THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades
800m – 2:18
1600m – 5:01
3200m – 10:54
5k (XC) – 18:39
- 2x All-State (XC)
- 3rd Place – Region 24
- 3x Top-6
- CMAC Champion (XC)
- 9th Place – Greater Lansing
- 8x All-State (Track)
- 4th Place – D3 800m & 1600m
- 7x CMAC Champion (Track)
Ratings Throughout the Years
| Grade | Name | Time | Team | Rating | Meet | Date | Year |
| 11 | Whitney Werner | 18:50.5 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 135.2 | MITCA | 11-Nov | 2023 |
| 11 | Whitney Werner | 19:18.7 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 126.4 | Division 3 State | 4-Nov | 2023 |
| 11 | Whitney Werner | 20:15.7 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 118.4 | Region 24 | 27-Oct | 2023 |
| 11 | Whitney Werner | 19:10.6 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 127.8 | CMAC 3 | 18-Oct | 2023 |
| 11 | Whitney Werner | 19:40.3 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 129.9 | Greater Lansing | 14-Oct | 2023 |
| 11 | Whitney Werner | 19:08.8 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 135.1 | Portage | 7-Oct | 2023 |
| 11 | Whitney Werner | 18:55.8 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 136.7 | Bluejay | 30-Sep | 2023 |
| 11 | Whitney Werner | 19:04.4 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 134.9 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 27-Sep | 2023 |
| 11 | Whitney Werner | 19:01.4 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 135.2 | Sparta | 16-Sep | 2023 |
| 11 | Whitney Werner | 19:58.6 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 120.1 | Marauder | 6-Sep | 2023 |
| 11 | Whitney Werner | 19:26.9 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 132.7 | Yellowjacket | 30-Aug | 2023 |
| Grade | Name | Time | Team | Rating | Meet | Date | Year |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 18:39.0 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 138.3 | MITCA | 12-Nov | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 19:20.5 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 134.2 | Division 3 State | 5-Nov | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 19:28.1 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 124.6 | Region 24 | 29-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 19:18.2 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 131.3 | Greater Lansing | 15-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 19:14.1 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 125.6 | Apples 2 Apples | 6-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 19:16.8 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 132.1 | DeWitt | 1-Oct | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 19:13.8 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 127.1 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 28-Sep | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 19:05.7 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 130.4 | Josh Lott | 24-Sep | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 19:26.7 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 130.4 | CMAC 1 | 21-Sep | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 18:49.4 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 144.5 | Sparta | 17-Sep | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 19:30.0 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 132.0 | Marauder | 7-Sep | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 19:55.8 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 134.4 | Yellowjacket | 31-Aug | 2022 |
| 10 | Whitney Werner | 18:51.5 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 144.2 | Happy Acres | 27-Aug | 2022 |
| Grade | Name | Time | Team | Rating | Meet | Date | Year |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 18:54.5 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 139.5 | MITCA | 13-Nov | 2021 |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 19:16.6 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 126.5 | Division 3 State | 6-Nov | 2021 |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 20:44.9 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 124.7 | Region 24 | 29-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 19:06.2 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 118.9 | CMAC 3 | 20-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 19:10.9 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 129.0 | Apples 2 Apples | 7-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 20:12.3 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 114.9 | CMAC 2 | 5-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 19:00.0 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 139.0 | Bluejay | 2-Oct | 2021 |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 19:37.4 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 123.9 | P-W | 29-Sep | 2021 |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 19:24.2 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 123.6 | Webberville Spartan | 25-Sep | 2021 |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 19:33.3 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 122.9 | CMAC (Fowler) | 22-Sep | 2021 |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 19:41.0 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 127.3 | Marauder | 8-Sep | 2021 |
| 9 | Whitney Werner | 20:09.8 | Pewamo-Westphalia | 117.7 | Yellowjacket | 2-Sep | 2021 |
The Rundown
Whitney’s accomplishments and accolades were very difficult to write. Cause how do you discern on what to include? If you include everything, surely you’ll miss something. Let’s discuss something new: her track season.
She’s always been a stable achiever. 25th at MIS as a freshman, 13th as a sophomore, valuable team member of P-W program always at the front of D3. But an exception came at 2023’s XC State Finals. The rare miss, one spot off the podium. She’s always built on success from the previous year, how would she respond to disappointment?
With new 1600m and 3200m PRs, that’s how. Her 10:54 over eight laps was nearly 20 sec. better than her sophomore best. That was mid-season, in a race set up for quick times. A month later, battling with her Pirate team, she laid down her best track State Final yet. 4th place finish in the 800m, a 3rd in the 4×8, a 7th in the 4×4, and a sparkling, fresh 7 sec. PR in the 1600m, good for 4th as well.
Redemption is still out there to be had, and if this spring is any indication, we’re in for a show come November.