Just a reminder that tonight’s team potluck will be from 6:00-8:00 at the home of Elena Thoman: 1533 Madison Street. Assignments on what to bring remain the same as in prior weeks.

Go Angels!

Arrive at East: 6:45am

Bus leaves East:  7:00am

Entries: Liberty Bell Entries

Parents:  Please volunteer to bring the tent to Liberty Bell so our runners can have shelter and a “home” for the meet.  Tent Sign Up

Schedule:

2019 Divisions!!

Remember, the Angel Invitational is coming up on Sept 17.  We need more course monitors and help with clean up, click here to sign up:  Volunteer for Angel Invite

What:  Team potluck hosted by Abby Howard

Where:

When: Thursday, Sept 5 from 6:00 – 8:00pm

Who:  East Cross Country Team (no parents except for host parents)

What to bring: 

Frosh: main dish;

Sophs: side dish, salad or veggies;

Juniors: dessert;

Seniors: drinks/chocolate milk

Bring enough to serve 8 – 10.

GO ANGELS!

Many of you have reached out to ask how we as a community can support the Trautweins while Ian undergoes treatment for cancer. Below is a link to a gofundme site where you can donate to help them during Ian’s treatment. Please reach out to Jennifer (jareich424@gmail.com) or Coach Kohuth if you have any questions or want to discuss.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/supportforian

Arapahoe Warrior and Washington Park Invitational

East Angel Cross Country split squads on Friday, with Boys and Girls Varsity traveling down to the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational and the rest of the team competing at the Washington Park Invite.

Braving Friday afternoon traffic, the varsity squads rendezvoused at DeKovend Park in Littleton where thirty-five teams were getting ready for one of the most competitive early season meets. The crowded field would take on a course that features a couple wet creek crossings and an equal number of short hills and circles around grass fields and a portion of the Highline Canal Trail.  The boys would take to the course first. Senior Will Daley put himself in the lead pack from the beginning, closely following the eventual winner before settling for third place at the finish in a time of 16:09. Fellow senior Asher Hoyt would take a more conservative strategy moving up from around 40th early on to a 24th place finish in 17:24. Sophomore Eamon Nussbaum also moved up nicely throughout the race for a 90th place finish in 18:49. Senior Ballard Kauffman (18:56, 99th) and junior Xander Pacini (19:19, 112th) would complete the scoring for the Angels and were followed by seniors Jack Beardsheer (19:33, 128th) and Otto Kauffman (19:33, 129th). When the final scores were tallied, Denver East had finished a very respectable 10th of 29 teams, behind mostly teams currently ranked in the top-15 in 4A or 5A in the state.

The Varsity Girls took off from the starting line immediately after the boys had finished. The East Angels asserted their intention to finish as one of the top teams early. Junior Laura Romero started among the top-10 and would fight her way up to 5th place by the finish in 19:47, a really good time on the DeKovend Park course. Junior Julia Schor (21:00) and seniors Anna Buddenhagen (21:03) and Lindsey Weyant (21:07) put themselves in the top-30 from the start and hung on to finish 24th, 26th and 30th, while juniors Maya Winfield (49th, 21:38), Lilia Scudamore (58th, 21:57), and Grace O’Meara (71st, 22:33) raced in shortly behind them. Denver East’s score of 129 points place them 4th of 24 teams, right amongst some of the top ranked teams in the state.

Slightly closer to home, East Angels would take on a large field of athletes over the mostly flat asphalt and grass course of the Washington Park Invitational. There, the JV-1 teams would take on varsity competition and hold their own quite well. Juniors Abigael Howard and Maya Nussbaumer would lead a pack of Angels over the 5K course, finishing 20th and 22nd respectively in 21:50 and 21:51. Sophomore Annabel Filippini opened her season with a 34th place finish in 22:14, followed by junior AlanaMarie Barros (42nd, 22:40), senior Ellie McWhirter (48th, 22:59) and sophomore Naomi Fry (57th, 23:22). The team finished 5th of 20 teams in this varsity race – the JV finishing only a handful of points behind the varsity teams from South and Northfield.

The Boys Varsity were led by sophomores David Anderson and Jack Kriekels who raced to 75th and 79th place finished in 19:39 and 19:45 respectively. Senior Stephen Evans finished next for the Angels in 87th (20:01), followed by 9th grader Benjamin Hopper (102nd, 20:24), 10th grader Charlie Kruger (115th, 20:44), 9th grader Ian Logan (122nd, 21:02), and 10th grader Allen Harder (132nd, 21:22). The JV-1 boys finished 16th of 26 teams in varsity competition.  

Those racing in the Open Divisions at the Washington Park Invite got the opportunity to race over a 3200m course. Highlights for the Angels included senior Elena Thoman’s 14th place finish in 14:33 and 9th grader Bri O’Meara’s 16th place finish in 14:42, as well as the runs by Grace Chambers (24th, 15:01), Sarah Hoffer (25th, 15:01) and Sophia Charles (30th, 15:15). The Girls finished 5th of 19 teams. For the boys, sophomore Frank Buddenhagen (32nd, 12:39) led the way in the open race, followed by James Johnson (47th, 13:06), Elijah Bruggeman (50th, 13:07), Adam Schwartz (56th, 13:13) and 9th grader Jaxson McGuire (60th, 13:16) as the Boys finished a respectable 5th of 21 teams.

Next week nearly everyone will get to compete at the very competitive and fast Liberty Bell Invitational at Heritage High School.  

AND REMEMBER, we need your help with TRANSPORTING THE TENT and SHARING PICTURES. Please lend a hand– or trunk!

GET A UNIFORM:

If you haven’t checked out a uniform and need one, please stop by the cross country cage, room 027 (in the basement by the trainers’ room, sports laundry room and locker rooms) to get one  on Thursday, August 29 after school (1:15pm – 1:45pm). If you have questions or get lost, text Ruth (303) 525-2829

***Please note the Wash Park Meet entries have been updated in the link below.***

WASH PARK MEET:

Click here for entries: Wash Park entries updated Athletes with an asterisk by their name will be running varsity.

As you know, there are no busses for the meets Friday. If you want to connect to others to carpool, go to the Wash Park Transportation Bulletin Board.  Indicate if you can give a ride or if you need a ride.  If you can help with rides, please enter the number of runners you can legally drive. Note: this is a resource to help you make your own arrangments.

• Dismissal at 1:15pm
• Meet on Detroit St (between the lunch room and Detroit St)
• Depart from Detroit Street around 1:30pm
• Parking & Event Location: The course is located at the South end of Washington Park, the best dropoff location can be found on South Franklin Street. Spectators are encouraged to park on South Franklin, or the North end of Denver South High School Main Parking lot on Louisiana Ave. Please click on the Course Map for reference. Washington Park Invite Course Map
• Schedule: 2:45 – Coach’s meeting (at the finish line) 3:00 – Girls Open 2 miles (unlimited entries) 3:30 – Boys Open 2 miles (unlimited entries) 4:00 – Girls Varsity 5k (limited to seven entries – top five score) 4:45 – Boys Varsity 5k (limited to seven entries – top five score)  5:15 – High School Awards Ceremony at Start Line

Tonight (8/28) at midnight is the last chance to order uniform shorts, warm ups and backpacks! Click here to order: Gear Shop

We have just been informed that we will  not have busses for this Friday’s meets at Wash Park and Arapahoe.  It would be great if we could get some drivers for the Wash Park Meet on 8/30/19.

Wash Park Meet:

Click here for entries: Wash Park entries updated Athletes with an asterisk by their name will be running varsity.  

Click here to add your name to the Wash Park Transportation Bulletin Board.  Indicate if you can give a ride or if you need a ride.  If you can help with rides, please enter the number of runners you can legally drive.

• Dismissal at 1:15pm
• Meet on Detroit St (between the lunch room and Detroit St)
• Depart from Detroit Street around 1:30pm
• Parking & Event Location: The course is located at the South end of Washington Park, the best dropoff location can be found on South Franklin Street. Spectators are encouraged to park on South Franklin, or the North end of Denver South High School Main Parking lot on Louisiana Ave. Please click on the Course Map for reference. Washington Park Invite Course Map
• Schedule:2:45 – Coach’s meeting (at the finish line)3:00 – Girls Open 2 miles (unlimited entries)

  3:30 – Boys Open 2 miles (unlimited entries)

  4:00 – Girls Varsity 5k (limited to seven entries – top five score)

  4:45 – Boys Varsity 5k (limited to seven entries – top five score)

  5:15 – High School Awards Ceremony at Start Line

If you need a uniform, please go to the cage after school on Thursday to get your uniform.

Tonight (8/28) at midnight is the last chance to order uniform shorts, warm ups and sweet XC merch!  Click here to order: Gear Shop

GO ANGELS!

We need parents to take turns transporting the tent to meets. You can sign up here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ucHoULNb2yxzpwhRtWYVhAU6LxyUjONUleTzUh3hXI0/edit?usp=sharing

Remember also to share your pictures. You can add them to folders for each meet on our page here (you may need to request to join if you have not yet done so)   https://eastcrosscountry2019.shutterfly.com

AND DON’T FORGET TO SIGN UP TO HELP WITH THE SEPT 17 ANGEL INVITE! We would love for everyone to lend a hand.   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E48ACA92BA20-angel

What:  Pre-meet potluck hosted by Ballard and Otto Kauffman and Stephen Evans at the Kauffman home.

Where:

When: Thursday, August 29 from 6:00 – 8:00pm

Who:  East Cross Country Team (no parents except for host parents)

Why:  To get nourished and excited for Friday’s Arapahoe and Wash Park Meets.

What to bring: 

Frosh: main dish; Sophs: side dish, salad or veggies; Juniors: dessert; Seniors: drinks/chocolate milk

Bring enough to serve 8 – 10.

GO ANGELS!

By the way, if you left this at the last potluck, please text Lania at (303) 887-8933.