BROOKLYN, MI (WTVB) – Two Branch County runners earned All-State honors on Saturday at the M.H.S.A.A. Cross-Country Finals at Michigan International Speedway.
Coldwater’s John Aerts was one of the 30 medal winners in Division II. With his 28th place finish, Aerts earned prestigious All-State honors in his senior year. Aerts ran his carer-best time of 16:17.4 on the M.I.S. course. Myron Lafty was Coldwater’s second state qualifier, and he finished 109th in the field of 267 runners. Lafty ran one of his best times of the season, finishing in 17:11.4. Pinckney senior Caleb Jarema was the D2 individual champion, timed at 15:22; Otsego High School won the men’s D2 team title, scoring only 135 points.
Quincy’s Rhett Reif qualified for the state boys Division Three finals as a individual and finished 13th out of 257 runners in a time of 16:24.88 to earn All-State honors. Reif is the fastest junior 5K runner and the third fastest 5K runner in Quincy history.
After winning a Boys Division Three regional title, Bronson finished 11th out of 28 teams at the finals on Saturday with 325 points. St. Louis won the championship with 104 points. Bronson junior Ashton Wells just missed All-State honors as he was 34th. Aden Hathaway was 54th, Reagan Mayer was 105th, Brayden Ransbottom was 131st and Tanner Norton was 160th.
Bronson’s Sidney Swick was the only girl from Branch County who made it to M.I.S.. She finished 87th in the Division Three girls finals with a time of 20:44.87.
Hillsdale Academy won the boys Division Four championship with Big 8 Conference champion Concord in second. Tyler Bays of Reading was seventh. Marco Barron and Dani VanLente ran for Tekonsha/Marshall Academy co-op in the D-4 finals. Barron was 41st in the boys race. VanLente was 51st in the girls race.
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