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8/26/10 - LZXC 2010, Heaven Week Updates
I have been having a difficult time getting the website
up and running again this year, but now I think I am ready to report some
updates. Our Heaven Week went
off without a hitch. We had some great performances, learned a lot
about ourselves, and had a lot of fun in the process. Here is what we
learned as well as some highlights from the 2010 Heaven Week:
- Co-captain Ryan Moncrieff blew away the field to become
our overall champion with 201 points. Ryan has flown under the radar
because he plays baseball during the spring, but he is a harrier who is not
to be taken lightly. His early season workouts compare to our top
runners in recent years.
- Our seniors trained this summer with something to
prove, and will provide the core of our varsity lineup this fall.
Co-captain Shawn Picha has been one of our top JV runners for the past few
seasons, and he is ready to make a significant impact at the varsity level.
Alex Brend could be our headliner this year, in only his second cross
country season. He is as talented as any athlete I have coached, and
wants to add to his 2 state medals. Victor Delatorre is also a
force to be reckoned with after a great summer of training. Andrew Lulis's true love is the pole vault, but he comes into the season in the
best shape of his life, and will be a leader on our JV team if he is not in
our top 7.
- Our Junior class is improving after an uneventful track
season. Jon Smith looks to be rounding into the form that earned him a
varsity spot last year, and Pat Juras looks like the Pat Juras of 2008 when
he ran 4:36 in the Freshman Distance Gala Mile. Pat may have been
forgotten after battling breathing issues in recent seasons, but he will be
remembered very soon. A handful of other juniors will form the core of
our JV lineup, including Pat McPartlan, Isaac Honegger, David Smith, and
Kyle McNair, and could threaten the top 7 by season's end.
- Three sophomores, John Ramirez, Trevor Kuehr, and Jared
Ripoli all placed in the top 6 in our Heaven Week competition. These
three sophomores lead a dedicated and talented sophomore class that will
certainly make their presence know at the varsity level this fall. I
look forward to seeing how they match up against their own age group at
Peoria and Palatine in a couple weeks.
- We have our largest Freshman class in history, with 23
new members. This group will be led by a very talented Will Llanos and
hard-working Gerrit Williams.
- Our Heaven Week highlights were dominated by the
weather. We had cool weather early in the week that made us look very
strong, and hot weather late in the week that made us look surprisingly out
of shape. I don't know what to make of our team this year- it could be
our strongest team ever and it could be a season we watch the state meet
from the sidelines. What I do know is that we continue to get deeper,
and as a result, will field very competitive lineups at all levels.
- Alex Brend won Monday's timed mile in a record 4:39.
We saw 5 of the top 6 all-time times this year, with 5 guys running 4:47 or
faster.
- Junior Kyle McNair showed off his swimmer strength by
winning the pushup contest for the second year in a row, after outlasting
John Ramirez.
- Junior Pat McPartlan won Tuesday's Prediction Run,
predicting his pace to within a second.
- Ryan Moncrieff won Wednesday's SPPM with a time of
21:21.
- Wednesday's scavenger hunt was compared to Nicholas
Cage's hit movie "National Treasure", and was considered the most challenging scavenger
hunt in LZXC history. Nevertheless, three of the four Scavenger Hunt teams
successfully completed the hunt, with the 4th getting stuck on only a single
question.
- Junior Brendon Lin won Thursday's Guess-Your-Time Run
by guessing his time to the very second. Wow!
- Middle School North won Friday's Middle School
Challenge. The North team enjoyed the tradition chocolate milk and
retained the cup for the 4th time in a row. North now holds a 4-3
lifetime advantage over the rival team from South.
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8/25/10 - LZXC Spirit Pack!
The 2010 Spirit Pack is now available!
Click this link to check out your favorite
LZXC merchandise. Available this year are grey long sleeve t-shirt,
black running shorts, white sweatshirts, and black sweatpants. Orders
are due to Coach Hanson by Tuesday, September 7th.
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8/22/10 - LZXC Carwash! 9AM-12PM at Lake Zurich High
School
Support the 2010 Lake Zurich Cross Country Team by
bringing your dirtiest automobile to the the 4th Annual Carwash, at the high
school, 9AM-12PM. Recommended donation is $6.
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7/11/10 - LZXC 2010 Begins in 1 Month!
There is some important information for all 2010 LZXC
Athletes:
-The 2010 LZXC Kettle Moraine Camping Trip is 7/21-7/23.
Permission forms are
due by 7/15. Don't miss the excitement of
The Beast, The Viking
Game, The Paper-bag Contest, The Green Loop, The Watch-tan Contest, The
Ottawa Lake Run, The Bunny Game, The Hot Dog Eating Contest, Swimming in the
Lake, Logbook Sessions, Shaving your leg (not plural), Brew, The Flashlight
Relay, The Spartan Showers, Mafia, The Natural Spring Ice Bath, and...
-First day of Practice is on Wednesday, 8/11/10 at 7AM.
All athletes must have registration and physicals turned in ahead of time.
A Heaven Week practice schedule can be found on Moodle.
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