IHSA Class 1A
Cross Country Sectional Championship
hosted by Lisle H.S.
October 28, 2017
I know that some people might feel like today was a defeat, but it was anything but that! Our varsity boys came together and performed well in many ways:
4 out of 7 got their PR for the season
Everyone got their PR for this course (that's significant because comparing times between Lisle and EPHS - a very FLAT course - is like comparing apples to oranges!)
Our split between the top 5 runners was only 46 seconds (only 1 second slower than last week, but we also had a very small field last week compared to today)
Our scoring runners were all within the top 36%
As a whole, the team took 4 minutes and 19 seconds off their total time from last week
All this IN SPITE OF THE FRIGID WEATHER!!!
Our guys didn't do anything wrong; they did great! The only "problem" was that there were a lot of other great teams and individuals out there today, too. Not everyone can win, but our guys surely deserved to. You've done us proud, men!!!! You're a young team. I know you'll be back at Sectionals next year and I have no doubt that you'll be back at State again soon!
Here's today's story in pictures...
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| (Banner wanted me to tell you that he's proud of you, too!) |
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| While yes, this is a beautiful picture, about half an hour earlier, this photo would have shown SNOW falling! It was THAT cold! |
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| Ready to run! |
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| (I'm never quite sure of what caption I should put for Jacob's expressions!) |
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| 154 runners...last week there were only 78 |
Up the big hill...
(Jacob, my apologies....I did not see you going up the hill.
Did you take a short cut???)
At the beginning of mile 2...
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| The boys did a great job of staying close together for most of the race. |
The final mile & finish...
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| Darryl was 30th overall (in the top 20%) and finished with a time of 17:20. This was a PR for him. In spite of the cold, he shaved 26 seconds off his time from last week. |
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| Jacob (in 42nd place) finished in 17:47. This was 24 seconds faster than last week's race, giving him a new PR. |
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| Christian (54th place) crossed the finish line in 18:05. While missing his PR by only 1 second (and again, not a fair comparison because he ran 18:04 at EPHS with no hills), this was his PR for this course, cutting off 22 seconds from last week. |
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| Julio, though listed as 55th place, completed the course in the same amount of time as Christian (18:05). He ran faster at EPHS, but took 21 seconds off his time from last week, making this his PR for this course (all in spite of a nasty head cold). |
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| Nate, our final scoring runner, was next to cross the
line (56th place), finishing only 1 second behind Julio (18:06). He
took 25 seconds off his time from last week, making this a PR for this
course. |
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| Quang crossed the one in 18:41. This was a seasonal PR for him! He took 41 seconds off of last week's race! |
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| Steven (who someone had mistakenly, yet probably appropriately, called "David Wagner") stepped up to the plate to fill in for David's absence. He finished in 18:45, cutting 10 seconds off his previous best time at EPHS, making him another Bronco to get his PR at this race. |
The more I looked at the stats, the more impressed I was. Guys, you all did a fantastic job today and should be VERY proud of yourselves. Looking forward to celebrating a great season with you at the Team Banquet next month.
