50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #4

SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 3^rd Place – Division 1 State (XC)
• 2x All-State (XC)
• 2022 Team Champion (XC)
• Region 6 Champion (XC)
• KLAA Champion (XC)
• 4x800m State & National Champion
• 2^nd Place – Division 1 State 800m
• Region 6 & KLAA 800/1600m Champion
• 5x All-State (Track)



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Brendan Herger	15:53.7	Northville	212.1	Lamplighter	19-Aug
11	Brendan Herger	16:05.6	Northville	214.8	Mustang	30-Aug
11	Brendan Herger	15:46.0	Northville	206.7	Bath	10-Sep
11	Brendan Herger	15:33.5	Northville	213.8	Spartan	16-Sep
11	Brendan Herger	15:31.6	Northville	205.5	Portage	8-Oct
11	Brendan Herger	15:30.8	Northville	209.1	KLAA	22-Oct
11	Brendan Herger	15:23.9	Northville	205.7	Region 6	29-Oct
11	Brendan Herger	15:34.1	Northville	208.3	Division 1 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Brendan Herger	16:59.2	Northville	191.3	Lamplighter	20-Aug
10	Brendan Herger	16:28.4	Northville	192.9	Bath	11-Sep
10	Brendan Herger	16:34.0	Northville	196.7	Spartan	17-Sep
10	Brendan Herger	16:45.1	Northville	196.6	Cleverley Friday Night	24-Sep
10	Brendan Herger	16:19.6	Northville	198.1	Wayne County	9-Oct
10	Brendan Herger	16:01.8	Northville	197.4	KLAA Championship	21-Oct
10	Brendan Herger	16:23.7	Northville	197.1	Region 6	30-Oct
10	Brendan Herger	15:51.3	Northville	200.9	Division 1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

5:44 on the clock, comfortable lead, the thoughts of a long day ahead of him, Brendan could’ve easily run just enough to win the Division 1 4x800m. Do you think that’s in his character, just cruising? I don’t think so. In his short time on the cross course, Herger has done just the opposite of cruising. Two All-State efforts, this past year finishing 3^rd. To go along with that 3^rd place finish, he captured both the KLAA and Region 6 Championships.

I’m sure he could’ve sat patiently and waited for someone else to make a move during the individual 800m at Division 1 State. Nope, he led for the first 700, staving off a few challenges before being overtaken, yet holding on for 2^nd.

Coming back to the relay, hell no, he didn’t walk it in. His 1:50.7 split brought home not only a State Title, but a State Record for his Mustangs. The lead runner of the defending State Champions, his aggressive racing at the front and at the end will be setting the tone as his Mustangs look to repeat in 2023.