Peoria High Results

The Girls Varsity Team placed 5th of 43 teams at the Peoria High Invitational.

Medal Winners were:
Kaci Smith (25th)
Courtney Smith (14th)
Liz Speicher (7th)

Kristin Hodge and Lia Saunders rounded out the scoring force.

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Liz Speicher who becomes the first Edwardsville female runner to break the 18:00 barrier (17:56) on any course.

Next up:

A much needed rest for the varsity guys. The Fr/So. and JV squad will hold down the fort at this Tuesday, October 2nd's Madison County Championships and next Saturday, October 6th's Centralia Invitaional.

Let's buckle in down the stretch as non-varsity runners only have 4 meets to go and the postseason is just around the corner for the varsity team. We will be ready for some great performances coming up.

Coach C

Peoria Itinerary

EHS X-C TRAVEL ITINERARY & CONTACT INFORMATION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th
PEORIA HIGH INVITATIONAL

Travel Party
Coaching Staff: George Patrylak & John Cunningham
Athletes: Liz Speicher, Courtney Smith, Kaci Smith, Lia Saunders, Kristin Hodge, Stephanie Dalla Riva, Devon Dudding, Jake Nelson, Chris Taglieri, Eli Sweatt, Dereck Burge-Beckley, Aaron Cole, Tyler Cann

FRIDAY
Depart: Dismiss from class after lunch/4th hour at 12:05p.m. Depart at 12:30p.m. aboard Laidlaw bus.
Arrive: Arrive at ICC to run the Sectional course around 3:45p.m. Athletes will change into running clothes for the daily workout. We will then continue to Detweiller to claim a spot for our tent. .
Meals: We will head to the hotel to check in and clean up and head to dinner somewhere near the hotel (Avanti’s, St. Bread Co., etc…) Athletes should bring a snack to eat on the way up if they wish. A variety of snacks, water, and sports drink will be furnished for the ride up by the team. Money for dinner Friday night and lunch on Saturday afternoon will provided by the team. The hotel has a continental breakfast where we will eat before heading to the course.
Note: Each team will meet as a group after dinner to discuss plans to depart to the course on Saturday. You may relax in each others rooms until lights out (TBA) when you must retire to your own room and go to bed for the evening. Remember the idea of coming up the night before is so you can get good nights sleep in order to race better on Saturday. Have fun but protect your opportunities.

SATURDAY
Wake Up: Wake up calls should be between 7:00 – 7:15a.m. (girls) and 7:30 – 7:45a.m. (guys). Athletes should be at breakfast by 7:30a.m. (girls) 7:45 - 8:00a.m. (guys).
Departure: All athletes should be packed and ready to depart by 8:30a.m.
Race Schedule: Girls 10:30a.m. Race
Boys 11:15a.m. Race
Return: ASAP after your race.

What to Bring (You are going for one night, please pack light)
Uniform (singlet, shorts, spikes, jacket, pant, sweatshirt, etc..)
Practice Clothes (shorts, top, running shoes, etc...)
Clothing to go to dinner in and ride home in
Underwear & Socks (Sports bras for the ladies)
Toiletries (toothbrush ,toothpaste, deodorant, etc…)
Extra socks
Money (snacks, t-shirt, etc…)
Snacks (don’t bring a bunch of junk, eat that after the meet or not at all)
Cell phones (no cell phones are to be used after lights out on Friday. Call to check in with parents or significant others before then. Once we get to the course to warm up, put the cell phones away until after your race)

Hotel:
Springhill Suites by Marriot Peoria
2701 Westlake Avenue
Peoria, IL 61615
(309) 681-2700

Jammin in Jersey

Congratulations to Monday's Girls Varsity team who captured 1st place in the Jerseyville Invitational.

6 of 7 runners medaled including:
Bre McDonald (14th)
Bridgette Hoover (10th, Welcome back :)
Bridget Fisher (9th)
Kayla Dowell (8th)
Sam Duft (5th)
Alex Wever (1st)

Way to go ladies!!!

Next up for the Tigers is the Peoria High Invitational this Saturday, September 29th then on to the Madison County Championships at SIUE Tuesday, October 2nd.

Time is quickly running out on the season. Be there to support our Tigers the rest of the way.

Coach C

Erratic in East Peoria

After an early morning start (4:45a.m.), arriving at the course 29 minutes before race time, and a fall in the third mile (Lia Saunders) The Varsity girls mustered a 3rd Place finish of 15 teams at the East Peoria Invitational.

In first place as host East Peoria and the Tigers were just 6pts. behind Sectional foe Lockport.

Medalists for the Tigers were Kaci Smith (10th), Courtney Smith (9th), and Liz Speicher (3rd).

The Fr/So. team had a resounding victory medaling all five point scorers.

Diane Frese (10th), Emily Firsching (6th), Bre Schuett (5th), Stephanie Dalla Riva (4th), and Ellen Atwood (3rd) led the attack for the Tigers.

Great job ladies.

Next up for the Tigers.

The Jerseyville Invitational. Monday, September 24th.

Then its on to the Peoria High Meet this Saturday, September 29th.

Coach Cunningham

Those Fabulous Freshmen

Congratulations to the Freshmen squad of:
Alex Wever (2nd) Welcome back in her first race of the year
Bridget Fisher (7th)
Kelsey Streiter (8th)
Dehlia Jahns (12th)
Hannah Dalla Riva (19th)
Emily Robbs (23rd)
Cynthia Chen (24th)
Chelsea Budzileni (25th)

On taking 1st place at the Hazelwood East Freshmen Invitational.
What a great race in which all eight runners who particpated were able to medal.
Super job ladies.

Next up for the Tigers

East Peoria Invitational on Saturday, September 22nd

and a quick turnaround with the

Jerseyville Invitational on Monday, September 24th

Coach C

Invitational Sweep

Congratulations to the Varsity and JV Girls Teams at the Edwardsville Invitational last Saturday.

All runners on both levels earned medals.

Varsity runners: Liz Speicher (2nd), Courtney Smith (3rd), Kaci Smith (5th), Lia Saunders (10th), and Kristin Hodge (18th) were the scoring force for the Tigers. Speicher set the school record for our course and ran the 5th fastest time of any female competitor every on our course (19:11). Kaci Smith posted the 5th best performance in school history and earned entrance into the sub 20:00 club, which only 30 female runners from any school have earned a spot on (Courtney Smith, Lia Saunders, and Liz Speicher are already members). The team took the top spot in a field of 19 over Mahomet Seymour.

JV Runners: Stephanie Dalla Riva (2nd), Diane Frese (4th), Ellen Atwood (5th), Emily Firsching (6th), Sierra Goldsmith (11th), Abbey Frese (13th), and Laurin Wright (14th) all medaled for the Tigers. The JV team took first place in a field of 9. 50pts. better than second place Centralia.

We had many PR's on Varsity, JV, and in the open race.

Super weekend girls after a hard week of work. Keep it up. You are all improving.

Next up for the Tigers:

Wednesday, September 19th (Fr. Invite at Hazelwood East)

Saturday, September 22nd (East Peoria Invite)

Coach C

P.S. Sorry for the delay in the posting. We had power and computer problems at the school.

East Peoria Invitational, Saturday, September 22nd

Here is the meet schedule for the East Peoria meet on Saturday, September 22nd.

This meet will take the place of the Hancock Invitational.

ALL ATHLETES MUST ARRIVE BY 4:45a.m.
NO EXCEPTIONS
THIS IS A THREE HOUR TRIP AND THE VARSITY GIRLS WILL HAVE TO JUMP OF THE BUS AND RACE (LITERALLY) AS IT IS. BE ON TIME.

Schedule:
9:00a.m. Varsity Girls
9:50a.m. Varsity Boys
10:35a.m. Fr/So. Girls
11:15a.m. Varsity Boys

12:30p.m. Awards

Growing Pains in Peoria

The girls varsity X-C team took their lumps in the AAA version of the Peoria Woodruff X-C Invitational.

The Tigers took 11th in a field of 34 teams.

The bright spots of the day were 11th and 24th place medalists in Liz Speicher and Courtney Smith. Way to go girls. Kaci Smith, Kristin Hodge, and Lia Saunders rounded out the scoring.

We MUST do better than this or we will be spectators or at home come November.

Pick your heads up ladies and march on. We are certainly better than we showed.

Next up for the Tigers:
Edwardsville Invitational
Saturday, September 15th

Meet Switch on Saturday, September 22nd

Athletes and Parents,

We will no longer be attending the Hancock Invitational on Saturday, September 22nd.

We will now be going to the East Peoria Invitational at ICP in Peoria.

This is the site of this year's Sectional meet.

This will give our athletes a chance to see the Sectional course and increase the chances of us being able to qualify. Hancock is a meet we look to continue with regulary.

The first race is at 9:00a.m. (Girls Varsity)

There are four races (Both Varsity's and two Fr/So. Races)

We will leave very early at 5:00a.m.

Please plan accordingly.

Coach Cunningham

Fr/So. Team Excels on Varsity

Congrats to Wed Varsity team of:
Stephanie Dalla Riva, Ellen Atwood, Emily Firsching, Bre Schuett, Diane Frese, Laurin Wright, and Sierra Goldsmith on taking 2nd in a field of 16 at the Tiger Classic.

An outstanding effort by Dalla Riva (10th), Atwood (12th), Firsching (21st), and Schuett (26th) to medal led the team. D. Frese wrapped up the scoring in 36th.

It was scorching hot and the times were not all that fast but the effort was there from all parties.

Meanwhile the JV team led by Junior Abbey Frese won the 13 team affair.
Medalists were:
A. Frese (4th)
Dehlia Jahns (9th)
Kayla Dowell (13th)
Sam Duft (14th)
Ashlie Benson (15th)
Bridget Fisher (16th)

The JV Tigers would have fared even better save for the collapse of Kelsey Streiter. Kelsey was in 4th most of the way but succombed to an electrolyte imbalance with about 200m to go. She is fine and will be back with the team shortly.

Great job girls.

Next up:

Peoria Woodruff
Sat, Sept. 8th
Bus 5:50a.m.

Coach C

Fantastic First Finish

Congratulations the to the girls Varsity Team on winning our first meet of the year. The Granite City Invitational. The Tigers took 1st in a field of 18 teams to kick off the season.

Medalists were:
Liz Speicher (1st Place)
Courtney Smith (2nd Place)
Kaci Smith (9th Place)
Lia Saunders (12th Place)
Kristin Hodge (25th Place)
Stephanie Dalla Riva (30th Place, the last one :)

Congratulations to Liz Speicher on winning her first ever X-C meet in a time of 19:01. A 20s improvement over her course PR and #2 All Time in Tiger History at Wilson Park.

Meanwhile, the JV team was able to place 2nd in a field of 13.

The Tigers were led by medalist Bre Schuett (7th), Dianne Frese (8th), Emily Firsching (12th), Laurin Wright (17th), and Sierra Goldsmith (19th).

Next up for the Tigers.

Tiger Fall Classic
Wednesday, September 5th

The Bus leaves at 2:30p.m.

Coach C

Monday/Tuesday Practice (Sep 3rd-4th)

Remember ladies. We will practice this Monday (Labor Day) at 9:00a.m. at the
X-C Course.

We will not have practice on Tuesday, September 4th as I will be attending a funeral.

If you need a day off before Wed. race please take it. If not you may run 3 miles on your own. Run at home, or if you must run at school check in and out with Coach Patrylak.

The lineups for both Wednesday's Tiger Classic and Saturday's Peoria Woodruff Invitational are posted on the Running Board. Please Check it.

Wednesday's Bus is at 2:30p.m.
Saturday's at 5:50a.m.

BE ON TIME

Coach C