IT’S HERE!!!
For those who were in attendance at our first
meeting in May, I’m sure you felt like the Region Cross Country
Championship was a long ways off. Well, it’s here now. For many of
you, the focus of your training has been directed towards the race this
Wednesday. And for some, that focus may have started after last year’s
Region or State Cross Country meets. There is reason to have a great
deal of confidence as we make our final preparations. As a TEAM (there
are, of course, some exceptions) we are as healthy as we have been all
year. Our last two Saturday workouts have been the best of the year.
AND, our last two meets have also been our best overall performances- SO
FAR!! Now, let’s keep these trends going for two more weeks.
OPEN REGION @ DAVIS
All of the Region One schools met at Barnes Park and ran at full
strength. In both Boys and Girls, Davis won and was followed by Weber,
then the Titans. There were some very good performances over the 3.0
mile course.
Bella Williams led the Girls as she ran her best
race of the year finishing 10th in 19:47. Sharlie Dimick was right
behind running 20:05 to place 12th. Erin Kibler was14th in 20:45.
Mallory Ashby (17th, 21:36) and Adriana McFarland (18th, 21:42) had
their best races of the year to round out our top five. Katrina Dunlap
(21st, 21:56) and Maddy Neyts (25th, 22:03) ran very well and finished
ahead of Weber’s 6th and 7th runners. This type of finish could be big
at Region.
Landon Greenhalgh ran a controlled race to place 7th
overall running 16:22. Parker Greenhalgh was next finishing 13th in
17:03. Carsen Andreason ran his best race of the year finishing strong
over the last mile to place 20th in 17:19. He was just ahead of Cody
Kelley (21st, 17:20) and Tom Hill (21st, 17:21). Ryan Andreason (32nd,
18:20) and Nate Seffker (36th, 18:25) rounded out the top seven. In the
JV race, Tyler (“killer”) Fessler ran very tough to place 10th in
18:38.
Complete results can be found at: http://regiononetrack.blogspot.com/
Again, our splits were pretty good, but we still need to tighten things
up between #1 and #7 Wednesday to ensure that we make it to State.
INJURIES/PERSEVERANCE
As the season winds down, it is obvious that we have had more than our
share of injuries. Some have been able to overcome their injuries and
get back into competition. A few others have not been able to recover
in time to compete and help the TEAM. Thanks to those athletes who have
done everything possible to get back, even though they may not have
healed in time to compete. Each of you has been part of our success,
inspiring others with your determination. THANKS!!
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Selected as the Athletes of the Week were Jessica Howes, Adriana
McFarland, Tyler Fessler, and Carsen Andreason, Jessica keeps working
hard as a senior leader making the entire TEAM better. Adriana has
really come on strong and is a key to our success. Tyler and Carsen are
doing a great job as sophomores and not only make it look good for the
future, but also the present.
ST. GEORGE MARATHON
Congrats to our coaches for some great performances at the St. George
Marathon. Coach Wilcox ran 3:23.51 and Coach Busby 3:41.30. This was a
good “tuneup” for the Boston Marathon in April (hopefully). AND, Stacy
Wilcox broke the 4-hour barrier running 3:57.56. I would say she took
the most steps for anyone running under 4-hours. Great job by the Titan
family. There were others running- I couldn’t find them in the
results.
ALUMNI UPDATE
Jaxon Hansen (19:49) and Brandon
Yardley (20:32) ran well for UVU at the Color Country Invitational at
SUU. The course was 6000 meters. One I missed from last week: Jake
Rossmango finished as TCU’s #4 runner at the Cowboy Jamboree at Oklahoma
State.
REGION ONE CHAMPIONSHIPS
You will be excused at 1:30 for Region with the bus leaving at 1:45. The race schedule will be as follows:
3:00 - Girls JV
3:30 - Boys JV
4:00 - Girls Varsity
4:30 - Boys Varsity
5:15 - Awards in Kenley Amphitheater
We want EVERYONE there for the awards- no one leaves early.
UPCOMING DATES
Oct 10 - Region Championships @ Layton Park - 3:00 pm
Oct 17 - State Championships @ Sugarhouse Park - 2:00/3:30 pm
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