Grade Level Challenge - 5th Place

The sun was shining Tuesday evening as the Madison Memorial Spartans got their first full look at the Big Eight Conference during the Big Eight Grade Level Challenge at Lake Farm Park. The Big Eight is stacked this season!!! That may even be an understatement, as currently six boys teams are ranked in the top 20 in the state (Lafollette - 1st, West - 2nd, Sun Prairie - 7th, Middleton - 13th, Verona - 16th, & Madison Memorial - 20th). The JMM boys team was not at its best Tuesday night but still managed to pull out a 5th place finish, we just missed 3rd place by 7 points and was well within our capabilities. Going forward it is important that EVERY member of this team embraces our goals we hope to accomplish this season. We talked as a team this week about how we have too many people holding back the betterment of the team through lack of focus, commitment, and follow through. It will be imperative that over the next month (that is all that is left in the season) EVERY athlete is giving their best effort so they are not impeding the progress of their teammates. JMM Boys CC has a proud tradition that needs to be carried on and this will only happen with strong leadership and committed followers. I know we can make the necessary adjustments and finish this season on a high note.

The meet started with the boys Frosh/Soph race. The team was led by Luke V who placed 6th amongst sophomores with a 17:06. Other sophomores counting towards the team score were Jonas B in 11th and Jack Z in 13th. In the sophomore race we had PRs by Matt B, Thomas H, Tommy K, Nic L, & Jack T. As for the freshman they were led by Joel F who earned a medal with his time of 17:20 and his 3rd place finish amongst freshman. We had PRs by the following freshman: Adrian A, Kaedan H, Riley H, Nathan S, Kevin T, Andy T, Gerry V, Kevin Y, & Abrama Z. This young group of runners continues to improve and shows great promise as we move forward as a program this season and into the future.

In the Junior/Senior race the boys were led by Rory S's 16:42 for 4th amongst juniors. Rory's finish earned him a medal at the awards ceremony and a new PR. Additionally Austin W's 6th place finish and Trevor R's 12th place finish counted toward our team scoring. In the senior race JMM was led by Joe H & Ben B who went 14th & 15th respectively. PRs were set in this race by Jack G, Justin H, Josh L, Brian OJ, Rami P, Ben S, Nathan S, & Richard K. This group needs to continue to teach and lead for the large group of young athletes that we have on this years team. These athletes will help us determine what our team looks like at the end of the season.

GRADE LEVEL CHALLENGE RESULTS
Team Results
Jr/Sr Race Results
Senior Results
Junior Results
Fr/So Race Results
Sophomore Results
Freshman Results

UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday 9/24 - Light of Life Walk @ JMM - 6:00pm - 6:45pm (required for athletes)

Don't forget to order your team clothing HERE (and put your name in your new clothes)

NEXT MEET
Saturday September 20th
Smiley Invite (hosted by Wausau East) @ American Legion GC
5:30am - Bus Time (the bus will not wait...be early)
8:30am - Meet Begins (small schools)
9:55am - JV Girls
10:25am - Varsity Girls
10:55am - Varsity Boys (2013 Results)
11:20am - JV Boys (2013 Results) (must have run 24:00 or faster THIS season to compete in this race)
11:45am - Awards (top 2 varsity & 1 JV teams, top 20 individuals in both varsity & jv)
*** We will stop to eat on the way home...BRING MONEY***
Return time to school - approximately 4:30pm

IMPORTANT NOTE
PSAT Testing (usually Juniors) for Memorial is scheduled for Saturday Oct 18th which is the same day of our Big 8 Conference Meet
Athletes hoping to take the PSAT this year are highly encouraged to schedule a test for Wednesday Oct 15th at either LaFollette, East, or Edgewood (will require a planned absence)
Here is the contact/sign up info we have (***do this sooner rather than later!!!)
- LaFollete - call 204-3659 - sign up is first come, first served
- Edgewood - 257-1023 ext 126 - sign up for a waiting list - no seats are guaranteed
- East - Sign up at East on Oct 9th  - sign up is first come, first served
Questions...Contact your JMM Counselors