In early spring, at Barnyard and Bluejay, I received my first glimpses of Aiden
Through this work, I knew he was a rising star, not necessarily a household name, but he was getting there
Leaving Romeo, I was mightily impressed
Times were wicked fast there, his 4:18 the 11th best mark that night… from the slow heat
Prior to that night, his best in the 1600m was 4:28
It takes a tremendous amount of confidence in one’s self and their training to set a blazing pace, 10 seconds faster than your best (when you’re already quick), all alone
A month later, that confidence paid off to the tune of an OK Gold crown in the 1600m, two Region 13 victories, and putting away a charging Conor Somers en route to an 800m State championship
That confidence and championship experience will be needed in high order this November as he’ll meet a host of challengers for that throne
Grade
Name
Time
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
11
Aiden Sullivan
16:31.8
197.4
Under the Lights (GRSC)
South Christian HS
27-Aug
11
Aiden Sullivan
16:06.8
198.7
Saranac
Saranac HS
1-Sep
11
Aiden Sullivan
16:07.3
192.2
OK Gold 1 (Cedar Springs)
Cedar View Elementary
8-Sep
11
Aiden Sullivan
16:25.0
186.3
Sparta
Fruitridge Hayrides
18-Sep
11
Aiden Sullivan
15:39.8
193.7
OK Gold 2
Gracewil CC
28-Sep
11
Aiden Sullivan
15:56.0
200.0
Otsego Bulldog
Otsego HS
2-Oct
11
Aiden Sullivan
16:13.7
198.1
Portage
Portage West MS
9-Oct
11
Aiden Sullivan
16:18.5
188.5
OK Gold Conference
Riverside Park
19-Oct
11
Aiden Sullivan
16:59.8
195.7
14 SFRC
St. Francis Retreat Center
29-Oct
11
Aiden Sullivan
16:04.5
195.8
D2 State
MIS
6-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
10
Aiden Sullivan
178.0
FHE GRC Dual
Gainey Fields
22-Aug
10
Aiden Sullivan
168.2
FHE/GRCC
GRCC HS
26-Aug
10
Aiden Sullivan
185.2
OK Gold 1
South Christian Sports Park
8-Sep
10
Aiden Sullivan
184.9
Belding/FHE/GRCC/Ionia
Lightning Bend Park
12-Sep
10
Aiden Sullivan
180.6
Cougar Falcon
Gainey Fields
26-Sep
10
Aiden Sullivan
178.0
OK Gold
Wayland MS
29-Sep
10
Aiden Sullivan
189.1
Bulldog Elite
Otsego HS
3-Oct
10
Aiden Sullivan
186.1
Bengals
Riverside Park
9-Oct
10
Aiden Sullivan
187.7
PR 22
Allendale HS
23-Oct
10
Aiden Sullivan
185.1
D2 Reg 11
Allendale HS
31-Oct
10
Aiden Sullivan
189.1
D2 State
MIS
6-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
9
Aiden Sullivan
138.4
Hesperia
Baker Woods
9
Aiden Sullivan
146.6
Saranac
Saranac HS
9
Aiden Sullivan
153.2
Bath
Bath HS
9
Aiden Sullivan
138.8
Sparta
Fruit Ride Hayrides
9
Aiden Sullivan
152.9
Cougar Falcon
Gainey Fields
9
Aiden Sullivan
161.9
Otsego Bulldog
Otsego HS
9
Aiden Sullivan
163.3
Portage
Portage West MS
9
Aiden Sullivan
167.1
OK Gold
Thornapple Kellogg HS
I was aware of Allie’s leap between her freshman track and sophomore cross country, but checking back at these stats, I didn’t quite notice the gains she made to her junior year of cross country
Across the board, they were plentiful
In terms of time, she dropped her personal best from 18:32 to 18:08
In terms of ratings, even better, 45+ seconds on average
Accomplishments were fairly equal, save for moving up a few spots at State
But accomplishments being equal isn’t a letdown when you constantly are a terror during October and November and June
The past two falls, she’s been top-5 at OK Red twice, top-2 at Regionals both times, and All-State in back-to-back years
During the 2021 track State Finals, she grinded out a 7th place finish in the scorching heat present in that 3200m
Unfortunately, she didn’t put up any results this past spring, but from what I gather, she’s been a great supporter of others, that will carry onto success in running and in life
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 
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