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The List

• Jordan just knows the podium at MIS
• In his two races there, Caledonia has finished 2^nd and he nabbed an All-State spot in 2020, placing 29^th
• Coinciding with the Scots rise in the past two years was Jordan’s entrance to the scene
• After running in the 17’s for much of his freshman year and the early part of his sophomore campaign, he bolted into the low-16’s with great performances at Cougar Falcon and OK Red
• Although there wasn’t a significant time drop in 2021, there also wasn’t a 17:00+ race either, reliability is vastly underrated
• This spring season was his first foray into track, Jordan also displayed the steadiness found in cross, and that 9:44 3200m gives a hint that the 16:00 barrier is in question

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
11	Jordan Domany	16:40.3	191.2	Coach B	Gun Lake State Park	13-Sep
11	Jordan Domany	16:36.0	196.0	Spartan	Forest Akers	17-Sep
11	Jordan Domany	16:20.3	186.9	OK Red 1	Grand Haven HS	21-Sep
11	Jordan Domany	16:16.6	196.5	Cougar Falcon	Gainey Fields	25-Sep
11	Jordan Domany	16:18.8	192.4	Otsego Bulldog	Otsego HS	2-Oct
11	Jordan Domany	16:25.5	193.2	OK Red 2	Macatawa Bay MS	5-Oct
11	Jordan Domany	16:21.7	195.4	Portage	Portage West MS	9-Oct
11	Jordan Domany	16:09.7	189.8	OK Red Conference	Riverside Park	21-Oct
11	Jordan Domany	16:20.8	190.1	3 Portage	Portage West MS	29-Oct
11	Jordan Domany	16:11.5	194.2	D1 State	MIS	6-Nov
11	Jordan Domany	16:09.0	196.0	MMOC	Shepherd HS	13-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
10	Jordan Domany	166.7	Caledonia/Rockford	Caledonia HS	15-Sep
10	Jordan Domany	184.8	Caledonia/Jenison	Unity Christian HS	22-Sep
10	Jordan Domany	190.7	Cougar Falcon	Gainey Fields	26-Sep
10	Jordan Domany	166.4	Caledonia/Hudsonville	Caledonia HS	29-Sep
10	Jordan Domany	182.2	Caledonia/HWO	Caledonia HS	2-Oct
10	Jordan Domany	193.1	Bengals	Riverside Park	9-Oct
10	Jordan Domany	194.4	PR 5	Macatawa Bay MS	24-Oct
10	Jordan Domany	194.1	D1 Reg 3	Portage West MS	30-Oct
10	Jordan Domany	196.6	D1 State	MIS	6-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course
9	Jordan Domany	168.5	Cougar Falcon	Gainey Fields
9	Jordan Domany	170.4	Otsego Bulldog	Otsego HS
9	Jordan Domany	174.9	Portage	Portage West MS
9	Jordan Domany	168.8	OK Red	Riverside Park

• Them soccer stars, always coming in and throwing off the pecking order
• Taylor came into the sport of distance running as a sophomore and she’s been at the front of races ever since
• As a sophomore in track, her first season as a Grand Ledge harrier, she excelled in championship races, getting under 2:20 for the 800m in major championship races: Greater Lansing, Region 8, and D1 State
• Her specialty is definitely the mid-distance races, as she was able to replicate that feat in 2022, winning at both Greater Lansing and Region 8, then placing 7^th at D1 State
• To my astonishment, she won her first race of her cross-country career, a 19:05 at Under the Lights, blowing away a quality field in the late stages of the race
• She had a few slower, sub-par races in there, but Taylor showed up when it mattered, placing 31^st in Brooklyn with a 10+ second personal best

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
11	Taylor Pangburn	19:05.7	147.1	Under the Lights (St. Johns)	St. Johns HS	20-Aug
11	Taylor Pangburn	20:00.9	135.7	A2 Fall Preview	Huron Meadows	26-Aug
11	Taylor Pangburn	19:07.8	139.1	Saranac	Saranac HS	1-Sep
11	Taylor Pangburn	19:32.4	144.2	Averill	Possum Hollow	11-Sep
11	Taylor Pangburn	19:04.3	148.6	Spartan	Forest Akers	17-Sep
11	Taylor Pangburn	18:54.1	143.3	CAAC Blue 1	DeWitt HS	23-Sep
11	Taylor Pangburn	18:51.4	141.9	Bluejay	Shepherd HS	2-Oct
11	Taylor Pangburn	20:08.4	120.5	Greater Lansing	Ledge Meadows GC	16-Oct
11	Taylor Pangburn	19:02.3	135.9	CAAC Blue 2	Ledge Meadows GC	21-Oct
11	Taylor Pangburn	19:11.8	136.4	4 Meadows	Huron Meadows	29-Oct
11	Taylor Pangburn	18:39.4	143.9	D1 State	MIS	6-Nov

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• You know, I talk all the time about the effect of certain coaches, but I haven’t said much about Coach Collette’s effect on the West Michigan Aviation squad last year
• Although it didn’t end in a state meet berth, there was a noticeable improvement in many of their runners, Emma being a prime example
• She flashed some potential and attained some results as a freshman, winning the Alliance League, breaking 20:00, qualifying for State
• 2021 was a season where she cashed in on that potential, withdrawing a 10^th(!) place finish at MIS
• The Aviators took off /glided/reached Mach 4 (you pick the bad pun) in October, Emma was at the forefront of their ascent (I can’t help myself)
• A 19:15 at Portage was a personal best, that was followed by another best at the Alliance Conference meet, and another one at State
• Not satisfied with just one championship season peak, she doubled back on that come track, running personal bests in the 1600m at Regionals and State, narrowly missing an All-State selection

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
10	Emma DeVries	20:06.4	123.9	Alliance League 1	Calvary Laketown	1-Sep
10	Emma DeVries	19:26.2	125.3	Sparta	Fruitridge Hayrides	18-Sep
10	Emma DeVries	20:39.5	142.2	Alliance League 3	Johnson Park	6-Oct
10	Emma Devries	19:15.1	139.0	Portage	Portage West MS	9-Oct
10	Emma DeVries	19:36.8	138.4	Kent Ottawa	Gainey Fields	16-Oct
10	Emma DeVries	19:08.1	127.3	Alliance Conference	Fruitport Calvary Christian	19-Oct
10	Emma DeVries	19:56.9	138.4	14 SFRC	St. Francis Retreat Center	29-Oct
10	Emma DeVries	18:55.9	138.0	D2 State	MIS	6-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
9	Emma DeVries	83.3	Ravenna Bulldog	Ravenna HS	8-Sep
9	Emma DeVries	106.2	Harriers for Hope	Peacock Tree Farm	19-Sep
9	Emma DeVries	115.2	Alliance 1	Johnson Park	23-Sep
9	Emma DeVries	114.8	Allendale Falcon	Allendale HS	3-Oct
9	Emma DeVries	120.9	Autumn Sunrise	Heritage Christian	10-Oct
9	Emma DeVries	123.1	PR 26	South Christian Sports Park	23-Oct
9	Emma DeVries	124.1	D2 Reg 13	Otsego HS	31-Oct
9	Emma DeVries	117.0	D2 State	MIS	6-Nov

• Clayton is just one in a line of Ackleys and Enns that have found success in our sport
  • His parents both ran for Cornerstone, his sisters Alayna (15^th at the D2 10k), Lynae, Savannah, and Adelyn (broke 16:00/34:00 this past season) are all running in college, his cousins, the Enns have millions of All-States to their name, I could keep going
• It would be easy to let the pressure of others success inhibit one’s love for running, be a burden on the start line, but Clayton has gone the opposite direction, and appears primed to make even more a name for himself in the coming year
• As a Hart teammate, he has been able to contribute to the Pirates immense accomplishments in the past three years, a top-5 team in each of those years
• He always seems to bring his best performance for that stage, whether that be an 8 sec. PB this past year or stepping up as their 2^nd runner as a freshman
• He brought that same energy to Kent City in early June as well, nailing a 10+ sec. PB to finish 4^th in the 3200m

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
11	Clayton Ackley	16:54.7	184.1	Pete Moss	Benzie Central HS	28-Aug
11	Clayton Ackley	17:00.1	182.0	Leanne Wolf Geers	Mason County Fairgrounds	9-Sep
11	Clayton Ackley	16:59.8	184.7	WMD 1	Walkerville	14-Sep
11	Clayton Ackley	16:42.0	194.0	Spartan	Forest Akers	17-Sep
11	Clayton Ackley	16:38.0	183.3	WMC 2	Montague HS	21-Sep
11	Clayton Ackley	16:46.7	186.4	Cougar Falcon	Gainey Fields	25-Sep
11	Clayton Ackley	16:34.5	187.5	Bluejay	Shepherd HS	2-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	16:40.7	189.1	Portage	Portage West MS	9-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	18:44.6	183.1	WMC Champ	Shelby HS	12-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	16:52.4	175.9	Hart & Sole	Colonial GC	16-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	16:41.7	179.8	Mel Hall	Spring Lake HS	23-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	16:27.2	177.3	20 Benzie	Benzie Central HS	30-Oct
11	Clayton Ackley	16:19.3	188.2	D3 State	MIS	6-Nov
11	Clayton Ackley	16:39.5	185.8	MMOC	Shepherd HS	13-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
10	Clayton Ackley	181.5	Pete Moss	Benzie Central HS	29-Aug
10	Clayton Ackley	168.7	Wolf Geers	Mason County Fairgrounds	10-Sep
10	Clayton Ackley	169.3	Ludington	West Shore CC	19-Sep
10	Clayton Ackley	168.1	WMC Oakridge	Oakridge HS	22-Sep
10	Clayton Ackley	173.5	Cougar Falcon	Gainey Fields	26-Sep
10	Clayton Ackley	181.9	Allendale Falcon	Allendale HS	3-Oct
10	Clayton Ackley	162.7	WMC Conference	University Park GC	13-Oct
10	Clayton Ackley	171.1	PR 40	Manistee HS	23-Oct
10	Clayton Ackley	168.3	D3 Reg 20	Buckley HS	31-Oct
10	Clayton Ackley	177.6	D3 State	MIS	7-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course
9	Clayton Ackley	171.2	Pete Moss	Benzie Central
9	Clayton Ackley	157.8	Spartan	Forest Akers
9	Clayton Ackley	150.2	Allendale Falcon	Allendale HS
9	Clayton Ackley	164.8	Portage	Portage West MS
9	Clayton Ackley	180.2	Mel Hall	Spring Lake HS
9	Clayton Ackley	176.3	20	Benzie Central
9	Clayton Ackley	179.9	D3 State	MIS

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• Aiden began to turn heads as a middle school sensation, winning the Lenawee County meet as a 7^th and 8^th grader
• He’s continued to bring it at the high school level, helping bring the Maples back to the forefront of Division 2, where they’ve finished in the top-15 each of his three seasons
• And that feat has been repeated on the track, where their 4×8 team has finished in the past two seasons
• Individually, he began to pick up the pace toward the tail end of his sophomore cross campaign
• He ran a personal best of 15:59 at the Meet of Champions and nabbed an All-State berth as well
• His 2021 season didn’t end with an All-State accolade, but he still broke 16:30 twice
• This past track season shows he’s added some strength to his repertoire, that 9:38 in the 3200m gives hope that he can progress further into the 15’s and step on the MIS podium again

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
11	Aiden Smith	16:55.3	202.2	Lenawee County Preview	Tecumseh HS	21-Aug
11	Aiden Smith	17:55.8	177.4	Bert Cebulski	Heritage Park (Adrian)	26-Aug
11	Aiden Smith	16:17.4	200.2	A2 Early Bird	Huron Meadows	2-Sep
11	Aiden Smith	16:44.5	191.5	SEC 1	Hudson Mills (South)	14-Sep
11	Aiden Smith	16:19.4	195.5	Cougar Falcon	Gainey Fields	25-Sep
11	Aiden Smith	17:05.3	196.6	SEC White 2	Bennett Park	28-Sep
11	Aiden Smith	16:16.1	193.3	Otsego Bulldog	Otsego HS	2-Oct
11	Aiden Smith	16:49.9	185.4	Lenawee County	Gerber Hill Park	16-Oct
11	Aiden Smith	17:56.4	179.9	18 Lake Erie	Lake Erie	30-Oct
11	Aiden Smith	16:30.4	187.2	D2 State	MIS	6-Nov
11	Aiden Smith	16:19.6	192.5	MMOC	Shepherd HS	13-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
10	Aiden Smith	173.7	Adrian/Chelsea/Tecumseh Tri	Heritage Park (Adrian)	26-Aug
10	Aiden Smith	170.7	Adrian/Dexter/Tecumseh Tri	Heritage Park (Adrian)	4-Sep
10	Aiden Smith	166.3	Adrian/Hudson/Skyline/Tecumseh	Heritage Park (Adrian)	12-Sep
10	Aiden Smith	188.5	Jackson	Sharp Park	19-Sep
10	Aiden Smith	175.4	Adrian/Pinckney/Tecumseh	Heritage Park	26-Sep
10	Aiden Smith	180.8	Adrian/Bedford	Indian Creek Park	3-Oct
10	Aiden Smith	187.6	PR 35	Heritage Park (Adrian)	24-Oct
10	Aiden Smith	191.2	D2 Reg 18	Lake Erie	31-Oct
10	Aiden Smith	191.8	D2 State	MIS	6-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course
9	Aiden Smith	193.4	Lenawee Preview	Tecumseh HS
9	Aiden Smith	191.2	Bert Cebulski	Heritage Park (Adrian)
9	Aiden Smith	187.8	A2 Early Bird	Huron Meadows
9	Aiden Smith	186.9	Huron	Willow
9	Aiden Smith	178.7	Jackson	Sharp Park
9	Aiden Smith	188.9	Hudson Booster	Hudson HS
9	Aiden Smith	191.8	Lenawee County	Gerber Hill Park
9	Aiden Smith	175.7	SEC	Hudson Mills (North)
9	Aiden Smith	183.6	18	Lake Erie
9	Aiden Smith	187.2	D2 State	MIS

• The Pride of Mendon, Presley was another middle school wonder, having gone undefeated as an 8^th grader, setting herself up for a great freshman campaign and career
• And boy, she lived up to that billing
• Victories were had at Otsego Bulldog, St. Joseph County, and Region 32
• High placings were there at Portage, Class D, and D4 State
• And best of which, she was able to lead the Hornets to their first appearance in Brooklyn since 2015
• Having been to a few of those races, I was impressed with how Presley sticks her nose in there, even if it meant going out a little hard and fading
• That ability to hit paces while fatigued will come, and we saw evidence of that in track with her 5:14/11:22 double at State

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
9	Presley Allen	19:08.6	151.8	Bridgman	Lake Township Park	25-Aug
9	Presley Allen	19:10.7	123.8	SW10 1	Centreville HS	22-Sep
9	Presley Allen	19:01.2	142.6	Jackson	Sharp Park	25-Sep
9	Presley Allen	18:44.4	144.9	Otsego Bulldog	Otsego HS	2-Oct
9	Presley Allen	18:37.6	151.5	Portage	Portage West MS	9-Oct
9	Presley Allen	19:04.6	133.8	Sturgis Kiwanis	Sturgis MS	16-Oct
9	Presley Allen	18:43.7	132.1	SW 10 3	Bloomingdale HS	20-Oct
9	Presley Allen	19:00.3	132.2	Class D	Shepherd HS	23-Oct
9	Presley Allen	19:02.1	132.6	32 Portage	Portage West MS	29-Oct
9	Presley Allen	19:27.2	122.6	D4 State	MIS	6-Nov
9	Presley Allen	18:54.9	139.4	MMOC	Shepherd HS	13-Nov