Divine Child Cross Country Teams Place 12th, 13th in State Finals

’s girls and boys cross country teams finished in 12th and 13th place, respectively, in the Division 2 state championship Saturday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, according to the Michigan High School Athletic Association.

Nicholas Soter led the Falcons, finishing with a time of 15:21.9–coming in less than two seconds behind the first-place runner at the meet.

Also running for the Falcons on the boys team were Griffin Miller (16:06.4), Zachary Welker (17:17.2), Michael Brichta (17:32.2), Matthew Mangulabnan (17:37.0), Sean Soter (17:38.0) and John Fenech (17:40.1).

The Lady Falcons, who placed 12 overall, were led by MacKenzie Brewis with a time of 19:25.7. Brewis placed 23rd as an individual.

Lindsey Brewis (19:26.7), Michelle Kerr (19.51.2), Anne Okonowski (20:28.1), Angelica Arriola (21:07.5) and Stephanie Norwood (22:17.8) rounded out the team.

The Divine Child boys and girls cross country teams both , held Oct. 29 at Lake Erie Metro Park in Brownstown.

Coaches, athletic directors and parents can submit results, highlights and photos by emailing jessica.carreras@patch.com or by texting 734-386-6490.