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!

Hungrily awaiting the pizzas

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.)

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."

Jaylin Williams- "He’s just a baby shower boy. Still looks like Marty the Zebra from Madagascar."

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!

Jack Simzyk- "While he may be pretty good at running, he’s even better at getting finessed out of $200."

 JUNIORS:

 

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."

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."

Steven Wagner- "Better known as “Swagner”. Spends most of his time in a cardboard box."

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)"

 SOPHOMORES:

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!)"

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."

 This is Jack doing his best impression of Julio's voice...

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."

Sorry for the blurry picture.   :-(

Rafael Serpico- "Probably a part-time dank meme lord when he’s not running XC."

Xavier Skinner- "Better known as “Big Skin”. Always apologizing for no reason."

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."

Freshmen:

Darryl Norwood Jr- "Lil freshman, but got to run with the big boys this year. Jaylin Williams’s son."

Jacob Czubernat- "Has the most lit last name on the team. Looks like Shaun White."

Quang Dang- "Drinks all of the water. Asks questions…a LOT of questions…"

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)."

Trevon Lockhart- "Most likely to be found in his backyard."

 

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 3^rd coach in Walther history to take a team to state. (G$ still trying to join this elite group)"

Coach Sonja- "Must have a lot of patience considering she put up with all of us (including Eric) for the whole season."

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."