A dense fog covered the Stoughton athletic complex when our bus arrived early Saturday morning. The sun finally broke through and broke the crisp fall air leading to a mild sunny finish to our racing day. The Spartans raced to a 5th place finish in the varsity race and a 3rd place in JV. Our guys showed up and competed at a high level and now set their eyes on the championship season and the final weeks of the season.
The varsity boys started the day off and AJ did a great job of putting himself in the front of the race from the start. He competed great against some stiff competition and ran one of the top 10 fastest times ever run by a Memorial athlete on this course finishing in 8th place with a 16:48. Seniors Alvaro (18:39) and Jack (18:50) crossed the finish line next for our squad. They were quickly followed by sophomores Finn (18:58) and Jamie (19:10). Our varsity was rounded out by junior Alex B finishing in 48th place. Our team took 5th place just ahead of a couple teams which showed the importance of each runner finishing hard to for each spot on the day. This ability to battle for points will be crucial in the championship season run.
Our JV squad was led by Aatman who ran a lifetime PR to finish 5th overall and earn back a varsity spot. Cole (19:41) and Hunter (19:50) both raced themselves under the 20:00 mark. While Jonathan, Peter, Jack, and PJ were close behind rounding out our top 7 JV runners. Our JV kids really ran tough today in the warmest part of the day. It was great to see them competing to the final straightaway and giving their all. Although the course did not provide a lot of season personal records there were still a lot of guys who ran faster than there season average. This means we are running some of our best racing at the end of the season.
RESULTS
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Team
Interactive
NEXT COMPETITION
Friday October 7th
Don Loker Cross Country Championships @ Lake Farm Park
NO BUS - Early Release = 1:30pm, Arrive by 2:15pm
3:30pm - First Race
4:00pm - Boys Varsity (2021 Results)
5:10pm - Boys JV (2021 Results)
5:45pm - Awards = Varsity = 1 team & 10 individuals, JV = 10 individuals
* Athletes should plan to be at the meet through the team cool down which will conclude around 5:45pm
** WIAA Regulations state NO DOGS at events...please help out with this by leaving your pets at home.
NEWS & NOTES
Monday practice -> right after school...finished up by 5:15pm
JV athletes will have practice through/including Monday Oct 17th
Championship season...JV = City & Conference, Varsity = City, Conference, Sectional, & State
