2nd Place at State
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Last Updated on: November 5, 2011
Third in the State!
Putting the finishing touches on a fantastic season is never easy and always a great accomplishment. The 2011 NNHS Girls' Cross Country season came to a spectacular end on Saturday as the girls finished third in the state, earning the program's first state trophy since 2007. Maria McDaniel led the way for the team as she finished 32nd overall. Kimber Meyer (43rd), Rachel Weathered (52nd), Britney Weizeorick (61st), and Elly DeTurris (68th) completed the team scoring for the Huskies. The team finished in a dead heat with an excellent St. Charles East team, and they were awarded third place by virtue of Emma Shannon's 117th place effort, which beat STCE's sixth runner. Alex Moxon closed out the excellent team effort on the day. Congratulations to EVERYONE on a tremendous effort that yielded a result very few people outside of this team would have thought possible back in August. Congratulations to everyone, and all the best to everyone competing at the Nike Team Nationals Midwest Regional on Saturday. Have a GREAT race!
Results from STATE.
Sectional Champions!
On a cold, clear morning at St. James Farm, the varsity team earned its first sectional championship since 2005. In a very close race over two excellent squads in Wheaton Warrenville South and St. Charles East, the team emerged victorious. Led by Maria McDaniel's 6th place finish, the team won by seven points over WWS and 8 over STCE. Elly DeTurris' 8th place, Kimber Meyer in 12th, and Rachel Weathered and Britney Weizeorick in 25th and 26th rounded out the team scoring. Emma Shannon and Alex Moxon rounded out an excellent team performance. It was a truly excellent race, and a strong step forward necessary as we head to the State Championship Race on Saturday. Congratulations to the entire team, as this is exactly what we have been working collecively towards since the summer. We hope to see everyone at State on Saturday!
Results from Sectionals
Regional Champions!
At West Chicago on Saturday, the varsity team earned the program's first regional title since 2008, beating a shorthanded Wheaton Warrenville South squad by two points. In clearly the best race of the season thus far, Maria McDaniel finished a strong runner-up. She was followed in 8-9-10 by Kimber Meyer, Britney Weizeorick, and Elly DeTurris. Rachel Weathered completed the team scoring with her 17th place effort, and Alex Moxon and Emma Shannon completed the team performance with their strong efforts. This was an excellent way to begin the state series. We now move onward to sectionals, where we will have yet another opportunity to take another strong step in the right direction! We hope to see everyone at St. James Farm on Saturday for a GREAT sectional meet!
Individual Results from Regionals
Team Results from Regionals
JV Wins at Palatine; Freshmen 2nd, Sophomores 4th
At Deer Grove East Forest Preserve on Tuesday, the team had another successful outing as it ventured further into Championship Season. Huskies swept each race individually as Jenny Smith won the freshman race, Laura Houston won the sophomore race, and Emma Shannon won the JV race to lead the JV team to an especially-impressive 16-point performance in winning that race. In addition, Abby Sikorcin finished second in the freshman race, and Grace Carballo was second in the JV race. In that decisive win, Grace was followed through the chute by Sarah Brinkman, Lizzie Deely and Ellie Gschwendtner. At all levels, congratulations are in order for another tremendous step forward on the first truly cold, "cross-country" day! Let's take this momentum with us to West Chicago on Saturday for Regionals!
Results from the Freshman Race
Results from the Sophomore Race
Results from the JV Race
Varsity is 2nd at DVC; F/S, JV Win
The DuPage Valley Conference Meet was held Friday night at St. James Farm, and the varsity team finished second to an excellent effort from Wheaton Warrenville South. Maria McDaniel ran an excellent race in finishing third. She was followed by Kimber Meyer in 10th, Britney Weizeorick (13th), Elly DeTurris (15th) and Grace Carballo (18th). Rachel Weathered and Alex Moxon completed the team effort for the Huskies.
At the Freshman/Sophomore level, Jenny Smith and Laura Houston went 1-2 for the team, and Abby Sikorcin (6th), Tori Trezona (7th) and Emily Hamilton (9th) completed the team scoring in a dominant effort on a blustery afternoon. In the JV race, Ellie Gschwendtner and Emma Shannon went 1-2 to lead the team, while Sarah Brinkman, Natalie Arturo and Allison Trezona finished 4-6 to complete a similarly-dominant effort in the race. Congratulations to EVERYONE on a really-tremendous meet that featured a number of all-time bests. Let's use this as a strong push into the Championship Season! Everyone has a big race coming up this week, so let's make the most of it!
Results from the Freshman/Sophomore Race
Results from the Varsity Race
Results from the JV Race
Team Sweeps Races at Twilight Invitational
On Wednesday, team launched itself into the long, Columbus Day weekend with three STRONG performances in the three races at Neuqua Valley at the Naperville Twilight Invitational. Run at twilight and in the dark, the invitational featured an atmosphere unmatched in any other meet except, perhaps, the state championship. As a result, it was excellent experience running amidst distractions, and the team responded beautifully, taking steps forward everywhere.
At the varsity level, Kimber Meyer and Alex Moxon led the team with their 3rd and 4th place finishes. Maria McDaniel, Rachel Weathered and Britney Weizeorick all finished in the top ten to complete the scoring. Elly DeTurris, Grace Carballo, Allison Trezona, Jenny Smith, and Sarah Brinkman completed the varsity team effort!
In the Freshman/Sophomore race, Laura Houston and Tori Trezona finished 1-2 to lead the team to victory. Abby Sikorcin (4th), Emily Hamilton (5th) and Amanda Jackson (16th) completed the scoring for the team. In the Open race, Emma Shannon, Ellie Gschwendtner and Natalie Arturo went 1-2-3 to lead a dominating team effort in the race. Molly Seifert (5th) and Emily Woodward (6th) completed the scoring for the team.
Results from the meet can be found HERE.
The Naperville Sun article about the meet can be found HERE.
Team is 6th in Loaded Field at Wheaton North; F/S, JV Win Big!
On Saturday, the team took on a majority of the top fifteen teams in the state and emerged sixth. The day's effort at the varsity level exhibited the same degree of consistency shown all year, as every flight runner earned a medal. Alex Moxon's 2nd place in the 5th flight highlighted the day. Also scoring for the team were Grace Carballo (3rd in the 7th flight), Rachel Weathered (5th in the 4th flight), Allison Trezona (6th in the 6th flight), Britney Weizeorick and Maria McDaniel (9th in the 3rd and 2nd flights, respectively), and Kimber Meyer (14th in the 1st flight). While they ran separately, they still managed a 21-second 1-5 split. Our challenge moving forward will simply be to move that 1-5 split up in the pack. But for today, it served as valuable experience as we move toward Championship Season!
The Freshman/Sophomore team was led by a 1-2 finish from Jenny Smith and Elly DeTurris. They were followed by Laura Houston, Abby Sikorcin, and Tori Trezona to complete the team scoring. In the JV race, Sarah Brinkman led a strong team effort in second place. Ellie Gschwendtner, Emma Shannon, Natalie Arturo, and Lizzie Deely completed the scoring as both races dominated some excellent competition.
Team Takes Step Forward in Single Tuesday Race at West Chicago
The team ran excellent races throughout at Reed-Keppler Park on Tuesday. There were numerous PR's as the team finished well throughout. Maria McDaniel won the race, and led a five-second 1-5 split. She was followed by Rachel Weathered, Alex Moxon, Kimber Meyer, and Britney Weizeorick. Allison Trezona and Grace Carballo completed the team effort for the Huskies. Congratulations to everyone on a tremendous team effort.
Results from the meet are HERE.
Varsity Second, JV and F/S Win Naperville Invite
The varsity team was nipped at the varsity level by an excellent Downers Grove South team, 77-79. The team had an impressive 17-second 1-5 split, and was led by Kimber Meyer in 12th place. Britney Weizeorick was 14th, Rachel Weathered 16th, Alex Moxon 18th and Allison Trezona was 19th to complete the team scoring. Ellie Gschwendtner was 20th and Emma Shannon 31st to complete the team effort.
In the Freshman/Sophomore Race, the team swept the first five places to earn a convincing win. Jenny Smith, Elly DeTurris, Abby Sikorcin, Laura Houston, and Tori Trezona finished 1-5 to complete the sweep. In the JV race, Grace Carballo ran an excellent race to finish first. She was followed closely by Natalie Arturo (4th), Sarah Brinkman (5th), Lizzie Deely (7th) and Molly Seifert (8th).
Congratulations to EVERYONE on a really tremendous team effort. There were numerous lifetime bests, and we appear to have much further we can go this year.
Varsity Results are HERE.
Freshman/Sophomore Results are HERE.
JV Results are HERE.
Team Sweeps Single Race at DuPage River Park
The team swept the first sixteen places at a triangular meet on Tuesday with Glenbard North and West Aurora. It proved to be valuable experience for us, as the team was successful at posting excellent final miles. Alex Moxon won the race and was followed closely by Rachel Weathered. Britney Weizeorick, Kimber Meyer and Emma Shannon completed the scoring effort for the team. Congratulations to everyone on a tremendous team performance!
HERE are results from Tuesday's Meet.
Varsity is a Strong Third at Peoria;
Open Race Wins
The varsity team finished a strong third at the Woodruff Invitational on Saturday. Running against the state's top two ranked teams as well as numerous other ranked teams, finishing third is an excellent step forward. The performance turned in on Saturday at both levels was easily the best we have ever done in our six years of attending this meet. At the varsity level, Kimber Meyer again led the way with her 15th place overall finish. She was followed by Maria McDaniel (17th), Britney Weizeorick (23rd), Allison Trezona (25th) and Alex Moxon (35th) to complete the scoring. Grace Carballo (40th) and Laura Houston (42nd) finished as very strong 6-7 runners to close out a wonderful 37-second 1-7 split.
In the open race, Ellie Gschwendtner led the way with her runner-up effort. She was followed by Jenny Smith (5th), Tori Trezona (7th), Abby Sikorcin (9th) and Natalie Arturo (10th) to close out the scoring. Elly DeTurris (11th) and Lizzie Deely (16th) were 6-7 for the Open Race Team.
This effort was truly extraordinary from all involved. Many of you had lifetime personal bests. Many of you ran your first three mile race. But all of you ran OUR RACE well, and moved strongly throughout the race. You should be proud both of your individual efforts as well as of those of your teammates. We really have the potential to accomplish some very special things! Let's have a great next week!
Results from the Woodruff Invitational:
Varsity, F/S Win at Pleasant Valley;
JV "lightninged" Out
On a hot, humid morning at Crow Creek Park, the varsity team ran a patient, aggressive race to win the race by a 45-75 margin in a tough, deep field of some of the best programs in Iowa. The varisty was led by Kimber Meyer's 4th place finish. She was followed through the finish chute by Maria McDaniel (5th), Alex Moxon (8th), Britney Weizeorick, (11th), and Rachel Weathered (17th). Grace Carballo finished 24th to complete the team effort. Allison Trezona also ran a great race, but did not finish due to a combination of heat and tremendous effort.
The freshman/sophomore team was led by Laura Houston's victory, and she was followed closely by Jenny Smith in second. Abby Sikorcin and Tori Trezona finished 4th and 5th, while Elly DeTurris finished a strong 7th to finish the scoring for the team. The scoring members led the way, but the strong effort continued throughout the entire group. What a GREAT way to begin our competitive season!
The JV race was called while the team was on the starting line due to an approaching storm. In spite of this, several team members ran the race anyway. Natalie Arturo appeared to be unofficial winner of the race, but of course, no official times or places were kept. It was great to see so many running in spite of the cancellation!
Click HERE for searchable Pleasant Valley Invite Results.
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Thank you to EVERYONE who showed up to cheer the team at state! It was AWESOME to see so many teammates, parents, alums and alumni parents at the meet!
Our AWARDS NIGHT will be on Monday, November 14th at 6:30 p.m. in the Small Cafeteria at school. We could use pictures if you have them. If possible, please either e-mail any good pictures you might have to Mr. Iverson or send them on a CD. Your help in this matter is truly appreciated. Awards night will be for both parents and athletes, so please plan to attend if possible!
WE WILL BE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH IN THE DRIVERS' ED CLASSROOM AFTER SCHOOL TO TURN IN UNIFORMS AND ANY BORROWED ITEMS. PLEASE PLAN TO BE THERE. IT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 20 MINUTES!!!
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