50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #48

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 1600m – 4:23
• 3200m – 9:39
• 5k (XC) – 15:55

• 10^th Place – D3 State
• 2x All-State (XC)
• 3x All-Region
• 3x Top-10 TVC West
• 5^th Place – D3 1600m & 3200m
• TVC Blue 1600m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Landon Pestrue	15:55.3	St. Louis	194.6	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
11	Landon Pestrue	16:01.7	St. Louis	192.1	Division 3 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Landon Pestrue	16:08.0	St. Louis	190.3	Region 25	27-Oct	2023
11	Landon Pestrue	16:38.3	St. Louis	190.9	CC-C Eagle	20-Oct	2023
11	Landon Pestrue	15:57.8	St. Louis	191.1	TVC Overall	17-Oct	2023
11	Landon Pestrue	16:48.0	St. Louis	188.7	Greater Lansing	14-Oct	2023
11	Landon Pestrue	16:53.0	St. Louis	183.3	TVC Blue Championship	10-Oct	2023
11	Landon Pestrue	16:00.9	St. Louis	193.7	Bluejay	30-Sep	2023
11	Landon Pestrue	16:58.0	St. Louis	183.3	Spartan	15-Sep	2023
11	Landon Pestrue	16:27.7	St. Louis	192.4	John Bruder Classic	7-Sep	2023
11	Landon Pestrue	17:35.8	St. Louis	173.1	Corunna Early Bird	29-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Landon Pestrue	16:50.3	St. Louis	175.9	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	16:37.6	St. Louis	185.8	Division 3 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	16:51.1	St. Louis	176.3	Region 25	28-Oct	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	17:09.7	St. Louis	174.8	Don Baese	21-Oct	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	16:59.9	St. Louis	174.0	TVC Overall	18-Oct	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	16:52.4	St. Louis	179.9	Greater Lansing	15-Oct	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	17:27.6	St. Louis	172.8	TVC 10	11-Oct	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	16:58.8	St. Louis	175.4	Bluejay	1-Oct	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	18:34.4	St. Louis	165.2	TVC 10 2	27-Sep	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	17:45.4	St. Louis	169.9	Spartan	16-Sep	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	17:45.9	St. Louis	165.0	TVC 10	13-Sep	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	17:30.2	St. Louis	173.3	John Bruder Classic	7-Sep	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	17:49.1	St. Louis	168.0	Corunna Early Bird	30-Aug	2022
10	Landon Pestrue	17:46.3	St. Louis	171.2	Birch Run Early	25-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Landon Pestrue	17:21.9	St. Louis	167.4	Division 3 State	6-Nov	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	18:29.1	St. Louis	164.0	Region 25	30-Oct	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	17:40.4	St. Louis	158.2	Scottie Classic	22-Oct	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	18:12.1	St. Louis	156.6	TVC Overall	19-Oct	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	18:12.0	St. Louis	161.0	Greater Lansing	16-Oct	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	18:24.0	St. Louis	154.0	TVC West 3	12-Oct	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	17:35.5	St. Louis	167.2	Bluejay	2-Oct	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	18:39.0	St. Louis	145.3	TVC West 2	28-Sep	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	19:54.9	St. Louis	129.7	Spartan	17-Sep	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	19:21.7	St. Louis	136.1	TVC West 1	15-Sep	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	18:41.3	St. Louis	147.9	Trent Carter	11-Sep	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	18:49.9	St. Louis	145.4	John Bruder	8-Sep	2021
9	Landon Pestrue	19:50.3	St. Louis	142.6	ES Warrior	24-Aug	2021

The Rundown

St. Louis’s late-season heroics are well-known in D3 circles and Landon is one shining example of the Sharks’ championship excellence. Each of the last three years, he’s delivered his best performances as the season drew to a close. As a youthful freshman on their state championship squad, he came through as the fifth boy, hitting a personal best in the process. In 2022, another personal best, far and away his highest rating of the season, and a podium spot.

This past fall, it was again appearing as if the Sharks could make a surprise bid for the podium. They’d need clutch performances from each of their top-five to get it done. The pressure was on Landon, but looking back, we all knew he’d come through. His 16:01 wasn’t his fastest time of the season, but it was his highest placing to date, a 10 spot that helped the Sharks grab the 2^nd place trophy. These constant displays of high-quality November racing will undoubtedly help St. Louis in the 2024 season.