Results are here.
We took 10 Lady Spartans to the Clovis Invitational on Friday. As soon as we arrived, we drove over to the park and jogged the course. After strides and stretching, the team headed over to the local junior high school and enjoyed a restaurant-catered pasta feast. I'm pretty sure all the ladies ate well as most of them cleaned their plates and enjoyed a second helping of pasta (and cookies!!). We got back to our hotel rooms and met up to discuss our race plans and strategies.
We fielded two teams of five--a frosh/soph and a varsity. Without our top runners on the trip, we decided it was better to focus on an individual effort.
On race day, we found a nice shady area between miles 1 and 2 and set up camp. We hung out for an hour before our FS team began their race warm-up rituals. After the FS race (#7 of the day), our varsity had no choice but wait a long, long while before they could prepare for their own race. Much of that waiting was spent snacking, doing homework, reading or listening to I Pods..
As I've noted previously, Woodward times are closely matched with CV's course. The varsity race was the penultimate contest, so the weather was a little warmer than earlier races. I'm certain the results would've been a little faster in cooler weather.
Results: Our varsity placed 13th out of 22 teams with both Anna (18th) and Meghan (19th) receiving medals for placing in the top-30. And they both broke the 20-minute barrier receiving identical times of 19:51. (Note: Only 4 schools had better #1-2 runners than Anna and Meghan; so, if you factor in our two missing seniors, we would have been in the thick of things!) Also, Rachel broke the 22-minute barrier while Eloise, Sonja, Hannah Y. and Diana all came under the 23-minutes. And our FS team placed 19th out of 27 teams.
We had some decent results and fun experiences both on and off the course. I'm certain the girls found the trip to be a rewarding one as they gained personal insight about their racing abilities as well as developed a stronger team bond from their shared experiences.
I would like to thank Mrs. Yoho, Mr. and Mrs. Fuelling, Mrs. Cwik and Mrs. Frederich for coming on the trip to show their support of our young ladies.
GIRLS' WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE
BRING YOUR FLATS!!...AND WATCHES!
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