2007 WVC Meet at RHS
Boys 5K Results |
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Individual Champ
John Pliska (SP) |
16:31.55 |
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2007 WVC Meet at RHS
Girls 4K Results |
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Individual Champ
Rachel McNally (DCE) |
15:32.30 |
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By Jeremy Mayo
RHINELANDER – With the number of seniors the RHS Cross Country Team is losing at the end of the year, coach Mike Shay admits that he thought that this might be a good time to slip into retirement. But, overwhelming support from parents and a facility that may be in line for a big honor are just two reasons he is excited to be staying.
Shay, who’s coaching experience in cross country well exceeds 30 years, says that he received more comments and positive feedback from his fellow coaches in the Wisconsin Valley Conference, regarding the conference meet, at the recent Valley Conference Coaches Meeting.
He says with the feedback he would like to do two things. First, he would love to land a WIAA Sectional race on the Rhinelander Cross Country Trails. Second, he would like to move the Hodags’ home invite later into the season so that it fits more “in the loop” of teams’ schedules in the Valley. Currently the race is held in late August.
At Tuesday’s team banquet, Shay thanked again all those parents who helped put on the Wisconsin Valley Conference Meet and said “it’s really a good feeling” to get the response he did from other coaches about Rhinelander’s facilities following the Valley Conference Meet.
Shay was also full of gratitude for the large senior class that he had, a class that helped fuel the team’s huge turnout this year.
“If you can get good kids to come out for the team, you can get other good kids to come,” Shay said referring to his seniors and in particular team captains Darius Samz and Kelsey Daniels.
“I don’t know if I can replace these kids,” Shay added.
In terms of awards, no individual honors were handed out. Instead, every single runner was honor by receiving a letter for cross-country.
Shay reiterated to the team what he told HodagSports.com last Saturday about what the returning runners will need to do to get better. Shay told them to get out and do something, encouraging them to participate in a winter sport, run track in the spring and train together in the summer.
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