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Top Moments of 2025: Celebrating a Year of Success
As 2025 wraps up and we finish another incredible year of local athletics, take a moment to look back on the highlights and achievements of the Blue Water Area and how local athletes have shown us what it means to push limits, break barriers, and strive for greatness. We'll be shining the spotlight on the standout performances, record-breaking moments, and inspiring stories from cross country and track and field in our community this year. So, lace up your shoes, get ready
Meran Miles
Dec 31, 202512 min read
Winners Announced for Blue Water Area Cross Country Awards
With close to 1,000 votes cast, the final results are in for the first-ever Blue Water Running Cross Country Awards! You can read more about the athlete/team accomplishments of the winners in each category below. All of the nominees had incredible seasons: thank you for helping to recognize and celebrate our area cross-country athletes, teams, and coaches! FRESHMAN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR First-year runner who made an immediate impact. Qualifications: ran a full season, appeare
Meran Miles
Dec 26, 20255 min read
Voting Now Open for Blue Water Area Cross Country Awards
The nominations are in, and the votes are ready to be cast for the first-ever Blue Water Running Cross Country Awards! After sorting through nominations from athletes, coaches, parents, fans, and community members, the top nominees (high school runners in our coverage area who met the criteria for each category) are described in detail below. Please read the qualifying information and make your picks on the ballot. Voters are limited to one ballot submission, and all votes
Meran Miles
Dec 14, 20259 min read
Recognize the Area’s Best: Nominate Runners for the Blue Water XC Awards
We are kicking off the first-ever Blue Water Running Cross Country Awards, and we value your input in recognizing deserving local high school cross country runners for their accomplishments in 2025! Nominations can be made by athletes, coaches, parents, fans, and community members. You can nominate runners in our coverage area for any or all of the following categories: Rookie of the Year (must be a freshman) Runner of the Year Most Improved Runner Breakthrough Performance
Meran Miles
Dec 7, 20251 min read
XC Postseason Recap: MITCA and NJCAA Results
Cross-country postseason racing continued over the last week and a half, with high school athletes competing in the MITCA Meet of Champions on November 8 at Shepherd High School. Macomb Community College and SC4 women sent their squads to the NJCAA National Championships in Iowa on Nov. 8, with several collegiate runners earning All-American honors.
Meran Miles
Nov 16, 20254 min read
Bowers, Durham, Macri, and Prusakiewicz Earn All-State Honors: XC State Meet Recap
On Saturday, November 1, runners from every Lower Peninsula division across Michigan converged at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Nearly 100 athletes from the Blue Water Area capped off the 2025 cross country season with their performances at the state finals. What it took to be All-State (top 30 finishers): Division 1 Girls : 18:12. Winner: Natasza Dudek, Ann Arbor Pioneer. 16:09*. *Currently the nation’s fastest time. Division 1 Boys : 15:46.2. Winner: Kamar
Meran Miles
Nov 3, 20254 min read
Regional Meets Qualify Local XC Athletes for State, National Competitions
Many local runners punched their tickets to Brooklyn next week for the cross country state meet, as regional qualifying meets took place Friday through Saturday. When a trip to the state finals is on the line, personal bests abound: the majority of the top 30 Blue Water Area cross country times were run at regional competitions: 19/30 for girls, 18/30 for boys. Macomb Community College and St. Clair County Community College also raced in regional meets on Friday at Goodells
Meran Miles
Oct 28, 20257 min read
Focused and Fast: Meet Yale Runner Saige Cole
Saige Cole wins the Marysville Invitational on Oct. 2. Yale sophomore Saige Cole had a successful cross country debut last season, running her PR of 20:05 to place eighth at regionals and earn her first trip to the state meet as a freshman. One of the returning favorites in the league and region this year, she won the Brown City Invitational, the Marysville Invitational, and was BWAC runner-up, leading the Bulldogs to a league title. She was runner-up at the Dave Patterson
Meran Miles
Oct 22, 20254 min read
Beindit, Bowers, Durham, Langolf & Prusakiewicz Earn Race Wins; Marysville Sweeps MAC Blue, St. Clair Girls and Algonac/Yale Boys Capture Invitational Titles
The last pre-regional cross country meets of the season wrapped up this week, with the MAC White/Blue, Catholic High School League, and Thumb Championships holding their competitions, while several other Blue Water Area teams raced at invitationals. Here's a race recap from Friday, Oct. 17, through Saturday, Oct. 18.
Meran Miles
Oct 19, 20255 min read
Albrecht, Walker Win BWAC Races; Yale Bulldogs Sweep Team Titles; Dryden Dominates BTC
The Blue Water Area Conference and the Big Thumb Conference both wrapped up their 2025 cross country league competitions this week: here are the results from both meets for Blue Water Area athletes.
Meran Miles
Oct 16, 20253 min read
Temps and PRs Fall As Championship Season Begins; Eight Local Runners Earn Macomb All-County Honors
With two weeks remaining until regionals, personal best times are dropping with the temperatures, as invitational competition wraps up and all eyes look toward championship season meets. Here is a recap of cross country race results from the Blue Water Area from Oct. 7-11.
Meran Miles
Oct 12, 20258 min read
Cole, Durham Win Marysville Invitational; Prusakiewicz Has Big Week; Extreme Heat Shortens Race Day at Portage
Yale’s Saige Cole and New Haven’s Max Durham both claimed individual victories at the Marysville Invitational on Thursday afternoon, while several local teams opted to travel across the state to the highly competitive Portage Invitational on Saturday, which this year was condensed to account for extremely high temperatures. Here is a recap of the race action for Blue Water Area cross country teams this week, from September 30 to October 4.
Meran Miles
Oct 5, 20258 min read
Sept. 25–27 Race Results Recap: Dell, Kosidlo Named MCCAA Eastern Conference Runners of the Year; MCC Captures Double Conference Title
Macomb County Community College and Saint Clair County Community College wrapped up their conference cross country competition with the Michigan Community College Athletic Association Eastern Conference (MCCAA) finals on Saturday, while high school cross country teams were competing at invitationals from Thursday through the weekend. Here's the race recap from Thursday, Sept. 25, through Saturday, Sept. 27.
Meran Miles
Sep 28, 20256 min read
Albrecht, Durham, Langolf, and VanConant Win League Jamborees; Yale and Marysville Secure Double Team Victories
It was a busy week for league competition around the Blue Water Area, with several local teams and individuals winning their respective conference jamborees or earning All-Conference status. Here's a recap of the results from the Blue Water Area Conference, the Macomb Area Conference Blue and White divisions, and the MAC Red Championships.
Meran Miles
Sep 25, 20255 min read
PRs Abound at Mid-Season Spectacular, James Cleverly Invitational, and North Branch County Press Invite
The majority of Blue Water Area high school cross country teams ran on Friday afternoon at the Brooks Mid-Season Spectacular at Goodells Park, hosted by Yale. Spectacular is the right adjective to describe the results of the meet: out of 258 varsity racers, 36 girls and 54 boys set their PR, which is approximately 35% of the field racing to a personal best. If you include season-best times, 50% of athletes saw a time drop. All varsity athletes raced together but were separa
Meran Miles
Sep 21, 20257 min read
SC4 Scores Double Win as Collegiate and High School Runners Post Big Weekend Performances
High school and collegiate runners from the Blue Water Area were busy competing around the state this weekend, with big invitationals resulting in many personal and season-best times. Here’s a recap of this week’s cross country results.
Meran Miles
Sep 14, 20256 min read
Armada, Yale Win First BWAC Jamboree; PHN Girls Lead MAC White; Marysville Doubles MAC Blue Wins
League competitions were in full swing across the Blue Water Area on Sept. 9, with the first Blue Water Area Conference ( BWAC) jamboree of the season kicking off at Almont High School, and the Macomb Area Conference (MAC) Blue jamboree at Lake St. Clair Metropark. The Armada girls and Yale boys won the first BWAC team duels, while Marysville won both team divisions in their first MAC Blue matchup. Port Huron Northern's girls took five of the top twelve spots on their way
Meran Miles
Sep 11, 20255 min read
Langolf, Macri, and Wessel Win at Algonac Muskrat Classic
Algonac Muskrat Classic The majority of local teams raced at Algonac on Saturday, and with perfect weather conditions on a flat, fast course, there were many PRs: in fact, three out of the four race winners were Blue Water Area athletes.
Meran Miles
Sep 7, 20257 min read
Barkley, Cole, Walker, and Wessel Claim Cross Country Invitational Titles This Week
Blue Water Area cross country athletes claimed several individual wins at invitationals over the last week. Cros-Lex's Madelyn Barkley, Yale's Saige Cole, Algonac's Julian Walker, and MCC's Grace Wessel were four area runners who added meet wins to their resumes as August closes out.
Meran Miles
Aug 30, 20256 min read
Lamplighter, Mike Jackson, Mariner, and Bay City Night Light Invitationals Kick Off Local XC Season
The first invitational meets of the season for area teams kicked off over the last week, beginning with the Lamplighter Invite last weekend and several locally hosted meets during the past several days.
Meran Miles
Aug 24, 20256 min read
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