Starting Monday, June 23rd people on the team will meet at Tiffany Park by the playground at 9:00 to run together. It’s always fun when there are lots of people to run with, so I hope to see you there!
June 1st is the first day for keeping track of summer mileage to earn entrance to the prestigious Lindbergh Mileage Clubs. Keep track of your miles, and post them on Flotrack. Remember, off-season training is what determines in-season success!
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.
Saturday, Nov. 2nd is the West Central District Meet at American Lake Golf Course. All classifications will compete at this meet, making it just as big as the state meet. We will only race against the 2A teams, however. The 2A teams come from the Seamount League, the SPSL league, and the Olympic league. There will be 12 teams in our race. The top 5 teams and the top 25 individuals qualify for the state meet.
Admission will be charged at this meet for spectators: $7 for adults and $5 for students with ASB. They will accept cash only.
The schedule for the day:
8:30 Leave Lindbergh
11:30 2A Boys race
12:35 2A Girls race
1:30 Awards
3:30 Back at Lindbergh
American Lake Golf Course Address: 9600 Veterans Dr SW Tacoma, WA 98493
Both the boys and the girls team took first place at the Sub-District meet Saturday. Though the boys have won this meet multiple times, this is the first time the girls have won. And both teams won easily. They boys scored 46 points, 22 points ahead of second-place Renton. The girls scored 41 points, a whopping 43 points ahead of 2nd place Steilacoom. Colton Maddy took first place in the boys race, while Lauren Wick finished in second place. Our boys JV was the first place 2A team and the 3rd place overall.
22 people on our team ran PRs in the meet, some by as much as 1:30! This was a great way to end a great season for our JV runners.
The Sub District meet is this Saturday, Oct. 25th at Fort Steilacoom park. This meet determines what teams and individuals qualify to compete at the district meet next week. Sub Districts is a combination of both the Seamount League and the SPSL league. We compete only against the other teams in our classification, which is 2A. There are 5 Seamount 2A teams and 8 SPSL 2A teams. The top 7 teams qualify for districts. The 3A and 4A schools will also be competing at the meet, but they will be in different races.
The top 7 individuals will receive a medal. Members of the winning team will receive ribbons.
Here is the schedule:
7:00 Bus leaves Lindbergh
9:30 JV boys race (2A and 3A combined)
10:00 2A boys varsity
11:00 2A girls varsity
12:15 JV girls race (2A and 3A combined)
1:00 Awards
2:30 Back at Lindbergh
Address of Ft. Steilacoom Park: 8714 87th Ave SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
It was a complete sweep today for Lindbergh at the Seamount League meet. The girls finished off their undefeated dual meet season with wins over Renton 19 – 37 and Hazen 15 – 40. They won the League Meet scoring with 30 points. Renton was second had 62 and Hazen was third with 78. Our top 5 girls (Feven, Lauren, Cindy, Christine, and Thuong) all placed in the top 10 in the League, earning First Team All-League Honors.
The boys beat Renton 22 – 35 and Hazen 16 to 47. They won the League Meet scoring with 32 points. Renton was second with 59 and Hazen was third in 94. Endalkachew took first to become the Seamount League Champion. Colton was second. Grant and Daniel placed 7th and 9th. All four earned First Team All-League honors.
Both our boys and girls JV teams finished undefeated dual meet seasons and won the league meet. Matt Hernandez took first in the boys race, while Ashley Schafer won the girls race.