Cross Country 2019

The season is almost here!

We're excited that you are interested in running Cross Country this school year!

Any athlete who wishes to participate in a school sport needs to have the following forms all filled out and ON FILE with the athletic secretary, Mrs. Bonita Grant.  Athletes can not start participating in practice until these are in.

The link below will take you to the school's athletic page where you can find all three forms needed to participate.

http://www.usd231.com/WMS/9929-Untitled.html

Our first practice of the year is Monday, August 15th.  Be in Ms. Gailliez's room (606, in the 7th grade hallway) dressed and ready to run by 3:30.  If you could not make it to the Parent Sport's Meeting on Monday, feel free to send Ms. Gailliez an email (gailliezm@usd231.com) and she can send an attachment of the parent letter that was handed out.  

We hope to see you all ready to run on Monday!
Happy Running,
Coach Gailliez & Coach Wallace

Summer Running Opportunies

The HIGH SCHOOL is hosting TWO summer running opportunities for the middle school athletes.

The first is a CC CAMP.  This is hosted by the HIGH SCHOOL and the person in charge is COACH LARRY WARD (the high school cross country coach).  The form for this four day camp is included below.  The registration form and payment information is included on this form as well.  Click on the following link to get a downloadable PDF for the Cross Country Middle School Camp form. http://www.usd231.com/WMS/11408-Summer-Camps.html

The second is the SHOW UP AND RUN opportunity throughout the summer.  These are dates and times where athletes can show up and have others to run with.  You do not need to sign up or pay to be part of this, you just need to show up and run!  The attachment below shows the dates, locations, and times for each of these opportunities!

Both of these are hosted through the HIGH SCHOOL, so any questions need to be addressed to Coach Ward at the high school.  








Are you READY to RUN?

We're excited that you are interested in running Cross Country next school year!

Any athlete who wishes to participate in a school sport needs to have the following forms all filled out and ON FILE with the athletic secretary, Mrs. Bonita Grant.  Athletes can not start participating in practice until these are in.

The link below will take you to the school's athletic page where you can find all three forms needed to participate.

http://www.usd231.com/WMS/9929-Untitled.html

Happy Running,
Coach Gailliez

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!!