Get an overview on Greater Lansing's high school boys cross country teams

Here is an overview of the boys cross country teams in Greater Lansing.

CAAC BLUE

▶ Coaches' predictions: 1. Okemos, 2. Grand Ledge, 3. East Lansing, 4. DeWitt, 5. Holt, 6. Waverly, 7. Everett

▶ Top runners: Michael Cyrul, East Lansing; Nolan Inglis, DeWitt; Eden Lampi, East Lansing; Ian Morgan, Grand Ledge

DEWITT

▶ Top runners: Nolan Inglis (jr.), Brennan McKone (sr.), Jackson Walthorn (jr.), Joshua Carpenter (so.), Ian Goodrich (jr.), Will Chelotti (fr.), Braylon Lenneman (so.), Mason Raborn (fr.), Timothy Austin (so.), Ashton Argo (sr.)

▶ Outlook: Inglis was one of the top runners in the CAAC Blue last season and just fell short of earning all-state honors in Division 2. He leads the talent returning for DeWitt.

EAST LANSING

▶ Last season: 1st

▶ Coach: Brad Baryo (2nd season)

▶ Top returners: Eden Lampi (sr.), Michael Cyrul (sr.), Sam Donnellan (sr.)

▶ Other contributors: Henry Peck (so.), Jackson Gast (so.), Everett Millhouse (fr.), Kai Martin (sr.)

▶ Outlook: Despite losing four seniors from last season, the Trojans return three first team all-conference runners who will help in their quest to contend for a CAAC Blue title.

EVERETT

▶ Coach: Benton Billings (6th season)

▶ Top returners: Jackson Sinicropi (sr.), Help Djuma (sr.), Jibruel Al-Shinnawi (jr.), Nolan Prevo (jr.) Vincent Arnold (so.)

▶ Other contributors: Maison Hurshman (sr.), Felix Spitz (fr.)

▶ Outlook: Sinicropi and Djuma look to lead a young roster to help the Vikings compete in the CAAC Blue.

GRAND LEDGE

▶ Top runners: Benjamin Rottier (so.), Elijah Hutchinson (jr.), Alex McKennon (so.), Nolan Lounds (fr.), Rylan Latchaw (fr.), Ian Hinkle (sr.) Alexander Schafer (sr.), Joshua Miller (sr.),

HOLT

▶ Top runners: Landon Jayaraman (jr.), Nathaniel Kilgore (sr.), Trevon Johnson (fr.), Ethan Kilgore (so.), Zachary Nunn (jr.), Aiden Giancotti (fr.)

OKEMOS

▶ Last season: 2nd

▶ Coach: Brian Harrod (14th season)

▶ Top returners: Ian Morgan (so.), Nathan Wilkinson (jr.), Gurshaan Sidhu (sr.), Nathan Beemer (jr.), Andrew Fugazzi (jr.), Gurmaan Sidhu (sr.), Malcolm Cesario (so.), Bobby Wilson (jr.), Connor Fochtman (so.)

▶ Other contributors: Simon Schutt (fr.), Morgan Moy (so.), Ian Bozung (fr.), Evan Gillahan (so.)

▶ Outlook: The Wolves bring back six of their top seven runners from last year to help them compete for a CAAC Blue title.

WAVERLY

▶ Top runners: Thaddeus Overley (fr.), Israel Lopez (sr.), Matthias Overley (jr.), Ray Hall (sr.), Jordan Serna (sr.)

CAAC RED

▶ Coaches' predictions: T-1. St. Johns, T-1. Mason, 3. Haslett, 4. Williamston, 5. Fowlerville, 6. Eastern

▶ Top runners: Nate Carmody, Haslett; Alex Doneth, Mason; Dylan Lydic, Haslett; Isaac Staib, St. Johns

EASTERN

▶ Coach: Kathryn Lynch (11th season)

▶ Top returners: Gabi Martinez (jr.), Roman Cardenas (jr.)

▶ Other contributor: Gisty Iradukunda (fr.)

▶ Outlook: Lynch believes the Quakers have the potential to be competitive. Cardenas is a third-year varsity runner and Martinez is in his second season.

FOWLERVILLE

▶ Top runners: Lucas Moore (jr.), Nathan Szilagyi (jr.), Carter Banfield (so.), Zachary Rinehart (so.), Lucas St. Martin (so.)

HASLETT

▶ Coach: Michael Homan

▶ Top returners: Nate Carmody (sr.), Dylan Lydic (jr.), Jack Wechil (sr.), Ian Clawson (sr.)

▶ Other contributors: Gideon Kwilinaki (so.), Ryan Frantz (fr.), Sawyer Zeman (fr.)

▶ Outlook: Carmody placed 23rd at the state finals last season and Lydic also was a state qualifier to lead the talent back for the Vikings.

MASON

▶ Top returners: Alex Doneth (jr.), Conner McCormick (jr.), Blake Mathews (sr.), Jackson Cargill (jr.), Dalton Dunn (sr.)

▶ Other contributor: Ethan Harvey (fr.)

▶ Outlook: Doneth, an all-league runner who was a state qualifier last season, is among the top individuals returning for the Bulldogs.

ST. JOHNS

▶ Coach: Bob Sackrider

▶ Top returners: Isaac Staib (sr.), Matthew Schrauben (sr.), Xander Maliska (sr.), Reagan Ward (so.)

▶ Other contributors: Cullen Black (sr.), Nicolas Hiner (so.), Cervantes Woodworth (sr.)

▶ Outlook: Staib qualified for the Division 2 state finals last season and is among the Redwings’ top returning runners.

WILLIAMSTON

▶ Last season: 3rd

▶ Coach: Kevin Rathbun (15th season)

▶ Top returners: Daniel Wilson (sr.), Brett Palmer (so.), Raymond Herek (so.), Hunter Wibert (jr.), Colin Zaremski (so.), Hayden Rogers (so.)

▶ Other contributors: Adam Weston (fr.), Aidan Fredericks (fr.), Landon Pershell (so.)

▶ Outlook: Wilson and Wibert will lead a younger roster of Hornets as they look to compete for a CAAC Red title.

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CAAC WHITE

▶ Coaches' predictions: 1. Olivet, 2. Eaton Rapids, T-3. Ionia, T-3. Lansing Catholic, T-5. Charlotte, T-5. Portland, 7. Lakewood, 8. Sexton

▶ Top runners: Lucas Hopkins, Olivet; Jacob Montgomery, Ionia

CHARLOTTE

▶ Top runners: Braylen Eaton (jr.), Grant Conley (so.), Brenden Slanker (jr.), Phoenix Lawton (so.), Daniel Rodriguez (jr.)

EATON RAPIDS

▶ Top runners: Jack Huntington (jr.), Drew Holevac (jr.), Carter Buckingham (jr.), William Ribby (sr.), Noah Worden (jr.), Danny O’Brien (jr.), Brandon Huntington (jr.), Brody Collins (sr.), Duncan Holevac (fr.)

IONIA

▶ Last season: 1st

▶ Coach: Brianna Wiles (1st season)

▶ Top returners: Jacob Montgomery (sr.), Ellis Yokom (sr.), Tyson Evans (sr.)

▶ Outlook: Three All-League runners return to help lead a younger roster and help them look for another CAAC White title.

LAKEWOOD

▶ Top runners: Riley Johnson (jr.), Kaden Rohrbacher (fr.), Hudson Goethals (jr.), Vincent Risk (so.), Bryce Schelter (so.)

LANSING CATHOLIC

▶ Last season: 3rd

▶ Coach: Tim Simpson (24th season)

▶ Top returners: Lucas Gates (so.), Elijah Nevins (sr.), Blaise Demko (so.), Hayden Richey (so.)

▶ Other contributors: Finn Korte (fr.), Hayden Selesky (fr.), Teo Krumm (fr.), Jackson Canfora (fr.), Everett Beach (fr.)

▶ Outlook: The Cougars will field a young roster, but Gates returns as an all-league runner to help lead the way.

OLIVET

▶ Top runners: Lucas Hopkins (sr.), Conner Fountain (sr.), Daniel Dryer (sr.), Evan Schaefer (so.), Landen Gessner (fr.), Max McDowell (so.), Paul DeVito (jr.)

▶ Outlook: Hopkins, who was the runner-up at the GLAC championships last season and was a state qualifier, is among the Eagles' top returners.

PORTLAND

▶ Top runners: Matthew Seavey (sr.), Owen Moore (so.), Andrew Feldpausch (so.), Devin Spitzley (sr.), Tanner McNair (so.)

SEXTON

▶ Coach: Shelia Nash (10th season)

▶ Top returners: Khatir Yacoub (jr.), Philipo Maniriho (jr.), Yassin Komi (jr.), Abdallah Komi (jr.), Jerry Trainor (jr.)

▶ Other contributors: Caled Mauldin (sr.), Decorion Mason (fr.), Eliyah Devaney (fr.)

▶ Outlook: Several returning juniors will look to lead the J-Dubbs as they aim to compete in the CAAC White.

CMAC

BATH

▶ Top runners: River Fox (fr.), Carter Holmes (sr.), Luke Skidmore (jr.), Andrew Koenigsknecht (sr.), Madden Starkweather (so.)

DANSVILLE

▶ Top runners: Theodore Davis (jr.), Ethan Root (jr.), Calvin vanHartesvelt (sr.), Gavin Vidito (sr.), Everett Dysinger (jr.), Ayden Mayr (fr.)

▶ Outlook: Davis has been a top-10 finisher at the state finals the past two seasons and leads the talent back for the Aggies.

FOWLER

▶ Coach: Brett Schafer (9th season)

▶ Top returners: Trevor Feldpausch (sr.), Quinten Smith (so.)

▶ Other contributors: Landen Miller (fr.), Carter Thelen (fr.), Ben Keebaugh (Fr.), Jack Beemer (fr.)

▶ Outlook: The Eagles have a young team and look to build their program back this fall.

LAINGSBURG

▶ Top runners: Noah Devereaux (so.), Felix Ramirez (jr.), Logan Robinson (so.), James Foltz (so.), Lucas Shastal (jr.), Cade Fuller (sr.)

LANSING CHRISTIAN

▶ Top runners: Ben Young (so.), Matias Greve (so.), Noah Adcock (so.), Noah Kuepfer (sr.), Luke Meyer (fr.), Landon Baar (jr.)

PERRY

▶ Top runners: Tyler Rockafellow (fr.), Elliott Mergos (sr.), Will Loos (jr.), Eric Fisher Jr. (jr.)

PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA

▶ Top runners: Collin Farmer (sr.), Allan George (jr.), Wyatt Werner (fr.), John Kowatch (fr.), Nolan Mitchell (fr.)

▶ Outlook: Farmer has been all-state in Division 3 the last two seasons for the Pirates and leads their returners.

PORTLAND ST. PATRICK

▶ Coach: Dan Lawless

▶ Top returners: TJ Chamberlain (so.), Isaac FoxElater (so.)

▶ Other contributors: Francis Austen (fr.), Levi Knoop (8th)

▶ Outlook: The Shamrocks have just four runners and are focused on lower times and getting as many runners as possible to the Division 4 state finals.

POTTERVILLE

▶ Top runners: Aaron Crittenden (jr.), Tyler Langfeldt (so.), Aaron VanCleve (fr.), Finnegan Sweeney (sr.)

SARANAC

▶ Top runners: Nathan Day (sr.), Hunter Helminski (sr.), Elijah Lauer (jr.), Brady Thomas (sr.), Harrison VanKuiken (sr.), Bryan Gregory (so.), Tait Anible (jr.)

OTHERS

ASHLEY

▶ Coach: Hannah Williams (5th season)

▶ Top returners: Trevor Dolloff (fr.)

▶ Other contributors: Weston Lepard (7th)

▶ Outlook: A young Bears roster will look to improve as they head into a new season.

CARSON CITY-CRYSTAL

▶ Coach: Grant Woodman (12th season)

▶ Top returners: Kristian Coon, Carter Clark, Cole Halfman (sr.), Hayden Jason

▶ Other contributor: Zayden Buskirk (fr.)

▶ Outlook: The Eagles are young and inexperienced but hope to get as many runners as possible to the state meet and contend in the CMAC. Coon was a state qualifier last season.

LESLIE

▶ Last season: 1st

▶ Coach: Ron Beegle (8th season)

▶ Top returners: Jose Domeco (jr.), Grayson Weber (so.), Ryan Isham (jr.), Logan Hile (sr.)

▶ Other contributors: Kenneth Mangles (fr.), Cooper Schmelter (fr.), Matthew Killeen (fr.)

▶ Outlook: The Blackhawks will look to compete for a league title in their initial season in the Cascades Conference. Domeco and Weber both return as All-GLAC runners.

MAPLE VALLEY

▶ Last season: 7th GLAC

▶ Coach: Tiffany Blakely (10th season)

▶ Top returners: Robert Laws (sr.), James Penny (sr.)

▶ Other contributors: Quincy Page (fr.), Brayden Joseph (fr.)

▶ Outlook: Laws and Penny are second-year varsity runners and lead the Lions as they transition to the Big 8.

OVID-ELSIE

▶ Last season: 3rd MMAC

▶ Coach: Brian Powell (1st season)

▶ Top returners: Clay Powell (jr.), James Kelly (jr.), JD Miller (so.)

▶ Other contributor: Travis Wright (fr.)

▶ Outlook: Powell earned first team all-league honors, while Kelly and Miller were honorable mention selections for the Marauders. Wright has shown potential for Ovid-Elsie, which expects to be in the mix in the MMAC.

This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing high school boys cross country overview