Kristina Heilman Mackinaw City Junior captain Kristina Heilman set a new Mackinaw City girls cross country school record with a time of 21:09 during a quadrangular meet at the Headlands Trails in Mackinaw City Thursday, October 9.

The daughter of Charlie and Kathy (nee Swanson) Heilman shattered the record by 24 seconds that was held by Ciara McVey (21:33) in 2007.

Heilman's previous best time was 22:14, which was set earlier this season.

Mackinaw City's boys and girls teams dominated the competition, as both teams took first place in their respective divisions.

For the girls, the Comets finished first with 32 points, edging out the Saints with 37 points, followed by Pickford with 76 and Cedarville 81.

In the boys division, the Comets placed first with 21 points, followed by St. Ignace with 41, Cedarville 63, and Pickford 106.

Girls Division - Top 10 runners

Nicole Elmbald, St. Ignace: 19:35

Brandi Kopitz, Pickford: 20:51

Kristina Heilman, Mackinaw City: 21:09

Adam Alexander Mackinaw City Hailee Paquet, Mackinaw City: 22:08

Kristen Olsen, St. Ignace: 22:17

Courtney Wallis, Mackinaw City: 22:22

Emily Windberg, Cedarville: 22:29

Tierney Bell, Mackinaw City: 22:57

Stacy Goldthorpe, St. Ignace: 23:02

Sara Tafelski, St. Ignace: 23:40

Boys Division - Top 10 runners

Brandyn Clemens, Mackinaw City: 17:09

Chris Laninga, Mackinaw City:17:24

Adam Alexander, Mackinaw City: 18:08

Devin Chargo, St. Ignace: 18:14

Luke Alexander, Mackinaw City: 18:17

Patrick Sweeney, St. Ignace: 18:27

Tyler Kanitz, Cedarville: 18:52

Kevin Guillard, St. Ignace: 19:07

Brent Heerspink, Cedarville: 20:08

Justin Campbell, Mackinaw City: 20:10

Nicole Elmbald Earns

Number One Rating in SAC

The Saints' Nicole Elmbald is ranked first in the Straits Area Conference (SAC) in running after the final league meet in Rogers City Tuesday, October 7.

Kevin Guillard St. Ignace The LaSalle High School sophomore totaled four points and defeated Tori Overton of Cheboygan with eight points.

At Tuesday's event, Cheboygan finished first in the girls division, followed by Sault Ste. Marie, Newberry, St. Ignace, Rogers City, Cedarville, Rudyard, Pickford.

In the boys division, Rudyard won the team title, followed by Sault Ste. Marie, Cheboygan, Rogers City, Newberry, Cedarville, St. Ignace, DeTour, and Pickford.

Girls Division

The top 50 area runners from St. Ignace, Cedarville, and Pickford include Brandi Kopitz of Pickford (6th overall), Jessie Duncan of Cedarville (11th), Kristen Olsen of St. Ignace (15th), Callie Smith of Pickford (17th), Sara Tafelski of St. Ignace (27th), Billie McLeod (28th), Emily Windberg (29th), and Erin Currie (30), all of Cedarville, Grace Wheeler of St. Ignace (32nd), Jillian Collins of Cedarville (40th), Megan Arbic of Pickford (41st), and Stacy Goldthorpe of St. Ignace (45th).

Boys Division Cory Gage of Newberry, with four points, edged out Seth Duncan of Cheboygan with six points for top individual performance.

Five St. Ignace girls, (from left) Page Paul, Grace Wheeler, Samantha Radecki, Kayla Gustin, and Ivy Thurston, completed the first leg of the Mackinaw City course Thursday, October 9. Top 50 runners from St. Ignace, DeTour, Cedarville, and Pickford include Teryn Miller of DeTour (4th), Devin Chargo of St. Ignace (12th), Luke Murray of Cedarville (18th), Tyler Anderson of DeTour (20th), Tyler Kanitz of Cedarville (22nd), Kaiden Shiemke of St. Ignace (26th), Clayton Meyers of Cedarville (27th), Paul Morrison of Pickford (36th), Kevin Guillard of St. Ignace (40th), Thomas Worden of DeTour (43rd), Chase Livingston of DeTour (47th), Andrew Jaroche of Cedarville (48th), and Patrick Sweeney of St. Ignace (49th).

- St. Ignace Middle School - Saints' Sarah Cullip Ranked

1st in SAC

Sarah Cullip of St. Ignace is ranked first in the SAC Middle School for running, while Victoria Cusick of Pickford finished 4th, Rachel Hetherington of St. Ignace 5th, Angela Donajkowski of St. Ignace 19th, Olivia Smith of Pickford 23rd, Rebecca LaLonde of St. Ignace 33rd, Alexis Barr of Cedarville 34th, Savannah Seccia of St. Ignace 40th, and Kelley Wright of Cedarville 42nd.

Kaiden Schiemke St. Ignace For the boys division, Andrew Sjogren of St. Ignace is ranked 10th, Kasey Bunker of St. Ignace 13th, Jacob Sjogren of St. Ignace 14th, Camden Ledy of Pickford 15th, Alec Firack of Pickford 16th, Ellis Graham of St. Ignace 24th, Brian Harju of St. Ignace 29th, Devan Harju of St. Ignace 33rd, Devon Livingston of DeTour 34th, Jacob Andrzejak of Pickford 35th, Martin Donajkowski of St. Ignace 40th, and Zack Major of St. Ignace 43rd.

Sarah Tafelski St. Ignace Lewis Steiner St. Ignace