County cross country runners qualify for states at a D4 regional final
HILLSDALE COUNTY — Hillsdale County cross country teams competed at the D4 regional finals at Ella Sharp Park this past weekend. Teams competed for individual and team qualification for the D4 state finals held at Michigan International Speedway.
Boys Results
The Hillsdale Academy boys and girls cross country teams won regional championships. Both teams qualified their field of runners for the D4 state championship. The Academy was led by junior Thomas Holm who ran a personal best time of 16:44.4 to take second place. Freshman Grayson Rorick ran a personal best time of 17:14.6 took take fifth place. Sophomore Reece Poole took sixth place with a new PR time of 17:19.7.
County individual Qualifiers were led by Reading senior Tyler Bays, who won the individual regional title with a new PR time of 16:12.4. Pittsford senior Kade Spahr qualified for the state finals with an eighth overall finish and a time of 17:26.2. Reading junior Kutter VanAken took 17th overall with a new PR time of 18:18.8 to qualify for the state finals. The full county boys results can be found below.
Place | Grade | Name | Result | School | State Qualifier |
1. | 12 | Tyler Bays | 16:12.4 | Reading | Q |
2. | 11 | Thomas Holm | 16:44.4 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
5. | 9 | Grayson Rorick | 17:14.6 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
6. | 10 | Reece Poole | 17:19.7 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
8. | 12 | Kade Spahr | 17:26.2 | Pittsford | Q |
16. | 12 | Caleb Diener | 18:02.4 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
17. | 11 | Kutter Vanaken | 18:18.8 | Reading | Q |
20. | 9 | Peyton Fowler | 18:35.1 | Reading | |
23. | 10 | Alex Richards | 18:51.4 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
24. | 12 | Jesse Cabrera | 18:53.1 | Reading | |
30. | 9 | Henry Lindley | 19:07.7 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
31. | 10 | Darran Drake | 19:11.2 | Camden-Frontier | |
35. | 11 | Ike Lindley | 19:29.4 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
37. | 10 | Blake Bever | 19:38.6 | Hillsdale Academy | |
39. | 9 | Ty Calaway | 19:44.7 | Camden-Frontier | |
40. | 11 | Tyler Barnes | 19:47.9 | Hillsdale Will Carleton | |
43. | 9 | Ryan Anderson | 20:01.6 | Waldron | |
49. | 9 | Nick Jagielski | 20:30.1 | Pittsford | |
52. | 9 | Clay Rodgers | 20:51.4 | Camden-Frontier | |
57. | 11 | Alex Draper | 22:14.6 | Hillsdale Will Carleton | |
59. | 10 | Wyatt Gary | 22:40.5 | Camden-Frontier | |
61. | 11 | James Vancamp | 22:52.1 | Hillsdale Will Carleton | |
63. | 9 | Nathan Todd | 23:32.8 | Hillsdale Will Carleton | |
66. | 10 | Aiden Williams | 23:51.2 | Waldron | |
67. | 11 | Christian Anderson | 23:51.4 | Waldron | |
68. | 12 | Ethan Wohlheter | 24:35.1 | Reading | |
72. | 12 | Gage Fee | 25:50.3 | Camden-Frontier |
Girls Results
The Hillsdale Academy girls cross country team won the regional championship. Senior Megan Roberts ran a season-best time of 19:59.8 to take third place. Freshman Ruth Brownlee took fifth overall with a time of 20:28.8. Sophomore Ella Walton took 10th overall with a time of 20:49.0. Senior Whitney Wilkinson took 10th overall with a new PR time of 21:20.8. Seven runners earned All-Region honors.
The Pittsford Wildcats girls cross country team qualified for the state finals. Three runners earned All-Region honors. Junior Brooke Smith broke her personal record time with a new PR of 19:47.9. This earned her second place at the regional finals. Sophomore Ava Mallar took fourth overall with a time of 20:12.1. Sophomore Riley McCumber took ninth overall with a time of 21:17.1.
The only individual qualifier for staes was Taylor Lautermilch of Camden-Frontier. Lautermilch will make her second state final appearance after running a 22:24.3 final time to take 16th overall. The full county results can be found below.
Place | Grade | Name | Result | School | State Qualifier |
2. | 11 | Brooke Smith | 19:47.9 | Pittsford | Q |
3. | 12 | Megan Roberts | 19:59.8 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
4. | 10 | Ava Mallar | 20:12.1 | Pittsford | Q |
5. | 9 | Ruth Brownlee | 20:20.8 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
6. | 10 | Ella Walton | 20:49.0 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
9. | 10 | Riley McCumber | 21:17.1 | Pittsford | Q |
10. | 12 | Whitney Wilkinson | 21:20.8 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
11. | 9 | Abby Brownlee | 21:24.1 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
12. | 10 | Caroline Roberts | 21:33.1 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
13. | 10 | Madison Sallows | 21:58.8 | Hillsdale Academy | Q |
16. | 10 | Taylor Lautermilch | 22:24.3 | Camden-Frontier | Q |
20. | 10 | Averil Miller | 23:03.6 | Camden-Frontier | |
23. | 9 | Ayla Hopkins | 23:46.8 | Camden-Frontier | |
26. | 12 | Allie Jameson | 24:13.4 | Hillsdale Will Carleton | |
27. | 12 | Emilee Jagielski | 24:30.2 | Pittsford | Q |
28. | 12 | Aubrey Pitts | 25:01.4 | Reading | |
29. | 10 | Sophia Falater | 25:01.7 | Reading | |
31. | 9 | Taylor Miller | 25:42.6 | Camden-Frontier | |
33. | 10 | Ariana Norman | 26:22.1 | Reading | |
42. | 9 | Kaylee Lawson | 28:55.0 | Pittsford | Q |
47. | 9 | Dalilah Mckimmy | 30:28.3 | Camden-Frontier | |
48. | 10 | Rosemarie Cabrera | 31:24.8 | Camden-Frontier |
This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: Full D4 regional Results for Cross Country County athletes
