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