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2008 Schedule

Wednesday, Aug 20
Thursday, Aug 28
Friday, Sept. 12 
Friday, Sept. 19
Saturday, Sept 20
Tuesday, Sept 23 
Wednesday, Sept 24
Tuesday, Sept 30
Saturday, Oct. 4 
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Friday, Oct. 17
Friday, Oct. 24
Saturday, Oct. 25
Monday, Oct. 27
Saturday, Nov. 1
 MC Staple Chase
JCC Fall Classic
Spartan Invitational 
Jackson JV Invite
Jackson Invite
Grand Ledge/E. Lansing
Parkside M.S. Invite 
Eastern/Okemos 
Portage Invite
Holt/Everett
Parkside League Meet
CAAC
Sharp Park JV & MS Invite
Regional
Jensen Memorial Run
State Championship		 Michigan Center
JCC
Forest Akers
Sharp Park
Sharp Park
Fitzgerald Park, GL
Sharp Park 
Sharp Park
Portage West MS
Sycomore, Everett
Sharp Park
Ledge Meadows
Sharp Park
TBD
Sharp Park 
MIS
 5:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
3:00 PM
10:00 AM
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
1:30 PM
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
3:30 PM
3:40 PM
TBD
3:15 PM
TBD
COURAGE           DESIRE            GOALS            PRIDE

Fun Facts:
• Jay Woolsey won 18 straight mile races over his career capping it off by defending his 1940 State Meet victory with a Class A State Meet record 4:29.4 in 1941. The fomer record was 4:30.3 by Miles of Kalamazoo in 1934. He then took 2nd in the Michigan AAU Championships behind Class B champion Brakcrog of Mt. Morris. Jay was Lumen Christi's Mike Woolsey's father.
• Wilbur Dungy ('41-42 CC  teams) went into the Air Force after graduation and in 1946 served with the Tuskegee Airmen. Wilbur was Tony Dungy's father.
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Michael White ran the Mile in 4:11.1 in 1978. It is listed as the 10th fastest ever in Michigan and the 390th fastest high school mile ever (9th/339th in 2001).
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The first MITCA X-Country Clinic was held at Jackson High in 1973.
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Many years ago, cross country was an Olympic sport. It was contested as a "team" event at the 1904, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Games, and as an individual event at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Games.

Sharp Park Course Maps (pdf file's):
1930-1970: 2 mile
1971-72: 2.5 mile .
1973-81: 3 mile map
1982: 5,000m map
1983-present: 5,000m map
5K Course Records: 
 15:19 Todd Williams (Monroe) '86
18:03 Sharon Van Tuyl (Port N) '95

PERFORMANCE LISTS
JHS 5k School Record* Progression
16:18.1 David Swarts '82
16:11.1 David Swarts '82
16:08.0 Chris Dullock '96
15:57.0 Chris Dullock '96
 19:52.5 Stephanie Pryor '82
19:43.3 Sue Doup '82
19:41.5 Lisa Lis '83
19:05.5 Lisa Lis '85
19:01.6 Sarah Braunreiter '86
19:00.9 Beth Lannen '02
18:47.8 Kristina Olsen '03
18:42.4 Kristina Olsen '04
18:42.4 Kristina Olsen '05
18:30.9 Kristina Olsen '05
Most of the information at this point has been collected from JHS yearbooks, newspapers and personal records.
There is so much more that needs to be added. Please help if you can. Contact