Monday: On your own (Happy Labor Day!):

Level 4: 50-60 + 6-8 strides
Level 3: 45-50 minutes + 6-8 strides
Level 2: 40-45 minutes + 6-8 strides
Level 1: 30-35 minutes + 5-6 strides

Tuesday: Meet in City Park. (Workout)

Wednesday: Meet on the track: Jumpies and maintenance

Thursday: Meet in City Park: (Pre-race for those racing. Workout for those not racing).

Friday: Thornton Cross Country Invitational @ Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center

Boys Open – 2:30 pm

Girls Open — 2:40 pm

Boys Varsity(10/team) — 3:30 pm

Girls Varsity (10/team) — 4:10 pm

Awards — 5:10pm

Non-racers: Maintenance run

Saturday: WORKOUT @ LIBERTY BELL COURSE SITE! Progression Long Run w/ reverse Liberty Bell Course Run. (Recovery long run for those racing Friday). Come see how many popsicles you can eat!

If you missed it earlier, check out our race recap below from the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational! So proud of all our Angels!

Much like the weather on Friday, the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational delivered a little bit of everything – some struggles, some fun, some challenges, some optimism, some clarity, some questions, and some victories.

As the sun broke through after the first round of thunderstorms, the Frosh/Soph boys took to the course. Sophomore Rodney “Tre” Even looked every bit the veteran of this group, breaking into the top 20 with his 19^th place finish in 18:04. His classmate Finley Knight continued to impress, finishing in a well-paced 19:09 for 38^th. Freshmen Noah Erwin and Liam Gerber were solid in their 5K debuts, holding on to 40^th and 46^th place in 19:17 and 19:25 respectively. Sophomore Luke Rasquinha rounded out the scoring with his 54^th place finish in 19:39. The Angels took 7^th of 24 teams. For some context, last year at this meet the Angels were 18^th in this division with just a single runner in the top 80.

In the Frosh/Soph Girls race, sophomore Lila Brown improved on her 17^th place from a year ago finishing in 8^th in 20:36. Ninth-grader Tessa Fe Morris had a great closing mile to take 9^th in 20:44, with her classmates Norah Dysart (13^th, 21:12) and Charlotte Clark (14^th, 21:17) also looking incredibly poised in their 5K debuts. Sophomore Ainslie Mohr, 22 seconds faster than she was a year ago on this course, was the final scorer for the Angels with her 21^st place finish in 21:52. The Frosh/Soph girls finished a mere 2 points back of first place Heritage High School to take 2^nd of 20 teams – 7 places better than one year ago.

In the Junior/Senior Boys race, junior Zach Smiles led the Angels, as he had a year ago in the Frosh/Soph race, taking 90 seconds off last year’s time with his 19:20 for 22^nd place. Senior Alexandros Mays held on to 30^th in 19:38, followed by cross country new-comer, senior Synscere Garcia in 53^rd in 20:31. Senior Micah Gallantz (82^nd, 21:39) and junior Jackson Ruedi (85^th, 21:44) completed the scoring for the Angels, who totaled 220 points for 8^th of 16 teams.

The Junior/Senior Girls were the last to complete their race prior to a 40-minute lightning delay. Junior Lola Kinsella, racing for the first time in an Angel uniform, dropped an impressive 21:32 for 4^th place. Senior Helen Love was next for the Angels with her 24:29 for 36^th place, while juniors Emmalou Weidmann (41^st, 24:55), Abby Forsberg (48^th, 25:29), and Addy Everhart (74^th, 26:25) completed the scoring for the Angels who were 6^th of 13 teams.

Conditions for fast running were close to idyllic following the weather delay. Senior Isaiah Springer made his season debut, and did not look at all too rusty with his 30^th place finish in 17:05. Senior Jackson Gertge was more than 2 minutes better than he was a year ago, finishing in 48^th in 17:33. Junior Emery Wagner was 60^th in 17:47. Seniors Mason Harper, Kyle Kojima, and Abraham Morginsky navigated the course in 17:56, 18:49, and 18:31 respectively for 72^nd, 101^st, and 117^th. The Angels totaled 300 points for 9^th of 28 teams, equal to last year’s finish, despite running without last week’s meet winner Henry Bennett.

The pack of junior Avery Johnson, senior Julieta Ochoa, senior Scout Chomas, and junior Corrine Kennedy established themselves right where they were expected and needed to be in the first mile of the Girls Varsity Race, all running in the top 20. (After three years racing like this, these four need a moniker, maybe “JOCK.” They can come up with their own catchphrase). By the 2-mile mark Johnson and Ochoa had established a bit of a gap on the other two and were closing in on the top 10, while Kennedy and Chomas had moved into the top 15. By the final 200m, Johnson had moved into 8^th place, but with what appeared to be too distant a gap to catch the next runners ahead of her; Johnson unleased a wicked finishing kick, moving past runners from ThunderRidge and Cherry Creek to grab 6^th place in 18:57 – one of the developments in the final stretch of the this race that would prove decisive in the team scoring. Ochoa held on to 11^th in 19:13, while Kennedy and Chomas moved up to 13^th and 14^th in 19:31 and 19:33 respectively. Meanwhile, there had been some heroics going on behind JOCK. Senior Mary Clare Nussbaum, making her season debut, was not much better than 60^th place at the mile. Approaching 2 miles, she had moved up very nicely to around 30^th. Crossing the bridge entering the final 200m, Nussbaum had moved all the way up 18^th place, finishing in 19:48; among the girls she had passed in that final mile were the 4^th and 5^th runners for ThunderRidge High School. When the dust/mud had settled, the East Angels had a total of 62 points, 2 points better than ThunderRidge High School, taking the team title. Junior Lola Carhart, better than a minute faster and eight places further up than a year ago, finished in 44^th in 20:38, and junior Grey Jenson was 133^rd in 23:47.

The Angels will return to race action at the Thornton Invitational on Friday. Most of the Varsity and a few of top JV runners will take the week off from racing while other runners gain some additional race experience. Details of the meet and entries will be posted here soon.

Much like the weather on Friday, the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational delivered a little bit of everything – some struggles, some fun, some challenges, some optimism, some clarity, some questions, and some victories.

As the sun broke through after the first round of thunderstorms, the Frosh/Soph boys took to the course. Sophomore Rodney “Tre” Even looked every bit the veteran of this group, breaking into the top 20 with his 19^th place finish in 18:04. His classmate Finley Knight continued to impress, finishing in a well-paced 19:09 for 38^th. Freshmen Noah Erwin and Liam Gerber were solid in their 5K debuts, holding on to 40^th and 46^th place in 19:17 and 19:25 respectively. Sophomore Luke Rasquinha rounded out the scoring with his 54^th place finish in 19:39. The Angels took 7^th of 24 teams. For some context, last year at this meet the Angels were 18^th in this division with just a single runner in the top 80.

In the Frosh/Soph Girls race, sophomore Lila Brown improved on her 17^th place from a year ago finishing in 8^th in 20:36. Ninth-grader Tessa Fe Morris had a great closing mile to take 9^th in 20:44, with her classmates Norah Dysart (13^th, 21:12) and Charlotte Clark (14^th, 21:17) also looking incredibly poised in their 5K debuts. Sophomore Ainslie Mohr, 22 seconds faster than she was a year ago on this course, was the final scorer for the Angels with her 21^st place finish in 21:52. The Frosh/Soph girls finished a mere 2 points back of first place Heritage High School to take 2^nd of 20 teams – 7 places better than one year ago.

In the Junior/Senior Boys race, junior Zach Smiles led the Angels, as he had a year ago in the Frosh/Soph race, taking 90 seconds off last year’s time with his 19:20 for 22^nd place. Senior Alexandros Mays held on to 30^th in 19:38, followed by cross country new-comer, senior Synscere Garcia in 53^rd in 20:31. Senior Micah Gallantz (82^nd, 21:39) and junior Jackson Ruedi (85^th, 21:44) completed the scoring for the Angels, who totaled 220 points for 8^th of 16 teams.

The Junior/Senior Girls were the last to complete their race prior to a 40-minute lightning delay. Junior Lola Kinsella, racing for the first time in an Angel uniform, dropped an impressive 21:32 for 4^th place. Senior Helen Love was next for the Angels with her 24:29 for 36^th place, while juniors Emmalou Weidmann (41^st, 24:55), Abby Forsberg (48^th, 25:29), and Addy Everhart (74^th, 26:25) completed the scoring for the Angels who were 6^th of 13 teams.

Conditions for fast running were close to idyllic following the weather delay. Senior Isaiah Springer made his season debut, and did not look at all too rusty with his 30^th place finish in 17:05. Senior Jackson Gertge was more than 2 minutes better than he was a year ago, finishing in 48^th in 17:33. Junior Emery Wagner was 60^th in 17:47. Seniors Mason Harper, Kyle Kojima, and Abraham Morginsky navigated the course in 17:56, 18:49, and 18:31 respectively for 72^nd, 101^st, and 117^th. The Angels totaled 300 points for 9^th of 28 teams, equal to last year’s finish, despite running without last week’s meet winner Henry Bennett.

The pack of junior Avery Johnson, senior Julieta Ochoa, senior Scout Chomas, and junior Corrine Kennedy established themselves right where they were expected and needed to be in the first mile of the Girls Varsity Race, all running in the top 20. (After three years racing like this, these four need a moniker, maybe “JOCK.” They can come up with their own catchphrase). By the 2-mile mark Johnson and Ochoa had established a bit of a gap on the other two and were closing in on the top 10, while Kennedy and Chomas had moved into the top 15. By the final 200m, Johnson had moved into 8^th place, but with what appeared to be too distant a gap to catch the next runners ahead of her; Johnson unleased a wicked finishing kick, moving past runners from ThunderRidge and Cherry Creek to grab 6^th place in 18:57 – one of the developments in the final stretch of the this race that would prove decisive in the team scoring. Ochoa held on to 11^th in 19:13, while Kennedy and Chomas moved up to 13^th and 14^th in 19:31 and 19:33 respectively. Meanwhile, there had been some heroics going on behind JOCK. Senior Mary Clare Nussbaum, making her season debut, was not much better than 60^th place at the mile. Approaching 2 miles, she had moved up very nicely to around 30^th. Crossing the bridge entering the final 200m, Nussbaum had moved all the way up 18^th place, finishing in 19:48; among the girls she had passed in that final mile were the 4^th and 5^th runners for ThunderRidge High School. When the dust/mud had settled, the East Angels had a total of 62 points, 2 points better than ThunderRidge High School, taking the team title. Junior Lola Carhart, better than a minute faster and eight places further up than a year ago, finished in 44^th in 20:38, and junior Grey Jenson was 133^rd in 23:47.

The Angels will return to race action at the Thornton Invitational on Friday. Most of the Varsity and a few of top JV runners will take the week off from racing while other runners gain some additional race experience. Details of the meet and entries will be posted here soon.

We will meet tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. in the East student lot for our long run! In order to help people get on with their Labor Day weekends, we will just run from East tomorrow. If you’re around, come join us!

AMAZING job by all of our student-athletes tonight! Stay tuned for a full breakdown of the race soon! In the meantime, let’s keep focusing on doing the work and having fun together, and the results will all take care of themselves! We’re so proud of you all!

Go Angels!

Athlete only potluck tonight at Mason Harper’s house! 2042 Eudora St. All athletes are encouraged to join and to bring the following:

Freshmen: Main dishes

Sophomores: Sides

Juniors: Desserts

Seniors: Drinks

Go Angels!

Information about the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational, including parking, race times, and course map may be found here: Arapahoe Warrior Invite Info. Buses will leave from East at 2pm. Early release is at 1:45pm on Friday. All 9th and 10th graders will race in the Fresh/Soph races. Varsity entries will be posted on Coach Kohuth’s office.

Please use this form to communicate to coaching staff if you are unavailable for a future meet: Athlete Meet Unavailability Form. Please complete this form by the Sunday prior to the following week’s meet. Thanks.

We are under a lightening delay. We will begin practice from third floor of Denver East High School at 4pm.

We still have quite a few open dates on the Tent Transport sheet. If you can transport a tent to a meet, please sign up here. 

Please join us at a Parent Happy Hour on Wednesday, September 3 at 6:30. Meet other parents, ask questions about the season, learn more about volunteer opportunities (including organizing the team banquet). The O’Boyle-Murcharsky (1726 Karmeria St.) family is hosting. Please bring a drink or dessert to share.

We are still looking for a few volunteer leads, including Team Photos and Merchandise. Please reach out to sara.struckman@gmail.com if you are interested in helping out.

Supporters of Denver East Cross Country,

We wanted to share with you a potential pedestrian safety threat within our primary practice site, Denver City Park. The Denver Zoo is planning the possible opening of their West Entrance in City Park for public motorist access. Motorists for this new entrance would be directed across at least four pedestrian crossings for the Mile High Loop and all pedestrian access to the City Park Playground and Tennis Courts. We believe this presents a profound risk to safety when running in the west side of the park in addition to being a threat to other pedestrian and bike traffic inside the park.

City Park Friends and Neighbors is hosting an information session with Zoo leaders on September 2nd at 5:30pm at Carla Madison Recreation Center. If you have concerns about increasing motorist traffic inside City Park, you may also consider reaching out to our City Council members: Darrell Watson district9@denvergov.org (City Park and Park Hill) and Chris Hinds district10@denvergov.org (Denver East HS, Congress Park, Capitol Hill).

Monday: at Track at 4:00 p.m. (Jumpies and maintenance run w/ strides).

Tuesday: at City Park @ 4:00 p.m. (Workout. Bring super shoes. Weight lifting at Carla afterwards for those who can stay).

Wednesday: at the Track at 4:00 p.m. (Jumpies and maintenance w/ short sprints).

Thursday: Meet @ City Park @ 4:00 p.m. (Pre-meet).

Friday: Arapahoe Invitational! (Bus details to come).

4:00 Open Fresh/Soph Boys

4:20 Open Fresh/Soph Girls

4:50 Open Junior/Senior Boys

5:10 Open Junior/Senior Girls

5:40 Varsity Boys

6:00 Varsity Girls

Saturday: 8:00 a.m. @ East Student Lot for recovery long run. (Details to come on location we will drive to).

Amazing job last week, Angels! Trust the process! Let’s keep it going!

Twenty-seven (27) is a magic number in cross country. A score of 27 points or fewer, no matter how many other teams are competing, cannot be beat.

On Saturday, three Denver East Cross Country teams scored fewer than 27 points.

The Varsity Girls kicked things off after a ten-minute delay to reroute the course, with the much anticipated water crossings being eliminated after some concerns about their safety. (Kudos to our friends at South who had to improvise this change in the 11^th hour). For East, the pack of senior Scout Chomas and juniors Avery Johnson and Corrine Kennedy immediately established themselves near the front, trailing only a single runner from South through the first 2 kilometers. Meanwhile, junior Lola Carhart and sophomores Lila Brown and Fiona Jeong established their own chase pack a little bit further back. This early establishment of order changed very little over the next two kilometers, with the first South runner holding off a late charge by Johnson (2^nd, 19:20) and the second South runner holding off a late charge for 5^th place from Carhart (6^th, 20:01). With Chomas 3^rd (19:31), Kennedy 4^th (19:38), and Brown 7^th (pr 20:06), the Angels finished with mere 22 points for first place of the 13 teams, with South in 2^nd with 41 points.  Jeong finished 8^th in 20:08 in her high school cross country debut, completing the Angel dominance of the top-10 podium.

In the Boys Varsity, senior Henry Bennett opened the season with an auspicious individual win, the first of his career, in a time of 16:34. Bennett showed the patience of a veteran, waiting until the final kilometer to put away the last of his remaining competition by a full 9 seconds. Senior Jack Gertge had a career breakthrough race, knocking more than a minute from his previous personal best and making the podium of a varsity race for the first time with his 16:59 8^th place finish. Sophomore Tre Even, making his varsity debut, also knocked more than a minute from his personal best, running 17:42 for 19^th. Junior Emery Wagner moved up through the middle parts of the race to finish in 20^th in 17:45, followed by seniors Mason Harper in 24^th (18:00) and Kyle Kojima in 27^th (pr, 18:05). The total of 72 points was good for 3^rd place behind South’s 49 points and Columbine High School’s 68 points in the 16-team field. (Shout out to our DPS neighbor Manual High School, who finished with a scoring team for the first time in more than 20 years)!

The Open races were a demonstration of the Angels youth movement, with underclassmen dominating the top-10 in both races. There was a bit of déjà vu in the Girls Open race, as the Angels quickly took command of 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th place with ninth-graders Tessa Morris, Norah Dysart, and Charlotte Clark, while another pack of Angels chased a little further back. In this case though, the order did not hold, as sophomore Ainslie Mohr moved her way up to 4^th, a place ahead of Clark. Morris ran 14:51, Dysart 15:18, Mohr 15:34, and Clark 15:42 for the 3500m course. Ninth-grader Cate Carhart finished in 16:29 for 7^th place to complete the scoring for the Angels and grab another of the podium spots. The Angels finished with a paltry 21 points, ahead of second place Mountain View with 63 points of the 10 scored teams.

The Angels got out hard in the Boys Open race and held on to place seven runners among the top-12, of which five were freshman and the other two sophomores. Freshman Liam Gerber led the way with a 13:34 4^th place finish, followed closely by classmates Noah Irwin (5^th, 13:35) and Elias Striker (6^th, 13:41). Sophomore Finley Knight had what certainly had to be the best race of his career at this point, finishing in 13:45 for 7^th, while his classmate Luke Rasquinha also made his first podium with a 13:47 9^th place finish. Completing the run of underclassmen dominance were freshmen Evan Mucharsky-O’Boyle in 10^th (13:48) and Sam Schmidt in 12^th (13:50).  The Angels totaled 26 points, to come away with another team win with 13 scored teams, ahead of second place South with 56 points.

Next up for the Angels will be the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational at DeKovend Park. There will be water crossings at this race! This meet also offer us one of the only opportunities to run athletes in a separate frosh/soph race, which should be exciting for this group of Angels. Competition will be stiffer at Arapahoe, with a handful of the top 5A schools in the state entered. Details of the Arapahoe Meet will be posted later in the week.