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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Lamplighter	Flight One	2nd of 16
Averill	Large	2nd of 15
Holly	D1	3rd of 21
Jackson	Orange	4th of 7
Macomb County		1st of 23
MAC Division		1st of 25
Region 9		1st of 17
Division 1 State		8th of 27

Top Returners

Vincent Guaresimo

Romeo kids and stunning improvements, a time-honored tradition. In recent memory, that was Zander Cobb, now it’s Vince. The light turned on for him during the ’22 track campaign, which led to a cross season where he dropped from the 18’s to mid-15’s, placing 8^th in Division 1 to close the year.

Connor Clor

I’ve always thought Connor to be more endurance-oriented than speedy. This spring he showed he can combine the two, holding 66’s for as long as possible en route to a 4:25 in the 1600m at Barnyard.

Michael Magnoli

Had quite the double at the Macomb County Track Championships, setting PBs in both the long distance events, 4:33 and 9:55.

Bryce Goodsell

Quality races toward the end of his sophomore year helped the Bulldogs place fifth. Then he built upon that as a junior, ripping sub-17’s on two occasions.

Luke Allen

Successful freshman campaign that saw Luke drop into the 16’s on two of his final three races.

Owen Gould

Fairly dramatic drop between freshman and sophomore years, evident both on the track and the grass. Perhaps the spring is more relevant to this fall? His 5:07/10:52 turned into 4:44/10:15.

Ethan Wilkie

Throughout his first two years, never even got under 18:00. I’m not sure which switch he turned on after Holly this year, but it worked, with PBs in four of his final six races, including a 16:53 at Shepherd.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
UTL v2	Midnight	1st of 14
Bredeweg		1st of 19
Spartan	Elite	2nd of 19
Otsego Bulldog	D1	1st of 12
Portage	D1	2nd of 31
OK Red Conference		1st of 8
Region 1		1st of 13
Division 1 State		1st of 28

Top Returners

Helen Sachs

Helen was the ultimate low stick for the Panthers in 2022. No matter the stage, she was either 1^st or 2^nd (and if 2^nd, that was to Arianne Olson). The OK Red, Bredeweg, Portage, the State level, she crossed the line first in any setting. More to come in the next few weeks…

Ava Porras

Just kept getting faster and faster and faster, before ending her regular season with a bunch of low-19 races. Hard to pick the best of which, so we’ll settle on her 19:25 at MIS, placing Ava smack dab at #50.

Jane Olney

Love the stark difference between 2021 and 2022. Jane didn’t even compete on the Panther state squad during her freshman year, but didn’t let that get her down in 2022, where she placed right with Ava at 49^th.

Addie Birkholz

Set some speedy times this spring in the mid-distances, 60.8 and 2:18. And that even extended up to the 1600m, where her 5:11 ranked 4^th amongst all D1 freshmen girls.

Emma Gunnett

Has been in the 19’s in both of her years of shared suffering with her West Ottawa teammates.

Julia Frampton

I’m not sure if the 400m has any correlation to cross country, but it might in terms of mental toughness. So if Julia dropped a second from her freshman year, she can surely drop time this fall too right?

Potential Newcomers

Malaynee Levandoski

Great opportunity ahead to learn from some of the best and hopefully apply those lessons toward the end of the year. She was 3^rd in the MKO, 4^th at Portage, and boasted many efforts in the mid-12’s.

SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 7^th Place – Region 12 (XC)
• 10^th Place – OK Gold (XC)
• 6^th Place – Division 2 State 3200m
• 2^nd Place – Division 2 State 4x800m         j
• OK Gold 3200m Champion
• Region 13 3200m Champion
• 2^nd Place – OK Gold 1600m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Henry Dixon	16:58.7	Forest Hills Eastern	181.1	Under the Lights v2	26-Aug
10	Henry Dixon	17:43.7	Forest Hills Eastern	171.8	OK Gold 1	7-Sep
10	Henry Dixon	16:51.3	Forest Hills Eastern	183.6	Sparta	17-Sep
10	Henry Dixon	16:49.1	Forest Hills Eastern	182.6	OK Gold 2	27-Sep
10	Henry Dixon	16:28.9	Forest Hills Eastern	186.4	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct
10	Henry Dixon	16:55.7	Forest Hills Eastern	177.4	Portage	8-Oct
10	Henry Dixon	17:09.2	Forest Hills Eastern	181.3	OK Gold Championship	18-Oct
10	Henry Dixon	16:22.4	Forest Hills Eastern	188.2	Region 12	29-Oct
10	Henry Dixon	16:32.2	Forest Hills Eastern	190.3	Division 2 State	5-Nov
10	Henry Dixon	16:21.3	Forest Hills Eastern	185.6	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Henry Dixon	18:39.4	Forest Hills Eastern	154.9	Under the Lights (GRSC)	27-Aug
9	Henry Dixon	18:17.6	Forest Hills Eastern	155.1	Saranac	1-Sep
9	Henry Dixon	18:03.9	Forest Hills Eastern	153.4	OK Gold 1 (Cedar Springs)	8-Sep
9	Henry Dixon	17:51.9	Forest Hills Eastern	157.4	Sparta	18-Sep
9	Henry Dixon	16:57.7	Forest Hills Eastern	167.8	OK Gold 2	28-Sep
9	Henry Dixon	17:22.8	Forest Hills Eastern	171.1	Otsego Bulldog	2-Oct
9	Henry Dixon	17:32.6	Forest Hills Eastern	171.8	Portage	9-Oct
9	Henry Dixon	17:33.9	Forest Hills Eastern	163.4	OK Gold Conference	19-Oct
9	Henry Dixon	18:16.1	Forest Hills Eastern	170.3	Region 14	29-Oct
9	Henry Dixon	17:39.1	Forest Hills Eastern	166.0	MITCA	13-Nov

The Rundown

What’s with these West Side kids and their ability to turn it up a notch late in their sophomore year? Just as Seth Conner, Henry underwent a late season rise that propelled him into a stunning track season. Henry’s was a bit more subdued in the fall, but dang was he consistent toward the end. After staying in the 17’s-18’s for his freshman year, Henry opened with a 16:58, surely the consequence of FHE’s robust off-season training and culture. He stayed there for much of the year, then turned in his best three race stretch of the year to close, running in the 16:25 range at Region 12, MIS, and MITCA. Again, as Seth did, track was a continuation of that late season surge. For Henry, it was more concentrated on the longer distances. His 9:20 at Shepherd gave him the #2 rank amongst all 9^th/10^th graders. A month later, his 9:31 in the heat gave him his first All-State ever.