50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #27

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 23^rd Place – Division 1 State (XC)
• 2x All-State (XC)
• 4^th Place – OK Red (XC)
• 5^th Place – Division 1 State 800m
• 3x All-State (Track)
• OK Red 800m/1600m Champion
• Region 2 800m Champion



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Valerie Beeck	20:22.7	Grand Haven	131.8	Eagle	23-Aug
10	Valerie Beeck	19:05.0	Grand Haven	144.0	Bredeweg	10-Sep
10	Valerie Beeck	19:01.6	Grand Haven	145.8	Spartan	16-Sep
10	Valerie Beeck	18:38.1	Grand Haven	141.0	OK Red 1	20-Sep
10	Valerie Beeck	18:41.1	Grand Haven	141.3	Allendale Falcon	1-Oct
10	Valerie Beeck	18:47.8	Grand Haven	144.1	OK Red 2	4-Oct
10	Valerie Beeck	18:40.4	Grand Haven	142.9	Portage	8-Oct
10	Valerie Beeck	18:19.5	Grand Haven	144.8	OK Red Championship	20-Oct
10	Valerie Beeck	18:49.5	Grand Haven	141.5	Region 1	29-Oct
10	Valerie Beeck	18:52.2	Grand Haven	141.6	Division 1 State	5-Nov
10	Valerie Beeck	18:37.8	Grand Haven	138.7	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Valerie Beeck	20:05.8	Grand Haven	133.4	Fruitport Eagle	24-Aug
9	Valerie Beeck	19:40.5	Grand Haven	131.5	Bredeweg	11-Sep
9	Valerie Beeck	19:21.4	Grand Haven	139.2	Ottawa Hills	17-Sep
9	Valerie Beeck	19:06.0	Grand Haven	129.7	OK Red 1	21-Sep
9	Valerie Beeck	19:04.6	Grand Haven	135.5	Allendale Falcon	2-Oct
9	Valerie Beeck	19:26.7	Grand Haven	134.1	OK Red 2	5-Oct
9	Valerie Beeck	19:39.6	Grand Haven	137.5	Kent Ottawa	16-Oct
9	Valerie Beeck	18:10.9	Grand Haven	147.7	OK Red Conference	21-Oct
9	Valerie Beeck	18:44.5	Grand Haven	139.2	Region 1	30-Oct
9	Valerie Beeck	18:20.5	Grand Haven	150.2	Division 1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

Year after year, writeup after writeup, so impressed with her range. She’s only touched the 400m twice while wearing a Grand Haven jersey, each time (once as a freshman, once as a sophomore) has been sub-60. She’s worn the Buc jersey on plenty of occasions on the cross course, many of which sub-19, some flirting with the 17’s. In between, a bevy of 1600m and 800m championships and incredible times. Each of the past two years, she’s run 2:12 at some point in the season and grabbed All-State in that event.

But what I really liked was her 4x800m anchor. Racing in the second heat, receiving the stick a good 40m behind Northville, racing against the clock and going for the win. Valerie patiently closed down the gap until passing the Mustangs in the final meters, clinching a 7^th place finish for her Grand Haven girls. She’ll be running with them by her side this fall, so be aware in those final 173m, she’ll be looking to kick you down.