𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗞𝗡𝗘𝗬, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵. – The Father Gabriel Richard girls cross country team captured its second consecutive MHSAA Lower Peninsula Division 2 Region 16 championship on Saturday (Oct. 31), edging host Pinckney by three points, 49-52, at Pinckney High School. Farmington Hills Mercy finished third with 68 points. 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗱𝗸𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗶 ’𝟮𝟳 led the Irish with a second-place finish, recording a time of 19:21.9. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 ’𝟯𝟬 followed in sixth place with a time of 20:12.1, while 𝗔𝘃𝗮 𝗣𝗳𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵 ’𝟮𝟳 finished 10th in 20:58.1. 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮 ’𝟮𝟳 rounded out FGR's top 15 finishers, placing 14th with a time of 21:25.3. All four runners earned All-Region honors. 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗵 ’𝟮𝟳 (21:39.3) completed the Irish’s five scoring runners with a 17th-place finish. 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻 ’𝟮𝟳 (21:57.7) and 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻 ’𝟮𝟳 (22:20.4) finished 20th and 22nd, respectively. "It is very exciting to see six seniors on the varsity team that qualified for the state meet," said head coach James Spencer. "I am very grateful for all that they have contributed both on the course and as leaders on the team." FGR will compete in the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Division 2 Cross Country State Finals on Saturday (Nov. 7) at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. The Division 2 girls race is scheduled to begin at 2:50 pm. 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗚𝗥 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 2nd – Bridget Fidkowski (12): 19:21.9 | 2 points 6th – Mary Hickey (9): 20:12.1 | 6 points 10th – Ava Pfaffenbach (12): 20:58.1 | 10 points 14th – Rose Buonerba (12): 21:25.3 | 14 points 17th – Megan Welch (12): 21:39.3 | 17 points 20th – Alexis Adelman (12): 21:57.7 | (20) 22nd – Sofia Dussan (12): 22:20.4 | (22) Team Score: 49 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 – 𝗠𝗛𝗦𝗔𝗔 𝗟𝗣 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟲-𝟮 Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard – 49 Pinckney – 52 Farmington Hills Mercy – 68 Chelsea – 111 Dearborn Divine Child – 122 Grosse Pointe North – 138 Detroit Country Day – 156 No Team Score (NTS): Ferndale (1 runner) Center Line (1 runner) Garden City (4 runners) Detroit Voyageur (1 runner) Warren Fitzgerald (1 runner) Detroit Southeastern Tech (2 runners) Detroit Cody (2 runners) Detroit Henry Ford (1 runner) 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘏𝘚𝘈𝘈 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵: www.mhsaa.com/sports/girls-cross-country