SUMMER PREVIEW
Last Year
Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result
Boys
- Grand Haven (3rd)
- Jenison (7th)
- Zeeland West (23rd)
Girls
- Holland West Ottawa (3rd)
- Grand Haven (7th)
- Rockford (16th)
Finally, a region where I was 6/6 from the summer and got the order right. Good way to end things, right?
Top 27 Teams
Boys
Top Ten – Jenison
Top Ten – Grand Haven
#19 – Holland West Ottawa
#25 – Rockford
#27 – Grandville
Girls
Top Ten – Holland West Ottawa
Top Ten – Rockford
Top Ten – Grand Haven
#24 – Hudsonville
#27 – Jenison
Projected Scores
Boys
| Place | Team | Projected Score |
| 1 | Jenison | 50 |
| 2 | Grand Haven | 64 |
| 3 | Holland West Ottawa | 96 |
| 4 | Rockford | 116 |
| 5 | Grandville | 124 |
| 6 | Zeeland West | 137 |
| 7 | Hudsonville | 162 |
| 8 | Muskegon Reeths-Puffer | 280 |
| 9 | Grand Rapids Northview | 284 |
| 10 | Greenville | 286 |
| 11 | Muskegon Mona Shores | 288 |
| 12 | Grand Rapids Union | 307 |
| 13 | Wyoming | 397 |
| 14 | Muskegon | 456 |
Girls
| Place | Team | Projected Score |
| 1 | Holland West Ottawa | 32 |
| 2 | Rockford | 53 |
| 3 | Grand Haven | 71 |
| 4 | Hudsonville | 144 |
| 5 | Jenison | 162 |
| 6 | Zeeland West | 164 |
| 7 | Grandville | 166 |
| 8 | Muskegon Reeths-Puffer | 174 |
| 9 | Muskegon Mona Shores | 265 |
| 10 | Greenville | 289 |
| 11 | Grand Rapids Northview | 361 |
| 12 | Grand Rapids Union | 382 |
| 13 | Wyoming | 415 |
Top Runners
Boys
| Place | Grade | Name | Team |
| 1 | 12 | Seth Conner | Jenison |
| 2 | 12 | Carter Livermore | Grandville |
| 3 | 10 | Luka Hammond | Grand Haven |
| 4 | 12 | Ben Eisnor | Grand Haven |
| 5 | 12 | Mason Lucas | Jenison |
| 6 | 10 | Caden Livermore | Grandville |
| 7 | 12 | Levi Jongekryg | Holland West Ottawa |
| 8 | 11 | Preston VanOeffelen | Greenville |
| 9 | 11 | Robert Dodd | Zeeland West |
| 10 | 11 | Keagan Smith | Zeeland West |
| 11 | 12 | Matthew Schwartz | Jenison |
| 12 | 12 | Parker Strelecki | Jenison |
| 13 | 11 | Aron Gal | Grand Haven |
| 14 | 12 | Noah Schuette | Rockford |
| 15 | 12 | Kye Grant | Muskegon Reeths-Puffer |
| 16 | 11 | Jake Follett | Holland West Ottawa |
| 17 | 10 | Bradley Smies | Hudsonville |
| 18 | 12 | Carson Berko | Grand Haven |
| 19 | 11 | Hayden Lafferty | Rockford |
| 20 | 12 | Caden Karcher | Rockford |
| 21 | 12 | Dominic Otto | Jenison |
| 22 | 9 | Patrick Baran | Holland West Ottawa |
| 23 | 11 | Caleb TeBrake | Grand Rapids Northview |
| 24 | 11 | Michael Dummer | Holland West Ottawa |
| 25 | 11 | Nolan Wenglikowski | Jenison |
To come later!
Will soon be taking the keys from his older brother and he appears well equipped to do so. Caden’s 9:42 over eight laps ranked #7 amongst Michigan’s 9th graders.
Love watching the West Ottawa boys slowly move toward the greatness of their girls. Levi is a major reason why, graduating from a kid always over 18:00 his first two years to one who spent a great amount of time in the 16’s as a junior.
Good to see a Greenville kid on here. Preston makes it on the back of an excellent track season, where he especially specialized in the 800m, winning the OK White and going sub-2 in multiple races.
Definitely a strength-based runner. Despite a 1600 PR of “only” 4:36, has been able to slip under 10:00 in the 32 each of the past two years.
Moved up by just over 100 places at State. Whereas Keagan may not have had his best race there as a freshman, he had one of his best ones at MIS as a sophomore.
Found the requisite strength that shows he’ll be able to battle in XC, running sub-10 3200’s on four separate occasions.
Girls
| Place | Grade | Name | Team |
| 1 | 12 | Helen Sachs | Holland West Ottawa |
| 2 | 10 | Daisy Cox | Rockford |
| 3 | 12 | Valerie Beeck | Grand Haven |
| 4 | 11 | Ava Porras | Holland West Ottawa |
| 5 | 9 | Jillian Lewakowski | Rockford |
| 6 | 11 | Addie Birkholz | Holland West Ottawa |
| 7 | 9 | Keagan Mulka | Rockford |
| 8 | 12 | Emma Gunnett | Holland West Ottawa |
| 9 | 12 | Chloe DeRidder | Grandville |
| 10 | 12 | Addy Smith | Grand Haven |
| 11 | 10 | Cassie Karasinski | Hudsonville |
| 12 | 12 | Jordyn Klaasen | Zeeland West |
| 13 | 10 | Lyla Dowling | Holland West Ottawa |
| 14 | 12 | Jane Olney | Holland West Ottawa |
| 15 | 9 | Reese Haglund | Holland West Ottawa |
| 16 | 12 | Abi Albright | Grand Haven |
| 17 | 9 | Nicole Robbins | Muskegon Reeths-Puffer |
| 18 | 11 | Cianah Budnik-Ramos | Grand Haven |
| 19 | 11 | Trinity VanderWoude | Rockford |
| 20 | 12 | Emma Smith | Rockford |
| 21 | 11 | Jersi Bilek | Muskegon Reeths-Puffer |
| 22 | 9 | Kyra Shaver | Rockford |
| 23 | 12 | Naomi Diekman | Jenison |
| 24 | 12 | Gracey Barry | Grand Haven |
| 25 | 11 | Macy Guikema | Jenison |
To come later!
Improved more than a minute from her freshman best, getting into the 18’s on four separate occasions.
Set a personal best in cross, then had the track season of her life. Part of a state championship 4×8 squad, that spot earned by running PRs in every single event from 200m to 3200m.
After finishing 53rd and 30th the previous two regionals, blasted through to 5th last year, earning her first XC state qualifier.
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