Last Year
SUMMER
MID-SEASON
FINAL PROJECTIONS
THE RESULT
Girls
- Grand Rapids Christian (3rd)
- Spring Lake (6th)
- Zeeland East (8th)
Boys
- Grand Rapids Christian (8th)
- Allendale (11th)
- Hamilton (12th)
Top 27 Teams
Previous years had top-25 teams, but there’s 27 (and sometimes more) team qualifiers and what does it hurt to add another two?
Girls
Grand Rapids Christian (Top 3), Zeeland East (5th), Spring Lake (10th), Holland Christian (11th), Hudsonville Unity Christian (17th), Holland (23rd)
Boys
Grand Rapids Christian (Top 3), Allendale (4th), Holland Christian (8th), Hamilton (16th), Spring Lake (18th), Grand Rapids Catholic Central (26th)
(If your team isn’t listed in the images above or the scores below, you probably don’t have five returners, at least on ol’ athletic.net. I’m sure many of these teams will fill out their rosters by late October)
Projected Scores
| Place | Girls Team | Score |
| 1 | Grand Rapids Christian | 36 |
| 2 | Zeeland East | 69 |
| 3 | Spring Lake | 94 |
| 4 | Holland Christian | 99 |
| 5 | Hudsonville Unity Christian | 134 |
| 6 | Holland | 153 |
| 7 | Fruitport | 215 |
| 8 | Grand Rapids Catholic Central | 228 |
| 9 | Allendale | 250 |
| 10 | Grand Rapids West Catholic | 267 |
| 11 | Coopersville | 298 |
| 12 | Hamilton | 342 |
| 13 | Wyoming Lee | 372 |
| Place | Boys Team | Score |
| 1 | Grand Rapids Christian | 44 |
| 2 | Allendale | 63 |
| 3 | Holland Christian | 92 |
| 4 | Hamilton | 117 |
| 5 | Spring Lake | 133 |
| 6 | Grand Rapids Catholic Central | 139 |
| 7 | Fruitport | 203 |
| 8 | Zeeland East | 220 |
| 9 | Holland | 229 |
| 10 | Hudsonville Unity Christian | 268 |
| 11 | Coopersville | 333 |
| 12 | Comstock Park | 344 |
| 13 | Grand Rapids West Catholic | 384 |
| 14 | Grand River Preparatory | 396 |
Top Runners
Thought I’d give a review of some of the top returners in each region. Returners means no incoming freshman (you’ll get your days in the sun). If you’re on a top team or in the 50 Tickets and you’re projected highly here, you hit the jackpot! Yes, I’m writing a bit less than previous years, but I think I’ve learned my lesson in that I need to conserve energy and brainpower for all divisions and regions. Typically by August, I’m rushing to get these done. This time around, hopefully all regions get the same amount of coverage.
Natalie Van Otteren, Grand Rapids Christian
On the same career trajectory as a former Grand Rapids Christian girl. Two top-10 MIS finishes before winning the D2 title in the 3200m. Can you guess what that girl did in the fall?
Magical final two weeks for track for Kuzma. First, a part of East’s stunning 9:11 squad, then doubling back and grabbing 4th in the 3200m. Then the following week, showing what she could do while fresh, finally sneaking under 5:00 for the 1600m.
Emily Tomes, Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Always finds a way to give her best toward the end of the year. That could be her freshman self shocking us all en route to a 8th place finish. Or her junior version, with the kick of the day into 5th place at Division 2 State.
Naomi Nelson, Grand Rapids Christian
Track season saw some plummeting PRs, most notably a 3200m that dropped from 12:12 to 11:06.
Simon Triezenberg, Grand Rapids Christian
Seriously big improvement between his freshman and sophomore years, and his freshman year wasn’t all that bad! Sub-17 twice in that 9th grade season, sub-16 on four occasions as a 10th grader.
Jeb Hillary, Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Came into his own during track, closing the year with four consecutive sub-10’s in the 3200m, including a pair of 4th place finishes in the OK Gold and Region 13.
The OK Green Champion from this past fall was a whole new runner as a junior. After only cracking 17:00 once during his first two years, he was below that mark on 5 separate occasions.
