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CROSS COUNTRY

2007

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BROTHERSHIP STRENGTH COURAGE INTEGRITY

Saline Men’s XC 2007 Season Summary

The 800 mark of the Jackson Invite, which was

two days after the grueling “Oliverio” workout.

For Saline Cross Country, the season begins the Wednesday following the team banquet. That is when the team meets to plan for the following year and the runners commit to running hundreds of miles. Fresh off a historic performance at the State Finals, this year‟s meeting had a tone which had not been heard in Saline since the days of Dustin Voss and Neil Atzinger. In 2007, the team would not be aiming for a “top ten” finish in the state finals, as is tradition. Instead, after reviewing the returning runners from around the state and Saline‟s potential, the runners decided to make a bold set of goals: 1

st in the State

1st in the “Legion”

All runners PR by Jambo #1 “Build a Bridge” between Varsity and JV More committed team

Finishing in the top three of the state finals seemed almost a given, but winning the state meet meant beating Pinckney, which had a returning team that would earn them a national ranking before they had ran a single race. Regardless of the seemingly impossible odds, the runners agreed on the audacious goal of unseating the most talented returning team seen in many years. And so it began…

Summer Conditioning

The 2007 track season saw some amazing results from Saline‟s distance crew; several runners under 10:30 in the 3200, four runners at 4:31 or better in the 1600, and the third fastest 4x800 in school history. This was evidence that the winter training was paying off, and after a reappearnce at Nationals, the summer training began.

Despite a smaller team, thirty to forty runners showed up on a regular basis to prepare for the season. They ran 400‟s, 800‟s, 1000‟s, 1200‟s, and miles at vDot, fast, quick, and tempo pace; they ran to and through Brecon, People‟s, Wilderness, Mill Pond, and Curtis Parks; they did circuits, 4-minute abs, Sherer Strength, and 10:00 with the captains. All of this for a set of team and individual goals that most outsiders considered impossible, even after the great track season.

2007 MENS’ CROSS COUNTRY

Summer conditioning workouts would include30 to 40 athletes, alumni coaches,

and collegiate athletes.


At Nike Town, the senior-leaders

commit to Pre’s ideals of hardwork

and guts

Tommy Hunt leads the team up the sand

dunes at team camp

All of this hard work was balanced with fun and relaxation. After each workout, the runners indulged in gatorade, slush, Butterfingers, Starbursts, and Flav-Or-Ice. They would then flock to the bowling alley for borrowed shoes and free games. On Saturday‟s, they met for Ultimate Frisbee and ice cream at Mickey‟s, and on one occasion, Pinckney came for a series of great games.

Leadership & Team Camp

The Senior Leadership Trip has been a staple of Saline Cross Country. It cements the bonds that bind a class, and for 2007, that leadership trip would include a tour of the Midwest. The runners hung out with Olympic distance runner Tim Broe at the USAT&F Nationals in Indianapolis. The next morning, the runners visited the home of Carmel XC, a high school program that has consistently produced some of the nation‟s top high school distance runners. The runners then headed south to Mammoth Cave, and then back north to Chicago. The trips to Hancock Tour and Navy Pier were interesting, but the purpose of the trip was not sightseeing. Saline Cross Country Alumnus Joe Hart and Sam Bender accompanied the runners as chaperones and helped the runners realize the great task that they were undertaking. The class of 2007 had no shortage of leadership ability, but they also faced several massive challenges. How would the team look after combining the Varsity and Reserve teams? Would the loss of many runners because of the

new time limits negatively affect the team dynamic? How would the runners handle the pressure of so much potential? All of those questions were asked and discussed over a week‟s time. The answers would come during the season, but what was obvious then was that the seniors of 2007 were ready to face any challenge. In July, the XC parents and athletes loaded up the cars, vans, and pickups and trucked out to Warren Dunes State Park in western Michigan for a four day team camp. The athletes rose in the morning to a run, and then ran again in the evenings. Workouts included dunes, trails, and rainy black top parking lots. On their own, the seniors demonstrated their leadership and set the tone. They would demand commitment to the team ideals of integrity, hard work, and faith in the team goals while welcoming a new group of comrades. With the “last hurrah” over, they returned to Saline with only a few days remaining before the start of the season.

The First Days


Juniors Brian Conn Daniel Filipsson Nathan Flanders Kevin Hendrickson Tommy Hunt Travis Littlejohn Evan McCune Matt Smith Garrett Stralnic

Seniors Charles Casper Matt DeFauw Chris Dunn Robin Green Brian Hernandez Blake Johnson Alex Nicola-Iott Jarret Roe Adam Swenson Alex Waterhouse

The seniors lead the warm-up before the 31

st

Annual Five-Mile Time Trial

In early August, one of the most promising teams in the nation met in the high school commons. That team was Saline Cross Country, and fifty-seven young men were determined to become part of that group. The guidelines were set then, and whether new or returning, the runners learned that expectations were high for all athletes, not just the top groups. There was no more “Junior Varsity” cross country for Saline and all runners were joining a Varsity team which was contending for a State Championship. Not all of those present had what it would take, but those that remained by mid-October would take the program to new heights. First though, there were steady-state miles and time trials…

The Time Trials The two major time trials of 2007, the three mile and five mile, would be shocking contrasts of each other. The three mile time trial, ran on the campus of Saline Middle School, saw a virtual rewriting of history as the runners posted seven of the fastest times in the history of Campus Loop. Even more telling, for the first time since 2001, the team had no runners over 26:00! It was clear that the entire team was responding to the high expectations that filled nearly every conversation. Compared to the success of

the three-mile, the five-mile was a miserable failure. No one cracked the top-ten list, most of the runners

missed a turn and were lost on the course, and all of the runners had a tough time in the heat and hills of the historic home of the five-mile trial. The difficulties were put aside and the runners celebrated as the five-mile jersey was passed on to Blake Johnson.

Three Mile 1. Blake Johnson 15:45 2. Tommy Hunt 16:08 3. Brian Conn 16:09

Five Mile 1. Blake Johnson 29:20 2. Tommy Hunt 30:00 3. Brian Hernandez 30:32

Sophomore Dillon Burns Kaegan Bush Connor Corcoran Travis Deal Jack Grundemann Andrew Harper Evan Hendershot Croix Jastrow Brian Johnson Joe Lipa Anthony Machniak Ian Magenta Curran McGuire Jonathan Moeller Michael Newton Mark Pressler Michael Stimac Jacob Townsend

Freshmen Andrew Barnett Ben Bartley David Dolsen Collin Drumm Samuel Gieseker Ben Hansknecht Matt Hays David Hendrickson Isaac Hochrein Dan Lahnala Jake Parry Jack Ritchey William Soisson Kevin Zurawski


JohnsonBl & Conn at Jambo #2

SEC Jamborees

Jambo #1: On the tough Rolling Hills course, Saline took control of the race and the red division of the SEC by scoring one less point than Pioneer. The race was too close for comfort, but it helped the new runners understand the impressive strength of the SEC. The reserve race saw a reversal of fortunes, and the race ended with a

“big purple mark” on the reserve team‟s win-loss record. Robin Green, Chris Dunn, and Andrew Barnett each managed top-ten finishes, but the excitement of the day was the huge PR‟s from Mark Pressler and Jack Ritchey. The day ended with neither the Reserve nor the Varsity being completely pleased with the overall performance. With that, the team went about preparing themselves for the next level of competition.

Jambo #2: On their home course, Saline would produce a dominate performance. Led by individual winner Blake Johnson, Saline easily outdistanced all other teams. Even more impressive, Saline‟s top four runners made history, each landing on the all-time top ten list for Saline

runners at Mill Pond Park. Fresh off a win at Ypsilanti, where the reserve team beat ten other varsity teams, Saline‟s runners had a new boost of confidence. For the first mile, it looked like Pioneer was in charge of the race, but after just one trip up Toboggan Hill, the entire race changed. Eventually, Senior Adam Swenson would take the individual win, while seven of the top-ten spots went to Swenson‟s teammates. The “big purple mark” had been erased by a gutsy home-course performance!

Jamboree #3: Wind, rain, heat and the return of Pioneer‟s #1 runner were meaningless to Saline as they marched towards an undefeated SEC Season. For the first time since 2003, Saline celebrated team and individual championships in the SEC. Even more exciting, the boys would share their excitement with the girls‟ team, which had matched the boys‟ individual and team win. Tommy Hunt earned his second All-

Conference award, while Brian Conn earned his first. Brian Hernandez earned 2nd Team All-Conference recognition as the 8th finisher in the race. In a rematch of Reserve teams, Pioneer and Saline would again face off. Robin Green led the way for Saline this time, finishing 2nd overall. His efforts were supported by another dominate performance, as Saline took 4 of the top 10 places in the nine-team race. Again, Mark Pressler would have an excellent day as measured by the fact that he was the only Saline runner to PR in the tough conditions.

Conference Champion: Blake Johnson

Jamboree #1 1. Saline 50 2. Pioneer 51 3. Huron 97 4. Bedford 147

Jamboree #2 1. Saline 28 2. Pioneer 34 3. Huron 68 4. Bedford 100

Jamboree #3 1. Saline 36 1. Pioneer 40 1. Huron 1. Bedford


The team celebrates the triple: Varsity, Reserve, and Individual Conference Championships in the

strongest conference in Michigan.

All-Conference: Tommy Hunt-3rd, Brian Conn-5th 2nd Team All-Conference: Brian Hernandez-8th

Reserve Conference Record: 13 - 1

Invitational Finishes Dexter 2nd of 14 Spartan - Elite 3rd of 21 Holly Reserve 14th of 22 Jackson Reserve 1st of 23 Jackson Varsity 2nd of 23

Ypsilanti Reserve 1st of 11 Portage 2nd of 38 Gabriel Richard 2nd of 15

The boys’ & girls’ teams celebrate a

successful outing at the Jackson Invite

Saline’s pack mid-race at Gabriel Richard

Invitationals

For years, Saline has sought out the most competitive invitationals, and in 2007, that would remain true. The only difference was that this year, Saline‟s attendance is what made an invitational competitive. Instead of lining up next to great teams, other teams were lining up next to a great team from Saline. It was a change, but the idea remained the same; To be the best, you have to race against the best. At the Michigan State Invite, the most competitive early-season meet in Michigan, Saline finished 3rd of twenty-three teams in the elite division, while Blake Johnson posted the fastest time of any D1 runner. With solid performances from all of the top seven,

Saline had earned a varsity trophy for the first time in several years. Saline‟s reserve team competed in the Holly Invite, and running a “second string,” the Hornets finished roughly in the middle of a very competitive field. Despite a terrible course, it was a successful outing for the Hornets as almost every runner earned a significant PR, including Townsend‟s one-shoed 1:25 improvement!

At Jackson, it was the first of many great days for Saline Cross Country. The boys finished second, but closer than ever before to Pinckney, while the girls‟ team took top honors with a narrow victory over Brighton. At Ypsilanti, the Varsity A was forced to run without the help of most of the top 7 athletes. Despite the loss of those athletes, Saline was the class of the field, beating two teams that would go on to win their Regional Championships! In the reserve race, it was nearly a perfect sweep, with Saline runners taking 2nd thru 10th! At Portage, the runners faced oppressing heat and long delays, but the race eventually went off. Again, Saline was in a very competitive field, and again, they would close the gap on Pinckney. It was another one of many “runner-up” performances for Saline, but one that allowed them to see what would be necessary to win a State Championship. The final invite was Gabriel Richard, where Saline would finish ahead of Dexter and just behind Pinckney, but only because Saline had held back their top runners for the first mile. The Varsity B ran well enough to finish 8th of 15 varsity teams, again demonstrating the amazing depth of Saline Cross Country.


Daniel “The Swede” finishing in

just under 17:00

JohnsonBr and Smith work together during

the Regional Championship

Top Finishers at Invitationals

Dexter Inv MSU/Holly Jackson Ypsi

5 Johnson,Bl 5 Johnson,Bl 4 Johnson,Bl 5 Littlejohn

8 Hernandez 13 Conn 8 Conn 8 Green

9 Conn 21 Hunt 14 Hunt 9 Filipsson

10 Hunt 36 Hernandez 15 Hernandez 13 Barnett

12 Lipa 52 Lipa 30 Lipa 18 Dunn

1R Harper 54 Harper 40 Harper 2R Waterhouse

47 Roe 89 Littlejohn 1R Green 24 Roe

48 Dunn 56 Dunn 88 Dunn 3R Swenson

5R HendrxD 63 Barnett 2R Filipsson 4R HendrxK

8R Waterhouse 11R Green 3R Littlejohn 5R Pressler

Portage Gabriel Richard

2 Johnson,Bl 5 Johnson,Bl

10 Conn 9 Hunt

24 Hunt 13 Conn

31 Lipa 14 Hernandez

41 Harper 22 Filipsson

57 Hernandez 23 Littlejohn

29 Harper

33 Lipa

40 Green

44 Dunn

The Post-Season

Tradition dictates that the weather is terrible for the Regional Championships, and 2007 kept that tradition alive. The larger challenge facing the runners was the two Ann Arbor schools, both of which featured strong teams that could come up to beat Saline. At the gun, Johnson charged to second place. Too far back from Heck and too far ahead of Woodhaven‟s #1, he would remain in that spot the entire race, finishing 20 seconds behind the favorite for the individual state championship. Not far back was Conn, running in a small pack that, after the mile, quickly began to dissolve. Conn moved to the front and began mowing down other runners and stringing out those that tried to hold on. Hunt and Hernandez found themselves stuck in traffic early on, and were not out quite as expected. With no other options, they began moving through the pack together. Finally, the 5-6-7 runners, which had nearly been our undoing in the conference meet, were moving forward and in far better position than we had seen just a week earlier. From that group of three, Harper and

Filipsson would separate, and eventually Filipsson would take control and finish 19th in 16:54.


The “Big Four” after the Regional Championship

The race looked good, but it was obviously going to be close between Saline and Pioneer. “Results” poured in from spectators and newsmen, each reporting a different outcome. The final scores would be settled in a meeting between the coaches at the results pavilion. There Coach Spina, and shortly thereafter the runners, learned that Saline had finished two points behind a team they had beaten all year. The runners met on the traditional hill, and the disappointment of the loss was quickly overcome by the realization that they were still in the hunt for a State Championship. On a small hill alongside the course, where the team has met for three years to discuss disappointment, expectations, and success, the runners resolved to keep fixed on the grandest prize.

All-Region: Blake Johnson 2nd, Brian Conn 5th, Brian Hernandez 10th, Tommy Hunt 12th

With Saline in box 3 and Pinckney in box 29, the two best teams in the State Finals were separated by the remainder of the field. In the end, those two teams would make it a duel between them for the championship, but for now, 5,000 meters separated the runners from the finish line. At the gun, Saline executed a perfect start that put the runners at the front edge of the race, allowing them room to move. At 800 meters, the runners were all running well. At 1.5 miles, the race had changed. While Johnson was sitting on the lead pack and Conn was running in 30th place, Saline‟s #3 and 4 looked to be in trouble. Hunt was showing the tell-tale signs of too early discomfort, while Hernandez was struggling behind him. Further back, Filipsson was moving aggressively through the crowded field, often relying on hockey skills to push his way through crowds of runners. Lipa and Harper looked to be out well, but mid-race, it was obvious they were in trouble. Past two miles, Johnson had moved to the front of the race and made sure no one would be settling for a fast kick, while Conn was holding his ground near 30th spot. Hunt had pulled himself back into the race and over the last 800 meters he would close the gap on Conn. While not moving up, Hernandez was not fading back, holding his spot in the seventies. Filipsson continued to pass runners and was now just behind Hernandez, whom he would overtake in the last 600. Lipa would salvage a great last mile, but was too far behind to help with scoring. In the last 100, it was an all-out battle. The top three runners pulled away from Johnson, but he held on to a fourth place finish, and third in the team race. Conn fought off a huge pack to pick up one of the last All-State spots and finished just under 16:00. Hunt was just ten seconds behind, finishing in a nine second PR, but just out of All-State range. Filipsson


continued to pass at every opportunity, while Hernandez mustered a massive kick that would put him and the Swede side-by-side in the finish chute. After the race, nothing was obvious except that it would be a close battle. While Pioneer had dominated the early stages, the runners each could recall passing their runners in the final stages of the race. Pinckney looked strong in the top spots, but their 3, 4, and 5 runners blended into the field. Saline had a solid race, but finish places were nearly impossible to know. Filled with the emotions and sensations of a great effort, the runners headed off to put closure on the season while their finish place would remain a mystery… Several hours later, Brian Hernandez and Blake Johnson happily hoisted the wooden trophy overhead. Saline‟s team had turned a huge field that included an “unbeatable” team from Pinckney into a dual meet that was too close to call by any cross country veteran. The final results had the Hornets down by just 17 points, but well ahead of every other team in the field.

2007 Record

199 – 9

96%

SEC Record

13 – 1

93%

The 2007 Post-Season Team

Reserve Record

70 – 2

97%


VARSITY POINTS JohnsonBl 94 Roe 20 Jastrow 8 DeFauw 1

Conn 87 Dunn 20 McGuire 8 JohnsonBr 1

Hunt 84 Barnett 18 Geiseker 8 Newton 1

Hernandez 82 HendrxD 16 Corcoran 7 Magenta 1

Lipa 78 HendrxK 15 Bush 4 Deal 1

Harper 56 Swenson 11 Zurawski 3 Machniak 1

Filipsson 50 Pressler 11 Casper 2 Hochrein 1

Green 35 Iott 10 Grundemann 2 Drumm 1

Litteljohn 35 Smith 10 Ritchey 2 Dolsen 1

Waterhouse 20 McCune 8 Soisson 2 Lahnala 1

Letter Winners By Time and/or Points:

(3rd letter) Captain Brian Hernandez, Tommy Hunt

(2nd letter) Captain Blake Johnson, Robin Green, Chris Dunn, Travis Littlejohn, Brian Conn, Joe Lipa, Andrew Harper (1st Letter) Daniel Filipsson

Leadership & Coach‟s Discretion: (2nd letter) Captain Alex Waterhouse, Captain Matt DeFauw, Adam Swenson, Alex Iott, (1st Letter) Jarret Roe, Charles Casper, Kevin Hendrickson

VARSITY POINTS BY CLASS

295 36% Seniors 289 36% Juniors 179 22% Sophomores 53 6% Freshmen

The team celebrates HendrxD, Parry, and Filipsson

finishing 1st, 2

nd and 3

rd in the Froshmen push-up contest


TEAM AWARDS

Most Valuable Runner Blake Johnson Most Improved Alex Iott Hardest Worker Joe Lipa Outstanding Draft Pick Andrew Barnett/Daniel Filipsson The Blue Arrow Matt DeFauw SEC Sportsman Award Adam Swenson

OVERAL CLASS RECORDS

Senior: Dustin Voss 14:54 2003

Junior: Dustin Voss 15:21 2002

Sophomore: Dustin Voss 15:51 2001

Freshmen: Dustin Voss 16:13 2000

2007 CLASS RECORDS

Senior: Blake Johnson 15:38

Junior: Brian Conn 15:59

Sophomore: Joe Lipa 16:45

Freshmen: Andrew Barnett 17:42

SCHOOL RECORD: 14:54

Set by Dustin Voss at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI on Saturday, November 1, 2003.

School Record Holder and

current MSU Spartan Dustin

Voss


2007 ALL-TIME PERSONAL RECORDS First Name

Last Name

2004

2005

2006

2007

ATPR

Home PR

Year Diff.

Tot. Diff.

Grade

Yr in CC

Blake Johnson 16:44 15:38 15:38 16:29 -1:06 12 2 Brian Conn 17:45 16:26 15:59 15:59 16:53 -0:27 -1:46 11 3 Tommy Hunt 17:34 16:23 16:09 16:09 16:51 -0:14 -1:25 11 3 Brian Hernandez 18:21 17:01 16:36 16:21 16:21 16:56 -0:15 -2:00 12 4 Daniel Filipsson 16:26 16:26 18:10 NA 11 1 Joe Lipa 17:48 16:45 16:45 17:20 -1:03 10 2 Andrew Harper 16:22 16:55 16:22 18:09 0:33 10 2 Travis Littlejohn 17:54 18:10 17:01 17:01 17:53 -1:09 -0:53 11 3 Robin Green 18:16 17:25 17:28 17:25 18:01 0:03 -0:51 12 3 Chris Dunn 18:57 17:39 17:35 17:35 18:14 -0:04 -1:22 12 3 Andrew Barnett 17:42 17:42 18:24 NA 9 1 Adam Swenson 19:35 18:09 17:39 17:46 17:39 18:23 0:07 -1:56 12 4 Kevin Hendrickson 18:19 17:56 17:56 19:30 -0:23 11 2 David Hendrickson 17:59 17:59 18:51 NA 9 1 Jarrett Roe 19:06 18:03 18:03 19:48 -1:03 12 2 Alex Waterhouse 19:08 18:13 18:00 18:06 18:00 18:51 0:06 -1:08 12 4 Croix Jastrow 19:34 18:22 18:22 19:15 -1:12 10 2 Matt Smith 20:10 18:28 18:28 19:06 -1:42 11 2 Alex Nicola-Iott 21:33 20:15 20:49 18:34 18:34 19:34 -2:15 -2:59 12 4 Mark Pressler 21:40 18:35 18:35 19:08 -3:05 10 2 Evan McCune 19:56 19:36 18:37 18:37 19:18 -0:59 -1:19 11 3 Curan McGuire 18:47 18:43 18:43 19:07 -0:04 10 2 Connor Corcoran 18:54 18:47 18:47 19:37 -0:07 10 2 Samuel Gieseker 18:59 18:59 19:19 NA 9 1 Charles Casper 19:09 19:09 19:09 19:48 0:00 12 3 Matt DeFauw 19:50 19:22 19:16 19:16 20:23 -0:06 -0:34 12 3 Nathan Flanders 19:59 18:56 19:21 18:56 19:52 0:25 -1:03 11 3 Mikey Stimac 19:57 19:30 19:30 20:38 -0:27 10 2 Brian Johnson 20:54 19:30 19:30 20:27 -1:24 10 2 Mike Newton 20:35 19:38 19:38 20:04 -0:57 10 2 Kevin Zurawski 19:44 19:44 19:44 9 1 Daniel Lahnala 19:45 19:45 20:04 NA 9 1 Jack Grundemann 20:31 19:45 19:45 20:43 -0:46 10 2 Anthony Machinak 20:42 19:57 19:57 20:44 -0:45 10 2 Jack Ritchey 19:58 19:58 20:45 NA 9 1 Jake Parry 20:04 20:04 20:46 NA 9 1 Matthew Hays 20:07 20:07 NA 9 1 Dillon Burns 20:08 20:08 20:47 NA 10 1 Ian Magenta 20:45 20:12 20:12 21:27 -0:33 10 2 Collin Drumm 20:19 20:19 20:51 NA 9 1 Keagan Bush 22:12 20:29 20:29 21:41 -1:43 10 2 Benjamin Hansknecht 20:36 20:36 NA 9 1 Benjamin Bartley 20:38 20:38 21:20 9 1 William Soisson 20:48 20:48 21:31 NA 9 1 Isaac Hochrein 20:54 20:54 21:31 NA 9 1 Garrett Stralnic 22:25 21:18 21:18 22:21 -1:07 11 2 Evan Hendershot 22:33 22:01 22:01 23:14 -0:32 10 2 Travis Deal 23:16 22:19 22:19 23:06 -0:57 10 2 David Dolsen 22:21 22:21 24:03 NA 9 1 Jacob Townsend 25:27 25:27 26:08 NA 10 1 Thiago Vieira 24:27 21:24 21:24 23:49 NA -3:03 11 3 Jonathen Moeller NA 10 2

TOP 3 TIMES BY CLASS

2000-2007

Seniors

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Moore 15:30 Weaver 16:18 Ryan 16:25 Voss 14:54 Bishop 16:04 Place 16:54 Bender 16:41 Davis 15:38 Medley 17:15 Walline 16:53 Atzinger 15:25 Bachman 16:32 Stratos 17:14 Zill J 17:04 Braun 16:43 Stockel 17:27 Strasburg 17:05 Pinter 16:23 Begley 17:05 Oliverio 17:23 Jackson 17:13

Juniors

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Weaver 16:51 Ryan 16:55 Voss 15:21 Bishop 16:08 Place 17:06 O‟Sullivan 17:11 Hernandez 16:36 Medley 16:59 Walline 17:12 Atzinger 15:47 Begley 16:42 Schneider 17:46 Bender 17:15 Johnson, Bl 16:44 Stockel 17:46 Harley 17:32 Pinter 16:52 Beach 17:23 Oliverio 17:52 Zill J 17:23 Green 17:25

Sophomores

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Ryan 16:41 Voss 15:51 Bishop 16:57 Place 17:38 O‟Sullivan 17:26 Hernandez 17:01 Hunt 16:23 Horning 17:48 Atzinger 16:33 Begley 17:14 Oliverio 18:11 Rhine 18:11 Swenson 18:09 Conn 16:26 Merriman 18:20 Pinter 17:22 DePaul 17:46 Hart, Jo 18:38 J. Zill 18:13 Waterhouse 18:13 Littlejohn 18:10

Freshmen

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Voss 16:13 Begley 17:32 Oliverio 19:12 Rhine 18:29 Hernandez 18:21 Hunt 17:34 Harper 16:22 Atzinger 16:38 Bishop 17:40 Hart, Jo 20:32 Arnett 19:28 Waterhouse 19:08 Conn 17:45 Lipa 17:48 Dunn 17:56 Beach 18:58 VanHout 20:33 Jackson 20:58 Casper 19:47 Littlejohn 17:54 McGuire 18:47

2007

Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors

Barnett 17:42 Lipa 16:45 Conn 15:59 JohnsonBl 15:38 HendrxD 17:59 Harper 16:55 Hunt 16:09 Hernandez 16:21 Geiseker 18:59 Jastrow 18:22 Filipsson 16:26 Green 17:28

ALL-TIME TOP TEN SALINE CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS

1. Dustin Voss 03 14:54 6. Mark Pogliano 83 15:43

2. Neil Atzinger 03 15:25

7. Darrell Zeck 84 15:43

3. Sean Moore 00 15:30

8. Brian Conn 07 15:59

4. Ed Davis 00 15:38

9. Rich Chriscinske 91 16:00

Blake Johnson 07 15:38

10. Carter Bishop 04 16:04

ALL-TIME TOP TENS BY CLASS

Seniors

Juniors

1. Dustin Voss 03 14:54






4. Ed Davis 00 15:38


Blake Johnson 07 15:38

5. Mark Pogliano 82 16:03


6. Pat Morris 93 16:05

7. Darell Zeck 84 15:43



8. Tommy Hunt 07 16:09


9. Darell Zeck 83 16:14

10. Steve Sherer 99 16:14

10. Ed Davis 99 16:25

Sophomores

Freshmen




2. Andrew Harper 06 16:22


3 Neil Atzinger 00 16:38




5. Brandon Phillips 92 17:08

6. Ed Davis 98 16:29



7. Brian Starkey 82 17:24

8. Brian Starkey 83 16:39


9. Zach Ryan 00 16:41

9. Ed Davis 97 17:31


10. Curtis Begley 01 17:32


ALL-TIME TOP TEN AT MILL POND

(new course in ’98)



2. Blake Johnson 07 16:29



8. Ed Davis 00 16:56


Brian Hernandez 07 16:56


10. Aaron Bachman 04 16:57

3 MILE TIME TRIAL ALL-TIME TOP TEN





3. Ed Davis 00 15:49

8. Steve Sherer 99 16:32

4. Mike Kusner 99 16:04

9. Luke Schmerberg 00 16:33

Carter Bishop 04 16:04

10 Aaron Bachman 04 16:35


(Campus Loop - New in 2005)


6. Joe Lipa 07 16:43


7. Travis Littlejohn 07 16:49


8. Andrew Harper 06 16:59

4. Brian Hernandez 07 16:28

9. Andrew Schneider 05 17:08

5. Sam Bender 06 16:41

10 Robin Green 07 17:14


(Campus Loop - New in 2004) 1. Carter Bishop 04 27:54


2. Aaron Bachman 04 28:05

7. Robin Green 06 30:50

3. Curtis Begley 04 29:01

8. Mike Oliverio 04 30:52

4. Travis Littlejohn 06 29:52

9. Andy Schneider 05 31:05

5. Dan Place 04 30:14

10. Brian Conn 06 31:15


ALL-TIME TOP TEN AT THE STATE FINALS

(MIS Course Beginning in 1997)




9. Dan Pinter 03 16:24


10. Jason Ganzhorn 96 16:26


Andrew Harper 06 16:26

5. Ed Davis 00 15:38

Daniel Filipsson 07 16:26




3 MILE TIME TRIAL TOP 10 IN 2007

1 Blake Johnson 15:45 6 Travis Littlejohn 16:49 2 Tommy Hunt 16:08 7 Robin Green 17:14 3 Brian Conn 16:09 8 Chris Dunn 17:34 4 Brian Hernandez 16:28 9 Dan Filipsson 18:00 5 Joe Lipa 16:43 10 Andrew Harper 18:25

5 MILE TIME TRIAL TOP 10 IN 2007

1 JohnsonBl 29:20 6 Dunn 32:55 2 Hunt 30:00 7 Roe 33:41 3 Hernandez 30:32 8 Waterhouse 34:45 4 Lipa 30:58 9 Smith 35:13 5 Conn 31:05 10 Swenson 35:26

Captains Brian Hernandez and Blake Johnson raise

Saline’s first D1 State Championships Trophy


2007 OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS Three Mile Time Trial Alex Nicola-Iott, David Hendrickson Monroe Scrimmage Brian Hernandez, Jack

Ritchey, Mark Pressler Five Mile Time Trial None

Dexter Invitational Isaac Hochrein, Jarret Roe, Joe Lipa

SEC Jamboree #1 Brian Conn Michigan State/Holly Invitationals Blake Johnson, Collin

Drumm, Evan McCune

Jackson Invite Daniel Filipsson, Ian Magenta, Jack Grundemann

SEC Jamboree #2 Travis Deal, Curran McGuire, Adam Swenson

Ypsilanti Invitational

Portage Invitational

Gabriel Richard

SEC Jamboree #3

Regional

State

Alex Waterhouse

Blake Johnson, Joe Lipa

Alex Iott, Matt DeFauw, Kevin Hendrickson

Tommy Hunt, Mark Pressler, Robin Green

Chris Dunn, Mark Pressler

Blake Johnson, Brian Conn, Tommy Hunt, Daniel Filipsson, Brian Hernandez, Joe Lipa, Andrew Harper


SALINE CROSS COUNTRY MILEAGE CLUBS

6000 Mile Club

Pat Morris

5000 Mile Club

Pat Morris Brian Starkey

Kevin Karr Bill Sherman Curtis Begley

Recent Members of the

3000 Mile Club Natalie Medley Mike Kusner

Nick Duchnowski Dan Pinter

Curtis Begley Mike Oliverio

Jordan Jackson Alex Waterhouse Brian Hernandez

Brian Conn Current Total : 41

Recent Members of the 2000 Mile Club Ryan Weaver David Walline

Andy Strasburg Andy Dunn

Carter Bishop Brian Fisher Nick George Joe Barton Joe Hart

Alex Waterhouse Brian Hernandez

Tommy Hunt Brian Conn

Robin Green Jarret Roe

Brian Johnson Kevin Hendrickson Current Total: 100

Top Ten All-Time Mileage Leaders 1. Pat Morris 6049

2. Bill Sherman 5255 3. Curtis Begley 5170 4. Brian Starkey 5038

5. Kevin Karr 5005 6. Vince Blum 4716 7. John Blum 4604

8. Mark Pogliano 4590 9. Dan Morris 4438

10. Liam Lavery 4340

4000 Mile Club

Pat Morris Jacob Stempky Craig Woehrle

Kevin Karr Brian Starkey Mark Pogliano Bill Sherman Vince Blum Liam Lavery

Jason Jardine Jenny Seck

Brian McCasey Dan Morris

Jason Proctor John Blum Lori Seck Dan Pinter

Brian Hernandez

Recent Members of the 1000 Mile Club

Andy Dunn Andy Strasburg Carter Bishop

Jim Hart Nick George

Joe Hart Rob Redies Dan Place

Travis Littlejohn Chris Dunn

Joe Lipa Brian Johnson

Kevin Hendrickson Croix Jastrow

Jarret Roe Blake Johnson

Current Total: 138

Returning Runners

Hunt Conn Lipa

JohnsonBr HendrxK Littlejohn Jastrow

Bush Machniak McGuire Barnett

Soisson Stralnic

HendrxD Dolsen Harper Stimac

Corcoran McCune

Vierra Grundemann

3871 3684 2789 2255 200 1221 1099 681 558 544 527 451 321 311 310 267 261 218 152 113 109


SALINE BOYS XC Sub 17:00 Listing

1 Voss, Dustin 03 14:54

27 Bachman, Aaron 04 16:37

2 Atzinger, Neil 03 15:25

28 Kessler, Mike 87 16:38

3 Moore, Sean 00 15:30

Pear, Eric 86 16:38

4 Davis, Ed 00 15:38

30 Starkey, Brian 83 16:39

5 Johnson, Blake 07 15:38

31 Karr, Kevin 85 16:41

6 Pogliano, Mark 83 15:43

Schmerberg, Luke 99 16:41

Zeck, Darell 84 15:43

Bender, Sam 06 16:41

8 Conn, Brian 07 15:59

34 Begley, Curtis 03 16:42

9 Chriscinske, Rich 91 16:00

35 Everett, Jeff 98 16:43

10 Bishop, Carter 04 16:04

Braun, Logan 00 16:43

11 Morris, Pat 93 16:05

37 Medley, Andrew 98 16:44

12 Hunt, Tommy 07 16:09

38 Lipa, Joe 07 16:45

13 Sherer, Steve 99 16:14

39 Alfred, Dan 87 16:47

14 Jardine, Jason 89 16:18

40 Fisher, Brian 03 16:48

Weaver, Ryan 01 16:18

Sherman, Bill 86 16:48

16 Hernandez, Brian 07 16:21

43 Finkbeiner, Chad 98 16:51

17 Harper, Andrew 06 16:22

44 Walline, David 02 16:53

18 Ganzhorn, Jason 96 16:23

45 Place, Dan 05 16:54

Kusner, Mike 99 16:23

Stempky, Jacob 92 16:54

Pinter, Dan 03 16:23

47 Blum, Vince 94 16:55

21 Prussian, Aaron 89 16:24

Matzinger, Brad 87 16:55

22 Ryan, Zach 02 16:25

49 Kirvan, Jesse 99 16:56

23 Filipsson, Daniel 07 16:26

50 Hart, Jim 03 16:57

24 Finkbeiner, Max 92 16:31

51 Battle, Nick 00 16:58

25 Dawson, Harrison 91 16:32

52 Hesse, David 89 16:59

Rogers, Jason 97 16:32

Medley, Landon 00 16:59


ALL CONFERENCE, ALL REGION, ALL STATE

2007

All League All Region All State

Blake Johnson 16:08 1st Blake Johnson 16:09 2nd Blake Johnson 15:38 4th

Tommy Hunt 16:29 3rd Brian Conn 16:26 5th Brian Conn 15:59 29th

Brian Conn 16:36 5th Brian Hernandez 16:34 10th Brian Hernandez 16:44 8th Tommy Hunt 16:39 12th

* Denotes 2nd Team

2006


Brian Hernandez 16:36 6th Tommy Hunt 17:12 12th

Tommy Hunt 16:40 7th Brian Conn 17:13 13th

Sam Bender 17:15 14th 2005


[NONE] 2004

All League All Region All State Carter Bishop 16:20 4th Aaron Bachman 17:12 14th

2003


Dustin Voss 15:25 1st Dustin Voss 15:15 1st Dustin Voss 14:54 1st

Neil Atzinger 15:59 2nd Neil Atzinger 16:00 5th Neil Atzinger 15:25 7th

Carter Bishop 16:11 11th

Zach Ryan 16:12 12th

Dan Pinter 16:23 14th 2002


Dustin Voss 15:32 1st Dustin Voss 15:37 1st Dustin Voss 15:21 2nd

Neil Atzinger 16:18 3rd Neil Atzinger 16:18 5th Neil Atzinger 15:47 9th Zach Ryan 16:35 11th

2001


Dustin Voss 15:51 1st Dustin Voss 15:56 1st Dustin Voss 16:04 21st

Ryan Weaver 16:18 3rd Neil Atzinger 17:12 9th

Neil Atzinger 16:33 5th Zach Ryan 17:12 10th 2000


Sean Moore 15:52 1st Sean Moore 15:56 2nd Sean Moore 15:30 9th

Ed Davis 16:02 2nd Ed Davis 16:11 3rd Ed Davis 15:38 12th

Dustin Voss 16:33 4th Dustin Voss 16:40 12th

Luke Schmerberg 16:50 6th 1999


Steve Sherer 16:36 2nd Mike Kusner 16:23 4th

Sean Moore 16:44 4th Sean Moore 16:24 5th

Ed Davis 16:49 5th Steve Sherer 16:42 10th

Mike Kusner 16:57 6th Ed Davis 16:42 11th

Luke Schmerberg 16:45 12th


1998


Sean Moore 16:42 4th Sean Moore 16:30 14th

Ed Davis 16:46 6th

Mike Kusner 16:49 7th

Jeff Everett 16:58 9th

Chad Finkbeiner 16:59 10th 1997


Jason Rogers 16:32 3rd Jason Rogers 16:34 8th

Chad Finkbeiner 16:51 9th 1996


Jason Ganzhorn 17:03 3rd Jason Ganzhorn 16:36 2nd

Jason Rogers 17:23 8th 1995


Jason Ganzhorn 17:12 2nd Jason Ganzhorn 16:59 8th

Vince Blum 17:44 7th

Dan Morris 17:59 8th 1994


Pat Morris 16:18 1st Pat Morris 16:22 10th 1993


Pat Morris 16:44 7th Pat Morris 16:59 23rd

Jacob Stempky 16:45 8th Jacob Stempky 17:17 33rd

1992


Jacob Stempky 16:54 6th Max Finkbeiner 16:45 15th 1991


Rich Chriscinske 16:28 1st Rich Chriscinske 16:38 2nd Rich Chriscinske 16:52 6th

Harrison Dawson 17:20 8th Max Finkbeiner 17:10 7th

Max Finkbeiner 17:19 6th Harrison Dawson 17:22 11th Brian Warner 17:20 9th

1990


Max Finkbeiner 17:17 12th 1989


Aaron Prussian 16:24 2nd Aaron Prussian 16:31 4th Aaron Prussian 16:26 6th

Jason Jardine 16:54 4th Jason Jardine 16:45 7th

Rich Chriscinske 16:49 5th Rich Chriscinske 16:50 8th

Harrison Dawson 17:06 9th 1988

All League All Region All State Jason Jardine 17:52 2nd Aaron Prussian 16:50 5th Aaron Prussian 17:28 15th

Aaron Prussian 17:18 4th Jason Jardine 17:11 13th


1987


Dan Alfred 17:11 10th Dan Alfred 16:47 11th

Jason Jardine 16:49 12th 1986


Mike Kessler 16:43 1st Eric Pear 16:53 6th Mike Kessler 16:38 10th

Eric Pear 16:48 3rd Mike Kessler 17:15 14th Eric Pear 16:40 13th

Mark Gallaher 17:23 8th 1985

All League All Region All State Mark Pogliano 16:32 1st Darell Zeck 16:15 2nd Darell Zeck 16:31 9th

Darell Zeck 16:32 2nd Mark Pogliano 16:49 11th

Brian Starkey 17:33 6th 1984


Eric Pear 17:08 4th Eric Pear 16:55 5th

Bill Sherman 17:09 5th Brian Starkey 16:59 6th

Brian Starkey 17:25 9th

Kevin Karr 17:42 10th 1983


Darrel Zeck 16:08 1st Darrel Zeck 15:58 1st Darrel Zeck 16:04 1st Kevin Karr 17:38 9th Brian Starkey 17:28 9th

1982


Mark Pogliano 16:27 2nd Mark Pogliano 16:17 3rd Mark Pogliano 16:19 4th

Darell Zeck 17:19 8th Darell Zeck 17:18 10th 1981


Mark Pogliano 16:33 2nd Mark Pogliano 16:32 10th 1980


Mark Pogliano 16:38 5th Mark Pogliano 16:42 3rd

Rob Crispin 17:29 10th 1979


Glen Hart 17:03 5th

Rob Crisipn 17:05 6th

Jim Christensen 17:18 10th

1978


Glen Hart 16:41 7th 1977


[NONE]


SEASON BY SEASON SUMMARY Year Record Invites Won Conference

Finish Region Finish

State Finish

1982 6-2 (overall) 3rd 2nd 22nd 3-2 (SEC)

1983 5-1 Manchester 1st 4th 4-0 Brandon

1984 8-2 Manchester 1st 1st 21st 6-0 Brandon

1985 7-1 Springport 1st 3rd 6th 6-0 Chelsea (11)

1986 7-1 Springport 1st 4th 6-0 Chelsea (9, 12)

1987 3-5 Onsted 5th 3rd 20th 2-4

1988 6-1 Chelsea (11) 2nd 3rd 12th 5-1 Onsted

1989 7-0 Jackson, Onsted 1st 3rd 2nd 6-0 Springport, Chelsea (10,12)

1990 3-4 3rd 2nd 15th 3-3

1991 6-1 Jackson, Onsted 1st 2nd 2nd 6-0 Springport, Chelsea (12)

1992 5-1 Onsted, Jackson 2nd 6th 5-1

1993 5-2 Onsted 3rd 5th 4-2

1994 6-1 3rd 6th (class A) 5-1

1995 7-0 Saline JV 1st 3rd 14th 6-0

1996 15-5 Saline JV 2nd 6th 14-4

1997 17-2 1st 4th 15-2

1998 21-0 Monroe 1st 3rd 9th 18-0

1999 21-0 Holly, Grosse Ile 1st 1st 3rd 18-0 Regional

2000 135-14 1st 2nd 4th 9-0

2001 88-46 Grosse Ile 2nd 2nd 11th 4-5

2002 143-24 Regional 2nd 1st 7th 6-3

2003 122-14 Jackson, Ypsilanti 1st 2nd 3rd 9-0 Jambo #1, #2, #3

2004 88-24 2nd 4th 5-4

2005 103-63 3rd 5th 3-6

2006 158-36 Hansons 2nd 3rd 6th 8-5

2007 199-9 Ypsilanti 13-1 Jambo #1, #2, #3 70-2 (reserve) 1st 2nd 2nd


OVERALL WIN-LOSS RECORD (SINCE 1998)

Overall: 1292 248 84% Wins Losses

SEC: 93 24 79% Wins Losses

Reserve: 70 2 97% Wins Losses

2007 Overall: 199 9 96% SEC: 13 1 93%

Reserve: 70 2 97%

Wins Losses %

2006 Overall: 158 36 81 SEC: 8 5 62

Wins Losses %

2005 Overall: 103 63 62 SEC: 3 6 33

Wins Losses %

2004 Overall: 88 24 79 SEC: 5 4 56

Wins Losses %

2003 Overall: 122 14 90 SEC: 9 0 100

Wins Losses %

2002 Overall: 143 24 86 SEC: 6 3 67

Wins Losses %

2001 Overall: 88 46 66 SEC: 4 5 44

Wins Losses %

2000 Overall: 135 14 91 SEC: 9 0 100

Wins Losses %

1999 Overall: 166 9 95 SEC: 18 0 100

Wins Losses %

1998 Overall: 90 23 80 SEC: 18 0 100

Wins Losses %


SALINE CROSS COUNTRY AT THE STATE MEET * indicates All-State

Class B 1980 (at Oxford) Pogliano- 16:59, 27th Crispin-17:38, 66th 1981 (at Oxford) Pogliano- 16:31, 10th 1982 (at Tyron Hills) Pogliano*- 16:19, 4th Zeck- 18:20, 128th Morrow- 18:23, 139th

Pincheon- 18:24, 140th Aurand- 18:49, 146th Foster- 19:14, 155th Lindermann- 19:30, 159th 22nd (557 pts) 1983 (at Tyrone Hills) Zeck*- 16:31, 9th 1984 (at Tyrone Hills) Zeck*- 16:04, 1st Starkey- 17:10, 81st Sherman- 18:06, 117th Karr- 18:08, 122nd Lavrey- 18:11, 126th Pincheon- 18:15, 131st Foster- 18:54, 165th 21st (447 pts) 1985 (at Hudson Mills) Starkey- 16:41, 17th Sherman- 16:48, 27th Pear- 16:49, 29th Karr- 17:06, 50th Gallaher- 17:53, 117th Barrett- 18:23, 156th Lovill- 18:26, 161st 6th (240 pts) 1986 (at Brighton) Kessler*- 16:38, 10th Pear*- 16:40, 13th 1987 (at New Boston) Alfred- 17:10, 61st

Jardine- 17:11, 62nd Matzinger- 17:25, 81st Hesse- 17:53, 117th

Leddy- 17:54, 119th Bernreuter- 18:00, 131st Barrett- 18:24, 148th 20th (440 pts) 1988 (at New Boston) Prussian, A.*- 17:28, 15th Hesse- 18:06, 53rd Jardine- 18:23, 68th Rich- 18:29, 79th Wilson- 18:44, 97th Leddy- 18:50, 107th Williamson- 19:56, 155th 12th (312 pts) 1989 (at Tyrone Hills) Prussian, A.*- 16:26, 6th Chriscinske- 16:47, 14th Jardine- 17:13, 38th Dawson- 17:25, 54th Hesse- 17:33, 65th Wilson- 17:50, 93rd Handy- 17:50, 94th

2nd (177 pts) 1990 (at Tyrone Hills) Chriscinske*- 16:31, 9th Max- 17:13, 32nd Deo- 17:47, 69th Francis- 18:09, 94th Prussian, N.- 18:30, 114th

Hicks- 18:52, 129th Stempky- 19:23, 146th 15th (318 pts) 1991 (at Grand Rapids) Chriscinske*- 16:52, 6th Dawson- 17:29, 20th Finkbeiner- 17:41, 35th Warner- 17:48, 42nd Francis- 17:56, 57th Stempky- 18:00, 64th Hicks- 18:04, 72nd

2nd (160 pts) 1992 (at Grand Rapids) Finkbeiner- 18:15, 84th 1993 (at Grand Rapids) Morris- 16:58, 23rd Stempky- 17:17, 33rd

Class A/Div 1 1994 (at Grand Rapids) Morris- 16:37, 15th 1995 (at Grand Rapids) Ganzhorn- 16:50, 32nd Blum- 17:20, 67th Rogers- 17:22, 68th Deppman- 17:31, 82nd VanKirk- 17:53, 112nd

Morris- 17:55, 113th Kirkland- 18:05, 133rd 14th (361 pts) 1996 (at M.I.S) Ganzhorn- 16:23, 15th Rogers- 16:35, 25th 1997 (at M.I.S) Rogers- 17:26, 73rd Finkbeiner- 17:51, 145th 1998 (at M.I.S) Moore- 15:57, 35th Kusner- 16:28, 48th Davis- 16:29, 51st Everett- 16:43, 69th Medley, A.- 16:44, 72nd Finkbeiner- 16:57, 92nd Russell- 17:00, 99th 9th (266 pts) 1999 (at M.I.S) Moore- 16:20, 30th Davis- 16:25, 34th Kusner- 16:32, 42nd


Sherer- 16:33, 43rd Schmerberg- 16:41, 60th Kirvan- 16:56, 115th Weaver- 17:04, 141st 3rd (132 pts) 2000 (at M.I.S) Moore*- 15:30 9th Davis*- 15:38, 12th Voss- 16:13, 47th Atzinger- 16:38, 119th Ryan- 16:41, 129th Schmerberg- 16:49, 150th Braun- 16:59, 166th 4th (221 pts) 2001 (at M.I.S) Voss* – 16:04, 21st Atzinger – 16:46, 88th Ryan – 16:55, 106th Weaver – 16:58, 109th Medley – 17:15, 150th Walline – 17:29, 177th

Pinter – 17:39, 191st 11th (329 pts) 2002 (at M.I.S) Voss** – 15:21, 2nd Atzinger* – 15:47, 9th Ryan – 16:32, 73rd Pinter – 16:52, 120th Medley – 16:59, 135th Strasburg – 17:05, 151st Walline – 17:32, 189th 7th (254 pts) 2003 (at M.I.S) Voss** – 14:54, 1st Atzinger* – 15:25, 7th Bishop – 16:08, 49th Pinter – 16:24, 75th Begley – 16:42, 114th Fisher – 16:48, 124th Hart, Ji – 17:12, 174th *all state **school record 3rd (166 pts)

2004 (at M.I.S.) Bachman – 16:48, 81st 2006 (at M.I.S) Hunt – 16:23, 55th Conn – 16:26, 61st Harper – 16:26, 63rd Johnson, Bl – 16:44, 106th Bender – 16:50, 120th Hernandez – 16:58, 144th Zill, J – 17:06, 160th 6th (271 pts) 2007 (at M.I.S.) JohnsonBl* – 15:38, 4th Conn* – 15:59, 29th Hunt – 16:09, 38th Filipsson – 16:26, 66th Hernandez – 16:26, 67th Lipa – 17:16, 180th Harper – 17:58, 227th 2nd (141 pts)

SALINE CROSS COUNTRY HALL OF FAME Pat Morris (1991-1994) Personal Record - 16:05 7th fastest runner of All-Time

SEC Champ 1994 All Conference 1993, 1994 All Region 1993, 1994 State Meet 1993 (class B) 23rd State Meet 1994 (class A) 15th Most Valuable Runner 1993,1994 All-Time Mileage Leader 6000+ Captain

Jason Ganzhorn (1993-1996) Personal Record - 16:23 11th fastest runner of All-Time

SEC Runner Up 1995 All Conference 1995, 1996 All Region 1995, 1996 State Meet 1995 32nd (team14th) State Meet 1996 15th Most Valuable Runner 1995, 1996 Captain

Jason Rogers (1994-1997) Personal Record - 16:32 15th fastest runner of All-Time All Conference 1996, 1997 All Region 1997 State Meet 1995 68th (team 14th) State Meet 1996 25th (individual) State Meet 1997 73rd (individual) Most Valuable Runner 1997 Captain


Steve Sherer (1998-1999) Personal Record - 16:14 8th fastest runner of All-Time SEC Runner Up 1999 All Conference 1999 All Region 1999 State Meet 1999 43rd (team 3rd) Outstanding Draft Pick 1998

Mike Kusner (1996-1999) Personal Record - 16:23 11th fastest runner of All-Time All Conference 1998, 1999 All Region 1999 State Meet 1998 48th (team 9th) State Meet 1999 42nd (team 3rd) Hardest Worker Award 1998,1999 Captain

Ed Davis (1997-2000) Personal Record - 15:38 2nd fastest runner of All-Time All Conference 1998, 1999, 2000 All Region 1999, 2000 All State 2000 State Meet 1998 49th (team 9th) State Meet 1999 34th (team 3rd) State Meet 2000 12th (team 4th) Blue Arrow Award 2000 Captain


Sean Moore (1997-2000) Personal Record - 15:30 FASTEST RUNNER OF ALL TIME SEC Champ 2000 All Conference 1998, 1999, 2000 All Region 1998, 1999, 2000 All State 2000 State Meet 1998 26th (team 9th) State Meet 1999 30th (team 3rd) State Meet 2000 9th (team 4th) Outstanding Draft Pick 1997 Most Valuable Runner 1998, 1999, 2000 Captain

Ryan Weaver (1998-2001) Personal Record - 16:18 9th fastest of All Time All Conference 2001 All Region 2001 State Meet 1999 141st (team 3rd) State Meet 2001 109th (team 11th) Most Improved Runner 1999 Hardest Worker 2001 Captain

Zach Ryan (1999-2002) Personal Record - 16:25 15th fastest of All Time All Region 2001, 2002 State Meet 2000 129th (team 4th) State Meet 2001 106th (team 11th State Meet 2002 73rd (team 7th) Most Improved Runner 2000


Dustin Velocity Voss (2000-2003) Personal Record - 14:54 FASTEST RUNNER OF ALL TIME

SEC Champ 2001, 2002, 2003 All Conference 2000,2001,2002,2003 Regional Champ 2001, 2002, 2003 All Region 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 State Champ 2003 All State 2001, 2002, 2003 State Meet 2000 47th (team 4th) State Meet 2001 21st (team 11th) State Meet 2002 2nd (team 7th) State Meet 2003 1st (team 3rd) Outstanding Draft pick 2000 Most Valuable Runner 2001, 2002, 2003 Captain

Lightning Neil Atzinger (2000-2003) Personal Record - 15:25 2nd fastest of All-Time SEC Runner-up 2003 All Conference 2001, 2002, 2003 All Region 2001, 2002, 2003 All State 2002, 2003 State Meet 2000 119th (team 4th) State Meet 2001 88th (team 11th) State Meet 2002 9th (team 7th) State Meet 2003 7th (team 3rd) Hardest Worker 2002, 2003 Captain

Dan Pinter (2000-2003) Personal Record - 16:23 13th fastest of All-Time All Region 2003 State Meet 2001 191st (team 11th) State Meet 2002 120th (team 7th) State Meet 2003 75th (team 3rd) Blue Arrow Award 2003 4000 Mile Club Captain


Carter Bishop (2001-2004) Personal Record – 16:04 8th fastest of All-Time All Conference 2003, 2004 All Region 2003 State Meet 2002 135th (team 7th) State Meet 2003 49th (team 3rd) MVP Award 2004 2000 Mile Club Captain

Brian Durt Hernandez (2004-2007) Personal Record – 16:21 16th fastest of All-Time All Conference 2006 All Conference - 2nd Team 2007 All Region 2006, 2007 State Meet 2006 145th (team 6th) State Meet 2007 67th (team 2nd) 4000 Mile Club Captain

Blake Minnesota Johnson (2006-2007) Personal Record – 15:38 4th fastest of All-Time (tied) SEC Conference Champion 2007 All-Conference 2007 Region Runner-Up 2007 All Region 2007 All State 2007 State Meet 2006 107th (team 6th) State Meet 2007 4th (team 2nd) Rookie of the Year Award 2006 Most Valuable Runner 2007 1000 Mile Club Captain


SO WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION?

Many athletes grace the fields of high school, collegiate, Olympic, and professional sports but

only a select few will ever rise above all the rest of their competitors to become champions. Few will have what it takes to persevere through adversity and to handle the privilege of victory in order to become champions. Few will give that little bit extra just when they think they have nothing left, just when they think they are about to break to become champions. It is said that heroes are made every day when average men are faced with challenges or trials and respond in heroic ways. Heroes aren‟t born, they are made. So it is with champions! So what does it take to be a champion? It takes vision. A man must set his sights on a goal and work toward it always keeping it in his mind even when it is far away. A man must be able to dream and not let himself be put into a box by others or by his current situation. It takes believing. A man must believe in himself even when no

one else does, even when the goal seems unattainable he must always BELIEVE. A man must have friends who believe in him as well and who encourage him on the way to his goals. It takes hard work and perseverance. No great goal can be attained in an instant or with little effort. Life is not at all like a lottery. A true champion must work hard every day. He must put in the time and energy when he feels good and when he feels bad. And, he must be patient enough to be willing to wait for his goals to be attained. It takes discipline. Every man who would be a champion must first discipline himself in small things. He must discipline his body as well as his mind and spirit. The world is full of over-talented underachievers who have the gifts but lack discipline. It takes character. No man who lacks character can ever be a true champion. He may find himself in the limelight at some time but soon he will stumble and may cause more scandal than he caused honor for himself and for his sport. A life without character is like a fine mansion built upon sand. For all the fine things put into it, even if it is made of the strongest materials, when the storms come it will have no foundation and will crumble to the ground.


QUIPS AND QUOTES

“Sorry I elbowed you in the mouth.” “I changed a tire today; What did you do?”

Gloves, reflective tape, socks and running shoes…”It just makes me feel alive.” Brian Conn-Man, Trash-Conn, dot-Conn

“I need help with these fancy Italian words, like „mar-i-nar-a.‟ Oh geez.” “I knew I smelled a cider mill!”

“SWEDE!!!” “Don‟t be a Flanders” “Just look at Conn”

“I don‟t see any girls here. We are men!” “Pressler ran himself sick!”

REMEMBERING BACK

Froshmen push-up day Mud/water balloon fight at camp in the rain

Camp pictures in the rain Run-a-Thon in the rain

Three Mile Time Trial skits in the rain “Winning” the Dexter Invite

The “Oliverio” workout Killing birds on the way to the State Championships

Happy Trails until next season…

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