Sunday, September 23, 2007

XC Update- September 24th

Titan XC Update September 24, 2007

WAHSATCH RENDEZVOUS
The Wahsatch Rendezvous was a tough race for most of the Titans. While the times were not what most expected for the 3.0 mile race, the efforts were there. A record was probably set for the most athletes from one team throwing up during a race.

Hannah and McKayla Williams had the fastest times for the girls running 21:32. Abby Rich battled stomach cramps to finish in 21:48. Kiana Tebbs (23:02), Aubrey Eddy (23:39) and Alexia Wilcox (23:43) ran very well, as did Hilary Russell, who ran 25:01 in her first race ever.

Austin Costley’s 18:25 was the fastest time for the boys. Jake Rossmango continued his rapid improvement finishing in 18:42. Preston Williams (20:30), Weston Atkins (20:51), Brody Mountisne (21:45), and Bryce Wendt (21:50) were the next fastest finishers. Nick Hilton (22:32), Willis Ellsworth (22:38), and Kyle Kelly (23:02) were close behind.

This meet format is far different than others we run. It was good to shake things up and put some runners on their own. As a TEAM, we are all still in the learning stages of building this program. We just need to keep working hard.

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

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Aubrey Eddy and Clayton Bergloff. Main reason? They are both doing everything to become the best runners possible as well as doing everything to help the TEAM become better. It’s rewarding to coach athletes like Aubrey and Clayton.

SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:
Wednesday, we will run at Barnes Park in Kaysville. The park is located at 200 north and 900 west in Kaysville. Most of the teams in the region will be running. The girls will run at 3:45, the boys at 4:15. Saturday, we will compete in the Orem Invitational to be held at UVSC. Races begin at 9:00 am. There is a chance that we may switch and go to an invitational at Juan Diego. I’ll let the TEAM make the decision.

FOOTLOCKER TRIP
Remember to get the information concerning the proposed Foot Locker meet to your parents. If we are going to go, I need to start making preparations right away.

REMAINING SCHEDULE
Sep 26- Open Region Meet at Barnes Park in Kaysville (3:45)
Sep 29- Orem Invitational at UVSC (9:00 am) or Juan Diego Invitational (8:30 am)
Oct 3- Open Region Meet @ Fremont (3:45)
Oct 10- Region Championships @ Layton (4:00)
Oct 17- State Championships @ Sugarhouse Park (3:00)

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Titan XC Update- September 17, 2007

Titan XC Update September 17, 2007

INTRASQUAD MEET
Good job by those who ran our intrasquad meet Saturday. Several PR’s were set. Jake Rossmango ran 19:24 over the 5000 meter course to win the race. That is 1:41 faster than he ran at BYU over the same distance- great improvement. Preston Williams was close behind finishing in 19:42, 41 seconds faster than BYU.
For the girls, Abby Rich ran 1:12 faster than BYU finishing in 20:35. Hannah Williams was right with her running 20:36. Aubrey Eddy clipped 17 seconds off her BYU time to finish in 22:41. Man, I love to see the times drop. Great job to all who ran.

HOMECOMING PARADE
Fun times at the parade. It was fun running and letting people know who we are. I had many comment that it was great that we supported the parade and were, to some, the highlight of the event.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Abby Rich and Preston Williams. Both have been working hard since last May and are really coming on strong at the right time of the seasib. They also had big PR’s for 5k’s at the Intrasquad meet.

SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:
I’ve decided to skip the Weber meet Wednesday. It’s a course that isn’t conducive to our training goals. I think we can really use more training than racing this week. We will run Saturday at the Wahsatch Rendevous. This is a fun, different type of race. It really brings out the importance of the TEAM, not just the individual.
The Invitational is held at the Cottonwood Complex located at 4500 south 1300 east in Salt Lake City. The races begin at 9:00 am. The bus will leave Syracuse High at 6:30 am.

GOALS
I hope all of you have the goal of qualifying as a TEAM for the State Championships. To get there, we need to finish in the top five TEAMS at the Region One Championships October 10th. Let’s make the commitment, work hard, and enjoy the results.

IMPORTANCE OF THE TEAM
In the "day", pulling contests were a big part of county fairs, etc. They consisted of a TEAM of two horses pulling heavy weights over a certain distance. Weights were added until the TEAM could not pull it the designated distance. Earl Rees had a TEAM that always seemed to win. Together, they could pull up to 9000 lbs the designated distance and usually win the contest. Someone decided to see how much each of the two horses could pull individually. One of the horses could pull 3500 lbs, the other 4000 over the designated distance. Individually, they totaled 7500 lbs. Combined, they pulled 9000 lbs the same distance. Any questions about the strength of the TEAM? Work hard, help each and every member of the TEAM reach their potential.

None of us is as strong as all of us.

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Titan XC Update September 10, 2007

DAVIS CLIPPER INVITATIONAL
Titans continued to show improvement at the Davis Clipper Invitational held Wednesday at Layton Commons Park. The girls finished 3rd, just two points out of 2nd, while the boys were 7th. Hannah Williams continued her impressive improvement as she finished 11th running 18:57. Abby Rich was right behind in 12th in 19:01. McKayla Williams also finished in the top-20 placing 19th with a time of 19:37. Aubrey Eddy (24th, 20:11) and Kiana Tebbs (44th, 21:24) completed the scoring for the Lady Titans. The course was 2.75 miles long.

In the boys race, Austin Costly was the top finisher as his 16:40 time put him in 27th place. Preston Williams (36th, 17:22), Weston Atkins (43rd, 18:12), Steven Wilcox (52nd, 19:52) and Willis Ellsworth (53rd, 20:31) rounded out the scoring for the varsity.

BYU INVITATIONAL
The Titans got their first real taste of "big time" competition Saturday at the BYU Invitational. Over 35 schools from Utah, Idaho and Montana competed. The Lady Titans finished 25th in the TEAM race. With 215 individual competitors in the race, Hannah Williams again was our top finishier placing 84th in 21:19. McKayla Williams (101st, 21:33), Abby Rich (113th, 21:47), Aubrey Eddy (163rd, 22:58) and Kiana Tebbs (165th, 23:03) rounded out the scoring. Alexia Wilcox ran 24:37 to place 195th.

The boys ran in the age-group divisions for this meet. Austin Costley had a great race running 17:40 to finish 2nd in the Freshman/Sophomore race. Preston Williams (69th, 20:07), Jake Rossmango (103rd, 21:05), Steven Wilcox (115th, 21:28) and Bryce Wendt (130th, 22:13) were the next top finishers for the Titans. The course for both boys and girls was 5000 meters long.
Complete results can be found at:
www.runnercard.com.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Hannah Williams and Austin Costley. Both had great weeks and will be big factors in our success this year.

REPORT CARD
Early report card on the season: We cannot judge what is happening in Titan Cross Country by individual and TEAM places. There are several great things going on that don’t show up in the results. There is improvement each week in many areas. Most of you are learning more of what it takes to be successful. Without really seeing it, you are learning life skills that will help you become a success in all phases of your lives. And, you appear to be having some fun. Keep working hard, pulling together, and the winning will eventually take care of itself.

PARENT/ATHLETE NIGHT
Thanks to all athletes and parents who attended the meeting. It was great to hear someone the caliber of Coach Pilkington share his ideas on what it takes to be a success.

SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:
Plans have changed: Because of so many conflicts surrounding Homecoming, we will not go to the Murray Invitational Friday or Provo Invitational Saturday. We will work hard all week then have an Open/Intrasquad Meet Saturday morning at 9:00 am. Anyone can run this race- parents, siblings, friends, etc. I will let you know later where we will run- probably either at the school or Jensen Park.

"Good things come slow - especially in distance running." - Bill Dellinger, Oregon coach

"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or gazelle - when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Clipper Inv. Girls Results

20th Annual Davis Clipper Invitational
September 5, 2007 @ Layton City Park
Course: 2.75 miles Conditions: 75 degrees, dry, overcast
Course Record:17:08 - Emily King, Davis, 2000

GIRLS VARSITY/JUNIOR VARSITY RESULTS
17:19 Candace Eddy Davis
17:20 Natalie Haws Davis
17:50 Katie Swanson Davis
18:00 Amy Allred Layton
18:08 Loren Storey Davis
18:13 Emily Hansen Davis
18:18 Hollie King Davis
18:18 Kelsey Valentine Davis
18:21 #1Meghan Hedquist Davis
18:30 #2Ashley Ballard-Sume Davis
18:57 Hannah Williams Syracuse
19:01 Abby Rich Syracuse
19:10 #3Talya Kussee Davis
19:16 Allison Edwards Woods Cross
19:17 #4Megan Waddoups Davis
19:20 Amber Rasmussen Viewmont
19:27 #5Brittany Blankenship Davis
19:29 #6Lizzy Wallin Davis
19:37 McKayla Williams Syracuse
20:01 Aubri McSwain Viewmont
20:02 Hannah Stokes Woods Cross
20:06 Alison Snow Woods Cross
20:09 Maggie Edminster Woods Cross
20:11 Aubrey Eddy Syracuse
20:13 #7Brooke Stromberg Davis
20:14 *Ally Adams Davis
20:14 Krishelle Andersen Woods Cross
20:16 Anna Farrell Viewmont
20:17 Rae Gillette Clearfield
20:18 McKell Trusty Viewmont
20:24 *Jessica Wilding Davis
20:25 *Missy Lott Davis
20:37 *Morgan Durtschi Davis
20:39 Natalie Bradley Viewmont
20:40 Laurel Patton Bountiful
20:50 Kelly Smith Clearfield
20:53 *Carlee Petersen Davis
20:56 Caitlin Haire Viewmont
21:05 Lexi Howell Viewmont
21:07 Ana Roundy Bountiful
21:14 *Brittany Sumsion Davis
21:19 *Emily Prince Davis
21:24 Veronica Rudd Northridge
21:24 Kiana Tebbs Syracuse
21:46 Stephanie Cook Woods Cross
21:59 Jamie Wheeler Woods Cross
22:00 April Lamb Clearfield
22:04 Jessica Roberts Layton
22:09 Rachelle Carper Layton
22:10 Adrianne Briggs Bountiful
22:12 #8Mercedes Pearce Viewmont
22:13 Alexia Wilcox Syracuse
22:14 #9Chelsie Haws Woods Cross
22:29 Erica Petty Davis
22:45 #10Lauren Barlow Viewmont
22:46 Alissa Godfrey Northridge
22:46 *Michelle Clouse Davis
23:03 Lauren Nichols Northridge
23:05 Candis Drean Northridge
23:16 #11Stephanie Romney Viewmont
23:19 #12Taylor Rampton Viewmont
23:25 #13Liz Smart Viewmont
23:42 #14Heather Trottier Woods Cross
24:05 #15Eleena Littlefield Viewmont
24:08 *Sarah Greenman Davis
24:13 *Danna Stuart Davis
24:13 #16Bree Jones Viewmont
24:17 *Taylor Pickett Viewmont
24:27 *Adrianna West Northridge
24:30 *Tiffani Allred Viewmont
24:48 Natasha Leedom Clearfield
24:54 *Tara Anderson Viewmont
24:55 *Mary Madsen Viewmont
24:58 *Chelsee Moore Viewmont
25:03 *Dallas Johnson Davis
25:16 Kierstin Taylor Bountiful
25:16 *Allison Jenkins Viewmont
25:22 Alicia Johnson Bountiful
25:25 #17Mattison Tate Woods Cross
25:27 #18Kelly Smith Woods Cross
25:44 Candice Cornaby Clearfield
25:58 #19Emeline Koehler Woods Cross
26:22 *Ashley Benjamin Viewmont
26:51 Camille Record Clearfield
27:26 Courtney Chamberlain Syracuse
27:27 Charity Allen Northridge
27:29 *Sara Doria Viewmont
27:38 *Juliana Garrett Davis
30:59 #20Eva Montag Woods Cross
31:02 *Cheylie Dotson Davis
31:03 *Rylee Evans Viewmont

*= non scoring runners
#=J.V. scoring place

GIRLS VARSITY TEAM SCORES
15 Davis (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7
73 Woods Cross (10, 14, 15, 16, 18) 30, 31
75 Syracuse (8, 9, 12, 17, 29) 34, 44
86 Viewmont (11, 13, 19, 21, 22) 25, 26
157 Clearfield (20, 24, 32, 39, 42) 43
164 Bountiful (23, 27, 33, 40, 41)
174 Northridge (28, 35, 36, 37, 38) 45
Layton- incomplete team

GIRLS JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM SCORES
15 Davis (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7
54 Viewmont (8, 10, 11, 12, 13) 15, 16
77 Woods Cross (9, 14, 17, 18, 19) 20

Clipper Inv. Boys Varsity Results

20th Annual Davis Clipper Invitational
September 5, 2007 Layton City Park
Course: 2.75 miles Conditions: 75 degrees, dry, overcast
Course Record:14:07 by Josh Adams, Davis, 2004

VARSITY BOYS RESULTS
14:59 Spencer Anderson Davis
15:02 Seth Gutzwiller Davis
15:15 *Cubby Taylor Bountiful
15:16 Bryson Snow Davis
15:22 Tyson Butler Layton
15:23 Bryce Larsen Davis
15:33 Jason Parrish Viewmont
15:40 Zach Zimmerman Woods Cross
15:44 Jordan Stuart Davis
15:46 Jason Thomas Davis
15:49 Nick Allen Northridge
15:52 Leland Stenquist Davis
15:59 *Kyler Hodgson Bountiful
15:59 *Carston Feigleson Davis
16:02 Tyler Arbuckle Viewmont
16:03 Connor Hyde Woods Cross
16:04 Paul Olea Woods Cross
16:11 *Caleb Ward Davis
16:11 *Michael King Davis
16:20 Kacey Hutchinson Viewmont
16:21 Masen Ensign Woods Cross
16:22 Briton Page Viewmont
16:27 Chaz Rymer Woods Cross
16:27 Chad Hilyard Woods Cross
16:28 Brent Nelson Woods Cross
16:29 Micah Boyce Clearfield
16:40 Austin Costley Syracuse
16:45 Jordan Brandley Clearfield
16:45 Blake Carlson Clearfield
16:45 Spencer Hansen Viewmont
16:48 Riley Unsicker Layton
16:49 *Kevin Anderson Woods Cross
16:52 Britton Smith Viewmont
16:58 Davis Bennion Viewmont
17:17 *Logan Iverson Viewmont
17:22 Preston Williams Syracuse
17:30 Nate Nielson Northridge
17:31 Daniel Soderquist Northridge
17:38 *Austin Hewlett Viewmont
17:56 Nate Schwab Layton
18:05 Kalin Craynor Clearfield
18:11 Chase Ellett Layton
18:12 Weston Atkins Syracuse
18:20 Jarem Vandyke Northridge
18:21 Patrick Szymansk Clearfield
18:23 *James Fulks Viewmont
18:26 Nick Sloan Clearfield
18:40 Zachary Moss Northridge
18:44 Paul Soderquist Northridge
18:51 Nate Cook Clearfield
19:08 Derrick VanKampen Northridge
19:32 Steven Wilcox Syracuse
20:31 Willis Ellsworth Syracuse
21:06 Matt Summers Layton

BOYS VARSITY TEAM SCORES
19 Davis (1, 2, 3, 5, 8) 9, 11
68 Woods Cross (7, 13, 14, 16, 18) 19, 20
75 Viewmont (6, 12, 15, 17, 25) 27, 28
138 Clearfield (21, 23, 24, 33, 37) 38, 41
141 Layton (4, 26, 32, 34, 45)
146 Northridge (10, 30, 31, 36, 39) 40, 42
183 Syracuse (22, 29, 35, 43, 44)

Clipper Inv. Boys J.V. Results

20th Annual Davis Clipper Invitational
September 5, 2007 Layton City Park
Course: 2.75 miles Conditions: 75 degrees, dry, overcast
Course Record:14:07 by Josh Adams, Davis, 2004

J.V. BOYS RESULTS
16:24 Colin Cromar Davis
16:57 Griffin Hansen Woods Cross
17:02 Logan Petty Davis
17:12 Garrett Allen Davis
17:16 Brandon Carlile Viewmont
17:20 Shane Gibbs Woods Cross
17:27 Dan Willoughby Davis
17:45 Jacob Whittaker Davis
17:46 Pat Welch Viewmont
17:46 Joseph Albrechtson Davis
17:47 Cody Robbins Davis
17:51 Ben Merrill Woods Cross
17:58 Todd Nelson Viewmont
18:07 Andrew Steinecke Davis
18:08 Benson Richards Davis
18:11 Dorian Crozer Woods Cross
18:12 Kyle Lemperle Viewmont
18:15 Michael Wells Woods Cross
18:19 Zach Christensen Davis
18:23 Brendan Henrie Viewmont
18:26 Adam Seelos Davis
18:28 Marcus Murdock Viewmont
18:29 Ian Allen Woods Cross
18:30 Andrew Kimber Viewmont
18:30 Parker Evans Bountiful
18:46 Zach Beus Viewmont
18:52 Anthony Roberts Woods Cross
18:53 Joe Petersen Woods Cross
18:54 Josh Tyndall Davis
18:55 Jerrad Pullum Clearfield
18:56 Cade Nelville Viewmont
18:57 Mitchell Morse Woods Cross
18:59 Moroni Redd Viewmont
19:08 Nick Bradford Bountiful
19:12 Sean Reid Clearfield
19:17 Jonathan Myers Woods Cross
19:21 Zach Musgrave Viewmont
19:35 Austin Walker Clearfield
19:40 Michael Wright Woods Cross
19:42 Dereck Wesche Viewmont
19:43 Cade Cloward Davis
19:47 Orin Kagie Bountiful
20:00 Paul Christensen Woods Cross
20:08 Kevin Johnson Bountiful
20:17 Michael Creager Viewmont
20:18 Marshall Garey Viewmont
20:28 Luke Richins Bountiful
20:30 Jacob Record Clearfield
20:46 Anthony Smith Viewmont
20:47 Steven Vanderhoek Viewmont
20:54 Brit Brighton Viewmont
20:54 Taylor Paskett Viewmont
21:10 Anthony Winegar Syracuse
21:12 Bill Goodwin Woods Cross
21:12 Ryan Call Woods Cross
21:13 Kyle Kelly Syracuse
22:00 Tyler Kutterer Syracuse
22:09 Nick Phillips Woods Cross
22:23 Clayton Bergloff Syracuse
25:41 Jacob Plaizer Viewmont

BOYS J.V. TEAM SCORES
23 Davis (1, 3, 4, 7, 8) 10, 11
50 Woods Cross (2, 6, 12, 14, 16) 19, 22
59 Viewmont (5, 9, 13, 15, 17) 18, 20
119 Bountiful (21, 23, 24, 25, 26)

Saturday, September 1, 2007

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."