Let Arianne be a shining example that if you continually put time into the sport, press on daily, you will reap the benefits
At the beginning of her high school career, Arianne hit the course hard, nabbing her first sub-18 at Spartan, reducing time week by week until she cracked a 17:26 at Regionals, claiming victory
The following week, placing 2nd at State, helping her Panther squad get 7th
But her sophomore year was a bump in road, at least time-wise
Ask any Olympian, All-American, heck our Natosha Rogers was out of the sport for a few years before making her first World team
The scary part is Arianne’s “down” season ended in another sub-18, an OK Red title, and another top-10 MIS finish
All these experiences, the many giant races were necessary in creating her junior season, track and cross combined, her best to date
New lows were set on the grass, a 16:45 at Otsego Bulldog(!)
Another set of titles at OK Red and Regionals
Another top-10 finish in Brooklyn (3rd)
And a 13th place at Eastbay Nationals
Her track season began to ramp up at Barnyard, where she used a furious kick to narrowly snatch a victory
This effort was followed by her 10:06 in the 3200m, ranking #9 amongst all nationwide
D1 Track Finals are where she reaped the benefits, in the 3200m, ripping a quick early pace and daring anyone to follow
Not a soul did and we were finally left with a State Champion
West Ottawa has high aspirations this fall and I can’t think of anyone better to lead the Panthers on their prowl
Grade
Name
Time
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
11
Arianne Olson
17:43.7
175.4
Portage EB
Portage West MS
20-Aug
11
Arianne Olson
17:21.4
182.5
Under the Lights (GRSC)
South Christian HS
27-Aug
11
Arianne Olson
17:40.8
171.4
Bredeweg
Macatawa Bay MS
11-Sep
11
Arianne Olson
17:28.5
180.5
Spartan
Forest Akers
17-Sep
11
Arianne Olson
17:11.4
167.9
OK Red 1
Grand Haven HS
21-Sep
11
Arianne Olson
16:45.0
184.7
Otsego Bulldog
Otsego HS
2-Oct
11
Arianne Olson
17:40.0
169.7
OK Red 2
Macatawa Bay MS
5-Oct
11
Arianne Olson
17:12.8
179.7
Portage
Portage West MS
9-Oct
11
Arianne Olson
17:04.0
170.0
OK Red Conference
Riverside Park
21-Oct
11
Arianne Olson
17:12.3
169.9
3 Portage
Portage West MS
29-Oct
11
Arianne Olson
17:36.8
164.7
D1 State
MIS
6-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
Date
10
Arianne Olson
147.6
Holland West Ottawa/Portage Central
Portage West MS
28-Aug
10
Arianne Olson
143.3
HWO/Rockford
Macatawa Bay MS
22-Sep
10
Arianne Olson
155.4
Cougar Falcon
Gainey Fields
26-Sep
10
Arianne Olson
145.2
Grandville/HWO
South Christian Sports Park
29-Sep
10
Arianne Olson
140.2
Caledonia/HWO
Caledonia HS
2-Oct
10
Arianne Olson
154.8
West Ottawa
Riverside Park
10-Oct
10
Arianne Olson
130.7
GH/HWO
Grand Haven HS
13-Oct
10
Arianne Olson
140.8
PR 5
Macatawa Bay MS
24-Oct
10
Arianne Olson
145.4
D1 Reg 3
Portage West MS
30-Oct
10
Arianne Olson
156.5
D1 State
MIS
6-Nov
Grade
Name
Rating
Meet
Course
9
Arianne Olson
164.5
Bredeweg
Macatawa Bay MS
9
Arianne Olson
174.3
Spartan
Forest Akers
9
Arianne Olson
166.7
Otsego Bulldog
Otsego HS
9
Arianne Olson
165.3
Portage
Portage West MS
9
Arianne Olson
164.8
OK Red
Riverside Park
9
Arianne Olson
168.0
3
Portage West MS
9
Arianne Olson
166.7
D1 State
MIS
You just can’t ignore the titles and times, the confidence and the grind
If there’s a D3 race where Hunter hasn’t run a race prior, it’s a lock – Hunter will blaze from the gun and the field will be left in disarray
This has happened on the cross course, undefeated in any MHSAA competition
And too on the track, where he’s a 3x State champion
Hunter and Coach Kelly have together found a great recipe, Asa guiding him towards the many titles but not overworking him into a high school prodigy that burns out
Last year, I referred to him as a Woody Kincaid clone and I still stand by that, he’s not out of any race, great evidence from this year being his battle back into contention at New Balance Outdoors
He’ll be off to Wake Forest next year, a program on the rise with a ton of results in the 5k/10k
Prediction: he’ll be a 10k monster
To some it may be monotonous, boring, but please take note of the history, it’s very rare that we see a talent such as Hunter’s, a winner as well – let’s appreciate it the best we can
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