Lutheran Westland Boys' Cross Country Archive

Men

Year

Daniel Bunge

Matthew Erickson

Jake Fairbairn

Caleb Kempf

Joshua Kirk

Francesco Rotunno

Daniel Seta

Peter Sillanpaa

Eric Smith

Phillip Welte

Thu

2-Sep-10

Time Trial

4:00 PM

Home

Thu

9-Sep-10

Annapolis

4:30 PM

Home

Boys: Lutheran Westland (23), Annapolis (NTS) Full Results
The boys had a good first meet against Annapolis. Jake Fairbairn led the pack with a 1st place time of 18:41 (PR). Eric Smith was hot on his trail with a 4th place time of 19:06 (PR).

Sat

18-Sep-10

Huron Invitational

Away

Boys: Lutheran Westland finished 6th out of 10 teams. Full Results
The boys did great in their first invitational meet, and they were only 6 points away from 3rd place. Jake Fairbairn finished in 11th place with a time of 18:10 (PR). Eric Smith and Caleb Kempf came in soon after with 19th and 20th place times of 18:51 (PR) and 18:53 (PR), respectively.

Sat

25-Sep-10

Shamrock Invitational

Away

Boys: Lutheran Westland finished 4th in Division IV. Full Results
The boys had a tough time running on this hilly course, but they all managed to come through with good times. Jake Fairbairn just barely broke the 19-minute mark with a 10th place time of 18:55. Eric Smith was right behind with a time of 19:17.

Tue

28-Sep-10

Jamboree @ Lutheran Northwest

5:00 PM

Away

Boys: Lutheran Westland finished 2nd in the Conference. Full Results
It had rained hard before the meet, and the course was nearly flooded. However, the boys ran hard and stayed strong the whole race. Jake Fairbairn got a PR by 1 second with a 6th place time of 18:09. Eric Smith got a strong 32-second PR with an 8th place time of 18:19.

Sat

2-Oct-10

Falcon Invitational

Away

Boys: Lutheran Westland finished 2nd in Division IV. Full Results
Despite the cold and rainy weather, the boys ran well and grabbed a second place trophy. Eric Smith and Jake Fairbairn showed what it really means to work as a team by running together the whole race and passing many other fast runners. Jake Fairbairn got a 2nd place time of 18:16, and Eric Smith got a 5th place time of 18:26.

Sat

9-Oct-10

Wayne County Championship

10:00 AM

Away

Boys: Lutheran Westland finished 3rd out of 6 teams in Division III/IV. Full Results
The boys had a packed race as over 200 other boys ran in the same race. Jake Fairbairn finished in 70th place with a time of 18:04 (PR), and Eric came in soon after in 92nd with a time of 18:27. Josh Kirk got his first PR of the season and got a 136th place (3rd from LHWL) time of 19:26.

Tue

12-Oct-10

Jamboree @ Oakland Christian

5:00 PM

Away

Boys: No team score. Full Results
Due to incompetent bus driving, the Warriors arrived shortly after the start of the race. As a result, the team was not able to score.

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Sat

16-Oct-10

Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard Invitational

Away

Boys: Lutheran Westland finished 1st out of 11 teams in Division IV. Full Results
The boys fought the rigidly cold weather and were able to come 1st in their division! Jake Fairbairn took 4th place with a time of 18:16, and Eric Smith took 7th place with a time of18:34. Matt Erickson managed to get his PR by over half a minute with a 29th place time of 21:24.

Fri

22-Oct-10

Conference Championship @ LHWL

5:00 PM

Home

Boys: Lutheran Westland finished 2nd in the Conference. Full Results
The boys had their best meet ever, and they put everything they had on the course. The All Conference runners were Jake Fairbairn, Eric Smith, and Caleb Kempf. Jake Fairbairn got a 3rd place time of 17:52 (PR), Eric Smith got a 9th place time of 18:11 (PR), and Caleb Kempf got a 10th place time of 18:14 (PR). All these best times earned the team 2nd at this meet and 3rd overall in the Conference.

Sat

30-Oct-10

Regional Meet @ Ann Arbor Huron

Away

Boys: Lutheran Westland finished 1st out of 9 teams in the Region. Full Results
The Boys are the Regional Champions! The state qulaifiers are Jake Fairbairn, Eric Smith, and Caleb Kempf. Jake Fairbairn got 3rd place with a time of 17:53, Eric Smith got 5th place with a time of 18:04 (PR), and Caleb got 12th place with a time of 18:50. The Boys Varsity qualified as a team for the State Meet.

Sat

6-Nov-10

State Finals @ MIS Speedway

Away

Boys: Lutheran Westland finished 20th out of 27 teams in the State. Full Results
The boys had a good last race of the season. There were 237 runners, and the course was very cramped. Jake Fairbairn got a 90th place time of 17:48 (PR), Eric Smith got a 124th place time of 18:16, and Caleb Kempf got a 194th place time of 19:27.

Boys' Coach: Jeremy Fabris

Roster

Men	Year
Daniel Bunge	9
Caleb Kempf	10
Joshua Kirk*	10
Jeremy Kohtz*	11
Christopher Kovacs	11
Edward Lee	11
Peter Sillanpaa	9
Eric Smith	9
Phillip Welte	10
*Captain

Conference Result: 4th out of 10 teams

Schedule

Thu	3-Sep-09	Time Trial	4:00 PM	Home
Thu	10-Sep-09	vs. Annapolis/Clarenceville	4:15 PM	Home
Lutheran Westland (23), Clarenceville (34), Annapolis (NTS) Josh Kirk led the Warriors with a 3rd place time of 20:28, and Daniel Bunge came in 4th with a time of 20:39 as both opposing teams were defeated.
Sat	12-Sep-09	Detroit Titan Invitational		Away
No team scoring. Josh Kirk and Daniel Bunge paced the Warriors with times of 20:26 and 20:30, respectively.
Sat	19-Sep-09	Huron Invitational		Away
Lutheran Westland finished 8th out of 11 teams. Josh Kirk finished in 32nd place with a time of 19:35. Daniel Bunge's time of 20:05 was enough for a 37th place finish, and Jeremy Kohtz was not far behind at 20:19.
Sat	26-Sep-09	Shamrock Invitational		Away
Lutheran Westland finished 9th out of 10 teams. In 46th place, Daniel Bunge led the way with a time of 20:23. Jeremy Kohtz was the second Warrior across the finish line after 21:17.
Tue	29-Sep-09	Conference Jamboree @ Oakland Christian	5:00 PM	Away
Lutheran Westland finished 5th out of 10 teams. Daniel Bunge's 20:45 time netted him a 19th place finish. Josh Kirk finished in 21:24 to earn 23rd.
Sat	3-Oct-09	Falcon Invitational		Away
Lutheran Westland finished 5th out of 6 teams. Daniel Bunge received a medal for his 21st place finish in a time of 19:47. Josh Kirk ran through an injury to earn a medal as well, with a time of 20:21.
Sat	10-Oct-09	Wayne County Championship		Away
Lutheran Westland finished 4th out of 6 teams in their division and 23rd out of 26 overall. Daniel Bunge placed 116th overall with a time of 19:41. Jeremy Kohtz took 144th place with his time of 20:39, and Caleb Kempf finished shortly afterward at 20:47.
Tue	13-Oct-09	Conference Jamboree @ LHWL	5:00 PM	Home
Lutheran Westland finished 4th out of 10 teams. Daniel Bunge led the Warriors with his 17th place finish in 19:16. Jeremy Kohtz and Caleb Kempf earned 23rd and 24th place with times of 20:23 and 20:42, respectively.
Sat	17-Oct-09	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard Invitational		Away
Lutheran Westland finished 5th out of 7 teams. With a 17th place finish in a time of 19:26, Daniel Bunge earned a medal. Jeremy Kohtz missed the podium by one place with his 19:56 finish.
Sat	27-Oct-09	Conference Championship @ LHNW	5:00 PM	Away
Lutheran Westland finished 4th out of 10 teams. Daniel Bunge broke the 19-minute mark by one second as he led the Warriors. Caleb Kempf finished in 19:31, and Jeremy Kohtz crossed the finish line after 20:03.
Sat	31-Oct-09	Regional Meet		Away
Lutheran Westland finished 6th out of 9 teams. Tough, windy conditions hit the Warriors' times hard. Daniel Bunge ran 20:08 to earn 27th place. Jeremy Kohtz finished in 20:54 for 35th place. Caleb Kempf earned 36th with his time of 20:58. After trouble with his warm-ups led to a late start, Peter Sillanpaa persevered to finish 4th on the team with a 21:43 time.
Sat	7-Nov-09	State Finals		Away
The Boys' team did not qualify for the State Meet. There were no individual qualifiers.