Cross country is Livingston County’s strongest fall sport, and that isn’t likely to change any time soon.
A strong crop of freshmen has arrived on the scene, promising to keep county cross country relevant on the state level for years to come.
Six of the 25 fastest boys and eight of the 23 fastest girls in the county are freshmen. It’s not unusual to have freshman girls make an immediate impact in cross country, but the quality of boys is particularly noteworthy.
Pinckney is benefiting from an amazing freshman class that has four runners who have broken 17 minutes and 50 seconds.
Although Brighton doesn’t have the No. 1 runner on either list, the Bulldogs have the county’s deepest teams once again. Seven of the top 10 boys and eight of the top 15 girls are from Brighton.
BOYS
15:40.2, Jack MacGregor, Howell
15:53.5, Cole McCraw, Pinckney
16:32.3, Zach Wyderko, Brighton
16:34.7, Blake Kulesza, Brighton
16:47.3, Roarke MacArthur, Brighton
16:53.3, Josh Keillor-Beale, Brighton
16:54.7, Braden Shiposh, Hartland
16:59.1, Brendan Williams, Brighton
17:02.7, Evan Cummings, Brighton
17:08.0, Ronan MacArthur, Brighton
17:10.7, Lucas Keilen, Hartland
17:13.6, John Rochowiak, Pinckney
17:13.9, Joe Coleman, Hartland
17:15.0, Alex Weller, Howell
17:19.8, Hayden Preister, Hartland
17:21.3, David DeLand, Howell
17:24.8, Alex Hagerty, Pinckney
17:25.8, Lincoln Reed, Pinckney
17:26.5, Landon Shimkus, Charyl Stockwell
17:26.7, Grant Kulesza, Brighton
17:37.3, Nicholas Lewis, Brighton
17:39.8, Matthew McFall, Pinckney
17:40.9, Caleb Maciag, Pinckney
17:42.2, Mitchell Cory, Brighton
17:46.7, Wyatt Jespersen, Pinckney
17:51.5, Hunter Muzik, Brighton
17:51.5, Alex Gallup, Brighton
17:51.9, Nate Sandula, Pinckney
17:53.5, Austin Lebron, Brighton
17:53.7, Levi Dutton, Fowlerville
GIRLS
17:51.1, Jaelyn Ray, Pinckney
18:16.1, Lydia LaMarra, Brighton
18:31.0, Ella Lorenz, Brighton
18:34.7, Elliana Neuer, Hartland
19:11.1, Juliet Lewis, Brighton
19:12.4, Ava Goodman, Hartland
19:14.2, Julia Garcia, Pinckney
19:17.4, Courtney Lince, Brighton
19:41.5, Selena White, Brighton
19:54.5, Sophia Nunnery, Hartland
20:02.5, Taylor Wiegand, Livingston Christian
20:03.6, Brielle Bastionell, Hartland
20:10.9, Ashley Lubowicki, Brighton
20:19.8, Annie Hamilton, Brighton
20:28.8, Reese Cournoyer, Brighton
20:31.2, Olive DiMassa, Howell
20:36.8, Ella Heffner, Charyl Stockwell
20:37.9, Layla Foguth, Hartland
20:39.1, Lila Miller, Hartland
20:39.8, Brooke Wallace, Howell
20:42.8, Gabrielle Desgrange, Hartland
20:47.6, Eastynn Charder, Pinckney
20:49.4, Ruby Hoffmann, Hartland
20:53.3, Anna Halliday, Howell
20:56.2, Morgan Mahoney, Hartland
20:56.6, Maizie Cavanaugh, Brighton
20:59.8, Cayla Marzban, Brighton
21:15.0, Brooklyn Reason, Pinckney
21:23.7, Kenzie Hammond, Hartland
21:27.9, Madeline Samborski, Hartland
Contact Bill Khan at wkhan@gannett.com. Follow him on X @BillKhan
This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Who are the fastest runners in Livingston County so far in 2025?
Reporting by Bill Khan, Livingston Daily / Livingston Daily
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