Awards Assembly

The Fall Sport Award Assembly will be on Monday, October 23rd.

The Assembly will begin at 1:40 and the Cross Country runners will be getting their awards second in the order, so if you plan on attending, please be there for the beginning of the assembly!

If you purchased a Cross Country shirt please wear it that day.

Thank you!
Coach Gailliez & Coach White

Eudora Press Release

The Wheatridge Cross Country team traveled to Eudora for their final meet of the season on Thursday, October 5th.  The top 15 finishers for each race earned medals and the top 10 League finishers earned a medal or ribbon as well.

The seventh grade girls’ team had a fantastic showing and won the League Championship!  Hannah Elliott took third place overall and was the League Champion with a time of 6:35.  Natalie Yarbrough took sixth place overall and was 3rd place in League with a time of 6:44.  Natalie Claycamp took seventh place overall and was 4th place in League with a time of 6:44.  Charli McGill took seventeenth place overall and was 10th place in League with a time of 6:59.  Olivia Hinck took twenty-fourth place overall and was 15th place in League with a time of 7:15.  Taylor Dryden took forty sixth place overall and was 26th place in League with a time of 7:45.  

The seventh grade boys’ team finished off their season strong.  Gage Graham took 19th place (13th in League) with a time of 6:38.  Jackson Elsey took 26th place (16th in League) with a time of 6:46.  Kyler Leadbetter took 57th place (34th in League) with a time of 7:25.  Trevor Hamilton took 66th place (40th in League) with a time of 7:35.  Tyler Utter took 84th place (51st in League) with a time of 8:10.  Will Korosec took 86th place (53rd in League) with a time of 8:38.

The eighth grade Mustangs competed well in their last Middle School Cross Country race.  Zoey Edwards took seventh place overall and was 6th place in League with a time of 13:36.  Jillian Velasquez took ninth place overall and was 8th place in League with a time of 13:55.  Sadie Helms took eighteenth place overall and was 12th place in League with a time of 15:06.  Donald Chambers took 27th place overall and 18th place in League in the boys’ race with a time of 13:16 (PR).

The Wheatridge Cross Country coaches are incredibly proud of all the hard work the runners put into their season and hope this continues to foster a love of running in all the athletes!

EUDORA MEET IS ON!

Eudora has been dry all morning, the course is marked, and the bad weather is hopefully going to pass us by!

They will be running the combined inclement weather schedule!!!!  Please make a note of the time differences!

Seventh Grade Boys and Girls will run COMBINED at 4:00pm, followed by the Eighth Grade Boys and Girls COMBINED run (probably starting no later than 4:15).

The Frontier League medals and ribbons ceremony will begin as soon as the 8th grade race is completed.  

Fun run to start about 5:00pm.

Keep your fingers crossed that the weather cooperates :)

Bad Weather Possible

Since there is a potential for thunderstorms on Thursday, October 5th there is a possibility that our meet will be cancelled.  Eudora has contacted us and let us know that they would make the call so that we could let all parties involved know by noon on Thursday.

IF the meet gets cancelled, there are two possibilities.

The first possibility is that we will NOT reschedule this meet and our season will be over.

The second possibility is that the meet will be rescheduled to Monday, October 9th.  

Please bring everything you would need for the meet on Thursday to school, as well as a non-uniform set of running clothes.  Even if we do NOT have a meet, we will have a practice on Thursday.

If the meet gets rescheduled to Monday, October 9th we will NOT have practice on Friday, October 6th.

Eudora Meet Information

Thursday is our LAST meet of the season!!!

Below is the information from Eudora.

When: Thursday, October 5th

What: EMS Cross Country Invitational & Frontier League Meet

Where: Eudora Middle School, 2635 Church St. – Eudora, KS  66025

Fun run: There will be a 1 mile race at 5:30 for any K-8 non-cross country runners.  Other schools are invited to participate.  Top 3 boys & 3 girls medal.

Schedule:

Coaches Meeting 3:35 On the patio (bring your scratches)

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

Fun Run, K-8 non-XC runners 5:30 1 Mile

Frontier League awards presents 5:45

All races will run ahead of schedule if possible.

Inclement weather schedule:

7th Grade Girls & Boys 4:00 1 Mile

8th Grade Girls & Boys 4:15 2 Mile

Fun Run 4:50 1 Mile  

(This race could be cancelled if we need to get the 7-8 races done)

Course map: Due to EMS football playing in the same area the course has to be recreated, a course map will be provided at a later date.

Starting assignments: By random draw the day of the race.  Your chute number will be posted on your team envelope and will be the same for all races.

Restrooms: Located at the baseball/softball complex or inside EMS using the backside commons door.  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 medals: 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).

PRMS Press Release

The Wheatridge Cross Country team had an amazing second-to-last meet of the season!  They traveled across town to Pioneer Ridge’s meet at Celebration Park and the cool weather provided the perfect conditions for many top-ten medals and a lot of personal records!

The seventh grade girls’ team took first as a team out of the five schools running!  Hannah Elliott led and won the race with a time of 6:15 (PR).  Two other seventh grade girls ran medal earning races;  Natalie Yarbrough took fifth place (6:40 PR) and Natalie Claycamp took seventh place (6:42 PR).  Other awesome performances were Charli McGill (6:51 PR), Olivia Hinck (7:11), and Taylor Dryden (7:13 PR).

The seventh grade boys’ team had wonderful races as well!  Gage Graham earned a medal for his tenth place race of 6:19 (PR), Kyler Leadbetter (7:07), Trevor Hamilton (7:17), Tyler Utter (7:38 PR), Will Korosec (7:42 PR), and Sam McQueen (8:45 PR).

The eighth grade girls’ team all earned medals and ran personal records.  Jillian Velasquez took third place with a time of 13:25 (PR), Zoey Edwards took fifth place with a time of 13:28 (PR), and Sadie Helms took ninth place with a time of 15:03 (PR).  

Donald Chambers represented the eighth grade boys with a personal record setting race of 13:24 (PR).

The Mustangs are starting their taper as they prepare for their last meet of the season in Eudora on Thursday, October 5th.

PRMS Meet Information - Wednesday, September 27th

Pioneer Ridge Middle School Meet Information

Location
Celebration Park - same course as our first one of the season!  Check out the course maps below.

Medals
Medals will be awarded to the top ten runners in each division and will be given out in the chute

Results
Official time results will be sent out via email after the race (Thursday, Sept. 28th) to the participating schools.  These will not be posted online.

Race Distances
7th graders will run 1 mile
8th graders will run 2 miles

Time Schedule
7th grade girls – 4:00 p.m. (1 mile)
7th grade boys ~4:15 p.m. (1 mile)
8th grade girls ~4:30 p.m. (2 miles)
8th grade boys ~4:55 p.m. (2 miles)

RACE TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE

Course Maps

Ottawa Press Release

The Wheatridge Cross Country team traveled to the very hilly Ottawa course on Saturday, September 23rd.  Although the hot, humid weather and hilly course did not provide any Personal Records for any of the Mustangs, many runners earned top-twenty medals!

The seventh grade girls’ team took first place overall. Hannah Elliott led the way and won the one mile race (7:08), Natalie Yarbrough took fourth (7:33), Natalie Claycamp took seventh (7:46), Charli McGill took thirteenth (8:03), Olivia Hinck took eighteenth (8:13), and Taylor Dryden took twenty third (8:52).  

The boys team ran the second race of the day and did a great job of tackling the hilly course.  Gage Graham took eighth place (7:16), Jackson Elsey took ninth place (7:20), Kyler Leadbetter took eighteenth (7:50), Tyler Utter took thirty second (9:03), Will Korosec took thirty third (9:04), and Sam McQueen took thirty eighth (10:37).

Each of the two mile eighth grade races were represented by one Wheatridge Mustang.  Sadie Helms took fifth place (17:55) in the girls’ race and Shane Chambers took sixteenth place (16:55) in the boys’ race.

The Mustangs are excited to revisit the first course of the season at Pioneer Ridge’s meet on Wednesday, September 27th.    

Spring Hill Press Release

The Wheatridge Cross Country team traveled to Spring Hill on Thursday, September 21st for their fourth meet of the season.

The seventh grade girls’ team took first place overall!  Hannah Elliott led the one mile race and earned a first place medal with a time of 6:23.  Natalie Claycamp came in fifth place (6:54), Natalie Yarbrough came in seventh place (6:57 PR), and Charlie McGill took ninth place (6:59) and all three girls earned medals.  Taylor Dryden (7:21 PR) and Oliva Hinck (7:22) rounded out the girls team performances.

The seventh grade boys’ team did a great job.  Jackson Elsey and Gage Graham both ran 6:43, Kyler Leadbetter (7:21), Tyler Utter (7:40 PR), Will Korosec (7:53 PR), and Sam McQueen (9:02 PR) all had great races.

All three eighth grade girls ran medal earning times in their two miles race - Zoey Edwards took fourth place (14:31 PR), Jillian Velasquez took fifth place (15:38), and Sadie Helms took eighth place (16:16).  Shane Chamber ran the last race of the day with a time of 15:05.  

The Cross Country team is looking forward to running the hills at the Ottawa meet on Saturday, September 23rd.   

Ottawa Meet Information - Saturday, September 23rd

Information from Ottawa for our meet on Saturday, September 23rd!

The bus will be leaving WMS promptly at 9:30!

The Ottawa Middle School Cross Country Meet is Saturday, September 24^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.

PLEASE DIRECT YOUR TEAM AND FANS TO 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 11:15

Boys’ Varsity is at 9:30                                                          7^th Grade Boys is at 11:35

Girls’ Junior Varsity is at 10:00                                            8^th Grade Girls is at 11:55

Boys Junior Varsity is at 10:40                                             8^th Grade Boys is at 12:20

WE WILL START EARLIER THAN 11:15 IF THE HIGH SCHOOL RACES FINISH EARLY.

Medals will be awarded at the finish line to the top 20 in each division. We have six teams running this year.  

PLEASE ASK YOUR RUNNERS TO TELL THEIR FAMILIES – PETS SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT TO THE COURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spring Hill Meet Information - Thursday, September 21st

Below is the following information from Spring Hill regarding our meet on Thursday!

We are excited to host your teams in our CC meet coming up on Thursday, September 21st!

Location:
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 for 7th grade 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, otherwise, access to the lot will be
limited until 3:40pm. 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.

Concession & Restrooms:
There will be a concession stand and restrooms available near the course.

Race schedule:
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.


Awards:
Individual medals will be awarded to the top 10 finishers in each of the four
divisions. Times will be emailed to coaches as soon as possible after the races are
finished

Monday, September 25th

We have the opportunity to work the concession stand to raise money for the team as well as offer support to the Volleyball team!  

In lieu of a practice that day, athletes will work in groups of 6 and will rotate from helping in the concession stand and cheering for the seventh grade Volleyball team.  

Athletes are not required to stay past the 4:45 end-of-practice time, however, we are encouraging as many as possible to stay and help work concessions/cheer for the volleyball until the end of the games (usually around 6:00).  

If athletes bought a CC shirt they are encouraged to wear it that day!  

If you have any questions, please contact either Coach Gailliez or Coach White.

Happy Running!
-Coach Gailliez & Coach White

TRMS Press Release

The Wheatridge Cross Country Team ran at the Trail Ridge Middle School meet on Saturday, September 16th.  It was a hot and humid day, but the Mustangs all had great performances.

The seventh grade girls’ team took second place overall and many Personal Records were set!  Hannah Elliott earned a medal with a sixth place finish (6:23 PR), Natalie Claycamp earned a medal with a twelfth place finish (6:46 PR), Olivia Hinck (6:55 PR), Charli McGill (6:55 PR), Natalie Yarbrough (7:14) and Taylor Dryden (7:36) all had great races.

The seventh grade boys set many Personal Records during their one mile race as well!  Jackson Elsey (6:36 PR), Gage Graham (6:36 PR), Trevor Hamilton (7:17 PR), Kyler Leadbetter (7:35), Tyler Utter (8:39), Will Korosec (8:53), and Sam McQueen (9:43 PR) had awesome third races of the season.

The eighth grade girls’ team consisted of Jillian Velasquez who earned a medal with a tenth place time of 15:41, Zoey Edwards who earned a medal with an eleventh place time of 15:42, and Sadie Helms (16:44).  Shane Chambers ran the last race of the day with a time of 15:27.

The Mustangs travel to Spring Hill on Thursday, September 21st for their fourth meet of the season.    

 

Wellsville Press Release

The Wheatridge Middle School Mustangs traveled to Wellsville for their second meet of the season.  The hot weather didn’t get them down and they ran well against the other 18 schools.

The seventh grade boys and girls ran their first two mile race of the season.  Medal award finishers were Hannah Elliott who took fourth place (14:23), Natalie Claycamp who took twelfth place (15:36), Charli McGill who took twentieth place (15:51), and Natalie Yarbrough who took twenty fifth place (16:11).  Olivia Hinck (16:35) and Taylor Dryden (18:09) had great races as well!  The boy’s team fared well with Gage Graham (15:05),  Jackson Elsey (15:25), Trevor Hamilton (18:08), Kyler Leadbetter (18:28), Tyler Utter (20:20), Will Korosec (20:28), and Sam McQueen (26:24).  

The eighth grade girls all ran medal-winning races!  Jillian Velasquez took fifteenth place (15:24), Zoey Edwards took sixteenth place (15:26), and Sadie Helms took twenty fifth place (17:06).  Shane Chambers represented the boys team with a run of 14:47 (PR).

The runners are excited to run at Trail Ridge Middle School on Saturday, September 16th.

Trail Ridge Middle School Meet

Please read the information below about the meet on Saturday, September 16th.

The bus will be leaving WMS promptly at 12:30!

Welcome to Trail Ridge Middle School’s Cross Country Meet!

Location:  Trail Ridge Middle School- 495 East Grand Street

Parking:  Buses in lot between schools (west lot) - Parents and fans TRMS east parking lot.  (we will close Grand Star lot for the morning)

Time Schedule:  (Please note that times are approximate)

7^th girls            1:30                 (1 mile)

7^th boys           1:45                 (1 Mile) following girls’ conclusion

8^th girls            2:00                 (2 miles) following 7^th grade boys’ conclusion

8^th boys           2:30                 (2 miles) following 8^th grade girls’ conclusion

Races:  7^th graders will be running 1 mile and 8^th graders will be running 2 miles.  The finish line for both races will be at the same location, as will the finish line.  Please see race maps at the bottom of this post.

Course: A portion of the course will be on concrete, so spikes are not advised.  However, if you do opt to wear them then they can be no longer than 1/4” as you will be finishing on the track.

Chutes: Chutes will be denoted by an abbreviations other school name.

Medals: Medals will be given to the top 15 finishers at the conclusion of each race.  This will be done at the finish line, there is no medal ceremony.

Timing & Results: All times will be recorded by Black Squirrel Timing.  Results will be posted on their website at the conclusion of the meet.  http://www.blacksquirreltiming.com/

Seventh Graders - One Mile Course:

Eighth Graders - Two Mile Course:

Wellsville Meet Information

The following information is from Wellsville about our upcoming meet!  If you have any questions that are not covered below, please send either Coach Gailliez or Coach White an email with your question(s).

Wellsville CC Invitational September 14th, 2017

Location:

The meet will be held on the 40 acres located on the northwest corner of Wellsville. The course is just east of the Wellsville Elementary School at 218 Ash Street.

Fun Run:

This year our Fun Run for Students 6th grade and below will begin at 3:45.

Fan Parking:

Parking for fans will be will be available in the parking lot south of the new elementary school after 3:30 pm. The easiest parking will be located in the student parking area north of the high school. You will then need to walk north to 4th street, west to the end of 4th street, then north through the gates to the running area. Restroom facilities are located at the school. Please ask your bus drivers and patrons to be aware of the no parking signs on 4th street.

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

7th Girls & Boys 4:00 PM (2 Miles)**

8th Boys & Girls 4:25 PM (2 Miles)

**Yes, this is a two mile race this year**

Race times are approximate . We will run ahead of schedule if possible. If there is a problem with extreme temperatures, we may revise the schedule.

AWARDS:

Top 20 places in each division (4 divisions - 7th girls, 7th boys, 8th girls, 8th boys). Medals will be awarded as runners come through the chute.