XC Update - August 31

Titan XC Update - Aug 31, 2009

GRASS RELAYS
The Titans turned in some outstanding performances at the Grass Relays at American Fork High Saturday. In the Girls Varsity race, Hannah Williams ran 12:30 to finish 4th overall against most of the top girls in the state. She would have been 3rd and possibly 2nd had she not been maliciously tripped by an angry bale of hay. Taylee Hamblin (13:56), Abby Rich (14:22), Kiana Tebbs (14:12) and Lindsey McFarland (14:28) ran great races to help the ladies finish 8th out of 30 teams in the varsity race. Mikelann Wilcox turned in a great race running 13:49 to finish 4th in the Girls JV competition.
In the Boys Varsity, Jake Rossmango turned in the top performance running 10:57 to finish 16th overall, just 3-seconds out of the medals. Preston Williams (11:25), Jaxon Hansen (11:58), Kyle Kelly (11:58) and Weston Atkins (12:00) had solid performances to help us place 15th overall. Brandon Yardley turned in an outstanding performance running 11:42 to place 8th in the JV race.
Overall, it was a great meet after a hot, hard week of workouts. It was a real good meet for many first-time competitors. As coaches, we were very impressed with your efforts.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as the first Athletes of the Week were are Hannah Williams and Jake Rossmango. They both showed that they are prepared to hold their own against the best in the state. Hannah was leading the #1 runners until the bale of hay bit her and Jake moved up from about 25th to 5th in the last mile of his leg. Great job by both athletes.

PRE-REGION
Wednesday, all of the Region One schools will be compete at the Pre-Region meet at Layton Commons Park. This will give us a chance to see how we stack up against the rest of the region early in the season. The course will be 2.0 miles long. The schedule is as follows:
1:15 - Excused from class
1:30 - Bus leaves
3:30 - J.V. Boys
3:50 - All Girls
4:10 - Varsity Boys
5:30 - Return to SHS

PARENT/ATHLETE NIGHT
Our Parent / Athlete Night will be Thursday at 6:00 pm in the Choir Room. We will meet at 5:00 in my room after the workout for pizza so you don’t have to hurry home to grab a bite to eat. Nylin Johnson, owner of Mountain Land Physical Therapy and probably the most knowledgeable PT in Utah will be one of our guest speakers. The other speaker will be Jace Nye, the Big Sky Indoor Athlete of the Year in 2009. Make sure you arrange your evening schedule so you can attend.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wed, Sep 2 - Pre-Region meet: 3:30 @ Layton Commons Park
Thur, Sep 3 - Parent/Athlete Night: 6:00 in the Choir Room
Mon, Sep 7 - Labor Day: We will run at 5:00 pm- not sure where yet
Fri, Sep 11 - Murray Invitational

GREAT START TO THE SEASON!!!