Fitchett, Schoen excel at finals

TRI-CITY AREA — Dryden junior Aiden Fitchett logged a 17:13.52 time and Capac senior John Schoen registered a 17:28.03 clocking, good for respective showings of 23rd and 34th last Saturday at the Division 4 cross country state finals.

Michigan International Speedway, in Brooklyn, is where the race was contested.

Fitchett registered respective mile splits of 5:28, 11:00.9 and 16:37.5 en route to his finish.

For his performance, Fitchett earned All-State accolades (given to the top-30 finishers).

Schoen posted mile splits of 5:34.5, 11:15.9 and 16:50.5 on the way to his showing.

Wyoming Potter’s House senior Lezawe Osterink paced the 251-runner field with a 15:36.84 clocking.

Wyoming Potter’s House (35 points) took team honors that day. They were followed by Johannesburg-Lewiston (101), Petoskey St. Michael (153), Hillsdale Academy (207), Three Oaks River Valley (214), Whitmore Lake (236), Mason County Eastern (267), Adrian Lenawee Christian (269), Harbor Springs (290), Frankfort (313), Concord (368), Novi Christian Academy (383), Brown City (408), Holland Calvary Christian (412), Pentwater (414), Petersburg Summerfield (414), Kalamazoo Hackett (422), Mayville (445), Royal Oak Shrine (454), Cardinal Mooney (461), Lutheran Westland (467), Ubly (493), Battle Creek St. Philip (537), Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (582), Webberville (613), Breckenridge (621) and Beal City (665).