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Lake Zurich Cross Country |
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End of Season Awards |
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Most Valuable Player |
Most Improved Player |
Fighting Bear Award |
"Pee Your Pants" Award |
"Elephant Eater" Award |
"Pieces of Rubber" Award |
Captains |
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2001 |
Sam Romanoski (Jr) |
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Erik Pearson (Sr) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Matt Woodlief, Tom Kress |
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2002 |
Sam Romanoski (Sr) |
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NA |
NA |
NA |
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2003 |
Steve Morrison (Jr) |
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Nate Nard (Fr) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Adam Wentland |
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2004 |
Steve Morrison (Sr) |
? |
Kyle Hanna (Fr) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Steve Morrison |
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2005 |
Mike Greenwood (Jr) |
Matt Zak (Jr) |
Jake Paulus (So) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Joe Scheck |
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2006 |
Gerardo Perez (So) |
Tom Johnson (So) |
Nate Nard (Sr) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Matt Zak |
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2007 |
Mickey Stott (Sr) |
Andrew Morrison (So) |
Colin Schofield (Sr) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Mickey Stott, Andy McGuiness |
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2008 |
Gerardo Perez (Sr) |
Tim Ewan (Sr) |
Shawn Picha (So) |
Stefano Delacuesta (Sr) |
Andrew Morrison (Jr) |
Jon Smith (Fr) - Conf. |
Gerardo Perez, Tom Johnson |
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2009 |
Andrew Morrison (Sr) |
Jon Smith (So) |
Bobby Klett (Fr) |
Tony Piecuch (Sr) |
Ryan Monfrieff (Jr) |
Elliot Sepos (Sr) - Conf. |
Andrew Morrison, Paul Geimer, Tony Piecuch |
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2010 |
Alex Brend (Sr), Victor Delatorre (Sr), Pat Juras (Jr), Ryan
Moncrieff (Sr), Jon Smith (Jr) |
Alex Milner (So) |
Rueben Riano (So) |
Shawn Picha (Sr) |
Ryan Moncrieff (Sr) |
Pat Juras (Jr) - Conf. |
Shawn Picha, Ryan Moncrieff |
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2011 |
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Pat Juras, Jon Smith |
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LZXC - Definition of Awards |
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Most Valuable Player – Chosen by the coaches |
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Athlete who performs as our #1 runner in the biggest meets |
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Most Improved Player – Chosen by the coaches |
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Athlete who has shown the most improvement from last season |
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Cannot be a first-year athlete |
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Fighting Bear Award – Chosen by the coaches |
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Athlete who best exemplifies the goal character of LZXC |
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Demonstrates leadership qualities |
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Trains and races with intensity |
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Misses as few meets and practices as possible |
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Demonstrates responsibility in all areas of his life |
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Is able to do things on his own |
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Provides motivation to others and responds to motivation from others |
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Shows a passion for the sport of distance running |
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The “Pee Your Pants” Award (Positive Attitude Award) – Voted by the team |
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“A positive attitude is like peeing your pants; Everyone else can see
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The “Elephant Eater” Award (Most Consistent Work Ethic) – Voted by the
team |
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“How do you eat an elephant?...One bite at a time.” |
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The “Pieces of Rubber” Award (Best Individual Performance) – Voted by
the team |
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“Mind is everything. Muscles are just pieces of rubber. I am all that
I am because of my mind.” – Paavo Nurmi |
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Captains - Voted by the team |
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Athletes who demonstrate the leadership, passion, and dedication to
guide the team through the off-season as well as the in-season |
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