by By Dan Ninham (Oneida)
Jordan Bussey will be running in the MHSAA LP Division 3 State Cross Country Meet this Saturday, November 2, 2019.
Jordan is a junior runner at Harbor Springs High School, Harbor Springs, Michigan. He is a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa. “I was born in Traverse City, MI,” said Jordan. “My father is from the same tribe and my mother is from Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa. I live with my mother in Harbor Springs while my father lives in Traverse City.”
Jordan was an All-Lake Michigan Conference Honorable Mention and All-Region Honorable Mention Cross Country runner this season. His personal record is 16:56 and he plans to be All State in the top 40 and run a ‘pr’ 16:45 at the State Meet. This would be an over two minute change from his finish at the state meet last year in 18:56.
“When my team needs me to have a strong performance, I always provide and am there to support my teammates,” said Jordan. “They look to me for the determination and grit I display during more difficult training runs and races.”
“I hope to become a Track and Cross Country coach at the HS level, as well as follow my passion in government as a lawyer and work in legislation in the capital. Athletics have taught me over the past years that progress can be slow, difficult, painful and dull, but that in the end the hard work will always be worth it,” added Jordan. “I also work on valuable virtues to life such as patience, positivity, and to look ahead in life.”
“Mr. Kloss has been a highly instrumental figure in my life both as an athlete and student,” said Jordan. “He recruited me for Track as a freshman and always asked for my best, and pushing me past my limits to help me grow. Coach Kloss stepped down as coach and still helps me a lot at practice.”
“State preparation week for our team is dialing back our mileage a little bit and really focusing in on rest/recovery so we all come into the final meet ready to run our fastest times,” said Josh Hofbauer, Harbor Springs HS Cross Country Coach. “The weather can be challenging this time of year in Northern Michigan so the shorter our practices are the more time the athletes have to get home and take care of their school work and get to bed early.”
