2009 Cross Country Season

Crusader Cross Country Camp: Ruston, La

WEEKLY SUMMER PRACTICE:

MONDAY JULY 20TH-27TH: TEAM PRACTICE RESUMES

Monday, July 20th:

Southside swimming pool: 12:15-1:15pm

Triathletes: 700m swim

PARENT MEETING @ 5:30 PM FIRESIDE ROOM

Tuesday, July 21st:

CBA indoor track @ 5;30pm

Form training and 45:00 run/JV:30:00

Wednesday, July 22nd:

Southside swimming pool 12:15-1:15pm

700m swim only for tris/w aqua jog for everyone else

Thursday, July 23rd:

Stoner Boat Launch:6:00-7:15pm

30:00 bike/30:00 run

Friday, July 24th:

OFF

Saturday, July 25th:

Cypress State Park: 7:30am

Varsity: 65:00 run/JV: 50:00 walk/run

Tris:400m swim/18.2 mi bike/partial course run

Sunday, July 26th:

OFF

TENATIVE CROSS COUNTRY RACING SCHEDULE 2009

SATURDAY:Sept. 5th-Choudrant Aggie Invitational-Ruston Caravan will DEPART from Calvary Family Life Center @ 7:20 am be there no later than 7:15am: RACE START TIMES:Varsity B: 10:15 am Varsity girls: 9:45am

Junior High Girls 1.5 miles:10:45 am /JH Boys 1.5 miles: 11:10 am

JV (open) Boys/Girls 2 miles:11:30 a.m.
Awards:12:00p.m

SATURDAY: Sept 12th-C.E. Byrd Cross Country Meet-Stoner Boat Launch
Open 2 mile run: 8:30 a.m. (Middle School/High School JV)
Girls Varsity 3 mile: 9:15 a.m.
Boys Varsity 3 mile: 10:00 a.m.

Sat: Sept 19th-CALVARY CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL: ELLERBE YMCA

Varsity girls 3 mile: 9am

Varsity boys 3 mile: 9:45 am

Kindergarten-sixth grade 1 mile: Elementary division: 10am-11am

Junior High Boys/Girls 1mile: 11:15am

JV 2 miles: 11:30am

8:30 amSat: Sept 26th- Loyola Snoopy Invite- TBA Shreveport, La
Race times:
JV/Freshmen: 1.5 mile: 8:30am
Varsity Girls 3 mile: 9:00am
Varsity Boys 3 mile:9:45 am

Sat: Oct 3rd- Cedar Creek Cougar Invitational-Ruston, La
Meet @ CBA FLC parking lot @ 6 am. Depart for Ruston @ 6:15 am on Bus #33Varsity Girls 3 mile run:8:30 am/Varsity Boys 3 mile run:9:00am7-8th Grade Boys 1 mile run: 11:00 am

Sat: Oct 17th- Holy Savior Menard Invitational- Alexandria, La :
Depart with caravan and school bus @ 6:00 am from CBA family life centerSmall School Varsity Boys 3 mile race:9:00am/Varsity Girls 3 mile race:9:30 amJV Boys and Girls 2 mile race:10:10 amSat:

Saturday October 31st- Northwestern State University Invitational- Natchitoches, La
Varsity G: 10:00 am/Varsity B: 10:45 am This race along with year long consistency and effort will determine the top seven chosen to compete at District and State.

Saturday: Nov 7th- Forbing Y camp:DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS- SHREVEPORT, LA

Girls Race: 9:30am

Boys Race: 10:00 am

Tues: Nov 17th- LHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, Natchitoches, La

2A GIRLS
9:00 AM: Registration10:00 AM: RACE5A GIRLS10:40 AM9:40 AM2A BOYS11:20 AM

The entire team will travel to cheer on the Varsity runners chosen.

XC BANQUET

Newcomer Award:

Landon Roach

Kelsey Wildes

Hardest Worker Award:

Chris Norton

Avery Watson

Coaches Award:

Chase Rolland

Tradition Award:

Kalia Wildes

DISTRICT VICTORIES

CONGRATS TO THE BOYS FOR WINNING THIER FIRST DISTRICT 2A XC CHAMPIONSHIPS!
CONGRATS TO THE GIRLS FOR FINISHING DISTRICT RUNNER-UP AND PLACING THREE GIRLS IN THE TOP SEVEN!!!

I AM SOOO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU! CHECK THE PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK'S CHANGES.

See the below address for full story:

http://www.rodscalvarywebsite.com/

NSU RESULTS

Hey everybody! Great job at the meet Saturday. You can see the results on the below site.
http://www.nsudemons.com/ViewArticle.dbmlDB_OEM_ID=20000&KEY=&ATCLID=1400034&SPID=11375&SPSID=103608

Kelsey Wildes must win the standout athlete of the week blowing away the current school record for 3 miles with a 21:42 and finishing 53rd out of 255 athletes.Great job to Abby Watkins (a sixth grader) for finishing her first 3 mile in an awesome time! I can't wait to see what she can do in the years to come. We sure are glad to have Kaitlynn back after an ankle injury!

This year to Last year comparison:

Kelsey Wildes: 21:42- Nicole: 24:34
Kalia Wildes: 22:57-Kalia: 25:02
Avery Watson: 23:32-Lindsey: 25:18
Shelby Taylor: 24:08-Jordan: 25:27
Kaitlynn Ware: 26:00-Hope: 25:33
Abby Watkins: 26:32


Chase is only three seconds off of his All-State time from last year. That means he is about two weeks ahead of schedule. I look for a 15-20 second drop come State meet time. BUT we have to have our two and three step up for the Championships they are about a minute off of schedule. Extra credit for Chris Norton who has been very consistent and hard working the entire year. Glad to have Zac back competing since his injury two weeks ago.

This year to last year comparison (times taken from the State meet which is where all of our boys had PR's last year). Check out our STRONG back half! All of our guys are better than our last guy last year.
Chase Rolland: 16:59-Chase:16:56
Zac Overstreet: 17:10-Zac: 17:59
Landon Roach: 18:09-Corey:18:53
Dakota Rothell: 18:54-Caleb:19:19
Chris Norton: 19:17-Hunter: 19:58
Hunter Gauntlett:19:22-Dylan:21:19
Jason Sibert:19:24
Josh Hudson:20:55

We will have all kids meet at the Norton's at 5:30 pm for pizza and a team meeting this Friday night 11/07/08. Please take special note at the practice time changes for this week. You can find those on the blogsite http://www.calvarycrosscountry.blogspot.com/ all information is correct for this week:)

District Details:
All athletes report @ Forbing YMCA at 8:30 am
The boys will race at 9:30 am
The girls will race at 10:00 am
*The Norton's and Austin's will be in charge of snacks

Menard Invite

Great Job to everyone @ Menard!

Girls: If you have a question about race day you need to call your coach instead of assuming anything! I expect to see ALL of my girls healthy and competing by NSU! Our goal at State is to get as many people under 50th place as possible and to place as a team higher than 10th. Last year the 50th time was 24:42 and our best girl finished 53rd. The Pre State meet will be a good test as far as where we stand. We had decent performances from the girls who did race today all of you placing in the top 50 and earning t-shirts which is an honor. I still believe we could have raced better had everyone been mentally prepared.
*Your official times were not posted when we left. I will post those as soon as I recieve them.
Abby: Great job on the 2mile:Your new official PR for 2mile is 17:36


Boys: I am extremely proud of you all. You took the challenge I gave you today to heart and it showed in your performances. Thank you for stepping up and giving all you had in the race. That is what I want to see every time whether we are missing a teammate or not. I noticed great improvement in Hunter and Jason this week. Last year, we did not have five guys under twenty minutes until the State meet and this year we have the top seven under 20 already! Woah Nelly:)Once again do not become complacent but continue to strive for improvement giving God the glory and honor.
Russell great job on the two mile: 15:38

Chase:9th:17:30
Landon: 24th: 18:04
Dakota: 40st: 18:53
Chris: 51st:19:15
Hunter: 60th: 19:36
Jason: 67th: 19:48
Josh: 81st:21:12

Team Finish: 7th out of 16 scoring teams and 20 teams present. 132 runners competed.

EVERYONE:
Do what you have to do to get your body healthy and ready to race. We only have three meets left so we have no more room for injuries, excuses, or slacking! We you come to practice come with your game face on!!!! It is time to come together to reach our goals.

Cedar Creek Meet Notes

We got a first hand look at the lovely terrain of Lincoln Parish this weekend! Training and racing on BIG Hills make a runners legs strong and will help build endurance which in turn will reduce overall fatigue on a "REGULAR" course. I am glad we got this race in! I was pleased with times this weekend considering the course. Competition was tough to say the least and I was proud of how you all handled yourselves against real deal competiton.

Tips and comments for each athlete:

GIRLS:I would like to see a closer gap time again with you at Menard. This week we had way too much space between our 2-3 runners! Our girls are all about the same level esp in practice and should race as such!
Kalia, you looked very strong and confident out there. REmember to relax your face when fatigue sets in.. when your face tightens your shoulders follow and so on.
Kelsey had a strong race as did Kaitlynn. Kelsey, you need to be to the right or left of Kalia if at all possible. You can do it!
Kaitlynn, i have been extremely proud of your efforts over the last few weeks. You are like a brand new runner and I commend you for continuing to work hard!
Avery you have been doing great. We discussed working again on your stride length and turn over in order to eliminate the choppy short stride you acquire during exhaustion. You are not racing yet to your capability probably due to not feeling well recently. We might need to discuss backing you down on "extra" workouts during the week in PE in order to get your racing where it needs to be.
Shelby, had a great finish this week and continued to move up throughout the race. I still think you are capable of a lot more and I am glad you are back on board!!!

*Remember the white on rice and/or the WOLF PACK mentality. We have to move through the race together or very near one another. We will get another chance to do that at the Menard meet but this time it will be against other schools that are considered to be in the "small school division" It is important we prepare ourselves mentally and physically for this race as it will give us a good gage as to where we stand state wide.

BOYS:Chase: Great finish this week. You looked much stronger this week as compared to last week and a top ten finish at this race was a great accomplishment. Please praise yourself.
Zac:Nice effort this week from Zac! It was nice to see you running up front with Chase again... To the right or left of Chase is where you belong!
Landon... way to hang in there. My dream is see you all cross the line together in a top ten fashion:) We still have a lot of work to do if that is going to come to pass this year but we are well on the way. You have had a great first season so far. Keep working hard.
Dakota is right where he needs to be for a team 5th runner and is doing an amazing job. Can you believe he is only in the 8th grade???? Talk about an individual that can rise to competition. The problem is he is running #4 for our team with older guys who can and should be moving up! I know that Chris is capable of running with him and we def missed him this week but it sure would be nice to have one of you guys in between Landon and Dakota for a more dominate team standing!
Hunter and Jason looked much better this week than in the past few weeks and I was proud of thier efforts.
Congrats to Josh on completing his first 3 mile Varsity race. Not a bad time for a first timer:) Again, like with the girls the key is going to be running together and up front. WHITE ON RICE!

Again, great job this weekend. I am unsure of official results but will post those team standings asap:Individuals:Kalia: 23:29Kelsey: 23:46Kaitlynn/Avery: 25:16Shelby: 25:33
GT:2:04Last week GT: 1:16

Chase:CONGRATS for a top ten finish!!! Well earned: 17:55Zac: 18:16Landon: 18:22Dakota: 19:46Hunter: 20:16Jason: 20:30Josh: 21:301-5 GT: 2:21Last week GT: 2:07

Abby and Russell: Excellent job running your mile this week. You both finished in the around the top twenty in very competitive races. You should be proud of yourselves