Titan XC Update - September 2, 2007

Pre-Region Cross Country Meet
Titan Cross Country is officially off and running. Pre-Region was the first "real" cross country meet run by a TEAM from Syracuse High School. Only two of the 13 athletes to compete had previously run a cross country race. While the TEAM places may not have been overly impressive (the Lady Titans 5th, the boys 7th), the efforts were impressive.
Individually, McKayla Williams was our top finisher. She covered the 2.0 mile course in 13:44 to finish 16th. She was closely followed by Abby Rich (17th, 13:52) and Hannah Williams (18th, 13:52). Rounding out the scorers were Aubrey Eddy (26th, 14:41) and Alexia Wilcox (37th, 16:25).
Austin Costley led the boys effort running 11:53 to finish 31st. Preston Williams (38th, 13:06), Weston Atkins (40th, 13:22), Steven Wilcox (45th, 13:44) and Willis Ellsworth (47th, 15:04) completed the scoring for the Titans.
At the Region Championships October 10th, five of the eight schools qualify for State. One of our main goals will be to have both TEAMS finish high enough to qualify. With hard word and commitment, this goal can be accomplished.

Athlete of the Week
Chosen as the first Titan Athlete of the Week was McKayla Williams. She has been working hard all summer and with some experience will become not just a good, but a great runner.

Parent/Athlete Night
I am tentatively planning on a meeting for all athletes and parents Thursday night at 7:00 pm at the high school. I am trying to get a college coach and physical therapist to come talk to us. The main purpose of the meeting will be to get acquainted with your parents, let them know what is expected of you (and them), tell them more about Titan Cross Country, give information about injuries and shoes, etc. Plan on being there and bringing your parents.

Schedule this week:
Monday- meet at the Syracuse track at 8:00 am. Tuesday- meet in room 2118 after school.
Wednesday- Davis Clipper Invitational at Layton Park. You will be excused at 1:45. The race schedule is: 3:30- Boys J.V.: 4:00- Girls Race: 4:30- Boys Varsity: 5:00- Open Race. Anyone can run this. If you have siblings, parents, friends, etc., who want to run, just tell them to be at the park in time to run.
Thursday- meet in room 2118 after school.
ALSO- Parent-Athlete Night at 7:00 pm at the high school.
Friday- Late Start day. We will work out in the morning. Meet at the school at 8:00 am.
Saturday- BYU Autumn Classic. The bus will leave about 6:15 am. Races begin at 9:00 am. I’ll give you more info later.

KEEP WORKING HARD!!! We are going to surprise some people when October comes around.

"The Will to Win means Nothing Without the Will to Prepare."