State - Will finishes 1st Team All-State in 15:57

 

Madison Memorial representing
for 9 of the last 10 state meets at the Ridges

The WIAA started hosting state championships for boys cross country in 1913. Every year the best boys from all areas of the state gather on one course to compete for bragging rights. The number of qualifiers has changed, the number of divisions has changed, and even the distance raced has changed. What has not changed is that the state cross country championship is one of the best shows on Earth and the D1 boys race is the greatest ~17 minutes of racing to watch and be a part of for Wisconsin high school runners. In the fall of 1966, Madison Memorial sent its first athletes to state cross country qualifying a team for the Medium Class division which finished 6th starting a long and storied history of Spartans competing at State. The next year the Spartans won their first of five state trophies by winning the 1967 Large Class division state championship. Since this time we have seen a Madison Memorial runner stand atop the individual podium four times and six other individuals win state medals.
Will L-S qualified for this years state meet for the third straight year. His finish marked the 136th time that the Spartan uniform has crossed the finish line at this great race. Will executed his racing plan perfectly and improved upon his 28th place finish from last year. He met both his goals on the day breaking 16 minutes by running 15:57 and finishing in the top 15 by earning 12th place. His race earned him 1st Team All-State honors. This brought a close to his season and a great reward for the hard work over the last 11 weeks of the season, a summer of running, and three seasons of dedication. The work begins for October 31st, 2026...what are your plans to be a part of this great running opportunity?

Will L-S runs 15:57 for 12th

RESULTS
Interactive Results (All races)
D1 Boys Results

NEWS & NOTES
End of Season Celebration - Nov 5th @ 5:45pm in Wisconsin Neighborhood @ Memorial (enter by the Welcome Center)
Off seasons are when athletes become better runners...what are your plans to be better?

NEXT COMPETITION
Saturday August 29th, 2026--> Are you going to be ready!?!

Sectional - 6th Place - Will L-S Qualifies for State!

 

Will L-S Qualifies as an individual to State

Each Spring the WIAA puts out the Sectional assignments for cross country and the path is set for 120 division 1 schools to attempt to be one of the 20 teams that qualify for the state championships. These assignments are made by geographic representation and don't take into account the quality of teams in each sectional. Sectional 4 this year was a competitive meat grinder and pitted some of the best teams in not only south-central Wisconsin but the entire state against each other. It doesn't take an investigative journalist to see that many of the teams in this Sectional have beaten many teams who were qualifying from other Sectionals in the state. Madison Memorial toed the line in this sectional and put out their best effort to represent the Spartans on this day. Today, that meant we finished in 6th place and that was a great showing by our team. Will L-S ran a great race strategy and earned his third straight birth to the state meet and continued the long streak of Madison Memorial runners competing at the D1 State Meet. Our 2 - 5 pack ran strong and helped each other to the finish led today by Paul K in 17:37. Over the next 18 seconds all 5 runners crossed the line with Ian G, Berndt R, and Max B all breaking 18:00 on the tough Verona course. With all five scorers (and all the varsity runners) returning next year, we hope to continue the charge towards the front of this pack. We know the teams that survive and advance from this sectional will perform at a high level at the state meet. Will L-S will represent the Spartans at State this year but we look forward to trying to get our entire team to state in the near future.

RESULTS
Verona Sectional
All Sectionals

NEXT COMPETITION
Saturday November 1st
WIAA State Meet @ Ridges GC in Wisconsin Rapids (Course)
Van - 9:15am
12:00pm 1st Race
1:10pm - D1 Boys Race (2024 Results) (Box # = TBD)
3:05pm - D1 Girls Race 
3:45pm - Awards - top 2 teams & top 10 individuals

SPECTATOR INFORMATION
Come watch some great cross country & cheer on Will at the WIAA State Meet
Tickets = $9 (+ processing fee)...must be purchased in advanced & on a mobile device
Parking & Shuttles = $10 (pay with cash) per car --> Arrive early to park & ride shuttle to the course (come watch all the races too)
Course Map - HERE
Live Results - HERE (available the day of the meet)

NEWS & NOTES
Sectional runners...Monday practice = turn in uniforms, last chance mile, & run with Will
All runners...get your $$ to captains for 2025 team shirts and coaches gifts
End of year awards ceremony will be Wed Nov 5th @ 5:45pm @ Memorial...more info to come soon via email
Parents...feel free to add photos from the 2025 meets to the photo album

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