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Post by dan on Sept 6, 2006 11:57:06 GMT -5
Anyone have any thoughts as to who will challenge for the Area title this year? Where is the meet being held? I think I remember hearing AC on the old course, which is ridiculously fast (I ran 17:03 as a sophomore) and if that is the case things could get very quick- I will have to pick JT just because he is my teammate, but I feel like Bowser will give him a very good run.
Let's keep talking. I like this board a lot.
DAN
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Post by scott on Sept 6, 2006 12:43:04 GMT -5
I agree Dan. This board lets me keep up with how everyone is doing.
As for area champ i have to say j.t., but then i remember last year and going off track, Bowser should win .... but JT has a nice habit of running almost perfect at the end of the season
So i say its going to be a very interesting race
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Post by frojoe23 on Sept 6, 2006 13:29:10 GMT -5
As far as I can tell, there is a possibility of four boys vying for the individual title. It looks like Bowser, JT, Eric Morris, and I think Julian Gates will be in the mix. The meet this year is at Southern - and in my opinion nobody runs Southern's course better than JT. If it is a slow race, I look for that long uphill stretch at the finish to play into his hands. My guess is that Bowser will let most of the other guys to the early work and try to outkick them in the end. If JT does the work, the pace will be slow. If Morris does it, it will be fast and then the race is who can hold onto the pace the longest - that would probably be Bowser.
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Post by QCS Admin on Sept 6, 2006 17:17:27 GMT -5
Don't forget the Tucker Co. boys Lucas Warner,John lowther Also John Paul Bonito from Hampshire I was talking to the Tucker Co. coach and their not listed to run the area meet,but I think that will change.
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Post by frojoe23 on Sept 7, 2006 6:49:17 GMT -5
I would put Warner as the front runner, but I don't think that Tucker will be at the area meet. Since this is the first year of the new "Mountain conference", I was under the impression that only the teams that are members of that conference would be competing for "area" titles. I know that is how it is going to work in soccer and football where all of area teams can't play each other in a 10 game schedule, but in cross-country they obviously can all run in one big meet. So I'm not sure how it will work this year. Warner is defintely one of the front runners if Tucker comes, but I haven't seen anything from Hampshire's front three this year. As far as teams are concerned, Tucker would be my pick unless they don't come - then I'd say Hampshire. I think pretty soon, we should start to talk about the girls as well. My individual pick is MacFawn with Conneway as the runner-up. Not sure about the teams, though.
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Post by QCS Admin on Sept 9, 2006 15:38:44 GMT -5
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Post by frojoe23 on Sept 10, 2006 10:08:40 GMT -5
Fantastic run by Eric. He totally dismantled the competition. being able to run away from everyone at Frankfort will bode will for him at Area at Southern and more importantly at Hereford. I was glad to see that the course was lengthened to 5k, but it makes comparisons with the last 12 - 13 years at Frankfort hard to do.
Anyway, I am not shocked by Eric's resurgence. In my opinion, you never truly become a runner until you bounce back from a serious injury. It seems to me that in that time, a kid usually finds out how much he wants to win and how much pain he is willing to accept. Spending a season watching everyone else run has a way of unleashing a beast when that kid is able to run again. To go from being able to run 10 miles at a clip to barely being able to run at all makes all of those workouts (mile repeats, long runs) seem like nothing at all. I have never experienced more pain than when I could only run 1/4 mile at a time after being injured.
Just look at the list of kids who have been seriously injured and then made a huge jump the next season: First, take Eric, last year he runs 17:52 at Frankfort for just under 3 miles, and now he runs very close to that with almost 250 meters tacked on. Next, would be Dan Dewitt. Goes from getting hammered at area by Shawn Dier as a sophomore to running 17:03 at Frankfort the next year as a Junior and running away from everybody after that. Jordan Davis had a stress fracture at AB and then another one in his first year at Auburn. Goes from running 26:00 low for 8k to 31:11 at the end of cross last year, then 14:14 for 5k and 3:46 for 1500 in track. Or Scott Bonnette (consider his more of a mental injury than anything) Goes from barely finishing the race at Hereford and only 10:18 and 4:43 the track season before to 9:54 and 4:34. So Eric, welcome to the club - it's a good when to be a part of and congratulations. Should be a good one at Mountaintop next week with Beall there and hopefully Northern as well.
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Post by Justin on Sept 11, 2006 8:40:17 GMT -5
They changed the course? Man, why do all the courses I hold the record on always get changed? That was the best one of them too.
Good run considering the course and winning by almost 40 seconds.
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Post by QCS Admin on Sept 12, 2006 20:55:58 GMT -5
Ryan Bowser of Northern 17:04 set a new course record. The old record was 17:08 set by Dan DeWitt of Beall in 2004.
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Post by scott on Sept 12, 2006 23:34:34 GMT -5
for what race?
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Post by QCS Admin on Sept 13, 2006 4:21:16 GMT -5
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Post by frojoe23 on Sept 13, 2006 6:54:45 GMT -5
I thought when I saw the results in the paper this morning that it was faster than Dan's time. I have to say that Eric was pretty close too. Looks like it is going to be a great individual race at Area.
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Post by Justin on Sept 13, 2006 8:03:18 GMT -5
It's great to see new guys stepping it up into the next level as guys graduate. This kind of good head-to-head competition will only make each better. It looks liek it should be a pretty good race for the 1A title between these two and Cole. I'm probably forgetting someone, but it's good to see new guys stepping it up.
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Post by Targus on Sept 13, 2006 9:37:08 GMT -5
At Broad Ford, Eric was one step behind Ryan the entire race until the final 300-400 yards. They pushed each other. It was a great dual to watch.
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Post by QCS Admin on Sept 13, 2006 11:32:18 GMT -5
Targus I couldn't make to the meet,was the the Southern boy training thru this meet? I couldn't believe my wife when she told me my grandsons time. its the best he has ever run,on a very challenging course
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