Freeland Middle School Track and Cross-Country

09/06/2026

MS Cross Country Update for week of 9/7
Announcements:
1.) Our first meet of the season is Wednesday September 9th at Uncle John’s Cider Mill in Saint Johns - 8614 US 127 - Saint Johns 48879
Boys Race: 4:20PM
Girls Race: 4:40PM
Bus departs at 2:15PM, reminder for parents that will be driving their students home from the meet, you must sign them out, sign out sheet will be located in the team tent. If you’re unable to locate it please contact me.

Schedule:
Monday 9/7: Off
Tuesday 9/8: Practice
Wednesday 9/9: Meet in Saint Johns
Thursday 9/10: Practice
Friday 9/11: Practice

Thanks,
Bob (989) 323-9130

08/30/2026

Middle School Cross Country Update
Week of 8/31
Announcements
1.). I’ll be handing out uniforms on Monday at practice.
2.). Pictures will be taken on Tuesday 9/1 at practice, please send your student to school with their uniforms packed, and the forms filled out, packets went home on Thursday.

Schedule
Monday 8/31 - Practice 2:45 - 4:00
Tuesday 9/1 - Practice/Pictures 2:45 - 4:00
Wednesday 9/2 - Practice 2:45 - 4:00
Thursday 9/3 - Practice 2:45 - 4:00

No practice Friday 9/4 or Monday 9/7 for the Labor Day weekend, please encourage your student to run a couple times during the weekend as our first meet is coming up on Wednesday 9/9.
Thanks,
Bob
(989) 323-9130

08/23/2026

Middle School Cross Country Update for the week of 8/24
Announcements
We officially kick off the season this week, practice will run each day from 2:15 - 4:00. We’ll start at the concession stand at the football field.
We’ll have a brief parents meeting on Wednesday after practice starting around 3:50, will discuss the season, meets and transportation and answer any questions.
Sports physicals must be done and loaded in final forms or your student will not be able to practice.
Schedule
Monday 8/24 - Practice 2:15 - 4:00
Tuesday 8/25 - Practice 2:15 -4:00
Wednesday 8/26 - Practice 2:15 - 3:50, with parents meeting at 3:50
Thursday 8/27 - Practice 2:15 - 4:00

Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Bob (989) 323-9130

08/18/2026

Middle School Cross Country update for the week of 8/17

Schedule
Tuesday 8/18 - 5:45-6:30 Optional Conditioning. Meet at concession stand at Football Field
Wednesday 8/19 - 4:45-5:30 Same as above
Thursday 8/20 - 5:45-6:30 Same as above

Announcements
If you’re interested in any gear I’ve included the links below. Please note the dates the orders must be in, as they’re different for each. Next week we begin practice, it runs from 2:45-4:00 each day. Students must have their sports physicals complete and loaded in final forms, they will not be able to practice if that’s not complete.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Bob (989) 323-9130

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07/31/2026

I hope everyone has been having a great summer, I wanted to provide a quick update on our upcoming Middle School Cross Country season.
Official practice starts the first day of school Monday August 24, and will run from 2:45 -
4:00 each day. We’ll gather near the concession stand at the football field. Sports physicals will need to be completed prior and uploaded or the student will not be allowed to practice.

We’ll be holding optional conditioning sessions the following days, where we will focus on a warmup and a light run.
Tuesday August 11 5:45 - 6:30
Thursday August 13 5:45 - 6:30
Tuesday August 18 5:45 - 6:30
Wednesday August 19 4:45 - 5:30
Thursday August 20 5:45 - 6:30
Meet at the concession stand at the football field.

If anyone needs to contact me throughout the season here is my contact information.
[email protected]
989-323-9130
Thanks,
Bob

05/31/2026

The Regional Track Meet was completed on Friday, we had strong performances from the entire team.
Overall Winners
Large School Boys Shot Put - Pearson Myers - 41’ 6.5”
Large School Girls 55M Hurdle - Allison Jurek - 9.70
Large School Girls 4x400 Relay - Julia Kowalski, Adalyn Rorabacher, Lily Deshone, Kennedi Jaremba - 4:30:10

Megastar Qualification and Large School Overall
Emily Klopf - Pole Vault - 7’

In addition to the above we had a number of medal winners, a big congratulations to the entire team!

05/31/2026

Middle School Track and Field update for the week of June 1.
We have reached the end of the season, we have two practices left prior to the megastar meet on Thursday. Those athletes that are participating have been notified. We are having our end of season get together on Wednesday after school in the middle school cafeteria. We will have pizza and celebrate the success of the season. We’re asking all athletes that participated during the season to join us.

Monday - Practice

Tuesday - Practice

Wednesday - End of Year Celebration

Thursday - Megastar Meet in Shepherd. Students will be dismissed early and the bus departs at 12:15. Shepherd High School 321 S. Fourth Street. 2:00 Field Events and 2:45 Running Events start.

Reminder - Please have your students return their uniforms to the High School Office. Thanks.

05/26/2026

The MS Track and Field team had a strong showing at the County Championships last Thursday with the boys finishing 3rd of 15 schools and the girls 2nd of 12.
In addition to the strong team performance we had a number of individual medal and overall event winners.
Our overall event winners:
Carter Minnis - 800M
Brayten Mack - 200M Hurdles
Pearson Myers - Shot Put
Julia Kowalski - 800M
Brianna Ryan - 3200M
Allison Jurek - 55M and 200M Hurdles
Kennedi Jaremba, Allison Jurek, Lily Deshone, Adalyn Rorabacher - 4x200 Relay
Julia Kowalski, Adalyn Rorabacher, Lily Deshone, Kennedi Jaremba - 4x400 Relay

Congratulations to the entire team, their hard work continues to show in the exceptional performances.

05/26/2026

Middle School Track and Field update for the week of May 25th
Tuesday - Practice

Wednesday - Practice

Thursday - Practice

Friday - MHSAA MS Regionals at White Pine Middle School - Saginaw. Pole Vault will start at 12:30 at Heritage High School. Those athletes will be dismissed early and be transported by bus for the event. Field events will begin at 3:00 at White Pine with running starting at 4:00. The remainder of athletes will be dismissed early and transported to White Pine. We are limited to two athletes per event and one relay team. We will be notifying the athletes that will be participating starting today at practice.

05/19/2026

The FMS Track and Field team had a strong showing last night after a lengthy delay due to weather. We had multiple medal winners in the meet. I’m going to highlight some personal best performances from last night.
Pearson Myers - 37’11” Shot Put
Caleb Aulds - 35’ Shot Put
Kaden Knopf - 33’5” - Shot Put
Hailey Marenger - 19’6” - Shot Put
Allison Jurek - 32:04 - 200M Hurdles
Carter Minnis - 57:64 - 400M
Kennedi Jaremba - 28:22 - 200M
Julia Kowalski - 5:46 - 1600M

Our next meet is the County Championships on Thursday.