North Forsyth High School | Archive | September, 2013

Beeson Invitational 5K “A Big Improvement”

Posted on 22 September 2013 by coachsmithi.

Sophomore Andy Romero and the North Forsyth boys weren’t predicted to finish in the top 20 team finishes, but in a race filled with cheering fans, mud and steep competition they got to the finish in a team overall finish of 13th, at the Beeson Invitational 5K race over the weekend.

Romero, who has been doubling as a starter on the soccer team, gained some respect from more seasoned runners with a strong second loop and finished in 16:59—more than 90 seconds faster than anyone in the last three seasons at North, taking fourth.  For a moment in the first part of the race it appeared that the novice runner had a good shot at winning but there was definitely a strong group of guys up front.  Coming down the home stretch of the fast course, Andy seemed in command of getting through the line in third place, only to be bested by a surprise surge at the last 50m.

Finishing second and third for North were sophomore Diego Garcia and Sammy Garcia, both breaking the 20 minute milestone becoming two of three varsity boys to achieve that this year.  Close to breaking the same milestone were runners Leon Smith, Aldo Lopez, and Misael Luis.  All ran season best times.  Overall, the boys cross country team produced 14 personal records.

For the Lady Vikings, senior Jasmine Romero finished first for North in a personal best time of 23:15, almost a minute faster than her previous best.  After feeling disappointed by her last performance, Romero figured that with a little more patience, her goal of breaking her personal record would depend on staying in front of teammates Zulem Hernandez and freshman Vanessa Herrera.

While Zulem continues to get better, it was Vanessa’s performance that surprised her coaches.  It is hard enough to get out there for the first time in a small meet, but when your first ever high school cross country meet turns out to be one of the largest, you’d expect it to overwhelm a new runner.  Vanessa however showed the maturity of a veteran runner by maintaining her composure and propelling herself to the number three spot on the varsity team.  Overall the girls also produced several personal bests.

 

 

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North Forsyth’s Inaugural Cross Country Invitational 2013

Posted on 09 September 2013 by coachsmithi.

The meet held Saturday, September 7 at NF cross country course wasn’t the hot ticket over the weekend when it comes to the various meets around the state that day.  However, even with two teams cancelling at the last minute, the North Forsyth men’s and women’s team had a competitive battle with the Walkertown high school Wolf-pack.  The schools split wins with the Viking women besting the Wolf-pack ladies for the first place.

Jasmine Romero finished second behind a game Alexandra Ott, from Walkertown, but managed to best her personal best in the 3.2 mile race by seconds.  Erika Rodas, who was North’s top finisher for North at the city county meet, took third place in a new personal best time.  Overall the Viking ladies took 5 of the 7 medals and a plaque to boot.

The boys lost their bid for a meet title; however they didn’t make it easy for the Wolf-pack men.  Andy Romero finished in first place in a personal best time, but the Wolf-pack did just that and ran in pack formation taking the next four places, giving them a 10 point spread.  North men produced multiple personal records for the course.

 

 

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