The Top Tens: Division 4 Boys #10

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Accomplishments

5^th Place – SAC Conference
2^nd Place – Region 32
17^th Place – Division 4 State

Top Returners

Marek Butkiewicz

XC PB – 17:30, Christian Comet (Kalamazoo Christian Elementary)
800m – 2:07
1600m – 4:32
3200m – 9:41

7^th Place – SAC Championship
5^th Place – Region 32
52^nd Place – Division 4 State
3^rd Place – Division 4 State 3200m
12^th Place – Division 4 State 1600m

Track season saw him transform into one of the state’s best freshman, his 9:41 3200m ranking 8th amongst all 9th graders.

Gavin Sehy

XC PB – 17:31, Division 4 State (MIS)
800m – 2:01
1600m – 4:38
3200m – 10:26

4^th Place – Region 32
38^th Place – Division 4 State
6^th Place – Division 4 State 800m
15^th Place – Division 4 State 1600m
20^th Place – Division 4 State 3200m

Enjoyed seeing Gavin have some late season success. Although he made it to MIS as a sophomore, it wasn’t his best performance of the year. His junior edition ran nearly 2.5 minutes faster.

Sean Siems

XC PB – 17:41, Region 32 (Portage)
1600m – 4:46
3200m – 10:24

17^th Place – SAC Championship
6^th Place – Region 32
24^th Place – Division 4 State 3200m

Another year in a Portage regional should be to his benefit, after all, his two sub-18 efforts were on the rolling fields of Portage West MS.

Sean Pierucci

XC PB – 19:12, Region 32 (Portage)
1600m – 5:42
3200m – 12:18

17^th Place – Region 32

Spent the first two years and first three races of his career over 20 minutes, then sped under 20 for seven of his final nine races.

Julian Barry

XC PB – 20:01, SAC Championship (Gilmore Car Museum)
800m – 2:29

5 minute improvement at Michigan Catholic led to a season where he nearly slipped under 20:00.

Keegan Gallagher

XC PB – 20:26, Christian Comet (Kalamazoo Christian Elementary)
1600m – 5:45

Season best as a sophomore was 26:48. A junior, 20:26.

Nick Doer

XC PB – 20:58, Portage
1600m – 2:56
3200m – 6:02

20:58 at Portage was his fastest effort since 2020.

Potential Newcomers

Kellen Siems

MS PB – 13:10, Zone 1 Regional

23^rd Place – SAC Championship