XC 2010

Saturday, Nov 19 "You raise me up, so I can fly on mountains, you raise me up, to soar on open dreams" -Kyle Fox, lyrically blowing us away during the stretch

Saturday, Nov 12 "Last year we had to fight to get 2nd, this year we took a shot at 1st. You can be upset that it's over, but don't be upset with how you raced." -Dan Frydrych

Wednesday, Nov 9 "The libero is a player specialized in defensive skills: the libero must wear a contrasting jersey color from his or her teammates and cannot block or attack the ball when it is entirely above net height" -The libero is also defined as a member of the XC team who does not understand the definition of "black on black" practice and wears contrasting bright blue (initials EF or DT).

Monday, Nov 8 "I can't wait for you to be famous so that I can tell people I know you" Tara Langan after listening to Natalie Pesetsky's vocals

Friday, Nov 5-"I'm trying not to cry... We're not just a team, we're a family"-Roseena Hardcastle"I'm like really in denial that this season is ending. The week before indoor is so boring" - Emily Frydrych"Deej said to me at the first practice, "when life give your lemons......" -Rachel Spurrier"...so we got lost on the first practice and we got back I was seriously considering telling Deej that I wasn't going to run XC. But, i'm really glad I didn't" -Grace Baker"Oh my god, I just realized this is our last practice. Oh Woww" -Izzy King"I ran for 20 minutes today and felt good. I'm going to run" -Katrina Steenkamer"When I joined the team it felt like it was just Izzy and I, and it didn't feel like a team, but now we feel like a family"- Katie Henshaw When I joined the team Freshman year I was friends with Emily. Now everyone on this team is so close with each other. I love everyone" - Beth Sowden"When I first started I was forced to run by my parents, but then my sophomore year I wasn't forced, yet for some reason I just showed up. I was hooked" -Sonia Lopez "I've been on the team for 2 years, and it was the best decision I ever made" -Jill Allen"Everyone basically said it already, but I just love this team" -Hannah Jobst "Running XC is my addiction"- Natalie Pesetsky

Thursday, Nov 4- "yeah, I didn't think you liked muffins Emily" -Emily being disowned by her dad as he gives a muffin to Rachel instead

Tuesday, Nov 2- "U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi, you ugly, yeah, you ugly, yeah"- The 5x4 team of Frydrych, D. Trofa, Sowden, Wegrzyn, and Hardcastle talking trash just moments before their defeat

Monday, Nov 1 "What?? Where was it Deej? I made everyone in my homeroom listen to the morning announcements bc I would be on it" Katie McGovern, frustrated that the Catholic Conference announcement was not read on Spartan Morning News

Friday, Oct 29 "There are hardly any schools here yet"- A confused Kaki Armiger who didn't realize that the Catholic Conference contains just 3 schools. (She also won 'most likely to be quoted on Spartanrunner.com'

Wednesday, Oct 27 "Oh, I love white trash" -Tara Langan, confused and talking about the "edible" white trash.

Tuesday, Oct 26 " I wish we had an Opera Club" -A passionate Grace Baker expressing her desire to create the Opera Club at St. Mark's

Friday, Oct 22 " When I was 13, I had my first love. There was nobody that compared blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah- blah, She had me going crazy, Oh I was starstruck" -Jen, Carin, Erin, Hannah, Kristen, Tara, and Allison trying to sing Beiber

Thursday, Oct 21 "I liked this workout. My head didn't hurt." Kristen Basciani complimenting Coach Lexi's Fartlek workout.

Wednedsay, Oct 20"You have these girls working really hard" "Dad, he took us to Dunkin Donuts today" Katie Henshaw explaining to h dad how practice went today

Wednesday, Oct 20- "I had to stop doing abs because I got too ripped over the summer" Izzy King explaining why she had to back off on ab work lately

Oct 19, 2010 "Guess what? I ran 30 minutes yesterday and I am cleared to come to practice!!! - Hannah Jobst!! on rejoining the team on Tuesday.

TRACK 2010

Wednesday, May 5- "You dance with the girl you took to the dance"

Monday, May 3-“I really didn’t come here to run a fast time, I came here to win. I knew the time would take care of itself.” -Chris Solinsky after running 26.59 and breaking the American Record 10K last Friday at Stanford.

Friday, April 30- "If you want to win the race you have to go a little berserk" -Bill Rodgers

Monday, April 27- "I think it was the atmosphere and we wanted to run well here"-Emily Frydrych in the News Journal

Friday, April 23- “Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it" -Bill Cosby

Monday, April 12- "A horse gallops with her lungs, perseveres with her heart, and wins with her character"

Friday, April 9- "Here's a good trick: Get a job as a judge at the Olympics. Then, if some guy sets a world record, pretend you didn't see it and go, "Okay, is everybody ready to start now?"" -Jack Handy

Thursday, April 8- "Doctors and scientists said that breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead" -Roger Bannister (after becoming the first person to break the four-minute mile).

Monday, March 29- "A goal is like the elusive butterfly. You can go crazy chasing it all day and come up empty, or you can be patient and smart and then it will land on your lap"

Saturday, March 27- Jill's new nickname is Young Jeezy"

Friday, March 26- "Even if I don't reach all of my goals, I've gone higher than I would have if I hadn't set any" -Danielle Fotopoulis

Wednesday, March 10- Everybody panic. Oh my god, there's a bear on the loose in the collesium. There will be no refunds. Your refund will be escaping this deathtrap with your life. If you have a small child, use it as a shield. They love the tender meat. Cover your sodas. Dewie loves sugar" -Jackie Moon "Semi Pro"

Monday, March 8- Natalie Pesetsky let go of all her nerves and became the breakout artist of the year with her performance, “Let Go” on Friday Evening at the SpartanCenter.  Accompanied by matt Mossman, Pesestky’s song-writing rendition with acoustic tones left the audience speechless and searching the internet for her underground work.

Merissa Cope, an avid Pesetsky groupie, characterized her performance as dazzling and uplifting. While backstage during the show she stated, “ummm, wow, this was the best performance of the night.”  There were many acts to choose from, so for Cope to gave that stamp of approval was genuine and authentic.  Unfortunately, the crowd’s enthusiasm for the show was short lived with the arrival and departure of the next performance. This fan was not certain how or why DiGennaro was allowed on stage. His rigid guitar skills and off-key vocals made the audience cringe for a bathroom or snack break. At one moment it became apparent that he actually did not know what he was singing, and he had to stop and start.  Let’s hope that his musical debut was also his final act.

Overall, this reporter would rate Pesestsky as the highlight of the evening, and Digennaro as the lowlight (or low life).

Saturday, March 6- Wild ducks make a lot of noise, but they also have the sense to benefit from occassionally flying in formation." -Unknown

Friday, March 5- "As a captain, I think it's important that the players really know who you are and what you stand for, what your beliefs are, and to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are goin bad." -Mark Messier

Thursday, March 4- "What do Tigers dream of, when they take a little tiger snooze? Do they dream of Mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman Suit?" -The Hangover

Wednesday, March 3-" Imma be Imma be imma, imma be imma be. Imma be imma be imma imma be imma be" -Black Eyed Peas

Tuesday, March 2- "Teamwork....It is simply stated. It is less me and more we." -Unknown

Monday, March 1 "Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude deteremines how well you do it." -Lou Holtz