The threat of inclement weather and the concern of deterioration of a wet course caused the officials at the Stoughton Invitational to flip the varsity and jv race times. Our team took this change of events in stride as we prepared to take on stiff competition in SPASH (ranked #2 in the state), LaFollette (#5), and Verona (#11) along with some tough sectional foes of Waunakee, Middleton, Baraboo, Sun Prairie, and Madison East. This meet was a great tune up for our championship race season. Our athletes competed great in the tough weather conditions and showed they are ready for the stretch run this season. Many new faces continue to step up and help carry our varsity squad as we work through injury and sickness and even more guys have performed at a high level to insure that our jv team continues to succeed. Now is the time of year where we need to get healthy (or stay healthy), heal our bodies (or continue to take care of our bodies), insure that we are getting plenty of sleep, and stay up with our school work so we finish the season on top.
The varsity started out the meet competing without some key components. We were out a little slow in the first mile but moved up very well in the second half of the race. The charge through the field was led by Bryce H with a 14th place finish. Jake R also earned a medal with his 23rd place finish. Ben B bounced back this week with a strong 28th place finish. Connor GT was consistent for us through the middle of the run and place 39th. Luke V in his first varsity race stepped up with a great last 1/2 mile to finish 45th. Benton DD rounded out our varsity squad by placing 58th. Our varsity placed a very solid 5th place behind SPASH, Verona, LaFollette, and Waunakee. We have some work to do to get back in front of Waunakee before we see them next at the Sectional meet. Our team is capable of improving upon our performance from today but we need to do many things correct in the coming days and weeks to make that happen. We have big goals to reach and it will take a team effort to accomplish these goals.
Our JV team raced great in the final race of the meet as they brought home our 2nd trophy of the season and our first JV win since 2011. The group was led by Rory S (3rd) and Sam B (4th) who earned top 5 finishes to help our team to 39 points. Every point counted as we only beat Verona by 3 points so big finishes by this whole group paid off today. We saw Jonas B (7th) and Zach H (10th) earn top ten finishes and Mason R (15th) also earned a medal on the day. Ty B and Joe H ran great races to round out our JV 1. Had there been a JV 2 race at today's meet we would have had 7 of the top 11 finishers. This depth will be important as we prepare for our conference meet which will have a JV1 and JV2 conference championship on the line. Thirteen of our JV guys added lifetime PRs on Saturday they were led by Braxton S (:34), Phil S (:43), Michael Y (:25), Jonas B (:12), Ben K (:15), Rory M (1:09), Nathan We (:16), and Chris X (1:25). It was fun to see the jv athletes be awarded with a team plaque for all their hard work this season. There were a lot of young faces in that team picture and I hope they get more opportunities to bring home hardware from these invitationals.
STOUGHTON INVITE RESULTS
Varsity Results
JV Results
NEXT COMPETITION
City Championships @ Elver Park
Friday October 11th (WE HOST)
Early Release - 2:15pm Bus Time - 2:30pm ***No return bus***
4:00pm - First Race
4:30pm - Boys Varsity (2012 Results)
5:30pm - Boys JV
6:00pm - Awards
6:30pm - Assist in clean up
CITY MEET EXTRA INFORMATION
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All City Pizza Party & Recognition
The All-City Pizza Party after the City Meet will be held at the Pizza Oven on Monona Drive (athletes must provide their own transportation). Cost is $6.00 for all the pizza, breadsticks, and beverages the kids want...you will pay at the door. The All-City Team (top ten finishers) and Team Spirit Award winners will be recognized at this Pizza Party.
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 12th (Sat) - Team Practice at Memorial - 8:00am
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
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