Cross Country Teams Ready for Regionals
The Stockbridge cross country teams have continued to improve throughout the season and are ready for the Division 3 Regionals this week in hopes of qualifying for the state finals in November.
The Panthers hosted the Stockbridge Invitational September 30th and the girl’s finished 11th and the boys 18th at the annual event.
Freshman Emily Satkowiak led the girls with a 35th-place finish in 21:36.9 and Jaylee Chapman was right behind in 37th with a time of 21:42.3.
Ava Vaccaro was 41st in 21:49.7, Andrea Borowy 110st in 25:40.8, and Kaylee McClellan 126th in 31:33.3.
All five girls ran season bests with Satkowiak and McClellan setting PR’s at the race.
Ethan Wright led the boys with a 48th-place finish in 17:50.8 and William Gancer was 50th in 17:50.8.
Finn Coffman finished 89th in 19:11.1, Brady Cole 122nd in 20:41.4, Grant Howlett 125th in 20:43, and Ethan Bradley 136th in 22:01.5.
Gancer, Coffman, Howlett, and Bradley all set PR’s at the race.
Jackson Invite
The girls finished 11th at the Jackson Invitational.
Vaccaro led Stockbridge with a 34th-place finish in 22:28.2.
Chapman was 42nd in 22:43.5 and Satkowiak 51st in 23:02.6. Borowy was 95th in 26:40.1, Gabrielle Heath 116th in 33:27.6, McClellan 118th in 35:21.9, and Ella Hardesty 120th in 38:39.8.
The boys finished 15th at Jackson.
Gancer finished 27th in 17:54 to lead the Panthers.
Wright was 51st in 18:38.7, Coffman 81st in 20:02.1, Howlett 121st in 22:11.3, and Cole 123rd in 22:40.1.
Perry Tri-Meet
The girls finished second at a Perry tri-meet, beating out the Ramblers and finishing behind Williamston.
Satkowiak paced the Panthers with a fourth-place finish in 22:35.5.
Chapman was fifth in 22:47.7 and Vaccaro sixth in 23:16.1. Borowy finished 17th in 27:31.1, McClellan 22nd in 34.24.4, and Hardesty 24th in 39:27.9.
The boys finished behind both Williamston and Perry.
Gancer led the way with a fifth-place finish in 18L52.2 and Wright was eighth in 19:21.5.
Howlett finished 18th in 22:16.3, Bradley 19th in 23:27.6, and Cole 21st in 24:02.2
Hudson Invite
The girls finished seventh at the Hudson Invite.
Satkowiak finished 26th in 22”01.6 to lead the Panthers.
Chapman was 31st in 22:29.5, Vaccaro 36th in 22:45.1, Borowy 82nd in 26:46.2, and Eliana Johnson 87th in 28:38.
The boys would finish 13th at the race.
Gancer led the Panthers with a 22nd-place finish in 17:58.7 and Wright 35th in 18:50.3.
Coffman was 51st in 19:28.3, Howlett 81st in 21:09.6, and Cole 89th in 21:44.1.
Greater Lansing XC Championships
The girls finished 24th out of 30 teams in a race that does not separate teams by school size.
Satkowiak led the team with a 71st-place finish in 22:13, while Chapman was 86th in 22:29.8.
Vaccaro finished 133rd in 23:55.8, Borowy 188th in 26:40, McClellan 211th in 34:27.1, and Hardesty 215th in 37:05.4.
The boys finished 27th out of 32 teams.
Gancer led the Panthers with a 72nd-place finish in 18:22.6 and Wright was 100th in 18:54.8.
Coffman placed 148th in 20:00, Howlett 199th in 22:01.6, and Cole 214th in 23:33.