Link for Griak Pictures....starts with College Meets....
http://picasaweb.google.com/dontyler22/GriakInvitePictures#
The weather was perfect for running....temps in the 60s and overcast skies....and the kids came through quite nicely. I don't know whether it was last week's performance at the Marquette Invite, the determination of these kids, the perfect weather, the coaches getting the message across or a combination of all of the above, but the kids seemed to be in the zone at this meet. The proof was in the number of Course PRs. This is one of the toughest courses they will run and is a great precursor to both the sectionals and state. The competition is unbelievable...with more than 48 top teams and 450 runners from around the midwest competing.
Here is a comparison of the results over the past two years. Note that last year's conditions were brutal but regardless it was clear that the kids came to run at this year's meet.
2008 Results:
22nd Place - 669 points ( 17:34) (1:27:48)
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1 - 15th Place: Ben Tyler 16:25 Course PR by 125 seconds
2 - 63rd Place: Peter Drews 17:07 Course PR by 54 seconds
3 - 189th Place: John Taylor 17:58 Course PR by 135 seconds
4 - 190th Place: Aidan Mazur 17:59 Course PR by 57 seconds
5 - 257th Place: Brendan Vorpahl 18:19 Did Not Qualify to Run Last Year
6 - 323th Place: Sam Dupuis 18:44 Recovering from injury
7 - 341st Place: Gavin Schroeder - 18:53 Course PR by 46 seconds
8 - 367th Place: Joe Pendleton - 19:03 Recovering from injury
9 - 395th Place: Keith Dodd - 19:36 New Course PR
10 - 432th Place: Oliver Heywood - 20:13 New Course PR
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2007 Results:
25th Place - 706 points ( 18:06) (1:30:30)
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1 - 11th Place: Andrew Erickson - 16:48
2 - 122th Place: Peter Drews - 18:01
3 - 195th Place: Ben Tyler - 18:30
4 - 197th Place: Brian Valusek - 18:31
5 - 220th Place: Brian Lee - 18:40
6 - 241st Place: Joe Pendleton - 18:51
7 - 250th Place: Aidan Mazur - 18:56
Fierce Competition, Tough Course, Perfect Running Weather!
As you can see, the competition was fierce and the conditions perfect. The lead pack went out fast, several of them under 5:00 minutes at the one mile mark. The two top guns from Port Washington were part of that pack, with Ben and Peter not far behind. Ben decided to breakout at the 1.5 mile mark again and passed the PW runners and held them at bay with about 600 yards to go. The PW kids took command with a strong kick and finished a strong 8th and 11th with Ben behind them in 15th. Tees up the potential for a very interesting race at state among 6 or seven runners.
Peter improved his time by over 50 seconds and placed a very strong 63rd place with a time of 17:07. Our 3to5 pack ran together and finished together...John Taylor inching out Aidan Mazur by one second, both having huge course PRs. Brendan Vorpahl had a very strong finish as he was determined to take out a PW runner out in the last 200 yards. That attitude will be essential for us at Sectionals.
Bottomline:
We had four runners under 18 minutes on a very tough course. This team is coming together.
Emily Finishes in a Virtual Tie for 4th Place
http://picasaweb.google.com/dontyler22/GriakInvitePictures#
The weather was perfect for running....temps in the 60s and overcast skies....and the kids came through quite nicely. I don't know whether it was last week's performance at the Marquette Invite, the determination of these kids, the perfect weather, the coaches getting the message across or a combination of all of the above, but the kids seemed to be in the zone at this meet. The proof was in the number of Course PRs. This is one of the toughest courses they will run and is a great precursor to both the sectionals and state. The competition is unbelievable...with more than 48 top teams and 450 runners from around the midwest competing.
Here is a comparison of the results over the past two years. Note that last year's conditions were brutal but regardless it was clear that the kids came to run at this year's meet.
2008 Results:
22nd Place - 669 points ( 17:34) (1:27:48)
========================================
1 - 15th Place: Ben Tyler 16:25 Course PR by 125 seconds
2 - 63rd Place: Peter Drews 17:07 Course PR by 54 seconds
3 - 189th Place: John Taylor 17:58 Course PR by 135 seconds
4 - 190th Place: Aidan Mazur 17:59 Course PR by 57 seconds
5 - 257th Place: Brendan Vorpahl 18:19 Did Not Qualify to Run Last Year
6 - 323th Place: Sam Dupuis 18:44 Recovering from injury
7 - 341st Place: Gavin Schroeder - 18:53 Course PR by 46 seconds
8 - 367th Place: Joe Pendleton - 19:03 Recovering from injury
9 - 395th Place: Keith Dodd - 19:36 New Course PR
10 - 432th Place: Oliver Heywood - 20:13 New Course PR
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2007 Results:
25th Place - 706 points ( 18:06) (1:30:30)
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1 - 11th Place: Andrew Erickson - 16:48
2 - 122th Place: Peter Drews - 18:01
3 - 195th Place: Ben Tyler - 18:30
4 - 197th Place: Brian Valusek - 18:31
5 - 220th Place: Brian Lee - 18:40
6 - 241st Place: Joe Pendleton - 18:51
7 - 250th Place: Aidan Mazur - 18:56
Fierce Competition, Tough Course, Perfect Running Weather!
As you can see, the competition was fierce and the conditions perfect. The lead pack went out fast, several of them under 5:00 minutes at the one mile mark. The two top guns from Port Washington were part of that pack, with Ben and Peter not far behind. Ben decided to breakout at the 1.5 mile mark again and passed the PW runners and held them at bay with about 600 yards to go. The PW kids took command with a strong kick and finished a strong 8th and 11th with Ben behind them in 15th. Tees up the potential for a very interesting race at state among 6 or seven runners.
Peter improved his time by over 50 seconds and placed a very strong 63rd place with a time of 17:07. Our 3to5 pack ran together and finished together...John Taylor inching out Aidan Mazur by one second, both having huge course PRs. Brendan Vorpahl had a very strong finish as he was determined to take out a PW runner out in the last 200 yards. That attitude will be essential for us at Sectionals.
Bottomline:
We had four runners under 18 minutes on a very tough course. This team is coming together.
Emily Finishes in a Virtual Tie for 4th Place
Emily, along with the rest of the girls had a great meet at Griak this year. Will try to fill in some of the blanks or please someone from the girl's team send me comments I can plug in!
Check Out a Cool Video of the Race:
Interested in seeing the action on video? Go to http://www.flotrack.org/! More to follow, including pictures.
Griak Invite Results:
https://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=1589844
Interested in seeing the action on video? Go to http://www.flotrack.org/! More to follow, including pictures.
Griak Invite Results:
https://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=1589844
2 comments:
Don, thanks so much for the reporting and especially the analysis of the boys' times. If you ever want to go into journalism, you've got our vote! The pictures are great, too. I feel like I really "experienced Griak" based on all you've done.
Bravo!
Roberta,
Thanks for the feedback...keeps me going!
Don
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