Author: mixcspeedratings

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

	Meet	Division	Place
	Pete Moss	Medium	1st of 15
	Bredeweg		3rd of 20
	Spartan	White	2nd of 31
	Cougar Falcon	Falcon	1st of 11
	Bluejay	Elite	6th of 30
	Portage	D3	1st of 35
	Hart & Sole		1st of 6
	Mel Hall		1st of 10
	Region 20		1st of 12
	Division 3 State		1st of 28

Top Returners

Max Stitt

The lone returner from those that competed in the Pirates’ state championship back in November. Max posted a few sub-17’s throughout the year, at Portage and Pete Moss.

Jack Slotman

Excelled with his mid-distance work during track, his 2:06 800m ranking 3^rd amongst Division 3 freshmen.

Tyler Vanderzanden

Has proceeded from a freshman waiting ‘til late October to smash 20:00 to a junior who was nearly in the 17’s at Shepherd.

Bryce Vanderkodde

Freshman year provided a peek of the potential he can deliver. 18:54 at Shepherd and 19:15 at Portage show Bryce isn’t afraid of big moments.

Potential Newcomers

Bobby Jazwinski

Only lost once during his middle school cross season. Champion of large meets such as Bluejay, West Michigan, and Cougar Falcon. Showed tremendous endurance at the end of the year with a 16:12 at MITCA. If I were to include freshmen in the 50 Tickets, he would’ve made the top-40.

Pascal Miller

Sub-12 twice on the year. Welllll under that mark at Shepherd, his 11:37 placing 25^th in their highly competitive Bluejay MS race.

Aiden Schaner

Consistent top-5 finishes all season in the WMC Rivers Jamborees, then *almost* got under 12:00 at the West Michigan MS Invite.

Noah Wolff

Frightening that he was Hart’s fourth fastest 8^th grader and still ran a bunch of mid-12:00 races.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Happy Acres	Big	1st of 6
Marauder	Small	2nd of 9
Sparta	Silver	1st of 7
Pewamo-Westphalia		1st of 6
DeWitt	D3/4	1st of 8
Apples 2 Apples	Big	2nd of 9
Greater Lansing		5th of 30
Region 24		1st of 10
Division 3 State		2nd of 26

Top Returners

Whitney Werner

Although her regular season times were somewhat similar between her two high school seasons, Whitney definitely moved up in place. 6^th in Region 24 to 4^th, 25^th at the State Finals to 13^th.

Hayden Hengesbach

After two years finishing close to 100^th place, Hayden moved up in droves. Her 42^nd place nearly matched her personal best, set earlier in the year at DeWitt.

Emma Wittenbach

The fifth girl often holds the key to a team’s fortune and Emma was the Pirate fifth for the majority of championship season. Hard to filter out what was her best effort, but it may be the State Finals, where she placed 83^rd. Pretty good for not competing at MIS the previous year.

Melanie Werner

Took many races, she was on the cusp a number of times, but finally snuck under 21:00 at Pewamo’s home invite. Melanie hit that mark twice more throughout the fall.

Lilly Anderson

Freshman fall contained a few sub-22’s, though I think she might be the darkhorse in a few months. Lilly sped to a 5:56 late in the track season, along with a number of 2:4x’s in the 800m.

Isabell Helman

The junior was P-W’s 7^th girl late in the year, matching the mid-21 efforts she’s posted each season of her career.

Potential Newcomers

Alyssa Kramer

Placed 6^th at Jr. Greater Lansing during the fall, then sub-6 on the track just a few months ago.

Delaney Smith

Has been a steady mid-13 girl for much of the past two years, both during the spring and fall.

Claire Thelen

Closed her 8^th grade season with sub-14’s in four of her final five 2-mile races.

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Accomplishments & Accolades

• 2x State Qualifier (XC)
• 3^rd Place – SEC Red (XC)
• 3^rd Place – Region 5 (XC)
• 22^nd Place – Division 1 State 3200m
• 2^nd Place – SEC Red 3200m
• 2^nd Place – Region 5 3200m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Truman Johnson	16:50.2	Saline	189.6	Milan Puddle Jumper	30-Aug
11	Truman Johnson	16:05.5	Saline	200.2	Bath	10-Sep
11	Truman Johnson	16:09.2	Saline	194.6	SEC 1	14-Sep
11	Truman Johnson	15:54.3	Saline	197.6	Jackson	24-Sep
11	Truman Johnson	16:05.3	Saline	197.2	SEC Red 2	28-Sep
11	Truman Johnson	15:56.2	Saline	197.3	Portage	8-Oct
11	Truman Johnson	16:00.5	Saline	193.8	River Rat Open	14-Oct
11	Truman Johnson	15:44.4	Saline	195.9	SEC Championship	20-Oct
11	Truman Johnson	16:03.5	Saline	187.2	Region 5	29-Oct
11	Truman Johnson	16:53.6	Saline	181.8	Division 1 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Truman Johnson	17:18.8	Saline	179.7	A2 Early Bird	2-Sep
10	Truman Johnson	16:57.2	Saline	183.3	Bath	11-Sep
10	Truman Johnson	17:09.7	Saline	179.4	Jackson	25-Sep
10	Truman Johnson	17:15.0	Saline	180.3	SEC Red 2	28-Sep
10	Truman Johnson	17:11.4	Saline	178.9	Portage	9-Oct
10	Truman Johnson	17:22.7	Saline	180.4	River Rat	15-Oct
10	Truman Johnson	17:04.4	Saline	178.2	SEC Championship	21-Oct
10	Truman Johnson	18:05.2	Saline	183.6	Region 5	30-Oct
10	Truman Johnson	16:46.6	Saline	182.5	Division 1 State	6-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Truman Johnson		Saline	160.2	Little Portage	10-Oct
9	Truman Johnson		Saline	165.1	SEC Red	17-Oct



The Rundown



The Hornets are known for developing their 800m runners but let’s not act as if they can’t bring along a longer distance stud. In two years time, he’s dropped nearly two minutes on the cross course, coming from a kid who was a JV runner to top-3 in the SEC Red and Region 5. The blossoming from his freshman JV XC season to now kickstarted during his freshman year of track, where he went 4:51/10:22 in the late season. That 10:22 is now 9:32, the 4:51 is 4:28. Saline is always careful and considerate of the athlete’s injury prevention and long-term goals, that development usually takes a little time before someone rips a senior year. And Truman is more than ready to do that.