Mead Stampede 9-30-11

Race Report by Samantha Koski, Silver Creek Freshman.
On September 30, 2011, my cross country team ran the Mead Stampede meet. Well at least most of my team did (no senior girls came). In my opinion, this was a very flat and dusty course. When you first start the race, you are on a soccer field, which is nice to run on. Sadly, you only run on the soft, green grass for at most twenty seconds, if even. Right after the soccer field, there is a harsh transition to a gravel/dirt path. As expected, a big dust cloud forms from all of the runners stomping to get their place in the race. This dust cloud obviously causes a lot of coughing and struggle to breath, but not to worry, because this is only for a short amount of time as well. As the race goes on, the runners spread out, which allows more room to swing your arms, and to go full speed around corners. Throughout the race, I was proud of myself because I could always see the lead runner, since their weren't many obstacles to block your view. Well, at least I was proud till I realized I could always see the last runner as well. The course consisted of a straight away until you got onto the loop of the course. You would do two of these loops around the softball and baseball fields, and by the corn field, then you would head back on the straight away back to the green, lush soccer field. In my opinion, this was a very fun race, and it didn't seem agonizingly long, which is nice. What I also like about this course is that it is very open, so you can always hear and see supporters. At the end of the race you have the choice to treat yourself to a Jamba Juice. All in all, this was a great meet, even if I didn't get my best time.

The Silver Creek runners competed in the Mead Stampede XC meet on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 at Mead High School.
LINK TO PHOTOS 1
LINK TO PHOTOS 2
LINK TO RESULTS
The course was flat and fast with 95% dirt and grass and spectator friendly.
The tentative schedule for the day is as follows:
3:00 Boys Middle School (2-mile race)
3:30 Girls Middle School (2-mile race)
4:00 Girls JV
4:30 Boys JV
5:00 Boys Varsity Run 7, score 5
5:30 Girls Varsity Run 7, Score 5
6:15 Awards

John Martin Invite 9-23-11

The Silver Creek Freshman, Sophomore and new runners competed in the John Martin Invitational on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 in Fort Collins, CO.
LINK TO PHOTOS
LINK TO BOYS RESULTS 
LINK TO GIRLS RESULTS
The Raptors raced in the Division I races.

LINK TO RACE WEBSITE

DIRECTIONS

Race Schedule:

3:00:    Middle School Race (Boys)
3:30:    Middle School Race (Girls)
4:05:    High School Boy’s JV/Open
4:15:    Awards Ceremony – Middle School Races
4:35:    High School Boy’s Varsity—Division II
4:42:    High School Girl’s Varsity—Division I
5:10:    High School Girl’s JV/Open
5:45:    High School Boy’s Varsity—Division I
5:52:     High School Girl’s Varsity—Division II
6:30:    Awards Ceremony – High School Races

John Martin Invite Course Map

Liberty Bell Invite 9-16-11

LINK TO PHOTOS FROM RACES 
LINK TO MEET RESULTS

Silver Creek Boys Varsity Results:

92. Matt Eifert 19:08

94. Hamilton Nelson 19:09

116. Austin Gunnarson 19:53

128. Carl Albano 20:36

129. Thomas Puentes 20:37

134. Brandon Naftel 21:02

148. Taran Smedley 22:42

Silver Creek Girls Varsity Results:

92. Gabriela Koski 22:45

106. Gabriela Perez 23:10

111. Samantha Koski 23:21

122. Ana Gurau 23:52

128. Helena Scharf 24:24

133. Haylie Call 25:13

136. Chris Linder 25:28

The Raptors competed in the Liberty Bell Invitational at Heritage High School on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.
Link to Race Website.
Link to Time Schedule.
Silver Creek raced in the Division 3, Boys "A Race" starting at 4:05 PM and Girls "A Race" starting at 4:08 PM.
The Division 3 "B Races" start at 5:45 PM for Boys and 5:48 PM for Girls.

Liberty Bell 2011 Course Map

RE-1J Meet 9-13-11

The Silver Creek Raptors ran at the RE-1J cross-country meet on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 at the Sunset Golf Course in Longmont, CO.

Most of the Varsity team ran together using the race as a workout.
Link to Girls Results
Link to Boys Results
LINK TO PHOTOS FROM RACES

Raptor Girls Results:

12. Danielle Dagenakis, 23:17

45. Anna Gurau, 26:02

50. Gabriela Perez, 26.17

56. Samantha Damgaard, 26:58

57. Angela Mathias, 26:58

58. Helena Scharf, 26:59

67. Haylie Call, 27:27 

Raptor Boys Results:

69. Matt Eifert, 23:00

70. Hamilton Nelson, 23:01

71. Connor Christoffersen, 23:01

72. Thomas Puentes, 23:02

77. Carl Albano, 23:05

80. Brendon Naftel, 23:15

97. Josef Fischer, 25:02 
 

Time Schedule:
Middle School BOYS – 3:30 PM (1 loop of the course, about 1.5 miles)
Middle School GIRLS – 3:40 PM
High School Girls – 4:00 PM
High School Boys – 4:35 PM
Awards about 5:15 under the big tree at the finish line

RE-1J Course Map

Course Records:
Middle School Girls: Sydney Richards - Twin Peaks Charter Academy (2010) - 10:11
Middle School Boys: Paul Roberts - Lyons (2010) - 8:41
High School Girls: Melissa Roberts - Lyons (2010) - 20:21
High School Boys: Andrew Roberts - Lyons (2008) - 16:45

St. Vrain Invite 9-10-11

The Silver Creek Raptors competed in the St. Vrain Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 in Lyons, Colorado at Lyons High School.

LINK TO PHOTOS FROM RACES
LINK TO MORE PHOTOS FROM RACES
LINK TO VARSITY RESULTS
LINK TO JV RESULTS 

Raptor Boys Varsity Results

Connor Christoffersen 18:51

Brian Hardy 19:31

Matt Eifert 20:13

Carl Albano 20:43

Thomas Puentes 20:55

Brendon Naftel 21:22

Josef Fischer 22:40

Samuel Weigleitner 24:29

Marcus Holliday 26:31

Raptor Girls Varsity Results

Gabriela Koski 22:43

Samantha Koski 23:53

Gabriela Perez 24:16

Helena Scharf 25:17

Ana Gurau 25:29

Angela Mathias 25:56

Emilie Damgaard 26:29

Hannah Naftel 28:16

Ali Tripp DNF

Chris Linder DNF

The Raptors competed in the 4A/5A races.
Schedule:
8:15 AM middle school boys
8:30 AM middle school girls
9:00 AM National Anthem and 9/11 Ceremony
9:05 AM Girls Varsity 2A/3A - Run 8, Score 4
9:30 AM Girls Varsity 4A/5A - Run 10, score 5
9:55 AM Boys Varsity 2A/3A - Run 8, Score 4
10:20 AM Boys Varsity 4A/5A - Run 10, score 5
10:45 AM Boys JV (combine both divisions)
11:05 AM Girls JV (combine both divisions)
11:45 AM Awards in Front of Grandstand

Lyons 5 Km Course

Lyons 2 Mile Course

More information about the race:
Follow the same basic parking plan as last year. Buses will drop off at the school and then park north of the 3-way intersection. Parents who are dropping off runners will be able to do so near the south parking lot as well. There will be a great group of volunteers overseeing parking.

Fine Designs will be on site with custom t-shirts, sweatshirts, etc. Please visit their tent at the south end of the field. There will be several other vendors at the meet in the same area. There will be a concession stand with healthy food on the east side of the track. Team camps need to be on the baseball field or on the east side of the track behind the grandstands. Please stay off the practice field northwest of the track.

No Dogs will be allowed on school property. Anyone who shows up with a dog will be asked to watch the meet from the dog park that is south of the practice field and due west of the track.

Menu for the Concession Stand:

Breakfast Burrito $3.50
IntaJuice Smoothie $1.50
Muffins $1.00
Fruit Cup/Fresh Fruit $0.75/$1.00
Yogurt (yoplait 6oz) $0.75
Nurti-Grain/Quaker Cereal Bar $0.50
String Cheese $0.25
Trail Mix/Gorp $0.25
Gatorade $2.00
Water $1.25
Juice (100% Dole) $1.00