The first frost of the fall greeted the JMM harriers as they boarded the buses for the Stoughton Invitational. Cool temperatures gave way to hot competition as the Spartans took on state ranked teams in SPASH, Sun Prairie, Monona Grove, & LaFollette. This top competition led to some fast times and opportunities to improve as a team. Our team continues to improve and took a step in the right direction as we prepare for the championship season in the coming weeks and look to close the season strong.
The varsity started things off with a 6th place finish. Our pack was closer to the front this week and continue to move into competition with other teams packs. The group will look to be competitive with LaFollette and East again this week at the City Championships. Aidan P led our group to the finish with a season best time of 17:12 earning a medal for his 25th place finish. Imaad S followed him in six seconds later and Dylan A came across at 17:31. Aidan S finished strong in 17:42 and Peter B gave us five runners in the top 50 finishing in 17:50. Our gap of :38 is great if we can move this group forward 10 - 15 seconds we can be much more competitive. Cole W ran 18:06 and Peter S finished in 18:33. This was a good preview for our team to see what our competition will look like at Conference and Sectionals.
The JV race was also very competitive today seeing 16 runners go under 18:00 including Jacob W who finished 13th in a lifetime best of 17:55. Brett N and Casey W were close behind finishing in the top 20. Sam S and Joey C ran sub 18:30 on the day while Avery G and Nick B rounded out the scoring 7 for our JV. We have beaten Sun Prairie earlier in the year but today they got us by 10 points. In two weeks we will see them, LaFollete, East, & Middleton at the Big 8 Championships. Running lifetime bests on the day include Kaine J, Gabe M, Brett N, Sean S, Jacob T, Ethan Y, Charles ML, Alex B, Jake K, & Thomas L. We hope to see many more lifetime PRs in the coming races to close out the season. Take care of your bodies, get some good rest, and prepare to run fast!
RESULTS
Varsity & JV Results
NEXT MEET
Friday October 5th
City Championships @ West
Lake Farm County Park - Madison, WI
1:46pm - Early Release
2:00pm - Bus Departs
4:00pm - Boys Varsity (2017 Results)
5:00pm - Boys JV (2017 Results)
6:15pm - Awards - top 10 in Varsity & JV
Bus will return home after awards...about 7pm
NEWS & NOTES
- All clothing has been delivered...if you did not receive an item please let us know ASAP
- Midterm grades will be coming out soon...take care of your business in the classroom
- Thanks to everyone who participated in Light of Life Walk...Boys Cross Country raised over $350 towards cancer research...great job guys
****PARENTS - We host conference on October 13th @ Lake Farm Park...watch your e-mail for information about volunteering help....keep your schedule open, we will need help before, during, and after the meet on Saturday****
- October 15th - Last day of practice for JV runners
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