The Top Tens: Division 3 Boys #6

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
UTL v2	Midnight	4th of 13
Saranac	D3/4	2nd of 8
Delton Kellogg		4th of 11
Christian Schools		4th of 7
Ottawa Hills	Session 2	13th of 15
Autumn Sunrise	D3/4	2nd of 7
Bluejay	Elite	26th of 30
Portage	D3	4th of 35
Kent Ottawa	Kent	4th of 8
Christian Comet		2nd of 16
Region 21		1st of 12
Division 3 State		4th of 28

Top Returners

Levi Kamps

Turned over a new leaf during the last three races of his sophomore season. A fourth place at Christian Comet was 10 spots and nearly a minute better than his promising freshman year. His state performance was an even greater improvement, nearly 80 seconds faster.

Nick Lubbers

Had similar drops to Levi, only one year later. As a sophomore, he didn’t even compete in the MHSAA portion of the season. Come his 11^th grade year, he was the #2 man, nearly busting through 17:00 at Allendale.

Luke Dykstra

Each of the past two years, Luke has found his way into the 17’s. As a freshman, it was at Portage and as a sophomore, he set a personal best at Portage. Dude wasn’t satisfied with merely a 17:44, instead he knocked nearly 20 seconds off that time to place 16^th at Region 21 and help his Chargers win the regional championship.

Grant Koole

Amber ain’t the only Koole runnin’ in these parts. Grant slipped under 18:00 late in the year, then hit 10:38 in the 3200m, showing lower times are ready to be unleashed.

Tyler N. Kooienga

After suffering in the heat of Saranac, Tyler turned his season around by the end, consistently hitting mid-18 efforts during October.

Potential Newcomers

Graeson Decker

Portage is probably the biggest middle school meet of the season, placing highly there is a great indicator of high school impact. Graeson was 6th. Also, if you compare his 8:36 to runners from the previous year, you’ll find that those 8^th graders in 2021 were mid-17 freshmen in 2022.

Austin Griffoen

That Shepherd course may be flat, it may be fast, but we know it’s a legit two miles. So when Austin runs 11:33 there, thoughts start forming as to what he can do in high school.