2014 CHL / District Champions

2014 CHL / District Champions
2014 CHL / District Champions

Monday, September 30, 2013

Schedule Update -- Week of 9/30

We will practice at WWPC on Wednesday.

Saturday morning's practice is 9 am at the high school.

St. Xavier Invitational Results

Congratulations to the boys team on their victory at St. X Saturday.  They were champions over a field that included Kentucky's #1 ranked DII team Bishop Brossart.  Ben Stites and Ian Goertzen both earned top-6 podium finishes.

The girls had their best race so far this season finishing 5th among a strong field of 19 teams.  Katie Spray led the way with a PR of 21:02.

Complete results are posted at GHG Timing.

Next: @ CHL Championships, 10/12

Friday, September 27, 2013

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

St. Xavier Invitational -- 9/28

We will be racing close to home this weekend at the 33rd Annual St. Xavier Invitational.  The event takes place on the St. X campus and 800m Olympian Duane Solomon will be on hand this year helping present awards.

Bus leaves @ 8:30 AM

Girls Open -- 10:10

Girls Varsity -- 10:45

Boys Varsity -- 11:45

Boys Open -- 12:45

Awards -- 1:15

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Schedule Update -- Week of 9/23

On Monday we will practice after school at Glenwood Gardens.

Wednesday we are returning to the parcours trail at Winton Woods.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Cedarville Friendship Invitational -- 9/21

This Saturday we travel to Cedarville University for the 23rd Annual Friendship Invitational.  The Elvin R. King Cross Country Course on SR 72, just northeast of the Cedarville campus, hosts the meet.  This is one of the few permanent, cross country exclusive courses in the region, which should make it a great venue for racing.

Bus leaves at 8 am

Boys Race -- 10:50

Girls Race -- 11:30

Our races are preceded by college races at 9:30 and 10:15.  Parking is available at the course and the university will charge $6 per car.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Eaton Invitational Results

A number of runners contributed strong performances on Saturday at Fort St. Clair State Park.  The girls had their best team race of the season finishing 7th of 24 teams (2nd among DII teams) and the boys followed with 3rd place trophy in a 25 team field (1st among DII teams).  Ben Stites led the boys with a PR of 16:18 and Katie Spray's 21:03 was first in a tightly packed group of our girls.

You can access full results on the Eaton Cross Country website.  Check out the JV results as well to see a number of best times in those races.

Lisa Nocks has a photo album of great shots you can see here.

Next: @ Cedarville Friendship Invitational, 9/21


Sunday, September 15, 2013

Schedule Update -- Week of 9/16

Due to an after school staff meeting, practice on Monday will be at 5pm at WHS.

Practice Tuesday is at WWPC with one-way bus drop off provided.

Yard Sign Update

Yard Sign orders have been placed and should be arriving soon.  If you ordered a yard sign please send  $20 to practice.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Eaton Invitational -- 9/14

On Saturday we are competing in the Eaton Invitational at Fort St. Clair State Park (you can access a local map of Eaton here).  Free parking is available at Eaton High School, which is about 1/4 mile from the park.  You can either walk or take a shuttle to the park entrance off Camden Rd.

JV Girls -- 9:00 am

JV Boys -- 9:40 am

Varsity Girls -- 10:15 am

Varsity Boys -- 10:55 am

Awards typically follow around 12 - 12:15 pm

Bus leaves at 6:45 am

Saturday's weather looks exceptional for racing.  We hope you can make it to one of the best cross country courses of the season to support our athletes!

Practice -- 9/12

This afternoon's practice is at WWPC off the Lakeridge Rd. entrance to the park.  We will have one-way bus transportation for drop off.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Greenon 2 Mile Results

Full results and a photo album from last night's races are available at Speedy Feet.  Our boys finished 1st of 11 teams (with an outstanding corrected team score of 18!), and the girls were 4th out of 12.  Congratulations to Ben Stites, Max Hoffman, and Ian Goertzen on their sweep of the top 3 places in the boys race.  Tanner Anthony, Evan Cramer, and Katie Spray also earned medals with top 10 finishes.

Next: @ Eaton Invitational, 9/14

Monday, September 9, 2013

Greenon 2-Mile Invitational

Tomorrow we are racing at John Bryan State Park (3790 State Route 370) near Yellow Springs.  All girls run at 4:30 followed by boys at 5:00.  Bring a snack for the bus ride, water, and money for dinner and ice cream after the races at Young's Dairy!  We should return home around 8-8:30 pm.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Practice -- 9/7

Saturday's practice will be at Summit Park in Blue Ash (site of the old Blue Ash Airport) at 9am.  If you haven't been there, the easiest directions are to head north on Springfield Pike and turn east on Glendale-Milford Rd.  After you pass the Plainfield Rd. intersection (about 3 miles) the entrance is on the right.  We will organize a carpool--please email a coach if you need a ride.  If you are planning to be picked up at the park we should be finished around 10:30.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Yard Signs

Last call for yard signs.  We will place the order by the end of the week based on the requests that have come in so far.  If you are interested please email me by noon on Thursday.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Treaty City Invitational Results

Full results from Saturday's competition are available at Alliance Running.

Congratulations to Ben Stites on his victory in the Boys Varsity race in a time of 16:31!  Greenville is traditionally one of the most competitive races of the season, and this year was no different as the girls race included 4 state-ranked Division II squads and featured the defending state individual champion.  7 ranked teams entered the boys race, making it the state's toughest field this weekend.

Also, Lisa Nocks captured a number of great images.  You can check out her photos here.

Next: @ Greenon 2-Mile Invitational, 9/10

Monday, September 2, 2013

Schedule Update -- Week of 9/2

Monday's practice is at 6 pm at WHS.

Thursday we will meet at 9 am at the Winton Woods Parcours Trail.

Saturday is an off day from competition, practice will be at 9 am at a site to be determined.