Detroit Public School League
2021 Cross Country Championships
Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Belle Isle State Park
2021 Detroit PSL Boys Cross Country Champions: Detroit Cass Technical
Athletic director and head coach: Steven Hall
Runners: Darius Acuff, Rylan Bowens, Perry Brooks, Terrance Broughton, Cameron Candler, Cameron Collins, Matthew Collins, Travon Cooper, Ethan Dorsett, Christian Hairston, Michael Powell, Kelston Richmond, Kenneth Robertson, Daivion Smith, Jalen Stanton, DaShaun Stingler, R’Shaun Thorton, Mehhai Walker, Duane Wright
Detroit Cass Technical repeats as PSL boys cross country championship
Seven Detroit Cass Technical runners earned All-City honors for finishing among the top 20 in Detroit Public School League Cross Country Championship. The Technicians’ presence up front enabled them to win their fourth PSL title in the past six years, with a low score of 31 points. Detroit Renaissance (57), Detroit Frederick Douglass (79), Detroit Pershing (109) and Detroit Martin Luther King Jr. (130) also placed among the top five teams. While Pershing senior Tharren Hill entered the chute nearly a minute in front of the pack at 18:18.4, Cass Tech had the next two finishers in Duane Wright (19:07.4) and Terrance Broughton (19:16.1). Matthew Collins (sixth, 19:59.8), Kelston Richmond (seventh, 20:01.3) and Ethan Dorsett (14th, 20:16.8) were the other scoring runners for Steve Hall’s squad. Due to the lasting presence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event combined the PSL Division and city-wide division championships, and All-City honors were expanded to the top 20 finishers. Cass Tech was the Blue Division champion, and Pershing, which finished fourth overall, was the Gold Division winner.
Final team results
1. Detroit Cass Technical, 31
2. Detroit Renaissance, 57
3. Detroit Frederick Douglass, 79
4. Detroit Pershing, 109
5. Detroit Martin Luther King Jr., 130
6. Detroit Southeastern, 164
7. Detroit Davis Aerospace, 179
8. Detroit Collegiate Preparatory at Northwestern, 233
Incomplete teams: Detroit Henry Ford, Detroit Central, Detroit Communication & Media Arts, Detroit Osborn, Detroit Mumford, Detroit Cody
Individual leaders (ALL-CITY)
1. Tharren Hill, Detroit Pershing, 18:18.2
2. Duane Wright, Detroit Cass Technical, 19:07.4
3. Terrance Broughton, Detroit Cass Technical, 19:16.1
4. George Armstrong, Detroit Henry Ford, 19:37.2
5. Damon Stennis, Detroit Frederick Douglass, 19:43.4
6. Hunter Jackson, Detroit Renaissance, 19:52.3
7. Matthew Collins, Detroit Cass Technical, 19:59.8
8. Kelston Richmond, Detroit Cass Technical, 20:01.3
9. Noah Pierson, Detroit Renaissance, 20:06.3
10. Tyre Phillips, Detroit Renaissance, 20:10.6
11. Michael Irving, Detroit Frederick Douglass, 20:11.1
12. Tyler Hill, Detroit Martin Luther King Jr., 20:12.5
13. Daniel White, Detroit Pershing, 20:14.1
14. Ethan Dorsett, Detroit Cass Technical, 20:16.8
15. DeShaun Stingler, Detroit Cass Technical, 20:18.6
16. Jeremiah Nix, Detroit Henry Ford, 20:18.9
17. Lemuel Appling, Detroit Davis Aerospace, 20:21.9
18. Travon Cooper, Detroit Cass Technical, 20:23.1
19. Juwan Maxey, Detroit Renaissance, 20:25.6
20. Jaylen Ellis, Detroit Renaissance, 20:26.8
Tharren Hill
2021 Detroit PSL Girls Cross Country Champions: Detroit Cass Technical
Athletic director: Steven Hall Head coach: Jasmine Wilkes
Runners: Angel Alexander, Kai Allen, Maya Anderson, Kayla Carroll-Williams, Gabrielle Chapman, Aliyah Coleman, Amirah Humphries, Lindsay Johnson, Kymora Lee, Ziomarea Lewis, Traniece McWilliams, Alyssa Richardson, Kamari Robinson, Mickey Robinson, Aminah Thompson, Paris Williams
Detroit Cass Technical wins PSL girls cross country championship on tiebreaker
How often does the tie-breaker rule come into play when deciding the Detroit Public School League girls’ cross-country championship? Meet officials could not recall it ever happening before in the events history.
But after Detroit Cass Technical and Detroit Renaissance both totaled 29 points, officials needed to invoke the rule which compares the tied teams’ sixth runners. In this case, the Technicians’ sixth and seventh runners, Aliyah Coleman and Kamari Robinson, finished in front of Renaissance’s fifth scoring runner, giving the Technicians the title and breaking the four-year string of Phoenix wins. Overall, Cass Tech had seven of the field’s top 11 finishers. However, the individual title remained at Renaissance. After four-time champion Kynnedee Cowles graduated, Phoenix freshman Lauren Bickerdt stepped up and finished first in 20:37.2, 100 seconds ahead of teammate Christian Sanders. Due to the lasting presence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event combined the PSL Division and city-wide division championships, and All-City honors were expanded to the top 20 finishers. Cass Tech was the Blue Division champion, and Detroit Cody, which finished fourth overall, was the Gold Division winner.
Final team results
1. Detroit Cass Technical, 29*
2. Detroit Renaissance, 29
3. Detroit Martin Luther King Jr., 86
4. Detroit Cody, 110
Incomplete teams: Detroit Southeastern, Detroit Davis Aerospace, Detroit Osborn
* Wins on tie-breaker
Lauren Bickerdt
Individual leaders (ALL-CITY)
1. Lauren Bickerdt, Detroit Renaissance, 20:37.1
2. Christian Sanders, Detroit Renaissance, 22:17.12
3. Amirah Humphries, Detroit Cass Technical, 22:55.8
4. Angel Alexander, Detroit Cass Technical, 24:21.6
5. Paris Williams, Detroit Cass Technical, 24:24.8
6. Aniya Lewis, Detroit Renaissance, 24:36.8
7. Zion Lewis, Detroit Renaissance, 24:40.8
8. Ziomarea Lewis, Detroit Cass Technical, 24:55.4
9. Maya Anderson, Detroit Cass Technical, 25:20.9
10. Aliyah Coleman, Detroit Cass Technical, 25:24.0
11. Kamari Robinson, Detroit Cass Technical, 25:39.9
12. Avionna Williams, Detroit Martin Luther King Jr., 25:44.2
13. Chloe Vines, Detroit Renaissance, 25:56.7
14. Cabrielle Chapman, Detroit Cass Technical, 26:20.4
15. Aveona Edwards, Detroit Cody, 26:55.1
16. Madison Marshall, Detroit Renaissance, 26:59.8
17. Martia Williams, Detroit Renaissance, 27:12.0
18. Kai Allen, Detroit Cass Technical, 27:13.2
19. Jayna Waters, Detroit Martin Luther King Jr., 27:30.3
20. Lindsay Johnson, Detroit Cass Technical, 27:44.8
