Concord Finishes Third; Looks Forward to 2021
By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (November 11, 2020 6:03 PM) The Concord High School boys’ varsity cross country team finished third in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 state finals on Saturday. While most teams would be ecstatic about that finish, the Yellow Jackets may look back and say what if. Carson City-Crystal won the Division 4 title with 157 points, CHS was third with 166. The average for teams winning state cross country titles in Michigan the last two years is 88 points. Teams are scored by individual finishes – first place equals one point, second place equals 2, etc. – and teams attempt to score the lowest point. A total of 157 is the highest winning score since 2013 when Highland-Milford scored 165. “A couple of our runners ran awesome, some didn’t … wasn’t our day,” Coach David Jordon said. “You have to all run well on the same day to win a state title. “Carson City-Crystal ran well.” Jonathan Mikovits and Joe Bulko finished in the top 30 for the Yellow Jackets, earning all-state honors. Mikovits was ninth overall in 16 minutes, 58 seconds and Bulko was 26th with a time of 17:41. Both are…
