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Coach Cutelli

Conference Thoughts and Results

I have officially decided I really dislike mother nature. As I write this all that it seems to do is rain. The Suburban South Conference meet was held at St. Vincents Park, which was a very beautiful looking park...unfortunately it was cold and super soggy from the storm front that had been present most of the week. With all of the slipperey hills and sharp turns the course was not built for speed but the Parkway West girls still stepped up to the plate. The week before the race we began our week of rest (taper). The girls worked on their running form, keeping their cardio up, while resting their legs. Hopefully they felt good at the end of the week. The varsity girls finished 3rd overall and the JV finished 2nd place. It is a definite step in the right direction for our program. Continued success is where we want to be. I am very proud of how everyone did this whole season. I hope you enjoyed the season and our proud of yourselves for the hard work you put into becoming better runners.

Varsity Results

JV Results

Varsity Results with splits

JV Results with splits

Coach Cutelli

Conference Meet

Big day tomorrow. This is the culmination of weeks and weeks and weeks of training. We are well rested from this week and I have heard the course is relatively flat and all grass. It might be a bit soggy but that should not affect our ability to run. Last year we had tons of girls PR and I am expecting the same outcome for tomorrows races.

Course Map Meet is at St. Vincent Park which is off St. Charles Rock Road. Check the course info sheet for the exact address. I would take 40 East to 170 North to St. Charles Rock Road.

Course Info Sheet

We are headed to the course today for practice to check things out. Parents, family, etc. we look forward to seeing you at the races tomorrow.

West Invitational Results With Splits

Varsity Results with splits

Junior Varsity Results with splits

Freshmen/Sophomore Results with splits

Great racing. A lot of negative splits if you look at your second mile. Thanks to Cully, Rowan, Taylor B and Taylor Maurer for getting the splits this week.

Get ready for conference!!

Coach

West Invitational Results

The West Invitational was at its best on Saturday. With 17 girls teams, 2o boys teams, and over 900 runners it was the biggest event in the history of the meet. After discussing with veteran coach Dale Shepherd and former Girls Coach Jeff Dee it was decided the meet was begun in 1981. It is definitely a proud part of Parkway West's history.

To all of those that helped out THANK YOU. We had many parents course marshalling, selling food and t-shirts, and supporting the team. Thanks!!

If you do get the oppurtunity please take the time to thank Coach Shepherd (Head Boys Coach) for putting together the meet. He spent a lot of time and energy making sure things went smoothly. Another special thanks goes out to Coach Jeff Dee (former Girls Head Coach) for assisting.

I have some new photos that I will update tomorrow!!

I would have to say after arriving in shorts I realized that was a mistake. The sun never came through and it was probably around 60, cloudy and windy for the majority of the meet. It was perfect racing weather.

The team LOOKED SHARP in the new warmups. I must admit you were by far the best dressed team at the meet. Please keep track of all the gear you have recieved as you will need to turn it in at the end of the season.

I was impressed with many of the runs at the meet. We seem to get faster and faster. It was a tougher course then Arnold Park the week before but we still had people PR. We are battling injuries and sickness but we now have a solid two weeks to get ready for Conference.

At the Varsity level great run by Laura Michel (20:06), Molly Parato (21:18). Also good job by Laura Ritthamel, she stayed smooth throughout.

At the JV level Megan "Buggy" Arnell was on FIRE. She PRed by 40 seconds or so. Awesome run.

In the freshmen/sophomore race Kali "California" Taylor moved away from the rest of the pack after the mile marker and never looked back. She PRed also.

Results are here

Varsity

Junior Varsity

Freshmen Sophomore (boys results are listed first scroll to the bottom to get the girls)

Odds and Ends

The season is slowly winding down. We discussed much of this in practice but just to reiterate.
-Saturday is the Parkway West Inivitational. I think it was started 18 years ago by my predecessor Coach Jeff Dee. I was told there will be over 18 girls teams at the meet this year which is awesome. It is a chance to run fast and represent the Longhorns well.

-After the West Invite we have a weekend off and then the big conference meet on October 16th. We need to focus on getting and staying healthy for the remainder of the season. You have all been training hard for the past 8 weeks. If you are sore or hurt ice, ice, ice and rest, rest, rest.

-Please make sure you pay your tshirt and hoodies to the bookstore, as well as 5 dollars to me for food at the meets.

-Friday (no school) but practice will be from 3-430 so you have thirty minutes to get ready for the parade.

-Make sure to check your splits for the race this weekend. Even pace wins the race!!

Coach

It has been too long. I will get the results of Arnold Park up this evening. I apologize for the tardiness. I would like to say what a meet it was. At the Varsity level Laura Michel continued her dominance...placing 7th and breaking 21 minutes again. Wow runs of the meet for Varsity go to Maggie Parato, Amy Ritter, and Aimee Epps all of whom (Laura is that proper english) PRed by breaking 22 minutes. Maggie "Magic Beans" Parato shattered her previous PR by almost a minute. Congrads to Grace for bringing her previous time down by about 40 seconds. Our quote for that week was even pace wins the race. I think you will find that almost everyone from Varsity to Freshmen ran very even splits!!

At the Junior Varsity level Kaliegh was the first across the finish line posting a PR of 22:56. The Taylors once again ran well. Megan Arnell runs a 8:15, 8:15, 8:30 and PRS. AMAZING SPLITS. I am very impressed with the overall ability of the team. From top to bottom we are running faster than I can remember!!

Varsity Results from Arnold Park

Junior Varsity Results from Arnold Park
Coach