The boys finished 7th at the State Championships in Wisconsin Rapids, moving up each mile as a whole team. At the mile mark, West was 10th; at mile 2, they were 9th; and at the end, they were 7th with 222 points! Summit (160th), Timon (80th), Stevie (69th), Nate (47th), Clay (45th), Ruben (31st), and Jasper (30th) worked up through the field for showings at The Ridges. Thank you to all the fans and teammates who came to support West XC!

Congrats on an amazing season by all! There were so many great showings of improvement, season / personal bests, and team finishes, but it was also a very fun, enjoyable season! Looking forward to recapping it all at the end-of-season banquet on November 11th.

West boys battled it out against other top-state teams to qualify for the State Meet! Smart racing led to a second-place team with 61 points, 14 points behind DeForest and 3 points ahead of Verona. Summit (38th), Stevie (23rd), Timon (20th), Clay (15th), Jasper (11th), Nate (9th), and Ruben (6th) packed up and moved positions from the mile mark on, finishing strong to earn a state berth. This is now the 20th time in 23 years West boys’ XC has qualified for the State meet as a team. Thank you to all the teammates and families that came out to support the team at Sectionals!

West takes 2nd place in both the Varsity and JV races out at Sheehan Park. In the Varsity race, the boys moved up throughout the racing, finishing in packs and only 7 points behind Verona. August (45th), Summit (31st), Stevie (21st), ran great races, with Clay (13th), Nathan (9th), Ruben (8th), and Jasper (7th) earning conference-honors.

In the JV race, Sirio (25th) and Owen (18th) ran in the 6-7 positions, with Colin (13th), Ryan (12th), Hunter (11th) Danny (3rd), and Timon (1st!) earning JV conference recognition.

Congrats to the team on a great season!

What a great evening of racing out at Lake Farm Park! In the JV race, the boys scored a perfect 15, led by Eddie (8th), Walt (6th), Ben (5th), Ryan (4th), Freddie (3rd), Owen (2nd) and Colin Ruchala (1st!). The Varsity took care of business, putting all 10 runners in the top 30. Danny (29th), Hunter (20th), Timon (19th), Stevie (14th), August (12th), Summit (11th), Clay (10th), Jasper (8th), Ruben (4th), and Nathan (3rd), packed up and got the job done. Congrats to the whole team on a great showing at Lake Farm Park.

A combined JV and Varsity race led to some exciting performances, great team scores, and first place wins! JV scored a sweet 16 with Dez (9th), Nathan (8th), Owen (6th), Freddie (4th), Ryan (3rd), Collin (2nd), and Danny (1st!) leading the JV pack. On the Varsity side, an incredible day of pack-running gave only 24 points. Hunter (11th), Stevie (8th), Clay (7th), Summit (6th), Ruben (5th), Jasper (4th), and Nathan (2nd) executed a stellar race. Onto the Don Loker City Championships!

Strong showings across all three races led to fast times on a hot day in Janesville! The JV Blue race kicked off the day with a team win. Ben (69th), Ryan (27th), Freddie (14th), Colin (13th), Owen (12th), Danny (11th), and August (2nd) rounded out the scoring. In the Varsity race, the boys faced stiff competition, finishing 7th with Summit (114th), Timon (98th), Steven (86th), Ruben (58th), Jasper (57th), Clay (37th), and Nathan (32nd) leading the charge. In the JV White race, Jose (165th), Orrin (120th), Sammy M. (117th), Sam G., (115th), Kieran (60th), Javi (49th), and Niles (38th) raced hard for a strong showing. Congrats to everyone, and onto Parkside!

The boys ran fast times on a muddy course at the Marquette Invite. JV scored just about as few points as you can, with Dez (22nd), Nathan (21st), Ryan (6th), Joe (5th), Owen (3rd), Colin (2nd), and Freddie (1st!) leading the charge for 17 points total. On the Varsity side, the boys faced top-ranked teams, finishing 3rd overall. Summit (34th), Timon (30th), Stevie (23rd), Ruben (22nd), Jasper (20th), Clay (15th), and Nathan (7th) rounded out the scoring. And yes, we went to Kopp’s afterwards. Onto Midwest!

Despite being a little short-handed on both the varsity and JV races, the guys stepped up for some great races! The varsity squad finished in a solid 3rd place with 97 points, with Colin Ruchala (48th), Danny Hegeman (35th), Jasper Darley (27th), Summit Todd (24th), Timon Cantley (22nd), August Peters (21st), and Clay Elmore (3rd!) all running great races. Clay moves on to the senior all-time list next to some other quite notable names. JV took care of business, putting 4 in the top 7. Joe (24th), Dez (20th), Eddie (18th), Freddie (7th), Ryan (5th), Hunter (3rd), and Stevie (1st!) all ran great races in the heat. Congrats to all runners! Special shout-out to the seniors, who had particularly strong races.

A great morning for running led to some great racing from Madison West! The varsity squad finished in 2nd place with 148 points. All 7 runners either maintained their position or moved up places in the last kilometer. Danny (83rd), Jasper (57th), Timon (49th), Ruben (48th), Summit (35th), Clay (14th), and Nathan (2nd) all had strong performances. On the JV side, the boys won the team battle, scoring 31 points and putting 4 runners in the top 10! Walter (28th), Freddie (15th), Joe (12th), Ryan (8th), Hunter (5th), Colin (4th), and August (2nd) led the way for the JV squad. Congrats to everyone, and onto River Valley!

Strong season opener at Watertown! The boys finished 2nd with 57 points, 19 points behind Verona. The team was focused and determined during the race, and lots of good highlights from top to bottom. Nate (1st!), Clay (6th), Timon (15th), Ruben (16th), and Summit (19th) were our five scorers today, with Jasper (31st) and Danny (33rd) rounding out our top 7. Congrats to everyone on a solid rust-buster and a good team finish!

Next week we are at Verona, where there will be both a varsity and junior varsity race. See you then!