6th Place at IHSA State Meet!!!

Official Time: 15:12

CRAIG VIRGIN CALLED ME TO WISH ME GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, wow, WOW!!!!!!!!
One of the Doctors at the ER ran with Craig at the U of I and asked him to call and wish me good luck. It was so AWESOME!!!!!!! Thanks Bo!!!

3rd at Sectionals 15:38

Elmwood's Emerick took us out really fast for the first half. I tucked in behind Peterson and Thompson. We were together till about the 1.5 and they pulled ahead about 10 seconds and Emerick came back to me. I went with him up the last hill on the backside and surged when I hit flat land. He had no answer and I finished 3rd behind the two guys I believe will battle it out for the win next weekend. I felt I ran patient and smarter today than I have in the past. I dropped 22 seconds off last year's time on this course and beat the guy who finished 4th at last year's state meet.
I have a week of hard work ahead and hopefully will have a top 10 medal around my neck this time next Saturday!

Three-Peat Regional Champion!

Won the PORTA Regional in 15:31 with the second place runner in around 16:25. Gearing up for a week of hard work to prepare for the Elmwood sectional. Quite possibly half of the top 10 state finalists will come out of our sectional.

Patriot Invite 10/13/07

Patriot Invite

It quickly became a 3 man race today. I took the lead at the half mile and by the 1 mile it was myself, Peterson and Emerick through in 4:58. They surged ahead of me in the second half of mile 2 and I should've stuck, but I didn't think they would maintain. I came through the 2 mile at 10:04 and never could close the gap during mile 3. I finished 3rd in 15:22. Peterson outkicked Emerick in the last 50 to win in 14:58 to Emerick's 15:03. I have 3 more weeks of work to do to get stronger for the State Meet. I surged on an uphill to take the lead--I'll rethink that prior to State as I then felt too fatigued to go with them when they surged later. State Series starts next Saturday with the PORTA Regional--hopefully I can three-peat :-)

15:17!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

80 Degrees and 20 mph winds but I felt great tonight! Went through mile 1 at 4:50 and hit the 2 mile at 9:55 and knew I was en route to a PR. The crowd really helped me as it seemed the other school's coaches and fans were cheering for me as well. Now I am focused on Saturday's meet where I will face some of the state's best on the State Championship course!

Williamsville HS XC Schedule--2007

9/01/07 Rochester Invite Rochester, IL 10am
*****2nd/112 16:11 3 miles*****
9/08/07 PORTA Invite Petersburg, IL 10am
*****1st/121 15:47 2.9 miles*****
9/15/07 Morton Invite Morton, IL
*****ACT Exam*****
9/18/07 Franklin Invite Franklin, IL 4:30pm
*****Foot Injury :-(*****
9/22/07 Springfield Invite Lincoln Park 10am
*****11th/275 16:35 3 mile (with a broken toe)*****
9/29/07 Jacksonville Invite Jacksonville, IL 9:30am
*****2nd/Flighted #1 Man Race 15:40 3 Miles
10/2/07 Rushville Invite Rushville, IL 4:30pm
***** 1st/Flighted #1&2 Man Race 10:35 2.1 miles
10/6/07 Liberty Invite Liberty, IL 10:45am
*****1st 16:42 (2nd place runner 17:46) 3.1 miles
(90 degrees with 50% humidity!!)
10/9/07 Carlinville Invite Carlinville, IL 4:30pm
***** 1st 15:17!! (New PR) 3 miles
10/13/07 Peoria Hts. Invite Detweiller Park 1:00pm
*****3rd/216 15:22 3 miles
10/20/07 IHSA Regional PORTA High TBA
*****1st 15:31 3 miles
10/27/07 IHSA Sectional Elmwood, IL TBA
***** 3rd 15:38 3 miles STATE QUALIFIER!!
11/3/07 IHSA State Finals Detweiller Park TBA
*****6th 15:12 3 miles

Abe's Amble 10k

8/19/07 7:30am
IL State Fairgrounds
74 degrees with 70% humidity and thunderstorming!
5th/912 runners
Official Time: 37:02

I improved upon last years 13th place finish. I had hoped to lower my time more from last year, but am proud of a top 5 finish in my 2nd 10k!

IL State Fair Parade Run-2 mile

8/9/07 at 5:30pm
Heat Index of 101 degrees
Placed 7th/325 runners in 10:32.00
Beaten by 1 Olympic Trial Marathon hopeful and 5 college Soph-Seniors.
Next up--Abe's Amble 10K!!

My Stats

What an AMAZING summer!! In June I traveled to Oregon for the Prefontaine Classic. In July I visited Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. Got to run at Crested Butte at 11,000 feet elevation with the team! I then traveled to Alamosa, Colorado to meet Coach Damon Martin of Adams State College and stayed for the week long High Altitude Cross Country Camp. It was a GREAT experience!

I've been putting in 60-70 miles per week this summer. I ran the Springfield to Peoria St. Jude Run yesterday (8/4/07) and put in 17 miles with a 4:44 mile on a 1 mile segment. I am feeling good and looking forward to the State Fair 2 mile Parade Run this Thursday! (8/9/07) August 19th will be the Abe's Amble where I will run a 10k for just the second time and try to lower my PR. Stay tuned!! XC season is coming fast!

Personal Stats:
Ht: 6'3" Wt: 150 lbs

Academic:
Williamsville High School
Williamsville, IL
Graduate 2008
Class Rank: 41/92
ACT: 20
SAT: Pending
GPA: 3.40

Personal Records:
800 2:07
1600 4:44.78
3200 10:02.24
3 Miles 15:12
5K 16:00
10K 37:02

Personal Records/Accomplishments:

2007 (Jr.) Outdoor Track Season:
12th 3200 IHSA State Finals in 10:03.67
Sectional Champion 3200
4th @ Sectional 1600
Undefeated in the 3200 leading into State 5/26/07
Prairie State Conference Champion 3200/1600
Sangamo Conference Champion 3200
Sangamon County Champion 3200
Capital Area Honor Roll Meet 3200 Champion
PR's:
3200-10:02.24 800-2:07
1600-4:44.78

2007 (Jr.) Indoor Track Season:
10th place 3200 Indoor State Meet
PR's:
3200-10:15
1600-4:57

2006 (Jr.) XC Season:
Winner of 5 Invites
Set 1 new course record--Rochester Invite 9/3/06
Regional Champion
4th at the Elmwood Sectional
30th at the IHSA State Meet
Season PR for 3 miles: 15:36

2006 (Soph.) Outdoor Track Season:
2nd in 3200 @ Pana Invite
1st in 3200 @ Rochester Invite
3200 Sangamo Conference Champion
Injured hamstring--missed Prairie State Conference Championships, Sangamon County Championships, Capital Area Honor Roll Meet.
3rd in 3200 @ Sectionals
PR's:
3200 10:18.5
1600 4:52

2005 (Soph.) XC Season:
1st @ Franklin Fr./Soph. Invite
Regional Champion
13th @ Sectional
51st @ IHSA State Meet
Season PR for 3 miles: 16:06

2005 (Fr.) Outdoor Track Season:
1st in 3200 @ Sangamon County Fr./Soph. Meet
Prairie State Conference Champion 3200/1600
5th in 3200 @ Capital Classic Area Honor Roll Meet
Ranked 3rd @ Sectional--finished 6th
(stress fracture right foot suffered on lap 6)
PR's:
3200 10:22.9
1600 4:56


2004 (Fr.) XC Season:
8th @ Regional
Season PR for 3 miles: 18:08