50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #26

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 2x State Qualifier (XC)
• 2^nd Place – CAAC Blue (XC)
• 5^th Place – Region 2 (XC)
• 7^th Place – Greater Lansing (XC)
• 20^th Place – Division 1 State 3200m
• 3^rd Place – CAAC Blue 1600m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Shannon Gillahan	20:16.1	Okemos	122.6	Corunna Early Bird	30-Aug
11	Shannon Gillahan	19:31.6	Okemos	131.1	John Bruder Classic	7-Sep
11	Shannon Gillahan	19:32.5	Okemos	135.5	Spartan	16-Sep
11	Shannon Gillahan	18:53.7	Okemos	137.8	Bluejay	1-Oct
11	Shannon Gillahan	19:12.1	Okemos	132.3	Portage	8-Oct
11	Shannon Gillahan	18:58.1	Okemos	138.0	Greater Lansing	15-Oct
11	Shannon Gillahan	18:59.0	Okemos	138.3	CAAC Blue League	20-Oct
11	Shannon Gillahan	18:43.0	Okemos	137.7	Region 2	28-Oct
11	Shannon Gillahan	19:02.5	Okemos	138.2	Division 1 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Shannon Gillahan	20:46.5	Okemos	109.8	A2 Early Bird	2-Sep
10	Shannon Gillahan	20:30	Okemos	114.7	Lansing Catholic Mini 1	9-Sep
10	Shannon Gillahan	20:13.0	Okemos	117.0	CAAC Blue 1	23-Sep
10	Shannon Gillahan	20:00.6	Okemos	123.8	Portage	9-Oct
10	Shannon Gillahan	19:49.9	Okemos	126.7	Greater Lansing	16-Oct
10	Shannon Gillahan	19:44.4	Okemos	121.9	CAAC Blue 2	21-Oct
10	Shannon Gillahan	19:56.8	Okemos	121.4	Region 4	29-Oct
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Shannon Gillahan		Okemos	95.3	Holt/Okemos	10-Sep
9	Shannon Gillahan		Okemos	97.1	GL/Okemos	17-Sep
9	Shannon Gillahan		Okemos	105.9	DeWitt/Okemos	24-Sep
9	Shannon Gillahan		Okemos	95.1	CAAC Blue League	1-Oct
9	Shannon Gillahan		Okemos	121.7	Greater Lansing	10-Oct
9	Shannon Gillahan		Okemos	110.1	Pre-Region 8	23-Oct
9	Shannon Gillahan		Okemos	127.2	Region 4	31-Oct
9	Shannon Gillahan		Okemos	121.4	Division 1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

I love Shannon’s story – quickening during seasons, quickening between seasons, disappointment, and ultimately, redemption. Her career began as a freshman on a superb Okemos team, a pack that came together towards the end of the year, partially because of her learning of the terrain. Where her freshman year began in the 23’s, it ended in the 19’s, placing 15^th at Regionals as Okemos’ 3^rd girl. Her sophomore year started as her freshman year finished, but the championship season much different, Okemos on the losing side of a 4-team battle for 3^rd. But girl’s tables turned once again last year, helping Okemos win a duel against TCW to gain the Region 2 victory.

Shannon’s efforts were key in last season. Multiple sub-19’s, top-10’s in major races, and she knocked nearly a minute off her previous best. At MIS, she was 32^nd, narrowly missing the podium, but one may look to that season-to-season improvement, as an 11:03 during track is evidence that she’s got more to accomplish.