8/3/2011 - The Big Red Express cross country team is working toward
their goal of advancing as a team to the State Championships for the 14th time
since 1995, and their 20th in school history. The program has advanced an
individual or team to the State Meet every year since 1985. This year the team
returns a "top 5" all with State Championship experience.
Senior Drew Michel who ran a season best of 15:56 and finished 9th
overall in the GCL, 9th in the District, 22nd in the Regional and 74th in the
State Championship; Junior Jake McNamara who finished 4th overall in the 3200
meter run running a season best 9:49.75 in the District Track Championships
advanced to the Regionals and ran in the State XC championship during his
freshman season, senior Marc Nie also returns with District & State
Championship experience. Marc finished 20th overall in a time of 16:54 in the
District Championship; senior Matt Schroeck also returns with State
Championship experience. Matt's personal best of 16:54 will provide the
squad with talent and depth; senior Clayton Cardinal competed in the State
Championship during his freshman year. Senior Luke Roell, and Junior Zack
Stross have also had a great summer and should break into the "top 7",
as well as sophomores Stephen Babcock and Andy Cornelius. I'm extremely
excited about this year's team. This group has had a great summer! They
have really embraced the whole concept of TEAM.
The Big
Red Express will again face a challenging
schedule, as they look to compete against the top teams from the
Tri-State
region. They will kick off their season traveling across town to
compete
in the Moeller Invitational the program's first Friday night
competition on
grass at Kings Island's / Jack Nicklaus golf course. The team then
travels to
the Greenville, Ohio to compete in one of the largest meet's in the
Midwest.
The Lancers have won the Greenville Treaty Invitational team title 12
times
since first entering the meet back in 1998. In week 3 the team will
compete at Mason where they will face some of the top programs
from Ohio and Indiana.
The following week the team travels to Louisville, Kentucky to compete
in the
state's largest and most competitive invitational of the season, "The
Louisville Trinity Invitational" which will feature the state's
powerhouse
programs Louisville Trinity and Louisville St. X. The team will end the
month
at a new venue in Columbus, Ohio at Otterbein University. Leading
into
the championship season, the team ends their invitational schedule
traveling to
Hillard Bradley for the prestigious Midwest Meet of Champions, where
the Lancers
will defend their team title from the 2010 season. The Lancers
conclude
the season at the Les Eisenhart Invitational at Thomas Worthington High
School.
The Lancers won their first team title at the historic Thomas
Worthington
/ Les Eisenhart back in 1990 and have captured 11 titles during that 21
year
span.
The Championship season begins at Rapid Run Park which
hosts the GCL, the following week the District Championships will be held at
Voice of America Park in West Chester where the Lancers are defending team
champions. As the team looks to Troy the last week of the month of October the
team will be focused on advancing to the Regional Championship for
their 26th consecutive year. The State Championship will be held in
Columbus at Scioto Downs on Saturday, November 5th.
Come out and watch the Lancers Run to Win in 2011.
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