Titan XC Update - Aug 25

UPCOMING TEAM WORKOUTS
To keep things simple, we will meet at the high school everyday next week. We will meet at 7:00 pm Monday - Thursday, then at 3:00 pm Friday. We will meet Monday, September 3rd (Labor Day) at 8:00 am at Layton Commons Park. Bagels will be served- maybe.

SYRACUSE STAMPEDE
Reminder that I need to have your entry form back by Tuesday’s workout, even though the form says Thursday. There is no cost for athletes. If your parents want to run the cost is $20. I prefer that all athletes sign up for the 12k race unless you are new to the TEAM. It will be a good Saturday trail run. I’ve attached a copy of the entry form.

HIGHLAND INVITATIONAL
The racing season got off to a good start Friday with the running of the Highland Invitational. For many it was their first cross country race ever. For all who ran, it provided a starting point to measure improvement throughout the season. The race was run under hot (88 degrees) conditions over a 2.83 mile course. Though it was short of 3.0 miles, it was the same as last years. Over 40 schools competed in the meet.

Times included in parentheses are from last year. There were some very impressive improvements.

JV Girls (141 finishers)

The girls finished 8th in the TEAM race, but would have been 3rd if Katrina Dunlap wouldn’t have “bonked”. Everyone has to do that once- it’s good that Katrina has gotten it out of her system. She had pushed herself to the limit- and a little beyond.
17 23:34 Adriana McFarland (24:19)
22 24:17 Jessica Howes
46 25:27 Lauren Busby (32:00)
81 27:18 Jaycie Smith (30:23)
97 28:58 Aubrie Jacobsen
FR/SOPH JV Boys (259 finishers)
With the top-five finishers running their first “real” cross country race, the Titans finished 9th in the standings. This was a great start for the rookies.
28 19:02 Jared Seffker
47 19:31 Tyler Fessler
65 20:10 Brandon Read
79 20:33 Thaddeus Bean
95 20:48 Tanner Robb
102 20:56 Brayden Burrell
124 21:36 Jareck Nelson (24:56)
200 23:59 Gavin Dowdy
210 24:28 Loren Burrell
234 26:23 Will Lakey
246 28:16 Lane Dunstan
JV Boys (235 finishers)
With four finishers, we were not eligible for a team place.
115 20:38 Cameron Dower
125 20:45 Nick Merriman (23:08)
158 21:53 Sean Marchant
169 22:18 Austin Egbert
VARSITY Girls (157 finishers)
The Lady Titans finished 8th in the TEAM race. The PR’s over last year’s times were very impressive.
35 20:25 Sharlie Dimick (21:57)
40 20:40 Isabella Williams
62 21:25 Erin Kibler (22:40)
72 21:47 Maddy Neyts
102 22:34 Katelyn Davidson (25:37)
145 25:09 Mallory Ashby
147 25:29 Becca Jacobsen
VARSITY Boys (215 finishers)
The boys ran well considering they were quite short-handed due to injuries. It was a good race to get some athletes their first varsity experience. They placed 19th out of the 30 scoring teams.
25 16:03 Landon Greenhalgh (17:56)
56 16:49 Cody Kelley (17:32)
135 18:26 Nathan Seffker (20:21)
154 18:45 Jeff Reed (18:56)
172 19:18 Jared Godfrey (19:58)
203 20:57 Zach Griffin
Now what we need to see each and every week is improvement. It may not be in the form of better times- it could be in better workouts, nutrition, commitment, recovery (sleep), etc. The improvement in times will come with better preparation.
TOP OF UTAH ½ MARATHON
Congrats to Coach Wilcox (1:27) and Stacy (1:56) for their great races Saturday. Very impressive performances.

UPCOMING DATES
Sept 1 - Syracuse Stampede
Sept 4 - Pre-Region @ Layton Park
Sept 7 - Murray Invitational
Sept 12 - Davis District Championships @ Layton Park
Sept 14 - Royal Invitational @ Roy High