The "Last Hurrah" was for athletes looking to get in one last cross country meet of the Alternative Fall Season. Some athletes had already transitioned to their Spring sports. Each athlete & team made decisions about what was best for them in regards to this meet. Madison Memorial brought 13 athletes to compete against Madison East & Madison West one more time at Lake Farm Park. The meet got delayed from Monday to Wednesday due to inclement weather and race day greeted us with nice Spring temperatures for one last 5k of the season.
Our JMM guys ran aggressive today which led to some "rah's" and some "hu's" in our attempt for a hurrah...it had been a week and half since we raced and some of us were ready after the long lay off and others maybe just missed the mark. It was great to see the JMM green be aggressive and hopefully we learned from the experience if today wasn't our day. Freshman Jonathan B led our group up front and battled for the race lead settling for 2nd place with a lifetime PR and sub 19 performance of 18:57. Soph Alvaro was 3rd in 19:28. First year CC runner Charlie M (6 - 19:48) and veteran Felipe R (9 - 20:46) both scored top ten finishes with their performances on the day. Alex T (13 -21:14) rounded out our scoring 5 giving us a team total of 33 points. This was enough to out distance West (38) and East (56). It was nice to gain a team victory on the day and really took a group effort. If they had scored a JV race today (runners 8 - 14) our team would have won that race too with a score of 27 points. It was nice to see our depth come through today at this meet. Alec H, Elijah E, and Will T all ran season best times in today's race. This group worked hard all season long and were rewarded with one more beautiful day for racing cross country.
Seniors will head on to their next journey and I hope that running remains a part of their daily routine. Underclassmen will have a quick Spring season before we are right back to Summer Running and preparing for Fall CC. Our 2020(1) season was a journey of delays, virtual practices, masking, social distancing, and new routines. I don't know what the future will hold but I do know that running continues to be an opportunity and the more you run the better you become at running. I hope we can keep the momentum going with our underclassmen, add in some new teammates, and find the commitment & consistency to make our Fall 2021 CC a huge success. See you on the roads running. Every runner, every run, every day.
RESULTS
Madison City Last Hurrah Meet - HERE
**Turn in uniforms & team equipment to Coach Casey ASAP
NEWS & NOTES
- Keep an eye on your email for end of season information & summer running
- Look for opportunities to improve as an athlete and a runner
- Finish the school year strong in the classroom
