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 Oct 28^th – Nov 1^st

It was another good week of training and racing as we prepare ourselves for our upcoming league meets and CIF.    The boys course at Jaguar is slightly longer than 3 miles, while the girls course is only 2.7 miles. This makes it challenging to compare with other meets/times.  Mt. Sac course is extremely hilly, and times there are usually significantly different than other racing locations.

For the Jaguar Invitational,  Girls Varsity took 1^st, Girls JV 2^nd , (they don’t have a F/S on the girls side).  Boys F/S  3^rd , Boys JV 10th,  Boys Varsity 14^th,  (the top JV boys ran in the Varisty race as the top 7 were running at Mt. Sac).

At Mt. Sac, our Varsity boys ran 82:21 combined team time.  Jackson was the 77^th fastest time of the meet (297 schools competing), and the 40^th fastest senior.  Caleb Myers was the 11^th, and Ryuya was the 14^th fastest Freshman!

Athletes of the Meet:

Ryuya Souther ran an excellent time of 16:37 on Mt. Sac course!  Meagan Oefelein ran an excellent time of 18:04 on the 2.7 mile course at Jaguar, placing well to help the team get that 1^st place finish!

Weekly Schedule:

1         Second League Meet is Thursday at Mason Park.  Bus leaves at 1:00 and you will be excused from your 5^th period class.  Please make sure you contact your 5^th period teacher to get assignments for the day ahead of time.

2         Schedule of races is:

a.        JV boys 3:00

b.        JV girls 3:30

c.        Frosh/Soph boys 4:00

d.        Frosh/Soph girls 4:30

e.      Varsity Boys 5:00

f.       Varsity Girls 5:30

3.              Saturday we have mandatory practice.  We will meet at 8am, and we will be having a speed workout to prepare for our league finals.

4               League Finals are Friday November 8^th  at Irvine Regional Park. 

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Oct 21^st – 26^th

The OC Championships went well on Saturday.  Our teams scored well, and continued to build and prepare for the league finals coming up.  I would like to thank all the parents who came and cooked the BBQ for all the athletes on Saturday, as well as all the parents who brought food and made sure it was a great experience for the athletes.  What an excellent way to spend a Saturday afternoon!

We had some stellar performances at the meet that I would like mention.  We had 3 freshman boys rank in the top 7 in the county,  Caleb 1^st, Ryuya 2^nd, and Drew 5^th.  We also had Jess Lesser rank 4^th in the senior girls. Great job!

Varsity Boys ranked 12^th (81:10) in the county (all schools/divisions), compared to 81:18 last year, and 78:51 in 11’ (fastest ever), 80:22 in ’09, 79:26 in ’08, 80:37 in ’06, 82:24 in ’05, 82:23 in ’04, 85:57 in ’03, and 83:54 in ’02.

 Varsity girls ranked 9^th (94:00) in the county (2^nd in the league to Northwood).  Compared to 93:00 last year,  90:44 in ’11 (fastest ever), 92:06 in ’10, 97:51 in ’09 , 97:29 in ’08, 91:27 in ’06, 93:08 in ’05, 95:14 in ’04, 96:12 in ’03, 94:55 ’02, 93:53 ’01, 95:16 ’00 and 92:49 ’99.

Freshman boys took 3^rd in their race, Sophmore boys took 2^nd, JV Boys took 7^th, F/S Girls took 4^th,and  JV Girls took 4^th.

Athlete of the Meet:

Caleb Myers ran 16:03 to be the fastest freshman at the meet, and 68^th out of all athletes.

Megan Oefelein ran 4^th for the team (19:29) and an excellent race as a varsity athlete, improving her PR by 10 seconds from last week.

Next Week:

Jaguar Invitational at Kit Carson  in Escondido on Friday, (WHS à405 South à 5 S à Vista Way Exit (# 51B) and merge onto 78 E à 15 S àVia Rancho Parkway exit.  Turn right on W. Via Rancho Pkwy.  This street becomes Bear Valley Pkwy South.  (You should see the Park on the left)

We will have a bus for this meet.  Bus will leave at 10:30 a.m.  Come dressed for the meet from home and hurry out to the bus.  Bring your lunch and drink to have on the bus.  (the bus driver may not allow you to eat on the bus, so I’d recommend you try to eat before you get on the bus, and perhaps have a snack once you get there.  Be sure to go to your 4^th and 5^thperiod class tutorial on Thursday to get what you will miss on Friday.

Schedule:

1:45        JV Girls B race

2:10        JV Boys

2:35        JV Girls (max 14)

3:00        F/S Boys

3:25        Varsity Girls

3:50        Varsity Boys

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Sept 30^th – Oct 5^th

Sunny Hills felt much different than in prior years, running on the Friday afternoon.  Weather was much better than prior years, and the meet went very smoothly.  Overall it was a very good meet for us, with teams winning plaques for Senior Girls 1^st, Junior Girls 3^rd, Sophmore Girls 1^st,  Freshman Girls 1^st,  Junior Boys 2^nd, Sophmore Boys 2^nd.  Overall the Girls team ranked 1^st out of 17 schools, and the Boys ranked 3^rd.  Overall a good performance, and another step in the right direction.  This is also the last time we will be running by grade level.

The Boys team (top 5) ran a combined time of 81:24 compared to 83:20 in ’12 (both ’13 and ’12 without Jake), 79:16 in ’11, 81:27 in ’10, 81:30 in ’09, 82:23 in ’08, 84:11 in ’07.  This is almost 2 minutes faster than last year!

The Girls team (top 5) ran a combined time of 96:38 compared to 95:26 in ’12, 92:36 in ’11, 96:20 in ’10, 98:24 in ’09, 104:25 in ’08, and 98:46 in ’07.

Last week and this week are heavy training weeks, as we prepare for our first League meet and OC Championships.  Make sure you come to practice every day ready to give your best.  Make sure you are getting enough sleep, eating healthy, and doing all the things should.

Athlete of the Meet:

Caleb Myers who won the Freshman race (16:58) , even after running the wrong directions and having to make up ground.

Jess Lesser (18:31) who came in 1^st for our team and 2^nd overall at the meet.

Next week:  Yucaipa Invitational

Location:  Yucaipa High School, 33000 Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa CA 92399 

Yucaipa has a nice challenging hill (perfect for our preparation for the first league meet and OC Champs).  After the meet, we will be going up to Glen Oaks for Lunch.  Bring some money (or pack) a lunch, and perhaps some money for an apple pie for your parents! Bus will leave at 5:00 am, and we should be back about 2:30pm.

Directions to Yucaipa meet:

From Woodbridge take the 55 North. 

Merge onto the 91, which becomes the 215.

Continue on the 215 until you reach the 10 freeway and go East. 

Get off on the Yucaipa BLVD exit, turn left (away from the beach), and travel approximately 2 miles.

Directions to Oak Glen from Yucaipa:

When you exit the school, turn Left on Yucaipa Blvd.

After approximately 1 mile, turn left on Oak Glen Rd.  Follow Oak Glen Rd all the way up! We usually park around here:  38390 Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa

8:10        F/S Girls

8:40        F/S Boys

9:10        Varsity Girls

9:40        Varsity Boys

10:10     JV Girls

10:40     JV Boys

Yucapia XC Invitational