Moab Turkey Trot

11 members of the Grand County Running Club participated in the Moab Turkey Trot on Saturday morning November 19. Turkey winners included Ryan Lewis who was first overall male; Evan Ellison finished second overall behind Ryan and first in his age group, Ali Hill was first overall female and Hannah Stripeika was first in her age group. Congratulations to all our runners!

USATF State Championship Race

Here are another great set of pictures from the USATF State Championship Race held on Saturday November 12 in Provo. Congratulations to both our boys and girls teams on winning state championships! And a big Thank You to Evan's dad for the great photos!

Times-Independent News Story

Here is a link to an article in this weeks edition of the Times-Independent recapping the Running Clubs first place finish at the USATF State Championship Race that was held on Saturday November 12 in Provo.  Article Link  

Academic All-State!

Join me in congratulating Jayelen Knowles and Ariahna Groesbeck - 2016 Academic All-State from Grand County High School!

All-State Runners!

Join me in congratulating Ryan Lewis, Ali Hill and Evan Ellison - 2016 All-State Cross Country Runners from Grand County High School!

Times-Independent News Story

Here is a link to an article in this weeks edition of the Times-Independent recapping the teams performance at the State Championship Race in Salt Lake City that was held on Wednesday October 19. A great picture of Ryan and Evan on the champions podium with their All-State medals!  Article Link 

Pictures from the State Championship Race

Here are a great set of pictures from the Class 2A State Championship Races held on Wednesday October 19 at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City. A big Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the photos!

Pictures from the State Championship Race

Here are another great set of pictures from the Class 2A State Championship Races held on Wednesday October 19 at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City. A big Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the photos!

Times-Independent News Story

Here is a link to an article in this weeks edition of the Times-Independent recapping the teams performance at the Region Championship Race in Salina that was held on Tuesday October 11. A Great picture of our seven super seniors!   Article Link

State Championship Race Results

Below are the final results from the 2A boys and girls state championship races held on Wednesday October 19 at Sugarhouse Park in Salt Lake City.

VARSITY BOYS     93 runners in the race   6th place

Evan Ellison   17:00   5th place!    Fourth fastest freshman in the State of Utah!
Ryan Lewis   17:03   7th place!
Cameron Wakefield   18:11   33rd place
Braxten Pierce   18:59   57th place
Mackay Wakefield   19:42   75th place
Aaron Hawks   19:45   76th place
Tyrese Stash   20:14   82nd place

VARSITY GIRLS     84 runners in the race  

Ali Hirt   20:14   10th place!   3rd fastest freshman in 2A!
Jayelen Knowles   20:58   17th place

Here is a link to the complete official results from the State Championship Races  State Championship Results 

Pictures from the Region XV Championship Race

Here are a great set of pictures from the Region XV Championship Race held on Tuesday October 11 at the Blackhawk Arena Trails in Salina, UT. A big Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the great photos!

Pictures from the Region XV Championship Race

Here are another great set of pictures from the Region XV Championship Race held on Tuesday October 11 at the Blackhawk Arena Trails in Salina, UT. A big Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the great photos!

State Cross Country Course Map

In case you wanted to see what the state course looks like. The first two and a half miles are similar to the Highland Invitational but then you cross the road and finish on the track at Highland HS.

 

Region XV Championship Race Results

Below are the official results from the Region XV Championship Race held on Tuesday October 11, 2015 in Salina, UT. The time in parenthesis is your time from the race on the same course held on Wednesday September 7.

VARSITY BOYS     98 runners in the race   2nd place!

Ryan Lewis   17:51 (18:15)   1st Place!
Evan Ellison   18:15 (18:50)   2nd Place!
Braxten Pierce   19:42 (20:59)   15th place
Cameron Wakefield   20:35 (20:25)   24th place
Mackay Wakefield   21:05 (21:35)   30th place
Tyrese Stash   21:06 (22:22)   31st place
Aaron Hawks   21:08 (24:28)   32nd place
Ryan Reed   21:24 (22:45)   39th place
Jameson Hawks   23:01 (25:31)   66th place
Trent Disbro   27:25 (29:03)   90th place

VARSITY GIRLS     48 runners in the race   4th Place

Ali Hirt   21:52   5th place!
Jayelen Knowles   22:24 (23:32)   8th place!
Hannah Stripeika   23:22 (25:01)   13th place
Auburn Jackman   25:10   22nd place
Sadie Farnsworth   26:26 (29:52)   28th place
Mercedes Zunich   26:30 (27:28)   30th place
Brooklin Hugentobler   27:40 (29:42)   34th place
Ariahna Groesbeck   28:52 (30:47)   38th place
Josie Wakefield   29:16 (35:36)   39th place

Congratulations to all our team members who competed in the region championships! The improvement over the course of only 5 weeks was amazing! It really showed your commitment to the team and to the amazing work that you put in during  the course of the season!

Times-Independent News Story

Here is an article in this weeks edition of the Times-Independent recapping the teams performance at the John Thornton Invitational that was held on Wednesday October 5. Great picture of Ryan Lewis as he sprints toward the finish! "When Ryan Lewis races, records get broken".  Article Link

Times-Independent News Story

Here is an article in this weeks edition of the Times-Independent recapping the teams performance at the Park City Invitational that was held on Friday September 30 in Park City, UT. Great picture of Evan Ellison as he sprints toward the finish line!  Article Link

Pictures from the John Thornton Invitational (Blanding)

Here are pictures from the John Thornton Invitational held on Wednesday October 5 in Blanding. Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the photos!

Pictures from the John Thornton Invitational (Blanding)

Here are a small set of pictures pictures from the John Thornton Invitational held on Wednesday October 5 in Blanding. Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the photos!

Team Practice Schedule for October 10 - 15

Our last full week of practice - this season really flew by fast!

Monday October 10 @ 5:00 PM at Rotary Park: 3 mile run followed with 6 strides on the football field followed by a team meeting in the HS.

Tuesday October 11: Region 15 Championship Race in Salina Utah.  Team Members will be excused from school at 10:45 to board the bus for Salina. Bus leaves at 11:00. We will stop at Subway in Green River for lunch (eat on bus). Race times have not yet been released but in previous years have been 4:00 and 4:30. After the race we will stop for dinner at Mom's Cafe in Salina before we head back to Moab. We should be back in Moab at around 9:30 PM.

Wednesday October 12 @ 5:00 PM at Rotary Park: We begin our preparations for the State Championship race with a conversational 4 mile recovery run followed with 6 strides.

Thursday October 13 @ 5:15 PM at Lions Park: 6 mile trail run on the trail to the Matheson Wetlands Preserve.

Friday October 14 @ 3:00 PM at the HS Track: Speed workout on the HS track.

Saturday October 15 at 9:00 AM at Rotary Park: Easy 5 mile run. It is important to keep your legs moving over the weekend prior to the State Championship race on Wednesday.

John Thornton Invitational Results (Blanding)

Below are the official results from the John Thornton Invitational held on October 5, 2016 in Blanding. Last years times are in parenthesis.

JV BOYS   43 Runners

Jameson Hawks   22:35   19th place
Trent Disbro   27:48 (33:54)   41st place

VARSITY BOYS   2nd Place out of 7 teams!   68 runners in the race

Ryan Lewis   17:36 (19:07)   1st Place!
Evan Ellison   18:15   4th place!
Braxten Pierce   19:46 (21:21)   20th place
Cameron Wakefield   20:00 (20:31)   22nd place
Tyrese Stash   21:17 (21:13)   37th place
Aaron Hawks   21:25 (22:23)   39th place
Ryan Reed   21:58   (22:22)   43rd place

VARSITY GIRLS   2nd Place out of 7 teams!   56 runners in the race

Ali Hirt   22:04   2nd place!
Jayelen Knowles   22:51 (24:05)   6th place!
Hannah Stripeika   23:15 (26:01)   8th place!
Auburn Jackman   25:02 (26:06)   22nd place
Sadie Farnsworth   25:14   23rd place
Brooklin Hugentobler   26:04 26th place
Mercedes Zunich   26:26   29th place

Complete results can be found at:  Race Results

Congratulation on all our runners on a great running performance in Blanding!

Pictures from the Park City Invitational

Here are a great set of pictures from the Park City Invitational held on Friday September 30 in Park City. A big Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the photos!

Team Practice Schedule October 3 - 8

Our last full week of practice before the region championship race!

Monday October 3 @ 5:00 PM at Rotary Park: 50 minute easy run followed by 8 strides on the football field. We finish with our weekly PACK 800.

Tuesday October 4 @ 5:15 on the HS Track:  Easy 3 mile taper run followed by 4 strides on the football field.

Wednesday October 5 - John Thornton Invitational in Blanding. Team members will be excused at 12:20 to board the bus for Blanding. Bus leaves from in front of the HS at 12:30. The race will be run on the Pacheco Trail (back of visitor center on Center Street & 200 East) in Blanding. Race times are JV boys a 4:00; JV girls at 4:05; Varsity boys at 4:30 and Varsity girls at 4:35. After the awards cerenmony we will stop for dinner in Blanding before we head back to Moab. We should be back in Moab at around 8:30 PM.

Thursday October 6 @ 5:15 at Sand Flats: Easy 4 mile recovery run at Sand Flats. Meet at the Slick Rock Parking Lot.

Friday October 7 @ 3:00 on the HS Track: Combo run with a mixture of distance running and speed running.

Times-Independent News Story

Here is an article in this weeks edition of the Times-Independent recapping the teams performance at the Carbon Invitational that was held on Wednesday September 21. Great picture of Trent Disbro as he nears the finish line!  Article Link 

Park City Invitational Results

Below are the official results from the Park City Invitational held in Park City, UT on Friday September 30. Last years time are in parenthesis 

GIRLS VARSITY RESULTS     202 runners in this race

Ali Hirt   20:30   61st place
Jayelen Knowles   20:59 (22:27)  98th place
Hannah Stripeika   22:19   (22:58)   
Sadie Farnsworth   24:38   
Mercedes Zunish   25:20   
Ariahna Groesbeck   25:27   (25:21)   

GIRLS JV RESULTS     116 runners in this race

Josie Wakefield   27:50   98th place

BOYS VARSITY RESULTS     249 runners in this race

Ryan Lewis   16:38   38th place
Evan Ellison   16:55   64th place
Cameron Wakefield   18:29   (19:12)   
Braxten Pierce   18:35   (19:32)  
Aaron Hawks   19:37   
Ryan Reed   19:42   (21:29)  

BOYS JV RESULTS     210 runners in this race

Jameson Hawks   22:10   
Trent Disbro   25:57   (28:00)   

The complete results from the meet can be found at here

Congratulations to all our runners on competing successfully in Park City!

Pictures from the Carbon Invitational

Here are a set of pictures of both the HS runners and the Jr. High Runners from the Carbon Invitational held at the Carbon Country Club on Wednesday September 21. Thanks to my wife Racheal for the great pictures!

Team Practice Schedule September 26 - October 1

Only 10 training runs left until the Region Championship Race

Monday September 26 @ 5:00 PM at Rotary Park. After a normal warm up we do an easy (70% conversational pace) 50 minute run (6 - 7 miles) followed by 8 strides and then we finish with a Pack 800.

Tuesday September 27 @ 5:15 PM at Sand Flats. We meet at the Slickrock parking lot in the Sand Flats Recreation Area where we start with an easy 20 minute run followed by a 20 minute tempo run (80 - 85% effort). We then do 4 long hill repetitions followed by an easy 15 minute cool down.

Wednesday September 28 @ 5:00 PM at Lions Park. After a normal warm up we do an easy 6 mile run to the Wetlands Preserve and back. We finish with 8 strides.

Thursday September 29 @ 5:15 PM at Rotary Park. 30 minute (3.5 miles) easy taper run followed by 6 strides on the grass in Rotary Park. 

Friday September 30 - Park City Invitational. Bus leaves from the HS at 9:30 am. We will stop at Subway in Wellington for lunch (eat on bus). Race times in Park City are Girls JV at 3:30; Boys JV at 4:30; Girls Varsity at 5:30 and Boys Varsity at 6:00 and Awards at 6:30. We will stop at Dickeys BBQ in Heber on the way home. We should return to Moab around 1:00 am. Remember to bring a parents note if you are not riding the bus home!

Saturday October 1 @ 4:00 at Rotary Park. After a normal warm up we do an easy (70% conversational pace) 50 minute run (6 - 7 miles).

Carbon Invitational Results

Below are the official results from the Carbon Invitational held at the Carbon Country Club in Price, UT on Wednesday September 21.

GIRLS VARSITY RESULTS   "Though she be but little, she is fierce!" William Shakespeare

Sadie Farnsworth   23:47   39th out of 72 runners   Personal Record!

BOYS VARSITY RESULTS   

Evan Ellison   17:04   6th place overall!   Personal Record!
Cameron Wakefield   18:07   16th place   Personal Record!
Tyrese Stash   19:43   33rd place   Personal Record!
Aaron Hawks   19:53   Personal Record!
Ryan Reed 19:54   Personal Record!
Jameson Hawks   22:48
Trent Disbro   26:01   Personal Record!

Congratulations to all our team members who competed and to all those that set personal records!

Durango Southwest Sunset Classic Results

Here are the results from the Durango Southwest Sunset Classic held at the Hillcrest Golf Course in Durango, CO on Friday evening September 16. Only six team members were able to attend due to homecoming activities at the HS.

GIRLS RESULTS   68 runners in the race

Hannah Stripeika   22:41   27th place

Sadie Farnsworth   24:32   51st place

Mercedes Zunich   25:50   57th place

BOYS RESULTS   77 runners in the race

Ryan Lewis   17:03   9th place!

Evan Ellison   18:10   29th place - FASTEST FRESHMAN IN ALL THE RACES!

Ryan Reed   20:06   59th place

Congratulations to our team members who competed at Durnago!

Team Practice Schedule September 19 - September 24

8 weeks down - only 3 weeks to region!

Monday September 19 @ 5:00 PM at Rotary Park. 50 minute easy run followed by 8 strides on the grass in the park. We finish with our first team PACK 800.

Tuesday September 20 @ 5:15 PM at Rotary Park. 3 mile easy run followed by 8 strides on the grass in the park.

Wednesday September 21 - Carbon Invitational at the Carbon Country Club in Price. Team members will be excused at 11:45 to board the bus for Price. Bus leaves from in front of the HS at 12:00. PLEASE BRING A SACK LUNCH AS WE WILL NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP ON THE WAY FOR LUNCH. Boys race is at 4:00 with the girls race at 4:30. We will stop for dinner in Price before we head back to Moab. We should be back in Moab at around 9:30 PM.

Thursday September 22 @ 5:15 PM at Sand Flats Recreation Area. After an easy 20 minute warm up team members will run 4-1,600 meter repeats at tempo pace with a 90 second rest/recovery between each. Finish with an easy 15 minute cool down run.

Friday September 23 @ 3:00 PM  at Lions Park. 6 mile easy run on the trail to the Wetlands Preserve followed by 8 strides on the grass in the park.

Saturday September 24 @ 8:00 AM at Rotary Park.  Our third annual team fundraiser - The Little Devil Fun Run at Rotary Park. Team members will assist in the setup and take down of the Little Devil Fun Run along the Mill Creek Parkway for kids 13 and younger. Please bring a home baked treat or fruit (Cut-up watermelon, oranges or bananas) for the kids to enjoy after the race. When the race is completed and everything is put away team members will enjoy a easy 60 - 80 minute trail run to finish out the week.

Times-Independent News Story

Here is an article in this weeks edition of the Times-Independent recapping the teams performance at the North Sevier Invitational that was held on Wednesday September 7. Congratulations to our boys team on a fine 2nd place finish!  Article Link

North Sevier Invitational Results

Below are the official results from the North Sevier Invitational held in Salina, UT on Wednesday September 7.

GIRLS VARSITY RESULTS     4th Place out of 6 Teams   39 runners in this race

Jayelen Knowles   23:32   4th Place!
Hannah Stripieka   25:01   8th place!
Mercedes Zunich   27:28   16th place
Brooklin Hugentobler   29:42   22nd place
Sadie Farnsworth   29:52   23rd place
Ariahna Groesbeck   30:47   28th place
Hannah Owen   31:45   30th place
Josie Wakefield   35:36   34th place

BOYS VARSITY RESULTS     2nd Place out of 6 Teams   95 runners in this race

Ryan Lewis   18:17   1st place!
Evan Ellison   18:50   3rd place!
Cameron Wakefield   20:25   7th place!
Braxten Pierce   20:59   12th place
Soren Indergard   21:29   17th place
Mackay Wakefield   21:35   18th place
Tyrese Stash   22:22   25th place
Ryan Reed   22:45   30th place
Aaron Hawks   24:28   49th place
Jameson Hawks   25:31   62nd place
Trent Disbro   29:03   85th place

Congratulations to all our runners who completed this difficult and challenging race!

Pictures from the North Sevier Invitational

Here are a great set of pictures from the North Sevier Invitational held on Wednesday September 7 in Salina, UT. A big Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the photos!

Pictures from the North Sevier Invitational

Here are another great set of pictures from the North Sevier Invitational held on Wednesday September 7 in Salina, UT. A big Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the photos!

Team Practice Schedule September 12 - September 17

With only 4 weeks to go before the region championship race we start our two hardest weeks of training this week before slowly tapering off to be fresh and ready to run our best race of the season at region.

Monday September 12 @ 5:00 PM at Rotary Park. 6 mile run for all runners at 75% effort followed by our first Pack 800.

Tuesday September 13 @ 5:15 PM at the HS track. 2 mile warm-up run to Swanny Park followed by 8 follow-the-leader trail repeats down the dirt trail from the ZAX parking lot to the slack line park.

Wednesday September 14 @ 5:00 PM at Lions Park.  7 mile trail run for all runners running up the trail past Arches National Park along highway 191 at 75% effort. 

Thursday September 15 @ 5:15 PM at the HS track. The full 7 + 7 = 7 workout. We start with our normal warm-up routine. Next we do a easy paced 3 mile run to Swanny Park followed by 4 x 100 meter strides on the football field. We then do 7 x 800 meter repetitions with a walk recovery starting at 3:15 cutting down in 15 second increments to 2:00. After a 5 minute walk recovery we do 7 x 200 meter repetitions with 90 second jog recovery. After a 5 minute walk recovery we conclude with a easy 2 mile run up to Rotary Park, thru the neighborhood and back to the track for our normal static stretching.

Friday September 16. Southwest Sunset XC Classic in Durango Colorado. Team members will be dismissed from school at 1:15 PM to board the bus to attend this meet in Durango. We will make one brief stop on the way to the meet, most likely in Cortez, Colorado. Race times are 8:30 PM for Varsity Girls and 9:00 PM for Varsity Boys. We should arrive back in Moab around 1:00 AM. We will have more information on this meet on Wednesday and Thursday.

Saturday September 17 @ 10:00 AM at Rotary Park. Easy 5 mile recovery run for all runners.

Times-Independent News Story

Here is an article in this weeks edition of the Times-Independent recapping the teams performance at the Monticello Loyd's Lake Classic  that was held on Friday September 2. Congratulations to our boys team on a fine 2nd place finish!  Article Link

Pictures from the Monticello Lloyd's Lake Classic

Here are a set of pictures from the Lloyd's Lake Classic held on Friday September 2 at Lloyd's Lake in Monticello. Thank you to Jayelen's dad for the great pictures!

Pictures from the Monticello Lloyd's Lake Classic

Here are another smaller set of pictures from the Lloyd's Lake Classic held on Friday September 2 at Lloyd's Lake in Monticello. Thanks again to Jayelen's dad for the great pictures!

Monticello Loyd's Lake Classic Results

Below are the official results from the Monticello Loyd's Lake Classic held in Monticello on Friday September 2.

GIRLS VARSITY RESULTS     5th Place out of 10 Team   68 runners in this race

Ali Hirt   21:01   5th place!

Jayelen Knowles   21:57   15th place
Hannah Stripeika   22:40   20th place!
Brooklin Hugentobler   24:38   42nd place
Mercedes Zunich   25:04   44th place
Sadie Farnsworth   25:08   46th place
Ariahna Groesbeck   26:16   51st place

GIRLS JV RESULTS     40 runners in this race

Hannah Owen   27:34   12th place

Josie Wakefield   29:25   18th place

BOYS VARSITY RESULTS     2nd place out of 11 teams!   76 runners in this race

Ryan Lewis   16:53   5th place!   

Evan Ellison   17:48   10th place!
Cameron Wakefield   18:26   15th place
Mackay Wakefield   19:21   29th place

Braxten Pierce   19:22   19th place
Tyrese Stash   20:25   51st place
Aaron Hawks   20:30   53rd place

BOYS JV RESULTS     70 runners in this race

Soren Indergard   19:34   6th place!
Ryan Reed   20:20   12th place

Jameson Hawks   23:03   42nd place
Trent Disbro   26:49   59th place

Congratulations to all our runners on competing successfully in Monticello!

Team Practice Schedule September 5 - September 10

Hard to believe but we are half-way through the season! Only 5 weeks to go to Region Championship Race!

Monday September 5 @ 6:30 PM at Matheson Wetlands Preserve. 20 minute easy warm-up run followed by 3 x double loops on the preserve trail at tempo pace (timed) followed by a 15 minute cool down run.

Tuesday September 6 @ 6:00 PM at the HS track. 4 mile easy taper run followed by 8 goal line to goal line strides on the football field.

Wednesday September 7. North Sevier Invitational in Salina, UT. Team members will be dismissed from school at 10:45 AM to board the bus for Salina, UT. Bus leaves at 11:00 AM. We will stop at Subway in Green River for lunch (eat on bus). Race times are all HS girls at 4:00 PM and all High School boys at 4:15 PM. The course is 3 miles long. After the race we will have dinner at Mom's cafe in Salina.

Thursday September 8 @ 6:00 PM at the HS track.  1 mile warm-up (to Rotary Park and back) followed by 4 x 200 with 200 meter jog recovery followed by a 1.5 mile run (6 laps) on the track at tempo pace followed by 4 x 200 with 200 meter jog recovery.

Friday September 9 @ 3:00 PM at Rotary Park. Easy 5 - 8 mile run at conversational pace.

Saturday September 10 @ 9:00 AM at Rotary Park. Easy 7 - 10 mile run at conversational pace.

Times-Independent News Story

Here is an article in this weeks edition of the Times-Independent recapping the home meet held last week at the Moab Golf Club. Great picture of Ryan Lewis 30+ seconds ahead of the second place runner in the boys race! Congratulations to all our team members on a fantastic home meet!  Article Link 

Team Practice Schedule August 29 - September 3

5th week of practice and only 7 weeks to the region championships!

Monday August 29 @ 5:00 PM at Rotary Park. Long six mile run to Lions Park and back.

Tuesday August 30 @ 5:30 PM at Lions Park. Long six mile run on the trail in the Wetlands to the Matheson Wetlands Preserve and back.

Wednesday August 31 @ 3:00 PM at the HS Track.  Eight 5 minute trail repeats on the Millcreek trail behind the HS.

Thursday September 1 @ 5:30 PM at Rotary Park. 4 mile conversational pace taper run up Powerhouse Lane and up Sand Flats Road. 

Friday September 2. Loyd's Lake Classic in Monticello. Team members will be excused at 1:10 PM to board the bus for Monticello. Bus leaves at 1:30 from in front of the HS. Race times are 4:00 for JV boys; 4:05 JV Girls; 4:45 Varsity Boys and 4:50 Varsity Girls. Please bring healthy food to eat along with plenty of water on the bus before and after the meet as we will not be stopping anywhere either before or after the meet.

Saturday September 3 @ 9:00 AM at Rotary Park. Easy 5 mile run followed by 4 strides on the grass in the park.

Times-Independent News Story

Here is an article in this weeks edition of the Times-Independent recapping the Highland Invitational. Great picture of Hannah Stripeika sprinting toward the finish line!  Article Link

Pictures from the Red Rock Invitational

Here are a set of pictures from the Red Rock Invitational held on Wednesday August 24 at the Moab Golf Club. Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the great pictures!

Pictures from the Red Rock Invitational

Here are another set of pictures from the Red Rock Invitational held on Wednesday August 24 at the Moab Golf Club. Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the great photos!

Pictures from the Highland Invitational

Here are a set of pictures from the Highland Invitational held on Thursday August 24 at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City. Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the photos!

Pictures from the Highland Invitational

Here are another set of pictures from the Highland Invitational held on Thursday August 24 at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City. Thank You to Jayelen's dad for the photos!

Pictures from the Highland Invitational

Here are a set of pictures of the team taken at the Highland Invitational held on Thursday August 24 at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City. Thank You to Mr. Wakefield for the photos!

Red Rock Invitational Results

Below are the official results from the Red Rock Invitational run on Wednesday August 24 at the Moab Golf Club. 

GIRLS RESULTS     3rd Place!   47 runners in this race

Jayelen Knowles   21:23   5th place!
Hannah Stripeika   22:12   6th place!
Auburn Jackman   23:14   11th place
Mercedes Zunich   24:40   17th place
Sadie Farnsworth   24:41   18th place
Brooklin Hugentobler   24:55   19th place
Josie Wakefield   29:01   33rd place
Hannah Owen   30:07   37th place

BOYS RESULTS     2nd place!   111 runners in this race

Ryan Lewis   16:37   1st place!   NEW COURSE RECORD
Evan Ellison   17:43   5th place!
Cameron Wakefield   18:23   10th place!
Mackay Wakefield   18:31   11th place
Braxten Pierce   18:56   18th place
Soren Indergard   19:34   25th place
Ryan Reed   20:21   37th place
Tyrese Stash   20:45   42nd place
Aaron Hawks   20:53   45th place
Jameson Hawks   22:28   76th place
Trent Disbro   26:44   97th place

Congratulations to all our runners on a extremely successful home meet!   

Team Practice Schedule August 22 - August 27

4th week of practice already! Home meet this week! Remember to hydrate everyday as it is still extremely warm outside.

Monday August 22 @ 7:00 PM at Moab Golf Club. Six mile run following the same route that the home meet is run on. The run will start at an easy pace, work up to a tempo pace (comfortably hard) and then end with an easy pace. We also will have a guest speaker at practice to talk to the team about her experiences as a runner. Because of the long run expect practice to end between 8:45 and 9:00.

Tuesday August 23 @ 7:00 PM at the Moab Golf Club. Easy three mile run at a conversational pace followed up with six strides.

Wednesday August 24. Our home meet at the Moab Golf Club! Team members will be released from school at 1:30 and have the option to ride the bus or drive their own car to the golf course. The bus will leave from in front of the High School at 1:45 pm. All  team members must be at the course by 2:00 pm. The meet begins with Jr High races at 3:00 pm. The HS boys race starts at 4:00 pm and the HS girls race starts at 4:30. Following the awards ceremony all team members must participate in sweeping and cleaning the course.

Thursday August 25 @ 7:00 PM at Rotary Park. 6 mile conversational pace trail run led by Coach Trish.

Friday August 26 @ 3:00 PM at the HS track. 1 mile warm up followed by (12)  400 meter repeats with a 45 second recovery on the HS track. All runners will have a time goal. The first four should feel like you are holding back; the middle four should feel like you have to work a bit and the last four should feel uncomfortable. Finish the workout with a 800 meter cool down.

Saturday August 27: 4 -5 mile run on your own.

Times-Independent News Story

Here is an article in this weeks edition of the Times-Independent previewing our team and the start of a new season of cross country. Great picture of Evan, Jayelen, Ryan and Hannah taken at last Friday afternoon's acclimation practice!  Article Link

Highland Invitational Results

Below are the official results from the Highland Invitational run on Thursday August 18 at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City. Last years times are in parenthesis. Results Link 

GIRLS RESULTS

Jayelen Knowles   20:48 (21:44)   93rd out of 193 runners
Hannah Stripeika   22:20 (26:17)
Mercedes Zunich   24:52   48th out of 155 runners
Ariahna Groesbeck   25:58 (29:54)
Sadie Farnsworth   29:15
Josie Wakefield   29:56
Jenna Hawks   30:00

BOYS RESULTS

Ryan Lewis   16:16   (17:28)   39th out of 252 runners
Evan Ellison   17:21   7th out of 197 runners!
Cameron Wakefield   18:13   (19:08)
Mackay Wakefield   19:06   (20:28)
Soren Indergard   19:31   53rd out of 197 runners
Tyrese Stash   19:48   (20:41)
Ryan Reed   20:25   (21:12)   173rd out of 375 runners
Aaron Hawks   21:03
Jameson Hawks   22:09
Trent Disbro   26:03 (32:14)

The general rule of thumb is if a HS cross country runner trains hard for 1 year they can expect about a 1 minute improvement in time. We had all our runners improve by about a minute and some far greater than a minute! The results of your hard work were in full display at Sugarhouse Park yesterday - everyone toed that start line with the confidence that they were going to run great! This confidence came from knowing that you put in the work and that you were there to compete! Congratulations to everyone who successfully competed!