Friday, May 25, 2007
Sectional Results
It was a poorly officiated, weather challenged meet that looked like a roller derby for much of the night but they did stay on schedule and all of the races were raced.
Sarah got knocked down three hundred yards into the mile. She landed wrong on her thumb. It looked either dislocated or broken from where I was sitting. To her credit she got up and finished the race before going to the hospital. It was a really gutsy performance. In the boys mile Andrew got knocked down at the start but they let the race go anyway. In the girl's two mile Morgan had to hurdle over a girl who fell in front of her. In the boy's two mile Kevin looked like a pool ball as he got pushed and shoved all over the track. And in the 300 hurdles, Erica went sprawling at the finish. The hurdles were run in the heaviest rain of the night which made it interesting to say the least.
The girl's were unfortunately shut out and will not be sending anyone on to State. There were some great individual efforts up to and including Erica who missed out on qualifying in the 300 hurdles by .06. That's a lean at the tape in case you are wondering.
Sarah got knocked down three hundred yards into the mile. She landed wrong on her thumb. It looked either dislocated or broken from where I was sitting. To her credit she got up and finished the race before going to the hospital. It was a really gutsy performance. In the boys mile Andrew got knocked down at the start but they let the race go anyway. In the girl's two mile Morgan had to hurdle over a girl who fell in front of her. In the boy's two mile Kevin looked like a pool ball as he got pushed and shoved all over the track. And in the 300 hurdles, Erica went sprawling at the finish. The hurdles were run in the heaviest rain of the night which made it interesting to say the least.
The girl's were unfortunately shut out and will not be sending anyone on to State. There were some great individual efforts up to and including Erica who missed out on qualifying in the 300 hurdles by .06. That's a lean at the tape in case you are wondering.
The boy's had a better night. Maybe they should run all of their meets in the rain.
The 4 X 800 team ( Matt, David, Andrew, Dennis, Jordin, Peter) won with an 8:11. That is the fastest time going into state and they made it look easy. 8:18 turned out to be the cut-off for the fast heat so they couldn't have gone any slower.
Dennis won the open 800. Dennis ran 1:56 and change. With 300 to go he had dropped to 5th and it was looking interesting, but he dug deep and out kicked the field. Including a fresh Mike McCarty who won the 800 at state last year.
The 4 X 800 team ( Matt, David, Andrew, Dennis, Jordin, Peter) won with an 8:11. That is the fastest time going into state and they made it look easy. 8:18 turned out to be the cut-off for the fast heat so they couldn't have gone any slower.
Dennis won the open 800. Dennis ran 1:56 and change. With 300 to go he had dropped to 5th and it was looking interesting, but he dug deep and out kicked the field. Including a fresh Mike McCarty who won the 800 at state last year.
Andrew finished fifth in the mile at 4:30.04 and had to wait all night to find out if he was a provisional qualifier or not. There are 16 automatic bids ( 4 from each section) and then one extra provisional if that runner posts a time that is faster than the eighth best of the safe sixteen. Confused? Andrew was the 7th best time overall so he should be in.
Kevin took 3rd in the two mile. He looked awesome. The race surged back and forth around him but he hung in and out kicked a couple guys in the last 200. He ran 9:50 something. He will have a shot to be top five at State. Not bad for a soccer player.
The team finished 8th overall in the meet and will send seven runners to the State meet. I'm sure that three individual qualifiers is also some sort of record for us.
Great running everyone!
Kevin took 3rd in the two mile. He looked awesome. The race surged back and forth around him but he hung in and out kicked a couple guys in the last 200. He ran 9:50 something. He will have a shot to be top five at State. Not bad for a soccer player.
The team finished 8th overall in the meet and will send seven runners to the State meet. I'm sure that three individual qualifiers is also some sort of record for us.
Great running everyone!
**I know that most of these pictures are blurry, but honestly some of the guys were running way too fast for the lighting conditions and they were not real cooperative about stopping for pictures when they passed the stands. I will of course bring it up with Dom at the next meet. In the mean time it's better than the alternative, I think.
The next party is at State unless there is a banquet before then, but I haven't seen anything about that yet...
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Many miles to run
For those of you who can't make it to laCrosse next weekend... and there shouldn't be a lot of you. There is a huge race in new York. I'm sure it will make one of the cable channels.
2007 Men's Mile Reebok Grand Prix .
Bernard Lagat - Olympic silver medallist, seasonal debut. 3:47 mile PR.
Kevin Sullivan - Canada's best. 3:50 miler has run 3:31. 5th at Olympics.
Nick Willis - New Zealand record holder ran 3:35 last week, 2006 Commonwealth Games gold. His 3:32 1500 equates to a 3:49 mile.
Alan Webb - 3:51 mile at Drake. 3:48 miler.
Craig Mottram - 5k is his main event but he's run 3:48 mile and 2007 outdoor track debut, runnerup in 2007 Millrose mile.
Suleiman Simotwo- Kenyan ran 3:31.6 last year. Already ran 3:31.9 this year for 2nd in Doha.
Shadrack Korir - Ran 3:31 last year. Already ran 3:32 this year for 5th in Doha, Qatar.
Nicholas Kemboi - only 17 years old. Ran 3:33 last year. Also made Kenya's XC team at 12k (we're assuming it's this Nicholas Kemboi and not the Qatari by the same name)
Rob Myers - 3:36 last weekend at adidas. 3:34 pr.
Chris Lukezic - up and coming American. If it wasn't for Webb, he (or Manzano) would be our young hope. 3:37 last week. 3:54 pr.
Ryan McKenzie - Canadian ran 3:38.0 last year.
Steve Slattery - A top American steepler has made 3 world champ teams. Looking for 1st Olympic next year. Ran a 3:56 pr at Reebok meet last year.
Ming Gu - believe it or not, he's the Chinese national record holder in the mile. PR? 3:59. Ran 3:39 last week at adidas.
That is a stacked field ! It could be the greatest mile run this decade in terms of talent in a single event.
Wow.
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2007 Men's Mile Reebok Grand Prix .
Bernard Lagat - Olympic silver medallist, seasonal debut. 3:47 mile PR.
Kevin Sullivan - Canada's best. 3:50 miler has run 3:31. 5th at Olympics.
Nick Willis - New Zealand record holder ran 3:35 last week, 2006 Commonwealth Games gold. His 3:32 1500 equates to a 3:49 mile.
Alan Webb - 3:51 mile at Drake. 3:48 miler.
Craig Mottram - 5k is his main event but he's run 3:48 mile and 2007 outdoor track debut, runnerup in 2007 Millrose mile.
Suleiman Simotwo- Kenyan ran 3:31.6 last year. Already ran 3:31.9 this year for 2nd in Doha.
Shadrack Korir - Ran 3:31 last year. Already ran 3:32 this year for 5th in Doha, Qatar.
Nicholas Kemboi - only 17 years old. Ran 3:33 last year. Also made Kenya's XC team at 12k (we're assuming it's this Nicholas Kemboi and not the Qatari by the same name)
Rob Myers - 3:36 last weekend at adidas. 3:34 pr.
Chris Lukezic - up and coming American. If it wasn't for Webb, he (or Manzano) would be our young hope. 3:37 last week. 3:54 pr.
Ryan McKenzie - Canadian ran 3:38.0 last year.
Steve Slattery - A top American steepler has made 3 world champ teams. Looking for 1st Olympic next year. Ran a 3:56 pr at Reebok meet last year.
Ming Gu - believe it or not, he's the Chinese national record holder in the mile. PR? 3:59. Ran 3:39 last week at adidas.
That is a stacked field ! It could be the greatest mile run this decade in terms of talent in a single event.
Wow.
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Directions to Kewauskum
Total Est. Time: 54 minutes Total Est. Distance: 40.26 miles
4:Merge onto US-41 N / US-45 N toward FOND DU LAC.
11.0 miles
5:Keep RIGHT to take US-45 N via EXIT 59 toward WEST BEND.
18.1 miles
6:Turn RIGHT onto 1ST ST.
0.2 miles
7:Turn LEFT onto BILGO LN.
0.1 miles
8:End at Kewaskum High School: 1510 Bilgo Ln, Kewaskum, WI 53040, US
The meet officially starts at 3:15 with field events and the 4X800. If I had to guess I would say that the 4X800 will go off about 3:30 or 3;45 with the mile and other events around 5 or later. Hopefully they can get everything in before the rain hits.
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4:Merge onto US-41 N / US-45 N toward FOND DU LAC.
11.0 miles
5:Keep RIGHT to take US-45 N via EXIT 59 toward WEST BEND.
18.1 miles
6:Turn RIGHT onto 1ST ST.
0.2 miles
7:Turn LEFT onto BILGO LN.
0.1 miles
8:End at Kewaskum High School: 1510 Bilgo Ln, Kewaskum, WI 53040, US
The meet officially starts at 3:15 with field events and the 4X800. If I had to guess I would say that the 4X800 will go off about 3:30 or 3;45 with the mile and other events around 5 or later. Hopefully they can get everything in before the rain hits.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Sectionals
Sectionals will be in kewauskum this year. Which is actually a huge improvement over whitewater last year in terms of getting there. Kewauskum is north on 45 just past West Bend. It should take about 45 minutes at normal highway speeds. Starting times for events are pretty standard.
The girls have qualifiers in the long jump, the 4X800, the 2mile, the 4X400, the mile and the 800.
The boys have qualifiers in the 4X800, the mile, the two mile, and the 800.
This is one of the strongest groups we have brought to sectionals in a lot of years.
Don't let the rain discourage you, this will be some really good racing.
State will be in LaCrosse again. There aren't a lot of hotel rooms open in the area but Goose island Campground still has a couple of hundred open sites for $20 a night if you feel adventurous. LaCrosse is also only 3 and a half hours away so you can drive it round trip in a day without too much effort.
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The girls have qualifiers in the long jump, the 4X800, the 2mile, the 4X400, the mile and the 800.
The boys have qualifiers in the 4X800, the mile, the two mile, and the 800.
This is one of the strongest groups we have brought to sectionals in a lot of years.
Don't let the rain discourage you, this will be some really good racing.
State will be in LaCrosse again. There aren't a lot of hotel rooms open in the area but Goose island Campground still has a couple of hundred open sites for $20 a night if you feel adventurous. LaCrosse is also only 3 and a half hours away so you can drive it round trip in a day without too much effort.
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Monday, May 21, 2007
Regional meet
The first qualifying round for the state meet will be at Grafton High School Today.
The running events will start at 4:00 with the 3200 meter relay for which we will be fielding a competitive entry so don't slide in too late. The top four finishers in each event will move on to the sectional meet Thursday in Kewauskum.
Grafton HS is a bout 1 mile west of I-43 on HWY 60 ( ext. 92). It takes about 30 minutes to get there from the high school.
See you there!
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The running events will start at 4:00 with the 3200 meter relay for which we will be fielding a competitive entry so don't slide in too late. The top four finishers in each event will move on to the sectional meet Thursday in Kewauskum.
Grafton HS is a bout 1 mile west of I-43 on HWY 60 ( ext. 92). It takes about 30 minutes to get there from the high school.
See you there!
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Friday, May 18, 2007
Kudos
There was some nifty running the last couple of days that should get at least a mention if not a few pictures.
At the VCM Dennis ran a 1:56 800 against a decent field. he is on track to take a shot at winning D2 State in the open 800. If he does he will be the first individual boys state champion in the history of SHS or at last going back awhile. Someone please correct me if that is too far out.
Kevin returned from "boot" camp and took second in the two mile. He might have won the event if he hadn't been knocked off the track on the final turn. Apparently the officials didn't see it so it goes in the experience column.
Andrew got caught in the middle of a shoot-out in the mile. A very stacked field strolled through the first quarter in 74. No offense but the JV girls race went out faster than that. Andrew hung on for third in a wild sprint to the line.
Speaking of the JV girl's race... Heidi finally broke 7 minutes in the mile to wild applause from friends and family. Actually she smashed it by going 6:50.
She was immediately overshadowed by Peter who led the boy's mile almost from tape to tape. he went out in 64 and finished in 4:48. He got pushed a little in the last 100m but would not be denied. Possibly the best race of the season. Peter will get a chance to repeat the magic at regionals on Monday and will definitely be featured in Cross Country next fall. wow.
And for those of you counting at home ... the boys team officially has seven runners under 5 minutes in the mile this year. That's pretty unusual.
And finally, a giant rasberry goes out to the bus company that forgot to pick the team up after the meet last night. Fortunately the runners were able to hitch a ride with the cudahy team, but that's not actually on the way and made for a late night. Unbelievable.
Regionals on Monday will be at Grafton High School. Very nice track. Dennis, Andrew, and kevin should easily move on and several others are possible.
The real test comes Thursday at sectionals. We have probably the toughest sectional in the state and everyone will have to be peaking to move on.
Cheers.
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At the VCM Dennis ran a 1:56 800 against a decent field. he is on track to take a shot at winning D2 State in the open 800. If he does he will be the first individual boys state champion in the history of SHS or at last going back awhile. Someone please correct me if that is too far out.
Kevin returned from "boot" camp and took second in the two mile. He might have won the event if he hadn't been knocked off the track on the final turn. Apparently the officials didn't see it so it goes in the experience column.
Andrew got caught in the middle of a shoot-out in the mile. A very stacked field strolled through the first quarter in 74. No offense but the JV girls race went out faster than that. Andrew hung on for third in a wild sprint to the line.
Speaking of the JV girl's race... Heidi finally broke 7 minutes in the mile to wild applause from friends and family. Actually she smashed it by going 6:50.
She was immediately overshadowed by Peter who led the boy's mile almost from tape to tape. he went out in 64 and finished in 4:48. He got pushed a little in the last 100m but would not be denied. Possibly the best race of the season. Peter will get a chance to repeat the magic at regionals on Monday and will definitely be featured in Cross Country next fall. wow.
And for those of you counting at home ... the boys team officially has seven runners under 5 minutes in the mile this year. That's pretty unusual.
And finally, a giant rasberry goes out to the bus company that forgot to pick the team up after the meet last night. Fortunately the runners were able to hitch a ride with the cudahy team, but that's not actually on the way and made for a late night. Unbelievable.
Regionals on Monday will be at Grafton High School. Very nice track. Dennis, Andrew, and kevin should easily move on and several others are possible.
The real test comes Thursday at sectionals. We have probably the toughest sectional in the state and everyone will have to be peaking to move on.
Cheers.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Who is our competition for State?
I'm glad you asked. The WIAA web site lists our regional and sectional cohorts as:
SECTIONAL #4 – KEWASKUM
GRAFTON REGIONAL – Brown Deer, Dominican, Grafton, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Messmer, Milwaukee Lutheran, Milwaukee North,
Shorewood, Thomas More, University School of Milwaukee.
PEWAUKEE REGIONAL – Big Foot, Catholic Memorial, Kenosha St. Joseph, Martin Luther, New Berlin West, Pewaukee, Racine Saint
Catherine’s, Saint Francis, Shoreland Lutheran, Union Grove.
LOMIRA REGIONAL – Campbellsport, Horicon, Kewaskum, Lomira, Mayville, Oostburg, Random Lake, Sheboygan Falls, Waupun.
WHITEWATER REGIONAL – Cambridge, East Troy, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Lakeside Lutheran, Palmyra-Eagle, Saint John’s NW MilitaryAcademy (boys only), Waterloo, Watertown Luther Prep, Whitewater
That's a decent group, but we should be able to send at least two and as many as five guys through to lacrosse.
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SECTIONAL #4 – KEWASKUM
GRAFTON REGIONAL – Brown Deer, Dominican, Grafton, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Messmer, Milwaukee Lutheran, Milwaukee North,
Shorewood, Thomas More, University School of Milwaukee.
PEWAUKEE REGIONAL – Big Foot, Catholic Memorial, Kenosha St. Joseph, Martin Luther, New Berlin West, Pewaukee, Racine Saint
Catherine’s, Saint Francis, Shoreland Lutheran, Union Grove.
LOMIRA REGIONAL – Campbellsport, Horicon, Kewaskum, Lomira, Mayville, Oostburg, Random Lake, Sheboygan Falls, Waupun.
WHITEWATER REGIONAL – Cambridge, East Troy, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Lakeside Lutheran, Palmyra-Eagle, Saint John’s NW MilitaryAcademy (boys only), Waterloo, Watertown Luther Prep, Whitewater
That's a decent group, but we should be able to send at least two and as many as five guys through to lacrosse.
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Canceled
Today's meet was canceled due to the rain.
Unfortunately it wasn't called off until after everyone got there.
It was rescheduled for tomorrow at the same time and place.
The rain wasn't unexpected and someone should have made this call a lot earlier, in my opinion. The kids are missing a lot of school for no purpose. Even Andrew was concerned about how many classes he has been out, and if it is bothering him ...
Anyway, we will tee it up again and try tomorrow unless of course it rains again, which it's supposed to...
Cheers!
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Unfortunately it wasn't called off until after everyone got there.
It was rescheduled for tomorrow at the same time and place.
The rain wasn't unexpected and someone should have made this call a lot earlier, in my opinion. The kids are missing a lot of school for no purpose. Even Andrew was concerned about how many classes he has been out, and if it is bothering him ...
Anyway, we will tee it up again and try tomorrow unless of course it rains again, which it's supposed to...
Cheers!
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Outdoor Schedule
The season is short but intense. There are a number of better meets on the docket this year so everyone needs to be getting serious about stepping up this season.
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April 19th: SHS Home Invite 4:00pm
Wednesday, April 25: New Berlin West Relays 4:00pm
Saturday, April 28th Wauwatosa West Invite 9:00am
Tuesday, May 1st: Conference Relays @ New Berlin West 4:00pm
Friday, May 4th: Arrowhead Invite 4:00pm (only a select few will run)
Wednesday, May 9th: Port Washington Relays 4:00pm
Friday, May 11th: Muskego Invite 4:00pm
Tuesday, May 15th Conference Outdoor Meet @ Pewaukee 3:00pm
Monday, May 21st: WIAA Regionals
Thursday, May 24th WIAA Sectionals
Friday and Saturday, June 1st-2nd: State Meet
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Monday, May 14, 2007
Conference - Varsity Edition
The Conference meet will be at Pewaukee High School on Tuesday at 3:00 ( running events at 3:30). The weather has the potential to be both wet and windy so pack accordingly. The temperature tends to plummet when the sun goes down.
Cheers !
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Cheers !
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Friday, May 11, 2007
The Muskego Invite
Today's meet is the last regular meet of the season.
We will be at Muskego high School. The directions are here:
The meet starts at 4:00 the running events will most likely start around 5:00 but that's a guess.
See you there!
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We will be at Muskego high School. The directions are here:
The meet starts at 4:00 the running events will most likely start around 5:00 but that's a guess.
See you there!
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Friday, May 04, 2007
Good Luck everyone !
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Arrowhead meet
The Arrowhead meet is Friday night.
This is a huge meet.
Almost a State like meet in terms of competition.
It is also a night meet and it can get downright cold by the end so if you are coming bring layers.
The running events start right at 5:00 and the meet runs pretty much on time... so if you want to see a particular race you need to factor in rush hour traffic and plan to be there just before 5.
The kids will be laving at 2:00.
See you all there!
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This is a huge meet.
Almost a State like meet in terms of competition.
It is also a night meet and it can get downright cold by the end so if you are coming bring layers.
The running events start right at 5:00 and the meet runs pretty much on time... so if you want to see a particular race you need to factor in rush hour traffic and plan to be there just before 5.
The kids will be laving at 2:00.
See you all there!
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Relay results from Newman
The boys track team ran into some great competition and nice weather at the Conference Relays on Tuesday May 1st. For the first time of the season the weather was conducive to nice performances.
The boys team was propelled by the distance medely relay which the runners ran several season best times. Taking home the gold and a new Conference record was the team of Matt Hillard, Jordan Washington, Andrew Erickson and Dennis Walsh. The guys posted a season best time of 10:37. We finally were able to put the relay together but we still have some work to do on the handoffs and basic race stategies.
Here are a list of times. I may be off on some of the times/splits. ( I can always use some extra help here)
Distance Med: Hillard 2:04, Washington 55.5, Erickson 3:10 and Walsh 4:27.48
Sprint Med: Walsh 24.38 (bad hand offs) Hillard 12.20, Clasen 12.2 and Washington 55.41
Shot put: Ware 28', Gaebler 31' and Giacobassi 37'
4x400: Hillard 53.4, Erickson 53.92, Washington 54.84 and Barnes 59.48
4x100: Clasen 12.26, Knutson 12.54, Hackett 13.05, Newsom 12.84
4x1600: Tyler 5:01.04, Drews 4:59.07, Bassen 4:58 and Larsen 5:01.84
4x800: Bassen 2:13, Larsen 2:23, Lee 2:13.87, Drews 2:21.38
Long jump: Malachi 17'10"
4x200: Barnes 26.83, Weyer 26.02, Malachi 25.17, Hackett 25.98
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Drifting...
