Madison Memorial headed back to Lake Farm Park Tuesday night to take on the Big 8 Conference in the Grade Level Challenge. This meet pits runners against other athletes their grade and score the 7 lowest runners on each team in their individual grade level races. Winning this meet takes talent across all grade levels and individuals who can score in the top 10 or higher against their peers. The fall weather set in Tuesday night to provide a great cross country atmosphere. Unfortunately the overnight rainfall had not yet drained from the course leaving puddles, soft corners, and some muddy situations. The Spartans plunges through the puddles and put together a very solid performance in the cool weather. Their score of 47 points was good enough for a 4th place finish missing out on 3rd place by just a point. The scorers for the team were Luke V 16:58 - 3rd in Jr race, Rory S 17:15 - 5th in Sr race , Jack Z 17:18 - 6th in Jr race, Trevor R 17:25 - 7th in Sr race, Peter V 18:55 - 7th in Fr race, Jonas B 17:34 - 8th in Jr race, and Dominic G - 17:52 - 11th in Jr race. Even though conditions were not ideal we had 20 athletes set season bests and 7 lifetime bests. PRs were set by Richard T (:26), Yazi Y (:24), Finn J (:18), Liam H (:14), Peter S (:08), Martin V (:02), and Adrian A (:01).
Busy time of year...stay on top of homework, get sleep, take care of your body. It is an important time to be on top of our game as we focus in on the last invite of the season and then the championship season. Make good decisions and be ready to take care of business at school, practice, and meets.
GRADE LEVEL RESULTS
All Results (interactive)
All Results (pdf)
NEXT COMPETITION
Saturday October 3rd
Stoughton Invitational @ Stoughton HS
Bus - 7:00am
9:00am - 1st Race
9:35am - Boys JV (
2014 Results)
10:45am - Boys Varsity (
2014 Results)
11:20am - Open race (parents or siblings)
12:00pm - Awards (Var - 2 teams & 25 individuals, JV - 1 team & 15 individuals)
NEWS & NOTES
Carpooling - Families interested in participating in a cross country carpool for practice &/or meets should contact Sherri Swartz (
sherrribeth@gmail.com) - whether you are willing to drive or just looking for help with rides
Bucket Hats - available for $25...bring $ to Casey ASAP
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wed Sept 23rd - Light of Life Walk @ JMM - 6:00pm - 6:45pm (required for athletes...families are welcome to join) $5 donation towards Cancer Research - turn in to Casey ASAP
Order JMM Cross Country Clothing
