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

Posted: 11/19/2024

Whitmore Lake's Kaylie Livingston charges toward the finish of Saturday's Lower Peninsula Division 4 championship race.

Performance of the Week: Whitmore Lake's Kaylie Livingston

Posted: 11/8/2024

St. Johns’ Ava Schafer finishes an undefeated season during the final stretch of Saturday’s Division 2 race.

Schafer Finishes Undefeated Season, Goodrich Claims 1st Title Since 2005

Posted: 11/2/2024

Midland Dow’s Victoria Garces eyes the finish as she pushes for what ended up the second-fastest girls time in Finals history at MIS.

Dow's Garces Runs with Legends, Romeo Makes Run at Legendary Team Score

Posted: 11/2/2024

Central Montcalm’s Kyah Hoffman finishes her Division 3 championship run Saturday at Michigan International Speedway.

Central Montcalm's Hoffman Pulls Away, Lansing Catholic Claims Close Race

Posted: 11/2/2024

Whitmore Lake’s Kaylie Livingston approaches the finish during her Division 4 championship race Saturday at Michigan International Speedway.

Livingston Claims 1st Title to Lead Whitmore Lake to Championship Sweep

Posted: 11/2/2024

Otsego’s Emma Hoffman (2411) leads on the way to winning Division 2 race Sept. 28 at the Otsego Invitational.

Preview: Past Champions Setting Up as Storylines Again in Finals Returns

Posted: 11/1/2024

Rochester’s Lucy Cook runs to her fourth Oakland County championship this season.

Cook Running to Complete Historic Rochester Career with Top Finals Finish

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

Runners – including eventual champion Talya Schreiber of Pickford (307) – begin the Division 3 race at the Upper Peninsula Finals on Saturday.

Ewen-Trout Creek Earns 1st Title, Marquette & Hancock Add to Win Streaks

Posted: 10/19/2024

Midland Dow's Victoria Garces leads a pack through a wooded area during a race.

Performance of the Week: Midland Dow's Victoria Garces

Posted: 10/11/2024

Victoria (475) and Emilia Garces (474) pace with the lead pack during a race this season.

Garces Sisters Helping Set Pace as Racers, Leaders for Hopeful Chargers

Posted: 10/2/2024

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

Goodrich’s Kamryn Lauinger pushes through the final stretch to finish 10th at last year’s LPD2 championship race at MIS.

Goodrich Enjoying Every Moment of Pursuing 1st Finals Title since 2005

Posted: 8/23/2024

Grand Rapids Catholic Central's Emily Tomes, left, breaks away from St. Joseph's Gail Vaikutis during the closing stretch of the Division 2 Final.

Grand Rapids Speedsters Dominate Division 2 Girls Cross Country Final

Posted: 11/4/2023

Ann Arbor Pioneer's Rachel Forsyth takes the final paces of her record-setting run Saturday at MIS.

Forsyth Closes Career as Legendary, Romeo Caps Memorable 1st Title Run

Posted: 11/4/2023

Hart’s Jessica Jazwinski closes in on a repeat Division 3 championship Saturday at MIS.

Jazwinski Repeats in Record Fashion, Osterberg Paces Lumen Christi Team Title

Posted: 11/4/2023

Buckley’s Aiden Harrand approaches the finish Saturday on the way to her second-straight Division 4 championship.

Buckley's Harrand Repeats, Livingston Leads Whitmore Lake Run in MIS Debut

Posted: 11/4/2023

Otsego takes off during the start of last season’s Lower Peninsula Division 2 Final, including returning runners Logan Brazee (1310), Megan Germain (1312), Emma Hoffman (1313) and Taylor Mitchell (1315).

Preview: Reigning Champions, Record Chasers Fill Out Loaded Lineup

Posted: 11/2/2023

Runners take off during a race this season.

Be the Referee: Cross Country Interference

Posted: 10/31/2023

Pickford's Talya Schreiber runs during the Division 3 U.P. Final at Farmhouse B & B in Gladstone on Saturday. She won the race.

Sophomore Pair Clinch 1st Finals Titles, Korpi Wins 3rd to Cap Ishpeming Career

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

Rachel Forsyth nears the finish line during the 2021 LPD1 Cross Country Final.

Performance of the Week: Ann Arbor Pioneer's Rachel Forsyth

Posted: 9/1/2023

Buckley runners joke with coach Jolie King, far right, before a training run earlier this month.

BEWARE of Bears: Finals Champ Harrand Pacing Buckley's Team Title Pursuit

Posted: 8/25/2023

Kingston's Gracy Walker (2057) pushes down the stretch during last season's LP Division 4 Final at Michigan International Speedway.

Longterm Investment Paying Off as Kingston Racers Pace Among State's D4 Elite

Posted: 8/16/2023

Blissfield’s June Miller (750) races during a cross country meet last fall.

Blissfield's Miller Set for Senior Success After 3 Junior-Year Finals Trips

Posted: 8/15/2023

NFHS Coaches Association

Kent City's Evers Selected for NFHS National 'Coach of the Year' Honor

Posted: 1/11/2023

Grandville’s Allie Arnsman runs toward the finish at the Lower Peninsula Division 1 Cross Country Final on Nov. 5.

Back from Broken Foot, Grandville's Arnsman Finishes as State's Top Senior

Posted: 11/18/2022

State Champs! Network: 2022 LP Cross Country Finals Highlights

Posted: 11/18/2022

Holland West Ottawa’s Helen Sachs closes in on the finish and her first MHSAA Finals championship.

Sachs Surges from Start to Lead Holland West Ottawa to LPD1 Finals Sweep

Posted: 11/5/2022

East Grand Rapids’ Drew Muller charges toward the finish line during the LPD2 Final.

Past Races Pay Off for EGR's Muller, While Otsego Rises Again as Top Team

Posted: 11/5/2022

Hart’s Jessica Jazwinski pushes toward the finish during Saturday’s LPD3 Final.

Jazwinski Brings Hart Individual Title as St. Francis Moves to Front of Team Pack

Posted: 11/5/2022

Buckley’s Aiden Harrand pushes toward the finish line at MIS on Saturday

Buckley's Harrand, Johannesburg-Lewiston Complete 1st-Time Champions Sweep

Posted: 11/5/2022

From left, Lansing Catholic’s CC Jones (749), Tessa Roe (745) and Hannah Pricco (755) lead the pack during a race.

Lansing Catholic Trio Bringing Pacesetting, Pack-Leading Prowess Back to Finals

Posted: 11/3/2022

Hart's Alyson Enns (255) and Jessica Jazwinski kick toward the finish of last season's Lower Peninsula Division 3 Final at Michigan International Speedway.

Preview: Hart, East Grand Rapids Set to Challenge Records for All-Time Success

Posted: 11/3/2022

Rochester’s Lucy Cook, left, and Macomb Dakota’s Jayden Harberts finished sixth and seventh, respectively, at last season’s LPD1 Final at Michigan International Speedway.

Rochester's Cook, Dakota's Harberts Finding Fastest Strides at Championship Time

Posted: 10/27/2022

Be the Referee

Be the Referee: Cross Country Tie-Breaker

Posted: 10/25/2022

Houghton's freshman Tessa Rautiola (47) and sophomore teammate Lily Ross (48), and Marquette freshman Ella Fure (83) and sophomore Monet Argeropoulos (81) run together during the Division 1 race.

Hancock, Munising Reign Again, While Marquette Wins Matchup of Rivals

Posted: 10/22/2022

Grace Slocum (908) and Traverse City St. Francis teammate Grace Skendzel round a corner during a race this fall.

St. Francis Sophomore Building Up to Possible Multi-Sport Championship Story

Posted: 10/7/2022

Holland West Ottawa's Helen Sachs charges to the lead during a race this fall.

Performance of the Week: Holland West Ottawa's Helen Sachs

Posted: 9/22/2022

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

Ishpeming's Lola Korpi has won one cross country and six track Finals championships.

Title IX at 50: Lola Korpi's Story

Posted: 9/13/2022

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

West Ottawa’s Arianna Olson approaches the finish during last season’s LPD1 Final at Michigan International Speedway.

West Ottawa's Olson Aims to Add XC Title to Growing List of Achievements

Posted: 8/24/2022

Grosse Pointe South track & field

Running Set Life's Stage for Grosse Pointe South's Record-Setting Meier Sisters

Posted: 7/28/2022

Chuck Janke

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

Posted: 1/26/2022