Another great week of performances by the Spartans at the 2026 Big 8 Conference Championships, which is arguably the most competitive conference in Wisconsin for Cross Country. The team got out well at the start of the race and battled for a 4th place finish, tying our finish from last year. Individually, Will L-S lead with a 2nd place finish in a field with many talented athletes. Berndt R also nabbed all-conference honors with a 12th place finish and PR of 16:38. Paul K and Ian G also ran PRs and Max B and Patrick H rounding things out with strong races and both running in the 17:20s. This group has a lot of strong momentum as we head into the end of the season.
Our JV squad finished a strong 5th place finish, a big improvement from 7th place last year. Anthony L was top finisher for the JV team and was closely followed by Bowen D who ran a PR of 18:28. Mitchel S ran a PR of 18:54 for his first sub 19, Henry M ran another sub 19 with 18:59, and Ryan S was the final JV scorer with a PR of 19:18. PRs were also ran by Ephraim M, Asher W (first sub-25!!), Levi B, Luke H, Eli S, Noah H, Jacob S, Eli K, Milo L, Jaxon P, and Ryan S. The JV team has run 110 PRs this season and the coaching staff is incredibly proud of how much they improved and everything this group has accomplished this season!
NEXT COMPETITION
Saturday October 24th
WIAA D1 Sectional @ Verona High School (Varsity only)
Bus = 9:30am
11:45 = Boys
~12:30 = Awards
Saturday October 24th
WIAA D1 Sectional @ Verona High School (Varsity only)
Bus = 9:30am
11:45 = Boys
~12:30 = Awards
JV athletes are encouraged to ride the bus to the meet to cheer on their teammates. Let's have as many Spartans on the side of the course as we can next week! Will have a sign-up sheet in locker room if you want to ride the bus to Verona.
NEWS & NOTES
--> JV runners turn in uniforms and other checked out items to the locker room after school this week. Please wash uniforms before turning in and place in a bag labeled with your name!
--> JV runners will have optional practices on Monday-Tuesday next week to run a last chance mile on the track. Monday will be a short shakeout run and the last chance mile will be Tuesday
--> Only varsity runners preparing for Sectionals and State will have required practice Oct 20th & beyond. JV runners are welcome to attend if they want to!
- For all the photographers - Upload pictures here https://photos.app.goo.gl/XCx5pYMw4uhwsVht8
- Sign up for meet snacks - https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0948AEA72CA3FB6-65337408-memorial?useFullSite=false
