Benzie Central HS
Cool and Breezy
The boys qualify for the State finals.
It was a great day for the Packers. This year the regionals were held at Benzie Central high school. The course here is always extremely fast. On the boys side we knew going in that It was going to be a very tight race with 5 to 6 teams that could potentially qualify in the top three positions on any given day. The top 15 finishers individually would also qualify if their team did not. The boys put themselves in good positions early. Carter Sherman (Sr) was in the second pack, which had about eight runners in it. Four athletes had gone out in the lead pack and had a sizable gap at the one and a quarter mile mark. Blake Taylor(Sr) and Cole Lowery (Sr) were in about 25th Pl. at the mile mark. Chase Lowery (Jr) was probably in about 35th with Mossen Green (So) and Issac Romero (Jr) about 10 to 15 places back from him. Andy Krapp was probably in about 70th Pl. at the mile. The boys did a good job in the windy sections, using it to move up when it was at their back and tucking in behind others when it was in their face. Going into the 3rd mile it was clear that some of the athletes from the lead group were going to be caught by the second pack and Carter was poised in a great position in the middle of that 2nd group. Blake moved up aggressively in the 2nd mile while Cole also moved up a little. Coming into the homestretch Carter made a big move to get the jump on the pack that he was in and finished strong in fourth place. Blake Taylor continued to move up and placed a 11th overall. Cole held on as our third man in 19th place, Mossen Green had a great last half a mile moving up to place 35th. Chase Lowery finished strong over the last 200 m to overtake a few places that he had lost in the 3rd mile. Issac Romero and Andy Krapp had good finishes to round out the squad. The boys place third with 106 points 15 out of first, and 6 off of 2nd. Carter and Blake made the all region team.
The girls also raced extremely well recording great times. Linnea Paige (Jr) got out really fast with the lead group. She faded a few places just after the mile, but then held on strong in ninth on a little bit of her own island for the rest of the race. Joelle Patten (Jr) had by far the best race I have ever seen her run. She laid it all on the line early in the race to put herself in a position to fight for a top 15 position. Throughout the second and 3rd mile she fluctuated between 16th and 17th Pl. Despite going out faster than she ever had before she held strong at the finish to end up placing 19th. We were disappointed that she was not able to make the top 15, but so impressed with the aggression that she raced with and the massive time improvement that she made. Kira Manchip (So) and Rachel Maddox (Sr) worked together for the first 2 miles of the race. They got out a little slow, maybe, and had a lot of work to do to try and move up. They both had a strong last mile with Kira separating herself and really attacking the last 400 m. Rocquel Richards (Jr) also turned in her best time of the season. She also did a great job moving up over the last mile and had a fantastic finish stretch run. Jessie Kendziorski (So) and Riley Chase (Sr) rounded out our top seven both recording their fastest times of the season. Linnea made the All-Region Team. The girls placed 8th with 182 points.
Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/238252/info
Coach
Benzie Central HS
Cool and Breezy
The boys qualify for the State finals.
It was a great day for the Packers. This year the regionals were held at Benzie Central high school. The course here is always extremely fast. On the boys side we knew going in that It was going to be a very tight race with 5 to 6 teams that could potentially qualify in the top three positions on any given day. The top 15 finishers individually would also qualify if their team did not. The boys put themselves in good positions early. Carter Sherman (Sr) was in the second pack, which had about eight runners in it. Four athletes had gone out in the lead pack and had a sizable gap at the one and a quarter mile mark. Blake Taylor(Sr) and Cole Lowery (Sr) were in about 25th Pl. at the mile mark. Chase Lowery (Jr) was probably in about 35th with Mossen Green (So) and Issac Romero (Jr) about 10 to 15 places back from him. Andy Krapp was probably in about 70th Pl. at the mile. The boys did a good job in the windy sections, using it to move up when it was at their back and tucking in behind others when it was in their face. Going into the 3rd mile it was clear that some of the athletes from the lead group were going to be caught by the second pack and Carter was poised in a great position in the middle of that 2nd group. Blake moved up aggressively in the 2nd mile while Cole also moved up a little. Coming into the homestretch Carter made a big move to get the jump on the pack that he was in and finished strong in fourth place. Blake Taylor continued to move up and placed a 11th overall. Cole held on as our third man in 19th place, Mossen Green had a great last half a mile moving up to place 35th. Chase Lowery finished strong over the last 200 m to overtake a few places that he had lost in the 3rd mile. Issac Romero and Andy Krapp had good finishes to round out the squad. The boys place third with 106 points 15 out of first, and 6 off of 2nd. Carter and Blake made the all region team.
The girls also raced extremely well recording great times. Linnea Paige (Jr) got out really fast with the lead group. She faded a few places just after the mile, but then held on strong in ninth on a little bit of her own island for the rest of the race. Joelle Patten (Jr) had by far the best race I have ever seen her run. She laid it all on the line early in the race to put herself in a position to fight for a top 15 position. Throughout the second and 3rd mile she fluctuated between 16th and 17th Pl. Despite going out faster than she ever had before she held strong at the finish to end up placing 19th. We were disappointed that she was not able to make the top 15, but so impressed with the aggression that she raced with and the massive time improvement that she made. Kira Manchip (So) and Rachel Maddox (Sr) worked together for the first 2 miles of the race. They got out a little slow, maybe, and had a lot of work to do to try and move up. They both had a strong last mile with Kira separating herself and really attacking the last 400 m. Rocquel Richards (Jr) also turned in her best time of the season. She also did a great job moving up over the last mile and had a fantastic finish stretch run. Jessie Kendziorski (So) and Riley Chase (Sr) rounded out our top seven both recording their fastest times of the season. Linnea made the All-Region Team. The girls placed 8th with 182 points.
Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/238252/info
Coach
Chippewa Hill Warrior Invitational
Cool and calm
We had a solid day at today’s warrior invitational. The boys won their division and won the meet overall. The girls placed second in their division and were fifth overall. The boys 1-5 split was just over a minute with Carter Sherman (Sr) leading the way. Cole Lowery (Sr), Blake Taylor (Sr), Mossen Green (So) and Issac Romero (Jr) rounded out our top five as our packing continues to get tighter. Mossen Green had a PR today as he is coming on strong at the end of the season. Linnea Paige (Jr) let the way for the girls 5th overall. Joelle Patten (Jr) had a strong race as our second runner with Rachel Maddox (Sr), Kira Manchip (Sr)and Rocquel Richards (Jr) rounding out our top five. In the JV race Jacob Christofferson (Fr) ran a PR while Max Taylor (Fr) had a solid race back after having his appendix removed. We are now gearing up for regionals next week Friday at Benzie Central high school.
Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/237091/info
2024 Portage Invitational
Sunny skies low 70s some wind
The boys placed 8th with 369 points. Anytime you can place in the top 10 at Portage that's a good day. The course didn't run really fast today but we still had several guys turn in personal records. We also had a much better one to five split today at one minute and 10 seconds. We're heading in the right direction as the gaps are getting smaller and team continues to get faster each meet.
Carter Sherman (Sr) led the way in 49th place. Cole (Sr) and Chase (Jr) Lowery both had a great race is turning in personal records. Mossen Green (So) and Andy Krapp (So) turned in personal records for us also. Blake Taylor (Sr) is finally feeling better after some minor injuries and illness, running a season record today. The combination of those guys' efforts is what really helped push us into the top 10.
The girls placed 25th with 639 points. Linnea Paige (Jr) lead the way with another strong performance. She placed 21st with a season record. Joelle Patten (Jr) had a strong race turning in a personal record and placing 94th. Jailyn Saum (So) had a big PR today placing 205th moving up 16 positions in the last mile. The whole girls' team had a strong last mile with all of them finishing better than what their position was at the 2 mile.
Two of our three runners in the boys JV race turned in PR's. Jacob Christoffersen broke the 21 minute mark while Ethan Campbell got close to cracking 23 minutes. Both are freshman and continue to get better almost every meet. In the girls JV race Riley Chase (Sr), Alayna Bukala (So), Maddi Dunbar (So), and Ann Kausch (So) all ran personal records.
Results have not been posted on Anet yet.
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WMC jamboree 2 at West Shore Community College
The Packers had a strong day as a team at today’s meet. The boys won with 39 points to Whitehall 57. This course is a pretty tough course. We usually figure we can run 45 to 60 seconds faster on a fast course. Senior Cole Lowery and Junior Chase Lowery turned in outstanding races for the team today finishing third and eighth overall. Mossen Green (So) had a strong race running over 30 seconds faster than he did at the Ludington invitational a few weeks ago. Andy Krapp (So) add a breakout race running his personal record on this difficult course. It was a great team effort all the way around.
Our girls also had a fantastic race. I saw a lot of girls improve their ability to run the downhills with speed. Juniors Linnea Paige and Joelle Patten both head break all races running almost as fast as they did on the flat and fast course at the Cougar Falcon invitational a couple Saturdays ago. I was really impressed with senior Riley Chase, running aggressively on the down hills. Sophomore Alayna Bukala ran four minutes faster than she did at the Ludington invitational. Exchange student Anne Kausch earned her jersey by completing her first race of the season, beating her goal of 45 minutes running a 38:01. The girls placed second with 58 points, Ludington, won with 26.
Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/240636/info
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Cougar Falcon Invite
Calm-Warm to hot
9-21-24
We had a great day at the cougar, falcon invitational. There was no wind today, but it did get hot. Due to construction this meeting was held at South Christian last year. With the remodel finished, we were back at the course on Calvin, but the course was different than it has been in the past. It was still a pretty flat course that ran fast. The boys finished fourth with 122 points. We had lots of season records and personal records on the day. Seniors Carter Sherman, and Cole Lowery both earned medals. Carter placed fifth and Cole placed 20th. Carter ran a really smart race putting himself in the lead pack early, and then moving up in the second half of the race. Senior, Blake Taylor, and juniors Issac Romero and Chase Lowery also placed in the top 50 to round out our top five. Sophomore, Mossen Green also placed in the top 50. Brandon Rasmussen, Senior, got his first opportunity to run varsity in a big meet, and took advantage of it running a personal record.
We had two boys run in the freshman race and they both performed very well, scoring big personal records. Max Taylor placed 20th to earn a medal, and his time was fast enough to earn him a spot on the varsity squad for our next race. Jacob Christoffersen placed 38th. They both Pr’d by 25 to 30 seconds.
The girls kept a good day going placing fifth with 148 points. They also turned in a bunch of personal and season records. Junior, Linnea Paige finished eighth to earn a medal. Senior Rachel Maddox, sophomore, Kira Manchip and Junior Joel Patten all finished in the top 40 to give us a decent scoring punch. Ava Krohn rounded out our top 5 in 51. Rachel, Kira, and Ava all scored personal records. Joelle had her fastest time of the season. Jailyn Saum (so) Ran a PR to finish 56. While Junior Rocquel Richards had her best time of the season in 59th.
We had three girls run in the junior varsity race. Senior Riley Chase ran her best time of the season placing 24th to earn a medal. Sophomores Alayna Bukala And Maddi Dunbar also ran personal records placing 54th and 65th. It was a great day for the team. Full results can be found here- https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/237074/info.
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WMC Jamboree #1 - Branstrom Park - 9-17-24
Hot - Calm
The boys won the meet with 37 points with Whitehall in 2nd with 55. Carter Sherman (Sr) again lead the way for the Pack placing 2nd in 18:07. Seniors Cole Lowery and Blake Taylor placed 6th and 8th, with Juniors Chase Lowery and Issac Romero placing 10th and 11th to round out our top 5. Mossen Green (So) continues to close the gap to our 5th runner placing 13th, while Andy Krapp (So) placed 17th to complete our top 7. Brandon Rasmussen (Sr), Max Taylor (Fr), Jacob Christoffersen, and Ethan Campbell made big improvements from the alumni race as they continue to get more fit.
The girls turned in a great team performance to place 2nd with 54 points. Ludington won with 31. We had a tight group of Rachel Maddox (Sr), Kira Manchip (So), and Joelle Patten (Jr) 2-4, placing 8th, 10th, 12th, and that really helped us. The improvement of Ava Krohn (Jr) in the 5 spot, placing 20th, also helped us place 2nd. Linnea Paige (Jr) continues to get things done up front placing 4th, while Jailyn Saum (So) placed 25th. Rocquel Richards completed our top 7 in 30th. Jessie Kendziorksi (So)-34th, Riley Chase (Sr) completing her first race-39th, Alayna Bukala (So)-42nd, and Maddi Dunbar (So)-47th rounded out the team.
Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/236905/info
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Ludington Invitational
9-14-24
Calm and cool.
The other part of our split squad ran today in the Ludington invitational. This is a true cross country course with lots of ups and downs. Today’s athletes had a strong showing in their races. The boys ran first led by Mossen Green (So) in 8th place. Andy Krapp (So) ran a solid race almost, 2 minutes faster than he was last year coming through next in 15th.. Max Taylor (Fr) ran close to his PR to finish 18th followed by Brandon Rasmussen (Sr) in 19th who also ran close to his PR. Another athlete who was close to his PR was Jacob Christoffersen (Fr) running a strong race in 25th. Ethan Campbell (Fr) continues to develop as shown by his strong PR today placing 37th. The boys placed fourth as a team with 85 points.
Joelle Patten (Jr) lead the way in the girl's race placing 7th. Ava Krohn (Jr) continues to develop as she ran a strong PR finishing 22nd. Jessie Kendziorski (So) had a solid first race back from injury finishing 25th. Maddi Dunbar (So), and Alayna Bukala (So) continue to progress, running their first run in the hills, finishing 32nd and 33rd. Our next meet is Tuesday at home at Brannstrom park. Racing kicks off at 4:30.
Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/237825/info
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MSU Spartan Invitational
9-13-24
Calm, Low 70s, Sunny
We had 9 athletes earn (coaches rule) the trip to the Spartan invitational, our largest group for a while. Athletes earn their way to the meet by running 500 (boys)/400 (girls) miles in summer training.
The boys ran in the Bronze division (D2) this year. The boys had to survive a blazing fast first 1000 as very large group went through at 15 minute pace. That put a hurting on a lot of athletes. Carter Sherman (Sr) went through the first mile in 13th, then faded a little to 16th at the second mile. He did a great job fighting his way across a gap and then finishing strong in the last 800 to move up to 12th at the finish. Similarly, Cole Lowery (Sr) was able to recover after a tough 2nd mile to finish strong in 44th. A better placing than he was at the mile mark. Blake Taylor (Sr) couldn't quite come back as strong on his last mile , but was able to hang on to place 44th. Issac Romero (Jr) and Chase Lowery (Jr) really felt the effects of the fast start finishing in 9th and 110th. The boys finished 9th of 36 with 306 points.
The girls race also went out very quickly. While she wasn't happy with her time, I thought Linnea Paige (Jr) ran a great race. She was 13th at the mile and finished in 8th. Not a huge difference in number but she had to work really hard to cover some pretty big open gaps on her own to close up to 8th. Rachel Maddox (Sr) went through the mile in 68th, faded to 77th in the 2nd mile and was able to recover and hand on to that position to finish with a PR. Kira Manchip (So) went through the mile in 88th, faded to 95th and came back strong to record a big PR and place 77th. Rocquel Richards (Jr) was our only runner on the day to move up each mile. She was 222nd at the mile, 210th at the 2, and mover up to 201st with a great last 400 meters. She had the guts to start a strong move well before she could see the finish. With only 4 athletes the girls did not score as a team.
Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/236328/info
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-WMC Invitational - 9-10-24
What a temperature change in a few days. Under warm sunny skies the boys ran a controlled race with a strong finish to win the meet with 50 points to Whitehalls 70. The boys kept a group of 5-6 together through the 2K mark then gradually accelerated to race pace at 3k working on a strong final 2K finish. We were proud of how the boys stayed focused and stuck to the plan despite being a ways back early. Our top 7 finishers were Carter Sherman (Sr) 5th, Cole Lowery (Sr) 8th, Blake Taylor (Sr) 9th, Issac Romero (Jr) 15th, Chase Lowery (Jr) 17th, Mossen Green (So) 30th, Andy Krapp (So) 37th.
The girl's had a solid day placing 4th with 94 points. The girls also ran a controlled first half in groups of two or three and then moved up. Kira Manchip (So), Ava Krohn (Jr), and Alayna Bukala (So) all recorded Prs at todays meet. Our top 7 finishers were Linnea Paige (Jr) 4th, Joelle Patten (Jr) 16th, Kira Manchip 18th, Rachel Maddox (Sr) 19th, Rocquel Richards (Jr) 39th, Jailyn Saum (So) 48th, Ava Krohn (Jr) 52nd.
Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/236904/info
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2024 Hill and Bale Invitational
Cool/Windy
The Pack had a good showing at this years Hill and Bale. I felt that for both teams it was our best team race in quite a while, which is a great way to kick off the season.
The boys ran first with the race getting out to a very controlled start. Senior Carter Sherman was tucked in the back half of a large lead pack, with Blake Taylor (Sr) about 10 meters off the back. Cole Lowery (Sr), Issac Romero (Jr), Chase Lowery (Jr), Mossen Green (So), and Brandon Rasmussen (Sr) were strung through the field chasing. After the 2 mile mark the pack began to break up. Carter and Blake held their positions in 7th and 8th through the finish line. Cole placed 10th, while Chase really moved up through the field despite taking a fall over one of the bales to place 14th. Issac placed 16th with Mossen almost chasing him down in 17th. Brandon ran one of his best races to date placing 24th. The boys placed 2nd with 55 points and a 1:30 1-5 split.
The girls placed 2nd with 77 points, beating Fruitport on the 6th girl tie breaker. Linnea Paige (Jr) ran smart race, biding her time and staying tucked behind the leaders, until making her push for the win at the halfway point. She ran very even miles, with her first being the slowest.
Rachel Maddox (Sr) and Joelle Patten (Jr) did a great job working through the field all the way to the finish line. They places 11th and 14th respectively with Joelle almost catching 13th after closing a big gap. Kira Manchip (So), Rocquel Richards (Jr), and Jailyn Saum (So) ran a pretty even paced race to also move up in the second a half. This was Jailyn's first race and she earned her uniform. Kira placed 21st, Rocquel was 30th, and Jailyn was 32nd.
Freshmen Max Taylor and Jake Christoffersen represented Fremont well placing 2nd and 8th. Max led for most of the 2nd half but was passed in the home stretch. I thought this a great showing for him and a good learning experience. Max's time, would have placed him in our top 7. Jake showed some real toughness in the last 1000 to close a big gap and just miss running down 7th. In the girls JV race we had 3 girls brand new to cross country, running to earn their uniforms. All three did a great job with their early pacing and were able to finish strong. Ava Krohn (Jr) really moved up in the second half of the race to place 20th, with Maddi Dunbar (So), and Alayna Bukala (So) also being able to move up. All three earned their uniform.
Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/236308/info
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Both squads will race on Tuesday at 4:30 at home on the middle school course in the WMC Invitational.
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2024 Hill and Bale Invitational
Cool/Windy
The Pack had a good showing at this years Hill and Bale. I felt that for both teams it was our best team race in quite a while, which is a great way to kick off the season.
The boys ran first with the race getting out to a very controlled start. Senior Carter Sherman was tucked in the back half of a large lead pack, with Blake Taylor (Sr) about 10 meters off the back. Cole Lowery (Sr), Issac Romero (Jr), Chase Lowery (Jr), Mossen Green (So), and Brandon Rasmussen (Sr) were strung through the field chasing. After the 2 mile mark the pack began to break up. Carter and Blake held their positions in 7th and 8th through the finish line. Cole placed 10th, while Chase really moved up through the field despite taking a fall over one of the bales to place 14th. Issac placed 16th with Mossen almost chasing him down in 17th. Brandon ran one of his best races to date placing 24th. The boys placed 2nd with 55 points and a 1:30 1-5 split.
The girls placed 2nd with 77 points, beating Fruitport on the 6th girl tie breaker. Linnea Paige (Jr) ran smart race, biding her time and staying tucked behind the leaders, until making her push for the win at the halfway point. She ran very even miles, with her first being the slowest.
Rachel Maddox (Sr) and Joelle Patten (Jr) did a great job working through the field all the way to the finish line. They places 11th and 14th respectively with Joelle almost catching 13th after closing a big gap. Kira Manchip (So), Rocquel Richards (Jr), and Jailyn Saum (So) ran a pretty even paced race to also move up in the second a half. This was Jailyn's first race and she earned her uniform. Kira placed 21st, Rocquel was 30th, and Jailyn was 32nd.
Freshmen Max Taylor and Jake Christoffersen represented Fremont well placing 2nd and 8th. Max led for most of the 2nd half but was passed in the home stretch. I thought this a great showing for him and a good learning experience. Max's time, would have placed him in our top 7. Jake showed some real toughness in the last 1000 to close a big gap and just miss running down 7th. In the girls JV race we had 3 girls brand new to cross country, running to earn their uniforms. All three did a great job with their early pacing and were able to finish strong. Ava Krohn (Jr) really moved up in the second half of the race to place 20th, with Maddi Dunbar (So), and Alayna Bukala (So) also being able to move up. All three earned their uniform.
Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/236308/info
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Both squads will race on Tuesday at 4:30 at home on the middle school course in the WMC Invitational.
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