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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 5^th Place – Division 2 State 1600m
• Region 12 1600m Champion
• 29^th Place – Division 2 State (XC)
• 5^th Place – Region 10 (XC)
• WMC Lakes 800m/1600m Champion

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Sean Pettis	18:52.1	Fremont	179.6	WMC Lakes 1	13-Sep
11	Sean Pettis	17:34.5	Fremont	173.5	Spartan	16-Sep
11	Sean Pettis	18:11.2	Fremont	167.9	WMC Lakes 2	20-Sep
11	Sean Pettis	17:00.4	Fremont	175.2	Cougar Falcon	24-Sep
11	Sean Pettis	16:41.0	Fremont	182.3	Portage	8-Oct
11	Sean Pettis	17:56.9	Fremont	180.4	WMC Mega Jamboree	18-Oct
11	Sean Pettis	17:17.3	Fremont	176.6	Late Season Warrior	22-Oct
11	Sean Pettis	16:30.3	Fremont	188.2	Region 10	28-Oct
11	Sean Pettis	16:19.6	Fremont	194.5	Division 2 State	5-Nov
11	Sean Pettis	16:40.4	Fremont	179.2	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Sean Pettis	22:14.4	Fremont	114.9	Hesperia	25-Aug
10	Sean Pettis	19:13.4	Fremont	149.2	Hill and Bale	11-Sep
10	Sean Pettis	18:49.2	Fremont	148.3	Ludington	18-Sep
10	Sean Pettis	19:30.9	Fremont	132.7	CSAA Gold 1	21-Sep
10	Sean Pettis	18:14.8	Fremont	157.1	Cougar Falcon	25-Sep
10	Sean Pettis	19:35.7	Fremont	142.8	CSAA Gold 2	5-Oct
10	Sean Pettis	17:59.6	Fremont	162.8	Portage	9-Oct
10	Sean Pettis	19:41.8	Fremont	151.7	CSAA Gold Championship	19-Oct
10	Sean Pettis	17:58.5	Fremont	162.8	Region 10	29-Oct
10	Sean Pettis	17:25.2	Fremont	168.9	Division 2 State	6-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Sean Pettis		Fremont	126.3	Hill Bale	12-Sep
9	Sean Pettis		Fremont	95.8	CSAA Gold 1	22-Sep
9	Sean Pettis		Fremont	141.3	Bulldog Elite	3-Oct
9	Sean Pettis		Fremont	100.7	CSAA Gold 2	6-Oct
9	Sean Pettis		Fremont	139.3	Bengals	9-Oct

The Rundown

Sean took a year off from running the 1600m and came back a changed man. As a freshman back in 2021, he stayed on the north side of 5:00, nearly breaking through, a satisfactory season from any freshman. After a two-year hiatus, replete with many 400s and 800s, he came back to the four lap race and scorched the West Michigan earth. First 4:45 opener, then 4:39, then 4:36, 4:30, 4:24, 4:23, and finishing the year with a 4:17 best at State. Perhaps it’s made more impressive by the two-year gap, but I don’t care, going from 5:01 to 4:17 shows that the Fremont work ethic is alive, well, and always present. He can hold his own on the course too, nabbing one of the final All-State spots this past autumn. Though I believe this spring has shown that he’s capable of improving greatly upon that 29^th place D2 finish.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 3^rd Place – Division 2 State 3200m
• Region 11 1600m/3200m Champion
• Northern Michigan 1600m Champion
• 2^nd Place – Big North Conference (XC)
• 3^rd Place – Region 10 (XC)
• 4^th Place – Northern Michigan (XC)

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Katie Berkshire	22:10.4	Gaylord	98.9	Dwayne Rau	1-Sep
9	Katie Berkshire	20:41.7	Gaylord	110.1	Holly	17-Sep
9	Katie Berkshire	19:17.0	Gaylord	126.7	Cadillac	24-Sep
9	Katie Berkshire	19:27.4	Gaylord	126.5	Bluejay	1-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:32.3	Gaylord	126.6	Mancelona	5-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:22.3	Gaylord	128.9	Portage	8-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:35.4	Gaylord	135.2	Big North Conference	18-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:21.6	Gaylord	128.1	Northern Michigan	22-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:15.9	Gaylord	133.0	Region 10	28-Oct
9	Katie Berkshire	19:43.4	Gaylord	123.9	D2 State	5-Nov
9	Katie Berkshire	19:14.1	Gaylord	126.6	MITCA	12-Nov

The Rundown

There’s a reason I picked Katie for the ol’ Hansons team at MITCA this past November. She’s unheralded (but not for long), improved as the season came along, and due for some pretty great accomplishments in the future. However, instead of waiting for the future, she decided to grab a bunch of honors during track. She took home some championships, such as Region 11 and Northern Michigan. She stepped on the podium thanks to her 3^rd place finish in the 3200m at Forest Hills Eastern. And she showed tremendous strength, running a personal best in the 1600m at State, then recovering in the heat and coming back hours later to nearly set another personal best in the 3200m. At the end of the day, her 11:08 in the eight lap event ranked 3^rd amongst all freshmen girls in Michigan. I can’t wait to see her take that championship-ridden season and bring it to grass.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Red Devil	Large	1st of 5
Petoskey	D1/D2	1st of 4
Bluejay	Elite	18th of 30
Portage	D2	9th of 43
Big North Conference		2nd of 6
Region 10		3rd of 12
Division 2 State		18th of 27

Top Returners

Shane Izzard

Petoskey lead guy has concentrated on the 800m during track and to great results. Qualified for State as a sophomore and barely missed a medal, then grabbed 8^th this past June.

Tommy Farley

Up and coming senior was Mr. Consistent late, running a string of 17:10’s at the most momentous gatherings of the year.

Dylan Odenbach

Setting up for his best cross season, evidenced by a track campaign where he set personal bests in all three distance events.

Brady Odenbach

These rankings only include kids that competed in the 2022 season, so Brady could be the hidden secret, perhaps unlocking a top-5 finish? After missing out on his junior year, he was able to come back for track, running 2:02/4:38 before season’s end.

Jack Lindwall

It’s the silent development of kids such as Jack that lead to year-to-year success. Lowered his sophomore best by a minute at Portage, but matched that on a much tougher Chip Hills course.

Zahar Rush

Track saw him bust out a top-20 freshman 1600m time amongst all D2 runners. Lets see if he can continue those high rankings come fall.

Parker Fettig

One of many Northmen who had an absolute day at Portage. His 17:21 was more than a 90 sec. improvement since his 2021 season.

Simon Licata

Freshman year laid the groundwork for what could be a successful career. Multiple sub-18 efforts, then notched a 10:59 during track.

Potential Newcomers

Jack Dumas

It’s hard to tell with Petoskey’s middle school schedule being so light, but he did speed to a 12:26 at their home invite.