2016 Cross Country Banquet:
Celebrating!
Another great season followed by another great XC banquet. Thanks to Mrs. Simzyk for pulling this one together. Great pizza!! And a special thanks to Coaches Goffron, Sonja, and Eric for all the hard work and commitment that you put into making this year a success. It was a joy to watch this journey. Now it's your turn to enjoy the pics from the banquet. And hopefully we'll be celebrating a back-to-back-to-back victory next year as well! Keep running, everyone!
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| Hungrily awaiting the pizzas |
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| Time to eat! |
As is our tradition, after the meal, Coach Goffron took some time to honor/recognize/make fun of each of the athletes.
Our Seniors:
(All quotes are the property of Jack Simzyk. I take neither credit nor blame for anything that is said about the runners after this point. I don't even understand half of it anyway - too many inside jokes.)
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Aaron Feltz- "Sore loser when it
comes to ping pong…he’s just not as good as he thinks he is at
it. Has a secret diary."
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Jaylin Williams- "He’s just a
baby shower boy. Still looks like Marty the Zebra from Madagascar."
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| Each of the seniors received a special gift from Coach, who requested that Jaylin open his immediately. Apparently Jaylin drank a lot of eggnog when they went down State. By the look on his face, it's quite clear this brings him a lot of joy! |
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Jack Simzyk- "While he may be
pretty good at running, he’s even better at getting finessed out of
$200."
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JUNIORS:
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Claudia Sosa- "One of the only
two female runners on the team (mad props and respect) and probably
the most mature person overall on the team."
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Luis Dieguez- "Good and cool. The
only man to ever read Aaron’s secret diary. He’s a tough guy, but
he once cried in public in front of 5 million people and millions
more watching at home."
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Steven Wagner- "Better known as
“Swagner”. Spends most of his time in a cardboard box."
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Gus Viise- "Still the nicest
person in the history of the world, but yet he got injured again. The
man does not deserve this. SOMEONE WILL PAY! (Again) (This time, it’s
personal)"
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SOPHOMORES:
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Addy Rieger- "One of the only two
female runners on the team (mad props and respect). Gave Julio
permission to go to State with the boys (Thanks Addy!)"
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Julio Padilla- *READ IN JULIO
VOICE* "Always forgets spikes, rides the magic school bus, has church
on Saturday, and plans on being one half of the first ever co-captain
couple next season. Wants to drink 2 liters of Mountain Dew again,
but needs Addy’s permission first."
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This is Jack doing his best impression of Julio's voice...
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Nathaniel Nunez- "Too
squirrelly…like all the time (except that ONE time). Left Aaron’s
house early because he was scared of the dark. Property of Darryl
Norwood, Jr."
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Sorry for the blurry picture. :-(
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Rafael Serpico- "Probably a
part-time dank meme lord when he’s not running XC."
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Xavier Skinner- "Better known as
“Big Skin”. Always apologizing for no reason."
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Luke Mason- "Not much to say.
He’s just a quiet guy who goes about his business and gets stuff
done. However, the legendary Mitch Kruckenberg once thought Luke was
a frog."
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Freshmen:
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Darryl Norwood Jr- "Lil freshman,
but got to run with the big boys this year. Jaylin Williams’s son."
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Jacob Czubernat- "Has the most
lit last name on the team. Looks like Shaun White."
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Quang Dang- "Drinks all of the
water. Asks questions…a LOT of questions…"
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Isiah Tyler Jr- "Upside: Good
runner with lots of potential. Downside: Is one of the most freshmany
freshman on the team (that shouldn’t be an issue next season
though…we hope)."
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Trevon Lockhart- "Most likely to
be found in his backyard."
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Coach Eric- "Used to be cool and
fun, but then he became a coach. Joins some dude from 1982 and Jack
Simzyk as only the 3rd coach in Walther history to take a
team to state. (G$ still trying to join this elite group)"
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Coach Sonja- "Must have a lot of
patience considering she put up with all of us (including Eric) for
the whole season."
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Coach Goffron - "a.k.a. G$, a.k.a.
Mr. Versatility- Principal, Dean, and only coach in Walther history
to win back-to-back Regional Championships and make back-to-back
State appearances. The man does it all."
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