Cross Country individual and team photos will be taken on Monday, Oct 4.

Individual photos will be taken in the Panek Lobby at 3:30pm.

Team photo will be taken at City Park at 4:00pm.

Plan on wearing your xc uniform for the photos.

Here is the link to order photos: Parent Link: https://my.photoday.io/flyer/9bcy8pno

NW Open Spaces 5K XC PR Challenge

Coming off the North Viking Invitational on Tuesday, which the Angels had run as a workout, Denver East Cross Country arrived at the NW Open Spaces Park in Northglenn with milder weather and faced a flat course over mostly hard surfaces that promised a chance at some fast times against quality competition. This was a new meet on the schedule for East, hosted by regional rival Monarch High School, and while a relatively small affair, included many of the best programs from Boulder and Broomfield counties.  

The JV Boys took to the course first and quickly demonstrated the quality of depth the boys have this seaaon. Senior Jack Kriekels is finding his form after a prolonged layoff due to injury and led the Angels with a 4^th place finish in 18:47. Senior Allen Harder, also coming off injury, place 6^th in personal best 18:52, followed by classmate Charlie Kruger in 8^th in 19:05.  Junior Julio Dominguez-Perez place 12^th in 19:29, trailed by a trio of freshman: Finley Steed (18^th/19:58); Oliver Gustavson (21^st/20:15); and Emmit Barros (24^th/20:41pb). With a total of 48 points, the Angels edged out Fossil Ridge (51) and Fort Collins (55) for the JV team title.

The JV Girls were led by junior Evelyn Higgins who moved up nicely in the latter half of the race to finish 14^th in 23:14, followed closely by sophomore Anna Rothman-Haji who ran a personal best 23:15 for 15^th.  Senior Gemma Haller ran a seasonal best 23:52 for 29^th, sophomore Avery Ash a personal best 24:17 for 38^th, junior Clara Artley 24:28 for 41st, 9^th grader Ana Beam a big pr for 44^th in 24:35, and senior Clio Torbenson with a personal best 24:47 for 45^th. The JV Girls team finished 4^th overall behind Fossil Ridge, Monarch, and Fort Collins.

As they had at St. Vrain the week prior, the Varsity Boys hung back early and moved up through the field. Before the end of the first mile in fact, the entire Angels squad was trailing Boulder High School’s top-5 runners. Senior Eamon Nussbaum and junior Quinn Higgins moved their way up into the top-10, finishing 8^th and 8^th respectively in 17:04 and 17:07. Freshman Jonas Scudamore rallied late to grab 14^th in 17:32, giving the Angels a 3^rd runner ahead of Boulder’s 3^rd runner.  Senior David Anderson moved up the most places over the last 2 miles, taking 21^st in 17:43, while junior Ian Logan held on to 24^th place in 18:09. Junior Corbin Hobert took 27^th in his varsity debut in a huge personal best of 18:15. Juniors Ben Hopper and Charlie Keglovitz finished 31^st and 35^th in 18:19 and 18:38 respectively while sophomore Kai Luna was 36^th in 18:42.  The Boys finished 4^th with 76 points, just 3 points behind Fossil Ridge (who had beat East by 56 points just 3 weeks prior) and 8 points back of Boulder. Centaurus High School was impressive with just 49 points to take the win. 

East ninth grader Rosie Mucharsky went to the lead early and paced herself to an impressive 18:08 for the win in the Girls Varsity race – her third win of the season. Sophomore Grace Todd had one of her best races of the season, running 20:00 for the second time this year and placing 15^th. Classmate Sophia Shiroff hung on to a 27^th place finish in 20:55, with seniors Annabel Filippini and Ellison Mucharsky closing out the team scoring in 21:21 and and 21:22 for 36^th and 37^th. Junior Helen Miller moved up substantially over the last half of the race to finish 45^th in 21:52, sophomore Sasha Bull hung on to 48^th in 22:11, junior Bri O’Meara was 49^th in 22:16, junior Ellie Goldstein ran a personal best 22:43 for 53^rd, and 9^th grader Lila Cyper was 55^th in 23:02.  The Girls finished 5^th overall with 116 points, looking up at Fossil Ridge (41), Boulder (78), Monarch (90) and Broomfield (103).  

The Angels travel to the Thornton (Margaret Carpenter) Rec Center and Multipurpose Fields for the Thornton Invitational on Friday, October 1 – the last meet of the year before DPS League Championships on October 12.  The Thornton meet generally attracts a lot of teams to a course fairly similar to both the Northglenn meet run this past Friday and the Broomfield Commons Open Space park which hosted the Legacy Invite and will host Regionals for the Varsity teams competing to qualify for the State meet. 

Date: Friday, Sept 24, 21

Dismissal: 2:00pm

Car Pools Leave East (on Detroit St Side): 2:15pm

Location: Northwest Open Space, 2100 W 112th Ave, Northglenn, CO 80234

Park in the North Parking lot off of 112th. There is limited parking by the start and finish line and we will be running through the parking lot on the south central side of the park. 

Schedule:

4:00 boys open

4:45 girls open

5:30 varsity boys

6:00 varsity girls

Course Map:

Car Pool driver/rider sign up: Car Pool

Runner Unavailability: If you cannot run in the NW Open Meet, please click here: Runner Unavailability Form

Thank you to everyone who came to Chipotle last night. We earned almost $300 from your purchases.

Next Weds 9/29, we can do it again, this time in partnership with Noodles and Co, located at Colfax and Gaylord (2205 E Colfax Ave Denver, CO 80206). Tell them you are with East Cross Country or show them the flyer below and we will earn 25% of your purchase between 4:00-8:00 pm.

Ordering online or want to use the app for rewards? please enter the coupon code, “GIVING25” in the Coupon Code line at checkout. Then you can skip the line and grab your order at the Quick Pick-Up station or where pick up windows are present.

Please share this with everyone you know!

(and for any runner for whom ordering dinner is a financial hardship, please reach out the Ruth or Jennifer)

As you may know, DPS has a shortage of bus drivers, which has made it hard to know whether we will have a bus to meets. There are three regular season meets left (the third is the Denver League Meet/City Championship at City Park on Oct 12). To plan for the two meets that require transportation–Friday Sept 24 in Northglenn and Oct 1 to Thornton– we are asking every runner (or their parent) to fill out details on a shared spreadsheet to let us know who will arrange their own transportation, who can drive others, and who needs a ride. Thanks for your continued support.

In preparation for the City meet on Oct 12, please consider signing up to help. You can do so here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E48ACA92BA20-city2

(Tomorrow (Weds, 9/22/2021) from 4:00pm-8:00pm, East Cross Country will earn a percentage of all sales from Chipotle (at the location across from East: 2500 E Colfax Ave) that we bring in. You can download a flyer here (or below) and share with everyone you know. You can also invite people to the Facebook event too by clicking here. Please show the flyer or tell the cashier you are here for the fundraiser so we get credit.

If you are ordering ahead online, be sure to use the online ordering code to make sure online purchases count. Our online ordering code is: H66MDD4.

Note: Gift cards purchased during fundraisers do not count towards total donated sales, but purchases made with an existing gift card will count.

Thanks for supporting the team!

Unfortunately, we will not have a bus for Viking. We need to activate our East XC car pool team.

If you can drive, please sign up by clicking here:  Car Pool Driver Sign Up

If you need a ride, click here: Sign up for ride . If you haven’t turned in a permission slip for the season, download and fill out this permission slip and return to Coach Kohuth or email to ruthspano@gmail.com. If you already turned in a permission slip for the 2021 season, you don’t have to fill out another one.

Date:  Tuesday, September 21, 21

Location: Willis Case Golf Course, 4999 Vrain St, Denver, CO 80212

Dismissal from Class: 12:45pm

Bus or Car Pool Leaves East: 1:00pm

We are not sure if we will have a bus tomorrow or not.  We will let you know ASAP in case we need to activate the East XC car pool.  Please stay tuned.

Coaches Meeting:  2:00pm

Race Schedule:

2:30 boys open

3:15 girls open

4:00 boys varsity

4:45 girls varsity

Awards following the races.

Adult Volunteer Needed:  Willis Case has asked North HS to provide a greater supervision presence.  The golf course is reporting that the general public is scattered all of the 18 holes, with people horseplaying on the greens and walking onto the course with their own clubs.  As of right now, North HS is asking for each school to provide 1 adult volunteer that can actively supervise a designated area for the duration of the event.  North HS wants to maintain this relationship at a high level with Willis Case and appreciates any help that you can extend. If you want to volunteer, please text Ruth at 303-525-3829 or Jennifer at 303-725-7900.

Indoors Access to the Clubhouse and Restrooms:  There will be no indoor access.  Portos will be in the parking lot.

Course map: We haven’t received one yet. We’ll let you know as soon as we have one.

Runner Unavailability: If you cannot run in the Viking Invite, please click here: Runner Unavailability Form