Lindbergh Cross Country

The 2013 Cross Country Awards Banquet will be Thursday, Nov. 21st from 6:00 – 8:00 in the Lindbergh cafeteria.

All team members and family members are invited to help us celebrate the season. This is a potluck, so please bring food to contribute. I have assigned everyone something to bring so that we don’t end up with 20 bowls of pork and beans. Feel free to bring whatever you would like if you have that “special dish”.

Freshmen: Main Dish
Sophomores: Sweats
Juniors: Drinks
Seniors: Side Dish

See you there!

The Lindbergh girls team finished in 4th place at state today–the highest they have ever placed. On top of that, Lauren Wick placed 14th overall. And our top 5 girls are all now on the Top 20 All-Time List: Lauren #6, Feven #9, Thuong #16, Cindy #17, and Christine #19. This finishes an undefeated season as League champs, Sub-District Champs, and District Champs.

The boys team finished in 6th place. Endalkachew Abebaw placed 6th overall, while Colton Maddy finished in 19th. Daniel Langer was the second fastest freshman in the state.

–All the information about the state meet that you could ever want to know can be found at the following site: http://www.jcrawford.net/ccmain.html
–Transportation and hotel costs are paid for by the Lindbergh ASB. Also, each team member gets $40 for food money for the weekend. Bring extra money if you think you need more for food.
–The state meet gear is usually pretty cool, but it is also expensive. If you plan on buying stuff be prepared to pay. You can buy stuff all day Friday while teams are checking out the course or during the meet Saturday.
–Since the meet takes place on a golf course, runners are not allowed onto the course Saturday if there is frost on the grass. Sometimes the races are delayed an hour or more due to the frost.

Friday
10:00 Leave Lindbergh
12:30 Lunch somewhere in Yakima Valley (Subway)
2:00 Check in to hotel (Super8 Hotel, Kennewick)
2:45 Leave to run the course (Sun Willows Golf Course, Pasco)
4:30 Back at the hotel
6:00 Leave for dinner (Casa Mia in Kennewick)
8:00ish back at the hotel
8:30 team meeting at hotel
10:00 In your own room
11:00 lights out

Saturday

7:00 Wake-up, breakfast
9:00 girls and alternates leave hotel for course
Boys go for a walk with Coach Patti
10:30 boys leave hotel
11:00 girls 2A race
1:30 boys 2A race
2:20 2A boys and girls awards
3:00 Leave Pasco
4:00 Dinner at Miner’s in Yakima
5:30ish Leave for home
8:30ish Back at Lindbergh

The Lindbergh girls won the district cross country meet for the first time in school history Saturday. And they didn’t just win–they gapped 2nd place North Kitsap by 40 points (61 to 101). Lauren Wick finished third place overall and Feven Fessahatzion finished 7th. Our top five girls each qualified for state individually by placing in the top 25.

The boys just missed 1st place Sequim, getting eclipsed by 3 points (77-80). The Renton boys were third with 118. Endalkachew Abebaw won the meet by :34. Colton Maddy wrapped up a 1-2 finish for Lindbergh by fighting off a late charge by the chase pack to finish second.

The course ran slow this year for some reason for all classifications–maybe by as much as :40.

This is the 9th year in a row that our boys have qualified for the state meet. The girls have made it 4 of the last 5 years.