Twiknight and September 22-26

Deseret Peak Invite was a good meet for our team.  It had a different and more challenging course, which was a good thing for us and a nice change from the typical XC courses around the State as of late.  We did very well as a team with wins in both JV boys and JV girls, and Varsity girls, with the Varsity boys taking 3rd.  Brooklyn Tarr was our overall winner in the Varsity girls race and Addi Carter won the JV girls race.  

This week we will head to the TwiKnight Invite at Art Dye Park in American Fork on Friday.  As of now, this is scheduled to be our last meet before the Region Championships on October 15.  

Parents and athletes, we sent out messages about proper use of Strava, (as talked about in our athlete/parent meeting in May).  Please clean up your Strava and only use it for following our team and logging mileage.  Some athletes have not been logging their mileage the way they should and other have been using Strava for social media type discussions or political platforms, and we have also had some trolling along with other issues.  Please correct these issues and use Strava appropriately immediately!  

We have also had many athletes skipping out on Friday and Saturday practices for various reasons.  Again, this is a high school sports team, and it is a privilege not a right, so make practices a priority if you have not been doing so.

Also, a lot of illness has been floating around and has hit the team pretty hard.  Please take care of your bodies and make sure you are doing your best not to get sick and not to pass it to others on the team.

Thanks to the Haynie, Tarr, Cazier, and K. Anderson families for hosting last week's dinner.  Thanks to all those who brought or sent after race treats for the team, as well as those who made the drive to cheer and support at the meet in Tooele.

We will have a Team Dinner on Thursday at 6:00 p.m., hosted by the Carter, Jarrett, Turnbow, Knight families, (6519 W Timber Ranch Drive, Herriman). Athletes are encouraged to bring a couple of dollars to contribute.

Those interested in going to Brooks XC Championships in California December 4-7, please fill out this form HERE. (This trip is contingent on how we place at Region and if we go to State and do well.)  We would love to fill a bus and take the majority of the team down for this race if possible.

Schedule 

Monday - Butterfield Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Tuesday - Monarch Meadows @ 3:25 p.m.

Wednesday - Monarch Meadows @ 3:25 p.m.

Thursday - Butterfield Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Friday - TwiKnight Invite at Art Dye Park @ 3:30 p.m.

Bus set to leave at 1:50 p.m. 

SCHEDULE 

Saturday - TBA @ 7:30 a.m.

Deseret Peak and September 15-20

Sanpete Classic last week was an up and down meet for us, and it wasn't just the course. Some athletes ran very well, but several seemed unfocused and struggled a lot.  The meet was a great meet, great course, good competition, etc.., but we were a little off with our focus and preparation as a whole.  It is time to refocus and prepare for  Thursday.

This week we will head to the Deseret Peak Invitational in Tooele.  This is a new school and new meet, so we are not sure what to expect, but we will go and get after it.  The bus will leave at 1:50pm, so athletes will be excused at 1:05pm (9th) and 1:20pm (10-12).

We need a WAIVER for each athlete for the meet Thursday, for those who have not done so yet, make sure to bring those to Coach Barnes by Wednesday. 

Also, a lot of illness has been floating around and has hit the team pretty hard.  Please take care of your bodies and make sure you are doing your best not to get sick and not to pass it to others on the team.

Thanks to the the Bracken, Rane, Wright, and Navarro/Strong families for hosting last week's dinner.  Thanks to all those who brought or sent after race treats for the team, as well as those who made the drive to cheer and support at the meet in Fairview.

We will have a Team Dinner on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., hosted by the Haynie, Tarr, Cazier, and K. Anderson families, (14402 S. Herriman View Way). Athletes are encouraged to bring a couple of dollars to contribute.

Those interested in possibly going to Brooks XC Championships (replacing Foot Locker) in California December 4-7, we will be sending out a survey to the team and parents this week or the first of next week to see who would be able to come if we made a trip like that.  

Schedule 

Monday -Rosecrest Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Tuesday - Monarch Meadows @ 3:25 p.m.

Wednesday - Monarch Meadows @ 3:25 p.m

Thursday - Deseret Peak Invite @ Dow James Park in Tooele (438 W 400 N)

4:00pm JV Girls

4:30pm JV Boys

5:10pm Varsity Girls

5:45 Varsity Boys 

Friday -Rosecrest Park @ 6:00 a.m.

Saturday - 1304 W Cinch Way, Bluffdale @ 7:30 a.m.

Sanpete Classic and September 8-13

We had a solid week last week and the meet went well for most of the team, lots of PRs and good efforts on a super fast course.  Let's keep that up and make it even better this week. 

We are heading to Fairview for the Sanpete Classic Invite on Tuesday to run on a golf course again. This meet has been a team favorite the past 4 years. 

Homecoming is this week and we ask all athletes to make practice a priority with your day dates and other activities you might have going on.

We wanted to thank the Patterson, Sayre, and Hart families for hosting last week's dinner, and all who attended.  Thanks to all of the those who brought after race treats for the team, as well as those who made the drive to cheer and support at the meet in Nephi.

We will have a Team Dinner on Monday at 6:00 p.m. at (5076 W. Leila Lane, Herriman), hosted by the Bracken, Rane, Wright, and Navarro/Strong families.

The Cool Nerd Report is a good way to see everyone's stats and improvements from previous races. 

Schedule 

Monday - Monarch Meadows @ 3:25 p.m.

Tuesday - Skyline Mountain Resort GC, Fairview @ 3:00 p.m.

Bus is set to leave at 12:25 p.m.

3:00 Varsity Boys

3:30 Varsity Girls

4:00 JV Boys (Junior/Senior)

4:15 JV Boys  (Fresh/Soph)

4:30 JV Girls

Wednesday - Monarch Meadows @ 3:25 p.m..

Thursday - Rosecrest Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Friday - Rosecrest Park @ 6:00 a.m.

Saturday - Jordan River Rotary Park @ 7:30 a.m.

Juab Invite and September 1-6

We are heading to Nephi for the Juab Invite on Thursday to run on a golf course, should be a fun meet for us and looks to be some good competition.  

We appreciate the Ballard, Bytheway, Stoddart, and Lewis families for hosting last week's dinner, and all who attended.  We also want to thank all of the those who brought after race treats for the team on Friday, as well as those who made the drive to cheer and support at the meet during the day.

We will have a Team Dinner on Wednesday 6:00pm at (5157 W. Alpen Glow Court, Herriman)  Hosted by the Patterson, Sayre, and Hart families.  Athletes can bring $2 to contribute.

Check out the Cool Nerd Report to see everyone's stats.  Also, you can see your mile splits on runnercard for Friday's race.

Schedule 

Monday - Jordan River Parkway at 7:00 a.m. or On your own

Tuesday - Monarch Meadows @ 3:25 p.m.

Wednesday - Rosecrest Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Thursday - Juab Invite @ Canyon Hills Golf Course, Nephi.

Bus departure time is 2:10 p.m.  (We will check 9th graders out about 45 min early and high schoolers about 30 min early).  SCHEDULE

 4:30pm high school freshman/sophomore girls 3.0 miles

- 4:50pm high school freshman/sophomore boys 3.0 miles

- 5:10pm high school JV girls 3.0 miles

- 5:30pm high school JV boys 3.0 miles

- 5:50pm varsity high school girls 3.0 miles

- 6:10pm varsity high school boys 3.0 miles

Friday - Rosecrest Park @ 6:00 a.m.

Saturday - Jordan River Rotary Park @ 7:30 a.m.

Timpanogos Invite and August 25-30

Congrats to Brooklyn Tarr for being named a Des News athlete of the week last week!  We are proud of Brooklyn and her example of hard work and her good attitude that she brings to our team!  Click the picture to see the article.

Last week we had a much better efforts at practices and had some good performances by the majority of the team at UIAAA.  Let's keep this going this next week.  We have a meet on Friday day at Lake Side Park in Orem.  Athletes will be checked out of school that morning. 

We appreciate Waite, Jeffs, Butterfield, and Torres families for hosting our team dinner last week, and all who attended.  We also appreciate all of the those who brought after race treats for the team on Saturday, as well as those who came to cheer and support.

We will have a Team Dinner on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at (7443 W. Hall Crossing Drive), hosted by the Ballard, Bytheway, Stoddart, and Lewis families. Athletes can bring $2 to contribute

Schedule 

Monday - Monarch Meadows @  3:25 p.m.

Tuesday - Monarch Meadows @ 3:25 p.m.

Wednesday - Butterfield Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Thursday - Butterfield Park@ 3:25 p.m.

Friday - Timpanogos Invite at Lakeside Park, Orem (1850 W 400 S.) @ 9:00 a.m.

Bus is set to leave at 7:00 a.m..

9:00am Frosh/Soph JV Girls Race

9:30am Frosh/Soph JV Boys Race

          10:00am Varsity Girls Race

          10:30am Varsity Boys Race

11:00am Jr/Sr JV Girls Race

11:30am Jr/Sr JV Boys Race

          11:50am Jr/Sr JV Boys Race (if needed)

         12:15pm Awards        

Saturday - Jordan River Parkway @ 7:00 a.m.

Monday September 1 - Jordan River Parkway @ 7:00 a.m.

UIAAA and August 18-23

We got this season going this past week with Park City Twilight and the Freber Classic.  It was fun to get to see you all race, and it will be more fun to see you improve throughout the season.  We have a lot of work to do, but we started off pretty well.  Congrats to Brooklyn Tarr for her 2nd place finish at PC and overall win at Freber! 

This week we have school starting, a full week of training, and the UIAAA Invite at Spanish Fork Sports Complex on Saturday morning.  

With school starting you will need to manage time, sleep, and nutrition well.  Be aware of this and do your best, so that you can come to practice each day prepared and have a good experience in our competitions as well.  9th graders, please get to practice ASAP, since we are holding it 35 minutes later mostly for you to attend.  Everyone needs to be at practice every day and work schedules and anything else should be planned as to not interfere with practice times.  Plan on 2 hours each day for practice.

We appreciate the Anderson, Burgess, Lund, and Meservy families for hosting our team dinner last week, and all who attended.  We also appreciate all of the those who brought after race treats for the team both races, as well as those who came to cheer and support.

We will have a Team Dinner hosted by the Waite, Jeffs, Butterfield, and Torres families on Thursday night at 6:00pm at (14134 Lowe Peak Circle).  Athletes are encouraged to bring $2 to contribute.

Schedule 

Monday - Monarch Meadows @ 3:25 p.m.

Tuesday - Butterfield Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Wednesday - Butterfield Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Thursday - Rosecrest Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Friday - Rosecrest Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Saturday - UIAAA Invite at Spanish Fork Sports Complex 

(295 W. Volunteer Drive, Spanish Fork) Course MAP

Bus is set to leave at 5:45 a.m.

RACE SCHEDULE

Park City Twilight, Freber, and August 11-16

We saw some good things at Time Trials on Saturday.  Thanks to all those who came and ran, came to support, and brought breakfast items.  It was a good morning overall.  We had a lot of athletes run faster than they thought they could, we saw some good times and efforts, and we saw who has put in the time and effort to train the way they were supposed to this summer or not.  Results are on the Schedule and Results Page, and all results will be posted there throughout the season.

We have lots of work to do this season, since a lot of the team didn't do that much this summer.  According to what has been reported, we only had 1 boy and 1 girl on the team who actually hit their mileage goals for the summer.  In contrast to that we had over 40 athletes hit their goals 2 years ago.  So buckle up and be prepared to get after it!

All Eligibility and Fees must be taken care of in order to compete!

We have a double meet week this week with Park City Twilight on Thursday evening and the Freber Invite on Saturday morning.  The race schedules are linked to the meet name below

Practices are no longer optional, and it is expected that you are in attendance everyday.  Those who skipped Time Trials, for whatever reason, will need to come to Park City prepared to do a workout instead of run the race.  

Team Spike Night will be at Run Gr8 on August 12, see flyer.

The TEAM STORE has been reopened until Thursday

We will have a Team Dinner hosted by the Anderson, Burgess, Lund, and Meservy families at Morning Cloak Park (13585 Cloudwing Way, Riverton) at 6:00pm on Friday.  Athletes can bring $2 to contribute.

We are still waiting for the new Nike Uniforms to arrive, they were ordered back in April.  Supposedly they have shipped.  Those who have a uniform from last XC season might have to wear it at first, and those who do not, Coach Barnes will get you one to wear by Wednesday.

Make sure you are hydrating and eating good throughout the day so you will be prepared to do well at practice in the afternoons.

 Schedule 

Monday - Monarch Meadows Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Tuesday - Monarch Meadows Park @ 3:25 p.m.

Wednesday - High School @ 3:25 p.m. 

Thursday - Park City Twilight @ Quinns Junction Sports Park 5:30 p.m.  Bus will leave at 3:20 p.m. from the MRHS Gym

Friday  - Rosecrest Park @ 3:25 p.m. 

Saturday -Freber Invite at Fremont High, 1900 N 4700 W Plain City

Bus will leave at 5:45 a.m. from the MRHS Gym

The sportstrax schedule is revered but it is really:

Varsity Girls

Varsity Boys

JV Girls

JV Boys