Hadler Invitational - JV = 2nd, Varsity = 7th

The Spartans headed east to compete at the Hadler Invitational in Menomonee Falls on Saturday. It is nice to seem some different competition and today we got to go up against some top ranked boys teams in Hamilton & Hartford. We were greeted at the meet by the return of the summer heat and this resulted in a mix bag for times on the day. While many athletes liked the course the sunny heat was not so appreciated by the team. Our JV runners started us off with a solid 2nd place finish and our Varsity ran to 7th place in their race. We return back to work this week to prepare for travels towards the north next week and some more new competition. It is going to be a warm one at practice, so I guess we will get some more work dealing with the heat. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate and make sure to replace calories with healthy meals in the evenings.

Jamie I runs to 3rd & Anthony L wins JV
leading the team to a 2nd place finish.

Our JV runners were led by senior Jamie I and soph Anthony L throughout the race and both made a late charge for the individual title. Anthony L snuck out the race win by .1 of a second (he thought he lost...we didn't know until the official results were posted) while Jamie I finished a strong 3rd. We had a bit of a gap until our next runner where Hamilton had their pack but Ian G and Andy E both ran lifetime PRs to gain top 20 finishes in the race. Mitchell S ran his season best and rounded out our scoring 5 to earn the team a 2nd place finish. Bowen D and Caleb B had great raises rounding out our top 7 both running lifetime PRs. Nathan Z and Ollie S opened up their season with strong performances and Kaiden S added another lifetime PR. Lots of good times run by this group and we continue to see improvement across this group both at practice and in meets. Excited to see their growth and what this season still holds for them as a group.

The varsity race saw some fast times upfront as state ranked Hartford took down higher seeded Hamilton. Our group ran really well combining together for their 7th place finish. Berndt led our team with his top 20 finish. Freshman Max B ran a lifetime best to be our #2 runner and PJ saw another lifetime PR right with his teammate. Nick Z ran his first varsity race of the season and we look forward to more things going forward. Jack C returned to the course to run a lifetime PR and round out our scoring five. Finn G completed our varsity squad on this hot day in Menomonee Falls. We some improvement from Verona to this week and we keep progressing, which is all we can ask from each guy.

RESULTS
Hadler Invite - All Results

Varsity

JV

NEXT COMPETITION
September 16th (Monday)
Big 8 Grade Level Challenge @ Middleton - Glacier Creek MS - Cross Plains (Course)

NO BUS - Meet at the course at 2:00pm
3:30pm - First Race

4:10pm - Boys Frosh/Soph (2023 Results) (Box 9)

5:30pm - Boys Jr/Sr (2023 Results) (Box 9)

6:15pm - Awards - top 5 individuals in each grade level

** Talk to your sons about if they are racing...some athletes will NOT be racing at this meet due to coaches decisions...everyone should still come to the meet to run (and cheer)
Athletes will be able to leave the meet after the team cool down around 6:00pm

NEWS & NOTES

- Sat 9/21 we head to Wausau for the Smiley Invite...bus time is 6:30am

- After school dinner program is available, athletes can pick up a free meal in the cafeteria before 6:15pm

- Grade & attendance checks have begun...take care of your school work...you are a Student first and and Athlete second

- Sleep, stretch, ice, eat, hydrate....TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF...busy week this week