Stoughton Invitational

Light rain & drizzle made the ground soft, wet, & muddy but that didn't stop the competition from being stiff at the Stoughton Invitational. The boys competition included the #4 ranked D1 school in Middleton, #5 in Monona Grove, #9 in Madison LaFollette, #12 in Sun Prairie, #13 in Stevens Point, and #16 in Madison Memorial. This is a lot of competition for a small 14 team meet run around the school grounds of a high school but it was fun to see that much competition packed into a tight race. Hopefully on the day our team learned a lot about ourselves as we end the regular season and head into the final meets of the championship season.

The boys varsity started off the day with a great race in which through 2 miles we were battling for a victory against some great teams. Today our team faded a little bit over the last 1/2 mile but we showed we are capable of competing with any of these teams as we finished in 4th place just 19 points out of 1st place. Our team was led by Luke V who ran a season best 16:23 to earn a 5th place finish and was joined by Jonas B in the top 10 who finished 8th in 16:39. Casey GT continues to improve each week placing 15th in 16:59 and Joel F had a good race just missing the medals in 26th place with a time of 17:29. Jared G rounded out our scoring group placing 41st in 17:55 and was followed closely by Ty B who was 45th in season best time of 18:01. Stryder C finished 76th in 18:53. Our varsity group learned a lot today about themselves and got a great look of where we compare to some of our Big 8 and Sectional foes. Now is the time to sharpen up the racing legs, get some rest, and be ready to compete at our best down the stretch run.

Our JV squad has been riddled by injuries and sickness this season which has led to opportunities for other runners to step up and contribute. We hope to get back some more runners in the coming weeks to help out the guys who ran really well today at Stoughton. They were led by Peter V who earned a medal with his 14th place finish. Malcom B and Gavin H were under 19:00 finishing 29th & 35th respectively. Will S, Matt B, Imaad S, Lance D, and Peter S just missed out on breaking 19:00 today but had a great pack that finished together as a group. Richard T ran a lifetime PR and continues to improve each week. The JV group only has two weeks remaining in the season. It is important they are taking care of their health, allowing their bodies to recover, getting LOTS of sleep, and preparing to be at their best for the City & Conference Championships the next two weekends.

STOUGHTON RESULTS
Varsity & JV

NEXT COMPETITION
Friday October 7th
City Championships @ West
Lake Farm Park - Madison, WI
Early Release - 1:45pm
Bus - 2:00pm
4:00pm - Boys Varsity (2015 Results)
5:00pm - Boys JV (2015 Results)
****NO RETURN BUS****
Awards - Take place at Pizza Oven during All-City Pizza Party

All City Pizza Party - @ Pizza Oven - $6.50 for all you can eat pizza and all can drink drinks - All-City & City Spirit Awards will be presented here....EVERYONE is encouraged to attend and you must provide your own transportation (we have NO return bus from City so that you can attend this event with your family)

NEWS & NOTES
- PSAT Testing is scheduled for October 15th at Madison Memorial....athletes interested in taking the PSAT (usually juniors) should contact Counselor Olson (alolson@madison.k12.wi.us) ASAP for alternate date & locations
- Big 8 Conference Meet will be hosted at Verona HS (this is a change of venue)