The Top Tens: Division 2 Boys #8

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Eagle	D1	3rd of 8
Under the Lights	Twilight	4th of 12
Bredeweg		4th of 20
Ottawa Hills	Session 1	2nd of 19
Cougar Falcon	Falcon	2nd of 11
Otsego Bulldog	D2	16th of 30
Portage	D2	10th of 43
OK Blue Conference		4th of 8
Region 11		5th of 13

Top Returners

Will Engbers

Mid-16 performer for much of the year, showing tremendous growth from his freshman form. Winner of the OK Blue Conference Meet in the fall, then top-4’s in the long distances on the track.

Aidan Brinks

Began to find a calling in the mid-distances this spring, but he can throw down on the grass as well. Sub-17 on a few occasions this past fall.

Brayden Rynsburger

Consistent mid-17 athlete after being north of 19:00 for a good bit of his freshman year. Continued that progression onto the track, where he was able to place in the OK Blue and Region 12 in the 1600m.

Landon Gerritsma

Freshman year saw a mix of performances. When Landon was on, he rocked it out to the tune of a mid-season stretch that saw three mid-17 efforts. Track saw a bit more consistency, as he was able to slowly progress to a 4:45 1600m late (17^th amongst all D2 freshmen).

Nathan Steen

As a sophomore last year, stepped into a more prominent role for the Maroons. There were a number of successful races, five of which sub-18. Peaked nicely during May, racing to two 2:04’s during championship season.

Will Whitmore

ANOTHER youngster on this HC squad. May have had one of the better closes of the season, ripping mid-17 efforts on his final six races. More impressive considering his 20 min.+ debut.

Jacob Nicely

Freshman fall contained a multitude of 18-min efforts, his Cougar Falcon 18:01 juuuust on the cusp of reaching past that enormous barrier.

Colin Taylor-DeNooyer

Was on his way to a much-improved 10^th grade campaign before his season got cut short, averaging nearly a minute faster at his first four races.