In this final week of our "track season", a few of you went out and ran some great efforts. In the space below I want to give a shout-out to all of the athletes who trained and raced solo this spring. As a side note, I'm sure most of you are aware that running at altitude is hard. Our track at CV is at 6000 ft, and in a world where you are all one-click away from comparing your times to kids from across the country, I think its fair that you understand how your times stack up to sea-level competition. In parenthesis next to each of your times, I have added the official NCAA altitude converted time (which they use for allowing high-altitude athletes to qualify for nationals).
Time Trial Results
Seniors
Cade Forbes- 10:29 (10:07)
4:48 (4:41)
Great couple of races for Cade. No one worked harder than him this winter, and its was awesome to see some PRs result. Cade is
prime example of how hard work can pay off in running, and I know he'll have more PRs to come in his future.
Aidan Scott- 4:37 (4:30)
Aidan put in an excellent few months of training this winter and was very fit when the season went down. Aidan's time in the mile
wasn't a PR, but it still would have ranked amongst the better times in the state. Aidan will now continue his running career at
Western State University
EJ Rush- 4:18 (4:12)
After qualifying for the NB Indoor national meet this Winter, EJ's shot to run on the national stage was cancelled just days before
his trip to New York. EJ made some huge fitness gains this winter, and even in a sub-optimal racing environment, was able to run a
PR. EJ is now off to run at Texas Tech.
Jared Wright- 10:17 (9:55)
This was a great run for Jared, who found out he had a stress fracture back in January. After 8 weeks of no running, Jared
capitalized on a big base from his diligent cross training and ran a very respectable time off of very little training. Jared now heads
off to continue his running career at Dominican University of California!
Juniors
Hal Fotinos- 10:18 (9:56)
When the season was cancelled in March, it was questionable if Hal was even going to be able to race this spring. He had been
suffering from an unidentifiable shin ailment for over a year, and he hadn't been able to run more than 2 miles pain free the entire
winter. Luckily, Hal was able to find a solid rhythm in training over the last month, and off of what was still pretty light training,
had a great 3200m run.
Connor Baty- 4:53 (4:46)
59s 400m
The curse has been broken! Connor Baty finally found his way under 60 seconds in the 400m, proving that he does, in fact, have
some foot speed. On top of that, Baty ran a PR in the mile, and his improvements in the speed department will set him up well for
a great XC season.
Graham Shellenberger- 2:10 (2:09)
Graham is a runner who really matured into a leadership role this winter, and had some big breakthroughs in training. He ran
2:10 in a TT early in March (probably the hardest race to run by yourself) which was a great performance after a long string of
injuries in past seasons. Can't wait to see what Graham can do this fall in XC.
Jacob Hall- 4:58 (4:51)
This was the big breakthrough time I think we all knew Jacob was capable of. He's been a consistent grinder since I've known him,
and it was great to truly see him perform up to his potential. Unfortunately Jacob wasn't able to get back onto the track for
another TT due to a nagging injury, but I believe Jacob could have dug even deeper into the 4:50's this season.
Alec Rowell- 2:13 (2:12)
Alec was yet another example of the strong work ethic of this team, as he continued to train hard throughout the entire spring.
Alec nearly matched his PR in the 800m, which is a very tough thing to do by yourself. I'm certain he would have been able to
crush it in a more competitive race environment
Freshman
Kellen Scott- 5:09 (5:01)
After a few races running in the 5:20's, Kellen knocked one out of the park with his 5:09. Kellen has shown that he has the
attitude and ability to be a part of a bright Sabercats future.
Mariana Boekes- 2:35 (3:33)
Mariana helped prove that even the youngsters could train consistently and run fast times. Like I mentioned above, I think the
800 might be the most difficult race to run solo. Mariana's 800m run was an exceptional time for a freshman, and she proved that
she has a promising future in the event.
This is everyone who reported their Time Trial to me. If anyone else ran, let me know and I'll add you to this list.