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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Pete Moss	Big	4th of 11
Northwood		1st of 12
Ottawa Hills	Session 2	2nd of 15
Bluejay	Elite	4th of 25
Portage	D1	5th of 31
Big North		1st of 6
Northern Michigan	Large	1st of 13
Region 1		2nd of 15
Division 1 State		12th of 28

Top Returners

Ava King

2022 season started well, but looked to come to an abrupt end. Ava returned for her Titans and helped them finish 12^th in Division 1.

Abby Veit

One of a thousand freshmen for TCW, Abby’s season contained multiple sub-19’s at big meets. Even her slower times produced huge wins, such as a Northern Michigan Championship.

Bailey Wenzlick

In a season full of high-19:00 efforts, Bailey combined all her great race vibes to give us a masterful performance at Shepherd, where her 18:58 placed 12^th.

Peyton Tucker

Started her season a little more slowly than some of the others, but ended in much the same fashion. 6^th in Northern Michigan, 12^th in the Big North, and 14^th at Region 2.

Reese Smith

Established herself as an 800m name to watch in the future and in the present. A 2:14.5 won the Record Eagle meet. Not bad at the 1600m either, having run 5:26. If that track season carries forward into cross, the Titans are even more frightening.

Alyssa Fouchey

A solid freshman year ended with a 21:28 at Northern Michigan. An even more solid sophomore year featured many sub-20’s.

Payton Lamb

The final one of the TCW class of ’26 that I’m writing about here. As with her friends and teammates, another one that ventured into the 19’s by the end of the year. What this group have may be special – when you have a ton of teammates training at the same pace and one hits it out of the park, it gives the others confidence that they too can hit a home run. This season, watch to see if one of TCW’s youngsters have a breakout race, then come back to find that the others follow.

Potential Newcomers

Bridget Raven

Big North 3200m champion, who the next week ran 12:17 at the Mid-Michigan MEGASTAR.

Bronwyn Shullick

Closed her middle school season with five consecutive sub-14’s.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• Division 4 Team State Champion (XC)
• 3^rd Place – Division 4 State (XC)
• 2^nd Place – Region 31 (XC)
• 5^th Place – Division 4 State 1600m
• 8^th Place – Division 4 State 800m
• Division 4 4x800m State Champion



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:34.2	The Potter’s House	189.3	Under the Lights v2	26-Aug
11	Jackson Rodriguez	17:05.1	The Potter’s House	183.3	Spartan	16-Sep
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:12.0	The Potter’s House	194.7	Autumn Sunrise	24-Sep
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:03.0	The Potter’s House	195.0	Allendale Falcon	1-Oct
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:21.3	The Potter’s House	188.9	Portage	8-Oct
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:20.0	The Potter’s House	192.7	Mustang	14-Oct
11	Jackson Rodriguez	15:53.7	The Potter’s House	198.8	Region 31	29-Oct
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:07.2	The Potter’s House	194.3	Division 4 State	5-Nov
11	Jackson Rodriguez	16:20.2	The Potter’s House	185.9	MITCA	12-Nov

The Rundown

Stepping into a pressure-packed cross-country season, high expectations, the speedratings guy ranking your team #1, with the potential of being one of the better Division 4 teams ever. Many first-year cross country runners may have folded. Jackson accomplished the opposite, putting together a solid year with a speedy end.

He, along with his Puma teammates put the state on notice with a 16:34 at Under the Lights, winning the Twilight race over a field of D1/D2 teams. Having played soccer and only one season of track, it took a bit of time to get acquitted to racing on grass. Come late September, he was able to reach the low-16’s at Allendale. Come late October, he mastered the Allendale course and then mastered adverse conditions at MIS. Now the Pumas have moved up a division, defending their title in a new realm, where Jackson will take the lessons he learned and hopefully apply them to another title.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 29^th Place – Division 2 State (2021 XC)
• 6^th Place – OK White (XC)
• 12^th Place – Division 2 State 3200m
• 2^nd Place – Region 13 3200m
• 3^rd Place – OK White 3200m
• 2^nd Place – Division 2 State 4x800m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Naomi Nelson	19:43.3	Grand Rapids Christian	129.2	Pete Moss	27-Aug
11	Naomi Nelson	19:36.6	Grand Rapids Christian	136.5	OK White 1	7-Sep
11	Naomi Nelson	20:18.6	Grand Rapids Christian	114.5	Christian Schools	10-Sep
11	Naomi Nelson	19:13.4	Grand Rapids Christian	133.5	Ottawa Hills	16-Sep
11	Naomi Nelson	19:42.5	Grand Rapids Christian	124.2	OK White 2	21-Sep
11	Naomi Nelson	19:24.3	Grand Rapids Christian	125.6	Cougar Falcon	24-Sep
11	Naomi Nelson	19:06.6	Grand Rapids Christian	133.8	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct
11	Naomi Nelson	20:00.3	Grand Rapids Christian	135.2	OK White 3	5-Oct
11	Naomi Nelson	18:58.3	Grand Rapids Christian	136.9	Portage	8-Oct
11	Naomi Nelson	18:38.4	Grand Rapids Christian	138.9	Northview	19-Oct
11	Naomi Nelson	20:39.1	Grand Rapids Christian	105.3	Division 2 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Naomi Nelson	20:51.1	Grand Rapids Christian	106.6	Pete Moss	28-Aug
10	Naomi Nelson	20:51.4	Grand Rapids Christian	105.9	OK White 1	8-Sep
10	Naomi Nelson	20:43.7	Grand Rapids Christian	103.1	Christian School	11-Sep
10	Naomi Nelson	20:43.8	Grand Rapids Christian	111.7	Ottawa Hills	17-Sep
10	Naomi Nelson	19:42.0	Grand Rapids Christian	120.0	OK White 2	22-Sep
10	Naomi Nelson	20:02.2	Grand Rapids Christian	120.6	Cougar Falcon	25-Sep
10	Naomi Nelson	19:40.1	Grand Rapids Christian	126.3	Otsego Bulldog	2-Oct
10	Naomi Nelson	19:27.0	Grand Rapids Christian	123.7	OK White 3	6-Oct
10	Naomi Nelson	19:40.2	Grand Rapids Christian	126.6	OK White 4	20-Oct
10	Naomi Nelson	20:12.9	Grand Rapids Christian	108.0	Region 11	30-Oct
10	Naomi Nelson	19:15.6	Grand Rapids Christian	131.5	Division 2 State	6-Nov
10	Naomi Nelson	19:14.2	Grand Rapids Christian	132.9	MITCA	13-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Naomi Nelson		Grand Rapids Christian	86.3	FHE GRC Dual	22-Aug
9	Naomi Nelson		Grand Rapids Christian	114.8	Pete Moss	29-Aug
9	Naomi Nelson		Grand Rapids Christian	109.2	OK White (GF)	16-Sep
9	Naomi Nelson		Grand Rapids Christian	113.1	OK White 2	23-Sep
9	Naomi Nelson		Grand Rapids Christian	100.7	Region 13	31-Oct
9	Naomi Nelson		Grand Rapids Christian	79.1	Division 2 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

Keeping the Nelson/Grand Rapids Christian connection alive, Naomi has been a valuable contributor to the Eagles over these past three years. Early on in her freshman year, she showed great potential, racing to a sub-20 at Pete Moss.  These past two years, she’s racked up numerous honors – whether that’s an All-State in 2021 or a top-10 in the OK White this past year. Her championship season this past fall was a bit stunted, as she was a scratch at the State Finals until the very last minute. Come Saturday, she courageously competed, but clearly not in her form from earlier in the year. But in doing so, she helped her GRC girls grab 3^rd place. They’ll likely be in another D2 battle in a few months here. With All-State experience plus a yearning to get back there, I can assure you Naomi will bring everything she’s got when she steps on the line.