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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #24

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

1600m – 5:02
3200m – 10:50
5k (XC) – 18:03

  • 17th Place – D2 State
    • 2nd in 2023
  • Allegan County Champion
    • 2nd in 2023
  • 6th Place – D2 State 3200m
  • 9th Place – D2 State 1600m
  • Region 14 & Wolverine Conference 1600/3200m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Emma Hoffman18:31.3Otsego143.9Division 2 State4-Nov2023
10Emma Hoffman18:56.6Otsego135.8Region 1328-Oct2023
10Emma Hoffman19:42.3Otsego125.9Allegan County20-Oct2023
10Emma Hoffman18:18.9Otsego138.7Wolverine Conference17-Oct2023
10Emma Hoffman18:48.5Otsego141.8Portage7-Oct2023
10Emma Hoffman18:03.8Otsego154.1Otsego Bulldog30-Sep2023
10Emma Hoffman18:33.7Otsego144.8Jackson23-Sep2023
10Emma Hoffman19:12.9Otsego146.0BS Shamrock5-Sep2023
10Emma Hoffman18:31.0Otsego144.0SW Rustbuster30-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Emma Hoffman18:27.8Otsego149.1Division 2 State5-Nov2022
9Emma Hoffman18:38.9Otsego141.4Region 1329-Oct2022
9Emma Hoffman19:11.2Otsego138.9Wolverine Conference18-Oct2022
9Emma Hoffman18:48.0Otsego140.3Portage8-Oct2022
9Emma Hoffman18:34.9Otsego144.4Otsego Bulldog1-Oct2022
9Emma Hoffman18:34.7Otsego142.1Cougar Falcon24-Sep2022
9Emma Hoffman19:08.4Otsego143.5Spartan16-Sep2022
9Emma Hoffman19:09.6Otsego137.5SW Rustbuster31-Aug2022
9Emma Hoffman20:18.9Otsego127.7St. Joseph23-Aug2022

The Rundown

Emma’s 50 Ticket post from last year focused on her freshman State Finals race, deservedly so, that was a dang good race. Her 2023 race wasn’t quite as fast and she didn’t quite place as well. But I’ll say that her sophomore year was an improvement over her freshman year.

Why?

Well for one, the personal best and Otsego school record. Her 18:03, even while conquering Mt. Bulldog, was a 30+ second improvement from the same race in 2022 and still a 20 sec. time drop from her freshman best. During her sophomore year, she was under 19:00 on nine occasions (and would’ve been 10 if Illinois ran correct distances), three more than the previous year. The real improvement though was on the track, where Emma grabbed two top-10 finishes on a non-optimal day. Her 5:02 in the 1600m and 10:57 in the 3200m were both personal bests, each over 10 seconds better than what they were when I was writing this last summer.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #24

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 1600m – 4:22
  • 3200m – 9:16
  • 5k (XC) – 15:38

  • Allegan County Champion
    • 3x Top-10
  • 2nd Place – Region 23
    • 2x Top-5
  • 17th Place – D2 State 1600m
  • Region 14 & Wolverine Conference 1600m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Caleb Wesseldyk15:59.1Otsego193.3MITCA11-Nov2023
11Caleb Wesseldyk16:34.4Otsego182.5Division 2 State4-Nov2023
11Caleb Wesseldyk16:00.9Otsego194.4Region 1328-Oct2023
11Caleb Wesseldyk16:37.5Otsego188.2Allegan County20-Oct2023
11Caleb Wesseldyk15:38.8Otsego192.7Wolverine Conference17-Oct2023
11Caleb Wesseldyk16:27.2Otsego187.9Portage7-Oct2023
11Caleb Wesseldyk16:19.7Otsego187.1Otsego Bulldog30-Sep2023
11Caleb Wesseldyk16:39.5Otsego183.8Jackson23-Sep2023
11Caleb Wesseldyk18:09.9Otsego166.4BS Shamrock5-Sep2023
11Caleb Wesseldyk16:55.7Otsego176.4SW Rustbuster30-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Caleb Wesseldyk16:29.7Otsego191.1Division 2 State5-Nov2022
10Caleb Wesseldyk16:32.5Otsego185.5Region 1329-Oct2022
10Caleb Wesseldyk17:20.4Otsego176.9Wolverine Conference18-Oct2022
10Caleb Wesseldyk16:26.6Otsego187.1Portage8-Oct2022
10Caleb Wesseldyk16:16.7Otsego190.4Otsego Bulldog1-Oct2022
10Caleb Wesseldyk16:13.3Otsego190.9Cougar Falcon24-Sep2022
10Caleb Wesseldyk17:13.4Otsego180.5Spartan16-Sep2022
10Caleb Wesseldyk16:53.7Otsego183.1SW Rustbuster31-Aug2022
10Caleb Wesseldyk17:17.2Otsego183.9St. Joseph23-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Caleb Wesseldyk17:28.1Otsego168.0Division 2 State6-Nov2021
9Caleb Wesseldyk17:36.9Otsego161.7Region 1230-Oct2021
9Caleb Wesseldyk17:32.1Otsego166.0Allegan County22-Oct2021
9Caleb Wesseldyk17:19.0Otsego174.7Wolverine Conference19-Oct2021
9Caleb Wesseldyk18:03.9Otsego167.0Wolverine Edwardsburg13-Oct2021
9Caleb Wesseldyk17:22.6Otsego171.1Otsego Bulldog2-Oct2021
9Caleb Wesseldyk17:44.8Otsego167.1Cougar Falcon25-Sep2021
9Caleb Wesseldyk17:59.1Otsego168.3Spartan17-Sep2021
9Caleb Wesseldyk17:39.3Otsego171.2Lakeview11-Sep2021
9Caleb Wesseldyk18:17Otsego147.7SW Rustbuster1-Sep2021

The Rundown

Running as a freshman on a state title squad and with his first two years looking up to his older brother, Caleb learned from some of the best.

He’s been applying that knowledge all throughout his career. You could see the payoffs in various instances. One example might be putting things together late in his freshman year, running four straight mid-17 efforts, coming in as the 7th man on the victorious Bulldog team.

A greater one would be the jump he made into his sophomore year, where Caleb took on a more patient racing strategy that led to low-16 performances. Time was one thing too, he was a high placer in his conference, county, and regional.

An even greater effect could be seen on the track this past spring, where his track times precipitously dropped, meet after meet. You saw sequences such as 4:35 > 4:30 > 4:25 > 4:22 or a 9:43 personal best that quickly became 9:16.

He’s learned to race in championships and he’s becoming super fast.

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Regional Previews: Division 2, Region 11

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SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

  1. Allendale (4th)
  2. Grand Rapids Christian (6th)
  3. Holland Christian (18th)

Girls

  1. Grand Rapids Christian (Defending Champs!)
  2. Zeeland East (5th)
  3. Spring Lake (4th)

Haters will be sad to know that I got all the teams right.

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Top Ten – Allendale
Top Ten – Holland Christian
#26 – Holland

Girls

Top Ten – Holland Christian
Top Ten – Zeeland East
#15 – Hudsonville Unity Christian
#27 – Coopersville

Projected Scores

Boys

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Allendale26
2Holland Christian60
3Holland139
4Zeeland East144
5Grand Rapids Catholic Central144
6Hamilton156
7Hudsonville Unity Christian165
8Hopkins207
9Coopersville248
10Comstock Park257
11Grand River Preparatory299
12Grand Rapids West Catholic319
13Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills404

Girls

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Holland Christian22
2Zeeland East51
3Hudsonville Unity Christian82
4Coopersville105
5Holland140
6Hopkins185
7Allendale187
8Hamilton213
9Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills278
10Wyoming Lee311
11Grand River Preparatory314

Top Runners

Boys

PlaceGradeNameTeam
111Ronnie SilveiraAllendale
212Will EngbersHolland Christian
312Jeb HillaryGrand Rapids Catholic Central
412Kilian WhalenAllendale
512Abatu DykstraHamilton
612Parker TiethofAllendale
712Ben GrossAllendale
810Mason HillAllendale
911Aden AshworthAllendale
1012Andrew CommeretComstock Park
1112Brayden RynsburgerHolland Christian
1212Caden GuffeyZeeland East
1311Jack EstelleHopkins
1412Will WhitmoreHolland Christian
1511Landon GerritsmaHolland Christian
1612Aiden KasprzakGrand Rapids Catholic Central
1712Noah HernandezHamilton
1812Aidan BrinksHolland Christian
1912Corey JonesComstock Park
2010Nate DavisZeeland East
2110Cole CoffmanHolland Christian
229Aiden LambersHolland
2312Nathan SteenHolland Christian
249Kash MooredHopkins
2510Rian PowersHolland

Ronnie Silveira

50 Ticket kid.

Will Engbers

Another 50 Ticket kid.

Jeb Hillary

Click for Jeb’s feature.

Kilian Whalen

Comeback season of the year in ’23 for this Falcon. Earned a personal best at Allendale’s home invite and was a consistent figure in the high-15’s/low-16’s.

Abatu Dykstra

I’ve always loved his mid-distance work, being a contributor on some fierce Hawkeye relays. Their 4×4 squad just won a state title and Abatu himself earned an All-State finish in the 800m.

Parker Tiethof

After breaking into the 16’s halfway through his sophomore year, he’s wanted no part of anything slower. Steady figure in the 16’s, with two top-10 regional finishes too.

Girls

PlaceGradeNameTeam
112Emma DrnekZeeland East
29Avery EngbersHolland Christian
310Eliana StobHolland Christian
410Ellery LampenHolland Christian
510Olivia HollebeekHolland Christian
610Johanna MulderHolland
711Taryn DiLauraZeeland East
89Annika StobHolland Christian
99Adalyn RaabZeeland East
1011Meredith CookZeeland East
119Lexi GibsonHolland
129Quinn McWilliamsCoopersville
1312Sierra GrootersHudsonville Unity Christian
1410Carly BruxvoortHudsonville Unity Christian
1510Mackenzie HuizengaHolland Christian
1612Maddie BruxvoortHudsonville Unity Christian
179Addison BixlerCoopersville
1811Olivia DroskiCoopersville
1912Maya VanSolkemaHudsonville Unity Christian
2010Riley DenHartighHudsonville Unity Christian
2112Ambria DePoyHolland
229Oakley OsterhartCoopersville
2311Layla GeurinkHolland Christian
2411Megan KuzmaZeeland East
2511CC KurasZeeland East

Emma Drnek

Yet another 50 Ticket kid.

Eliana Stob

Last year, a freshman that made her mark in the four lapper. Regional Champion over in Region 12, then threw down a 5:17 to place 20th in D2.

Ellery Lampen

Reached into her endurance bag during track. For the 3200m, hit the 11’s in late April, stayed consistent in the 11:40 range, before busting out an 11:26 at State.

Olivia Hollebeek

After ripping an 18:54 at Cougar Falcon, her late season self showed that was no fluke. From Portage on, almost always in the 19-flat range, often lower.

Johanna Mulder

Freshman campaign was cut short, her season ending at Portage. But by that point, she had already scraped her way into the low-19’s.