State Meet, Oct 30, 2010

Nick Kadlec finished 22nd in the State 4A meet on Saturday in a time of 17:16.
RESULTS

Region 2 Meet 10-21-10

The Raptor Runners competed in the Region 2 meet on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Lyons High School. This meet determined who qualified to compete at State. The top 15 individuals and top 40% of teams (6 teams of 15) advanced to the state meet.

Nick Kadlec was the lone Silver Creek runner to qualify this year. Congratulations Nick!
LINK TO ALL RESULTS

Link to Photos from Girls Race

Raptor Boys Varsity Results
4. Nick Kadlec 16:54
29. Austin Gunnarson 18:07
40. Ben Inman 18:29
51. Connor Christoffersen 19:00
78. Matt Eifert 20:16
86. Hamilton Nelson 20:49
99. Carl Albano 22:42

Raptor Girls Varsity Results:
36. Shaina Brown 21:42
39. Danielle Dagenakis 22:02
51.Gabriela Koski 22:56
68. Ana Gurau 24:25
70. Helena Scharf 24:29
79. Gaby Perez 25:27
80. Alison Tripp 25:21

Teams Competing in Region #2 4A races:
Broomfield, Erie, Fort Morgan, Frederick, Greeley Central, Longmont, Mountain View, Niwot, Northridge, Roosevelt, Silver Creek, Skyline, Sterling, Thompson Valley, Windsor

Schedule:
3:00 PM 4A Boys (Run 7, Score 5)
3:30 PM 3A Boys (Run 6, Score 4)
4:00 PM 4A Girls (Run 7, Score 5)
4:30 PM 2A Girls (Run 5, Score 3)
5:00 PM 3A Boys (Run 6, Score 4)
5:30 PM 2A Boys (Run 5, Score 3)

Northern Confernce Meet 10-14-10

The Raptor Runners competed in the Northern Conference Meet at Loveland Fairgrounds in Loveland on Thursday, October 14, 2010.

LINK TO ALL RESULTS

Raptor Varsity Boys Results
3. Nick Kadlec 17:15
23. Austin Gunnarson 18:14
31. Ben Inman 18:54
38. Connor Christopherssen 19:18
49. Matt Eifert 20:52
51. Hamilton Nelson 21:38
55. Mark Eifert 23:27

Raptor Varsity Girls Results
35. Danielle Dagenakis 22:48
36. Shaina Brown 22:50
46. Gabriela Koski 24:16
47. Ana Gurau 25:01
52. Gabi Perez 26:16
Carter Anderson DNF
Alex Hoang DNF

LINK TO PHOTOS FROM JV RACE
Schedule:
2:30 PM Boys Varsity
3:00 PM Girls Varsity
3:30 PM Boys JV
4:00 PM Girls JV
5:15 PM Awards

Directions:
From I-25, take HWY 402 (Exit 255) west approximately 5.5 miles to Roosevelt Ave. (HWY 287 is approx. 5 miles from I-25, Roosevelt Ave is immediately after the railroad tracks west of HWY 287). Turn right on Roosevelt Ave (it turns into Railroad Ave) and travel approximately 0.5 miles. The parking lot will be on the east side of Railroad Avenue.

Awards:
Conference championship plaques will be awarded to the top team in each varsity race.

Individually the top 7 varsity runners for boy’s and girls will be considered First Team All-Conference. The next seven will be Second Team All-Conference. Ribbons will be awarded to the top 10 runners in each race (varsity and JV).

Windjammer Invite Oct 9, 2010

The Raptor Runners competed in the Windjammer Invite on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Englewood High School.
LINK TO ALL RESULTS
Varsity Girls
113. Ana Gurau 23:51
125. Alex Hoang 24:38
132. Gabi Perez 25:21
133. Carter Anderson 25:23
149. Dani Depas 26:08
155. Alyssa Voydat 26:54

Varsity Boys
156. Hamilton Nelson 21:06
162. Carl Albano 21:41
165. Alex Mann 22:33
167. Brandon Knutson 22:49
170. Chance Robinson 23:19
172. Josue Layn 24:10

Schedule:
9:00 a.m. GIRLS JV open: unlimited entries; score 5
9:30 a.m. BOYS JV open: unlimited entries; score 5
10:00 a.m. GIRLS VARSITY
10:30 a.m. BOYS VARSITY
**Varsity Scoring: Run 7: score 5 runners

Dakota Ridge Invite 10-5-10

The Raptor runners competed in the Dakota Ridge Invite on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Dakota Ridge High School.
LINK TO PHOTOS

LINK TO RESULTS
Varsity Boys
2. Nick Kadlec 17:03
22. Austin Gunnarson 18:09
47. Ben Inman 18:55

Matt Eifert 21:13

Mark Eifert 22:44

Cole Erickson 24:16

Chance Robinson 25:46

Varsity Girls

38. Shaina Brown 22:45

Gabriela Koski 24:05

Helena Scharf 26:38

Alison Tripp 28:25
Hannah Naftel 28:26

Schedule
3:30 p.m. Boys Open (Unlimited entries, score 5)
3:37 p.m. Girls Open (Unlimited entries, score 5)
4:20 p.m. Boys Varsity Division I (Run 7, score 5)
4:27 p.m. Girls Varsity Division I (Run 7, score 5)
5:00 p.m. Boys Varsity Division II (Run 7, score 4)
5:07 p.m. Girls Varsity Division II (Run 7, score 4)
5:30 p.m. Boys Junior High (Unlimited entries, score 4)
5:33 p.m. Girls Junior High (Unlimited entries, score 4)
6:00 p.m. Citizens/coaches (free to everyone!)

Pat Patten Invite Oct. 1, 2010

The Raptor runners competed in the Pat Patten Invite on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 at Viele Lake in Boulder, Colorado.

RESULTS

Raptor Boys Varsity Results:
103. Ben Inman 19:19
142. Hamilton Neslon 22:09
144. Josue Laynes 22:49
146. Gabriel Grant 23:09
147. Carl Albano 23:16
148. Alex Mann 23:17
150. Josef Fischer 25:25
152. Owen Huss 28:19

Raptor Girls Varsity Results:
58. Danielle Dagenakis 21:30
88. Shaina Brown 22:21
134. Gabi Perez 25:26
135. Helena Scharf 25:29
137. Alison Tripp 25:31
139. Alex Hoang 26:01
144. Valerie Almann 27:17
146. Carter Anderson 27:24
147. Alyssa Voydat 27:25
153. Adriana Chavez 30:03
LINK TO PHOTOS

Schedule:
4:00 PM Girls JV Race
4:40 PM Boys JV Race
5:10 PM Girls Varsity Race
5:40 PM Boys Varsity Race

6:10 PM Awards
Directions to meet:
Take the diagonal to the Foothills Parkway and exit at Baseline and go right/west. At Broadway, take a left/south and continue for the next few miles, beyond Table Mesa,

to Grinell and go right/west to the first stop sight and turn left on Knox. Teams will be dropped off in the open field on the right, then continue up to one of the schools to find parking.

Broomfield Invite Sept. 24, 2010

The Raptor Runners competed in the Broomfield Invitational on Sept. 24, 2010 at Broomfield County Commons Park.

ALL RESULTS

Raptor Boys Varsity Results

3. Nick Kadlec 17:04

42. Austin Gunnarson 18:25

117. Connor Christoffersen 19:36

173. Hamilton Nelson 22:28

176. Mark Eifert 22:34

187. Carl Albano 23:19

203. Jacob Cox 28:10

Raptor Girls Varsity Results

75. Shaina Brown 23:11

120. Gabriela Koski 24:57

132. Gaby Perez 26:16

138. Helena Scharf 26:45

139. Alison Tripp 26:47

141. Hannah Naftel 27:35

142. Valerie Almann 27:42

148. Alex Hoang 28:14

164. Alyssa Voydat 29:25

175. Katherine Martineau 31:15

Liberty Bell Sept. 17, 2010

The Raptor Runners competed in the Liberty Bell Invitational on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010 at Heritage High School, 1401 Geddes Ave, Littleton, CO 80120
Silver Creek raced in Division 3 at this race.
LINK TO ALL RESULTS
LINK TO RACE WEBSITE

Varsity Girls Results

29. Danielle Dagenakis 21:13

66. Shaina Brown 22:45

73. Gabriela Koski 22:59

95. Ana Gurau 24:25

108 Helena Scharf 26:02

112. Hannah Naftel 26:33

121. Madison Toretto 27:50

Varsity Boys Results

9. Nick Kadlec 16:50

44. Austin Gunnarson 17:59

87. Connor Christoffersen 19:15

115. Matt Eifert 20:18

133. Carl Albano 21:41

137. Mark Eifert 22:04

Meet Schedule:
3:45 PM Division 4 Boys
3:48 PM Division 4 Girls

4:05 PM Division 3 Boys A

4:08 PM Division 3 Girls A

4:25 PM Division 2 Boys A
4:28 PM Division 2 Girls A
4:45 PM Division 1 Boys A
4:48 PM Division 1 Girls A
5:05 PM Division 2 Boys B
5:08 PM Division 2 Girls B
5:25 PM Division 1 Boys B
5:28 PM Division 1 Girls B

5:45 PM Division 3 Boys B

5:48 PM Division 3 Girls B
6:05 PM Division 1 Boys C
6:08 PM Division 2 Boys C
6:11 PM Division 1 Girls C
6:14 PM Division 2 Girls C

RE-1J Meet, Sept. 14, 2010

The Raptor Runners competed in the RE-1J meet at Sunset Golf Course in Longmont on Tuesday, September 14, 2010.

LINK TO PHOTOS FROM GIRLS RACE

LINK TO PHOTOS FROM BOYS RACE

Girls Varsity Results

Shaina Brown 25:57

Ana Gurau 26:33

Helena Scharf 27:20

Gabriela Koski 28:28

Boys Varsity Results

Nick Kadlec 18:53

Austin Gunnarson 19:55

Connor Christoffersen 21:57

Matt Eifert 23:10
LINK TO RESULTS
It looks like the girls results for Silver Creek in this link are messed up.

Schedule:
3:30 PM Middle School Boys (1 loop of course, ~1.5 miles)
3:40 PM Middle School Girls

4:00 PM High School Girls
4:35 PM High School Boys
5:15 PM Awards under big tree at finish line

Scoring is top 4 from each school.
Water and Gatorade will be provided at the finish chute.
Top 5 Middle School ribbons
Top 10 High School.medals

St. Vrain Invite Sept 11, 2010

The Raptor Runners competed in the St.Vrain Invite on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 at Lyons High School.

Link to ALL RESULTS
LINK to RACE PHOTOS

Raptor Varsity Girls Results

113. Gabriela Koski 23:34

145. Helena Scharf 25:58

150. Ana Gurau 26:06

157. Hannah Naftel 26:41

159. Alison Tripp 26:42

164. Alex Hoang 27:14

165. Valeria Almann 27:16

173. Dani Depas 28:25

178. Madison Toretto 29:09

181. Rianna Huss 30:14
LINK to 4A/5A GIRLS RESULTS

Raptor Varsity Boys Results

100. Connor Christoffersen 19:22

126. Matt Eifert 20:06

182. Hamilton Nelson 22:33

191. Carl Albano 23:14

194. Gabriel Grant 23:41

195. Danny Bishop 23:46

198. Alex Mann 24:15

199. Josue Berdiales Laynes 24:52

200. Chance Robinson 25:12

203. Owen Huss 29:19

LINK to 4A/5A BOYS RESULTS

Meet Schedule:

8:15 AM         Boys Middle School (2-mile race)

            8:30                Girls Middle School (2-mile race)

8:55                Opening Ceremony/National Anthem on the Football Field

            9:05                Girls Varsity 2A/3A - Run 8, Score 4

9:30                Girls Varsity 4A/5A - Run 10, score 5

            9:55                Boys Varsity 2A/3A - Run 8, Score 4

10:20              Boys Varsity 4A/5A - Run 10, score 5       

            10:45              Boys JV (combine both divisions)

            11:05              Girls JV (combine both divisions)

            11:45              Awards in Front of the Grandstand

Parking – This is an important topic. Parking is going to be in the large field where we start the race. We believe we can fit all the buses and most of the cars. After you turn left just past the “Welcome to Lyons” sandstone rock off Hwy 36, you will approach a 3-way stop. We will have volunteers directing traffic from there. Please encourage parents and fans to carpool if possible. All the parking spots are less than 300 meters from the start line and within 500 meters of the football field, which will be much closer than most folks were able to park last year. 

Invited Teams

Peaches

The peaches are coming in a day ( September 7^th, 2010 ) earlier than expected.  They will arrive at 2:15 on Tuesday, at the E-wing doors across from the track. We will need all athletes to meet me at 2:15 at this area.  They are to  arrange for transportation with their parents to pick up the peaches and transport them home for deliver that day. Please get these delivered as quickly as possible.  DO NOT leave them in the garage for a week. 

Please let your customers know that they are freshly picked and will continue ripening each day. They will feel a bit hard when they get them, but they ripen quickly.    I tried a sample yesterday, and they are amazingly delicious.

If any athletes need to collect and or turn in money, they will need to collect it and resubmit their envelope to me the following day so that our funds can be deposited immediately.   Athletes are to return their order forms after delivery to Coach Keith.  Do Not throw the envelopes and order forms away.  We need these for our records.

Thank you - Coach Keith

Pre-State Meet Sept. 4, 2010

The Raptor Runners competed in the Pre-State meet (class 4A) on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010.
The course had some tough hills and the hot and dusty conditions made for a real test.

LINK TO PRE-STATE CLASS 4A RESULTS

Raptor Boys Results:

7. Nick Kadlec 17:06

87. Austin Gunnarson 18:59

197. Connor Cristoffersen 20:43

272. Hamilton Nelson 24:57

278. Danny Bishop 25:19

284. Alex Mann 25:32

Raptor Girls Results:

83. Danielle Deganakies 23:09

178. Gabriela Koski 25:33

183. Shaina Brown 25:57

196. Alex Hoang 27:06

200. Helena Scharf 27:15

221. Alison Tripp 28:44

234. Hannah Naftel 30:14

LINK1 TO MORE PHOTOS FROM MEET
LINK2 TO EVEN MORE PHOTOS FROM MEET

Race Location:
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds

25690 E. Quincy Ave.

Aurora, CO 80016
Directions: Take the Quincy Avenue exit from E-470 and proceed 1.3 miles east. The Arapahoe County Fairgounds are on the south side of Quincy Avenue (turn right).

TIME SCHEDULE:

1A/2A/3A Boys 9:30 am

1A/2A/3A Girls 10:00 am

4A Boys 10:30 am

4A Girls 11:00 am

5A Boys 11:30 am

5A Girls 12:00 pm

Boys Open 12:30 pm

Girls Open 12:35 pm

Varsity races were timed using the chip system. Open races were clock timed – coaches needed to time their own runners.

Nick Kadlec Article in Longmont Paper

Get Your Motor Running
New diet won’t overtax Silver Creek’s cool-running Kadlec
By Ray Sobczyk
© 2010 Longmont Times-Call
He’s humble, never cocky. Nick Kadlec is as cool as they come while running on rough terrain. Competing. Sweating. Persevering.
The Silver Creek cross country runner prefers giving it his best. All the time, every time.
“I’m very determined,” Kadlec said. “That’s my biggest thing.”
A senior, Kadlec is preparing for his final shot to impress in a pair of sneakers.
No regrets, he says.
“This is my last chance to show what I got,” Kadlec said. “Not only for myself, but for some college recognition. I need to know what I’m capable of doing.”
But before Kadlec could settle in on his aspirations for the coming fall, adversity popped up.
Over the summer, Kadlec was feeling a bit lightheaded and queasy, so he booked a doctor’s appointment. No big deal, right?
“I went in feeling something was off,” Kadlec said. “I wanted to feel better.”
An allergy test discovered Kadlec had an intolerance for gluten, which is a protein found in most grains, cereals and breads.
Long distance athletes like Kadlec crave carbohydrates. They’re stored in muscles, then provide the essential fuel to keep a runner’s motor running.
“Most runners live off of pasta and carbohydrates,” Kadlec said. “So, oh yeah, it’s effected me a lot.
So, Kadlec needed to change his diet, and find the necessary “carbs through different ways.”
He said he’s made the switch to rice pasta, brown rice and Quinoa, which is an edible seed that is high in protein and nutrients.
But the new eating style is still a learning curve, Kadlec admits.
“It’s been hard,” Kadlec said. “It’s been the hardest thing I’ve done.”
Kadlec, though, is finding other alternatives to find more energy. And it’s not Red Bull.
In addition to logging several miles a day with his legs, Kadlec recently began cross training. The goal was strengthen his core, and to stay ambitious.
He’s also lifting weights and doing pilates. Kadlec wants a little bit of everything, he says.
“It’s all helped a lot,” Kadlec said. “It’s about keeping my body in shape, because it’s not just about running.”
The results are paying off, Kadlec said.
“I definitely feel stronger,” he said. “I have more endurance. I’m able to keep going.”
Kadlec’s efforts aren’t going unnoticed.
“He had a great summer,” Silver Creek cross country coach Barb Keith said. “He’s doing really good so far, and he looks awesome when he runs.”
Kadlec isn’t your run-of-the-mill runner. It’s not about winning or losing; it’s about drive.
“You have to be strict as a runner,” Kadlec said. “You can’t slack off.”

As a junior, Kadlec placed 15th at the Class 4A state meet. He’s a two-time state runner.
Also in 2009, Kadlec was part of the first boys team at Silver Creek to run together at state.
“He ran so well last fall,” Keith said. “He looked really strong.
“And Nick looks really strong this year. I expect good things.”
But Kadlec wants to be even stronger.
With the goal of running in college, Kadlec know it’s go time; now or never. His words are fiery, but his attitude is gentle.
“As a runner, you have to get in the workouts and the mileage,” Kadlec said. “You have to put it all together and hope it comes out in a positive manner. You don’t want to be burnt out too early in a race.
“You have to plan everything so you’re at the top of your game.”

Lyons Scrimmage Aug. 28, 2010

A scrimmage was held on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 in Lyons on the Region Championship course.

Times:

8:15 AM – Open Race (for anyone, parents, alumni, middle schoolers, community members, athletes without enough practices, etc.)

9:00 AM – HS Girls

9:35 AM – HS Boys

Athletes will be responsible for their own rides to this meet. It will be held at Lyons High School. 

RE1J Sept. 14, 2010

The RE1J meet will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 at the Sunset Golf Course in Longmont.

Below are times for the meet:

3:30 PM Middle School Girls (1 loop of the course, ~1.5 miles)

3:40 PM Middle School Boys

4:00 PM High School Girls

4:35 PM High School Boys

5:15 PM Awards under the big tree at the finish line

2010 State Course Preview

Link to State Course Preview (8/8/10)

There are hills this year.

Link to Update on State Course (8/19/10)