50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #5

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Accomplishments & Accolades

• 12^th Place – Division 1 State (XC)
• 2x All-State (XC)
• OK Gold Champion (XC)
• 3x Top-10 Regions 1 & 3
• 4^th Place – Division 1 State 1600m
• OK Gold 800-3200m Champion
• Region 3 1600m Champion



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Selma Anderson	19:27.3	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	132.9	Under the Lights v2	26-Aug
11	Selma Anderson	19:40.1	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	134.0	OK Gold 1	7-Sep
11	Selma Anderson	18:41.3	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	144.2	Ottawa Hills	16-Sep
11	Selma Anderson	19:02.8	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	136.4	OK Gold 2	27-Sep
11	Selma Anderson	18:28.4	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	146.9	Portage	8-Oct
11	Selma Anderson	18:54.7	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	144.1	OK Gold Championship	18-Oct
11	Selma Anderson	18:29.2	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	143.6	Region 3	28-Oct
11	Selma Anderson	18:31.0	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	148.7	Division 1 State	5-Nov
11	Selma Anderson	17:48.3	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	155.2	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Selma Anderson	18:49.6	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	147.1	Pete Moss	28-Aug
10	Selma Anderson	19:06.0	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	136.3	OK Gold 1 (Cedar Springs)	8-Sep
10	Selma Anderson	18:52.3	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	148.9	Ottawa Hills	17-Sep
10	Selma Anderson	18:51.3	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	131.6	OK Gold 2	28-Sep
10	Selma Anderson	19:05.7	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	142.1	Portage	9-Oct
10	Selma Anderson	19:02.8	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	134.4	OK Gold Conference	19-Oct
10	Selma Anderson	19:09.7	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	130.8	Region 1	30-Oct
10	Selma Anderson	18:59.7	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	137.1	Division 1 State	6-Nov
10	Selma Anderson	18:45.1	Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	142.6	MITCA	13-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Selma Anderson		Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	142.5	OK Gold 1	8-Sep
9	Selma Anderson		Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	142.0	Ottawa Hills	18-Sep
9	Selma Anderson		Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	137.5	OK Gold 2	29-Sep
9	Selma Anderson		Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	148.2	Bengals	9-Oct
9	Selma Anderson		Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	142.7	Pre-Region 2	24-Oct
9	Selma Anderson		Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	145.3	Region 1	31-Oct
9	Selma Anderson		Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills	141.8	Division 1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

Having a taste of success combined with a tinge of disappointment can lead to great outcomes. Knowing you’ve performed down the stretch and what it takes, recapturing that feeling is necessary for the elite athlete. Selma had those early accomplishments, finishing 27^th in Division 1 as a freshman, but didn’t attain the same high marks during her sophomore year. Although the times largely remained the same, her 18:59 at the 2021 State Finals resulted in a 52^nd place finish.

As fall turned to winter and eventually, spring, you could tell there was a newfound commitment to the sport. Most evident in the 1600m, but noticeable across the board, Selma underwent a number of massive improvements. She went sub-11 on three occasions and blasted a 4:57 to win the Metro Health meet. From then on, the times and honors have kept rolling. A conference championship on the grass, a sub-18 at MITCA, and as I mentioned earlier – the great outcome, returning to the podium of MIS. Using the confidence from both the finishing stretch of track and hanging with the top girls during cross, Selma unleashed a track season full of amazing times (4:50 and 10:28) and quality accomplishments (4^th in the Division 1 1600m). With the attention solely on Selma, the Anderson legacy looks to live on for one more year.