GREAT JOB TODAY BOYS!!!!
Our team went out today with the same competitive attitude we brought to city and got the cooperation of great weather and better competition (and probably a morning race) to set multiple PRs to end the season. 25 guys ended the day with a lifetime PR, a wonderful way to end the season. I really hope we bring this improvement to next season (or track :) The fitness our team currently maintains is impressive and I hope we can continue to reach this type of fitness in future seasons.
JV2 really set the tempo for us today. Ryan W. came out with a great mindset to compete and executed his race strategy perfectly for a 2nd place finish. Vladi and Mason were a great 2/3 combination working to get ahead of the Sun Prairie pack in the second part of the race. Jacob and Stefan held on wonderfully at 4/5 to provide our team a three point "win" over Sun Prairie for 2nd place. These guys really stepped up to fill in for some of the guys we were missing due to injuries and PSAT testing. I'm always excited to see our JV competing strong with young athletes to provide us with a snapshot for our future.
Our JV1 team kept the ball rolling and learned about close races and tiebreakers. This group got out conservatively but moved up nicely in the second half of the race. It is hard to say what would have happened had we been up further earlier in the race but we didnt let this hurt us. We chased down a lot of runners in the last mile and set many personal bests. Erik led this group up front nicely and earned back a spot on varsity. Thejas and Paul were joined by Ben A. with great finishes picking guys off right up to the finish. Tyler hung on for a solid 5th man and a season best. This group was one point behind Middleton and tied with Janesville Craig...I guess every spot does count. Our young team learned today that a cross country meet tie breaker goes to the 6th runner. We could have gone to either James or Alan as they both finished ahead of Craig's 6th runner. Our team today consisted of 15 underclassmen in the top 21 (our scorers today) which means that our JV team next year is going to be super competitive. I think we can set the goal right now to try to knock off West for Conference JV champs in 2011.
Since the beginning of the year our Varsity has been battling in the middle of the conference. We knew going into today we could finish anywhere from 3rd to 7th. We didn't have our best overall race but raced very solid as a team. Every helped pick up the team and get us to our fourth place finish. At our first meet of the season (Verona) we were the 6th best Big 8 team of the season. It goes to show that the hard work throughout the season has really paid off. We have put our self in a place to earn a second straight trip back to the State meet. Jonah earned his first All-Conference recogonition as a sophomore and sets himself up for a great future at this meet. Colin and Jordan C. led us solidly at the 2/3 spots their hard work gave us our edge against Middleton. Hunter and Sam battled in a huge pack all race and were right with the Middleton 4/5/6/7 runners and will need to win this battle next week. Again every spot counted in this race as we beat Middleton by just 1 point. Looking ahead, we return 5 of tonights varsity runners and I look forward to being back in the battle for the title at Conference next season.
Conference Results
Varsity
Complete Results
Photos Added
MONDAY PRACTICE FOR ALL ATHLETES - Athletes who are done competing will just meet with Coach Casey and recieve end of the year handouts and information. Athletes will not make the buses home, so should plan for transportation around 4:15 - 4:30. Athletes who have not yet turned in their uniforms should do so on Monday. Also, athletes who have not yet given their captains $10 yet should do so ASAP (Thanksgiving baskets and Coach gifts)
NEXT COMPETITION
Sectionals @ DeForest
Saturday October 23rd
Boys Race 11:00
Girls Race 11:45
Top two teams and top five individuals advance to state
Everyone should come out and cheer on the teams
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