50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #18

SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 16^th Place – Division 2 State (XC)
• 2^nd Place – SMAC Championship (XC)
• 4^th Place – Region 13 (XC)
• 5^th Place – Division 1 State 1600m
• SMAC 3200m Champion
• 2^nd Place – SMAC 1600m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Elena Figueroa	18:52.1	St. Joseph	141.3	Lakeview	10-Sep
10	Elena Figueroa	18:45.7	St. Joseph	142.8	Ottawa Hills	16-Sep
10	Elena Figueroa	19:26.5	St. Joseph	139.5	SMAC West 1	21-Sep
10	Elena Figueroa	18:30.2	St. Joseph	143.6	Cougar Falcon	24-Sep
10	Elena Figueroa	19:06.0	St. Joseph	130.0	Berrien County	1-Oct
10	Elena Figueroa	19:21.6	St. Joseph	130.5	SMAC West 2	5-Oct
10	Elena Figueroa	18:41.1	St. Joseph	142.6	Portage	8-Oct
10	Elena Figueroa	19:11.7	St. Joseph	131.4	Rock n Run	13-Oct
10	Elena Figueroa	18:37.9	St. Joseph	144.7	SMAC Championship	22-Oct
10	Elena Figueroa	18:56.8	St. Joseph	135.4	Region 13	29-Oct
10	Elena Figueroa	19:05.3	St. Joseph	136.6	Division 2 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Elena Figueroa	20:34.3	St. Joseph	128.2	St. Joseph	24-Aug
9	Elena Figueroa	20:00.4	St. Joseph	123.9	Harper Creek Optimist	28-Aug
9	Elena Figueroa	19:14.1	St. Joseph	141.3	Lakeview	11-Sep
9	Elena Figueroa	18:52.5	St. Joseph	148.8	Ottawa Hills	17-Sep
9	Elena Figueroa	19:52.0	St. Joseph	121.7	SMAC West 1	22-Sep
9	Elena Figueroa	19:06.8	St. Joseph	139.1	Cougar Falcon	25-Sep
9	Elena Figueroa	18:55.7	St. Joseph	127.1	Berrien County	2-Oct
9	Elena Figueroa	20:03.8	St. Joseph	118.7	SMAC West 2	6-Oct
9	Elena Figueroa	19:29.5	St. Joseph	134.2	Portage	9-Oct
9	Elena Figueroa	19:55.8	St. Joseph	119.1	Rock n Run	14-Oct
9	Elena Figueroa	20:03.0	St. Joseph	120.3	SMAC Championship	23-Oct
9	Elena Figueroa	19:40.4	St. Joseph	120.5	Region 3	29-Oct
9	Elena Figueroa	19:32.1	St. Joseph	126.3	Division 1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

From start to finish, Elena’s sophomore year was a marvel to see. Her cross country season commenced with a sub-19 win at Lakeview, then her track season was complete after a 4:52 at the Division 1 1600m. As a freshman, she had given us hints of that talent, racing to sub-19 first at Riverside Park, then pulling off a Berrien County victory in a similar time. During her championship season in ’21, she was able to roll off a slew of 19-min. efforts, but not quite as quick as her performances earlier in the year. Perhaps it was a year’s growth, perhaps lessons learned, either way, she raced in a much more consistent manner as a sophomore, nearly matching her PB in the SMAC Championship, moving into the top-5 in Region 13, and then notching her first All-State ever. And that was all before her great track seasons, where she set PBs in all events, displaying range across the board. With another year of her Bears near the top of Division 2 and Gail Vaikutis to train with, expect the same streak of elite results.