What do you get when you put the #1, #5, & #13 ranked boys team in the same sectional? A triangular that is really exciting but still only allows two teams to advance to the state meet in Wisconsin Rapids. On Saturday we went to DeForest to pull off the impossible by trying to take down Madison West (#1 ranked team) and Middleton (preseason #1 and current #5 ranked team) in hopes to earn a team trip WIAA State. The JMM Spartans ran an amazing race that saw them put 4 runners under 16:36 and a 5th runner at 17:18. Most years and many sectionals this would be enough to make it to state. On Saturday for 2.5 miles it looked like we might have a chance but over the last 1/2 mile Middleton closed really strong and we slipped back a little bit. The gap of 31 points between 2nd and 3rd place teams does not represent how close things were throughout the race. Madison West scored 40 points and Middleton scored 43 points...no matter how you look at it, it would have been really hard for our team to top these scores. Our boys were led by Luke V who took 6th place and earned an opportunity to compete at state as an individual. Joel F ran a lifetime best 16:33 taking 11th and earning a trip to state. Jonas B ran 16:35 and held on for a spot at the state meet. Connor GT gave us 4 runners in the top 14 and 4 under 16:36 but he missed out on a individual spot to state by less than a second. This is a record number of qualifiers (3) for JMM to have compete at state and we came within a second of setting the record of D1 schools of having 4 individual competitors. Jack Z was our 5th runner at sectionals and turned in a 17:18 for 31st place. While Ty B ran a season best 17:37 for 42nd and Jared Gonzales was 17:41 for 45th. This group of boys represented JMM very well at the sectional and are for sure a top 10 team in the state if not better. They will be represented by Luke, Jonas, and Joel at Ridges on October 27th.
SECTIONAL RESULTS
DeForest Sectional
All Sectionals
NEXT COMPETITION
Saturday October 29th
WIAA State Championships
@ Ridges Golf Course - Wisconsin Rapids
Bus - TBD (info will be shared with athletes at practice)
12:00pm - 1st race
1:10pm - Boys D1 Race
3:05pm - Girls D1 Race
4:30pm - Awards Ceremony @ Lincoln HS
Fan Bus Sign Up -
HERE (permission slips & payment will be done through the athletic office)
Bus leaves JMM @10:15am on Saturday morning
Sign up ASAP to ensure a seat on the bus
Spectator Driving/Parking Instructions -
HERE
END OF YEAR NOTES
- Please send pictures that can be used for an end of year slideshow on a memory stick/flash drive to Coach Casey at school ASAP
- End of year banquet will be Thursday November 3rd @ Rocky's ($10 per person - pay at door) RSVP to
jmmcc@rocketmail.com
- Athletes who have not yet turned in $10 to captains for Thanksgiving Baskets & Coaches' Gifts...please do so ASAP
Order JMM Cross Country Clothing
