Lanfear and Ketepa Lead Cross Country Teams at MAC Championships
Posted on 10/22/2022
The boys and girls teams each placed 7th in the Blue Division at the MAC Championship on Saturday at Lake St. Clair Metropark.
Ray Lanfear once again was the top runner for Clawson. He ran a tough race and finished within 10 seconds of of his personal best for the 5k. Caden Jones was the only boy to set a personal record on the course today, but the Clawson team time was 7 minutes faster than it was for the same course at Jamboree #2 on September 27th.
Lovelyn Ketepa earned all-league honors with her performance in the girls race. Lizzie Schneider and Calleigh McMillan each set personal records while finishing 2nd and 3rd for the Trojans. The girls team was on average over 5 minutes faster per runner then they were at Jamboree #2.
The Trojans next race will be the Regional Championship at Huron Meadows Metro Park on Friday.
Clawson Cross Country Starts the Season Hot at Popsicle Invite
Updated on 09/13/2022
With the temperature in the 80s the cross country teams hosted 21 schools at Clawson City Park for their annual Popsicle Invite.
Sophomore Ray Lanfear led the boys team with a 20:41 in his high school cross country debut. Cole Wyckoff ran a personal record of 22:51 for the 5k distance and was more than 7 minutes faster than his time last year at City Park. Fellow sophomore Caden Jones dropped more than 5 minutes off of his previous mark for the Clawson course. Seniors Gabe Stevens and Luke Wilder provided their usual solid performances as the team finished 5 runners in the varsity race. Xander Frink and Scott Roberts ran the 2-mile race for their first ever cross country meet.
In the girls race, Lovelyn Ketepa set the standard for the Trojans, Her hard work in the past year allowed her to drop her time on the Clawson course by more than 9 minutes. Lovelyn is the only returning runner on this Clawson team. Calleigh McMIllan, Elizabeth Schneider, Lucy Thomson, and Charly Werenka all ran good races to start their high school careers.
In the middle school races Elaina McDonald ran a blazing hot 6:55 to win the mile while Taliana Merrit and Aniyah Keith used personal record races to finish in 5th and 6th place overall. Lucy Werner logged many miles this summer and was rewarded with a mile time that was 1:20 faster than her previous best. Mallory Coatta rejoined the distance squad after a successful season running sprints with the track team.
Matthew McClain, Jamison Crottie, and Charles Koehler all opted to race the 2-mile. This is Matthew's last year of middle school, but his first year of cross country. His 13:38 was good enough for a 3rd place finish and portends a good season ahead.
10 middle school boys (Zackary Campbell, Gideon Schneider, Frank Savel. Connor Jones, Finn Mumma, Harrison LeRoy, Owen VanNostrand, Nathan Shepard, Emmet Hanser-Maynard, and Gavin Palmer) made their cross country debut with the 1 mile race. Zack Campbell was the top finisher with a time of 7:49.
The runners will find their next race on September 10th as they journey to Algonac for the Muskrat Invitational.
Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams Finish 7th out of 17 in the MAC Blue Jamboree
Updated on 09/13/2022
Port Huron High School hosted the first MAC Blue Jamboree of the season on Tuesday afternoon. The Trojans of Clawson took 7th place overall in both the boys and girls races.
Cole Wyckoff was the fastest Trojan of the day and went under the 21-minute barrier for the first time in his life. Seniors Gabe Stevens and Luke Wilder were the 2nd and 3rd Trojans to cross the line, each dropping more than a minute from their race times on Saturday in Algonac. Caden Jones, and Xander Frink rounded out the scoring positions for the Clawson squad while Scott Roberts made his 5k debut by taking the 6th spot on the varsity team.
In the girls race Lovelyn Ketepa continued her quick ways and was the first Clawson runner to finish the race. Freshman Lizzie Schneider dropped more than three and a half minutes from her previous best to secure the second spot for Clawson, while Lucy Thomson set a personal record and finished just behind her. Calleigh McMillan went sub-30 for the first time and Charly Werenka took final points position for the Trojans.
The Trojans will find their next race on Belle Isle on September 21st. They will race in the Soter-Crane Invitational.