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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
UTL v2	Midnight	2nd of 14
Bredeweg		2nd of 19
Spartan	Bronze	2nd of 27
Autumn Sunrise	D1/D2	3rd of 8
Otsego Bulldog	D2	7th of 26
Portage	D2	7th of 42
OK Green Conference		1st of 6
Region 11		3rd of 12
Division 2 State		8th of 27

Top Returners

Allison Kuzma

Has turned into one of the better runners in the state over these past two years. Twice All-State, top-15 in Division Two and a regional champion last year.

Emma Drnek

Started to come into her own during the spring, her first track season running longer distances. Finished 2^nd in the OK Green in the 800m & 1600m, posting personal bests of 2:19/5:08 during the year.

Meredith Cook

A huge contributor to Zeeland East’s 2^nd place finish in the D1 4x800m. Rocked the mid-distance this past spring, boasting personal bests of 61.0 and 2:17, winning the OK Green 400m along the way.

Taryn DiLaura

Another ZE girl with a breakout and promising spring. Her 11:50 in the 3200m ranked #19 amongst all Michigan freshmen girls.

CC Kuras

Season may have started a bit slow, as she didn’t get under 21:00 until late September. But proved her toughness late, one of the rare ones to match her PR at State, running a 20:20 and placing in the top-100.

Addie Grill

Ran three of her better races to close the year, all mid-20 efforts at the OK Green, Allendale Regional, and MIS.

Megan Kuzma

Solid freshman year contained some breakout races, such as her 20:23 at Portage and a chance to race on the Chix’ state squad.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 34^th Place – Division 1 State (XC)
• 5^th Place – Region 1 (XC)
• 7^th Place – OK Red (XC)
• 6^th Place – Division 1 State 1600m
• 2^nd Place – Region 1 1600m
• 4^th Place – OK Red 1600m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Seth Conner	17:05.9	Jenison	184.0	Muskegon CC	20-Aug
10	Seth Conner	16:58.5	Jenison	181.2	Under the Lights v2	26-Aug
10	Seth Conner	16:40.1	Jenison	187.6	SW Rustbuster	31-Aug
10	Seth Conner	16:31.7	Jenison	185.4	Lakeview	10-Sep
10	Seth Conner	17:12.0	Jenison	181.0	Spartan	16-Sep
10	Seth Conner	16:44.0	Jenison	181.3	OK Red 1	20-Sep
10	Seth Conner	16:29.2	Jenison	186.3	Allendale Falcon	1-Oct
10	Seth Conner	17:12.3	Jenison	175.9	OK Red 2	4-Oct
10	Seth Conner	16:44.5	Jenison	184.8	Kent Ottawa	15-Oct
10	Seth Conner	16:16.9	Jenison	186.0	OK Red Championship	20-Oct
10	Seth Conner	16:10.9	Jenison	193.1	Region 1	29-Oct
10	Seth Conner	16:18.9	Jenison	193.4	Division 1 State	5-Nov
10	Seth Conner	15:45.9	Jenison	197.4	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Seth Conner	17:23.0	Jenison	179.0	Muskegon CC	21-Aug
9	Seth Conner	17:14.7	Jenison	177.4	Pete Moss	28-Aug
9	Seth Conner	17:36.6	Jenison	172.8	Bredeweg	11-Sep
9	Seth Conner	17:28.9	Jenison	174.7	Ottawa Hills	17-Sep
9	Seth Conner	16:53.1	Jenison	176.0	OK Red 1	21-Sep
9	Seth Conner	17:31.3	Jenison	171.6	Cougar Falcon	25-Sep
9	Seth Conner	17:07.0	Jenison	176.3	Otsego Bulldog	2-Oct
9	Seth Conner	17:10.7	Jenison	178.1	OK Red 2	5-Oct
9	Seth Conner	17:04.0	Jenison	181.3	Portage	9-Oct
9	Seth Conner	16:35.8	Jenison	181.1	OK Red Conference	21-Oct
9	Seth Conner	16:45.0	Jenison	178.7	Mel Hall	23-Oct
9	Seth Conner	17:24.3	Jenison	168.9	Region 3	29-Oct

The Rundown

One of the benefits of these ratings is that you can project improvement before it happens. For instance, as a freshman, Seth moved from a guy running mid-17 efforts to breaking 17:00. So it was only natural that when he was running mid-16 efforts in 2022 that he’d have a slight improvement throughout the year. What was unnatural was his close. After busting out a massive PB in the OK Red Championship, he went on a streak of one great performance after another. 5^th Place in Region 1, a 16:18 at State (on a course that’s getting increasingly tougher), then closing with a 15:45 on a legit Shepherd course. That momentum carried into track, where he dropped 10 sec. from his 800m, 20 sec. from his 1600m, and 60+ sec. from his 3200m. If this hot streak continues, Seth might be crashing the party in a huge way at MIS.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 2x State Qualifier (XC)
• 4^th Place – Region 4 (XC)
• 33^rd Place – Division 1 State 3200m
• 2^nd Place – KLAA 3200m
• 4^th Place – Region 4 3200m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Nikki Carothers	19:38.8	Brighton	138.4	Lamplighter	19-Aug
11	Nikki Carothers	20:04.2	Brighton	139.3	Mustang	30-Aug
11	Nikki Carothers	20:37.9	Brighton	126.4	Averill	10-Sep
11	Nikki Carothers	19:34.6	Brighton	134.8	Spartan	16-Sep
11	Nikki Carothers	18:47.7	Brighton	140.4	Portage	8-Oct
11	Nikki Carothers	20:01.9	Brighton	121.0	KLAA	22-Oct
11	Nikki Carothers	18:49.6	Brighton	140.5	Region 4	28-Oct
11	Nikki Carothers	19:45.4	Brighton	123.9	Division 1 State	5-Nov
11	Nikki Carothers	18:30.5	Brighton	141.2	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Nikki Carothers	21:40.0	Brighton	97.7	Lamplighter	20-Aug
10	Nikki Carothers	21:54.4	Brighton	101.9	Mustang	31-Aug
10	Nikki Carothers	21:04.9	Brighton	108.4	Spartan	17-Sep
10	Nikki Carothers	19:46.0	Brighton	125.7	Coaching Legends	2-Oct
10	Nikki Carothers	20:03.8	Brighton	122.7	Portage	9-Oct
10	Nikki Carothers	19:28.3	Brighton	128.2	KLAA Championship	21-Oct
10	Nikki Carothers	19:21.2	Brighton	133.3	Region 4	29-Oct
10	Nikki Carothers	19:34.4	Brighton	125.5	Division 1 State	6-Nov
10	Nikki Carothers	19:27.0	Brighton	128.7	MITCA	13-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Nikki Carothers		Brighton	91.0	Brighton/Novi	29-Aug
9	Nikki Carothers		Brighton	105.0	Brighton/Romeo	2-Sep
9	Nikki Carothers		Brighton	84.7	Brighton/Churchill	8-Sep
9	Nikki Carothers		Brighton	104.7	Brighton/Canton	12-Sep
9	Nikki Carothers		Brighton	112.0	Brighton/Milford	29-Sep
9	Nikki Carothers		Brighton	112.7	Brighton/Plymouth	3-Oct
9	Nikki Carothers		Brighton	97.3	Brighton/Northville	6-Oct
9	Nikki Carothers		Brighton	109.5	West Ottawa	10-Oct
9	Nikki Carothers		Brighton	120.1	KLAA	17-Oct
9	Nikki Carothers		Brighton	103.2	Region 4	31-Oct

The Rundown

Once again, the Brighton cross country site a huge help, a few things stand out to me from Nikki. Her appreciation for her teammates when things aren’t so easy and her love for racing. In her three years with the Bulldogs, there have been some moments that aren’t as great as the others. After a race at Portage with her first breakthrough into the 18’s, although finishing 13^th, Nikki didn’t have her greatest effort at KLAA. After nearly matching her personal best and contributing to a team title in Region 4, she was closer to 20:00 and 100^th place at State. After each of those two subpar races, she came back with either a lifetime best or very close. Continually pushing her body to new limits via hardcore racing, coming back after setbacks, Nikki, along with Carrigan and her Brighton teammates, are ready to close 2023 on a memorable note.