Big 8 Conference - 4th Place, JV1 = 7th, JV2 = 8th

 

Varsity finishes 4th Place in a very competitive
Big Eight Conference Championships

Full write up coming

RESULTS
All results
Varsity Boys
JV1 Boys
JV2 Boys

NEXT COMPETITION (Varsity Only)
Saturday October 25th
WIAA D1 Sectional @ Verona HS - Verona, WI (Course)
Bus = 9:00am
11:00am - Boys Varsity (2024 Results) (Box #1)
11:45am - Girls Varsity
12:30pm - Awards - Top 2 teams & 5 individuals not on those teams
** We will not stop to eat...arrive back to Memorial around 1:15pm

SPECTATOR TICKETS ($7+fee) - Purchase online https://gofan.co/event/4968885?schoolId=WI13632

NEWS & NOTES
Captains are collecting money - $15 for coaches gifts and $25+ for 2025 team shirt
Mon Oct 20th - EVERYONE meets at 3:45pm (JV runners turn in uniforms (put in a bag w/name) & short practice(done around 5:15pm)....varsity runners, practice like normal)
End of year awards ceremony...more info to be emailed to parents/athletes when finalized (will be Wed Nov 5th)
Sectionals...everyone should try to come out to Verona to cheer on the team as we try to qualify for State

Don Loker City Championships - Varsity 3rd, JV 4th - Will L-S City Champion!

 

Will L-S 2025 City Champion in 16:04!!
Charlie G earns 11th place in JV race with his 18:57!

Great night of racing by the Spartans at the 2025 Don Loker City Championships. The Madison area has produced a lot of talented runners that have competed at the City Championships over the years. Future state champions, national champions, and olympians have toed the line at the Madison City Championships and although the meet might be small in number of teams the competition is always in big in depth and talent. This year was no different and our Spartans came prepared to battle. The team is running well at the right time of year and our varsity started the night off with a bang. Our guys battle for 2nd place right to the finish line, coming up just 2 points short (we will see LaFollette again at Conference) but finished a very respectful 3rd beating some teams who had bested us earlier in the year. Individually, Will L-S was locked in a battle up from that saw him and the runner from St. Ambrose battle right to the finish line with Will pulling away for the victory. Will was Memorial's first City Champion since Doug Allen in 2001 and he won with a great time of 16:04. Berndt R earned a top 20 finish with his time of 17:18 and he was followed closely by Max B just missed the top 20 with his lifetime PR of 17:31. Paul K and Ian G finished hard earning 25th & 26th respectively as they both ran 17:41. Anthony L ran a lifetime PR and helped out the team by beating a couple important #5 runners from other squads. Bowen continues to get better each race, taking another 11 seconds off his lifetime PR and running 18:38. Bowen ran 21:04 at this meet last year...it just goes to show you what a year of running and dedication to the sport can do to your times.
Our JV squad finished a respectful 4th place and saw some big time drops as these guys look to finish off their season well. They were led by freshman Charlie G who ran under 19 for the first time with a 45 second PR and earned an 11th place finish. Mitchell S was our 2nd finisher as he turned in his second best time of the season. Patrick H (:26 lifetime PR) and Andy E ran their best times of the season and Kaiden S stepped up to be the number 5 runner for our JV squad. The young guys on this team showed some great effort and were rewarded with nice PRs....who from this group can make the big jump in the off-season to challenge for a varsity spot? Skylar W, Miles D, Luke H, Ethan P, Owen G, and Noah H all saw lifetime best improvements by over one minute! Others running lifetime PRs included Isaac A, Jacob S, Christian D. and Oliver O. Additionally, Asher W ran his season best by over one and half minutes. These guys prepare for their final meet of the season at the Big 8 Conference Championship but have many future races in their lifetime where they will continue to run faster as they continue to embrace this sport and their training. 

RESULTS
All Results
Boys Varsity
Boys JV

NEXT COMPETITION
Saturday October 18th
Big Eight Conference Championships
@ Sun Prairie East - Sheehan Park (Course)
Bus = 7:30am
9:30 = Boys Varsity (2024 results) (Box 8)
10:35 = Boys JV (2024 results) (Box 8)
11:45 = Awards - top 16 finishers in each race
**We will not stop to eat...boys can go eat after bus returns if they choose...return to VPM should be around 1:00pm**

NEWS & NOTES
--> Thurs & Fri practice this week still at normal schedule time (3:45pm)
--> Seniors will be collecting money the week of conference for coaches gifts ($15)
--> Senior designed 2025 team shirt ($25) - more info at practice this week
--> JV Runners will have a required practice on Monday Oct 20th...uniforms & other checked out items must be returned at this time. JV runners will run on 10/20 Monday
--> Only varsity runners preparing for Sectionals will have required practice Oct 21st & beyond 

Nightfall Classic - 6th place

Aerial view of the Nightfall Classic at Tuscumbia Golf Course

Sometimes the hardest part of a meet is getting to the start line. Between the new meet location, the heat, homecoming festivities, late buses, and backroad road closures...we weren't sure what we would look like when we got to the start line. Fortunately, our spartans once at the line got down to business and put together a great race under the lights on Friday night. Will L-S had a great race up front finishing a solid 3rd place. Berndt just missed a top 15 finish but ran a great time of 17:00 for 16th place. Max and Paul earned top 50 finishes and Anthony closed out our scoring with his time of 18:55. This led to a 6th place finish out of 16 teams on a warm October night run. We saw many of our JV runners embrace the opportunity to run fast with fewer racers on the course and saw multiple PRs on the evening. Asher W ran a season best time while lifetime PRs were achieved by Patrick H, Luke H, Ethan P, Owen G, Noah H, Christian D, and Oliver O. The race(s) of the night came in the middle of our JV pack as multiple Memorial runners worked together to get lifetime PRs and Skylar W and Westley K dropped 1 minute and 46 seconds and 56 seconds respectively off of our their personal records. It is exciting to see our guys chasing fast times and working with their teammates to accomplish difficult things. We look forward to every runner, running hard every run, on every day...big things to come in the closing weeks of the season!

RESULTS
Individual Times
Team Results

NEXT COMPETITION
Friday Oct 10th
Don Loker City Championships @ Lake Farm Park - Madison, WI (Course)
Early Release = 1:15pm
Bus = 1:30pm
3:00pm - Boys Varsity (2024 Results) (box 5 & 6)
4:00pm - Boys JV (2024 Results) (box 5 & 6)
~ 5:45pm - Awards
Please note the earlier time schedule...everything moved earlier by 30 minutes
BUS IS ONE WAY...athletes must ride the bus to the meet but need to secure transportation home after the team cool down.

NEWS AND NOTES
Friday 10/10 -- Team Picture (bring uniforms...even if you aren't racing)
Championship season...JV = City & Conference, Varsity = City, Conference, Sectional, & State
JV athletes will have practice through/including Monday Oct 20th

Midwest Invite - Varsity 26th, JV1 - 29th, JV2 - 34th

Will L-S runs 15:34 for 7th
Fastest time by a Memorial runner since 1991's Phil Downs

Fall has arrived but fall like temperatures did not greet the 54 teams that arrived at Blackhawk GC for the running of the Midwest Invitational. Instead the Spartans battled the heat and tough competition but many athletes were undaunted as they ran season best times. Madison Memorial was led by Will L-S who ran the fastest time since three time state champion Phil Downs ran for the Spartans. Will's time of 15:34 was good enough for 7th place in the varsity race. Anthony L ran a 27 sec PR to step up and be our #5 runner on the day. Bowen D ran under 19 minutes with his PR of 18:49 and Mitchell S used his first varsity race to lower his lifetime PR. Charlie G led our JV1 runners going under 20 minutes for the first time in his young career. Nathan Z, Kaiden S, and Grey H all added lifetime PRs as our group of runners in the JV1 race did a great job running as a group and helping each other to season best times. Jacob S stepped up in the JV2 race with a 1:24 lifetime PR. Luke H lowered his PR as did Skylar W, Owen G, Noah H, Brayden T, and Christian D. Our team competed at a high level and is looking strong at the right time of the season. As we enter the last month of the season it will be important to do the little things right to put a perfect ending on an already great season.

RESULTS
All Results
Varsity Boys
JV1 (Blue) Boys
JV2 (White) Boys

NEXT COMPETITION
Friday October 3rd

Nightfall Classic @ Tuscumbia GC - Green Lake, WI (Course)
Bus - 4:00pm
7:10pm - D1 Boys Race (Varsity & JV) (Box 21&22) (2024 Results)
Awards - top 20 athletes & top 3 teams
Bring $ to stop and eat after the meet
Athletes (& spectators) may want to bring headlamps/lights to help navigate team camp area, walking to & from the meet, areas outside of the lit course
Parking & Shuttle Info - Buy parking ticket

--> They are charging $40+ per vehicle for parking and use of shuttle bus...they recommend carpooling

NEWS & NOTES
City Championships --> they are moving race start times 30minutes earlier...means bus time will be 1:30pm next week...more info to come
Mid-term grades coming out...make sure you have all your assignments turned in
Stay healthy...get good sleep, eat well, hydrate, stretch, ice, sleep