Marquette’s Lucas Ballard and Newberry’s Abby Taylor named Runners of the Year
UP Cross Country Coaches Association (UPCCCA) Awards – 2026
Boys – All-State Honors
Division 1
1. Lucas Ballard – Marquette
2. Vasu Esplin – Marquette
3. William Lindsay – Marquette
4. Chase Aldridge – Sault Ste. Marie
5. Garrett Crimmins – Marquette
6. Tyler Rule – Houghton
7. Calvin Carlson – Ishpeming Westwood
8. Lake Skytta – Marquette
9. Brandon Van Karsen – Houghton
10. Bradley Klann – Menominee
11. Charles Cameron – Gladstone
12. Cole Ceane – Houghton
13. Welly Fillmore – Marquette
14. Jayden Seekie – Marquette
15. Cavan Mulligan – Kingsford
Division 2
1. Kemper Gearhart – Ishpeming
2. Eli Folkersma – Rudyard
3. Blake Lakosky – Munising
4. Darren Johnson – Brimley
5. Branson Anderson – Painesdale-Jeffers
6. Liam Kinnunen – Painesdale-Jeffers
7. Evan Kelto – Munising
8. Jack LaLone – Rudyard
9. Zaine Nichols – Rudyard
10. Noah Randell – Painesdale-Jeffers
11. Orin Shalom – Munising
12. Nolan Dolaskie – Munising
13. Oliver Dankert – Rudyard
14. Dylan Krause – Munising
15. Liam Hoolsema – Rudyard
Division 3
1. Ethan Snyder – Cedarville
2. Nate Stielstra – Engadine
3. Liam Bohn – Cedarville
4. Jacob Mitchell – Pickford
5. Wyatt Huhn – St. Ignace
6. Ashdeyn Gerow – Rock-Mid Peninsula
7. Eli Stiglitz – Rock-Mid Peninsula
8. Owen Truitt – Rapid River
9. Jaxon Klyk – Eben Junction Superior Central
10. Ezra Asher – St. Ignace
11. Reuben Rasner – Crystal Falls Forest Park
12. Jae Poma – Rapid River
13. Trenton Cairns – Stephenson
14. Jon Denkins – Rapid River
15. Dietrich Rasner – Crystal Falls Forest Park
Boys – All-UP Honors
Division 1
16. Easton Hills – Sault Ste. Marie
17. David Marone – Sault Ste. Marie
18. Charlie Blair – Gladstone
19. Kingston Berube – Escanaba
20. Tyler Rautiola – Negaunee
21. Ian Southwell – Sault Ste. Marie
22. Nicholas Moulds – Gladstone
23. Drew Burtt – Sault Ste. Marie
24. Caleb Christesen – Ishpeming Westwood
25. Conor Smith – Kingsford
Division 2
16. Jason Parmelee – Hancock
17. Tage Rajala – Painesdale-Jeffers
18. John Green – Gwinn
19. Bryce Mitchell – Rudyard
20. Evan Heltunen – Painesdale-Jeffers
21. Axel Hollenbeck – Gogebic (WM/B)
22. Ben Dryke – Munising
23. Brexton Kinnunen – Painesdale-Jeffers
24. Matthew Lupino – Ironwood
25. Kaden McGuire – Brimley
Division 3
16. Rush Hinnen – Cedarville
17. Eddie Franckowiak – Engadine
18. Kaydan Davidson – L’Anse
19. Landon Pivatto – Stephenson
20. Niko Reed – Dollar Bay
21. Blake Heyboer – Pickford
22. Aiden Gould – St. Ignace
23. Brody Denkins – Rapid River
24. Easton Woodry – Ewen-Trout Creek
25. Cason Brunngraeber – Rock-Mid Peninsula
Girls – All-State Honors
Division 1
1. Charlotte Jones – Marquette
2. Maria Murvich – Kingsford
3. Julia Plaxco – Negaunee
4. Holly Cooke – Houghton
5. Asia Jones – Sault Ste. Marie
6. Emma Ziegler – Marquette
7. Emma Jukuri – Houghton
8. Norah Woodruff – Houghton
9. Ava Cantway – Marquette
10. Winley Brandt – Menominee
11. Brooke Hoppe – Houghton
12. Keira Waterman – Negaunee
13. Amira Perrier – Marquette
14. Isabeau Woodard – Sault Ste. Marie
15. Cora Goulet – Sault Ste. Marie
Division 2
1. Abby Taylor – Newberry
2. Molly McNamara – Newberry
3. Emma Conklin – Munising
4. Siri Jacobson – Gogebic (WM/B)
5. Sophie Mahoski – Ishpeming
6. Alena Pietila – Hancock
7. Addie Bowerman – Munising
8. Ashlyn Mitchell – Rudyard
9. Melissa Kirschner – Rudyard
10. Colleen Rice – Rudyard
11. Remi Coponen – Painesdale-Jeffers
12. Sophia Johnson – Painesdale-Jeffers
13. Karissa Rautiola – Painesdale-Jeffers
14. Edon Kidd – Munising
15. Maya Weiss – Munising
Division 3
1. Edye Burdett – Eben Junction Superior Central
2. Bree Besonen – Ewen-Trout Creek
3. Ellie Zaupa – Crystal Falls Forest Park
4. Evonna LaCosse – Rapid River
5. Lily Halkola – Dollar Bay
6. Sarah Chapman – Engadine
7. Lily Froese – L’Anse
8. Sylvia Aho – Chassell
9. Kwynn Voskuhl – L’Anse
10. Princess Pierre – L’Anse
11. Julia Poma – Rapid River
12. Vivian Norden – Rock-Mid Peninsula
13. Tessa Thor – L’Anse
14. Kendra Pederson – Eben Junction Superior Central
15. Paget Hinnen – Cedarville
Girls – All-UP Honors
Division 1
16. Isabelle McCord – Sault Ste. Marie
17. Regan Sporte – Sault Ste. Marie
18. Eliza Sicotte – Negaunee
19. Joselyn Mills – Gladstone
20. Clara Niebuhr – Sault Ste. Marie
21. Eryn Veverka – Marquette
22. Sophie Coxon – Marquette
23. Brynn Wieciech – Negaunee
24. Kelsey Daley – Sault Ste. Marie
25. Bethany McParlan – Calumet
Division 2
16. Lillian Carrick – Brimley
17. Zoey Kidd – Munising
18. Kaylee Baldwin – Norway
19. Katie Golladay – Rudyard
20. Audrey Whealy – Brimley
21. Evelyn Sturos – Painesdale-Jeffers
22. Natalie Brock – Munising
23. Emma Folkersma – Rudyard
24. Tenley Larson – Painesdale-Jeffers
25. Emma DeYoung – Rudyard
Division 3
16. Erika Tourangeau – Rock-Mid Peninsula
17. Aaliyah Maki – L’Anse
18. Karly Grant – St. Ignace
19. Avryl VanOss – Crystal Falls Forest Park
20. Arianna Jahfetson – Baraga
21. Genevieve Hanna – Cedarville
22. Maggie Mersnick – Engadine
23. Leona Schutz – Ewen-Trout Creek
24. Aubrey Wagner – Ewen-Trout Creek
25. AJ Feleppa – St. Ignace
26. Aybri Sorensen – Baraga
Coaches of the Year:
Division 1: Kyle Detmers, Marquette
Division 2: Mike Kirschner, Rudyard
Division 3: Erin DeCarlo, L’Anse
Boys Runner of the Year:
Lucas Ballard – Marquette
Boys All-UP Dream Team:
1. Lucas Ballard – Marquette
2. Ethan Snyder – Cedarville
3. Vasu Esplin – Marquette
4. William Lindsay – Marquette
5. Chase Aldridge – Sault Ste. Marie
6. Calvin Carlson – Ishpeming Westwood
7. Ashdeyn Gerow – Rock-Mid Peninsula
Boys All-UP Dream Team Honorable Mention:
Kemper Gearhart, Ishpeming;
Brandon Van Karsen, Houghton
Teams of the Year:
D1 Boys: Marquette
D2 Boys: Rudyard
D3 Boys: Cedarville
D1 Girls: Houghton
D2 Girls: Munising
D3 Girls: L’Anse
Girls Runner of the Year:
Abby Taylor- Newberry
Girls All-UP Dream Team:
1. Charlotte Jones – Marquette
2. Edye Burdett – Eben Junction Superior Central
3. Maria Murvich – Kingsford
4. Julia Plaxco – Negaunee
5. Abby Taylor – Newberry
6. Asia Jones – Sault Ste. Marie
7. Molly McNamara – Newberry
Girls All-UP Dream Team Honorable Mention:
1. Holly Cooke – Houghton
2. Bree Besonen – Ewen-Trout Creek
