Eaton Invitational Results

A humid morning at Fort St. Clair park turned into a muddy afternoon, but our teams responded with strong performances. In the opening race the Varsity Girls finished second among fifteen teams--only state-ranked Oakwood edged us out by a point. Whitley Elsass, Riley Bahr, Tiffany Chen, Katy Vanatsky, and Lily Parker all earned medals with top twenty finishes. The boys used a strong pack performance, with the first five runners closely bunched through much of the race, on their way to earning sixth of seventeen teams. Moreover, the boys moved ahead of several competitors who defeated them at Xavier on 9/3. Storms arrived for the JV races, yet a number of runners turned in season best times. Among the biggest improvements were Spencer Shore, Ian Denney, and Lydia Groff who all cut multiple minutes off previous races.

Next: Varsity @ Lancaster Bob Reall Invitational / JV @ Seven Hills Invitational, 9/24

Eaton Invitational -- 9/17

Saturday marks the 46th annual Eaton Invitational at Fort St. Clair State Park (near the intersection of W. Main St. and Camden Rd. on the west end of Eaton). Our bus leaves at 6:15 and races begin with Girls Varsity at 8:50 followed by Boys Varsity at 9:20, Girls JV at 10:50, and Boys JV at 11:20. Spectator parking is down the street at Eaton High School. You can either walk to the park (less than a mile) or ride the shuttle. Eaton is one of the best cross country venues of the season--we hope you can come enjoy the park and support our runners!

Schedule Update -- Week of 9/12

On Tuesday, 9/13, JV runners are participating in the Fenwick Invitational at Bishop Fenwick High School (4855 State Route 122, Franklin 45005 -- east off the 1-75 exit). Our bus leaves after school with races at 5 and 5:30.

Everyone not racing on Tuesday will practice at Ault Park after school on Monday, and the entire team will practice at Winton Woods on Wednesday. We will finish practice Thursday with pilates with Mrs. Mitchell!

Important Schedule Changes

Due to a meet cancellation we are changing our race schedule on 9/24. Two other invitationals have allowed us to enter part of our team, so we will be splitting JV and Varsity runners. JV runners will be racing at Seven Hills High School. The top seven boys and girls will travel to Lancaster for the Bob Reall Invitational. This is a great opportunity on a challenging course--several of the top D2 teams in the state are competing at Lancaster. We will have more details on both of these events during race week.

Also, this Friday (9/9) we will practice at Winton Woods with bus drop off from school.

Vote for LaRosa's MVP!

Senior Whitley Elsass is nominated for this week's LaRosa's MVP of the Week. Go to larosasmvp.com and click the "Sign Up" link next to "Vote for LaRosa's Next MVP". After you enter your name and email place a vote for Whit!!!

Xavier Invitational Results

For complete results from Saturday's races visit: http://www.buckeye-timing.com/Results/2016/09-03-XAV/index.html

Our boys team finished the race with a 20 second average improvement per scorer from last season at Xavier. Leading the way was Sophomore Jack Schwartz who ran 18:06 in his first career 5k. Junior Grant Mellott followed close behind as part of a tight pack for runners 1-5. The big PR of the day belonged to Junior Wyatt Curtis. He ran 4:35 faster than his previous best and a year of hard work has paid off!

The girls followed with a 2nd place finish, losing only to defending D1 district champ Turpin. Whitley Elsass, Riley Bahr, and Tiffany Chen all placed in the top 6. Moreover, all 3, as well as junior Lily Parker, entered or improved their position in Wyoming's 5k all-time PR list! You can see the updated Top 20 in the Girls Individual Records link.

Next: 9/13 JV @ Fenwick Invitational; 9/17 All @ Eaton Invitational

XC Schedule Update

Our 5k racing season begins this Saturday at the Xavier University Invitational. Here is our updated full meet schedule:

9/3 -- Xavier University Invitational (Kingswood Park, Mason)

9/13 -- Fenwick Invitational (JV Only / Middletown Bishop Fenwick High School)

9/17 -- Eaton Invitational (Fort St. Clair Park, Eaton)

9/24 -- Ohio Caverns Invitational (West Liberty Salem High School)

10/1 -- Kettering Fairmont Firebird Invitational (Indian Riffle Park, Kettering)

10/15 -- CHL Championship (Kings Island Golf Course)

10/22 -- District Championship (Voice of America Park)

10/29 -- Regional Championship (Troy River Course)

11/5 -- State Championship (National Trail Raceway)


Also, we have several important practice dates coming soon: This Wednesday, 8/31, we will run at Winton Woods with bus drop off before practice. On Labor Day, 9/5, our practice is at 6pm. Finally, we will have more details soon about our 10/3 practice. There is no school on that Monday and we are planning a trip to Lebanon for a workout and visit to Irons Fruit Farm.