50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #23

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

1600m – 4:28
3200m – 9:16
5k (XC) – 16:06

• 2^nd Place – Region 14
• 3^rd Place – I-8
  • 2x Top-10
• 5^th Place – D2 State 3200m
• 2^nd Place – Region 15 3200m
• 4^th Place – I-8 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Edison Lopeman	16:06.8	Parma Western	190.7	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
10	Edison Lopeman	16:18.3	Parma Western	187.9	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
10	Edison Lopeman	16:21.5	Parma Western	198.5	Region 14	27-Oct	2023
10	Edison Lopeman	16:15.8	Parma Western	183.7	I-8 Championship	21-Oct	2023
10	Edison Lopeman	16:30.3	Parma Western	186.9	Portage	7-Oct	2023
10	Edison Lopeman	16:39.8	Parma Western	185.7	DeWitt	30-Sep	2023
10	Edison Lopeman	16:49.5	Parma Western	180.5	Jackson	23-Sep	2023
10	Edison Lopeman	16:49.7	Parma Western	189.1	Holly	16-Sep	2023
10	Edison Lopeman	16:29.4	Parma Western	185.9	Lakeview	9-Sep	2023
10	Edison Lopeman	16:40.1	Parma Western	176.6	Barney Roy	29-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Edison Lopeman	17:08.9	Parma Western	169.7	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
9	Edison Lopeman	17:00.6	Parma Western	172.8	Region 14	29-Oct	2022
9	Edison Lopeman	17:07.5	Parma Western	166.8	I-8 Championship	22-Oct	2022
9	Edison Lopeman	17:24.4	Parma Western	165.5	J. Chris Jensen	15-Oct	2022
9	Edison Lopeman	17:16.5	Parma Western	170.5	Portage	8-Oct	2022
9	Edison Lopeman	17:19.1	Parma Western	169.6	I-8 2	4-Oct	2022
9	Edison Lopeman	17:31.7	Parma Western	164.8	DeWitt	1-Oct	2022
9	Edison Lopeman	17:35.5	Parma Western	163.8	Jackson	24-Sep	2022
9	Edison Lopeman	18:01.6	Parma Western	163.8	Holly	17-Sep	2022
9	Edison Lopeman	18:10.8	Parma Western	155.1	I-8 1	13-Sep	2022
9	Edison Lopeman	18:02.9	Parma Western	166.7	Springport	7-Sep	2022
9	Edison Lopeman	18:19.7	Parma Western	157.4	Barney Roy	30-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
8	Edison Lopeman	18:42.3	Parma Western	144.9	MITCA	13-Nov	2021

The Rundown

When penning these writeups, I like to use three things:

1. My memory, sometimes sketchy
2. Newspaper articles, we have great young writers
3. Athletic.net, telling the tale of times and accomplishments

Though for Edison, I just needed this site.

Following last fall’s Regionals, where the Western boys were contenders for the team trophy, I had this to say about Edison:

“With the race up for grabs toward the back end of the pack, Western’s frontrunners needed to do their job to gain as much of a margin up front. Edison did more than his job, placing 2^nd (projected 6^th), dropping nearly 20 seconds from his time at DeWitt earlier in the year. Expect to see this name at the front of D2 in the coming years.”

And about the following week’s State Finals race:

“A dramatic jump was executed by Parma Western’s young Edison Lopeman. The sophomore moved from 137^th at the mile to 51^st at the line, advancing 86 whole places.”

The proof is right there, Lopeman can execute in late-season races. You can see it in the chart above, his ratings around ~185 in the races preceding Regionals (198), State (188), and even the fun environment of MITCA (191). You could see it on the track, beating the D1 stars at Golden Triangle or setting a 9:16 PR in the rain at Hamilton.

And you’ll see it at the front of D2 races this year and next.