50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #18

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 800m – 1:53
• 1600m – 4:14
• 3200m – 9:16
• 5k (XC) – 15:40

• 2^nd Place – D3 State
• 2x All-State
• Region 20 Champion
  • 3x Top-15
• 2^nd Place – D3 State 1600m
• 4^th Place – D3 State 800m
• 4x All State (Track)

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Gus Rohde	15:51.9	Reed City	195.4	Division 3 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Gus Rohde	16:21.2	Reed City	193.9	Region 20	27-Oct	2023
11	Gus Rohde	16:16.3	Reed City	192.9	Late Season Warrior	21-Oct	2023
11	Gus Rohde	16:43.8	Reed City	183.4	CSAA Conference	17-Oct	2023
11	Gus Rohde	17:03.4	Reed City	184.2	Cecil Burch	7-Oct	2023
11	Gus Rohde	15:40.2	Reed City	200.6	Bluejay	30-Sep	2023
11	Gus Rohde	16:51.9	Reed City	182.0	Leanna Wolf Geers	7-Sep	2023
11	Gus Rohde	16:23.7	Reed City	190.1	Oiler	1-Sep	2023
11	Gus Rohde	16:37.2	Reed City	190.9	Under the Lights v2	25-Aug	2023
11	Gus Rohde	16:44.4	Reed City	195.9	Early Season Warrior	22-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Gus Rohde	16:16.8	Reed City	187.1	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
10	Gus Rohde	16:36.1	Reed City	186.3	Division 3 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Gus Rohde	16:39.5	Reed City	185.2	Region 20	28-Oct	2022
10	Gus Rohde	16:59.9	Reed City	182.4	Late Season Warrior	22-Oct	2022
10	Gus Rohde	16:44.6	Reed City	187.5	CSAA Conference	18-Oct	2022
10	Gus Rohde	17:16.6	Reed City	180.1	Chris Grabowski	13-Oct	2022
10	Gus Rohde	17:11.6	Reed City	182.8	CSAA Lakeview	4-Oct	2022
10	Gus Rohde	16:57.0	Reed City	180.0	CSAA (Morley Stanwood)	22-Sep	2022
10	Gus Rohde	17:28.6	Reed City	170.5	Evart Wildcat	17-Sep	2022
10	Gus Rohde	17:18.9	Reed City	179.0	Oiler	2-Sep	2022
10	Gus Rohde	16:37.7	Reed City	189.4	Pete Moss	27-Aug	2022
10	Gus Rohde	17:12.6	Reed City	196.5	Early Season Warrior	23-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Gus Rohde	17:52.4	Reed City	161.5	MITCA	13-Nov	2021
9	Gus Rohde	17:21.7	Reed City	167.4	Division 3 State	6-Nov	2021
9	Gus Rohde	17:15.0	Reed City	161.3	Region 20	30-Oct	2021
9	Gus Rohde	20:11.3	Reed City	141.9	CSAA Gold Championship	19-Oct	2021
9	Gus Rohde	18:41.7	Reed City	153.4	Chris Grabowski	14-Oct	2021
9	Gus Rohde	19:28.2	Reed City	145.3	CSAA Gold 2	5-Oct	2021
9	Gus Rohde	18:59.6	Reed City	143.1	CSAA Gold 1	21-Sep	2021
9	Gus Rohde	19:36.4	Reed City	134.2	Evart	18-Sep	2021
9	Gus Rohde	18:48.8	Reed City	145.7	Leanne Wolf Geers	9-Sep	2021
9	Gus Rohde	18:19.8	Reed City	152.4	Oiler	3-Sep	2021
9	Gus Rohde	18:15.0	Reed City	157.3	Pete Moss	28-Aug	2021
9	Gus Rohde	19:36.5	Reed City	147.2	Early Season Warrior	24-Aug	2021

The Rundown

As one heads toward the infield, they’re faced with crowds, excitement, and thoughts of their name going down in state history. Onto the infield, what seems like a quick finish slowly churns into a feeling where one knows they’ll have to grind for another 1000m.

Clipping 2 miles in 10:22, Gus was in 13^th place, far from someone who would have a memorable performance. Gut check time for many. How do you want your next year to feel? Can you live with the regrets for the rest of your running life? I believe that final, lonesome stretch can reveal much about someone’s internal positivity or struggles.

For Gus, they revealed an inner strength. From the 2 mile mark on, he ran the fastest time of anyone in the field (including winner Collin Farmer). 5:29.9, 4:58 pace for those final 1.1 miles. Passing 12 folks on the way to a runner-up finish. 3 of those 12 occurred in the final 173 meters.

Heart will be on display in 2024. If you’d like to witness, find Gus.