It is hard to believe this is our last week. It makes me pretty sad on many levels. I hope everybody holds their heads high, continues to do the right thing all the way through, and carries their personalities and perseverance to their winter training or winter sport - whichever it may be.
Please print and return the Fall Sports Banquet ASAP. It is linked under "important things" on the right.
Monday, October 24th - meet at Walsh Jesuit High School Cuyahoga Falls. I would like to leave at 1:45 although all previous notifications said 2:00pm. Please spread the word! As soon as everyone is there we'll go!
Frosh and sophs run at 4pm, juniors and seniors run at 5pm. Coach Kieser will join the varsity for a jog on the towpath while the JV warms up.
Tuesday, October 25th - Jogging Jaguars are meeting! CC team expected to join THIS WEEK! Get your permission form and t-shirt money in please!!!
Wednesday, October 26th - nothing planned
Thursday, October 26th - Jogging Jaguars. We will NOT be doing uniform turn in this day - I have to head east for a wake and funeral service.
Friday, October 27th - uniform turn-in and captain vote after school for 2012 season. ALL are expected to turn in uniforms in their entirety. You WILL be charged for missing pieces. If you have more than one jacket or pant please bring it in!
Saturday, October 28th - nothing planned but feel free to organize a run...its supposed to be nice-ish.
Sunday, October 29th - Amherst Skeleton Run and last chance lettering race. Sign up ahead of time online or sign up day of.
http://www.hermescleveland.com/roadracing/events/skeleton.asp
Monday, October 24, 2011
Districts Review
The SJA varsity cross country team wrapped up their season with a 6th place finish out of 14 teams at the district meet held Saturday at Strongsville High School. Quite possibly the most competitive district in the state, the Jags were up against some of the best teams in Northeast Ohio. Only 4 teams and individuals in the top 16 places qualified to the Tiffin Regional. For the first time in at least 12 years SJA will have no competitors move out of the district competition.
For the second week in a row, senior Jessica Sirchen led SJA to the wire finishing in 26th place. The SJA harriers packed in closely behind with Rachel McGuire 29th, Mary Kate Chambers 32nd, Alesha Vovk 36th, and freshman birthday-girl Mallory Fahey 39th.
The JV team wraps up their season at the Walsh Jesuit Warrior last chance meet on Monday, October 24th. Start times are 4pm for frosh/soph and 5pm for juniors/seniors.
For the second week in a row, senior Jessica Sirchen led SJA to the wire finishing in 26th place. The SJA harriers packed in closely behind with Rachel McGuire 29th, Mary Kate Chambers 32nd, Alesha Vovk 36th, and freshman birthday-girl Mallory Fahey 39th.
The JV team wraps up their season at the Walsh Jesuit Warrior last chance meet on Monday, October 24th. Start times are 4pm for frosh/soph and 5pm for juniors/seniors.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Senior night a soggy success!
The rains have been here all along, but even 40 days and 40 nights weren't enough to dappen the spirits of the SJA cross country team as they celebrated their first ever Senior Night AND home meet!
SJA's JV squad battled Mentor's JV team to an actual tie 28 points to 28 points. Mentor won on the tie breaker by having the better 6th runner. Junior Helen Steve and sophomore Maddie Zimmerman were the first Jags to cross the line in 2nd and 3rd place. Jill Bresnahan moved up nicely during the race to finish as 3rd Jaguar and 5th overall. Senior Maggie Boyer ran one of her best races of the year to finish 7th overall. Junior Jessica Bresnahan finished 11th overall to round out SJA's scoring.
It has been a great season and we are all very fortunate to have had the seniors be part of it! Along with captains Mary Kate Chambers and Kara Hurley, the following seniors have been part of a very special family; Maggie Boyer, Sam Riley, Grace Harter, Summer Roberts, Maddy Lanning, Kristina Jackson, Kayley Dunn, Claire Konys, Bridget Fibbi, Julia Swit,and Jessica Sirchen.
Results are posted in the right-hand margin of this site.
SJA's JV squad battled Mentor's JV team to an actual tie 28 points to 28 points. Mentor won on the tie breaker by having the better 6th runner. Junior Helen Steve and sophomore Maddie Zimmerman were the first Jags to cross the line in 2nd and 3rd place. Jill Bresnahan moved up nicely during the race to finish as 3rd Jaguar and 5th overall. Senior Maggie Boyer ran one of her best races of the year to finish 7th overall. Junior Jessica Bresnahan finished 11th overall to round out SJA's scoring.
It has been a great season and we are all very fortunate to have had the seniors be part of it! Along with captains Mary Kate Chambers and Kara Hurley, the following seniors have been part of a very special family; Maggie Boyer, Sam Riley, Grace Harter, Summer Roberts, Maddy Lanning, Kristina Jackson, Kayley Dunn, Claire Konys, Bridget Fibbi, Julia Swit,and Jessica Sirchen.
Results are posted in the right-hand margin of this site.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
SJA @ Mastick Senior Night October 19th, 2011
Testing day – no classes
ALL SENIORS PLEASE HAVE YOUR TEAM ISSUED PURPLE TOPS AND BLACK PANTS
***everybody bring LOTS of clothing! More than two sets!! Including socks and shoes!
Our camp is in the main pavilion
3:00 – varsity show up for workout
3:30 – injured runners please show up to help clear the course.
4:00 – all SJA racers arrive.
4:45 – begin warm-up
5:00 – boys race
5:25 – senior night
5:30 – girls race
Racing (remember this IS a scored dual meet v. Mentor. We WON last year but they will be ready this year!)
Jill Bres Jess Bres Harter Boyer
Riley Moore Steve Miller
Lanning? Jackson, K Jackson, M Fibbi, C
Fibbi, B Klimczyk? Borden? Grove?
Dunn Hurley, S Hurley, K Russo
Swit Miranda Kelley Waters, MB
Armstrong Konys Roberts Zimmerman
Timmons
Not running:
District crew: Chambers, Sirchen, Vovk, McGuire, Bauer, Egan, Fahey
Waters, K – shin
Grunder – feet
McGinty – shins
Lenehan – foot
Hennings – shin
Kramer – calf
ALL SENIORS PLEASE HAVE YOUR TEAM ISSUED PURPLE TOPS AND BLACK PANTS
***everybody bring LOTS of clothing! More than two sets!! Including socks and shoes!
Our camp is in the main pavilion
3:00 – varsity show up for workout
3:30 – injured runners please show up to help clear the course.
4:00 – all SJA racers arrive.
4:45 – begin warm-up
5:00 – boys race
5:25 – senior night
5:30 – girls race
Racing (remember this IS a scored dual meet v. Mentor. We WON last year but they will be ready this year!)
Jill Bres Jess Bres Harter Boyer
Riley Moore Steve Miller
Lanning? Jackson, K Jackson, M Fibbi, C
Fibbi, B Klimczyk? Borden? Grove?
Dunn Hurley, S Hurley, K Russo
Swit Miranda Kelley Waters, MB
Armstrong Konys Roberts Zimmerman
Timmons
Not running:
District crew: Chambers, Sirchen, Vovk, McGuire, Bauer, Egan, Fahey
Waters, K – shin
Grunder – feet
McGinty – shins
Lenehan – foot
Hennings – shin
Kramer – calf
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Week of Monday, October 17
Watch the weather forecast this week and please bring extra tops and bottoms every day! No silly mistakes, no late nights if you can avoid them!
Please be advised!!! We are trying to find a time we can take the team to Strongsville to preview the district course. Currently the date is Friday, but we may try to go to the course on Wednesday after testing while SHS is in classes OR Thursday after school. Friday is not likely because SHS has a home football game.
Monday, Oct 17 - SJA 3:25-5:30 - team meeting first, practice at Impett, repeat 400's with 300m jog. Probably 8 laps.
Tuesday, Oct 18 - Mastick - 3:40-5:15. Jog home cc course, push-ups, abs, stretch
Wednesday, Oct 19 - Mastick - SENIOR NIGHT! Please get to the park by 3:00 to help set up! District team will run 4 or 5 miles with hard last mile. Whole team should have their team issued sweats for pictures! Bring all extras you may still have!
Boys 5pm, senior night intros right before race at 5:25, girls 5:30
Thursday, Oct 20 - SJA - 3:40-5:00
Friday, Oct 21 - TBD...3:30-6:00pm. Plan is to take full team to district course at Strongsville HS. Warm up, jog 3 miles, stretch, come home. Be dressed for rain and have changed of clothes.
Saturday, Oct 22 - Districts! Full team goes to cheer!
12:30pm - bus leaves SJA
1:00 - arrive at SHS, set up camp.
1:50 - begin warm-up (Chambers, McGuire, Vovk, Sirchen, Egan, Bauer, Fahey) Jill Bres alt - warm-up with varsity
2:30 - get spikes on and go to start line.
2:45 - Girls Div 1 District Race
bus likely return to SJA around 4:20
Sunday - no practice - Open House at SJA
Monday - Meet at Walsh High for all open runners (full team travels). More info later.
Please be advised!!! We are trying to find a time we can take the team to Strongsville to preview the district course. Currently the date is Friday, but we may try to go to the course on Wednesday after testing while SHS is in classes OR Thursday after school. Friday is not likely because SHS has a home football game.
Monday, Oct 17 - SJA 3:25-5:30 - team meeting first, practice at Impett, repeat 400's with 300m jog. Probably 8 laps.
Tuesday, Oct 18 - Mastick - 3:40-5:15. Jog home cc course, push-ups, abs, stretch
Wednesday, Oct 19 - Mastick - SENIOR NIGHT! Please get to the park by 3:00 to help set up! District team will run 4 or 5 miles with hard last mile. Whole team should have their team issued sweats for pictures! Bring all extras you may still have!
Boys 5pm, senior night intros right before race at 5:25, girls 5:30
Thursday, Oct 20 - SJA - 3:40-5:00
Friday, Oct 21 - TBD...3:30-6:00pm. Plan is to take full team to district course at Strongsville HS. Warm up, jog 3 miles, stretch, come home. Be dressed for rain and have changed of clothes.
Saturday, Oct 22 - Districts! Full team goes to cheer!
12:30pm - bus leaves SJA
1:00 - arrive at SHS, set up camp.
1:50 - begin warm-up (Chambers, McGuire, Vovk, Sirchen, Egan, Bauer, Fahey) Jill Bres alt - warm-up with varsity
2:30 - get spikes on and go to start line.
2:45 - Girls Div 1 District Race
bus likely return to SJA around 4:20
Sunday - no practice - Open House at SJA
Monday - Meet at Walsh High for all open runners (full team travels). More info later.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Ohio Independent Schools Champs Review
Massillon High hosted the Ohio Independent Schools Championships for teams that don't have conference affiliations in the week leading up to the district tournament. To provide a little inter-team competition, SJA split their power into 3 evenly matched teams all running during the same race instead of just focusing on the regular results. Because of this, Laurel School won the title, but when looking at results it is obvious SJA had the best team by placing 4th through 9th.
Team "C", also known as "Powers" was the best placing team for SJA, followed by the "A" team then the "C". The top individuals regardless of team were in a different order than normal. Crossing the line first for SJA was senior Jessica Sirchen. She was followed by senior Mary Kate Chambers, sophomores Alesha Vovk and Rachel McGuire, then junior Emily Bauer. The next four were freshman Mallory Fahey, then three juniors; Jill Bresnahan, Bridget Egan, and Jessica Bresnahan.
There were many good performances in the rest of the race for SJA, including the Jaguar of the Meet performance by junior Mary Bridget Waters.
The results can be found linked at the right side of this website.
SJA next runs at the First Ever Home SJA Meet next Wednesday October 19th at South Mastick Picnic Area in the Rocky River Reservation. It will be senior night.
Team "C", also known as "Powers" was the best placing team for SJA, followed by the "A" team then the "C". The top individuals regardless of team were in a different order than normal. Crossing the line first for SJA was senior Jessica Sirchen. She was followed by senior Mary Kate Chambers, sophomores Alesha Vovk and Rachel McGuire, then junior Emily Bauer. The next four were freshman Mallory Fahey, then three juniors; Jill Bresnahan, Bridget Egan, and Jessica Bresnahan.
There were many good performances in the rest of the race for SJA, including the Jaguar of the Meet performance by junior Mary Bridget Waters.
The results can be found linked at the right side of this website.
SJA next runs at the First Ever Home SJA Meet next Wednesday October 19th at South Mastick Picnic Area in the Rocky River Reservation. It will be senior night.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Itinerary for Massillon meet
SJA @ Independent Schools Championships
October 15, 2011
7:15 – bus leaves SJA
8:30 – bus arrives at Massillon Community Park
Learn the course!!! Know the finish!!!
9:20 – Begin warm up (stagger warm-up as necessary)
10:15 – girl’s varsity race (full team all at once)
For fun we are in 3 teams (A, B, and C) – please note this WILL keep us from having one good low team score, but we can still calculate this otherwise.
Good warm down, team stretch, team meeting to follow
12:00 – leave for SJA
1:15 – ETA at SJA
Massillon Community Park
Directions
2200 Finefrock Road SW in Massillon 44647
I-77 South to Rt 21 south (near Fairlawn)
Follow Rt 21 South to Massillon
Turn right on Finerock Road and follow for about a mile and a half or so
Park will be on the right.
Varsity A
Chambers
Bauer
Jess Bres
Steve
Harter
Miller
Dunn
Roberts
Swit
K. Hurley
MB Waters
Timmons
Varsity B
McGuire
Zimmerman
Fahey
Jill Bres
Moore
K. Jackson
C. Fibbi
S. Hurley
Miranda
M. Jackson
Armstrong
Klimczyk
Varsity C
Vovk
Sirchen
Egan
Boyer
Riley
Lanning
Grove
Konys
B. Fibbi
Russo
Kelley
Borden
Not running:
Grunder – foot
K. Waters - shin
Hennings - ankle
Lenehan – foot
Kramer – calf
McGinty - shin
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. ”
― Maya Angelou
October 15, 2011
7:15 – bus leaves SJA
8:30 – bus arrives at Massillon Community Park
Learn the course!!! Know the finish!!!
9:20 – Begin warm up (stagger warm-up as necessary)
10:15 – girl’s varsity race (full team all at once)
For fun we are in 3 teams (A, B, and C) – please note this WILL keep us from having one good low team score, but we can still calculate this otherwise.
Good warm down, team stretch, team meeting to follow
12:00 – leave for SJA
1:15 – ETA at SJA
Massillon Community Park
Directions
2200 Finefrock Road SW in Massillon 44647
I-77 South to Rt 21 south (near Fairlawn)
Follow Rt 21 South to Massillon
Turn right on Finerock Road and follow for about a mile and a half or so
Park will be on the right.
Varsity A
Chambers
Bauer
Jess Bres
Steve
Harter
Miller
Dunn
Roberts
Swit
K. Hurley
MB Waters
Timmons
Varsity B
McGuire
Zimmerman
Fahey
Jill Bres
Moore
K. Jackson
C. Fibbi
S. Hurley
Miranda
M. Jackson
Armstrong
Klimczyk
Varsity C
Vovk
Sirchen
Egan
Boyer
Riley
Lanning
Grove
Konys
B. Fibbi
Russo
Kelley
Borden
Not running:
Grunder – foot
K. Waters - shin
Hennings - ankle
Lenehan – foot
Kramer – calf
McGinty - shin
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. ”
― Maya Angelou
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Week of Oct 10, 2011
Monday, Oct 10 - Mastick 3:40-5:20 - AT run with fast last mile
Tuesday, Oct 11 - SJA 3:25-5:15 - meeting, mileage, Tuesday
Wednesday, Oct 12 - Memorial 3:40-5:20 - 1600, 2 x 800, 4 x 400
Thursday, Oct 13 - SJA quick practice for pride bowl. 3:25-4:30???
Friday, Oct 14 - SJA - 3:25-5:00 plus team dinner.
Saturday, Oct 15 - meet at Massillon. I have NOT been given a time schedule yet. Last year full team ran at 10:15 and bus left at 7:15.
Sunday, Oct 16 - nothing planned.
Tuesday, Oct 11 - SJA 3:25-5:15 - meeting, mileage, Tuesday
Wednesday, Oct 12 - Memorial 3:40-5:20 - 1600, 2 x 800, 4 x 400
Thursday, Oct 13 - SJA quick practice for pride bowl. 3:25-4:30???
Friday, Oct 14 - SJA - 3:25-5:00 plus team dinner.
Saturday, Oct 15 - meet at Massillon. I have NOT been given a time schedule yet. Last year full team ran at 10:15 and bus left at 7:15.
Sunday, Oct 16 - nothing planned.
Legends Review
The cross country team traveled east to Trumbull County for the Legends Invitational. The weather was much more favorable, perhaps too much so with the temperatures, but the ground was still soft from the recent rains. Times were slow as a result, but the champions are determined by place, not time.
SJA finished 5th in a field of 13 teams. Senior captain Mary Kate Chambers ran steady from start to finish to snag 12th place overall. Rachel McGuire was 15th, Jessica Sirchen - back from a 3 week injury break - was the 3rd Jag in 34th place. Alesha Vovk was 41st and Maddie Zimmerman was 51st to round out the top 5 scores for SJA.
In the open race Jessica Bresnahan placed well in the open race earning 5th overall. Jill Bresnahan was next in 9th place followed by Sam Riley in 13th and Helen Steve in 14th.
SJA runs at the Independent Schools Championship hosted by Massillon High next Saturday before entering the post-season.
SJA finished 5th in a field of 13 teams. Senior captain Mary Kate Chambers ran steady from start to finish to snag 12th place overall. Rachel McGuire was 15th, Jessica Sirchen - back from a 3 week injury break - was the 3rd Jag in 34th place. Alesha Vovk was 41st and Maddie Zimmerman was 51st to round out the top 5 scores for SJA.
In the open race Jessica Bresnahan placed well in the open race earning 5th overall. Jill Bresnahan was next in 9th place followed by Sam Riley in 13th and Helen Steve in 14th.
SJA runs at the Independent Schools Championship hosted by Massillon High next Saturday before entering the post-season.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Itinerary for Legends
SJA @ The Legends
Trumbull County Fairgrounds
9:00am – bus LEAVES SJA
10:30am – arrive at course
Make camp, go to bathroom, return to camp, get chips, inspect course
11:00am – Legends presentation (4 former Ohio Legends are presented)
12:10 – Varsity Warm-up (Chambers, McGuire, Sirchen, Vovk, Bauer, Zimmerman, Fahey)
12:45 – spikes on and head to start line
1:00 – varsity Div I race
1:20 – open begin warm-up
12:45 – open get spikes on and head to start line
1:10 – open girls race
Open runners:
Jill Bres Jess Bres Harter Boyer
Riley Moore Steve Miller
Lanning Jackson, K Jackson, M Fibbi, C
Fibbi, B Klimczyk Kramer Grove
Dunn Hurley, S Hurley, K Russo
Hennings Swit Miranda Kelley
Waters, MB Lenehan (1 mile) Armstrong?
Not running:
Timmons – shins
Waters, K – shins
Grunder – feet
McGinty – shins
Konys – family
Roberts – family
Egan – heal
Borden - hips
“We shall not fail or falter….”
Trumbull County Fairgrounds
9:00am – bus LEAVES SJA
10:30am – arrive at course
Make camp, go to bathroom, return to camp, get chips, inspect course
11:00am – Legends presentation (4 former Ohio Legends are presented)
12:10 – Varsity Warm-up (Chambers, McGuire, Sirchen, Vovk, Bauer, Zimmerman, Fahey)
12:45 – spikes on and head to start line
1:00 – varsity Div I race
1:20 – open begin warm-up
12:45 – open get spikes on and head to start line
1:10 – open girls race
Open runners:
Jill Bres Jess Bres Harter Boyer
Riley Moore Steve Miller
Lanning Jackson, K Jackson, M Fibbi, C
Fibbi, B Klimczyk Kramer Grove
Dunn Hurley, S Hurley, K Russo
Hennings Swit Miranda Kelley
Waters, MB Lenehan (1 mile) Armstrong?
Not running:
Timmons – shins
Waters, K – shins
Grunder – feet
McGinty – shins
Konys – family
Roberts – family
Egan – heal
Borden - hips
“We shall not fail or falter….”
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Week of October 3rd
Thank you to Mrs. Kelley for the Thursday night team dinner last week as well as to Borden's and Chambers for providing fruit and bagels at the meet. Also thanks to all the parents that helped get the team gear onto the bus during the now-legendary mud-bowl! That was huge!
This week's schedule.
Monday, Oct 3, at Mastick - 3:40-5:15...repeat LT miles
Tuesday, Oct 4, at SJA - 3:25-5:10...team meeting then mileage and lift. Also - massive clothes return (clean) from Friday night's meet. Figure out if you're missing your yellow team shirt
Wednesday, Oct 5, at Mastick - 3:40-5:15...last time trial of the year then some practice finishes
Thursday, Oct 6, at SJA - 3:25 - 5:00...regular cross training day
Friday, Oct 7, at SJA - 3:25 - 4:45...team dinner at SJA hosted by Jacksons
Saturday, Oct 8, at SJA -
9:00am - leave SJA
1:00pm - varsity race (up to 9 runners)
2:10pm - open race
AT THIS TIME I CANNOT CONFIRM IF WE ARE DOING TEH PLANNED SERVICE PROJECT. I believe we WILL be.
If we do NOT do the project at the camp we will return to SJA around 5:30
If we DO stay at the camp Saturday night we'll be back at SJA around 3pm Sunday afternoon.
We should have this solidified on Monday of this week.
This week's schedule.
Monday, Oct 3, at Mastick - 3:40-5:15...repeat LT miles
Tuesday, Oct 4, at SJA - 3:25-5:10...team meeting then mileage and lift. Also - massive clothes return (clean) from Friday night's meet. Figure out if you're missing your yellow team shirt
Wednesday, Oct 5, at Mastick - 3:40-5:15...last time trial of the year then some practice finishes
Thursday, Oct 6, at SJA - 3:25 - 5:00...regular cross training day
Friday, Oct 7, at SJA - 3:25 - 4:45...team dinner at SJA hosted by Jacksons
Saturday, Oct 8, at SJA -
9:00am - leave SJA
1:00pm - varsity race (up to 9 runners)
2:10pm - open race
AT THIS TIME I CANNOT CONFIRM IF WE ARE DOING TEH PLANNED SERVICE PROJECT. I believe we WILL be.
If we do NOT do the project at the camp we will return to SJA around 5:30
If we DO stay at the camp Saturday night we'll be back at SJA around 3pm Sunday afternoon.
We should have this solidified on Monday of this week.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Gilmour Review
As the picture at the top shows it was a mud-fest at Gilmour! In a reflection of the weather that forced Monday's practice inside and Tuesday's practice onto the track, the rain hit Gilmour once again causing times to be forgotten, along with a few shoes...
SJA has been bitten by the injury and illness bug. The fact the team was able to muster a 6th place finish out of 14 teams is a reflection of the team's depth and commitment. As typical for Gilmour a team "pack" strategy was employed in which the whole varsity was supposed to stay together for one full loop on the two-loop course. For the most part the gang was together after a loop, then the top 3 in particular went crazy moving up from around 50th place to finish 10th (Mary Kate Chambers), 11th (Rachel McGuire), and 12th (Emily Bauer). Maddie Zimmerman, bumped up from JV to varsity just a couple of hours earlier actually finished as 4th runner with Jessica Bresnahan being 5th.
In the JV race, the boys and girls were combined in an effort to save daylight and temperature. This combining of races caused some problems as 11 SJA girls did not get their chips put on their shoes properly thus they did not show up in the race. Mallory Fahey, clearly second overall in the girls race did not show up in the results, but ran a very strong race. Molly Moore moved up nicely after the mile mark to finish as 4th girl, but again she did not have a chip on as well. The first "chipped" SJA girl was Helen Steve who finished 5th officially. The JV team, officially, was 6th, but if all our girls had been counted they would have won the title. I am still looking for those 11th girls to tell me where they were in the race so I can email the race director and maybe have those results inserted.
Team results not posted yet.
Gilmour results can be found on baumspage.
SJA has been bitten by the injury and illness bug. The fact the team was able to muster a 6th place finish out of 14 teams is a reflection of the team's depth and commitment. As typical for Gilmour a team "pack" strategy was employed in which the whole varsity was supposed to stay together for one full loop on the two-loop course. For the most part the gang was together after a loop, then the top 3 in particular went crazy moving up from around 50th place to finish 10th (Mary Kate Chambers), 11th (Rachel McGuire), and 12th (Emily Bauer). Maddie Zimmerman, bumped up from JV to varsity just a couple of hours earlier actually finished as 4th runner with Jessica Bresnahan being 5th.
In the JV race, the boys and girls were combined in an effort to save daylight and temperature. This combining of races caused some problems as 11 SJA girls did not get their chips put on their shoes properly thus they did not show up in the race. Mallory Fahey, clearly second overall in the girls race did not show up in the results, but ran a very strong race. Molly Moore moved up nicely after the mile mark to finish as 4th girl, but again she did not have a chip on as well. The first "chipped" SJA girl was Helen Steve who finished 5th officially. The JV team, officially, was 6th, but if all our girls had been counted they would have won the title. I am still looking for those 11th girls to tell me where they were in the race so I can email the race director and maybe have those results inserted.
Team results not posted yet.
Gilmour results can be found on baumspage.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Week of September 26th
Hi all...we talked on Saturday about being in a position where we HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING BETTER THAN THE OTHER TEAMS for these last 4 weeks. We have the talent, but we need to catch up to teams that have a head start on us. Take this seriously!
The All-Catholic meet showed us that we still have a lot of work to do with regards to competing with the right people in the first mile, but we're ready for the challenge! To get a historical perspective on the All-Catholic meet, check the new page I added to the website under important links - see the history of SJA's performances and see how your time stands up.
This week has a FRIDAY meet - be sure to make your schedule accordingly!
Monday, Sept 26 - Mastick 3:40-5:10 (easy mileage day)
Tuesday, Sept 27 - Memorial Field 3:35-5:15 (repeat 1000's at max)
Wednesday, Sept 28 - Mastick 3:40-5:15 (long easy run)
Thursday, Sept 29 - SJA 3:30-5:15 (team meeting, cross train, guest speaker)
Friday, Sept 30 - meet at Gilmour
Varsity - 5:30 Gray Div I (top 7-9 runners)
Open - 6:30 JV/open
return to SJA by 8:15
Saturday, Sept 31 - mastick - 9-10:30am...possible breakfast cookout???
Sunday, NOTHING!
The All-Catholic meet showed us that we still have a lot of work to do with regards to competing with the right people in the first mile, but we're ready for the challenge! To get a historical perspective on the All-Catholic meet, check the new page I added to the website under important links - see the history of SJA's performances and see how your time stands up.
This week has a FRIDAY meet - be sure to make your schedule accordingly!
Monday, Sept 26 - Mastick 3:40-5:10 (easy mileage day)
Tuesday, Sept 27 - Memorial Field 3:35-5:15 (repeat 1000's at max)
Wednesday, Sept 28 - Mastick 3:40-5:15 (long easy run)
Thursday, Sept 29 - SJA 3:30-5:15 (team meeting, cross train, guest speaker)
Friday, Sept 30 - meet at Gilmour
Varsity - 5:30 Gray Div I (top 7-9 runners)
Open - 6:30 JV/open
return to SJA by 8:15
Saturday, Sept 31 - mastick - 9-10:30am...possible breakfast cookout???
Sunday, NOTHING!
All-Catholic Review
This past weekend the cross country team took its annual overnight to Dayton for the Midwest All-Catholic Championships. The varsity squad was missing 2 key runners from the top 5, so it was a great time for new runners to step up. Finding their way to those spots were Emily Bauer and Caitlin Nagy who, like 22 other teammates this weekend, ran season bests in helping the team earn 8th place at the Championship.
Mary Kate Chambers again was first to the line in a season best 20:22. Sophomores Rachel McGuire and Alesha Vovk were the 2nd and 3rd runners followed by Bauer and Nagy.
In the open race, freshman Lauren Marconi paced the way for the Jags with a letter-earning 21:51.
Individual SJA results can be found on the right side of this page.
Overall All-Catholic results can be found at www.carrollcrosscountry.org
Next weekend SJA will be competing at the Gilmour Invitational.
Mary Kate Chambers again was first to the line in a season best 20:22. Sophomores Rachel McGuire and Alesha Vovk were the 2nd and 3rd runners followed by Bauer and Nagy.
In the open race, freshman Lauren Marconi paced the way for the Jags with a letter-earning 21:51.
Individual SJA results can be found on the right side of this page.
Overall All-Catholic results can be found at www.carrollcrosscountry.org
Next weekend SJA will be competing at the Gilmour Invitational.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Open Door Review
In an effort to get the JV and open runners an extra race to make up for the "storm out" at Tiffin, SJA traveled to the Open Door Christian Academy Invitational on Tuesday September 20th to compete in a low key small race. While sitting out the top 15 runners, SJA's "C" team still competed well against 6 other school's varsity programs and nearly pulled off the win losing only to West Geauga (see the big trophy on the homepage).
Freshman Lauren Marconi was top finisher in 5th place for the Jags with a big PR of 22:30. Following Lauren to the line in all season best times were Maddie Miller, Ashley Klimczyk, Molly Moore, Colleen Kramer, Sara Hurley, and Maddy Lanning.
SJA's depth and dominance were even more prominent in the open race as the Jags took the top 12 positions. Winning the race with a spirited effort was senior Summer Roberts who ran a season best and near-PR of 23:30. Kristina Jackson set a personal best to bring home 2nd place, and Kaylay Dunn came in 3rd after months of frustrating injuries.
Another big SJA congrats goes to Halli Grunder for competing in her first ever cross country race - congrats Halli!
See SJA times posted in the "Open Door 2011" under the results section on the right of the blog
Freshman Lauren Marconi was top finisher in 5th place for the Jags with a big PR of 22:30. Following Lauren to the line in all season best times were Maddie Miller, Ashley Klimczyk, Molly Moore, Colleen Kramer, Sara Hurley, and Maddy Lanning.
SJA's depth and dominance were even more prominent in the open race as the Jags took the top 12 positions. Winning the race with a spirited effort was senior Summer Roberts who ran a season best and near-PR of 23:30. Kristina Jackson set a personal best to bring home 2nd place, and Kaylay Dunn came in 3rd after months of frustrating injuries.
Another big SJA congrats goes to Halli Grunder for competing in her first ever cross country race - congrats Halli!
See SJA times posted in the "Open Door 2011" under the results section on the right of the blog
All-Catholic Info
This has been emailed to all parents and athletes. If you didn't get the email then I doubt I HAVE your email...
Saint Joseph Academy Cross Country
@ Midwest All-Catholic Meet
Friday, Sept 23
11:30 – bus LEAVES SJA for Kettering. We’ll take ONE bathroom break on the way. Make arrangements with teachers regarding tests, etc… We will probably travel straight to the cc course and stay for a couple of hours for pre-meet run and pasta dinner.
All 46 athletes are expected to go and are asked to bring $10 for hotel (the athletic dept is covering the rest of the cost). You will also want $5 for the pasta dinner Friday night. Any food on the way home Saturday is out of your pocket.
Location of course:
Indian Riffle Park/Kettering Community Center
2900 Glengarry Drive
Kettering, OH 45420
HOTEL INFO LEFT OUT HERE
Saturday, Sept 24
8:00am – leave hotel for the course
9:05 – varsity warm up
10:00 – varsity “Gold” race
10:40 – reserve warm up
11:30 – reserve race
12:35 - awards
Expected leave time 1:30pm – one stop on way back for food at Delaware Exit off I-71
Return to SJA (approx): Saturday, Sept 25 – 5:30-6:00pm
Meet website: http://www.carrollcrosscountry.org/AOCC/index.html
Saint Joseph Academy Cross Country
@ Midwest All-Catholic Meet
Friday, Sept 23
11:30 – bus LEAVES SJA for Kettering. We’ll take ONE bathroom break on the way. Make arrangements with teachers regarding tests, etc… We will probably travel straight to the cc course and stay for a couple of hours for pre-meet run and pasta dinner.
All 46 athletes are expected to go and are asked to bring $10 for hotel (the athletic dept is covering the rest of the cost). You will also want $5 for the pasta dinner Friday night. Any food on the way home Saturday is out of your pocket.
Location of course:
Indian Riffle Park/Kettering Community Center
2900 Glengarry Drive
Kettering, OH 45420
HOTEL INFO LEFT OUT HERE
Saturday, Sept 24
8:00am – leave hotel for the course
9:05 – varsity warm up
10:00 – varsity “Gold” race
10:40 – reserve warm up
11:30 – reserve race
12:35 - awards
Expected leave time 1:30pm – one stop on way back for food at Delaware Exit off I-71
Return to SJA (approx): Saturday, Sept 25 – 5:30-6:00pm
Meet website: http://www.carrollcrosscountry.org/AOCC/index.html
Monday, September 19, 2011
Open Door Itinerary
SJA @ Open Door Invitational
Tuesday, Sept 20, 2011
EAT A SMART LUNCH! Know your race times and be ready in all ways possible.
3:15 – bus leaves for Open Door Christian Academy
8287 West Ridge Road, Elyria, OH (directions on team site)
3:50ish – arrive at the campus, set up camp, get checked in, bathrooms, etc…
4:15 – racers meet with Coach Kieser to learn the course and walk some of it
4:20 – non-racers meet with Coach Kieser to get the assigned run for the day.
4:35 – “varsity” begin warm-up (Moore, Marconi, Lanning, Miller, Kramer, S. Hurley, Klimczyk)
5:15 – spikes on and head to start for varsity
5:20 – “open” begin warm-up (the rest of open from McDonough plus possibly Armstrong, Grunder and K. Waters)
5:30 – Varsity girls race
6:00 – open get spikes on and head to start
6:15 – “open” race (both boys and girls!!!)
7:25 – leave for SJA
8:00 – arrive at SJA
Tuesday, Sept 20, 2011
EAT A SMART LUNCH! Know your race times and be ready in all ways possible.
3:15 – bus leaves for Open Door Christian Academy
8287 West Ridge Road, Elyria, OH (directions on team site)
3:50ish – arrive at the campus, set up camp, get checked in, bathrooms, etc…
4:15 – racers meet with Coach Kieser to learn the course and walk some of it
4:20 – non-racers meet with Coach Kieser to get the assigned run for the day.
4:35 – “varsity” begin warm-up (Moore, Marconi, Lanning, Miller, Kramer, S. Hurley, Klimczyk)
5:15 – spikes on and head to start for varsity
5:20 – “open” begin warm-up (the rest of open from McDonough plus possibly Armstrong, Grunder and K. Waters)
5:30 – Varsity girls race
6:00 – open get spikes on and head to start
6:15 – “open” race (both boys and girls!!!)
7:25 – leave for SJA
8:00 – arrive at SJA
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Week of September 19
Sunday, Sept 18 - optional (but needed) volunteer at Heroe's Run at SJA starting at 7:30. Probably can be done by 10 or 10:30
Monday, Sept 19 - Mastick 3:40-5:15. Top 15 LT miles, the rest 4 miles
Tuesday, Sept 20 - meet at Open Door Christian Academy in Elyria (directions will be posted). Top 15 NOT racing, but will travel to run and cheer.
varsity (5:30) - Moore, Marconi, Lanning, Miller, Kramer, S. Hurley, Klimczyk
open w/boys (6:15) - the rest...
return by 8pm
Wednesday, Sept 21 - 2pm release at SJA 3:40-5:00
Top 15 mile time trial on SJA track (Helen do 800), the rest have separate workout
Thursday, Sept 22 - typical Thursday, 3:40-5:00
Friday, Sept 23 - depart for Dayton at 11:30. Make arrangements with teachers of PM classes! Go to course, pre-meet, spaghetti dinner, team meeting, bed. Will not post hotel online.
Saturday, Sept 24 - early wake-up
10:00am - varsity GOLD race - top 14 racing together
11:30am - GOLD reserve - the rest of the competitors
Sunday, Sept 25...nothing organized planned at this time.
Monday, Sept 19 - Mastick 3:40-5:15. Top 15 LT miles, the rest 4 miles
Tuesday, Sept 20 - meet at Open Door Christian Academy in Elyria (directions will be posted). Top 15 NOT racing, but will travel to run and cheer.
varsity (5:30) - Moore, Marconi, Lanning, Miller, Kramer, S. Hurley, Klimczyk
open w/boys (6:15) - the rest...
return by 8pm
Wednesday, Sept 21 - 2pm release at SJA 3:40-5:00
Top 15 mile time trial on SJA track (Helen do 800), the rest have separate workout
Thursday, Sept 22 - typical Thursday, 3:40-5:00
Friday, Sept 23 - depart for Dayton at 11:30. Make arrangements with teachers of PM classes! Go to course, pre-meet, spaghetti dinner, team meeting, bed. Will not post hotel online.
Saturday, Sept 24 - early wake-up
10:00am - varsity GOLD race - top 14 racing together
11:30am - GOLD reserve - the rest of the competitors
Sunday, Sept 25...nothing organized planned at this time.
McDonough Invite Review
Going into the McDonough Invitational in Cleveland Hts the Jaguars knew the first group racing on the day was going to set the tone for the rest of the day, and what a tone they set! The JV team was on the schedule first and they did not disappoint as they took 5 of the top 8 places in the race and won the team division with a low score of 23 points. Breaking the tape first for SJA was senior Caitlin Nagy, who won the first race of her career. Behind Cait was freshman Mallory Fahey in 3rd, junior Jill Bresnahan 4th, sr. Maggie Boyer in 7th, and sophomore Maddie Zimmerman in 8th. Grace Harter rounded out the JV crew in 23rd place.
Next was the open race which saw junior Emily Bauer challenge for first place during the early stages of the race but eventually settled for a solid 2nd place out of 173 runners. Many of the open runners set season bests on the soft, muddy, hilly course.
Ending the day for SJA was the varsity race which featured over 6 of the best teams in Northeast Ohio. The jags had a shaky start, but worked their way up through the pack to the very last stride and snuck in a surprising 2nd place out of 15 teams. The Jags were once again led to the trophy by senior captain Mary Kate Chambers in 12th place. Jess Sirchen was close behind in 14th, with Rachel McGuire 18th, Bridget Egan 26th, and Alesha Vovk in 29th place to round out the scoring.
SJA's splits can be found at the link on the right.
The overall meet results can be found here
Next was the open race which saw junior Emily Bauer challenge for first place during the early stages of the race but eventually settled for a solid 2nd place out of 173 runners. Many of the open runners set season bests on the soft, muddy, hilly course.
Ending the day for SJA was the varsity race which featured over 6 of the best teams in Northeast Ohio. The jags had a shaky start, but worked their way up through the pack to the very last stride and snuck in a surprising 2nd place out of 15 teams. The Jags were once again led to the trophy by senior captain Mary Kate Chambers in 12th place. Jess Sirchen was close behind in 14th, with Rachel McGuire 18th, Bridget Egan 26th, and Alesha Vovk in 29th place to round out the scoring.
SJA's splits can be found at the link on the right.
The overall meet results can be found here
Friday, September 16, 2011
Itinerary for McDonough
SJA CC @ McDonough Invitational
Sept 16, 2011
9am – bus leaves SJA for Forest Hills Park in Cleveland Hts. Direction on team website
Please wear the official team purple top and black pants.
9:30 – arrive at the park. Set up camp, hit bathrooms, whole team view course (including hill)
10:20 – Girls JV warm up (Nagy, Fahey, Boyer, Zimmerman, Jill Bres, Harter, Steve)
10:55 – spikes on head to the line
11:15 – Girls JV race (from both big and small school divisions - GO FOR THE WIN)
11:30 – Girls open warm up (see below)
12:25 – Girls open race (from both big and small school divisions)
12:40 – Varsity warm up (Chambers, McGuire, Sirchen, Vovk, Egan, Riley, Jess Bres)
1:35 – varsity “Red” Race team
3:15 – leave for SJA
3:45 – arrive at SJA
Open (probably not officially scored but I will score it!)
Timmons Roddy Dunn Waters, MB
Miller Grunder Lanning Marconi
Bauer Hurley, S Roberts Kramer
Jackson, K Fibbi, C Grove Moore
Jackson, M Klimczyk Konys Miranda
Russo Hennings Swit Kelley
Fibbi, B Hurley, K
Not Running: McGinty, Farris, Borden, Lenehan, Armstrong, K Waters
Competing Teams (Red)
SJA
Solon
Shaker Hts
Walsh A + B
North Royalton
Lakewood
Lakeside
Valley Forge
Brush
Euclid
Avon
Lincoln West
North Olmsted
Parma
Magnificat (B?)
Cleveland Hts
Sept 16, 2011
9am – bus leaves SJA for Forest Hills Park in Cleveland Hts. Direction on team website
Please wear the official team purple top and black pants.
9:30 – arrive at the park. Set up camp, hit bathrooms, whole team view course (including hill)
10:20 – Girls JV warm up (Nagy, Fahey, Boyer, Zimmerman, Jill Bres, Harter, Steve)
10:55 – spikes on head to the line
11:15 – Girls JV race (from both big and small school divisions - GO FOR THE WIN)
11:30 – Girls open warm up (see below)
12:25 – Girls open race (from both big and small school divisions)
12:40 – Varsity warm up (Chambers, McGuire, Sirchen, Vovk, Egan, Riley, Jess Bres)
1:35 – varsity “Red” Race team
3:15 – leave for SJA
3:45 – arrive at SJA
Open (probably not officially scored but I will score it!)
Timmons Roddy Dunn Waters, MB
Miller Grunder Lanning Marconi
Bauer Hurley, S Roberts Kramer
Jackson, K Fibbi, C Grove Moore
Jackson, M Klimczyk Konys Miranda
Russo Hennings Swit Kelley
Fibbi, B Hurley, K
Not Running: McGinty, Farris, Borden, Lenehan, Armstrong, K Waters
Competing Teams (Red)
SJA
Solon
Shaker Hts
Walsh A + B
North Royalton
Lakewood
Lakeside
Valley Forge
Brush
Euclid
Avon
Lincoln West
North Olmsted
Parma
Magnificat (B?)
Cleveland Hts
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Week of Sept 12
Greetings all - we are in the heart of the season and hopefully we're getting into a groove.
I want to thank the parents who have helped so much with meals the past few weeks including the Bresnahans and Sirchens helping with the meal this past Friday and Mrs. Timmons helping with bagels and such for the Tiffin meet.
We are very thankful also for the parents who went above and beyond to help their daughters come out to Tiffin after the ACT that morning as well as make arrangements for getting rides to homecoming. That kind of commitment and dedication FROM THE PARENTS is huge. Thank you.
Monday, Sept 12 - Mastick 3:40-5:30 - longish run with some build up 2nd half
Tuesday, Sept 13 - SJA 3:25-5:15 - team meeting, mileage, lift, etc...
Wednesday, Sept 14 - SJA/Impett post mass-(5:15?) - max 700's! be ready!
Thursday, Sept 15 - SJA 3:25-5:00 - typical Thursday
Friday, Sept 16 - SJA 3:25-5:10 - meeting then regular pre-meet day
Saturday, Sept 17 - CC MEET! Held in Cleveland Hts at Forest Hills Park
McDonough Invitational Hosted by VASJ
schedule:
9:00am - bus leaves SJA
11:15 - girls JV (Nagy, Harter, Steve, Boyer, Zimmerman, Jill Bres, Fahey)
12:25 - girls open (the rest including Dunn, Roddy, and Timmons we hope!)
1:35 - girls varsity red (large schools) (same as Tiffin)
4:00pm return??
Sunday, Sept 18 - Heroe's Run at SJA. Team can get volunteer hours by helping at registration, mile marks, water stops, finish line, and clean up. If you can start early they'll look for help by 7:00. If you need to come later sticking around to clean up is also an option. They will want the majority of us there by 7am for the registration.
You are NOT asked or expected to physically run in this race, however the team may consider going to mastick after for a few miles.
Heroe's Run information here - http://clevelandheroesrun.com/
I want to thank the parents who have helped so much with meals the past few weeks including the Bresnahans and Sirchens helping with the meal this past Friday and Mrs. Timmons helping with bagels and such for the Tiffin meet.
We are very thankful also for the parents who went above and beyond to help their daughters come out to Tiffin after the ACT that morning as well as make arrangements for getting rides to homecoming. That kind of commitment and dedication FROM THE PARENTS is huge. Thank you.
Monday, Sept 12 - Mastick 3:40-5:30 - longish run with some build up 2nd half
Tuesday, Sept 13 - SJA 3:25-5:15 - team meeting, mileage, lift, etc...
Wednesday, Sept 14 - SJA/Impett post mass-(5:15?) - max 700's! be ready!
Thursday, Sept 15 - SJA 3:25-5:00 - typical Thursday
Friday, Sept 16 - SJA 3:25-5:10 - meeting then regular pre-meet day
Saturday, Sept 17 - CC MEET! Held in Cleveland Hts at Forest Hills Park
McDonough Invitational Hosted by VASJ
schedule:
9:00am - bus leaves SJA
11:15 - girls JV (Nagy, Harter, Steve, Boyer, Zimmerman, Jill Bres, Fahey)
12:25 - girls open (the rest including Dunn, Roddy, and Timmons we hope!)
1:35 - girls varsity red (large schools) (same as Tiffin)
4:00pm return??
Sunday, Sept 18 - Heroe's Run at SJA. Team can get volunteer hours by helping at registration, mile marks, water stops, finish line, and clean up. If you can start early they'll look for help by 7:00. If you need to come later sticking around to clean up is also an option. They will want the majority of us there by 7am for the registration.
You are NOT asked or expected to physically run in this race, however the team may consider going to mastick after for a few miles.
Heroe's Run information here - http://clevelandheroesrun.com/
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Wash Out in Tiffin
In more ways than one the SJA experience at the Tiffin Carnival ended up all wet. The varsity team, hoping to knock off some state ranked teams, found out exactly just how fast the best in the state are. The Jaguars ran some fast times, but it wasn't enough to overcome their 21st place finish in the Division I-A race.
Rachel McGuire was the first JAG across the line in 20:29. Mary Kate Chambers followed in 20:49, Jess Sirchen in 20:59, Bridget Egan in 21:36, Alesha Vovk 21:47, Jess Bresnahan 21:58, and Sam Riley in 22:09.
The JV/open runners did not get to race due to storms that moved into the area right before the race began.
Tiffin Results here
Rachel McGuire was the first JAG across the line in 20:29. Mary Kate Chambers followed in 20:49, Jess Sirchen in 20:59, Bridget Egan in 21:36, Alesha Vovk 21:47, Jess Bresnahan 21:58, and Sam Riley in 22:09.
The JV/open runners did not get to race due to storms that moved into the area right before the race began.
Tiffin Results here
Friday, September 9, 2011
Tiffin Itinerary
SJA CC @ Tiffin Carnival
Noon – bus leaves SJA for Hedges Boyer Park in Tiffin, OH. Direction on team website
SJA team gear only! No grade school stuff or anything else – you are all outfitted now!
(empty your bladder before we leave!)
*** Be sure you have eaten properly. Perhaps a breakfast AND a lite lunch when we leave for Tiffin.
1:45 – arrive at the park
Set up camp (will want tent this time), empty bladder, learn course
3:05 – varsity team warm up (Chambers, McGuire, Sirchen, Vovk, Egan, Riley, Jess Bres)
3:40 – spikes on, head to start line
4:00 – varsity “A” girls race
4:05 – open runners warm up (see list below)
4:35 – spikes on, head to start line
4:55 – girls Div 1 open race (comprised of open runners from A and B races)
6:15 – pack up the bus and head for home….homecoming people check out with me before you go!!
Open (TEAM SCORED)
Nagy Fahey Steve Zimmerman
Miller Jill Bres Harter Marconi
Bauer Hurley, S Roberts Kramer
Jackson, K Fibbi, C Grove Moore
Jackson, M Klimczyk Konys Miranda
Russo Hennings Swit? Kelley
Borden Lanning Waters, MB Fibbi, B
Hurley, K Armstrong
Not Running: Timmons, McGinty, Farris, Dunn, Grunder, Lenehan, Roddy, Waters, K., Boyer
This is an important meet competition-wise. Times may or may not be fast, but you are scored on places, not times.
What will it take for you to WANT to defeat your opponents?
COMPETE!
Noon – bus leaves SJA for Hedges Boyer Park in Tiffin, OH. Direction on team website
SJA team gear only! No grade school stuff or anything else – you are all outfitted now!
(empty your bladder before we leave!)
*** Be sure you have eaten properly. Perhaps a breakfast AND a lite lunch when we leave for Tiffin.
1:45 – arrive at the park
Set up camp (will want tent this time), empty bladder, learn course
3:05 – varsity team warm up (Chambers, McGuire, Sirchen, Vovk, Egan, Riley, Jess Bres)
3:40 – spikes on, head to start line
4:00 – varsity “A” girls race
4:05 – open runners warm up (see list below)
4:35 – spikes on, head to start line
4:55 – girls Div 1 open race (comprised of open runners from A and B races)
6:15 – pack up the bus and head for home….homecoming people check out with me before you go!!
Open (TEAM SCORED)
Nagy Fahey Steve Zimmerman
Miller Jill Bres Harter Marconi
Bauer Hurley, S Roberts Kramer
Jackson, K Fibbi, C Grove Moore
Jackson, M Klimczyk Konys Miranda
Russo Hennings Swit? Kelley
Borden Lanning Waters, MB Fibbi, B
Hurley, K Armstrong
Not Running: Timmons, McGinty, Farris, Dunn, Grunder, Lenehan, Roddy, Waters, K., Boyer
This is an important meet competition-wise. Times may or may not be fast, but you are scored on places, not times.
What will it take for you to WANT to defeat your opponents?
COMPETE!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Week of Monday, September 5th 2011
Last week was a good week in many ways. The team had a very successful workout on Wednesday and came back with a solid effort on Saturday against 4 of the best teams in Ohio. We’re on the doorstep of greatness, but we still have work to do.
As promised this week will be considered “down” in some ways because we won’t do any intervals so that we can feel a little recovered for Tiffin, however we still have to get work in. We will do a threshold run on Monday and some pick ups on Wednesday. The rest of the week will be about the same as usual. Athletes have to keep bearing the responsibility of getting as much sleep as possible, using ice baths when necessary, taking multi-vitamins, eating properly and staying hydrated. Above all they should be getting good grades, NOT getting infractions, and being great teammates. It’s a tough sport to succeed in, but with good teammates it makes it a lot more enjoyable.
Temps are supposed to be below 80 all week! But also threat of rain each day. Pack clothes accordingly.
Monday, Sept 5 – 2 OPTIONS for times, but both do same workout – AT run (tempo)
You are expected to attend one or the other EXCEPT for athletes too injured to run at all.
Option 1 – 9am to 10:30 at Mastick
Option 2 – 6pm to 7:30 at Mastick
Tuesday, Sept 6 – SJA 3:25-5:15. post-race team meeting in 331, then run, mini-hurdles, hip mobility, lift
Wednesday, Sept 7 – early dismissal for students, but I still have meetings til 3:30. Practice at Mastick 3:40-5:15. over-distance run with pick-ups at the mile marks.
Thursday, Sept 8 – regular Thursday – 3:25-5:00 and you shall ICE! Nobody runs this day.
Friday, Sept 9 – pre-meet day – team meeting in room 331 followed by pre-meet run, striders, stretch. Team dinner hosted by the Bresnahans and Sirchens presumably at SJA around 5pm.
Saturday, Sept 10 – Tiffin Carnival.
Tiffin is about 1:40 away by car. Parking will be crowded – this is a GIGANTIC meet.
Bus leaves SJA at noon (sleep in, eat a full, appropriate breakfast)
Varsity A women – 4pm (Chambers, McGuire, Sirchen, Vovk, Egan, Riley, Jess Bres)
Div I open women – 4:55 pm (all the rest)
6:15pm – leave for SJA – return around 8pm
Sunday, Sept 11 – optional long run day. Athletes may be asked to go long on their own on this morning. I will try to organize something with the captains during the week.
Go Jags!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Ashland gets HOT!
The day before the Ashland Invitational news came out that some new teams were going to be joining the field at the Ashland Invitational. The additional talent only added to the heat of the day as some early season battles shaped up.
While hoping to knock off some ranked teams, the Jaguars ended up 5th place out of 11 complete squads in the large school division. All 4 teams that beat SJA are pre-season ranked in the top 20 in the state.
For the second week in a row the first three runners were Mary Kate Chambers (sr./15th place), Rachel McGuire (so./17th place), and Jessica Sirchen (sr./23rd place). Rounding out the scoring for SJA was 4th runner Alesha Vovk (so./30th place) and Bridget Egan (jr./33rd place). Next week's varsity squad was determined by the 6th and 7th placings on the team of Sam Riley (sr./38th place) and Jessica Bresnahan (jr./45th place).
While not a scored event, it doesn't take too much in the math department to figure the JV scores by hand. SJA CLEARLY had the best JV team in the race getting it's 5 runners in before all but one other school had ANY runners in.
On a hot day we give special notice to the 4 girls who ran personal bests - all are first year runners - Mallory Fahey, Clare Fibbi, Maureen Borden, and Melyssa Jackson. Great job, girls!
Next week the team makes the trip to Tiffin for one of the largest invitationals in the whole country the Tiffin Carnival!
results of the Ashland Invite can be found here
While hoping to knock off some ranked teams, the Jaguars ended up 5th place out of 11 complete squads in the large school division. All 4 teams that beat SJA are pre-season ranked in the top 20 in the state.
For the second week in a row the first three runners were Mary Kate Chambers (sr./15th place), Rachel McGuire (so./17th place), and Jessica Sirchen (sr./23rd place). Rounding out the scoring for SJA was 4th runner Alesha Vovk (so./30th place) and Bridget Egan (jr./33rd place). Next week's varsity squad was determined by the 6th and 7th placings on the team of Sam Riley (sr./38th place) and Jessica Bresnahan (jr./45th place).
While not a scored event, it doesn't take too much in the math department to figure the JV scores by hand. SJA CLEARLY had the best JV team in the race getting it's 5 runners in before all but one other school had ANY runners in.
On a hot day we give special notice to the 4 girls who ran personal bests - all are first year runners - Mallory Fahey, Clare Fibbi, Maureen Borden, and Melyssa Jackson. Great job, girls!
Next week the team makes the trip to Tiffin for one of the largest invitationals in the whole country the Tiffin Carnival!
results of the Ashland Invite can be found here
Friday, September 2, 2011
Itinerary for Ashland Invite
SJA @ Ashland Invitational
Ashland High School
September 3rd, 2011
6:45 – bus leaves SJA…there will be NO waiting (Margaret). Make sure you are on the bus, no flip-flops, ready-to-go with water bottle.
8:00 – arrive at meet site. Unload the bus, make camp, THEN bathroom, THEN please learn the course, especially the finish! It is a two loop course, so not too difficult.
Bus parks at King Road Alliance Church. Parents can park on campus or Grace Brethren Church
Set up camp (tent, tarps, team sign)
8:35 – warm up begins. Only drink water from here on – no Gatorade, etc…
4 – 1.5 miles
2, 3 – 1.0 mile
1 - .5 mile
Jog followed by full warm up routine with Coach Kieser AS A TEAM.
9:15 – spikes on and uniform/jewelry check.
9:20 – go to start line for striders and prayer (2 striders out, 1 strider back, pray, then 1 more jog/strider back to line)
9:30 – girls high school race – all compete except those listed below (you’ll be helping!)
Amherst wears dark green, Dublin Scioto wears a lighter green. Go for great (but do it smart).
10:30 – warm down whatever you warmed up
11:00 – parent food and drink after a proper cool down and stretch
11:30 – leave for SJA but stop at Lodi Crossing for an hour of shopping, etc…Bring money
1:45-2:00 – return to SJA unless you hear sooner.
Results will be linked from
our website and found directly
on www.baumspage.com
Not running:
Dunn – shins
Lenahan – ankle
Grunder – foot
Roddy – knee
McGinty? – shins
Farris? – back
K. Hurley? - ankle
“It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.”
Emil Zatopek
Tough times don't last but tough people do.
A.C. Green
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.
T.S. Eliot
Ashland High School
September 3rd, 2011
6:45 – bus leaves SJA…there will be NO waiting (Margaret). Make sure you are on the bus, no flip-flops, ready-to-go with water bottle.
8:00 – arrive at meet site. Unload the bus, make camp, THEN bathroom, THEN please learn the course, especially the finish! It is a two loop course, so not too difficult.
Bus parks at King Road Alliance Church. Parents can park on campus or Grace Brethren Church
Set up camp (tent, tarps, team sign)
8:35 – warm up begins. Only drink water from here on – no Gatorade, etc…
4 – 1.5 miles
2, 3 – 1.0 mile
1 - .5 mile
Jog followed by full warm up routine with Coach Kieser AS A TEAM.
9:15 – spikes on and uniform/jewelry check.
9:20 – go to start line for striders and prayer (2 striders out, 1 strider back, pray, then 1 more jog/strider back to line)
9:30 – girls high school race – all compete except those listed below (you’ll be helping!)
Amherst wears dark green, Dublin Scioto wears a lighter green. Go for great (but do it smart).
10:30 – warm down whatever you warmed up
11:00 – parent food and drink after a proper cool down and stretch
11:30 – leave for SJA but stop at Lodi Crossing for an hour of shopping, etc…Bring money
1:45-2:00 – return to SJA unless you hear sooner.
Results will be linked from
our website and found directly
on www.baumspage.com
Not running:
Dunn – shins
Lenahan – ankle
Grunder – foot
Roddy – knee
McGinty? – shins
Farris? – back
K. Hurley? - ankle
“It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.”
Emil Zatopek
Tough times don't last but tough people do.
A.C. Green
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.
T.S. Eliot
Sunday, August 28, 2011
For Week of Monday, August 29th
Hi all, (pictures Monday, pictures Monday, pictures Monday, pictures Monday – bring uniform tops and ALL black shorts)
Before anything else – I have to thank the many parents who have already spoiled the heck out of the team.
Big thank you to Julia Swit’s mom who brought pre-meet dinner TO South Mastick park so the team could enjoy eating together in the pavilion right after practice. She then did double duty by bringing more bagels than Panera could provide then very next morning for the team to have at the meet. Very generous!
Another big thank you to the Harter family who hosted both parents and athletes alike the night before the Early Bird race. Apparently they had so much food leftovers were brought to the meet the next day. Thank you!
And as part of the Early Bird post-race race spread, the McGuire and McGinty families helped turn the post-race food into a full buffet! Thanks!
I know the team LOVES being spoiled like that after a tough race, so it is appreciated by all!
(also before anything else, runners especially READ the post-meet notes about Berkshire at the very end of this posting - if you were slower this year this may make you feel better. Also I calculated some JV results too - check it out!)
School is in full swing that will force us all to get into a regular routine that has to include proper sleeping, hydrating, and eating habits. Parents - you have my permission (not that you needed it) to take away your daughter's cell phone, computer, and TV privileges if they aren't going to bed at a decent hour EVERY night! :-)
Last week was a very strong week for training and it was followed by a solid first meet. The coaches are hoping to get another good week of training leading up to the Ashland Invite then back off some heading into the Tiffin Carnival. Please call, text, email if there are any concerns. Parents - please treat Mondays and Wednesdays as if they were meet days and try to schedule any appointments on Thursdays IF it has to be done after school. Friday is next best followed by Tuesday.
This week:
Monday, August 29th – Pictures first, then South Mastick 5:15 – 6pm (due to pics). CC team supposed to go at 3:45. Don’t diddle – get ready ASAP. Workout is medium long run with 1 minute pick ups at the mile marks (NOT a hard day)
Tuesday, August 30th - SJA 3:20-5:15 - brief post meet meeting in 331 then practice. Shorter mileage, mini-hurdles, abs, weight room.
Wednesday, August 31st - Memorial Field - 3:40-5:30 (this may be early dismissal day but lets keep this schedule anyway) - ladder workout - HARD mile, 2 medium hard 800s, 4 fast 400's. LOTS OF REST between. If raining workout done at SJA.
Thursday, September 1 - SJA 3:25-5ish. typical Thursday - stations then Yoga.
Friday, September 2 - SJA 3:25-5:10. Pre-meet meeting in 331 for goal-setting then pre-meet day same as last week. Pasta dinner hosted by the Lannings at SJA. Expected start time between 5:15 and 5:30 (some athletes will be running at South Mastick to avoid sidewalks).
Saturday, September 3rd – Bus leaves SJA EARLY! 6:45 leave time, 9:30 race for ALL on the team, and we’ll stop at Lodi Crossing for an hour on the way home. Back by 2pm (ish).
Sunday, September 4th – nothing planned.
Monday, September 5th (Labor Day) – no canoe trip planned at moment, however the team can discuss plans for this day during the week leading up. We NEED to meet in some capacity to get a practice in.
Notes on the Early Bird Invitational
1. SJA had the FASTEST 5th runner (Emily Bauer)
2. Our ‘B’ team (8-12 runners) scored 196 points which would have been 8th place out of 16 teams.
3. Our ‘B’ team was clearly the best 2nd unit out there beating Chardon’s 196 to 366.
4. We had 7 before Chardon’s 5th and 12 runners finish before Chardon’s 6th.
5. Our ‘C’ team’s 5th runner (our actual number 19 Summer) finished before Chardon’s ‘B’ team’s 5th runner (but their B team barely beat our C).
6. The course this year was obviously slower…cases in point.
a. Overall winner was 27 seconds slower than last year and could be more fit this year.
b. Last year’s 8th place was this year’s 8th place and slowed down 1:10!
c. 21st from last year was 3rd this year and slowed down 3 seconds…yeow!
d. Mary Kate is more fit this year and lost 18 seconds.
e. Last year’s 11th was 19th this year and lost 1:23!
Before anything else – I have to thank the many parents who have already spoiled the heck out of the team.
Big thank you to Julia Swit’s mom who brought pre-meet dinner TO South Mastick park so the team could enjoy eating together in the pavilion right after practice. She then did double duty by bringing more bagels than Panera could provide then very next morning for the team to have at the meet. Very generous!
Another big thank you to the Harter family who hosted both parents and athletes alike the night before the Early Bird race. Apparently they had so much food leftovers were brought to the meet the next day. Thank you!
And as part of the Early Bird post-race race spread, the McGuire and McGinty families helped turn the post-race food into a full buffet! Thanks!
I know the team LOVES being spoiled like that after a tough race, so it is appreciated by all!
(also before anything else, runners especially READ the post-meet notes about Berkshire at the very end of this posting - if you were slower this year this may make you feel better. Also I calculated some JV results too - check it out!)
School is in full swing that will force us all to get into a regular routine that has to include proper sleeping, hydrating, and eating habits. Parents - you have my permission (not that you needed it) to take away your daughter's cell phone, computer, and TV privileges if they aren't going to bed at a decent hour EVERY night! :-)
Last week was a very strong week for training and it was followed by a solid first meet. The coaches are hoping to get another good week of training leading up to the Ashland Invite then back off some heading into the Tiffin Carnival. Please call, text, email if there are any concerns. Parents - please treat Mondays and Wednesdays as if they were meet days and try to schedule any appointments on Thursdays IF it has to be done after school. Friday is next best followed by Tuesday.
This week:
Monday, August 29th – Pictures first, then South Mastick 5:15 – 6pm (due to pics). CC team supposed to go at 3:45. Don’t diddle – get ready ASAP. Workout is medium long run with 1 minute pick ups at the mile marks (NOT a hard day)
Tuesday, August 30th - SJA 3:20-5:15 - brief post meet meeting in 331 then practice. Shorter mileage, mini-hurdles, abs, weight room.
Wednesday, August 31st - Memorial Field - 3:40-5:30 (this may be early dismissal day but lets keep this schedule anyway) - ladder workout - HARD mile, 2 medium hard 800s, 4 fast 400's. LOTS OF REST between. If raining workout done at SJA.
Thursday, September 1 - SJA 3:25-5ish. typical Thursday - stations then Yoga.
Friday, September 2 - SJA 3:25-5:10. Pre-meet meeting in 331 for goal-setting then pre-meet day same as last week. Pasta dinner hosted by the Lannings at SJA. Expected start time between 5:15 and 5:30 (some athletes will be running at South Mastick to avoid sidewalks).
Saturday, September 3rd – Bus leaves SJA EARLY! 6:45 leave time, 9:30 race for ALL on the team, and we’ll stop at Lodi Crossing for an hour on the way home. Back by 2pm (ish).
Sunday, September 4th – nothing planned.
Monday, September 5th (Labor Day) – no canoe trip planned at moment, however the team can discuss plans for this day during the week leading up. We NEED to meet in some capacity to get a practice in.
Notes on the Early Bird Invitational
1. SJA had the FASTEST 5th runner (Emily Bauer)
2. Our ‘B’ team (8-12 runners) scored 196 points which would have been 8th place out of 16 teams.
3. Our ‘B’ team was clearly the best 2nd unit out there beating Chardon’s 196 to 366.
4. We had 7 before Chardon’s 5th and 12 runners finish before Chardon’s 6th.
5. Our ‘C’ team’s 5th runner (our actual number 19 Summer) finished before Chardon’s ‘B’ team’s 5th runner (but their B team barely beat our C).
6. The course this year was obviously slower…cases in point.
a. Overall winner was 27 seconds slower than last year and could be more fit this year.
b. Last year’s 8th place was this year’s 8th place and slowed down 1:10!
c. 21st from last year was 3rd this year and slowed down 3 seconds…yeow!
d. Mary Kate is more fit this year and lost 18 seconds.
e. Last year’s 11th was 19th this year and lost 1:23!
And we're on our way at the Early Bird!
As with any team in any season great anticipation comes with the first actual competition and for the runners on the SJA cross country team the first meet exceeded almost all hopes.
Running for the third year at Berkshire's Early Bird Invitational SJA finished a solid 2nd place just 8 points behind the winning team from Chardon. Setting the tone for the first meet was a strong three-some of Rachel McGuire (so) in 6th place, Mary Kate Chambers (sr) 7th place, and Jessica Sirchen (sr) in 9th place. To round out the scoring the Jags took 16th place by Bridget Egan (jr) and 22nd place Emily Bauer (jr). The rest of the team finished strong as well as the second team would have finished 9th in the 16 team varsity field.
Competing and finishing in their very first ever high school cross country races were freshmen Mallory Fahey, Lauren Marconi, Audrianna Farris, Clare Fibbi, Maureen Borden, and Erin McGinty. Also competing for the first time were sophomore Mary Kelley, juniors Melyssa Jackson and Ashley Klimczyk, and senior Kristina Jackson. Congrats to all! Next week the cc team will be competing at the Ashland Invitational.
SJA results linked to the right...
overall results can be found by clicking here.
Running for the third year at Berkshire's Early Bird Invitational SJA finished a solid 2nd place just 8 points behind the winning team from Chardon. Setting the tone for the first meet was a strong three-some of Rachel McGuire (so) in 6th place, Mary Kate Chambers (sr) 7th place, and Jessica Sirchen (sr) in 9th place. To round out the scoring the Jags took 16th place by Bridget Egan (jr) and 22nd place Emily Bauer (jr). The rest of the team finished strong as well as the second team would have finished 9th in the 16 team varsity field.
Competing and finishing in their very first ever high school cross country races were freshmen Mallory Fahey, Lauren Marconi, Audrianna Farris, Clare Fibbi, Maureen Borden, and Erin McGinty. Also competing for the first time were sophomore Mary Kelley, juniors Melyssa Jackson and Ashley Klimczyk, and senior Kristina Jackson. Congrats to all! Next week the cc team will be competing at the Ashland Invitational.
SJA results linked to the right...
overall results can be found by clicking here.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
For Week of Monday, August 22, 2011
Greetings All! Hopefully you have checked the team website to follow up on the results of our first competition at the Moose is Loose relay. There are pictures as well linked on the right side.
We have completed 2 weeks of practice officially and we are heading into the school year now. In terms of attendance we have NOT had all 46 girls at one practice (out of 9 tracked practices). Additionally we had a practice last Saturday in which 20 girls were not in attendance. That practice was poorly understood and is partly my fault, but missing 20 girls for a long run is painful.
With practices starting up after school we would like to ask parents and athletes alike to set up an informal process of how the younger athletes get rides to the nearby parks. Since before I’ve been coaching we’ve always had athletes driving to the practices at closer parks – this saves the school a tremendous amount of money (bus costs are through the roof), time (there are 5 fall sports teams sharing busses as is), and gives us more freedom and flexibility. What we don’t want are kids cramming into cars like clowns creating dangerous situations. If parents have the means to come to school and give their daughters a ride to practice, especially the younger ones then that would be a great help. Traditionally the younger runners find rides with the older girls who have a car to drive. We’re hoping a set routine can get established where the older girls take initiative to find the non-drivers and make sure they take the same runners each time. Parents, if you could please talk to your daughters about who they should and shouldn’t ride with and see how this works out. And please remind the older girls about safe driving habits. We are VERY lucky to have a great park system so close that we can use – it would be a shame to lose this privilege. If there are practices scheduled further away than 3-5 miles then we’ll definitely schedule a bus.
Schedule for the week
Sunday, August 21 – Fall Sports Picnic at SJA – 3:00pm
Monday, August 22 – frosh orientation – practice at Mastick 3:30-5:15 alternate tempo and jog miles
NEED A WATCH
Tuesday, August 23 – practice at SJA 3:30-5:15 run from school and LIFT
Wednesday, August 24 – practice at Memorial field – 3:40-5:30 repeat 400’s
NEED A WATCH
Thursday, August 25 – practice at SJA – 3:30-5:00 – regular cross train day
Friday, August 26 – practice at SJA – 3:30-5:10 – team dinner at Harters – see separate email!
Saturday, August 27 – meet day! @ Berkshire Early Bird Invitational Kent Geauga Branch
More info posted Thursday or Friday
Sunday, August 28 – no schedule practice
Groups 4 and 5 – 6 miles on your own
Group 3 – 4 miles on your own
Everybody – lift and serious core on your own!
We have completed 2 weeks of practice officially and we are heading into the school year now. In terms of attendance we have NOT had all 46 girls at one practice (out of 9 tracked practices). Additionally we had a practice last Saturday in which 20 girls were not in attendance. That practice was poorly understood and is partly my fault, but missing 20 girls for a long run is painful.
With practices starting up after school we would like to ask parents and athletes alike to set up an informal process of how the younger athletes get rides to the nearby parks. Since before I’ve been coaching we’ve always had athletes driving to the practices at closer parks – this saves the school a tremendous amount of money (bus costs are through the roof), time (there are 5 fall sports teams sharing busses as is), and gives us more freedom and flexibility. What we don’t want are kids cramming into cars like clowns creating dangerous situations. If parents have the means to come to school and give their daughters a ride to practice, especially the younger ones then that would be a great help. Traditionally the younger runners find rides with the older girls who have a car to drive. We’re hoping a set routine can get established where the older girls take initiative to find the non-drivers and make sure they take the same runners each time. Parents, if you could please talk to your daughters about who they should and shouldn’t ride with and see how this works out. And please remind the older girls about safe driving habits. We are VERY lucky to have a great park system so close that we can use – it would be a shame to lose this privilege. If there are practices scheduled further away than 3-5 miles then we’ll definitely schedule a bus.
Schedule for the week
Sunday, August 21 – Fall Sports Picnic at SJA – 3:00pm
Monday, August 22 – frosh orientation – practice at Mastick 3:30-5:15 alternate tempo and jog miles
NEED A WATCH
Tuesday, August 23 – practice at SJA 3:30-5:15 run from school and LIFT
Wednesday, August 24 – practice at Memorial field – 3:40-5:30 repeat 400’s
NEED A WATCH
Thursday, August 25 – practice at SJA – 3:30-5:00 – regular cross train day
Friday, August 26 – practice at SJA – 3:30-5:10 – team dinner at Harters – see separate email!
Saturday, August 27 – meet day! @ Berkshire Early Bird Invitational Kent Geauga Branch
More info posted Thursday or Friday
Sunday, August 28 – no schedule practice
Groups 4 and 5 – 6 miles on your own
Group 3 – 4 miles on your own
Everybody – lift and serious core on your own!
Moose is Loose!
The cross country season is officially one week away, but the SJA team went to Malone University to run in the Moose is Loose race - an unoffical "scrimmage" in which teams of 5 runners each run a two mile cross country loop on the campus. Along with the heat, grass, and hills were 2 log jumps, a mini-swamp, and an steeplechase water pit (see pics linked to the right). To top it off a Malone runner wearing a giant mascot moose head was on the course "tagging" people for 5 second penalties. Luckily no SJA runners were tagged!
SJA had 8 teams start the day. In the end, the team known as "NSync" comprised of Maureen Borden, Rachel McGuire, Kristina Jackson, Mary Kate Chambers, and Annie Grove was the top SJA finishers. It doesn't hurt that by random picking they had the 2 faster runners for SJA on the day with Rachel McGuire running 13:52 for 2 miles and Mary Kate Chambers running 14:24 for the distance.
It was impossible to compare SJA's results to other teams, but for the Jaguars it was a great learning experience for the season. Next Saturday the first official meet will be the Berkshire Early Bird Invitational held at the Geauga branch of Kent State University in Burton.
SJA had 8 teams start the day. In the end, the team known as "NSync" comprised of Maureen Borden, Rachel McGuire, Kristina Jackson, Mary Kate Chambers, and Annie Grove was the top SJA finishers. It doesn't hurt that by random picking they had the 2 faster runners for SJA on the day with Rachel McGuire running 13:52 for 2 miles and Mary Kate Chambers running 14:24 for the distance.
It was impossible to compare SJA's results to other teams, but for the Jaguars it was a great learning experience for the season. Next Saturday the first official meet will be the Berkshire Early Bird Invitational held at the Geauga branch of Kent State University in Burton.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
For Week of Monday, August 15, 2011
Greetings all - this will be the first of a season of weekend postings describing the up-coming week's practice times, locations, and other important information. All of these will be posted on the website and email to each parent and athlete. Parents, if I do not have your email, please send it to me to include you on regular emails. My email is posted on the right side of the website - fkieser@sja1890.org
Important bits of information for this week:
There are a lot of athletes who have not turned in all their Fairview and EMA forms (as well as team contracts). Please do so this week to Coach Kieser.
I have created an "editable" spreadsheet for parents to sign up for hosting/co-hosting team dinners or to bring bagels and fruit to each meet. It is linked on the team website on the far right under "schedule, calendar, roster, and food sign up". You should be able to type your name in the appropriate block. Let me know if this does not work. Hopefully senior parents can get first crack at this, as typically they like to chip in.
Tuesday's and Friday's locations at SJA have been changed to Mastick.
There is no scheduled practice Monday, HOWEVER it is begged that the athletes get to the school's weight room (or their own) either on Monday or Tuesday to get their weight room work in. The facility should be open, especially before noon. Call Coach Kieser if there is a problem.
Monday, August 15th - no practice (lift on this day or Monday on your own)
Tuesday, August 16th - Mastick 9-10:45 (regular run with pipe hurdles)
Wednesday, August 17th - Westlake Rec center 9-11am(combo hills and tempo)
Thursday, August 18th - SJA 3:30-5:15 (cross train day like last week and uniform pass out)
Friday, August 19th - Mastick 3:30-5:15 (regular run - NOT tapering for Saturday's relay practice)
Saturday, August 20th - Moose is Loose at Malone University. Bus leaves at 7:30 AM. Relay begins at 10am.
Sunday, August 21st - Group 3 - 4 miles on your own, Group 4 - 6 miles on your own. Groups 1 and 2 cross train for an hour on your own)
Lastly - athletes I have named captains for each Moose team. Your job is to let me know what your team name is, confirm that you have a team "uniform", and let me know what the order of your squad will be. You are NOT allowed to run a new runner on first or last leg.
Moose team captains
Team 1 Konys
Team 2 Jess Bres
Team 3 K Jackson
Team 4 Egan
Team 5 Swit
Team 6 Fibbi
Team 7 Boyer
Team 8 Nagy
Team 9 Roddy
Important bits of information for this week:
There are a lot of athletes who have not turned in all their Fairview and EMA forms (as well as team contracts). Please do so this week to Coach Kieser.
I have created an "editable" spreadsheet for parents to sign up for hosting/co-hosting team dinners or to bring bagels and fruit to each meet. It is linked on the team website on the far right under "schedule, calendar, roster, and food sign up". You should be able to type your name in the appropriate block. Let me know if this does not work. Hopefully senior parents can get first crack at this, as typically they like to chip in.
Tuesday's and Friday's locations at SJA have been changed to Mastick.
There is no scheduled practice Monday, HOWEVER it is begged that the athletes get to the school's weight room (or their own) either on Monday or Tuesday to get their weight room work in. The facility should be open, especially before noon. Call Coach Kieser if there is a problem.
Monday, August 15th - no practice (lift on this day or Monday on your own)
Tuesday, August 16th - Mastick 9-10:45 (regular run with pipe hurdles)
Wednesday, August 17th - Westlake Rec center 9-11am(combo hills and tempo)
Thursday, August 18th - SJA 3:30-5:15 (cross train day like last week and uniform pass out)
Friday, August 19th - Mastick 3:30-5:15 (regular run - NOT tapering for Saturday's relay practice)
Saturday, August 20th - Moose is Loose at Malone University. Bus leaves at 7:30 AM. Relay begins at 10am.
Sunday, August 21st - Group 3 - 4 miles on your own, Group 4 - 6 miles on your own. Groups 1 and 2 cross train for an hour on your own)
Lastly - athletes I have named captains for each Moose team. Your job is to let me know what your team name is, confirm that you have a team "uniform", and let me know what the order of your squad will be. You are NOT allowed to run a new runner on first or last leg.
Moose team captains
Team 1 Konys
Team 2 Jess Bres
Team 3 K Jackson
Team 4 Egan
Team 5 Swit
Team 6 Fibbi
Team 7 Boyer
Team 8 Nagy
Team 9 Roddy
Friday, August 12, 2011
Saturday's Practice on August 13 at Towpath in Brecksville
First, I'm sorry for the confusion on this. This was left open-ended for either Saturday or Monday. It was hinted to me by a few that Saturday just worked better for rides, etc...
Second, we had an EXCELLENT first week with a great time trial today, so I'm hoping we can finish it off with a good long run on Saturday.
See the results of the time trial and how FAVORABLY we compare to last year already. A wise person will be able to disect just how well today went.
So...
Practice Saturday at Station Road Bridge Parking lot which is part of the Brecksville Reservation where it meets the Cuyhaga Valley National Park.
Here is a link to the map: click here
From SJA/Westside: I-480 or I-90 east to I-77 south. Exit Rt 82 EAST (west does have a separate exit). Follow Rt 82 east PAST Rt 21 by about 2 miles. Turn right on Riverview down the hill. Turn left at the bottom of the hill into the park's driveway. You'll cross train tracks and be at the parking lot. We did go to this location once last year. Even though its only Brecksville this is still a full 25-30 min drive, but the terrain is worth it once in a while.
Parents are welcome to come run, bike, or otherwise workout. Also feel free to bring bagels, fruit, etc...
This is a "long run" day. I'm hoping the athletes will go for their longest run of the year with the longest group doing 10.
I will be running with friends hoping to finish right at 9am. I might be a few min late depending upon my pace (or lack thereof). The shortest group will be done by 10:30-10:40, the longest group done by 11:00am.
If you cannot attend you should run the long run ON YOUR OWN!!!
Second, we had an EXCELLENT first week with a great time trial today, so I'm hoping we can finish it off with a good long run on Saturday.
See the results of the time trial and how FAVORABLY we compare to last year already. A wise person will be able to disect just how well today went.
So...
Practice Saturday at Station Road Bridge Parking lot which is part of the Brecksville Reservation where it meets the Cuyhaga Valley National Park.
Here is a link to the map: click here
From SJA/Westside: I-480 or I-90 east to I-77 south. Exit Rt 82 EAST (west does have a separate exit). Follow Rt 82 east PAST Rt 21 by about 2 miles. Turn right on Riverview down the hill. Turn left at the bottom of the hill into the park's driveway. You'll cross train tracks and be at the parking lot. We did go to this location once last year. Even though its only Brecksville this is still a full 25-30 min drive, but the terrain is worth it once in a while.
Parents are welcome to come run, bike, or otherwise workout. Also feel free to bring bagels, fruit, etc...
This is a "long run" day. I'm hoping the athletes will go for their longest run of the year with the longest group doing 10.
I will be running with friends hoping to finish right at 9am. I might be a few min late depending upon my pace (or lack thereof). The shortest group will be done by 10:30-10:40, the longest group done by 11:00am.
If you cannot attend you should run the long run ON YOUR OWN!!!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Upcoming schedule and important dates and times!
We have a busy, busy time coming up before school starts, so the follow is intended to help you set your schedules to avoid conflicts. We are sympathetic to travel issues, timing, and life so please communicate with Coach Kieser or Coach McHenry if problems or conflicts arise. We have intentionally not turned the screws on the team during the summer with the expectation that when the official season begins the girls can make their full dedication to the team. Remember staring August 8th practice attendance is mandatory, OHSAA physicals must be turned in, and our attendance policy kicks in.
Most importantly (other than physicals) is the MANDATORY PARENT MEETING. This is a meeting where policies will be addressed, and parents can meet with coaches. Coach McHenry will be at this meeting since I’ll be at camp with the team.
This meeting with the AD is for all parents of ALL fall sports athletes (even if parents are at camp) at 7pm in the gym on Thursday, August 28th.
If you cannot attend this meeting there is a follow-up date on Monday, August 1 in the gym at 7pm.
Starting July 24th 26 girls will be at team camp until the 29th. During that week Coach McHenry will hold conditioning at the following times and locations for the girls NOT going to camp.
Monday, July 25 – 6-7:30 pm at Mastick – regular mileage run plus abs, push-ups, and 4 x 20 lefts.
Wednesday, July 27 – 6-7:30 pm at Cedar Point road – hill repeats.
(meet for this run on Cedar Pt road at parking lot just west of the river and Valley Parkway).
Friday, July 29 – 6-7:30 pm at Mastick – longer run than Monday by mile or 2.
Week of August 1st – the workouts for this week or highly encouraged, but will not fall under our attendance policy. I will be at the second week of NEO camp, but the whole team should be available to meet Coach McHenry. After a big week of camp this week should be lower key (but not off).
Monday, August 1st – 6-7:30 pm Mastick – regular mileage run.’
Wednesday, August 3rd – 6-7:30 pm Mastick – fartlek.
Thursday or Friday captains can organize their own run.
Official practices before school starts…OHSAA physicals MUST be in our hands!
Monday, August 8th – SJA 9-11am
Tuesday, August 9th – Memorial field 9-10:45am
Wednesday, August 10th – mastick 9-10:45am
Thursday, August 11th – SJA – 9-11am
Friday, August 12th – Mastick – 9-11am – time trial #2
Sat and Sun – no practices scheduled
Monday, August 15th – long run at towpath, station road bridge parking lot Brecksville…if this is better to be done on Saturday we can trade a Saturday practice for Monday. I’ll need feedback!
Tuesday, August 16th – SJA – 9-11am
Wednesday, August 17th – Westlake Rec – 9-10:45 am
Thursday, August 18th – SJA – 3:30-5:15 – cross training and weight room
Friday, August 19th – SJA – 3:30-5:00 – pre-meet day
Saturday, August 20th – Moose is Loose team relay at Malone University. Bus leaves SJA at 7:30. Expected return to SJA on bus by 1pm
Sunday – nothing planned
Monday, August 22nd – first day of school…practice time and location TBD….
Most importantly (other than physicals) is the MANDATORY PARENT MEETING. This is a meeting where policies will be addressed, and parents can meet with coaches. Coach McHenry will be at this meeting since I’ll be at camp with the team.
This meeting with the AD is for all parents of ALL fall sports athletes (even if parents are at camp) at 7pm in the gym on Thursday, August 28th.
If you cannot attend this meeting there is a follow-up date on Monday, August 1 in the gym at 7pm.
Starting July 24th 26 girls will be at team camp until the 29th. During that week Coach McHenry will hold conditioning at the following times and locations for the girls NOT going to camp.
Monday, July 25 – 6-7:30 pm at Mastick – regular mileage run plus abs, push-ups, and 4 x 20 lefts.
Wednesday, July 27 – 6-7:30 pm at Cedar Point road – hill repeats.
(meet for this run on Cedar Pt road at parking lot just west of the river and Valley Parkway).
Friday, July 29 – 6-7:30 pm at Mastick – longer run than Monday by mile or 2.
Week of August 1st – the workouts for this week or highly encouraged, but will not fall under our attendance policy. I will be at the second week of NEO camp, but the whole team should be available to meet Coach McHenry. After a big week of camp this week should be lower key (but not off).
Monday, August 1st – 6-7:30 pm Mastick – regular mileage run.’
Wednesday, August 3rd – 6-7:30 pm Mastick – fartlek.
Thursday or Friday captains can organize their own run.
Official practices before school starts…OHSAA physicals MUST be in our hands!
Monday, August 8th – SJA 9-11am
Tuesday, August 9th – Memorial field 9-10:45am
Wednesday, August 10th – mastick 9-10:45am
Thursday, August 11th – SJA – 9-11am
Friday, August 12th – Mastick – 9-11am – time trial #2
Sat and Sun – no practices scheduled
Monday, August 15th – long run at towpath, station road bridge parking lot Brecksville…if this is better to be done on Saturday we can trade a Saturday practice for Monday. I’ll need feedback!
Tuesday, August 16th – SJA – 9-11am
Wednesday, August 17th – Westlake Rec – 9-10:45 am
Thursday, August 18th – SJA – 3:30-5:15 – cross training and weight room
Friday, August 19th – SJA – 3:30-5:00 – pre-meet day
Saturday, August 20th – Moose is Loose team relay at Malone University. Bus leaves SJA at 7:30. Expected return to SJA on bus by 1pm
Sunday – nothing planned
Monday, August 22nd – first day of school…practice time and location TBD….
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
The next few weeks...
Below is the schedule of things that are happening in the next few weeks. These are very important so please pay attention.
Most importantly athletes MUST have a current OHSAA physical in order to begin official practice on August 8th. Get those done soon, please!
Week of July 19, 2011 - SJA Youth CC camp for 4th-8th graders. We take registrants on the first day at the school. Registration information can be found toward the bottom of the school's home page at www.sja1890.org
Current SJA CC team members who are available should be at SJA by 8:45 on Monday and by 9am on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. You get service hour credit for this!
There is no practice scheduled for next Friday by the coaches but there may be a captain's practice - stayed tuned to them.
Week of July 26, 2011 -
26 runners will be at the NEO CC Camp for the week beginning on the 25th. They are gone until Friday. Coach McHenry will be holding practice for the athletes staying home at locations and times to be determined both this week and the following week of August 1st.
The first official practice is at SJA on Monday, August 8th from 9-11am. This practice is mandatory and with it begins the new attendance policy that was sent home to all the athletes this summer.
Most importantly athletes MUST have a current OHSAA physical in order to begin official practice on August 8th. Get those done soon, please!
Week of July 19, 2011 - SJA Youth CC camp for 4th-8th graders. We take registrants on the first day at the school. Registration information can be found toward the bottom of the school's home page at www.sja1890.org
Current SJA CC team members who are available should be at SJA by 8:45 on Monday and by 9am on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. You get service hour credit for this!
There is no practice scheduled for next Friday by the coaches but there may be a captain's practice - stayed tuned to them.
Week of July 26, 2011 -
26 runners will be at the NEO CC Camp for the week beginning on the 25th. They are gone until Friday. Coach McHenry will be holding practice for the athletes staying home at locations and times to be determined both this week and the following week of August 1st.
The first official practice is at SJA on Monday, August 8th from 9-11am. This practice is mandatory and with it begins the new attendance policy that was sent home to all the athletes this summer.
Friday, June 17, 2011
It's Time!
Welcome to all the parents, athletes, and fans of SJA Cross Country! We're back and better than ever and ready to roll.
Our first conditioning session is this Monday, June 20th at South Mastick Park. Please see the directions folder linked on the right and plan on starting on time! Expect to use the whole time from 9am to 10:30.
You should be prepared for each practice with the following...
good shoes****
water bottle
watch*********
towel would be good for sit-ups
maybe bug lotion?
Don't forget to get your physicals done and turned in ASAP and please bring your signed contracts and information forms too!
Our first conditioning session is this Monday, June 20th at South Mastick Park. Please see the directions folder linked on the right and plan on starting on time! Expect to use the whole time from 9am to 10:30.
You should be prepared for each practice with the following...
good shoes****
water bottle
watch*********
towel would be good for sit-ups
maybe bug lotion?
Don't forget to get your physicals done and turned in ASAP and please bring your signed contracts and information forms too!
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