Will L-S 2025 City Champion in 16:04!!
Charlie G earns 11th place in JV race with his 18:57!
Great night of racing by the Spartans at the 2025 Don Loker City Championships. The Madison area has produced a lot of talented runners that have competed at the City Championships over the years. Future state champions, national champions, and olympians have toed the line at the Madison City Championships and although the meet might be small in number of teams the competition is always in big in depth and talent. This year was no different and our Spartans came prepared to battle. The team is running well at the right time of year and our varsity started the night off with a bang. Our guys battle for 2nd place right to the finish line, coming up just 2 points short (we will see LaFollette again at Conference) but finished a very respectful 3rd beating some teams who had bested us earlier in the year. Individually, Will L-S was locked in a battle up from that saw him and the runner from St. Ambrose battle right to the finish line with Will pulling away for the victory. Will was Memorial's first City Champion since Doug Allen in 2001 and he won with a great time of 16:04. Berndt R earned a top 20 finish with his time of 17:18 and he was followed closely by Max B just missed the top 20 with his lifetime PR of 17:31. Paul K and Ian G finished hard earning 25th & 26th respectively as they both ran 17:41. Anthony L ran a lifetime PR and helped out the team by beating a couple important #5 runners from other squads. Bowen continues to get better each race, taking another 11 seconds off his lifetime PR and running 18:38. Bowen ran 21:04 at this meet last year...it just goes to show you what a year of running and dedication to the sport can do to your times.
Our JV squad finished a respectful 4th place and saw some big time drops as these guys look to finish off their season well. They were led by freshman Charlie G who ran under 19 for the first time with a 45 second PR and earned an 11th place finish. Mitchell S was our 2nd finisher as he turned in his second best time of the season. Patrick H (:26 lifetime PR) and Andy E ran their best times of the season and Kaiden S stepped up to be the number 5 runner for our JV squad. The young guys on this team showed some great effort and were rewarded with nice PRs....who from this group can make the big jump in the off-season to challenge for a varsity spot? Skylar W, Miles D, Luke H, Ethan P, Owen G, and Noah H all saw lifetime best improvements by over one minute! Others running lifetime PRs included Isaac A, Jacob S, Christian D. and Oliver O. Additionally, Asher W ran his season best by over one and half minutes. These guys prepare for their final meet of the season at the Big 8 Conference Championship but have many future races in their lifetime where they will continue to run faster as they continue to embrace this sport and their training.
Our JV squad finished a respectful 4th place and saw some big time drops as these guys look to finish off their season well. They were led by freshman Charlie G who ran under 19 for the first time with a 45 second PR and earned an 11th place finish. Mitchell S was our 2nd finisher as he turned in his second best time of the season. Patrick H (:26 lifetime PR) and Andy E ran their best times of the season and Kaiden S stepped up to be the number 5 runner for our JV squad. The young guys on this team showed some great effort and were rewarded with nice PRs....who from this group can make the big jump in the off-season to challenge for a varsity spot? Skylar W, Miles D, Luke H, Ethan P, Owen G, and Noah H all saw lifetime best improvements by over one minute! Others running lifetime PRs included Isaac A, Jacob S, Christian D. and Oliver O. Additionally, Asher W ran his season best by over one and half minutes. These guys prepare for their final meet of the season at the Big 8 Conference Championship but have many future races in their lifetime where they will continue to run faster as they continue to embrace this sport and their training.
NEXT COMPETITION
Saturday October 18th
Big Eight Conference Championships
@ Sun Prairie East - Sheehan Park (Course)
Bus = 7:30am
9:30 = Boys Varsity (2024 results) (Box 8)
10:35 = Boys JV (2024 results) (Box 8)
11:45 = Awards - top 16 finishers in each race
**We will not stop to eat...boys can go eat after bus returns if they choose...return to VPM should be around 1:00pm**
Saturday October 18th
Big Eight Conference Championships
@ Sun Prairie East - Sheehan Park (Course)
Bus = 7:30am
9:30 = Boys Varsity (2024 results) (Box 8)
10:35 = Boys JV (2024 results) (Box 8)
11:45 = Awards - top 16 finishers in each race
**We will not stop to eat...boys can go eat after bus returns if they choose...return to VPM should be around 1:00pm**
NEWS & NOTES
--> Thurs & Fri practice this week still at normal schedule time (3:45pm)
--> Seniors will be collecting money the week of conference for coaches gifts ($15)
--> Senior designed 2025 team shirt ($25) - more info at practice this week
--> JV Runners will have a required practice on Monday Oct 20th...uniforms & other checked out items must be returned at this time. JV runners will run on 10/20 Monday
--> Only varsity runners preparing for Sectionals will have required practice Oct 21st & beyond
--> Thurs & Fri practice this week still at normal schedule time (3:45pm)
--> Seniors will be collecting money the week of conference for coaches gifts ($15)
--> Senior designed 2025 team shirt ($25) - more info at practice this week
--> JV Runners will have a required practice on Monday Oct 20th...uniforms & other checked out items must be returned at this time. JV runners will run on 10/20 Monday
--> Only varsity runners preparing for Sectionals will have required practice Oct 21st & beyond
