Upcoming Races

We've got several races over the next week or so that we, as Coaches thought we ought to repeat the details of it for those of you who may have forgotten to mention them to your parents...

• Saturday, September 1st--Utah County Invitational
• This meet was originally on our schedule for Friday.  However, it was changed to Saturday morning.  The race is at the Lakeside Sports Park in Orem (400 S 1850 W).  It's a great 3.1 mile course that is almost entirely grass.  Last year our team ran VERY well at this meet.  It's a little different format as well--NO VARSITY.  They run a Freshman/Sophomore race and Junior/Senior race.  Race times are as follows:
• 9:00--Frosh/Soph Girls Race
• 9:30--Frosh/Soph Boys Race
• 10:00--Jr./Sr Girls Race
• 10:20--Jr./Sr Boys Race
• 10:40--Jr./Sr Boys Race #2 (if necessary)
• Tuesday, September 4th--4-school Meet hosted by Juab
• This meet we are still getting details on, as it was just put together this week.  What we DO know is that it will be Tuesday afternoon in Juab County.  It will NOT be at Juab High School however.  Instead we will be racing in the Nebo Loop Scening Byway area.  The race will start at Bear Canyon Campground at the top of Salt Creek Road and come down the road to the large parking lot near the fork of the Salt Creek Road and Nebo Loop Road.  Please plan for about 20-30 minutes extra drive time from Juab High if you are coming.  Here are the driving directions we just received:
• Those traveling from the North, South, or West of Nephi should get on Highway 132 (100 North in Nephi) which crosses Exit 225 on I-15. Go East up Highway 132 into Salt Creek Canyon about 5 miles until you see the sign for “Nebo Loop National Scenic Byway”, then turn left onto Salt Creek Canyon Road.  Once on Salt Creek Canyon Road go 3 miles up the road until you come to the large parking lot on your left before the major fork in the road (the fork has Salt Creek Road on the left and Nebo Loop Road on the right). This is the finish line and bus/spectator parking area. The course starting point is 2 miles up the road on your left (Salt Creek Road) at Bear Canyon Campground (so past Ponderosa Campground, Cottonwood Campground, and the Andrew’s Ridge trailhead). All runners must be dropped off by their school buses at the start at least 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the first race (so all Boys and Girls should be dropped off by 3:45 PM at the starting line). Then, all buses/vehicles should proceed back down the road to the large parking area near the finish.
• Race times are as follows:
• 4:00--Girls Race
• 4:45--Boys Race
• Saturday, September 8th--Wasatch Invitational @ Soldier Hollow.
• This is ALWAYS one of our team's favorite races of the whole year.  It's hilly, it's tough, it's nasty, and it's a TON of fun!  This is a TRUE cross country course!  I'm assuming the schedule will go something like this:
• 9:00--JV Girls
• 9:30--JV Boys
• 10:00--Varsity Girls
• 10:30--Varsity Boys

Team Photo/Grass Relays Results

First off, DON'T FORGET about Team Pictures Monday, August 27th after school.  Be sure to come in your uniform, ready for a quick photo before we start practice.

Saturday our team traveled to American Fork for the Grass Relays.  Our team had a great meet with a ton of personal bests from those of you who ran there last year, and for the new team members, we saw some great first performances!  Our top female performer was Sierra Malm who ran a BLAZING time of 12:27 and finished 9th overall, and breaking the school record on this course by 32 seconds!  Our girls team finished in 10th place after a great battle with several teams at the end.  On the boys' side, Levi Stone finished with our top performance, finishing in an impressive time of 10:48 (a school record by 12 seconds) to lead our guys to an 8th place finish!  Way to go Skyhawks!

The complete results can be found HERE.

This next week's meet schedule has changed a bit since our original schedule was released this past summer.  We originally had a meet scheduled at our place for Tuesday, August 28th.  However, the schools we originally invited had a scheduling conflict, and as a result we have cancelled that race.  

Also, the Utah County Invitational that was originally scheduled for Friday, August 31st is now on Saturday, Sept. 1st.  Races will begin at 9:00 am.  We will post additional information on the race later in the week.

Grass Relays Information

GRASS RELAYS
This weekend we will be racing in American Fork at the annual American Fork Grass Relays!  It's a fun, unique meet that we are looking forward to.

The meet takes place at American Fork High School on their athletic fields.  It is a 1-mile loop that the runners will run twice.  It is the only 2-mile race we run all season, so it is fun to get a little speed going early in the season!  Additionally, the Grass Relays has another way it is unique--HAY BALES!!  That's right, there are hay bales set up at various locations around the course for runners to negotiate.  It's always an adventure--especially when running through "The Gauntlet."

Below, you will find the information you need to know:

When:  Saturday, August 25, 2012
Where: American Fork HS--510 N. 600 E.  Am. Fork
Time:  Bus leaves Salem Hills at 6:10 am
Race Times:
8:00 am   Girls JV Race--Freshman/Sophomore
8:25 am   Boys JV Race--Freshman/Sophomore
8:40 am   Girls JV Race--Junior/Senior
9:00 am   Boys JV Race--Junior/Senior
9:15 am   Girls Varsity Relay (Top 5 Girls, 2 miles each leg of relay)
10:35 am  Boys Varsity Relay (Top 5 Boys, 2 miles each leg of relay)

Our Varsity teams for this week are as follows:
Girls--Sierra, Kailey, Michelle, Chrissy, Alyssa
Boys--Tate, Ramato, Levi, Devin, Gavin


GEAR ORDER
Also, remember this THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD all orders are due online.  Please go online HERE to place your order!

Team Gear Ordering

Cross Country Team-

It is time to get our team order going!  The Team Captains have selected some great gear for this season.  As Coaches, we want to emphasize that ALL ITEMS ARE OPTIONAL!!!!  Do not, in any way, feel any obligation to order all/any gear on the list.  We do encourage everyone to buy a team T-shirt, but even that is OPTIONAL.  We are just providing options...  If your parents, siblings, pets, etc. want gear, feel free to order as many as you wish!

To place an order, click on this link right HERE!  Fill out the form entirely and submit it.  After submitting, pay the SHHS Finance office for your order.  Give Coach Thompson your receipt showing you've paid.  That's it! 

The deadline for ordering is THURSDAY, AUGUST 23rd.  Please be sure to order and pay before then!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGRsMUlZUzBTdHFtdG9VdUg1ZndMT0E6MQ

Warm-ups

Girls' Spandex

Boys' Spandex

Duffel Bag

Water Bottle

Pre-Region

We had our first meet of the 2012-13 season last night, and it was a good start!  We've got a great deal of work to do in the next two months, but we are definitely headed in the right direction!  Both teams finished in 5th place, with opportunities to move up, if we are willing to make the efforts and sacrifices necessary...  Are you okay with being okay?...

The complete results from the race last night can be found by clicking RIGHT HERE!

Here are the times and places for our team:

Girls Results
3	Sierra Malm	20.01
9	Kalley Ritchie	20.48
20	Allysa Moyer	21.21
27	Michelle Jones	21.38
35	Chrissy VanAusdal	22.12
41	Amber Edmondson	23.09
44	Camille Tew	23.13
76	Liza Stephens	25.05
86	Summer Christensen	25.48
92	Karley Holmes	26.07
94	Hailey Boggess	26.09
110	Lyza Ashton	27.41
130	Lynsey Wright	31.19
131	Delaney Wilcox	31.34
137	Kaytlin Davis	33.29
142	Marrissa Jensen	35.39
143	Bria Stewart	37.30
Boys Results
15	Levi Stone	16:51
16	Tate Muhlestein	17:02
20	Devin Minson	17:16
24	Gavin Hasty	17:25
35	Ramato Cooper	17:56
46	Spencer Berrett	18:12
47	Ethan Simmons	18:12
59	Michael Goodman	18:41
61	Mitchell Stone	18:45
64	Zach L	18:48
77	Christopher Phillips	19:14
78	Kevin Burch	19:16
91	Taylor Fletcher	19:38
98	Caleb Sly	20:00
99	Nathan chesnut	20:02
100	Aidan Tribert	20:07
105	Coulson Boggess	20:12
110	Mat Siufanua	20:17
121	Tyler Zobell	20:42
125	Joe Cromar	20:49
130	Wesley Sone	21:04
137	Cody Campbell	21:19
150	Danny Badger	21:49
152	Thomas Holmgren	22:02
154	Landon Loss	22:03
161	Rylan Christensen	22:18
162	Walter Peterson	22:20
163	Justus Thomas	22:21
164	Jared Smith	22:22
170	Briant Oblad	22:26
176	Jackson Martin	22:38
179	Tristan Homan	22:57