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SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• Division 1 State Champion (XC)
• Region 1 Champion (XC)
• OK Red Champion (XC)
• 2x All-State (XC)
• 2022 Team State Champion (XC)
• 3x All-State (Track)
• 4^th Place – 2022 Division 1 3200m
• 6^th Place – 2022 Division 1 1600m



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Helen Sachs	17:17.0	Holland West Ottawa	176.3	Under the Lights v2	26-Aug
10	Helen Sachs	17:22.6	Holland West Ottawa	178.1	Bredeweg	10-Sep
10	Helen Sachs	17:15.8	Holland West Ottawa	181.1	Spartan	16-Sep
10	Helen Sachs	17:01.6	Holland West Ottawa	173.1	OK Red 1	20-Sep
10	Helen Sachs	17:21.3	Holland West Ottawa	168.9	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct
10	Helen Sachs	17:32.8	Holland West Ottawa	169.1	OK Red 2	4-Oct
10	Helen Sachs	17:03.0	Holland West Ottawa	175.3	Portage	8-Oct
10	Helen Sachs	17:06.0	Holland West Ottawa	169.3	OK Red Championship	20-Oct
10	Helen Sachs	17:01.8	Holland West Ottawa	177.4	Region 1	29-Oct
10	Helen Sachs	17:18.7	Holland West Ottawa	172.8	Division 1 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Helen Sachs	17:56.0	Holland West Ottawa	171.3	Portage EB	20-Aug
9	Helen Sachs	18:40.0	Holland West Ottawa	156.3	Under the Lights v2	27-Aug
9	Helen Sachs	17:55.5	Holland West Ottawa	166.5	Bredeweg	11-Sep
9	Helen Sachs	17:48.5	Holland West Ottawa	173.8	Spartan	17-Sep
9	Helen Sachs	17:36.8	Holland West Ottawa	159.4	OK Red 1	21-Sep
9	Helen Sachs	17:27.8	Holland West Ottawa	170.4	Otsego Bulldog	2-Oct
9	Helen Sachs	18:13.3	Holland West Ottawa	158.6	OK Red 2	5-Oct
9	Helen Sachs	17:26.1	Holland West Ottawa	175.3	Portage	9-Oct
9	Helen Sachs	17:30.0	Holland West Ottawa	161.3	OK Red Conference	21-Oct
9	Helen Sachs	18:39.0	Holland West Ottawa	141.0	Region 3	29-Oct
9	Helen Sachs	17:48.1	Holland West Ottawa	161.0	Division 1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

Lessons learned turned into lessons applied. As a freshman, Helen competed in nearly 40 races on the track or on the grass, coming away with a few victories, but mainly a ton of 2^nd-3^rd places. In doing so, she learned how to chase, run behind someone, and cover moves, biding her time until it was her time to set the pace.

The 2022 fall season was without a doubt, her time to set the pace. After her opener at Under the Lights (a PB at the time, Helen, mind you), she reeled off a season full of victories. Aggressively setting the pace from the gun, she took home wins at huge invites such as Otsego Bulldog, Spartan and Portage, running in the low-17’s and priming herself for championship season. That championship season went about as spectacularly as the regular season, with victories in the OK Red, Region 1, NXR Midwest, and Division 1 State. Unfortunately, her postseason was cut short by injury (but she still made it to Oregon and San Diego!) and then track the same, but I trust that the West Ottawa coaches will have Helen ready to defend her individual and their team title.

SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 3^rd Place – Division 1 State (XC)
• 2x All-State (XC)
• 2022 Team Champion (XC)
• Region 6 Champion (XC)
• KLAA Champion (XC)
• 4x800m State & National Champion
• 2^nd Place – Division 1 State 800m
• Region 6 & KLAA 800/1600m Champion
• 5x All-State (Track)



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
11	Brendan Herger	15:53.7	Northville	212.1	Lamplighter	19-Aug
11	Brendan Herger	16:05.6	Northville	214.8	Mustang	30-Aug
11	Brendan Herger	15:46.0	Northville	206.7	Bath	10-Sep
11	Brendan Herger	15:33.5	Northville	213.8	Spartan	16-Sep
11	Brendan Herger	15:31.6	Northville	205.5	Portage	8-Oct
11	Brendan Herger	15:30.8	Northville	209.1	KLAA	22-Oct
11	Brendan Herger	15:23.9	Northville	205.7	Region 6	29-Oct
11	Brendan Herger	15:34.1	Northville	208.3	Division 1 State	5-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Brendan Herger	16:59.2	Northville	191.3	Lamplighter	20-Aug
10	Brendan Herger	16:28.4	Northville	192.9	Bath	11-Sep
10	Brendan Herger	16:34.0	Northville	196.7	Spartan	17-Sep
10	Brendan Herger	16:45.1	Northville	196.6	Cleverley Friday Night	24-Sep
10	Brendan Herger	16:19.6	Northville	198.1	Wayne County	9-Oct
10	Brendan Herger	16:01.8	Northville	197.4	KLAA Championship	21-Oct
10	Brendan Herger	16:23.7	Northville	197.1	Region 6	30-Oct
10	Brendan Herger	15:51.3	Northville	200.9	Division 1 State	6-Nov

The Rundown

5:44 on the clock, comfortable lead, the thoughts of a long day ahead of him, Brendan could’ve easily run just enough to win the Division 1 4x800m. Do you think that’s in his character, just cruising? I don’t think so. In his short time on the cross course, Herger has done just the opposite of cruising. Two All-State efforts, this past year finishing 3^rd. To go along with that 3^rd place finish, he captured both the KLAA and Region 6 Championships.

I’m sure he could’ve sat patiently and waited for someone else to make a move during the individual 800m at Division 1 State. Nope, he led for the first 700, staving off a few challenges before being overtaken, yet holding on for 2^nd.

Coming back to the relay, hell no, he didn’t walk it in. His 1:50.7 split brought home not only a State Title, but a State Record for his Mustangs. The lead runner of the defending State Champions, his aggressive racing at the front and at the end will be setting the tone as his Mustangs look to repeat in 2023.

SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 3^rd Place – Division 1 State (XC)
• 2x All-State (XC)
• 2x Oakland County Champion (XC)
• 8^th Place – Division 1 State 1600m
• 4^th Place – Division 1 State 4x800m
• 3x All-State (Track)
• Oakland County 1600/3200m Champion



Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
10	Lucy Cook	19:19.7	Rochester	152.8	Milford	1-Sep
10	Lucy Cook	19:24.9	Rochester	130.7	OAA White 1	13-Sep
10	Lucy Cook	19:06.7	Rochester	144.1	Spartan	16-Sep
10	Lucy Cook	18:38.2	Rochester	149.3	Mott Fall Classic	23-Sep
10	Lucy Cook	18:39.7	Rochester	144.8	OAA White 2	27-Sep
10	Lucy Cook	18:07.9	Rochester	150.0	Hansons	1-Oct
10	Lucy Cook	18:45.5	Rochester	150.8	Oakland County	8-Oct
10	Lucy Cook	18:34.1	Rochester	147.0	OAA White Championship	20-Oct
10	Lucy Cook	18:49.5	Rochester	145.5	Region 8	29-Oct
10	Lucy Cook	17:49.8	Rochester	162.4	Division 1 State	5-Nov
10	Lucy Cook	17:25.4	Rochester	162.9	MITCA	12-Nov
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date
9	Lucy Cook	14:40.2	Rochester	145.3	Golden Grizzly	3-Sep
9	Lucy Cook	19:19.4	Rochester	143.5	OAA White 1	14-Sep
9	Lucy Cook	18:57.2	Rochester	150.9	Spartan	17-Sep
9	Lucy Cook	19:04.8	Rochester	141.7	Hansons	2-Oct
9	Lucy Cook	18:57.8	Rochester	153.7	Oakland County	9-Oct
9	Lucy Cook	19:51.0	Rochester	133.7	Oxford	15-Oct
9	Lucy Cook	18:32.8	Rochester	149.7	OAA White 3	22-Oct
9	Lucy Cook	17:50.8	Rochester	160.1	Division 1 State	6-Nov
9	Lucy Cook	17:49.0	Rochester	161.3	MITCA	13-Nov

The Rundown

Boringly patient and metronomic, unless she decides to unleash a devastating kick on ya. Often at the forefront of races, Lucy can accomplish a task with a multitude of strategies. At the past two Oakland County XC Championships, she’s won by taking over the pace early, ratcheting up the pressure as the course traversed over its many hills. At the 2022 Division 1 Finals 3200m, she quietly waited in a pack of three before ripping a 70 to close and place second. In this spring’s edition of the State Finals, she grabbed the stick in third, opening up at least a 30m lead on her second leg of the 4x800m. Pair these with two consecutive top-6’s at XC State and you have a girl unafraid of the moment with every intention to stick her nose in there.