League Championships
Location: Wapato Point Resort, Manson, WA.
Date: 10.23.19
Results Link -- they still can't seem to post the boys JV. It was up briefly and then down again.
Girls Overall: Congratulations on your 5th League Championships in a row! That’s a pretty awesome legacy you are building and you definitely set a high bar for other teams to aspire to. Many of you had to race alone or with just one or two people near year, but you kept your focus and displayed great mental fortitude. We know the day wasn’t perfect for all, but in general we saw lots of strength, speed, and confidence, along with a healthy dose of joy. We will just keep building on that next week! It was a gorgeous day for some gorgeous running!
Gretta: 1st place. 19:38. First mile: 5:57, Overall pace per mile: 6:19
Super powerful performance. From the first 50 meters you were at full race speed and just going strong. You made all the right turns and kept the rhythm rolling right along. You set a great example for your teammates—you worked hard, went for it, and were rewarded with your second fastest time on the season. You are doing just what you need to do to be ready for a great end of the season.
Jori: 2nd place. 20:39. First mile: 6:24, Overall pace per mile: 6:39
You looked so good and peppy! Your first mile was about the same as at Hole in the Wall, but this time you found your signature next gear at the mile mark and you held so steady. Your face and arms looked so much more relaxed than they have in a few weeks and you just seemed to be in a quick-feet rhythm (perhaps it was the house hunting?). It is good to see you running free and easy like that—let’s just do that again next Wednesday!
Keeley: 3rd place. 21:37. First mile: 6:28, Overall pace per mile: 6:57
This was one tough performance. You got out about 8 seconds faster than at Hole in the Wall and then you found yourself all alone. There is a time when that might have messed with your head, but you really rallied and you found a way to keep it positive and keep those strong legs propelling you forward. You should feel SOOO good that you battled that and won. (And just for the record — a more than 1:30 improvement over Leagues last year...what a difference!).
Stella: 4th place. 22:28. First mile: 6:56, Overall pace per mile: 7:14
It is just so satisfying to watch you run the second half of a race. This was a totally different race set up than you’ve seen the last few weeks, but you still found a way to take strength in passing people in the second half. You especially ran that uphill on the second lap with power and confidence and it feels like that was a turning point. Next week there will be two Trout Lake girls and one girl from White Swan right in your racing pace and that will be fun!
Lena: 9th place. 23:23. First mile: 7:06, Overall pace per mile: 7:32
I know you wanted to try going out a little slower than at Hole in the Wall, but I think it meant you missed keeping contact with the people you want to be racing. You got gapped early by Cara Hutton and others and though you worked hard, it was just too much to make up. I’d like to see you give a little more and then trust your training, fitness, and mental commitment to give you the push you need in the second half. You are ready!
Lindsay: 10th place. 23:51. First mile: 7:07, Overall pace per mile: 7:40
A solid performance—you are consistent and strong. We’ll need you to bring back that fire in your eyes you had at Hole in the Wall to these next championship races. You can run with the Manson, Bridgeport, and Oroville runners who were ahead of you today. Make sure you get out with them on Wednesday and then narrow your focus on racing them!
Payten: 3rd place JV. 25:06. First mile: 7:29, Overall pace per mile: 8:05
Perhaps a little too much pressure to feel like you needed to do something different. That’s ok. Good to get it out of the system now. You’ll be freed up next week to just get back to running with confidence and joy. No pressure. And, remember, you were still almost a minute and half faster than Leagues last year. What a season! Keep the loop in your head repeating that good stuff!
Kierra: 2nd place JV. 24:34.06 First mile: 7:30, Overall pace per mile: 7:54
Awesome to have you take the line with your team and a smile. And, even better to have you report afterward that you were happy. Let’s take the same approach next week. Our goals are happy, relaxed, and feeling good!
Ayeanna: 1st place JV. 24:33.79. First mile: 7:38, Overall pace per mile: 7:54
You had a terrific finish — so terrific, in fact, that I once again think we can encourage you to push it a little bit more a little bit earlier. You don’t have to necessarily take off like crazy at the line, but I would like to see you decide to start changing gears earlier...like maybe on the start of the second loop at Moses Lake. You’ll feel even better next week with that cold behind you and I predict very good things! You got this!
Liv: A smart choice to not push it and finish with a fever — and you proved to yourself that you can take the line even when the set up is not perfect. Stay focused on those positives, stay gentle with the talk in your head, get lots of rest and hydrate and you’ll be ready to fly again!
Lydia: Some days just don’t flow right. Sometimes we know why and sometimes we don’t. The best we can do is accept that this happens and come back for another try. I believe in you 100% and I think you are going to like the Moses Lake course.
Girls Overall: Congratulations on your 5th League Championships in a row! That’s a pretty awesome legacy you are building and you definitely set a high bar for other teams to aspire to. Many of you had to race alone or with just one or two people near year, but you kept your focus and displayed great mental fortitude. We know the day wasn’t perfect for all, but in general we saw lots of strength, speed, and confidence, along with a healthy dose of joy. We will just keep building on that next week! It was a gorgeous day for some gorgeous running!
Gretta: 1st place. 19:38. First mile: 5:57, Overall pace per mile: 6:19
Super powerful performance. From the first 50 meters you were at full race speed and just going strong. You made all the right turns and kept the rhythm rolling right along. You set a great example for your teammates—you worked hard, went for it, and were rewarded with your second fastest time on the season. You are doing just what you need to do to be ready for a great end of the season.
Jori: 2nd place. 20:39. First mile: 6:24, Overall pace per mile: 6:39
You looked so good and peppy! Your first mile was about the same as at Hole in the Wall, but this time you found your signature next gear at the mile mark and you held so steady. Your face and arms looked so much more relaxed than they have in a few weeks and you just seemed to be in a quick-feet rhythm (perhaps it was the house hunting?). It is good to see you running free and easy like that—let’s just do that again next Wednesday!
Keeley: 3rd place. 21:37. First mile: 6:28, Overall pace per mile: 6:57
This was one tough performance. You got out about 8 seconds faster than at Hole in the Wall and then you found yourself all alone. There is a time when that might have messed with your head, but you really rallied and you found a way to keep it positive and keep those strong legs propelling you forward. You should feel SOOO good that you battled that and won. (And just for the record — a more than 1:30 improvement over Leagues last year...what a difference!).
Stella: 4th place. 22:28. First mile: 6:56, Overall pace per mile: 7:14
It is just so satisfying to watch you run the second half of a race. This was a totally different race set up than you’ve seen the last few weeks, but you still found a way to take strength in passing people in the second half. You especially ran that uphill on the second lap with power and confidence and it feels like that was a turning point. Next week there will be two Trout Lake girls and one girl from White Swan right in your racing pace and that will be fun!
Lena: 9th place. 23:23. First mile: 7:06, Overall pace per mile: 7:32
I know you wanted to try going out a little slower than at Hole in the Wall, but I think it meant you missed keeping contact with the people you want to be racing. You got gapped early by Cara Hutton and others and though you worked hard, it was just too much to make up. I’d like to see you give a little more and then trust your training, fitness, and mental commitment to give you the push you need in the second half. You are ready!
Lindsay: 10th place. 23:51. First mile: 7:07, Overall pace per mile: 7:40
A solid performance—you are consistent and strong. We’ll need you to bring back that fire in your eyes you had at Hole in the Wall to these next championship races. You can run with the Manson, Bridgeport, and Oroville runners who were ahead of you today. Make sure you get out with them on Wednesday and then narrow your focus on racing them!
Payten: 3rd place JV. 25:06. First mile: 7:29, Overall pace per mile: 8:05
Perhaps a little too much pressure to feel like you needed to do something different. That’s ok. Good to get it out of the system now. You’ll be freed up next week to just get back to running with confidence and joy. No pressure. And, remember, you were still almost a minute and half faster than Leagues last year. What a season! Keep the loop in your head repeating that good stuff!
Kierra: 2nd place JV. 24:34.06 First mile: 7:30, Overall pace per mile: 7:54
Awesome to have you take the line with your team and a smile. And, even better to have you report afterward that you were happy. Let’s take the same approach next week. Our goals are happy, relaxed, and feeling good!
Ayeanna: 1st place JV. 24:33.79. First mile: 7:38, Overall pace per mile: 7:54
You had a terrific finish — so terrific, in fact, that I once again think we can encourage you to push it a little bit more a little bit earlier. You don’t have to necessarily take off like crazy at the line, but I would like to see you decide to start changing gears earlier...like maybe on the start of the second loop at Moses Lake. You’ll feel even better next week with that cold behind you and I predict very good things! You got this!
Liv: A smart choice to not push it and finish with a fever — and you proved to yourself that you can take the line even when the set up is not perfect. Stay focused on those positives, stay gentle with the talk in your head, get lots of rest and hydrate and you’ll be ready to fly again!
Lydia: Some days just don’t flow right. Sometimes we know why and sometimes we don’t. The best we can do is accept that this happens and come back for another try. I believe in you 100% and I think you are going to like the Moses Lake course.
General Boys: Manson 30, Brewster 45, LBHS 54. Just 10 points from 2nd, and we have next week and State to claw some of that back. With Trout Lake added to the mix we are in a definite hunt but also a battle for those top four spots. And that being said, we can definitely do it but we’ll need to keep our eyes on the target. A little more work the end of this week. A little rest and easy preparation in the next. An excellent job matching up with Brewster and Manson at Leagues and the formula for success at Districts will be very much the same. Stay loose. Have fun. But let’s get it done!
BOYS VARSITY
Travis: 6th place. 17:29. First mile: 5:20, Overall pace per mile: 5:38
A great job getting out and into the hunt. Strong and steady right from the start and there is more where that came from in the race this week in Moses Lake! A great race as well down to the wire with Brewster #2. To certain degree, make that a focus again for Districts and you have every potential to be mixing it up with Manson #2 as well. There will be a few extra boys up front with runners from Trout Lake, and the front runners from Bickleton and Tri Cities Prep. That being said, the front of the field will be somewhat similar. Good, fast racing ahead and pretty exciting actually to have our League and District meets be really quality competitions in preparation for State. With four teams ranked in the top 8 a good battle in Moses Lake sets us up well for the following week.
Ian: 8th place. 17:41. First mile: 5:20, Overall pace per mile: 5:41
Likewise excellent work in throwing yourself right into the heart of the race up front and extra props for doing so on a day when you didn’t feel 100%. Great to have you and Travis tight again at the mile and also awesome to have these two freshman teammates dropping major points for us just behind. A good mark for you this coming week will be Manson #3. On a good day you and Travis can both win that battle and keep us tight to Brewster #2 as well. Expect to feel better in the two weeks ahead. You’ve been pushing hard all season after jumping back in to the racing groove at the start of the year. A great recipe for a jump at the end of the year with a little rest!
Isaiah: 10th place. 17:44. First mile: 5:23, Overall pace per mile: 5:42
A gritty middle to end part of the race and you rallied when it counted in a major way. Your fastest first mile of the year and right where you need to be this coming week as well. Awesome to see you just back of Manson #4 and SUCH tough racing in that final mile. We know that it can hurt out there, but you are dealing well and finding the right motivation at all of the right times. A few more racers in the mix this week from Trout Lake should give you guys a little more company and competition, but hanging close to Manson #4 and ahead of Brewster #3 and #4 is a clear and perfect way to approach this race. And bust a move with that smooth and easy track speed in the final mile at Districts. Its an excellent course for a speedy finish!
Graham: 11th place. 17:51. First mile: 5:29, Overall pace per mile: 5:45
Another new PR and great to see you right up in there with Isaiah and not far back from Ian. SO great and important to the team scoring to have you four tightly bunched, and having you in front of Brewster #3 is and awesome goal worth repeating again at the District meet. A few more runners from Trout Lake in this time range should make the racing even tighter, but keep doing just what you are doing and the State meet is within our grasp. You and Isaiah currently rank 4th and 8th among freshman in the state. Bickleton’s #1 runner, also 9th grader sits two freshman spots ahead of you in 17:48 – so another good mark for the District meet.
Oliver: 26th place. 19:01.99! First mile: 5:43, Overall pace per mile: 6:08
An official time of just under 19:02 (to follow-up a 19:23 and a 19:11) and you are knocking on the door of sub-19. Another very nice race and an important 5th place for us in keeping the team race as tight as possible. I know that you were aiming for a 6:10 1st mile, but getting out a little quicker was important in a smaller field like this. You ran the race that needed to be run and you had the strength to finish. You stayed close enough to important points ahead of you and led a rally for both you and Tristan past runners from Tonasket (and almost another from Manson) in that final mile of the race. Great job again and I’m excited to see what the start of a taper a little more rest can do for Districts!
Tristan: 27th place. 19:07. First mile: 5:44, Overall pace per mile: 6:09
Another gritty race and another PR performance. Great to see you bounce back from the side-stitch at Hole in the Wall, and you dropped another 15 seconds from the very strong Twilight race. Nothing special to do at Districts, just stay relaxed and keep racing tough. Remember that feeling when I shouted “18:46” before that final kick. That one little push changed gears at an important time. Use a similar motivation to hang with a pack or to bridge a little gap to the next runner mid-race. You can dig and you can race even when it hurts. Awesome job all around and excited to watch you guys go after a 10th consecutive State meet appearance on Wednesday!
Travis: 6th place. 17:29. First mile: 5:20, Overall pace per mile: 5:38
A great job getting out and into the hunt. Strong and steady right from the start and there is more where that came from in the race this week in Moses Lake! A great race as well down to the wire with Brewster #2. To certain degree, make that a focus again for Districts and you have every potential to be mixing it up with Manson #2 as well. There will be a few extra boys up front with runners from Trout Lake, and the front runners from Bickleton and Tri Cities Prep. That being said, the front of the field will be somewhat similar. Good, fast racing ahead and pretty exciting actually to have our League and District meets be really quality competitions in preparation for State. With four teams ranked in the top 8 a good battle in Moses Lake sets us up well for the following week.
Ian: 8th place. 17:41. First mile: 5:20, Overall pace per mile: 5:41
Likewise excellent work in throwing yourself right into the heart of the race up front and extra props for doing so on a day when you didn’t feel 100%. Great to have you and Travis tight again at the mile and also awesome to have these two freshman teammates dropping major points for us just behind. A good mark for you this coming week will be Manson #3. On a good day you and Travis can both win that battle and keep us tight to Brewster #2 as well. Expect to feel better in the two weeks ahead. You’ve been pushing hard all season after jumping back in to the racing groove at the start of the year. A great recipe for a jump at the end of the year with a little rest!
Isaiah: 10th place. 17:44. First mile: 5:23, Overall pace per mile: 5:42
A gritty middle to end part of the race and you rallied when it counted in a major way. Your fastest first mile of the year and right where you need to be this coming week as well. Awesome to see you just back of Manson #4 and SUCH tough racing in that final mile. We know that it can hurt out there, but you are dealing well and finding the right motivation at all of the right times. A few more racers in the mix this week from Trout Lake should give you guys a little more company and competition, but hanging close to Manson #4 and ahead of Brewster #3 and #4 is a clear and perfect way to approach this race. And bust a move with that smooth and easy track speed in the final mile at Districts. Its an excellent course for a speedy finish!
Graham: 11th place. 17:51. First mile: 5:29, Overall pace per mile: 5:45
Another new PR and great to see you right up in there with Isaiah and not far back from Ian. SO great and important to the team scoring to have you four tightly bunched, and having you in front of Brewster #3 is and awesome goal worth repeating again at the District meet. A few more runners from Trout Lake in this time range should make the racing even tighter, but keep doing just what you are doing and the State meet is within our grasp. You and Isaiah currently rank 4th and 8th among freshman in the state. Bickleton’s #1 runner, also 9th grader sits two freshman spots ahead of you in 17:48 – so another good mark for the District meet.
Oliver: 26th place. 19:01.99! First mile: 5:43, Overall pace per mile: 6:08
An official time of just under 19:02 (to follow-up a 19:23 and a 19:11) and you are knocking on the door of sub-19. Another very nice race and an important 5th place for us in keeping the team race as tight as possible. I know that you were aiming for a 6:10 1st mile, but getting out a little quicker was important in a smaller field like this. You ran the race that needed to be run and you had the strength to finish. You stayed close enough to important points ahead of you and led a rally for both you and Tristan past runners from Tonasket (and almost another from Manson) in that final mile of the race. Great job again and I’m excited to see what the start of a taper a little more rest can do for Districts!
Tristan: 27th place. 19:07. First mile: 5:44, Overall pace per mile: 6:09
Another gritty race and another PR performance. Great to see you bounce back from the side-stitch at Hole in the Wall, and you dropped another 15 seconds from the very strong Twilight race. Nothing special to do at Districts, just stay relaxed and keep racing tough. Remember that feeling when I shouted “18:46” before that final kick. That one little push changed gears at an important time. Use a similar motivation to hang with a pack or to bridge a little gap to the next runner mid-race. You can dig and you can race even when it hurts. Awesome job all around and excited to watch you guys go after a 10th consecutive State meet appearance on Wednesday!
BOYS JV
Jackson: 1st place. 19:05. First mile: 5:37, Overall pace per mile: 6:09
Ready. Set. Go! Jackson, SUCH an awesome job in embracing that goal of winning this race – and just simply going for it. Nothing special to do in the race at Districts. Just more of that smooth and steady speed and the “go for it” attitude that you brought to the line this week. It’ll be fun as well to see you racing with some closer competition and you should have an excellent shot at dropping even more time for your first-ever sub-19 5k.
Kieren: 8th place. 20:38. First mile: 6:30, Overall pace per mile: 6:38
Another quick and steady outing. You and Eli are working great together early and you found some speed in those legs to win the kick at the end with the runner from Brewster. End result: a new season best and personal PR by 20+ seconds. Nicely done and your fastest course of last year awaits! A similar outing this week
Eli: 10th place. 20:41. First mile: 6:31, Overall pace per mile: 6:39
Knocking more time off of your current season best, remember that last year at Leagues you ran 21:10 on the 3mi home course. At 20:41 for the latest 5k you are definitely in the hunt for a new PR this coming Wednesday in Moses Lake. Keep the teamwork with Kieren going and try to mix it up for a little more lengthy contact early with the crew from Brewster. You guys closed on them well in the second half of the race, but with a little more rest this week you should feel ready to run with them early and have a few more to pass in the second half.
Kellen: 12th place. 20:57. First mile: 6:31, Overall pace per mile: 6:45
Once again a stellar outing. A no-holds-barred approach to that first mile, and you’ve pretty much obliterated the cautious early-season Kellen that set some goals that were quickly smashed. Good for you! Racing almost always hurts, but you’ve adapted well to the 5k scene and you’ve found some ways to smile through the pain. We hope it feels good. Excellent job knocking down that PR by almost another minute!
Carter: First mile: 5:45. A little under the weather, but really glad to hear that your feet were feeling better. We hope that is the case coming back to practice on Friday and that your lungs are recovered as well with a few days rest. Ideally, we get that 18:26 version of Carter back into form these next two weeks. Racing like that comes from the heart. Dig deep and turn that brain into competition mode!
Jackson: 1st place. 19:05. First mile: 5:37, Overall pace per mile: 6:09
Ready. Set. Go! Jackson, SUCH an awesome job in embracing that goal of winning this race – and just simply going for it. Nothing special to do in the race at Districts. Just more of that smooth and steady speed and the “go for it” attitude that you brought to the line this week. It’ll be fun as well to see you racing with some closer competition and you should have an excellent shot at dropping even more time for your first-ever sub-19 5k.
Kieren: 8th place. 20:38. First mile: 6:30, Overall pace per mile: 6:38
Another quick and steady outing. You and Eli are working great together early and you found some speed in those legs to win the kick at the end with the runner from Brewster. End result: a new season best and personal PR by 20+ seconds. Nicely done and your fastest course of last year awaits! A similar outing this week
Eli: 10th place. 20:41. First mile: 6:31, Overall pace per mile: 6:39
Knocking more time off of your current season best, remember that last year at Leagues you ran 21:10 on the 3mi home course. At 20:41 for the latest 5k you are definitely in the hunt for a new PR this coming Wednesday in Moses Lake. Keep the teamwork with Kieren going and try to mix it up for a little more lengthy contact early with the crew from Brewster. You guys closed on them well in the second half of the race, but with a little more rest this week you should feel ready to run with them early and have a few more to pass in the second half.
Kellen: 12th place. 20:57. First mile: 6:31, Overall pace per mile: 6:45
Once again a stellar outing. A no-holds-barred approach to that first mile, and you’ve pretty much obliterated the cautious early-season Kellen that set some goals that were quickly smashed. Good for you! Racing almost always hurts, but you’ve adapted well to the 5k scene and you’ve found some ways to smile through the pain. We hope it feels good. Excellent job knocking down that PR by almost another minute!
Carter: First mile: 5:45. A little under the weather, but really glad to hear that your feet were feeling better. We hope that is the case coming back to practice on Friday and that your lungs are recovered as well with a few days rest. Ideally, we get that 18:26 version of Carter back into form these next two weeks. Racing like that comes from the heart. Dig deep and turn that brain into competition mode!
