Service Cross Country Running
  • THE LATEST NEWS
  • Athletes
  • Parents
    • Spaghetti Feeds
  • SCHEDULE
  • PHOTOS
  • TEAM CONTRACT

Congratulations!  You are the boys and girls D1 STATE CHAMPIONS!

10/12/2020

Comments

 
Cougars,
Although we can only send our speediest 7 cougars to the state meet starting line, you all should take pride in the fact that everyone shares in this historic accomplishment, just as you all shared in the intervals, the tempo efforts, and certainly the recovery run days that may or may not have included a trip through the bog trail.  We have always sought to reinforce the idea that we are one team and that it is up to each individual on our team to dedicate themselves to the team, it's goals, and to find ways to be contributing members to the awesome cougar culture that we've been cultivating for many years.  Tom Corbin, a long-time former Cougar coach sent me this picture of the last Cougar girls team to be crowned State Champs.  His words summarizing the Cougar Culture ring as true today as when he wrote them over 40 years ago.  Check out the attachment.  

It's a fantastic accomplishment to sweep the D1 team titles.  The last time it happened was in 1996.  And to do it in the midst of a pandemic, when so many of you are facing social isolation and more anxiety and uncertainty than any teenager should have to face, speaks volumes to your character as young men and women and to your fortitude.  I'm sure these attributes will serve you well in the years to come.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this season possible, our parents, our administrators, SR and Joey C. for expanding the state meet to include team titles, our booster club who had the biggest challenge yet to keep everyone informed, all our athletes who dedicated themselves to the team this year, and especially to our assistant coaches, Coaches Turney, Lane, Jen, and Max, who literally put themselves on the front lines to give these athletes a chance to interact, train, and compete.  This was a season like no other.  And thanks to all for making it one for the record books.

CONGRATULATIONS COUGARS!
Practice this Week:
I will be at the Little Gym all this week at 2:30pm for any athletes that want to continue to train up until the Chugiak Meet next Saturday except on Tuesday (see below for Prospect Trailhead meeting location).

Near Point Hike Tuesday, Oct 13th, 2:15pm, Prospect Trailhead:
It's looking like a sunny Tuesday.  We will meet at Prospect Trailhead at 2:15pm for a team hike up to Near Point mountain. We will set off at 2:30pm and adhere to a 4 hour time limit so anyone wanting to summit has to do so by 4:30pm.  You must have a mask to come hike with the team.  Pickup will be at 6:30pm at Prospect Trailhead.  

Service High School to Prospect Heights Trailhead

One Last Practice w Awards on Thursday, Oct. 15th, 2:15pm, Little Gym:
Time to Celebrate???  Well no, not exactly.  We've been told "no" to any sort of banquet or awards ceremony that combines students and parents, even outside without food or drink.  So we'll just do what we do best.  The team will go for a run.  Coaches and athletes will bring all our team awards and trophies so all student athletes have the opportunity to get a selfie with the spoils of victory.  Coaches will have all the usual awards.  Always a team favorite, captains will have some Captains Awards to hand out.  And then we'll go for an easy run.

As always, all student athletes will be covid screened and be required to wear masks and socially distance from one another.

5km Race Opportunity on Saturday, Oct 17th at Chugiak, a Great Chance for a New Personal Record:
The Chugiak Stampede course is one of the fastest in the state.  It has only gradual uphills and downhills.  Since all ASD athletes only got to contend with hilly courses all season,  a couple of the other coaches and I decided we would put on one last race next Saturday, Oct 17th, start time tbd.  It's a chance for all of you to get out there and put up a time to either reach your season goal, impress a college coach, or simply lay it on the line one more time.


Regards,
Coach Kiskaddon
Picture
Comments

October 3 Regions Meet Info and Start Lists

10/2/2020

Comments

 
2020_regions_rosters.pdf
File Size: 91 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

2020_regions_start_lists.pdf
File Size: 93 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Drop Off and Team Meeting Location:
Open athletes can be dropped off in the lower parking lot by the scoreboard.  Find the team meeting location on the soccer field behind the timing shack to get covid screened and your racing #.

JV and V athletes should be dropped off by the chalet and walk down to the closest soccer field to find their team and get covid screened and their racing #.
 
Timing:
Please show up at or a few minutes before your arrival time so we can covid screen you and give you your bib prior to starting your warmup routine.

Open Athletes, Arrive at 10am, race at 11am
JV Athletes, Arrive at noon, race at 1pm
Varsity Athletes, Arrive at 2pm, race at 3pm.

Individual V/JV/Open classification and start times can be found on the attachments.

Please consider volunteering to lend a hand using the sign up link below.
Region 4 Volunteers
Thanks and let's have a great meet!

Regards,
Coach Kiskaddon
Comments

    PARENTS PAGE

    HELP US OUT

    Archives

    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    May 2022
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    September 2018
    August 2018
    December 2017
    September 2017
    July 2017
    September 2016
    August 2016

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Photos used under Creative Commons from 1000heads, wuestenigel
  • THE LATEST NEWS
  • Athletes
  • Parents
    • Spaghetti Feeds
  • SCHEDULE
  • PHOTOS
  • TEAM CONTRACT