Race Review

It was a bit on the warm side for us highlanders, but you shook it off and didn't let it adversely affect you. Your racing was very strong.

Individually, kudos go to Lauren for her 6th place finish and Josh for his 7th place. Josh moved into first place on the all time SHS performance list at Dave Sanders, 3 seconds ahead of Max Bonenberger. Lauren just missed moving into first place by an equal 3 seconds. Darby ran to the 4th spot. Amazingly, all six girls finished in the top half of the SHS all-time Dave Sanders list!

In terms of improvement, special mention goes to Chloe who has improved by almost 8 minutes over Battle Mountain and was within 32 seconds of her Liberty Bell time. That's tremendous. This course ran slightly slower than St. Vrain for most, but Logan managed a fine 39 second improvement. Lauren and Claire were also very close to their St. Vrain times, which shows continued improvement. Niamh, Claire, Logan and Chloe did a great job of pushing each other and staying close together.

For the boys, Bryce showed a big 2:08 improvement over last year and Liam improved by a nice 35 seconds. Two boys actually ran faster than St. Vrain with Bryce again leading the way with a 1:45 improvement and Donovan running 1:02 faster! Roan ran just 10 seconds slower than St. Vrain.

Despite not running near full strength, the boys placed 13th of 21 teams and the girls finished 14th of 17. It was very heartening to see all of you step up and perform well at the varsity level. We are gradually building more depth and runners who can step in to fill the crucial 4th through 7th positions on the varsity when needed. Despite the heat, you raced with great grit and spirit and were wonderful supporting each other. Well done!

9/24/22: Summit cross-country places 13th and 14th at Dave Sanders Invitational

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WHEN:  Friday, 23 September 2022

WHERE: Clement Park, Littleton CO

The course is flat and nearly 100% on grass.

Clement Park has limited parking for spectators and parents. A large part of the parking lot will be designated for bus parking. If spectators cannot find parking spots at Clement Park they are welcome to park at Columbine High School which is located just south of the park. The walk is minimal, less than half a mile. All parking at Clement Park and Columbine High School is free. Please only park in designated parking spots!

TRANSPORTATION: Subject to change - 12:15 release from classes, 12:30 depart. 90 minute drive time. Estimated return at 7:30.

OUR RACE TIMES: (We don't yet know if we are D1 or D2. Last year we were D2.)

3:00 - D1 Varsity Boys - Run 10, Score 5

3:05 - D1 Varsity Girls - Run 10, Score 5

3:40 - D2 Varsity Boys - Run 10, Score 5

3:45 - D2 Varsity Girls - Run 10, Score 5

4:20 - D1 Open Boys B Team - Run 10, Score 5

4:25 - D1 Open Girls B Team - Run 10, Score 5

5:00 - D2 Open Boys - Run Unlimited, Score 5

5:05 - D2 Open Girls - Run Unlimited, Score 5

5:40 - D1 Open Boys C Team - Run Unlimited, Score 5

5:45 - D1 Open Girls C Team - Run Unlimited, Score 5

6:20 - Presentation of Awards

SHS RUNNERS:

Most of the upperclassmen/experienced varsity runners will "sit" this race as a break from four straight races. Freshmen and JV runners will race as gaining experience is very valuable for younger runners.

Girls Varsity

Lauren McCalla 9

Darby Leffler 9

Claire Jackson 9

Niamh Nelson 10

Logan Reid 12

Paige Wescott 12

Girls Open

Chloe Davis 12

Maisy Cook 12

Girls Resting

Ella Hagen 10

Adaline Avery 11

Avery Eytel 10

Cecelia Miner 10

Boys Varsity

Josh Shriver 10

Carter Niemkiewicz 9

Cain Steinweg 9

Gavin Benedict 9

Roan Varbel 11

Memphis Thwaites 12

Liam Dalzell 12

Bryce Oppito 10

Donovan Ramey 9

Boys Open

Kai Serafini 10

Lyrik Montgomery 9

Boys Resting

Dom Remeikis 12

Zach McBride 12

Landon Cunningham 12

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