The second meet of a week is always a difficult race and add in that this week was homecoming week I'm surprised that we ran as well as we did in both races. It is now time to get focused for the end run...the biggest thing is GETTING MORE SLEEP. The coming weeks open up our championship series of running and we will need to run our best to compete with some of the best teams in the state. We know we are capable to compete with all of these teams when we hit on all cylinders and I look forward to seeing us put everything together these coming weeks.
Jonah W. ran a great race chasing down some of the top runners in the state and beating some runners he had loss to earlier in the year. Jordan B. and Ben A. returned to nice form to be in perfect spots for the varsity. We will need a couple more guys to be able to run around these guys to finish the season well. In the JV race we saw some nice performances up front as Nick H and Ryan W led the way for our squad. In JV just like Varsity we will need to close up our # 4 and 5 runners to ensure we score well at the end of the season. Every second and every place will be important in the coming weeks. As we return to the Dump I hope we can improve upon our times from the West Invite and really compete against each individual and each team.
STOUGHTON RESULTS
Varsity & JV Results
Pictures added to the slideshow
NEXT COMPETITION - October 6th (Thursday)
City Meet Championships @ Yahara CC Course (The Dump)
4:30 Boys JV
5:30 Boys Varsity
NO RETURN BUS -- Reminder NO ATHLETE MAY LEAVE UNTIL ALL RACES ARE COMPLETED
City Banquet/Pizza Gathering @ Pizza Oven (on Monona Dr.) -immediatly following completion of meet...$5 for athletes and $6 to family members to Casey at the Pizza Oven for all you can eat pizza and drinks.
UPCOMING EVENT
October 8th (Saturday) - Team Practice @ Zimmer CC Course (Verona)
8:00 am ~ 10:00 am -- Park in the first lot (NOT BY THE CLUBHOUSE)
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Big 8 Split Meet - Varsity = 1st Place & JV = 1st Place
Today was our first time back at Sun Prairie in about 6 or 7 years. It is a great course but we were again challenged by a "new" course. Those people who were mentally prepared to run fast regardless had a really nice day today. Others will have another day to race in the future. It is important that we start to get every athlete focused for every meet, as the opportunities for races are winding down. I'm really looking for the fire to compete and to place well at every meet now. Big props to Liam, Sam K., Connor W., Brendon, and Justin with PRs tonight.
The split meet is run with all boys in one race and only scored as one meet. Varsity scored 36 points to outdistance Madison East with 55 points (SP=59, Parker=117, and Craig=187). Junior Varsity scored a very impressive 16 points (one place away from a perfect score and a score that is good enough to "beat the field"). In the mean time we will gear up for Saturday and put our best foot forward for Stoughton. It is always tough to stay focused the week of Homecoming but I hope we can put the distractions aside and put a great performance together for Saturday. The varsity will get to see how we compare with Middleton and our JV will get one more shot at SPASH.
Light of Life Walk -Thanks to everyone who participated and donated $ -- Boys Cross Country raised almost $400 for Cancer Research :)
NEXT COMPETITION - October 1st (Saturday)
Stoughton Invitational - Stoughton High School
9:30 am - Girls JV
10:05 am - Boys JV (2010 Results)
10:40 am - Girls Varsity
11:15 am - Boys Varsity (2010 Results)
11:45 am - Open Race
12:15 pm - Awards -- Varsity 1st - 25th = medals and 2 teams -- JV 1st - 15th and 1 team
WE WILL NOT STOP TO EAT...bring $ for concessions or bag lunch or eat when you get home
The split meet is run with all boys in one race and only scored as one meet. Varsity scored 36 points to outdistance Madison East with 55 points (SP=59, Parker=117, and Craig=187). Junior Varsity scored a very impressive 16 points (one place away from a perfect score and a score that is good enough to "beat the field"). In the mean time we will gear up for Saturday and put our best foot forward for Stoughton. It is always tough to stay focused the week of Homecoming but I hope we can put the distractions aside and put a great performance together for Saturday. The varsity will get to see how we compare with Middleton and our JV will get one more shot at SPASH.
Light of Life Walk -Thanks to everyone who participated and donated $ -- Boys Cross Country raised almost $400 for Cancer Research :)
NEXT COMPETITION - October 1st (Saturday)
Stoughton Invitational - Stoughton High School
9:30 am - Girls JV
10:05 am - Boys JV (2010 Results)
10:40 am - Girls Varsity
11:15 am - Boys Varsity (2010 Results)
11:45 am - Open Race
12:15 pm - Awards -- Varsity 1st - 25th = medals and 2 teams -- JV 1st - 15th and 1 team
WE WILL NOT STOP TO EAT...bring $ for concessions or bag lunch or eat when you get home
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Midwest Invite - Varsity = 13th, JV = 4th, & Frosh/Soph = 14th
It is the time of year when practices seem long, legs seem tired, and minds are packed full. Sometimes the best break is getting out to the cross country course and JUST RUNNING. It was fun to see our team compete at the Midwest Invite, arguably one of the most competitive meets in the state (outside of the state meet) and definetly one of the most overall "fast meets" that we go to throughout the season. I was amazed to see so many PRs after such a tough week of practice. I really think we can still improve upon these times in the coming weeks because of the work we put in this week at practice. I encourage every boy on the team to commit to cross country over the upcoming weeks and plan on ending the season on a high note.
The day started off with a great performance by our frosh/soph group. Some teams run their varsity frosh/soph kids in this race and we do not (so NO Sam, Bryce, or Brad) I was impressed how well our boys competed in this race. This group went 7 for 7 on PRs for the day. Mason and Connor G-T led the way with 18:00 and 18:04 performances. I really hope these guys continue the improvent and see that sub 18:00 yet this season. John H. and Marcus worked together throughout the middle of the race to pull our whole pack through the big field. This group will continue to pursue that 19:00 barrier. Jacob R., Liam, and Calder ran great races there was a little bit of "holding on" at the end of the race and hopefully these guys will continue to get stronger going into the next couple of years and we look forward to big things from these guys.
Our varsity was led by an oustanding performance by Jonah as he was able to go under 16:00 for the first time in his career (and unofficially the first athlete to do it at Memorial since Phil Downs). This performance helped a ton at a meet of this caliber. Our gap of 1:20 between 1-5 stayed the same and we will need to close this down a little bit. We didn't hit on all cylinders today and we still placed similiar to last seasons finish (12th in 2010). If we can correct just a few things going ahead we are still in really good shape. Jordan B. performed well at #2 and Sam B. had a nice race today, closing the gap back up for our #3 runner. It was fun to see Bryce and Brad G. pass a lot of guys in the last mile of this race and I wish I would have seen Ben A. finish because when I saw him at 400 meters to go I wouldn't thought he would of caught these guys. It is nice to have a group of guys working together to improve this # 5 spot.
Our JV proved again that it can be a factor at any meet we compete at during the season. I hope this is a trend that continues because these athletes will be the guys leading our varsity in the future. Andy R, Ryan W, Nick H, and Joey D ran as a great group spending most of the time in the top 20. Arrowhead and Lax Logan are ranked 1 and 4 in the state for varsity and have great depth on their JV teams we competed well with them and Lake Park, IL today. We are getting healthier as Thejas joined the ranks of competing to help our team score. The last step for this group will be putting some guys in the top 10 at every meet. Chris D. and Max B had great races today to lead a large group of guys including Nick S, Stefan, and Edwin all under 19:00. Also Ben B. joined Liam and Calder as freshman who have run under 20:00 this season. It was nice to see many of the freshman really compete hard today and see the process pay off with some great PRs in this group. It has taken awhile for us to get into shape but we have many great runners in this class that I hope can commit to 4 years of running.
MIDWEST INVITE RESULTS
Frosh/Soph
Varsity
Junior Varsity
Pictures have been added to the 2011 Album
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 28th - Light of Life Walk ($5 to Coach Casey by 3:45pm on Wednesday -- a fundraiser for cancer research that is a part of Homecoming Week festivities...we will be doing this as a team (required) parents and familes are welcome to join)
NEXT COMPETITION - September 27th (Tuesday)
Big Eight Split Meet @ Sun Prairie
4:45pm - Girls Race
5:30pm - Boys Race (all boys in ONE race)
TEAM NOTES
Clothing Items -- MOST items are in (some had to be "back ordered")...put names into clothing items so boys can keep track of their clothing
Captains Shirts -- $12 is due to captains ASAP if you are hoping to get the 2011 Team Shirt
Homecoming Week -- Make good choices, boys are still expected to be at all practices and meets, take care of yourself and get some sleep so we can compete well still this week
The day started off with a great performance by our frosh/soph group. Some teams run their varsity frosh/soph kids in this race and we do not (so NO Sam, Bryce, or Brad) I was impressed how well our boys competed in this race. This group went 7 for 7 on PRs for the day. Mason and Connor G-T led the way with 18:00 and 18:04 performances. I really hope these guys continue the improvent and see that sub 18:00 yet this season. John H. and Marcus worked together throughout the middle of the race to pull our whole pack through the big field. This group will continue to pursue that 19:00 barrier. Jacob R., Liam, and Calder ran great races there was a little bit of "holding on" at the end of the race and hopefully these guys will continue to get stronger going into the next couple of years and we look forward to big things from these guys.
Our varsity was led by an oustanding performance by Jonah as he was able to go under 16:00 for the first time in his career (and unofficially the first athlete to do it at Memorial since Phil Downs). This performance helped a ton at a meet of this caliber. Our gap of 1:20 between 1-5 stayed the same and we will need to close this down a little bit. We didn't hit on all cylinders today and we still placed similiar to last seasons finish (12th in 2010). If we can correct just a few things going ahead we are still in really good shape. Jordan B. performed well at #2 and Sam B. had a nice race today, closing the gap back up for our #3 runner. It was fun to see Bryce and Brad G. pass a lot of guys in the last mile of this race and I wish I would have seen Ben A. finish because when I saw him at 400 meters to go I wouldn't thought he would of caught these guys. It is nice to have a group of guys working together to improve this # 5 spot.
Our JV proved again that it can be a factor at any meet we compete at during the season. I hope this is a trend that continues because these athletes will be the guys leading our varsity in the future. Andy R, Ryan W, Nick H, and Joey D ran as a great group spending most of the time in the top 20. Arrowhead and Lax Logan are ranked 1 and 4 in the state for varsity and have great depth on their JV teams we competed well with them and Lake Park, IL today. We are getting healthier as Thejas joined the ranks of competing to help our team score. The last step for this group will be putting some guys in the top 10 at every meet. Chris D. and Max B had great races today to lead a large group of guys including Nick S, Stefan, and Edwin all under 19:00. Also Ben B. joined Liam and Calder as freshman who have run under 20:00 this season. It was nice to see many of the freshman really compete hard today and see the process pay off with some great PRs in this group. It has taken awhile for us to get into shape but we have many great runners in this class that I hope can commit to 4 years of running.
MIDWEST INVITE RESULTS
Frosh/Soph
Varsity
Junior Varsity
Pictures have been added to the 2011 Album
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 28th - Light of Life Walk ($5 to Coach Casey by 3:45pm on Wednesday -- a fundraiser for cancer research that is a part of Homecoming Week festivities...we will be doing this as a team (required) parents and familes are welcome to join)
NEXT COMPETITION - September 27th (Tuesday)
Big Eight Split Meet @ Sun Prairie
4:45pm - Girls Race
5:30pm - Boys Race (all boys in ONE race)
TEAM NOTES
Clothing Items -- MOST items are in (some had to be "back ordered")...put names into clothing items so boys can keep track of their clothing
Captains Shirts -- $12 is due to captains ASAP if you are hoping to get the 2011 Team Shirt
Homecoming Week -- Make good choices, boys are still expected to be at all practices and meets, take care of yourself and get some sleep so we can compete well still this week
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Smiley Invite - Varsity = 4th place and Junior Varsity = 2nd place
Whew...what a long day...many lessons learned, great fun had, and a few stories for the future. This week was a tough one to stay healthy but we got most of our athletes through the week and are bringing a few more guys back from injuries as we make our way towards the stretch run of the season. It was fun getting to see some new competition and learn some different race stategies. I hope our non-seniors learned a lot from todays race so that when we come back next season we are better prepared to race at Smiley. It is a tough course but with the right race strategy it can be a PR course (we had dozen PRs today). It was nice to have the coach buses for the ride to Wausau (thanks to all the donations provided, collected, and fundraised for this effort...we'll have to do it again next year to have the "sweet" rides). It was fun for us as coaches seeing all of our athletes hanging out and enjoying each others company all day long.
Our varsity team finished 4th in the large schools and 6th overall in division one teams. We had come into the day hoping to finish 3rd and had a rough start to our race today. Jonah did a wonderful job getting to the front of the race but many of our athletes got buried in the pack. Our 2 - 8 runners probably passed over 80 runners each during the race and that is having to do too much work during the race. We needed our pack to be about 10 seconds faster in the first mile and this would have led to 10 - 20 spots differnce at the finish of the race. Our 2 - 8 pack was a nice group but it needs to be closer to our #1 runner. Today provided a nice learning experience for our varsity squad and will be something we needed to learn before the end of the season. If we have it fixed by next week it will make a huge difference at the Midwest Invite. Jonah continued his solid season with a sixth place finish overall (4th in large schools) and will be the #2 returner to this meet next season.
Our JV team continues a great season. We were missing some key pieces to our squad (injuries and 8 runners in varsity) and new guys stepped in for the challenge. Nick H., Ryan W., and Joey D. led the charge today with Nick and Ryan holding on for the 6th and 7th finishes. Connor G-T had a great race to PR, earn a medal, and be a solid #4 runner for our JV today. Mason rounded out our top 5 and had plenty of company from John H and Max B during the race. Our team performed well against a very tough SPASH JV squad (3 of their runners were sub 18:00). I hope these guys learned something from today's race because we will see SPASH again in two weeks at Stoughton and if we have everyone healthy it will be fun to see if we can compete with them in two weeks.
Overall today had many positives, it was so nice to see so many Memorial faces in the crowd...a big THANK YOU to all the parents and relatives who made the trip to Wausau to support the squad. I hope every parent has the opportunity to get to a meet this year to see their son compete. I'm excited for the coming weeks and continue to encourage the boys to keep their academics, health, and running on the forefront of their minds.
SMILEY RESULTS
Division One Varsity - Overall
Division One Varsity - Large School
Division One JV
Pictures added to the Picasa Album
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 28th - Light of Life Walk ($5 to Coach Casey ASAP -- a fundraiser for cancer research that is a part of Homecoming Week festivities...we will be doing this as a team (required) parents and familes are welcome to join)
NEXT COMPETITION - September 24th (Saturday)
Midwest Invite - Janesville, WI
9:15am - Meet Begins
9:50am - Frosh/Soph Race (top 7 frosh/soph not on varsity) (2010 results)
11:00am - Varsity (top 7 runners) (2010 results)
12:10pm - JV (remainder of team) (2010 results)
12:55pm - Awards - JV and Frosh/Soph - top 20 get medals -- Varsity - top 30 get medals
***We will make a final decision on Saturday but most likely will stop for food on the way home from Janesville...so bring $$$
Our varsity team finished 4th in the large schools and 6th overall in division one teams. We had come into the day hoping to finish 3rd and had a rough start to our race today. Jonah did a wonderful job getting to the front of the race but many of our athletes got buried in the pack. Our 2 - 8 runners probably passed over 80 runners each during the race and that is having to do too much work during the race. We needed our pack to be about 10 seconds faster in the first mile and this would have led to 10 - 20 spots differnce at the finish of the race. Our 2 - 8 pack was a nice group but it needs to be closer to our #1 runner. Today provided a nice learning experience for our varsity squad and will be something we needed to learn before the end of the season. If we have it fixed by next week it will make a huge difference at the Midwest Invite. Jonah continued his solid season with a sixth place finish overall (4th in large schools) and will be the #2 returner to this meet next season.
Our JV team continues a great season. We were missing some key pieces to our squad (injuries and 8 runners in varsity) and new guys stepped in for the challenge. Nick H., Ryan W., and Joey D. led the charge today with Nick and Ryan holding on for the 6th and 7th finishes. Connor G-T had a great race to PR, earn a medal, and be a solid #4 runner for our JV today. Mason rounded out our top 5 and had plenty of company from John H and Max B during the race. Our team performed well against a very tough SPASH JV squad (3 of their runners were sub 18:00). I hope these guys learned something from today's race because we will see SPASH again in two weeks at Stoughton and if we have everyone healthy it will be fun to see if we can compete with them in two weeks.
Overall today had many positives, it was so nice to see so many Memorial faces in the crowd...a big THANK YOU to all the parents and relatives who made the trip to Wausau to support the squad. I hope every parent has the opportunity to get to a meet this year to see their son compete. I'm excited for the coming weeks and continue to encourage the boys to keep their academics, health, and running on the forefront of their minds.
SMILEY RESULTS
Division One Varsity - Overall
Division One Varsity - Large School
Division One JV
Pictures added to the Picasa Album
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 28th - Light of Life Walk ($5 to Coach Casey ASAP -- a fundraiser for cancer research that is a part of Homecoming Week festivities...we will be doing this as a team (required) parents and familes are welcome to join)
NEXT COMPETITION - September 24th (Saturday)
Midwest Invite - Janesville, WI
9:15am - Meet Begins
9:50am - Frosh/Soph Race (top 7 frosh/soph not on varsity) (2010 results)
11:00am - Varsity (top 7 runners) (2010 results)
12:10pm - JV (remainder of team) (2010 results)
12:55pm - Awards - JV and Frosh/Soph - top 20 get medals -- Varsity - top 30 get medals
***We will make a final decision on Saturday but most likely will stop for food on the way home from Janesville...so bring $$$
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