2009 LB Poly Boys XC Team

Weekly Fall Newsletter #10

PAST WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS & COACHES THOUGHTS:

     The regular season concluded last Thursday at our Moore League Championships at Heartwell Park.  Let me start off by saying how proud I am of this team & its dedication to the goal of Ň3Ó.   The athletes believed in the goal, worked their tails off toward the goal & nearly accomplished the goal!

The afternoon started w/ a very convincing win by the JV squad of Sergio Romero (JV Moore League Champion) & company.  The power of a very strong pack & a very dominant top five was never more evident as they went (1,4,5,6,7,10,11).  The win also secured the JV as league champions with a convincing 23-39 win over Wilson.  In light of the fact that the JV got cooked in their first two races, they really stepped it up to bring home the win!  I am very proud of these guys because the JV are often overlooked as the ŇotherÓ team.  Although some of the guys have been (& still are) in the varsity mix, most of these guys didnŐt run for a big trophy, they ran for pride & personal satisfaction...and they did it convincingly!


The Varsity was next off.   It was the battle of the day with the Moore League Trophy on the line.   Wilson has been knocking at the door all year long & were looking to be the spoilers.  At the first mile, it was still anyones race.  The Wilson crew were running well & Sean Graham from Lakewood was really pushing the pace. By mile two things were looking OK as a quick score put us up by two.  But two points is a single jersey swap so we really needed to close this one out to secure the team win.  Somewhere along Carson St., the Poly crew rallied & drove home a strong finish & ended up winning by eleven!  Sean & Christian passed several jerseys to close out in impressive form to finish 2-3 followed closely by Ruben & Eric w/ Vic in hot pursuit in the #5 spot.  Carl & Glenn also ran strong to round out our top 7.  The placings went 2 3 6 8 14 with a very nice spread of only 27 seconds.  It was the fastest team time at Moore League finals since 2002 & the first time any Moore League team has had 5 guys under 16 w/ a very impressive team time of 78.25 (15.41 avg.) It was a great day & a total team effort that kept the trophy at Poly.  Varsity also ended up undefeated in league!


The F/S  (last but not least) were the next off in a quest for their league title and to finish off the trifecta goal of Ň3Ó.   With Jazeel Garcia (F/S Moore League Champion) leading the charge, the F/S fought gallantly to try to win the title but came up just a bit short.    There were some very impressive times as you can see below but a strong & young Wislon squad was just a bit too deep.  This should be a great battle for years to come!

Overall it was a fantastic day for Poly runners & the Poly XC program.  One final note, your dedication to the sport & your team & your willingness to believe in your coaches is amazing. You all had a part in the success of our team.  I can speak for all the coaches in saying that we are very proud of every one of you runners & sincerely hope that your are proud of yourself, because you should be.
 Your dedication, courage & sportsmanship is commendable.

 

Week #10 at a glance(this week):

Mondays: Mile Time Trial @ PolyÉALL RUNNERS!!!

(Varsity Only The Rest of The Week) All other runners have the week off!

Tuesdays: Poly Varsity 2-3:45 Recovery to Beach

Wednesdays: 8-11 Varsity Breakfast Run from Baergas w/ Guest Speaker

Thursdays: Poly Varstiy 2-3:30 EZ run w/ strides.


Fridays: Poly Varstiy Premeet & CIF Team/Senior Dinner 

Saturday: CIF Prelims Mt. SAC

Race #1 7.45a.m. 
Boys Division I 
Heat #1



Sunday: Off, rest, stretch & drink lots of water!

 

Week #11 at a glance(next week): (Varsity Only)


Mondays: Poly 2-3:30 Recovery Run Beach w/ strides 



Tuesdays: Poly 2-3:30! Intervals MLK 800Ős & 400Ős

Wednesdays:2-3:30 Recovery Run w/ Strides & Drills

Thursdays: Poly 2-3:30 Track a few 400Ős & 200Ős

Fridays: Poly Premeet & CIF Finals Team Dinner TBA

Saturday: Varsity CIF Finals  Mt. SAC 


Sunday: Off, rest, stretch & drink lots of water! 


 

Week #11 at a glance(next week): (All Other Runners)

Mondays: Off!

Tuesdays: Suit up & do something active!

Wednesdays: Poly 2-2:40 - Run EZ on track!


Thursdays: Poly 2-2:40 - Run EZ on track!


Fridays: Suit up & do something active

Saturday: EZ Run on own.

Sunday: Off, rest, stretch & drink lots of water!

Important Upcoming Dates & Info:

 

Team Dinner, Friday November 13, 5:30 – 7:00PM

CIF/Senior Dinner
CIF Southern Section Prelims Sat Nov 14

Host:  Coach & Mrs. Coach FillipowŐs   

           844 Stevely Ave, LB, CA 90815    596-2196

ALL RUNNERS ARE INVITED & ENCOURAGE TO COME & SUPPORT YOUR VARSITY TEAM

AS WELL AS HONOR OUR SENIOR RUNNERS!

 

*CIF Prelims: 
All team members are encourage to come & support your varsity team at CIF Prelims on Saturday morning Nov. 14 at Mt. SAC.

Race #1 7.45pm 
Boys Division I 
Heat #1

 

*More Banquet Info: Please mark your calendars for the annual Poly Boys XC Banquet which will be held at Recreation Park on Monday December 7 at 6:00pm.   Parents interested in helping should also contact Maureen if you want to be on the committee.

 

*Photos: A lot of folks out there have been taking photos & that is great.  If you have some photos that you think might be banquet slideshow worthy, please send them to me if it is only a few or burn them to a  CDor put them on a flash drive if it is more than a few. Please be descrete as we appreciate the photos but do not have time to go through 100Ős & 100Ős of photos.  Anybody get any good video of any races this year? Thanks!

 

*Off-Season: All students changing to another sport at this time should check in with me and then go see their counselor on Tuesday (After Mondays end of season time trial) to change classes. All other athletes who have completed their competitive cross country season are responsible for continuing to participate in cross country class throughout the semester (after their well deserved one week off!). See schedule above.

 

Go Jackrabbit Runners!!!  Coach Fillipow

 

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Moore League Finals 2009

 F/S

 

 

MLF09

Garcia

Jazeel

10

16.04

Vazquez

Raul

10

16.50

Ford

Cameron

10

17.10

Monaco

Colin

10

17.34

King

Bryce

9

17.58

Mayfield

Joshua

10

18.16

Gutierrez

Edwin

10

18.24

Jordinson

Shawn

9

18.25

Bogich

John

10

18.26

Richter

Sean

10

18.26

Bogarin

Fernando

10

18.30

Weinstien

Elliot

10

18.45

O'Keefe

Christian

10

18.58

Eastly

Johnathan

10

19.08

Hao

Rithia

9

19.26

Livoja

Cole

10

19.30

Madsen

Peter

10

19.32

Ung

Kevin

10

19.32

Lopez

Julian

10

19.40

Fillipow

Gen

9

19.47

Dybens

Kevin

9

19.53

Pavey

Randy "Jr"

9

19.58

Drake

Kenji

10

20.00

Rainier

Nicholas

10

20.01

Stahl

Caleb

10

20.02

Gorzeman

Eric

9

20.11

Tran

Richard

10

20.12

Erickson

Joshua

9

20.26

Sanders

Kenji

9

20.27

Pingol

Miguel

9

20.43

Ortiz

Erik

10

20.52

Smith

Jacob

9

20.53

Wiggins

Nathan

9

20.56

Dingman

Christopher

9

21.11

Barker

Chris

9

22.03

Dadashzadch

Shya

9

?

Eskinder

Henok

9

22.50

 JV

 

 

MLF09

Romero

Sergio

11

16.55

Tellier

Dillon

12

17.05

Macias

Bryan

11

17.07

Roa

Bradely

11

17.07

Yi

Derek

11

17.09

Holstad

Kenny

12

17.22

Mora

Saul

12

17.23

Jantz

David

12

17.25

Grabinski

Jaime

11

17.33

Castro

Adam

12

17.40

Groce

Ahmed

12

17.40

Toyofuku

Joshua

12

17.50

Crawford

Ray

11

18.05

McDonald

Jabari

12

18.05

Goss

Lincoln

12

18.18

King

Riley

12

18.23

Ortiz

Alfonso

12

18.49

Flores

Eduardo

11

18.53

Soriano

Chris

11

19.14

Berkowitz

Oren

12

19.15

Pierce

Eric

11

19.55

Reynaga

Rene

12

20.05

Gonzalez

Zachary

12

20.21

Liu

William

11

21.11

 

 

 

 

 VAR

 

 

 

Penn

Christian

11

15.32

Price

Sean

12

15.33

Baerga

Ruben

11

15.39

Riehl

Eric

11

15.43

Espinosa

Victor

12

15.59

Price

Carl

12

16.23

Turner

Glenn

12

16.49