Buses will leave from East High School at 6:30am for Saturday’s meet at Lyons High School.

Boys Varsity: Scudamore, Bennett, Brown, Springer, Wagner, Gallantz, Gertge, Kojima, Harper, Mays.

Girls Varsity: Kennedy, Johnson, J. Ochoa, Chomas, Carhart, Nussbaum, P. Ochoa, Brown, Mohr, E. Maldonado-Ramos.

Additional information and link to course map.

Potluck is Thursday at 6pm (not Wednesday) at 2649 Hudson Street, hosted by Campbell Hefty and family.

Our team has a tradition of volunteering at the Hot Chocolate Run. The event is Sunday, October 6 and is early in the morning from 5:30-11:30am. The event is a lot of fun according those who have done it in the past and may raise a little money for the team if we have enough volunteers. It is organized by seniors and all athletes are encouraged to volunteer. If you are interested please go to tinyurl.com/hotchocolate25. You must register by September 26th. If you have questions, please see one of the captains, Campbell Hefty or Gracie Taub.

Wednesday Potluck: 6pm – 8pm, 2649 Hudson Street

Mental Skills Training: Wednesday and Thursday at 3:30pm prior to practice. Captain led. Will include some tips on upcoming races.

Information about the upcoming meet and a link to the course map are here: St. Vrain Information.

Varsity Girls 9:45am: Kennedy, A. Johnson, J. Ochoa, Chomas, Carhart, Nussbaum, P. Ochoa, L. Brown, Mohr, E. Maldonado-Ramos

Varsity Boys 10:20: Scudamore, Bennett, Brown, Springer, Penner, Gallantz, Gertge, Kojima, Harper, Mays

Girls JV 10:50: all other girls on team

Boys JV 11:40: all other boys on team

Not everyone loves the Liberty Bell Invitational. More road race than cross country, the emphasis on times chafes some cross country purists. But the runners always seem to have fun with the fast times, so the Angels return every year, and Liberty Bell delivers as promised.

In a morning full of races, the Varsity Sweepstakes races are the first to take the course; the Sweepstakes Division is for those teams and individuals ranked near the top-10 in their classification at state regardless of school size, while the rest of the day’s races are divided by school size. Senior Jonas Scudamore was the first off the line for the Angels, running with a large lead pack through the first mile in the low 4:40’s. There was only minimal separation through the second mile, with the race stringing out a bit only over the last half mile. Scudamore crossed the line in 10^th place in 15:06, a personal best performance that moved him up to #2 all time for East runners in races run in Colorado (altitude).

The front of the Girls Varsity Sweepstakes played out similarly, with a large pack of girls setting a sizzling fast pace early. Senior Rosie Mucharsky knocked additional time off her school record by the finish, crossing in ninth in 17:21. The next four girls for the Angels all ran personal bests that placed them among the top-10 performers all-time for Denver East High School. The pack of sophomore Corrine Kennedy (18:56), sophomore Avery Johnson (18:58), and junior Julieta Ochoa (19:00) came across in 57^th, 58^th, and 59^th, with junior Scout Chomas back only a handful of seconds in 19:09 for 73^rd. Together these first 5 totaled 243 points, a score identical to that of meet host Heritage High School, ranked #8 statewide ahead of the #9 ranked Angels. So, 7^th place in the Sweepstakes Division was to be settled by the strength of each squad’s 6^th runner. East sophomore Lola Carhart claimed 101^st place in a personal best 19:41, 13 places and 22 seconds ahead of Heritage’s 6^th runner, securing 7^th place for East. Had it come down to the 7^th runner, the Angels were winning there too, with junior Mary Clare Nussbaum finishing in 111^th in a personal best 20:01. Of the six teams ahead of the Angels, five are nationally ranked, including US #1 and US #2.

The Boys Varsity D1 race got started just as the Sweepstakes Girls were finishing. Junior Henry Bennett moved himself up into the top-10 runners in the race by the 2-mile mark and secured 10^th place with a personal best 16:06, a time that moves him up to #9 among all East runners in races run in Colorado. Junior Isaiah Springer had a breakthrough run, dropping a 16:35 for a massive personal best and 24^th place. Senior Ben Brown crushed what had been the elusive sub-17 barrier running 16:49 for 39^th. Sophomore Emery Wagner also broke 17 minutes for the first time, running 16:59 for 48^th. Junior Toby Penner took 85^th in 17:50, while his classmate Micah Gallantz seemed to adjust just fine to varsity, clocking a personal best 18:02 for 94^th. Junior Abraham Morginsky took 136^th in 18:53. The East Angels took 7^th of 22 teams in their division. Had Scudamore joined his teammates in that race, the Angels would have won the D1 team title; had his teammates joined him in the Sweepstakes race, the Angels would have taken down a half dozen of the 23 schools assigned to that division.

The first five across the line for the Angels in the Girls Sweepstakes JV race all ran personal bests. As has been the way for the first half of the season, the Girls JV were led by ninth graders. Lila Brown led the way with her 20:25 for 20^th, followed by Ainslie Mohr in 20:49 in 32^nd and Emma Maldonado-Ramos in 22:07 for 69^th. Senior Rae Tatel took 70^th in 22:15, while sophomore Grey Jenson continued to establish herself as a top JV runner with her 22:58 for 88^th. Juniors Daniela Maldonado-Ramos and Abby Forsberg took 90^th and 102^nd respectively in 23:04 and 23:35. The Angels were 11^th of 22 teams in their division.

The JV Boys raced to an impressive 2^nd place finish in the D1 Boys Division. They were led by four juniors who all ran under 19 minutes. Jack Gertge led the Angels in a personal best 18:17 for 9^th place, followed by Kyle Kojima (15^th, 18:28), Mason Harper (16^th, 18:30pb), and Alexandros Mays (24^th, 18:45pb). Freshman Tre Even continues to take chunks of time off his personal best, posting 19:38 for 54^th on Saturday. Junior Alex Wilkerson (71^st, 20:00) and sophomore Jackson Ruedi (87^th, 20:32) also ran career best times.

There were many, many personal bests run among the East Angel runners competing in the Open Division. Among the highlights for the boys, included the debut of junior Sebastian Rodriguez, who only recently turned in his cleats for running shoes. He dropped a 19:09 on his way to a 9^th place finish in his race. Sophomore Zivi Shiroff dropped more than 40 seconds from his personal best, running 20:47 for 18^th place. For the girls, senior Yelena Konowal improved on her personal best by nearly a minute, running 23:09 for 35^th place, while seniors Franny Hebbard and Campbell Hefty ran 24:19 and 25:07 respectively and ninth graders Imogen Nemitz and Audrey Hinshaw ran 25:21 and 25:22.

The Angels will again skip the upcoming DPS meet, the North Viking Invitational, in favor of focusing on the St. Vrain Invitational. The St. Vrain course resembles the state meet course more than any other on East’s schedule and gives the Angels another chance to compete against the best teams in the state and country.

Buses leave from East at 6am on Saturday for the Liberty Bell Invitation. Come prepared to run fast! All athletes need to arrive at the meet more than 90 minutes prior to their race. Parking near the course is a challenge – leave plenty of extra time if not taking the bus. Please let Coach Kohuth know if you do not plan to take the bus to the meet. Links to course map and other meet information is below.

Sweepstakes Boys Varsity – 8:00am

Scudamore

Sweepstakes Girls Varsity – 8:03am

Mucharsky, Kennedy, J.Ochoa, A. Johnson, Chomas, Carhart, Nussbaum

D1 Boys Varsity – 8:20am

Bennett, B. Brown , Springer, Wagner, Penner, Morginsky, Gallantz

Sweepstakes Girls JV – 9:30am

P. Ochoa, L. Brown, Mohr, Parish, Jensen , Tatel, E. Maldonado-Ramos

D1 Boys JV – 9:55am

Gertge, Mays, Kojima, Harper, Z. Smiles, Even, Wilkerson

Sweepstakes Girls Open – 10:38am

all other girls

D1 Boys Open – 11:00am

all other boys

Meet Information Link

Course Map

Wednesday Athlete Potluck at the Mucharsky-O’Boyle home at 1726 Krameria St. at 6pm. Mental Skills Training audio curriculum at 3:30pm on Wednesday and Thursday prior to practice.

Meet Coach Brimeyer at the East High School student parking lot at 8am for a run on the High Line Canal Trail. We will drive down to Heritage High School, site of our next meet, and pick up the trail from there and scout part of the course. He has promised popsicles for afterwards! Those who raced today should run up to 50 minutes on Saturday. Those who did not race should run 65 – 80 minutes.

Congratulations to everyone who raced at Thornton today. Please post photos on our Momento page. Highlights will get posted here over the weekend.

The Thornton Invitational is on Friday, August 6. Buses will leave from the Detroit Street side of East High School at 12:30pm. Meet schedule, information and course map is here: Thornton Invite Info. Varsity teams will be competing in red shorts/bottoms and white tops this week.

Varsity Girls at Thornton: P. Ochoa, Mohr, McBride, E. Maldonado-Ramos, Forsberg, D. Maldonado-Ramos, Love, Jensen, Brussard.

Varsity Boys at Thornton: Gertge, Mays, Gallantz, Kojima, Z. Smiles, Wilkerson

Not racing at Thornton: girls – Mucharsky, J. Ochoa, A. Johnson, Chomas, Nussbaum, Carhart, Kennedy, L. Brown; boys – Scudamore, B. Brown, Wagner, Morginsky, Penner, Bennett, Springer.

Race day expectations: All athletes not taking the bus need to arrive at the meet more than 90 minutes prior to their race. All athletes need to wear the team uniform; athletes choosing not to wear team issued shorts must wear solid red shorts if running JV or solid black shorts if racing in varsity uniform. Athletes not arriving 90 minutes prior to their race, who do not have a proper uniform, or who have unexcused absences during the week, will not race. All athletes are expected to stay at the meet through the completion of the last race in which East athletes are competing to support and cheer on their teammates. Athletes leaving a meet prior to the end of the meet and award ceremonies will not compete in the following meet unless excused by a coach.

Thursday study hall and practice: Study hall will be available from 1:30pm – 3:30pm again on Thursday. We will have voluntary Mental Skills Training again at 3:30pm at City Park at our usual spot. Practice on Thursday is at 4pm. For athletes not racing Friday, we will have practice at 4pm.

Athlete only potluck hosted by Toby Penner and his family on Wednesday, September 4 at 6:15pm, at 2380 Fairfax.

Optional Mental Skills Training session at City Park (our usual spot) at 3:30pm prior to practice at 4:00pm, on Wednesday and Thursday this week!

Thanks to everyone who supported the team today at our Mici fundraiser. Information on our meet at Thornton on Friday will be posted tomorrow. Great job from all the athletes today on a long, challenging, hot workout!

East Running will get 20% of all sales we bring in on Tuesday, Sep 3 all day long.
Mici Italian
727 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80206

To participate in this fundraiser, you can show the flyer below at the store during checkout

or order online at https://www.miciitalian.com/locations or with the Toast mobile app using the fundraiser coupon GIVEBACK