2022 XC D2 Regional

10-28-22

Sunny, cool, calm

I am so proud of how the boys and girls ran today.  The boys had 4 of 7 runners turn in Prs, and the girls had 4 of 6 Pr.  The boys race projected a tight finish between the top 3 team and that is exactly how it played out.  Sparta won with 76, Fremont 78, and Petoskey 3^rd with 79.  I am really excited with how this young group performed under pressure.  Sean Pettis (Jr) led the way in 5^th place with a great last mile, Carter Sherman (So) made a big move in the last 1000 to gain contact with a group of 4 others then proceeded to put them away in the last 200 to place 8^th with a PR.  Johnny Christensen (Jr) also had a great last 1000 and last 400 to place 13^th, also with a PR.  Chase Lowery (Fr) had a good race with another strong final 400 to place 26^th, with Issac Romero (Fr) giving a strong finish to place 31^st with a PR.  Cole Lowery (So) ran a solid race as our 6^th runner to place 43^rd.  Henrik Quist had a great 1^st half that ended as an example of never giving up.  He “bonked” in the final 400, going to the ground 5 or 6 times.  He is one of the toughest athletes I have every coached and today he pushed himself into that zone that few get to and crashed.  He got himself (rolling) across the finish line in 49^th place after losing around 25 spots.  He was monitored by the EMTs and released with no concerns.  We were all happy that he was ok.  He will get a chance to run again next week as the boys team qualified for the state finals.

The girls also had a great showing placing 7^th with 205 points.  We were hoping for a top 8 finish and they delivered.  Linnea Paige (Fr) got out strong and held on at the finish to place 8^th with a PR.  Ariana Tanner (Fr) also scored a PR breaking 22 minutes for the first time with a very strong finals kilometer to place 33^rd, with Joelle Patten close behind in 38^th.  Rachel Maddox (So) ran a great last 400 on her way to a PR in 61^st, with Elise Pfeiffer (Jr) and Rocquel Richards having solid runs in 66^th and 73^rd.

The boys team and Linnea Paige qualified for the State Finals.

All-Region Team – Sean Pettis, Carter Sherman, Johnny Christensen, Linnea Paige.

Full results can be found here - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/207941/results

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