Ironwood's Smith named to All-UP Dream Team

By JASON JUNO

sports@yourdailyglobe.com

Ironwood — Ironwood’s Aubrey Smith added another honor to her special senior season.

The Division 2 U.P. champion was named to the All-U.P. Dream Team by the U.P. Cross Country Coaches Association after the season.

Smith was the only D-2 runner on the seven-member Dream Team. She was joined on the team by U.P. Runner of the Year, Pickford’s Talya Schreiber, who won the D-3 title; two-time D-1 champion Tessa Rautiola of Houghton, who competed against Smith at many regular-season meets; Marquette’s Ella Fure; Newberry’s Abby Taylor and Samantha Taylor and Houghton’s Sela Niska.

“She had a great season,” Ironwood coach Ben Schmandt said. “She’s worked hard all season for all the accomplishments she’s gotten. The proof is there — she came out and won how many races (five of her last six), won U.P.’s. It’s hard work and determination, no question about it.

“Just been a hard worker her entire career, just nice for her to finish off her career having that Dream Team honor.”

Smith and Gogebic’s Alyssa Shirkey, who finished third at the U.P. meet, were both named All-State.

The Devils’ Madelyn Smith and the Miners’ Aubrey Miller were both named All-U.P.

Division 3 U.P. champion Ewen-Trout Creek is also Team of the Year in D-3. Four of their runners made the D-3 All-State team — Bree Besonen, Emma Besonen, Alyssa DeCremer and Leona Schutz. Zoey Hemming is All-U.P.

On the boys side, Ironwood’s Zach Smith and Joey Lauzon and Gogebic’s Noah Verbos are All-State in Division 2 with the Devils’ Daniel Tibaldo and Logan Holm and the Miners’ Izaiah Adams All-U.P.

The Panthers’ Brody Majurin is an All-State selection in Division 3.

Teams of the Year

D1 Boys: Marquette

D2 Boys: Painesdale-Jeffers

D3 Boys: Engadine

D1 Girls: Houghton

D2 Girls: Hancock, Baraga

D3 Girls: Ewen-Trout Creek

Coaches of the Year

Division 1: Derek Marr - Marquette

Division 2: Sam Kilpela - Painesdale-Jeffers

Division 3: Tracy Germain - Engadine

Girls Runner of the Year

Talya Schreiber - Pickford

Girls All-UP Dream Team

Talya Schreiber - Pickford

Tessa Rautiola - Houghton

Ella Fure - Marquette

Abby Taylor - Newberry

Sela Niska - Houghton

Samantha Taylor - Newberry

Aubrey Smith - Ironwood

Dream Team Honorable Mention

Roman Trevino Peterlin - Houghton

Molly McNamara - Engadine

All-State

Division 2

Aubrey Smith - Ironwood

Ella Keranen - Hancock

Alyssa Shirkey - Gogebic

Alena Pietila - Hancock

Princess Pierre - Baraga

Jill Berg - Hancock

Sophie DesRochers - Baraga

Rayna Towles - Hancock

Olivia Cotey - Munising

Dayne Behning - Munising

Kaylee Baldwin - Norway

Kate Mattson - Munising

Emma Mitchell - Rudyard

Breyelle Bowers - Baraga

Laynie Korpi - Ishpeming

Division 3

Talya Schreiber - Pickford

Abby Taylor - Newberry

Samantha Taylor - Newberry

Molly McNamara - Engadine

Sylvia Aho - Chassell

Bree Besonen - Ewen-Trout Creek

Aesara Lupinski - Rock-Mid Peninsula

Emma Besonen - Ewen-Trout Creek

Faith Cappaert- Stephenson

Alyssa DeCremer - Ewen-Trout Creek

Leona Schutz - Ewen-Trout Creek

Teryn Firack - Pickford

Gabriella Putnam - Stephenson

AJ Feleppa - St. Ignace

Audrey Whealy - Brimley

Division 1

Tessa Rautiola - Houghton

Ella Fure - Marquette

Sela Niska - Houghton

Roman Trevino Peterlin - Houghton

Maija Maki-Warne - Marquette

Monet Argeropoulos - Marquette

Maria Murvich - Kingsford

Evelyn Grant - Marquette

Chloe Miller - Marquette

Nori Korsman - Negaunee

Lily Ross - Houghton

Marlee Plaxco - Negaunee

Norah Woodruff - Houghton

Stephanie Jones - Sault Ste. Marie

Eryn Veverka - Marquette

All-U.P.

Division 2

Cheyenne Ritchie - West Iron County

Emily Moore - Hancock

Aybri Sorensen - Baraga

Lauren Adams - Norway

Calista Watchorn - Manistique

Aubrey Miller - Gogebic

Abby Bradway - Hancock

Lindsey Masterson - Rudyard

Madelyn Smith - Ironwood

Kelsie Allen - Rudyard

Division 3

Claire Oven - Engadine

Bryleigh McClellen - Engadine

Julia Poma - Rapid River

Paige Danison - Chassell

Lillian Carrick - Brimley

Khloe Dumas - Brimley

Calie Tremblay - Brimley

Zoey Hemming - Ewen-Trout Creek

Lily Etelamaki - Chassell

Ewen Croteau - St. Ignace

Division 1

Isabelle McCord - Sault Ste. Marie

Riley Conklin - Negaunee

Hope Varoni - Powers North Central

Winley Brandt - Menominee

Joselyn Mills - Gladstone

Mary Hook - Escanaba

Addy Hallum - Ishpeming Westwood

Regan Sporte - Sault Ste. Marie

Violet Papin - Marquette

Romi Mattson - Houghton

Alisha Mabie - Escanaba

Boys Runner of the Year

Gabe Litzner - Sault Ste. Marie

Boys All-UP Dream Team

Gabe Litzner - Sault Ste. Marie

Seppi Camilli - Marquette

James Barch - Marquette

Lucas Ballard - Marquette

Rorik Holmquist - Marquette

Kalvin Kytta - Chassell

Danny Goss - Munising

Dream Team Honorable Mention

Peter Argeropoulus - Marquette

Chase Thomsen - Marquette

All-State

Division 2

Dan Goss - Munising

Cameron Anderson - Painesdale-Jeffers

Steven Kirschner - Rudyard

Zach Smith - Ironwood

Landon Larson - Painesdale-Jeffers

Branson Anderson - Painesdale-Jeffers

Joey Lauzon - Ironwood

Blake Lakosky - Munising

Tage Rajala - Painesdale-Jeffers

Ben Gilroy - Manistique

Blake Heltunen - Painesdale-Jeffers

Kavin Jackson - Manistique

Thomas Jenkins - Gwinn

Noah Verbos - Gogebic

Eli Folkersma - Rudyard

Division 3

Kalvin Kytta - Chassell

Dakota Taylor - Engadine

Brody Majurin - Ewen-Trout Creek

Ethan Snyder - Cedarville

Nate Stielstra - Engadine

Canon Kuntze - Stephenson

Owen Kuehnau - Stephenson

Wyatt Huhn - St. Ignace

Joshua Gaunt - Dollar Bay

Trevor Verba - Stephenson

Duane Krenek - Engadine

Darren Johnson - Brimley

Landon Halkola - Dollar Bay

Ashdeyn Gerow - Rock-Mid Peninsula

Sam Rahilly - Newberry

Division 1

Gabe Litzner - Sault Ste. Marie

Seppi Camilli - Marquette

James Barch - Marquette

Lucas Ballard - Marquette

Rorik Holmquist - Marquette

Peter Argeropoulos - Marquette

Chase Thomsen - Marquette

Shea Armstrong - Sault Ste. Marie

Evan Balko - Marquette

Birk Seagren - Houghton

Benjamin Hemmer - Houghton

Eli Hills - Sault Ste. Marie

Brandon Van Karsen - Houghton

Daniel Bowerman - Sault Ste. Marie

Ben Knauf - Powers North Central

All-U.P.

Division 2

Daniel Tibaldo - Ironwood

Nolan Dolaskie - Munising

Seth Templeton - Rudyard

Logan Holm - Ironwood

Hunter Lacourt - Hancock

Oliver Dankert - Rudyard

Kasen Helminen - Painesdale-Jeffers

Izaiah Adams - Gogebic

Camron Willis - Rudyard

Curtis Archambeau - Hancock

Trevor Nolan - Munising

Division 3

Cody Moore - Eben Jct. Superior Central

Manny Vandehey - Holy Name

Joey Mainville - Crystal Falls Forest Park

William Hoffman - Crystal Falls Forest Park

Max Mainville - Crystal Falls Forest Park

Hayden Smith - Crystal Falls Forest Park

Austin Guthrie - Paradise-Whitefish Township

Dalton Champion - St. Ignace

Carver Day - Pickford

Caleb Kentala - Dollar Bay

Division 1

Andrew Junttila - Calumet

Austin Corey - Gladstone

Weston Knauf - Powers North Central

Simon Jaklin - Negaunee

Chase Aldridge - Sault Ste. Marie

Anderson Limkemann - Houghton

Brayden Bourion - Menominee

Adam Brandt - Sault Ste. Marie

Max Beauchamp - Gladstone

Jared Waterman - Ishpeming Westwood

Evan Huyck - Sault Ste. Marie