Track Regional Preview.

Written Saturday May 11th at 10:10 AM

Here is the early track regional preview which takes place on Friday and Saturday.

Regional 8 at Rochester

ROCHESTER

ADAMS

STONEY CREEK

AVONDALE

GROVES

BERKLEY

SEAHOLM

BLOOMFIELD HILLS

OAK PARK

ROYAL OAK

SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH

TROY

Birmingham Brother Rice (Boys)

Detroit Renaissance

Detroit University Detroit Jesuit (Boys)

Detroit Mumford (Girls)

 

BOYS: This could be a tight regional between Adams and Oak Park. Detroit University-Detroit Jesuit and Detroit Renaissance could be wildcard teams. Royal Oak could surprise in the distance along with Troy. Groves is another team to watch out for especially in the throws. Adams has a ton of balance coming into this regional and being close to home also helps as well.

GIRLS: This could be a very interesting regional between Oak Park and Rochester. The Falcons are deeper than the Knights but Oak Park has the relays and hurdles to do some damage. Seaholm is a sleeper in the distance as is Royal Oak in the throws. This could be a tense drama between the Knights and the Falcons.

 

Regional 9 at Milford

Milford

LAKE ORION

CLARKSTON

OXFORD

WEST BLOOMFIELD

FARMINGTON

NORTH FARMINGTON

Lapeer

Detroit Catholic Central (Boys)

Walled Lake Central

Walled Lake Northern

Walled Lake Western

Waterford Kettering

Waterford Mott

Lakeland

Farmington Hills Mercy (Girls)

 

BOYS: This could be a very tight regional like last season. Walled Lake Central brings the throws to the mix. Clarkston looks very strong in the mid distance. Novi Detroit Catholic Central and West Bloomfield are proven sprint powerhouses. It will come down very similar to last season, whoever has enough balance will win this regional.

GIRLS: This could be a very tight regional. West Bloomfield and Lake Orion look like they are the teams that could win this regional. Walled Lake Central and Clarkston could also be tough challengers as well. Walled Lake Northern looks to be the wildcard. Overall this should be very tight.

 

Regional 10 at Romeo

Romeo

TROY ATHENS

Chippewa Valley

Fraser

Macomb L’Anse Creuse

Macomb Dakota

Macomb L’Anse Creuse North

New Baltimore Anchor Bay

Port Huron

Port Huron Northern

Sterling Heights

Sterling Heights Stevenson

Utica

Utica Eisenhower

Utica Ford

 

BOYS: This could be a very interesting regional. Chippewa Valley brings the sprints while New Baltimore Anchor Bay and Troy Athens looks to be strong in the distance. Romeo looks to be the wildcard The Tars have the hurdles and someone in the pole vault. If I had to give an advantage in this regional, it would be the Tars but barely.

GIRLS: This regional could go either way. Troy Athens, New Baltmore Anchor Bay, Macomb Dakota, and Romeo are more than capable of winning this regional. Getting points will be very crustal in a regional where this could go either way as mentioned.

 

Regional 18 at Ferndale

FERNDALE

FERNDALE UNIVERSITY

HARPER WOODS

Center Line

Detroit Denby

Birmingham Detroit Country Day

Detroit East English Village Prep

Detroit Henry Ford

Detroit Southeastern

Eastpointe

Chandler Park

Hazel Park

St. Clair Shores South Lake

Lamphere

Warren Fitzgerald

Warren Lincoln

 

BOYS: This regional looks like this will be Birmingham Detroit Country Day's to lose. They are ranked really high in most of the races. Harper Woods and Ferndale could have strong says but both teams don't have the depth to matchup with the Yellow Jackets.

GIRLS: This could be more tighter between Birmingham Detroit Country Day and Ferndale. Ferndale has the edge in sprints while Birmingham Detroit Country Day has the edge in distance. Field events could decide this regional between the Eagles and the Yellow Jackets.

 

Regional 19 at North Branch

North Branch

PONTIAC

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep

Armada

Croswell Lexington

Cranbrook Kingswood

Goodrich

Imlay City

Macomb Lutheran North

Marine City

Marysville

North Branch

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

Brandon

Richmond

St. Clair

Yale

Birmingham Marian (Girls)

BOYS: This could be a very interesting regional between Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Orchard Lake St. Marys, and Marine City. Yale could also steal some points as well but looking at this regional it looks like the Eaglets have a little bit more balance to make some noise.

GIRLS: This regional could be very tight between North Branch, Goodrich, and Yale. All three teams are deep. Goodrich brings the distance, Yale has the field events, while North Branch is strong in the sprints. Relays could decide this regional.