Wellsville Invitational Information

Our second meet of the season is this Thursday, September 19th in Wellsville!

Below is information about the meet for you! If you aren't sure where the course is located, you can click on the link in the calendar at the top of the blog that says map, and it will show you :)


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.

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.  Top 15 places in each age/gender division will medal and medals will be given at the chute. 

Please email Coach Gailliez at gailliezm@usd231.com if you have any questions!

Happy Running!

Celebration Park - Official Times

What a great way to start off the 2013 season!  The weather was perfect and we couldn't be prouder of how well everyone ran today :)  

We're also excited to officially announce our NEW records:  
8th Grade Girls: 13:27.7    
8th Grade Boys:  12:29.8

Here are the official results:  

1 13:27.7-1st
2 12:29.8-4th
3 14:16.5-5th
4 13:53.7-3rd
5 14:09.2-33rd
6 14:48.5-40th
7 14:35.1-38th
8 6:28.0-11th
9 6:52.6-10th
10 7:52.8-69th
11 14:12.9-34th
12 7:11.8-42nd
13 15:16.7-10th
14 15:06.5-46th
15 7:30.2-28th
16 17:12.5-65th
17 15:55.9-15th
18 7:12.4-43rd
19 16:39.4-23rd
20 18:40.6-34th
21 17:24.9-67th
22 15:58.8-16th
23 9:12.4-58th
24 21:11.9-41st
25 16:48.5-24th
26 18:23.4-33rd
28 15:34.7-52nd
29 21:06.6-40th
30 16:14.5-58th
31 19:13.3-72nd
34 20:44.5-39th
35 8:35.0-79th
36 24:38.0-43rd
38 10:03.8-61st
39 9:20.1-59th
40 27:13.0-44th
42 7:55.8-42nd
45 12:35.0-6th

Happy Running!!!
Coach Gailliez & Coach Roberts

Bus time for tomorrow!

The bus will be departing from Wheatridge Middle School at 9:00am tomorrow morning! 

ALL students need to be present on the bus to run at the meet. 

Adult supervision at Wheatridge will begin at 8:30 - PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF YOU STUDENTS/ARRIVE EARLIER THAN 8:30 - there will be NO ADULT supervision and we want everyone to stay safe!  :)

Meet this Saturday!

We’re so excited that our FIRST MEET

(which is also our HOME MEET)

is THIS SATURDAY!

 

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 WHEATRIDGE 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! 

 

If an athlete is done and they want to leave, they MUST check out with either Mrs. Roberts or Ms. Gailliez.  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 grade will be running 1 mile and 8^th grade will run 2 miles.  The finish line for both races will be at/near the same location, (North end of front loop on race map) and the start positions will be in basic same spot but will head different directions.  Please see next post with the race maps. 

TIME SCHEDULE:   

 

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

7^th Boys          ~10:20 a.m.    (1Mile)  following girls conclusion

8^th Parent Recognition for PRMS &WMS  ~10:40 a.m.

8^th Girls          ~10:50 a.m.    (2 Miles)
8^th Boys         ~11:20 a.m.   (2 Miles)  following conclusion of 8^th Girls race

                                   Please note that race times are approximate

Medals will be given to top 15 placers at the conclusion of each race. 

This will be done at 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 athlete do this Saturday!

 

Happy Running,

Coach Gailliez & Coach Roberts

We just received this information from the Athletic Director at the high school and wanted to pass it along.  If you want to take part in this, please send me an email (gailliezm@usd231.com) and I will send you the PDF form for the permission form.

Happy Running,
Coach Gailliez

 

 

Parents of Athletes,

 

USD 231 has had additional requests for students to take the ImPact Test for concussion baseline data information.  There will be testing sessions this Thursday, August 22^nd and Friday, August 23^rd from 3:30 to 5:00 PM in the GEHS Media Center.  If your son or daughter is involved in Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Cheer, Dance, Basketball, Wrestling, High Jump, Pole Vault, Baseball, or Softball this free test is available to students grades 7-12.  Please see the attachments for additional information.  Parents are not required to attend with the students but a parent permission form is required and attached. Please take advantage of the additional testing dates if possible.  Thanks.

 

Kent Glaser

Associate Principal/Athletic Director

Gardner Edgerton High School

Informational Meeting

Thank you to all of the parents and athletes who met with us yesterday at Wheatridge.  We look forward to a great season and are excited for the year to start up!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact either Coach Roberts (robertsg@usd231.com) or Coach Gailliez (gailliezm@usd231.com)!

Happy Running!

Letter from Gary Gribble

Here's a letter we received from Gary Gribble, we wanted to pass it along, just in case any of your are interested!

We wanted to send a brief note to let you know the staff at Garry Gribble's RunningSports is looking forward to seeing you and your cross country athletes again this Fall.
(In fact, we have already had a chance to meet many area high school runners over the past 4-6 weeks as they participate in summer conditioning programs.)

Several specific items of interest:

• We have started to receive cross country spikes including Brooks, Nike, and Saucony. We will also be getting Adidas and New Balance within the next few weeks.

• We offer a 10% discount (any regularly priced shoe) year round to any area athlete (cross country and track team members) and coaching staff.

• Effective August 1 through September 15 all area cross country athletes/coaches are eligible for a double discount (20%). We would also like to offer a free technical tee-shirt to you and your staff while supplies last. The tees are being screened this week and should be available soon.

If you can help us spread the word to your athletes and their parents we would appreciate it.

We apologize if you have received this email in error. Thanks ahead of time if you might be willing to forward this note on to the appropriate individual{s}.

Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.

Thank you and have a great summer!

DW

 

David Williford, Manager
Garry Gribble's RunningSports

Happy Running!