Press Release 9.17.16

It was a beautiful afternoon for the Wheatridge Mustangs to run at the Bonner Springs Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 17th.  

The first race of the day was the seventh grade girls’ one mile.  Jillian Velasquez earned a fourth place finish and a medal with a time of 7:14, and her teammates Sadie Helms (8:25) and Phoebe States (9:46) had strong performances as well.  The seventh grade boys’ one mile race followed.  Three Mustangs ran top fifteen times and earned medals; Jake McClure took second place with a time of 6:04, Trent Glaser took sixth place with a time of 6:27, and Cam Gillman took thirteenth with a time of 6:37.  Other seventh grade boy performances were Jay Jensen (8:38), Shane Hutchison (8:53), and Jackson Holle (10:13).

The eighth grade girls’ two mile race was next.  Mallory Boden led the pack and earned a first place finish with a time of 14:09.  Her teammate Ashlyn Bell also ran a medal-earning time;  she came in fifth with a time of 14:51.  Other great performances were Cassie Sleet (17:00), Bethany Stuart (17:20), Rachel Stuart (17:40), and Liz Noll (22:33).  The last race of the day was the boys’ two mile. The boys had strong performances;  Korbin Poznich (13:51), Masen Kindler (13:57), Ryan Hamilton (13:58), Jude Graham (14:26), Blaine Leon (14:29), Tyler Williams (15:09), Kaeden Elbert (15:59).

The Mustangs are looking forward to running at their fourth meet of the season on Thursday, September 22nd at Spring Hill.

Saturday's Meet Information

Bonner Springs Braves Cross Country Invitational

Wyandotte County Park

126th and State Line

September 17, 2016

Bus Departure

The bus will be leaving WMS at 11am.  Please do not drop off runners earlier than 10:30, as there will be no adult supervision, and we want to keep the kids safe.

Parking

Busses may park on Wyco Park Road, which is the first road on the left after you turn onto 126th street off of State Line. Cars can park across the street in the open parking lot.

Race Times and Distances

1:00pm Girls 7th 1 mile

1:15pm Boys 7th 1 mile

1:40pm Girls 8th 2 mile

2:00pm Boys 8th 2 mile

Awards

Medals will be given to the top 15 individuals in their respective races following the C team races at the Medal Ceremony.

Results

Will be available on the website: www.eagleeyefat.com

Apparel and Concessions

There will be meet shirts sold and concessions available at the shelter house.

Race Maps

Will be given to coaches the day of the meet.

Press Release 9.15.16

It was a hot day and you did a great job today at Wellsville! Below is the press release, if you ran faster today than you did on Saturday, your time will have a PR (Personal Record) next to it !

The Wheatridge Mustangs traveled to Wellsville on Thursday to run at their second meet of the season.  Seventh grader Jillian Velasquez took eighth in the mile with a medal-earning time of 6:39 and was joined by Sadie Helms (8:03) and Phoebe States (9:05 PR) in the first race of the day.  Four Seventh grade boys ran medal-earning times;  Jake McClure took second place with a time of 5:47 (PR) and the pack of Trent Glaser (6:21), Cam Gillman (6:26 PR), and Charlie Kuzma (6:29 PR) took 16th, 17th, and 18th, respectively.  Other great seventh grade boy performances were Jacob Adams (6:52), Jay Jensen (8:28 PR), and Jackson Holle (9:50 PR).

The last race of the day was a combined 8th grade boys and girls two mile run.  Mallory Boden took ninth with a medal-earning time of 14:58 and Ashlyn Bell took twelfth with a medal-earning time of 15:11.  Other girl performances were Bethany Stuart (17:46), Rachel Stuart (18:17), Cassie Sleet (19:17), and Liz Noll (21:34).  The boy’s team was well represented with performances by Ryan Hamilton (13:41), Korbin Poznich (14:00), Masen Kindler (14:10), Blaine Leon (14:28), Christian Gomez (14:30), Jude Graham (14:36), Cale Yokley (14:56), Kaeden Elbert (15:04), and Tyler Williams (15:13).

The Mustangs will travel to Wyandotte County Park on Saturday to run at the Bonner Springs Invitational.  

Wellsville Meet Information

Wellsville CC Invitational September 15th, 2016

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.  

Parking:

Bus, van, and fan parking will be very limited.  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 be aware of the no parking signs on 4th street.

Race Time Schedule:

7th Girls   4:00 PM    (1 Mile)

7th Boys   4:10 PM    (1 Mile)

8th Boys & Girls   4:20 PM     (2 Miles)

Race times are approximate .  Races will run ahead of schedule if possible.  If there is a problem with extreme temperatures, the schedule may be revised.

Awards:

The top 20 places for each grade level and gender will be awarded.  Medals will be handed out as the runners come through the chute.

Transportation:
Please make sure to sign out your child if you wish to take them from the meet so we can ensure they are accounted for before we leave the meet.  

If you have any other questions about this meet, please contact Coach Gailliez (gailliezm@usd231.com).

Happy Running,
Coach Gailliez & Coach Wallace

Results and Press Release - Celebration Park

Amazing Job Runners!!! We are SO INCREDIBLY proud of all of your performances and are excited to see how the rest of your season unfolds! Below is the Press Release that will be given to the local papers.

It was a beautiful morning at Celebration Park for Wheatridge Middle School’s Cross Country meet on Saturday, September 10th.  It was a great kickoff to the WMS season!

The first race of the day was the seventh grade girls’ mile.  Jillian Velasquez earned a medal and fourth place finish with a time of 6:32.  Sadie Helms (7:47) and Phoebe States (9:24) both had great first meet performances.  The second race of the day was the seventh grade boys’ mile.  Two Mustangs earned medals in this race, Jake McClure earned a second place finish with a time of 5:50 and Trent Glaser earned a sixth place finish with a time of 6:16.  Other great performances were Cam Gillman (6:30), Jacob Adams (6:36), Charlie Kuzma (6:36),  Shane Hutichison (8:13), Jay Jensen (8:33), and Jackson Holle (10:16).

The eighth grade girls’ two mile was the next race of the day.  Mallory Boden earned a seventh place finish and a medal with a time of 13:58 and  Ashlyn Bell earned a ninth place finish and a medal with a time of 14:09.  Bethany Stuart (16:32), Cassie Sleet (16:35), Rachel Stuart (17:10), and Liz Noll (18:45) all had great first season races.  The last race of the day was the eighth grade boys’ two mile.  While no Mustangs took medals, the eighth grade boys still had great first season races: Ryan Hamilton (12:57), Korbin Poznich (13:14), Blaine Leon (13:19), Jude Graham (13:37), Christian Gomez (13:49), Tyler Williams (14:48), and Kaeden Elbert (14:51).

The Wheatridge Mustangs look forward to racing at their second meet of the season in Wellsville on Thursday, September 15th.  

Happy Running and GOOD JOB,
Coach Gailliez & Coach Wallace

PICTURE DAY TOMORROW!!!

Please make sure your athlete is bringing their CC uniform to school tomorrow!  

Picture forms will be handed out today at practice.

PEC Sports will be taking the pictures.  Their website is www.pecsports.info if you'd like to do your transaction online and their phone number is (913) 884-3379 if you would like to talk to somebody at their office!

Thank you!

First Meet - This Saturday!

The first meet of the season is this weekend and it's time to talk logistics!

Since this is the first meet of the season, there are a few procedures/rules that we need everyone to be aware of.  We're going to be running at Celebration Park, and although it is close to many of your homes, all athletes who wish to run in the meet MUST RIDE THE BUS FROM WMS TO CELEBRATION PARK. Students who show up to Celebration Park with their parents and DID NOT ride the bus WILL NOT be allowed to participate. We realize this seems bizarre, but it’s the rule, and we have to stick to it! 

The bus will be leaving WMS at 9:00am sharp!  

Coaches will be at the school ready for runner drop-offs at 8:30am.  Please do not drop your runner off earlier than that, as there will be no adult supervision, and we want everyone to be safe!

If an athlete is done and they want to leave, they MUST check out with either Coach Gailliez or Coach Wallace.  This helps us make sure all athletes are accounted for when leaving a meet.   Athletes are only allowed to leave a meet with THEIR PARENT; no other adult may take an athlete from a meet!  If you wish for somebody else to pick up your child, they must pick them up from Wheatridge after we’ve returned from the meet. 

7^th graders will be running 1 mile and 8^th graders will run 2 miles.  The finish line for both races will be at the same location, and the start positions will be in the same basic spot but will head different directions.  Please see race maps below to see where you want to cheer for the kids!

TIME SCHEDULE:   (Please note that times are approximate)

7^th Girls           10:00 a.m.     (1 Mile)

7^th Boys          ~10:20 a.m.    (1Mile)  following conclusion of the girl race

8^th Parent Recognition  ~10:40 a.m.
8^th Girls          ~10:50 a.m.    (2 Miles) 
8^th Boys         ~11:20 a.m.   (2 Miles)  following conclusion the girl race

                                   

Medals will be given to top 10 placers at the conclusion of each race. 

This will be done at the finish line, there is no medal ceremony.

We look forward to seeing you all out at the course and are excited to see how the athletes do this Saturday! If you have any questions about this meet or the season in general, please contact us!

Happy Running,

Coach Gailliez and Coach Wallace