Tomorrow, Jan 30, is the last day to join the snow shoe trip to Snow Mountain Ranch. Our final count is due to SMR this week and we cannot change it after. This will be a fun weekend of snow shoeing, relaxing, cardio training, and team bonding.

We will leave early on Saturday January 21 and return on Sunday January 22.

The cost is $75 per athlete and includes room and three meals. If you need snow shoes, rentals are an additional $20.

You can make your reservation and payment here for your trip and snow shoes, if you need them. If cost is a barrier to attending, please see Coach Kohuth or email Jennifer (jareich424@gmail.com). We want everyone who wants to come to attend.

ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 30 so we can reserve our space.

Please email Jennifer (jareich424@gmail.com) if you have questions.

All cross country runners are invited to Snow Mountain Ranch for a weekend of snow shoeing, relaxing, cardio training, and team bonding.

We will leave early on Saturday January 21 and return on Sunday January 22.

The cost is $75 per athlete and includes room and three meals. If you need snow shoes, rentals are an additional $20.

You can make your reservation and payment here for your trip and snow shoes, if you need them. If cost is a barrier to attending, please see Coach Kohuth. We want everyone who wants to come to attend.

ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 29 so we can reserve our space.

Please email Jennifer (jareich424@gmail.com) if you have questions.

We are SOLD OUT for tomorrow’s banquet. For those of you who RSVP’d, here are a few reminders.

1. if you have not yet paid for your ticket, be sure to bring money tomorrow. ($18 per person).
2. We will be at the PARK HILL GOLF COURSE at 35th and Colorado, which is a change from last year.
3. We have a silent auction tomorrow so bring money to bid on these great gift cards.
4. There are a few senior shirts and team long-sleeve shirts available so we will have those for sale as well.

We are excited to celebrate with you all on Sunday at 9:30 sharp.See you soon.

Reminder: The end-of-season East Cross Country Banquet is this Sunday, 9:30-11:30a at the Park Hill Golf Course, 4141 E. 35th Avenue, Denver.  If you have RSVP’d but haven’t yet paid, please use this link or bring your checkbook to the event. If you have not RSVP’ed please email the parent coordinators below to see if there is still room.

Hello Fall 2016 Athletes, Parents/Guardians, and Denver East Angel Sports Fans,

Please find the link below to our post season survey for the Fall 2016 Sports Season.  This survey will provide you the opportunity to give us feedback on our work from this past season.  The data that we collect from this survey, will help us to reflect on our strategies/practices, and may inform some of our goals for the off-season.   Please complete this survey by Saturday, November 26th.   We appreciate your time in providing us with this feedback.

East High School:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AngelsFallSurvey

Thanks and Go Angels!

The Denver East Angels Cross Country season officially came to an end at the Colorado State Cross Country Championships this past Saturday. It was an unseasonably hot day at the Norris-Penrose/Bear Creek cross country course in Colorado Springs, and both the 5A Girls and 5A Boys would run at the warmest point in the day.

The 5A Girls ran first. Representing East, juniors Nell Salzman and Samantha Skeen negotiated their way through the course in excellent fashion. Engulfed in clouds of dust, the two ran close together in the middle of the large field of runners throughout the 5000m race. They held their positions well throughout their runs; Salzman would eventually finish 122^nd and Skeen 128^th. They will each be among the top-100 returning girls in Colorado, ready to lead the Angels at the State Meet in 2017.

Junior Harrison Scudamore, after a crowded and physical adventure off the starting line, was able to establish himself among the top contenders by the end of the first mile. A group of more than 20 went through the mile mark together near 5:00, about 8 seconds behind a lone runner who had gone out fast. The chase pack, thinned to about a dozen runners including Scudamore, was rapidly catching the early leader by the two mile mark. With just half a mile to go, the pack finally blew open, with defending champion Issac Green easily winning his second title. Scudamore would fight to a 5^th place finish – just four seconds separated 2^nd through 5^th; seven seconds separated 2^nd through 7th.

With all of this year’s girls varsity team and most of this year’s boys varsity team returning in 2017, the Denver East Angels look forward to qualifying, not just these three individuals, but the entire team, for next year’s Colorado State Meet. Start your goal-setting now and anticipate a full summer of conditioning for next fall’s cross country season!

Turn in your clean uniforms on Wednesday, November 2 at 2:55 in the counseling center.  Unreturned uniforms will result in a $90 charge to your student account.

Congratulations on a fantastic State meet!!

End of Season Cross Country Banquet
Sunday, Dec 4th from 9:30a-11:30a
Park Hill Golf Club 4141 E 35th Ave, Denver, CO

Please join us for a celebration of another successful East Cross Country season!  We’ll have brunch, awards, Coach Kohuth’s famous speeches… and this year we’re holding a small silent auction to help raise money for the team.

Runners, parents and siblings are all encouraged to come.

Cost is $18 per person.

Please RSVP as soon as possible but no later than Nov 25 to mjbrooks@aol.com

You can send checks for the banquet to Mary Jo Brooks, 9048 E. 25th Drive, Denver, CO 80238 or pay online at the East gear store.

(If the cost is prohibitive, please see Coach Kohuth).

We are also looking for donations for the silent auction.  We would be grateful for items or gift cards from restaurants, specialty stores or hotels.  (We can provide you with our non-profit ID so that contributions are tax deductible).  Please send auction donations by November 18^th. Email Mary Jo or Marea (contact info below) with questions.

There are a limited number of Senior t-shirts (“Bringing XC Back”) still available for sale.  They are $15.  If you want one, please email Madeline.Scholtz@gmail.com.

Thanks much. We look forward to seeing you at the banquet!

Mary Jo Brooks mjbrooks@aol.com

Marea Evans MareaEvans@mac.com

The Denver East Angels ran their best race of the season at the 5A Region 1 Championships over the Thornton Recreation Center course on Friday. The East Girls ran to a 5^th place finish – equal to their best finishes (2010 and 2011) in the last 10 years. The Girls finished just 10 points short of Chatfield High School, 107 to 117, for the fourth and final team qualifying spot for the State Championship meet. However, the Angels will send two individuals to the State Championship! Juniors Nell Salzman and Samantha Skeen, with their 11^th and 15^th place finishes, are moving on to the State Meet. They follow in the recent tradition of Isa Marshall, Class of 2016 and now running varsity for the University of California at Santa Barbara, in grabbing one of these coveted top 15 finishes to go on to the State Meet. Additional highlights in the Girls race included Junior Laurel Kruger, who worked her way up to 28^th place and a personal best 21:08 under warm and windy conditions. Lilly Cory, 31^st, and Lindsey Weyant, 32^nd, rounded out the scorers for East. Congratulation also to Emily Turner, Masie Moskowitz, Serene Mather, and Sara Merman for their strong performances at Regionals. The Angels return all 9 runners and their top 3 alternates next year, so the future looks bright for East.

Conditions improved substantially for the Boys Race, allowing fully six of East’s nine runners to race to personal bests! Junior Harrison Scudamore will be joining Nell and Samantha in Colorado Springs at State. Coming from 18 seconds behind at 3000m, he stormed back to take the Regional Championship title and guarantee a spot in his third consecutive State Meet. Freshman Asher Hoyt ran a personal best 16:49 for 18^th place; two years ago, on this same course, that time would have been good enough to qualify for State Meet! Senior Rafael Daher-Marmalejo ran a career best 17:06 in his last cross country race as an Angel, taking 24^th place. The freshman trio of Elijah Bruggeman (18:22, 57^th), Kristian Laird (18:48, 62^nd) and Zacharias Abdulkadir (18:56, 63^rd) followed, each with their own personal best times over 5000m. Jackson Adams, Jack Rocchio, and Liam Peck made up the rest of the team, each at or near a personal best time. The Boys finished a surprisingly strong 7^th place, just 2 points from 6^th place. This team features 5 freshmen. By way of comparison, the other 10 boys’ teams at Regionals had a combined total of just 7 freshmen! Like the Girls, we have reason to expect big things from this team in the years ahead.

Nell, Samantha, and Harrison run at the State Championship at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs this Saturday, October 29. The 5A Girls race goes off at 12:00pm and the Boys at 1:20pm.

We hope to have a large group of supporters cheering them on and visualizing what it will be like next year when we take two full teams of Girls and Boys to State! Please reach out to your teammates and coaches to make plans to get down there; it is always an exciting meet to attend.

Unfortunately, we still have runners who haven’t returned their uniforms.  For a large team with over 130 students on the roster, we need every uniform to be returned.

Libby’s mom will be at East in the counseling center after school until 3:45 pm.  If you are not running in the regional meet, please turn in your uniform to her TODAY.

Thank you to all who have turned in their uniform.