Season Updates - Check back Regularly

Spartan Cards - Cards may be picked up with Coach Casey M,W,F at morning running (8:00am) or at the 1st day of practice
BLITZ NIGHT - August 22nd (Wed) - Sell as many cards prior to 8/22...cards short of our team goal will need to be sold on BLITZ NIGHT (if we meet our team goal...no need to sell on the 22nd)
Cards = $20 (checks can be made to JMM)
All proceeds benefit Madison Memorial Athletics (our only fundraiser all school year)
Athlete goal = 22 cards sold (prizes available)

Concussion Paperwork (NEW STATE LAW - MANDATORY) - must be turned in before 1st day of practice
Parent Concussion Fact Sheet
Athlete Concussion Fact Sheet
Parent & Athlete Agreement (must be filled out, signed, and returned to Coach Casey)

Captain's Potluck

Sunday August 12th 5:00 pm

Walnut Grove Park

What: Meet & Greet teammates & families

Learn about training shoe options (Fleet Feet)

Opportunity to ask questions or turn in paperwork

Who: All JMM boys cross country members and family

What to bring: Bring Your Own Beverages

Bring Your Own Plates, Cups, & Silverware

Bring an item to share for all:

      Food to bring by last name:

          A - L – Main Dish

          M - R – Salads (Fruit, Veggie, etc)

          S - Z – Desserts

Clothing Order Forms
CLICK HERE for 2012 order form
Mark sizes carefully!!!!!
ORDERS DUE BY August 20th, 2012
Make Checks Payable to JMM

2012 Season...approaching :)

JMM Cross Country Candidates,

The 2011 cross country season saw one of our very own finishing 13th at the WIAA state meet and being honored as an All-State runner. Jonah returns this year and agrees with all his teammates that were at state cheering…it would be a lot more fun if the whole team could go to state to compete in 2012. I know that we have the talent in our hallways to make the next step of competing as a team at state…will we put in the work to make it a reality? The start of summer means fall sports season is just around the corner. We hope this letter kicks off your training (or keeps it going :), as it is time to start considering your goals for the 2012 Cross Country season. The work you put in over the next two months will help build your confidence for the season and allow you to perform at your best. Getting out and running consistently now will prove important for the 2012 season. We can chase a Big Eight Championship and a return to the state meet. The only way we can make this happen, is with your participation, and dedication to the season and your teammates beginning TODAY!

Memorial Cross Country is a 9th – 12th grade program that supports all abilities of runners in Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshmen levels. This season, the Boys CC team is going to be coached by Casey Hopp (10th year) and Mark Eames (7th year). Senior captains Tyler Moses, Ryan Wall, and Jonah Weisse will help lead the team.

As you begin to think about the 2012 season, you should consider a personal goal you want to achieve and make a plan for achieving this goal. State meet medalist, State Qualifier, Academic All – Conference, earn a varsity letter, run JV-1, sub-20 minutes, make all-time best, finish a 5k …no matter what your goal is, the best way to prepare for the season is to be running this summer. Runs can consist of long runs, hills, hard runs and easy runs. If you want someone to workout with, there is a group of runners who meet for runs at 8:00 a.m. at Memorial HS at the fieldhouse parking lot. The more running you do now; the easier the start of the season will be for you and your body. Starting the first day of practice all runners should be prepared to run for thirty minutes continuously.

Official practice begins Monday, August 13th at 8:00 a.m. We will meet in the lower team room in the Memorial athletics area. Please make sure you have all of your paperwork taken care of BEFORE the first day of practice AND have it turned in by this meeting. Also, we will run on the first day of practice, so bring appropriate workout clothes (shirts, shorts, watch, and socks) and running shoes with you in the morning. If you do not have running shoes yet, I highly recommend Fleet Feet on Old Sauk Rd to help you get setup with your first pair of shoes.

I’m really looking forward to seeing if we can meet our potential this season. We return an individual all-state runner and seven athletes with varsity experience. The team’s success this season will be contingent upon getting contributions from every member of the team; every teammate must do their part. Other teams from around the state are training; make some time in your schedule, take a teammate with you, and get out running. We look forward to a great year of practices, meets, socials, and all the wonderful experiences of Spartan Cross Country!! YOU will determine whether this season is a good or GREAT season…hope to see you running soon!

If you did not get this letter or team paperwork...send your mailing address to:

jmmcc@rocketmail.com

Upcoming Events:
Afternoon Runs - begins July 2nd - more info at http://www.madisonmileageclub.blogspot.com/
Capitol Mile - July 22nd (see photos HERE)
Spartan Card Sales (more info to come at the end of July)
Captain's Cookout (more info to come in August)

THANKS for another GREAT SEASON

JMM Boys Cross Country has experienced its ups and downs over the last six years as we attempt to find our identity as a high school program. Our senior class this year produced a senior picture based on the theme "Building Tradition." As a coach who enjoys the history of our sport, I know that Madison Memorial has a very storied tradition of distance running. Great athletes like Ron Crawford, Dan Cautley, Rob Aubey, Phil Downs, and Jim Marschalek have graced the same halls at JMM as our current athletes. I see our team not building a tradition but "Returning to Greatness." Making this step from good to great is more like a huge leap. We need every runner to buy into the training we are doing, we need every run to be an important step in improving our fitness, and we need to use every day to seperate ourselves from the other great athletes in the area trying to accomplish the same goals. The Big 8 Conference and Madison area teams are very strong programs and will not just step aside for our team...we will need to do the work to make that return to greatness. We have the pieces in place, we have the attitude needed, and now we just need to execute with our desire.

2011 State Results
2011 Sectional Results
2011 Conference Results

TEAM GPA - 3.577

WOW...for the second season in a row our team has execeeded our team goal for acadmics (above 3.4 GPA) and improved upon last school years all time best GPA of 3.570...Keep up the amazing work in the classroom!!! We have TWELVE student athletes who currently are maintaining a 4.0 GPA and six other student athletes who joined them having a 4.0 for 1st quarter. Our team again has 90% of our athletes with GPA's above 3.0 and I would love to see our entire team be able to claim this accomplishment. I encourage all guys to continue to help each other out in studying and ask for help from teammates when needed.

If you are looking for a way to stay in shape during the off-season check out www.madisonmileageclub.blogspot.com for more information about staying in shape.

SEE YOU NEXT SEASON

State - Jonah = 13th Overall = 16:12

A 30 minute frost delay gave way to beautiful October weather for the 99th Annual WIAA State Boys Cross Country Championships. JMM was represented this year by Jonah W. who put himself in a great place early on in the race, moved up well in the middle of the race, and had an amazing kick at the end of the race to finish 13th overall. Jonah ran very relaxed and executed a great race plan which allowed him to have a successful state meet. Jonah was 13th overall and will be the 6th place returner (all 5 are juniors ahead of him) for next years state meet. It was great to see some Memorial faces in the crowd cheering with the masses and Jonah commented about hearing many encouraging words from our fans. It was also interesting to see how the Big Eight Conference performed. The three teams that beat us as the conference meet finished 2nd, 4th, and 6th at state. If we continue to improve to be able to compete with the other teams in our area it will guarantee positive results for our team at state. Jonah returns for one more CC season and looks forward to competing at state as a team next year. We bring back plenty of kids with varsity experience but we need to make some big steps forward in our off-season training to compete at the state level year in and year out. Lets make plans on being back in Wisconsin Rapids on October 27th, 2012.

STATE RESULTS
Invdividual Results

Team Results