The Roosters and Chicks were on short rest this week at the Excelsior Springs Invitational. The course is one of the most difficult routes we run on all year long. Changes this year had athletes circle back and forth along three fairways which included over 300 feet of elevation gain. For comparison, the state course at Gans Creek has 80 feet of elevation over the same distance. The Chicks squad were the first to test out the hills. Aubrey Scott pressed to the front of the pack early in the race and held on to a top 10 spot in a field containing a large number of conference and district competitors. Megan Swinney was back in the line up and used her fitness to maintain a medal position throughout the race. Freshmen Kat Hoffman narrowly missed the varsity medals for the second meet in a row but showed grit and determination to move up in the second half of the race. Lastly, Jasmine Brown looked fantastic in her second 5k breaking her personal best by over one minute. The varsity boys had another successful outing. Landon Fatino went through a fast mile in 5:04 and held on for a 2nd place finish in a field of 156 runners. Behind him, the Roosters pack grouped up and continued to challenge each other trading positions multiple times in the last mile and a half. Caden Walker, Rustin Branstetter, David Rivera and Dakota Middleton made up the remaining 5 scorers placing 21st, 25th, 26th, and 36th. All of those athletes earned medals. The boys placed 2nd overall out of the 22 complete teams. They lost to Maryville 90 - 97 which was a significant improvement from earlier in the year. At Ray-Pec, Maryville won the meet besting Pleasant Hill 72 - 46. The squad continues to work hard on improving their grouping and pack running which will bode well as we approach the conference and district championships. The last race of the day was the JV boys. They witnessed firsthand the difficulty of the course while watching the varsity races but showed no fear as they approached the hills. Colin Paris and Kolton Kincaid established positions at the front of the race. Keagon Madison and Jackson Hunt started off in the middle of the pack and used their fantastic finishing speed to move up in the top 20 spots. Johnathan Rivera, Wesley Tibai, and Brenden Bunch conquered the hills while running respectable 5k times. The Roosters JV placed 3rd out of 7 teams and were first among non-Class 4 schools. 65 degrees, sunny, hilly, decent footing Results Varsity Girls 9 Aubrey Scott 23:10 32 Megan Swinney 25:04 48 Kat Hoffman 26:37 54 Jasmine Brown 27:24 Varsity Boys 2 Landon Fatino 17:32 21 Caden Walker 19:28 25 Rustin Branstetter 19:34 26 David Rivera 19:35 36 Dakota Middleton 19:49 50 Carson Case 20:29 78 Mavrick Crider 21:22 1 Maryville High School 90 2 Pleasant Hill High School 97 3 Christ Preparatory Academy 114 4 West Platte High School 168 5 Oak Grove High School 195 6 Harrisonville High School 210 7 Lexington High School 215 8 Excelsior Springs High School 229 9 Marshall High School 257 10 Knob Noster High School 274 JV Boys 13 Colin Paris 20:44 15 Kolton Kincaid 20:46 17 Keagon Madison 21:03 19 Jackson Hunt 21:03 28 Johnathan Rivera 21:39 31 Wesley Tibai 21:58 37 Brenden Bunch 22:24 49 Parker Elkins 22:57 1 Central (St. Joseph) High School 17 2 Blue Springs South High School 48 3 Pleasant Hill High School 82 4 Christ Preparatory Academy 91 5 Cameron High School 152 6 Harrisonville High School 170 7 Oak Grove High School 181 2-Mile Time Trial 1 Jackson Crouse 19:20 2 Michael Maasen 21:58
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Coach Paul StahlHead Cross Country and Assistant Track Coach at Pleasant Hill High School Archives
November 2019
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