Lutheran Westland Cross Country

Boys' Coach: Allison Unger

Roster

Men	Year
Daniel Bunge	11
Jake Fairbairn	12
Caleb Kempf	12
Joshua Kirk	12
Josiah Masey	9
Ian O'Banion	9
Daniel Seta	12
Peter Sillanpaa	11
Eric Smith	11
Phillip Welte	12

Schedule

Thu	1-Sep-11	Time Trial	4:00 PM	Home
Thu	8-Sep-11	Annapolis	4:30 PM	Home
Full Results The boys had a good first meet against Annapolis. Eric Smith led the warriors with a 2nd place time of 19:31. Daniel Bunge came in close behind with a 3rd place time of 20:05. Jacob Fairbairn and Peter Sillanpaa finished together shortly after at 20:18.
Sat	10-Sep-11	Titan Invitational		Away
Full Results Due to weather conditions, nearly the entire course at Cass Benton was muddy. Although this caused everyone's times to be slower, the boys still had a good race. Jake Fairbairn got 55th, Eric Smith got 75th, and Daniel Bunge got 83rd.
Sat	17-Sep-11	Huron Invitational		Away
Full Results The boys had a great race at Willow Metropark. Despite the large hill, many of the boys ran their season's best. Jake Fairbairn led the Warriors and was followed by: Eric Smith, Daniel Bunge, Peter Sillanpaa, Phil Welte, Ian O'Banion, and Josiah Masey.
Tue	24-Sep-11	Shamrock Invitational		Away
Full Results The weather improved from the last meet at Cass Benton, and so did the boys' times. Jake finished 15th, Eric finished 23rd, and Peter finished 33rd and missed his PR by a second.
Sat	27-Sep-11	MIAC Jamboree@LHNW	5:00 PM	Away
Full Results The meet at LHNW was by far the best meet so far all year. Everyone on the team either got their Personal Record (PR) or their season's best. The boy's team won first place and the top five runners for the warriors all finished in under twenty minutes. The girl's team also placed first.
Sat	1-Oct-11	Falcon Invitational		Away
Full Results Despite the cold and windy weather, the boys ran well and grabbed a second place trophy. Three of the boys (Jake Fairbairn, Eric Smith, and Daniel Bunge) placed in the top ten. Peter Sillanpaa, Caleb Kembf, Ian O'Banion, and Phill Welte finished soon after.
Sat	8-Oct-10	Wayne County Championship	10:00 AM	Away
Full Results The Wayne County Championship was one of the largest races of the year with almost 300 runners. Jake Fairbairn led the Warriors with a time of 17:44 and 51st place. Eric Smith finished in 100th place, Daniel Bunge in 127th, Peter Sillanpaa in 156th, Caleb Kempf in 177, Ian O'Banion in 178th, and Phil Welte in 200th. In the JV race, which was just as large, Daniel Seta finished 218th and Josiah Masey finished 257th.
Tue	11-Oct-10	MIAC Jamboree @ LHWL	5:00 PM	Home
Full Results By a margin of 2.5 points, the boys managed to win first place. Jake Fairbairn finished 3rd, Eric Smith finished 8th, Daniel Bunge finished 17th, Peter Sillanpaa finished 21, and Caleb Kempf finished 30th.
Sat	15-Oct-10	Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard Invitational		Away
Full Results The boys narrowly defeated PCA and Shrine to win first place in their division. Jake Fairbairn led the Warriors with a seventh place and a time of 18:38. Eric Smith finished 10th with a time of 19:24, Daniel Bunge finished 15th with a time of 19:55, Peter Sillanpaa finished 28th with a time of 21:00, and Caleb Kempf finished 29th with a time of 21:03.
Fri	22-Oct-10	Conference Championship @ Oackland Christian	5:00 PM	Away
Full Results The boys had a close race at Oakland, but they managed to win first place in their conference. Jake Fairbairn placed 3rd, Eric Smith placed 9th, Daniel Bunge placed 11, Caleb Kempf placed 23rd, and Peter Sillanpaa placed 24th.
Sat	30-Oct-10	Regionals		Away
Full Results The boys team placed third at the regional meet, and therefore qualified for the state meet at MIS. The boys were led by Jake Fairbairn, who finished 4th. He was followed by Eric Smith, Daniel Bunge, Peter Sillanpaa, Caleb Kempf, Ian O'Banion, and Phil Welte.
Sat	6-Nov-10	State Finals @ MIS		Away
Full Results The state meet was the final meet of the year. The boys trained all year for this meet, and they all ran great. Jake Fairbairn and Ian O'Banion got their personal records, Caleb Kempf ran his season's best, and everyone was close to their fastest times. The team finished 22nd out of 27 teams.