Blake Taneff - WTVN CC Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Blake Taneff for being named Larry Larson's Cross Country Athlete of the Week. In addition to being the individual conference and district champion, Blake won the 2009 New Albany Classic and Pickerington Central Invitational. Blake's personal record is 15:55. To read and hear more about this award, tune in to 610 WTVN on Saturday morning at 8:55 and a more detailed report Sunday morning at 10:40 a.m. More information can also be found at WTVN.com starting Friday evening. Congratulations Blake!

2009 District Champions

The boys cross country team had another exciting day Saturday winning the 2009 Division I District Championship at a muddy Watkins Memorial High School. The 13th seeded boys won a very tight meet with a total of 67 points to beat 3rd seeded Reynoldsburg (69 points), 8th seeded Olentangy Liberty (76 points), 5th seeded Hilliard Davidson (114 points), 14th seeded Hilliard Bradley (118 points), and 12th seeded Thomas Worthington (141 points). These 6 teams all qualify to the regional meet.

In addition to winning the team title, Blake Taneff (11th grade) won the individual district title in 16:40 beating the second place finisher from Hilliard Davidson by 13 seconds. Other individuals scoring were Sebastian Matt (10th grade) - 1st team all-district, 6th place overall, Austin Bach (9th grade) - 2nd team all district, 13 place overall, Tom Newton (11th grade) - 23rd place overall, Drew Rose (9th grade) - 24th overall, Willie Matt (11th grade) - 34th overall, and Alex Stanislav (11th grade) - 58th overall.

This was another major accomplishment by these young men and further evidence of their commitment to the sport and one another. As coaches, we couldn't be prouder of these young men and how well they represent New Albany High School on and off the cross country course. If you get a chance, please wish them good luck as they prepare for the regional meet on Saturday. A top 4 finish on Saturday would earn the team one of sixteen spots at the state meet on Saturday, November 7th.

If you are interested in attending the meet on Saturday, the girls run at 12:35 and the boys at 2:50. Both races will take place at Pickerington North High School. All support is greatly appreciated.

2009 OCC Capital Divison Champions

The boys cross country team had an exciting and very rewarding day Saturday winning the 2009 OCC Capital Division Championship at Watkins Memorial High School. The team scored a total of 38 points to beat second place Hilliard Bradley (66 pts.), Mount Vernon (82 pts.) Watkins Memorial (97 pts.), Big Walnut (105 pts.), Orange (148 pts.), and Delaware Hayes (158 pts.).

In addition to winning the team title, New Albany had the top two finishers in the championship race. Blake Taneff (11th grade) was the individual conference champion winning by 30 seconds in 16:21. Sebastian Matt (10th grade) took second place overall in 16:51. The next 3 individuals scoring for the team were Austin Bach (9th grade) in 8th place (17:13), Alex Stanislav (11th grade) in 11th place (17:20), and Drew Rose (9th grade) in 16th place (17:35). Other individuals running varsity for the Eagles on Saturday were Tom Newton (11th grade - 17th place - 17:45), Willie Matt (11th grade - 21st place - 17:59), Kyle Manion (11th grade), Kraig Manion (10th grade), and Andrew Ziminski(11th grade).

If you see any of these young young men please congratulate them on this great accomplishment. They have put in hours of work to prepare themselves for these championship races and have had the goal of winning the conference cross country meet since the spring. It was very rewarding for them to accomplish this goal on Saturday. Also, if you think of it, please wish these young men good luck as they prepare for the district meet this Saturday at 4:00 again at Watkins Memorial High School. We can use all of your support.
Schedule for Saturday:
Bus Leaves - 1:45
Race Time - 4:00
Return - 5:30-6:00

Conference Week Schedule

Conference Week is building up to be a busy week, please check the day to day schedule for detailed explanations of what will be taking place each day leading up to the race on Saturday!

• Sunday (10/11) 6 days to OCC's - Long Run (scaled back to 40 minutes) - Captain Led at Blendon Woods - Captains will determine time.
  
• Monday (10/12) 5 days to OCC's - Classroom and Practice - meet in classroom at 2:45.
• Tuesday (10/13) 4 days to OCC's - Busy Day!! Practice @ 2:45, Team Meal @ 4:00, Middle School meet at 5:00 (high school runners required to attend to support middle school runners)
• Wednesday (10/14) 3 days to OCC's - Practice @ 2:45 (Varsity meet at 3:00 to go to Blendon Woods)
• Thursday (10/13) 2 days to OCC's - Middle School 5K Time Trial (High School required to attend to support the middle schoolers.) w/ practice to follow. Varsity Team Meal (more info coming soon). All runners should wear shirt, tie, dress pants, and shoes to school and team meal.
  
• Friday (10/14) 1 day to OCC's - No School - Practice time is 4:00 p.m..
• Saturday (10/15) - OCC Championship Meet - Reserve Race - 11:55 Varsity Championship Race - 1:20. Go Eagles!
  

Another Solid Weekend for Eagles Cross Country

The New Albany Boy's Cross Country team had another good showing this weekend at the Pickerington North Panther Invitational. Both the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams finished 2nd overall with the varsity competing against 26 teams, and the JV against 13 teams. Complete team results can be seen at http://www.baumspage.com/cc/picknorth/inv/2009/index.htm .

With only 1 meet left before the OCC Capital Division Championship Meet, the Eagles will be traveling to Thomas Worthington on Saturday 10/10. With 37 teams signed up for this meet, including 6 teams ranked in the top 20 in Division I, this will be a great tune-up before the conference meet. Details and schedule for Saturday are as follows:

Report to School – 9:15
Bus Leaves – 9:30
Arrive – 10:00-10:15
11/12 Warm – 10:25
11/12 Race – 11:15
Varsity Warm – 11:40
Varsity Race – 12:30
9/10 Warm – 12:50
9/10 Race – 1:40
Bus Leaves – 2:30
Return to School – 3:00

Varsity Roster - 10/10 - Race Time 12:30
1. Blake Taneff
2. Sebastian Matt
3. Alex Stanislav
4. Drew Rose
5. Tom Newton
6. Austin Bach
7. Willie Matt

11th/12th Grade Open Roster - 10/10 - Race Time 11:15 a.m.
1. Kyle Manion
2. Andrew Ziminski
3. Nate Peck
4. Parker Jones
5. Ross Brubaker
6. Thom Rousseau
7. Clay Cooper
8. DJ Inman

9th/10th Grade Open Roster - 10/10 - Race Time 1:40 p.m.
1. Kraig Manion
2. Joydeep Ganguly
3. Nathan Scribano
4. Joe Flaherty
5. David Stanislav
6. JP Lammers
7. Trevor McInnes

Go Eagles!