Rob Parish
Rob Parish
distance goal striking team top within
Our goal going down there was to be within striking distance of top (4A) team in the state.
battling filled hero huge kids last passed points runner second stepped swing third top year
He was the hero of the day. We were battling Montrose for second or third place, and Jake passed two Montrose kids in the last 50 meters to make a huge swing in the points totals. Last year he was our 7th runner or top JV running, so he's really stepped up and filled the gap.
five region teams top
Five of the top 10 teams in the Southwest region will be there. We will use this as a measuring bar.
definitely fantastic girls nobody several start strength strong team top won
It's a fantastic start to the season. The girls definitely won on the strength of their team effort. They had several strong finishes, but nobody in the top 10.
beaten certain few finish held normally sat top
It was SAT day, so I know for certain (Mountain View) held out one of their top runners, but if she were to finish where she normally does, we still would have beaten them by a few points.
amazing jennifer peaks time
Jennifer and Erika had an amazing race. Erika always peaks around this time of year.
breakout jamie starting year
Jamie had a breakout race. This is his first year running, and he's really starting to learn.
circumstance courageous
That was a very courageous effort, considering the circumstances.
expect form impressive knew resume
We knew she had an impressive resume when she transferred form California, but we didn't expect this.
competition four front range three
We've come to the Front Range three or four times to see what our competition is in the state.
along blizzard close missing trucks
We had a challenging day, just to get down there. There was a blizzard on the passes, and there were trucks stalled all along the road. We were very close to missing the 3,200 (meters).
experience opportunity people pleased
We were really pleased with the experience, especially considering we didn't have a lot of our big guns. We had a lot of people who got the opportunity to compete.
against fare happy percent portrayal
We are always happy when we win, but it wasn't a 100 percent portrayal of how we will fare against 4A schools.
against ahead broke finished run scores several teams
We broke down our scores to see how we did against the 4A and 5A teams we didn't run against, and there are several 4A teams who would have finished ahead of us.