Midwest Invite 9/27/08

Wow...some great times run on Saturday. We have many improvements from just a couple days ago and multiple PRs. I really saw a better focus for the team and hope this continues throughout the season. The JV guys are down to 3 meets left with varsity a guaranteed 4 (with potential for a 5th ;) The team performed well in all three races...finishing 11th in the Frosh/Soph race, 9th in the Varsity race, and 4th in the JV race. Not bad for 31 schools competing at the meet. Some notes...

NOTES:
Impact Sports clothing orders were delivered...make sure your sons put their names in their clothes!!!!
Team Pictures will be Friday October 3rd @ 3:45 ...All team members need their uniforms for the picture!!!!
Many meets have been changing their race schedules this year...check the website or ask your sons for the most up to date information

RESULTS

Next Race: October 4th @ Stoughton Invite
Boys Varsity 10:05am
Boys JV 11:15am
Awards 12:15pm

9/23/08 Big Eight Split Meet

It is that time of year where sickness and tiredness are setting in...EAT WELL, SLEEP MORE, and TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES. Some good races on Tuesday but as a whole we need to get more focused...only a few meets left to run well. We will see Verona again on Saturday, lets see if we can change the results.

RESULTS

Next Meet: Saturday at Janesville Craig (Midwest Invite)
Frosh/Soph Boys (top 7 frosh/soph) @ 9:15 am
Varsity Boys (top 7 runners) @ 10:25 am
JV Boys (all other runners) @ 11:35 am
Awards Ceremony @ 12:55 pm

Adult Volunteers Needed!

JMM CC will be hosting the City Cross Country Championships on Friday October 10th @ Yahara Cross Country Course (the dump). We are in need of some adults to work in the results tent and the finish chute. Volunteers would need to arrive around 3:30pm and stay until about 6:00pm. Workers in the results tent would be handing out team information to coaches, collecting race cards, and reading places times to the scorer (2-4 people). Workers in the finish chute would be helping keep athletes upright and moving, passing out finisher cards, and assisting with the finish line (8-12 people). Hopefully we will have enough volunteers that if your son/daughter is racing you could "take that race off." If you are interested to volunteer, please email coach Casey (crhopp@hotmail.com) ASAP. Include your name and preference for area of volunteering.

THANKS

9/20/08 Smiley Invite

New meet, new course, and new experiences. The day was hot and humid but the boys rose to the occassion and had some nice races. The course times were a bit slower than we expected but that is what happens in cross country. The varsity had a nice pack, we just need to move it up 10 - 15 seconds. The varsity finished 4th to some tough competition. In the JV the boys ran great, we had 5 runners in the top 25 and finished 2nd as a team. I would love to see the gap continue to close between our top runners and the next group. We are entering the second half of the season and it is time to really learn how to compete.

Results

Next meet: Tuesday 9/23 @ Verona (Big 8 Split Meet)
NO BUSES...athletes should arrive by 3:45pm

9/16/08 Grade Level Challenge

A new meet and a lot of new experiences!!! It was hard to tell how the team was doing until it was all over and even then somethings changed. Madison LaFollette was announced as the boys team champion but upon further review Madison West won the championship with 38 points. 1 point seperated three teams. Madison Memorial finished 5th with 59 points...it is too hard to explain how the results were done (they are different then other races b/c places were determined by grade level) but it shows the importance of having a deep team and quality runners at every grade level. Our times continue to get more competitive and we are closing the gap on our conference opponents...finally this weekend we will see some new competition and see if we can stack up to our state ranking of #15 in the state.

Results

Next Meet: Smiley Invitational @ Wausau
BUS TIME: 6:15 am
Bring money to stop to eat on the way home!!!
Hope to be back around 3:30-4 pm

9/11/08 Madison West Invite

It was humid but the course held up nicely with the rain. We continue to make improvements with many athletes running PRs. Our varsity ran some awesome times (with still room for improvement) as we finished 4th as a team closing the gap on some Big 8 schools and beating some others. We know West and Craig will be tough, but now we know what they got and will work to chase them down. The JV had a tough race and had mixed results for times. We need to continue to learn to run aggressively and be willing to hurt. Our JV Team finished in 5th place. Overall a nice meet for our second race of the year.

Newspaper Article with varsity results

Next Race: Tuesday September 16th - Grade Level Challenge @ Craig
No School BUS TIME 1:45 pm
Frosh/Soph Boys 4:00pm Junior/Senior Boys 5:20pm Awards ~7:00pm

9/6/08 Verona Invite

Saturday was the start to a long season. We had some pluses and minuses to our race and many learning experiences. This meet is a starting point and we will work hard to improve our standing throughout the year. This meet is one of the most difficult meets we compete at. I'm pleased that we were close to many teams in our conference, but the boys know we have work to do to be able to beat our tough conference teams. Each meet will be a new experience and with hard work at practices WE WILL CLOSE THE GAP.

Results from the meet can be found at http://www.pttiming.com/raceresults.php

Some additional notes:
- All athletes should bring a bag of extra clothes with them to the meet, just in case it rains
- All athletes need to stay at the meet until the final cool down is done for the final boys race
- All athletes should bring a water bottle and sports drink to the meets to stay hydrate before and after the race

NEXT RACE: West Invite 9/11/08 Races start at 4:00pm with Boys Varsity

Uniforms

Athletes are being issued a top and bottom to their cross country uniform. They are responsible for having these uniform at all meets, cleaning this uniform regularly, and turning this uniform in at the end of the season. CROSS COUNTRY UNIFORMS SHOULD BE WORN FOR RACES ONLY!

Uniform Care Instructions

· Prewash uniforms before first use
· Wash uniform in “cold” water setting
· Uniforms should be laundered after EVERY use
· Remove uniform from wash immediately following wash cycle
· Do NOT soak garments
· Do NOT use bleach or fabric softeners on uniforms
· Machine dry on “low” cycle or AIR DRY
· Do NOT iron or dry clean
· Be sure the uniform is completely dry before storing

Reminder – Replacement cost for damaged or lost uniforms is $25 each ($50 for entire uniform)

8/30/08 Thundercats Win Intrasquad

The conditions were beautiful Saturday for the 2nd Annual Intrasquad. Thanks to all the families who came out to cheer on your sons. I hope you enjoyed your introduction to the season and I hope we have many great meets ahead.

Some noteables from Saturdays meet:

Team Scores
Thundercats 190
The CORE 191
Warhawks 205

We had 35 total runners

A new course record was set with a time of 17:41 by A. Heiliger

It took a 18:55 to make Varsity

Next Meet: 9/6/08 @ Verona - Arrive at 7:30 am Varsity race - 9:00 am Junior Varsity Race - 10:20 am

Madison Memorial Boys CC - Alumni

THANKS to the many great runners who have been a part of the Madison Memorial CC program.

Madison Memorial Cross Country has been fortunate to produce runners who continue to run on the collegiate level. Feel free to track their progress throughout the season.
BEST OF LUCK GUYS!!

College Database - https://www.tfrrs.org/

Peter Johnston (Class of '07) - UW - Stout Blue Devils (Graduated)
Ben Jaskowiak (Class of '08) - Drake University Bulldogs (Graduated)
Nate Kakazu (Class of '09) - Grinnell College Pioneers (Graduated)
Benji Hansen (Class of '10) - Tufts University Jumbos (Graduated)
Alan Farnsworth (Class of '11) - Macalester College Scots (Graduated)
Jonah Weisse (Class of '13) - UW - LaCrosse Eagles (Graduated)
Sam Brooks (Class of '14) - Wartburg College Knights (Graduated)
Connor Gregorich-Trevor (Class of '14) - Grinnell College Pioneers (Graduated)
Bryce Hefty (Class of '14) - Luther College Norse (Graduated)
Zach Herman (Class of '16) - St. Olaf College Oles (Graduated)

Aidan Peppard (Class of '21) UW - Platteville Pioneers

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