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Team Profile


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  • Luke Hawley: Age 25 from East Jordan, Michigan 
  • Founding team mate of Northern Striders Running Club
  • Occupation: Athletic Trainer 
  • Triathlete
  • High School: 800 & 1600 Regional champion Freshman and sophomore.
  • Aquinas college:
    • Ran in 4 national championships
    • 2 time All American
  • Team USA for the Sprint distance triathlon 2018
  • Competing in the World's Championship Sprint Distance Triathlon 2019

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  • Rick Hawley: Age 55 From East Jordan, Michigan
  • Founder and chairman of the Northern Striders Running Club
  • Occupation: Business owner
  • Running Distances range from 400 meters to Marathon
  • Top achievements:
    • 800 meter 1:59
    • Mile 4:03
    • 5000 meter 14:17
    • Claimed 5 national titles in the State Games of America in San Diego 2011

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  • Jeff Cherry: Age 25 from Hesperia, Michigan
  • Occupation: Teacher
  • Top Achievements:
    • 800m: 2:00
    • 1500m: 3:57
    • 1600m: 4:17
    • 3000m: 8:45
    • 5000m: 14:49
    • 8000m: 25:07
    • Marathon: 3:02:00

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  • Dawn Baker Smith: Age 55 from Oakwood, Georgia
  • Occupation: Paralegal
  • ​Running Distance: 5K
  • ​5 age group wins, 1 second place age group win

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  • Tyler Nachazel: Age 25 from East Jordan, Michigan
  • Occupation: Extruder Operator at the East Jordan Plastics
  • Top achievements:
    • 8K 28:20
    • 5K 17:32 

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  • Kevin Kinner: Age 23 from East Jordan, Michigan
  • Distances: 5K, Triathlons 

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  • Holly Lalonde​: Age 23 from East Jordan, Michigan
  • Occupation: East Jordan USPS Rural Carrier
  • Distance: 5k

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  • Grant Cook: Age 26 from Fairbanks, Alaska
  •  Occupation: Cavalry scout, Us Army 
  • Ran for forest hills northern, won the 2010 Xc state championship
  • Ran Cross Country and Track for Aquinas College 
  • Started running to get in shape for soccer and fell in love with the sport. 
  • ​Top Achievements:
    • 400: 53
    • 800: 1:59
    • Mile: 4:24
    • 3k steeple: 9:52
    • 5k 15:44 
    • Half Marathon​1:26:36

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  • Alex Smitty-Jones: Age 25 from Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Currently training for 5k’s.
  • Top Achievements:
    • 5k: 18:07
    • 800m: 2:05
    • 400m: 0:52
    • Marathon: 4:26:00

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