50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #5

SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 5^th Place – Division 2 State (XC)
• 2x All-State (XC)
• 2x Region 15, Saginaw County, TVC Overall, & TVC-8 Champion (XC)
• Division 2 State 3200m Champion
• 4x All-State (Track)
• 2x Region 11 3200m Champion
• 2x TVC-8 1600m Champion
• 2x Saginaw County 3200m Champion



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	TJ Hansen	16:12.6	Freeland	201.8	Under the Lights	19-Aug
10	TJ Hansen	15:41.3	Freeland	209.6	John Bruder Classic	7-Sep
10	TJ Hansen	16:27.5	Freeland	195.8	Spartan	16-Sep
10	TJ Hansen	15:43.8	Freeland	198.7	Cadillac	24-Sep
10	TJ Hansen	16:39.8	Freeland	187.7	TVC 8 2	27-Sep
10	TJ Hansen	15:58.8	Freeland	195.4	Bluejay	1-Oct
10	TJ Hansen	15:41.1	Freeland	200.3	TVC Overall	18-Oct
10	TJ Hansen	15:55.9	Freeland	202.4	Saginaw County	22-Oct
10	TJ Hansen	15:50.3	Freeland	196.6	Region 15	28-Oct
10	TJ Hansen	15:45.9	Freeland	205.7	Division 2 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	TJ Hansen	16:18.3	Freeland	199.6	Under the Lights (St. Johns)	20-Aug
9	TJ Hansen	17:10.4	Freeland	195.9	ES Warrior	24-Aug
9	TJ Hansen	16:08.3	Freeland	199.2	John Bruder	8-Sep
9	TJ Hansen	15:49.7	Freeland	197.8	Northwood	11-Sep
9	TJ Hansen	16:57.6	Freeland	187.8	TVC 8	15-Sep
9	TJ Hansen	16:16.5	Freeland	201.2	Holly	18-Sep
9	TJ Hansen	16:09.7	Freeland	190.4	Cadillac	25-Sep
9	TJ Hansen	16:27.0	Freeland	190.3	TVC 8 2	28-Sep
9	TJ Hansen	15:53.6	Freeland	201.1	Bluejay	2-Oct
9	TJ Hansen	16:02.1	Freeland	202.0	Portage	9-Oct
9	TJ Hansen	16:38.0	Freeland	185.3	TVC 8 3	12-Oct
9	TJ Hansen	16:35.2	Freeland	202.6	Freeland Falcon	16-Oct
9	TJ Hansen	16:22.4	Freeland	193.2	TVC Overall	19-Oct
9	TJ Hansen	16:39.5	Freeland	189.5	Saginaw County	23-Oct
9	TJ Hansen	16:21.9	Freeland	192.0	Region 15	29-Oct
9	TJ Hansen	15:55.5	Freeland	198.8	Division 2 State	6-Nov
9	TJ Hansen	16:35.2	Freeland	187.3	MITCA	13-Nov

The Rundown

I get the sense that TJ’s sophomore XC season was meant to teach him a lesson. Not punishing him, so to speak, but to let him know the depths of his fortitude and how that may help him in his career. Early on, he was faced with low iron levels, and actually looking back at it, his high-15/low-16 marks are even more impressive considering. Then, the Thursday prior to Regionals, a bike accident resulted in seven stitches in his thigh. Powering through the pain and stiffness, TJ raced to his second consecutive Region 15 victory, then procured his second straight All-State.

Because of the sheer number of Division 2 Boys rising to the occasion in hitting the automatic qualifier, the field was split into two heats. The first heat contained Solomon Kwartowitz and Mike Hegarty, both cruising to regional wins. The second heat contained Carter McCalister, Joey Bowman, Connell Alford, and TJ, amongst many others. Essentially two match races, the winner going to whomever could throw down the fastest time. In the heat, Kwartowitz soloed a 9:16, setting the standard that could be broken in the final heat. That 9:16 had been run by Hansen during indoor, also beaten on a few occasions during outdoor. But neither indoor or the early season featured the suffocating heat we faced in early June. Surely drawing on his tolerance for pain accrued during cross country, TJ powered through that second heat, crossing the line in 9:11 to secure his first State Title. The first of many to come? We shall see…