2009 LB Poly Boys XC Team

Weekly Fall Newsletter #8

PAST WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS & COACHES THOUGHTS:

A full weekend of racing began on Saturday morning at Mt. SAC w/ the varsity team.  With a severly depleted squad, the guys took advantage of the situation to get in a nice preview race effort before league & CIF.  Almost all the varsity runners who ran had significant time improvements over previous years which will be a great confidence boost going into league finals & CIF.  Ruben was the fastest Poly runner on the day at 16.05 (50 second improvement).  Jazeel was next at 16.27 (82 second improvement), followed by Glenn in 16.59 (106 second improvement), then Chris still feeling a bit of his flu at 17.12 and Dillon rounded out our top 5 at 17.20 (78 second improvement). 

The freshmen were off next in heat of the late morning & they turned in some solid runs. Shawn was the fastest Poly 9th grader on the day @ 19.37.  The 9th graders raced hard under the adverse conditions which will definitely help them at Moore League Finals.

The SophÕs were the last Poly runners of the day under the warmer conditions @ 11:40 & they too had some fine runs.  Raul raced very well pacing his way to a 17.39 (89 second improvement), followed closely by first year soph Cameron.    It will be very exciting to watch the F/S peak in their last race of the season & go for the win at Moore League Finals.

The JV guys were unfortunately the Ōdumped onĶ group of the day as the Mt. SAC race committee decided to cancel all JV races except the JV Championship.  I find this very hard to swallow & will be speaking to the race organizers about this as the JV are the building blocks of varsity.  There are many other solutions to the SAC overcrowding problem that wonÕt penalize your varsity in waiting guys.

Fortunatly, our JV have the dedication & commitment to get in the required race simulation tune up before the big Moore League Finals Showdown!  Several guys organized a Saturday time trial at Heartwell Park while most of the rest of the JV spent a big chunk of their Sunday up in LA at the LA Cancer Challenge 5k.  Judging by the amount of guys that took the time to show up & time trial the race, these guys are focus & are really eager to go for the win at Moore League Finals!


We have 1.5 weeks left to accomplish our first set of team goals. Moore League Finals will be a race that you remember for the rest of your life. Lets do everything possible in the next 1.5 weeks to make sure it is a great memory!

 

Week #8 at a glance(this week):

Mondays: Poly 2-4 Beach Recovery Run Core & Strides

Tuesdays: Poly 2-4 Intervals MLK! 800Õs & 400Õs


Wednesdays: Poly 2-4 Bixby, Core & Drills

Thursdays: Poly 2-4  SH Tempo Run 


Fridays: PAC 10 XC Championships @ Skylinks 3-3:30

Heartwell Park 3:30-5 Preview Run w/ Sprints

         Parents pick up at Heartwell!

Saturdays: Heartwell Park 8-9:30 w/ Coach Trevor

Var to Whittier.

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


 

Week #9 at a glance(next week):

Mondays: Poly 2-3:30 Interval MLK! 400Õs

Tuesdays: Poly 2-3:30 Beach Drills & Strides


Wednesdays: Poly 2-3 Premeet

Thursdays: Moore League Finals Heartwell Park 1:30pm! 


Fridays: Varsity AM Run TBA  TEAM MEETING PERIOD 7 ROOM 259

Saturdays: Varsity Hill Run Whittier 6:30am All others EZ shake out run!

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


Monday: LAST OFFICIAL XC PRACICE...1 mile time trial @ Poly!!!

 

Important Upcoming Dates & Info:

 

*Special PAC 10 Champ. Viewing & Moore League Final Practice:
On Friday, October 30, we will be taking a school bus to Skylinks Golf Course to watch the men run in the PAC 10 XC Championships (8k is at 3pm).  At the conclusion of the race (~3:30), we will put all the gear in my car & the boys will run to Heartwell Park for the preview practice and course orientation. Athletes will board the bus promptly at 2:00 p.m. on 15th Street, between the Science Building and the South Gym. Athletes may only drive/ride with other athletes with written parent consent. Any driving athlete must make contact with a coach sometime on Friday before we depart. At the conclusion of our practice, parents/guardians may pickup athletes between 4:45 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Ruth Bach Library parking lot on Bellflower Boulevard, just south of Carson Street. Coaches are leaving at 5:00 p.m., so please be courteous and have rides prearranged. Athletes should bring a sweatshirt and dry t-shirt to put on after the workout!! 



 

*Moore League Finals: Only 1.5 weeks away!
 The meet is at Heartwell Park on Thursday, November 5.  Spectators should NOT park on Carson Street, as there is no parking from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the south side of the street adjacent the park. Please be respectful of the local neighborhood when parking!

 

*Event Time Schedule: 
1:30 p.m. BoysÕ Junior Varsity, 
2 p.m. GirlsÕ Junior Varsity, 
2:30 p.m. BoysÕ Varsity, 
3 p.m. GirlsÕ Varsity, 
3:30 p.m. BoysÕ Frosh/Soph, 
4 p.m. GirlsÕ Frosh/Soph. The one-way buses will depart from 15th Street at 11:45 a.m.  Athletes should eat at the gathering area adjacent the Science Building.  The locker room will NOT be open during lunch.  Therefore, uniforms/warm-ups should be worn to school.   DO NOT MAKE THE TEAM WAIT BY NOT BEING PREPARED!  Teachers will receive a notification regarding athletesÕ absence from 5th period, but athletes should see their teachers prior to November 1, to obtain missed work.

 

*Moore League Finals Awards: 
Individual medals will be presented to the first ten Varsity finishers, and first seven Junior Varsity and Frosh/Soph finishers. The top fourteen Varsity placers will also receive All Moore League patches, with the first seven finishers designated as First Team performers, and the next seven as the Second Team. The Moore League perpetual trophy will be presented to the Varsity Team Champion. 
All athletes should remain at the meet for the awards ceremony, no matter how they fare! 




 

*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 5:30pm.  SENIORS have several special responsibilities at this dinnerÉ.started thinking about senior entertainment/senior moments yet?

 

*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  CD if it is more than a few. Please be descrete as we appreciate the photos but do not have time to go through 100Õs & 100Õs of photos.  Thanks!

 

 *Video: We still need someone to video all the races at MLF.  We have cameras available if needed.  We could use about 15-20 minutes of each race.  Please respond if you are available for this task. 

 

*Athlete of the week (Last Week):  Cameron Ford & Shawn Jordinson!  Check the website for details on his fine accomplishments.  Will it be you next week?

 

Quote of the Week:

ŌRunning hard hurts up to a point and then it doesn't get any worse.Ķ

    Bonus prize at MondayÕs practice for the first person who emails me the author of this quote.

 

Go Jackrabbit Runners!!!  Coach Fillipow

 

Newsletters will be Emailed every Sunday.  They will also be available in the rack at the end of the xc lockers on Monday at practice.  DonÕt know what is going on?  NO EXCUSES!  Check the web site. Read the newsletter.  Email or ask a coach.  Ask a captain.  Call a teammate.  Stay informed.  You should be checking the website at least twice per week!

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Mt. SAC Results 2009

 

 

 

 

 

FR

 

 

 

 

Dingman

Christopher

9

24.43

 

Dybens

Kevin

9

21.15

 

Erickson

Joshua

9

22.31

 

Fillipow

Gen

9

21.16

 

Hao

Rithia

9

19.58

 

Jordinson

Shawn

9

19.37

 

Pavey

Randy "Jr"

9

22.03

 

Wiggins

Nathan

9

22.44

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOPH

 

 

 

 

Bogich

John

10

19.16

 

Eastly

Johnathan

10

21.18

 

Ford

Cameron

10

18.11

 

Gutierrez

Edwin

10

29.29

 

Livoja

Cole

10

22.33

 

Lopez

Julian

10

20.2

 

Madsen

Peter

10

21.08

 

Mayfield

Joshua

10

20.09

 

Monaco

Colin

10

19.00

 

O'Keefe

Christian

10

20.28

 

Ortiz

Erik

10

22.01

 

Richter

Sean

10

19.11

 

Tran

Richard

10

22.39

 

Vazquez

Raul

10

17.39

 

Weinstien

Elliot

10

20.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

VAR

 

 

 

 

Baerga

Ruben

11

16.05

 

Garcia

Jazeel

10

16.27

 

Penn

Christian

12

17.12

 

Turner

Glenn

12

16.59

 

Tellier

Dillon

12

17.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

LA Cancer Run

(3 mile time trial)

Noah

21.13

 

 

Saul

17.25

 

 

Vic

16.50

 

 

Ray

21.28

 

 

Sean

17.15

 

 

Bryce

20.15

 

 

Lincoln

18.21

 

 

Zach

21.02

 

 

Josh

?

 

 

Jabari

19.38

 

 

Kenny

18.13

 

 

Oren

?

 

 

Ahmed

18.31

 

 

Riley

18.28

 

 

Dillon

ez!

 

 

Jacob

    ?

 

 

Heartwell Park

(3 mile time trial)

Derek

17.46

 

 

Brian

17.48

 

 

Brad

18.31

 

 

Willie

21.20

 

 

Eric P.

20.46

 

 

David

12.20 (2)