Conference Champs

The weather couldn't stay perfect all season, but yesterday was still a shock. The wind off of the lake probably took ten seconds off of the final times. However the runners didn't seem to mind.

It was close but the Varsity boys managed to pull off first place by four points. They defeated a very motivated Whitnal team that has been talking smack and predicting that they would crush us all year. Which of course just made it all that more satisfying. Dennis led most of the race despite the wind and had the kick he needed at the end to be the overall champion. He ran 16:05 so he is still a few seconds shy of the school record. Kevin ran a gutsy race and finished 6th. Andrew was back in form and ran 10th (17:00). David battled a bad back for 23rd and Brian stepped up and finished 30th. Jon and Christian will round out the State varsity squad with Sam, Ben, and Jason in reserve.

The JV Boys just missed beating Whitnall by two points. But they all ran really well. Sam was second overall and ran most of the course by himself.

The varsity girls continue to get better every week despite injuries and yesterday was no exception. Becca moved back up to the front after struggling most of the year and was our top finisher. She was followed closely by Morgan and sarah. They finished 4th in the standings and took a little unfair ribbing from Pewaukee but they are in a great position to surprise some teams at sectionals next week.

The JV girls also ran very well with a number of notable pr's. There are several girl's towards the back of the pack who have made some huge gains this year. Heidi in particular knocked a minute off of her pr and just missed breaking 20 minutes.

Pictures are up in the slide shows as well as a late set from the Shorewood Invite last week.
All of the images can be downloaded and sent to wallgreens right from your chair so feel free to print anything you want.

Next week is sectionals. The grouping and course are new this year and it will be very tough to move on so please come and cheer. It really makes a difference to the runners.

Great race everyone !