JMM Boys Cross Country has experienced its ups and downs over the last six years as we attempt to find our identity as a high school program. Our senior class this year produced a senior picture based on the theme "Building Tradition." As a coach who enjoys the history of our sport, I know that Madison Memorial has a very storied tradition of distance running. Great athletes like Ron Crawford, Dan Cautley, Rob Aubey, Phil Downs, and Jim Marschalek have graced the same halls at JMM as our current athletes. I see our team not building a tradition but "Returning to Greatness." Making this step from good to great is more like a huge leap. We need every runner to buy into the training we are doing, we need every run to be an important step in improving our fitness, and we need to use every day to seperate ourselves from the other great athletes in the area trying to accomplish the same goals. The Big 8 Conference and Madison area teams are very strong programs and will not just step aside for our team...we will need to do the work to make that return to greatness. We have the pieces in place, we have the attitude needed, and now we just need to execute with our desire.
2011 State Results2011 Sectional Results2011 Conference ResultsTEAM GPA - 3.577
WOW...for the second season in a row our team has execeeded our team goal for acadmics (above 3.4 GPA) and improved upon last school years all time best GPA of 3.570...Keep up the amazing work in the classroom!!! We have TWELVE student athletes who currently are maintaining a 4.0 GPA and six other student athletes who joined them having a 4.0 for 1st quarter. Our team again has 90% of our athletes with GPA's above 3.0 and I would love to see our entire team be able to claim this accomplishment. I encourage all guys to continue to help each other out in studying and ask for help from teammates when needed.
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