Charger Classic Invitational
(Hosted by ACC)
September 27, 2014
It was a beautiful autumn day, as you'll see in the pictures below, and a good day to get a Regionals preview (we'll be back here in 4 weeks).
This was one of our bigger meets. There were a total of 31 schools participating, one of them coming from as far away as Kentucky! (That 45 minute drive out to Aurora doesn't feel so bad now, does it?!) Some of our runners are still struggling with injuries, but for the most part, it was a successful day.
The course consists of only one "loop," giving the spectators only one chance to see the runners midway, and then again at the finish line. As a result, there are not a lot of running pictures today. So we'll start with the course itself from the runner's point of view. Enjoy!
(By the way, official results can be viewed at www.kompusport.com)
First race of the day:
Frosh/Soph Boys @ 9:00 a.m.
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| I hate to say it, but David does not look happy to be here! |
Just after the first mile marker coming out of the woods...
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| By the way, a big WELCOME to our newest member of the team, Aaron!!!! |
Coming in toward the finish line...
Gus finished first for the team today, in 71st place overall (out of 132 runners). His time was 19:20. Today's course was actually only 2.95 miles, so of course most people's times "improved", but Gus's improvement was not just because of a shorter course. He actually took off 4 seconds per mile from last week's race. Good job!
David (you remember, the one who didn't want to run) worked his way into 2nd place for the team, only 15 seconds behind Gus. I think David and Gus have made a secret pact to take turns beating each other. They have consistently traded off every time they both run together!
Jose put forth a good effort today, in spite of his continued battles with shin splints. He finished in 20:34.
Zach continues to show improvement with each race. He took off 10 seconds per mile compared to last Saturday and got his best time ever. Impressive!!!
Jose took off 14 seconds per mile compared to last week. Fantastic!
Aaron is giving it all he's got. Great job for a first-timer!!! He finished in 24:14.
Next up: Varsity Girls
We actually had enough girls to run together as an official "team". Yay!!!!
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| There were 81 runners in the girls' race today. |
Just after the first mile marker coming out of the woods...
Coming in toward the finish line...
Jenny gets the prize for fighting it out 'til the end and not giving up! Her knee injury returned during the race, but that did not keep her from being a finisher. Here's to a quick recovery, Jenny!!
And finally, the Varsity Boys:
The timing of the races made it very difficult to get from the end of one race to the beginning of the next one, so unfortunately, I did not get any pics before this race started. In addition, I was asked to take some video of the boys while they were running (to be featured in an upcoming DVD!!), so I only got photos of the Varsity Boys at the finish line.
However, Mrs. Friederich got 3 pics during the middle of the race:
And now here they are coming up to the finish line:
Our Varsity Boys continue to change around the order they finish in every week, keeping us all on our toes (and them too!!). This week, Jack was the first finisher for Walther, coming in 45th overall, with a time of 17:32. This is an improvement of 18 seconds per mile and a new PR. Keep up the great work, Jack!!!
Mitch was our second finisher, only 4 seconds behind Jack, Compared to last week, he took off 17 seconds per mile. Wonderful!
Jaylin finished in 17:48. This is a 17 second/mile improvement from last week. Hopefully that means his leg injury days are behind him. Way to go!!!
Jacob pushed through his ankle pain and got the same time as last week (18:35).
Way to not give up, Jacob!!!
Kobe wasn't far behind. He finished in 18:47, which is a 4 second/mile improvement from last time.
James accomplished another personal record today, finishing in 19:22. Great job!!!
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After our races, there were three others that we had to wait for until it was time for the awards ceremony. (It ended up being over two hours worth of waiting!)
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| Jose and Chloe taking a selfie??? |
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| Jose minus Chloe when Chloe realized her picture was being taken by someone else! |
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| We did a lot of sitting around and waiting, parents included. |
Some decided to kill time by climbing trees, though some of us were more successful than others!
Eventually the tree climbers finally came down.
With all this free time, we may as well get another team picture.
Maybe some of us had a little bit too much time on our hands!
Finally it was time for the award ceremony!
Congrats to our sole trophy winner of the day!
Next week there are two meets:
At Westmont on Tuesday, and in Lisle on Saturday.
Go Broncos!!!
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