50 Tickets to Brooklyn: #43

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• You know, I talk all the time about the effect of certain coaches, but I haven’t said much about Coach Collette’s effect on the West Michigan Aviation squad last year
• Although it didn’t end in a state meet berth, there was a noticeable improvement in many of their runners, Emma being a prime example
• She flashed some potential and attained some results as a freshman, winning the Alliance League, breaking 20:00, qualifying for State
• 2021 was a season where she cashed in on that potential, withdrawing a 10^th(!) place finish at MIS
• The Aviators took off /glided/reached Mach 4 (you pick the bad pun) in October, Emma was at the forefront of their ascent (I can’t help myself)
• A 19:15 at Portage was a personal best, that was followed by another best at the Alliance Conference meet, and another one at State
• Not satisfied with just one championship season peak, she doubled back on that come track, running personal bests in the 1600m at Regionals and State, narrowly missing an All-State selection

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
10	Emma DeVries	20:06.4	123.9	Alliance League 1	Calvary Laketown	1-Sep
10	Emma DeVries	19:26.2	125.3	Sparta	Fruitridge Hayrides	18-Sep
10	Emma DeVries	20:39.5	142.2	Alliance League 3	Johnson Park	6-Oct
10	Emma Devries	19:15.1	139.0	Portage	Portage West MS	9-Oct
10	Emma DeVries	19:36.8	138.4	Kent Ottawa	Gainey Fields	16-Oct
10	Emma DeVries	19:08.1	127.3	Alliance Conference	Fruitport Calvary Christian	19-Oct
10	Emma DeVries	19:56.9	138.4	14 SFRC	St. Francis Retreat Center	29-Oct
10	Emma DeVries	18:55.9	138.0	D2 State	MIS	6-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
9	Emma DeVries	83.3	Ravenna Bulldog	Ravenna HS	8-Sep
9	Emma DeVries	106.2	Harriers for Hope	Peacock Tree Farm	19-Sep
9	Emma DeVries	115.2	Alliance 1	Johnson Park	23-Sep
9	Emma DeVries	114.8	Allendale Falcon	Allendale HS	3-Oct
9	Emma DeVries	120.9	Autumn Sunrise	Heritage Christian	10-Oct
9	Emma DeVries	123.1	PR 26	South Christian Sports Park	23-Oct
9	Emma DeVries	124.1	D2 Reg 13	Otsego HS	31-Oct
9	Emma DeVries	117.0	D2 State	MIS	6-Nov

• Clayton is just one in a line of Ackleys and Enns that have found success in our sport
  • His parents both ran for Cornerstone, his sisters Alayna (15^th at the D2 10k), Lynae, Savannah, and Adelyn (broke 16:00/34:00 this past season) are all running in college, his cousins, the Enns have millions of All-States to their name, I could keep going
• It would be easy to let the pressure of others success inhibit one’s love for running, be a burden on the start line, but Clayton has gone the opposite direction, and appears primed to make even more a name for himself in the coming year
• As a Hart teammate, he has been able to contribute to the Pirates immense accomplishments in the past three years, a top-5 team in each of those years
• He always seems to bring his best performance for that stage, whether that be an 8 sec. PB this past year or stepping up as their 2^nd runner as a freshman
• He brought that same energy to Kent City in early June as well, nailing a 10+ sec. PB to finish 4^th in the 3200m

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
11	Clayton Ackley	16:54.7	184.1	Pete Moss	Benzie Central HS	28-Aug
11	Clayton Ackley	17:00.1	182.0	Leanne Wolf Geers	Mason County Fairgrounds	9-Sep
11	Clayton Ackley	16:59.8	184.7	WMD 1	Walkerville	14-Sep
11	Clayton Ackley	16:42.0	194.0	Spartan	Forest Akers	17-Sep
11	Clayton Ackley	16:38.0	183.3	WMC 2	Montague HS	21-Sep
11	Clayton Ackley	16:46.7	186.4	Cougar Falcon	Gainey Fields	25-Sep
11	Clayton Ackley	16:34.5	187.5	Bluejay	Shepherd HS	2-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	16:40.7	189.1	Portage	Portage West MS	9-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	18:44.6	183.1	WMC Champ	Shelby HS	12-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	16:52.4	175.9	Hart & Sole	Colonial GC	16-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	16:41.7	179.8	Mel Hall	Spring Lake HS	23-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	16:27.2	177.3	20 Benzie	Benzie Central HS	30-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	16:19.3	188.2	D3 State	MIS	6-Nov
11	Clayton Ackley	16:39.5	185.8	MMOC	Shepherd HS	13-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
10	Clayton Ackley	181.5	Pete Moss	Benzie Central HS	29-Aug
10	Clayton Ackley	168.7	Wolf Geers	Mason County Fairgrounds	10-Sep
10	Clayton Ackley	169.3	Ludington	West Shore CC	19-Sep
10	Clayton Ackley	168.1	WMC Oakridge	Oakridge HS	22-Sep
10	Clayton Ackley	173.5	Cougar Falcon	Gainey Fields	26-Sep
10	Clayton Ackley	181.9	Allendale Falcon	Allendale HS	3-Oct
10	Clayton Ackley	162.7	WMC Conference	University Park GC	13-Oct
10	Clayton Ackley	171.1	PR 40	Manistee HS	23-Oct
10	Clayton Ackley	168.3	D3 Reg 20	Buckley HS	31-Oct
10	Clayton Ackley	177.6	D3 State	MIS	7-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course
9	Clayton Ackley	171.2	Pete Moss	Benzie Central
9	Clayton Ackley	157.8	Spartan	Forest Akers
9	Clayton Ackley	150.2	Allendale Falcon	Allendale HS
9	Clayton Ackley	164.8	Portage	Portage West MS
9	Clayton Ackley	180.2	Mel Hall	Spring Lake HS
9	Clayton Ackley	176.3	20	Benzie Central
9	Clayton Ackley	179.9	D3 State	MIS