Wildcat Fans,
This weekend the Wildcats took to the course at the storied Ben Davis Invitational. The 'Cats were led by Senior Jake Hanawalt, whose mark of 15:44 puts him #7 in LNXC History. Strong performances were also posted by mid-pack runners, TJ Jerger, Erik Perkins and Micah Dean. Senior Josh Grese won the JV Race in a time of 16:50.
The Wildcats will take on a stacked field this coming Saturday at the Flashrock Invitational in Carmel. Several of the State's top ranked teams will be present as this race will be a good measure of where the 'Cats stack up at this stage of the season.
GO CATS!
~Coach McAloon
Wildcat Fans,
Top to bottom, the 'Cats were on record setting pace at Saturday's Lafayette Harrison Invitational. This race was held at the traditionally fast course at the Tippecanoe Amphitheater, and given the near perfect conditions at race time, it was bound to be a fast day. It was. The 'Cats were led by an outstanding performance from Senior Joe Murphy. His time of 15:33 puts him #2 all-time for LNXC. Following closely behind him was fellow Senior Robel Teklezghi who ran 15:47. That mark is good enough to him tied for the 10th fastest time in program history! Lastly, rounding out our front pack, was Senior Jake Hanawalt. He finished in 15:51 and is sitting at #13 on our all-time list. Further, our top 5 posted a team-time of 81:07, which is the 10th fastest performance in school history and the fastest we have ever run at the Harrison Invitational. (including Nef Araia's Senior year... and mind you we were short on of our top 5 runners!) The top 5 was rounded out by Personal Best performances from Juinors TJ Jerger and Erik Perkins. Next week the 'Cats will be in action at the Pike JV Dual meet on Tuesday and the Ben Davis Invitational on Saturday.
GO CATS!
~Coach McAloon
Wildcat Fans,
For the second consecutive year the Wildcats took home the t-shirts at the Danville Hokum-Karem. The team was led by a pair of Seniors as the team of Joe Murphy and Jake Hanawalt won the six-mile relay in commanding fashion. The 'Cats were down two varsity runners and relied on some new faces to the Varsity Line-up for big performances. Junior TJ Jerger and Sophomore Matt Hoskins answered the call leading their pairs to 7th and 9th place finishes respectively. In the JV race the Wildcats were led up front by Junior transfer Wyatt Spencer, whose third place finish shows he is someone to watch for in coming weeks as he is a threat to make the Varsity roster.
The Wildcats open up their 5,000m racing season on Saturday, September 7th at the Lafayette Harrison Invitational.
GO CATS!
~Coach McAloon
