Nov 16th Banquet to celebrate the season !

6:30 at Cascone's. Dress Up, Look Nice Affair.

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2009 Season So Far:

St. Mary's Inv: Boys 1st, girls 7th; 9 team medals

Ray-Pec Inv: Boys 1st, girls 3rd; 5 team medals

Turner Inv: Boys 5th, girls 8th; 5 team medals

Smithville Inv: Boys 4th, girls 5th; 5 team medals

Rim Rock Inv: Boys 13th, girls Inc team; 2 medals

Cass-Midway Inv: Boys 6th, Girls 3rd, 15 team medals

Savannah Inv: Boys Incomplete Team, Girls 4th, 12 team medals

Kearney Inv: Boys Incomplete Team, Girls 10th, Frosh 3rd, 9 team medals

West Platte Inv: Boys 3rd, Girls 6th, 7 team medals

Conference Meet: Boys 2nd, Girls 3rd, 3 team medals. David Stodden, Drew Keefer, Hilary Torres were All-Conference.

District Meet: Boys 2nd, Girls 3rd, 6 team medals. All District: David Stodden, Drew Keefer, Michael Anderson; Hilary Torres, Randi Toyne, Julia Winkler.

State Meet: Boys 6th, 3 team medals. All State: Hilary Torres, David Stodden, Drew Keefer

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A BRIEF HISTORY of the SPX Harrier Tradition:

Boys cross country at SPX began its ascent in 1983 when John Poole and Mark Mosbacher finished 2nd and 5th in the #1-3A state cross country meet; at the times there were only two classes--class 1A-3A and class 4A. In 1987, 2A evolved.

Presently, there are 4 classes in cross country, equally divided. Pius is 2A.

You may navigate the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 CC seasons by checking the links from the respective season and seeing the results.

2004 CC Meet Results

2005 Results and Highlights

2006 Results and Highlights

2007 Results and Highlights

2008 Season Highlights and Results

2009 Season: Final Results, Awards

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Boys: Individual State Qualifiers

1993--Justin Iske

1994--Michael Amador, Kevin Sirridge

1995--Matt Iske, Brian Devling

1996--Michael Amador

1997--Michael Amador, Scott Walterbach

1998--Michael Hernandez, Kevin Grooms

1999--Kevin Grooms

2001--Brian Walterbach, Tim Esparza

2003--Chris Garcia, Scott Sellmeyer

2004--Eric Grooms, Scott Sellmeyer

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Boys: Top Individual State Medalists

1A - 3A

1983 2nd John Poole

1983 5th Mark Mosbacher

Class 2A

1987 12th Matt Lary

1999 22nd Kevin Grooms

2000 11th Kevin Grooms

2006 9th Steven Alagna

2008 9th David Stodden

2008 18th Daniel McConnell

2009 4th David Stodden

2009 18th Drew Keefer

Other Top Finishes:

2006 26th Alex Lopez

2007 26th Chris Cahill

2008 27th Chris Cahill, 30th Frank Orallo, 32nd Drew Keefer

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Boys: STATE TEAM Finishes:

2000 5th

2005 10th

2006 4th -- Plaque

2007 10th

2008 2nd -- Plaque (best finish in school history)

2009 6th

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Girls: Individual Qualifiers

2000--Nancy Pinkston

2001--Rebecca Tumanut, Melissa Ruhlman

2002--Melissa Ruhlman

2003--Melissa Ruhlman

2006--Hilary Torres, Shelby Danielsen

2008--Hilary Torres, Mary Westerman

2009--Hilary Torres, Randi Toyne, Julia Winkler

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Girls: Top Individual Medalists in State Tournament

1988 7th Jamie Welsh

1988 8th Mary Kaul

1989 8th Jamie Welsh

1990 8th Amy Godbey

2007 25th Shelby Danielsen

2009 20th Hilary Torres

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1991 24th Sarah Carr, 25th Jamie Welsh

2001 47th Melissa Ruhlman

2002 43rd Melissa Ruhlman

2003 26th Melissa Ruhlman

2006 27th Hilary Torres

2006 74th Shelby Danielsen

2008 56th Mary Westerman

2008 65th Hilary Torres

2009 69th Randi Toyne, 101st Julia Winkler

Team Finishes: Girls

1991 14th

2007 13th

"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability." John Wooden

John Wooden coached the UCLA men’s basketball team to ten national titles, including seven in a row between 1967 and 1973. Yet, he never implored his team to beat another team. Coach Wooden believed that the scoreboard was irrelevant to whether or not you won or lost. He told his players that only they would know whether or not they had won, because winning was determined by whether or not they had given everything they had to give. He told them there was no honor in outscoring another team simply because the other team was lousy or because they got lucky. Likewise, there was no shame in coming up short on the scoreboard if you had given it your all.

Because everyone plays the game of life with advantages and disadvantages others do not have, we must begin measuring our success based upon our own abilities. You can do with your ability only what you want.

"Interestingly, the typical high school athlete only taps 40% of his or her athletic ability." John Underwood, President, "The Life of an Athlete" (an organization that promotes athletes making good choices about nutrition, drugs, alcohol, sleep, and social contacts).

Running Courses and Their Maps

2009 CC Lettering Requirements

http://www.athletic.net [site for posted results from meets]

http://www.mshsaa.org {site for state championship results by team and individual runner]

2009 CC Schedule

2009 CC Directions to Meets

For the 2009 CC season, Joe Baldwin and Mary Westerman were selected as captains for our team. Updated 11 / 14 / 2009