XC Update 10/16 to 10/31

Great job yesterday at the District Championships!  Our girls Varsity secured a berth to the state meet with their 2nd place finish and the rest of our team truly gave their best effort.  It was exciting to see our guys give Bend High a close race - we are truly proud of you for being willing to go after them!  Both our JV boys and girls also finished in 2nd!  Way to go JV runners!  Overall we also had 12 out of 19 boys and 9 out of 10 JV girls run season bests - Girls Varsity will be running theirs at state after a taper this week :).  What a great way to end the season!

Thank you to all of the parents and coaches who helped setup, run, and takedown the race.  We couldn't have done it without you!

Checkout District Results Here:  http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=109561#263

Check out Season Bests Here: http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Team.aspx?SchoolID=263

We will be taking uniforms on Monday and Tuesday.  All boys should show up on Monday and all girls on Tuesday at our normal practice time and location.  Please wash your uniforms before turning them in!  If you are unable to make it please bring your uniform on the alternate day.

Girls varsity will be practicing for state at our regular meeting time all week (M, T, Th at 3pm & W at 1:15pm.  Any seniors interested in attending practices to help pace our girls are welcome to attend as well.

Also, thank you to the boys that attended the pancake breakfast fundraiser this morning!

Other Reminders:

1. Mark your calendars!  Our end of the season team banquet is on November 8th at 5:30pm at the St. Charles Convention Center.  All athletes and their families are invited and encouraged to attend as we look back on the season and honor this great group of kids!  There will be a $15 fee for dinner for all family members but you can come and not eat if you don't want to pay - we will even have free cake for you!  The team will cover the cost of athletes. Please pre-pay for parents and family members online at https://touchbase.bend.k12.or.us.  Login with your Student ID number for User Name and last name as the password.  Please send us an email if you WILL NOT be attending the banquet OR if you will need a vegetarian meal as we need a headcount for total meals.

As a side note, most athletes typically dress in formal wear for this event.

2. All athletes are strongly encouraged to participate in a winter sport.  Some options to consider are Nordic Skiing, Swimming, Winter Track, Basketball and Wrestling.

3. Team Shirts are still available.  T-Shirts are $5 for athletes and $15 for adults.  Limited sizes are available.  Really nice long sleeve shirts are available to athletes only for $30.  These are the same long sleeve shirts we will be using for the next few years so if you buy one now you won't need to buy another later on.  We also just got team hats in that are available to both parents and athletes for $25.

4. The State Meet is this coming Saturday, October 31st and would love as many athletes as possible to attend to support our Varsity Girls and experience the atmosphere of the state meet (And be inspired to reach state in future seasons!).  If you are a parent and are willing to drive athletes over on the morning of the 31st please let us know.  Coaches and competing athletes will be going over on Friday but our hope is to get together a caravan of parents to bring the remaining athletes.

5. Fundraising Opportunity - Our team is managing the VIP parking at the Civil War Football game on October 30th starting at 3pm and going through half time and into the 3rd quarter.  We need a minimum of 3 athletes/adults throughout the game.  Please let me know if you are able to help out for a 1 or 2 hour shift between 4:30 pm and 8pm (The shift from 3 - 4:30 has been filled).  

6. Team Photos are still available for purchase with proceeds benefitting our team:

Team & coach portraits:https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-Rk47t7/
Girls portraits:https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-JBTbPK/
Boys portraits:https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-3SN45f/

7. We will be having an after-state party to celebrate the end of the season at the Leapaldt's home on Saturday, October 31st at 7pm.  All team members are welcome to attend.  Please bring a snack to share.  Their address is:

319 SE Springer Court
Bend, OR 97701