What a great way to start the season! After a long summer of hard work and quality practices our Nighthawks opened the season with a fantastic first meet.
We are so proud of the Frosh/Soph Boys and Girls repeating as D2 Champions with the boys winning by almost 40pts!
We also placed well in the Jr/Sr Girls and Boys races with the Girls taking 2nd place and the Boys taking 5th.
Overall we had huge pr's by many of the returners and outstanding first races by our Freshman and other new runners.
Until the full results are posted on the left please visit
http://sdtrackmag.com/2011CC/Vaquero/VaqCCresults.html
to see how all of our athletes did.
Coaches Commentary
Boys
Jared Brungard –Last year you avged 5:33 on the short course…this year 5:21…its only gonna get better
Brennan Bunn – Good first race…lets focus the next few races on running with Bryce and Austin
Nick Cahill –Great first race…avged under 6:15 per mile…lets focus on that pace all season for races
Bradley Cai –Good first race…all that summer work is going to pay off throughout the rest of the season
Jason Chander – Good being under 6:00 pace…lets focus on that pace during the next few races
Aaron Chidester –way to get back up from that fall wash yourself off and go after it in your race
Pablo Costes – only 10 sec off your pr from last year…your fitness is coming back quickly…
Garret Grant – Overall good first race…from now on we are going to work on pacing the entire race
Saman Hasemipour -Great first race…lets focus on getting you under 6:00 pace by the end of the season
Spencer Hoffman – Last year you avged 5:33 on the short course…5:06 this time on the long one…wow
Paul Holbel – Outstanding race…the summer running really paid off,you are going to have a good season
Eric Inumerable –78 pr from last year…you went out right on pace and had a good finish
Daniel Khasanov – 75 sec pr…you paced that group through the mile at 5:15 which was great
Carson Kidwell –Last year you avged 6:14 on the short course…this year 5:40 on the long course
Austin Kindig – Great first race…I know you’ve been looking forward to it…great job
Jared Leitner –40+sec pr..your fitness is coming back quickly…the key is to work hard on the steady days
Bryce Lennan –good first race…I think that you will see huge improvements as the season goes on
Greg McLorg –good race…very close to being sub 6 pace the entire race…lets push for that next week
Nadir Merchant – last year you avged 7:08 pace on the short course…this year 6:24 on the long one
Eric Ohler – When you lose focus try and lock on to another runner to help you stay on pace
Akhil Penumudi – Good first mile, but didn’t have as good a 2nd half…focus on using your arms will help
Matteo Pinto – Great first XC race…you went after it early and it paid off
Sebastian Pinzon –last year you avged 6:28 on the short course…this yeat 5:48 on the long course
Mark Quiroz – Outstanding race…63 sec pr from last year…fastest Frosh/Soph time of the day as well.
Aaron Reichner – 13 sec pr …your fitness is good and you are going to see lots of improvement this year
Deangelo Seguban – Great first race…you went out great and held on for a great time
Andrew Shea – Good first race…I think we can get you under 6:00 pace by the end of the season
Porus Siganporia – great first race…really work on trying to stand tall the next few weeks during practice
Patrick Thompson – 44 sec pr…great race…the pace and times will drop for you all season
Sonny Zhao Yu – very close to being sub 7 for the entire race…lets focus on that the next few weeks
Girls
Nicci Barret – Great race and finish…so close to getting a medal…you will have another chance this week
Carisa DeKalb – great first race…way to try and close on the girls in front of you
Monic Doyle –17 sec pr. be aware of the people around you. If you’re not where you should be move up
Sina Faizy – 4 sec pr…own your space…do not let other girls intimidate or push you around
Jasleen Ghumman – Close to your pr from last year…keep working hard in practice and you will be fine
Christa Hoffman – Way to finish tough.that focus and determination will take you a long way this season
Peyton Howard – Great first XC race…you run like this all season and its going to be a great one
Katelyn Kalley – 33 sec pr…great race…you went our hard and finished strong…lets do this all season
Sierra Kindig – 17 sec pr...try not to get stuck by yourself…its always easier to run with someone else
Shannah McCann – way to be a trooper…we are glad you are ok, and you’re gonna have some cool scars
Ashley Mitchell – 33 sec pr…be patient and focused and you will get back to where you want to be
Ally North – Great first race and outstanding finish…with so much left you now know you can go earlier
Jodi Simeroth – Amazing 41 sec pr…6:13 avg mile…you should focus on staying under that all season
Ana Velarde – Great first race…you followed your race plan perfectly and ran a great race
Brittany Werdeman – Outstanding 39 sec pr…keep this up and your gonna have a great season
Amy Zhangada – Great first race and outstanding finish…now you know you can go faster earlier