Great day of racing at the Smiley Invite! The team awoke to storms 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 JV team took to the course for the Spartan's first race of the day and were led by Andy who ran terrific 18:43 for his first ever sub 19 5k! Smiley is a tough course to PR on but after running hard in the middle of the race and with cooler weather, many of our runners ran their lifetime bests with Abhi, Ephraim, Levi, Miguel, Ethan, Eli B, Owen, Oliver K, Henry M, Devon, Luke S, Jacob S, Elias K, Ryan S, and Walter S all setting new PRs. All of these fantastic races added up to a 9th place finish, an improvement over 14th place from last year. Our JV kids have been working hard and this middle of the season can be tough...keep working hard, 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 Charlie, Patrick, and Max led the way but all seven runners ran great providing the team with a 4th place finish, up from 6th last year. Will L-S was solid up-front again helping the team with a low stick and running a great time of 15:59. Berndt had his best race of the season so far and ran well under 17 minutes continuing to show his improvement. Anthony had a really impressive showing just off his best time from last year and earning a top 100 finish.
NEXT COMPETITIONSaturday September 26th
Midwest Invite @ Blackhawk GC in Janesville, WI (
Course)
Bus - 6:45am
8:00am - Community Race
9:00am - First High School Race
9:35am - Blue JV Race (sub 21:30 racers)
10:45am - Varsity Race
12:00pm - White JV Race
Awards - Varsity = top 40 individuals & 3 teams, JV (both Blue & White) - top 30 individuals
Estimated return to Memorial is 3:00pm
For anyone in the community including parents, alumni, or coaches, we will be hosting a community open race before the races for the high school athletes begin at 8am. The cost is $20 and can be paid through the link above.
Parking is available at the Blackhawk Golf Course lots. There are roughly 75 spaces available and the lots are expected to close early. No buses are allowed in these lots. Palmer Park (north of Racine St.) and Palmer Dr., west of Sharon Rd., has space as well. These areas require a walk to the course, so plan accordingly. Please note Palmer Dr., between Racine St. and Sharon Rd. will be closed to traffic as the event begins at 8:00 AM. Golf cart shuttles are available from Palmer Park area (Racine St. and Palmer Dr. intersection). Additional parking is available at Dawson Field (920 Beloit Avenue) and at Craig High School (401 S Randall Avenue). There is a free shuttle bus that runs from Dawson Field to the meet beginning at 8 am.
Plan time for parking, walking to course, & paying admission!!
NEWS & NOTES
Take care of your health...sleep, eat healthy, hydrate, stretch, ice, sleep ;) and wash your hands
- Snap Raise... Thank you everyone who has donated! Try to get 20-emails uploaded! Fundraiser runs through 10/6
