50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #29

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 12^th Place – Division 2 State (XC)
• SMAC Champion (XC)
• 3^rd Place – Region 13 (XC)
• Region 3 800m Champion
• SMAC 800m/1600m Champion
• 22^nd Place – Division 1 State 1600m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet
11	Gail Vaikutis	20:15.2	St. Joseph	128.9	St. Joseph
11	Gail Vaikutis	19:37.6	St. Joseph	133.1	Harper Creek Optimist
11	Gail Vaikutis	19:22.6	St. Joseph	131.1	Lakeview
11	Gail Vaikutis	19:18.3	St. Joseph	131.9	Ottawa Hills
11	Gail Vaikutis	20:02.7	St. Joseph	127.4	SMAC West 1
11	Gail Vaikutis	18:28.8	St. Joseph	144.1	Cougar Falcon
11	Gail Vaikutis	19:05.1	St. Joseph	130.3	Berrien County
11	Gail Vaikutis	19:39.8	St. Joseph	124.4	SMAC West 2
11	Gail Vaikutis	18:39.7	St. Joseph	143.1	Portage
11	Gail Vaikutis	19:08.9	St. Joseph	132.4	Rock n Run
11	Gail Vaikutis	18:36.2	St. Joseph	145.3	SMAC Championship
11	Gail Vaikutis	18:54.5	St. Joseph	136.2	Region 13
11	Gail Vaikutis	18:56.3	St. Joseph	139.6	Division 2 State

The Rundown

Yes, all those accomplishments and times are contained within one year. After running for the 2020-21 season in Illinois, Gail moved to St. Joseph, quietly training and sitting out the year before unleashing her speed upon us Michiganders. Almost immediately she made an impact, her 18:28 at Cougar Falcon cementing that Gail would be a presence in Division Two and St. Joseph a team that could place highly in the division. By the end of the year, she racked up impressive honors at all of the championship meets, then lowered her personal best at Lavern Gibson. During the spring, Gail was more concentrated on the mid-distances, perhaps most impressively the 800m, where she won league and regional titles, then contributed to an 11^th place 4x800m (in a time that would’ve won D2, mind you). Once again, St. Joseph is quietly loaded and Gail will be a needed contributor.