tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post5914197051652029710..comments2024-03-27T17:43:26.504-07:00Comments on Cross Country Express: 2018 SJS Distance State Meet ContendersAlbert Caruanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-76307070227407953032018-02-18T11:28:02.203-08:002018-02-18T11:28:02.203-08:00I have been a teacher for 28 years. I have had nu...I have been a teacher for 28 years. I have had numerous interactions with amazing kids over the years. I can't think of a better group than is listed here. The Denners have achieved incredible success in the last year. Olivia O'Keeffe ran a phenomenal race at state in 2016. Cassi Land and Kaela Dishion have had tremendous races in in D 4 for years. Alize Hartke was incredible last fall. We have had the privilege of seeing them on the podium at the biggest meets. They all keep getting better. They all have tremendous character. As for the outliers, they work hard too. My daughter partially tore her mcl in a State Cup soccer final two weeks before Masters. She had her knee drained two days before Masters, her knee was gruesome. I think the rest helped her. If you do a search for Amber Jackson you will find she is training with U S soccer. She is an amazing athlete. These girls get beaten up in soccer and then they try to compete in a 5k or mile. Sometimes it goes well. I wish all of them good health and success this year. I will look forward to watching their best performances this spring.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575138398654630572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-5485214908875763512018-01-22T10:59:47.502-08:002018-01-22T10:59:47.502-08:00There are several factors that went into selecting...There are several factors that went into selecting the above contenders. One, as you noted, is results from last year's section meet. Another factor is success in the just-completed cross country season. I don't think there is anything wrong with adding Isabella Fauria to the wildcard lists. If she is able to return from her injury issues, I would think that she would be a runner to reckon with in any event she chooses during the spring.<br /><br />If you have other runners that you feel should have been added as well, feel free to mention in the comment section below. Albert Caruanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434646351717864405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31292861.post-37458518945117483042018-01-22T10:47:49.144-08:002018-01-22T10:47:49.144-08:00I noticed that you literally copied the masters ra...I noticed that you literally copied the masters race results sheets from 2017 to your "contenders list for 2018". Any other factors go into your reasoning for these contenders, wild cards, etc other than that? A lot of these runners were not contenders until they ran their PR at masters last year, many were huge prs, and some were child phenoms from many years ago. Isabella Fauria for example, has not raced in nearly 1 year and will likely not be a contender due to injury, she only ran one or two races last year as well, so top contender or wildcard, highly doubtful. My thoughts on rankings, maybe 60% of those mentioned will be contenders or wildcards, 100% of those listed as top state contenders will win (in my opinion).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com