Conference and Sectional Wrap-up

Wildcat Fans,

The Cats' have had a successful run these past weeks placing 4th in the nationally competitive MIC Championships and then 3rd in the Sectional. At the MIC, both Scott Stanley and Josh Roche captured all-conference honors. Fellow Senior Zach Mahone joined Stanley, Roche and Hogston among the top 30 all-time list with a personal best of 16:09.

The Cats will be in action Saturday, October 16 at Brebeuf High School for the Regional Championships.
Go Cats!
~Coach Mac

Wildcats County Runners-up

Wildcat Fans,

Yesterday on the Varsity Scene, the Wildcats ran the fastest team time ever run at Brebeuf. Over the course of LNXC History, the Cats have won four county titles, nine sectional titles and six regional titles; all of those meets were held at Brebeuf. Going into Saturday the fastest Wildcat XC team to run on the Brebeuf Course was the 2004 County championship team in a time of 81:18. At the time the Cats posted that time, they were ranked #1 in the State. Yesterday, the Cats posted a team time of 80:53, nearly :30 faster than 2004! That is good enough for the #5 team time all-time and the fastest any LN team has run on a course other than the lightning fast Southeastway Park.

Also making history was Senior Scott Stanley. Adding another outstanding performance to his storied senior campaign, Scott took 5th place in a time of 15:40. That was good enough for the #4 all-time 5k and was just :02 away from holding the #2 time, all-time. Congrats to Scott for overcoming great adversity and having one of the strongest Senior campaigns in LN history!

GO CATS!
~Coach Mac

Marion County Championships - The Future

Wildcat Fans,

Yesterday we got a taste of what to expect in years to come as the injury laden LNXC Freshmen showed off their depth and took second at the Marion County Championships. The Cats were led by Freshman standout Joe Murphy, who placed 4th in a time of 13:33. He was then followed by the daring duo of Jake Hannawalt and Colin Achgill both taking all-conference honors as well. Finishing out the top 5 were Adam Noens and Robel Teklezghi. Congratulations guys! This is just the beginning!

Elsewhere, the Bearcats of Fall Creek Valley (Now the exclusive feeder Middle School to LN) won the Marion County Middle School Championship. Led by the individual champion, Chase LaBonne, the Bearcats won by a stunning 39 pts over a strong New Augusta squad. The Bearcats also boasted the top 7th grade finisher, Jaylen McKay, who finished 7th overall and third for FCV. For more on the Bearcats season visit www.fcvxc.com.

Congratulations are in order for current and future Wildcats alike!

GO CATS!
~Coach Mac

Flashrock and Southport Invite

Wildcat Fans,

The Cats' have had a successful last two weekends. On Saturday, September 11th, we were in action at the Flashrock Invitational. We posted our fastest top-5 team time of the season and are slowly approaching the 81:00 minute barrier. We finished third behind a charging North Central squad and a solid finish by Terre Haute North. Thanks to a final stretch surge by Senior Zach Mahone, we were able to secure a one point victory over Township Rivals, Lawrence Central.

On the 25th, we were at the Southport Invite. This meet is a bit more low key than the Flashrock. While holding out a few of our top dogs, we were able to take home the win in both the Varsity and Junior Varsity races.

The week ahead will be full of Wildcat XC action as Tuesday we will host our annual Wildcat JV Invitational. Then on Saturday the team will be in action at Brebeuf H.S. for the Marion County Championships.

GO CATS!
~Coach McAloon

Mason Invitational / Ben Davis Invite

The 'Cats were in action in two locations this Saturday. At Ben Davis, five of the seven who toed the line ran in their first Varsity race as a Wildcat. They did not disappoint. All seven posted season bests, and five put up the fastest race of their lives!
Meanwhile in Ohio, the Wildcats were in action at the Mason Invitational. Among the field were four top 25 ranked teams from Ohio, along with two ranked teams from Indiana (LN and Carmel). Indiana represented well as Carmel took home the title and the Wildcats took runner's up. The team was lead by Seniors Scott Stanley and Will Hogston who both posted very strong times (15:48 and 16:04). Rounding out the top 5, was Freshman standout Joe Murphy in an impressive time of 16:57. The Wildcats will be in action this weekend at Northview Christian Church in what will be one of the Season's most competitive meets, the Flashrock Invitational.

GO CATS!
~Coach McAloon

Harrison Invitational

Looking like the 'Cats of old, the team was victorious this weekend at the Harrison Invitational. The unranked Cats took down five ranked opponents. The momentum carried into the JV race as well where the team took second. This was the team's first 5k of the season and the hard work that has been put in was evident from the gun. All but two posted career bests and the varsity team put up the 8th fastest team time in school history. Next weekend the team will be split between the storied Ben Davis Invite and the Mason Invitational in Cincinnati, OH.

GO CATS!
~Coach Mac

Welcome to LNXC 2010

Wildcat Families,

Welcome to the 2010 edition of Lawrence North Cross Country. On behalf of myself and the staff, I want to thank you in advance for all of the support, sacrifice and hard work that will make this season our most successful yet!

The Summer has been fun and productive so far. Our numbers have grown and we are steadily having 30+ members of the team at each conditioning session. Furthermore, we have a core of runners capable of doing more quality training at a higher volume than in the past 5 seasons. With the addition of a highly talented group of Freshman, the pieces of a very exciting season are falling into place!

As always… GO CATS!

~Coach McAloon