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THE SUMMER PREVIEW





2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Pete Moss	Big	2nd of 11
John Bruder	Large	1st of 16
Spartan	Elite	5th of 19
Jackson	Orange	1st of 6
Portage	D1	1st of 31
Freeland Falcon		1st of 14
SEC Red Championship		1st of 7
Region 5		2nd of 11
Division 1 State		3rd of 28



Top Returners

Rachel Forsyth

This former Division 1 Champion spent 2022 on the comeback trail. Her season started inauspiciously at the 2^nd SEC Red Jamboree and progressed toward a 2^nd place in the conference championship and 9^th place in Region 5.

Natalie Mello

I spent all this time gushing about Natalie’s racing, very little time mentioning what she accomplished on the track. This 2023 season featured her first bout of 3200m races, to which she ran 11:19 and qualified for State. She also set PBs in the 800m and 1600m.

Sylvia Sanok Dufallo

After missing her sophomore season, wasted no time in improving from her freshman form. Her opener at Benzie was a personal best, and at the end of it all, she moved into the 18’s.

Lydia Bowman

A 19:01 on the long gradual downhills of Ella Sharp Park cut off more than 90 seconds from her freshman best. That race was more of an anomaly, though her spring was not. Lydia kept reducing time in the 1600m, eventually ending with a 5:11.

Katie Hume

Her sophomore self laid down a 5:37 to close the track season, leading to a junior season that ended in a majority of sub-20’s. Now she’s knocked 10 seconds off that 1600m.

Quincy Behm

Freshman year was bookended by two sets of sub-20 efforts. The best of which was a 19:17 in the SEC Red Championship.

Hana Boggess

First season of cross started in the 21’s and quickly moved towards the 20’s. By the end of the year, Hanna placed in the top-20 in the SEC Red.

Potential Newcomers

Since the Ann Arbor schools don’t typically use athletic.net, it’s tough for me to even know who’s coming in. Of the above girls, Boggess and Behm were freshman last year, and at this date last year, I had no clue either existed. So expect some newcomers, but I have zero intel.

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Accomplishments & Accolades

• 33^rd Place – Division 2 State (XC)
• 2^nd Place – Region 12 (XC)
• Team State Champion (XC)
• 3x State Qualifier (XC)
• 19^th Place – Division 2 State 3200m
• 2^nd Place – Region 13 3200m
• 3^rd Place – OK White 3200m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Alex Thole	16:25.0	East Grand Rapids	197.3	Portage Early Bird	19-Aug
11	Alex Thole	16:50.6	East Grand Rapids	188.5	OK White 1	7-Sep
11	Alex Thole	16:44.2	East Grand Rapids	187.3	Bath	10-Sep
11	Alex Thole	16:48.2	East Grand Rapids	184.3	OK White 2	21-Sep
11	Alex Thole	16:12.3	East Grand Rapids	191.9	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct
11	Alex Thole	17:05.0	East Grand Rapids	194.3	OK White 3	5-Oct
11	Alex Thole	16:05.7	East Grand Rapids	194.1	Portage	8-Oct
11	Alex Thole	16:04.4	East Grand Rapids	191.2	Northview	19-Oct
11	Alex Thole	16:03.6	East Grand Rapids	194.5	Region 12	29-Oct
11	Alex Thole	16:28.8	East Grand Rapids	191.4	D2 State	5-Nov
11	Alex Thole	15:51.8	East Grand Rapids	195.4	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Alex Thole	16:58.6	East Grand Rapids	188.8	Portage EB	20-Aug
10	Alex Thole	16:48.7	East Grand Rapids	186.1	Pete Moss	28-Aug
10	Alex Thole	16:44.6	East Grand Rapids	187.1	OK White 1	8-Sep
10	Alex Thole	16:29.0	East Grand Rapids	192.7	Bath	11-Sep
10	Alex Thole	16:44.5	East Grand Rapids	193.2	Spartan	17-Sep
10	Alex Thole	16:17.1	East Grand Rapids	190.0	OK White 2	22-Sep
10	Alex Thole	16:43.2	East Grand Rapids	187.6	Cougar Falcon	25-Sep
10	Alex Thole	16:43.2	East Grand Rapids	184.3	Otsego Bulldog	2-Oct
10	Alex Thole	16:14.6	East Grand Rapids	188.8	OK White 3	6-Oct
10	Alex Thole	16:28.1	East Grand Rapids	193.3	Portage	9-Oct
10	Alex Thole	16:28.8	East Grand Rapids	186.7	OK White 4	20-Oct
10	Alex Thole	17:24.9	East Grand Rapids	187.4	14 SFRC	29-Oct
10	Alex Thole	16:22.4	East Grand Rapids	189.9	D2 State	6-Nov
10	Alex Thole	16:24.1	East Grand Rapids	191.0	MMOC	13-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Alex Thole		East Grand Rapids	170.4	Pete Moss	29-Aug
9	Alex Thole		East Grand Rapids	176.1	OK White (GF)	16-Sep
9	Alex Thole		East Grand Rapids	177.2	Cedar Springs Mini	19-Sep
9	Alex Thole		East Grand Rapids	180.5	OK White 2	23-Sep
9	Alex Thole		East Grand Rapids	186.1	Bulldog Elite	3-Oct
9	Alex Thole		East Grand Rapids	176.4	OK White Championship	14-Oct
9	Alex Thole		East Grand Rapids	179.4	PR 22	23-Oct
9	Alex Thole		East Grand Rapids	177.2	D2 Reg 11	31-Oct
9	Alex Thole		East Grand Rapids	182.8	D2 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

A head down worker, Alex is the literal definition of a senior captain. He’s excelled at the end of the year, both on the grass and on the track. Although he didn’t step on the stage as an individual at MIS, he did us one better, accepting the Division 2 XC crown along with his EGR teammates. The wait for individual glory had to wait a week, but his patience paid off in the form of a 15:51 at MITCA, #2 all-time at East Grand Rapids (behind Evan Bishop!). Come June, he left FHE feeling as if he left something on the track. One week later, he drove out of Davison with a fresh, new 9:17 personal best. Many on these lists have goals to accomplish that haven’t been achieved. Alex has contributed to the big one. But sometimes ascending to the peak of that mountain is immensely more satisfying. He’ll be looking to lead his Pioneers there once again.

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Accomplishments & Accolades

• Division 4 State Champion (XC)
• 3x Top-5 Division 4 State (XC)
• 2x Region 29 Champion (XC)
• Distance Triple – Division 4 State Track
• 6x Track State Champion
• 12x All-State (XC & Track)



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Aiden Harrand	19:38.1	Buckley	131.0	Pete Moss	27-Aug
11	Aiden Harrand	19:37.8	Buckley	133.4	Buckley	10-Sep
11	Aiden Harrand	18:41.8	Buckley	147.1	Sparta	17-Sep
11	Aiden Harrand	18:30.1	Buckley	142.3	Cadillac	24-Sep
11	Aiden Harrand	18:33.2	Buckley	144.6	Bluejay	1-Oct
11	Aiden Harrand	19:10.2	Buckley	132.9	Portage	8-Oct
11	Aiden Harrand	18:59.4	Buckley	135.5	Class D	22-Oct
11	Aiden Harrand	18:11.0	Buckley	140.7	Region 29	29-Oct
11	Aiden Harrand	19:05.9	Buckley	136.4	Division 4 State	5-Nov
11	Aiden Harrand	18:10.6	Buckley	147.8	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Aiden Harrand	18:55.1	Buckley	145.3	Pete Moss	28-Aug
10	Aiden Harrand	19:11.6	Buckley	142.8	Buckley	11-Sep
10	Aiden Harrand	19:15.8	Buckley	131.1	NWC 1	14-Sep
10	Aiden Harrand	18:28.5	Buckley	145.5	Cadillac	25-Sep
10	Aiden Harrand	19:44.0	Buckley	132.0	NWC 2	28-Sep
10	Aiden Harrand	18:17.9	Buckley	139.4	NWC Benzie	12-Oct
10	Aiden Harrand	18:37.0	Buckley	140.0	Class D	23-Oct
10	Aiden Harrand	18:08.8	Buckley	140.4	Region 29	30-Oct
10	Aiden Harrand	18:30.6	Buckley	141.5	Division 4 State	6-Nov
10	Aiden Harrand	18:41.0	Buckley	144.0	MITCA	13-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Aiden Harrand		Buckley	116.3	Pete Moss	29-Aug
9	Aiden Harrand		Buckley	127.0	Buckley	12-Sep
9	Aiden Harrand		Buckley	126.0	Buckley Bear	26-Sep
9	Aiden Harrand		Buckley	127.8	NWC Jamboree 2	29-Sep
9	Aiden Harrand		Buckley	126.5	Cecil Burch	3-Oct
9	Aiden Harrand		Buckley	118.3	Pre-Region 58	24-Oct
9	Aiden Harrand		Buckley	136.5	Region 29	31-Oct
9	Aiden Harrand		Buckley	121.7	Division 4 State	7-Nov

The Rundown

Someone may have to count those All-States and State Titles again. With the rate Aiden gains them, it’s hard to keep track. Anyhow, her and I go way back. Let’s take a trip back to 2020, when I had no clue how to use Photoshop and still included incoming freshmen in these tickets. Based off her middle school profile of 5:14 7^th grade miles and battling with Alyson Enns at Portage, Aiden made her way onto here. Three years later, she’s back again.

Her and I can joke about it now, but she should’ve been on here last year. As a sophomore, she placed 2^nd at the Division 4 XC Finals, then came back and showcased her speed on the track. She was aided by winter training from the Up North Elite crew, having training partners near her speed, relays to put her in competitive spots, leading to new worlds of pace she may have not thought possible. Her sophomore season ended with a sub-5 in the 1600m, a 2:19 in the 800m, both winning the Division 4 Finals. I screwed up (it happens!) and for some reason didn’t match her track times to her cross ratings, and she was left out. If it had been done correctly, she’d have come in the 30’s last summer.

With her old friendly rival Makenna Scott moving onto Oakland, Abby VanderKooi taking her talents to Grand Valley, the door was open for Aiden to claim her first title in Brooklyn. She left little doubt throughout the year, winning all but one of her pre-State races. Then she left little doubt at the Speedway, opening up a 10 second gap in the first mile that only grew as the race progressed. Come spring, it was more of the same title-winning, but in even more impressive fashions. She perfected the distance triple, first running for time at Reed City, blasting personal best after personal best (4:53, 2:11, 10:54). Then for place at State, outlasting all the other Division 4 girls en route to wins in all three events.

That distance triple paved the way for her little Buckley team to win the Division 4 track title. She’ll be leading them again in these next few months, hoping to make it back down south. Aiden, I hope this makes up for last year!