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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #30

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • SVL Champion (XC)
  • 2nd Place – Saginaw County (XC)
  • 5th Place – Region 2 (XC)
  • 3x State Qualifier (XC)
  • 11th Place – Division 1 State 800m
  • 2nd Place – SVL 800m/1600m
  • 8th Place – 2022 Division 1 State 800m

Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeet
11Kenny Lewis16:37.9Saginaw Heritage193.4Under the Lights
11Kenny Lewis16:10.7Saginaw Heritage201.8Oiler
11Kenny Lewis16:10.1Saginaw Heritage197.3Northwood
11Kenny Lewis16:45.9Saginaw Heritage184.7SVL North 1
11Kenny Lewis16:11.6Saginaw Heritage200.5Holly
11Kenny Lewis16:23.1Saginaw Heritage191.3SVL North 2
11Kenny Lewis15:43.2Saginaw Heritage200.6Bluejay
11Kenny Lewis17:18.0Saginaw Heritage184.7Heritage
11Kenny Lewis16:31.9Saginaw Heritage182.4Freeland Falcon
11Kenny Lewis15:58.7Saginaw Heritage193.1SVL Championship
11Kenny Lewis16:29.1Saginaw Heritage191.3Saginaw County
11Kenny Lewis16:01.6Saginaw Heritage192.8Region 2
11Kenny Lewis16:37.6Saginaw Heritage187.1Division 1 State
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeet
10Kenny Lewis18:16.8Saginaw Heritage146.7SVL North 2
10Kenny Lewis18:33.4Saginaw Heritage150.9Coaching Legends
10Kenny Lewis18:11.9Saginaw Heritage170.4Freeland Falcon
10Kenny Lewis17:32.1Saginaw Heritage174.6SVL Championship
10Kenny Lewis17:22.8Saginaw Heritage175.1Saginaw County
10Kenny Lewis17:31.9Saginaw Heritage186.4Region 2
10Kenny Lewis17:05.6Saginaw Heritage176.1Division 1 State
GradeNameTeamRatingMeet
9Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage172.7Clare/Freeland/Heritage
9Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage173.4Breckenridge/Caro/Heritage/St Louis
9Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage172.8SVL North
9Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage176.8Dow/Heritage
9Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage180.8White Pine
9Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage181.1SVL North 2
9Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage169.9Heritage
9Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage173.1SVL Championship
9Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage170.7Pre-Region 3
9Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage179.7Region 2
9Kenny LewisSaginaw Heritage169.0Division 1 State

The Rundown

Throughout the winter, I often tediously analyze middle school races in order to give a more accurate summer preview. It’s probably the most boring part of doing these, but in doing so, certain names pop up that I like to keep an eye on. Kenny is one of those. At White Pine MS, he was a sensation, breaking 11 in cross, running 17:30 as an 8th grader.

Destined to be an impactful high school runner, and he’s lived up to that potential. The quick times were first evident on the track, where three consecutive sub-2:00 800ms to close out his sophomore year gained Lewis 3rd places in the SVL and Region 1, before besting both of those efforts to finish 8th in Division 1. Not satisfied with a bronze in the SVL, Kenny showed his value over the 5k distance last fall, winning the conference (a conference with a few names listed earlier). This spring, he matched 2022’s two-lap efforts while reducing 20 seconds from his 1600m. The potential is being realized, and an SVL championship will need defending. October 18th may be one of the better individual battles in the State and I know Kenny will be ready.

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50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Girls #30

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

  • 29th Place – Division 1 State (XC)
  • Region 6 Champion (XC)
  • 2nd Place – KLAA (XC)
  • 13th Place – Division 1 State 1600m
  • 2nd Place – KLAA 1600m
  • 3rd Place – Region 6 800m/1600m



Ratings Throughout the Years

GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeet
11Ella Christensen18:58.0Northville144.3Pete Moss
11Ella Christensen19:35.7Northville134.4Spartan
11Ella Christensen19:42.1Northville120.0Jackson
11Ella Christensen19:05.2Northville133.9Bluejay
11Ella Christensen19:22.6Northville128.8Portage
11Ella Christensen19:04.2Northville131.6River Rat Open
11Ella Christensen19:05.3Northville139.9KLAA
11Ella Christensen18:35.6Northville140.1Region 6
11Ella Christensen18:57.7Northville139.8Division 1 State
GradeNameTimeTeamRatingMeet
10Ella Christensen20:23.9Northville123.0Lamplighter
10Ella Christensen19:45.3Northville128.6Pete Moss
10Ella Christensen19:12.9Northville134.4Ramblin’ Rock
10Ella Christensen19:58.2Northville130.6Spartan
10Ella Christensen19:25.0Northville138.7Mott Fall Classic
10Ella Christensen19:07.6Northville136.1DeWitt
10Ella Christensen19:20.4Northville137.2Wayne County
10Ella Christensen19:36.8Northville144.1Freeland Falcon
10Ella Christensen18:51.8Northville140.4KLAA Championship
10Ella Christensen19:32.6Northville134.8Region 6
10Ella Christensen18:54.0Northville139.0Division 1 State
10Ella Christensen19:03.3Northville136.6MITCA
GradeNameTeamRatingMeet
9Ella ChristensenNorthville105.9Northville/Salem
9Ella ChristensenNorthville110.0Canton/Northville
9Ella ChristensenNorthville102.4Northville/Pioneer
9Ella ChristensenNorthville116.0Northville/Plymouth
9Ella ChristensenNorthville118.6Hansons
9Ella ChristensenNorthville113.0Brighton/Northville
9Ella ChristensenNorthville120.0West Ottawa
9Ella ChristensenNorthville123.7KLAA
9Ella ChristensenNorthville114.3Pre-Region 15
9Ella ChristensenNorthville115.0Region 8
9Ella ChristensenNorthville122.3Division 1 State

The Rundown

One thing that has stood out for me in both knowing about Ella and watching her run is her ability to put herself through tough circumstances to help her Mustang squad. One of those occasions was June’s State Finals. With Northville in the thick of the 4x800m race, she could have just run a 2:20 and no one would bat an eyelash. But there’s no “just” in Ella, as she expended every last bit of energy to split a 2:15, just enough to contribute to their 8th place squad. The same has been true in XC, where injuries have plagued her on occasion. Mid-season setbacks can derail a championship outcome, but not for her, as she’s placed in the top-50 in Division 1 each year, as low as 29th this past fall. Reliability and knowing someone’s in your corner, willing to fight for you are both traits a first-year coach strives for, and Ella with her senior leadership definitely fits those bills.

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The Top Tens: Division 4 Boys #6

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THE SUMMER PREVIEW

2022 Results

You receive two sets of results, their high school squad and their middle school squad. Since much of their hope and promise centers around their incoming freshmen, the middle school results should be illuminating. Yes, I wrote the same dang thing for Gobles. If the spike fits…

HIGH SCHOOL

MeetDivisionPlace
Portage EB18th of 20
Region 313rd of 9
Division 4 State14th of 27

MIDDLE SCHOOL

MeetDivisionPlace
UTL v21st of 9
Bredeweg1st of 12
SpartaD31st of 7
Autumn SunriseSunrise1st of 5
Otsego BulldogD21st of 7
Portage2nd of 54
Zone 6Small1st of 10
West Michigan2nd of 13

Top Returners

Zach Vonk

Showed a bit of promise in the 800m this spring, moving down to 2:18 by season’s end.

Potential Newcomers

Riley Weed

First off, Riley Weed is a great cross country name. Secondly, he proved formidable at the longer distances while still training as an 8th grader. 17:08 at Allendale, followed up by a 17:39 at MIS.

Christian Getz

Might take a bit more time to get acquitted to a full 5k. At the 3k in Terredise in mid-November, he may have had his best race, placing 12th at NXR.

Noah Schipper

Seems to be one of the more well-equipped athletes to handle the high school distance, his 18:12 at Allendale as evidence. Placed 8th in the West Michigan MEGASTAR 1600m.

Gibson White

One of the better 8th grade 800m runners, dipping down as low as 2:17.

Zeke Williams

Right on that 12-min. mark with a few breakthroughs, most notably his 11:45 after conquering Mount Bulldog.

Caleb Adkins

Closed his track season out with three consecutive 2:24’s.

Brody VanTuinen

Only three races on his portfolio, the final of which a mid-12 win in the West Michigan open race.

Eli Laninga

Mid-12’s through much of the end of the XC season, then showed to be a little stronger in the mid-distances on the track, where he placed 14th in the West Michigan MEGASTAR 800m.