City Championships - Varsity = 3rd, JV = 1st

BIG THANKS to all the parents and volunteers for helping us pull off a great meet...it has been 13 years since a meet has been hosted at Elver and although there were some hiccups along the way...all & all it was a great event. It was fun to see our team competing at a new venue. Many positive things happened for our team on a difficult course that only gave up 3 PRs. We now turn our focus to Conference and ending with a strong performance against the Big Eight Conference. We are right where we want to be at this time of season and need to finish strong.

The meet started with the varsity race that was very strategic for the first half of the race. Bryce did a nice job of getting in the front pack and will look to hold on better with this group in the coming weeks. Jacob R had a great race stepping up to be our #1 runner for the first time this season by closing the gap to Bryce throughout the race to finish just ahead of Bryce as they went 12th & 13th place. Brad G earned a top 20 finish with a solid performance at #3 for our team. Rory S and Luke V continue to step up to fill holes of our missing varsity athletes. They are gaining important varsity experience and are working on solidifying there spots on the varsity for the stretch run this season. Seniors Connor GT and Sam B had nice varsity races and continue to be contributors for our team each week. Our team took 3rd place today to very talented LaFollette and West teams. We were able to hold off a tough challenge by a strong Edgewood team (#6 in D2). Now we look to get all of our pieces of the puzzle to perform at their best on the same day. The next two weeks will be very important for this group of athletes.

Our JV ran great at Elver and came away with our second straight 1st place as a team. It will be important to keep this momentum going into Conference. This week we beat West by 6 points and last week we beat Verona by 3 points. While it is nice to win, this close of a margin will mean we will still need to have a good race on Saturday to meet our team goal and win a JV1 conference title. Seniors John H and Marcus F led the charge for our JV squad today with their 5th & 6th place finishes. Ty B and Mason R added top ten finishes and Zach H rounded out our scoring five in the JV races. Our JV spread from #1 - #5 was 16 seconds and we will need to have a similar pack at Conference to be able to continue this win streak. Jonas B and Trevor R rounded out our top 7 on the day. If you were to look at JV2 scorers Memorial would have 6 of the top 10 but only 7 of the top 14 with the other 7 runners being West runners. This shows us that our depth will give us a chance to win a JV2 conference title on Saturday too. Our PRs on the day came from Henry C, Chris M, and Chris X these guys showed determination to PR on a difficult course. I encourage this group of runners to focus for a strong finish to the season at the Conference meet and shoot for one more PR on the season.

CITY RESULTS
Boys JV & Varsity (Team Scores & Overall)

NEXT COMPETITION
Conference @ Rockport Park (Janesville)
Saturday October 19th
Bus Time - 7:00am
9:30am - First Race
10:00am - Boys Varsity (top 7) (2012 Results)
11:00am - Boys JV1 (8 - 14 runners) (2012 Results)
12:10pm - Boys JV2 (remainder of team (2012 Results)
1:00pm - Awards Ceremony (Var - top 15, JV1 - top 15, JV2 - top 15)
***Due to Homecoming Dance...we will NOT stop to eat***

All JV runners will turn in their uniforms Saturday at the meet (bring a change of clothes) - If you are not attending the Conference Meet please turn in before Friday - Any uniforms not turned in will result in an academic hold on your student record ($35 - for lost/damage uniform top, $35 - for lost/damage uniform bottom)

Monday October 21st - Mandatory Team Meeting for ALL athletes - 3:45 - 4:15pm
Athletes will receive important end of the season information -- must attend!

IMPORTANT CONFERENCE PARKING INFORMATION
1) The ONLY parking at Rockport Park will be handicap and bus parking!!!
2) Varsity parents will receive a parking pass to park at the Moose Lodge (2701 Rockport Road)...must have your pass to enter this parking lot!!!
3) General parking will be at Janesville Parker HS!!! Shuttle buses will be running between Parker HS and Rockport Park (~10 mins) every 20 minutes...Arrive early so you have enough time to get to Rockport Park with plenty of time to get on the course to cheer.

UPCOMING EVENTS
October 16th (Wed) - Light of Life Walk - 6:00 - 6:45pm (bring $5 donation for Cancer Research)
***This is a required team event --> family members are welcome to join in this homecoming week event
***Athletes will be provided with information on schedule of events for practice, meal, and Light of Life Walk