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SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 19^th Place – Division 1 State (XC)
• 2x All-State (XC)
• 2^nd Place – Oakland County (XC)
• 2^nd Place – OAA Red (XC)
• 15^th Place – Division 1 State 1600m
• 19^th Place – Division 1 State 3200m
• Region 9 1600/3200m Champion



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Mallory Bigelow	20:03.5	Oxford	139.5	Mustang	30-Aug
10	Mallory Bigelow	19:36.1	Oxford	147.0	Averill	10-Sep
10	Mallory Bigelow	19:16.4	Oxford	134.9	OAA Red 1	13-Sep
10	Mallory Bigelow	19:08.6	Oxford	139.1	Mott Fall Classic	23-Sep
10	Mallory Bigelow	18:38.3	Oxford	139.9	Hansons	1-Oct
10	Mallory Bigelow	19:29.4	Oxford	136.2	Oakland County	8-Oct
10	Mallory Bigelow	18:29.6	Oxford	143.1	OAA Red Championship	20-Oct
10	Mallory Bigelow	19:08.2	Oxford	139.3	Region 8	29-Oct
10	Mallory Bigelow	18:48.7	Oxford	142.8	Division 1 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Mallory Bigelow	15:03.7	Oxford	137.4	Golden Grizzly	3-Sep
9	Mallory Bigelow	18:45.5	Oxford	146.2	Muskrat Classic	11-Sep
9	Mallory Bigelow	19:32.0	Oxford	145.3	OAA Red 1	14-Sep
9	Mallory Bigelow	19:49.5	Oxford	137.8	Cleverley Friday Night	24-Sep
9	Mallory Bigelow	19:31.1	Oxford	129.0	OAA Red 2	30-Sep
9	Mallory Bigelow	19:31.2	Oxford	142.6	Oakland County	9-Oct
9	Mallory Bigelow	18:23.1	Oxford	140.6	OAA Red Championship	21-Oct
9	Mallory Bigelow	20:24.1	Oxford	138.0	Region 9	29-Oct
9	Mallory Bigelow	18:24.5	Oxford	148.8	Division 1 State	6-Nov
9	Mallory Bigelow	18:53.0	Oxford	140.0	MITCA	13-Nov

The Rundown

Two years strong, she’s been a steady high-level performer for Oxford. While her teammates have contributed mightily in the key spots further back, Mallory has held up her end of the bargain up front. Each of the past two years, she’s placed top-5 in the OAA Red, Oakland County, and at Regionals. At the state stage, she’s been in the top-20 on both early November days. I was particularly impressed by her patience at last year’s County championships, letting Lucy Cook go, then waiting for the right moment to seal the runner-up position. More of that patience will be needed this year, patience in the sense that big things again await for her Oxford squad, and she’s ready for another championship season full of honors.

Last Year

SUMMER
MID-SEASON
FINAL PROJECTIONS
THE RESULT

Girls

1. Grand Rapids Christian (3^rd)
2. Spring Lake (6^th)
3. Zeeland East (8^th)

Boys

1. Grand Rapids Christian (8^th)
2. Allendale (11^th)
3. Hamilton (12^th)

Top 27 Teams

Previous years had top-25 teams, but there’s 27 (and sometimes more) team qualifiers and what does it hurt to add another two?

Girls

Grand Rapids Christian (Top 3), Zeeland East (5^th), Spring Lake (10^th), Holland Christian (11^th), Hudsonville Unity Christian (17^th), Holland (23^rd)

Boys

Grand Rapids Christian (Top 3), Allendale (4^th), Holland Christian (8^th), Hamilton (16^th), Spring Lake (18^th), Grand Rapids Catholic Central (26^th)

(If your team isn’t listed in the images above or the scores below, you probably don’t have five returners, at least on ol’ athletic.net. I’m sure many of these teams will fill out their rosters by late October)

Projected Scores

Place	Girls Team	Score
1	Grand Rapids Christian	36
2	Zeeland East	69
3	Spring Lake	94
4	Holland Christian	99
5	Hudsonville Unity Christian	134
6	Holland	153
7	Fruitport	215
8	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	228
9	Allendale	250
10	Grand Rapids West Catholic	267
11	Coopersville	298
12	Hamilton	342
13	Wyoming Lee	372

Place	Boys Team	Score
1	Grand Rapids Christian	44
2	Allendale	63
3	Holland Christian	92
4	Hamilton	117
5	Spring Lake	133
6	Grand Rapids Catholic Central	139
7	Fruitport	203
8	Zeeland East	220
9	Holland	229
10	Hudsonville Unity Christian	268
11	Coopersville	333
12	Comstock Park	344
13	Grand Rapids West Catholic	384
14	Grand River Preparatory	396

Top Runners

Thought I’d give a review of some of the top returners in each region. Returners means no incoming freshman (you’ll get your days in the sun). If you’re on a top team or in the 50 Tickets and you’re projected highly here, you hit the jackpot! Yes, I’m writing a bit less than previous years, but I think I’ve learned my lesson in that I need to conserve energy and brainpower for all divisions and regions. Typically by August, I’m rushing to get these done. This time around, hopefully all regions get the same amount of coverage.

Natalie Van Otteren, Grand Rapids Christian

On the same career trajectory as a former Grand Rapids Christian girl. Two top-10 MIS finishes before winning the D2 title in the 3200m. Can you guess what that girl did in the fall?

Allison Kuzma, Zeeland East

Magical final two weeks for track for Kuzma. First, a part of East’s stunning 9:11 squad, then doubling back and grabbing 4^th in the 3200m. Then the following week, showing what she could do while fresh, finally sneaking under 5:00 for the 1600m.

Emily Tomes, Grand Rapids Catholic Central

Always finds a way to give her best toward the end of the year. That could be her freshman self shocking us all en route to a 8^th place finish. Or her junior version, with the kick of the day into 5^th place at Division 2 State.

Naomi Nelson, Grand Rapids Christian

Track season saw some plummeting PRs, most notably a 3200m that dropped from 12:12 to 11:06.

Simon Triezenberg, Grand Rapids Christian

Seriously big improvement between his freshman and sophomore years, and his freshman year wasn’t all that bad! Sub-17 twice in that 9^th grade season, sub-16 on four occasions as a 10^th grader.

Jeb Hillary, Grand Rapids Catholic Central

Came into his own during track, closing the year with four consecutive sub-10’s in the 3200m, including a pair of 4^th place finishes in the OK Gold and Region 13.

Noah Lambers, Holland

The OK Green Champion from this past fall was a whole new runner as a junior. After only cracking 17:00 once during his first two years, he was below that mark on 5 separate occasions.

THE SUMMER PREVIEW





2022 Results

Meet	Division	Place
Muskegon CC	Gold	3rd of 8
Pete Moss	Big	2nd of 13
Saranac	D1/2	2nd of 14
Bredeweg		5th of 20
Spartan	Bronze	1st of 26
Cougar Falcon	Cougar	4th of 11
Allendale Falcon	Small	2nd of 12
Portage	D2	18th of 43
OK Blue Conference		2nd of 8
Region 11		2nd of 13
Division 2 State		11th of 27



Top Returners

Parker Tiethof

Turned a switch late, graduating from a kid running the mid-17’s for a majority of his career to one with six straight mid-16 efforts.

Aden Ashworth

His freshman 3200m campaign closed with a 9:55, 6^th amongst all freshmen boys in Division 2.

Ronnie Silviera

Top placing freshman boy in Region 11, then 3^rd best amongst his 9^th grade brethren across all of Division 2.

Kilian Whalen

Slowly growing and coming back into the form that led to an All-State as a freshman. His 9:54 on the track was his first time getting under 10:00.

Ben Gross

Displayed incredible strength during track, able to nearly break 10:00 in the 3200m while “only” sporting a 1600m best of 4:46.

Gavriel Modderman

ANOTHER upcoming sophomore, finishing his ’22 season with seven straight sub-19’s.

Keegan DeHare

Closed his freshman year with a few sub-19’s, two of which on his home course.

Potential Newcomers

Mason Hill

Mid-12’s all throughout cross, including a 4^th place in the WMMSC Blue.