The Top Tens: Division 1 Girls #5

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
UTL v2	Midnight	1st of 14
Bredeweg		1st of 19
Spartan	Elite	2nd of 19
Otsego Bulldog	D1	1st of 12
Portage	D1	2nd of 31
OK Red Conference		1st of 8
Region 1		1st of 13
Division 1 State		1st of 28

Top Returners

Helen Sachs

Helen was the ultimate low stick for the Panthers in 2022. No matter the stage, she was either 1^st or 2^nd (and if 2^nd, that was to Arianne Olson). The OK Red, Bredeweg, Portage, the State level, she crossed the line first in any setting. More to come in the next few weeks…

Ava Porras

Just kept getting faster and faster and faster, before ending her regular season with a bunch of low-19 races. Hard to pick the best of which, so we’ll settle on her 19:25 at MIS, placing Ava smack dab at #50.

Jane Olney

Love the stark difference between 2021 and 2022. Jane didn’t even compete on the Panther state squad during her freshman year, but didn’t let that get her down in 2022, where she placed right with Ava at 49^th.

Addie Birkholz

Set some speedy times this spring in the mid-distances, 60.8 and 2:18. And that even extended up to the 1600m, where her 5:11 ranked 4^th amongst all D1 freshmen girls.

Emma Gunnett

Has been in the 19’s in both of her years of shared suffering with her West Ottawa teammates.

Julia Frampton

I’m not sure if the 400m has any correlation to cross country, but it might in terms of mental toughness. So if Julia dropped a second from her freshman year, she can surely drop time this fall too right?

Potential Newcomers

Malaynee Levandoski

Great opportunity ahead to learn from some of the best and hopefully apply those lessons toward the end of the year. She was 3^rd in the MKO, 4^th at Portage, and boasted many efforts in the mid-12’s.