Smiley Invite - Varsity = 6th & JV = 14th

Great day of racing at the Smiley Invite! The team awoke to thunderstorms and uncertainty Saturday morning but they were prepared to bring their best no matter what the course or mother nature had prepared for them. The rain cleared by the time we arrived in Wausau and the jv started the day off for our team. This was the first year racing with all three divisions and our group got out a little slow which left for extra work passing people during the race. Smiley is a tough course to PR on but after running hard in the middle of the race many of our runners came close to their lifetime best with Kaiden S, Owen G, and Noah H all setting new PRs. This group continues to be led by Mitchell who ran a great race for a top 100 finish. Freshman Charlie G continues to move closer to him be supported in the chase to help Mitchell out front by senior Nathan Z. Andy E was a strong #4 jv runner for us and Kaiden S stepped up today to round out our scoring. Our JV kids have been working hard and this middle of the season can be tough...keep grinding, take care of your body, and huge PRs are on the horizon in the final month of the season.

The Spartan varsity runners continue to make leaps and bounds each week and Smiley was no different. New lifetime PRs by Max, Ian, Paul, and Bowen led the way but all seven runners ran great providing the team with a 6th place finish out of 23 teams. Will L-S was solid up-front again helping the team with a low stick and running a great time of 16:06. Berndt had his best race of the season and run well under 17 minutes continue to show his improvement. Max and Ian finished within a second of each other and charged towards the finish line after the big hill sneaking into the top 50 with their lifetime PRs. Paul made another big jump this week closing the gap between our #1 and 5 runners and helping shave an estimated 20 - 30 points off our team score. Anthony had a really impressive showing just off his best from the MG course and earning a top 100 finish. Bowen continues to get better and more experience each week closing in on the 19 minute mark and ready to blow by it any meet now. The team has come along way from our 12th place finish at this meet last season and is primed for big results.

RESULTS
All results
Boys D1 Varsity
Boys D1/D2/D3 JV

NEXT COMPETITION
Saturday September 27th
Midwest Invite @ Blackhawk GC in Janesville, WI (Course)

Bus - 6:45am

9:00am - First Race

9:35am - Blue JV Race (sub 21:30 racers) (2024 Results)

10:45am - Varsity Race (2024 Results)

12:00pm - White JV Race (2024 Results)

Awards - Varsity = top 40 individuals & 3 teams, JV (both Blue & White) - top 30 individuals

*We will stop for food on the way home...bring $ or pack a lunch!*

Approximate return to Memorial is 3:30pm

*** Janesville is charging an entry fee for spectators. Adults = $6 Kids/Senior Citizens = $4 Under 6 years old = free...NO CASH purchase online at https://gofan.co/event/4554583?schoolId=WI19179 or with debit/credit card at the gate

Plan time for parking, walking to course, & paying admission!!

NEWS & NOTES

Clothing order has been handed out....write your name in your new gear!

Team polo option...$25 to senior Will H

Take care of your health...sleep, eat healthy, hydrate, stretch, ice, sleep ;) and wash your hands

Practice on Monday Sept 22...normal time...normal place