More Hardware, Lots of PRs at Greater Louisville Classic
Almost every runner turned in a PR performance as the boys finished 3rd and the girls 14th.
After months of battling heat and humidity, the Tiger harriers made the most of the Fall weather at the Greater Louisville Classic. Nearly all of the runners ran seasonal, if not lifetime, personal records (PRs), attributable to the conditions, both physiological and meteorological. When the dust cleared, the boys took home a souvenir Louisville Slugger bat for their third place efforts, and the girls finished a strong 14th, as they easily had their fastest team average this season.
The girls attacked the course's second half, moving up well through the field as the race got tough. This resulted in huge PRs for Lydia Warren and Josephine Zenker, the team's top two finishers. Lauryn Cravens was just behind Josephine, and Maggie Young and Talia Barton were not far back in the large field, and the team averaged under 22minutes for the first time this season.
The JV boys modeled the girls' strategy and went hard from the gun. Brad Johnson ran a sub-19 minute PR, leading the way ahead of Sykes Cargile, also under 19. Only a few seconds behind were Conner Shockley, A.J. Dykens-Hodapp, Conner Thompson, and Silaw Wuerth. Eli Horton snuck under 20 minutes for the first time in his "career."
THe JV girls closed things out, and Brooke Thompson and Natalie Connor both closely followed Hannah Roth across the line. For Natalie, it was a seasonal best time.
The teams are off to a fine start in Championship Season, and they return to action in the Midstate Championships this Saturday, October 11.
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The boys had a good if not spectacular day, but still managed to defeat the 6th, 9th, and 11th ranked teams in the state of Kentucky, losing only to two powerhouse teams from West Virginia (ranked #2 and #4 in the state). The team's pack running made the fine finish possible, as only 25 seconds separated the team's first runner, Dylan Groos, from its 5th, Simpson Tanner. In between were Wolf Robinson, Mackenzie Myers, and Kellon Patey, and Duncan Clark and Chandler Floyd were not far behind the scoring five.
The girls attacked the course's second half, moving up well through the field as the race got tough. This resulted in huge PRs for Lydia Warren and Josephine Zenker, the team's top two finishers. Lauryn Cravens was just behind Josephine, and Maggie Young and Talia Barton were not far back in the large field, and the team averaged under 22minutes for the first time this season.
The JV boys modeled the girls' strategy and went hard from the gun. Brad Johnson ran a sub-19 minute PR, leading the way ahead of Sykes Cargile, also under 19. Only a few seconds behind were Conner Shockley, A.J. Dykens-Hodapp, Conner Thompson, and Silaw Wuerth. Eli Horton snuck under 20 minutes for the first time in his "career."
THe JV girls closed things out, and Brooke Thompson and Natalie Connor both closely followed Hannah Roth across the line. For Natalie, it was a seasonal best time.
The teams are off to a fine start in Championship Season, and they return to action in the Midstate Championships this Saturday, October 11.
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