The difficult thing with the ratings is that when you see someone like Corey’s, you see virtually no change from year to year, but I think it different
It is very hard to be good year after year and it would be easy to rest your laurels on running sub-16 as a sophomore
He dropped that time by 20 seconds, then followed it up with a higher finish in a tougher division
He was starting to put together a nice track season as well, with 2:01/4:21 marks indoors (consider he went 2:05/4:36 indoor and 1:59/4:27 outdoor)
Given that, we can believe he was due for a breakout track season and from there _____ (you fill in the blank)
36. Haileigh Bissett, North Branch
Haileigh began to turn things on last October, notching a huge upset win at Thumb Area, cementing her presence in Division 2
She had a solid freshman year, rating out in the mid-20’s
But the real improvement came in track, where she dropped a 5:23/11:36
Was 2nd in her league to standout Maddy Bean and will likely be the favorite this year
Shamelessly stolen from the Belding FB page, but I love the picture and graphics!
Again, the well-detailed and always informative (Coach) John Carlson, offered this:
Went from 22:36 her first race to 18:39 PR at regionals at Uncle John’s Cider Mill
Took first place 5x in 2020
Set a PR by 36 seconds and broke 19 at Benzie Central
Broke 19:00 5x
PRed this season by 55 seconds
Improved from 79th to 23rd at finals and dropped 69 seconds (finished 3 seconds out of the top 15)
Loves to go to the front and race to win
37. Jamin Thompson, Caledonia
Seemingly every athlete featured lately has a level of stability and Jamin is no different, staying under 17:00 the entire season
That strength early resulted in some notable accomplishments, 3rd at Spartan and 1st at Otsego
Josh Oom and Thompson will likely be one of the better duos in Division 1, or at least, Caledonia will have one of the better 2nd runners in the division
Career-wise, Jamin has notched a few honors as well, twice top-5 in his region and twice top-3 in the OK Red
