Despite chilly temperatures, 46 athletes came out to run in the time trial! All finishers were rewarded with medals, and there were MANY personal bests - results below:

1 Mile Time Trial

Bantam Girls
1. Ariana Drechsler 8:44
2. Audrey Provine 9:23
3. Shayna Provine 14:49

Bantam Boys
1. Michael O’Connor 6:40
2. Chris Borkowski 7:32
3. Dylan Bushelle 7:34
4. Nick Drechsler 7:35
5. Patrick Jensen 8:04
6. Chris Keeley 8:07
7. Justin Fay 8:24
8. Joseph Stankoven 8:38

Midget Boys
1. Austin Vandersteen 6:22
2. Zach Harvey 6:39
3. Nick Green 7:15
4. Gabe Cobb 7:55
5. Aaron Parast 8:03
6. Jack Troy 8:33

Midget Girls
1. Caitlin Horn 6:49
2. Adriana Contreras 6:50
3. Anna Holm 7:21
4. Maggie Hanneman 8:14
5. Angela Camis 8:47

Youth Boys
1. Jack Corrigan 6:52
2. Chelsea Roth 7:19

2 Mile Time Trial

Midget Girls
1. Casey Stowers 17:21

Midget Boys
1. Jake McEneaney 12:13
2. Patrick Wolak 12:13
3. Michael Schwers 13:08
4. Dominic Dina 13:20
5. Matthew Wolff 14:04

Youth Girls
1. Alexandra Drechsler 12:56
2. Hannah Born 14:10
2. Mallika Bhandari 14:14
3. Alexandria Contreras 14:20

Youth Boys
1. Daniel Weiss 11:41
2. Matthew Horsley 11:42
3. Kerry Gschwendtner 11:48
4. Brandon Miller 12:02
5. Connor Horn 12:13
6. Noah Iarrobino 12:53
7. Benjamin Wolendowski 12:53
8. John Stauropoulos 12:54
9. Kienan Nelson 13:08
10. Wylie Anderson 13:17
11. Max Rainer 13:48
12. Joseph  Johnson 15:12
13. Andrew Merkley 15:22

On Sunday, 11/14, our athletes braved some pretty chilly and windy conditions to compete in the USATF-Illinois Association Championship held at Plainfield Central High School. Complete Results. We had some outstanding performances at this meet – including the first race for Sayna and Audrey Provine in the Bantam Girls’ division. Michael O’Connor started a brave kick from about 600m from the finish, and led the trio of determined Bantam Boys that also included Chris Borkowski and Justin Fay. We also had three runners in the Midget girls and boys and the Youth girls division. All of our athletes represented our team with some tough racing, especially the power finishes of Alex Contreras, Hanna Born, and Amanda Borkowski, who came in one after the other in 4th, 5th, and 6th!

The boys are off and running at the start of the Midget division 3k race!

We also entered enough athletes to compete as two teams; one in each the Midget and Youth Boys’ levels. Both squads were team champions, scoring 21 and 32 points, respectively. Jake McEneaney led the charge from early in the race at the Midget level as an individual champion several seconds over the field, and was followed closely behind a tough-as-nails finish by Patrick Wolak, who saw a massive drop in his time from last year’s race. Ryan Hanselman held on for a hard-earned second place in the Youth division, and was followed closely by teammates Matt Horsley and Daniel Weiss. We really brought home some hardware at this meet!

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I was most impressed with the way our athletes stayed and cheered for one another. It was really great to see everyone so excited for each other as we congratulated the members of our team. I’m really looking forward to practice, this week’s time trial, and the few meets we have left! See below for a complete list of our athletes’ performances in this meet:

Bantam Girls 3k
4^th – Sayna Provine – 14:06.6
9^th – Audrey Provine – 17:41.3

Bantam Boys 3k
8^th – Michael O’Connor  - 13:26.1
12^th – Chris Borkowski – 15:25.5
16^th – Justin Fay – 17:24.6

Midget Girls 3k
11^th – Caitlin Horn – 13:51.0
14^th – Adriana Conteras – 14:32.8
15^th – Anna Holm – 15:46.2

Midget boys 3k
1^st – Jake McEneaney – 11:35.1
4^th – Patrick Wolak – 11:43.2
13^th – Dominic Dina – 13:02.7
14^th – Matthew Wolf – 13:04.0
15^th – Austin Vandersteen – 13:16.6
21^st – Zachary Harvey – 14:15.2
23^rd – Jack Troy – 15:54.2

Youth Girls 4k
4^th – Alexandria Contreras – 17:47.9
5^th – Hannah Born – 18:12.2
6^th – Amanda Borkowski  - 19:07.9

Youth Boys 4k
2^nd – Ryan Hanselman – 13:58.3
5^th – Matthew Horsley – 14:57.9
6^th – Daniel Weiss – 15:04.4
10^th – Brandon Miller – 15:26.5
14^th – Kerry Gschwendtner – 15:42.9
15^th – Noah Iarrobino – 15:57.3
17^th – Brendan Lynch – 16:01.0
18^th – Connor Horn – 16:05.6
24^th – Wylie Anderson – 16:59.8
28^th – Colin Weidman – 17:40.3
29^th – Benjamin Wolendowski – 18:05.7

This weekend, some members of our track club travelled to Rockford to compete in the 14th annual Wildcat meet. Full results here. For many of the athletes, this competition closely followed the middle school conference meet, which took place on Thursday. With minimal rest and an added practice, I really admire these athletes for competing. For others, it was their first competitive cross country experience! Our Youth Boys team was represented by enough athletes to be eligible for the team competition, and placed second beind Daniel Weiss’ 2nd place finish overall!

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We’ll be working hard in the coming weeks with a time trial and the approaching USATF Illinois championship meet in Plainfield. Great job, athletes!

Bantam Boys 3K
29th – 15:33.3 Chris Borkowski

Midget Girls 3K
24th – 14:35.8 Caitlin Horn
30th – 15:31.8 Adriana Contreras
37th – 16:39.1 Anna Holm

Midget Boys 3K
7th – 12:03.0 Jake McEneaney
20th – 13:40.7 Matthew Wolfe
25th -15:43.7 Reese Born

Youth Girls 4K
7th – 17:28.8 Alex Contreras
11th – 18:25.3 Hannah Born
25th – 19:45.6 Amanda Borkowski

Youth Boys 4k
Our Youth Boys Team placed 2nd to the Elgin Sharks by a score of 35-30!
2nd – 15:07.9 Daniel Weiss
7th – 16:06.8 Matt Horsley
8th – 16:13.6 Noah Iarrobino
11th – 16:31.8 Brendan Lynch
12th- 16:32.8 Brandon Miller
13th – 16:46.4 Connor Horn
20th – 17:46.9 Colin Weidman
23rd – 17:55.7 Max Rainer