Runner/Parent Meeting for 2024 Season and Summer

We will have a runner/parent meeting for those who would like to run Cross Country this coming season, on Wednesday May 22th at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Lecture Hall (across from the attendance office).  We invite those interested, to come and meet the coaches and learn about Summer XC and what you need to do to be part of the team for this Fall.  It is very important that you attend, or have a parent attend for you, so you know what is expected and what will be happening this summer and upcoming season.

We will announce this in school and the middle schools, but spread the word anyway.

XC Team Camp in July 29-31

Foot Locker Trip and November 27 - December 2

 All paperwork and, including proof of payment, needs to be turned into Coach Barnes by Tuesday at the very latest, this includes copies of Insurance cards.  

Foot Locker payments need to be made this week if they haven't been yet.  Coach Barnes needs a receipt of payment, this can be a picture or screen shot as well.  Also, please see the info on the Foot Locker page above.  Please get the following forms (including a copy of your health insurance card) to Coach Barnes by Monday November 27th, if you haven't already done so. Thank you!

Forms needed ( these were given to athletes at practice and the banquet) 
Parent Consent for Student Travel and Medical Treatment
needs to be filled out and notarized by November 27.  A photo copy of your insurance card needs to be given with this form.

Parent-Approval-Survey-Overnight-Travel
needs to be filled out and turned in by November 27.

Our bus will pick us up at 5:15 a.m. (nice and early) on Thursday morning from the front of the HS, so try to be there in plenty of time to get your gear loaded and get on the bus so we can leave ASAP.  We will make some stops here and there, but mostly quick stops and a lunch break.  Eat breakfast or bring it with you.  We will run that night when we get to the hotel.  

You will be checked out of school (school excused) for Thursday and Friday.  Please make sure to let your teachers know and you get any work needed beforehand.

The itinerary can be found on the bottom of the Foot Locker Trip page above.

Schedule
Monday - Monarch Meadows @ 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday - Monarch Meadows @ 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday - Rosecrest @ 3:30 p.m.

Thursday - Leave the school at 5:20 a.m., run when we get to the California

Friday - Run at the beach

Saturday - Foot Locker/Hoka Races

Wise things to take to Foot Locker:
-Money for food ( you will all be given petty cash before we leave).  Breakfast will be at the hotel Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  There will be Grocery Stores, Restaurants, and Fast Food joints, some within walking distance of the hotel, others we will ride the bus over to. 

- Running shoes

-Water bottle
- Swimming suit, beach towel, and sunscreen
- Jacket and some semi warm clothes.  (Temps range from 40s-60s) 
- Extra running clothes (we will run 3 times)
- Spikes with blanks for racing if you are going to race in them.
- Warm ups for race morning, it is always cold when we get to the races.
- Head light and reflective vest for the run on Thursday night 
- Snacks for the bus ride (not just a bunch of junk food, have some decently healthy snacks)
- Any DVDs need to be PG rated

Thanksgiving and November 20-25

The Foot Locker Permission Form link on the Foot Locker Page (highlighted in green) need to be e-signed today, if you haven't done so already.

State wide Moratorium Wednesday-Saturday, so you will need to run on your own.

Foot Locker payments need to be made this week if they haven't been yet.  Coach Barnes needs a receipt of payment, this can be a picture or screen shot as well.  Also, please see the info on the Foot Locker page above.  Please get the following forms (including a copy of your health insurance card) to Coach Barnes by Monday November 27th, if you haven't already done so. Thank you!

Forms needed ( these were given to athletes at practice and the banquet) 
Parent Consent for Student Travel and Medical Treatment
needs to be filled out and notarized by November 27.  A photo copy of your insurance card needs to be given with this form.

Parent-Approval-Survey-Overnight-Travel
needs to be filled out and turned in by November 27.

We would encourage all of you to find a race over Thanksgiving weekend and run, the Utahrunning.com link has a schedule of races here locally, there are other sites as well.  There are Turkey Trots all over the area and probably even out of State. 

It is looking like winter is coming so make sure to check the weather and dress appropriately.

Schedule
Monday - Rosecrest Park @ 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday - Monarch Meadows Park @ 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday - On your own

Thursday - Thanksgiving Race or On your own

Friday - On your own

Saturday - On your own

November 13-18, End of Season Banquet

 Banquet

Wednesday November 15 at 7:00pm in the High School Tech Atrium.   We will do an assigned Potluck for dinner this year.  HERE is the link to sign up to bring something as well as RSVP, please do this ASAP. 
This is for athletes and parents, if you are bringing an extra family member please specify that number on the sign up sheet. It will be formal dress for athletes (i.e. Boys in a shirt and tie and Girls in a dress or skirt) and nice casual for parents. 

We would love to see all of you attend!

We could also use some help setting up and decorating at 5:30 p.m., we will be a bit rushed since the girls wrestling team doesn't finish practice until 5:30 p.m.

Foot Locker Western Regionals
Those going to Foot Locker need to get your money paid ASAP.  Some of you have already taken care of this, and we appreciate that! The $415 for the trip, plus $105 for food needs to be paid into the XC account at Mountain Ridge, or can also be done on Skyward.  Please get a receipt of payment to Coach Barnes by November 16th. 
Parent Permission and Parent Information forms will be passed out to athletes at practice this week and at the banquet if needed.  These need to be turned back into Coach Barnes no later than November 28, please do this well before this date though. 

Schedule 

Monday - Butterfield Park @ 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday - Monarch Meadows Park  @ 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday - On your own.  Banquet at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday - Rosecrest Park  @ 3:30 p.m.  

Friday - TBA on the groupme

Saturday - TBA on the groupme

Novemeber 6-11

Foot Locker

Note that we booked hotels and got a bus based on those who have committed to going. We have had some of you trying to bail last minute.  Prices for everyone going were figured based on numbers.  When you uncommit you are leaving others hanging, and picking up your slack financially.  If you previously committed and can no longer go then you will need to find someone to replace you on the trip or pay some or all of the amount owed.  Talk to Coach Barnes if this becomes the situation.

Also, if you are going you need to commit yourselves to be at practice, especially on workout days, for the next 3 weeks.  We will all take December off.

Banquet is 7:00 p.m. on November 15 in the Tech Atrium

Schedule 

Monday - Monarch Meadows  @ 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday -   Butterfield Park @ 8:00 a.m. or 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday - Rosecrest Park @ 3:30 p.m.

Thursday - Monarch Meadows  @ 3:30 p.m.  

Friday - Rosecrest Park @ 3:30 p.m.

Saturday - TBA on the groupme

Post Season October 30-November 4

Congrats to those athletes that competed at State!  Our girls finished 9th with Cailey Bracken finishing 7th overall with all-state honors.  Our boys finished 13th. 

Congrats to Jaren Barnes, Lance Belcher, Grace Waite, Zarah Wiet, and Nikki Phipps for receiving the 6A Academic All-State awards last week.

Congrats to Jaren Barnes for being awarded the America First Credit Union, KJZZ, KMYU Scholar Athlete Scholarship!  Jaren will be on Talkin Sports on Sunday night.

Thanks to everyone for your support of these athletes this season!  

Thanks to the Bracken, Horsley, Callahan, Ballard, Burningham, Hall families, and any other families, for putting on the team dinner last Monday.  

We are taking a group to California to Foot Locker XC Western Regional Championships in December.  So we will have practice most every day to prepare for that in the next month.  Practices will be required for those going, especially workout days.

We have our End of the Season Banquet set for November 15th at 7:00 p.m.. 

Now that the season is over, any races will be on your own as far as cost and transportation.

Schedule 

Monday - Butterfield Park @ 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday - Halloween Run @ Rosecrest Park 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday - Monarch Meadows Park @ 3:30 p.m.

Thursday - Rosecrest Park @ 3:30 p.m.

Friday -  Monarch Meadows Park @ 3:30 p.m.

Saturday - Pre-Foot Locker @ Pleasant Grove High INFO

Girls 9:30 a.m.

Boys 10:00 a.m.

State Championships and JV State

 State Championships will be held on Tuesday this week at Salt Lake Regional Sports Complex (2280 N. Rose Park Lane).

Our Girls will race at 3:30 p.m. and our Boys at 4:30 p.m..  

The bus will leave the HS at 1:00 p.m..  Remember, that the priority is to come and support our competing varsity runners, not just to socialize. Coach Barnes will cover your entrance fees. Please come ready to cheer and wear your Sentinel gear.  It should be nice fall weather, but dress appropriately.  

Spectator info will be posted at the bottom of this post.

We will have a team dinner on Monday for State participants and the entire team at 5:00 p.m., (5076 W. Leila Lane).

There is a JV State Championship that is being held on Saturday October 28th at the Spanish Fork Sports Complex.  If those  alternates and others who have been training would like to run at this let Coach Barnes know by Monday, if you haven't already,  so he can get registration and entry fees taken care of.  We will not be taking a bus, so transportation is on your own.  

Tentative schedule
10:30 6A Girls
11:30 6A Boys

Info is HERE

We are planning on doing an end of season banquet on Wednesday November 15, at 7:00 p.m., so save the date.

Those going to Foot Locker, we have booked the hotels and bus.  Prices will be more expensive than last year, because the prices of everything have shot up.  Those that have committed, even part way, have committed to go.  See Foot Locker Page above for details.

Schedule 

Monday - Monarch Meadows Park @ 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday - State Championships @ Rose Park Complex 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday - On your own 

Thursday - On your own

Friday - On your own

Saturday - JV State @ Spanish Fork Sports Complex

Parking Pass Purchase and Entry for Fans:

 

Spectators will be charged for parking to enter the venue. Fans will not be able to enter the venue without parking the facility. Vehicles with two-or-less individuals inside the car will be charged $10; vehicles with three-or-more individuals will be charged $20. RV’s and other oversize vehicles will be charged at $40, due to the use of multiple parking spots. Vehicles will be issued wristbands at the entrance gates for the corresponding numbers of individuals inside the vehicle. Parking passes can be purchased on the UHSAA GoFan online ticket portal at https://gofan.co/app/school/UHSAA or purchased at the gate. A convenience credit card fee will be charged as part of the purchase. There will be no cash option for purchase. It is advised for everyone to prepurchase parking passes to allow for faster parking and entrance into the facility. 

 

Individuals who hold UHSAA Annual Passes will show the pass at the parking lot entry gate to receive wristbands for them and another individual. 

 

Patrons and teams are encouraged to leave after their respective awards ceremonies to allow more parking for patrons and team busses. There will be a parking attendant at the exit gate to ensure people do not enter the facility through an alternate route. 

 

Schools who are planning on bringing student support busses will drop off students in the team parking entry and will be charged $5 per student who enters through the gate. UHSAA personnel will provide entry wristbands for these individuals. 

"Assistance to Competitors

Coaches, please educate the members of your team, their parents and others that will come to support your student athletes that per rule 9-7-4 it is a disqualification for a competitor who receives any assistance from another person. The most common form of the violation of this rule is when a non-competitor runs along side a competitor during the race (pacing). This has been a problem in the past. It would be unfortunate to have to

disqualify a runner for the actions of someone not in the race. Please help by informing those who will be there to support your team. Also, any runner who assists another runner will also be disqualified."