Phoenix,
Well done to our state racers this week! And thank you to
everyone who came down to support, when I told the people at the gate how many
wristbands we were going to need they were shocked. They were like, “54?? In
addition to the 20 you already had??” That tells me that we have strong support
for each other, which I love. I’d love to increase that number by even more
next year. I want to tell them 80! Again, thank you for your desire to be part
of the team. We’re going to need that if we’re going to reach the next level
and get back to state contention.
The girls put together their best team race of the year.
Skye and Alexis got out fast and held on very well. Skye finished in 18th
and the top finisher from region 1. Katie put her best race of the year
together, finishing 65s ahead of where she was at divisionals, which was also a
5k. That is a crazy amount of time, and she finished 3rd for us. Not
to be outdone, Aubrey finished 73s faster at state than divisionals. Unreal.
Tai, Jaci, and Ayla also ran strong races, finishing off a great regular season
after having strong summer and fall training blocks. Ayla joins Skye as one of 5
girls ever at Farmington High to run at state 3 or more times. To see
the full list of state qualifiers over the years, please see https://farmingtontrack.blogspot.com/p/cross-country-state-qualifiers.html
Together, the girls finished in 7th place, two
places better than last year. They finished as the top team from Region 1, avenging
the loss at region earlier this month. It took a very strong team race to make
that happen, and it was awesome to see them accomplish that goal.
The boys were led by Landon, who ran his best race of the
year. As a group the boys ran their fastest race of the year, with Ethan having
the biggest overall pace jump, running 40s faster than divisionals. Tyler came
through again in his final state race running an awesome 50s faster than
divisionals. While overall they had great races, we didn’t quite have the jump
they would have needed to move up in the region rankings.
Next Week
We have kind of an odd week ahead of us, with no school on
Tuesday (practice ACT) or Wednesday (professional day). For the time being we
are not going to be meeting on A days, which will mostly just be distance run
days. In order to get a few quality days in next week we’ll need to meet on Halloween,
even though we don’t have school that day. We’ll meet on the track for practice
and remain there.
Monday – A Day – Distance run (no organized practice).
Tuesday – (no school) – Practice at 1 PM – Halloween theme
(arrive on time and we’ll get you out of there by 2:30, if you warm up promptly).
Wednesday – (no school) - Distance run (no organized
practice).
Thursday – A Day – Practice after school at 2:40
Friday – B day - Distance run during class
Saturday – Stamina Run (distance between 6-10 miles).
By the end of next week we’ll be two weeks from NXR. Can’t
wait!
8th period class
Although the regular season has concluded, you still need to
attend class each day in order to pass. Arrive on time, ready to run. For those
with injury, you should still arrive dressed to workout so that you can go
cross train. This is NOT a time to do homework for other classes. Don’t even
ask me. If you aren’t prepared to workout, you will be marked absent. The only
exceptions are for those who communicate with me beforehand, and we know what
your rehab plan is.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Coach Jacobson
