Hello Parents,

Saturday, October 29th, we will be sending cross country teams to the VACA Championship at Christian Heritage and the BRC Championship at The Blue Ridge School.  Directions can be found on the athletic website under Directions to Games or by clicking here.

All 9th-12th girls will travel by bus with Coach Alexander to the BRC Championship at The Blue Ridge School.

All other runners, middle school through 12th grade, will travel to the VACA Championship with Coach Deneen. This will be Parent Transport.

Please send snacks for our runners to share at these events.  Simple carbs are best (oranges, bananas, bagels).

GO GRYPHONS!

No practice today, but stretch and do a light jog at home.

Coach Deneen

Runnin’ With the Wolves Rocktoberfest
Cross Country Invitational
Saturday, October 15th, 2016
Wolf Branch Farm, Forest, Virginia
Route 221, (Behind Benjamin’s Restaurant; GPS: 14900 Forest Rd. 24551)

10:00 Middle School Boys  
10:30 Middle School Girls 

12:45: 5K Varsity Girls Championship 
1:30: 5K Boys Varsity Championship 

*Please arrive at least 1 hour before your race time to find parking, get to the NCS tent near the start line, warm up, get your race bib, and mentally prepare.

Call or Text Coach Deneen with race day questions/concerns at (m) 434-609-3702. 

Due to weather conditions, the Rod Camden Hilltopper Invitational cross country meet on Saturday has been canceled.

Information regarding the Hilltopper Invitational is posted on the Varsiy Cross Country team page under "Files",  or you may access it by using this link.

All Middle School runners should be there 45 minutes before race time and Varsity runners 1 hour before race time.

Varsity and Middle School Cross Country Team pictures are tomorrow! Please remember to bring uniforms to school.  Pictures will be at noon.

Due to weather conditions, there will be NO CROSS COUNTRY PRACTICE TODAY.  Coach Deneen would like all athletes to run on their own over the weekend.

Cross Country Team Pictures will be taken during lunch on Tuesday, October 4th.  Please make sure your athlete has their clean uniform with them for their picture.
 

Due to the 4-miler tomorrow, there will be no cross country practice today, Friday, September 22nd. The coach informed the team but we wanted to make sure this had been communicated to the parents.

Parents of Cross Country Runners,

Perhaps your runner came home today with an outlandish tale about a cross country meet tomorrow…or maybe they didn’t mention it at all…

Well, it’s true!  We are hosting a home meet with Fuqua School of Farmville Tuesday afternoon at NCS.  Apparently this was discussed a month or so ago but never finalized in communication…until this morning!  So we’re going to take advantage of the opportunity in preparation for our meets next week (Tuesday at NCS for Varsity and Wednesday at Presbyterian Homes for Middle School).  As I told the runners this afternoon, here’s how it’s gonna work (Lord Willing):

                At about 4:00, all boys (varsity and middle school) will run together the 3.1 mile course.

                At about 4:45, all girls (varsity and middle school) will run together the 3.1 mile course.

Yes, that’s a mile farther than the middle schoolers will normally race.  I’ve told them the goal is the experience of running against others and just finishing – walking is fine!

Fuqua School has about 7 male and 7 female runners from grades 6-12, so it’s a great fit for both schools.

If you don’t want your student running tomorrow, or you have previous plans, I completely understand.

As for varsity soccer players, the game isn’t until 6:00.  There’s time to rest and recoup before your game.  However, its your choice.

Thanks parents for your ongoing support and the joy of working with your student athletes!

Coach Chris Deneen

Go Gryphons!