Lindbergh Cross Country

The Lindbergh Boys varsity took 1st place today at the Sundodger Invitational, defeating Redmond (ranked 5th in the 4A) and Seattle Prep (ranked 6th in the 3A).  We did this without James Cornell running in the race.  The JV boys finished 2nd to Eastlake High School. 

Trevor Thompson won the individual race, beating the defending 4A state champion by 15 seconds.  In the process he set a new Lindbergh Cross Country school record with a time of 15:22 (4:56 mile pace).

On the girls side, Lindbergh finished 6th out of 8 teams.  This was without Sarah Reiter in the race, and with our 4, 5, and 6 runners being directed to take a wrong turn and running an extra 1 kilometer.  Because of this we don't have accurate times for Brenna, Liz, or Mercedes.  Jasmine Fallgreen was our top girl today.  She finished 11th overall in a very tough girls field.  Her time of 19:39 (6:19 mile pace) moves her into the 5th spot on the Lindbergh All-time list.

There was also a problem on the course in the boys varsity race.  The runners in front of Nate Tandecki, who was in 7th place, accidentally took a wrong turn.  The entire field followed, so there was no change in the overall places. This added an unknown amount onto the course (perhaps as much as :30).  Thus the times aren't accurate for all of the varsity except Trevor.

I'm not sure where the complete results will be posted.  When I find out, I will add the link. 

For Lindbergh times and mile paces, click below.

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The conditions were perfect–the deluge of rain that hit Renton earlier in the day stopped.  The wind that often blows through the stadium calmed.  Blue sky appeared above the track, allowing rays of sunshine to warm the air to a perfect temperature.  The main grandstands were near full of fans.  The two heavy weights–Thompson and Vanuland–stepped onto the track for a rematch of their early season confrontation that saw Thompson win by two tenths of a second after leading the entire race.  Both runners ran 5:00 in that race, barely missing the chance to become the first runners in Renton middle-school track history to run sub-5:00.

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