Race Review: Addison Oaks 9/12/21

The second MiSCA race of the year saw the Coyotes take their first-ever victory as an Elementary School team! We had about 60 racers from our team at Addison Oaks (in Leonard, MI) today, enjoying nearly perfect racing conditions featuring overcast skies, temps in the 70s, a nice dry racecourse, good food, and even better racing.

Victorious on the day!

The race was the largest ever put on by MiSCA, with 650 registered junior racers battling for victory, podium places, dignity, and enjoyment. The Addison Oaks course is lightning-fast, with limited climbing (one steady-climb to start the loop and some small punchy rollers throughout), a hard-packed clay trail surface, well-maintained berms, and a few fun features as well. The course is perenially one of the most popular in the MiSCA series, and those who raced it enjoyed the fast track.

As our team has grown, I’ve gotten nervous I’ll miss someone in these writeups! So, if you raced (or your child race) and I don’t list you in the results below, email me right away and I will update the race review post to include their finish. The same goes for pictures: f you’ve got a great picture of your child I want to include it here. wmcoyotesmtb@gmail.com gets to me, and all the other coaches too.

-Coach Miller
Older kids enjoying a post-race lunch in the tents

Podium Finishers

Varsity

  • Madine Whitmer, 3rd, Girls Varsity
  • Anabel Miller, 5th, Girls Varsity

Junior Varsity

  • Gerrit Boer, 2nd, Boys JV 9-10

Advanced Middle School

  • Brevin Martin, 4th, Boys

Novice High School

  • Camille Natter, 2nd, Girls

Advanced Elementary

  • Luke DeWall, 2nd, Boys
  • Reese Drajka, 2nd, Girls
  • Matia Battjes, 3rd, Girls

Upper Elementary

  • Laila Hubbard, 1st, Girls
  • Tristan Hubbard, 1st, Boys
  • Hazel Cherney, 4th, Girls
  • Ava Martin, 5th, Girls

Lower Elementary

  • Grant DeWall, 2nd, Boys
  • Owen Eves, 3rd, Boys

Other Finishers

Varsity

  • Addison Forrester, 6th, Girls Varsity
  • Bryce Natter, 6th, Boys Varsity
  • Luke Zuelke, 10th, Boys Varsity
  • Silas Ondersma, 26th, Boys Varsity
  • Eric Hoffman, 28th, Boys Varsity
  • Jacob Boon, 30th, Boys Varsity

Junior Varsity

  • Bodelle Spearman, 11th, Girls JV
  • Drake Marine, 15th, Boys JV 9-10
  • LJ Nykamp, 18th, Boys JV 9-10
  • Florenc Loewen, 22nd, Boys JV 11-12
  • Owen Tesch, 28th, Boys JV 9-10
  • Levi Minnerick, 35th, Boys JV 9-10
  • Jeremy Blocker, 36th, Boys JV 9-10
  • Tim Knape, 42nd, Boys JV 9-10

Advanced Middle School

  • Emma Cavner, 10th, Girls
  • Marley Marine, 11th, Girls
  • Henry Wert, 18th, Boys

Novice High School

  • Desiree Tuohy, 11th, Girls
  • Henry Mears, 25th, Boys 9

Novice Middle School

  • Brigid Whitmer, 6th, Girls
  • Easton Roberts, 8th, Boys 7
  • Jack Elms, 17th, Boys 8
  • Megan Scheuerle, 20th, Girls

Advanced Elementary

  • Will Hughes, 9th, Boys
  • Kellen Carpenter, 12th, Boys

Upper Elementary

  • Harper Roberts, 12th, Girls
  • Erin Hughes, 13th, Girls
  • Jose-Maria Galvez, 15th, Boys

Lower Elementary

  • James Broughton, 8th, Boys
  • Jordan Deras, 11th, Boys
  • Adreian Blaszczyk, 35th, Boys
  • Isaac Lilly, 42nd, Boys
  • James Cherney, 46th, Boys

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