TITANS 6TH / 7TH AT STATE!!
The Titans capped off a great year with the Boys finishing 6th in State and the Girls 7th. Except for golf, these are the highest State finishes at Syracuse. Very impressive results from some great student/athletes.
State was run over the hilly 3.0 mile course at Sugarhouse Park in SLC. Hannah Williams completed a perfect season- our #1 finisher in every race- by placing 12th in 19:21. She just missed making the All-State Team. McKayla Williams was right behind placing 22nd in 19:42. Mikelann Wilcox was one of the top freshman finishers in the race placing 46th in 20:21. Abby Rich battled injuries all season but still came through to run 20:33 to place 53rd. Kiana Tebbs’ 21:14 was good enough to place 70th, while Taylee Hamblin capped of a great first year by placing 79th in 21:32. Aubrey Eddy’s 23:15 was good enough for 104th. Aubrey’s value to the TEAM should not be measured in the points she scored. Having her lead by example was far more important to our success. The combined times of our top five was 2:40 faster than last year at State. Hannah and McKayla made the State All-Time list for the course and Mikelann just missed it.
Austin Costley also made it a perfect season as he was again our top finisher. He placed 22nd overall while running 16:28. Jake Rossmango’s 16:50 was good enough for 38th. Preston Williams capped off a great sophomore year finishing 53rd in 17:05. Phillip Helms wound up his senior year by placing 62nd in 17:13. Freshman Brandon Yardley had a great race placing 67th in 17:16. He was the 4th freshman finisher in the race. Dallin Riggs battled a cold and still placed 89th while running 17:44. Tyrell Pearce finished 98th even though he was running on a sprained ankle. His time was 17:54. Austin and Jake made the State All-Time list for the course.
This was a great TEAM effort by the Titans. And that means all 35 members, not just the 14 who ran.
NOW WHAT
Those needing a little time to get some injuries heeled up should do so now. If healthy, keep running. STORY: As a sophomore, Jared was about the #12-15 runner at Davis. He wanted to be better. As a junior, he was 3rd in State in XC. He wanted to be better. As a senior, he was the 5A XC MVP, national Foot Locker finalist, won three firsts at State in Track, and ran the fastest 5000 for any high school runner in Utah history. How did he do it? He committed himself to become the best he could possibly become even though he didn’t know where that might lead.
Continued improvement as an individual and TEAM should be the goal of everyone. Let’s start working now towards bringing home some hardware from the 2009 State Championships.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct 28- Test #2 for Mikelann
Oct 29- TEAM Pictures and Uniform Check-in
Nov 12- TEAM Banquet @ Golden Corral- 6:00 pm, parents invited
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Titan XC Update - Oct 20, 2008
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!!
A year ago, the Titan Boys placed last in the region with a score of 204 points, 30 behind 7th place. In 2008, they placed 2nd behind defending 5A State Champion Davis, 28 points ahead of 3rd place Weber. In 2007, the average time of the five scoring boys was 18:33. This year- 16:55. Impressive. The Lady Titans also showed dramatic change moving up from a 4th place finish in 2007 to also place 2nd behind nationally-ranked Davis. They also improved the average time for the top five from 20:38 to 20:11.
GIRLS RESULTS
As expected, Davis won the title and there was a tight battle for the next three spots. The Lady Titans scored 72 points to narrowly finish ahead of Weber (78) and Fremont (89). Layton finished with 134 points to secure the last spot at State. Hannah Williams struggled a little but still finished strong to place 9th in 19:30. McKayla Williams had her fastest mile average time of the year running 19:55 to finish 13th. Abby Rich also had her best race of the year as her 20:15 was good enough for 15th. Mikelann Wilcox had another great race to place 17th in 20:37, one spot ahead of Kiana Tebbs 18th place finish. This was Kiana’s best mile average of the year. Taylee Hamblin improved her best 3-mile time by 33 seconds to 20:54 to place 24th. Aubrey Eddy had her best race of the year as she ran 22:49 to finish 41st.
In the Junior Varsity race, Hilary Peterson ran great to finish 6th in 21:22. Running well to help Syracuse finish 3rd in the J.V. team race, were Sasha Russell (16th, 24:00), Mckenna Peterson (19th, 24:12), Haley Busby (24th, 24:38) and Kylin Long (27th, 29:00).
BOYS RESULTS
Once again, Davis took home the TEAM title. The Titans scored 69 points to place 2nd ahead of Weber (97), Fremont (130) and Viewmont (135).
Seven of the eight entered in the Varsity race had their best per mile averages of the year in an impressive TEAM performance. All ran smart making up several places over the last mile of the race. Austin Costley’s 16:33 was good enough to place 5th overall. Jake Rossmango (11th, 16:45) and Preston Williams (12th, 16:47) narrowly missed making the All-Region Team. Phillip Helms (20th, 17:15), Tyrell Pearce (21st, 17:16) and Brandon Yardley (22nd, 17:17) finished right together to ice the TEAM finish. Dallin Riggs was close behind running 17:28 to place 27th. Kyle Kelly ran 18:14 as a non-scorer in the Varsity race. This was over three minutes faster than he ran last year.
The J.V. Boys finished 4th. Alex Garrett (22nd, 18:35), Willis Ellsworth (23rd, 18:38) and Weston Atkins (24th, 18:38) finished right together to give us a good pack. Cody Trease (27th, 18:51), CJ Scothern (28th, 18:54), Steven Wilcox (29th, 19:17) and Christian Smith (30th, 19:19) were the other scoring athletes. Also running well were Nick Hilton (19:20), Dylan Rossmango (19:36), Clayton Bergloff (21:38), Grant Patterson (21:52), Ben Smith (22:28), Tyler Kutterer (22:42), and Kel Davis (23:54). Alex, Weston, Cody, CJ, and Dylan had their fastest per-mile averages of the year.
PERSONAL NOTE
This is about the 25th season I’ve coached Cross Country on the high school level. During that time I’ve been fortunate to have coached several teams that have won Region titles. This pair of 2nd-place finishes ranks right up there with any of the titles. To place that high after only two years is a real credit to a great group of hard-working and dedicated athletes.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as the Athletes of the Week were Aubrey Eddy and Clayton Bergloff, who have put in two great years of being quiet leaders of the TEAM. Their importance cannot be measured in the points that they score, but in how much they have pushed and helped others. These seniors will be missed!!
STATE TEAM PARTY
The Costley family will host the TEAM at a pasta dinner Tuesday evening at 5:30 pm.
STATE INFORMATION
State is this Wednesday. The Girls 5A race will begin at 3:30, the Boys at 4:00. Students will be excused at 12:00 and the bus will leave about 12:30. Parents: If you are planning on attending, the race is held at Sugarhouse Park in SLC. It’s tough to find parking- allow plenty of time.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS OUTLOOK
Davis High should easily defend their Girls’ title. The battle for second should come from American Fork, Bingham, Timpanogos, Skyline, Jordan, Alta and, yes, the Lady Titans. Individually, Jordan’s Danielle Menlove has won about everything she’s entered this year. 2006 Champion Shalaya Kipp of Skyline and Davis’ Candace Eddy may give her a battle.
For the Boys, Alta should prevent Davis from their third straight title. The Darts and American Fork should battle for 2nd and 3rd. After that, it’s all open between Copper Hills, Kearns, Hillcrest, Timpanogos, Weber and Syracuse. Individually, Davis’ Seth Gutzwiller has been running very well. Hillcrest’s Jason Lynch, Lone Peak’s Steve Morrin and Timpanogos’ Matt Liddle could challenge.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct 21- State Pasta Party @ Costley’s
Oct 22- STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Sugarhouse Park
A year ago, the Titan Boys placed last in the region with a score of 204 points, 30 behind 7th place. In 2008, they placed 2nd behind defending 5A State Champion Davis, 28 points ahead of 3rd place Weber. In 2007, the average time of the five scoring boys was 18:33. This year- 16:55. Impressive. The Lady Titans also showed dramatic change moving up from a 4th place finish in 2007 to also place 2nd behind nationally-ranked Davis. They also improved the average time for the top five from 20:38 to 20:11.
GIRLS RESULTS
As expected, Davis won the title and there was a tight battle for the next three spots. The Lady Titans scored 72 points to narrowly finish ahead of Weber (78) and Fremont (89). Layton finished with 134 points to secure the last spot at State. Hannah Williams struggled a little but still finished strong to place 9th in 19:30. McKayla Williams had her fastest mile average time of the year running 19:55 to finish 13th. Abby Rich also had her best race of the year as her 20:15 was good enough for 15th. Mikelann Wilcox had another great race to place 17th in 20:37, one spot ahead of Kiana Tebbs 18th place finish. This was Kiana’s best mile average of the year. Taylee Hamblin improved her best 3-mile time by 33 seconds to 20:54 to place 24th. Aubrey Eddy had her best race of the year as she ran 22:49 to finish 41st.
In the Junior Varsity race, Hilary Peterson ran great to finish 6th in 21:22. Running well to help Syracuse finish 3rd in the J.V. team race, were Sasha Russell (16th, 24:00), Mckenna Peterson (19th, 24:12), Haley Busby (24th, 24:38) and Kylin Long (27th, 29:00).
BOYS RESULTS
Once again, Davis took home the TEAM title. The Titans scored 69 points to place 2nd ahead of Weber (97), Fremont (130) and Viewmont (135).
Seven of the eight entered in the Varsity race had their best per mile averages of the year in an impressive TEAM performance. All ran smart making up several places over the last mile of the race. Austin Costley’s 16:33 was good enough to place 5th overall. Jake Rossmango (11th, 16:45) and Preston Williams (12th, 16:47) narrowly missed making the All-Region Team. Phillip Helms (20th, 17:15), Tyrell Pearce (21st, 17:16) and Brandon Yardley (22nd, 17:17) finished right together to ice the TEAM finish. Dallin Riggs was close behind running 17:28 to place 27th. Kyle Kelly ran 18:14 as a non-scorer in the Varsity race. This was over three minutes faster than he ran last year.
The J.V. Boys finished 4th. Alex Garrett (22nd, 18:35), Willis Ellsworth (23rd, 18:38) and Weston Atkins (24th, 18:38) finished right together to give us a good pack. Cody Trease (27th, 18:51), CJ Scothern (28th, 18:54), Steven Wilcox (29th, 19:17) and Christian Smith (30th, 19:19) were the other scoring athletes. Also running well were Nick Hilton (19:20), Dylan Rossmango (19:36), Clayton Bergloff (21:38), Grant Patterson (21:52), Ben Smith (22:28), Tyler Kutterer (22:42), and Kel Davis (23:54). Alex, Weston, Cody, CJ, and Dylan had their fastest per-mile averages of the year.
PERSONAL NOTE
This is about the 25th season I’ve coached Cross Country on the high school level. During that time I’ve been fortunate to have coached several teams that have won Region titles. This pair of 2nd-place finishes ranks right up there with any of the titles. To place that high after only two years is a real credit to a great group of hard-working and dedicated athletes.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as the Athletes of the Week were Aubrey Eddy and Clayton Bergloff, who have put in two great years of being quiet leaders of the TEAM. Their importance cannot be measured in the points that they score, but in how much they have pushed and helped others. These seniors will be missed!!
STATE TEAM PARTY
The Costley family will host the TEAM at a pasta dinner Tuesday evening at 5:30 pm.
STATE INFORMATION
State is this Wednesday. The Girls 5A race will begin at 3:30, the Boys at 4:00. Students will be excused at 12:00 and the bus will leave about 12:30. Parents: If you are planning on attending, the race is held at Sugarhouse Park in SLC. It’s tough to find parking- allow plenty of time.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS OUTLOOK
Davis High should easily defend their Girls’ title. The battle for second should come from American Fork, Bingham, Timpanogos, Skyline, Jordan, Alta and, yes, the Lady Titans. Individually, Jordan’s Danielle Menlove has won about everything she’s entered this year. 2006 Champion Shalaya Kipp of Skyline and Davis’ Candace Eddy may give her a battle.
For the Boys, Alta should prevent Davis from their third straight title. The Darts and American Fork should battle for 2nd and 3rd. After that, it’s all open between Copper Hills, Kearns, Hillcrest, Timpanogos, Weber and Syracuse. Individually, Davis’ Seth Gutzwiller has been running very well. Hillcrest’s Jason Lynch, Lone Peak’s Steve Morrin and Timpanogos’ Matt Liddle could challenge.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct 21- State Pasta Party @ Costley’s
Oct 22- STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Sugarhouse Park
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Update - October 13, 2008
Titan XC Update - Oct 13, 2008
OPEN REGION MEET AT FREMONT
There were some great performances at Fremont even though we just treated the meet as part of our last week of training prior to Region. The goal was to run conservative without taking any chances that might create or aggravate injuries. We also didn’t want to push so hard that there might be problems with lingering fatigue at Region. The outcome of the meet in that sense was successful. With all eight school in the region competing, the Titans finished 4th in both races while running conservatively. Even so, many had their fastest races of the year over the flat, three-mile course.
Hannah Williams again led the Lady Titans placing 4th in 18:57. McKayla Williams’ 20:07 was good enough for 12th. She was closely followed by Mikelann Wilcox, who had her best race of the year, running 20:19 to place 14th. Kiana Tebbs (27th, 20:58) and Taylee Hamblin (34th, 21:31) also had their fastest races of the year to round out the top five Lady Titans. Sasha Russell, Haley Busby, Tiffany Reed, Mckenna Peterson and Kylin Long also had their fastest per-mile averages of the year.
After running very conservatively for the first two miles (in about 35th place), Austin Costley moved up to finish 17th in 16:53. Using the same strategy to move up greatly were Phillip Helms (25th, 17:08), Preston Williams (30th, 17:22), Dallin Riggs (35th, 17:33) and Jake Rossmango (52nd, 17:55). Kyle Kelly and Brandon Yardley were right behind running 17:59 and 18:00. Willis Ellsworth, Alex Garrett, CJ Scothern, Nick Hilton, Christian Smith, Steve Wilcox, Dylan Rossmango, Grant Patterson and Ben Smith had their fastest per-mile averages of the year.
Even running a little under control, this was a great performance. It shows we are ready to “turn is loose” at Region.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Sasha Russell, who has only missed two practices since June 2nd (and has been on time twice since June 2nd) and Alex Garrett, who ran about 15 seconds per mile faster than any other race this year. While distance running isn’t Sasha’s “forte”, she nevertheless works hard knowing it will help her in Track and Field. The same can be said for Alex, who has not missed a practice in over two months.
REGION TEAM PARTY
Coach Rob Wilcox will host the TEAM at a pasta dinner Tuesday evening at 6:00 pm. His address is 1414 north, 5000 west in West Point.
REGION ONE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The meet will be held Wednesday, October 15th at Layton City Park. The schedule will be:
1:15- Excused from class
1:30- Bus leaves
3:00- Girls’ Junior Varsity Race
3:30- Boys’ Junior Varsity Race
4:00- Girls’ Varsity Race
4:30- Boys’ Varsity Race
5:15- Awards
REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS OUTLOOK
Davis High looks to be a lock for both Region titles. The Dart boys will try to make it 14-straight titles while the girls will be going for #4. While an upset is possible, the real battle will probably be for second place. In both races, Syracuse, Weber and Fremont should be the contenders. Weber may have a slight edge, but watch out for the Titans. At full strength, running with intelligence and intensity, Syracuse will have a great shot at finishing second- a great accomplishment.
Individually, Meghan Hedquist, Emily Hansen, Candace Eddy and Katie Swanson of Davis, Allyson Deeter of Weber, Amy Allred of Layton, and our own Hannah Williams should lead the charge for the title. Davis’ Seth Gutzwiller is running very well and will be hard to beat. Weber’s Russ Carnahan, Layton’s Tyson Butler and Austin Costley have been the top runners most of the year in the region.
One thing for certain: you will see about 300 athletes giving 100% and trying to do their individual best while helping their teams.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct 15- REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Layton City Park
Oct 22- STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Sugarhouse Park
OPEN REGION MEET AT FREMONT
There were some great performances at Fremont even though we just treated the meet as part of our last week of training prior to Region. The goal was to run conservative without taking any chances that might create or aggravate injuries. We also didn’t want to push so hard that there might be problems with lingering fatigue at Region. The outcome of the meet in that sense was successful. With all eight school in the region competing, the Titans finished 4th in both races while running conservatively. Even so, many had their fastest races of the year over the flat, three-mile course.
Hannah Williams again led the Lady Titans placing 4th in 18:57. McKayla Williams’ 20:07 was good enough for 12th. She was closely followed by Mikelann Wilcox, who had her best race of the year, running 20:19 to place 14th. Kiana Tebbs (27th, 20:58) and Taylee Hamblin (34th, 21:31) also had their fastest races of the year to round out the top five Lady Titans. Sasha Russell, Haley Busby, Tiffany Reed, Mckenna Peterson and Kylin Long also had their fastest per-mile averages of the year.
After running very conservatively for the first two miles (in about 35th place), Austin Costley moved up to finish 17th in 16:53. Using the same strategy to move up greatly were Phillip Helms (25th, 17:08), Preston Williams (30th, 17:22), Dallin Riggs (35th, 17:33) and Jake Rossmango (52nd, 17:55). Kyle Kelly and Brandon Yardley were right behind running 17:59 and 18:00. Willis Ellsworth, Alex Garrett, CJ Scothern, Nick Hilton, Christian Smith, Steve Wilcox, Dylan Rossmango, Grant Patterson and Ben Smith had their fastest per-mile averages of the year.
Even running a little under control, this was a great performance. It shows we are ready to “turn is loose” at Region.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Sasha Russell, who has only missed two practices since June 2nd (and has been on time twice since June 2nd) and Alex Garrett, who ran about 15 seconds per mile faster than any other race this year. While distance running isn’t Sasha’s “forte”, she nevertheless works hard knowing it will help her in Track and Field. The same can be said for Alex, who has not missed a practice in over two months.
REGION TEAM PARTY
Coach Rob Wilcox will host the TEAM at a pasta dinner Tuesday evening at 6:00 pm. His address is 1414 north, 5000 west in West Point.
REGION ONE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The meet will be held Wednesday, October 15th at Layton City Park. The schedule will be:
1:15- Excused from class
1:30- Bus leaves
3:00- Girls’ Junior Varsity Race
3:30- Boys’ Junior Varsity Race
4:00- Girls’ Varsity Race
4:30- Boys’ Varsity Race
5:15- Awards
REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS OUTLOOK
Davis High looks to be a lock for both Region titles. The Dart boys will try to make it 14-straight titles while the girls will be going for #4. While an upset is possible, the real battle will probably be for second place. In both races, Syracuse, Weber and Fremont should be the contenders. Weber may have a slight edge, but watch out for the Titans. At full strength, running with intelligence and intensity, Syracuse will have a great shot at finishing second- a great accomplishment.
Individually, Meghan Hedquist, Emily Hansen, Candace Eddy and Katie Swanson of Davis, Allyson Deeter of Weber, Amy Allred of Layton, and our own Hannah Williams should lead the charge for the title. Davis’ Seth Gutzwiller is running very well and will be hard to beat. Weber’s Russ Carnahan, Layton’s Tyson Butler and Austin Costley have been the top runners most of the year in the region.
One thing for certain: you will see about 300 athletes giving 100% and trying to do their individual best while helping their teams.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct 15- REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Layton City Park
Oct 22- STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Sugarhouse Park
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Update - October 6, 2008
Titan XC Update - Oct 6, 2008
OREM INVITATIONAL
The Titans showed continued improvement at this huge meet held at the UVU campus in Orem. Most who ran had their fastest 5000 meter times of the year even though the race was run in the rain over a very sloppy course. Over 35 schools from Utah and Wyoming competed.
The Girls Varsity placed 10th overall and 7th among 5A schools. This was even though two of the top seven were out with illnesses. Top finishes by the Lady Titans came from:
25th- Hannah Williams, 20:12; 36th - McKayla Williams, 20:44; 71st- Abby Rich, 21:49; 93rd- Kiana Tebbs, 22:14; 95th- Taylee Hamblin, 22:16; 168th- Sasha Russell, 24:50. Hannah and McKayla moved up over 40 places over the last half of the race. Sasha made her first Varsity race a very good one. It was a P.R. by nearly two minutes.
Turning in great races for the J.V. were Lindsey McFarland, 25:00; Tiffany Reed, 26:40; and Kylin Long, 29:50. This was a great first race by Lindsey. And she did it without kicking a soccer ball around the course!!!
The Boys Varsity also ran a great race placing 12th overall and they were also 7th among 5A schools. To show the improvement over last year, the combined time of the five scoring runners this year was eight minutes faster than our top five last year. The varsity was lead by Austin Costley’s 20th place finish in 17:11. He passed more than 20 runners over the last mile. The other varsity runners were: 68th- Jake Rossmango, 17:51; 69th- Preston Williams, 17:51; 100th- Tyrell Pearce, 18:17; 115th- Brandon Yardley, 18:28; 124th- Dallin Riggs, 18:33; 165th- Kyle Kelly, 19:13. Over 210 ran the varsity boys race.
Leading the J.V. to a 17th place finish were: Willis Ellsworth, 19:57; Alex Garrett, 20:24; Nick Hilton, 20:32; Christian Smith, 20:33; Steven Wilcox, 20:47; Clayton Bergloff, 22:00; Dylan Rossmango, 23:14; and Tyler Kutterer, 23:17.
Complete results can be found at: www.runnercard.com.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Kiana Tebbs, who is now rounding into shape at just the right time, Dallin Riggs, whose addition to the TEAM has made our squad much deeper, and Cody Trease, who just shows up to every workout and meet giving 100%, making everyone on the TEAM better. A coach can’t ask for more.
CONGRATS HALEY
Congratulations to Haley Busby for representing Syracuse City (and Syracuse Cross Country) at the Utah Miss Outstanding Teen pageant. The fact that she didn’t win proves that it was fixed!!!
OPEN REGION MEET @ FREMONT
We will run the meet at Fremont Wednesday. We will use it as a tuneup for Region, working on the last two miles. You will be excused Wednesday at 1:15 and the bus will leave at 1:30. The Girls will run at 3:45 and the Boys at 4:15.
SEASON WINDING DOWN
Don’t neglect the “little things”. Take extra care in hydration, nutrition, sleep, injury prevention, etc. With Region just a week away, we don’t want to do anything that will prevent us from performing at full strength.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct 8- Open Region meet @ Fremont High
Oct 15- REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Layton City Park
Oct 22- STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Sugarhouse Park
OREM INVITATIONAL
The Titans showed continued improvement at this huge meet held at the UVU campus in Orem. Most who ran had their fastest 5000 meter times of the year even though the race was run in the rain over a very sloppy course. Over 35 schools from Utah and Wyoming competed.
The Girls Varsity placed 10th overall and 7th among 5A schools. This was even though two of the top seven were out with illnesses. Top finishes by the Lady Titans came from:
25th- Hannah Williams, 20:12; 36th - McKayla Williams, 20:44; 71st- Abby Rich, 21:49; 93rd- Kiana Tebbs, 22:14; 95th- Taylee Hamblin, 22:16; 168th- Sasha Russell, 24:50. Hannah and McKayla moved up over 40 places over the last half of the race. Sasha made her first Varsity race a very good one. It was a P.R. by nearly two minutes.
Turning in great races for the J.V. were Lindsey McFarland, 25:00; Tiffany Reed, 26:40; and Kylin Long, 29:50. This was a great first race by Lindsey. And she did it without kicking a soccer ball around the course!!!
The Boys Varsity also ran a great race placing 12th overall and they were also 7th among 5A schools. To show the improvement over last year, the combined time of the five scoring runners this year was eight minutes faster than our top five last year. The varsity was lead by Austin Costley’s 20th place finish in 17:11. He passed more than 20 runners over the last mile. The other varsity runners were: 68th- Jake Rossmango, 17:51; 69th- Preston Williams, 17:51; 100th- Tyrell Pearce, 18:17; 115th- Brandon Yardley, 18:28; 124th- Dallin Riggs, 18:33; 165th- Kyle Kelly, 19:13. Over 210 ran the varsity boys race.
Leading the J.V. to a 17th place finish were: Willis Ellsworth, 19:57; Alex Garrett, 20:24; Nick Hilton, 20:32; Christian Smith, 20:33; Steven Wilcox, 20:47; Clayton Bergloff, 22:00; Dylan Rossmango, 23:14; and Tyler Kutterer, 23:17.
Complete results can be found at: www.runnercard.com.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Kiana Tebbs, who is now rounding into shape at just the right time, Dallin Riggs, whose addition to the TEAM has made our squad much deeper, and Cody Trease, who just shows up to every workout and meet giving 100%, making everyone on the TEAM better. A coach can’t ask for more.
CONGRATS HALEY
Congratulations to Haley Busby for representing Syracuse City (and Syracuse Cross Country) at the Utah Miss Outstanding Teen pageant. The fact that she didn’t win proves that it was fixed!!!
OPEN REGION MEET @ FREMONT
We will run the meet at Fremont Wednesday. We will use it as a tuneup for Region, working on the last two miles. You will be excused Wednesday at 1:15 and the bus will leave at 1:30. The Girls will run at 3:45 and the Boys at 4:15.
SEASON WINDING DOWN
Don’t neglect the “little things”. Take extra care in hydration, nutrition, sleep, injury prevention, etc. With Region just a week away, we don’t want to do anything that will prevent us from performing at full strength.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Oct 8- Open Region meet @ Fremont High
Oct 15- REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Layton City Park
Oct 22- STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Sugarhouse Park
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Update - September 29, 2008
Titan XC Update - Sept 29, 2008
GREAT WEEK FOR TITAN XC
This was a week in which great deal of progress was shown. There were some great workouts and a very tough race at Weber High. The benefits will hopefully be shown at the Region and State Championships.
OPEN REGION @ WEBER
With all of the region teams except Davis competing, the meet gave us a little indication of where things shape up at this time. The Girls placed 2nd behind Weber while the Boys tied for 2nd, though losing the tie-breaker to Fremont. Weber also won the boys.
The 3.1 mile course was very hilly and provided a real challenge. Hannah Williams was our top finisher in the ladies race as she placed 4th in 20:36. McKayla Williams (7th, 21:09), Abby Rich (9th, 21:43), Mikelann Wilcox (10th, 21:50), and Kiana Tebbs (18th, 22:55) were the other scoring athletes. Taylee Hamblin (19th, 23:01) and Aubrey Eddy (41st, 25:15) completed the varsity runners.
Austin Costley ran a tough race to finish 3rd in 17:32. Phillip Helms had another great race placing 7th in 17:54. Tyrell Pearce (11th, 18:12), Preston Williams (17th, 18:31) and Brandon Yardley (28th, 18:47) were our other scoring athletes. Dallin Riggs (29th, 18:51) and Kyle Kelly (37th, 19:08) completed the varsity squad.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Abby Rich, who continues to show improvement after battling injuries most of the season, and Tyrell Pearce, who has really made an impact on our TEAM in his first year of competing in Cross Country.
OREM KIWANIS INVITATIONAL
This meet will have all of the top programs in Utah as well as many schools from out of state competing. It will be a great challenge for us to go up against the best. Here is the schedule for the meet:
6:00 am- Bus Leaves
9:00 am- Girls J.V. (all divisions)
9:30 am- Boys J.V. (1A-4A)
10:00 am- Boys J.V. (5A)
10:30 am- Girls Varsity (all divisions)
11:00 am- Boys Varsity (all divisions)
11:30 am- Awards / Open Race
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
We will not go to the Open Region meet at Clearfield Wednesday.
Oct 4- Orem Invitational @ UVU
Oct 8- Open Region meet @ Fremont High
Oct 15- REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Layton City Park
Oct 22- STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Sugarhouse Park
Monday, September 22, 2008
Update - September 22, 2008
Titan XC Update - Sept 22, 2008
DAVIS CLIPPER INVITATIONAL
Both Boys and Girls teams turned in great performances to place 2nd at the 21st Davis Clipper Invitational. This meet is for all of the Davis County schools. Davis High captured both titles for the 12th straight year. Finishing 2nd is a great accomplishment. Last year the girls finished 4th and the boys 8th. The Titans are definitely on the rise this year.
Leading the way for the girls were the Williams sisters. Hannah finished 7th running 17:42 over the 2.75 mile course. McKayla was right behind in 8th running 18:28. Abby Rich (11th, 19:00), Mikelann Wilcox (12th, 19:19), Kiana Tebbs (18th, 19:56) and Taylee Hamblin (19th, 20:03) ran very tough races to pace the Lady Titans.
Austin Costley and Jake Rossmango took the race out fast, leading for the first 1 ½ miles. Austin held on to finish 6th running 15:19. Preston Williams (10th, 15:40), Jake (12th, 15:41), Phillip Helms (20th, 15:58), Tyrell Pearce (22nd, 16:00), Dallin Riggs (29th, 16:25) and Kyle Kelly (39th, 16:35) rounded out the scoring for Syracuse.
WAHSATCH RENDEZVOUS
More evidence of great improvement was shown at the Wahsatch Rendezvous held at the Cottonwood Complex Saturday. With over 20 schools running, the girls finished 6th and the boys 8th. Last year they were 9th and 18th. In 2007 the total time for the seven scoring girls was 2:40:19. This year it was 2:29:57. The boys improved from 2:02:53 to 1:43:07, an average improvement of over 2 ½ minutes per runner.
The unique format consists of a series of seven races pitting all #7 runners against each other, #6 runners, etc. The points from the individual races are then added up to determine the team places. The course was 2.9 miles long. The girls seven scoring athletes were Hannah Williams (5th, 19:34), McKayla Williams (5th, 20:13), Abby Rich (6th, 20:47), Mikelann Wilcox (6th, 21:05), Kiana Tebbs (8th, 22:11), Taylee Hamblin (6th, 21:32), and Aubrey Eddy (9th, 24:32).
The boys 52 points, just six points out of sixth place. The scoring athletes for the Titans were Austin Costley (9th, 16:38), Jake Rossmango (6th, 16:53), Preston Williams (7th, 17:00), Tyrell Pearce (9th, 17:33), Phillip Helms (2nd, 17:20), Dallin Riggs (8th, 17:46), and Kyle Kelly (11th, 18:33). Brandon Yardley ran a great race to place 7th in the J.V. race running 17:37.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were Taylee Hamblin, who had a great, breakout races at both meets this week, Phillip Helms, who continues to improve every week, and Kyle Kelly. Kyle’s combined times in the two races were more than nine minutes faster than last year. It shows what a year of hard work and dedication can do.
OPEN REGION MEET AT WEBER
Our only race this week will be Wednesday at Weber High. We will use the race to work on hills and mental toughness. It will be good preparation for State. The girls will run at 3:45 and the boys at 4:15. There will only be the two races.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Sept 24- Open Region meet @ Weber High
Oct 1- Open Region meet @ Clearfield High
Oct 4- Orem Invitational @ UVU
Oct 8- Open Region meet @ Fremont High
Oct 15- REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Layton City Park
Oct 22- STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Sugarhouse Park
Monday, September 15, 2008
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MURRAY INVITATIONAL
The Titans turned in another very good performance at the Murray Invitational Friday. This is the largest meet held in Utah and had over 40 of the top teams in the state competing. With so many athletes, the meet was separated into six races. The course was 5000 meters long and was run at Murray City Park.
Sasha Russell (76th, 25:49) and Haley Busby (79th, 25:56) were the top finishers in the Girls Rookie J.V. race. 175 ran that race. The Girls Varsity finished 14th out of 30 teams. Hannah Williams (31st, 20:26), McKayla Williams (49th, 20:57), Abby Rich (71st, 21:40), Mikelann Wilcox (104th, 22:41) and Kiana Tebbs (109th, 22:50) were the scoring runners. Taylee Hamblin (123rd, 23:19) and Aubrey Eddy (159th, 24:34) completed the varsity runners. 225 girls were entered in the race.
Dallin Riggs led the Rookie Boys race as he finished 12th in 19:10. CJ Scothern (42nd, 20:18), Christian Smith (68th, 21:05), Alex Garrett (70th, 21:06) and Cody Trease (83rd, 21:22) led the Titan Rookies to a 7th place team finish. 23 teams and 235 athletes competed in the Rookie race. In the J.V. race, Weston Atkins was the first Titan finisher running 20:04 to place 109th. Willis Ellsworth (136th, 20:25), and Steve Wilcox (158th, 20:42) were the next top finishers. Over 325 competed in the race.
In the Boys Varsity race, Syracuse placed 14th out of the 37-team field. Once again, Austin Costley led the Titans as his 17:15 was good enough to place 37th. Jake Rossmango (57th, 17:38), Preston Williams (76th, 17:51), Tyrell Pearce (114th, 18:18) and Phillip Helms (123rd, 18:23) rounded out the scoring athletes. Brandon Yardley (157th, 18:51) and Kyle Kelly (180th, 19:12) completed the varsity squad. Over 265 athletes competed in the varsity race.
Complete results can be found at: www.runnercard.com.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Chosen as Athletes of the Week were McKayla Williams, Jake Rossmango and Preston Williams. All three had very solid races and have also been very solid in workouts dating back to the start of the summer.
DAVIS CLIPPER INVITATIONAL
The 21st Davis Clipper Invitational will be held Wednesday at Layton Commons Park. The 2.75 mile race will follow the Pre-Region course for the first 1.75 miles before repeating the loop around the section east of the Bubble. There is also an Open Race for anyone who wants to run- siblings, parents, etc. The race schedule is as follows:
1:30- Bus Leaves
3:30- JV Boys
4:00- JV and Varsity Girls
4:30- Varsity Boys
5:00- Open Race
5:30- Awards
WAHSATCH RENDEZVOUS
The Wahsatch Rendezvous will be held Saturday at the Cottonwood Complex (about 13th East, 4300 South, SLC). The course is about 2.9 miles and the format for the varsity races is much different than others- too complicated to explain. Meet t-shirts will be for sale- I think for $15. The schedule is as follows:
6:45 am - Bus Leaves
9:00 - Girls JV
9:30 - Boys JV
10:10 - #7 Runners (Boys first, Girls 2 min later)
10:25 - #6 Runners
10:40 - #5 Runners
10:55 - #4 Runners
11:10 - #3 Runners
11:25 - #2 Runners
11:40 - #1 Runners
12:15 - Awards Ceremony
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Sept 12- Murray Invitational: 3:00 pm
Sept 17- Davis Clipper Inv.: 3:30 @ Layton Park
Sept 20- Wahsatch Rendezvous: 9:00 am @ Cottonwood Complex
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