CVNP Invitational Results

Varsity runners had an outstanding weekend at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Invitational in Peninsula, OH.  In the beautiful setting of Kendall Hills our girls finished 8th and our boys placed 3rd in a field of 22 teams, including many top teams from NE Ohio.

You can find full results on Baumspage.

Also, we would like to thank all the parents who made the long trip to support our athletes and provide drinks/snacks, the WHS Athletic Department for helping make the trip possible, and Cincinnati's best bus driver, Ronnie "Showtime" Myers.

Cincinnati Community Hubs Marathon Fundraiser

Finneytown XC Coach Rich Jones and I will be running the Wineglass Marathon in Corning, NY this Sunday.  We are racing to help raise money for forthcoming community-building projects in Clifton, Finneytown, Norwood, and Wyoming.  If you are interested in sponsoring our marathon endeavor please email me (glendenningt@wyomingcityschools.org) and I'll provide details on how to make donations, all of which are fully tax deductible.  Thanks everyone who has inquired about supporting our efforts!

St. Xavier Results

Congratulations to the boys and girls JV teams who had strong finishes on Saturday at St. X!  The boys were team champions and the girls finished as runners-up.  7 boys placed in the top 15 led by Freshman Grant Mellott.  Margaret Manley won the girls race as 4 of our runners finished in the top 10.  Check out the full results at GHG Timing.

Practice Update -- Week of 9/29

Practice Wednesday will be @ WWPC.

Practice Saturday morning will be @ WHS, 9 AM.

Woodridge CVNP Invitational -- 9/27

Varsity runners will be racing at Cuyahoga Valley National Park on Saturday.  Here are the details for this weekend's trip:

Friday, 10:30 -- Runners dismissed from school (please meet with your bells 4-7 teachers before we leave and get any make-up work).  We will have a charter bus for travel to the course for practice and to our hotel.

Friday Night -- We are staying at the Hampton Inn in Richfield (4860 Brecksville Rd.)

Saturday -- Races are at the Pine Hollow / Kendall Hills entrance to Cuyahoga Valley National Park (5465 Quick Rd., Peninsula).  Girls race @ 12:30 and boys race @ 1:30.  We'll return home after awards.

Please bring money and/or pack food for our meal stops on the way to and from CVNP.  It should be a great weekend!

St. Xavier Invitational -- 9/27

Our JV runners will be competing in the St. X open races this Saturday.  They will be on the following schedule:

Bus leaves -- 9:30

Girls Race -- 11:10

Boys Race -- 11:50

Both races are DII only and St. X will giving out t-shirts to the top 15 finishers in each race.

Cedarville Results

Both the boys and girls teams finished 1st this weekend at the Cedarville Friendship Invitational.  Ben Stites led the boys as the individual winner in 16:24.  The boys had 6 runners in the top 20 of the Blue Division (DII/III) and had a 40-point margin of victory over their closest competitor in the 12-team field. The girls followed with an 11-point win.  Again, Terra Forsythe, Katie Spray, and Whitley Elsass led the team with a strong pack at the front of the race, placing in spots 5-7 overall.

For complete results see: Finish Timing

Next: Varsity @ CVNP Invitational, 9/27; JV @ St. Xavier Invitational, 9/27

Practice Update -- Week of 9/22

Practice Monday will be @ Glenwood Gardens and Wednesday @ WWPC. We will have a 9 AM practice on Thursday because of the day off school.

Cedarville Friendship Invitational -- 9/20

For more information including directions, parking, and course maps visit Cedarville University Cross Country

Eaton Invitational Results

A large number of our JV and Varsity runners, both boys and girls, posted season/career-best times on a perfect morning for running at Fort St. Clair State Park.  You can check out the complete results on Baumspage.

The girls had their best performance of the season, finishing second in a field of 21 teams.  The pack of Katie Spray, Terra Forsythe, and Whitley Elsass again led the team.  Katie's performance moved her up on our all-time top 20 list and Whitley enters the top 20 for the first time.  Danielle McKee and Annie Spray had personal bests to round out our scoring.

Evan Cramer, Tanner Anthony, and Cullen O'Brien all finished between 17:29 and 17:36 to pace the boys.  The team earned 5th of 23 squads.  Also, a season-best 12 boys ran under 20 minutes.

Next: @ Cedarville, 9/20

Practice Update -- Week of 9/15 (**Updated 9/16**)

Due to an after-school faculty meeting, Monday's practice will begin @ 4:30 and last until approximately 6:15.  On Tuesday we will return to our normal time and practice @ WWPC.

**Practice Thursday will be @ Glenwood Gardens**

Eaton Invitational -- 9/13

For details on Fort St. Clair Park and the Eaton Invitational, including parking and directions, visit the race website.

Practice Update -- 9/11

Thursday's practice is at WWPC.  Bus drop off after school will be provided.

Greenon 2-Mile Invite Results

Ben Stites set a new course record as the boys took 4 of the top 5 individual places at Greenon on their way to a convincing team victory.  Max Hoffman finished second followed by Evan Cramer and Cullen O'Brien.  The girls placed 4th in the 15-team field. Our first pack of Katie Spray, Whitley Elsass, and Terra Whitley finished within 1 second in places 10-12.  Congrats to everyone on a great race and to our Young's Dairy ice cream winners Max Hoffman, Evan Cramer, Tim Rice, Joe Rominger, Danielle McKee, Whitley Elsass, and Terra Forsythe!

For full results and pictures see Speedy Feet

Next: @ Eaton Invitational, 9/13

Greenon 2-Mile Invitational -- 9/9

On Tuesday we will travel to John Bryan State Park (3790 State Rt. 370) in Yellow Springs for the Greenon 2-Miler.  All runners will be dismissed from class at 1:45 for the bus.  Please check with your afternoon teachers on Monday to get work in advance!

All girls race at 4:30 followed by all boys at 5:00.  After the races and awards presentation we'll be going to Young's Dairy for dinner and ice cream--remember to bring $ for food!  Also, plan on packing a snack and water for the bus ride from school.  This is always a great event for the team and we should  arrive back at WHS around or slightly after 8.

Breakfast of Champions

A student-led group has organized a breakfast on 9/12 in the WHS Cafeteria from 7-7:35 to discuss themes related to athletic leadership.  This month Bengals Hall of Fame Lineman Anthony Munoz will be the featured speaker and the theme is "encouragement".  All of our athletes are welcome to attend!

Xavier Pictures

Thanks to Don Childs and Mike Dorsey for the great pics from Saturday's Xavier Invite.  Check out the links below:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ua1zhx5su3dmjql/AACxYpjCdAzr0cCltJP8Zsera?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/home/Mason%20XC%20meet

Practice Update -- 9/2

Due to the weather practice today will be @ WHS Track.  We will go to WWPC on Thursday.