First to the Finish Results
Sunday, September 9 2018The girls and boys had historic and near historic days at the First to the Finish Invitational.
The boys ran against 14 of the top 25 ranked teams in the state, finishing 7th. This is just one place behind the team's best ever showing at this event, which was 6th in 2013. Team scores were as followed:
1. Stanford (Olympia)163 (IL #3)
2. El Paso-Gridley 176 (IL #11)
3. Urbana (University)190 (IL #6)
4. Eureka 220 (IL #16)
5. Elmwood 240 (IL #4)
6. Rock Falls 316 (IL #10)
7. Pleasant Plains 360 (IL unranked)
8. Seneca 371 (IL #13)
9. Athens 379 (IL #5)
10. Glen Carbon (Father McGivney Catholic) 380 (IL unranked)
11. Winnebago 386 (IL unranked)
12. Deer Creek - Mackinaw 389 (IL #12)
13. Roxana 412 (IL #24)
14. Pontiac 417 (IL unranked)
15. Aurora Central Catholic 433 (IL unranked)
16. Clinton 463 (IL #21)
17. Carlinville 470 (IL # 25)
18. Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) 483 (IL unranked)
19. Steeleville 495 (IL #19)
20. Bloomington Central Catholic 561 (IL unranked)
Not to be outdone, the #9 ranked women made program history. Their fourth place finish was the first time a squad from Pleasant Plains ever brought home hardware at this meet. The girls' field was even more daunting than the boys, as 16 of the Illinois top 25 made the trip for this epic showdown. After it was all said and done, the team scores were:
1. Eureka 129 (IL #4)
2. Winnebago 167 (IL #24)
3. Rock Falls 181 (IL #2)
4. Pleasant Plains 185 (IL #9)
5. Stanford (Olympia) 188 (IL #6)
6. Rockford Christian 205 (IL #7)
7. El Paso-Gridley 205 (IL #11)
8. Williamsville 216 (IL #5)
9. Urbana (University) 264 (IL # 13)
10. Aurora Central Catholic 359 (IL unranked)
11. Tremont 369 (IL #12)
12. Macomb 386 (IL unranked)
13. Beecher 404 (IL #23)
14. Toulon (Stark County) 413 (IL unranked)
15. Staunton 456 (IL unranked)
16. St. Teresa 474 (IL #25)
17. Bloomington Central Catholic 485 (IL #17)
18. Elmwood 487 (IL unranked)
19. Seneca 530 (IL unranked)
20. Genoa-Kingston 584 (IL unranked)
The program also brought home the most combined individual medals in their history at this meet, and the most top 20 finishes. Individual medalists were:
8. Caroline Jachnio
20. Brigid Tournoux
23. Steven Melin
28. Braden Moore
50. Otis Sanders
Despite the somewhat soft course, there were a slew of personal best times. They are as follows (new first, followed by old):
Steven Melin 16:26.5 16:26.9
Braden Moore 16:32 16:55
Michael Scott 17:22 17:57
Izzy Dossett 20:59 23:48
Anna Moore 23:54 25:43
Heidi Hergenrother 24:30 24:49
Campbell Beeler 24:57 26:38
Nevaeh Ezzo 25:58 28:36
Heidi Hergenrother's new PR is actually better than the 24:37 she ran last year at Jacksonville. The impressive thing is that Jacksonville is a 2.9 mile course!
Here are the improvements compared to last year's times (new first, followed by old):
Ani Brewer 22:47 23:07
Heidi Hergenrother 24:30 24:49
Steven Melin 16:26 16:39
Here are the improvements from last week's times:
Steven Melin 16:26 16:39
Braden Moore 16:32 16:59
Michael Scott 17:22 17:57
Zeke Frappier 21:13 22:57
The girls race did run long. Subtract anywhere from :45-1:20 depending on pacing.
Caroline Jachino 18:43 19:51
Bernadette Tournoux 19:09 20:53
Brigid Tournoux 19:34 21:37
Madison Utterback 20:52 22:01
Izzy Dossett 20:59 23:48
Ani Brewer 22:47 24:54
Anna Moore 23:54 25:43
Heidi Hergenrother 24:30 26:55
Campbell Beeler 24:57 26:38
Navaeh Ezzo 25:58 28:36
In addition, for the first time in the girl's program history, 5 girls broke the 21 minute barrier!
Caroline Jachino 18:43
Bernadette Tournoux 19:09
Brigid Tournoux 19:34
Madison Utterback 20:52
Izzy Dossett 20:59
Full results can be found here.
There are numerous things to be excited about as the season moves forward. Tuesday the Cardinals will travel to QND and compete at South Park in Quincy. We would love to see you there!
