2016 XC Team

2016 XC Team

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Transition To New Web Page

Our new team web page is up and running and all weekly updates will now be published there.  Check us out at MVHSXC.COM

Sunday, August 20, 2017

2017 Season - Week #9

Hey Team,

Great job this week at practice!  We are picking up the intensity and mileage and you are handling it great.  We especially appreciate the hard effort many of you put into the workouts on Wednesday and Friday!  This Saturday will be our first race at Breese Ranch, but we will be training through it so don't worry if you aren't feeling ready or are tired after the last couple weeks.  Our focus is on the end of the season.  Here are some important announcements for the week!

Breese Ranch -

Our first race is this Saturday at Breese Ranch in Prineville.  Please meet at the Mountain View bus loop at 7:30 AM to catch the bus.  I expect we will be back at Mountain View for pickup at 12:30 PM.  The girls race is at 9:00 AM and the boys are at 9:40.  There is a community race at 10:00 for any parents interested in participating.  The course starts on a pasture and at 1/4 mile crosses a large creek and follows a dirt road to a flood irrigated pasture for some wet running. At the 3/4 miles the course starts a 3/4 mile up hill grind on a cattle trail to the halfway point of the race. From this point on it is downhill to the same wet pasture, stream crossing and follows a dirt road to the finish.  Parents interested in watching or participating in the community race can drive there by traveling through Prineville and proceeding 1 mile east of town on US 26.  There will be signs on the right side of the road for Breese Ranch.

Pasta Feed -

We have a team pasta feed Friday evening right after practice at Mallory Roberts House at 62610 Bunchgrass Pl.  We will carpool athletes that can't drive from Drake Park to save parents some trouble.  The Roberts will be providing pasta but please bring the following:

Freshmen - Bread
Sophomore - Drinks
Juniors - Salad
Seniors - Desert

Team Registration - The following athletes are cleared to participate in practices and races.  If your name is not on the list please contact the athletic office to determine what you are missing.  Full instructions for registration are available on the athletics web page at https://www.bend.k12.or.us/mountainview/student-life/athletics
Alevizos, Helios (9)
Backstrom, Tyler (9)
Beecroft, Tyler (10)
Berler, Zachary (9)
Bolen, Evan (10)
Buckmaster, Drake (11)
Cannon, Nate (11)
Choffel, Riley (10)
Cordell, Max (9)
Crafton, Shella May (9)
Cummings, Brooke (10)
Davis, Lamar (9)
Davis, Sydney (11)
Edgerton, Nolan (11)
Gill, Meagan (9)
Goff, Annika (9)
Goff, Wyatt (11)
Gonzalez, Gabriel (9)
Hackbart, Lillian (9)
Harris, Jayden (11)
Hartman-Warr, Amelia (9)
Hassell, Forrest (10)
Henry, Adam (9)
Henry, Fiona (9)
Jacobson, Elizabeth (12)
Johnson, Preston (10)
Katz, Anya (12)
Koker, Noah (11)
Lane, William (10)
Lehr, Maxwell (10)
Loyd, Emma (9)
McBride, Lauryn (11)
McFarland, Matheson (10)
Mckee, Samuel (9)
Miller, Chloe (11)
Miller, Peyton (9)
Moore, Emily (9)
Olarrea, Quinn (12)
Oubari, Karam (11)
Pfeil, Kevin(12)
Phillips, Carson (9)
Pichardo, Levi (10)
Piper, Tristan (9)
Priest, Carmen (12)
Ramsey, Elida (12)
Robbins, Carsen (11)
Roberts, Mallory (12)
Santaguida, Cody (9)
Schendel, Gabriel (9)
Schumacher, Michael (11)
Shilling, Paul (9)
Shores, Alexis (10)
Smith, Mckenna (10)
Sparks, Kyla (10)
Strauder, Kyanna (10)
Swenson, Kelsey (11)
Tomlinson, Ellie (9)
Tranby, Joel (10)
Vann, Madison (11)


Team Uniforms - We will be handing out team uniforms at practice on Thursday during practice.  You must be registered and cleared to receive a uniform.  We have really nice, really expensive, and really cool uniforms that were purchased last year.  Please stress to your student the importance of taking care of these and not losing them.  Students will be fined for any uniforms that are lost or damaged.

Footzone Spike Nights - Footzone is a huge supporter of local high school cross country and have spike nights scheduled for 8/20 (Today!), and 8/30 in which all athletes are offered a 20% discount on all shoes and spikes.  You can also go in any day and receive a 10% discount by mentioning you're a high school athlete.

Washington Family Ranch – September 8-10.  WRF is coming up fast and we need you to register by 8/25 and turn in a waiver by emailing scanned copy or bring to practice (see attachment).  If you are a parent interested in helping with driving or working on the kitchen crew during the weekend we can use more help.  We currently have the following parents signed up to help: David Tranby, Rois & Julie Cannon, Alison Backstrom, Mel Davis, Tasha McFarland, Melissa Hassell.   If something has changed and you can no longer help please let me know!  We have the following athletes signed up to attend as of Friday: Helios, Tyler Backstrom, Nolan, Forrest, Adam, William, Max L, Lauryn, Chisel, Carson P, Elida, Gabe Schendel.

  1. Pay Camp Fee at https://touchbase.bend.k12.or.us/

                      User Name: Student ID Number
                      Password: Last Name w/1st letter capitalized
                      Select Washington Family Ranch
                      Enter Payment Amount
                                        $60 per athlete
                                        Extra payment will help cover cost of athletes that can’t afford this fee
Team Shirt Order - We are placing an order for team hoody sweat shirts and your order needs to be in by Thursday 8/24 if you want one.  To pay go to Touchbase (see instructions below for WFR) and select the option for team shirt.  They are $30. Once you pay email me the size you'd like me to order.  We will have a sample at practice later this week to help you choose sizing.  The following athletes have paid for a shirt as of Friday: Helios, Tyler Backstrom, Lauryn, Chisel, Lexi. 

Our team captains are also organizing a purchase of shirts that will be tie dyed as a team.  Please give a team captain $10 by 8/24 if you'd like to get one of these shirts.

Girls Night - Our girls team is hosting a girls only night at Anya Katz's house at 2927 NE Yellow Ribbon Drive.  Unlike past years, there will be NO CONTACT with the boys team.  Any boys that are caught having contact with the girls team or showing up at Anya's house will be suspended from the team.  Please bring a sleeping pad & sleeping bag.  Snacks and drinks to share with the group would be appreciated!  There is limited parking available so please carpool with others and leave the spots in front of Anya's house available for senior girls who are transporting gear.  Mallory, Carmen, Elida, Eliza and Anya will be able to carpool athletes after practice on Wednesday.

Practice This Week - Meet at 3:15.  Practice over at 5:30 except Tuesday (5:45)
Monday - No practice due to the Eclipse.
Tuesday - Meet at Mountain View at 3:15 PM. Run to Pine Nursery (1-2 Loops) & Strength Workout at MV. We will have a guest speaker from Rebound Physical Therapy talking about injuries and injury prevention.  This talk will be near the end of the practice and may go until 5:45
Wednesday - Meet at Drake Park at 3:15 PM.  Run to COCC Track for a Michigan Workout.  Girls night afterward!
Thursday - Meet at Mountain View at 3:15 PM.  Boys will run PB base trail (Optional Summit Trail Addition) while girls get uniforms and then swap.
Friday - Meet at Drake Park at 3:15 PM.  Run to Juniper Park for Team Meeting & Frisbee
Saturday - Breese Ranch!
Sunday - Rest Day



Go Cougars!

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Early Season Mid Week Update

Hey Team -

Given that its the beginning of the season there is a lot going on and I had some information I wanted to shared that warranted a mid-week email.  Here are a few items:

  1. Fall Sports Parent Meeting - There is a fall sports parent meeting from 6-6:30 in the Mountain View Auditorium tomorrow (Tuesday 8/16) followed by a team specific meeting in the West Gym.  If you have been reading the team emails you have all the team specific information but you may find the session in the auditorium useful if you're new to Mountain View as that is presented by the Athletic Director.  I won't be at the follow-up meeting but Monty's got this covered.
  2. Team Shirt Order - We are placing an order for team hoody sweat shirts and your order needs to be in by Thursday 8/24 if you want one.  To pay go to Touchbase (see instructions below for WFR) and select the option for team shirt.  They are $30. Once you pay email me the size you'd like me to order.  We will have a sample at practice later this week to help you choose sizing.
  3. Washington Family Ranch – September 8-10.  WRF is coming up fast and we need you to register by 8/25 and turn in a waiver by emailing scanned copy or bring to practice (see attachment).  If you are a parent interested in helping with driving or working on the kitchen crew during the weekend we can use more help.  We currently have the following parents signed up to help: David Tranby, James Goff, Rois & Julie Cannon, Alison Backstrom, Mel Davis, Tasha McFarland, Melissa Hassell.   If something has changed and you can no longer help please let me know!
    Pay Camp Fee at https://touchbase.bend.k12.or.us/

                      User Name: Student ID Number
                      Password: Last Name w/1st letter capitalized
                      Select Washington Family Ranch
                      Enter Payment Amount
                                        $60 per athlete
                                        Extra payment will help cover cost of athletes that can’t afford this fee
  4. Footzone Spike Nights - Footzone is a huge supporter of local high school cross country and have spike nights scheduled for 8/19, 8/20, and 8/30 in which all athletes are offered a 20% discount on all shoes and spikes.  You can also go in any day and receive a 10% discount by mentioning you're a high school athlete.
  5. Team Uniforms - We will be handing out team uniforms at practice on Thursday of next week during practice.  You must be registered and cleared to practice to receive a uniform.  We have really nice, really expensive, and really cool uniforms that were purchased last year.  Please stress to your student the importance of taking care of these and not losing them.  Students will be fined for any uniforms that are lost or damaged.  
  6. Apoc-Eclipse - The eclipse is coming up on 8/21 and the District has made a decision to cancel all high school sports and activities on that day.  We will have no practice.  Stay safe!

Saturday, August 12, 2017

2017 Season - Week #8

Wow - What a great time at Cultus Camp this week!  After spending a few days with this awesome group of kids, coaches and volunteers I am excited to see what the 2017 season has in store.  The priorities we set as a team to focus on unity, perseverance and fun should set the stage nicely for an awesome year!  Thank you to all of the parents, volunteers and coaches that helped make this camp a success by transporting athletes, driving boats & jet skis, and helping with meal prep!  We couldn't have done it without you!

This week is the first official week of practice for the 2017 season.  Athletes are expected to attend practice from now going forward unless they have an excused absence and notify a coach.  However, in order to attend practice athletes need to be cleared by the athletic office.  In order to register please go to the athletics web page and follow the instructions: https://www.bend.k12.or.us/mountainview/student-life/athletics
The following athletes are currently cleared to participate:
Zach Berler
Tyler Backstrom
Forrest Hassell
Lauryn McBride
Michael Schumacher
Karam Oubari
Nate Cannon
Meagan Gill
Lexi Shores
Noah Koker
Sydney Davis
Madison Vann
Tristan Piper
Samuel Mckee
Paul Shilling
Kelsey Swenson
Preston Johnson
Mallory Roberts
Kyanna Strauder
Anya Katz
Eliza Jacobson
Joel Tranby
Adam Henry
Shella Crafton
Lily Hackbart
Gabe Schendel
Lamar Davis
Emily Moore
Carson Philips
Ellie Tomlinson
Carmen Priest


If you are not on this list please get registered asap.  You will not be allowed to practice with the team but you should still show up at practice.  We typically have a small group of athletes that are not cleared that will practice together separately from the team during the first week of the season.

The following athletes have completed a portion of signups but still need to do the following to complete the signup:

Brooke Cummings (10)- Needs pay to play and ASB sticker
Cameron Elliott (11)- Needs physical and ASB sticker
Gabriel Gonzalez (9)- Needs pay to play and ASB sticker
Jayden Harris (11)- Needs physical, pay to play, and ASB sticker
Amelia Hartman-Warr (9)- Needs family id, physical, and ASB sticker
William Lane (10)- Needs ASB sticker
Emma Loyd (9)- Needs physical, ASB sticker, and pay to play
Chloe Miller (11)- Needs physical

Here is our practice schedule for the week:

Monday - Meet at Drake Park at 3:15 - 15-30 Minutes Out/Back on 1st Street Rapids
Tuesday - Meet at Mountain View at 3:15 - Pine Nursery Loop (1-2) & Strength Workout
Wednesday - Meet at Drake Park at 3:15 - Tempo Run at Drake (15 minutes)
Thursday - Meet at Mountain View at 3:15 - Eagle Road Loop & Strength Workout
Friday - Meet at Drake Park at 3:15 - 17th Street Hills & Overturf Butte Loop
Saturday - Meet at Shevlin Park at 8:00 AM for the XC Challenge!  We should be ready for pickup by noon (at an alternate location).  Bring a full water bottle and a swim suit!
Sunday - Rest Day



Saturday, August 5, 2017

2017 Season - Week #7

Hey Team,

Week #7 of our our season brings plenty of fun including our team camp at Cultus Lake!  We are looking forward to some good times with those of you that have signed up!  Here are some important details for the week:

Monday - Meet at Drake Park at 8:30am for practice.  Will run Summit Drive Loop.  Awbrey Rd --> Mt Washington --> Summit Dr --> 12th Street --> Drake Park.  Long group will take 1st Street Rapids Trail to Mt Washington and then follow same loop.

Tuesday - No Practice.  Run on your own 20-60 minutes.

Wednesday - Cultus Camp!  Meet in the Mountain View Bus Loop at 7:30 am.  We need drivers to help carpool athletes and gear to the Cultus boat dock.  Please email me how many athletes you can transport if you're available to help drive!  The attached info sheet has a list of things you will need to bring.  Please review it while packing!  If you can't attend run 30-60 minutes on your own.

Thursday - Cultus Camp.  If you can't attend run 30-60 minutes on your own.

Friday - Cultus Camp.  If you can't attend run 60 minutes on your own.

Saturday - Cultus Camp.  We need drivers to help carpool athletes and gear from the Cultus boat dock to Mountain View.  Please email me how many athletes you can transport if you're available to help drive!  We should be back to Mountain View around 1:30 pm.  If you can't attend run 30 minutes on your own.

Sunday - Rest Day


Practice Update

Please note that official practices begin August 14th and you are expected to attend practice unless you have an excused absence.  Athletes must be cleared by the athletic office to participate in practices.  Go to the athletics web page at https://www.bend.k12.or.us/mountainview/student-life/athletics for details on registering.  If you can't get registered in time for practice we usually have a group of athletes that will meet at the same time and practice separately - we just can't let you practice with the team!  Regular attendance is required to participate in our first race at Breese Ranch on August 26th.  Please let Mike know if you will be missing practice for any reason.  Starting August 14th we will be having practices from 3:15 - 5:30 at Drake Park Monday, Wednesday and Friday and at Mountain View Tuesday and Thursday.  This will be our schedule until the first week of school.

Saturday, July 29, 2017

2017 Season - Week #6


Entering week #6 puts us 1/4 of the way through the 2017 season!  If you haven't been running or regularly attending practices by now it would be a good idea to start so you are ready for our first race on August 26th.

Cultus Camp is a week from Wednesday so now is the time to sign up if you plan to attend.  Signups are due by the end of this week (Friday 8/4)

Cultus Camp - August 9-12
Our Cultus Team Camp is coming up in August!  Please sign up following the instructions below.  A camp waiver and camp information sheet is attached for your use.  Please email or bring a signed copy of the waiver to practice.
For Parents: User Name is Student ID Number Password is Student's Last Name - Password is case sensitive For NON-Parents (Guest Users)*: Please CLICK HERE to create ...
User Name: Student ID Number
Password: Last Name w/1st letter capitalized
Select Cultus Camp
Enter Payment Amount
  $60 if you didn’t volunteer at Pacific Crest
  $30 if you volunteered a minimum of 10 hours at Pacific Crest (friends and family you bring to volunteer will count toward the 10 hours)
  FREE if you volunteered a minimum of 20 hours at Pacific Crest (friends and family you bring to volunteer will count toward the 20 hours).  If your entry is Free there is no need to sign up on Touchbase.  We just need the waiver.

Here is our practice schedule for the week:
Monday - Meet at Drake Park at 8:30 am - Run Hills on 17th Street - 2 to 6.  Complete the Overturf Butte loop after completing your hill repeats.
Tuesday - Meet at Drake Park at 5:00 pm to carpool to Tumalo Falls for a run with the AC Flora High School Cross Country Team who will be visiting from South Carolina.  We could use any parents interested in joining us to help with carpooling.  We should be back to Drake Park by 7:30-8:00 pm.  
Wednesday - Meet at RiverBend Park at 8:30 am - AC Flora will be joining us for practice and to float the river afterward.  Bring your swimsuits and floaties!  We will run the River Canyon Loop for practice.  
Thursday - Meet at Mountain View at 5:30 pm - We will run the Shepard Loop & do a Strength Workout.
Friday - Meet at Drake Park at 5:30 pm - Run 1st Street Rapids Trail to Sawyer Park.  Varsity Runners will run past Archie Briggs to the large dip in the trail near the Relentless Trail cutoff that goes up Awbrey Butte.
Saturday - Easy 30-60 min run on your own
Sunday - Rest Day
250 Mile Club!
Megan wanted to send a quick reminder about the training logs & "250 mile club."  She made training logs for the team and passed them out at practice at the beginning of the summer.  The logs have a few purposes including to help athletes learn about training by recording their runs throughout the summer and season as well as to provide motivation by recording progress and accomplishments. 
To provide extra incentive to train over the summer, any athlete that logs 250 miles or more throughout the summer will get a "250 mile club" t-shirt.  When totaling miles, athletes can include any miles run after the first day of summer practice.  If you did not get a training log, please contact Mike or Megan at practice, we have plenty of extras.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Saturday, July 22, 2017

2017 Season - Week #5

This week is moratorium week so coaches are not allowed to have any contact with athletes.  Because of this we will have our team captains leading practices and they have been tasked with coming up with a fun week of activities.  The schedule for this week is provided below.  Please note that we have some changes to our normal practice location and time schedule!
Monday - Meet at Shevlin Park at 8:30 AM for a Trail Run
Tuesday - Meet at Mountain View at 5:30 PM.  Run to Pine Nursery Park for "Ultimate Frisbee 101"
Wednesday - Meet at **Drake Park** at **8:00 AM**  (**THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM NORMAL MEETING TIME AND LOCATION).  Run to RiverBend for Frisbee with Bend High XC Team
Thursday - Meet at Mountain View at 5:30 PM.  Will run long hospital loop and carpool to Mallory Robert's House for movie and pizza.  Please bring $3 for pizza.  Address for pickup is 62610 Bunchgrass Place.  Plan to be picked up around 8:30 PM.
Friday - Meet at Drake Park at 8:30 AM to carpool to Tumalo Mountain for a hike up.  If you are a parent that is willing to help drive we could really use your help.  Please show up Friday morning and we will coordinate rides.  We will be back to Drake Park around Noon.