Cupertino High School Cross Country 2008
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Head Coach  Paul Armstrong
Season Recap
Page last updated: 11/15/08


SEASON'S GOALS:
I was apprehensive about the season as we lost some very good runners to gradutaion along with the skrinking girls ranks.
However, having someone qualify for CCS is the minimum goal.  Having a team qualify for CCS is a better one.  Having
someone at the state meet is the best.

SEASON'S HIGHLIGHTS:

8/18 (Mon)  Pre-Season Starts        8:00AM and 6:00PM Cupertino HS
We started with a larger count than last year, but too many did not run much during the summer.  Cross Country training starts on the first day of summer.

09/04 (Thu)    Lynbrook Center Meet (2.1)                    3:30    Lynbrook HS
I was generally  neutral about the overall performance and the meet confirmed how much work we still need to do even though it was @ 104 degrees at the start.  The best finish was the VB in second place.

        09/11 (Thu)    FireBird Scrimmage (2.05)                       3:30    Fremont HS
       
We had a better overall finish than Lynbrook with VB and JVB in 2nd, and the VG in 4th.  We need to move up in the pack.

        09/13 (Sat)     Chieftain Classic                                    10:30    Toro  Park, Salinas
       
I was disappointed in the VB performance in that I thought we would have had some faster times and not finish higher than 9th. 
        The VG  were a bit of a surprise in 7th without Christy finishing the race.  The JVB contiune to perform strongly finishing third.

        09/18 (Thu)    Saratoga Scrimmage (2.0)                        3:30    Saratoga HS
       
This was a hard workout for us but a fairly strong showing with the VB and VG 3rd, while the JVB were 2nd. The FS team
        continues to run in the back third of the pack.

        09/23 (Tue)    Central Park Invitational (2.3)                  3:15    Central Park
        On tired legs the VB finsihed 3rd , the VG were 5th, and the JVB were 4th.  The VB are actually doing a little better and VG
        are hanging tough even with Kristin's DNF.   The competition for the last spots on the boys varsity remain in flux.

        09/27 (Sat)     Stanford Invitational (3K/5K)                 11:30    Stanford Golf Course
        This was a tough day: very warm, slow grass course, and too many turns with too many runners in each race.

        10/02 (Tue)    SCVAL Preview (2.95)                           3:15    Crystal Springs
        The frosh boys ran pretty well for their first time at Crystal.  My expectations must have been too high for the junior boys
         because I was not pleased.

        10/04 (Sat)     Artichoke Invitational (2.33)                     1:00    Half Moon Bay

          Middle of the pack all around.   

        10/11 (Sat)     Crystal Springs(Serra) Invitational (2.95)    9:00   Crystal Springs
        The frosh boys run the race of the day for us on a day of good racing.  All five of them PR'ed big in their second ever
        look at the course
.  They finished second to Bellarmine with  20+ runners.  Of our 27 competitors, 9 did not have a PR, but 4 are
          battling injuries.
   
 
        10/16 (Thu)    Crystal Springs #1 (2.95)                          3:15   Crystal Springs
Unfortunately, the competition was sparse.  But, we showed up.  This was a pack run meet for us as we finish our last
week of loading.  It is always impressive to me to see our runners running in a large pack toward the front of the race.
The frosh/soph finished 2nd, the VG were 3rd, and the VB were a commanding 1st.  Next week should be different.

        10/18 (Sat)     Monterey Bay  Invitational (3.0)              10:00   Toro Park, Salinas
We ran a depleted team because of  the PSAT. 
     
        10/23 (Thu)    Crystal Springs #2 (2.95)                          3:15   Crystal Springs
          Another uneven performance.
   
        10/30 (Thu)    Lynbrook Invitational (2.1)                       3:30   Lynbrook HS
                          (also doubling as the FUHSD District XC Championships)
        Overall, we had a good day in terms of the times, but poor in terms of the placing.  Excellent performances by our top
        guys.  Peter Anthony 's time was the all-time top frosh time.  A number of folks made it onto the all-time lists.

        11/04 (Tue)     DAL League Finals (2.95)                        2:00   Crystal Springs
        I expected more from both the girls and varsity boys...especially, the varsity boys.  The JVB were told that they were expected
        to win and they did with a impressive 1st place finish by Peter Chew. 
                       
        11/15 (Sat)      CCS Meet (2.95)                                   10:00   Toro Park, Salinas
          Disappointing performances from everyone.        

SEASON RECAP:


End of season statistics:

Keys to success for the future:
1. Decide what you what to be.
2. What are you willing to do to reach your potential.
3. Summer running.  Lots of it.
4. Commitment.
5. Focus.
6.  Be responsible.

              




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