50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #35

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 1600m – 4:26
• 5k (XC) – 15:31

• 26^th Place – D1 State
• 4^th Place – MAC Championship
• 4^th Place – Macomb County
  • 2x All-County
• 2^nd Place – Macomb County 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Harper Wesley	15:47.1	Utica	197.3	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
10	Harper Wesley	15:38.0	Utica	201.7	Division 1 State	4-Nov	2023
10	Harper Wesley	16:07.3	Utica	195.6	Region 8	27-Oct	2023
10	Harper Wesley	15:40.4	Utica	199.9	MAC Championship	21-Oct	2023
10	Harper Wesley	15:44.3	Utica	204.9	Macomb County	14-Oct	2023
10	Harper Wesley	15:31.1	Utica	203.6	Bluejay	30-Sep	2023
10	Harper Wesley	16:06.8	Utica	194.7	Jackson	23-Sep	2023
10	Harper Wesley	16:17.8	Utica	199.7	Holly	16-Sep	2023
10	Harper Wesley	16:20.0	Utica	196.7	Ramblin’ Rock	9-Sep	2023
10	Harper Wesley	16:44.3	Utica	189.9	Lake St. Clair Early Bird	30-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Harper Wesley	16:28.3	Utica	183.2	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
9	Harper Wesley	17:01.8	Utica	179.1	Division 1 State	5-Nov	2022
9	Harper Wesley	16:49.1	Utica	184.6	Region 8	29-Oct	2022
9	Harper Wesley	16:45.0	Utica	180.7	MAC Division	22-Oct	2022
9	Harper Wesley	16:53.2	Utica	182.3	Macomb County	15-Oct	2022
9	Harper Wesley	16:57.0	Utica	176.0	Bluejay	1-Oct	2022
9	Harper Wesley	17:21.8	Utica	175.7	Mott Fall Classic	23-Sep	2022
9	Harper Wesley	17:04.2	Utica	171.6	MAC Red 1	20-Sep	2022
9	Harper Wesley	18:16.6	Utica	158.8	Holly	17-Sep	2022
9	Harper Wesley	17:11.5	Utica	170.5	Muskrat Classic	10-Sep	2022
9	Harper Wesley	17:52.1	Utica	170.0	Saline Early Bird	1-Sep	2022
9	Harper Wesley	17:24.7	Utica	177.1	UCS Quad	26-Aug	2022

The Rundown

Come October of his freshman year, the signs were apparent. In that month, a young Harper rattled off four straight sub-17’s. And that was needed, with the Chieftains in the midst of a state qualifying battle in the ever tough Region 8. At that Regional, Wesley was projected to be 18^th, but finished 7 spots better as Utica pulled off a little upset in advancing out of that region. You can see his reaction in the infamous picture above.

The same theme materialized in October of his sophomore year, only quite a bit faster. His 15:31 at Shepherd was a wowing effort and it kicked off a stretch of five of six races being in the 15’s. Accomplishments abounded too, high finishes in the county, conference, and regional stage. The capper was an All-State, pretty good for a kid who looked to be top-75.

Big goals await and can certainly be had, as Wesley was the lone underclassman in the top-10 at County, is within striking distance of the school record, and placed 8^th amongst anyone 11^th grade and below at State.