50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #12

SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 11^th Place – Division 1 State (XC)
• 2x All-State (XC)
• Region 3 Champion (XC)
• 24^th Place – Division 1 State 3200m
• 5^th Place – Region 3 3200m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Clara James-Heer	19:31.8	Forest Hills Central	138.1	OK White 1	7-Sep
11	Clara James-Heer	19:07.2	Forest Hills Central	135.6	Ottawa Hills	16-Sep
11	Clara James-Heer	18:44.6	Forest Hills Central	143.5	OK White 2	21-Sep
11	Clara James-Heer	18:41.2	Forest Hills Central	139.9	Cougar Falcon	24-Sep
11	Clara James-Heer	18:04.5	Forest Hills Central	154.2	Bluejay	1-Oct
11	Clara James-Heer	19:33.8	Forest Hills Central	144.1	OK White 3	5-Oct
11	Clara James-Heer	18:41.6	Forest Hills Central	142.5	Portage	8-Oct
11	Clara James-Heer	17:49.8	Forest Hills Central	155.1	OK White 4	19-Oct
11	Clara James-Heer	18:07.9	Forest Hills Central	150.7	Region 3	28-Oct
11	Clara James-Heer	18:29.8	Forest Hills Central	149.1	Division 1 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Clara James-Heer	18:59.7	Forest Hills Central	146.4	Ottawa Hills	17-Sep
10	Clara James-Heer	18:32.8	Forest Hills Central	143.1	OK White 2	22-Sep
10	Clara James-Heer	18:37.2	Forest Hills Central	148.9	Cougar Falcon	25-Sep
10	Clara James-Heer	18:31.9	Forest Hills Central	148.4	Bluejay	2-Oct
10	Clara James-Heer	19:21.2	Forest Hills Central	136.9	Portage	9-Oct
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Clara James-Heer		Forest Hills Central	152.4	OK White (GF)	16-Sep
9	Clara James-Heer		Forest Hills Central	154.6	Ottawa Hills	18-Sep
9	Clara James-Heer		Forest Hills Central	154.3	OK White 2	23-Sep
9	Clara James-Heer		Forest Hills Central	158.8	Cougar Falcon	26-Sep
9	Clara James-Heer		Forest Hills Central	159.3	Allendale Falcon	3-Oct
9	Clara James-Heer		Forest Hills Central	154.9	Bengals	9-Oct
9	Clara James-Heer		Forest Hills Central	149.4	OK White Championship	14-Oct
9	Clara James-Heer		Forest Hills Central	149.0	Pre-Region 2	24-Oct
9	Clara James-Heer		Forest Hills Central	152.2	Region 1	31-Oct
9	Clara James-Heer		Forest Hills Central	157.7	Division 1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

It’s getting to be that time of the year where I recite Clara’s triathlon accomplishments without much of a clue what they mean. What I gather from social media and news articles is that she’s again one of the better juniors in the United States, placing top-3 at USA Juniors and 40^th in the Junior World Championships.

What I’m more well-versed in is running and I was happy to see her on the comeback trail during her junior year. After her 10^th grade season was cut short in early October, I wondered if elite level running had perhaps taken a back seat to the triathlon. Clara has answered that with a resounding NO. Her cross season elicited her first sub-18 at the high school level, speeding to 17:49 with her OK White friends. Weeks later, an 11^th place finish at State was her best at MIS in her two appearances. Come track, she was able to run her fastest 3200m in three years.

And given the summer in the saddle, in the water, and burning up the roads, we know she’s fit and ready to crack that top-10 in Division 1.