THE SUMMER PREVIEW
Accomplishments & Accolades
- 800m – 2:12
- 1600m – 5:05
- 5k (XC) – 18:08
- 14th Place – D1 State
- 3x All-State
- Region 1 Champion
- 2nd Place – OK Red
- 3x Top-5
- 11th Place – D1 State 800m
- 2x All-State – 800m
- 2x All-State 4×8
Ratings Throughout the Years
| Grade | Name | Time | Team | Rating | Meet | Date | Year |
| 11 | Valerie Beeck | 18:08.9 | Grand Haven | 149.0 | MITCA | 11-Nov | 2023 |
| 11 | Valerie Beeck | 18:23.7 | Grand Haven | 146.8 | Division 1 State | 4-Nov | 2023 |
| 11 | Valerie Beeck | 18:30.7 | Grand Haven | 142.4 | Region 1 | 28-Oct | 2023 |
| 11 | Valerie Beeck | 18:21.6 | Grand Haven | 146.8 | OK Red Conference | 19-Oct | 2023 |
| 11 | Valerie Beeck | 18:35.9 | Grand Haven | 146.0 | Portage | 7-Oct | 2023 |
| 11 | Valerie Beeck | 18:30.2 | Grand Haven | 148.3 | Allendale Falcon | 30-Sep | 2023 |
| 11 | Valerie Beeck | 18:49.2 | Grand Haven | 147.6 | Spartan | 15-Sep | 2023 |
| 11 | Valerie Beeck | 19:00.9 | Grand Haven | 143.0 | Bredeweg | 9-Sep | 2023 |
| 11 | Valerie Beeck | 18:46.3 | Grand Haven | 149.2 | Under the Lights v2 | 25-Aug | 2023 |
| Grade | Name | Time | Team | Rating | Meet | Date | Year |
| 10 | Valerie Beeck | 18:37.8 | Grand Haven | 138.7 | MITCA | 12-Nov | 2022 |
| 10 | Valerie Beeck | 18:52.2 | Grand Haven | 141.6 | Division 1 State | 5-Nov | 2022 |
| 10 | Valerie Beeck | 18:49.5 | Grand Haven | 141.5 | Region 1 | 29-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Valerie Beeck | 18:19.5 | Grand Haven | 144.8 | OK Red Championship | 20-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Valerie Beeck | 18:40.4 | Grand Haven | 142.9 | Portage | 8-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Valerie Beeck | 18:47.8 | Grand Haven | 144.1 | OK Red 2 | 4-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Valerie Beeck | 18:41.1 | Grand Haven | 141.3 | Allendale Falcon | 1-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Valerie Beeck | 18:38.1 | Grand Haven | 141.0 | OK Red 1 | 20-Sep | 2022 |
| 10 | Valerie Beeck | 19:01.6 | Grand Haven | 145.8 | Spartan | 16-Sep | 2022 |
| 10 | Valerie Beeck | 19:05.0 | Grand Haven | 144.0 | Bredeweg | 10-Sep | 2022 |
| 10 | Valerie Beeck | 20:22.7 | Grand Haven | 131.8 | Eagle | 23-Aug | 2022 |
| Grade | Name | Time | Team | Rating | Meet | Date | Year |
| 9 | Valerie Beeck | 18:20.5 | Grand Haven | 150.2 | Division 1 State | 6-Nov | 2021 |
| 9 | Valerie Beeck | 18:44.5 | Grand Haven | 139.2 | Region 1 | 30-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Valerie Beeck | 18:10.9 | Grand Haven | 147.7 | OK Red Conference | 21-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Valerie Beeck | 19:39.6 | Grand Haven | 137.5 | Kent Ottawa | 16-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Valerie Beeck | 19:26.7 | Grand Haven | 134.1 | OK Red 2 | 5-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Valerie Beeck | 19:04.6 | Grand Haven | 135.5 | Allendale Falcon | 2-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Valerie Beeck | 19:06.0 | Grand Haven | 129.7 | OK Red 1 | 21-Sep | 2021 |
| 9 | Valerie Beeck | 19:21.4 | Grand Haven | 139.2 | Ottawa Hills | 17-Sep | 2021 |
| 9 | Valerie Beeck | 19:40.5 | Grand Haven | 131.5 | Bredeweg | 11-Sep | 2021 |
| 9 | Valerie Beeck | 20:05.8 | Grand Haven | 133.4 | Fruitport Eagle | 24-Aug | 2021 |
The Rundown
2022’s version had Valerie as the 19th best returning D1 girl.
2023’s version had Valerie as the 14th best returning D1 girl.
The past two seasons, she’s finished 23rd and 14th at State.
Those writeups focus on her range and ability to get it done across all seasons. This past fall, it was wins early and late, at races such as Bredeweg, Allendale Falcon, and Region 1. A personal best over at Shepherd, her 18:09 being the best time she ran in two years. On the track, her speed continued to flash, sprinting down into the 58’s for the quarter. In her prime event, the 800m, she attained wins in the OK Red and Region 2. Unfortunately, the State Finals didn’t go her way in the individual 800 (the 4×8 was another tale of passing tons of girls), but that’s one minor hiccup in a career full of successes.
2024’s version has Valerie as the 14th best returning D1 girl. I think we’re in for another treat come November.
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