Upcoming Races

We've got several races over the next week or so that we, as Coaches thought we ought to repeat the details of it for those of you who may have forgotten to mention them to your parents...

• Saturday, September 1st--Utah County Invitational
• This meet was originally on our schedule for Friday.  However, it was changed to Saturday morning.  The race is at the Lakeside Sports Park in Orem (400 S 1850 W).  It's a great 3.1 mile course that is almost entirely grass.  Last year our team ran VERY well at this meet.  It's a little different format as well--NO VARSITY.  They run a Freshman/Sophomore race and Junior/Senior race.  Race times are as follows:
• 9:00--Frosh/Soph Girls Race
• 9:30--Frosh/Soph Boys Race
• 10:00--Jr./Sr Girls Race
• 10:20--Jr./Sr Boys Race
• 10:40--Jr./Sr Boys Race #2 (if necessary)
• Tuesday, September 4th--4-school Meet hosted by Juab
• This meet we are still getting details on, as it was just put together this week.  What we DO know is that it will be Tuesday afternoon in Juab County.  It will NOT be at Juab High School however.  Instead we will be racing in the Nebo Loop Scening Byway area.  The race will start at Bear Canyon Campground at the top of Salt Creek Road and come down the road to the large parking lot near the fork of the Salt Creek Road and Nebo Loop Road.  Please plan for about 20-30 minutes extra drive time from Juab High if you are coming.  Here are the driving directions we just received:
• Those traveling from the North, South, or West of Nephi should get on Highway 132 (100 North in Nephi) which crosses Exit 225 on I-15. Go East up Highway 132 into Salt Creek Canyon about 5 miles until you see the sign for “Nebo Loop National Scenic Byway”, then turn left onto Salt Creek Canyon Road.  Once on Salt Creek Canyon Road go 3 miles up the road until you come to the large parking lot on your left before the major fork in the road (the fork has Salt Creek Road on the left and Nebo Loop Road on the right). This is the finish line and bus/spectator parking area. The course starting point is 2 miles up the road on your left (Salt Creek Road) at Bear Canyon Campground (so past Ponderosa Campground, Cottonwood Campground, and the Andrew’s Ridge trailhead). All runners must be dropped off by their school buses at the start at least 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the first race (so all Boys and Girls should be dropped off by 3:45 PM at the starting line). Then, all buses/vehicles should proceed back down the road to the large parking area near the finish.
• Race times are as follows:
• 4:00--Girls Race
• 4:45--Boys Race
• Saturday, September 8th--Wasatch Invitational @ Soldier Hollow.
• This is ALWAYS one of our team's favorite races of the whole year.  It's hilly, it's tough, it's nasty, and it's a TON of fun!  This is a TRUE cross country course!  I'm assuming the schedule will go something like this:
• 9:00--JV Girls
• 9:30--JV Boys
• 10:00--Varsity Girls
• 10:30--Varsity Boys

Team Photo/Grass Relays Results

First off, DON'T FORGET about Team Pictures Monday, August 27th after school.  Be sure to come in your uniform, ready for a quick photo before we start practice.

Saturday our team traveled to American Fork for the Grass Relays.  Our team had a great meet with a ton of personal bests from those of you who ran there last year, and for the new team members, we saw some great first performances!  Our top female performer was Sierra Malm who ran a BLAZING time of 12:27 and finished 9th overall, and breaking the school record on this course by 32 seconds!  Our girls team finished in 10th place after a great battle with several teams at the end.  On the boys' side, Levi Stone finished with our top performance, finishing in an impressive time of 10:48 (a school record by 12 seconds) to lead our guys to an 8th place finish!  Way to go Skyhawks!

The complete results can be found HERE.

This next week's meet schedule has changed a bit since our original schedule was released this past summer.  We originally had a meet scheduled at our place for Tuesday, August 28th.  However, the schools we originally invited had a scheduling conflict, and as a result we have cancelled that race.  

Also, the Utah County Invitational that was originally scheduled for Friday, August 31st is now on Saturday, Sept. 1st.  Races will begin at 9:00 am.  We will post additional information on the race later in the week.

Grass Relays Information

GRASS RELAYS
This weekend we will be racing in American Fork at the annual American Fork Grass Relays!  It's a fun, unique meet that we are looking forward to.

The meet takes place at American Fork High School on their athletic fields.  It is a 1-mile loop that the runners will run twice.  It is the only 2-mile race we run all season, so it is fun to get a little speed going early in the season!  Additionally, the Grass Relays has another way it is unique--HAY BALES!!  That's right, there are hay bales set up at various locations around the course for runners to negotiate.  It's always an adventure--especially when running through "The Gauntlet."

Below, you will find the information you need to know:

When:  Saturday, August 25, 2012
Where: American Fork HS--510 N. 600 E.  Am. Fork
Time:  Bus leaves Salem Hills at 6:10 am
Race Times:
8:00 am   Girls JV Race--Freshman/Sophomore
8:25 am   Boys JV Race--Freshman/Sophomore
8:40 am   Girls JV Race--Junior/Senior
9:00 am   Boys JV Race--Junior/Senior
9:15 am   Girls Varsity Relay (Top 5 Girls, 2 miles each leg of relay)
10:35 am  Boys Varsity Relay (Top 5 Boys, 2 miles each leg of relay)

Our Varsity teams for this week are as follows:
Girls--Sierra, Kailey, Michelle, Chrissy, Alyssa
Boys--Tate, Ramato, Levi, Devin, Gavin


GEAR ORDER
Also, remember this THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD all orders are due online.  Please go online HERE to place your order!

Team Gear Ordering

Cross Country Team-

It is time to get our team order going!  The Team Captains have selected some great gear for this season.  As Coaches, we want to emphasize that ALL ITEMS ARE OPTIONAL!!!!  Do not, in any way, feel any obligation to order all/any gear on the list.  We do encourage everyone to buy a team T-shirt, but even that is OPTIONAL.  We are just providing options...  If your parents, siblings, pets, etc. want gear, feel free to order as many as you wish!

To place an order, click on this link right HERE!  Fill out the form entirely and submit it.  After submitting, pay the SHHS Finance office for your order.  Give Coach Thompson your receipt showing you've paid.  That's it! 

The deadline for ordering is THURSDAY, AUGUST 23rd.  Please be sure to order and pay before then!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGRsMUlZUzBTdHFtdG9VdUg1ZndMT0E6MQ

Warm-ups

Girls' Spandex

Boys' Spandex

Duffel Bag

Water Bottle

Pre-Region

We had our first meet of the 2012-13 season last night, and it was a good start!  We've got a great deal of work to do in the next two months, but we are definitely headed in the right direction!  Both teams finished in 5th place, with opportunities to move up, if we are willing to make the efforts and sacrifices necessary...  Are you okay with being okay?...

The complete results from the race last night can be found by clicking RIGHT HERE!

Here are the times and places for our team:

Girls Results
3	Sierra Malm	20.01
9	Kalley Ritchie	20.48
20	Allysa Moyer	21.21
27	Michelle Jones	21.38
35	Chrissy VanAusdal	22.12
41	Amber Edmondson	23.09
44	Camille Tew	23.13
76	Liza Stephens	25.05
86	Summer Christensen	25.48
92	Karley Holmes	26.07
94	Hailey Boggess	26.09
110	Lyza Ashton	27.41
130	Lynsey Wright	31.19
131	Delaney Wilcox	31.34
137	Kaytlin Davis	33.29
142	Marrissa Jensen	35.39
143	Bria Stewart	37.30
Boys Results
15	Levi Stone	16:51
16	Tate Muhlestein	17:02
20	Devin Minson	17:16
24	Gavin Hasty	17:25
35	Ramato Cooper	17:56
46	Spencer Berrett	18:12
47	Ethan Simmons	18:12
59	Michael Goodman	18:41
61	Mitchell Stone	18:45
64	Zach L	18:48
77	Christopher Phillips	19:14
78	Kevin Burch	19:16
91	Taylor Fletcher	19:38
98	Caleb Sly	20:00
99	Nathan chesnut	20:02
100	Aidan Tribert	20:07
105	Coulson Boggess	20:12
110	Mat Siufanua	20:17
121	Tyler Zobell	20:42
125	Joe Cromar	20:49
130	Wesley Sone	21:04
137	Cody Campbell	21:19
150	Danny Badger	21:49
152	Thomas Holmgren	22:02
154	Landon Loss	22:03
161	Rylan Christensen	22:18
162	Walter Peterson	22:20
163	Justus Thomas	22:21
164	Jared Smith	22:22
170	Briant Oblad	22:26
176	Jackson Martin	22:38
179	Tristan Homan	22:57

2012 Cross Country Camp

Just a quick bit of information on this year's Cross Country Camp:


Departure: Thursday, July 26, 2012 @ 8:00 am from Salem Hills 
Return: Saturday, July 28, 2012 @ 1:00-ish pm at SHHS
Place: Shadow Mountain (Hobble Creek Canyon, Springville)
Cost: $40.00--Pay to Salem Hills High School Finance office.  Pay by WEDNESDAY, JULY 18TH
What:  We will be doing several activities.  We will have guest clinicians come up and speak to us on various topics related to distance running/racing.  Also, we will go on several team runs, eat good food, play games, participate in team-building activities, campfire silliness, and of course run to "the Lake."  You don't want to miss it!!


Remember we need the Parent Permission Slip signed and returned in order to participate!  Coach Thompson has them.  Get one from him at practice if you don't already have one!

State Course

Season Results

Okay, okay, okay...

I've been a slacker and I'm tired of you guys giving me a hard time about not updating the blog, so here you go with the results for the season:

Pre-Region--Overall Results, Team Results

Intersquad Race--Team Results

Grass Relays--Overall Results, Team Results

Utah County Invitational--Overall Results, Team Results

Wasatch Invitational--Overall Results, Team Results

Meet @ Payson--Overall Results, Team Results

Bulldog Invitational--Overall Results, Team Results

"The Chase"--Team Results

Nebo Invitational--Overall Results, Team Results

Cedar Invitational--Overall Results, Team Results

Sanpete Classic--Results will be forthcoming

Pre-Region Results

Last night was the Region VIII Pre-Region Meet. It was a great evening and as a team we did pretty well for our first meet of the season! We now can see where we fit into the region, and know what we need to do to move up the standings.

If' you'd like to look at the meet results, click here for the Girls Results or here for the Boys Results.

Our next meet will be next Saturday (the 27th) at the AF Grass Relays! It's a fun, different meet we'll talk more about it at practice.

End of Summer/Beginning of the Season

Salem Hills Cross Country Team-

It is time to officially begin our daily afternoon practices! Wahoo! We can't believe the summer's over and the season is already upon us. Hopefully you've been able to log the mileage you wanted to run this summer and are ready to get racing!!!!

We will begin our OFFICIAL season practices tomorrow (MONDAY, August 15th) at 3:00 pm. We'll meet at the track each weekday (Monday-Friday) for practice. It is vital that you are in attendance each day throughout the season...

Our first meet is THIS THURSDAY (the 18th)!!!! We have a lot to do before then, so be sure you are with us! We need your paperwork packet back by TUESDAY (the 16th) to be sure you are eligible to race in our first meet. If it is not turned in, you cannot race! We will have more packets at practice if you don't have one yet.

We'll see you there!

-The Coaches

Stewart Falls Team Run!!!

Alright team... this Thursday we will be doing our FAVORITE run of the summer!!! You won't want to miss this!!!! We'll meet at the high school at 6:00 pm and travel up to Stewart Falls. It's going to be AWESOME! Do whatever you need to do to be with us on Thursday! (Also, if you can drive, please do so...we will probably need some help there).

Team Run/Movie Night

Alright Salem Hills Cross Country Runners-

We've got a GREAT Thursday night planned for this week! We'll meet on Thursday (the 28th) at 6:30 pm at the high school track. We'll carpool up to Woodland Hills for a team run.

After the run, we'll head back to the high school and have a TEAM MOVIE NIGHT on the football field. We'll set up our big screen and have a PARTY!! Bring something to sit, lounge or lay on. Bring some munchies, etc. Invite your friends, even if they aren't on our team! The more the merrier!!

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

Salem Hills Cross Country Team Camp 2011

Well Team, it's time for our first annual Team Camp! The coaches just got down from the site of our camp, and it is going to be AWESOME!!!! We've got some incredible clinics lined up, some awesome runs, some good food and a TON of fun! You DEFINITELY will not want to miss these three days!

If you are planning on being with us, please RSVP to Coach Thompson at bart.thompson@nebo.edu by Monday, July 4th to let us know! You'll need to get a permission slip signed and returned prior to camp as well. You can get this paperwork from the Coaches Tuesday or Wednesday morning at 7 am at the school!

MAPLE LAKE
Also, we had our first Thursday night run the other night, and we had a GREAT time!! We ran up to Maple Lake and the Grotto. The weather was great, the lake was beautiful, and the falls were FRIGID!!! Here's some pictures!

Running around the lake!

What a beautiful evening!!!

Running back down the mountain

The team in the waterfall! Everyone got in (even Coach Thompson!)

Good times everyone!

Official Start to Season!

Team, IT'S TIME!!! We are starting our official Summer Practices this week. We will meet each Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 7:00 am at the high school. Also, each THURSDAY evening we will go run a Trail Run--starting this Thursday evening at 6:30 pm. We will be running up to Maple Lake, then running to the Grotto. Don't miss it!

Also, remember we will be having our Cross Country Camp next Thursday through Saturday (July 7-9). If you missed the paperwork at practice today, you can get it at practice on Wednesday! You DEFINITELY won't want to miss this camp!!!!

Practice

Just a quick reminder about our first team practice on Monday, June 6th. We'll meet at the SHHS track at 7:00 am for a short run and some team building fun!

Hopefully you've been running, but if not, come out and get started on Monday! Regardless of current ability level, we'll make it a positive experience for you.

Oh yeah, we're going to play some sand Volleyball afterward... Come have fun with us!!!

Welcome To Cross Country 2011!

Track Season has ended, the school year is winding down, and that means it is time to start training for Cross Country!!!! What a great time of year! Hopefully you all have had a great school year and are as excited as we are for summer to be here!

Hopefully Cross Country will be a part of your summer plans over the next 3 months! It is a wonderful sport that you will love being a part of. We work hard, and we PLAY just as hard! We have a great time, and would LOVE for you to be part of us!

This summer you need to get out and run some serious mileage so you can be in the kind of shape you want to be in to be successful. We will be working out as a team throughout the summer, and want you to be with us on those days! Here's our summer schedule:

• Mon, June 6th, 13th and 20th--Team meeting/practice @ 7:00 am at the Track

• Starting Mon, June 27th--MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY practice @ 7:00 am at the Track

• Starting Thur, June 30th--Evening Trail Runs as a Team. More Information will be coming...

• Thursday, July 7th-Saturday, July 9th--SALEM HILLS CROSS COUNTRY CAMP @ Shadow Mountain! You won't want to miss this!!

"Friend" us on Facebook for regular updates about team activities, practices, fun and announcements. Feel free to post any concerns or questions here and we'll get back to you!

Recent Happenings

It's been a couple of busy weeks for our team as we've competed in a number of meets, including hosting one of our own since our last post. Our apologies for not posting the results any sooner! Coach Thompson's been busy and/or lazy... :)

Bulldog Invitational Results

Sanpete Classic Invitational

Nebo Invitational

This weekend we will be traveling to Cedar City for what has become an annual tradition for our program. We will leave Friday at about 10:00 am and head south. We will stop for lunch in Fillmore, then continue on to Cedar, where we will compete Friday afternoon in the Cedar Invitational. After racing, we will head over to the Esplin residence once again for food, games and team-building! We are looking forward to this evening as always, and hope each of you are excited as well. We will come home first thing Saturday morning, and be home by about 12 noon.

Wasatch Invitational Results

We had another great weekend meet, this time up in Wasatch valley at Soldier Hollow. This always turns into one of our team's favorite meets of the whole season due to the challenging nature of the course, and this year proved to be as challenging as ever. Great job to each and every one of you for your great races! As coaches, we are thrilled and excited to see the progress that is being made collectively and individually. Keep up the great work!

The results can be found HERE.

This week, we will be competing at the Bulldog Invitational on Friday, September 17th in Provo (Kiwanis Park). The bus will depart at 2:45 on Friday afternoon. The race schedule is as follows:
JV Girls 4:30 pm
JV Boys 5:00 pm
Varsity Girls 5:30 pm
Varsity Boys 6:00 pm

We will leave AS SOON as the boys Varsity race ends so we can make it back to the high school for our HOMECOMING football game that night!

The Salem Hills Cross Country team competed on Friday at the Utah County Invitational that took place at the Lakeside Sport Park in Orem. It was a great course with high temperatures and fast times. Both boys and girls teams competed well and ran hard. As coaches, we are pleased with the efforts we are seeing from each of you each race. A big congratulations goes out to Matthew Chesnut for finishing 6th in his race (7th overall). For complete results click:
HERE for boys results and
HERE for girls results

This next week will be a busy one again. Here's a brief run-down of what's going on:

Tuesday: Team pictures at 3:00 at the track. Please be on time and in your full uniform. Also, remember Tuesday is also your final chance to order our team t-shirt and jacket. Your parents are also welcome to order them as well, while supplies last!

Wednesday: We will be traveling to Juab High School in Nephi to race on Wednesday afternoon. The bus will be leaving at 2:30, so please be on time! All girls will race at 4:00 and all boys will race at 4:30!

Thursday: Practice as normal.

Friday: We are planning on doing a team dinner Friday evening before the football game for all who can/want to participate. We will have more details and a sign up sheet at practice throughout the week.

Saturday: We will be traveling to Heber Valley to race at Soldier Hollow--one of SALEM HILLS' favorite courses! More details, including race times and bus departure time will be posted shortly. This is an incredibly challenging and incredible course. We look forward to watching you all run it and further improve yourself!

Great Start to the Season!

Well, we are now through our first week of the season, and as a coaching staff, we are excited by what we've seen! We're looking forward to the next couple of months together with each of you as we work hard and improve our individual and team performances. If you are new to the team, we are THRILLED to have you with us, and we look forward to watching you improve and succeed.

Here are the results of our first three meets:

Tuesday, August 24--Pre-Region @ Maple Mountain. Both teams finished in third at the first meet of our season, with Matthew Chesnut and Kaetlin Bracken finishing as our top runners for each team. Great job to all of our participants. This was a great starting point for the rest of our season!

Saturday, August 28--Grass Relays @ American Fork. What can be better than an early morning 2 mile Cross Country race? How 'bout HAY BALES!!! One of the great Cross Country traditions in the state of Utah took place again this past weekend. Great job by all of our runners! We were thrilled to watch each of you run hard and give us your very best effort out there! A special shout out to Nathan Peck and Karlee Loss for being our top performers!

Tuesday, August 31--Payson, Juab, Spanish Fork @ Salem Hills. Our first home meet of the season was a great success as both our girls and boys teams were able to come away with wins against some of our rival friends. As coaches, we couldn't have been more THRILLED with the effort of each and every member of our team! Way to go each and every one of you! Our girls team scored a near perfect score with Karlee Loss (1st), Kaetlin Bracken (2nd), Ally Duffin (4th), Diana Moreva (5th) and Sierra Malm (6th) leading the way for the Lady Skyhawks. On the boys team, Nathan Peck, Matthew Chesnut and James Wright led the way by going 1st-3rd, respectively. They were followed closely by Collin Steadman and Alex Minson close behind to round out our scoring.

Our next meet will be this FRIDAY (not Saturday as originally scheduled). We will be competing at the Utah County Invitational that will be hosted by Timpanogos High School. The race will be at the Lakeside Sports Park in Orem (400 S 1850 W). The format will be a bit different than most Invitationals, as there is no Varsity race. Everyone will race in their age group race, and scores will be calculated from the fastest 5 times, regardless of which race they were in. The race schedule is as follows:
Freshman/Sophomore Girls at 4:00
Freshman/Sophomore Boys at 4:30
Junior/Senior Girls at 5:00
Junior/Senior Boys at 5:30

The bus will leave the high school promptly at 2:35 on Friday afternoon. Please be ready to go at that time!