Wisconsin weather at its best this weekend, as 50 degree weather greeted the team upon arrival at Verona this morning (I'm sure it means Sectionals will be in the 70s) along with great competition. The Big 8 Conference has quickly proven that it will be a force to be reckon with again this year in the state. Our team finished a nice 8th place in both the varsity and junior varsity races. This is a very nice start to the season for our inexperienced team. It was the first varsity race for 4 of our 7 varsity runners and we introduced another 8 runners to their first cross country race ever. Many improvements were seen from race one to this week and we can continue this improvement throughout the season.
In the varsity race Jonah lead the team with a 21st finish and Jordan C. followed closesly behind in 27th place earning both athletes medals from this meet. Our pack of 3 -6 runners landed between 18:26 - 18:42, this group will need to improve about 30 - 45 seconds for our varsity to step up to the next level. The intestity that we have had in practice prove this is a possibility. Our team is known for improving throughout the year and if we keep up the hard work the varsity will start to close the gap on all the Big 8 and Sectional competitors. Sam B. was the 2nd fastest freshman to compete today and has a competitor from Craig to chase down in a week and half at our Grade Level Challenge back at this same course.
Our junior varsity race saw a lot of young runners leading the way towards closing the gap with their varsity teammates. The more this group works to run with their varsity counterparts in practice, the easier it will be for them to close the gaps in races. I like to see the freshman and sophomores who are taking control of their improvement and stepping up to the challenge of improving our overall team performance. This improvement was evident in the 30 lifetime PRs set at today's meet...lets keep this improvement going!!!
VERONA RESULTS
Varsity
Junior Varsity
Check out pictures added to the 2010 Pictures Album
NEXT COMPETITION -- September 11th
West Invitational @ Yahara CC Course
9:00 am - Boys JV
9:45 am - Girls JV
10:30 am - Boys Varsity (Last Years Results)
11:00 am - Girls Varsity
11:45 am - Awards Ceremony (1st - 30th in Varsity and 1st - 20th in Junior Varsity & top 2 Varsity teams)
EVENTS THIS WEEK
September 6th - Practice at the UW Arboretum - (Directions)
September 8th - Fall Sports Potluck 6:00pm
September 12th - Ironman Volunteering
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