Team Dinner - 8/31

Tonight's meal is at the Golds (120 Linden Ave.), we will eat at 5:15.

Practice - 9/3

Monday's practice will be @ 6pm.  Enjoy some extra sleep Labor Day morning after our early bus trip on Saturday!

Greenville Treaty City Invitational Schedule

This Saturday morning we will run at City Park in Greenville.  Some parking is available around the park on E. Park Dr., but it is limited.  There is additional space a couple blocks away at the high school (100 Green Wave Way, Greenville, OH).  Here is our race schedule:

8:30 -- Reserve Girls

9:00 -- Reserve Boys

9:30 -- Varsity Girls (White Division)

10:30 -- Varsity Boys (White Division)

Bus leaves @ 5:45!

Centerville Saturday Night Lights Results

On opening night at Centerville our girls placed 10th out of 21 teams (4th among DII/DIII schools) and the boys finished 4th in a field of 22 (1st non-DI).  Here are our 7 scorers from the varsity races:

Girls --

1) Amelia Irvine, 21:36

2) Katie Spray, 22:20

3) Sammy Schwartz, 22:43

4) Annie Spray, 22:57

5) Cynthia Reinecke, 23:15

6) Katherine Irvine, 23:32

7) Maggie Barrett, 23:49

Boys --

1) Ian Goertzen, 17:25

2) Ben Stites, 17:26

3) Nate Johnson, 18:05

4) Max Hoffman, 18:07

5) Remington Pool, 18:17

6) Cullen O'Brien, 19:32

7) Karsen Shoger, 19:33


A couple other notes from Saturday's performances:

Over 85% of our returning runners ran faster times than opening weekend on the same course last year, and they did so under significantly warmer conditions.

A special congratulations to Tom Dickson.  Tom is headed to Beijing for the year and had his only race of the season last night.  In his first varsity race he ran a PR by over 90 seconds!

Next up...Saturday 9/1 @ Greenville Treaty City Invitational

Team Dinner - 8/24

Friday's team dinner will be at the Romingers (364 Circlewood) at 5:15 pm.  Bring a suit and towel if you would like to swim after dinner!

Centerville Saturday Night Lights

Our first meet is Saturday evening at Centerville High School (500 E. Franklin St., Centerville, OH).  Races are at the following times:

7:05 -- Boys Open (Fresh/Soph)

7:40 -- Girls Open

8:15 -- Boys Open (Junior/Senior)

8:50 -- Girls Varsity

9:25 -- Boys Varsity

**Bus leaves at 4:45**

Parents: There will be a small parking charge per car to offset the lighting rental.  You may want to carpool to limit costs.

Time Trials Results

Listed below are the top 8 boys/girls at Time Trial.  Runners with a summer running bonus have their best time from either the Time Trial or Alumni Race:

Boys

1) Ian Goertzen -- 9:58 (-20 second summer bonus) = 9:38

2) Ben Stites -- 9:56

3) Max Hoffman -- 10:28 (-20 second summer bonus) = 10:08

4) Nate Johnson -- 10:32

5) Remington Pool -- 10:39

6) Chase Guggenheim -- 10:51

7) Cullen O'Brien -- 10:56

8) Karsen Shoger -- 11:01


Girls

1) Amelia Irvine -- 12:27

2) Katie Spray -- 12:29

3) Sammy Schwartz -- 12:31

4) Katherine Irvine -- 13:01 (-20 second summer bonus) = 12:41

5) Annie Spray -- 13:12 (-20 second summer bonus) = 12:52

6) Cynthia Reinecke -- 13:32

7) Maggie Barrett -- 13:37

8) Gabby Potvin -- 14:10

2012 Schedule

Here is our full schedule for the season...

8/25 -- Centerville Saturday Night Lights @ Centerville High School

9/1 -- Treaty City Invitational @ Greenville City Park

9/8 -- Mason Invitational @ Corwin Nixon Park

9/11 -- Indian Valley Redskin Run (2 mile) @ John Bryan State Park

9/15 -- Eaton Invitational @ Fort St. Clair State Park

9/22 -- Troy Invitational @ Troy River Course

9/29 -- St. Xavier Invitational @ St. Xavier High School

10/13 -- CHL Championships @ Sharon Woods

10/20 -- District Championships @ TBA

10/27 -- Regional Championships @ Troy River Course

11/3 -- State Championships @ National Trail Raceway

Saturday's Schedule - 8/18

We have a busy day Saturday with 3 events:

Super Booster Saturday - Please be at school by 945 am.  If any parents are interested in driving and have not contacted Tim or Christine Marty, please do so soon.

Team Pictures - Our pictures are scheduled for 230 pm.  I will have picture forms for everyone at practice Wednesday morning.

Time Trial - Finally, our big event for the day on our 3k course @ Glenwood Gardens, 7 pm.  Results will set the varsity rosters for opening night @ Centerville.

Practice - 8/16

Thursday's practice will be at school at 7pm!

Practice - 8/14

Practice Tuesday morning will be at the WWPC trail off the Lakeridge Rd. / McKelvey Rd. park entrance.  If you are new to the team and haven't been there, easy directions from Springfield Pike are:

 -- West/Left on Bonham Rd.
 -- North/Right when it stops at Leacrest Rd.,
 -- West/Left on Lakeridge and the entrance is on your right. 

Please let me know if anyone needs transportation to practice.  We will begin at 9!

Alumni Race

In our first Alumni 3k Race @ Glenwood Gardens the current Wyoming teams swept both the girls and boys contests on a perfect morning for racing.

Monica Fisher (Class of '09) won the girls run in 12:34, but sophomore Katie Spray paced a pack of current Cowboys across the line in 12:36 leading to a 22-39 victory.

In the boys race, Spike Knickel (Class of '08) finished in 9:51, establishing our course record.  Sophomore Ben Stites followed close behind at 9:56, and the High School team edged out the veterans 25-30.

Next up...Time Trial, Saturday @ Glenwood Gardens, 7 pm

Yard Signs

If you are interested in getting a new Wyoming CC yard sign, please contact me at glendenningt@wyomingcityschools.org by Friday 8/17 and I will add you to my list.  Then we can get a price estimate for the group and I will let you know the cost.

Mets @ Reds - 8/15

Please bring $6 to practice by the end of the week if you would like to attend the Reds game next Wednesday.  Everyone is welcome!!

Alumni Race - 8/11

The Alumni Race is this Saturday morning at Glenwood Gardens at 9am.  Our current teams will challenge past runners in boys and girls 3k races.  After the races we will spend time together as a group enjoying bagels, fruit, etc.  Arrive early so you can warm up prior to the action!