Cross Country Newsletter (11/12/12)

                It was a beautiful Crisp morning at Mt Sac for our prelims.  What an exciting set of races!  I was proud of the effort put forth by all of our athletes, and I would like to thank all of those who came to cheer on the team.

                The boys finished 8^th in their heat (66^th out of all 540 schools contesting cross country in the CIF-SS), with a time of 81:58 on this hilly, challenging course.  While the boys’ team does not go on to CIF finals, Jackson Marshall is able to go on as an individual with a time of 15:24 (# 27 runner in the entire meet). I would like to congratulate all the boys on their hard work.  You can take pride in what you have accomplished. This has been a good experience for a young team, and I look forward to next year for you.  Justin, as our only senior boy, I’d like to say I am proud of how you ended this season.

For the Girls team, they finished 3^rd in their heat (16^th out of all the 540 schools that contest cross country in the CIF-SS), with a time of 94:12, and are continuing on to CIF Finals.  Great Job Ladies!

Next week (at Mt. Sac again) will be the most challenging race of the season to date, as we face some of the best schools in the State.  We need to remain focused, continue our training, and be ready both mentally and physically to run a great race next Saturday. 

Athletes of the Meet:  Jackson Marshall (15:24) took 5^th in his heat, and continues on to CIF Finals and  Alyssa Gutcher (18:26) took 11^th in her heat, to lead the girls to CIF Finals.

CIF Finals Schedule:

Boys D2 Race (Jackson): 9:05

Girls D2 Race: 10:05

Remember… Pain is temporary, Pride is forever.

Coach Pacheco

Cross Country Newsletter 11/5/2012

Congratulations to all at the league finals!  As predicted, the races were exciting, the weather was perfect, and the course was great.   There were 57 new PR’s, even after the great meet last week which had 61 new PR’s!  All week long, we have talked about this meet, and how it will be the last one of the season for most of our athletes.  I was proud of how pumped up everyone was at the meet, and how everyone got out there and ran their best.

The boys  Varsity team  took 2^nd in the race, and 2^nd in the league.  Jackson Marshall was the League Champion with a time of 14:58!  Jake Suiste came in 2^nd for the league with a new PR time of 15:11, and Ralphy Lara took 10^th in the League with a time of 15:49.  Christian Choi ran a new PR (16:23), Dariuss Chriss ran a new PR of (16:36), Justin Larius ran a solid 16:38, and Anish Reddy also ran a new PR of (16:53). 

 JV boys took 2^nd in the race, and finished 1^st in the league.  Great job goes out to Adar Karny for taking 2^nd in the JV with a new PR of 16:48.

 Frosh/soph boys took 2^nd at the meet and finished 2^nd in league.  This would not have been possible if the boys had not run all 5 runners with only a 14 seconds between them.

On the girls side, Varsity took 1^st in the race, and 1^st in the league.  Maddy Bradford has a new PR to take 2^nd as an individual with a time of 17:32.  She was followed by Kyle Oefelein in 4^th with a new PR of 17:54.  Alyssa Gutcher came in 5^th overall with a time of 18:00, followed by Olivia Rodriguez in 9^th place with a new PR of 18:18.  Ana-Paola came in 10^th, with a new PR of 18:20, and Emilie Birchler came in 14^th with a PR of 18:32. Rounding out the girls team was Hannah O’Conner who was 25^th, with a time of 19:04.

 JV girls took 2^nd in their race, and 2^nd in the league.  Alexis took first in the JV race with a time of 18:50, followed by Lauren Chen (19:20) and Jackie Foley (19:32).

Frosh/Soph girls took 3^rd in their race and 3^rd in their league.  Our top 5 were Katie Peterson (20:11), Rini Jablonski (20:13), Sophie Huisken (20:22), Rachel Oliver (20:36), and Nicole Ledina (20:39)

Great Job everyone!

Both our Varsity teams are continuing on to CIF Prelims this coming Saturday at Mt. Sac.  The course is a hilly course, something our Monday hill workouts, as well as races like Sunny hills and Kit Carson has prepared us well for.  

Athlete of the Meet:   Jake Suiste ran an new PR time of 15:11 and 2^nd in the league.  On the girls side, Maddy Bradford and Kyle Oefelein both ran great races to lead the Varsity girls.  Maddy ran a 17:32, for a new PR and a 2^nd place finish in the league, and Kyle ran an excellent race breaking 18:00 for the first time, finishing 4^th in the league!

Week Schedule:

Non Varsity athletes:

1.       You need to check in every day.  If you are switching to a sport other than Track, please contact that coach and go to the counseling office to get the proper paperwork.  If you are continuing on to Track, we will continue to meet by the high jump pit.  I am hoping to get  you some time in the weight room next week, and allow you some time to rest and recover from your season.

2.       Please wash your uniforms and be prepared to return them next week.

Varsity races are on  Saturday at 8:14am for the boys and 9:21 for the girls at Mt. Sac.  We will need to arrange transport to the meet as there is no bus.  Athletes who are not racing are welcome to come, however be aware there is an entrance fee.

Again, great job everyone on the season!

Coach Pacheco