Track/Cross Country Story

2003
NMJC CROSS COUNTRY
HARRIER REPORT #2

MEET: BUFFALO STAMPEDE, WTA&M UNIVERSITY
DATE: FRIDAY 9/5/03
DISTANCE: 5 KILOMETERS OR 3.1 MILES
CONDITIONS: Hot, 85 and sunny. No wind.
THE COURSE: The course had a lot of turns and sandy in spots. There were three long incline hills and one steep up and down hill about 100 m. in length.

TEAMS PARTICIPATING AND SCORES: 1) South Plains – 35; 2) Angelo State University – 55; 3) Wayland Baptist University – 62; 4) NMJC – 86; 5) Eastern New Mexico University; 6) Oklahoma Panhandle State University; and, 7) West Texas A&M no score (didn’t have five runners).

COACH'S COMMENTS:
After a long road trip and the first meet of a long season I was pleased with the way these young ladies performed. The ladies learned a lot today! Some learned about pacing, others about competing in the middle of the race while others learned about finishing strong. They all learned something a little different about themselves, the sport, their teammates, or area competitors; they hopefully learned and realized that they all have the opportunity and potential to improve greatly as the season progresses.

The chemistry among these young ladies right now is great! Each one of them is willing and excited about taking the challenge of hard training. They all understand what it’s going to take to reach their fullest potential this season. They all are very responsive to every thing I tell them with the exception of drinking enough water. It’s very exciting to have a group of runners who believe in what they are doing and are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to improve.

NMJC RUNNERS, PLACES, AND TIMES:
11th Jasmine Sanchez 22:11
16th Becky Zubiate 22:40
17th Vanessa Marquez 22:49
21st Carmen Diaz 23:14
25th Amanda Montes 24:11
33rd Josephine Jaramillo 25:27
38th Ashley Dailey 27:17

Athletes who did not run:
Rita Ameri
Amy Petrencik

BEST PACED RACE: Carmen Diaz
BEST FINISHING KICK: Vanessa Marquez
T-BIRD OF THE WEEK: Amanda Montes for coming back from a high school ACL surgery to running a strong race and finishing as our 5th runner