State:What a Day

Boys and Girls Ran Great. 8 out 14 PR for Year. Great JOb. Hats off to Arielle,Diarmuind,Luke,and Drake Run in the 12' Girls went from 10th to 8th Boys were 19th. Next year looks exciting with most of runners coming back. I like to thank the runners for a great season it was fun running with you. We have a makeup race at Saint Joesph On Tuesday 10/15 5/6 grade race at 3:30 7/8 grade to follow. We walk the course at 3:00 Party Saturday 10/20 at Majers House at 4:00pm. Awards will be given out. Please bring a side dish. Please Turn State and School uniforms at my office or at the party It has been honor and pleasure being with you. Hope to see you on Tuesday and Saturday Thanks Coach Rose

STATE

STATE

Saturday: Parkside Course Meet at the Tent 7:15 am
Meet 7:15 a.m.
Team Photo in gym at 7:30 a.m.
Walk the course at 8:00 a.m.
Uniform check, chips, bib at 8:30 a.m.
Girls report to line at 9:00 a.m.
Girls Class 1A:  9:30 a.m.
Boys report to line at 9:45
Boys Class 1A:  10:15 a.m.

LAST WEEK WE HAD TOO MANY RUNNERS NOT SHOW UP FOR PRACTICE.

IF YOU DON'T SHOW FOR PRACTICE DON'T EXPECT TO RUN AT STATE.

AWARDS

ALL AWARDS CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD :

Normal West High School's NORTH Gymnasium
(just north of Normal Parkside School on Parkside Road)

The Class 1A awards ceremony will begin @ 11:45 a.m.





BUYING IESA APPAREL/PHOTOS

Please remember that we are not obligated to buy anything.


Speaking of pictures, a representative of Event Pro photography will take a picture of your team and/or individuals upon your arrival. This year, pictures will be taken in the gymnasium to avoid congestion in the concession area. Orders will be taken for the photos and you receive the plaque before you leave the site. A team photo will cost $20.

WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR PACKET, PLEASE HAVE YOUR ENTIRE TEAM WITH YOU. YOUR TEAM PICTURE WILL THEN BE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN AND YOU CAN THEN BEGIN YOUR WARM-UP PROCEDURE.




Results
Complete state results will be available on the IESA website by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. A complete set of results will be posted after each awards ceremony.
 

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Driving directions to 101 N Parkside Rd, Normal, IL 61761

3D

1307 Lincolnshire Dr Champaign, IL 61821

	1. Head east on Lincolnshire Dr toward Foothill Dr
		285 ft
	2. Turn left onto Lincoln Pl
		0.1 mi
	3. Take the 2nd right onto W Kirby Ave
		0.4 mi
	4. Take the 2nd left onto Co Rd 1100 E/S Prospect Ave
		2.6 mi
	5. Turn left onto the Interstate 74 W ramp to Bloomington
		0.3 mi
	6. Merge onto I-74 W
		49.2 mi
	7. Take exit 160 for US-150/IL-9/Market St toward Pekin
		0.3 mi
	8. Turn right onto IL-9 E/US-150 E/W Market St
		0.3 mi
	9. Turn left onto Martin Luther King Jr Dr
		0.9 mi
	10. Take the 2nd left onto White Oak Rd
		0.6 mi
	11. Turn right onto W Hovey Ave
		0.3 mi
	12. Turn left onto S Parkside Rd Destination will be on the left
		0.5 mi

101 N Parkside Rd Normal, IL 61761

WE ARE GOIING TO STATE

BOYS AND GIRLS TOOK 2ND PLACE. They are going to State.

 Important to eat well and sleep well





Monday:Orchard Downs 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Tuesday State Course at Normal Illinois. Leave St Matts at 2:30  Meet at Parkside at 3:30
Wednesday: Orchard Downs 5:00-6:00
Thursday: Centennial Track 5:00 to 6:00
Friday: Centennial Hill at 2:45 pickup (after School ) pick-up at Za's  4:00 pm. (Rain meet at Za's)
Saturday: Parkside Course Meet at the Tent 7:15 am
    Meet 7:15
   Team Photo in gym at 7:30
    Walk the course at 8:00
    Uniform check, chips, bib at 8:30
    Girls report to line at 9:00am
    Girls Class 1A:  9:30 a.m.
    Boys report to line at 9:45
    Boys Class 1A:  10:15 a.m.
 It mandatory for us to take a team photo we are not obligated to buy.  Get this done as soon as     possible.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE TOP  SEVEN RUNNERS MAKE IT TO PRACTICE. LAST WEEK WE HAD TO MANY RUNNERS NOT SHOW UP FOR PRACTICE.
IF YOU DON'T SHOW FOR PRACTICE DON'T EXPECT TO RUN AT STATE

NEW FOR 2012---ALL AWARDS CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD IN Normal West High School's NORTH Gymnasium, just north of Normal Parkside School on Parkside Road.  The Class 1A awards ceremony will begin @ 11:45 a.m.

 You Know my view on this. We are not obligated to buy anything.




Speaking of pictures, a representative of Event Pro photography will take a picture of your team and/or individuals upon your arrival. This year, pictures will be taken in the gymnasium to avoid congestion in the concession area. Orders will be taken for the photos and you receive the plaque before you leave the site. A team photo will cost $20. WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR PACKET, PLEASE HAVE YOUR ENTIRE TEAM WITH YOU. YOUR TEAM PICTURE WILL THEN BE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN AND YOU CAN THEN BEGIN YOUR WARM-UP PROCEDURE.

Complete state results will be available on the IESA website by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. A complete set of results will be posted after each awards ceremony.
 

If you want to pre order clothing. Please email you choice and what you want written  on the clothing by Monday Night

The link for the online pre-order for merchandise is below.
http://www.cubbyholeonline.com/state-cross-country-pre-order-form.php
Or you can use the pre-order form that was included in your final cross country school mailing.  If you can't locate the form or need another one, here is the link:
http://www.cubbyholeonline.com/pdf/state_cross_country_info_form.pdf
This form should be completed and faxed directly to The Cubby Hole.
If you would like to see this year's design, go to this link:
http://www.cubbyholeonline.com/current-iesa-designs.php

SECTION RULES

JH School Sectional

Welcome to the Effingham St. Anthony Class A  JH Sectional, we look forward to a great meet at beautiful Mid America Motorworks.  This letter is intended to provide you with as much information as possible to make the meet a success.    If you have any questions please feel free to call Kevin Palmer at 217-343-6875 or email at kpalmer@stanthony.com. 

Course:  The course (map is attached) will be at Mid America Motorworks which is located at 17082 N. U.S. Highway 45 Effingham, IL 62401.  The course will be open for practice on Sunday the week before the race and the Friday evening before. Portable bathroom facilities will be located near the finish line. Please remind all participants this is private property and to please take care of any trash they may have.

Hotels and Restaurants:  Please visit www.visiteffinghamil.com for hotel and restaurant accommodations.

Sectional Meet Times:  There will be a coaches meeting at 9:20 am.  The Class A Girl’s race will begin at 10:00 am and the boy’s will follow at 11:00.  All runners should be at the starting line no later than 20 minutes before race time for final check in.  The awards ceremony is scheduled at approx. Noon (remember we have to wait for 30 minutes for the results to be final) and will be held in front of the hanger by the finish line.

Parking:  Spectators will enter at entrance #2. This will be marked with a sign. Buses will enter and park at entrance #4. This also is marked with a sign. There will be people directing. 

Team Packets:   when receiving packet you will have to let me know who your runners are. Will include bib numbers, (please have runners put them up high on front), pins and a course map. Scoring will be done on a computer. We will have video camera and back up timing in case of a discrepancy. Coaches please bring a copy of your IESA list of participants.

NO DOGS are allowed anywhere on the property and SMOKING  IS PROHIBITED.


Meet Official:  The meet Referee and Starter will be Dave Feldhake of Effingham.  Myself, plus four coaches will form the Games Committee.  I will ask for volunteers during the coaches meeting.


T-Shirts:  Long sleeve T-shirts will be for sale for $20

Concessions:  St. Anthony Booster Club will be selling drinks and candy

Athletic Trainer:  There will be an athletic trainer on site, if you have an athlete who needs taped, please bring your own tape and pre wrap.

Again, congratulations and please let me know of any questions or suggestions that you might have to make this Sectional an enjoyable experience for all involved.

Sincerely,

Kevin Palmer
Athletic Director
St. Anthony Schools
Office: 217-342-6969
Cell: 217-343-6875
Email: kpalmer@stanthony.com

Effinghan Sectional

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Direction to Sectional Effingham

Driving directions to 17082 U.S. 45, Effingham, IL

Last Updated by Gregg 3 days ago

Starting from Lincolnshire Dr

1	Head east on Lincolnshire Dr toward Foothill Dr
2	Turn left onto Lincoln Pl
3	Take the 2nd right onto W Kirby Ave
4	Turn right onto US-45 S/S Neil St Continue to follow US-45 S
5	Turn left to merge onto I-57 S toward US-45 S/Ellington
6	Take exit 162 to merge onto US-45 N/N 3rd St toward Sigel Continue to follow US-45 N

Arriving at US-45 N

Total: 73.6 mi - about 1 hour 23 mins

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004b063d5367481f79a1&msa=0&ll=39.688167,-88.618469&spn=1.166691,2.315369&iwloc=0004cadb8d0231e9c2ff4 

State Team

Boys  State Team
1.Diarmuind
2.Drake
3.Joe
4.Luke
5.Evan
6.Drew
7.Liam
8.Corey
9.Patrick
10.Connor

Girls  State Team
1. Arielle
2. Marguerite
3. Frances
4. Libby
5. Dianna
6. Morgan
7. Claire
8. Elizabeth
9. Dana H
10.Brooke

The Top Seven runners  will run at Sectional and State. 3 alternates will practice next 2 weeks and will be put in when one of top seven can not run
Monday  Orchard downs
Tues  PBL Race Top Seven Girls will not be running  in the race 3 alternates will compete
                           Top Seven boys will be running in the race  3 will also compete
Wed Orchard downs
Thurs  St Matthews
Fri Centennial track 3:00 pm za's pick up 4:30

PBL Invitional Race

Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panther Cross Country Invitational
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Starting
Race Times:
4:15 – Boys 5th & 6th
 4:17 – Girls 5th & 6th - Note this race starts two minutes after the boys.
4:45 – Girls 7th & 8th
 5:15 – Boys 7th & 8th
5:45 – Awards in Football/Track Stadium Restrooms and Tents: Restrooms are located in the junior high school.
 Please use either set of west doors where the two sets of 3 cones on the blacktop are located . NO SPIKES in the school.
 Team tents are to be located in the grass area just to the SOUTH of the starting line. Bus Parking: Please drop your students off in the course area then park buses on the EAST side of the school, which is the FRONT of the building. Roster & Wrist Bands:
Please check your roster. If there are major mistakes, please let me know immediately. You do not need to report someone not participating. Match the number of the wrist band to the name and number on your roster.
 Make sure the wrist band is tight enough so that it does not fall off during the race and that the NUMBER faces out so we can easily see the assigned number as the athletes walk through the chute. Girls are wearing pink and the boys are wearing blue.
 The Course: The course is around the perimeter of the school grounds and is roped.
 Please remind spectators to remain behind the ropes during the race, especially in the finish area. Awards:
 An awards ceremony will be conducted the football/track stadium immediately after the last race.
We will be prompt.
Awards for the meet are as follows: Boys 5th & 6th – Medals 1 – 20 Girls 5th & 6th – Medals 1 – 20 Boys 7th & 8th – Medals 1 – 20 Girls 7th & 8th – Medals 1 – 20 Participation Ribbons for places after 20 are available for you to pick up after the awards ceremony.

Plan to meet at Subway in Paxton after the rewards
Coach

9/30 Week

Monday : Orchard Downs Libby's  potato chip run
Tuesday:PBL invitional Last race for non State runners 
               Please email if you are not running
Wednesday Orchard Downs
Thurs. Saint Matthews  JELLO WARS
Friday Meet at Centennial High School Track  
             ZA' Run  Time 3:00Pm  pickup at Za's 4:30
Saturday Effingham Ill   Sectionals

Monticello Race

 Meet At Lode Park at 7:30 am Dress Warmly.
Get There Early. It will be very crowded.
This is the final Race before State selection

Monticello Middle School Cross Country Invitational Saturday, September 29, 2012 Lodge Park, Monticello Meet management information:
Online entries, press contact, meet scoring: Monticello Middle School Cross Country Mr. Arthur Sievers Attn: Mr. Randy Moss Consultant to the Board of Education (Facilities/Services) #1 Sage Dr. 1 Sage Drive Monticello, IL 61856 Monticello, IL 61856 E-mail: mosra@sages.us E-mail: siear@sages.us Telephone: 217-762-8511 ext. 1219 Telephone: 217-762-8511 ext. 1225 Entries: All entries must be made online at www.directathletics.com. Instructions for entering your team are enclosed. You must have your entries completed by noon on Tuesday, September 25. If you are unsure that a student will participate, please enter him/her anyway. Varsity Event: Seven or fewer may run in the varsity event. Note 5 or more must finish event to be counted as a team. (It is not necessary to designate these on direct athletics.) Access to Meet Information: The Monticello track and field website at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ sagestrackandfield/ will be the official source of information before and after the race. In addition, results will be posted back to the Direct Athletics website. You will need to join at no cost to gain access to sagestrackandfield. Entry Fee: Please send a check to Monticello Middle School for $80.00 before race day.
 Event Times: Girls Varsity -- 9:00 a.m.
Boys Varsity -- 9:20 a.m.
 Girls Open -- 9:40 a.m.
 Boys Open -- 10:10 a.m.
 Warm-Up: The course will close for warm-up at 8:55 a.m.
 Girls Varsity will start promptly at 9:00 a.m.
Awards:
Awards will be given to the top 25 finishers in the varsity races and top ten finishers in the open races. They will be presented immediately following the Boys Open. Race results will ONLY BE AVAILABLE on the Monticello Track and Field website http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ sagestrackandfield/.
 No results will be faxed.
 Expect posting of results 90 minutes after the conclusion of the awards ceremony.
 Concession: A concession stand will remain open throughout the morning.
 Tee Shirts: A limited number of special invitational tee shirts will be on sale.
Shop early before they run out! Lodge Park:

The park is located north of Monticello on old Illinois Route 47 approximately one mile north of the Market Street Exit on Interstate 72. You will be directed to the parking area. Piatt County Parks Department:
 The Monticello School District is fortunate to have the use of this facility for its cross country program. Please have your athletes respect it and clean up your campsites as you leave.

Unity Race

Varsity Girls:
 "Arielle S. " "Mar H. " "Morgan C. " "Libby C. " Frances H. "Dianna B " "Claire P

 Varsity Boys:
 "Diarmuid R " Evan C. "Drake " "Patrick M. " Cory P. Connor D " Liam F. "

 
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 Course Walk 2:30

Starting Line 3:10

Race Varsity Girls 3:30

Boy Varsity

 Girls Open

Boys open

Sept. 23rd to Oct. 3rd

Monday: Practice Orchard Downs 45 min of running 

Tuesday: Unity Race Races start at 3:30 Course walk at 2:30 

Wednesday: Practice at Orchard Downs 

 Thursday: Practice at Orchard Downs 

 Friday: No practice

 Saturday: Monticello race at Lodge Park

This is Last Week of competition.

I have pick the Varsity 7 that will be running at Unity. (Post Above ^^^)

State Team will be decided Saturday After the Monticello Race

Ten Runners will be on State Team

The top seven will run other three are alternates.

They will have to practice with the top Seven.


If you are on the state team Cross Country has 1st priority over other Saint Matthew sports.

Please keep in mind that homework and studies are always first priority.

If anything is going to be a conflict please see me as soon as possible and definitely talk to me before Monticello Race.


Oct 3:

Varsity practice. All runners are welcome to come to practice. Practice will be focus on the State runners

Saint Joe Race

School Dismissal at 2:00 Course Walk at 2:30 5th and 6th Race at 3:30 Rest of Race to Follow
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It is  important to leave Saint Matthews as soon as possible

 Don't forget to RSVP pancake run on Saturday

Urbana Race 9/18/2012

Sept. 18, Where Brooken Center Meet at Paking lot on Washington next to Baseball field at 3:15pm Walk the Course at 3:30pm Time 4:45 p.m. Girls Varsity Start Top Ten Runners 5:10 p.m. Boys Varsity Start Top Ten Runners 5:35 p.m. Open Boys 5:37 p.m. Open Girls 6:00 p.m. Varsity Awards Awards to top 10 B/G varsity individuals and lowest varsity team score. Map
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Mahomet Race Saturday 9/15

Course Walk at 7:50 Stretch at 8:20 Report to line 15 minutes before the race Order of Events Girls Varsity 9:00 Boys Varsity 9:20 Girls open 9:40 Boys Open 10:10 Awards 10:30 Top Ten Meals Team Awards
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Holy Trinty Race

2012 Holy trinity CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL 

 DATE: Friday, September 14, 2012 LOCATION: Ewing Park II, Bloomington, IL

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 4:00 Varsity Girls 4:30 Varsity Boys 4:55 Open Girls 5:20 Open Boys 

AWARDS: Award ceremony will follow completion of the Open Boys race. Trophies: Top combined team, Top 3 boys, top 3 girl’s teams Medals: Top 10 boys and top 10 girls ROSTERS:

 Email rosters to Bill Rhodes by Saturday, September 8 to: bloomingtonrhodes@frontier.com. Any questions please send an email Participating Schools

(Last Year): Holy Trinity, Epiphany, St.Matthews, Cornerstone, Tri-Valley, Trinity Lutheran, El-Paso, Philo-St. Thomas, Heyworth
View Driving directions to Ethell Pkwy/Ethel Pkwy in a larger map Driving directions to Ethell Pkwy/Ethel Pkwy Last Updated by Gregg 9 minutes ago Starting from Lincolnshire Dr 1 Head east on Lincolnshire Dr toward Foothill Dr 2 Turn left onto Lincoln Pl 3 Take the 2nd right onto W Kirby Ave 4 Take the 2nd left onto Co Rd 1100 E/S Prospect Ave 5 Turn left onto the Interstate 74 W ramp to Bloomington 6 Merge onto I-74 W 7 Take exit 142 toward Downs 8 Turn right onto E 700 North Rd/County Rd 700 N 9 Continue onto S Seminary St 10 Turn left onto US-150 W 11 Turn right onto County Rd 1900 E 12 Turn left onto E 1400 North Rd/County Rd 1400 N 13 Continue onto E Empire St 14 Turn right onto Fairway Dr 15 Continue onto E Emerson St 16 Turn right onto Ethell Pkwy/Ethel Pkwy Arriving at Ethell Pkwy/Ethel Pkwy

Paxton Meet 9/11

Paxton Meet
Girls  start at 4:15
Boys  start at 4:45

Meet at 3:00 behind Paxton Junior High   Go to bathroom if needed
Walk the course at 3:15
Team stretch at 3:40
Girls at line 4:00
Girls Race at 4:15
Boys at line 4:30
Girls 1 mile cool down  at 4:40
Boys race at 4:45
Boys 1 mile cool down at  5:10.
Boy Varsity State uniform will issue after the reults of the nest 3 races.

No Jewelry,   State rules will apply

This Week Sept 9th

Monday practice at Orchard Downs

Tues Race At Paxton    Varsity needs to wear state uniforms walk course at 3:15

Wed. Practice at Orchard Downs

Thurs. No practice

Fri. Holy Trinity Race early dismissal  Varsity needs to wear state uniforms

Sat. Mahomet Race   Varsity needs to wear state uniforms



Varsity Runners not attending the following races need to email me. ASAP

This is The toughest week of season.

Don't forget to Stretch

Baseball,basketball,and softball player keep up your long distance running

Results are posted for Parkside meet a lot of PR's GREAT JOB!

Parkside meet

18th Annual Parkside Invitational
Saturday, September 8th 



Results:

http://www.raceresultsplus.com/event/normal-parkside-cross-country-invitational

Registration: The direct web address for on-line meet entry is

http://coachoregistration.com/meet/info/il_adkinstrakxc/2011/09-10_Parkside_Invitational

You will need to register your team to get an account.  Do this immediately. You can add your runners later, but register your team immediately.  Please note the following:

Registration for the meet opens on the “Coach O” web page on Wednesday, August 29th
Registration closes for the meet on the “Coach O” web page on Tuesday, September 4th at 6PM.  If you have not sent your entry fee, please do so as soon as possible.
All you do is enter your girls and boys.  You do not need to declare what race they will run until race time on Saturday, September 8th.

Meet Information:

Each athlete will be assigned a CHIP and BIB number.  These items will be in your coach’s packet.  The packets will be handed out and the CHIPS returned in the BLUE TENT by the finish line.
You decide on meet day which of the four races you want your athletes to race.
Remember there is a limit of seven runners on a team in the varsity races.
The CHIPS must be returned to the BLUE TENT as soon as possible.  Return the CHIPS in the same zip lock in which they were issued.  Your school name and number of chips is labeled on this bag.

Parking:

Team busses will not be allowed to park in the Parkside JH parking lot.
Athletes can be dropped off in the bus lane. Busses will then exit the bus lane and park either by Champions Field or Normal West HS. Both parking lots are north of Parkside close to Maxwell Park.

Be ready to go for Coach Katelyn to do the Course walk at 8:30!

Course walk at 8:30

Girl’s Varsity Race          9:30
Boy’s Varsity Race        10:00
Girl’s Open Race        10:30
Boy’s Open Race        11:00
Awards in the Gym        12:00
       
Team trophies go to the top four schools in the varsity races.  We do not team score the open races. We present 25 individual trophies for the varsity races and 25 individual medals in the open races.

Results will be posted after the awards ceremony outside the gym.  They will also be found on the Coach O homepage.  http://www.coacho.com/main/Results/results_july.html


Mahomet Race

Course Walk at 7:50 Stretch at 8:20 Report to line 15 minutes before the race Order of Events Girls Varsity 9:00 Boys Varsity 9:20 Girls open 9:40 Boys Open 10:10 Awards 10:30 Top Ten Meals Team Awards
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Jefferson Meet

DATE:         Thursday September 6, 2012

Location:    Jefferson middle school     Champaign, IL
Schedule:        
                3:00 P.M.   Course walk with Coach Gumbel
                4:00 p.m.     5th/6th grade boys & girls
                4:30 P.M.    7TH GRADE BOYS & GIRLS
                5:00 p.m.     8TH Grade Boys & girls

Award ceremony will follow completion of the 8th grade race.  Medals will be awarded to the top 10 runners in each division and gender.  Participation ribbons will be given in the chute. There will be separate chutes at the finish line.


ID TAGS:
ATTACH TAGS WITH SAFETY PIN WHICH WILL BE ENCLOSED IN THE COACH’S PACKET. THE RUNNERS MUST NOT REMOVE THE ADHESIVE LABEL: ANY RUNNER DOING SO WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.  RESULTS WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU BY SEPTEMBER 8, 2012.

CONCESSIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE!!!!


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Week Sept 2

I will be gone all Week.
Coach Gumble  and Coach Katelyn Rose
Parents please help the Coaches

Monday  No Practice  easy run for 60 min
Tues Practice At Centennial Hill 400 meter repeat
Weds Practice at Centennial Hill 4 mile easy run
Thurs. Jefferson Race  see  Jefferson  Post
Friday  No Practice  easy run for 45 min
Saturday : Parkside Race  see Parkside post.  Get their early to walk the 2 mile course
Sunday  Easy run 30 min

Chrisman Result

 Cow Chip Race

Results are posted. Saint Matts should be proud everyone ran Hard.

Weather 85 degrees hot and sticky 2 mile hilly course

Totals

Personal Records 25
Trophies 12
5th grade boys  7 in the top 12 Luke (1),Evan (2), Corey(3) and Jack (5)
6th grade boys 9th place Joe
5th grade girls 3 in the top 14 Fran(1) Brooke(3) Leah(14)
6th grade girls 4  in the top 15 Dianna(5) Elizabeth(7) Dana(8) Maddie (15)
7th grade girls 5 in the top 11 Arielle (1) Marguerite(3) Morgan (6) Libby(7) Claire (11)
Great Job.

See some of you Saturday for Pancakes
Coach

Orchard Down Course

Here is the course map for the Orchard Downs Race


Orchard Down Course

Cow Chip Race

Chow Race Directions

Race Instructions:  The races will be run  by grades.  Girls and Boys from the same grades will start at the same time and run the course together, then go into separate chutes at the finish line.  Please stress to your runners that Girls will go to the chute on the left and boys to the chute on the right.  Every year it is a problem that runners go to the wrong chute and lose time and cause confusion.  The chutes will be clearly marked to avoid confusion.
Note: If the coach has a runner who would like to compete at a different grade level they may be put into a higher grade race only--they will not be allowed to move down!  Their placing will be awarded for the race they run in.
Added last year!!  Due to an increase number of participants, some of the races have become too large to manage. Therefore we will have an OPEN Race for Boys and Girls to be run after the 8th grade race!
Here is how it will work.   For the 6th gr. race, 7th gr. race, and 8th gr. race (not the 5th gr. race), each school will be limited to 5 girls and 5 boys.  These should be the better runners. Additional runners will race in the OPEN. It will be a mix of 6-8th graders, which will again be run following the 8th grade race. The OPEN would be as the others races, with boys and girls starting together and finishing in separate chutes. We will award the top 10 OPEN finishers a medal as they cross the finish line, but will NOT keep their times or information for results. There will be a timer at the chute reading times, but it is up to the schools to keep records if they choose. 
Location:  In the cow pasture behind Chrisman Jr. and Sr. High School, Chrisman, IL.
Date:  Friday, August 31, 2012, 4:00 pm.
Order of Events and Times: These are approximate times for the races.  It is the runner’s responsibility to be in the area of the starting line once the race preceding theirs has begun!  We do not wait for one race to be over before the next one begins. Suggestion:  If you feel like you have a runner who cannot finish their race in 20 minutes or less please put them in the OPEN.    
    5th grade race                        4:00
                 6th grade race                        4:15
                 7th grade race                        4:30
                 8th grade race                        4:45
                 OPEN RACE for grades 6-8     5:00
                 Awards & Results                    5:30 inside HS gym
Awards:  Trophies will be awarded for the top 7 girls and top 7 boys of each grade.  A trophy will also be awarded to the fastest overall girl and boy runner of the meet. Medallions will be passed out for the top 10 OPEN girl and boy runners. There will be NO team scoring or team trophies! Results will be emailed to schools following the meet. Some MAY be available at the awards ceremony for coaches to pick up. NONE  will be mailed unless specially requested by those unable to stay for awards.
Upon Arrival:  Coaches, please report to the official table located at the door on NW corner of the Jr High area as soon as you arrive. There you will pick up your packets and make any changes needed to your previously submitted entry forms.  This packet will contain race bibs for your runners and course maps.
   Entry fees: $100 for girls AND boys/$50 for girls OR boys teams/$10 per individual(s)

Edison Meet

Everyone Ran Great!!!


-Temp for race High 80's.
-The course was long with a lot of turns.
-Girls Varsity Took 2nd Place.
-Dianna, Morgan and Arielle placed  in top 15 for medals.
-Arielle placed 1st.
-Boys Varsity ran well  Joe, Diarmuid, Drew, Patrick, Evan, and Luke
-Hats off to Luke who also ran the 1 mile open race.

Next week we prepare for Chrisman  
Mon- Weds. hill training
Thurs. Darling Run from Saint Matts
Fri. Chrisman
Sat. Pancake run  Need to RSVP  Running at 7:30 am from camp Rose

Important for Soceer, baseball, basketball, softball, Who will miss practice.

You will need to run long easy runs of 45min to 1 hour  
No Speed work out.

Please email me you daily mileage

I have Large and x-large Shirts if any one want to buy one. Please email me

PBL Race

The results are in for PBL Race.
Girls team 1st Place with score of 19  We took 1,3,4,5,6,7,8 Top five Score (19)  Perfect score is 15.
Boys team 3rd place with score of 46   We took 4,5,11,12,15, lost to Holy Cross by 1 point.
Great Job
Run Today ant Orchard Downs Hills
Thursday at Savoy sled Hill
Friday No practice
Saturday at Robeson park  We park on Robeson Park Drive  South east corner of the park.

Directions to Savoy sled hill

Directions to the Savoy Sled Hill from St. Matthew School

St Matthew Catholic School 1307 Lincolnshire Drive, Champaign, IL 61821

	1. Head east on Lincolnshire Dr toward Foothill Dr
		285 ft
	2. Turn left onto Lincoln Pl
		0.1 mi
	3. Take the 2nd right onto W Kirby Ave
		1.1 mi
	4. Turn right onto US-45 S/

S Neil St

Continue to follow US-45 S

3.0 mi

5. Turn left onto E Church St/

Co Rd 1200 N

0.2 mi

6. Turn right

0.5 mi

Unknown road

2 mile Time Trial at Camp Rose 8/10

Two mile time trial on Friday @Camp Rose

Time 9:00am-12:00 pm

Where Coach Rose's House Mahomet
Directions:
Click Here for House

Swimming following the Race. Bring your towels

Please be early we will leave at 9:00 am from the house to jog to the race course
Direction where the race is in case your late

Race Course Below
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004c6d9cb5e1df8fe918&msa=0&ll=40.204837,-88.389988&spn=0.02314,0.051842
I will be supplyWater, Gatorade  and Pizza at the pool. Kids can bring desert to share

Camp Rose 8/3 9:00am to 11:00am

One mile time trial on Friday @Camp Rose 


Time 9:00-11:00 am


Where Coach Rose's House Mahomet


Directions:
Click Here for House


Swimming following the Race. Bring your towels


Please be early we will leave at 9:00 am from the house to jog to  the race course
Direction  where the race is  in case your late
Click Here to RACE

I will be supply water and Gatorade at the pool

First Practice

Just a reminder that the first practice is July 31, 2012. Please note that the practice time until school starts is 6:15 **AM** ,not pm.

 If you need to know any information regarding practice location or time please look at the Google calendar located at the upper right of this blog site.


You can add this calendar to your own Google calendar by clicking the button on the lower right of the calendar screen.

July 17 Summer Run

Summer Run @ Orchard Downs
6:30pm to 7:45pm
Bring Watch, Water bottle and towel

Dress appropriately for Water fight

Direction from Saint Matthews
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004ab85eb6ca966c20bc&msa=0&=40.104862,-88.250256&spn=0.038602,0.085831&iwloc=0004ab8608d509e591101


Course Map at Orchard downs
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004c141e82f6c7f4d9ad&msa=0&ll=40.099872,-88.215902&spn=0.00673,0.01296

Email How may Shirts and Sizes
Some are having trouble with  sizes. You can check Roster on Blog  Size of shirt  from last year
Childdds@yahoo.com

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July 10 Summer Run

Summer Run @ Orchard Downs
6:30pm to 7:45pm
Bring Watch, Water bottle and towel

Dress appropriately for Water fight

Direction from Saint Matthews
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004ab85eb6ca966c20bc&msa=0&=40.104862,-88.250256&spn=0.038602,0.085831&iwloc=0004ab8608d509e591101


Course Map at Orchard downs
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004c141e82f6c7f4d9ad&msa=0&ll=40.099872,-88.215902&spn=0.00673,0.01296

Email How may Shirts and Sizes
Childdds@yahoo.com

Cancel July 3rd

Summer Running for July 3rd  Cancel,  To HOT   See you at the race
Coach

June 26 Run

Summer Run @ Orchard Downs
6:30pm to 7:45pm
Bring Watch, Water bottle and towel

Dress appropriately for Water fight

Direction from Saint  Matthews
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004ab85eb6ca966c20bc&msa=0&=40.104862,-88.250256&spn=0.038602,0.085831&iwloc=0004ab8608d509e591101


Course Map at Orchard downs
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004c141e82f6c7f4d9ad&msa=0&ll=40.099872,-88.215902&spn=0.00673,0.01296


Important : Cross Country now has 3 divisions

See you There

Summer Run June 12 Water bottle wars

Summer Run @ Orchard Downs
6:30pm to 7:45pm
Bring Watch, Water bottle and towel

Dress appropriately for Water fight

Direction from Saint  Matthews
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004ab85eb6ca966c20bc&msa=0&=40.104862,-88.250256&spn=0.038602,0.085831&iwloc=0004ab8608d509e591101


Course Map at Orchard downs
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004c141e82f6c7f4d9ad&msa=0&ll=40.099872,-88.215902&spn=0.00673,0.01296


Important : Need Adults for Next Tuesday run

See you There

Summer Run June 5th

Summer Run @ Orchard Downs
6:30pm to 7:45pm
Bring Watch and Water bottle

Direction from Saint  Matthews
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004ab85eb6ca966c20bc&msa=0&=40.104862,-88.250256&spn=0.038602,0.085831&iwloc=0004ab8608d509e591101


Course Map at Orchard downs
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215632340739728874097.0004c141e82f6c7f4d9ad&msa=0&ll=40.099872,-88.215902&spn=0.00673,0.01296

Spring and Summer Events 2012

Events coming up:

Parents and Runners meeting:
Saint Matthew's Gym
Time: Tuesday, May 22, 2012  at  2:30 pm

Last year shirts will be sold at this meeting for  $12 each

2012 Cross Country Schedule 

Uniforms and apparel:

Team uniforms can be purchased at body and sole or online at: http://www.bodynsolesports.com/team_sales

Options include: uniform, warms ups, shorts, shirts, shoes, etc.

Saint Matthew XC slogan shirts for runners and fans

$15 each

The shirts will be white with the teams chosen phrase

You can submit your phrase online at the blog site

Sizes: youth S –to youth XL or Men’s S to Men’s 2XL

Please make checks made out to Gregg Rose.

Please e-mail your shirt sizes to Coach Rose or fill out the form online.

Last day to order is Aug 5^th, 2012

All proceeds from the shirts will go toward the end of year banquet at ZA’s.

Summer running, practices, and fun xc events:

Runners are encouraged to bring water bottles and sport watches to practice on a daily biases. Please label your water bottle with your last name in large print. A five gallon water cooler will be available at all practices. By re-using water bottles we will keep litter to a minimum.
Practices began on July 30th, and are located at south side of Centennial Park (near the sled hill). Practices are held Monday's through Friday's and it is CRUCIAL for all runners to be on time.

During practices we will have announcements, stretch, do our work out, and cool down.   Any street running will be done by varsity runners who will be with accompanied by a parent or college student.

Summer

6:30 pm -7:45 pm Tuesdays at Orchard Downs see blog for directions and site map

As of July 30^th

Mornings 6:15 am to 7:30 am at Centennial park hill

Once school starts

5pm -6:30 at Orchard Downs

Each month our runners have goals:

August - Conditioning training

September - speed training

October – racing

Fun activities include:

Jello wars, water bottle battles, a custard run, a culver run, Pizza parties at camp rose and, ZA’s before sectionals /for the banquet before State.

For our first time runner our goals is to get them to be confident in continuously running 2 miles and have the desire to run.

For our returning runners we will focus on achieving a faster personal record for them an also work on their desire to run.

Races:

The XC race schedule as well as directions to all races can be found online at the blog site.

Meet requirements:

1) Course walk 1 hour before race time

2) Race

3) Team mile cool down and stretch

4) Awards

If you cannot meet the requirements do not compete in the race.

State: Top ten runners of each gender go to state and of those runners the top 7 will run at the state race.

Volunteers:

We are always in need of volunteers. Please e-mail if you are able to volunteer for any events.

Saber corn race

August 18, 2012

Please meet at the finish line at 7:30am

Finish line dividers (3)

Timers (4)

Medals and water (6)

1 mile (2)

Shirt sales (2)

Course directors (8)

Packet pick up/Subs (4)

Forms:

All runners need to fill out a Student/Parent Responsibility Form and a 2012 XC Permission Form which can be found at the blog site or in the school office.

Runners also need a dismissal form that will be given to the runners the first week of practice.