Critical 2nd girl on a Grand Rapids Christian squad that looks to place high in D2
It took her one race to get her feet wet, but she ran 19:35 at Pete Moss and didn’t look back from there
By the end of the season, she had broken 19:00 twice and narrowly missed an All-State spot
Her 11:27 3200m was ranked 10th for all freshman girls in the state
Easton’s 2019 winter had to be tremendous
As a freshman cross country runner, he began in the 22’s and made his way down just under 20:00
As a freshman track runner, he ran 4:45/10:49
That progression has continued to take place, all the way into the 16’s in cross and below 4:30 in track
He’s really made his mark at the various versions of the Oakland County meet, placing 5th at the Freshman Oakland County 1600m and then 7th at the 1600m this season
Immediately noticeable when researching Nick has been his improvement throughout his career
He started as a runner who worked his way into the 19’s as a freshman, into the 18’s as a sophomore, and then had a massive leap as a junior
He didn’t settle as a junior either, his best effort of the year (BY FAR) was his State Meet, where he helped Otsego secure a 3rd place finish
He continued that trajectory into track, showing his strength with a 9:40 3200m
Ah, our first incoming freshman.  When evaluating middle schoolers, I use the same process as I do for high schoolers. Graphs, referencing runners, as close to the same formulas as possible. From there, there is a history from past years of what an 8th grader’s ratings correspond to as a 9th grader. What I’ve found is that girls tend to run the same pace for 2 miles as they do the next year for 5k (boys are about 5-10 seconds faster per mile even with the greater distance). I had Devin’s MS rating as 155.9 (12:12 average). With that in mind, she should be near that 19:00 barrier. Her MS rating is comparable to a few girls who were freshmen last year: Drew Muller, Katie Watkins, and Mary Richmond.Â
