50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #35

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 1600m – 5:14
• 3200m – 10:59
• 5k (XC) – 18:25

• 6^th Place – KLAA Championship
• 6^th Place – Region 4
• 4^th Place – KLAA Championship
• 4^th Place – Region 4

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Elle Bissett	19:10.8	Brighton	131.1	Division 1 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Elle Bissett	19:28.9	Brighton	130.4	Region 4	28-Oct	2023
11	Elle Bissett	19:29.1	Brighton	137.3	KLAA Conference	20-Oct	2023
11	Elle Bissett	18:25.8	Brighton	149.4	Portage	7-Oct	2023
11	Elle Bissett	18:26.5	Brighton	147.2	Jackson	23-Sep	2023
11	Elle Bissett	19:44.5	Brighton	129.2	Spartan	15-Sep	2023
11	Elle Bissett	20:36.0	Brighton	121.7	Averill	9-Sep	2023
11	Elle Bissett	21:41.3	Brighton	97.2	Mustang	29-Aug	2023
11	Elle Bissett	19:41.1	Brighton	137.0	Lamplighter	18-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Elle Bissett	20:35.3	Brighton	107.2	Division 1 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Elle Bissett	21:40.9	Brighton	88.0	KLAA Conference	22-Oct	2022
10	Elle Bissett	19:34.3	Brighton	124.9	Portage	8-Oct	2022
10	Elle Bissett	20:28.4	Brighton	116.9	Spartan	16-Sep	2022
10	Elle Bissett	21:49.5	Brighton	102.5	Averill	10-Sep	2022
10	Elle Bissett	20:55.2	Brighton	112.9	Lamplighter	19-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Elle Bissett	19:50.8	Brighton	120.1	Division 1 State	6-Nov	2021
9	Elle Bissett	20:12.0	Brighton	116.3	Region 4	29-Oct	2021
9	Elle Bissett	19:45.7	Brighton	122.4	KLAA Conference	21-Oct	2021
9	Elle Bissett	20:52.0	Brighton	106.7	Portage	9-Oct	2021
9	Elle Bissett	20:44.5	Brighton	106.2	Coaching Legends	2-Oct	2021
9	Elle Bissett	21:59.3	Brighton	90.2	Spartan	17-Sep	2021
9	Elle Bissett	22:33.4	Brighton	83.9	Averill	11-Sep	2021
9	Elle Bissett	22:34.8	Brighton	88.4	Mustang	31-Aug	2021
9	Elle Bissett	23:59.1	Brighton	51.3	Lamplighter	20-Aug	2021

The Rundown

As Lydia LaMarra got on this list because of her late-season XC heroics, Elle Bissett is included because of her ability to lay down times during track. Across the board, she displayed significant improvement in each event. 800m? 2:35 to 2:24. 1600m? 5:25 to 5:14? 3200m? Perhaps the greatest, 11:27 to 10:59. That 3200m also came with the most honors, Elle racking up 4^th place finishes in both the KLAA and in Region 4.

This all comes off a cross season that was her best yet. In terms of time, Elle transformed from a girl running 19-20’s to one that showed flashes of dipping into the 18’s. We saw that mid-season, where her 18:25 and 7^th place finish at Portage showed she can absolutely hang with the state’s best, a fact that she’d later prove in the spring. In terms of place, consider the regional stage. As a freshman, she placed 30^th and as a sophomore, competed in the JV race. This past fall, she placed 6^th, an integral member of the winning Bulldogs squad.

Elle’s ability, heightened improvement, and a great training backdrop should make for an impactful senior year.