This spring, Jeremy got his first real chance to prove himself at the state level and he was able to show he belonged
He was contact traced last fall (in a questionable case – and I’m more cautious than most), and thus, missed Pre-Regionals, Regionals, and couldn’t qualify for State
It’s a shame, because he established the late season speed that plagued him the season before, his October races were either victories or running extremely fast
But he was able to scratch together two more sub-16 performances at the Meet of Champions and RunningLane
This past spring, his presence was finally felt at the State level, with a 3rd place 3200m finish at MITS and 10th/11th place finishes in the 1600/3200m at D1 State
And may have finished higher in the 3200m if he didn’t have a race under his belt, but we can appreciate the effort in doubling to try to achieve All-State in both
He’s a student both in the classroom and of the sport (he’s shooting high in his college choices and he predicted the Top 8 here in order), and I can’t wait to see him mix it up at MIS
The second half of the second sibling duo on here (Alyson and Audrianna Enns)
Rachel is in the same line as her sisters, and may end up being the best of the bunch on the shorter stuff
She’s broken 60 in the quarter in a relay split, was part of a state-winning 4×8, and nabbed a 3rd place finish in the 800m later that same day
A few weeks later, she went 4:48 at the Illinois Meet of Champions
That’s not to say she’s subpar at the longer distances, she went sub-18 with so many victories last fall
SEC Red, D1 State, Pre-Regional, Meet of Champions were all in the 17’s, with wins at all but State and Meet of Champions
Her 2nd place finish at MIS is the highest returning finish in Division 1, and we know with that speed that she will be a threat in any race where it’s close
Where: Allendale HS. I was pleasantly surprised by the course here. Normally when you get a course on school grounds, it goes around baseball fields, is flat, boring. This had a nice little back portion away from the crowds, but those crowds still could follow the race.
2020 Boys: Rockford, Traverse City Central, Traverse City West
2020 Girls: Traverse City Central, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, Forest Hills Central
Top 25 Boys Teams: Rockford (4), Lowell (13), Grand Haven (11)
Top 25 Girls Teams: Grand Haven (8), Rockford (10), Forest Hills Central (11)
Top 50 Boys (Division 1): Benne Anderson (7), Colin Graham (23), Klay Grant (24), Mitchell Goerge (31), Nolan Clark (32), Zac Zemba (33), Juan David Hernandez (35), TJ Mellema (40), Cole Weston (43)
Top 50 Girls (Division 1): Clara James-Heer (2), Selma Anderson (8), Allie Arnsman (14), Allison Cornell (16), Valerie Beeck (32), Adit Dau (36), Annika Sandman (37), Peyton Ludwig (50)
Where: Delta College. Last year, this region was at White Pine MS. From what I’ve read, there was some tree removal at Delta, but I’m not sure if that’s what caused the move. Anyway, a fast course that runs about 10-20 seconds quicker than normal. If they get after it, look for sub-15’s for the boys and 17’s for the girls.
2020 Boys: Hartland, Davison, Saginaw Heritage
2020 Girls: Grand Blanc, Fenton, H. H. Dow
Top 25 Boys Teams: Davison (10), Traverse City Central (11), Traverse City West (12), Saginaw Heritage (25)
Top 25 Girls Teams: Traverse City Central (5), H. H. Dow (9), Traverse City West (16), Bay City Western (17)
Top 50 Boys (Division 1): Jeremy Williams (3), Luke Venhuizen (6), Matthew Crowley (10), Brady McArdle (12), Kenny Minto (15), Micah Bauer (28), Jonah Hochstetler (36), Joe Muha (37), Isaac Stone (39)
Top 50 Girls (Division 1): Julia Flynn (1), Ava King (15), Madi Szymanski (23), Ella Kirkwood (27), Isabelle Becker (34), Katie Watkins (38), Sydney Roberts (41), Elliott Smith (46)
