Hale XC Week 5 - Muskego Invite

JV and Varsity Win at Druckrey Invite

It wasn't always pretty, but the men secured victory at the Druckrey Invite for the 2nd consecutive season!  After the JV set the tone for victory, it became a close team battle in the second race but the men held on to take the win there as well.

In any season, challenges arise that the team must overcome.  This past week definitely brought some challenges, at practices with a string of minor injuries, aches and pains, and also at the meet with some unpredictable things that the team responded well to!  The team did great to overcame the adversity to secure victories in both races on Saturday.   

Putting themselves in a great position early, Brody led the team through the mile followed closely behind by Caleb and Ethan M.   Shortly after the 2k the team realized Brody was no longer in the race (he's doing ok!), but he got out amazing and really helped our crew get out to a strong position.  You could see the guys start to step up and move up in the race knowing they were now scoring a spot higher!  The frosh Caleb and Ethan M. led the scoring, while Iker and Henry came rolling in at the finish together, hammering home to help lower the team score!  Rounding out the scoring was Damien who moved up great after the halfway point and knowing he had become a scorer for the team.

In the varsity race, Kai competed up front the entire race and finished as the top man for a second consecutive week with a 4th place overall finish!  Following up in 14th was Ethan P., running another consistent race and building off his Betz performance.  The final medalist was Elijah Sayeg who found himself fall back to 20th after looking strong with the group through 2 miles.  The good news is he's regaining health and ready to bounce back strong and back up front in the coming weeks.  The fourth scorer having a personal best race was Joseph Ventura, who was unsure he wanted to race but got himself in and had a great run!  Finishing the scoring this week was John Gruichich who battled... a side cramp!  Excited to see him rebound next race and be back up front with the guys where we know he usually is in races.

It was very cool to watch our guys celebrate each other.  The varsity guys were going nuts for our JV squad and vice versa.  I heard many shouting our motto 'For Us' and we are really starting to see it more and more.  Embracing no limits and celebrating our teammates successes makes for a great combo for a great team.  Looking forward to a great week with guys gaining strength and continuing to build the strongest team.  We will also look forward to healthy and happy training!

Here's a detailed results workbook, still doing some updates - 2024 Results Workbook

Muskego Invitational Information

The team will see our sectional course this weekend along with some more teams that are in our sectional.  
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Muskego Invite Team Info and Lineups

The Roemers will host pasta this week Friday!  Thank you!  They live a close walk from Hale and the address is 12224 W Cleveland Ave.