State - Joel F 57th Overall

For the 3rd year in a row the Madison Memorial Boys Cross Country season came to a close at the WIAA State Championships in Wisconsin Rapids. This season we were represented by Joel F who competed in his second state championships. Joel ran 16:46 to place 57th out of 190 competitors. He brings to a close a great season and a great cross country career. The future is bright for our team and the big question now is who is willing to do the work over the next 365 days to represent JMM at next years state meet. The competition in our area and our conference will lead to the ability to make a trip to state. Now, we just need to put in the work to rise to that level of competition that puts us in sub 17:00 shape and maybe next year it can be more than just one individual. The Big 8 Conference was represented well at the state meet with Middleton winning with 76 points. Sun Prairie finished 5th and Madison West was 6th. The Big 8 also put 7 runners in the top 22 finishers...get good in the Big 8 and you will be good in the state!

MEET RESULTS

Individual & Team

Interactive

END OF YEAR NOTES
Send pictures on a memory stick/flash drive to Coach Casey at JMM...ASAP

End of Year Banquet - Thursday Nov 2nd @ Rocky's on Tree Ln (5:30pm) - RSVP to jmmcc@rockemtail.com (pay $10 per person at the door)

Give your captains $10 for coaches' gifts and Thanksgiving Baskets

Make a plan....what are you going to do this winter to become a better runner?

END OF YEAR SURVEYS

Parent Survey - please click & fill out

Athlete Survey - please click & fill out

Sectionals - Team = 5th, Individual = Joel F Qualifies for State

After a rough Conference Championships the Madison Memorial boys varsity looked to rebound at the D1 DeForest Sectional and end their season with a strong team finish. Refocused and energized the team took on the windy and winding course at the DeForest sectional. State favorites Middleton and Madison West established the early lead group and were joined by three individuals. JMM's #1 runner Joel F positioned himself in the chase pack and looked to avoid the strong winds early on in the race. The remainder of the JMM group was back in the pack but in a good spot to improve as the race went on. As the team race unfolded in became clear Verona was having a good day for 3rd place and our team would be battling with a group of teams for 4th - 8th. Joel led the way finishing 9th overall and 4th among individual finishers earning his 2nd straight trip to the WIAA state meet. Elliot B then crossed the line next in 25th. Stryder C battled a leg injury all week long but had a great race to be a solid #3 runner for us in 32nd. Junior Imaad S came next in 38th. Imaad has been a solid runner for us all season and will be a big part of our attack next season. Senior Lance D closed out his last cross country race by stepping up to be our #5 runner in 45th place. Mahad O completed his first and only season in cross country by competing at Sectionals while Malcolm B brought to a close his 4th cross county season. Both seniors were valuable to our team but also show the importance of new and old runners alike contributing to our varsity. The team finished very well in 5th place scoring 149 points. Our team has a lot of work to do to get back to competing with the likes of Middleton and Madison West to earn a trip to the state meet. This years group of seniors have pointed us in the right direction as outdistanced 7 teams in a year where we were rebuilding and struggled with injuries, inconsistencies, and sickness. Next years group of athletes need to bring more consistency to our training and commitment to make that next jump in the sectional and the state (Middleton and West both will be battling for team trophies at the state meet). It is not easy but it is worth it....can we get a group of guys to buy in and do the work? Joel has earned the right to represent JMM at state next week. Who will do the work next year?

2017 State Qualifiers - Joel F & Sydney P

RESULTS
Deforest Sectional
All WIAA Sectionals

UPCOMING MEET
Saturday October 28th
WIAA State Championships
Ridges Golf Course - Wisconsin Rapids
12:00pm - Girls D1 Race (Sydney P - Box 13)
12:40pm - Girls D3 Race
1:20pm - Girls D2 Race
2:00pm - Boys D1 Race (Joel F - Box 19) (2016 Results)
2:35pm - Boys D3 Race
3:10pm - Boys D2 Race

Spectator & Parking Information - 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 2nd @ 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

Big 8 Conference Championship - Varsity = 8th, JV1 = 5th, JV2 = 5th

Full write up yet to come

RESULTS
Varsity & JV
(JV1 & JV2 ran together in one race and then results were separated on the computer)

Avery G won an epic round 5 match-up against undefeated Casey W coming back from being down 2-1 in a best of 5 series to crush scissors with his rock for the win

NEXT MEET (varsity only)
Saturday October 21st
WIAA Sectional @ DeForest
Bus - 8:30am
11:00 - Girls Race
11:45 - Boys Race (2016 Results)
12:30 - Awards - top 2 teams and top 5 individuals (not on qualifying teams) qualify for the WIAA State Meet

UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday October 16th - TEAM MEETING - 3:45pm - 4:15pm @ JMM Team Room
Athletes will receive important end of the season information
If you have not turned in your uniform yet....BRING IT MONDAY
If parents have pictures from the season to share for end of season slideshow...send to Casey on a memory stick ASAP
Bring $10 to captains for coaches gifts AND thanksgiving baskets

City Championships - Varsity = 4th, JV = 3rd

Full write up

RESULTS
Varsity & JV
(all runners ran in one race...then results were split by the computer)

NEXT MEET
Saturday October 14th
Big 8 Conference Championships - Lake Farm Park
Bus - 7:30am
9:30 - 1st Race
10:05 - Boys Varsity (2016 Results)
11:10 - Boys JV1 (2016 Results)
12:20 - Boys JV2 (2016 Results)
1:00 - Awards Ceremony - Varsity - top 15 = medals, JV1 & JV2 - top 15 = recognition

***All athletes are expected to stay until the end of the meet...last meet of the year for many, we can all cheer each other on until the last runner finishes***

JV Athletes will turn in their uniforms at the meet on Saturday (bring a change of clothes)...if you are not running Saturday, turn in to Casey before Friday

Monday October 17th - Mandatory Team Meeting - 3:45pm - 4:15pm
Athletes will receive important end of the season information...MUST ATTEND!

UPCOMING EVENTS 
Wed October 11th - Light of Life Walk - 6pm @ Mansfield Stadium
$5 to Casey before Tuesday (funds go to Cancer Research)...families are welcome to join and pay at the gates on Wednesday night

NEWS & NOTES
Captains Shirts - $15 pay to a captain
End of Season Coaches Gifts - $10 pay to a captain

Stoughton Invitational - Varsity = 6th, JV = 5th

The Stoughton Invitational has quietly become one of the most competitive late season meets in the state of Wisconsin as again this year it hosted five ranked teams. Unfortunately this season we don't have a ranked team and we knew this would be a tough meet for our team. We continue to have new faces step up for us each week to help fill in the gaps but until we can consistently get everyone running at our best it will be tough for us in the team competitions. We just don't have the talent and depth to have multiple runners to have off weeks or miss meets. Hopefully as we prepare for the stretch run of the season we can get all the pieces in order to finish the season strong.

The varsity race saw our team hold on for a 6th place finish scoring 177 points to barely stay ahead of Madison East. We were led by Joel F who continues to improve each week and ran a season best 16:50 to finish 15th. The gap back to our #2 runner was too large today and something we will need to address going forward. Elliot B held on for a 17:38 and 35th place finish and was closely followed by a strong finish from Stryder C in 17:44 for 36th place. Mahad O continues to improve just missing the 18 minute barrier finishing in 42nd. Imaad S was our 5th in 49th in 18:17. Our gap from 1 - 5 of nearly 1:30 is too large for us to meet our goals down the stretch but we have plenty of guys who are capable of running sub 18:00...we just all need to do it on the same day. Our varsity was rounded out by Dylan A in 53rd and Malcolm B in 63rd.

The JV race was dominated by Madison LaFollette and SPASH just two weeks ago we be SPASH in a close race at Smiley. Since then, they have taken steps forward and we have only held steady. It shows the importance of continuing to push oneself in training during the season AND maintaining healthiness to continue to improve the whole season long. Our inexperience has cost us here as we battle it staying healthy throughout the season (this can be overcome by strong off season leading into next fall). Our JV was led by Aidan S as he finished 10th in 17:53. Gavin H ran 18:15 and Lance D ran 18:23. Peter S and Shaurya K rounded out our top 5 in 18:41 and 18:43 respectively. When we won Smiley we had a :35 second gap between 1-5...today we had a :50 gap, this makes a huge difference in a JV race. We had many athletes who ran season bests on the day including: Riley H, Suraj J, Ryan L, Shubh S, Andy T, Alex T, Yazi Y, Dhruv B, Zion H, Karsten K, Joey R, Elliot S, Andrew T, Ryan W, Peter W, Joey C, Avery G, Carter H, Gabe M, Garrett M, Brett N, Caleb S, Jacob T, Matthew B, Cam K, Silas P, Micah S, Leo S, Evan TJ, and Casey W. Hopefully we see more PRs over the final races of the season. To accomplish this we need to get more rest and be ready to perform at our best.

RESULTS
Varsity & JV

NEXT MEET
Friday October 6th
City Championships @ Lake Farm Park
Early Release - 1:45pm
Bus - 2:00pm (ONE WAY...must ride bus to meet and have ride home from meet)
4:00pm - First Race
4:30pm - Boys Varsity (2016 Results)
5:40pm - Boys JV (2016 Results)
Awards will be presented at Lake Farm Park following the races
NO RETURN BUS (families will be able to take their sons after team cool down...approximately 6:45pm)

UPCOMING EVENTS
Oct 11th - Light of Life Walk - 6pm - 6:45pm @ Mansfield Stadium (bring $5 for registration/donation to cancer research) (mandatory team event for athletes...families are welcome to join, pay at Mansfield the night of event)
Oct 16th - Team Meeting - 3:45pm - 4:15pm for ALL athletes