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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Eagle	D1	1st of 8
Bredeweg		1st of 20
Spartan	Elite	4th of 20
Allendale Falcon	Big	1st of 9
Portage	D1	8th of 32
OK Red Championship		1st of 8
Region 1		1st of 14
Division 1 State		11th of 27

Top Returners

Seth Norder

Gives Grand Haven the luxury of only needing to score four. Firsts at many of the past two seasons meets, with back-to-back Regional and OK Red titles.

Ben Eisnor

A quick glance at 2021 and 2022 might only show 16 sec. of improvement. But dig deeper and you find a kid that moved up 15 spots in Region 1 and 68 spots at the State Finals.

Aron Gal

Candidate for a breakout fall. His 4:34 in the 1600m ranked 7^th amongst all Division 1 freshmen. At this point, a very similar resume to another Buccaneer listed above.

Roman Smith

Hard to fathom that Roman was once a kid hovering around the 20 min. mark. Experienced a few sub-17 endeavors toward the end of cross and the progress didn’t stop. His 4:33 in the 1600m at Distance Night was a lifetime best and 20+ seconds faster than his sophomore year.

Carson Berko

His freshman profile is very similar to Owen and Liam below, and if they can match his sophomore year, watch out. Sub-17 in six of his final seven races.

Owen Cross

Ran much better at the close of his freshman year, even getting into the 17’s at the OK Red Championship.

Liam Schamper

I believe track gives a greater clue into what he’s capable. Had a great double at Distance Night, ripping off a 2:09/4:58.

Potential Newcomers

Luka Hammond

The only Michigan middle schooler to get under 10:00 last year. Also ran a 16:50 at Allendale’s post-regional race, so you know he’s ready for the 5k distance.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Lamplighter	Flight Two	1st of 20
Averill	Large	2nd of 11
Spartan	Elite	4th of 19
Portage	D1	4th of 31
Gabriel Richard	Large	4th of 10
KLAA		1st of 15
Region 4		1st of 14
Division 1 State		5th of 28

Top Returners

Nikki Carothers

Somehow I missed this during her Ticket, but through her competing at the MITCA postseason meet, Nikki was able to drop 10 seconds from her 1600m best.

Carrigan Eberly

Took her first crack at the 3200m during track, adapting to the event quite successfully with a state qualifier and 30^th place finish at State.

Lydia LaMarra

Closed her freshman year with six consecutive sub-20’s, and even an 18:50 for 5^th in Region 4 at the Meadows.

Elle Bissett

Found a great bit of improvement on the track, especially in the 3200m. Her 11:27 placed 9^th in the KLAA and that 5:43 pace is actually faster than her freshman 1600m best.

Megan Kowalski

Has spent two years in the low-19’s, but improved on her contributions at the State level, moving up from 128^th to 75^th.

Gabrielle Bolitho

2022 fall was a season of first. First time sub-20 (experienced on three occasions), first Regional on the varsity squad (23^rd), and first State Finals appearance.

Juliet Lewis

Freshman year closed with three of four races in the 19’s. Concentrated on the 800m during the spring and to great results, her 2:16 placing 3^rd in Region 4.

SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 12^th Place – Division 1 State
• 3^rd Place – Region 4 (XC)
• 4^th Place – SEC Red (XC)
• 2^nd Place – Region 4 800m
• 14^th Place – Division 1 State 800m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Brandon Anderson	16:35.1	Dexter	198.3	Lamplighter	19-Aug
11	Brandon Anderson	16:34.2	Dexter	195.9	Saline Early Bird	1-Sep
11	Brandon Anderson	16:02.2	Dexter	196.9	SEC 1	14-Sep
11	Brandon Anderson	16:44.1	Dexter	189.6	Holly	17-Sep
11	Brandon Anderson	15:41.3	Dexter	201.9	Jackson	24-Sep
11	Brandon Anderson	15:59.4	Dexter	196.2	Portage	8-Oct
11	Brandon Anderson	15:45.4	Dexter	195.5	SEC Championship	20-Oct
11	Brandon Anderson	15:55.3	Dexter	199.6	Region 4	28-Oct
11	Brandon Anderson	15:53.8	Dexter	201.7	Division 1 State	5-Nov
11	Brandon Anderson	15:35.7	Dexter	200.8	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Brandon Anderson	17:38.8	Dexter	178.1	Lamplighter	20-Aug
10	Brandon Anderson	16:52.7	Dexter	188.4	A2 Early Bird	2-Sep
10	Brandon Anderson	16:57.8	Dexter	187.1	SEC 1	14-Sep
10	Brandon Anderson	16:30.5	Dexter	196.5	Holly	18-Sep
10	Brandon Anderson	16:41.8	Dexter	188.7	Jackson	25-Sep
10	Brandon Anderson	16:45.1	Dexter	190.3	SEC Red 2	28-Sep
10	Brandon Anderson	16:36.8	Dexter	190.4	Portage	9-Oct
10	Brandon Anderson	16:35.6	Dexter	187.8	SEC Championship	21-Oct
10	Brandon Anderson	16:34.5	Dexter	190.5	Region 4	29-Oct
10	Brandon Anderson	16:12.7	Dexter	193.8	Division 1 State	6-Nov
10	Brandon Anderson	16:20.0	Dexter	192.3	MITCA	13-Nov
Grade	Name		Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Brandon Anderson		Dexter	144.2	Dexter/Pinckney	28-Aug
9	Brandon Anderson		Dexter	143.3	Adrian/Dexter/Tecumseh Tri	4-Sep
9	Brandon Anderson		Dexter	139.4	AA Huron/Dexter	12-Sep
9	Brandon Anderson		Dexter	163.5	Jackson	19-Sep
9	Brandon Anderson		Dexter	154.3	Chelsea/Dexter	29-Sep
9	Brandon Anderson		Dexter	171.5	Pre-Region 11	24-Oct
9	Brandon Anderson		Dexter	167.9	Region 6	31-Oct
9	Brandon Anderson		Dexter	177.2	Division 1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

Finding his niche on the track these past two years, Brandon has gradually moved up the leaderboards into one of the top mid-distance runners in the State. This was first evident as a freshman, where he ranked in the top-50 Division 1 freshman in the 800m, though he has rocketed these past two years. As a sophomore, he competed exclusively in the 2:0x’s, before closing 0.69 shy of a sub-2. This spring, he left no doubt toward shattering that mark, running back-to-back 1:56’s at Region 4 and Division 1 State. All this talk about track, it ain’t as if he struggles on the grass.

In fact, his ranking here is even more impressive. Many of those on the list have moved up due to their 3200m times, as I believe that distance has a greater correlation to cross success. Concentrating on the 800m this spring, he didn’t have that benefit. During the fall, he closed with six consecutive sub-16’s, including a 15:35 final race at Shepherd. He medaled at everything, from grand stages at Portage and Jackson. And his 12^th place at State was 29 places better than his sophomore season. A guy excelling at everything, who will be a terror for anyone nearby on any finishing stretch.