Francis	152.1
2	10	Sophia Buzzelli	Clare	123.4
3	12	Mary Masserant	Traverse City St. Francis	120.8
4	10	Molly Kate Hollandsworth	Traverse City St. Francis	111.4
5	10	Emily Dunphy	Traverse City St. Francis	99.6
6	10	Nico Triebold	Grayling	97.9
7	12	Isabelle Eppert	Farwell	97.8
8	11	Paige Ritchie	Traverse City St. Francis	96.2
9	12	Hunter Shellenbarger	Elk Rapids	93.3
10	9	Hailee Bertels	Boyne City	90.4
11	9	Leah Leis	Clare	90.1
12	11	Delaney Little	Boyne City	89.1
13	9	Emma Kerr	Traverse City St. Francis	88.8
14	11	Brynne Schulte	Elk Rapids	88.1
15	12	Alyssa Runyan	Tawas	87.1
16	10	Stella Houdek	Traverse City St. Francis	82.7
17	10	Lauren Leis	Clare	81.0
18	11	Rachel Dhaseleer	Charlevoix	71.1
19	10	Elizabeth Letherer	Clare	69.3
20	11	Olivia Forsberg	Clare	69.2
21	12	Samantha Harke	Cheboygan	67.1
22	10	Addy Wiers	Charlevoix	62.1
23	11	Cambrynne Giem	Boyne City	60.9
24	12	Ashley Nguyen	Tawas	58.8
25	11	Tierney Hartman	Grayling	56.3

Region 20

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Benzie Central – already projected that the Huskies would make State, didn’t project the impact of Nevia Chimonas. The senior, in her first year of cross, has already broken 21 on two occasions.

Madisyn Wanstead – had a middle school career that consisted of one 6^th grade season and nothing else. Who could’ve projected a freshman that’s already made her way into the 19’s? We love these stories.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Benzie Central	60	101.5	7
2	Hart	81	90.0	9
3	McBain	102	87.3	11
4	Remus Chippewa Hills	122	79.1	17
5	Lake City	160	70.0	23
6	Reed City	173	63.4
7	Manistee	201	56.6
8	Leroy Pine River	221	42.4
9	Shelby	230	45.2
10	Mason County Central	252	36.5
11	Lakeview	301	22.4
12	Manton	306	12.9
13	Kingsley	343	4.8
14	Morley-Stanwood	406

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	10	Kamryn Salladay	Lakeview	147.0
2	9	Caelyn Torry	McBain	127.6
3	12	Nora Grossnickle	Benzie Central	123.7
4	9	Avery Kelly	Benzie Central	123.1
5	9	Madisyn Wanstead	Leroy Pine River	113.6
6	12	Megan Gottschall	Lake City	113.3
7	9	Avalynne Allee	Leroy Pine River	111.6
8	10	Natalie Rosema	Hart	106.7
9	12	Nevia Chimonas	Benzie Central	101.8
10	10	Lydia Soelberg	Shelby	100.3
11	9	Dory Simon	Remus Chippewa Hills	99.0
12	11	Quinn Hatfield	Remus Chippewa Hills	96.5
13	9	Alaina Schaner	Hart	96.4
14	12	Lexie Beth Nienhuis	Hart	92.0
15	10	Kayden Hinton	McBain	91.4
16	10	Maylan Sanders	Mason County Central	91.4
17	9	Faith Helsel	Lake City	87.5
18	12	Clara Smoes	Reed City	87.4
19	12	Chelsi Eisenga	McBain	83.0
20	9	Maggie McClellan	Benzie Central	82.8
21	9	Joselyn Flores	Hart	79.1
22	11	Elizabeth Ontis	Remus Chippewa Hills	78.1
23	10	Marlowe Walcott	Reed City	75.9
24	9	Lilly Whaley	Benzie Central	75.9
25	9	Bryn Riley	Hart	75.8

Region 21

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Emily Peters – you can only assume the strength gained here will pay off for track. Twice a D3 Champ in the 300h, All-State twice in the 100’s, she can long jump and vault too. Oh and run under 21 as well.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	72	91.5	10
2	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	88	89.8	16
3	Grandville Calvin Christian	112	76.4	21
4	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian	115	70.1	22
5	Olivet	167	55.6
6	Newaygo	194	45.9
7	Kent City	207	29.8
8	Holland Black River	208	38.4
9	Saranac	217	33.8
10	The Potter’s House	219	34.9
11	Delton-Kellogg	293	4.5
12	North Muskegon	296
13	Montague	302
14	Grant	367
15	Ravenna	395

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Lila Volkers	Kent City	145.4
2	12	Grace VanderKooi	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	141.1
3	9	Elliana Max	Kent City	133.3
4	10	Shelby Kuiper	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	127.1
5	12	Lola Bryce	Grandville Calvin Christian	109.1
6	10	Leah Sneller	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	107.9
7	10	Laura Castrejon	Newaygo	105.8
8	12	Morgan Lawrence	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	105.1
9	12	Hannah Geaney	The Potter’s House	104.3
10	11	Emily Peters	Olivet	102.7
11	9	Tiya Feldpausch	Olivet	98.1
12	10	Lydia Minderhoud	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	93.2
13	10	Anna DeVries	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	88.2
14	10	Marnath Tuol	Grandville Calvin Christian	87.1
15	12	Grace Torsch	Montague	84.4
16	12	Ava Wilson	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian	83.8
17	9	Danika Lopez	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian	79.0
18	10	Jenna Terpstra	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian	77.2
19	9	Esther Cahill	Saranac	76.2
20	11	Sylvia Skujins	North Muskegon	75.2
21	9	Abbie Koole	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	74.5
22	11	Amber Kuiper	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	74.3
23	11	Dylan Bosma	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian	74.3
24	10	Ava Langerak	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	73.7
25	12	Alyssa Possehn	Saranac	71.9

Region 22

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Skyler Fraley – took her two years, but finally back in the winning column and back in the 20’s. Saturday’s Pittsford Invite was her first win since 2022 and her third sub-21 effort of the year.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Saugatuck	60	85.5	14
2	Schoolcraft	85	65.4	27
3	Union City	90	69.7	25
4	Buchanan	93	63.6
5	Kalamazoo Christian	110	58.3
6	Niles Brandywine	143	43.1
7	Fennville	166	48.1
8	Watervliet	202	26.1
9	Bangor	242	13.3
10	Hartford	290
11	Centreville	291
12	Constantine	338

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	10	Isabelle Sliter	Fennville	135.7
2	12	Alaina Klooster	Kalamazoo Christian	111.5
3	12	Madeline Young	Buchanan	109.0
4	12	Skyler Fraley	Union City	108.9
5	10	Lyvia Curtis	Saugatuck	107.3
6	10	Kamryn Sixberry	Saugatuck	106.9
7	11	Alina Martinson	Saugatuck	106.1
8	10	Allison Gautsche	Union City	97.9
9	12	Ariana Pillot	Schoolcraft	91.9
10	9	Olivia Bays	Schoolcraft	76.7
11	12	Christina Mendoza	Fennville	75.8
12	11	Alaina Nagel	Buchanan	68.4
13	12	Alissa Skirka	Union City	67.3
14	12	Ava Vlietstra	Kalamazoo Christian	64.7
15	12	Miley Young	Niles Brandywine	61.1
16	9	Alison Murray	Niles Brandywine	58.9
17	10	Emma Schoonmaker	Saugatuck	58.3
18	12	Kara Kerwin	Kalamazoo Christian	57.8
19	12	Addison Blodgett	Schoolcraft	57.6
20	9	Alyda Leep	Schoolcraft	55.1
21	12	Kimberly Romero	Watervliet	54.7
22	12	Isabelle Overmyer	Buchanan	53.1
23	9	Avery Mollberg	Buchanan	52.5
24	12	Aubree Murray	Niles Brandywine	50.3
25	12	Meryn Curtis	Saugatuck	48.7

Region 23

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Bronson – of course, the two low sticks are doing their thing up front – Ava Hathaway and Ashlynn Harris. But you’ve got an Alonna Goodsell, a sophomore addition with an enormous impact, transforming the Vikings from a projected 7^th spot to 3^rd.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Jackson Lumen Christi	37	108.2	5
2	Onsted	83	84.3	19
3	Bronson	131	69.9
4	Hudson	139	52.5
5	Hanover-Horton	140	59.6
6	Jonesville	140	53.4
7	Hillsdale	168	52.4
8	Quincy	178	34.6
9	Sand Creek	201	28.2
10	Napoleon	203	29.4
11	Homer	332
12	Springport	356
13	Michigan Center	408

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Emmry Ross	Onsted	159.0
2	10	Samantha Schroeder	Jackson Lumen Christi	136.4
3	12	Ava Hathaway	Bronson	131.3
4	12	Chloe Stalhood	Hillsdale	124.7
5	11	Ashlynn Harris	Bronson	120.8
6	11	Macy Fazekas	Jackson Lumen Christi	110.8
7	12	Layla Lopez	Jackson Lumen Christi	108.5
8	9	Maisey Toteff	Hanover-Horton	107.8
9	12	Thia Tello	Jackson Lumen Christi	106.5
10	10	Kendyl Musielewicz	Quincy	89.2
11	10	Brynlee Swihart	Hanover-Horton	83.3
12	9	Brynleigh Griffiths	Jonesville	81.2
13	10	Helen Lefere	Jackson Lumen Christi	78.8
14	12	Lainey Yearling	Quincy	77.8
15	12	Jayla Bright	Hudson	74.6
16	11	Annabelle Czeiszperger	Hudson	72.8
17	9	Madalynn Trame	Sand Creek	72.4
18	12	Allie England	Onsted	71.2
19	11	Raegan Brosamer	Onsted	67.8
20	10	Kiera Knight	Jonesville	65.9
21	11	Abby Frederick	Jackson Lumen Christi	63.7
22	10	Izabel Raglow	Onsted	62.3
23	12	Jordyn Taylor	Onsted	61.2
24	9	Madisyn Lindemann	Napoleon	60.2
25	12	Charlotte Crabbs	Quincy	59.5

Region 24

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Laingsburg – in these battles for third, it’s always the depth pieces. Step ups from seniors, who want to leave the program on a positive note, such as Evelyn Logghe. At this juncture of Evelyn’s junior year, she hadn’t been under 22:40. She’s already been there three times as a senior.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Pewamo-Westphalia	36	117.0	3
2	Stanton Central Montcalm	37	120.5	4
3	Laingsburg	88	67.1	26
4	Bath	100	66.6
5	Chesaning	149	33.1
6	Ovid-Elsie	160	27.0
7	New Lothrop	177	16.5
8	Montrose	236
9	Mt Morris	280

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Kyah Hoffman	Stanton Central Montcalm	162.1
2	12	Whitney Werner	Pewamo-Westphalia	149.3
3	10	Alyssa Kramer	Pewamo-Westphalia	140.8
4	12	Ashley Choponis	Stanton Central Montcalm	140.6
5	11	Grace Coston	Stanton Central Montcalm	129.3
6	11	Anna Poppema	Bath	117.3
7	9	Madison Wils	Bath	113.3
8	12	Emily Rathka	Laingsburg	104.5
9	9	Adelyn Thelen	Pewamo-Westphalia	103.1
10	10	Charlotte Simon	Pewamo-Westphalia	96.6
11	10	Andrea Rolston	Stanton Central Montcalm	95.4
12	11	Abbie Schneider	Pewamo-Westphalia	95.1
13	11	Lilly Rooks	Pewamo-Westphalia	86.1
14	11	Clarissa Baese	Ovid-Elsie	81.7
15	10	Jenna Keilen	Pewamo-Westphalia	77.1
16	11	Braelyn Bunting	Stanton Central Montcalm	74.9
17	12	Evelyn Logghe	Laingsburg	72.5
18	12	Addison Rusz	Laingsburg	57.0
19	11	Logan Trygstad	Stanton Central Montcalm	55.9
20	9	KiKi Rusz	Laingsburg	53.5
21	9	Kendal Tokar	Ovid-Elsie	53.2
22	12	Ruth Jurden	Stanton Central Montcalm	52.3
23	9	Courtney Lawhorne	Bath	49.1
24	9	Alonna Schack	Chesaning	48.6
25	11	Hazel Burley	Laingsburg	48.2

Region 25

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Mattie Gagne – In the midst of the Bullock Creek renaissance you’ve got outstanding individuals. In last week’s initial JPC Jamboree, Gagne captured the victory, the first one of her career.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Ithaca	39	101.4	6
2	Midland Bullock Creek	72	86.9	13
3	Sanford-Meridian	105	67.1	24
4	St. Louis	118	61.9
5	Caro	130	55.2
6	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	137	51.0
7	Pigeon-Laker	145	48.6
8	Sandusky	166	36.1
9	Cass City	245
10	Pinconning	311
11	Carrollton	326

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	11	Mattie Gagne	Midland Bullock Creek	127.8
2	12	Kaya Vrable	Caro	125.5
3	10	Makinna Foglesong	Ithaca	119.3
4	9	Khloe Lehnst	Ithaca	115.1
5	11	Abigail Reis	Millington	106.6
6	11	Myleigh Hephner	Ithaca	103.2
7	10	Mikenna Nagel	Sanford-Meridian	98.8
8	12	Autumn Fransen	Midland Bullock Creek	96.7
9	9	Averie Stefanovsky	Caro	95.7
10	10	Pyper Braun	Pigeon-Laker	94.7
11	12	Abby Dice	St. Louis	91.4
12	9	Lindsey Cmeyla	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	90.2
13	9	Isabelle Strand	Ithaca	86.7
14	12	Maddie Huysentruyt	Sandusky	86.2
15	9	Sarah Nothstine	Midland Bullock Creek	83.6
16	11	Izabelle LaLone	Ithaca	82.8
17	10	Emily Beethe	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	79.2
18	11	Halle Hoyt	St. Louis	79.0
19	10	Haley Fitzgibbon	Sanford-Meridian	76.0
20	9	Amelia Dawe	Ithaca	75.5
21	11	Emma Dawe	Ithaca	75.1
22	11	Alexis Fabbro	Vassar	73.8
23	11	Makenna Gwisdalla	Bad Axe	73.1
24	10	Ellie Beach	Sanford-Meridian	69.1
25	9	Samantha Skym	Midland Bullock Creek	68.8

Region 26

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Hailey Creisher – wrote over the summer that she was a sleeper for huge accomplishments. Well we’re no longer asleep, she’s already on a wonderful path. Four straight sub-19’s and wins in five of her past six races. I can only imagine the amount of work that’s been put in these past few months.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Lansing Catholic	23	115.9	1
2	Leslie	51	96.4	8
3	Ann Arbor Greenhills	81	78.5	20
4	Almont	154	32.0
5	Marine City	167	27.8
6	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	175	21.9
7	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	193
8	Algonac	200	0.2
9	Stockbridge	211
10	Wixom St. Catherine	220
11	Detroit Osborn	335

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	11	Hailey Creisher	Leslie	140.3
2	10	Grace Wonch	Lansing Catholic	126.2
3	9	Josie Bishop	Lansing Catholic	124.8
4	9	Isabelle Currie	Lansing Catholic	118.2
5	11	Frances Melinn	Lansing Catholic	115.2
6	9	Addison Gregg	Ann Arbor Greenhills	105.7
7	12	Erin Lubahn	Leslie	102.0
8	10	Reagan Lees	Wixom St. Catherine	98.9
9	9	Lindsey Ludwig	Lansing Catholic	95.2
10	10	Avery Miller	Lansing Catholic	95.2
11	10	Libby Schuster	Ann Arbor Greenhills	94.7
12	11	Janaan Rehman	Ann Arbor Greenhills	93.8
13	9	Margaret Guerra-Harrison	Leslie	91.1
14	9	Madisyn Hunter	Leslie	86.1
15	12	Kaitlin Ludwig	Lansing Catholic	82.1
16	11	Ella Heffner	Charyl Stockwell Academy	80.6
17	12	Jaidyn Smith	Leslie	62.5
18	9	Taylor Stanczak	Almont	60.5
19	12	Ava Vaccaro	Stockbridge	57.9
20	12	Josephine Malysz	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	57.8
21	11	Jasmine Walker	Algonac	57.7
22	11	Laila Evola	Almont	56.9
23	10	Nina Malani	Ann Arbor Greenhills	56.1
24	10	Aubrey Pilon	Marine City	55.5
25	12	Elizabeth Ballor	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	48.6

Region 27

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Blissfield – look to league competition, where the Royals won their first jamboree. A great help was sophomore Anna Hallett, who never finished lower than 17^th in one of the LCAA jamborees during her freshman year. The first LCAA meeting this time around? 7^th.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Blissfield	42	89.7	15
2	Grass Lake	44	76.2	18
3	Monroe St. Mary CC	71	70.9
4	Erie Mason	92	48.6
5	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	101	43.1
6	Ida	146	2.2

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Eliza Bush	Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory	146.3
2	11	Hope Miller	Blissfield	142.5
3	11	Bella LaFountain	Monroe St. Mary CC	141.0
4	11	Hailey Sills	Blissfield	115.5
5	12	Megan Woelkers	Flat Rock	103.4
6	9	Adalyn Jarchow	Grass Lake	99.8
7	9	Claire Miller	Monroe Jefferson	98.2
8	10	Anna Hallett	Blissfield	82.4
9	11	Julia Hughes	Ida	80.6
10	12	Mia Schroeder	Monroe Jefferson	78.5
11	12	Autumn Pernell	Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory	77.8
12	12	Grace Bullock	Grass Lake	77.2
13	10	Adeline Stormont	Grass Lake	73.2
14	10	Elise Bullock	Grass Lake	73.2
15	12	Kim Miller	Monroe Jefferson	71.4
16	10	Juleigh Husby	Monroe St. Mary CC	70.9
17	12	Elizabeth Lambert	Erie Mason	67.6
18	12	Alaina McClain	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	66.4
19	10	Kaleea Braun	Blissfield	65.4
20	12	Claire Lisker	Monroe St. Mary CC	63.6
21	11	Leona Knudsen	Monroe St. Mary CC	59.7
22	10	Makenzie Hilberer	Grass Lake	57.5
23	9	Kate Otting	Erie Mason	54.4
24	9	Breslin Wing	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	51.7
25	12	Bailey Meiring	Erie Mason	50.4

There are 79 days of competition in Michigan’s cross country season. We’re at Day 41 right now. That’s about as halfway as you’re gonna get. As we’re halfway, we shoot past divisional rankings into mid-season regional projections.

These projections take on the same format as the rankings, just at the regional level now. Real quick:

Ratings are generated via:

• The top 67% (rounding to the nearest whole number) performances of a runner
• Those are then weighed on recency, meet size, and competitiveness of the meet

Those ratings are then compiled and scored as a hypothetical meet. To be included, a runner must have a rated race in September. There are a few exceptions to that, but the goal is to filter out the unfortunately injured folks. Also, these contain races through September 21st.

Yes, athletic.net has simulations. These are different than athletic.net because:

• They account for course conditions and distance
  • If you ran a shorter course, you’re likely to be overrated on there
  • If you ran only hilly, rough courses, you’re likely to be underrated on there
• They don’t filter out runners that haven’t competed in awhile
• They take your best performance, I capture more of the resume

Is one better than the other? The only year (2021) I compared my predictions vs. athletic.net, I correctly predicted 188 of the 216 team qualifiers, a.net simulated 184. 2% difference, but I’ll take it. Last year, I had 192 of those 216 top-3 regional teams. I like my track record. I ain’t no a.net hater either, as I bet I spend more time on there than any human in the US.

Anyhow, as I’ve said on my division rankings, these are for fun. I’m positive in my writings toward everyone, you can be cool toward me. Enjoy.

Region 19

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Ryder Hopkins – if you just compare his freshman to sophomore years, you’ll find significant differences. 19:05 to 16:36 at East Jordan, 18:53 to 17:06 at Petoskey. What’s to come?

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Traverse City St. Francis	20	191.3	1
2	Charlevoix	62	172.5	11
3	Clare	101	154.1	26
4	Roscommon	147	139.3
5	Elk Rapids	172	129.8
6	Kalkaska	198	118.3
7	Boyne City	203	118.0
8	Standish-Sterling	209	118.0
9	Cheboygan	218	111.6
10	Grayling	221	112.3
11	Harrison	311	82.7
12	Tawas	332	71.8
13	Farwell	333	73.2

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Josh Slocum	Traverse City St. Francis	205.4
2	10	William Ready	Traverse City St. Francis	197.8
3	10	Hunter Eaton	Charlevoix	192.1
4	12	Owen Read	Traverse City St. Francis	186.1
5	12	Robby Myler	Traverse City St. Francis	185.7
6	10	Ryder Hopkins	Charlevoix	184.4
7	11	Matthew Solomon	Charlevoix	183.1
8	12	Joseph Carlson	Traverse City St. Francis	181.7
9	12	Riley Pattinson	Traverse City St. Francis	180.1
10	11	Qwynn Darnell	Elk Rapids	176.2
11	12	Lewis Walter	Traverse City St. Francis	171.5
12	12	David Dhaseleer	Charlevoix	171.5
13	12	Anthony Cole	Roscommon	170.1
14	10	Connor Schmidt	Clare	168.7
15	10	Isaac Dionne	Boyne City	162.5
16	11	Coltrane Paryani	Kalkaska	158.5
17	9	Owen McGlone	Kalkaska	154.4
18	11	Clayton Peacock	Clare	152.2
19	11	Carson Kiefer	Cheboygan	151.2
20	11	Neiko Ketchum	Clare	150.6
21	10	Jake Klemmer	Roscommon	150.5
22	12	Max Ward	Elk Rapids	149.9
23	12	Tristan Demlow	Grayling	149.9
24	12	Caidan Gaskill	Clare	149.7
25	10	Sutton Klaus	Clare	149.4

Region 20

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Jackson Schaub – prior to this season, his best finish in a NWC Jamboree was a 20spot during his freshman year. In two of ‘em this fall, he’s grabbed 2^nd and 4^th place.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Hart	59	161.5	16
2	Benzie Central	63	162.4	17
3	Reed City	63	168.7	15
4	Lake City	96	155.2	23
5	Leroy Pine River	183	132.8
6	Manton	185	133.0
7	Manistee	220	123.3
8	Hesperia	254	108.1
9	Shelby	259	99.2
10	Kingsley	263	112.6
11	Remus Chippewa Hills	278	104.6
12	McBain	303	80.0
13	Morley-Stanwood	317	72.7
14	Mason County Central	336	74.3

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Gus Rohde	Reed City	202.8
2	11	Robert Dykhouse	Manton	188.0
3	11	Jackson Schaub	Benzie Central	177.4
4	11	Caiden Helsel	Lake City	174.6
5	10	Cooper Tiffany	Lakeview	174.2
6	9	Silas Ackley	Hart	171.4
7	11	Paul Saladin	Reed City	170.8
8	9	Eli VanPoortfliet	Benzie Central	168.9
9	10	Cage Edingfield	Benzie Central	166.9
10	11	Jack Slotman	Hart	164.5
11	11	Connor Helsel	Lake City	163.7
12	12	Jacob Simon	Remus Chippewa Hills	163.5
13	9	Tanner Dozier	Reed City	163.1
14	9	Abraham Kiaunis	Reed City	162.9
15	9	Grant Ackley	Hart	160.3
16	10	Pascal Miller	Hart	156.1
17	10	Mason Opalewski	Hart	155.4
18	10	Carson Ackley	Hart	154.9
19	10	Aiden Schaner	Hart	154.2
20	10	Nathan Lenington	Leroy Pine River	152.9
21	12	Benjamin DeRidder	Benzie Central	151.2
22	11	Owen Butkovich	Lake City	150.9
23	11	Iziquiel Picon	Shelby	150.2
24	11	Ethan Baker	Leroy Pine River	149.6
25	11	Jack Helsel	Manton	148.9

Region 21

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Holland Black River – over the summer, appeared to be in contention for 3^rd, as of late September, the Green n’ Black are in the drivers seat. A main reason has been the rise of freshman Casper Banner, who debuted with a few 18:0x’s, now is adjusting and subtracting time into the mid-17’s.

David Castrejon – just as Schaub, has shown a tremendous drop in league performance. Held down 31^st place in the CSAA during his freshman year, opened with a 7^th place finish last week.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	43	175.0	5
2	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	66	167.4	12
3	Holland Black River	91	161.1	18
4	Montague	119	157.0	22
5	The Potter’s House	131	153.6
6	Olivet	175	142.9
7	Parchment	211	137.4
8	Saranac	217	136.6
9	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian	236	132.1
10	Kent City	278	124.4
11	Grandville Calvin Christian	303	119.6
12	Ravenna	331	108.9
13	Newaygo	344	91.2
14	North Muskegon	366	51.9
15	Delton-Kellogg	381	84.9

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Levi Kamps	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	197.1
2	12	Matthias Morse	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	193.8
3	10	Jonas Ballard	Holland Black River	180.3
4	11	Edward Mugisha	The Potter’s House	178.6
5	11	Noah Raeth	Montague	178.4
6	10	Micah Kuiper	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	176.9
7	10	Barrett Nance	North Muskegon	172.7
8	12	Tyler N. Kooienga	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	172.1
9	12	Luke Dykstra	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	171.3
10	10	David Castrejon	Newaygo	167.3
11	9	Casper Banner	Holland Black River	166.7
12	12	Isaac Edgington	Holland Black River	166.4
13	12	Alexander Lawrence	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	165.2
14	12	Elliot Cole	Parchment	165.1
15	9	Nolan Kessler	Montague	163.5
16	10	Owen Sytsema	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	161.1
17	10	Josiah Scholma	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	158.8
18	11	Reuben Anderson	Muskegon Western Michigan Christian	157.9
19	10	Levi Schimmel	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	157.3
20	10	Caleb Swiney	The Potter’s House	156.0
21	11	Max Mcdowell	Olivet	155.0
22	11	Kaden Mingerink	Grand Rapids Covenant Christian	154.9
23	11	Isaac Johnson	Holland Black River	153.6
24	10	Easton Mccloy	Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian	153.5
25	10	Landen Gessner	Olivet	153.0

Region 22

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Jackson Bowman – has shown a steadiness beyond his years. Night race opener? 17:16. Conference race? 17:23. Long drive + hills? 17:19. Humid morning? 17:03. Down the line, whichever the conditions may be, he’ll be in a good spot.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Saugatuck	37	173.8	4
2	Buchanan	55	168.9	10
3	Union City	96	159.6	21
4	Centreville	162	139.3
5	Schoolcraft	165	137.3
6	Watervliet	198	129.3
7	Constantine	202	126.8
8	Bangor	210	125.2
9	Galesburg-Augusta	237	120.6
10	Bloomingdale	252	114.3
11	Hartford	255	114.3
12	Coloma	310	93.4
13	Fennville	378	71.5
14	Kalamazoo Christian	403	-9.8
15	Comstock	440	24.6

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Daniel Mandujano	Watervliet	186.2
2	11	Ben Gautsche	Union City	181.6
3	9	Jackson Bowman	Saugatuck	180.4
4	11	Liam McBeth	Buchanan	179.8
5	12	Dante Pillot	Schoolcraft	177.6
6	10	Grant Rehkopf	Saugatuck	176.1
7	11	Jack Sherwood	Buchanan	175.1
8	10	Sawyer Monroe	Saugatuck	172.1
9	10	Marcus Silva	Saugatuck	171.8
10	11	Jacob Kuntz	Buchanan	170.0
11	11	Sammy Gamboa	Saugatuck	168.7
12	12	Jason Shoop	Union City	167.5
13	11	Alessandro Avila	Constantine	163.7
14	10	John Keser	Buchanan	162.5
15	12	Carlos Ruiz	Hartford	161.2
16	12	Ethan Miller	Centreville	160.3
17	12	Carter Stevens	Galesburg-Augusta	160.1
18	12	Landen Bouchard	Galesburg-Augusta	158.0
19	12	Robbie King	Constantine	157.7
20	12	Coy Weinberg	Buchanan	157.1
21	9	Ashton Skinner	Saugatuck	152.9
22	9	Ira Brown	Saugatuck	152.2
23	12	Zack Mitchell	Kalamazoo Christian	152.0
24	12	Tyler Caruso	Bangor	151.5
25	12	Malachi Payne	Union City	150.9

Region 23

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Cooper Flick – over the summer, received a little flack from the Comet faithful as to their ranking. Flick doing his best to prove those words right, constantly in contention to split a sub-17. Much quicker compared to his sophomore year, where at this point he’d just hit the 17’s for the first time ever.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Jackson Lumen Christi	39	184.0	2
2	Hanover-Horton	63	173.8	6
3	Jonesville	81	168.4	13
4	Onsted	117	157.0	27
5	Brooklyn Columbia Central	147	147.3
6	Sand Creek	172	141.4
7	Bronson	220	127.3
8	Homer	256	99.7
9	Quincy	266	107.0
10	Napoleon	267	93.1
11	Hillsdale	273	102.3
12	Hudson	300	88.6
13	Springport	340	69.4
14	Michigan Center	411

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Mitchell Hiatt	Onsted	203.9
2	12	Isaiah Dinverno	Jackson Lumen Christi	203.0
3	12	Leo Swager	Jackson Lumen Christi	194.7
4	12	Landen Boulis	Hanover-Horton	193.5
5	10	Caleb Blonde	Jonesville	189.7
6	10	Logan Youngman	Hillsdale	183.1
7	10	Cooper Flick	Hanover-Horton	182.6
8	11	Gibson Shore	Jackson Lumen Christi	180.8
9	11	Nicholas Fowler	Jonesville	178.9
10	11	John Edler	Homer	173.1
11	10	Rocky Bolton	Jackson Lumen Christi	172.8
12	11	Zach Hassenzahl	Hanover-Horton	171.9
13	10	Silas Daniels	Sand Creek	169.1
14	10	Collin Fucile	Jonesville	168.6
15	10	Avery Morrow	Jackson Lumen Christi	168.6
16	12	James Bayes	Onsted	166.2
17	10	Chad Tyson	Hanover-Horton	164.7
18	9	Chris Durfey	Onsted	161.1
19	12	Isaac St. John	Hudson	161.1
20	11	Karl Swager	Jackson Lumen Christi	159.8
21	9	Ashton Potwin	Jonesville	159.2
22	12	Jack Gorton	Brooklyn Columbia Central	159.1
23	9	Wyatt Hassenzahl	Hanover-Horton	156.4
24	10	Nicklas Holmes	Onsted	155.4
25	12	Owen Lambarth	Brooklyn Columbia Central	154.5

Region 24

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Kyler Fertig – has been one of the primary reasons that the Hornets are projected in the top spot. Around this time last year, he found his mid-17 groove, times he ran at both Portage and State. He’s already reached as low as 16:57, so I’m pumped to see what’s next.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Stanton Central Montcalm	47	176.1	9
2	Pewamo-Westphalia	49	172.2	7
3	Bath	76	162.1	19
4	Laingsburg	124	144.0
5	Otisville LakeVille	130	128.0
6	Ovid-Elsie	150	133.9
7	New Lothrop	182	118.6
8	Montrose	188	119.6
9	Chesaning	200	115.4
10	Perry	258	84.7
11	Mt Morris	341	-24.8

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	11	Gage Hoffman	Stanton Central Montcalm	205.7
2	11	Noah Devereaux	Laingsburg	191.4
3	11	Tyler Leach	Otisville LakeVille	190.6
4	9	Owen Poppema	Bath	188.6
5	11	Kyler Fertig	Stanton Central Montcalm	182.4
6	12	Allan George	Pewamo-Westphalia	179.0
7	10	Sylus Wilson	Stanton Central Montcalm	178.5
8	10	John Kowatch	Pewamo-Westphalia	177.8
9	10	Charlie George	Pewamo-Westphalia	175.5
10	10	Wyatt Werner	Pewamo-Westphalia	172.2
11	9	Wyatt Roberts	Otisville LakeVille	171.7
12	9	Tate Smith	Bath	170.8
13	12	Clay Powell	Ovid-Elsie	167.2
14	9	Johnny Coston	Stanton Central Montcalm	165.3
15	10	River Fox	Bath	159.2
16	12	Jason Weber	Pewamo-Westphalia	156.2
17	12	Connor Kennedy	Otisville LakeVille	155.1
18	12	Lieu Vincke	New Lothrop	154.6
19	10	Nolan Mitchell	Pewamo-Westphalia	154.1
20	11	Evan Rolston	Stanton Central Montcalm	148.6
21	12	Luke Skidmore	Bath	147.6
22	12	James Kelly	Ovid-Elsie	147.2
23	11	Joshua Miller	Ovid-Elsie	145.3
24	9	Mario Baker	Bath	144.1
25	9	Eli Hobson	Montrose	143.8

Region 25

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Midland Bullock Creek – who’s looking to make it back to back with team qualifiers. Marshall Brandt has stepped up significantly. He’s already closing in on the 16’s, racing to a 17:01 in his opener and one second slower at Northwood. At this point in 2023, he hadn’t gone under 18:30.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Ithaca	29	183.0	3
2	Sanford-Meridian	86	156.4	24
3	Midland Bullock Creek	98	151.3
4	St. Louis	102	149.8
5	Pigeon-Laker	111	143.9
6	Reese	120	141.0
7	Cass City	178	117.4
8	Carrollton	232	90.8
9	Millington	247	88.0
10	Hemlock	257	80.8
11	Vassar	307

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	11	Landen Styka	Ithaca	202.7
2	12	Miingen Bertrand	Ithaca	196.6
3	12	Landon Pestrue	St. Louis	192.1
4	10	Luke Herron	Caro	190.2
5	12	Tyler Heal	Sanford-Meridian	189.9
6	10	Marshall Brandt	Midland Bullock Creek	183.1
7	12	Brayden Sweeney	Midland Bullock Creek	180.6
8	11	Jacob Mankey	Ithaca	179.4
9	11	Jayden Fox	Saginaw Valley Lutheran	175.5
10	12	Cade Truemner	Pigeon-Laker	169.8
11	10	Evan MacLaren	Ithaca	168.2
12	11	Thad Whitmore	Ithaca	168.0
13	10	Evan Olson	Pigeon-Laker	164.7
14	9	Remyngton Clish	Sanford-Meridian	162.7
15	12	Colin Kuhn	St. Louis	162.5
16	12	Brent DeSaegher	Ithaca	160.2
17	10	Xander Huckins	Reese	159.9
18	11	Alex Rodriguez	St. Louis	157.8
19	11	Wesley Haines	Reese	156.9
20	9	Christopher Shemes	Ithaca	155.6
21	11	Logan Brawt	Sanford-Meridian	154.8
22	12	Jacob Moore	Caro	154.3
23	9	Kale Miklovic	Pigeon-Laker	151.2
24	10	Mayson McIntosh	Caro	150.5
25	11	James Schroder	Sanford-Meridian	147.8

Region 26

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Nole Lorenzen – not only one of the better freshmen in Region 26 or D3, one of the top youngsters in the state. Hasn’t notched a win just yet, but hit a sub-17 at Holly in the heat.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Lansing Catholic	29	171.2	8
2	Leslie	73	158.8	20
3	Ann Arbor Greenhills	102	152.6
4	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	111	146.7
5	Algonac	130	139.3
6	Almont	165	127.6
7	Clawson	225	105.9
8	Madison Heights Bishop Foley	247	97.3
9	Stockbridge	251	91.8
10	Marine City	281	59.9
11	Charyl Stockwell Academy	286	78.7
12	New Haven	318	25.8
13	Detroit Osborn	409	-96.1

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	9	Nole Lorenzen	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	188.3
2	11	Lucas Gates	Lansing Catholic	181.8
3	10	Everett Beach	Lansing Catholic	172.3
4	11	Julian Walker	Algonac	170.9
5	9	Grady Richey	Lansing Catholic	170.8
6	10	Kenneth Mangles	Leslie	170.0
7	9	Jack Songer	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	170.0
8	10	William Gancer	Stockbridge	169.6
9	10	Téo Krumm	Lansing Catholic	165.6
10	12	Joseph Treadwell	Lansing Catholic	165.3
11	10	Finn Korte	Lansing Catholic	163.5
12	9	Carson Potter	Lansing Catholic	162.6
13	11	Owen Beindit	Algonac	160.8
14	10	Matthew Killeen	Leslie	159.6
15	10	Cooper Schmelter	Leslie	156.5
16	9	Oscar Wordell	Rochester Hills Lutheran NW	156.5
17	12	Jose Domecq	Leslie	155.4
18	11	Henry Beck	Ann Arbor Greenhills	155.0
19	10	Naveen Kulkarni	Ann Arbor Greenhills	153.8
20	11	Parth Ashok	Ann Arbor Greenhills	153.6
21	11	Grason Weber	Leslie	152.6
22	12	Mason Stranahan	Ann Arbor Greenhills	151.1
23	11	Nico Aagesen	Ann Arbor Greenhills	149.5
24	10	Colton Grzyb	Almont	141.1
25	12	Gavin Campbell	Almont	140.6

Region 27

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – and it hasn’t even been who I expected over the summer. Two freshmen, Christian Craanen and Fin Totten, have been their top-2 boys. Craanen himself is being established as one of the better 9^th graders in the state.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Flat Rock	51	169.9	14
2	Erie Mason	76	154.8	25
3	Monroe St. Mary CC	97	153.6
4	Blissfield	100	152.0
5	Adrian Madison	138	143.9
6	Grass Lake	143	139.3
7	Monroe Jefferson	152	137.0
8	Clinton	164	134.7
9	Ottawa Lake-Whiteford	240	111.0
10	Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory	269	77.3
11	Ida	278	79.6

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	11	Jacob Stanislawski	Flat Rock	196.1
2	12	Nathan Vargo	Flat Rock	185.3
3	9	Christian Craanen	Monroe St. Mary CC	184.4
4	12	Ian Waddell	Blissfield	182.4
5	11	Lucas Taraszkiewicz	Flat Rock	178.9
6	11	Trenton Fetter	Adrian Madison	178.9
7	12	Austin Sulier	Erie Mason	173.1
8	12	Gabe Manchester	Clinton	170.0
9	12	Parker Campbell	Erie Mason	162.1
10	11	Luke Masserant	Monroe Jefferson	158.6
11	9	Fin Totten	Monroe St. Mary CC	158.2
12	9	Michael Weidmayer	Blissfield	155.8
13	11	Luke Stanley	Ida	154.9
14	10	Joseph Colaluca	Erie Mason	153.6
15	12	Chase Missler	Monroe St. Mary CC	153.3
16	9	Noah Sills	Blissfield	151.1
17	12	Adam Brodie	Flat Rock	151.0
18	12	Andrew Hintz	Monroe Jefferson	149.9
19	11	Connor Sherwood	Grass Lake	149.7
20	11	Paul McClure	Adrian Madison	147.3
21	10	Zack Buttigieg	Grass Lake	146.4
22	11	Jackson Carner	Erie Mason	143.4
23	12	Eric Ramsey	Clinton	141.9
24	9	Caleb Healey	Erie Mason	141.5
25	12	Kevin Roberts	Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory	138.6

There are 79 days of competition in Michigan’s cross country season. We’re at Day 41 right now. That’s about as halfway as you’re gonna get. As we’re halfway, we shoot past divisional rankings into mid-season regional projections.

These projections take on the same format as the rankings, just at the regional level now. Real quick:

Ratings are generated via:

• The top 67% (rounding to the nearest whole number) performances of a runner
• Those are then weighed on recency, meet size, and competitiveness of the meet

Those ratings are then compiled and scored as a hypothetical meet. To be included, a runner must have a rated race in September. There are a few exceptions to that, but the goal is to filter out the unfortunately injured folks. Also, these contain races through September 21st.

Yes, athletic.net has simulations. These are different than athletic.net because:

• They account for course conditions and distance
  • If you ran a shorter course, you’re likely to be overrated on there
  • If you ran only hilly, rough courses, you’re likely to be underrated on there
• They don’t filter out runners that haven’t competed in awhile
• They take your best performance, I capture more of the resume

Is one better than the other? The only year (2021) I compared my predictions vs. athletic.net, I correctly predicted 188 of the 216 team qualifiers, a.net simulated 184. 2% difference, but I’ll take it. Last year, I had 192 of those 216 top-3 regional teams. I like my track record. I ain’t no a.net hater either, as I bet I spend more time on there than any human in the US.

Anyhow, as I’ve said on my division rankings, these are for fun. I’m positive in my writings toward everyone, you can be cool toward me. Enjoy.

Region 28

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Genevieve Rodham – just ran a good 65 seconds faster than last year at the Petoskey Invite, her 22:01 placing her fourth on the Ram squad.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Harbor Springs	18	92.6	2
2	Rogers City	51	37.3	23
3	East Jordan	75
4	Mancelona	100

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Allie Nowak	Johannesburg-Lewiston	158.4
2	12	Jane Manthei	Petoskey St. Michael	128.4
3	10	Stefi Reskevics	Harbor Springs	119.3
4	10	Harlie Fox	Johannesburg-Lewiston	108.7
5	12	Juniper Rodham	Harbor Springs	99.7
6	10	Avery Langlois	Rogers City	87.1
7	10	Genevieve Rodham	Harbor Springs	85.4
8	10	Danielle Agren	Johannesburg-Lewiston	84.0
9	12	Tara Shouldice	Harbor Springs	81.1
10	11	Fran Warren	Harbor Springs	77.5
11	10	Veronica Paga	Petoskey St. Michael	73.4
12	9	Fenlynn Johnson	Rogers City	71.4
13	12	McKenzie Bowman	Harbor Springs	65.3
14	12	Elke Knauf	East Jordan	60.7
15	10	Julia Clarke	Harbor Springs	51.5
16	11	Taylor Hefele	Rogers City	43.0
17	10	Avary Bearden	East Jordan	31.5
18	12	Bailey Ray	Mancelona	23.9
19	9	Mea Wesley	Petoskey St. Michael	15.4
20	11	Ella Nolan	Petoskey St. Michael	14.0
21	9	Keri Coolman	Rogers City	5.8
22	10	Isabella Hocking	Bellaire	-0.3
23	9	Juliet Inman	East Jordan	-3.1
24	10	Morgan Reh	Bellaire	-7.5
25	12	Claudia DeLeo	Gaylord St. Mary	-9.3

Region 29

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Maple City Glen Lake – aided by their freshmen additions. Alayna Ottenbacher and Lili Magazzi placed in the top-15 at yesterday’s NWC Jamboree, helping the Lakers earn a 2^nd place finish.

Amelia McKinney – quick learner for a 10^th grader. Took Amelia just three races to find herself on the cusp of a sub-20.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Grand Traverse Academy	54	73.0	9
2	Maple City Glen Lake	83	52.3	16
3	Buckley	84	53.4	17
4	Leland	94	34.9	21
5	Mason County Eastern	110	36.3	24
6	Bear Lake-Onekama	119	22.2
7	Lake Leelanau St. Mary	135	11.9

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Ella Knudsen	Leland	116.3
2	10	Addy Zeller	Bear Lake-Onekama	108.6
3	10	Amelia McKinney	Grand Traverse Academy	101.3
4	9	Carmella Julian	Maple City Glen Lake	100.4
5	10	Addison Patrzik	Grand Traverse Academy	91.4
6	9	Sophie Grinage	Leland	90.8
7	11	Addison Jarosz	Frankfort	83.1
8	12	Emily Alaimo	Maple City Glen Lake	79.9
9	11	Leire Mahiques	Buckley	77.9
10	12	Lucy Shoup	Mason County Eastern	72.7
11	9	Claire Couturier	Lake Leelanau St. Mary	72.1
12	11	Natalie Brown	Bear Lake-Onekama	71.5
13	10	Natalie Burpee	Leland	71.1
14	10	Bailey Stephen	Grand Traverse Academy	64.0
15	10	Madison Smith	Grand Traverse Academy	63.0
16	10	Mikayla Kulawiak	Buckley	58.8
17	11	Kinsey Peer	Buckley	57.7
18	11	Alyssa Spicer	Mesick	56.6
19	9	Alayna Ottenbacher	Maple City Glen Lake	56.0
20	10	Brailyn Johnson	Mason County Eastern	51.8
21	10	Bailey Case	Pentwater	49.8
22	11	Shenoah Collier	Grand Traverse Academy	45.3
23	11	Willa Roth	Frankfort	43.8
24	9	Lili Migazzi	Maple City Glen Lake	41.9
25	10	Addison Malburg	Mason County Eastern	41.6

Region 30

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Brianna Locke – the Locke’s are no stranger to cross success, Brianna being no different than Kaylee. She’s made the State Finals each of the past two years and has knocked more than 40 sec. off her junior best.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Breckenridge	26	90.7	4
2	Vestaburg	53	73.1	12
3	Beal City	73	49.3	18
4	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	103	26.9
5	St. Charles	119	11.5
6	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	146
7	Montabella	191

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Abigail Davis	Vestaburg	144.2
2	11	Ally Schmitz	Breckenridge	116.2
3	12	Danica Aldrich	Breckenridge	102.9
4	12	Brianna Locke	Beal City	97.1
5	10	Nolee Leppert	Beal City	83.7
6	12	Avery Westall	Breckenridge	82.1
7	12	Nataly Vine	Breckenridge	82.0
8	9	Maizy Matthews	Breckenridge	70.3
9	12	Mickiah Allbee	Vestaburg	67.7
10	12	Jessica Penrod	Vestaburg	62.7
11	9	Piper Schultz	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	61.7
12	10	Jessica Stouten	Vestaburg	56.5
13	11	Olive Wakefield	Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary	54.7
14	12	Lilly Leppert	Beal City	54.0
15	9	Skylar Maclennan	Fulton	50.6
16	10	Kaylie McCracken	Carson City-Crystal	49.2
17	11	Emma McCarty	Carson City-Crystal	48.2
18	11	Kylo Riedel	Breckenridge	45.1
19	12	Landry Gomez	St. Charles	42.9
20	12	Sydney Leslie	Saginaw Nouvel	41.9
21	12	Alexis Graham	St. Charles	38.7
22	9	Taylor Wills	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	37.8
23	11	Laura Bigard	Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart	37.6
24	9	Nevaeh Parker	Big Rapids Crossroads Academy	36.9
25	12	Areyel Weiss	Breckenridge	35.1

Region 31

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Martin – last fall, we had one race from Sara Schipper, a 25:11 at Allendale’s regional. Thus far in her sophomore year, she’s dropped under that mark on three separate occasions.

Madelyn Sillman – hurdler and mid-distance runner for the traditionally great Fowler track team, now getting after it in cross country. Great candidate to make it to MIS as an individual.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Gobles	24	84.8	7
2	Martin	41	58.7	15
3	Holland Calvary Christian	60	31.8	27
4	Holton	102

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	10	Libby Smith	Gobles	141.1
2	12	Kelcie Pung	Fowler	106.9
3	10	Veyda Conley	Martin	105.9
4	10	Lauren Shaffer	Gobles	105.3
5	12	Brielle Voorhees	Tri-Unity Christian	82.2
6	11	Madison Cooley	Gobles	73.0
7	9	Zoe Fabing	Fowler	68.6
8	11	Acacia Williams	Holland Calvary Christian	60.9
9	12	Emily King	Martin	57.3
10	10	Ava DeYoung	Gobles	56.2
11	12	Madelyn Sillman	Fowler	56.0
12	10	Sara Schipper	Martin	52.7
13	10	Marian Davlin	Portland St. Patrick	52.0
14	12	Zoie Wood	Gobles	48.4
15	9	Laura Rotman	Holland Calvary Christian	47.9
16	11	Olivia Thelen	Fowler	47.5
17	9	Allison Rodgers	Martin	47.0
18	9	Mikayla Goebel	White Cloud	46.6
19	11	Alison Rotman	Holland Calvary Christian	45.2
20	9	Addison Tomsic	Gobles	38.5
21	9	DuRae Sage	Martin	30.7
22	12	Olivia Laninga	Holland Calvary Christian	29.8
23	12	Aubrey Goyings	Holton	24.4
24	10	Kayden Jager	Martin	7.7
25	8	Evelyn Hop	Libertas Christian	-20.7

Region 32

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Melanie Warren – has continued where she left off. Junior year ended with an All-Region finish and a good streak of mid-21 efforts. Senior year has consisted of a bunch of low-21 performances, including a 21:01 on the hot Holly hills.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Bridgman	26	87.9	5
2	Kalamazoo Hackett	30	81.9	6
3	White Pigeon	94
4	Three Oaks River Valley	103
5	Decatur	136

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	11	Emma Riker	Kalamazoo Hackett	114.3
2	12	Presley Allen	Mendon	111.4
3	12	Melanie Warren	Bridgman	105.0
4	11	Rowan Allen	Mendon	102.7
5	10	Brie Siems	Kalamazoo Hackett	96.8
6	12	Clara Fast	Bridgman	92.3
7	11	Kandin Shuler	Bridgman	90.0
8	9	Anna Howell	Bridgman	82.1
9	12	Abby Ulbrich	Kalamazoo Hackett	77.9
10	11	Kate Van Es	Kalamazoo Hackett	72.6
11	12	Emily Howell	Bridgman	70.0
12	9	Kaylin Pinkowski	Bridgman	61.3
13	9	Delaney McBride	Kalamazoo Hackett	47.9
14	9	Abigail Riker	Kalamazoo Hackett	34.0
15	10	Emmy Nofs	Battle Creek St. Philip	32.4
16	9	Alexa Clark	Bridgman	27.2
17	12	Rachel Schelstraete	White Pigeon	17.9
18	10	Ella Hendrixson	Three Oaks River Valley	12.6
19	10	Helen Donner	Three Oaks River Valley	10.9
20	12	Maria Bronsink	Athens	0.1
21	11	Katelyn Gillen	Kalamazoo Hackett	-3.0
22	12	Jamielynn Delarye	White Pigeon	-13.4
23	10	Sarah Stemaly	Athens	-15.4
24	12	Denisse Martinez-Vanegas	Eau Claire	-35.9
25	11	Rachel Byler	White Pigeon	-41.6

Region 33

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Everest Collegiate – a transformation from Susan Nedwick, turning from a 25+ min. girl to one that just blasted through 23:00 at Holly. Add in freshman Allison Schmitt quickly moving into the 22’s and you’ve got some Mountaineers hoping to return to MIS.

Brooke Sonnenberg – who moved into the 20’s for the first time ever in early September.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Whitmore Lake	25	107.1	1
2	Lansing Christian	71	59.1	14
3	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	81	46.7	20
4	Genesee Christian Academy	101	32.7	26
5	Livingston Christian	133
6	Novi Christian Academy	147
7	Webberville	168

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	10	Kaylie Livingston	Whitmore Lake	159.2
2	11	Carina Burchi	Whitmore Lake	120.1
3	11	Taylor Wiegand	Livingston Christian	119.6
4	11	Elodie Weaver	Whitmore Lake	111.9
5	12	Brooke Sonnenberg	Genesee Christian Academy	99.4
6	10	Adrienne Mitchell	Lansing Christian	90.1
7	11	Sofia Robertson	Whitmore Lake	85.7
8	10	Susan Nedwick	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	72.8
9	9	Madison Markowicz	Novi Christian Academy	72.1
10	9	Allison Schmitt	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	70.6
11	12	Autumn Reynolds	Potterville	63.0
12	9	Malynda Lambros	Whitmore Lake	58.6
13	10	Caroline Darrah	Whitmore Lake	57.7
14	12	Isabella Nelson-Daniels	Whitmore Lake	56.5
15	9	Gabriella Wood	Lansing Christian	55.8
16	11	Juliette Tallon	Lansing Christian	55.1
17	10	Annie Wernet	Lansing Christian	53.8
18	11	Alaina Driver	Potterville	49.2
19	11	Tori Ferguson	Genesee Christian Academy	46.7
20	12	Isabella Page	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	45.2
21	12	Adriana Fandino	Novi Christian Academy	44.8
22	10	Makenna Bush	Lansing Christian	40.8
23	12	Maria Saad	Clarkston Everest Collegiate	39.2
24	9	Ariana Stewart	Genesee Christian Academy	35.7
25	10	Jane Wilder	Webberville	24.9

Region 34

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Adrian Lenawee Christian – was always gonna be numbers for the Cougars, as we know the coaching’s there. Summer projections just had Izzy Brooks in the top-25, now there’s Gigi Masters and Kendall Plate.

Evelyn Miller – has brought some much-needed contributions. The Colts had some unanticipated (by me, at least) subtractions, Evelyn took the opportunity to step up in spite of those. A personal best at Holly, 20:56, was nearly 2 min. faster than her performance there as a freshman.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Hillsdale Academy	21	89.4	3
2	Adrian Lenawee Christian	78	21.6
3	Addison	88
4	Petersburg-Summerfield	106
5	Pittsford	109
6	Manchester	120

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Izzy Brooks	Adrian Lenawee Christian	133.0
2	12	Ella Walton	Hillsdale Academy	101.1
3	10	Evelyn Meyer	Hillsdale Academy	97.5
4	10	Allie Miller	Hillsdale Academy	87.1
5	12	Caroline Roberts	Hillsdale Academy	82.4
6	11	Makenzie Wolfe	Petersburg-Summerfield	79.9
7	11	Audrey Nehlsen	Hillsdale Academy	78.9
8	12	Aubrey Appleman	Britton Deerfield	76.9
9	12	Stephanie Hernandez	Addison	76.3
10	12	Riley McCumber	Pittsford	68.4
11	11	Elizabeth Caspar	Hillsdale Academy	63.3
12	10	Haley Stimer	Concord	60.5
13	10	Moira Beier	Hillsdale Academy	53.4
14	10	Lillian Jagielski	Pittsford	47.6
15	11	Cieara Barrett	Concord	43.1
16	9	Mya Barrett	Concord	38.5
17	10	Caroline Mason	Manchester	36.1
18	9	Ellie Woodring	Addison	34.5
19	10	Kendalyn Perry	Addison	30.2
20	12	Taylor Lautermilch	Camden-Frontier	22.4
21	10	Gigi Masters	Adrian Lenawee Christian	22.4
22	11	Grace Raymond	Petersburg-Summerfield	21.6
23	10	Kendall Plate	Adrian Lenawee Christian	6.7
24	12	Sophia Falater	Reading	1.0
25	12	Allison Morris	Addison	0.7

Region 35

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Unionville-Sebewaing – getting those freshman contributions. Alyvia Janke and Emily Meek have finished as the top-3 Patriot girls in every meet I’ve covered and their presence has created a regional championship contender.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Ubly	44	63.5	11
2	Unionville-Sebewaing	51	62.3	13
3	Harbor Beach	68	50.1	19
4	Dryden	92	31.5	25
5	Brown City	116	15.0
6	Kinde North Huron	175
7	Memphis	180
8	Marlette	202

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	11	Lilah Kiley	Kingston	112.2
2	9	Alyvia Janke	Unionville-Sebewaing	96.7
3	11	Cara Prusakiewicz	Dryden	90.1
4	9	Payton King	Kingston	86.2
5	11	Katie Sweeney	Ubly	83.3
6	12	Julia Rogers	New Life Christian Academy	81.8
7	12	Reece Wruble	Harbor Beach	75.5
8	12	Cambree Torma	Unionville-Sebewaing	71.0
9	12	Bridget Anderson	Harbor Beach	68.6
10	9	Abbygail Plester	Ubly	63.8
11	9	Myah Peruski	Ubly	62.8
12	9	Claire Wright	Dryden	62.5
13	12	Kyra Beemer	Brown City	61.8
14	9	Emily Meek	Unionville-Sebewaing	59.3
15	9	Taylor Geiger	Ubly	57.4
16	11	HarLee Leasher	Brown City	53.4
17	9	Brooklyn Morell	Ubly	50.3
18	10	Aspen Jimkoski	Kinde North Huron	46.8
19	12	Sarah Nimtz	Unionville-Sebewaing	46.2
20	12	Emma Ramisch	Harbor Beach	42.6
21	12	Megan Peter	Unionville-Sebewaing	38.2
22	10	Cailin Spearman	Harbor Beach	36.8
23	11	Caila Fitchett	Dryden	35.3
24	11	Hailey McGuire	Kingston	33.1
25	11	Madison Prowse	Brown City	32.3

Region 36

Summer Projections

Any surprises?

Team Strength – over the summer, it was looking as if this Metro Detroit region would only have one ranked team. Now we’ve got three, Royal Oak Shrine moving up to #8, Oakland Christian joining them in the top-10, and Plymouth Christian Academy.

Lydia Gleason – a new member, helping the aforementioned Lancers. Three consecutive sub-22’s, the most recent one pointing toward a drop near the 20’s.

Team

Rank	Team	Score	Top 5 Avg.	Mid-Season Rank
1	Royal Oak Shrine	50	72.2	8
2	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	52	71.9	10
3	Plymouth Christian Academy	82	43.7	22
4	Allen Park Cabrini	99	23.8
5	Lutheran Westland	102	0.1
6	Academy of the Sacred Heart	144
7	Austin Catholic	152

Individual

Rank	Grade	Name	Team	Rating
1	12	Eliza Keith	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	133.6
2	12	Natalie Gibbs	Birmingham Roeper	113.7
3	11	Eleanor Cole	Lutheran Westland	113.7
4	10	Lydia Gleason	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	94.3
5	11	Madi Hare	Plymouth Christian Academy	94.2
6	9	Cassidy Bowers	Austin Catholic	92.6
7	9	Deirdre O’Connell	Allen Park Cabrini	88.4
8	11	Stella Behnan	Cardinal Mooney Catholic	84.5
9	12	Bridget Miller	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	82.2
10	9	Nora Tillman	Royal Oak Shrine	81.3
11	12	Rose Losey	Royal Oak Shrine	80.4
12	10	Louisa Denks	Royal Oak Shrine	77.5
13	12	Tess Tillman	Royal Oak Shrine	64.7
14	12	Ella Poulton	Royal Oak Shrine	57.0
15	11	Alexa Ross	Academy of the Sacred Heart	48.6
16	12	Lauren Baxendale	Plymouth Christian Academy	48.5
17	9	Ava Bates	Lutheran Westland	42.2
18	10	Sydney Erickson	Lutheran Westland	37.9
19	12	Sarah Goodwin	Auburn Hills Oakland Christian	36.3
20	9	Katie Vick	Plymouth Christian Academy	36.2
21	10	Kassie Kozlo	Allen Park Cabrini	32.3
22	11	Abigail Gondek	Allen Park Cabrini	27.3
23	12	Blythe Drotman	Plymouth Christian Academy	26.9
24	10	Ella Clarke	Southfield Christian	26.2
25	12	Chloe Surhigh	Royal Oak Shrine	22.7