Saturday, August 25, 2007

Parent meeting Tuesday, August 28, THHS Theatre

---Practice on Saturday morning is 6:00-8:45A.M., at R.S.M. Lake. Please
park near Starbuck's. Team breakfast to follow at I.H.O.P. in
R.S.M...9:00-10:30 A.M. Please encourage your daughter to attend the
breakfast and to download a flier.
---Practices next week are 7:00-9:45A.M. If you are involved in Link Crew on
Wednesday and Friday, practice is 5:00-6:45A.M.
---All girls' cross country runners have the option of attending "Round-Up"
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday at 11:30A.M., which is the official
time for any THHS student involved in a co-curricular activity. Your
daughter is not allowed to skip practice to attend "Round-Up," nor may she
tell me that she wants to look nice for "Round-Up," so she can not practice.
Please pay A.S.B.($40 to THHS) and transportation($85 to S.V.U.S.D.) fees at
"Round-Up."
---Parent meeting this Tuesday, August 28, THHS Theatre, 6:30-7:30P.M., to
discuss any and all aspects of cross country. Please be there!!!
---Please check our website...runningmustangsxc.com...for updated
information, including the spirit pack, which you can download for your
convenience. Spirit pack fee is due by August 31...uniforms, etc. to be
handed out Saturday, September 1, after practice.
---Sweepstake's Race...Sweepstake's Attitude...Sweepstake's Mentality...

A super pair of workouts

---A super pair of workouts this morning. Vista Del Lago hills for the THHS
group, and Switchback repeats at Mt. S.A.C. in Walnut for the later in the
morning group. Senior Kristin Arkin led group one with ten repetitions of
our hill loop at Mt. S.A.C. in forty-five minutes, while freshman Sarah
Daily led group two with nine loops. All of the athletes in both groups
performed a commendable workout, and tomorrow's practice is 7:00-9:45A.M. at
THHS. Do not forget a beach towel.
---Parent meeting this Tuesday, August 28, THHS Theatre, 6:30-7:30P.M., to
discuss any and all aspects of cross country. Please be there!!!
---A.S.B.($40 to THHS), and transportation($85 to S.V.U.S.D.) fees are to be
paid at "Round-Up," August 27-30...Spirit pack fee...$225 for new athletes,
$105/? for returning athletes, is due to Coach Kelly before August 31. A
hard copy of the spirit pack costs will be distributed on Friday, August 24.
---Please refer to our website...runningmustangsxc.com...for updated
information regarding our girls' cross country program...
---We Will Not Wilt In Walnut...

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Senior Captians 2007

---Congratulations to senior Meredith Suman, who was named our fourth senior captain for the 2007 season...joining Kristin Arkin, Rachel Moore, and Whitney Wiles. Meredith is a four year participant in cross country,possesses the requisite character and leadership skills to perform the job well, and she will be an asset to our program, to say the least. Kudos to Meredith, the distinction is well deserved.

2007 XC Camp

---Well, we made it...Not only did we make it, but we also experienced anextremely successful and gratifying running camp in Idyllwild. 54 girls, byfar our largest turnout to date, 49 boys, scenic runs, wonderful meals,swimming, softball, and a walk to town, competitions...Speaking of competitions, congratulations to junior Sabrina Rathor for winning our camprace, covering 3 miles in 18.56, very commendable after a tough week oftraining, and junior Hayley Niles finished second in 19.07. Aaren Cadieux was the top freshman with Sarah Daily finishing second...Emilie No was the top sophomore, Kristyn Summers was second, and Kristin Arkin was the topsenior, with Michelle Reed second. A big thank you goes out to the parents of Kristine Andersen and Tegan Tingley...Brett and Kelly Andersen and Tracy Tingley...for their volunteer work the entire camp...from shopping tosupervision to cooking...and all points in between...thank you. Idyllwildwill now be our annual destination, and our 2008 camp is scheduled forAugust 11-16...Please set aside those dates now. ---Practice is 7:00-9:45A.M. this week, except Thursday and Saturday.Thursday's practice is either 8:30A.M.-2:30P.M.(includes the sixty minute bus ride) at Mt. S.A.C. in Walnut for our current top twenty girls, or5:30-8:30A.M. at THHS. We are restricted as to the number of athletes thatcan practice at Mt. S.A.C., or I would transport everyone. Saturday'spractice is 6:00-9:00A.M. at R.S.M. Lake, with a team breakfast to follow atI.H.O.P. in R.S.M. ---Please pay transportation ($85 to S.V.U.S.D.) and A.S.B.($40 to THHS) feesat "Round-Up" the week of August 27-31, and the spirit pack fee($225 to THHSfor new athletes...$105/? for returners) is due to Coach Kelly the week of August 27-31. Thank you... ---A parent meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 28, 6:30-7:30P.M., THHSTheatre, to cover any and all aspects of girls' cross country. Please planto attend... ---Nineteen days, Friday, September 7...our first competition, the Buena High School Seaside Invitational at Ventura State Beach...second day ofschool, bus departs at 6:30A.M., we will return at 10:00P.M. Schedule isfreshmen-2:00...sophomores-2:30...juniors-3:00...seniors-3:30...The boys'races will follow ours...Our second competition is the Woodbridge HighSchool(Irvine) Invitational on Saturday, September 15...all races are4:45P.M. or after, and exact times will be forwarded at a later date. ---Anything worth doing is worth doing well... Coach Kelly GO BLUE!!!