Week 19 - 10/23 - 10/29

Hey Team,

We have an exciting week ahead of us and a great opportunity to take both our boys and girls teams to the state meet on November 5th!  After all of your hard work this season you now have a chance to see if we can achieve the goals we set for ourselves back in August.  Take extra steps this week to prepare and ensure the best possible performance on Friday.  Do your homework early, get some extra sleep, eat a little more healthy food, cut out some of that junk food, avoid hot tubs, limit excessive standing, and avoid excessive exposure to sun, wind or cold temperatures.  Here are this week’s announcements:

District Meet

The IMC District Championship meet is this Friday 10/28 at Juniper Golf Course in Redmond.  The course will be exactly the same as the Juniper Preview.  All athletes (including those not racing) are encouraged to attend.  Buses will pickup athletes from the MV bus loop at 11:45 am.   Please be on-time!  Race times are:

Boys Varsity – 2:00
Girls Varsity – 2:30
Boys JV – 3:00
Girls JV – 3:30

For more information go to: http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=114719#/263.  Varsity runners at districts are:

Boys – Inteus, Jack, Sam, Wyatt, Nate, Nolan, Quinn
Girls – Kelsey, Ciara, Grace, Brooke, Elida, Mckenna, Hillary


Uniform Returns

If you are not racing at Districts we will have uniform turn-ins Monday (10/24) at the XC tree from 2:45 - 3:15.  Please wash your uniform before returning.  Students who do not return their old and new uniform will be fined for each item not turned in.  

End of Season Banquet

Our end of season banquet has been re-scheduled for Monday, November 7th at 6pm in Aspen Hall at Shevlin Park to accommodate a number of athletes attending the Nike Regional Meet in Boise, Idaho.  This is not a team-sponsored event, but our team captains are organizing a group and all team members are welcome to attend.  Talk to a captain for more information.

Expect the team banquet to last till about 9pm.  We will have food catered from Tate and Tate with both a meat and vegetarian option.  The team will cover the cost of all team athletes – athletes must RSVP for the team to pre-order and cover their meal cost.  We will check with athletes at practice to confirm attendance – please email me if you won’t be at practice.  Family members may attend for free, but if you wish to eat, meals are $11/person and must be paid in advance on Touchbase which is currently setup for payment.  The deadline to pre-order your meal is Monday, October 31st.

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We need some volunteers to help with setup between 5-6pm for the banquet.  If you are willing to help please let me know! 

Winter/Spring Sports

With cross country coming to an end shortly, we strongly encourage all athletes to participate in another sport during the winter and spring seasons to maintain fitness for next cross country season. 

The Nordic Ski team is a popular option among our team and highly recommended by our coaching staff.  No experience is necessary and the program owns all necessary ski equipment to make it affordable for all families.  There is an information night scheduled for Wednesday, October 26th in the MVHS cafeteria. 

Swimming is also great cross training for XC and the MVHS team is open to athletes of all ability levels.  There is an informational meeting on Thursday, October 27th at lunch in room A5. 

We are also working on an exciting program to encourage maintaining running fitness throughout the year - more details to come!

Practice Schedule

Monday – Speed Workout (4-3-2) at Pine Nursery

Tuesday – Easy run to Stover Park with Strides

Wednesday - No Study Hall.  Meet at XC Tree immediately after school.  Track Workout (2 x 400, 300, 200)

Thursday – Easy run to Mtn View Park w/Strides

Friday – IMC District Championships!!  Go Cougs!!

Saturday - Optional Practice Pending District Results – Details TBA

Sunday - Rest Day