This week’s Good GMC West Michigan All Star is Garrett Cullen, a senior leader on the Forest Hills Eastern cross country team.
Forest Hills Eastern, ranked at #5 in the state entering the Regional round, have been looking up at 1st place Ionia the entire season. The Hawks have had an extremely successful season by any measure, but Ionia has been on an entirely different level, demolishing their opposition with consistency. So no matter how much success they enjoyed, in order to have realistic visions of a state championship, there was no way around it — they’d have to beat the Bulldogs.
Mission accomplished, thanks to an outstanding 4th place finish by the Hawks senior leader, Garrett Cullen. Cullen lead his team to a first place finish at last week’s Regional at Carson City, besting the runner up Bulldogs by 14 points.
It’s a huge accomplishment, particularly given Ionia’s dominance throughout the season. But it’s only the first step on the road to a championship. The Hawks will have to do the same thing again at the state meet next week, where they will face off against 29-other teams, one of them an Ionia team looking to avenge their unexpected defeat.
Cullen and his Forest Hills Eastern teammates will be ready.
Congratulations to Garrett Cullen, this week’s Good GMC West Michigan All Star.
