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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

You receive two sets of results, their high school squad and their middle school squad. Since much of their hope and promise centers around their incoming freshmen, the middle school results should be illuminating. Yes, I wrote the same dang thing for Gobles. If the spike fits…

HIGH SCHOOL

Meet	Division	Place
Portage EB		18th of 20
Region 31		3rd of 9
Division 4 State		14th of 27

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Meet	Division	Place
UTL v2		1st of 9
Bredeweg		1st of 12
Sparta	D3	1st of 7
Autumn Sunrise	Sunrise	1st of 5
Otsego Bulldog	D2	1st of 7
Portage		2nd of 54
Zone 6	Small	1st of 10
West Michigan		2nd of 13

Top Returners

Zach Vonk

Showed a bit of promise in the 800m this spring, moving down to 2:18 by season’s end.

Potential Newcomers

Riley Weed

First off, Riley Weed is a great cross country name. Secondly, he proved formidable at the longer distances while still training as an 8^th grader. 17:08 at Allendale, followed up by a 17:39 at MIS.

Christian Getz

Might take a bit more time to get acquitted to a full 5k. At the 3k in Terredise in mid-November, he may have had his best race, placing 12^th at NXR.

Noah Schipper

Seems to be one of the more well-equipped athletes to handle the high school distance, his 18:12 at Allendale as evidence. Placed 8^th in the West Michigan MEGASTAR 1600m.

Gibson White

One of the better 8^th grade 800m runners, dipping down as low as 2:17.

Zeke Williams

Right on that 12-min. mark with a few breakthroughs, most notably his 11:45 after conquering Mount Bulldog.

Caleb Adkins

Closed his track season out with three consecutive 2:24’s.

Brody VanTuinen

Only three races on his portfolio, the final of which a mid-12 win in the West Michigan open race.

Eli Laninga

Mid-12’s through much of the end of the XC season, then showed to be a little stronger in the mid-distances on the track, where he placed 14^th in the West Michigan MEGASTAR 800m.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

You receive two sets of results, their high school squad and their middle school squad. Since much of their hope and promise centers around their incoming freshmen, the middle school results should be illuminating.

HIGH SCHOOL

Meet	Division	Place
Bridgman		9th of 9
SW Rustbuster		9th of 9
Bob Teske		8th of 11
Mendon		7th of 8
Bangor		13th of 14
Portage	D4	16th of 16
Little Guys		9th of 10
Region 31		7th of 7

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Meet	Division	Place
SW Rustbuster		2nd of 9
Mendon		1st of 6
Bangor		1st of 8
Otsego Bulldog	D2	1st of 6
SAC Championship		1st of 12
Portage		7th of 53
Zone 1		5th of 22
Little Guys		1st of 5

Top Returners

Madison Cooley

During freshman year, transformed from a girl starting in the high-22’s to 24’s to one that was sub-22 in her final 5 races. Madison was 43^rd at State in PB of 21:06 to close the year.

Zoie Wood

Sub-25 in her final 5 races, including a 23:48 at Portage, 3.5 minutes faster than her freshman year.

Potential Newcomers

Libby Smith

Winner of all her MS races but two, Portage and Zone 5. Going the full 2-mile distance, she hovered around the 12:30 mark for much of the year.

Ava DeYoung

Actually placed ahead of Smith at Portage and Zone 5. Was 2^nd in a majority of Gobles’ races, still running those steady 12:30’s.

Lauren Schaffer

Kept around the 13-flat area during cross, then when she took to the track, placed 4^th in the West Michigan MEGASTAR meet.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 6^th Place – Region 9 (XC)
• 7^th Place – Macomb County (XC)
• 2^nd Place – Region 10 800m
• 3^rd Place – Macomb County 800m
• 16^th Place – Division 1 State 800m
• Macomb County 4x400m Champion



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Tyler Donovan	17:23.8	Fraser	179.4	Saline Early Bird	1-Sep
11	Tyler Donovan	17:03	Fraser	183.7	MAC White 1	13-Sep
11	Tyler Donovan	16:49	Fraser	187.0	MAC White 2	27-Sep
11	Tyler Donovan	16:51.0	Fraser	193.7	Heritage	8-Oct
11	Tyler Donovan	16:31.4	Fraser	189.5	Macomb County	15-Oct
11	Tyler Donovan	16:37.2	Fraser	183.3	MAC Division	22-Oct
11	Tyler Donovan	15:53.7	Fraser	193.4	Region 9	29-Oct
11	Tyler Donovan	17:11.6	Fraser	175.8	Division 1 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Tyler Donovan	18:18.3	Fraser	157.9	Anchor Bay EB	2-Sep
10	Tyler Donovan	18:42	Fraser	157.3	MAC White 1	14-Sep
10	Tyler Donovan	17:30.3	Fraser	173.9	Huron	18-Sep
10	Tyler Donovan	18:01.0	Fraser	162.3	Mid-Season Spectacular	25-Sep
10	Tyler Donovan	17:58	Fraser	163.0	MAC White 2	28-Sep
10	Tyler Donovan	18:33.1	Fraser	149.6	MAC Division	5-Oct
10	Tyler Donovan	17:46.3	Fraser	171.9	Macomb County	16-Oct
10	Tyler Donovan	17:43.6	Fraser	173.5	Region 8	29-Oct
10	Tyler Donovan	17:13.0	Fraser	173.7	Division 1 State	6-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Tyler Donovan		Fraser	139.0	MAC White	15-Sep
9	Tyler Donovan		Fraser	126.6	Cleverley Friday Night	25-Sep
9	Tyler Donovan		Fraser	121.7	MAC White 2	29-Sep
9	Tyler Donovan		Fraser	105.2	Macomb County	9-Oct
9	Tyler Donovan		Fraser	140.3	MAC White Division	15-Oct
9	Tyler Donovan		Fraser	123.6	Pre-Region 18	20-Oct



The Rundown



Boy, Storai can sure develop ‘em, right? Throughout his coaching tenure, Fraser has always had a guy, and always seemingly coming out of nowhere, First it was Eli, a sophomore barely breaking 4:50 turning into a senior running 9:16, now looking to contribute on a Wayne State team that can place highly in Division 2. Or a Justin Roose, hovering above 20:00 as a freshman and then speeding to a 4:23 as a senior.

Now it’s Tyler, who has dropped a good 2 ½ minutes in 2 years. As a sophomore, he ended his season in the traditional sophomore swoon, going sub-18 at County, Regional, and State. This past season is where the real progress showed, first in cross with a majority of the season in the 16’s before racing to a 15:53 at Goodells. Then in track, where Tyler excelled in the mid-distance events, his 1:56 placing 16^th (seriously how strong is this state) in Division 1, to go along with a 4:20 earlier in the year. As we’ve learned with the Ramblers over the past few years, expect more to come.