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The Top Tens: Division 1 Girls #9

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

MeetDivisionPlace
Bredeweg5th of 19
SpartanElite9th of 19
Allendale FalconBig1st of 8
PortageD110th of 31
OK Red Conference2nd of 8
Region 13rd of 13
Division 1 State10th of 28

Top Returners

Valerie Beeck

Continually impressed by her range and ability to mow people down. At Track State, it seemed like she caught at least 5 teams in her anchor leg that led to a school record.

Addy Smith

Gained considerable strength in the offseason, shifting her 1600m best from 5:34 to 5:22. Extrapolate that to cross and you have a girl capable of getting down under 19:00.

Cianah Budnik-Ramos

9th grade year began in the 20-21 range, then ended with sub-20’s in two of her final three races. And let’s be honest, if MIS ran as fast as it used to, she’d have been well under it there too.

Abi Albright

Has come so far in such a small amount of time. 25:00 opener in the fall of ’21, already sub-20 as a sophomore. And if you take a peek at her track season, I think more improvement is in store.

Payton Hosley

Throughout her career, has put together 10+ sub-20 races and contributed at MIS to the Bucs last two top-15 finishes.

Gracey Barry

Gracey may not have run as quickly in 2022 as she did in 2021, but her contributions at the regional stage were much more meaningful, moving up from 60th to 36th.

Laurel Tolliver

Three consecutive years in the 20’s and just had her best 3200m season yet, hitting a new best of 12:18.

Lily Frendt

During both of her seasons, varsity for Grand Haven during their State Finals runs. Although her MIS performance last fall wasn’t as speedy as the previous one, she still raced into the 20’s as she did as a freshman.

Eleanore Mitchell

Another one of those junior girls who commenced their career in the 22-24 min. range but has ended the past two seasons in the mid-20 range.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #41

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 5th Place – Division 2 State 1600m
  • Region 12 1600m Champion
  • 29th Place – Division 2 State (XC)
  • 5th Place – Region 10 (XC)
  • WMC Lakes 800m/1600m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDate
11Sean Pettis18:52.1Fremont179.6WMC Lakes 113-Sep
11Sean Pettis17:34.5Fremont173.5Spartan16-Sep
11Sean Pettis18:11.2Fremont167.9WMC Lakes 220-Sep
11Sean Pettis17:00.4Fremont175.2Cougar Falcon24-Sep
11Sean Pettis16:41.0Fremont182.3Portage8-Oct
11Sean Pettis17:56.9Fremont180.4WMC Mega Jamboree18-Oct
11Sean Pettis17:17.3Fremont176.6Late Season Warrior22-Oct
11Sean Pettis16:30.3Fremont188.2Region 1028-Oct
11Sean Pettis16:19.6Fremont194.5Division 2 State5-Nov
11Sean Pettis16:40.4Fremont179.2MITCA12-Nov
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDate
10Sean Pettis22:14.4Fremont114.9Hesperia25-Aug
10Sean Pettis19:13.4Fremont149.2Hill and Bale11-Sep
10Sean Pettis18:49.2Fremont148.3Ludington18-Sep
10Sean Pettis19:30.9Fremont132.7CSAA Gold 121-Sep
10Sean Pettis18:14.8Fremont157.1Cougar Falcon25-Sep
10Sean Pettis19:35.7Fremont142.8CSAA Gold 25-Oct
10Sean Pettis17:59.6Fremont162.8Portage9-Oct
10Sean Pettis19:41.8Fremont151.7CSAA Gold Championship19-Oct
10Sean Pettis17:58.5Fremont162.8Region 1029-Oct
10Sean Pettis17:25.2Fremont168.9Division 2 State6-Nov
GradeNameTeamRatingMeetDate
9Sean PettisFremont126.3Hill Bale12-Sep
9Sean PettisFremont95.8CSAA Gold 122-Sep
9Sean PettisFremont141.3Bulldog Elite3-Oct
9Sean PettisFremont100.7CSAA Gold 26-Oct
9Sean PettisFremont139.3Bengals9-Oct

The Rundown

Sean took a year off from running the 1600m and came back a changed man. As a freshman back in 2021, he stayed on the north side of 5:00, nearly breaking through, a satisfactory season from any freshman. After a two-year hiatus, replete with many 400s and 800s, he came back to the four lap race and scorched the West Michigan earth. First 4:45 opener, then 4:39, then 4:36, 4:30, 4:24, 4:23, and finishing the year with a 4:17 best at State. Perhaps it’s made more impressive by the two-year gap, but I don’t care, going from 5:01 to 4:17 shows that the Fremont work ethic is alive, well, and always present. He can hold his own on the course too, nabbing one of the final All-State spots this past autumn. Though I believe this spring has shown that he’s capable of improving greatly upon that 29th place D2 finish.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #41

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 3rd Place – Division 2 State 3200m
  • Region 11 1600m/3200m Champion
  • Northern Michigan 1600m Champion
  • 2nd Place – Big North Conference (XC)
  • 3rd Place – Region 10 (XC)
  • 4th Place – Northern Michigan (XC)

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDate
9Katie Berkshire22:10.4Gaylord98.9Dwayne Rau1-Sep
9Katie Berkshire20:41.7Gaylord110.1Holly17-Sep
9Katie Berkshire19:17.0Gaylord126.7Cadillac24-Sep
9Katie Berkshire19:27.4Gaylord126.5Bluejay1-Oct
9Katie Berkshire19:32.3Gaylord126.6Mancelona5-Oct
9Katie Berkshire19:22.3Gaylord128.9Portage8-Oct
9Katie Berkshire19:35.4Gaylord135.2Big North Conference18-Oct
9Katie Berkshire19:21.6Gaylord128.1Northern Michigan22-Oct
9Katie Berkshire19:15.9Gaylord133.0Region 1028-Oct
9Katie Berkshire19:43.4Gaylord123.9D2 State5-Nov
9Katie Berkshire19:14.1Gaylord126.6MITCA12-Nov

The Rundown

There’s a reason I picked Katie for the ol’ Hansons team at MITCA this past November. She’s unheralded (but not for long), improved as the season came along, and due for some pretty great accomplishments in the future. However, instead of waiting for the future, she decided to grab a bunch of honors during track. She took home some championships, such as Region 11 and Northern Michigan. She stepped on the podium thanks to her 3rd place finish in the 3200m at Forest Hills Eastern. And she showed tremendous strength, running a personal best in the 1600m at State, then recovering in the heat and coming back hours later to nearly set another personal best in the 3200m. At the end of the day, her 11:08 in the eight lap event ranked 3rd amongst all freshmen girls in Michigan. I can’t wait to see her take that championship-ridden season and bring it to grass.