YORKVILLE RUNNING

XC TEAM & FAMILY DINNER NOV. 24TH!!

Mark your calendars!

What:

Final XC Dinner celebrating the 2008 season

When:

Monday, Nov. 24, 7-9 p.m.

Where:

Cross Lutheran Church (Fellowship Hall), Route 47 and Ament Road.

Who is invited:

Athletes and their families
$4 per person

Please let Muth know ASAP if you plan to attend the dinner so we have enough food for everyone!

Almuni Action: XC Update

Here is a quick update on some XC Alums. Sorry it has been a while, guys, but we are still thinking about you!! Please post your season PR’s when you get a chance!

Pat Austin (YHS ‘06; Elmhurst College): Qualified for the Div. III National meet next week. At today’s Augustana Midwest Regional, Pat ran a 25:09.08 (8k), which was good enough for 11th overall in the field of 280. His next meet is in Hanover, IN., at the National Div. III Championship.

Levi Seif (YHS ‘07; Waubonsee CC): Qualified with his team to the NJCAA Division I National Championship meet in Spartanburg, South Carolina. At the meet, Levi ran a 27:42 (8k), finishing 97th out of 253 runners. WCC placed 21st as a team after winning the 2008 NJCAA Region IV Meet the previous week. Levi was consistently Waubonsee’s No. 3 runner throughout the season.

Scott Tanis (YHS ‘08; Lewis University): Scott’s season ended at the 2008 NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships, hosted by Ferris State University Nov. 8. Tanis was consistently in Lewis’s top 3-or-4 throughout the season. He ran a 34:59.3 (10k) at the Regional meet.

Ben Pape (YHS ‘08; Concordia U./WI): Ben’s season ended today at the Div. III Augustana Midwest Regional. After entering the season with an injury, Pape ended the year as Concordia’s No. 6 man, running a 28:34.5 (8k).

Tags: Ben Pape, Levi Seif, Pat Austin, Scott Tanis

Alumni Action: Kris Mizel

Movin’ on up

Hey everyone it Kris Mizel. Just wanted to say congrats to the boys and girls teams on making state! Sound like you guys had alot of fun.

Now a little heads up on what im doing down here at ISU. About a month ago the jumpers started having their own jump-oriented practices every Tues. and Thurs.

We work on techniques and jumping strength. Today was the first time we did some actual jumps. Instead of a full 16-step approach for the triple jump, our coach had us doing 8 steps. So we were not all-out jumping, but we were pretty close. After my last jump I was feeling pretty good about how i did and my jumping coach, Tim Thompson, broke out the tape measure. I went about 43′ 4 inches, again off a half approach.

My coach said right now he could see me breaking 47′ easily.

I’m pretty pumped for my first meet on Dec. 6th, here in Redbird country. When i started here, my P.R. was 45′9 and the other triple jumpers were just above 47′. My coach said im pretty close to where they are now, so keep your fingers crossed for this first meet. I might just suprise some of you.

Your support would be amazing if you could make it down.

Hope everyone is well.

-Kris

Tags: Illinois State University, Kris Mizel, Tim Thompson, Triple Jump

Missing stuff: Mike Addison

Hey everyone—Please check your stuff if you travelled to the state meet. Mike Addison is missing a pair of Red And-1 gym shorts. If you find them, please return them to him!

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Brooks/Eastbay Cross Country Border War

UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
Nov. 15, 2008
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Click here for more info

Pretty cool, you get an Illinois jersey and other free stuff

Awards night is this Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

When

Wednesday, November 12
7:30 p.m.

Where

Large Group Instruction Room, YHS

We ask the athletes to please dress up for this event.

We hope all of you can make it out to celebrate one of the most successful XC seasons in school history!

Tags: Awards

Beacon News Article: 1A and 2A local recap

The Beacon News posted their State Meet recap this morning.

About the girls:

… Joining Sliepka on the All-State list was Yorkville senior Krysten Sebby. Sebby, who was part of a Foxes’ squad that finished 12th with 269 points, came home in 20th place in 18:26.

“I felt like I could have done better, but in the end I left everything out there and that’s all we could have done,” Sebby said. “I’m glad I made All-State because it’s a huge accomplishment to have.

“Our goal (as a team) was to make it down here and some of the girls ran personal bests, and we had fun.”

Alicyn Hester was 58th for the Foxes in 19:06, while Esther Bell placed 81st in 19:32.

About the boys:

… In the boys 2A race, Kaneland finished eighth with 220 points while Yorkville was 10th with 247. Dixon used three runners in the top 11 to score 94 points and just squeak past Belvidere North (98 points) for top honors.

… Jake Austin led the Yorkville contingent, placing 29th in 15:49 to just miss All-State by four places. Max Silwa was 48th in 15:59 and Mike Addison 74th in 16:16.

Tags: Beacon News, IHSA State Meet