Wildcat Fans,
The JV team was in action this weekend at the Southport Invitational. The Wildcats finished an impressive 3rd among the 14 team Varsity race. They were lead by Sophomore Erik Perkins, whose personal best mark of 17:18 was good enough for a 16th place finish. Senior Michael Socks closely followed Perkins with a season best of 17:34.
The Wildcats will be in action next on Tuesday at the Wildcat JV Invitational at Northview Christian Church in Carmel, IN. Saturday at Brebeuf the Wildcats will be in search of their first Marion County title since 2004.
~GO CATS!
Coach Mac
Wildcat Fans,
The past two weekends have been absolutely packed with LNXC action!
The action started with a split weekend on Saturday, September 8th. The Varsity team traveled to Mason, OH for the Mason Invitational. This meet featured several out of state competitors including OH#3 Mason. The course is known for it's obstacles as it features a creek crossing, hay bail jumps and a large mulch hill. These challenges were made even more difficult with the addition of roughly 4.5 inches of rain. The Wildcats managed to capture second despite the sloppy conditions losing by a slim margin to Mason. Back in Indianapolis, the JV team got their first taste of Varsity competition as they toed the line at the Ben Davis Invite. Like Mason, BD got a lot of rain and the course was sloppy and long. The 'Cats responded to these conditions well and finished a very respectable 12th place.
This weekend the Wildcats went to work at the Flashrock Invitational held at Northview Christian Church in Carmel, IN. The 'Cats had their hands full as the meet featured 14 of the top 25 teams and 8 of the top 10. On the Varsity side the Cat's were lead by Ethan Hoeft's mark of 16:03 which puts him #3 on the all-time sophomore list. The pack came in roughly 20 seconds behind him and the team captured a competitive 6th place. The Wildcat's team time of 82:01 is the 20th fastest team time in school history. As a whole 22 Wildcats ran season bests this weekend.
The Cat's will be in action this weekend at the Southport Invite. Expect to see some of the younger talent on display at this meet as many of the Varsity runners will use the weekend to recover and prepare for the championship season coming in October.
GO CATS!
~Coach Mac
Wildcat Fans,
The 'Cats captured a Runner-Up finish at the 25 team Lafayette Harrison Invitational this weekend. The Wildcats were lead by a breakout performance from Senior Joey Khamis who finished in 6th place with a time of 16:03. Khamis' mark was good enough to put him tied for #14 in LNXC history. Making history as well was Sophomore Ethan Hoeft whose mark of 16:11 makes him the third fastest Sophomore of all-time. The top five were rounded out by Junior Joe Murphy (16:27), Senior Adam Oldham (16:32) and Junior Jake Hanawalt (16:37).
The Wildcat Program will be split between two meets next weekend as the the top 10 will travel to Cincinatti, OH for the Mason Invite to take on some of the top competition from the Buckeye State. Meanwhile, the remainder of the team will go to the storied Ben Davis Invitational to take on some of the best the Hoosier state has to offer. This will be many of these young Wildcats first taste of varsity action. It should be another week of great Wildcat XC action!
GO CATS!
~Coach Mac
