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Wednesday October 14, 2009
Posted by: Jim Peters at 1:49AM EST on October 14, 2009
David Osborn pushed the early pace in Tuesday's Chesterton Sectional as part of his preparation for the state meet on Oct. 31. "The whole point is just to simulate what it's going to be like at state," the Chesterton senior said. "I was able to go out fast and I maintained it as well as I could, staying smooth and comfortable. I kind of dropped off the third K, but I was able to keep it pretty consistent throughout the race." Osborn targeted a time of 3:00 for the first 1,000 meters and he came through the mark in 2:58. "We're just kind of planning out his races, taking bits and pieces of what we think the state meet's going to be like, and implementing them within races from here on out," coach Tim Ray said. "We said, go out hard and see how it feels. We didn't care what everybody else did, we just wanted to try to be at 3 (minutes) for the first K, and getting accustomed to doing that." -- Jim Peters
Posted by: Jim Peters at 1:35AM EST on October 14, 2009
Chesterton junior Andrew Morris has missed most of the season due to injury, running just one race. He was healthy for Tuesday's Chesterton Sectional and he made the most of it, finishing seventh. "It was wonderful for him to get back and get a taste of what everybody else has been getting," coach Tim Ray said. Ray was also pleased for junior Manny Orlich, who placed 12th. "Manny was one of those little kids as a freshman and today he's all-sectional," Ray said. "He had an unbelievable summer, so that's nice to see. You're happy to see those kids who kind of just do what's right, do the things you ask them, get the recognition they deserve." -- Jim Peters
Posted by: Jim Peters at 1:26AM EST on October 14, 2009
Chesterton's Shane Kenney picked up the nickname 'Mr. October' from coach Tim Ray for a couple reasons. One, the Trojans senior plays baseball in the spring rather than running track, and, two, he typically runs his best races in the month of October, coinciding with the state tournament series. "One things Shane always seems to do, when that weather turns, he steps on through," Ray said after Kenney's runner-up finish in Tuesday's Chesterton Sectional. "You have a baseball player, it becomes October, and you know what that means. He's been waiting for October. I hope that it continues for him." So does Kenney, although he's a fan of the White Sox and not the Yankees, the team of the other Mr. October, Reggie Jackson. "I felt great," Kenney said. "I'm usually about 10, 15 seconds behind (Ryan Cutter at 3K) and I was a lot closer. It was only two, three seconds. Seeing I was that close, I was thinking I can stay with him. At 3K, we got together and he encouraged me. I kind of took off and I had a lot of confidence in doing so." -- Jim Peters
Wednesday September 16, 2009
Posted by: Jim Peters at 2:18AM EST on September 16, 2009
More than 2,000 runners from more than 100 high schools throughout Indiana and Michigan will compete in the 42nd annual New Prairie Cross Country Invitational Saturday. With the school's purchase of a chip timing system, those runners will be wearing ankle strap chips for the first time. Coaches' packets included numbers and chips that will be assigned to runners. Ankle straps will be collected from the runners before they exit the finish chute. Teams failing to return their assigned chips will be assessed a fee. |
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