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Hunter Jones is an automatic single point, Michael Musgrave and Dade Allen should place high in many races. What is intriguing for the Huskies are the host of mid-18 runners and incoming freshman, if 2-3 can break through, you’re looking at a title contender.

The Past Three Years

2021

1^st Place – NWC
2^nd Place – Region 20
20^th Place – D3 State

2020

1^st Place – NWC
1^st Place – Pre-Region 39
4^th Place – Region 20

2019

1^st Place – NWC
2^nd Place – Region 20
7^th Place – D3 State

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Hunter Jones

51.3/1:52/4:07/8:55/14:20

1^st Place – MITS 3200m
1^st Place – Nike Indoor 5k
13^th Place – New Balance Indoor Mile
1^st Place – Region 22 800m, 1600m, & 3200m
1^st Place – NWC 800m, 1600m, & 3200m
1^st Place – Record Eagle Honor Roll 800m & 1600m
1^st Place – D3 State 800m & 1600m
2^nd Place – D3 State 3200m
2^nd Place – New Balance Outdoor 5k
8^th Place – New Balance Outdoor Mile

Michael Musgrave

2:13/4:56/10:51

4^th Place – NWC 800m & 3200m
8^th Place – NWC 1600m
6^th Place – Record Eagle Honor Roll 3200m

Dade Allen

2:23/4:59/10:58

6^th Place – NWC 3200m
7^th Place – NWC 1600m
7^th Place – Record Eagle Honor Roll 3200m

Quinten Musgrave

5:22/11:44

Dorian Olson

2:16/5:19/12:12

Hudson Kiteley

2:32/5:30/12:02

Greg Reed

2:33/5:29/12:13

The 2021 season may have been the start of something special. Unheralded team, low expectations, made it to MIS in an upset. Look at the freshmen the Elks are bringing in…

The Past Three Years

2021

(Elk Rapids Cherryland MS)

1^st Place – Lake Michigan Conference
4^th Place Zone 7

Elk Rapids

3^rd Place – Lake Michigan Conference
10^th Place – Northern Michigan
3^rd Place – Region 19
19^th Place – D3 State

2020

No Varsity team in Championship Season

2019

8^th Place – Lake Michigan Conference

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Jaida Schulte

1:12/2:55

Eva Pray

2:59/6:11/13:26

4^th Place – Lake Michigan Conf. 3200m
7^th Place – Lake Michigan Conf. 1600m

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• Micah is a dead ringer for former Hansons athlete and NCAA D3 legend Ian La Mere
• Somewhat the hair, somewhat being a boss at anything endurance related, somewhat being a tough as nails racer, but all in all, being unabashedly themselves
• Micah will do anything to get better: paddleboard, bike, walk, run more than anyone else, and it shows on the cross course and even into this summer
• As a sophomore, during his initial foray into the high school scene, that attitude resulted in a progression towards a mid-16 5k and spot on Traverse City Central’s perennially loaded varsity squad
• This past fall, multiple run-ins with that 16:00 barrier, finally breaking through with an All-State certificate and 15:59 in early November
• This past week, at the Cherry Festival 5k, a 15:21, a mark that makes one wonder if more improvement is in store
• Whatever happens this fall, keep being you, Micah, you inspire many

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Date	Course
11	Micah Bauer	16:07.4	199.9	Pete Moss	Benzie Central HS	28-Aug
11	Micah Bauer	16:43.9	193.4	Spartan	Forest Akers	17-Sep
11	Micah Bauer	16:22.3	195.2	Jackson	Sharp Park	25-Sep
11	Micah Bauer	16:00.3	198.9	Bluejay	Shepherd HS	2-Oct
11	Micah Bauer	16:34.4	196.2	Big North Conference	Petoskey MS	19-Oct
11	Micah Bauer	16:05.8	191.7	Northern Michigan	Michaywe Pines GC	23-Oct
11	Micah Bauer	17:23.5	189.2	2 Delta	Delta College	30-Oct
11	Micah Bauer	15:59.5	198.2	D1 State	MIS	6-Nov
11	Micah Bauer	16:10.8	195.4	MMOC	Shepherd HS	13-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
10	Micah Bauer	180.0	Ludington	West Shore CC	19-Sep
10	Micah Bauer	187.1	Petoskey	Petoskey MS	26-Sep
10	Micah Bauer	187.4	Shepherd Bluejay	Shepherd HS	3-Oct
10	Micah Bauer	183.1	Big North Conference	Petoskey MS	13-Oct
10	Micah Bauer	186.7	PR 1	Grand Haven HS	23-Oct
10	Micah Bauer	182.9	D1 Reg 1	Buckley HS	31-Oct
10	Micah Bauer	190.1	D1 State	MIS	6-Nov

• This past spring, Valerie established herself as a mid-distance queen
• Was that apparent in middle school? Sort of, she had run in the low 60’s, 2:23 in middle school, but to us outsiders, her freshman season was out of bounds and 100% unexpected
• In total, Valerie sprinted to seven sub-2:20 marks, reaching down as far as 2:12, claiming titles at Von Ins, West Michigan, Region 2, and ultimately placing 6^th at State
• I speak of the 800m speed first because of its greatness, but let’s not let those times supersede Valerie’s fall months
• Immediate achievement was attained off the bat, a victory at the Eagle Invite, followed by a September in the 19’s and a championship season largely in the 18’s
• As with track, her best was done in the latter meets, grabbing medals at State, Regionals, OK Red, and a victory at Kent Ottawa
• Accolades and speed in the spring and fall, Val’s Pals will have plenty to cheer for in the coming years

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Date	Course
9	Valerie Beeck	20:05.8	133.4	Fruitport Eagle	Fruitport Calvary Christian	24-Aug
9	Valerie Beeck	19:40.5	131.5	Bredeweg	Macatawa Bay MS	11-Sep
9	Valerie Beeck	19:21.4	139.2	Ottawa Hills	Riverside Park	17-Sep
9	Valerie Beeck	19:06.0	129.7	OK Red 1	Grand Haven HS	21-Sep
9	Valerie Beeck	19:04.6	135.5	Allendale Falcon	Allendale HS	2-Oct
9	Valerie Beeck	19:26.7	134.1	OK Red 2	Macatawa Bay MS	5-Oct
9	Valerie Beeck	19:39.6	137.5	Kent Ottawa	Gainey Fields	16-Oct
9	Valerie Beeck	18:10.9	147.7	OK Red Conference	Riverside Park	21-Oct
9	Valerie Beeck	18:44.5	139.2	1 Allendale	Allendale HS	30-Oct
9	Valerie Beeck	18:20.5	150.2	D1 State	MIS	6-Nov

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• Last summer, I mistakenly had Eliza listed as a future Dexter runner following her superb 8^th grade cross year, I knew little of her whole athletic portfolio
• When she’s not running cross, she’s running point, playing with tenacity and setting up her teammates for easy buckets
• When she is running cross country, she’s finding the results as well
  • YAP doesn’t belong to a conference in XC, so a majority of Eliza’s races were in major invites
  • And with that steady stream of faster fields, she rose to the occasion, capturing victories at quite a few of the early season ones
• The confidence gained from those September races served Eliza well come late fall, where she finished 2^nd in one of the tougher D3 regionals, then top-10 at State
• After a long season on the hardwood, track wasn’t a thing, but I’m confident she’ll be sticking her nose in it come fall

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
9	Eliza Bush	19:34.4	132.9	Warrior Classic	Lake Erie	10-Sep
9	Eliza Bush	18:33.6	151.8	Huron	Willow	18-Sep
9	Eliza Bush	19:17.1	139.3	Jefferson	Sterling State Park	25-Sep
9	Eliza Bush	18:37.1	148.6	Coaching Legends	Huron Meadows	2-Oct
9	Eliza Bush	19:18.8	134.7	Hudson Booster	Hudson HS	9-Oct
9	Eliza Bush	18:25.9	144.7	Gabriel Richard	Hudson Mills (South)	16-Oct
9	Eliza Bush	18:36.4	137.9	Mark of Excellence	Airport HS	23-Oct
9	Eliza Bush	18:54.5	145.5	27 Hudson Mills	Hudson Mills (North)	30-Oct
9	Eliza Bush	18:43.1	137.7	D3 State	MIS	6-Nov

• He’s come back from a setback before, he’s hungry to do it again
• Take a peek at that sophomore chart for Colin and you’ll notice a cutoff after what looked to be a superb start to his 10^th grade expedition
• Though a stress fracture derailed his mission in the fall of 2020, he came out of the adversity a stronger runner in the spring of 2021
  • That spring, Colin established himself as one of the sophomores to watch in both the 1600m and 3200m, the concentration on those longer distances giving hope to awards on the grass
• Those awards came: All-Region, among the best in Kent County and the OK Red, and All-State (outperforming the projections by 20+ spots)
• Just as he was experiencing a modicum of honors, this winter, another stress injury attempted to throw him off track
• Drawing on that past comeback, Colin again persevered, hitting personal bests in the 800m and 1600m, those small steps likely giving way to larger ones in September, October, and November

Grade	Name	Time	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
11	Colin Graham	16:55.2	189.9	Portage EB	Portage West MS	20-Aug
11	Colin Graham	16:17.5	196.5	Bath	Bath HS	11-Sep
11	Colin Graham	16:06.1	202.3	Ottawa Hills	Riverside Park	17-Sep
11	Colin Graham	16:01.9	193.0	OK Red 1	Grand Haven HS	21-Sep
11	Colin Graham	16:32.0	186.7	Allendale Falcon	Allendale HS	2-Oct
11	Colin Graham	16:50.5	184.8	OK Red 2	Macatawa Bay MS	5-Oct
11	Colin Graham	16:39.5	189.5	Portage	Portage West MS	9-Oct
11	Colin Graham	17:07.4	186.2	Kent Ottawa	Gainey Fields	16-Oct
11	Colin Graham	16:05.8	191.1	OK Red Conference	Riverside Park	21-Oct
11	Colin Graham	16:24.6	187.1	1 Allendale	Allendale HS	30-Oct
11	Colin Graham	15:56.9	199.0	D1 State	MIS	6-Nov
11	Colin Graham	16:22.5	191.5	MMOC	Shepherd HS	13-Nov

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course	Date
10	Colin Graham	188.6	Hudsonville/Rockford	East Rockford MS	1-Sep
10	Colin Graham	191.8	Jenison/Rockford	East Rockford MS	10-Sep
10	Colin Graham	181.5	Caledonia/Rockford	Caledonia HS	15-Sep
10	Colin Graham	188.4	Cedar Springs Mini	Cedar Springs Elementary Grounds	19-Sep

Grade	Name	Rating	Meet	Course
9	Colin Graham	166.3	Portage EB	Portage West MS
9	Colin Graham	173.7	Bath	Bath HS
9	Colin Graham	171.9	Spartan	Forest Akers
9	Colin Graham	175.8	Allendale Falcon	Allendale HS
9	Colin Graham	169.1	Portage	Portage West MS
9	Colin Graham	171.6	Kent Ottawa	Gainey Fields
9	Colin Graham	170.0	OK Red	Riverside Park
9	Colin Graham	176.1	1	Benzie Central
9	Colin Graham	179.6	D1 State	MIS