Runners from the West Michigan Conference competed in 2023 MHSAA cross country regionals Friday (Oct. 27) and Saturday (Oct. 28).
On Friday at Remus Chippewa Hills, Ludington’s girls team ran away with a Division 2 regional title, while Hart’s girls squad pulled off a regional championship in Division 3. At the same regional, Hart’s boys team finished runner-up.
Individually, Fremont senior Sean Pettis captured first place in the Division 2 regional at Chippewa Hills with a time of 16:16.04, while Hart junior Jessica Jazwinski took top honors in the Division 3 regional at the same site with a time of 17:23.00.
At regional competition, the top three teams and runners for those squads qualify for the state finals. Additionally, the top seven individuals not part of top-three teams at regionals qualify for the state meet.
The state finals are Saturday (Nov. 4) at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Below are state qualifiers from the West Michigan Conference with name, school, grade, and regional time listed:
GIRLS
Division 2
(Remus Chippewa Hills regional)
Annabelle Lowman (Ludington), Fr., 19:08.73
Summer Brower (Ludington), Jr., 19:12.11
Linnea Paige (Fremont), So., 19:51.50
Cami Kraai (Whitehall), Jr., 20:14.38
Merceydez Patton (Oakridge), Sr., 20:49.95
Nadia Grierson (Ludington), Jr., 20:51.24
Christina Theis (Ludington), So., 20:56.74
Autumn Brower (Ludington), Jr., 21:21.57
Mackenzie Kellor (Ludington), Sr., 21:27.41
Allison Brandt (Ludington), Fr., 22:16.82
Division 3
(Allendale regional)
Abbie Wiegers (North Muskegon), Sr., 20:12.60
Lydia Soelberg (Shelby), Fr., 20:21.70
Cammie Erickson (Montague), Sr., 21:16.75
(Chippewa Hills regional)
Jessica Jazwinski (Hart), Jr., 17:23.00
Cecilia Postma (Manistee), Sr., 20:01.05
Lexie Beth Nienhuis (Hart), Jr., 20:42.29
Natalie Rosema (Hart), Fr., 20:58.52
Maylan Sanders (Mason County Central), Fr., 21:33.93
Lauren Pretty (Hart), Jr., 21:49.36
Kenai Kokx (Hart), So., 22:19.73
Harriet Kidder (Hart), Jr., 22:37.75
Lilly Hopkins (Hart), Jr. 22:52.91
BOYS
Division 2
(Chippewa Hills regional)
Sean Pettis (Fremont), Sr., 16:16.04
Stewart Waters (Whitehall), Jr., 16:43.89
Carter Sherman (Fremont), Jr., 16:47.60
Hunter Parsons (Whitehall), So., 17:17.61
Division 3
(Allendale regional)
Evan Atkinson-Miller (North Muskegon), Sr., 17:16.51
Tanner Soelberg (Shelby), Sr., 17:17.20
(Chippewa Hills regional)
Tyler Vanderzanden (Hart), Sr., 17:39.57
Jack O’Donnell (Manistee), Sr., 17:43.03
Max Stitt (Hart), Jr., 17:54.17
Jack Slotman (Hart), So., 17:55.22
Avery Guikema (Hart), Jr., 18:00.46
Aiden Schaner (Hart), Fr., 18:04.77
Ethan Schaner (Hart), Jr., 18:51.14
