Team Captains

Congrats to our new team captains:

Montana Brian
Wendy Peterson
Taylor Charles
Garrett Christensen

thanks,

Andy

BYU INVITE SCHEDULE and INFORMATION

Hey Guys,

Next Saturday is the BYU Invitational...

here is the schedule:

9:00 AM Fresh/Soph Boys
9:30 AM Fresh/Soph Girls
9:55 AM JV Boys 5K
10:15 AM J Girls 5K
10:45 AM University Women
11:10 AM Varsity Girls
11:35 AM University Men
12:05 PM Varsity Boys
12:40 PM Awards


We will discuss this in practice this week...

Grass Relay Results

Team, here are the team results for yesterdays race. As a team I felt we performed well. As the season progresses we will continue to get faster, and stronger. Our girls team finished in 11th place and our boys varsity team finished in 9th place.

those that finished in the top 7 will compete in the varsity race next week at the BYU invitational.

see you all on Monday...

American Forkk Grass Relays

Team here is tommorows schedule:

6:45 AM - Leave for AF high School

8:00 Am - Girls JV Freshman /Sophomore Race
8:20 AM - Boys JV Freshman/Sophomore Race
8:35 AM - Girls JV Junior/Senior Race
8:55 Am - Boys JV Junior/Senior Race
9:10 AM - Girls Varsity Relay (Top 5 Girls / 2 miles Each Leg)
10:30 AM - Boys Varsity Relay (Top 5 Boys / 2 Miles Each Leg)

Girls Varsity Leg Order:
#1 - Candace Greenwood
#2 - Heather Stratton
#3 - Angela Blackburn
#4 - Jordyn Stratton
#5 - Summer Harper

Boys Varsity Leg Order:
#1 - Garrett Christensen
#2 - Chance Werner
#3 - Kyle Bunker
#4 - Austin Birrell
#5 - Taylor Charles

Good luck to all, lets have a great meet tommorow.

Andy

Pre Region Results -

Team, overall I felt really good about our team and individual performances.

We have a very young girls team, and I anticipate that we will get faster and stronger each and every race. Summer ended up taking 2nd overall, and will have many successful races this year. Congrats to her.

Our top 5 girls beat our top 5 girls from pre region last year by nearly 5:11... thats over a minute faster per girl... and all but one girl that ran it last year, beat their time from 2009.

Boys team finished second overall, and Taylor Charles ran away with the individual win beating his Region performance from 2009.

The Boys top 5 also beat the 2009 team by nearly 1:25... very impressive. Our gap needs to decrease, but with time, I have alot of confidence in the group of boys that we have, and firmly beleive this can happen.

This was a learning race... take a moment and think about how you performed, and what you did well, and what you could have improved on... Is your training where you want it, are you warming up properly, are you mentally focused, and do you beleive in yourself.

Lets have a great race this weekend,

Coach Andy Jacobs

Pre Region - Information Wed 8/25

Team, our first race is here...

Pre Region information:

• Scera Park, Orem Utah
• Athletes need to be at Scera Park by 6:15
• Girls Race 7:00 PM
• Boys Race 7:30 PM
• Course is a flat looping course and is typically a very fast course.

We will not be meeting after school on Wed, so please make sure you are to the park on time. This is the only race that we do twice. It is a very important indicator to show how much you have improved from the first race to the end of the season race (Region championships are on the same course)

you have all been working hard, and now you get to go out and race...

Next up: American Fork Grass Relays (Saturday Aug. 28th)

thanks,

Coach Andy Jacobs

Tryout Checklist

Team, please make sure and bring your tryout checklist to practice tommorow...

also, if you do not have a physical on file at Orem yet, please make sure and get download the paperwork, and get it done ASAP.

Our first meet is on Wed, and only those that have turned in their paperwork will be able to compete.

thanks and call me with any questions,

Andy

Also... we will be meeting at Orem on Monday at 7:30 AM... See you then!!!

South Fork Time Trial Results

Team,

dispite missing a large portion of our team, I felt that todays results were very strong. On the boys team, Taylor now has the 2nd fastest time and Garrett has the 3rd best time. Summer has the 2nd and 3rd best time... so great job.

The boys top 5 grouping beat 2009, by 7 seconds, and the girls beat the 2009 team by 6:46 that is better than 1:20 a runner... VERY NICE!!!

Also, as an FYI... I have added the time improvements for those of you that ran it last year...

again great job, I am looking forward to this season and what types of improvements each of you can make. We need to focus on building our team spirit, working hard as a team, supporting your teamates, and pushing eachother to become better. If we do that, this should be a really successful season!!!

Important information

hey guys,

Dont forget the following:

Friday 8/20: Team Time Trial - South Fork (we will meet at the mouth of Provo Canyon at 7:30 AM) and will carpool up to vivian park

Saturday 8/21: Team Fundraiser (hobble Creek 1/2 marathon Water stops (we will meet in front of Orem High, and will carpool to Hobble Creek Canyon to do water stops. We would love to have some parent volunteers to assist in driving, if you are interested, please let Andy know,

thanks,

Andy

Hobble Creek Water Stops - Team Fundraiser

hey Guys, this week I will be working on signups for the water stops this Saturday. For those of you that would like to get a jump on things (and because you were reading the blog) you get first pick on what water stop you would like to be at.So send me a text and let me know...




The plan is to meet at 5:45 AM in front of OREM HIGH... and we will carpool up. This is early but a fun event to help with. Anyone can come, so if you have a Parent, sibling, or a friend that would like to help, invite them along. We can use all the help we can get.

Thanks,

Andy

Cross Country Camp 5k Results

Team, here are the team 2010 Camp 5K results:







Nice job to all...

Andy

Practice Update:

Team,

Friday the 13th will be the last day that we will be meeing at the mouth of Provo Canyon.

some important Info:

Friday 13th - 7:30 AM Practice Mouth of Provo Canyon (followed by breakfast at Chance Werners Home)
Monday 16th - 20th: 7:30 Am Meet at Orem High School (back by the Track)
Monday 16th - Team picture day


The season is close, only a week and a half until our first race. Please make sure you have completed the tryout checklist and have a physical on file or get one turned in to the school.

thanks,

Andy

Cross Country Camp - Tuesday "Real Thing" Update

We have had a great week so far at Camp... the weather has been warm, but not to bad. On Monday we started off the week with the Summit run. It is essentially a long dirt road that just keeps climbing all the way up... and every year is one of the most difficult runs.

on Tuesday, we drove up to Scofield canyon to do the "infamous" Real Thing. This is a timed 4 mile race from coal mine road, to the top of a grueling 3 miles of dirt road and switch backs. The team performed extremely well...

Boys (Orem Results)

Name Race Time Division Place School Division
Garrett Christensen 30:05.1 6 OREM M
Taylor Charles 30:19.2 7 OREM M
Chance Werner 30:34.7 9 OREM M
Kyle Bunker 31:25.5 12 OREM M
Austin Birrell 32:23.9 13 OREM M
Ben Wright 34:22.5 18 OREM M
Joseph Blackburn 34:26.7 19 OREM M
Hayden Pugmire 35:19.5 23 OREM M
Adam Holderness 35:40.2 24 OREM M
Tanner Charles 35:52.3 26 OREM M
Cooper Saffell 36:16.9 28 OREM M
Cameron Robins 36:35.9 29 OREM M
Peter Molnar 37:37.2 33 OREM M
Andy Jacobs 38:03.1 5 OREM Coach
Jake Simpson 39:39.2 34 OREM M
Cory Jeffs 39:57.7 35 OREM M
Spencer Greer 40:47.5 37 OREM M
Brennen Jenkins 41:10.9 38 OREM M
Jordan Dodge 41:12.3 39 OREM M
Jessie Faggiolli 41:42.9 42 OREM M
Taylor Moulton 41:43.4 43 OREM M
Jason Groo 42:54.9 44 OREM M
Mitchell Williams 44:25.5 49 OREM M
Sam Piccollo 44:29.3 50 OREM M

Girls Results:

Name Race Time Division Place School Division
Summer Harper 34:42.1 1 OREM F
Andy Jacobs 38:03.1 5 OREM Coach
Angela Blackburn 40:57.1 7 OREM F
Montana Brian 44:39.4 11 OREM F
Sam Gull 45:23.7 12 OREM F
Karen Hess 46:04.6 14 OREM F
Heather Stratton 46:53.0 16 OREM F
Rachel Stratton 46:55.5 17 OREM F
Olympia Okamura 46:56.4 18 OREM F
Madison Bunker 46:59.6 19 OREM F
Camie Jacobs 48:27.5 6 OREM Coach
Jordyn Stratton 49:03.1 26 OREM F
Kate Mitchel 50:00.5 29 OREM F
Wendy Peterson 53:02.2 33 OREM F
Ellie Werner 53:08.3 34 OREM F
Sydney Jacobs 1:05:24 40 OREM F
Liz Cracroft 1:08:44 41 OREM F

Today we did the lake run finishing our long hot 5/7/9 mile run with a lake swim. I felt the team is running really well...

Tommorow is the Top of the world run... a timed race that pairs a girl and a boy from Camp together and is ran at about 10000 feet at the top of scofield canyon.

should be a fun event...

will post the details tommorow.