Boys Varsity - West Invite Champions
Thursday night the Madison Memorial boys cross country team headed to Lake Farm park to compete in the Madison West Invitational. The temperatures were cooler than our first meet, the size of the field was smaller, but the JMM boys stayed on their hot start to the 2015 season. The varsity started the meet off with a solid performance winning the race with a point total of 30 points. They outdistanced Madison West by 25 points (at Verona the distance was only 5 points). In the JV race it came down to a dual meet between West and JMM with our guys narrowly missing out on the victory (4 points compared to 23 points at Verona). Both teams made nice improvement from our 1st meet to our 2nd meet and it will be important to keep improving as the season continues. The coming weeks of practice are very important to our teams success for the end of the season. It is important EVERY runner is taking care of themselves in the classroom and in running so we get the most out of EVERY day of practice. We look forward to continuing to build on this early season momentum.
The varsity team ran another great TEAM race on Thursday working off their teammates and helping each other to solid performances. All 7 finishers were in the top 30 of the race and our top 5 were all in the top 12. The group was led by Jonas B (2nd - 16:52) and Rory S (3rd - 16:53) both who challenged for the overall victory. They were closely followed by Casey GT (6th - 17:08) and Luke V (8th - 17:10). The top 5 scorers were rounded out by Trevor R (12th - 17:16) providing another solid pack running with a #1 - 5 gap of only :24 seconds. Senior Zach H (22nd - 17:49) and junior Dom G (29th - 18:04) rounded out our top 7 and were the top #6 & #7 runners respectively in the race beating many scoring runners for other teams. The 30 point total was the lowest varsity point total scored during Coach Casey's tenure and the first meet championship by a varsity squad.
Our JV team was focused going into Thursday's race and ran very motivated to follow up their varsity counterparts success. The boys came up short in winning the race but learned a lot about themselves in racing and this was a big step forward for this group as we head into the middle of our racing schedule for the season. The JV team was led by a 2, 3, 4 finish by Jack Z (17:39), Austin W (17:50), and Jared G (18:22). Seniors Sam Z (18:40 - 12th) and Calvin J (18:44-14th) rounded out the JV scoring putting our JV scorers all in the top 15. It wasn't quite enough as West also put their top 7 all in the top 15. If continue to close the gap between our #1 - 5 runners this team will continue to get stronger because it has great leadership at the front of the group. The scoring group was rounded out by junior Davis B (18:47 - 15th) and senior Gabe B (18:55 - 17th). On a soft and sloppy course due to the rain earlier in the day many of the times were not too fast but we still had 15 runners perform at a lifetime PR (personal record). These included Garrett K (3:32), Zane R (3:19), Peter S (1:27), Liam H (1:08), Davis B (:57), Finn J (:55), Joey DR (:53), James B (:32), Pete B (:12), & Elliot B (;01). If we keep working hard at practice, take care of our body, get good sleep, and stay eligible we will see a lot more time drop in the coming weeks from EVERY runner.
WEST INVITE RESULTS
Varsity & JV
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sat Sept 12th - Team Practice (Elver Park) - 8:00 - 10:00am
Sun Sept 13th - Ironman Volunteering (Optional) = 12-4pm OR 4-8pm @ UW Lot 60
Mon Sept 14th - Team Pictures - 3:45pm (need uniform top & bottom)
NEXT COMPETITION
Saturday Sept 19th
Smiley Invitational @ American Legion GC - Wausau, WI
Bus - 5:30am
8:30am - First Race
10:00am - First D1 Race
11:10am - Boys Varsity (2014 Results)
11:35am - Boys JV (2014 Results)
12:00pm - Awards (Var - 2 teams & 20 individuals, JV - 1 team & 20 individuals)
****Bring $$$...we will stop to eat on the way home!!!!!
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
Captains Clothing - Captains are ordering 2 items for 2015...boys are encouraged to get both
$25 - JMM CC Bucket Hat and $15 - Long Sleeve Shirt (design by captains...kids can see it at practice but it is pretty cool :)....bring $ to captains on Friday or Saturday
Order JMM Cross Country Clothing
