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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #12

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 800m – 1:58
  • 1600m – 4:17
  • 5k (XC) – 15:35

  • 14th Place – D2 State
  • 2nd Place – Region 11
    • 2x Top-10
  • 5th Place – D2 State 4×8
  • 7th Place – D2 State 1600m
  • OK Blue 1600m Champion
  • 3rd Place – Region 12 1600m & 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Ronnie Silveira15:35.5Allendale202.2Division 2 State4-Nov2023
10Ronnie Silveira15:36.9Allendale201.4Region 1128-Oct2023
10Ronnie Silveira15:54.8Allendale200.4OK Blue Conference18-Oct2023
10Ronnie Silveira15:49.1Allendale200.6Portage7-Oct2023
10Ronnie Silveira15:45.1Allendale201.6Allendale Falcon30-Sep2023
10Ronnie Silveira16:20.8Allendale195.7Spartan15-Sep2023
10Ronnie Silveira16:35.6Allendale191.5Under the Lights v225-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Ronnie Silveira16:50.5Allendale184.2Division 2 State5-Nov2022
9Ronnie Silveira16:31.0Allendale186.3Region 1129-Oct2022
9Ronnie Silveira17:01.1Allendale176.0OK Blue Conference19-Oct2022
9Ronnie Silveira17:05.0Allendale174.3Portage8-Oct2022
9Ronnie Silveira16:47.8Allendale181.1OK Blue 25-Oct2022
9Ronnie Silveira16:39.5Allendale182.8Allendale Falcon1-Oct2022
9Ronnie Silveira17:11.7Allendale171.4Cougar Falcon24-Sep2022
9Ronnie Silveira17:44.5Allendale167.5OK Blue 221-Sep2022
9Ronnie Silveira17:35.4Allendale173.2Spartan16-Sep2022
9Ronnie Silveira17:44.7Allendale169.4Bredeweg10-Sep2022
9Ronnie Silveira18:01.9Allendale170.7Saranac31-Aug2022
9Ronnie Silveira17:16.7Allendale176.4Pete Moss27-Aug2022
0Ronnie Silveira17:35.8Allendale174.1Muskegon CC20-Aug2022

The Rundown

Streaks broken, championships accumulated, all under Ronnie’s watch.

Flash back to 2022, Silveira’s freshman year, a season that was near the beginning of Allendale’s renaissance. 18 years had passed since the Falcons had won a conference title. They were laced with quality athletes: Whalen, Gross, Tiethof, among others. And a freshman Ronnie, who placed in the top-10 in all OK Blue Jamborees, helping his team win their first conference title in nearly two decades.

A year later and Silveira showed much growth. He’d transformed from a kid breaking into the 16’s late to one that kicked off his season in that range. Top-10’s at Spartan and Portage followed, two wins in the OK Blue too. The 16:00 times had turned to a few 15’s, Allendale was now a top-5 team in the state, and with Ronnie hitting the line in 2nd, clinched their first regional trophy in 24 years.

It’s been a quarter century since the Falcons won a state title. Ronnie’s still out there.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #13

mixcspeedratings

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 1600m – 5:18
  • 3200m – 11:07
  • 5k (XC) – 17:40

  • 3rd Place – D3 State
    • 3x All-State
  • Region 24 Champion
    • 3x Top-5
  • CSAA Champion
    • 2x Winner
  • 4th Place – D3 State 3200m
  • 8th Place in 2023

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Kyah Hoffman17:40.8Stanton Central Montcalm158.4MITCA11-Nov2023
11Kyah Hoffman18:02.7Stanton Central Montcalm151.8Division 3 State4-Nov2023
11Kyah Hoffman18:25.4Stanton Central Montcalm155.2Region 2427-Oct2023
11Kyah Hoffman18:05.9Stanton Central Montcalm158.0Late Season Warrior21-Oct2023
11Kyah Hoffman18:16.9Stanton Central Montcalm151.4CSAA Conference17-Oct2023
11Kyah Hoffman17:50.8Stanton Central Montcalm161.1Portage7-Oct2023
11Kyah Hoffman17:56.0Stanton Central Montcalm156.7Bluejay30-Sep2023
11Kyah Hoffman18:11.4Stanton Central Montcalm153.2Cedar Springs23-Sep2023
11Kyah Hoffman18:36.0Stanton Central Montcalm152.0Spartan15-Sep2023
11Kyah Hoffman18:39.0Stanton Central Montcalm150.3Central Montcalm Hornet9-Sep2023
11Kyah Hoffman18:13.4Stanton Central Montcalm153.9Saranac30-Aug2023
11Kyah Hoffman18:23.2Stanton Central Montcalm156.9Under the Lights v225-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Kyah Hoffman18:16.8Stanton Central Montcalm145.7MITCA12-Nov2022
10Kyah Hoffman18:59.1Stanton Central Montcalm141.3Division 3 State5-Nov2022
10Kyah Hoffman18:17.4Stanton Central Montcalm152.2Region 2129-Oct2022
10Kyah Hoffman18:28.3Stanton Central Montcalm146.9Don Baese21-Oct2022
10Kyah Hoffman19:17.8Stanton Central Montcalm138.1CSAA Conference18-Oct2022
10Kyah Hoffman19:26.5Stanton Central Montcalm139.2CSAA Lakeview4-Oct2022
10Kyah Hoffman18:54.3Stanton Central Montcalm137.6Bluejay1-Oct2022
10Kyah Hoffman19:03.5Stanton Central Montcalm132.8Cedar Springs24-Sep2022
10Kyah Hoffman19:00.4Stanton Central Montcalm138.9CSAA (Morley Stanwood)22-Sep2022
10Kyah Hoffman19:23.2Stanton Central Montcalm133.3Sparta17-Sep2022
10Kyah Hoffman19:42.0Stanton Central Montcalm132.0Central Moncalm Hornet10-Sep2022
10Kyah Hoffman19:18.9Stanton Central Montcalm135.4John Bruder Classic7-Sep2022
10Kyah Hoffman19:39.8Stanton Central Montcalm139.4Saranac31-Aug2022
10Kyah Hoffman20:04.0Stanton Central Montcalm145.0Early Season Warrior23-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Kyah Hoffman20:00.7Stanton Central Montcalm117.4MITCA13-Nov2021
9Kyah Hoffman19:19.2Stanton Central Montcalm125.6Division 3 State6-Nov2021
9Kyah Hoffman19:33.6Stanton Central Montcalm120.1Region 2130-Oct2021
9Kyah Hoffman20:26.4Stanton Central Montcalm108.9Late Season Warrior23-Oct2021
9Kyah Hoffman21:57.3Stanton Central Montcalm107.6CSAA Gold Championship19-Oct2021
9Kyah Hoffman20:28.3Stanton Central Montcalm110.2Montabella Mustang15-Oct2021
9Kyah Hoffman20:34.8Stanton Central Montcalm106.1Saranac Color Run12-Oct2021
9Kyah Hoffman21:25.5Stanton Central Montcalm107.2CSAA Gold 25-Oct2021
9Kyah Hoffman20:40.0Stanton Central Montcalm106.7CSAA Gold 121-Sep2021
9Kyah Hoffman21:07.8Stanton Central Montcalm91.4Sparta18-Sep2021
9Kyah Hoffman21:51.1Stanton Central Montcalm90.6CM Hornet11-Sep2021
9Kyah Hoffman21:01.1Stanton Central Montcalm101.3Saranac1-Sep2021
9Kyah Hoffman21:53.3Stanton Central Montcalm104.2Early Season Warrior24-Aug2021

The Rundown

Last summer’s writeup took note of Kyah’s ability to surge in her championship season.

Her junior version ran at a high level all season long. Ecstatic how she performed at the end of her sophomore year, she opened her junior year even faster, running an 18:13 personal best at Saranac. A month later, her first jaunt into the 17’s at Shepherd. Two more personal bests would follow, one at Portage, then another at MITCA. Her race at State wasn’t her highest rated one of the season nor her best time ever, but it was her best mark at MIS (18:02 vs. 18:59) and best place at the State Finals (3rd vs. 9th/27th).

I know you already know, but she once again peaked at the right time in track. Her 11:09 at the State Finals was her 2nd best time ever, 24 sec. faster than her sophomore state self, and 4 places better than in 2023.

I know more late season heroics are in the cards.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #13

mixcspeedratings

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 800m – 1:58
  • 1600m – 4:18
  • 3200m – 9:17
  • 5k (XC) – 15:47

  • 2nd Place – Greater Lansing
    • 2x Top-10
  • 3rd Place – TVC Overall
    • 2x Top-10
  • 3rd Place – Region 15
    • 2x Top-10
  • 6th Place – D2 State 4×8
  • 10th Place – D2 State 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Thomas Larson15:49.1Alma196.6MITCA11-Nov2023
10Thomas Larson16:09.9Alma190.7Division 2 State4-Nov2023
10Thomas Larson15:47.1Alma197.3Region 1527-Oct2023
10Thomas Larson16:16.4Alma198.2CC-C Eagle20-Oct2023
10Thomas Larson15:48.8Alma194.1TVC Overall17-Oct2023
10Thomas Larson16:14.1Alma200.0Greater Lansing14-Oct2023
10Thomas Larson15:52.0Alma195.7TVC Red Championship10-Oct2023
10Thomas Larson16:14.0Alma196.0Birch Run Fall3-Oct2023
10Thomas Larson15:50.8Alma197.1Bluejay30-Sep2023
10Thomas Larson16:15.5Alma197.5Spartan15-Sep2023
10Thomas Larson16:14.5Alma196.8John Bruder Classic7-Sep2023
10Thomas Larson16:41.5Alma186.8Yellowjacket30-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Thomas Larson16:00.8Alma192.4MITCA12-Nov2022
9Thomas Larson16:52.8Alma183.4D2 State5-Nov2022
9Thomas Larson16:23.2Alma185.6Region 1528-Oct2022
9Thomas Larson16:37.3Alma181.6TVC Overall18-Oct2022
9Thomas Larson16:24.2Alma189.3Greater Lansing15-Oct2022
9Thomas Larson16:17.7Alma186.1Apples 2 Apples6-Oct2022
9Thomas Larson16:26.4Alma186.2Bluejay1-Oct2022
9Thomas Larson17:00.1Alma181.0TVC 8 227-Sep2022
9Thomas Larson16:28.9Alma195.4Spartan16-Sep2022
9Thomas Larson16:28.6Alma193.8John Bruder Classic7-Sep2022
9Thomas Larson17:05.6Alma182.5Corunna Early Bird30-Aug2022

The Rundown

Thomas has been featured on here a few times. One, kicking off last year’s 50 Tickets. Two, indirectly in the writeup for Zeke.

Last year’s ticket should have included that during his freshman year, Thomas set the Alma school record. Following a freshman state final race that maybe wasn’t his greatest, Larson came back with authority, etching his name in Panther history.

One might assume that a freshman record holder would hold a selfish attitude towards that accomplishment. By all accounts, Thomas has been the complete opposite, a teammate with a fiery racing attitude and support for others. On several occasions last fall, Baltierra and him have exchanged the record, with the mark currently held by Ezekiel.

What I’ve loved to watch is Larson’s ability to bounce back. Battling a cold, he once again didn’t have the XC State Finals race that he was capable of. How did he respond? Running significant PRs on the track and leading his Panthers to a medal in the 4×8.

What’s to come in the future? If nothing else, being a great influence on his Alma peers. But I see some D2 frontrunnin’ too.