50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #6

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 1600m – 4:58
• 3200m – 10:38
• 5k (XC) – 17:28

• 4^th Place – D1 State
• Macomb County Champion
• Region 9 Champion
• 7^th Place – D1 State 3200m
• 2^nd Place – Region 10 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Annie Hrabovsky	17:28.7	Romeo	165.1	Division 1 State	4-Nov	2023
9	Annie Hrabovsky	18:17.5	Romeo	163.2	Region 9	27-Oct	2023
9	Annie Hrabovsky	19:09.9	Romeo	131.4	MAC Championship	21-Oct	2023
9	Annie Hrabovsky	17:54.8	Romeo	161.1	Macomb County	14-Oct	2023
9	Annie Hrabovsky	17:53.2	Romeo	158.3	Jackson	23-Sep	2023

The Rundown

Reigned in until she wasn’t. Romeo, as deep as they were last year, was afforded the opportunity to bring the ultra-talented Hrabovsky in halfway through the season. And when she was finally let loose, a likely title squad became a certain title squad.

Annie was always pegged as quick, at least on here. As an 8^th grader, she had won all of her races, sub-11:45 in each instance. Coming into her freshman year, she was the top-rated freshman by my standards.

Championships aren’t won in August, college scholarships aren’t obtained as a freshman, thus Romeo had every reason to be patient. On the smooth, rolling hills of Sharp Park, Annie laid patiently in the pack for the first mile before taking body after body, eventually coming in 3^rd with a 17:53. An astounding debut. What would happen when she raced aggressively from the gun?

We found out late in the year at State. Crossing the mile in 5:38 (9^th), Annie put herself in a position to see the competition ahead of her. At two, she’d already moved up 5 spots, nailing a 11:23 split. She wouldn’t gain any more ground in terms of place, but her 17:28 was a 25 second personal best and the fastest freshman time of the day.

2023 was a precursor of what’s to come. Lightly raced, still mightily fast. Much room to grow, into 2024 and beyond.