We are glad to have your teams participate in our Cross Country Invitational.  Please read the following information for specific details about the meet.

·         The meet will be held at Celebration Park in Gardner, Kansas.  Both the 7^th and 8^th grade courses will have extended sections of concrete and crushed rock.  Runners should not wear spikes to this meet.

      ·         Bus/fan parking will be adjacent to Celebration Park (not at Pioneer Ridge).

      ·         Participating schools: Pioneer Ridge, Wheatridge, Spring Hill, Ottawa, Clark, Basehor-               Linwood, Trailridge and Mill Creek.

Race Schedule: (Times other than 7^th grade girls are approximate)

7^th grade girls – 4:00 p.m.
7^th grade boys  ~4:15 p.m.
8th grade parent recognition ~4:30 p.m.
8^th grade girls ~4:40 p.m.
8^th grade boys  ~5:00 p.m.

Races:

7^th grade boys and girls run one mile.
8^th grade boys and girls run two miles.
The finish line is the same for both races.  The starting lines will be different per grade level, but will be in close proximity to one another.

Starting Line:

The starting line assignments will be based on abbreviations of school names.

Medals:

The top 10 of each gender/grade division will receive a medal in the finishing chute.  We will not have a medals ceremony after the races.

Timing and Results:

All times will be recorded by ticker timing.  A paper copy of results will be given to coaches at the meet.  Times will also be posted online at http://tickertiming.com

	Ottawa
1	8:58
2	19:24
3	20:34
4	Did not Run
5	12:11
6	16:02
7	8:41
8	9:18
9	15:57
10	8:29
11	8:38
12	7:48
13	8:53
14	10:06

The Huskies went to battle with "Norman", the infamously large hill at the Ottawa course on Saturday, and they fought up that huge hill with mind over matter to finish strong.  This was the toughest course the Huskies will face and they didn't let that stop them from bringing home several medals and a few personal best times!

The seventh grade girls brought home 4 medals, led by Anna Tropansky in 11th, Hanna Thomas in 12th, Elizabeth Guevara in 13th, Nayeli Campos in 14th, and missing medals by one spot was Abbie Thomas in 16th.  The other medalist was JJ Briscoe who finished in a very strong 3rd, with a new best time and new school record of 12:11.16.

7th grade girls:  Anna Tropansky 11th, Hanna Thomas 12th, Elizabteh Guevara 13th, Nayeli Campos 14th, Abbie Thomas 16th
7th grade boys:  Tate Allen 26th, Isaac Chorny 30th, Latahn Clark 32nd
8th grade girls:   Alyssa Farrens 20th, Elizabeth Velez 29th, Nayeli Rodriguez 31st
8th grade boys:  JJ Briscoe 3rd, Cooper Crouch 31st

The Huskies get a break until Wednesday, when they will be running at Celebration Park again and would love to see you there!

Meet Information for Ottawa on 9/27

The Ottawa Middle School Cross Country Meet is Saturday, September 27^th at the high school’s course located on Eisenhower Rd. just south (1/2 mile ) of I-35.  Just keep going on the gravel road straight south till you see the course on the left.  Parking is available on Eisenhower Rd west of the course and Kingman Rd. north of the course.  Buses should park south of the hill on Eisenhower Rd.  There will be directional signs.

PER HOST SCHOOL:  FANS AVOID THE QUARRY ON THE EAST SIDE!!!!!

The race schedule is as follows:

Girls’ Varsity is at 9:00                                                          7^th Grade Girls is at 11:00

Boys’ Varsity is at 9:30                                                          7^th Grade Boys is at 11:20

Girls’ Junior Varsity is at 10:00                                            8^th Grade Girls is at 11:40

Boys Junior Varsity is at 10:30                                             8^th Grade Boys is at 12:05

WE WILL START EARLIER THAN 11:00 IF THE HIGH SCHOOL RACES FINISH EARLY.

Medals will be awarded at the finish line to the top 15 in each division. We have six teams running this year.  

Below are the 7th grade course map and the 8th grade course map.

	Spring Hill
1	8:59
2	19:35
3	23:00
4	22:59
5	13:01
6	19:08
7	8:35
8	10:07
9	17:40
10	8:28
11	9:06
12	7:28
13	8:52
14	11:25

PICTURES!

Pictures will occur Saturday morning at 8:45 before we leave for the Ottawa meet!

SPRING HILL RESULTS

 

The Huskies traveled to Spring Hill for their inaugural meet Thursday night.  It was a well run event, with many highlights for Trail Ridge.  All the Huskies came out and ran with pride, showing grit and determination throughout their races, allowing them to snagged four medals!

 

JJ Briscoe dazzled again, earning his 3rd medal this season.  This medal was extra special though, as it was the 1st place medal for the 8th grade boys!  Congrats JJ on your first career meet championship!  Not to be left out though, Hanna Thomas ran an outstanding race nabbing the 7th place medal in the 7th grade girls division.  She was closely followed teammates Elizabeth Guevara in 8th place, and Anna Tropansky in 9th place.  Nayeli Campos narrowly missed medals, finishing in 11th place, one out of the medals.  Alyssa Farrens was in a very similar boat, finishing 12th, just 2 places out of medals.  Overall it was an outstanding day with hard work put in and several race plans executed to perfection.

 

Overall finishes:

 

7th girls:  Hanna Thomas 7th, Elizabeth Guevara 8th, Anna Tropansky 9th, Nayeli Campos 11th, Abbie Thomas 15th

7th boys:  Tate Allen 17th, Isaac Chorny 23rd, Lathan Clark 24th

8th girls:  Alyssa Farrens 12, Elizabeth Velez 14th, Nayeli Rodriguez 17th

8th boys:  JJ Briscoe 1st, Coooper Crouch 22nd

	Robert Clark
1	08:36.8
2	20:03.1
3	20:58.4
4	Didn't run
5	12:59.5
6	17:40.5
7	08:14.0
8	Didn't run
9	Didn't run
10	08:13.4
11	Didn't run
12	Didn't run
13	09:26.2
14	11:16.8

Spring Hill Meet

The meet will be held at SHMS North Campus, 300 E South Street, Spring Hill, KS 66083. Our course has been designed in a 1-mile loop with a slight adjustment as the 8th grade will run the loop twice to complete a 2-mile run. The course is located just north of the parking lot and baseball field.

Parking – SHMS North will dismiss at 3:20pm. Teams can be dropped off by 3:10pm at the North parking lot prior to our student dismissal. Bus parking is available at SHMS South, 301 E South Street. Please park in the southeast corner of the lot. There will be limited parking for spectators at the SHMS North lot, overflow parking is across the street at SHMS South.

There will be a concession stand and restrooms available near the course.

Race schedule and awards:

7th girls – 4pm (1-mile)

7th boys – 4:15pm (1-mile)

8th girls – 4:30 pm (2-mile)

8th boys- 4:50pm (2-mile)

Race times are approximate. We will run ahead of schedule if possible. Individual medals will be awarded to the top 10 finishers in each of the four divisions.

 

Bus will depart TRMS at 11:00.  Meet behind the school (in the lot between Trail Ridge and Grand Star)

12:45 PM	7th Gr. Girls’ mile	Unlimited	Top 25
1:05 PM	7th Gr. Boys’ mile	Unlimited	Top 25
1:25 PM	8th Gr. Girls’ 2 Mile	Unlimited	Top 25
1:50 PM	8th Gr. Boys’ 2 Mile	Unlimited	Top 25

Awards: All medals will be handed out in the chute.

	Celebration	Wellsville
1	08:14.7	8:20
2	19:04.3	19:08
3	19:37.3	21:07
4	Didn't run	20:04
5	12:37.7	12:55
6	15:39.0	16:39
7	07:34.9	7:52
8	09:12.6	8:56
9	16:19.3	17:15
10	Didn't run	7:53
11	07:57.4	8:06
12	07:02.8	7:05
13	08:32.3	8:26
14	09:27.1	10:02

The Huskies traveled to Wellsville this afternoon for their second meet of the season.  The runners showed well and ran hard.  Despite humid conditions making it tough on them we had a few personal bests.  The first Huskie medal was brought home tonight by JJ Briscoe!  He finished 16th out of 87 runners!  Congrats to all the Huskies on their hard work.  The rest of the results are as follows:

7th girls:  Anna Tropansky 35th, Elizabeth Guevara 40th, Hanna Thomas 42nd, Nayeli Campos 50th, and Abbie Thomas 55th.

7th boys:  Tate Allen 42nd, Lathan Clark 67th, and Isaac Chorny 68th

8th girls:  41st Alyssa Farrens, Elizabeth Velez 52ns, Nayeli Rodriguez 64th

8th boys:  JJ Briscoe 16th, Cooper Crouch 72nd


The Huskies will travel to Wyandotte County Park Saturday for the Robert Clark Invitational, best of luck to the runners!

It is almost time for meet number 2!  We will be traveling to Wellsville on Thursday to compete.  Information is as follows:

 

TIME SCHEDULE:    Fun Run   3:45                          (1 mile)

                                    7th Girls   4:00 PM                   (1 Mile)
                                    7^th Boys   4:10 PM                   (1 Mile)
                                    8th Boys & Girls   4:20 PM     (2 Miles)
                                    We will handout the MS Medals as they come through the chute.

AWARDS:     

Middle School -- Top 20 places in each division (4 divisions)

Results can be found on tickertiming.com

Check out your awesome results here:

www.tickertiming.com

What a great race day today.  Congrats to all the Huskies who competed!  A huge thanks to Wheatridge for hosting such a well run event and to all the parents and supporters that were there to cheer for us!

Picture update:  Since we are still short our "offical" shorts for cross country, we are going to wait for these to come in before we do pictures for individuals and teams.  I will contact the photographer when we are fully equipped and ready to smile! 

PICTURES

 

I talked with the photographer yesterday and we have postponed our pictures until next Saturday.  We will take our individual and team pictures before the first meet at Celebration Park!

Parents, we are approaching our first meet!  It is the 13th at Celebration Park.  Above are course maps so you can plan where to cheer on your runner! 

*Meet will begin at 10:00 am

*7^th grade girls and boys will run a one mile course
*8^th grade will run a two mile.
*Concessions will be available.
*Top ten in each division will receive medal.
*All times will be recorded by ticker timing.