Lindbergh Cross Country

Today the Lindbergh boys competed in the Nike Team Regional race in Boise, Idaho.  The best teams of all classifications in the entire Northwest region (which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and Hawaii) competed at this meet.  Two teams ranked in the top 10 in the nation and 4 teams ranked in the top 20 in the nation ran in the race.  Lindbergh finished 9th place overall, which means that we are the ninth best team out of the 6 states in the Northwest!

The weather was beautiful–sunny and about 55 degrees.  The course was scenic and fun to run on.  The race was crazy, however, because the course of too narrow for the number of runners in the race.  It looked like a combination of Greco-Roman wrestling, rugby, and cross country all in one.  This meant that though the course was reasonably fast, unless you were in the lead pack of about 10 people, you got stuck in a massive crowd.  There were also at least three very sharp turns in the course, which slowed things down a great deal with so many people in the race.

Our times were:  Trevor 16:05, Matt  16:09, Joseph 16:48, James 17:17, Nate R. 17:24, Nate T. 17:27, Thanh  17:50

The top 10 teams were:  North Central, Jesuit, Seattle Prep, Jackson, Boise, Mead, Crater, Ferris, Lindbergh, and Stark Street

For complete results, go to the following link:  http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?title_id=190&event_id=248&do=title&folder_id=239

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Today the boys JV and Varsity both took first place at the Mt. Baker invitational.  The JV boys easily won–the second place team had about twice as many points.  The varsity squeaked out a win, with a margin of only one point over Burlington-Edison.  The girls team ran very well, with all 14 of our girls running in the race for the first time of the season.  They finished in about the middle of the pack, but they beat our Seamount rival Mt. Rainier.  Trevor Thompson won the boys individual title, while Sarah Reiter finished a close second in the girls race.  The conditions were very wet and muddy, which made a crazy, slippery, and slow course.

Click below for splits and finish times.

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All 7 runners ran well in Portland this weekend, which earned us a 2nd place finish at the Nike Pre-Nationals meet behind Jesuit of Portland, who is the #2 ranked team in the Western region behind North Central (who is also ranked #1 in the entire United States).  We were the first place team from Washington, beating strong teams from Tahoma, Mercer Island, Skyline, and Sehome.  Our top four guys all ran PRs and moved up on the Lindbergh All-Time list.  Click below for team scores and splits/finish times.

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Lindbergh had a huge day today at the Fort Steilacoom Invitational.  Our boys varsity took first place out of 40 teams, including the #6 ranked 4A team in the state (Tahoma).  In the JV #1 race, our five freshmen phenoms took 2nd place overall out of 26 schools competing.  This was the first 5K race for all of our top 5 JV guys.  In the JV 2 race, Lindbergh once again placed 2nd, led by impressive runs by Scott Morrison and Alex Nelsen.  In the girls varsity race we finished 24th out of 48 teams.  Individually, we had quite a few people place in the top ten in their races, and many people ran lifetime PRs.  Sarah Reiter, in just her first 5K race ever, ran a 19:32, which puts her #4 all-time in the history of Lindbergh High School.  On the boys side, Matt Miland moved up to 7th all-time.

For complete meet results go the http://www.fortsteilacoominvite.com/fort_steilacoom_information.htm

For Lindbergh finish times and race splits click below.

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The season is off and running now that we have had our first meet.  The weather was perfect.  The lake was fairly warm to run through.  Tons of parents came to watch the races and participate in the potluck.  And everyone ran great.  Our top relay team of Trevor, Sarah, Matt, Anna, and Joseph placed third, the best ever for a Lindbergh relay team at that meet.  In short, it was a good day.  I have no idea exactly how long the course actually is (somewhat less than 2 miles).  The times don't mean much.  Some people got caught in the bottleneck and had to slow down.  Some people fell in the water and lost time.  Some people ran most of the course without anyone around them to pace off of.  If you want to see your time and compare it to other team members, however, click below. 

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We had perfect weather and fast races Saturday at the Fort Steilacoom Invitational.  The boy's team finished 4th out of the 43 teams entered in the boys race, and thus we added one more plaque to the collection.  For eight of our team members this was the first 5K they have ever run.  Almost all of the veterans on our team ran significantly faster than last year.  Given that this race came at the end of a difficult week of training and racing (in the past 8 days we have run three races and one interval workout), our team did great. Just think how fast everyone will run later in the season when we back off our training and race fresh!

For finish times, mile splits, and last year's times, click below.

For complete results, go to www.watfxc.com.

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Saturday was our first meet of the season–the Tahoma Coed Relays.  For the first time in several years the weather was nice for this meet, and we didn't have to have our picnic in the rain.  The purpose of this meet is to have fun, to gain some experience racing in a low-key atmosphere, and to do a little team bonding.  We did keep everyone's times in the race, however, which was roughly 3,000 meters.  Click below for the times.

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Lindbergh went to another big invitional Saturday, 9/30, and came away with yet another plaque.  The J.V. boys finished 5th overall, which is a huge improvement over last year's 16th place finish.  The girls results have not yet been posted, so I am not sure what place they finished in.  However, our girl's team placing was certainly ahead of last year's.  The varsity boys finished in 3rd place, but were the first place 3A team. 

Burlington Edison (now 2A) was the defending meet champion.  They were also 3rd place at the state meet last year in the 3A division.  They didn't graduate a single varsity runner last year.  They took first place again this year at Mt. Baker with 85 points.  Lake Stevens, the second place team with 99 points, placed 4th in the 4A state cross country meet last year.  Most of their varsity team returned as well, including the defending 4A 3200 state champion.  Lindbergh was 3rd with 115 points. 

Almost everyone on the team who ran at Mt. Baker last year ran substanially faster this year.  Lots of team members ran PRs.  The course was only 3 miles, not 5K, so the PRs are based on average mile pace.

 Click below for splits and finish times.

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Over 40 teams participated in the Fort Steilacoom Invitational this year–the largest number ever in the history of the meet.  The weather was perfect.  Even after a very difficult week of training and having already raced on Thursday, the Lindbergh runners performed very well.  Lots of people ran PRs and competed strongly. 

The boys team, still running without the injured James Turnbull, threw down an impressive third-place finish, behind Eisenhower and Olympia (both 4A teams).  The girls team placed 22nd.  The J.V. boys top 5 placed 10th.  The J.V. boys #2 team placed 13th.

 Great job everyone.  Click below for individual splits and finish times.

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