Saturday - Ottawa Meet Info

Here is all the important information for our meet on Saturday.  

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

The Ottawa Middle School Cross Country Meet is Saturday, September 27^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 11:00

Boys’ Varsity is at 9:30                                                          7^th Grade Boys is at 11:20

Girls’ Junior Varsity is at 10:00                                            8^th Grade Girls is at 11:40

Boys Junior Varsity is at 10:30                                             8^th Grade Boys is at 12:05

WE WILL START EARLIER THAN 11:00 IF THE HIGH SCHOOL RACES FINISH EARLY.  Please plan on arriving slightly earlier than the time listed above to ensure that you do not miss your child's race.

Medals will be awarded at the finish line to the top 15 in each division. We have six teams running this year.  We will give hard copy of the results to a coach from each team before you leave.  

Press Releases

Press releases are written for every meet.  These Press Releases are placed in both the Gardner Edge and the Gardner News.  We realize a lot of people probably did not realize this, so we wanted to make you all aware.  Also, since not everybody gets the paper, we will also put the press releases on the blog so you can read them.   I believe they can also be found online in the newspaper.

Below are the Press Releases for the first three meets of the season.

9.13.14 - Celebration Park
The Mustangs kicked of their 2014 season with a great day at Celebration Park on Saturday.  The weather was perfect and the times reflect what a great day it was for Wheatridge’s Cross Country team.  The seventh grade girls had great first runs of the season, with Kenzie Gust running a 6:51 and Shelby Baldwin running a 7:12.  The seventh grade boys represented well in their mile run.  Mitch Lumley came in 13th place with a time of 6:08, Chase Eccles ran a 6:48, Jackson Edwards ran an 8:21, Kole Edwards ran a 9:10, and Ryan Blackwell ran a 9:59.   The eighth grade girls, Skyler Bartels and Jamie Gaither, both returning runners, had great two mile races. Bartels came in 11th with a time of 14:08 and Gaither had a time of 15:11. The eighth grade boys brought home two medals;  Timothy Stuart won the meet and earned a first place medal with a time of 12:05 and Rodolfo Berrum earned a fifth place medal with a time of 12:20.   The other eighth grade boys had great first runs of the year, with Noah Spencer running a 14:25, Josh Lopeman running a 15:31, and Trenton Bilhimer running a 16:13.  

9.18.14 - Wellsville
Wheatridge Middle School Cross Country runners had a great meet in Wellsville on Thursday!  The first race of the meet was 7th grade girls, Kenzie Gust earned a medal by taking 12th place with a time of 6:58, Shelby Baldwin earned a medal by taking 19th place with a time of 7:10, and Erin Smith debuted her season with a time of 10:39.  The second race of the meet was 7th grade boys and one medal was brought home by Mitch Lumley, who took 10th place with a time of 6:08.  Chase Eccles was our second runner with a time of 6:58, the trio of Triston Gibson, Jackson Edwards, and Kole Edwards ran 8:32, 8:35, and 8:37, respectively.   Logan Kleinsorge debuted his season with a time of 8:49 and Ryan Blackwell ran a 10:03.  The third and final race of the meet was a combined 8th grade girls and boys race.  Two 8th grade girls brought home medals: Jamie Gaither ran a 14:37 and earned 15th place and Skyler Bartels ran a 14:38 and earned 16th place, Haley Meyer debuted with a 16:16.  Two 8th grade boys brought home medals: Timothy Stuart ran a 12:38 and earned 6th place and Rodolfo Berrum ran a 12:39 and earned 7th place.  Noah Spencer ran a 14:27, Josh Lopeman ran a 14:38, Trenton Bilhimer ran a 16:26, and Taylor Lindburg debuted at a 21:05.  The team is excited to participate in their third meet of the season at Wyandotte County Park this Saturday.​

9.20.14 - Robert Clark

Wheatridge Middle School Cross Country runners ran a beautiful and hilly course during the Robert Clark Invitational at Wyandotte County Park on Saturday!  The first race of the meet was 7th grade girls, Kenzie Gust ran a time of 7:33 and Shelby Baldwin had a time of 7:50. The second race of the meet was 7th grade boys and one medal was brought home by Mitch Lumley, who took 24th place with a time of 6:28.  Kole Edwards was our second runner with a time of 8:24, the trio of Triston Gibson, Jackson Edwards, and  Logan Kleinsorge ran 9:44, 9:59, and 10:20, respectively. The third race of the meet was 8th grade girls and two medals were brought home by Jamie Gaither and Skyler Bartels, who took 11th place  and 20th place with times of 15:04 and 15:53, respectively. Haley Meyer was the third 8^th grade girl and was very close to earning a medal with a time of 16:37. The last race of the day was 8th grade boys were two more medals were brought home by Rodolfo Berrum and Timothy Stuart, who placed 4th and 11th, with times of 12:33 and 13:11, respectively. The rest of the 8th graders finished strong, Josh Lopeman ran a time of 14:17, Noah Spencer ran a time of 14:26, Trenton Bilhimer ran a time of 16:30, and Taylor Lindburg ran a time of 23:17. The fourth meet of the season will take place in Spring Hill this Thursday.

Spring Hill Meet

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 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. 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.

There will be a concession stand and restrooms available near the course.

Race schedule and awards:

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. Individual medals will be awarded to the top 10 finishers in each of the four divisions.

Robert Clark Invitational - THIS SATURDAY!!

Here is the information for our Saturday meet.  Please check the calendar for exact location and directions to the meet.  

The bus is leaving at 10:45!!!!  Please do not have your athlete to the school before 10:15, as there will be no adult supervision, and we want to keep all the kids safe!

Running Schedule

12:45          7^th Grade Girls

1:05            7^th Grade Boys

1:25            8^th Grade Girls

1:50            8^th Grade Boys

Medals

Top 25 runners in each race will get a medal.  All medals will be handed out in the chute.

Sale Items

There will be M&A Shirt sales onsite making special meet apparel (t-shirts, long sleeved shirts, etc) as well as food vendors for the runners to purchase from after/before their race! 

Schools Competing

Basehor-Linwood, Christ Preparatory Academy, Clark, Eisenhower, Emporia, Jefferson West, Kansas City East Christian Academy, Lansing , Mill Creek, Monticello Trails, Perry-Lecompton, Seaman, Shawnee Heights, Tonganoxie, Turner Entries, Wheatridge, Trail Ridge Middle School.

Results

Results will be given to the coaches at the end of the meet.  If athletes stay until the end of the meet and ride the bus home, they can get their official race times then.  If not, they will get them on Monday at practice.  

Race Maps (7th then 8th)

Happy Running,

Coach Gailliez & Coach Kost

Wellsville - Thursday, September 18th

Wellsville CC Invitational September 18th, 2014

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.  

The Course

The meet will be held on the 40 acres located on the northwest corner of Wellsville.  The course will be very similar to the one last year.  

Fan 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.

Running Schedule

7th Girls   4:00 PM    (1 Mile)

7th Boys   4:10 PM    (1 Mile)

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

*8th grade girls and boys will all run together.

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

Awards

Top 20 places in each division (4 divisions:  7 Girls, 7 Boys, 8 Girls, 8 Boys) will get a medal.

Medals will be handed out at the finishing chute.

Results

Ticker Timing (the chips) will be used at this meet.  All results will be posted at tickertiming.com after the conclusion of the last race.

Transportation
We will be leaving school early on Thursday, runners will be missing part of their 8th hour Guided Studies class.  With the 8th graders running together, we should be leaving Wellsville no later than 5:00, so be expecting a student pick up between 5:15 - 5:30.  We will always remind students to call home when we are leaving the meet to ensure parents are in-the-loop.  

If you have any questions about Thursday's meet or the season in general, please contact us!

Happy Running,
Coach Gailliez & Coach Kost

Amazing First Meet!!!

We are SOOOO proud of how well everybody ran today!

Results can be found at http://tickertiming.com/ under the Wheatridge Middle School CC Invite!

Several parents today mentioned they would like to be able to subscribe to the blog.  You can now find two different ways to do this on the right hand side of our blog :)

Have a great weekend, we look forward to seeing everyone ready to run on Monday!

Happy Running,
Coach Gailliez & Coach Kost

Our First Meet

We are so excited to run at our first meet, which is also our home meet, this upcoming Saturday!  The runners have been putting in a lot of hard work and it'll be exciting for everyone to get their first race in.  

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 Kost.  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 basic same spot but will head different directions.  Please see race maps below to see where you want to cheer your runner on.

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 girls conclusion

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 of 8^th Girls 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.

All times will be recorded by ticker timing. 

We look forward to seeing you all out at the course and are excited to see how the athletes do this Saturday!

Happy Running,

Coach Gailliez & Coach Kost