Cadillac isn't just home to only male athletes. It has had a lot of female athletes come out as record breakers and Big 10 collegiate athletes in Track and Field/Cross Country. Some stars, however, are still waiting to sign in the spring. Lisa Metzger, Cadillac's top pole vaulter and sprinter, is still determining what college she'll be signing too in the fall! Lisa's main choice ( as of a month ago ) is Aquinas College where previously mentioned pole vaulter, Aaron Hodges attends. While Lisa is a star in the making here at Cadillac many other athletes have passed through these halls and gone on to bigger and better things.
The first athlete is Katie Erdman, who has earned herself a plaque on the hall of fame for many high school honors in track. Katie was an animal in more than just one event. Katie set school records in the 800 meter run, the 1600 meter run, and the 3200 meter run. She also set records in the 4x400 meter relay and the 4x800 meter relay. With these results I'm not even sure how they found a big enough plaque to put all these accomplishments on it! After high school she went on to run at The University of Michigan, a Big 10 school! Since this she has been doing a great job there and tearing up the track just like she used to do at Memorial Stadium.
The more recently graduated student, Kaitlyn Patterson, has also had the opportunity to run at Michigan as well and compete at the collegiate level. Kaitlyn broke both track records and cross country records. She actually ended up beating Katie Erdman's 3200 meter run record and establishing a new one at 10:48. Now that is cooking! Lots of male athletes have trouble getting this time or can't even run it! These ladies are two outstanding examples of what hard work earns you in the long run. Not only to they have records and opportunities to compete at the next level, they also have the opportunity to attended one of the most prestigious schools academically because of their hard work. I also presume that both of them worked hard in the classroom and on the track.
The difficulties one has to go through to get even a walk on at a Big 10 school is great but to actually get a definite place on the team is surreal, especially coming from a small town like Cadillac, Michigan. All these remarkable athletes, female or male, have shown outstanding work ethic in achieving their records and scholarship opportunities.
