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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 1600m – 4:26
• 3200m – 9:24
• 5k (XC) – 15:33

• 31^st Place – D2 State
• 4^th Place – OK White
  • 2x Top-10
• 8^th Place – Region 12
  • 2x Top-10
• 24^th Place – D2 State 3200m
• 7^th Place – OK White 1600m & 3200m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Jonah Workman	15:56.3	East Grand Rapids	195.2	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
10	Jonah Workman	16:35.6	East Grand Rapids	191.5	Region 12	28-Oct	2023
10	Jonah Workman	15:58.6	East Grand Rapids	195.5	OK White Championship	18-Oct	2023
10	Jonah Workman	16:07.9	East Grand Rapids	194.4	Portage	7-Oct	2023
10	Jonah Workman	15:33.7	East Grand Rapids	202.8	Bluejay	30-Sep	2023
10	Jonah Workman	15:54.9	East Grand Rapids	198.7	Ottawa Hills	15-Sep	2023
10	Jonah Workman	16:13.9	East Grand Rapids	198.7	Under the Lights v2	25-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Jonah Workman	16:38.1	East Grand Rapids	188.3	Division 2 State	5-Nov	2022
9	Jonah Workman	16:31.9	East Grand Rapids	185.0	Region 12	29-Oct	2022
9	Jonah Workman	16:21.8	East Grand Rapids	185.4	Northview	19-Oct	2022
9	Jonah Workman	16:04.0	East Grand Rapids	194.7	Portage	8-Oct	2022
9	Jonah Workman	17:18.2	East Grand Rapids	189.9	OK White 3	5-Oct	2022
9	Jonah Workman	16:21.0	East Grand Rapids	189.0	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct	2022
9	Jonah Workman	16:31.9	East Grand Rapids	184.7	Cougar Falcon	24-Sep	2022
9	Jonah Workman	17:54.3	East Grand Rapids	162.2	OK White 2	21-Sep	2022
9	Jonah Workman	16:58.6	East Grand Rapids	185.5	Spartan	16-Sep	2022
9	Jonah Workman	16:49.9	East Grand Rapids	185.4	Bath	10-Sep	2022
9	Jonah Workman	16:55.2	East Grand Rapids	187.0	OK White 1	7-Sep	2022
9	Jonah Workman	17:12.1	East Grand Rapids	181.6	Portage Early Bird	19-Aug	2022

The Rundown

My man, Jonah Workman.

If you want to know about this kid’s moxie and guts, head back to the ’22 State Finals. Three major players were in contention for a state title: Chelsea, Pinckney, and East Grand Rapids. Chelsea had been the runner-up the year prior, Pinckney shocked the state at Portage, and EGR had their day at Otsego. Very rarely do you get three teams in close proximity for the win, so every point mattered.

Jonah had been solid all year. His major meets that year had ratings of ~185 (16:45 equivalent), with the exception of a monster race at Portage (16:04, 195 rating). On one hand, a freshman facing a ton of pressure. On other hand, was there any evidence he wouldn’t come through? To this day, there isn’t any evidence that he can’t come through. Jonah hit the line in 16:38, good enough for 45^th in the team race. If he’d run another 16:45ish time, the Pioneers don’t add to their trophy case.

Since that point, Jonah’s gotten better and better. The low-16 monster race turned into a 15:33 at Shepherd. Track saw him hit the #6 3200m time of anyone 10^th grade and below.

EGR is again a top D2 team, so watch out for Jonah’s heroics in November.

SUMMER PREVIEW

Last Year

Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result

Boys

1. Bay City Western (11^th)
2. Traverse City Central (25^th)
3. Traverse City West (27^th)

Girls

1. Okemos (8^th)
2. Traverse City West (10^th)
3. Midland Dow (11^th)

Was asked the other day who I thought got the most out of their program given their circumstances. Nesbitt and his BCW boys were one of my five answers. They came through here when not predicted in the summer.

Top 27 Teams

Boys

#14 – Traverse City Central
#17 – Okemos

Girls

Top Ten – Traverse City West
#13 – Midland Dow
#19 – Bay City Western

Projected Scores

Boys

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Traverse City Central	63
2	Okemos	63
3	Midland	109
4	Grand Ledge	110
5	Traverse City West	119
6	Bay City Western	148
7	Saginaw Heritage	200
8	Alpena	207
9	Midland Dow	212
10	Mt. Pleasant	261
11	East Lansing	290
12	Holt	326
13	Bay City Central	424
14	Lansing Everett	440

Girls

Place	Team	Projected Score
1	Traverse City West	60
2	Midland Dow	72
3	Bay City Western	95
4	Okemos	121
5	Traverse City Central	122
6	Grand Ledge	159
7	Mt. Pleasant	207
8	Holt	210
9	East Lansing	230
10	Midland	231
11	Alpena	274
12	Saginaw Heritage	307

Top Runners

Boys

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	11	Caleb Keller	Traverse City Central
2	12	Andrew Kaczmarczyk	Bay City Western
3	11	John Blaskowski	Saginaw Heritage
4	11	Ian Morgan	Okemos
5	11	Benjamin Rottier	Grand Ledge
6	10	Liam Wierzba	Traverse City West
7	10	Cameron Cochran	Midland
8	10	Luke Byland	Traverse City Central
9	12	Nathan Wilkinson	Okemos
10	12	Ian Boss	Traverse City Central
11	11	Andrew Worsley	Midland
12	12	Logan Gehoski	Bay City Western
13	12	Logan Grills	Bay City Western
14	10	Nolan Lounds	Grand Ledge
15	10	Simon Shutt	Okemos
16	11	Logan Bellinger	Midland
17	12	Nathan Beemer	Okemos
18	11	Malcolm Cesario	Okemos
19	10	Payton Veilleux	Mt. Pleasant
20	11	Ben Irwin	Traverse City West
21	11	Jack Steen	Traverse City Central
22	12	Elijah Hutchinson	Grand Ledge
23	12	Neil Oyer	Traverse City Central
24	9	Xander Allen	Alpena
25	12	Andy Castro	Midland Dow

Caleb Keller

Andrew Kaczmarczyk

BCW always has someone and looking at Andrew’s resume, you can see why. From a runner largely above 19:00 as a freshman to someone sub-16 at State. Development not just limited to the fall, he underwent drops of 2:06 to 1:58 and 4:47 to 4:27 in the spring.

John Blaskowski

Really stepped up here last year. After a season full of mid-16 performances, he repeated his outstanding Saginaw County effort with a 16:01.

Ian Morgan

Taking the trip north to Shepherd has been a welcome ride for this Okemos junior. His two sub-17’s as a freshman were here, his two best sophomore times as well.

Benjamin Rottier

So many runs in the low-16’s that you know a breakthrough is on the horizon. Perhaps his 9:47 from Golden Triangle is a predictor of a 15:xx coming soon?

Liam Wierzba

Always love discovering new young talent. Liam was the 2^nd freshman in the BNC final, 1^st freshman in Region 2, and 11^th among all D1 freshmen at MIS.

Cameron Cochran

Young and already displaying range. Sub-17 in the fall, then top-5 D1 freshman times in the 800 & 1600m.

Girls

Place	Grade	Name	Team
1	12	Victoria Garces	Midland Dow
2	9	Emilia Garces	Midland Dow
3	12	Isabelle Becker	Bay City Western
4	9	Jessa Skonieczny	Mt. Pleasant
5	11	Aviana Skinner	Grand Ledge
6	12	Lauren Walker	Holt
7	10	Gabriella Fugazzi	Okemos
8	10	Tessa Mascari	Traverse City West
9	11	Abby Veit	Traverse City West
10	10	Jaclyn Suderman	Bay City Western
11	12	Sydney Roberts	Midland Dow
12	9	Kelly Comfort	Traverse City Central
13	11	Reese Smith	Traverse City West
14	11	Bailey Wenzlick	Traverse City West
15	11	October Harns	Okemos
16	11	Payton Lamb	Traverse City West
17	9	Emily Truszkowski	Traverse City Central
18	11	Peyton Tucker	Traverse City West
19	9	Leighton Basile	Traverse City West
20	11	Elizabeth Schafer	Okemos
21	12	Ella Reaves	Holt
22	12	Abby Minnick	East Lansing
23	11	Lydia Jagger	Grand Ledge
24	9	Kate Macfarlane	Midland Dow
25	11	Mallory Wilcox	Bay City Western

Victoria Garces

50 Tickets

Isabelle Becker

Aviana Skinner

After two years of running in the low-19’s, I think we’re in line for a major time jump. 5:07 and 11:22 on the track.

Lauren Walker

As Kylee King was running wire to wire for the win, there was a Lauren Walker quietly attaining a 3^rd place finish in D1’s 800m. Definitely a contender there next year and someone you don’t want to be around with the finish in sight.

Gabriella Fugazzi

Maybe a sneaky All-State candidate, as she’s coming off a great debut track season. Her 5:18 in the 1600m ranked #12 amongst D1’s freshmen girls.

Tessa Mascari

As a 9^th grader, was about as reliable as you’d ask for. Past late September, every race of Tessa’s was under 19:30.

Abby Veit

Two consecutive years of running in the 18’s. Abby always does it at the right time, too. Last year at State, the previous year through October into regionals.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 1600m – 5:05
• 3200m – 10:51
• 5k (XC) – 18:20

• 12^th Place – D2 State
• 3x All-State
• 2^nd Place – Region 12
  • 3x Top-10
• 3^rd Place – OK White
• D2 State 4×8 Champion
• 12^th Place – D2 State 3200m
• 14^th Place – D2 State 1600m
• 3x All-State (Track)

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Sadey Seyferth	18:25.2	East Grand Rapids	143.6	MITCA	11-Nov	2023
11	Sadey Seyferth	18:24.8	East Grand Rapids	146.1	Division 2 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Sadey Seyferth	19:06.1	East Grand Rapids	140.3	Region 12	28-Oct	2023
11	Sadey Seyferth	18:20.7	East Grand Rapids	148.1	OK White Championship	18-Oct	2023
11	Sadey Seyferth	18:48.0	East Grand Rapids	142.0	Portage	7-Oct	2023
11	Sadey Seyferth	18:25.8	East Grand Rapids	146.7	Bluejay	30-Sep	2023
11	Sadey Seyferth	18:39.1	East Grand Rapids	145.7	Ottawa Hills	15-Sep	2023
11	Sadey Seyferth	19:32.0	East Grand Rapids	134.0	Under the Lights v2	25-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Sadey Seyferth	19:02.0	East Grand Rapids	137.7	Division 2 State	5-Nov	2022
10	Sadey Seyferth	19:00.6	East Grand Rapids	135.1	Region 12	29-Oct	2022
10	Sadey Seyferth	18:44.8	East Grand Rapids	136.7	Northview	19-Oct	2022
10	Sadey Seyferth	18:53.7	East Grand Rapids	138.4	Portage	8-Oct	2022
10	Sadey Seyferth	20:05.2	East Grand Rapids	133.6	OK White 3	5-Oct	2022
10	Sadey Seyferth	19:11.9	East Grand Rapids	132.0	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct	2022
10	Sadey Seyferth	19:09.8	East Grand Rapids	130.4	Cougar Falcon	24-Sep	2022
10	Sadey Seyferth	19:25.8	East Grand Rapids	129.7	OK White 2	21-Sep	2022
10	Sadey Seyferth	19:45.9	East Grand Rapids	131.0	Spartan	16-Sep	2022
10	Sadey Seyferth	19:36.2	East Grand Rapids	129.3	Bath	10-Sep	2022
10	Sadey Seyferth	19:29.7	East Grand Rapids	141.1	Portage Early Bird	19-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Sadey Seyferth	18:58.4	East Grand Rapids	137.2	Division 2 State	6-Nov	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	20:07.2	East Grand Rapids	134.9	Region 14	29-Oct	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	19:28.8	East Grand Rapids	130.4	OK White 4	20-Oct	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	19:43.5	East Grand Rapids	129.5	Portage	9-Oct	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	19:23.0	East Grand Rapids	125.0	OK White 3	6-Oct	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	19:43.5	East Grand Rapids	125.2	Otsego Bulldog	2-Oct	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	19:31.7	East Grand Rapids	130.8	Cougar Falcon	25-Sep	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	19:44.1	East Grand Rapids	119.3	OK White 2	22-Sep	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	19:53.5	East Grand Rapids	132.2	Spartan	17-Sep	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	19:39.5	East Grand Rapids	130.8	Bath	11-Sep	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	20:03.9	East Grand Rapids	121.7	OK White 1	8-Sep	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	19:46.3	East Grand Rapids	128.2	Pete Moss	28-Aug	2021
9	Sadey Seyferth	20:09.3	East Grand Rapids	126.9	Portage EB	20-Aug	2021

The Rundown

Let’s take a look at last year’s ticket and do some reviewing:

• Last summer, she came in at 40, now she’s 16
  • Given that it’s the same calculations that determine summer ranking, that right there is an indicator that she’s improved.
• Unflappable in the biggest moments
  • Yep, still true.
  • Sadey ran her fastest times to end the year, placed high in all championship meets.
  • This even held form in track, as she won the 3200m at OK White and Regionals AND put EGR in position to win the 4×8.

The only false statement in last year’s preview is that she was a darkhorse. Sadey Seyferth is never a darkhorse. We know she’ll be in the mix in any important race.