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State Champs! Network: 2024 Lower Peninsula Cross Country Finals Highlights

Posted: 11/19/2024

Freeland’s TJ Hansen pushes to the finish line in the Division 2 race Saturday after looking back to see Marshall’s Jack Bidwell also on the home stretch.

Hansen Goes Distance Again, Allendale Claims 1st Final Since 1999

Posted: 11/2/2024

Northville’s Ethan Powell powers toward the finish as his team’s top placer Saturday at MIS.

Northville Extends Team Title Streak, Jenison's Conner Joins All-Time Elite

Posted: 11/2/2024

Onsted’s Mitchell Hiatt charges toward the finish Saturday at Michigan International Speedway.

Onsted's Hiatt Completes Title Climb, St. Francis Repeats as Team Champ

Posted: 11/2/2024

Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep’s Marek Butkiewicz takes the final strides of his record-setting run Saturday at Michigan International Speedway.

Hackett's Butkiewicz Runs to Record, Hillsdale Academy Runs to Repeat

Posted: 11/2/2024

Several runners, including Grand Rapids Christian’s Simon Triezenberg (514), run the Division 2 race Sept. 28 at the Otsego Invitational.

Preview: MIS Could Play Host to Champions 1st-Time, Repeat and 3-Peat

Posted: 11/1/2024

Mason Sinke runs to his school record-setting 5K time Sept. 7 at the Bear Country Invitational.

Sinke Family Has Bear Lake Primed to Compete for Championships Now, In Future

Posted: 10/25/2024

(Clockwise from top left) The 1998 Lower Peninsula Class D Final begins at Michigan International Speedway. (2) Caro’s Yami Albrecht (542) holds onto the lead ahead of Bridgman’s Brian Njuguna during the 2016 LP Division 3 Final. (3) Eventual runner-up Leah Kiilunen of Calumet (9) leads a pack at the 2012 UP Division 1 race in Munising. (4) Runners begin the 1949 LP Class B Final at Washtenaw Country Club.

Century of School Sports: Cross Country Finals Among MHSAA's Longest-Running

Posted: 10/23/2024

Marquette's Seppi Camilli (227) and Sault Ste. Marie's Gabe Litzner (361) run together during the Division 1 Final on Saturday.

Litzner Sets UP Finals Record, Jeffers Reigns Again & Engadine for 1st Time

Posted: 10/19/2024

At top, Ryan Fisher (15) takes a photo with his Grand Blanc soccer teammates as a sophomore. At bottom, Fisher competes in multiple Cross Country and Track & Field Finals during his high school career.

Flashback 100: Fisher Races to Finals Stardom on Way to U.S. Olympic First

Posted: 10/11/2024

Three Rivers and Vicksburg runners take off at the start of the boys race last week at Indian Lake Nazarene Camp.

Major Goal Accomplished as Three Rivers Racers Continue to Accelerate

Posted: 10/8/2024

Longtime coach Don Lukens, far left, is pictured during the 2015 LP Cross Country Finals with past Traverse City Central runner John Steen (center) and Trojans coach Bob Lober, with Jane and Jack Steen standings in front. Jane and Jack Steen are current Traverse City Central runners.

Longtime Coach Lukens Remembered for Building Champions, Changing Lives

Posted: 9/27/2024

Freeland's TJ Hansen surges toward the finish of this season's Spartan Invitational Elite race.

Performance of the Week: Freeland's TJ Hansen

Posted: 9/19/2024

Crystal Falls Forest Park’s Max Mainville crosses a road during his school’s inaugural invitational Sept. 4.

Challenging Courses, Modified Scoring & Evening Start Highlight UP Race Debuts

Posted: 9/17/2024

Newberry's Samantha Taylor (321) and Abby Taylor (320) lead the beginning of the Wildcat Invite last month at Northern Michigan University, with Samantha eventually finishing first and Abby third.

Be the Referee: Cross Country Uniforms

Posted: 9/10/2024

Sault Ste. Marie's Gabe Litzner runs part of a cross country race through a wooded area.

Performance of the Week: Sault Ste. Marie's Gabe Litzner

Posted: 9/6/2024

At left, Maverick Darling crosses the finish line during a race as an Ovid-Elsie senior in 2007; at right Darling poses with fiancé Danielle.

Ovid-Elsie Running Legend Darling Seeking to 'Win the Day' on Trading Floor

Posted: 8/13/2024

Freeland's TJ Hansen approaches the finish of his record run Saturday at MIS.

Freeland's Hansen Smashes Longstanding Record, FHE Claims 1st Finals Victory

Posted: 11/4/2023

Grand Haven's Seth Norder closes the MHSAA Finals with a Division 1 win Saturday.

Norder Leaves No Doubt with 1st Finals Win, Northville Breaks Away for Repeat

Posted: 11/4/2023

Pewamo-Westphalia’s Collin Farmer approaches the finish on the way to winning the Division 3 championship Saturday at MIS.

P-W's Farmer, Traverse City St. Francis Finish Championship Climbs

Posted: 11/4/2023

Cardinal Mooney’s Tyler Lenn leads through the stretch of the Division 4 Final on Saturday at MIS.

Cardinal Mooney's Lenn, Hillsdale Academy Run to Division 4 Championships

Posted: 11/4/2023

Northville’s Ethan Powell (111) leads a pack toward the finish of last season’s Lower Peninsula Division 1 Final at Michigan International Speedway.

Preview: MIS Set to Host Next Wave of Boys Cross Country Champions

Posted: 11/3/2023

Runners take off during a race this season.

Be the Referee: Cross Country Interference

Posted: 10/31/2023

Sault Ste. Marie's Gabe Litzner (119) leads the pack at the start of the Division 1 U.P. Final at Farmhouse B & B in Gladstone on Saturday. (Middle) Jeffers' Landon Larson rounds a corner on his way to a win in Division 2.

Marquette Boys Win 5th-Straight Finals, Jeffers & Dollar Bay Run Title Streaks to 3

Posted: 10/21/2023

Marquette's Ella Fure (526), Monet Argeropoulos (514) and Abby Harma (527) make up part of an early pack during the Wildcat Invitational.

Marquette Carrying Confidence Into Finals After Downstate, Out-of-State Successes

Posted: 10/20/2023

Grand Haven's Seth Norder charges toward the finish.

Performance of the Week: Grand Haven's Seth Norder

Posted: 10/13/2023

Niles’ Aiden Krueger crosses the finish line after winning his race during a home meet this season against Edwardsburg.

Speedy & Skilled, Krueger Again Boosting Niles' Cross Country, Tennis Teams

Posted: 10/3/2023

Freeland's TJ Hansen leads a pack during last season's LPD2 Final at Michigan International Speedway.

Freeland's Hansen Not Focused on Joining All-Time Greats - But On His Way

Posted: 9/29/2023

State Champs! Network: 2022 LP Cross Country Finals Highlights

Posted: 11/18/2022

Grand Rapids’ Benne Anderson, left, and Grand Haven’s Seth Norder sprint the stretch of the LPD1 boys championship race.

Rivals Deliver Another Classic Finish as Northville Finishes 1st as Team for 1st Time

Posted: 11/5/2022

Chelsea’s Connell Alford travels the final paces of his LPD2 championship run Saturday.

East Grand Rapids, Chelsea's Alford Take Next Steps as 1st-Time Finals Winners

Posted: 11/5/2022

Benzie Central’s Hunter Jones throws up the customary four fingers to symbolize his four championships as he crosses the line at MIS on Saturday.

Benzie's Jones Caps Legendary Career with 4th Title, Hart Makes History with 1st

Posted: 11/5/2022

Wyoming Potter’s House Christian’s Lezawe Osterink crosses the finish line first in the LPD4 Final on Saturday at MIS.

Potter's House Sweeps Top 3 Places, LPD4 Team & Individual Titles

Posted: 11/5/2022

Benzie Central’s Hunter Jones leads the pack during a race this fall.

Benzie's 'Once-In-A-Lifetime' Champ Running Once More to Make History

Posted: 11/4/2022

Anchor Bay's Justin Westphal runs at the Shepherd Bluejay Invitational.

Performance of the Week: Anchor Bay's Thomas Westphal

Posted: 11/3/2022

Grand Haven’s Seth Norder, left, and Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills’ Benne Jackson enter the final stretch during last season’s LPD1 Final.

Preview: Benzie's Jones, Team Favorites Among Several Chasing History

Posted: 11/2/2022

Be the Referee

Be the Referee: Cross Country Tie-Breaker

Posted: 10/25/2022

Gladstone's Drew Hughes (27), Marquette's Carson VanderSchaaf (78), Gladstone's Aaron Hughes (26), Sault Ste. Marie's Gabe Litzner (117) and Cody Aldridge (112), and Negaunee's Judge Anderson (98) lead the start of Saturday’s Upper Peninsula Division 1 Final.

Marquette, Jeffers Repeat While Stephenson Earns 1st Title Since 2012

Posted: 10/22/2022

Linden’s Kyle Eberhard, left, runs with a pack during the Shepherd Blue Jay Invitational on Oct. 1.

Eberhard Surpasses Personal Goals, Becomes Linden XC Standard Setter

Posted: 10/20/2022

Powers North Central’s Jesse Sampson (283) runs during last season’s UPD3 Cross Country Finals.

Neighbors North Central, Bark River-Harris Teaming Up in Cross Country

Posted: 9/21/2022

The Painesdale Jeffers boys cross country team shows off its hardware after winning its invitational at the Kilpela farm Aug. 31.

Kilpela Farm Provides 'Perfect' Setting for 20 years of Jeffers Invitationals

Posted: 9/9/2022

Yale cross country

Yale Begins New Era with Loads of Experience, High Expectations

Posted: 8/17/2022

Chuck Janke

Jackson's Janke Recalled as 'Larger than Life,' Always Willing to Help

Posted: 1/26/2022

MHSAA Cross Country Finals

Cross Country Builds Century-Long Run of Starts & Finishes

Posted: 12/30/2021

Michigan International Speedway

MHSAA Vault: MIS Rose to Challenges to Host 2020 LP Finals

Posted: 11/12/2021

Pinckney cross country

Pinckney's Jarema, Otsego Celebrate 1st Finals Victories

Posted: 11/6/2021

Hartland cross country

Hartland Ace Makes More History, Brighton Back to Front of Pack

Posted: 11/6/2021

Benzie Central cross country

Benzie's Jones Continues Legendary Chase, St. Louis Extends Reign

Posted: 11/6/2021