Fern Creek Cross Country 2019 Week 8 Recap
Haunted Woods
Classic – 10/12/18
Alarm clocks and brisk
temperatures greeted us as we set out early in the morning for our first time
running at the Haunted Woods Classic.
With a week off from racing and training, I was very excited to get back
out there and watch you all compete. Our
team as a whole performed very well, with a lot of individual performances to
highlight. The thing about PR’s is that
they don’t come by accident. PR’s take
hard work and training throughout the weeks, proper sleep the night and two
nights before the race, and a good healthy diet leading in to the weekend. The reason I get so excited to see you all
hit a PR is because I love to see hard work rewarded. Congrats to all of you that hit a personal-best
time on Saturday – let’s not be satisfied, and continue to work. The challenge to each of you is…
With about two weeks left in
the season, can we take another step like we did last year in heading in to
Regionals? Only one more meet (JCPS
Championships) to find out before everything counts.
Meet Results:
Team Photos:
Boys Varsity
|
|
Final
|
Place
|
|
Jimmy
|
15:46.4
|
2
|
|
Mickey
|
17:22.1
|
18
|
|
Weston
|
18:21.4
|
70
|
|
George
|
18:31.4
|
79
|
|
Xavier
|
18:43.3
|
90
|
|
Zach
|
19:34.5
|
113
|
|
Schuyler
|
19:41.5
|
118
|
|
Trey
|
21:15.4
|
167
|
There were 215 runners in the race.
Team Place = 7th / 25 Teams
Highlights:
· Another new school record for Jimmy, and a
really smart race that allowed him to do it. Jimmy went out at a reasonable
pace, and put himself in position to make a move on DK Schneiders and Brady
Masters at around the halfway mark of the race.
While the other too were running at the edge of what they could
maintain, Jimmy put in a surge and used the second half of the race to push the
pace and open a nice gap. Once again, a
PR is the end result of a process and it’s the process that allows it to
happen.
· Mickey ran
his second-fastest 5k ever, and a nice bounce-back from his Berea race. He moved up throughout the race and nearly
medaled. He’s one of the toughest kids
we have.
· Weston continues
to solidify our number-3 scoring position, but I know he wants more. If he can get himself past that 18-minute
barrier he is REALLY going to strengthen our team heading in to Regionals.
· A new PR for George as he continues to figure
this running thing out. We look forward
to him training with us next week ahead of JCPS Championships.
· Xavier was
able to make it in time for the race, giving us our entire top-5 under 19
minutes. He was feeling a bit under the
weather and still put together a nice performance. Thank you for sacrificing for the good of the
team.
· Zach had to
battle a fairly serious injury earlier this year – putting him well behind in his
training from last year. Still, he made
a big jump today, getting very close to his all-time PR. As he continues to get stronger I wouldn’t be
surprised to still see him get better and better.
· Somehow Schuyler managed to his EXACT PR. I’ve literally never seen that in an XC
season before. Down to the tenth of a second. Crazy.
· Trey got
pushed back in the woods (a reminder that this is a legitimately competitive
sport), and rather than retaliate, he pushed through. I know he isn’t pumped about his time, but we
are pumped that he represented his school with class and continued to race.
Girls Varsity
|
|
Final
|
Place
|
|
Tayona
|
21:51.1
|
63
|
|
Kaci
|
23:39.8
|
100
|
|
Trishna
|
24:11.8
|
115
|
170 Runners in the race.
Team Place = No Team Score
Highlights:
· Tayona was worried that she didn’t break 23:00 minutes. SHE CRUSHED IT and set a new all-time
PR! Tayona is also now the
fourth-fastest female Cross Country runner in school history! Way to go!
· Kaci and Trishna
are both well-ahead of where they were at this point last year, and I’m
really excited to see what they do at the flat, fast course used for JCPS
championships.
Boys JV
|
|
Final
|
Place
|
|
Collin
|
19:46.9
|
48
|
|
Gavin
|
20:25.0
|
65
|
|
Dain
|
20:28.4
|
70
|
|
Andrew
|
20:30.9
|
71
|
|
Ethan
|
22:02.8
|
97
|
|
Sean
|
22:51.2
|
114
|
|
Connor
|
23:34.4
|
124
|
|
Kendrick
|
26:19.4
|
138
|
140 Runners
Team Place = 14th / 16 Teams
Highlights:
· A new all-time PR for Collin! This man has worked so hard throughout the
year to get back to the shape he was in way back in his freshman season and it’s
so cool to see that work finally be rewarded.
He’s one of the most positive kids on our team and it’s so nice to see someone
like that succeed.
· A new PR for Gavin, Dain, and Andrew as well, with all three
pushing one another and finishing within seconds of one another. This could be quite the group for us moving
forward in to next year if they dedicate themselves during track season and
over the summer. Nice work guys!
· A massive minute PR for Ethan! Dude was moving out there! His form has improved and you can see how much
better he has gotten and how comfortable he has gotten with making the race
HURT. Happy to see your success!
· Sean is REALLY starting to figure
some things out. A light bulb has gone
on and I wouldn’t be surprised to see this kid hit two more PR’s before the end
of the year. He smashed his prior PR!
· I don’t think Connor really knows just how proud
I am of him for sticking with this sport.
During the summer he dealt with INSANE knee pain. We’ve had to really limit his training and
running, and for the past few weeks he’s finally been able to train
consistently. There’s not telling what
this kid will do going forward – he’s really looked like a true runner the last
few weeks and I am so glad that he is a part of this program.
· Kendrick PRed by like three
minutes. What. That. Is. Absurd.
Girls JV
|
|
Final
|
Place
|
|
Kendall
|
28:57.5
|
116
|
|
Sarah
|
30:07.5
|
---
|
|
Eva
|
31:42.5
|
127
|
|
Madi
|
33:35.1
|
132
|
133 Runners
Team Place = No Team Score
Highlights:
· Literally every girl in this
race PRed! How does that happen!? (Hard work)
· Kendall PRed by nearly a minute!
· Sarah PRed by FOUR MINUTES!
· Eva knocked about a minute off
of her best time!
· Madi took. seven. minutes. off. Just by choosing to walk less! Way to go!
News & Notes
for the Week Ahead
Thursday:
JCPS Championships @ Tom
Sawyer Park
Everyone will be running at this race.
