Cross Country 2019

Eudora Meet, League Meet Results, and a New 7th Grade Record!!

The mustangs had a great last meet of the year in Eudora today. Three mustangs came home with league and meet awards. Shelby Baldwin placed 10th overall and 7th in league with a 2- mile time of 15:33, Mitch Lumley placed 4th overall and 3rd in league with a 2-mile time of 11:59(PR), and Mallory Boden placed 7th overall and 5th in league with a 1-mile time of 6:12. Mallory also beat her current 7th grade girls record and set a new one with the 1-mile time of 6:13. 

The other mustangs had great races also, the one mile race times were, Ashlyn Bell(6:44), Rachel Stuart(6:52-PR), Lauren Simpson(7:02-PR), Bethany Stuart(7:10), Elexis Herbst(7:44), Elizabeth Noll(8:52-PR), McKenna Easley(8:57-PR), Hunter Meyer(6:16), Brendan Cahalan(6:27-PR), Masen Kindler(6:35), Kaeden Elbert(6:45), Ryan Hamilton(6:50), Cale Yokley(6:52), and Jude Graham(6:55). The 8th grade 2-mile times were, Chase Eccles(15:08), Jackson Edwards(15:10-PR), Triston Gibson(16:08), Sabastian Wingfield(16:25-PR), and Ryan Blackwell(22:13)

GREAT JOB, MUSTANGS!!!

End of the Year Items

The last week of the season is here!!  Our last meet will be this Thursday, October 8th in Eudora. The weather is looking like it could be stormy so please check the blog on Thursday. I will post any weather update schedule or cancellation updates I recieve.

Team Breakfast - Friday, October 9th @7:30AM
We will be having a runner and coaches breakfast at 7:30 am in Coach Kost's classroom. Last year we had donuts, fruit, bagels, muffins, breakfast casserole, and juice. This is a great way to meet as a team one last time and celebrate a great season! Several parents have signed up to bring food but we still need a couple of items. Please email me if you could provide any of the items below for the team, there will be 24 eating.


Milk
Fruit
Breakfast Casserole??, Bagels & Cream Cheese??, Any other kind of breakfast item your runner likes!


Team Fundraiser Concessions - Saturday, October 10th from 7:45AM-1:30PM
We have the opportunity to raise money for athletics.There is a volleyball tournament at Wheatridge that day, and athletics has signed up to work the concession stand.   This money will help buy materials needed for cross country and the other athletic teams at Wheatridge. We need at least one parent volunteer to be present, and at least three athletes. Coach Kost and Mrs. Rousselo will be working at the tournament that day, so we will be close by if any questions arise. We will also both be there to help clean up and close down the concession stand.  We need volunteers to work from 7:45am - 1:30, please email Coach Kost or Mrs. Rousselo if you or your runner would be available to help out during any of the times below. Concession stand working is fairly simple and easy, so we hope we can make this work for the team!
7:45 - 9:30 - Need a parent and 3 students
9:30 - 11:30 - Need a parent and 3 students
11:30 - 1:30 - Need a parent and 3 students

New Record Holder

Congratulations Mallory Boden, the new 7th grade girls 1 mile record holder!!


Eudora Middle School CC Invitational & Frontier League Meet - Thursday, October 8th

Here is all the important information for our last meet on Thursday, October 8th. If you are planning on coming to cheer on your runner for this meet, please click on the calendar to get the address and driving directions. RUNNER TRANSPORTATION: We will be leaving school early on Thursday, runners will be missing part of their 8th hour Guided Studies class. Be expecting a student pick up between 6:00-6:30. We will always remind students to call home when we are leaving the meet to ensure parents know when to pick up their athlete. You are also welcome to sign your runner out after their race and take them home from the meet.

SCHEDULE:
7th Grade Girls                                                4:00                 1 Mile
7th Grade Boys                                                4:15                 1 Mile
8th Grade Girls                                                4:30                 2 Mile
8th Grade Boys                                                5:00                 2 Mile
Frontier League awards presents                      5:45
**All races will run ahead of schedule if possible.**

RESTROOMS:
Located in the school. Enter through the patio doors. NO SPIKES IN THE BUILDINGS!

MEDALS FOR THE INVITATIONAL:
Will be handed out in the chute as runners finish (top 15 in 7G, 7B, 8G, 8B receive medals).

LEAGUE AWARDS:
League medals and ribbons will be presented to the top 10 runners in 7G, 7B, 8G, 8B
(top 3 receive medals, 4th-10th receive ribbons).

COURSE:

7th Grade
8th Grade


Happy Running!
Coach Kost & Coach Horne

2015 Meet Results

9.29.15 - Pioneer Ridge (Celebration Park)
Wheatridge had a great second meet at Celebration Park. Mallory Boden set a new Wheatridge 7th grade girls 1-mile record with a time of 6:13, 2 runners medaled, and 13 runners set new personal records! The two runners who medaled were Mallory Boden, placing 7th in the 7th grade girls 1-mile with a time of 6:13 and Mitch Lumley, placed 7th in the 8th grade boys race with a time of 12:25(PR). The rest of the seventh grade team had great races, Ashlyn Bell ran a 6:23(PR), McKenna Easley ran a 8:43(PR), Elexis Herbst ran a 6:46(PR), Elizabeth Noll ran a 9:27(PR), Lauren Simpson ran a 7:06, Bethany Stuart ran a 7:01(PR), Rachel Stuart ran a 7:14(PR), Brendan Cahalan ran a 6:29(PR), Kaeden Elber ran a 6:45, Jude Graham ran a 6:41, Ryan Hamilton ran a 6:31, Masen Kindler ran a 6:31(PR), Hunter Meyer ran a 6:12(PR), and Cale Yokley ran a 6:56. The other 8th grade runners raced hard, Shelby Baldwin ran a 15:22, Chase Eccles ran a 14:40(PR), Jackson Edwards ran a 16:19, Triston Gibson ran a 16:02, and Sabastian Wingfield ran a 17:20(PR).


9.26.15 - Ottawa
The Ottawa course was a beautiful hilly place to spend a Saturday afternoon running. The Wheatridge team was able to conquered every hill and bring home 5 medals! The seventh grade girls brought home two medals, Mallory Boden placed 4th with a time of 7:07 and Ashlyn Bell placed 7th with a time of 7:19. Bethany Stuart had a time of 8:01, Rachel Stuart had a time of 8:03, Lauren Simpson had a time of 8:28, Elexis Herbst has a time of 8:42, McKenna Easley had a time of 10:45, and Elizabeth Noll had a time of 11:11. The seventh grade boys ran a hard race, Hunter Meyer won a medal placing 13th with a time of 7:00. Ryan Hamilton ran a time of 7:19, Brendan Cahalan ran a 7:23, Kaeden Elbert ran a 7:35, Jude Graham ran a 7:36, Masen Kindler ran a 7:37, and Cale Yokley ran an 8:05. Shelby Baldwin ran an amazing race, representing the team in the 8th grade girls 2-mile, winning her second medal of the season placing 8th with a time of 17:26. The final race of the day was the 8th grade boys, Mitch Lumley won a medal by placing 8th with a time of 14:20. Jackson Edwards ran a time of 18:48, Sabastian Wingfield ran a 20:31, and Ryan Blackwell ran a 23:32.

9.24.15 - Spring Hill
It was a beautiful day in Spring Hill for Wheatridge Cross Country runners.  WMS did extremely well and brought home a total of four medals! The first race of the meet was 7th grade girls. Mallory Boden brought home a 1st place medal with a time of 6:40, Ashlyn Bell brought home a 3rd place medal with a time of 6:48, Bethany Stuart ran a 7:30, Lauren Simpson ran a 7:39, Rachel Stuart ran a 7:59, Elexis Herbst ran a 8:15, McKenna Easley ran a 10:06, and Elizabeth Noll ran a 10:55.  The second race of the meet was 7th grade boys.  The seventh grade boys did a great job of representing WMS; Hunter Meyer ran a 6:37, Jude Graham ran a 6:46, Brendan Cahalan ran a 6:50, Ryan Hamilton ran a 6:53, Kaeden Elbert ran a 7:10, Masen Kindler ran a 7:15, and Cale Yokley ran a 7:19. Shelby Baldwin took 2nd place in the 8th grade girls race with a time of 16:47. Mitch Lumly earned a 5th place medal for the 8th grade boys with a time of 13:01. Chase Eccles ran a time of 16:17, Sabastian Wingfield ran a 18:27, Jackson Edwards ran a 18:53, and Ryan Blackwell ran a 21:41. Wheatridge looks forward to running in Ottawa this Saturday.  

9.19.15 – Bonner Springs
Wheatridge Middle School Cross Country runners ran a beautiful and hilly course during the Bonner Springs Braves Cross Country Invitation at Wyandotte County Park on Saturday!  The first race of the meet was 7th grade girls, there were two runners who won medals in this race, Mallory Boden placed 7th  with a time of 6:21.84 and Ashlyn Bell placed 10th with a time of 6:34.35. The rest of the 7th grade girls had great runs, Lauren Simpson with a time of 7:13.88, Elexis Herbst with a time of 7:15.49, Bethany Stuart with a time of 7:24.15, Rachel Stuart with a time of 7:37.90, McKenna Easley with a time of 9:11.41, and Elizabeth Noll with a time of 9:54.23. The second race of the meet was 7th grade boys and leading the team was Hunter Meyer with a time of 6:18.77. Brendan Cahalan was our second runner with a time of 6:39.10, the rest of the team was close behind including Jude Graham, Kaedan Elbert, Masen Kindler, Ryan Hamilton, and Cale Yokley with running times of 6:39.47, 6:41.92, 6:44.65, 6:47.15, and 7:03.93, respectively. The third race of the meet was 8th grade girls, Shelby Baldwin ran her two mile race in 16:25.45. The last race of the day was 8th grade boys Mitch Lumley led the team with a time of 13:12.95. The rest of the 8th graders finished strong, Triston Gibson ran a time of 16:22.34, Jackson Edwards ran a time of 18:02.40, Sabastian Wingfield ran a time of 20:09.76, and Ryan Blackwell ran a time of 22:03.89. The fourth meet of the season will take place in Spring Hill this Thursday.

9.17.15 Wellsville
It was a windy day for running at the Wellsville Cross Country Invitational! The Wheatridge team was able to push through the wind to win 4 medals. In the 7th grade girls mile race, Mallory Boden placed 6th with a time of 6:45.24 and Ashlyn Bell placed 7th with a time of 6:48.33. In the 8th grade 2 mile race, Shelby Baldwin placed 13th with a time of 16:40.18, and Mitch Lumley placed 9th with a time of 13:11.72. The rest of the mustang 7th grader mile runners ran well, Lauren Simpson ran a 7:41.24, Elexis Herbst ran a 7:54.70, Rachel Stuart ran a 8:13.52, Bethany Stuart ran a 8:19.00, McKenna Easley ran a 10:11.66, Elizabeth Noll ran a 10:57.06, Hunter Meyer ran a 6:54.8, Masen Kindler ran a 7:06.72, Cale Yokley ran a 7:12.01, Ryan Hamilton ran a 7:13.60, Brendan Cahalan ran a 7:14.31, Kaeden Elbert ran a 7:17.22, and Jude Graham ran a 7:23.39. The 8th grade 2 mile runners had great races, Chase Eccles ran a 15:22.29, Jackson Edwards ran a 17:45.19, Triston Gibson ran a 17:53.39, Sebastian Winfield ran a 19:43.13, and Ryan Blackwell ran a 22:50.74.

9.12.15 Wheatridge (Celebration Park)
The seventh grade girls had their first 1 mile runs of the season. Mallory Boden placed 4th overall with a time of 6:21.93. The rest of the 7th grade girls had great races also. Ashlyn Bell ran a 7:01.59, Lauren Simpson ran a 7:06.59, Bethany Stuart ran a 7:22.52, Rachel Stuart ran a 7:49.78, Elexis Herbst ran an 8:15.22, McKenna Easley ran a 9:03.30, and Elizabeth Noll ran a 10:31.62. The seventh grade boys had great mile runs also.  Ryan Hamilton led the team with a time of 6:27.13, Hunter Meyer ran a 6:32.12, Jude Graham ran a 6:41.78, Cale Yokley ran a 6:44.89, Brendan Cahalan ran a 6:52.67, and Kaeden Elbert ran a 6:53.14. Our eighth grade girl, Shelby Baldwin represented the mustangs well placing 11th overall, running her first 2 mile race in 15:04.24. The eighth grade boys had great first time 2 mile races, Mitch Lumley medaled, placing 6th with a time of 12:26.21. The other eighth grade boys had great first runs of the year, Chase Eccles ran a 14:47.75, Triston Gibson ran a 15:16.36, Jackson Edwards ran a 15:57.31, Ryan Blackwell ran a 20:28.56.