50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #41

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 3^rd Place – Division 2 State 3200m
• Region 11 1600m/3200m Champion
• Northern Michigan 1600m Champion
• 2^nd Place – Big North Conference (XC)
• 3^rd Place – Region 10 (XC)
• 4^th Place – Northern Michigan (XC)

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Katie Berkshire	22:10.4	Gaylord	98.9	Dwayne Rau	1-Sep
9	Katie Berkshire	20:41.7	Gaylord	110.1	Holly	17-Sep
9	Katie Berkshire	19:17.0	Gaylord	126.7	Cadillac	24-Sep
9	Katie Berkshire	19:27.4	Gaylord	126.5	Bluejay	1-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:32.3	Gaylord	126.6	Mancelona	5-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:22.3	Gaylord	128.9	Portage	8-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:35.4	Gaylord	135.2	Big North Conference	18-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:21.6	Gaylord	128.1	Northern Michigan	22-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:15.9	Gaylord	133.0	Region 10	28-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:43.4	Gaylord	123.9	D2 State	5-Nov
9	Katie Berkshire	19:14.1	Gaylord	126.6	MITCA	12-Nov

The Rundown

There’s a reason I picked Katie for the ol’ Hansons team at MITCA this past November. She’s unheralded (but not for long), improved as the season came along, and due for some pretty great accomplishments in the future. However, instead of waiting for the future, she decided to grab a bunch of honors during track. She took home some championships, such as Region 11 and Northern Michigan. She stepped on the podium thanks to her 3^rd place finish in the 3200m at Forest Hills Eastern. And she showed tremendous strength, running a personal best in the 1600m at State, then recovering in the heat and coming back hours later to nearly set another personal best in the 3200m. At the end of the day, her 11:08 in the eight lap event ranked 3^rd amongst all freshmen girls in Michigan. I can’t wait to see her take that championship-ridden season and bring it to grass.