Gilmer Meet10/12

This week we will head to Gilmer for our meet. We will meet at the shed at 6:45 and leave by 7:00. The meet is at the Gilmer Elementary campus. Take Hwy 271 North into Gilmer, once you reach the Walmart (on your right) the school campus will be about 1 mile up on your left.
Race times: 8:30 Varsity Girls
9:00 Varsity Boys
10:30 JH Girls
11:00 JH Boys
We will return to school after the meet sometime between 12:15 and 12:30.

Lindale Meet Results

Gladewater Results

The runners competed well at the Gladewater meet this weekend. The Varsity boys placed 2nd as a team with several runners collecting some medals. The girls did not compete as a team this week as we were a few runners shy of a full team, but we still had several medal. At the time of this post the official JH results were not in yet. I will include what I have and update when I receive the official race results.
Varsity Girls:
Kristen Moyers 13:30 11th
Landry Seimears 13:38 15th
Jaci Wallace 14:10 21st
America Camacho 14:39 28th

Varsity Boys:
Clay McNeese 16:08 2nd
Chase Robinson 16:50 8th
Blake Warren 17:21 15th
Garrett Stephenson 17:24 16th
Mason Malone 17:54 22nd
Carlos Camacho 18:36 35th

JH Girls:
Olivia Sipes 13:38 2nd
Shaynee Tyl 14:33 13th
Destiny Morgan 15:45 22nd
Sydney Simpson 17:25 39th
Luisa Soto 17:38 41st
Sabrina Smith 17:39 42nd
Lexi Haney 17:44 46th
Linley Hawes 17:49 48th
Miranda Gaut 18:41 59th
Madison Gilbreath 22:51 89th
Sierra Schneider 20:16 69th
Alyia Hall 20:27 72nd
Abby Hinton 21:12 79th
Taylor Scott 21:23 80th

JH Boys:
Dylan Harris 11:45 1st
Kaine Whitworth 13:06 7th
Nate Hearron 14:46 26th
Preston Ware 15:02 29th
William Walker 15:46 36th
Lucas Damas 16:02 37th
Ian Nelson 19:38 48th

This weekend the JH does not race and the Varsity runners will compete at Garden Valley in Lindale. The first race is at 8:15 with the big school races. It is a rolling start and we are the 3rd and 4th races. I think we will race sometime between 8:45 and 9:00 depending on the flow of the races. We will pick up something to eat, and return to school by lunch time. Each runners needs to bring me $6 cash by Thursday to cover their meal.
Directions to Garden Valley: Take I-20 West past Lindale. Exit Hwy 110. Turn left (south) on to Hwy 110. From here, it’s a short distance to FM 1955. Turn right onto FM 1955 and drive about one mile to the main gate of Garden Valley.

PINE TREE RACE RESULTS Look on the left sidebar under “Results”, click and you will see the race, Pine Tree Puddle Jump and Pig Trot.

We had one flying frisbee incident, one fall, no uniform malfunctions, everyone had a good breakfast, and made it back safely to the finish. We were blessed with cool temps and clear skies. AND we raced well along the way! The boys placed 6th as a team lead by Clay McNeese and Blake Warren’s top 20 finishes. The girls were 2nd as a team, top twenty finishers were Kristen Moyers, Nour Hussein, Bella Sacco, and Jaci Wallace, all took home some hardware.The JH boys and girls both placed 5th as teams. All the runners raced well for their first meet of the season and on a challenging course. Dylan Harris finished 2nd and Kaine Whitworth 18th for medals. Olivia Sipes lead the girls with a 5th place finish followed by Shaynee Tyl in 14th and Destiny Morgan 21st, just missing a take-home medal.

Gladewater: This week’s race is at Gladewater High School. If you park by the stadium you will find the race area. This course is much more spectator friendly and fast. You will be able to see them start by the stadium, loop out and back and then come down the side of the stadium onto the track and finish at the start line on the visitor’s side of the stadium. Last year it poured on us, but the temperature was great.

Bus Meet Time and Place: At the Shed at 6:45.
Race Schedule: This race is not chip timed, so the time between races will be longer, however if yourself plenty of time. If it can run ahead it will.
8:30 Varsity Girls
9:00 Varsity Boys
10:30 JH Girls
11:00 JH Boys

Runners can ride home with their parents after the completion of all the races. Just let me know with a note or email AHEAD of time, so I can plan accordingly. See you Saturday

PINE TREE RACE INFO

**Updated Race times revised 9/11:
8:00 First race of the meet Varsity boys 4A/5A division
8:45 Varsity Girls
9:00 Varsity Boys
10:15 JH Girls
10:30 JH Boys

**These times are estimated. This meet is chip timed and on a rolling start, therefore as soon as one race is finished the next one starts. Allow yourself extra time to get there and park and get to the course. Cross Country can be a hurry up and wait event. The race director is also trying to move the races along in order to get the JH races in before it gets too hot!

We will meet at 6:30 at the Shed (building by bus barn) and leave at 6:45. We will ride as a group to and from the meet. JH runners need to bring snacks and water for themselves for the meet. I will discuss with them some good choices. Please put their name on their water bottle.

The course at Katy’s Ranch is typically one of the hardest of the season. It is a true Cross Country course with trail running and hills, Big Mama is legendary. It will be exciting and a little anxious for the younger runners, who are starting their season. I am looking forward to watching them race on Saturday!

Directions to Katy’s Ranch

UT Tyler Meet Results

The WOCC teams had another good weekend competing at the UT Tyler campus. The girls placed 3rd in the JV combined team. Several runners placed in the top 15 and took home hardware, Nour Hussein, Kristen Moyers, Clay McNeese, and Garrett Stephenson.  You can go to the following link for official results:http://www.wetimeraces.com/ . Look under the Results tab and on the right will be another link for UT Tyler XC. The results will also be posted at Texas Running and Texas Track

We will be off this weekend and back in action September 21st at Katy’s Ranch hosted by Pine Tree. The District date may get changed to Saturday, October 19th for all teams. I will let you know as soon as the decision is final, however you may want to keep this date open in on your calendar for now.

Hawkins Meet Results

The boys team finished 6th out of 11 teams and the girls finished 5th out of 10 teams. There were 78 runners in the boys race and 77 in the girls race
Boys Results
Clay McNeese 9th 19:11
Blake Warren 20th 20:02
Mason Malone 30th 20:41
Garrett Stephenson 32nd 20:51
Carlos Camacho 36th 21:02

Girls Results
Bella Sacco 17th 14:32
Nour Hussein 27th 14:50
Jaci Wallace 28th 14:58
America Camacho 30th 15:01
Landry Seimears 51st 16:25

Next week we travel to UT Tyler for the Tyler Lee Invitational.
We will compete in the JV combined division this week. The races begin at 8:00 with the 4A-5A Varsity girls. This meet runs on a rolling start. This means as one race is completed the next race will start. We are scheduled for the third and fourth races. The schedule list a 9 and 9:30 start, this is only an estimation, so I would give yourself a little more time. If the races ahead of us are fast, we will run earlier.

Lastly, the schedule has been updated if you would like to print a new copy.

CC Energy Balls

I have made these for the runners and surprising they really liked them. These make a large patch and you can vary the size. They also freeze/thaw well. I will be making these from time to time for the team, but if you would like to make them for your runner or family feel free.

1 cup (dry) oatmeal
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup ground flaxseed
1/3 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 or little more granola (any kind)

Mix ingredients together in a large bowl. Roll into bite size balls. Refrigerate and enjoy!
Variations: After much discussion it was decided several “mix-ins” could be added such as white chocolate chips, M&Ms, or nuts or the like.

District Meet Directions

The District meet for the JH and HS students will be at the Tatum Softball/Baseball Park. Take 20 east to HWY 149, exit and go right. Take 149 through Tatum, you will pass the schools on the left, to the 4 way stop (Hwy 43) take a right on HWY 43 towards Henderson. The park will be on your left.