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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #48

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 1600m – 5:21
  • 3200m – 11:19
  • 5k (XC) – 18:26
  • 30th Place – D2 State
  • 5th Place – Region 11
  • 5th Place – OK White
  • 15th Place – D2 State 3200m
  • 2nd Place – OK White 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Ellie Scholma18:46.9Grand Rapids Christian138.7Division 2 State4-Nov2023
10Ellie Scholma18:35.7Grand Rapids Christian140.8Region 1128-Oct2023
10Ellie Scholma18:26.1Grand Rapids Christian146.3OK White Championship18-Oct2023
10Ellie Scholma18:30.7Grand Rapids Christian147.8Portage7-Oct2023
10Ellie Scholma18:27.9Grand Rapids Christian146.0Otsego Bulldog30-Sep2023
10Ellie Scholma18:37.9Grand Rapids Christian145.4Cougar Falcon23-Sep2023
10Ellie Scholma18:36.9Grand Rapids Christian146.4Ottawa Hills15-Sep2023
10Ellie Scholma19:01.6Grand Rapids Christian138.5Christian Schools9-Sep2023
10Ellie Scholma18:51.2Grand Rapids Christian147.6Pete Moss25-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Ellie Scholma19:29.7Grand Rapids Christian121.4MITCA12-Nov2022
9Ellie Scholma20:03.5Grand Rapids Christian116.8Region 1129-Oct2022
9Ellie Scholma19:33.0Grand Rapids Christian120.7Northview19-Oct2022
9Ellie Scholma20:20.3Grand Rapids Christian113.2Kent Ottawa15-Oct2022
9Ellie Scholma19:41.1Grand Rapids Christian122.6Portage8-Oct2022
9Ellie Scholma21:19.5Grand Rapids Christian108.8OK White 35-Oct2022
9Ellie Scholma20:14.7Grand Rapids Christian111.1Otsego Bulldog1-Oct2022
9Ellie Scholma20:25.0Grand Rapids Christian105.3Cougar Falcon24-Sep2022
9Ellie Scholma20:58.0Grand Rapids Christian99.0OK White 221-Sep2022
9Ellie Scholma21:10.6Grand Rapids Christian94.5Ottawa Hills16-Sep2022
9Ellie Scholma22:10.3Grand Rapids Christian77.2Christian Schools10-Sep2022
9Ellie Scholma22:27.8Grand Rapids Christian79.4OK White 17-Sep2022
9Ellie Scholma21:43.6Grand Rapids Christian89.1Pete Moss27-Aug2022

The Rundown

When you enter the 2023 season as the #2 team in D2, right in the mix to hoist a trophy, you need all the contributions you can receive. The Eagles popped bottles in early November and Ellie was a big help.

Coming off a 19:29 close to her freshman fall and a spring that contained 5:30/12:00, Ellie was a definite contender for a varsity spot on her high-quality team. With an 18:51 opener at Benzie, she more than affirmed that she’d be a key member of a team with high aspirations. Ellie ran in the 18’s on over 60% of her remaining races, three of those being the OK White Championship, Region 11, and the State Finals, all of which that GR Christian won. As the seniors have now moved on, new leadership is needed and this junior has shown the tools necessary to be a frontrunner for the Eagles.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #48

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 1600m – 4:23
  • 3200m – 9:39
  • 5k (XC) – 15:55
  • 10th Place – D3 State
  • 2x All-State (XC)
  • 3x All-Region
  • 3x Top-10 TVC West
  • 5th Place – D3 1600m & 3200m
  • TVC Blue 1600m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
11Landon Pestrue15:55.3St. Louis194.6MITCA11-Nov2023
11Landon Pestrue16:01.7St. Louis192.1Division 3 State4-Nov2023
11Landon Pestrue16:08.0St. Louis190.3Region 2527-Oct2023
11Landon Pestrue16:38.3St. Louis190.9CC-C Eagle20-Oct2023
11Landon Pestrue15:57.8St. Louis191.1TVC Overall17-Oct2023
11Landon Pestrue16:48.0St. Louis188.7Greater Lansing14-Oct2023
11Landon Pestrue16:53.0St. Louis183.3TVC Blue Championship10-Oct2023
11Landon Pestrue16:00.9St. Louis193.7Bluejay30-Sep2023
11Landon Pestrue16:58.0St. Louis183.3Spartan15-Sep2023
11Landon Pestrue16:27.7St. Louis192.4John Bruder Classic7-Sep2023
11Landon Pestrue17:35.8St. Louis173.1Corunna Early Bird29-Aug2023
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
10Landon Pestrue16:50.3St. Louis175.9MITCA12-Nov2022
10Landon Pestrue16:37.6St. Louis185.8Division 3 State5-Nov2022
10Landon Pestrue16:51.1St. Louis176.3Region 2528-Oct2022
10Landon Pestrue17:09.7St. Louis174.8Don Baese21-Oct2022
10Landon Pestrue16:59.9St. Louis174.0TVC Overall18-Oct2022
10Landon Pestrue16:52.4St. Louis179.9Greater Lansing15-Oct2022
10Landon Pestrue17:27.6St. Louis172.8TVC 1011-Oct2022
10Landon Pestrue16:58.8St. Louis175.4Bluejay1-Oct2022
10Landon Pestrue18:34.4St. Louis165.2TVC 10 227-Sep2022
10Landon Pestrue17:45.4St. Louis169.9Spartan16-Sep2022
10Landon Pestrue17:45.9St. Louis165.0TVC 1013-Sep2022
10Landon Pestrue17:30.2St. Louis173.3John Bruder Classic7-Sep2022
10Landon Pestrue17:49.1St. Louis168.0Corunna Early Bird30-Aug2022
10Landon Pestrue17:46.3St. Louis171.2Birch Run Early25-Aug2022
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeetDateYear
9Landon Pestrue17:21.9St. Louis167.4Division 3 State6-Nov2021
9Landon Pestrue18:29.1St. Louis164.0Region 2530-Oct2021
9Landon Pestrue17:40.4St. Louis158.2Scottie Classic22-Oct2021
9Landon Pestrue18:12.1St. Louis156.6TVC Overall19-Oct2021
9Landon Pestrue18:12.0St. Louis161.0Greater Lansing16-Oct2021
9Landon Pestrue18:24.0St. Louis154.0TVC West 312-Oct2021
9Landon Pestrue17:35.5St. Louis167.2Bluejay2-Oct2021
9Landon Pestrue18:39.0St. Louis145.3TVC West 228-Sep2021
9Landon Pestrue19:54.9St. Louis129.7Spartan17-Sep2021
9Landon Pestrue19:21.7St. Louis136.1TVC West 115-Sep2021
9Landon Pestrue18:41.3St. Louis147.9Trent Carter11-Sep2021
9Landon Pestrue18:49.9St. Louis145.4John Bruder8-Sep2021
9Landon Pestrue19:50.3St. Louis142.6ES Warrior24-Aug2021

The Rundown

St. Louis’s late-season heroics are well-known in D3 circles and Landon is one shining example of the Sharks’ championship excellence. Each of the last three years, he’s delivered his best performances as the season drew to a close. As a youthful freshman on their state championship squad, he came through as the fifth boy, hitting a personal best in the process. In 2022, another personal best, far and away his highest rating of the season, and a podium spot.

This past fall, it was again appearing as if the Sharks could make a surprise bid for the podium. They’d need clutch performances from each of their top-five to get it done. The pressure was on Landon, but looking back, we all knew he’d come through. His 16:01 wasn’t his fastest time of the season, but it was his highest placing to date, a 10 spot that helped the Sharks grab the 2nd place trophy. These constant displays of high-quality November racing will undoubtedly help St. Louis in the 2024 season.

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Regional Previews: Division 4, Region 35

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SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Boys

  1. Harbor Beach (11th in the State)
  2. Dryden (20th)
  3. Mayville (22nd)

Girls

  1. Kingston (9th)
  2. Unionville-Sebewaing (19th)
  3. Ubly (18th)

Last Year’s Predictions!

Dang, Dryden and Harbor Beach’s boys came through. Girls were spot on though…

Top 27 Teams

Boys

Top Ten – Harbor Beach
#20 – Unionville-Sebewaing
#22 – Dryden
#23 – Marlette

Girls

Top Ten – Ubly
Top Ten – Kingston
#11 – Unionville-Sebewaing
#24 – Harbor Beach

Projected Scores

Boys

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Harbor Beach36
2Unionville-Sebewaing84
3Marlette98
4Dryden98
5Kingston123
6Mayville133
7Deckerville158
8Memphis220
9New Life Christian Academy220
10Brown City221

Girls

PlaceTeamProjected Score
1Ubly37
2Kingston48
3Unionville-Sebewaing69
4Harbor Beach110
5Brown City124
6Dryden133
7Marlette187

Top Runners

Boys

PlaceGradeNameTeam
111Brody KargHarbor Beach
211Carson BurgessBrown City
312Samuel ShattoHarbor Beach
412Matthew PasiakHarbor Beach
512Turlough BennettMarlette
69Levi FitchettDryden
712Zack BeckerUnionville-Sebewaing
812Joel EnosMayville
910Thijs Van RijnKingston
1011Michael WalshUbly
1110Owen WrubleHarbor Beach
1210Kai FisherMemphis
1310Brennan RobinsonKingston
1412Isaac BignallUnionville-Sebewaing
1512Noah HallDryden
1611Logan RomainDryden
1711Nino PernaMarlette
1810Donovan GlasgowCapac
199Maksim KohlUnionville-Sebewaing
2012Isaac RoggenbuckHarbor Beach
2112Colin BeckDeckerville
2211Luke ThomasMarlette
239Zach CrumbyUnionville-Sebewaing
249Parker KirkpatrickDeckerville
2511Kole FranzelMayville
2611James NelsonNew Life Christian Academy
279Jaycen RobertsDryden
289Lukas BrownUnionville-Sebewaing
2910Kayden RayMayville
3012Anthony RosarioMarlette

Brody Karg

Your defending Region 35 Champion. Brody’s 16:21 here was a significant personal best and a race that first established himself as someone to be thought of in the D4 discussion. Since that point, he’s racked up three All-States, one a week later with a 14th place. The other two during a superb double, 8th in the 1600m and 4th in the 3200m.

Carson Burgess

The final All-Stater in D4, Carson gravitated into the 16’s in his final three races.

Samuel Shatto

Big dark horse in the D4 scene for the upcoming years. After inching down towards the 16’s during cross, underwent a huge breakthrough during track. A state qualifier earned at Deckerville’s regional led to the opportunity to show his value at State, which Sam did to the tune of a 9:54 3200m and 9th place.

Matthew Pasiak

Over 5 min. improvement from his debut cross country race. Ripped a 16:58 at Ubly that was mixed within a string of eight straight sub-18 efforts.

Turlough Bennett

Ended his junior season on an extremely high note. Barely missed a sub-17 here then had the best finish of his three State Finals appearances, placing 50th.

Girls

PlaceGradeNameTeam
19Alyvia JankeUnionville-Sebewaing
29Abbygail PlesterUbly
311Katie SweeneyUbly
411Lilah KileyKingston
59Myah PeruskiUbly
69Payton KingKingston
712Kyra BeemerBrown City
812Reece WrubleHarbor Beach
911Cara PrusakiewiczDryden
1012Sarah NimtzUnionville-Sebewaing
1112Julia RogersNew Life Christian Academy
1210Violet TetilKingston
139Brooklyn MorellUbly
1412Meeghan FlikkieKingston
1511Molly WalkerKingston
169Taylor GeigerUbly
179Allison SteebDeckerville
189Claire WrightDryden
199Piper SchultzMayville
2012Cambree TormaUnionville-Sebewaing
2112Bridget AndersonHarbor Beach
2212Megan PeterUnionville-Sebewaing
2311Hailey McGuireKingston
2412Emma RamischHarbor Beach
259Rebecca BignallUnionville-Sebewaing
2610Elizabeth SchultzPeck
279Esther BulgrienHarbor Beach
289Emily MeekUnionville-Sebewaing
2912Danielle HuntUnionville-Sebewaing
3011HarLee LeasherBrown City

Katie Sweeney

Nearly 30 races into her high school career, Katie picked a good time to slip under 20:00, the State Finals. Her 19:50 there was good enough for 25th place. Carried the momentum over to track, where she again qualified in the 1600m.

Lilah Kiley

Last year’s winner and the previous year’s runner-up. Has been in the 19’s each of the past two seasons. Likely a little underrated here because she spends her springs in the sprints. These past few months in the 400m have included a school record and 15th place finish at State.

Kyra Beemer

Just came off her best 3200m season on the track, running 12:40 and placing 28th at D4 State.

Reece Wruble

A mainstay here in Region 35, placing in the top ten each of the previous three years, and as high as 4th as a freshman and junior.

Cara Prusakiewicz

Began her career with a series of 25:00+ races, then popped a 20:59.9 at her last race. We’ve still got two more years to go!

Sarah Nimtz

USA senior has spent all three years in the 21’s, finishing top-10 in Region 35 twice. This spring, nabbed her first ever sub-6 in the 1600m.