Saturday, September 29, 2012
Titan XC Update - Sept 30, 2012
1 ½ WEEKS UNTIL REGION
Last week was probably the best week of the season for Titan Cross Country. The Open Region meet we hosted Wednesday had the most healthy Titans of the year competing. And the Saturday morning workout was the best of the year. Hopefully, things are beginning to fall into place for both TEAMS to make a solid showing at the Region Championships.
OPEN REGION @ SYRACUSE
All of the Region One schools fielded teams at our only home meet of the year. However, Davis held out many of their top runners and Weber was saving a little for the Park City meet. Nevertheless, the Titans ran very well as the Boys finished 2nd and the Girls 3rd. Davis was first in both races and Weber Girls also finished ahead of the Lady Titans.
Individually, Sharlie Dimick ran a tough race sharing the lead for much of the 3.0 miles before fading a little to finish 3rd in 20:05. Bella Williams was right behind placing 5th in 20:14. Erin Kibler also ran very well finishing in 21:04 to place 14th. Katrina Dunlap (24th, 22:24) and Maddy Neyts (26th, 22:39) were our other scoring athletes. Adriana McFarland (27th, 22:39) and Mallory Ashby (28th, 22:45) rounded out the top seven. Jessica Howes, Katelyn Davidson and Becca Jacobsen also ran tough in the Varsity race.
In the Boys race, Landon Greenhalgh took the lead early and was never threatened as he finished 1st in 16:35. That time was only 13-seconds off of the course record held by Austin Costley. It was great to see Tom Hill (11th, 17:36) and Parker Greenhalgh (12th, 17:37) coming back from injuries to run near the front of the pack. Cody Kelley (16th, 17:47) and Carson Andreason (29th, 18:26) were our other scoring runners. Ryan Andreason (32nd, 18:45) and Tyler Fessler (37th, 19:07) rounded out the top seven.
In the Girls’ J.V., Lauren Busby ran her best race of the year to place 3rd 24:18. Jared Seffker was our top placer in the Boys’ J.V. finishing 8th in 19:29.
Complete results can be found at: http://regiononetrack.blogspot.com/
While there were many outstanding performances in the meet, there were also a few things evident that we need to improve on if we are going to be successful at the Region Championships. We need better top-five and top-seven splits. Our current gaps will allow too many competitors between our one and five to give us a “comfort zone” to make it to State. We will work on that at the Davis Open Region meet Wednesday.
GREAT WORKOUT SATURDAY
There were some incredible efforts turned in Saturday morning. It was perfect running weather and the Titans responded with some very good performances. I usually don’t highlight workouts, but I think this did more to prepare us for Region and State (hopefully) than any previous workout or race we have had this year. The workout consisted of 10 x 1 minutes, and 10 x 30-seconds for 15 minutes of total running time. The top totals in meters covered for the Boys were: Landon Greenhalgh (5550), Tom Hill (5345), Cody Kelley (5305), Parker Greenhalgh (5295) and Cameron Andreason (5190). Top totals for the Girls were: Bella Williams (4680), Sharlie Dimick (4645), Mallory Ashby (4550), Katrina Dunlap (4545), Erin Kibler (4545) and Maddy Neyts (4540). Outstanding efforts by some tough Titans.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Selected as the Athletes of the Week were Katrina Dunlap, Mallory Ashby, Tom Hill and Parker Greenhalgh. All four have been battling injuries all year and have done whatever possible to re-hab and get into racing shape to help the TEAM. Having them at full strength at Region will be huge.
ALUMNI UPDATE
Hannah Williams had her best race of the year as she was USU’s 4th runner at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota. She covered the 6000 meter course in 23:24. Jared Ward led #3-ranked BYU to victory at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in Oregon. He finished 2nd overall running 23:40 for the 8000 meter course.
OPEN REGION @ DAVIS
Our only meet this week will be the Open Region meet hosted by Davis High. It will be held at Barnes Park in Kaysville. The park is located at 950 West, 200 North, about ½ mile west of the I-15 Kaysville exit.
The race schedule will be as follows: 3:45- Boys JV, 4:15- all Girls, 4:45- Varsity Boys (18:30 and under for 3-miles). This will be our final tuneup for Region.
SATURDAY WORKOUT
We will work out Saturday at Layton Commons Park. This is an important “final tuneup” for Region. Our workout will begin at 9:30- we’ll let Davis have the early time.
FOOTLOCKER INFORMATION
It is important that you return the Foot Locker commitment and permission slip by Tuesday if you plan on going on the trip. I need to figure out if we have enough Titans committed to go before I reserve a bus, hotel rooms, and let other schools know if we will have spots for them. I’ve attached the handout in case you lost yours.
UPCOMING DATES
Oct 3 - Open Region @ Davis - 3:45 pm
Oct 10 - Region Championships @ Layton Park - 3:00 pm
Oct 17 - State @ Sugarhouse Park - 2:00 pm
REMINDER: Check out Kevin Hansen’s great pictures at: http://2012titanxcphotos.blogspot.com THANKS, KEVIN!!
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Titan XC Update - Sept 23, 2012
THANKS...
to all who support and sacrifice to help the program. There are many things that sometimes go unnoticed that really help us in pursuing our goals. Athletes and parents, THANKS!! Also, I hope you take time to thank some people who do a great job of supporting us. Kevin Hansen- it’s incredible that he puts in the time he does to take pictures for us. Driving to SLC to spend most of a Saturday taking pictures of 16 races is quite a sacrifice. I would dare say we were the only school with an administrator at the meet Saturday. Mrs. Mudrow drove down to cheer and support Titans in all 16 races. In fact, all of our other administrators (Mrs. Nelson, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Pendleton) have been at our meets. Our student body advisors (Mrs. Hess, Mr. Reisbeck and Miss Henson) have also been at the meets. Make sure you thank them for their support.
GOOD WEEK FOR THE TITANS
There were many good things that took place this week for Titan Cross Country. The quad meet at Layton was a good one in that we had more of our top boys running than in any meet this year. Injuries have taken a toll on us all year. Hopefully, we are getting healthy at the right time. Now it’s just a matter of getting into race shape. It was a good week for the girls- especially at Wahsatch. Placing 3rd in this large invitational was a great achievement. And, it was a good week as so many Titans made changes in homecoming plans to help out the TEAM. It showed a lot of commitment to the program.
Homecoming week highlighted a couple of our athletes. Katelyn Davidson was up for Homecoming Queen- an obvious error in counting votes prevented her from winning the crown. Tom Hill demonstrated his talent in playing the guitar and singing the theme song for the week at the Homecoming assembly. Great job by both to represent Titan XC!!
QUAD MEET AT LAYTON
Layton hosted the Titans, Weber and Northridge Wednesday afternoon. Even though the Titans followed the race plan of running a fairly easy first mile, many had some great times over the 2.85 mile course. In the TEAM race, the Girls finished 2nd and the Boys 3rd. Sharlie Dimick and Bella Williams finished 6th and 7th to pace the Girls. Erin Kibler (9th), Katrina Dunlap (11th) and Maddy Neyts (12th) rounded out the scoring. Adriana McFarland and Becca Jacobsen ran great races to complete the top seven.
Landon Greenhalgh made up huge ground over the last ½ of the race to capture the victory. Parker Greenhalgh (11th), Tom Hill (14th), Cody Kelley (15th) and Carson Andreason (22nd) were our scoring runners. Nathan Seffker and Ryan Andreason rounded out our top seven.
Complete results can be found at: http://regiononetrack.blogspot.com/
WAHSATCH RENDEZVOUS
The Titans ran very tough over the hilly 2.95 mile Wahsatch Rendezvous course Saturday. With some gutsy running by all seven runners, the Girls Varsity brought home the 3rd place trophy. To show how important each runner was, if two of our runners would have lost one spot from where they placed, we would have finished 4th. If two would have lost two spots, we would have finished 7th. All seven runners were important to our TEAM finish. Bella Williams, Erin Kibler, Katrina Dunlap, Maddy Neyts, Mallory Ashby and Adriana McFarland probably had their best or near best races of the year. While Katelyn Davidson’s was not her best, it may have been her best effort. She was running with a broken arm suffered Monday. What a gutsy performance!! Not surprising. Jessica Howes had a great race to finish as our top JV runner.
The Boys also ran well to finish 5th. Landon and Parker Greenhalgh, Cody Kelley, Carson and Ryan Andreason, Tom Hill and Nathan Seffker ran very well in securing the high finish. They were only five points out of the 3rd-place trophy. Tyler Fessler, Jeff Reed, Cameron Dower and Jared Dower were our top JV runners.
Complete results can be found at: www.runnercard.com
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Selected as the Athletes of the Week were Bella Williams, Becca Jacobsen, Landon Greenhalgh and Nick Merriman. Bella and Landon have been at or near the front of all of our races this year. Becca and Nick have worked extremely hard and have dedicated themselves to become the best runners possible.
ALUMNI UPDATE
No collegiate action this week.
THIS WEEK
We will host all six region schools Wednesday. Races will begin at 3:45. I’m still working out the details of how to conduct the meet.
In evaluating where we are at this stage of the season, and what we need to do to make it to State, the coaches have decided that we need training more than another invitational. Therefore, we will not be going to the Park City or Orem meets. We will have our most important workout leading up to the Region Championships Saturday morning. It is very important that you arrange your schedule so you can be there.
UPCOMING DATES
Sept 26 - Open Region @ Syracuse - 3:45
Oct 3 - Open Region @ Davis - 3:45
Oct 10 - Region Championships @ Layton Park - TBA
Oct 17 - State @ Sugarhouse Park - TBA
to all who support and sacrifice to help the program. There are many things that sometimes go unnoticed that really help us in pursuing our goals. Athletes and parents, THANKS!! Also, I hope you take time to thank some people who do a great job of supporting us. Kevin Hansen- it’s incredible that he puts in the time he does to take pictures for us. Driving to SLC to spend most of a Saturday taking pictures of 16 races is quite a sacrifice. I would dare say we were the only school with an administrator at the meet Saturday. Mrs. Mudrow drove down to cheer and support Titans in all 16 races. In fact, all of our other administrators (Mrs. Nelson, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Pendleton) have been at our meets. Our student body advisors (Mrs. Hess, Mr. Reisbeck and Miss Henson) have also been at the meets. Make sure you thank them for their support.
GOOD WEEK FOR THE TITANS
There were many good things that took place this week for Titan Cross Country. The quad meet at Layton was a good one in that we had more of our top boys running than in any meet this year. Injuries have taken a toll on us all year. Hopefully, we are getting healthy at the right time. Now it’s just a matter of getting into race shape. It was a good week for the girls- especially at Wahsatch. Placing 3rd in this large invitational was a great achievement. And, it was a good week as so many Titans made changes in homecoming plans to help out the TEAM. It showed a lot of commitment to the program.
Homecoming week highlighted a couple of our athletes. Katelyn Davidson was up for Homecoming Queen- an obvious error in counting votes prevented her from winning the crown. Tom Hill demonstrated his talent in playing the guitar and singing the theme song for the week at the Homecoming assembly. Great job by both to represent Titan XC!!
QUAD MEET AT LAYTON
Layton hosted the Titans, Weber and Northridge Wednesday afternoon. Even though the Titans followed the race plan of running a fairly easy first mile, many had some great times over the 2.85 mile course. In the TEAM race, the Girls finished 2nd and the Boys 3rd. Sharlie Dimick and Bella Williams finished 6th and 7th to pace the Girls. Erin Kibler (9th), Katrina Dunlap (11th) and Maddy Neyts (12th) rounded out the scoring. Adriana McFarland and Becca Jacobsen ran great races to complete the top seven.
Landon Greenhalgh made up huge ground over the last ½ of the race to capture the victory. Parker Greenhalgh (11th), Tom Hill (14th), Cody Kelley (15th) and Carson Andreason (22nd) were our scoring runners. Nathan Seffker and Ryan Andreason rounded out our top seven.
Complete results can be found at: http://regiononetrack.blogspot.com/
WAHSATCH RENDEZVOUS
The Titans ran very tough over the hilly 2.95 mile Wahsatch Rendezvous course Saturday. With some gutsy running by all seven runners, the Girls Varsity brought home the 3rd place trophy. To show how important each runner was, if two of our runners would have lost one spot from where they placed, we would have finished 4th. If two would have lost two spots, we would have finished 7th. All seven runners were important to our TEAM finish. Bella Williams, Erin Kibler, Katrina Dunlap, Maddy Neyts, Mallory Ashby and Adriana McFarland probably had their best or near best races of the year. While Katelyn Davidson’s was not her best, it may have been her best effort. She was running with a broken arm suffered Monday. What a gutsy performance!! Not surprising. Jessica Howes had a great race to finish as our top JV runner.
The Boys also ran well to finish 5th. Landon and Parker Greenhalgh, Cody Kelley, Carson and Ryan Andreason, Tom Hill and Nathan Seffker ran very well in securing the high finish. They were only five points out of the 3rd-place trophy. Tyler Fessler, Jeff Reed, Cameron Dower and Jared Dower were our top JV runners.
Complete results can be found at: www.runnercard.com
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Selected as the Athletes of the Week were Bella Williams, Becca Jacobsen, Landon Greenhalgh and Nick Merriman. Bella and Landon have been at or near the front of all of our races this year. Becca and Nick have worked extremely hard and have dedicated themselves to become the best runners possible.
ALUMNI UPDATE
No collegiate action this week.
THIS WEEK
We will host all six region schools Wednesday. Races will begin at 3:45. I’m still working out the details of how to conduct the meet.
In evaluating where we are at this stage of the season, and what we need to do to make it to State, the coaches have decided that we need training more than another invitational. Therefore, we will not be going to the Park City or Orem meets. We will have our most important workout leading up to the Region Championships Saturday morning. It is very important that you arrange your schedule so you can be there.
UPCOMING DATES
Sept 26 - Open Region @ Syracuse - 3:45
Oct 3 - Open Region @ Davis - 3:45
Oct 10 - Region Championships @ Layton Park - TBA
Oct 17 - State @ Sugarhouse Park - TBA
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Titan XC Update - Sept 16, 2012
PARENT/ATHLETE NIGHT
Thanks to everyone who made it to the Parent/Athlete night. It was great to hear the experiences of three-time All-American Kurt Black. His ideas on how to prepare for races, and life, were things we can all put to use to help us pursue our goals. Nylin Johnson showed what a great asset Mountain Land Physical Therapy can be to all our runners. And Coaches Busby and Wilcox had some great words of advice. They are more important to the program than can be explained. It was 90 minutes well-spent.
TEAM / INJURIES
So far this year our TEAM results have not been what we had expected, especially on the Boys side. This is due to injuries, illnesses, and in some cases, lack of commitment. With only three weeks until Region, it is very important that we do everything possible to get the entire TEAM as healthy and fit as possible by October 10th. That means no more missed workouts and following proper training principles. Proper nutrition and hydration, adequate sleep, and taking care of potential injuries becomes even more important now. Don’t let yourself or the TEAM down!!!
DAVIS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS
The TEAM results may not have been was we would have liked, but there were many very good individual efforts. Katelyn Davidson (2:46), Mallory Ashby (2:13), Jareck Nelson (1:56) and Nick Merriman (1:45) had huge improvements over their times from 2011 over the same course. In the Boys Varsity, Landon Greenhalgh was our top finisher while Cameron Dower was our first placer in the JV race. Bella Williams and Sharlie Dimick finished together as our top placers in Girls Varsity. Lindsey Bailey was our top finisher in the Girls JV.
Complete results can be found at: http://regiononetrack.blogspot.com/
ROYAL CHALLENGE
As has been the case most of the year, our TEAM places were hampered by injuries and illnesses. However, there were many outstanding individual performances in each of the five races in which Titans were entered. The times over the 3.0 mile course could most accurately be compared to the Murray Invitational adjusted times.
Sharlie Dimick had her best race of the year finishing 8th in 20:16, a 52-second improvement over Murray. Erin Kibler ran 21:32 to finish 2nd in the JV race. She was running JV because she still pretty sick after a DNF at the Davis County meet. Maddy Neyts, Katrina Dunlap, Katelyn Davidson, Adriana McFarland, Mallory Ashby and Becca Jacobsen all had improvements around 1-minute over their Murray times.
Landon Greenhalgh was again our top placer in the Boys race as he finished 13th overall. Nate Seffker, Ryan Andreason, Brandon Read, Tyler Fessler, Cameron Dower, Loren Burrell, Thaddeus Bean, Brayden Burrell, Jareck Nelson, Zach Griffin, Sean Marchant and Gavin Dowdy all had big improvements over their Murray performances.
Complete results can be found at: www.runnercard.com
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Selected as the Athletes of the Week were Katelyn Davidson and Cameron Dower. Both have continued working hard and have been making continued progress. And they have provided some quality senior leadership.
ALUMNI UPDATE
Jake Rossmango ran 21:02 over four miles to place 7th overall at the Ken Garland Invitational in Denton Texas. He was only a couple seconds from 5th. Hannah Williams placed 35th at the Montana State Invitational running 19:37 over the tough 5k course. There were over 100 runners in the race. At the BYU Autumn Classic, Jaxon Hansen (22:33) and Brandon Yardley (24:14) ran well for UVU. Our adopted Titan, Jared Ward, won the race in 20:02. The course was 4.0 miles long.
THIS WEEK
We will be running at Layton Park Wednesday for an Open Region meet. We will decide Monday if we will run at the Wahsatch Rendezvous. We may have an alternative “homecoming” race Saturday morning.
UPCOMING DATES
Sept 19 - Open Region @ Layton - 3:45
Sept 22 - *Wahsatch Rendezvous @ Cottonwood Complex
Sept 26 - Open Region @ Syracuse - 3:45
Sept 28 - Orem or Park City Inv.
Oct 3 - Open Region @ Davis - 3:45
Oct 10 - Region @ Layton Park - TBA
Oct 17 - State @ Sugarhouse Park - TBA
Our complete schedule is posted at:
Check out Kevin Hansen’s great pictures at: http://2012titanxcphotos.blogspot.com/
Thanks to everyone who made it to the Parent/Athlete night. It was great to hear the experiences of three-time All-American Kurt Black. His ideas on how to prepare for races, and life, were things we can all put to use to help us pursue our goals. Nylin Johnson showed what a great asset Mountain Land Physical Therapy can be to all our runners. And Coaches Busby and Wilcox had some great words of advice. They are more important to the program than can be explained. It was 90 minutes well-spent.
TEAM / INJURIES
So far this year our TEAM results have not been what we had expected, especially on the Boys side. This is due to injuries, illnesses, and in some cases, lack of commitment. With only three weeks until Region, it is very important that we do everything possible to get the entire TEAM as healthy and fit as possible by October 10th. That means no more missed workouts and following proper training principles. Proper nutrition and hydration, adequate sleep, and taking care of potential injuries becomes even more important now. Don’t let yourself or the TEAM down!!!
DAVIS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS
The TEAM results may not have been was we would have liked, but there were many very good individual efforts. Katelyn Davidson (2:46), Mallory Ashby (2:13), Jareck Nelson (1:56) and Nick Merriman (1:45) had huge improvements over their times from 2011 over the same course. In the Boys Varsity, Landon Greenhalgh was our top finisher while Cameron Dower was our first placer in the JV race. Bella Williams and Sharlie Dimick finished together as our top placers in Girls Varsity. Lindsey Bailey was our top finisher in the Girls JV.
Complete results can be found at: http://regiononetrack.blogspot.com/
ROYAL CHALLENGE
As has been the case most of the year, our TEAM places were hampered by injuries and illnesses. However, there were many outstanding individual performances in each of the five races in which Titans were entered. The times over the 3.0 mile course could most accurately be compared to the Murray Invitational adjusted times.
Sharlie Dimick had her best race of the year finishing 8th in 20:16, a 52-second improvement over Murray. Erin Kibler ran 21:32 to finish 2nd in the JV race. She was running JV because she still pretty sick after a DNF at the Davis County meet. Maddy Neyts, Katrina Dunlap, Katelyn Davidson, Adriana McFarland, Mallory Ashby and Becca Jacobsen all had improvements around 1-minute over their Murray times.
Landon Greenhalgh was again our top placer in the Boys race as he finished 13th overall. Nate Seffker, Ryan Andreason, Brandon Read, Tyler Fessler, Cameron Dower, Loren Burrell, Thaddeus Bean, Brayden Burrell, Jareck Nelson, Zach Griffin, Sean Marchant and Gavin Dowdy all had big improvements over their Murray performances.
Complete results can be found at: www.runnercard.com
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Selected as the Athletes of the Week were Katelyn Davidson and Cameron Dower. Both have continued working hard and have been making continued progress. And they have provided some quality senior leadership.
ALUMNI UPDATE
Jake Rossmango ran 21:02 over four miles to place 7th overall at the Ken Garland Invitational in Denton Texas. He was only a couple seconds from 5th. Hannah Williams placed 35th at the Montana State Invitational running 19:37 over the tough 5k course. There were over 100 runners in the race. At the BYU Autumn Classic, Jaxon Hansen (22:33) and Brandon Yardley (24:14) ran well for UVU. Our adopted Titan, Jared Ward, won the race in 20:02. The course was 4.0 miles long.
THIS WEEK
We will be running at Layton Park Wednesday for an Open Region meet. We will decide Monday if we will run at the Wahsatch Rendezvous. We may have an alternative “homecoming” race Saturday morning.
UPCOMING DATES
Sept 19 - Open Region @ Layton - 3:45
Sept 22 - *Wahsatch Rendezvous @ Cottonwood Complex
Sept 26 - Open Region @ Syracuse - 3:45
Sept 28 - Orem or Park City Inv.
Oct 3 - Open Region @ Davis - 3:45
Oct 10 - Region @ Layton Park - TBA
Oct 17 - State @ Sugarhouse Park - TBA
Our complete schedule is posted at:
Check out Kevin Hansen’s great pictures at: http://2012titanxcphotos.blogspot.com/
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Titan XC Update - Sept 9, 2012
PRE-REGION
The Girls finished 2nd and the Boys 3rd at the Pre-Region meet held at Layton City Park Wednesday. The races were run over the 2.0 mile course used for the last several years.
Sharlie Dimick, Isabella Williams, Erin Kibler, Katrina Dunlap and Maddy Neyts were the top finishers in the Ladies race. Their 52-second split was the best we have had in a long time. The top-five finishers for the Boys were Landon Greenhalgh, Jeff Reed, Nathan Seffker, Brandon Reed and Tyler Fessler.
Complete results can be found at: http://regiononetrack.blogspot.com/
MURRAY INVITATIONAL
Over 45 schools and 2000 athletes competed at the Murray Invitational Friday. Each of the six races was kind of an organized 5000 meter stampede. Fortunately, all Titans managed to survive.
Our Rookie Boys turned in our highest finish as they placed 6th. Carson Andreason (15th, 18:42), Brandon Reed (33rd, 19:24), Ryan Andreason (50th, 19:57), Tanner Robb (69th, 20:31) and Caleb Saunders (72nd, 20:33) were our scoring athletes. The J.V. Boys placed 20th in the team race. They were led by Nathan Seffker (74th, 19:21) and Jeff Reed (80th, 19:25. Because of injuries and illnesses, Landon Greenhalgh was our only entrant in the Varsity race. He ran tough even though he was tightening up most of the race, to finish 51st in 17:02.
Adriana McFarland (81st, 23:55) and Becca Jacobsen (116th, 24:56) led the J.V. Girls to a 15th place finish. The Girls Varsity overcame a poor start to place 18th. Sharlie Dimick (75th, 21:08), Isabella Williams (77th, 21:10), Erin Kibler (106th, 21:42), Maddy Neyts (156th, 22:40) and Katrina Dunlap (23:09) were the scoring athletes. Katelyn Davidson (184th, 23:36) and Mallory Ashby (193rd, 23:55) also ran very well in the Varsity race. Complete results of all races can be found at: www.runnercard.com.
Overall, it was a good performance by the Titans and a valuable experience in learning how to run in large races. This will pay off in the big races at the end of the season.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK(‘S)
Selected as the Athletes of the Week were Erin Kibler and Jeff Reed. Both had very good races this week, probably the result of their very good summer preparation.
DAVIS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS
We will be back at Layton Commons Park Wednesday for the Davis County Championships. The race will be run over a 2.75 mile course. The meet will feature a parent/coach/supporters race. Anyone can run the same course as the high school athletes. The schedule will be as follows:
3:30 pm - Junior Varsity Girls
3:55 pm - Junior Varsity Boys
4:20 pm - Varsity Girls
4:45 pm - Varsity Boys
5:10 pm - Alumni/Parent/Sibling/Friends of XC
5:30 pm - Awards Ceremony at the Finish Line area
ROYAL CHALLENGE
We will travel to Roy High Friday for the 1st Royal Challenge Invitational. I don’t know how many teams will be there, length of course, etc. Not much information so far. The race schedule is as follows:
4:00 pm - Rookie Girls
4:15 pm - Rookie Boys
4:30 pm - JV Girls
4:45 pm - JV Boys
5:00 pm - Varsity Girls
5:15 pm - Varsity Boys
PARENT/ATHLETE NIGHT
Our Parent/Athlete night will be held Thursday, September 13th at 6:30 pm. It will be held in the Chorale Room. We want ALL parents and athletes to attend
ALUMNI UPDATE
I missed Jaxon Hansen’s and Brandon Yardley’s collegiate debuts from the USU meet last week. Jaxon ran 21:26 and Brandon 21:39 over the 4.0 mile course. Good start for what will be a couple of great collegiate careers. No former Titans were in action this weekend.
UPCOMING DATES
Sept 12 - Davis District Championships @ Layton Park
Sept 13 - Parent / Athlete Night - 6:30
Sept 14 - Royal Invitational @ Roy High - 4:00
Sept 19 - Open Region @ Layton - 3:45
Check out Kevin Hansen’s great pictures at: http://2012titanxcphotos.blogspot.com/
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Titan XC Update - Sept 2
FINALLY!!!
The summer is over. Now we can get a little more consistency with our TEAM workouts. We start our practices every school day at 2:40 in room 2118. Be on time, dressed, ready to go. And bring a new recruit!!
SYRACUSE STAMPEDE
The Titans dominated the Buffalo Stampede trail races held on Antelope Island. There were two race held- a 5k and 12k. Most Titans opted for the 12k.
Cody Kelley won the men’s 12k covering the hilly trail course in 50:41. Coach Wilcox was the next Titan as he finished 3rd overall in 54:01. Jared Godfrey (56:51), Tyler Fessler (58:50), Zach Griffin (1:00:23), Tanner Robb (1:02.46) and Nick Merriman (1:06.11) were our next top finishers. Coach Buhrley (1:07:40) played caboose. Lane Dunstan took a wrong turn or two and finished an unknown distance in an unknown time. But he finished, though not taking the most direct route.
In the ladies race, Coach Busby ran a great race to place 2nd overall in 1:01:43. She was closely followed by Maddy Neyts in 1:02:43. Katelyn Davidson (1:04:28), Becca Jacobsen and Adriana McFarland (1:15:39), and Lauren Busby and Jessica Howes (1:18:44) also ran tough over the rugged trail course.
“Friends” of Titan XC running well included Eric Neyts (57:50), Coach Brown (1:02:46) and Leslie Fessler (1:02:47).
In the 5k trail race, Loren Burrell was the top finisher placing 4th in 23:48. Sean Marchant (24:56), Hyrum Cook (26:57), Zach Burrell (28:29) and Gavin Dowdy (29:15) were our next top placers. Sam Segura was the only Lady Titan to run the 5k finishing in 30:34. Our Titan supporters also running the race included Wendy Dyer (Gavin Dowdy’s Mom, 28:28), Carver Wilcox (33:30) and Carole Cook (46:12).
Overall it was a very fun race and a great way to get in a quality trail run and finish out the summer training.
SUMMER TRAINING CYCLE IS OVER
For a few, this summer was simply outstanding. Maddy Neyts (566), Erin Kibler (515) and Katelyn Davidson (490) logged the most total miles ever for a Lady Titan in summer workouts. Cody Kelley (774) and Tom Hill (714) also put in the most miles ever for the boys. Those are huge miles and will result in some great results.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK(‘S)
These first honors are really for the first couple weeks since our racing season began as well as for the overall summer efforts. Maddy Neyts and Cody Kelley have been selected as the first recipients of this honor. Both put in incredible summers, not only in the mileage they have logged, but also in their leadership. Even though they are only juniors, everyone on the TEAM looks up to them as two of the leaders that will help our chances for success.
PRE-REGION/MURRAY INVITATIONAL
Pre-Region will be held at Layton Commons Park (just west of Layton High School) Tuesday. Along with the Titan, Davis, Northridge and Layton will compete. The girls will run at 4:00 and the boys at 4:30. Athletes will be excused at 1:30 with the bus leaving at 1:45.
The Murray Invitational will be held at Murray City Park (5100 south State street, Murray). The first race is at 4:00 pm.
LOCKERS
I have combinations for the lockers in the Girls TEAM room. Check one out with me Tuesday morning. For the Boys, bring a combination lock Tuesday. The locker room (1414) should be open.
PARENT/ATHLETE NIGHT
We will have our Parent/Athlete night Thursday, September 13th. We want ALL parents and athletes to attend. More information will be forthcoming.
ALUMNI UPDATE
Hannah Williams ran 19:45 over a 5k course at the Aggie Invitational. She is being counted on to be one of the top runners for USU this fall. Jake Rossmango was TCU’s #4 runner at the Baylor Bear Invitational. He ran 20:37 on the 6k course.
UPCOMING DATES
Sept 4 - Pre-Region @ Layton Park
Sept 7 - Murray Invitational
Sept 12 - Davis District Championships @ Layton Park
Sept 13 - Parent / Athlete Night
Sept 14 - Royal Invitational @ Roy High
The summer is over. Now we can get a little more consistency with our TEAM workouts. We start our practices every school day at 2:40 in room 2118. Be on time, dressed, ready to go. And bring a new recruit!!
SYRACUSE STAMPEDE
The Titans dominated the Buffalo Stampede trail races held on Antelope Island. There were two race held- a 5k and 12k. Most Titans opted for the 12k.
Cody Kelley won the men’s 12k covering the hilly trail course in 50:41. Coach Wilcox was the next Titan as he finished 3rd overall in 54:01. Jared Godfrey (56:51), Tyler Fessler (58:50), Zach Griffin (1:00:23), Tanner Robb (1:02.46) and Nick Merriman (1:06.11) were our next top finishers. Coach Buhrley (1:07:40) played caboose. Lane Dunstan took a wrong turn or two and finished an unknown distance in an unknown time. But he finished, though not taking the most direct route.
In the ladies race, Coach Busby ran a great race to place 2nd overall in 1:01:43. She was closely followed by Maddy Neyts in 1:02:43. Katelyn Davidson (1:04:28), Becca Jacobsen and Adriana McFarland (1:15:39), and Lauren Busby and Jessica Howes (1:18:44) also ran tough over the rugged trail course.
“Friends” of Titan XC running well included Eric Neyts (57:50), Coach Brown (1:02:46) and Leslie Fessler (1:02:47).
In the 5k trail race, Loren Burrell was the top finisher placing 4th in 23:48. Sean Marchant (24:56), Hyrum Cook (26:57), Zach Burrell (28:29) and Gavin Dowdy (29:15) were our next top placers. Sam Segura was the only Lady Titan to run the 5k finishing in 30:34. Our Titan supporters also running the race included Wendy Dyer (Gavin Dowdy’s Mom, 28:28), Carver Wilcox (33:30) and Carole Cook (46:12).
Overall it was a very fun race and a great way to get in a quality trail run and finish out the summer training.
SUMMER TRAINING CYCLE IS OVER
For a few, this summer was simply outstanding. Maddy Neyts (566), Erin Kibler (515) and Katelyn Davidson (490) logged the most total miles ever for a Lady Titan in summer workouts. Cody Kelley (774) and Tom Hill (714) also put in the most miles ever for the boys. Those are huge miles and will result in some great results.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK(‘S)
These first honors are really for the first couple weeks since our racing season began as well as for the overall summer efforts. Maddy Neyts and Cody Kelley have been selected as the first recipients of this honor. Both put in incredible summers, not only in the mileage they have logged, but also in their leadership. Even though they are only juniors, everyone on the TEAM looks up to them as two of the leaders that will help our chances for success.
PRE-REGION/MURRAY INVITATIONAL
Pre-Region will be held at Layton Commons Park (just west of Layton High School) Tuesday. Along with the Titan, Davis, Northridge and Layton will compete. The girls will run at 4:00 and the boys at 4:30. Athletes will be excused at 1:30 with the bus leaving at 1:45.
The Murray Invitational will be held at Murray City Park (5100 south State street, Murray). The first race is at 4:00 pm.
LOCKERS
I have combinations for the lockers in the Girls TEAM room. Check one out with me Tuesday morning. For the Boys, bring a combination lock Tuesday. The locker room (1414) should be open.
PARENT/ATHLETE NIGHT
We will have our Parent/Athlete night Thursday, September 13th. We want ALL parents and athletes to attend. More information will be forthcoming.
ALUMNI UPDATE
Hannah Williams ran 19:45 over a 5k course at the Aggie Invitational. She is being counted on to be one of the top runners for USU this fall. Jake Rossmango was TCU’s #4 runner at the Baylor Bear Invitational. He ran 20:37 on the 6k course.
UPCOMING DATES
Sept 4 - Pre-Region @ Layton Park
Sept 7 - Murray Invitational
Sept 12 - Davis District Championships @ Layton Park
Sept 13 - Parent / Athlete Night
Sept 14 - Royal Invitational @ Roy High
Titan Cross Country Schedule
Sept 4 Pre-Region
@ Layton City Park
Sept 7 Murray
Invitational @ Murray City Park
Sept 12 Davis
District Championships @ Layton City Park
Sept 14 Royal
Challenge @ Roy High
Sept 19 Open
Region @ Layton
Sept 22 Wahsatch
Rendezvous @ Cottonwood Complex
Sept 26 Open
Region @ Syracuse
Sept 28 Orem
Invitational @ UVU
Or
Sept 28 Park
City Invitational @ Park City
Oct 3 Open
Region @ Davis
Oct 10 Region
Championships @ Layton City Park
Oct 17 State
Championships @ Sugarhouse Park
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