State - Will L-S finishes 57th (3rd fastest frosh)

 

RESULTS
Interactive Results
D1 Team & Individual Results

NEWS & NOTES
End of Season Awards Ceremony - Wed Nov 8th @ 5:15pm in Fox NC at Memorial
  - Family & athletes can attend
  - Present varsity/participation certificates, season recap, team awards
  - "Old" running gear & shirts available (bring cash)
  - Park in the student parking lot & enter near the Welcome Center

Off-season is when good teams become great teams...what will you do to become a better athlete?

NEXT COMPETITION
Saturday August 31st - Intrasquad
Will you be ready?

Sectional - Team = 7th, Individual = Will L-S qualifies for State!

Will L-S Qualifies for State

The high school cross country season is a guaranteed 9 week journey. The top athletes at every school are given a 10th week to earn the right to make the season 11 weeks with a trip to the WIAA State Meet. Nothing along this journey is easy and rarely does a season go according to plan. The 2023 season brought our varsity team back to the Verona HS Stewart Woods course and a competition against 12 great area teams. The top 2 teams and the top 5 individuals not on those teams would get that last coveted race at the Ridges GC in Wisconsin Rapids. Our team was led by two freshman today as we finished in 7th place in the team standings. Will L-S had a great race earning 8th place overall and being the 4th individual qualifier to state with his time of 17:17. Berndt had a great race being our 2nd finisher. He was followed closely by senior Fred S. Hunter N and Jonathan B finished together rounding out our scoring five on the day. Senior Tommy S and junior Finn A closed out our day at the sectional meet. Together this group represented the Spartans very well. It may have not been the perfect ending to the season we had hoped for 10 weeks ago but it was a great journey along the way. Will L-S continued a streak of Madison Memorial runners qualifying for the state tournament which was exciting to celebrate. Only about 40% of the D1 boys teams will be represented at the state meet and this keeps a streak going of Spartans running at State like AJ K and Jake Z. Hopefully we can build on this performance and return our team to state in the near future. In the meantime, I hope we can all head to the Ridges in Wisconsin Rapids to cheer on Will L-S as he proudly carries the VPM jersey to another week 11 state meet performance.

RESULTS
Verona Sectional
All WIAA Sectionals

NEXT COMPETITION
Saturday October 28th
WIAA State Championships @ Ridges GC in Wisconsin Rapids
Van - 8:30am
12:00pm - 1st Race
1:10pm - D1 Boys Race (2022 Results) (Will is in Lane 24)
3:05pm - D1 Girls Race
4:00pm - Awards - top 2 teams & 10 individuals

SPECTATOR INFORMATION
Come watch some great cross country & cheer on Will at the WIAA State Meet
Tickets = $9 (+ processing fee)...must be purchased in advanced & on a mobile device
Parking & Shuttles = $5 (pay with cash) per car --> Arrive early to park & ride shuttle to the course (come watch all the races too)
Course Map - HERE
Live Results - HERE (available the day of the meet)

NEWS & NOTES
Sectional runners...Monday practice = turn in uniforms, last chance mile, & run with Will
All runners...get your $$ to captains for 2023 team shirts and coaches gifts
End of year awards ceremony will be Wed Nov 8th @Q 5:15pm...more info to come soon via email

Big 8 Championships - Varsity = 8th, JV1 = 6th, JV2 = 6th

Will L-S Earns Big 8 All-Conference 

RESULTS
Big 8 Results

NEXT COMPETITION (Varsity Only)
Saturday October 21st
WIAA Sectional @ Verona HS - Verona, WI
Bus = 8:30am
10:30am = Boys Race (box #5) (2022 Results) (2023 Team Assignments)
11:15am = Girls Race
12:00pm - Awards - Top 2 teams & 5 individuals not on qualifying teams
**We will not stop to eat...arrive back to Memorial around 1:00pm**

SPECTATORS NEED TO PURCHASE $7 TICKET ONLINE

NEWS & NOTES
Captain are collecting money $15 for 2023 team shirt & $10 for coaches gifts
Mon Oct 16th - EVERYONE meets at 3:45pm (JV runners turn in uniforms (put in a bag w/name) & short meeting....varsity runners, practice like normal)
Last chance mile for JV runners...Tuesday 10/17 @ 4:15pm...meet at the track ready to race
End of year awards ceremony...more info to be emailed to parents/athletes when finalized (will be Wed Nov 8th)
Sectionals...everyone should try to come out to Verona to cheer on the team as we try to qualify for State (Ticket info)

Don Loker Cross Country Championships - 21 Season Best Times!

Full write up to be posted later

RESULTS
City Meet Results

NEXT COMPETITION

Saturday October 14th

Big 8 Conference Championship @ Verona HS Verona, WI

Bus = 7:30am

9:30am - Boys Varsity (top 7 runners) (box #4) (2022 Results)

10:35am - Boys JV1 (8 - 14 runners) (box #4) (2022 Results)

11:40am - Boys JV2 (15 + runners) (box #4) (2022 Results)

1:00pm - Awards - Top 15 in each race

** We will not stop to eat...plan accordingly - bring snacks or $ for concessions...we should return to Memorial about 1:45pm**

NEWS & NOTES

--> Captains will be collecting money this week for coaches gifts ($10) & team shirts ($15)

--> Practices this week will be a little shorter for JV runners...use this extra time to get caught up on school work and get extra rest
--> It is cold outside (and rain forecasted for later in the week)...get the warm gear, rain gear, and extra clothing out and at practice/meet to avoid getting sick/injured due to the weather

--> JV Runners will have a required practice on Monday Oct 16th @ 3:45pm...uniforms & other checked out items must be returned at this time. Only varsity runners preparing for Sectionals will have required practice the rest of the week 

Stoughton Invite - JV = 3rd, Varsity ~ 5th

Tommy & Will earn varsity medals at Stoughton

Wisconsin weather...80's the last week of September...not ideal for cross country but the Spartans took to the cross country course to compete at our best because that is cross country. Stoughton had less flags on the course this season but the ones they did place were pushed as far as they could be in the corners of the athletic grounds. This course used to be a fast course...today it was not and I would say by 30 - 60 seconds. We competed regardless and will now prepare to start our championship run with City next week. In the varsity race Will L had a great race beating some runners who had been ahead of him earlier in the year. Will and Tommy S earned medals with their 10th & 22nd place finishes respectively. Fred had a nice race improving upon his varsity experience from last week. Cole W got another opportunity to represent us at the varsity level. It was nice to get Nick Z back and racing. Finn A and Aatman helped bring our JV team to a nice 3rd place finish. Jamie I and PJ M rounded out our scoring squad in the JV race. August S ran a lifetime best in the JV race and worked really hard for that finish. Overall, I was proud of runners who crossed the line and am excited to see what they can do on some consistent courses we have been on earlier in the year. City we will return to Lake Farm Park and Conference will end the season for our JV runners with the same course we started on at Verona HS. Time to get healthy, be rested, and run our best. Every runner, every run, every day.

RESULTS
Stoughton Results (click & scroll to find different results)

NEXT COMPETITION
Friday October 6th
Don Loker Cross Country Championships @ Lake Farm Park
NO BUS - Early Release = 1:15pm, Arrive by 2:00pm
3:30pm -  Boys Varsity (Box 7-8) (2022 Results)
4:30pm - Boys JV (Box 7-8) (2022 Results)
5:45pm - Awards = Varsity = 1 team & 10 individuals, JV = 15 individuals

* Athletes should plan to be at the meet through the team cool down which will conclude around 5:15pm
** WIAA Regulations state NO DOGS at events...please help out with this by leaving your pets at home for the remainder of the season.

NEWS & NOTES
JV athletes will have practice through/including Monday Oct 16th
Championship season...JV = City & Conference, Varsity = City, Conference, Sectional, & State
NO TEAM PRACTICE on Saturday Oct 7th...more info to be provided at practice