Banquet news

Mark your calendars for

Tuesday November 8th.

We will be getting together at the SIS commons to eat some food, hand out awards, and reflect on a great season. If you have pictures to share this would be a great time to do so.

Cost is $2 per head payable at the door.
Desserts and salads were assigned alphabetically, if you aren't sure bring whatever you do best.

Beverages will carry a nominal fee this time.

Please RSVP to Susan Flanders so they can order the right number of Pizzas.

See you there!

Fashion Alert

PINK ... It's the new black. or something

Three time champions !!

The third time was golden as the men's team easily defended their title in the premiere race of the day. Dennis led the squad as per usual. He shadowed eventual winner Andrew Lacy through a blistering first mile around 4:53. They had some company but none of it was serious. Lacy finished the course in 15:55 and Dennis took second in 16:16 ( times are from memory which can be foggy). Jake stepped up and finished 13th overall, second on the team just under 17:00. Andrew was 14th overall, third on the team and did not break 17:00 leaving unfinished business for next year. He did pick up 12 spots in the last quarter mile. Andrew was followed closely by David ( 17:17), Brian (17:22), Doug(17:47), and John (18:40). If they looked nervous at the starting line... they looked twice as stressed waiting for the official results after the race. All year they had watched the numbers from Monroe, who looked tough until their best runner broke his leg; Then they had monitored Mcfarland who vaulted to the top of their sectional when Lacy returned from injury; And finally they considered a late surging bid by catholic memorial. On paper any one of these four teams could win the whole thing. All anyone knew for sure was that it was going to be very very very close. And we were all very very very wrong. The men scored an astonishing 55 points. Catholic memorial placed second with 102, followed by McFarland and Monroe dropped all the way to eighth. It wasn't just a win, it was a dominant statement. The guys reacted with more emotion then they have ever shown. They yelled, they laughed, they hugged, the coach cried. It was awesome. They have now won THREE STRAIGHT STATE TITLES and they will return four of the top five finishers next year. Maybe this year the school will find a place to display thier latest state championship trophy because I'm pretty sure that Dom is running out of room at his place. Congratulations guys!

The women also had a day and a season to be proud of. Claire was the fastest girl of the day in any division. She led gun to tape with confidence and style. She finished first with a personal best time of 14:15. A new D2 state record and ~4 seconds faster than the D1 race went in. The balance of the team finished in a tight pack and scored well enough to take ninth. Not what they were hoping for but a huge effort and a moral victory. early in the season they lost four varsity runners to injury and looked in disarray. The bean counters consistantly ranked them in the mid twenties in all of the polls. However, against the odds, Coach K rallied the girls and helped them to overcome the early set backs. Winning sectionals is not easy. Just getting to State is not a given. And finishing ninth in what was a very fast race means that they were competitive right to the end. Congrats Ladies !

Results should be up at Wisconsin Runner.

or here: http://www.wisconsintrackandfield.com/index.html

Pictures are up, see the slide show bar. There aren't many because the race was just too good.

Feel free to brag a little over on the Dyestat board.

See you all next year.

Jake... the babe magnate

No one draws a crowd quite like Jake. The team just won't be the same without him next year.

Strange fan

Details

The students will be leaving in three waves.

The varsity girls will leave at 11:00 on friday. they will eat lunch in Madison and proceed to the Elizabeth Inn in Plover at about 3:00.

The varsity boys will leave at 1:00 and go directly to Wis. Rapids to pick up the race packets and T-shirts. Apparently the school felt that it would cost too much to feed them lunch so they will eat before they leave.

A third group of JV runners who will comprise the core of our "superfan" group will leave Shorewood at 3:00 and go straight to the hotel.

Hotel Info: Elizabeth Inn, US 51 south & 54 east
5246 harding Ave Plover
715.341.4414

Dinner is at Arbuckles (1320 strongs ave, stevens point. 715.341.2444) at about 6:30

On saturday the girls plan to be at the course around 9:00, while the guys hope to show up about 10:30.

The awards are at 3:15

Dinner will be somewhere on the way home.

Parents driving up on saturday should leave before 7:00 to account for parking and shuttle bus delays.

See you there!

The state meet

CROSS COUNTRY
WIAA STATE MEET
The Ridges, Wisconsin Rapids

Saturday

Girls - Division 3, 10:30 a.m.; Division 2, 11:10 a.m.; Division 1, 11:50 a.m.

Boys - Division 3, 12:30 p.m.; Division 2, 1:10 p.m.; Division 1, 1:50 p.m.

If you are planning to drive up:

Mapquest suggests taking 94 to madison and then going north on 39. I did that last year and it worked fine. It takes just over 3 hours. As you come into town there is a well marked parking lot with a shuttle bus running to the meet. I seem to remember a small fee to park. there is officially no parking next to the course but it sure looked like a lot of people parked on the streets anyway. It does cost to get in. $5 I think. They do sell a lot of food there but the lines can be huge later in the day. It is much more of a party atmosphere than most races. A lot of spectators are in costume and people watching can be entertaining. The awards are over at the high school several miles away. It is not easy to find so try and follow somebody. I know that the team has an extra van going up on friday and a pair of extra rooms for students. I am going up on saturday and I have a couple extra seats in my van if anyone wants a ride. There is an info meeting wednesday night at the high school for anyone who wants more details. Last year was cold and rainy but that didn't seem to matter after the boys won. the weather could be the same this year.

See ya !

Race the competition not the clock

Dear CC parents and fans,

The Shorewood boy's cross country team advanced to the 2005 Wisconsin State Meet at Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. The Greyhounds won the WIAA Sectional Championship with 36 points. Dennis Walsh navigated the course with a 1st place finish and a time of 16:27. David Salmon was 5th (17:01), Andrew Erickson 7th (17:05), Jake Haury 8th (17:09), Brian Valusek 15th (17:47), Douglas Stewart 16th (17:49) and Jon Bassen who finished in 34th place with a time of (18:34).

The top 2 teams advance to the State Meet, a list of results will follow.

I believe that we will see one of the closest Division 2 State Meet races ever this year. We will have to run OUR BEST TEAM RACE ON THAT GIVEN DAY!! Monroe and McFarland will be strong contenders, as will Catholic memorial and others, but I feel that we have a chance at a State title.

More info about the team departure on friday will be forth coming. In the mean time runners should feel happy but not satisfied. If you hear runners talking about a 3 peat help them to keep it in perspective. That is not the only goal in mind. They need to race the competition not the clock. There are too many variables that could effect our runners in achieving a certain time.

Anyhow, congrats to Jake and Douglas who I believe are the only 2 runners from Shorewood who have competed in 4 state meets in CC, and congrats to Jon Bassen who will be competing in his first state meet!

I would also like to send a BIG CONGRATS, to the girls team for winning their sectional race and qualifying for the WIAA State Meet. Nice job Claire Maduza on winning the individual race. Way to go Coach Kopplin!

-Dom

1. 36 Shorewood ( 17:06 1:25:29)
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1 1 Dennis Walsh 16:27
2 5 David Salmon 17:01
3 7 Andrew Erickson 17:05
4 8 Jake Haury 17:09
5 15 Brian Valusek 17:47
6 ( 16) Douglas Stewart 17:49
7 ( 34) Jon Bassen 18:34

short cut to official results for sectionals

all sectional results, boys:
http://www.wiaawi.org/x-countryboys/2005/tourneyresults.html

all girls results:
http://www.wiaawi.org/x-countrygirls/2005/tourneyresults.html

The Ladies results

1. 47 Shorewood High School ( 16:11 1:20:55)
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1 1 Claire Maduza 14:34
2 2 Becky Wayman 15:55
3 13 Becca Mahn 16:44
4 15 Katja Krishok 16:49
5 16 Colleen Luba 16:53
6 ( 26) Ashley Barron 17:10
7 ( 34) Devin Nadar 17:31

Sectional Results

It was wet and windy but well worth the drive this morning. Both teams came away with a win individually and as a team. It was kind of fun to hear spectators from other schools muttering about how unfair it was to have to run against Shorewood.

Complete slides are up over on the side bar. Results should already be on Wisconsin runner.



The ladies ran a very tight smart race. Claire led from the start as per usual and finished in an easy 14:30 something. She was followed by Becky who placed second. There were a dozen or so other competitors and then our next three runners led by Becca ( check out the racing stripes) they finished as a pack with no gaps. It was very impressive. They started a little slow by design but continually passed runners the whole way. They will look great next week at State. They also showed just how lame the rankings have been on the girl's side all year.

The men put on a show of their own. Dennis led gun to chute but lost a dozen seconds because he kept stopping to ask for directions on what was a very poorly marked course. That won't be a problem next week. David finished in the number two spot for us, breaking the 17:00 barrier and flashing his old form. Andrew was third, just over 17:00 for the fourth week in a row. He was followed closely by Jake, Doug, and Brian. For those of you still counting, yes there was a seventh runner. John put in a great effort as he continues to improves significantly every race. You never know when your seventh runner may suddenly become your fifth mid race and decide the race but it does happen and John is more than holding his own.

Monroe took second to Macfarland today and almost didn't qualify. They ran without their top runner Kehoe who is out with a stress fracture. This means that he won't be back next week and makes them much less of a threat. Macfarland on the other hand is coming on strong and will be very evenly matched. I will post more numbers later.

Congratulations everyone!

Times to run on saturday

Per the Dom himself

The bus will leave the High School at 8:00 on saturday.
The Women will run at 10:30
The men will run at 11:15

This is sectionals so there are no JV races.
The top two teams advance on to State.

For the Men:

The top teams in our section include (in order) Sheboygan falls, Milwaukee Lutheran, Lomira, Kewaskum, and Luther Prep. None of whom are predicted to be in the top six teams at the state meet ( Shorewood is ranked 1st in the section and 2nd in the state). This does not mean that we couldn't be surprised if we get sloppy or if injuries take a toll, but the Men should advance through this round with or without Jake. We won't win state without him though.

For the Women:

The ladies are ranked 4th in their section behind Sheboygan falls, Winnebago Lutheran, and Poynette. Sheboygan Falls is currently ranked 9th in the state and we are 24th. The actual numbers mean nothing but they do give some perspective. This will be another very close finish. We can take the second spot but it will take some heroic running.

Mayville isn't that far away and the drive is scenic so plan to be there to yell encouragement.

If you take capitol drive to 41/45 north towards Fond du lac it's about 50 miles to the course and it should take about an hour and a quarter unless there is traffic. The race is at the golf course SE of town and is not anywhere near the high school.

See ya.

Welcome SIS runners

The slide show Mr. Haury mentioned can be found over to the right on the side bar under 'slide shows' you can also use this link :

http://www.photoshow.net/watch/jT6ct9Nq

The pictures are not great but the kids find them interesting. Feel free to download and print any that you like.

Also while you are here feel free to look around. The main posts deal with the races both before and after. Over on the side I have links to various sites of interest. Dyestat is probably the most looked at because they have an active chat area for local runners ( click on 'talk' and then scroll down to the wisconsin board). The 'let's run' site' is a good place for national news. Local meet results are on 'wisconsin runner'. I have pictures up for most races under the slide show heading. Finally, the books advertised from Amazon are all classics that I highly reccomend.

If you have any questions let me know in the comments.

Conference results

There aren't any results posted yet that I can find, but I remember a few things.

In the women's varsity race, Claire ran 14:19 and finished more than a minute ahead of second place, she was followed on the team by Becky and Becca. After the race coach K compared place cards with the Pewaukee coach and it looked like we had tied through fifth place and then edged them with our sixth runner to win by one. However at the awards ceremony Pewaukee was announced as the winner. The coaches demanded a recount and a huddle of anxious looking coaches and officials reviewed the numbers. In the end the call on the podium was affirmed and the bar went to Pewaukee. No official explanation was given at the time. However we have the inside scoop. Dominican High School brought seven runners but only ran three of them in the varsity race. That constitutes an incomplete team and so their runners scores do not count for team standings. Their top girl placed second, so with her score removed everyone under her gained a point. Claire however was ahead of her and so was not included, thus giving Pewaukee the one point win. A rare case of losing by winning. The rule is correct, the question remains whether or not teams should have to field a full varsity team if they have enough bodies. It was still a great race and Pewaukee ran well.



In the men's marquee event Dennis took first easily in 16:3x something and Andrew placed second in 17:02 ( still looking to break 17:00 for the first time). The men won the event but post race concern centered around Jake who has been nursing a sore leg and didn't finish. He was able to dance later though and should be good for sectionals and state.

In the boy's JV race Scandinavian sensation Christian L. kicked for the win edging out Andrew S. who has been battling injuries all season and has done most of his conditioning in the Pool and on a bike.




In the girl's JV race Heidi broke 21 minutes, that's over nine minutes faster than her first race of the season and a minute faster than last week. Good job Heidi!

I'll put up actual numbers when I get them.

Trivia Question :

These four runners are about to go to an event.

1. What is the event?
2. What is the dress code?

Conference Meet

This will be the final Parkland Conference meet, as the conference will disband after this season.

The race schedule looks like this:

10:00 Girls' JV
10:30 Girls' Varsity
11:00 Boys' Varsity
11:30 Boys' JV
12:00 Awards

Teams:

Luther Prep, KM Lutheran, Shorewood, Pewaukee, St. Francis, Dominican, Brown Deere, and Slinger.

The men should win easily as a team and Claire should win easily as an individual.

It is not supposed to rain.

Dom Speaks

Boys END SKID with a win at home.

Dennis Walsh sprinted to a 16:16 2nd place finish, the 3rd fastest time ever run on this course. Dennis was followed by Jake Haury, one second behind was Andrew Erickson. Then a nice three some of Douglas Stewart, David Salmon and Brain Valusek.
Jon Bassen rounded out the top seven with a new PR of 18:45. Christian Larsen was our 8th runner.

Moving back up to the Varsity with a new PR was Sammy Dupuis who was out kicked the last 100m by a Giant! Flanders and Guadingnino followed Dp with a 7th and 8th place finish. Andy Tisdel is making a break through. Tony Hackett, Jason Glass and Nishan Abraham showed fine pack running. It was good to see Jason running again after an injury. Latwon Bulluck-McSwain and Ian Phillips rounded out the JV runners. Nice job boys!!

The next meet will be at Pewaukee HS. This will be the last year of the Parkland Conference. Come and see the final races for this conference. Next year we will be in the Woodland Conference.

Yours in running,
Dominic

The eyes

In the first picture notice that while everyone else is looking ahead Dennis is watching Zach to see how he starts.







This next picture speaks for itself.

This was a great race. Neither runner was willing to give an inch. Normally one person will tuck in behind the other and 'draft' for a while. Not here. They ran side by side the whole way. Zach was even willing to run the corners wide rather than give any ground. They both ran flat out the whole way.

I did post new pictures in the slide show link for the Rebel invite two weeks ago and the more recent Shorewood invite. The SI pictures turned out really well ... the music is still lame. Also Dr. Mahn put up some shots on the 'Mahn files'.

Shorewood Invite

Okay, I'm very short of actual numbers from Saturday but I'll post what I remember and y'all can correct me in the comments. In the men's varsity race Dennis battled with Zach McFall from St. Joseph's the entire race. They traded enough elbows in the first mile to get kicked out of a lacrosse game, but hey that's what real cross country looks like. Unfortunately, Zach had the better kick and pulled away in the last two hundred to post a new course record of 16:09. Dennis took second in 16:16. Jake was third in 16:59, and Andrew was fourth in 17:01. Doug was 6th 17:21, David was 8th 17:31, and Brian was 9th 17:35. The boys won easily with 23 points.


In The JV race Ben Flanders took the early lead and ran the first mile in 5:45, but was unable to hold on. Sam DuPuis finished first for the hounds, third or fourth overall.




In the Women's race, Claire reset the course record, dropping it down to a time that she hopes will last a few years after she graduates. She ran the loop in 14:22 ( I think) which is about 30 seconds faster than the old record and a minute or so faster than the second place finisher. It's also the second fastest time on the state honor roll so far this year. Becky Waymen was 4th in 16:10, and Becca Mahn was 12th in 16:58. The Ladies team took first with 50 points. I do apologize for not having any other numbers. Perhaps Coach K. Will post something more complete, or at least more interesting.



A number of injured runners returned. Ericka Johnson has been out with a bone spur in her foot since the beginning of the season. She won the JV race in 17:18 (I think) and looked comfortable. Margo Davis is back and looked good. Erin is still battling a bad ankle but ran anyway. She ran most of the way dragging her bad foot but finished strong; with that kind of courage she will be fun to watch next year when she can compete with both feet. Sarah and santerra are still recovering.


Next week is conference at Pewaukee. This is another great course (unless you have to run on it), you can catch the runners at several points if you are in reasonable shape. The ultimate vantage point is at the top of "cemetery Hill" which is usually the deciding point of the race. Although Andrew insists it's not the 'worst' hill on the course it is the most visible.

Don't forget that you can click on any of these pictures to see them full size, and you can of course download and print them.



See you all there!

The Shorewood Invite

Dom assures me that he has enough volunteers if everyone shows up, so if you are not currently on the list feel free to sleep in. Dom plans to be there at 7:00 am to plant the flags and mark the course. The races themselves start at 10:00. Last year the only hitch was that Milwaukee county was late in unlocking the bathrooms and someone had to run to jewel for toilet paper. It did delay the first race but not significantly.

The race itself is a series of laps around the park and it is easy to see the whole race from a single vantage point. The one hill which the runners get to experience multiple times has been affectionately dubbed "big Bertha". Feel free to jog up it when no one is looking and you will understand why the runners feel it deserves it's own name.

The weather should be brisk and sunny. The course will be hard and fast. The competition is fairly anemic so both teams should look very good. It's also a great course to take pictures and or videos just remember to keep the sun at your back if you don't want your pictures to look like mine. Speaking of which I went looking for a picture from last year but could only find this one ( which was taken during the boy's varsity race):


As I recall I handed the camera to my daughter (mad dog) so I could help in the chute and she only took pictures of herself and her cousins. At least she found a good spot to see the race from.

Official race times are:

10:00am Girls Varsity Race 4000 M
10:30am Girls Junior Varsity Race 4000 M
11:00am Boys Varsity Race 5000 M
11:30am Boys Junior Varsity Race 5000 M

See you there!

Free Piglet

Many of you who are regular visitors to this site may be wondering about the new "free Piglet" icon over in the links ( no pun intended) section. Let me assure you that this is a very serious topic that directly impacts the whole porcine Shorewood community. As those of you who managed to stay awake during the recent Alumni awards assembly know, the actor who gave voice to the timeless character of Piglet in the last several Disney movies graduated from Shorewood High School. Which is why we should be outraged that several communities in England recently banned piglet from public display because he might be offensive to Muslims. Honestly I had no idea that Piglet was such a subversive religious icon... However now that there is a full fledged "free piglet" movement starting, posting the icon is the least we can do. Perhaps t-shirts and wrist bands will follow...

Results from Saturday

For those spectators who may be wondering what the third mile of the parkside course looks like; the one that the runners describe as a series of rolling hills that suck the life out of your legs... the picture on the left is nothing like the back stretch at parkside.

Seriously though, in the men's race Dennis took the lead from the start, led the whole way and finished first in 16:26. He looks to be back in shape after his summer off. Andrew and Doug decided to start a litle slower so they could kick harder however a 5:40 first mile was too slow and they were never able to close the gap. The team finished second to Waukesha west by three points. There was a crowd around Brian and David at the finish and fifteen places were awarded in less than three seconds. That group included both our fourth and fifth runners as well as the fourth and fifth runners from West. It was that close.

Individual numbers looked like this: Walsh --16:26; Jake--17:03; Andrew-- 17:16; Douglas-- 17:18; David--17:41; Brian--17:43; Bassen--18:58; Larsen--19:20; Sam 19:26; Flanders--19:52.

On the Womens side, Claire also led from the start and won easily in 14:41. Becky wayman was next at 16:22, followed by Colleen (17:09), Devon ( 17:12), Becca ( 17:18), Devin ( 17:27), and Katja (17:39).

The weather couldn't have been better.

Complete results can be found on Wisconsin Runner just keep clicking through the links.

Next week is the Shorewood Invite. Dom needs lots of help so call him if you can be there. I will post more on the specifics latter in the week.