Hello Sabercats,
 
We have a slightly different schedule again this week because of weather, so please make sure we pay attention to the practice schedule. We also have three main racing opportunities the next three weeks. Each meet will have a different registration process so please make sure you are paying attention to how to register each week.
 
Schedule
 
TRAINING
 
Mon – OYO
 
Tues – CV
              - est pickup: 5:00pm (MS); 6:15pm (HS)
Wed – CV
              - est pickup: 5:15pm ALL
Thurs – CV
- est pickup: 5:00pm (MS); 6:15pm (HS)
Fri – CV
              - est pickup: 5:00pm ALL
Sat – Air Force or OYO
 
Meets
 
Colorado Mines HS Indoor Series #6
 
Rolling Schedule
60m – 7:00pm
800m
60m hurdles
300m
3K
 
Air Force High School Indoor Invitational
 
Registration is through Direct Athletics (use the link above) and needs to be done by 1:00 pm Wednesday, February 1st. Please reach out to the coaches if you have any issues with registration.
 
Schedule
10:00am Girls 3200m Run
10:20am Boys 3200m Run
11:00am Girls 60m Dash - Prelims
11:30am Boys 60m Dash - Prelims
12:00pm Girls 60 Hurdles – Prelims
12:15pm Boys 60 Hurdles – Prelims
12:30pm Girls 800m Run
12:50pm Boys 800m Run
1:15pm Girls 60m Dash – Final (2 sec)
1:25pm Boys 60m Dash – Final (2 sec)
1:40pm Girls 60 Hurdles – Final
1:50pm Boys 60 Hurdles – Final
2:30pm Girls 200m Dash – Final
3:00pm Boys 200m Dash – Final
3:30pm Girls Mile Run – Final
3:50pm Boys Mile Run – Final
4:15pm Girls 400m Dash
4:45pm Boys 400m Dash
5:00pm Girls 4x440 yd Relay
5:20pm Boys 4x440 yd Relay

Hello Sabercats!
 
We had a great week of training despite the snow last week. This week we can put in some more great work. Make sure you pay attention to remind as we may need to make some mid-week changes due to weather.
 
Schedule
 
TRAINING
 
Mon – CV
     - Est pick-up 6:15pm (5:00pm MS’ers)
Tues – CV
     - Est pick-up 5:00pm
Wed – CV
     - Est pick-up 6:15pm (5:00pm MS’ers)
Thurs – OYO
Fri – CV
     - Est pick-up 5:00pm
Sat – 8:00am at Pine Cliff Rd (Weather Dependent) **This is an active Fire Station, so please do not park in front of the Fire House entrance**
     - Est pick-up 9:30am
 
Middle School Winter Track
 
We are excited to be able to offer a Middle School Winter Track season this year starting Monday, January 16th!

Practices will be at the same time (3:15 pm) and athletes will receive training specific to Middle School running. In addition, many of the meets the high school athletes will be competing in allow middle school runners. Please pass along this information to any middle school athlete who is zoned for Castle View.

​Reach out to Coach Lyons or Coach Marshall if you have any questions about the middle school program.

Sign-up link: ​MySchoolBucks - Product
 
Meet Opportunity This Week
 
There is a Mines meet on Thursday the 26th. MS athletes should be able to compete in this meet. If you have interest in racing, make sure you talk to the coaches on Monday to see what events make the most sense.
 
Colorado Mines Indoor HS Series #5

Sabercats!

We have a wintery week ahead of us that is calling for some schedule changes. This week's "on your own day" will be Wednesday, and the practice/ lift will be moved to Thursday. Also, we will be heading up to Denver for our Saturday long run to avoid the snow and find some (hopefully) clear paths. 

 Schedule
 
TRAINING
 
Mon – CV
     - est. Pick-up 6:15 PM (5:00 for Ms'ers)
Tues – CV
     - est. Pick-up 5:00 PM
Wed –OYO
Thurs – CV
     - est. Pick-up 6:15 PM (5:00 for Ms'ers)
Fri – CV
      - est. Pick-up 5:00 PM
Sat – Hudson Gardens @ 8:00 AM
       - est. Pick-up  9:45-10:00 
 
Middle School Winter Track
 
We are excited to be able to offer a Middle School Winter Track season this year starting Monday, January 16th!

Practices will be at the same time (3:15 pm) and athletes will receive training specific to Middle School running. In addition, many of the meets the high school athletes will be competing in allow middle school runners. Please pass along this information to any middle school athlete who is zoned for Castle View.

​Reach out to Coach Lyons or Coach Marshall if you have any questions about the middle school program.

Sign-up link: ​MySchoolBucks - Product

Indoor Track Meets

Here's the 3 main meets that we will be targeting this indoor season:

Feb  4th @ Air Force Academy
Feb 11th @ Heritage HS (Outdoor)
Feb 18th @ UCCS

These aren't a requirement, but are strongly encouraged, as they'll be some of the most fun and competitive meets in the state. 

For any athletes looking to compete the next few weeks, there will be some Thursday evening meets at Mines.

Jan 19th @ Mines
Jan 26th @ Mines

Hello Sabercats!

As we head back to school this week, we will also adopt the weekly schedule that will carry us for the most part until the start of the outdoor track season.
 
Schedule
 
TRAINING
 
Mon – CV
     - est. Pick-up 6:15 PM
Tues – CV
     - est. Pick-up 5:00 PM
Wed – CV
     - est. Pick-up 5:00 PM
Thurs – OYO
 
Fri – CV
      - est. Pick-up 5:00 PM
Sat – OYO
 
Sign-Up

Please sign-up ASAP if you have not already! Here's the sign-up link: 

https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZHVZS5TX305OUU_ZZ5WV7143LYSJJD

Winter training allows you to build on everything you gained in the XC season and sets you up for a big spring on the track. Also, Indoor meets are a fun and unique competitive experience. If you have a teammate who's on the fence about doing winter conditioning, encourage them to sign-up today!

Middle School Winter Track
 
We are excited to be able to offer a Middle School Winter Track season this year starting Monday, January 16th!

Practices will be at the same time (3:15 pm) and athletes will receive training specific to Middle School running. In addition, many of the meets the high school athletes will be competing in allow middle school runners. Please pass along this information to any middle school athlete who is zoned for Castle View.

​Reach out to Coach Lyons or Coach Marshall if you have any questions about the middle school program.

Sign-up link: ​MySchoolBucks - Product

Indoor Track Meets

Here's the 3 main meets that we will be targeting this indoor season:

Feb  4th @ Air Force Academy
Feb 18th @ UCCS
Feb 11th @ Heritage HS (Outdoor)

These aren't a requirement, but are strongly encouraged, as they'll be some of the most fun and competitive meets in the state. 

Athletes are welcome to compete in the other meets taking place around the state if the primary meet don't work, or if they want more racing opportunities. Those meets are listed here:

Jan 14th @ Colorado Mines: Info HERE
Jan 19th @ Mines
Jan 21st @ Western University (Gunnison)
Jan 26th @ Mines
Feb 2nd @ Mines
Feb 11th @ Heritage HS (Outdoor)
Feb 25th @ Heritage HS (Outdoor)

Sabercats,

Hope you all had a great holiday season! We're back in action this week with the start of winter conditioning on Tuesday, and we're excited to see you all again and start building for a great track season. 

Training

Schedule

Mon -OYO
Tues - CV @ 3:15
     - est pick-up: 6:00 pm
Wed - CV @ 3:15
     - est pick-up: 5:00 pm
Thurs - OYO
Fri - CV @ 3:15 
     - est pick-up: 6:00 pm
Sat -Pine Cliff Road (Weather Permitting) @ 8:00 AM
     - est pick-up: 9:30 AM

Sign-Up

Please make sure that you are signed up for winter track before the first practice on Tuesday! Here's the sign-up link: 

https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZHVZS5TX305OUU_ZZ5WV7143LYSJJD

Winter training allows you to build on everything you gained in the XC season and sets you up for a big spring on the track. Also, Indoor meets are a fun and unique competitive experience. If you have a teammate who's on the fence about doing winter conditioning, encourage them to sign-up today!

Indoor Track Meets

Here's the 3 main meets that we will be targeting this indoor season:

Jan 14th @ Colorado Mines
Feb  4th @ Air Force Academy
Feb 18th @ UCCS

These aren't a requirement, but are strongly encouraged, as they'll be some of the most fun and competitive meets in the state. 

Athletes are welcome to compete in the other meets taking place around the state if the primary meet don't work, or if they want more racing opportunities. Those meets are listed here:

Jan 7th @ UCCS
Jan 19th @ Mines
Jan 21st @ Western University (Gunnison)
Jan 26th @ Mines
Feb 2nd @ Mines
Feb 11th @ Heritage HS (Outdoor)
Feb 25th @ Heritage HS (Outdoor)

** If you had a great winter conditioning and want to run at the UCCS meet this weekend, please let a coach know ASAP and we'll help you get registered**

Sabercats,

We hope you all had an enjoyable and restful Thanksgiving holiday. In this post we are outlining everything you need to know about the next few months of running. Please read this in its entirety and reach out to coaches about any questions you have. 

Running Plan

Those who ran NXR are approaching the end of our standard 2 week post-season break, which means that for those doing winter track it's almost time to start running again!

As a reminder we will not be meeting formally as a group for the month of December and our 8-week winter conditioning program will begin first week of January. However, if you are planning on doing winter track you should be running on your own for the month of December. We have posted December training, and captains will organize after school runs. 

   - For those who want to start running again now: Start with 20-30 min easy runs w/ strides tomorrow (Nov. 30th)
 
   - For those who want their full 2 week break: Start with December training next Monday

   - For those who want more than the 2 week break: Reach out to a coach and we will work with you on an alternative plan

If you are playing a winter sport but want to continue on a modified training schedule, please reach out to a coach and we'll work with you on an individual plan.

December Training

Here's the doc with all of the training for the month of December: December Training

There's only one group for training, but the daily range of mileage is pretty big. If you end up being less consistent over this month, don't jump back in the big runs right away. Work yourself back up gradually with the lower end of the mileage ranges. 

Winter Conditioning

The winter track sign-up link has been fixed: MySchoolBucks - Product

Please make sure you are all cleared to go before the first practice on January 3rd. As a reminder, you must sign up for this camp (not the general track one). It will be almost identical to our summer conditioning camp: same amount of weeks and dates, similar style of training, and same "pre-season" focus. 

Winter conditioning is a time that athletes have a chance to take their abilities, friendships, and love of the sport to the next level. Text your friends and teammates that might be on the fence about doing it... off-season stuff is more fun when we have a big group. We hope to see you all there!

Indoor Track

In conjunction with our winter conditioning program, we will also be competing as a club in a few indoor track meets. The main three that we will be targeting as a group are:

Jan 14th @ Colorado Mines
Feb  4th @ Air Force Academy
Feb 18th @ UCCS

Athletes are welcome to compete in the other meets taking place around the state if the primary meet don't work, or if they want more racing opportunities. Those meets are listed here:

Jan 7th @ UCCS
Jan 19th @ Mines
Jan 21st @ Western University (Gunnison)
Jan 26th @ Mines
Feb 2nd @ Mines
Feb 11th @ Heritage HS (Outdoor)
Feb 25th @ Heritage HS (Outdoor)

We look forward to seeing you all again in a few weeks!

Sabercats,

We've got an exciting week ahead as the team travels to Phoenix for NXR! Please read this blog in it's entirety as there's a lot of important information about the trip and winter conditioning.

TRAINING

Mon -CV
     - est pick-up: 6:00 pm
Tues - Bison
     - est pick-up: 5:15 pm
Wed - CV
     - est pick-up: 6:00pm
Thurs - Arizona
Fri - Arizona
Sat- Arizona

NXR Info

Forms

If you have not filled out the following documents, they need to be filled out and sent/brought to Coach Marshall. For those who signed up online, you should have filled them out during the online sign-up process.

Overnight Field Trip Permission - Google Docs

Transportation Awareness Consent and Release - Google Docs

Overnight health Form - High School - Google Docs

The following document has been sent out by Nike and needs to be filled out and sent back to them at this email: NXR.Waivers@nike.com.

EVENT RELEASE (athletic.net)

Flights: 

Depart: Thurs, Nov/17 @ 6:15 AM from DIA (flight # WN2287

Return: Sat, Nov/19 @ 9:00 PM into DIA (flight # WN3443)

Please arrive at DIA airport no later than 4:00 AM. I know this is early, but we will have a chance to sleep once we are in Arizona. We will keep all parents updated on potential delays for the return flight on Saturday evening. We will have your tickets for that morning. Any student over the age of 18 needs to have their ID with them.

For everyone who is flying on their own, please email Coach Marshall your itinerary so that we can instruct you on how to meet up with the team once you arrive.

Hotel 

 La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Phoenix Mesa West | Mesa, AZ Hotels (wyndhamhotels.com)

Tentative Itinerary

Thursday, Nov. 17th:
4:00 AM: Meet at DIA (parent drop off)
​6:15: Depart Denver
8:20: Arrive in Phoenix
10:00: Run at Tempe Beach Park
11:30: Eat Lunch at Tempe Marketplace
1:00: Mini Golf at GolfLand
3:00: Check in to Hotel at La Quinta Inn Phoenix Mesa West
6:00: Dinner at Chipotle
9:30: All students in rooms
10:00: Lights Out

Friday, Nov. 18th:
8:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
9:00: Leave to run at Tempe Beach Park
11:00: Eat Lunch at Tempe Marketplace
12:30 PM: Arrive back at hotel
2:30: Leave for NXR festivities at Coyote Run Golf Course
5:30: Return to hotel
6:00: Dinner Catered from Olive Garden
7:00: Boys team meeting
8:00: Girls team meeting
9:00: All students in rooms
9:30 :Lights out

Saturday, Nov 19th: (The race director will release what races we are in on Wednesday. We will update race times as soon as we have them)
7:00 AM: Breakfast at Hotel
TBD: Leave for race at Coyote Run Golf Course
TBD: Girls Race
TBD: Boys Race
1:00: Leave Meet
1:30: Lunch at In-N-Out/ Season Recap Meeting
4:30: Return rental cars
5:00: Arrive at Phoenix Airport
7:15: Depart Phoenix 
9:00: Arrive at DIA (parent pick-up)

NXR Website

Course Map

Course Map with Elevation Profile

Please reach out to the coaches with any other questions you have about the trip

Winter Distance Conditioning

The link to sign-up for distance winter conditioning is live (located on the Winter Conditioning page):

As we mentioned at the banquet, the camp will look very similar to summer conditioning in regard to days we meet, style of training, and cost. You can read more about it on the winter conditioning tab. 

Team Dinner

Team Dinner this week will be hosted Monday 11/14 at 5:30pm at the Jorde's house.

The address is:

The old food sign-up link didn't work, but this one should!

Castle View Cross Country: Team Dinner (Jorde's) (signupgenius.com)

Team Gear For Purchase

The backpacks are finally in! If you would like to buy the red long sleeve, warm-up pants or backpack you can do so at this time.

What:

• Red Long Sleeve - $20
• Warm-up Pant - $40
• Backpack - $40
• Full Set - $100

How:

Cash or Check (Made out to Castle View High School XC). Reach out to Coach Lyons if you have any questions.

When:

As soon as you want!

Sabercats,

Please take a look at this week's blog post and respond with your plans for the 2 mile this week. Thanks!

TRAINING

Mon -CV
     - est pick-up: 6:00 pm
Tues - Bison
     - est pick-up: 5:15 pm
Wed - CV
     - est pick-up: 6:00pm
Thurs - CV
     - est pick-up: 5:15 pm
Fri - CV
     - est pick-up: 5:15 pm
Sat -Heritage High School

Heritage 2 Mile

To pay the $20 entry fee, please bring cash to practice or Venmo coach Marshall @Brian-Marshall-84

All athletes attending NXR will be running a 2-mile time trial this week. We are strongly encouraging athletes to attend the Heritage Classic 2 Mile, which will be taking place at Heritage High School this Saturday, Nov. 12. The cost will be $20 per athlete. I'll update tomorrow with payment information. 

If you cannot attend this race, you will be running a time trial on the track on Thursday's practice. 

Please send me (Coach Marshall) a remind message about which 2 Mile you plan to do so I can this week out. 

Winter Training

As we mentioned at the banquet, distance track will look a little different this year. Please see the winter conditioning tab at the top of the site for more info. 

The registration link for that should be live by tomorrow. 

NXR Information

Flights: 

We will be flying through Southwest on a group ticket. Once we get closer to the flight I'll get everyone's full name, DOB, rapid rewards #, etc.

Depart: Thurs, Nov/17 @ 6:15 AM from DIA (flight # WN2287)

Return: Sat, Nov/19 @ 9:00 PM into DIA (flight # WN3443)

Payment Link: MySchoolBucks - Product

Hotel: La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Phoenix Mesa West | Mesa, AZ Hotels (wyndhamhotels.com)

Sabercats!

We had the best overall team performance at the State meet in team history! With our boys finishing 7th (one place off a team best) and the girls finishing 12th (the best finish in team history), we certainly stamped our place amongst some of the best overall programs in the state.

The boys team started off the morning by beating some incredible teams. TJ Frueh started off the scoring in 17th, followed by Parker Gaham in 23rd, Christian Alley in 28th, Matthew Higgs in 72nd, Kellen Scott in 86th, Luke Bartunek in 115th, and Holden Ripp in 122nd. These boys put on an absolute clinic the 2nd mile and moved from 17th at the mile, 15th at the 2 mile, and closed the last mile hard for a  7th place team finish!

Our Girls took the course about an hour later with the same level of patience as the boys demonstrated. Brenna Jorde started the scoring in 24th, followed by Riley Combe in 38th, Brenna Wendell in 82nd, Ciara Baker in 109th, Reese Plummer in 119th, and Viv Mann in 138th. Similar to the boys, our girls were 16th at the mile, 17th at the 2 mile and then slammed it home the last mile for a 12th place finish.

State Results

State Pictures

State Video

Schedule

TRAINING

Mon - OYO

Tues - CV
     - est pick-up: 5:15 pm
Wed - CV
     - est pick-up: 5:15 pm
Thurs - CV
     - est pick-up: 5:15 pm
Fri - Bison (weather permitting)
     - est pick-up: 5:15 pm
Sat - CV@7:30am
     - est pick-up: 9:15 am

Team Banquet

Our team banquet is Wednesday, November 2nd at 6:00 pm in the Castle View Commons. The banquet will be a potluck style so please use the link below to sign up. All family members are welcome!

Potluck Sign up

Uniform Return

Uniforms are due back to either Coach Marshall or Coach Lyons by the date of the banquet. You can either bring your uniform back to your coaches at the banquet itself, or you can bring it to practice. You must turn in your uniform top and bottom, the long sleeve, and the pants, unless you are planning on buying the sweats. The Castle View T-Shirt is yours to keep.

NXR Information

Payment Link: MySchoolBucks - Product

Hotel: La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Phoenix Mesa West | Mesa, AZ Hotels (wyndhamhotels.com)

Sabercats,

For the second straight year we are excited to be bringing both our boys' and girls' teams to state! This will be the boys' 5th consecutive trip (4th longest streak in 5A) and the girls' 2nd.

Last Thursday's regional race was highlighted by all-regional performance from TJ Frueh (5th) and Parker Graham (8th) on the boys side, and Brenna Jorde (8th) and Riley Combe (14th). 

Coming into the season we set the standard of bringing both teams back to state, and every single person on this team helped contribute to that goal. Now let's see what we can do at the big meet!

Schedule
 
TRAINING

Mon @ CV
     - est pickup 6:00
Tues – @ CV
     - est pickup 5:15
Wed – @CV
     - est pickup 6:00
Thurs – @ Bison
     - est pickup 5:15
Fri – @ CV
     - est pickup 5:15
Sat – State Championship @ Norris Penrose

Team Bus

We rented a team bus for state this season with the hopes of getting as many members of the CVXC team down to spectate as possible! 

All competing athletes are required to travel with the bus. All non-competing athletes are strongly encouraged to come with, dress up, and cheer like crazy for your teammates.

Team Awards

Please fill out this end of season award form ASAP to nominate your teammates for banquet awards

​2022 XC End of Season Awards Nominations (google.com)
   
State Meet Information

The Meet will be at Norris Penrose Stadium in Colorado Springs. Team bus leaves CV @ 7:15 AM. 

Boys race @ 9:40
Girls race @ 11:00

Live stream the meet here:  HERE

Reminder that parking costs $10 a vehicle 

Team Dinner

Friday Night @ 5:30
Boekes  Home
1798 Quartz Mountain Drive Larkspur Co 80118

Uniform Return

Uniforms are due back to either Coach Marshall or Coach Lyons by the date of the banquet. You can either bring your uniform back to your coaches at the banquet itself, or you can bring it to practice. You must turn in your uniform top and bottom, the long sleeve, and the pants, unless you are planning on buying the sweats. The Castle View T-Shirt is yours to keep.

NXR Information

Payment Link: MySchoolBucks - Product

Hotel: La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Phoenix Mesa West | Mesa, AZ Hotels (wyndhamhotels.com)

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