UHS Cross Country 2011

The Liberty Bell race at Heritage High School in Littleton.  One of the favorite races for everyone.  It's part flat and part downhill.  YEAH!

Garrett Coles leads the Bulldogs Boys Team with an individual 3rd place finish, and a PR (personal record) time of 16:26!  The Varsity Boys Team of Garrett Coles, Garret Roberts, Dan Eberhard, Kelton LIghtfoot, Andres Flores, Alex Breen and Michael Ebens makes history with the first 1st Place finish in team history at the legendary Liberty Bell Invitational.  Below, Garrett pushes to the finish line.

With his mom cheering him on, Garret Roberts PR's at 17:06 to take 11th place.  

Dan Eberhard drives it home with a PR of 17:15 for 13th place.  

Senior Kelton Lightfoot PR's with a time of 18:12 for 20th place.

Fellow senior Andres Flores PR's with a time of 18:17 for 22nd place.

Senior Alex Breen, just returned from an injury, pushes himself close to a PR and finishes 23rd overall.

Michael Ebens pushes up the hill to set his PR at 18:43 and help the Varsity take 1st.

Jordan Perkins, senior, finishes his final Liberty Bell run after returning from injuries.  

Nathan Coleman focuses on the finish line and his first 5K under 20 minutes.

Robert Schreibman takes it hard up that final hill for his first time under 20 minutes.

Braydon Peif keeps his focus on the finish line for his first Liberty Bell run.

The X-man cometh.......Xavier Bigley sets his jaw and keeps his eyes on the prize as he finishes with a new PR.

Madison Lightfoot sprints to his finish and a new PR.

Habtom Tecle pushes himself up the hill and also puts up a new PR.

Also just back from injuries, Brad Bond keeps up the effort all the way up the final hill.

Soph Willy Carlson shows the strain of the last 100 meters up that hill!

Frosh John Lontz puts in a strong finish to his first Liberty Bell experience.

Freshman Pol (Pop) Pudaphongsireporn, an Exchange Student from Bangkok, Thailand, drives hard up the hill to his first Liberty Bell finish.

The Bulldogs Girls Team ran their best race as a team in 2011 at the Liberty Bell.   Probably the youngest and least experienced team in the contest, the Bulldogs worked hard all thru the race and had some great sprints up the final hill.  This young team is getting tougher as the season goes along and showing that they have a lot of talent and persistence.

Amie Bray (above) leads the Girls Team and closes out her second Liberty Bell race with a PR of 22:26. 

Natalee Patchett pushes hard up the final hill while her teammates encourage her to her best time of the year.

Junior Megan Ptaschek gives everything she has as she finishes with a PR at the 'Bell'. 

Jenna Ptaschek, Megan's freshman sister, brings her first Liberty Bell race to a successful close.

Chase Otto works it up the hill as she sights in her goal of a strong finish.

Emily Langenberg gives it everything she has to close out her first Liberty Bell.

The 1st Place Bulldogs enjoy their success. 

Left to Right:
Garrett Coles, Alex Breen, Andres Flores, Kelton Lightfoot, Garret Roberts, Dan Eberhard and Michael Ebens.