XC Update - October 15

Titan XC Update October 15, 2007

LADY TITANS QUALIFY FOR STATE!!!
The Lady Titans had an outstanding race at the Region One Championships last Wednesday and the result was a trip to the State Championships. They finished with 86 points to place 4th as a TEAM. Davis (26 points), Fremont (62) and Weber (74) finished in the top three spots. Viewmont (127) secured the final spot for State in 5th place. While 1st place was out of reach, 2nd place was not too far off. Region One is easily the toughest region in the state for girls’ Cross Country. To place so high is a great achievement.

Individually, Abby Rich had an outstanding race placing 8th in the tough field. She ran 19:27 over the 3.0 mile course. As usual, she and the Williams sisters helped each other over the first half of the race, then Abby pulled away. Hannah (12th, 20:00) and McKayla (14th, 20:08) ran great races to finish just out of the top-ten. Kiana Tebbs had her best race of the year running 21:26 to place 23rd. Hilary Russell completed the five scoring athletes as she ran 22:11 to finish in the 29th spot. Alexia Wilcox (22:46) ran strong to place 34th. Aubrey Eddy, usually our #4 runner, battled a pulled muscle and finished in 36th place running 23:02. Hopefully, we can get it healed by State and get her back in the lead group.

Sasha Russell was our top finisher in the Girls J.V. race as she finished 30th in 25:59.

While the boys finished 8th in the region field, the bright spot was that there were some great efforts and improvements from top to bottom. Austin Costley was our top finisher as he placed 26th in 17:26. Jake Rossmango also broke 18:00 as he ran 17:55 to finish 36th. Preston Williams (46th, 18:57), Weston Atkins (47th, 19:09) and Tyler Siddoway (49th, 19:19) were the other scorers. Jantzen Deppe (52nd, 19:40) and Anthony Winegar (54th, 20:27) completed the varsity scoring.

In the J.V. race, Kyle Kelly ran strong to finish 33rd in 21:26. Steve Wilcox ran his first race in over a month to place 34th in 21:44. Tyler Kutterer had his best race to finish 35th in 22:19.

Complete results can be found at: www.runnercard.com.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The State Championships is a great event. 10 State TEAM titles are up for grabs at Sugarhouse Park. The races start at 11:30 am, with races starting every half hour. The Lady Titans will run at 3:30. The top ten individuals receive medals and All-State recognition.

Lady Titan Outlook: The top 17 - 5A teams will be running for the title. Finishing in the top ten would be a great accomplishment- one that is within reach with a great race. Getting there is an outstanding accomplishment for the first year of our program. A top ten finish would be icing on the cake.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Hilary Russell and Weston Atkins were selected as the Athletes of the Week. Both had very good races at Region and have shown great improvement since the season began.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct 17- State Championships @ Sugarhouse Park (3:30)
Oct 18- TEAM Pictures, Uniforms turned in, Pizza / State Video Party
Oct 20- 5k race at WSU for anyone interested
Nov 8- TEAM banquet at Golden Correl- meet in Room 2118 @ 5:30
?Nov 17- NTN Regional @ Phoenix, AZ
?Dec 1- Foot Locker West @ Walnut, CA