Hey! It's raining right about now, thankfully it wasn't earlier this morning, or else this invite wouldn't have been so amazing!
So to begin, the girls open race was up first! It was pretty cold but our girls did really good, with Grace Jankowski coming in at 9th place, earning a medal and many congratulations from family and friends!
Up next, the girls varsity race! This was a day for the record books for Morton. Ashley Pribble came in 2nd place overall and Caitlin followed behind, somewhere in the top 20. Anyhow, Ashley ran a 17:59 today, joining the 17 minute club as a junior, and a congratulations goes to her for that accomplishment! The girls team did amazing too, with Hannah Behle, Nicole Lockwood, and Macaela Bennett filling out the rest of the girls scoring team, coming in 6th place overall I believe.
3rd race, the boys varsity race! This was a sweet race, with the entire team coming in below 75th place. Nick Piper, Austin Bradford and Nick Steffan filled in the top three spots, with Riffle, Lil' Jankowski, Klobuchar, and Lyons filling in the rest of the Morton Running Red. Nick got 20th place i believe, earning a medal today.
The 2nd to last race, boys frosh/soph race! This one I ran in, but I can tell you that it was a unique running experience from my standpoint! Matt Lyons, Austin Stephens, Tyler Hohulin, Joe Loftus and I stayed within 30 seconds of each other during the whole race, pushing each other the whole time. We all got new personal records as well, which was quite exciting for us all after the race was done.
Final race, boys open race! Tim Luchtefeld led this group of guys with a top 20 appearance and a time in the 18's! I didn't see much of this race however, so I can't really comment too much on how these guys did, but I'm sure they did amazing!
Good job to everyone today, and I'll talk to you the next time we have a meet, which is Tuesday in Limestone.
Quentin
OK everyone!! An apology is owed to Austin Bradford who medaled at the Springfield Invite and I didn't credit him for that medal! Sorry Bradford
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Race pictures
It took me a while to get them up, but here are some pictures from the last two Morton Mid-Illini duels, first Morton/EP/Washington at home, and then Morton/Dunlap/Pekin at Dunlap. Enjoy.
-Steve
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
A Hot Day With Some Suspense Thrown In
Hey, so today was the Dunlap Dual Meet with Pekin. It was very hot today, as the title says, and I'll cover the rest of the title later!
The Girls Race:
Ok, so to start, all of the girls did really amazing today, especially with the poor weather conditions and the course itself! Ashley and Caitlin Pribble led the race, with Hannah Behle, Ashley Coon, and Brooke Goodyear (?) filling in the rest of the scoring team! The girls proved that every point matters though, because they beat Dunlap and Pekin 23-36, 23-36! Nice job ladies!
The Guys Team:
Once again, the guys team did really amazing today with all of the conditions and whatnot. One interesting thing about this race is that Walter Jankowski lost both of his shoes somehow during the race, but apparently that works for him, because he pulled an amazing time without them anyways. The guys team beat Dunlap and Pekin as well, with scores of 26-29, 27-29! Great job guys!
Alright so before I go, I want to apologize for any facts that i get wrong when I'm writing this! I just go off of everything that I hear during the day.
Also, Steve Gifford was at the meet today so check www.fartlekphotography.com to see if any of the pictures are up!
Thanks, Quentin
The Girls Race:
Ok, so to start, all of the girls did really amazing today, especially with the poor weather conditions and the course itself! Ashley and Caitlin Pribble led the race, with Hannah Behle, Ashley Coon, and Brooke Goodyear (?) filling in the rest of the scoring team! The girls proved that every point matters though, because they beat Dunlap and Pekin 23-36, 23-36! Nice job ladies!
The Guys Team:
Once again, the guys team did really amazing today with all of the conditions and whatnot. One interesting thing about this race is that Walter Jankowski lost both of his shoes somehow during the race, but apparently that works for him, because he pulled an amazing time without them anyways. The guys team beat Dunlap and Pekin as well, with scores of 26-29, 27-29! Great job guys!
Alright so before I go, I want to apologize for any facts that i get wrong when I'm writing this! I just go off of everything that I hear during the day.
Also, Steve Gifford was at the meet today so check www.fartlekphotography.com to see if any of the pictures are up!
Thanks, Quentin
Saturday, September 18, 2010
And The Race Is Off X4
Hey everyone, so sorry that I haven't blogged about any of the past 4 races! I've been a little busy with homework and whatnot! But it's the weekend, so I'll try to make up some lost ground.
Pekin Fresh/Soph Invite:
This Invite was a great one to watch, and a proud day for the underclassmen runners of Morton! The girls race was up first, and out of the 10 or so Morton runners, 5 of them got in the top 20, earning medals for themselves, which is quite awesome! Next the 2 freshman guy runners ran, and out of those 2 freshman guys, they both metaled and got in the top 20! Finally, the sophomore guys ran, running hard and showing everyone just whats in store for the upcoming years! 7 of the 8 sophomore guys ran in that race, and we all got in the top twenty, earning medals as well! A great day for Morton indeed!
Woodruff Invite:
Even though the school of Woodruff is no longer an actual thing, the Invites long legacy carried on this past Saturday, for a fast day of running for Morton. Morton ran in a total of 6 races, with the girls varsity first up. In this race, Ashley Pribble got 8th place, and her twin sister, Caitlin, got 15th place, earning the first medals of the day for Morton. The girls varsity team got 16th out of the 37 teams at the meet. In the guys varsity, Piper got 33rd, Bradford got 36th, and Joe got 45th, with Piper and Bradford earning more medals for the team. The guys varsity team got 12th out of the 36 teams there. More than half of the entire team got PRs during these races, so a shout-out goes out to all of them as well!
Senior Night at Home:
This race was an interesting one, not going to lie! The girls race was first, and it was a hard race to watch. The Washington girls had a strong showing with their girls running in a group of 5-6 girls in a strong pack. EP had a nice showing as well, with their girls running strong and fast in the top 10. The Morton girls did pretty amazing too, with Caitlin winning the meet overall, but I'm not sure, that night is a lil blurry in my head. The guys had a little pre-race fun with the Washington guys, who didn't seem to be taking the race that seriously though. The guys ran hard throughout the race, with the race being more of a strategy race though! After the race was our senior night, with a ton of awesome food to eat! Thanks to all the parents who helped out with it too! One favorite memory of that night was the fact that half of the seniors' favorite memories were of Nick Steffans immortal moment of 'SpIIIders'!
Dunlap Invite:
This race took place this morning, or more like didn't take place. The race was rained out and cancelled after an hour of sitting on the bus.
Well that's all for now! We have a race this Tuesday at Dunlap, so make sure to come out and show some support! Also, make sure to check www.fartlekphotography.com to see awesome pictures of the races by Steve Gifford.
See ya!
Pekin Fresh/Soph Invite:
This Invite was a great one to watch, and a proud day for the underclassmen runners of Morton! The girls race was up first, and out of the 10 or so Morton runners, 5 of them got in the top 20, earning medals for themselves, which is quite awesome! Next the 2 freshman guy runners ran, and out of those 2 freshman guys, they both metaled and got in the top 20! Finally, the sophomore guys ran, running hard and showing everyone just whats in store for the upcoming years! 7 of the 8 sophomore guys ran in that race, and we all got in the top twenty, earning medals as well! A great day for Morton indeed!
Woodruff Invite:
Even though the school of Woodruff is no longer an actual thing, the Invites long legacy carried on this past Saturday, for a fast day of running for Morton. Morton ran in a total of 6 races, with the girls varsity first up. In this race, Ashley Pribble got 8th place, and her twin sister, Caitlin, got 15th place, earning the first medals of the day for Morton. The girls varsity team got 16th out of the 37 teams at the meet. In the guys varsity, Piper got 33rd, Bradford got 36th, and Joe got 45th, with Piper and Bradford earning more medals for the team. The guys varsity team got 12th out of the 36 teams there. More than half of the entire team got PRs during these races, so a shout-out goes out to all of them as well!
Senior Night at Home:
This race was an interesting one, not going to lie! The girls race was first, and it was a hard race to watch. The Washington girls had a strong showing with their girls running in a group of 5-6 girls in a strong pack. EP had a nice showing as well, with their girls running strong and fast in the top 10. The Morton girls did pretty amazing too, with Caitlin winning the meet overall, but I'm not sure, that night is a lil blurry in my head. The guys had a little pre-race fun with the Washington guys, who didn't seem to be taking the race that seriously though. The guys ran hard throughout the race, with the race being more of a strategy race though! After the race was our senior night, with a ton of awesome food to eat! Thanks to all the parents who helped out with it too! One favorite memory of that night was the fact that half of the seniors' favorite memories were of Nick Steffans immortal moment of 'SpIIIders'!
Dunlap Invite:
This race took place this morning, or more like didn't take place. The race was rained out and cancelled after an hour of sitting on the bus.
Well that's all for now! We have a race this Tuesday at Dunlap, so make sure to come out and show some support! Also, make sure to check www.fartlekphotography.com to see awesome pictures of the races by Steve Gifford.
See ya!
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