50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #30

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 1600m – 5:02
• 3200m – 10:53
• 5k (XC) – 18:34

• 36^th Place – D1 State
• 7^th Place – Region 6
• 9^th Place – KLAA
• Region 6 3200m Champion
• 18^th Place – D1 State 1600m & 3200m
• 5^th Place – KLAA 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Kaelin Hughes	18:34.1	Livonia Stevenson	140.6	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
11	Kaelin Hughes	18:46.5	Livonia Stevenson	139.2	Division 1 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Kaelin Hughes	19:20.1	Livonia Stevenson	127.0	Region 6	28-Oct	2023
11	Kaelin Hughes	19:53.8	Livonia Stevenson	129.1	KLAA Conference	20-Oct	2023
11	Kaelin Hughes	19:36.8	Livonia Stevenson	125.7	Wayne County	7-Oct	2023
11	Kaelin Hughes	20:51.1	Livonia Stevenson	111.6	Mott Fall Classic	22-Sep	2023
11	Kaelin Hughes	20:44.7	Livonia Stevenson	110.8	Holly	16-Sep	2023
11	Kaelin Hughes	19:47.8	Livonia Stevenson	128.4	Ramblin’ Rock	9-Sep	2023
11	Kaelin Hughes	20:42.1	Livonia Stevenson	117.0	Mustang	29-Aug	2023
11	Kaelin Hughes	20:05.2	Livonia Stevenson	128.9	Lamplighter	18-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Kaelin Hughes	19:19.4	Livonia Stevenson	124.9	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
10	Kaelin Hughes	20:07.7	Livonia Stevenson	116.4	Division 1 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Kaelin Hughes	19:15.7	Livonia Stevenson	126.8	Region 6	29-Oct	2022
10	Kaelin Hughes	19:56.2	Livonia Stevenson	122.9	KLAA	22-Oct	2022
10	Kaelin Hughes	19:32.5	Livonia Stevenson	119.8	Wayne County	8-Oct	2022
10	Kaelin Hughes	20:37.3	Livonia Stevenson	109.6	Mott Fall Classic	23-Sep	2022
10	Kaelin Hughes	21:08.5	Livonia Stevenson	101.2	Holly	17-Sep	2022
10	Kaelin Hughes	21:19.9	Livonia Stevenson	94.7	Bath	10-Sep	2022
10	Kaelin Hughes	21:05.2	Livonia Stevenson	109.6	Lamplighter	19-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Kaelin Hughes	21:46.5	Livonia Stevenson	90.2	Region 6	30-Oct	2021
9	Kaelin Hughes	21:12.9	Livonia Stevenson	93.4	KLAA Championship	21-Oct	2021
9	Kaelin Hughes	22:01.3	Livonia Stevenson	83.6	Wayne County	9-Oct	2021
9	Kaelin Hughes	22:10.6	Livonia Stevenson	75.1	DeWitt	2-Oct	2021
9	Kaelin Hughes	22:32.8	Livonia Stevenson	83.4	Cleverley Friday Night	24-Sep	2021
9	Kaelin Hughes	22:11.6	Livonia Stevenson	84.5	Holly	18-Sep	2021
9	Kaelin Hughes	21:46.4	Livonia Stevenson	83.2	Ramblin’ Rock	11-Sep	2021
9	Kaelin Hughes	23:41.9	Livonia Stevenson	66.0	Mustang	31-Aug	2021
9	Kaelin Hughes	23:03.4	Livonia Stevenson	69.9	Lamplighter	20-Aug	2021

The Rundown

This summer, I felt like I’ve had a good mix of those growing gradually and those doing it more exponentially. Watching Kaelin move through this sport, she 100% falls into that latter category.

2023 represented the greatest change, both from the starting point and in how she peaked. Lamplighter has been a consistent meet on the Spartans schedule and in that opener, Kaelin has moved from 23+ minutes, to just over 21 as a sophomore, to barely above 20 this past fall. Minute time jumps, not seconds. We already knew the season was off to a good start, her closing statements validated that. Top-10 finishes at Wayne County, KLAA, and Regionals matched efforts from 2022. However, her State Finals results drastically changed, moving from 133^rd to 36^th, racing into the 18’s for the first time ever.

You think she was done? Those end-season heroics were duplicated during track, with a double win in the 16 and 32 at Regionals, her 1600 version being a personal best. A week later, the 11-min. mark in the 32 was toast.

One year left and I definitely don’t think she’s done.