Dordt Invite

Well the first meet of the season is finished. As a whole we went in and accomplished what we wanted to for this part of the season. Our main goal was to work on staying relaxed the first half of the race, running in our groups and turning on the jets a little in the second half. Everyone executed very well. The times may not have been the best but we did compete very well which is more important in my book. The women's team competed very well and we really are beginning to look more like a solid team. We have been working on pack running a little bit more this year and it shows as this meet we were only 1:28 between our number 1 and 5 runners. Last year at this same meet we were 2:04. So that shows we are working better as a team. The men are missing a few key components which I believe would have put us in the same position as the women. Things will improve and we will only get stronger. We still have our sites set on the conference championships and that will not change.

 As for next week at Grinnell College we are going to try some different tactics and mix things up a little bit to see where we stand in the conference. Central, Coe, Cornell, Dubuque, and Simpson will all be there, so it will definitely let us see where we stand among that group. The course is an up and down one but has been good to BVU runners in the past. Please come out to support your Beaver Cross Country team!!