Great American Course

See the Boys blog (link on the right) for great aerial photos of the Great American course.

Any parents who are going, please bring cameras or video cameras if you have them!  

Info on Trip to Cary, NC for Great American -- top 12 girls

Dear Parents -
I know many of you are receiving this and your daughter is not going on
the Cary, NC XC trip, but I thought you may be interested to hear all
the details (perhaps it will inspire your daughter to work towards going
on the trip next season!! :) )

Here is what Buz sent to the boys and their parents:

Subject: Info for Cary NC Trip, 9/30-10/1, 2011

Hello Patriots,
       Sorry that this info is coming to you later than usual. Cathy and
I have been waiting to hear what portion of the trip expenses will be
paid by the athletic department. I am attaching a travel permission slip
that I would like you to sign by Friday.

So, here's the scoop:

We are taking 12 boys and 12 girls for this meet which will be one of the
best on the East Coast this weekend, drawing teams from Florida, Mass.,
New Hampshire, W. Va., Ky., California and many East Coast schools. It
will be the most competitive meet until we return for the Nike Meet on
11/26.

Boys and Girls are excused from class after 1st Block (10:25am) and we
will depart asap from the Field House. We would
like for the athletes to dress in their running clothes as we are
driving straight to the course. We will stop after 2 hours driving
(around Chatham, Va.) to eat and let the boys and girls stretch their
legs. We will try to be on the course around 3pm.

Then we drive to hotel to shower and change for dinner. We will make
dinner reservations to eat by 6pm at the latest and then back to hotel
for team meeting and then early to bed.

Comfort Suites Cary on 350 Ashville Ave. Cary, 27518 (919-852-4318).

Ist race on Saturday will be the Boys RACE of CHAMPIONS @ 10:40am. The
top 7 boys will eat breakfast at the hotel (free breakfast) by 7am and
will leave the hotel between 8-8:15am, depending on weather. We will try
to get a "late checkout" and that will determine whether we checkout
before we leave or on return after the race.

Varsity Girls will RACE @ 11:45AM (GIRLS SEEDED), leaving the hotel at 9
am.  Our remaining 5 boys will race at 12:10pm. They will leave hotel
about 9:45am. Girls JV will race at 12:30pm, leaving the hotel at 9:45
am. Awards are given after each race and not at the end like a t Nike.

After all races we will decide whether we  want to eat lunch together or
return separately.

Each athlete only needs to bring enough money for Friday lunch, Friday
dinner, and Sat. lunch and possibly a t-shirt. The athletic department
is paying for the 2 rental vans and half of the entry fee. We will pay
for the rooms from the xc boosters account and assess our financial
situation after the Invitational. We should be ok. Cathy and I requested
$600 for the hotel rooms but so far no success on that. We know we will
have to pay for the Nike meet rooms so we were hoping to get some help
with these rooms.

If there are questions please email or call.

Have to say we are all pretty excited for this trip and race. Buz/Cathy

Ragged Mountain Poll

This week's Ragged Mountain Poll in the Daily Progress:
Sept. 28th RM Poll
Congratulations to the team, we have 5 athletes in the top 10 this week!

UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WEEKEND'S MEETS:

Oatlands Trip to Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, Va. (The larger of the 2 meets)

Bus Departs at 5:45am from Field House.  (28 Girls)

There will be 96 Schools and 2500 runners

The word I have received is leave extra time for driving as there are bottlenecks getting into and out of "the Plantation".

8:00am Packet Pick-up

8:30am Coach's Meeting

9:00am Girls JV 9-10 race – freshman/sophomore JV runners:  Jesse, Lauren V, Joanna, Melissa, Cammy, Emily F

9:30am BOYS JV 9-10 RACE:

10:00am Girls JV 11-12 Race – junior/senior JV runners: Korinna, Callie, Bre, Rachel S, Rachel B, Abby I

10:30am Boys JV 11-12 Race

11:00am Girls Var. B (2nd 7) Race - Carolyn, Mai, TRELLIE, Hannah C, Kendra, Mary, Lizzy

11:30am BOYS VAR B (2nd 7) RACE

12:00pm Girls Var A: Allison, Ciera, Lauren T, Kirsten, Emma, Alexandra, Emily S

12:30pm BOYS VARSITY A (7) 

1:15pm Awards.

Return home approx 4:30pm

VMI INVITATIONAL:

Course is located at THE VIRGINIA HORSE CENTER, in Lexington.

Bus Time Departure  6:30am from the Field House

Shelley Knewstep will be the Coach going with this team (904-322-1181)

8:45am Girls Middle School race

9:15am BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL RACE (2 Miles) 

9:45am Girls Varsity 5k

10:20  Boys Varsity 5k:   

10:50am Girls JV 5k: Hannah Brooks (?), Casey Russell, Ryann Murray, Rachel Mutzabaugh, Rachel Elder, Gretchen Glaeser, Grace Leytham (?), Olivia Lemay (?), Nina Lacome, Abby Weaber, Anita Grabowska, Charlotte Ball, Isabel Lee, Irma Nalic, Liz Blair, Hannnah Hahn, Savannah Maxwell, Carly Moulis, Sophie Bromberger, Elyse Mollica, Elyssa Winterton

11:25 am BOYS JV 5K

Let me know if you have questions. J

Cathy

Catherine S. Coffman, NBCT

Mathematics Department Chair

Girls' Cross Country Coach

Albemarle High School

ccoffman@k12albemarle.org

Directions -- borrowed from the Boy's Blog -- thanks Mike!

Directions to VMI and Oatlands

VMI - Meet is held on the property of the Virginia Horse Center.

(BY the way, the 50th anniversary State 4-H Horse show is this weekend at the Horse Center, if you have time and inclination to go over and see some of it after the meet...End of shameless plug for 4-H.)

From Charlottesville:
Take 64 W to I-81 South to Exit 191. Proceed on I-64 West 1/2 mile to Exit 55. Turn right on Route 11 North, and immediately left on Route 39 West. The buildings of the Virginia Horse Center will be on your left. The meet is held in a field maybe a half mile past the Center and will be on your right.
GPS Address of the Horse Center (Again the XC parking is past the VHC on right, Maury River Road is Rt 39W): 487 Maury River Road, Lexington, VA  24450-3374

Oatlands -
Take 29N past Warrenton, and just past Vint Hill, turn left on US15 north. Approximately 18 miles on Rt 15 (six miles past Gilbert Station - Rt 50 intersection), Oatlands Plantation will be on your right.
GPS Address will get you close enough to see the XC signs: 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane · Leesburg, VA 20175 

FUMA Meet Results Are Up!

See the Meet Results page.... :)

Congratulations to the AHS girls and boys for a second sweep of the meet!

Oatlands Meet Info -- September 17th

Half the team will be going to VMI (see previous post) and half will be going to Oatlands. 

Oatlands Invitational,   

Oatlands Plantation (www.oatlands.org)

801 North King St. 25450 Riding Center Dr.

Leesburg, VA 20176 South Riding, VA 20152

Meet Schedule: 

7:00 a.m. Course Open

8:00 a.m. Packet Pick-up at Officials Tent

8:30 a.m. Coaches Meeting

9:00a.m. JV Underclassmen Girls Race (Unlimited Runners) : 

Trellie (?) Zwoyer, Jesse Smythe, Lauren Visokay, Cammy Leech, Emily Farabaugh, Joanna Mueller, Melissa Symmes

9:30a.m. JV Underclassmen Boys Race (Unlimited Runners)

10:00a.m. JV Upperclassmen Girls Race (Unlimited Runners):   

Korina Weber, Callie Murray, Rachel Stukenborg, Bre Zwoyer, Rachel Barranco, Abby Ince, Ellie Leech

10:30a.m. JV Upperclassmen Boys Race (Unlimited Runners)

11:00 p.m. Varsity Girls Race B (7 Runners):   

Carolyn Pugh, Mai Toms, Olivia Cantoni, Lizzy Marks(?)/Trellie, Hannah Conner, Kendra Wisinski, Mary Kwiatkowski (alt: Trellie then Korina)

11:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Race B (7 Runners)

12:00 p.m. Varsity Girls Race A (7 Runners): 

Allison Huschke, Ciera Ulan, Lauren Truwit, Kirsten Smith, Emma D’Antoni, Alexandra Stokes, Emily Smith (alt. Carolyn)

12:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Race A (7 Runners)

1:15p.m. Awards

VMI Meet Information -- Sept 17th

This weekend the team will split up and attend two different meets.  Here is the information for those going to VMI in Lexington, VA:


 

VMI -  The Virginia Horse Center,   Lexington, Virginia

Hannah Brooks, Casey Russell, Ryann Murray, Rachel Mutzabaugh, Rachel Elder, Gretchen Glaeser, Grace Leytham, Olivia Lemay, Nina Lacome, Abby Weaber, Anita Grabowska, Charlotte Ball, Isabel Lee, Irma Nalic, Liz Blair, Hannnah Hahn, Savannah Maxwell, Carly Moulis, Sophie Bromberger, Elyse Mollica, Elyssa Winterton

Schedule of Events:

8:45am                       Girls Middle School 3200m

9:15am                       Boys Middle School 3200m

9:45am                       High School Girls Varsity 5000m

10:20am                     High School Boys Varsity 5000m

10:50am                     High School Girls Junior Varsity 5000m –
all girls going to this race will race in the JV race

11:25am                     High School Boys Junior Varsity 5000m

The Course:

The course is 100% grass over rolling hills. We will be using the same course as used in 2008 which is considerably faster than the course used in the previous years. 

Awards:

As with the VMI Classic High School Track Invitational held each spring, expect first class awards for this year’s cross country invitational. Team awards will be awarded to the top two teams in each division and custom VMI medals (pictured right) will be awarded to the top 15 individuals in each varsity race, top 10 in each junior varsity and middle school race.

Directions to the Virginia Horse Center

From the North:  I-81 South to Exit 191. Proceed on I-64 West 1/2 mile to Exit 55. Turn right on Route 11 North, and immediately left on Route 39 West. The Virginia Horse Center is one mile ahead on the left. The cross country course will be on your right.

From the South:  I-81 North to Exit 191. Proceed on I-64 West 1/2 mile to Exit 55. Turn right on Route 11 North, and immediately left on Route 39 West. The Virginia Horse Center is one mile ahead on the left. The cross country course will be on your right.

From the East:  I-64 West to I-81 South. I-81 South to Exit 191. Proceed on I-64 West 1/2 mile to Exit 55. Turn right on Route 11 North, and immediately left on Route 39 West. The Virginia Horse Center is one mile ahead on the left. The cross country course will be on your right.

From the West:  I-64 East to Exit 55. Turn left on Route 11 North, and proceed 1/4 mile to stoplight. Turn left on Route 39 West.  The Virginia Horse Center is one mile ahead on the left. The cross country course will be on your right.  

Sweep at FUMA!!

Girls - you did an AWESOME job yesterday...despite the heat, humidity, and the muddy course. I am so proud of each and every one of you. xoxox C^5

Directions to FUMA for Parents

I-64 East to exit #136. FUMA is 17 miles south on Route 15. To get to the XC course, go past the main gate of FUMA, and just past the motel, turn left on Academy Road. After about a mile,you will be directed to field parking on your right,  There should be XC signs out on Route 15 indicating the turn onto Academy Rd.

If you have never been to a cross country meet before, please take note that you are literally going to a FIELD.  Be prepared to walk through the field from the car to the race.  Bring your own chairs or blankets, drinks, food, etc.  There is NOTHING there but a few porta-johns.  Cameras and binoculars are great choices as well.  Remember your stop watch or watch with a timer if you have one.  Bug spray, and socks are recommended (chiggers).   You may well encounter MUD so choose your footwear carefully.

Having said all of THAT, this is a good course to see the runners several times in the course of each race without having to go very far, and it's only about an hour away. 

Scroll down to see post from earlier today for schedule and meet information.

Spirit Wear for you and your family!

SPIRIT WEAR

for athletes and/or family members

Makes checks payable to AHS XC Boosters

Payment and order due Monday, Sept 12

Short Sleeved t-shirt:     $7.50                    RED or NAVY:  100% cotton with AHS XC                                                                                   logo on front in white

                Adult Red:                           [   ] small              [   ] medium                         [   ] large                [   ] XL

Adult Navy:                         [   ] small              [   ] medium                         [   ] large                [   ] XL

«  [  ] Add $2.00 for sizes XXL and up.  Please specify size: ____________

«  [  ] If ordering for a child,  specify size: ______________

NEW!!! Short Sleeved tie-dye flag t-shirt:               $12.00                 PATRIOTic! – navy and white at top, red and white striped on bottom.  AHS XC logo on front

                Adult Tie-Dye:                   [   ] small              [   ] medium                         [   ] large                [   ] XL

«  [  ] Add $2.00 for sizes XXL and up.  Please specify size: ____________

«  [  ] If ordering for a child,  specify size: ______________

NEW!!! LADIES CUT  Short Sleeved t-shirt:            8.00      RED or NAVY:    100% cotton with AHS XC                                                                                 logo on front in white

Ladies Red:                         [   ] small              [   ] medium                         [   ] large                [   ] XL

Ladies Navy:                       [   ] small              [   ] medium                         [   ] large                [   ] XL

Long Sleeved t-shirt:    $10.00                   RED or NAVY:  100% cotton with AHS XC                                                                                   logo on front  in white

                Adult Red:                           [   ] small              [   ] medium                         [   ] large                [   ] XL

Adult Navy:                         [   ] small              [   ] medium                         [   ] large                [   ] XL

«  [  ] Add $2.00 for sizes XXL and up.  Please specify size: ____________

«  [  ] If ordering for a child, specify size: ______________

Hoodie:                                $20.00                 GREY or NAVY:  AHS Cross Country  logo                                                                                                                                                    on front

                Grey:     [   ] small              [   ] medium            [   ] large             [   ] XL

                Navy:     [   ] small              [   ] medium            [   ] large             [   ] XL 

«  [   ] Personalized option:     $5.00                    Name on back, all caps.                                        Please write name exactly as you want it to appear:  _____________________________

 Crew neck Sweatshirt:  $15.00                 GREY or NAVY:  AHS Cross Country logo on front

                Grey:     [   ] small              [   ] medium            [   ] large             [   ] XL

                Navy:     [   ] small              [   ] medium            [   ] large             [   ] XL 

«   [   ] Personalized option:    $5.00                    Name on back in red ink.                                  Please write name exactly as you want it to appear:  _____________________________

Sweatpants:                       $18.00 GREY:  pockets and OPEN bottom;  AHS Cross                                                                                                                            Country  logo on upper thigh in red                               

                                Unisex: [   ] small              [   ] medium                         [   ] large                [   ] XL

Drawstring Cinch Sack, Navy $12.00       [    ]  AHS XC logo/white ink on navy bag

 

CAR Magnets     $6.00 each or 2 for $10.00    [    ]  flying foot design                     

Name: ___________________________________________________  Phone: _________________________ (if ?s)

Email:___________________________________________________

All Spirit Wear is being sold at cost, no markup, NOT a fundraiser.                                               

Girls Cross Country Apparel Order Form

Albemarle Girls Cross Country Apparel

Asics NAVY Running Pant (same as last couple years) – “strongly suggested”

Cost: $25

Women’s Size:        S:                     M:                   L:                     XL:

Asics BLACK Running Tight (spandex)

Cost: $30, very soft but warm material (the pant version is my favorite all-time!!)

Size:   XS:                  S:                     M:                   L:                     XL:

Nike BLACK QTR Zip (same as last year)

Cost: $37 (includes embroidery)

Women’s Size:        S:                     M:                   L:                     XL:

Asics NAVY “Boy Shorts” (short spandex) – a needed item for top 15

Cost: $17

Women’s Size: XXS:                       XS:                  S:                     M:                   L:

Brooks Red Full-Zip Jackets (same as last year)

Cost: $32 (includes embroidery), sold out of all sizes except small.  RUNS BIG!! 

UNISEX Size:                                    XS:

Nike Running Hat (embroidered with Albemarle cross country), same as last year

Cost: $16

NAVY:

RED:

WHITE:

 All of these items are provided at cost, no markup, NOT a fundraiser.  Make checks payable to AHS XS Boosters.

Fork Union Meet Information

FUMA INVITATIONAL

 September 10, 2011  

Meet Information

Saturday  9/10 we will take 2 buses to the Fork Union Invitational.  Please have all runners meet at the Field House @ 6:30am.  Listed below are the race times.  Please take note of your race times so you can eat a proper pre-race meal 4 hours prior to your race!

9:30 am Colonial (Varsity top 7) Boys (eat @ 5:30am)

10:00 am Colonial (Varsity top 7) Girls (eat @ 6:00 am)

Allison, Ciera, Kirsten, LT, Alexandra, Emma, Emily S (alt:  Carolyn)

10:30 am Patriot (Varsity “B” (2^nd 7) and top JV) Boys

11:00 am Patriot (Varsity “B” and top JV)   Girls (23)

            Bring food to eat on the bus at 7:00 am.

Carolyn, Olivia C, Hannah C, Lizzy, Mai, Trellie, Cammy, MK, LV, Korina, Joanna, Abby I, Ellie, Callie, Ryann, Casey, Jesse, Rachel S, Melissa, Kendra, Bre, (Rachel M, Elyssa)

11:30am  Sabre ( JV 2 mile)  Boys

12:00 pm Sabre (JV 2 mile) Girls (15)

            Bring food to eat at 8:00 am

Charlotte, Rachel B, Liz Blair, Hannah B, Rachel E, Emily F, Gretchen G, Anita, Hannah H, Nina, Isabel, Olivia L, Grace, Elise, Irma, (Rachel M, Elyssa)

Not Racing:  Sophie, Savannah, Abby W (?), Carly (?)

 Award Ceremony @ 12:30 pm…over at 1pm.

Back at AHS between 2-2:15pm.

We will not stop to eat on way back.

AHS Girls win the Ragged Mountain Cup!

2011 RAGGED MOUNTAIN CUP

Lauren Truwitt, Ciera Ulan, Allison Huschke, Alexandra Stokes

Ragged Mountain Cup Press Coverage

Congratulations to the whole team as AHS took the Ragged Mountain Cup for the first time since 2008.  Kudos also to the boys, whose record-breaking victory secured the first ever AHS sweep of the Cup. Tons of photos were taken, and they will be uploaded in the next couple days. Meanwhile, here are the links to the press accounts of the race.
Daily Progress Article
Scrimmage Play Article
Milestat Article

AHS Girls win the Ragged Mountain Cup!

Congratulations to the Albemarle Girls!   See Meet Results under.....Meet Results!!!!!

Below is the coverage on the meet from MileStat's website.  

From Brandon Miles at http://va.milesplit.com/:


The Albemarle girls made it a complete sweep for the Patriots as after a tight race with defending Cup champions Western Albemarle through three legs and actually being behind going into the final leg, returning All-State cross country runner Allison Huschke not only re-claimed the lead for Albemarle but continued to build a huge margin for the rest of her 2 mile leg. The Albemarle junior Huschke ran the fastest split in the field at 12:11 with her teammate Ciera Ulan as opener clocking the second fastest overall at 12:29 to help the Albemarle girls win by nearly as large of a margin as their male counterparts with a final time of 51:08. Their eventual comfortable win could have potentially been even larger with junior Kirsten Smith actually running the third fastest split by any Albemarle runnerat 12:45 but as opening leg on the "B" team which placed third.

The Western Albemarle girls were not at full strength as they were missing one of their top returners in Peri Boswer, but also are in a bit of a rebuilding mode after losing a great senior class of runners from last fall including Mattie Webb, Killian O'Connell, and Emily Moffett. Still left from last year's podium squad includes Boswer and sub 2:20 half miler Katie Farina, who split 12:37 on the first leg. One newcomer who will be making an impact for their squad this season is freshmen Annie Taylor, who actually took the lead from Albemarle on her second leg with a 12:49 split.

Of the top 8 splits in the meet for the girls, only two runners were not from either Albemarle or Western Albemarle. Fluvanna County sophomore Nicole Douma was clocked at 12:40 on second leg, while Madeline Hermsmeier trailed only behind Albemarle's Ulan and Western's Farina on the leadoff leg at 12:42.