THE SUMMER PREVIEW
Accomplishments & Accolades
- 3200m – 11:03
- 5k (XC) – 18:11
- 26th Place – D1 State
- Region 7 Champion
- 3rd Place – Oakland County
- 2nd Place – LVC
- 2x Top-10
- 17th Place – D1 State 3200m
- LVC 3200m Champion
- 2nd Place – Oakland County 3200m
Ratings Throughout the Years
| Grade | Name | Time | Team | Rating | Meet | Date | Year |
| 11 | Ava Alicandro | 18:11.8 | White Lake Lakeland | 148.1 | MITCA | 11-Nov | 2023 |
| 11 | Ava Alicandro | 18:36.3 | White Lake Lakeland | 142.6 | Division 1 State | 4-Nov | 2023 |
| 11 | Ava Alicandro | 19:48.0 | White Lake Lakeland | 136.0 | Region 7 | 27-Oct | 2023 |
| 11 | Ava Alicandro | 19:19.5 | White Lake Lakeland | 136.8 | LVC Championship | 19-Oct | 2023 |
| 11 | Ava Alicandro | 19:31.1 | White Lake Lakeland | 138.0 | Oakland County | 7-Oct | 2023 |
| 11 | Ava Alicandro | 18:31.6 | White Lake Lakeland | 144.8 | Bluejay | 30-Sep | 2023 |
| 11 | Ava Alicandro | 18:28.1 | White Lake Lakeland | 146.6 | Jackson | 23-Sep | 2023 |
| 11 | Ava Alicandro | 20:16.5 | White Lake Lakeland | 125.2 | Lamplighter | 18-Aug | 2023 |
| Grade | Name | Time | Team | Rating | Meet | Date | Year |
| 10 | Ava Alicandro | 20:06.3 | White Lake Lakeland | 116.9 | Division 1 State | 5-Nov | 2022 |
| 10 | Ava Alicandro | 20:06.4 | White Lake Lakeland | 122.9 | Region 7 | 28-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Ava Alicandro | 19:24.2 | White Lake Lakeland | 127.6 | LVC Championship | 20-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Ava Alicandro | 20:31.0 | White Lake Lakeland | 115.7 | Oakland County | 8-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Ava Alicandro | 19:51.0 | White Lake Lakeland | 117.0 | Jackson | 24-Sep | 2022 |
| 10 | Ava Alicandro | 21:26.0 | White Lake Lakeland | 112.0 | Mustang | 30-Aug | 2022 |
| Grade | Name | Time | Team | Rating | Meet | Date | Year |
| 9 | Ava Alicandro | 20:09.7 | White Lake Lakeland | 113.8 | Division 1 State | 6-Nov | 2021 |
| 9 | Ava Alicandro | 20:33.2 | White Lake Lakeland | 118.3 | Region 7 | 30-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Ava Alicandro | 21:09.3 | White Lake Lakeland | 108.6 | LVC Championship | 21-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Ava Alicandro | 20:36.9 | White Lake Lakeland | 111.7 | Portage | 9-Oct | 2021 |
The Rundown
Jackson is a great meet, one of my personal favorites. Easy course to spectate, as you don’t have to move too much to see the action. I’d imagine a fast course for a runner, with its gradual downhills and good footing. And for Ava, it represented a new stratosphere of competing.
In previous meets, Alicandro wasn’t all that bad! Two straight State Finals appearances, sub-20 twice as a sophomore, placing in championship 3200ms during her sophomore spring. But at Sharp Park, she transformed from that 19-20 min. girl to one that was much, much faster. Her 18:28 on those rolling hills was a personal best of nearly a minute.
Later performances showed that was no fluke, both in terms of time and place. On the tough tracks such as Hess Hathaway and Possum Hollow, she turned a 3rd place Oakland County finish, a silver at the LVC Championship, and a win at Region 7. When it was time to burn at State and MITCA, Ava was back in the 18’s.
Hills, flat, rugged, fast, she’s shown she’ll be ready for anything that comes in the next few months.
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