50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #49

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 3x State Qualifier
• 2x All-Region
• 6^th Place – SEC Red
• 3^rd Place – Region 5 3200m
• 4^th Place – SEC Red 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Laney Alig	21:00.7	Saline	104.1	Milan Puddle Jumper	30-Aug
11	Laney Alig	19:50.4	Saline	129.2	Saline Early Bird	1-Sep
11	Laney Alig	21:07.2	Saline	98.9	Bath	10-Sep
11	Laney Alig	20:17.6	Saline	113.1	SEC Red 2	28-Sep
11	Laney Alig	19:44.3	Saline	118.2	Marauder	1-Oct
11	Laney Alig	19:20.8	Saline	129.4	Portage	8-Oct
11	Laney Alig	19:10.6	Saline	129.5	River Rat Open	14-Oct
11	Laney Alig	18:43.5	Saline	136.2	SEC Championship	20-Oct
11	Laney Alig	18:28.8	Saline	137.7	Region 5	29-Oct
11	Laney Alig	19:12.2	Saline	134.9	D1 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Laney Alig	19:52.1	Saline	128.0	A2 Early Bird	2-Sep
10	Laney Alig	19:30.6	Saline	133.8	Bath	11-Sep
10	Laney Alig	20:12.2	Saline	122.6	SEC 1	14-Sep
10	Laney Alig	19:12.9	Saline	138.7	Jackson	25-Sep
10	Laney Alig	19:46.8	Saline	128.7	SEC Red 2	28-Sep
	Laney Alig	19:27.7	Saline	134.8	Portage	9-Oct
10	Laney Alig	19:41.0	Saline	133.0	River Rat	15-Oct
10	Laney Alig	19:32.3	Saline	128.2	SEC Championship	21-Oct
10	Laney Alig	20:30.8	Saline	135.4	5 Lake Erie	30-Oct
10	Laney Alig	19:25.7	Saline	128.4	D1 State	6-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Laney Alig		Saline	97.2	Plymouth/Saline	1-Sep
9	Laney Alig		Saline	99.1	Saline/Skyline	16-Sep
9	Laney Alig		Saline	124.4	Pioneer/Saline	3-Oct
9	Laney Alig		Saline	129.9	West Ottawa	10-Oct
9	Laney Alig		Saline	129.9	SEC Red	17-Oct
9	Laney Alig		Saline	109.2	PR 9	24-Oct
9	Laney Alig		Saline	99.0	D1 Reg 5	31-Oct
9	Laney Alig		Saline	110.8	D1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

Beginning in early October, Laney began to gain momentum, a trend that not only continued through the rest of the fall, but into track. Her 19:20 at Portage was her best effort since Jackson the previous year, helping her Hornets place 4^th in a tough field. That minor success led to many more, PBs at three consecutive races, and a State performance on par with many of those times.

This isn’t a criticism, actually a major compliment. The drawback of a program such as Saline, each year with solid teams, is that runners such as Laney get lost in my shuffle. Her career arc definitely warrants more attention. Time-wise, she’s been in sub-20 in each year. Dig deeper, peering at places, she’s improved each consecutive fall. In the SEC Red, from 9^th as a freshman to 6^th as a junior. At Region 5, 24^th to 12^th to 5^th. Though surely the best example is on the track, where her 11:12 3200m (in the rain, mind you!) qualified Laney for her first ever race at the State Finals.