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Arapahoe Girls Entries Arapahoe Boys Entries Liberty Bell Recap Boys: The varsity boys put on a historic performance, winning the Sweepstakes division by 36 points and setting the all-time Liberty Bell team average record. They ran 15:10 (previous record 15:23), and beat multiple national ranked teams in the process. Liberty Bell has been a major invitational in the state of Colorado for 49 years. JV finished third behind Northfield and Erie. Open placed second, once again behind Northfield. This race also featured an individual win for freshman Colton Main, who took down the field in 17:33. Overall it was a very impressive day that showcased both our varsity and depth against Colorado’s best. As recently as 2024 our program’s best ever individual finish Liberty Bell was 15:22. This year we had 4 athletes under that mark! Here’s a list of the athletes that improved by over a minute at this year’s Liberty Bell. Isaac Cattelier 1:55 improvement Christian McQuaid 1:44 improvement John Cowan 1:36 improvement Cash Toda 1:17 improvement Gabe Gomez 1:13 improvement Girls: The varsity girls finished 15th in the Sweepstakes division, averaging 19:19. This was the second best team average in Castle View history, and the girls inched closer to a top 10 in the state type performance. Once again, the girl's depth was one of the major stories of the day. The girls placed 6th in the JV race, which is pretty remarkable considering the strength of some of the programs we were up against. Our team average of 21:12 broke our school’s JV record by nearly 50 seconds, and was actually faster than our varsity average in 2019. Open girls moved the standard even higher; they placed 3rd, averaging 22:56, breaking our school’s open record by over a minute. This race featured a ridiculous individual victory from Cassidy McQuaid, who won the race by 97 seconds! It also took a huge breakthrough from Eleanor Mondy, who had the best race of her career to step up and finish as our 5th runner, to help secure the team placement. Lucy Seufert 3:19 improvement Sloane Davis 3:16 improvement Eleanor Mondy 2:04 improvement Cassidy McQuaid 1:51 improvement Chloe Showers 1:49 improvement Sienna Mandriolli 1:22 improvement Sydney Bennett 1:13 improvement Parent Store Here is the link to our spirit store. I will keep this link here every week so you can find it easily. Castle View XC Spirit Store NXR Flight: Leaves Denver @ 9:15 AM -> Arrives Phoenix @ 11:15 on Nov. 19 (Flight # WN-1445) Leaves Phoenix @ 9:45 PM -> Arrives Denver @ 11:35 on Nov. 21(Flight # WN-3422) Hotel: This is still TBD. Our huge group size (60+) is making hotel blocks a bit tricky. We may end up needing to split between 2 hotels. If we do, they will be in the same parking lot. Race: All NXRSW info can be found here: https://nxrsw.runnerspace.com/ Sign-Up: Thank you to everyone who signed up. The following list is everyone that I have signed up for our team flight: NXR Team Flight Note this is the team flight list only! I know others are coming but are arranging their own transportation. If you don’t see your name on this list but are planning to join the team flight, let me know ASAP! Please venmo the final cost to me @Brian-Marshall-84. Great American Trip The trip to Great American will take place from Oct 1- Oct 3. Only the top 7 athletes (and possibly an 8th) will be invited. Selection Process: As we mentioned before, we have used Liberty Bell to give auto selections to a few athletes. We have selected the following athletes for the trip: Girls: Sloane Caroline Destinee Reena Chloe Aly Sophia Boys: Evan Wyatt KK Gabe Nate Jakey Leggo We have decided that we will take an 8th runner for the boys and girls. As stated previously, we will use information by Arapahoe and Coronado Invite to determine who that 8th invite will be, and that decision will be made on Sep 19th. Flights We will be flying with United United Flight: 01OCT Thursday ---> Depart: 4:14P Arrive: 9:39P United Flight: 03OCT Saturday ----> Depart: 4:27P Arrive: 6:19P Hotel Homewood Suites by Hilton (Raleigh) Meet Info Great American XC Festival Photos: This team photo share allows everyone on the team access to the pictures taken throughout the year. It also makes it very easy to put together the team slideshow at the end of the year. Here's the link for our team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take! Sign Ups: Team dinners, chocolate milk Wednesdays and meet snacks are all things that families sign-up for over the course of the year. We rely on consistent parent volunteers to make these things happen. There are still slots available for many of the datesOptional Morning Practices There are no optional morning practices this week. Team Dinner: This week’s team dinner will be at the Iarossi household Training Practice Schedule: Mon: On your Own Tues: Castle View Track @ 3:15 PM - est pick-up: 5:15 (Girls talk pick-up 6:00) Wed: Coach Moss’s Classroom @ 3:15 - est pick-up: 6:00 Thurs: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up 5:15 Fri: Arapahoe Invite @ Variable Times Sat: Meet Information What: Arapahoe Where: DeKovend Park Course Map Meet Schedule: 3:30 Open Fresh/Soph BOYS 3:50 Open Fresh/Soph GIRLS 4:20 Open JR/SR BOYS 4:40 Open JR/SR GIRLS 5:10 Varsity BOYS 5:30 Varsity GIRLS Arrival Times: 2:00 Open Fresh/Soph BOYS 2:00 Open Fresh/Soph GIRLS 3:00 Open JR/SR BOYS 3:00 Open JR/SR GIRLS 3:20 Varsity BOYS 3:20 Varsity GIRLS Arapahoe Info ATHLETE, COACH & SPECTATOR PARKING: We are expecting close to 2,000 runners this year, and parking at deKoevend is limited. Please be sure your athletes and parents know they should plan ahead and arrive early to find a parking spot. Here are the parking options:
5) EMERGENCY SHELTER: We use WeatherBug to monitor lightning and will delay races if lightning strikes within 8 miles. In case of inclement weather, all participants are asked to return to their buses or cars. We do not have access to Pickleball Center or Goodson Rec Center. 6) TREATS & STUFF: We’ll have Kona Ice and Runners Roost on-hand this year for all your shaved ice and running gear needs. Please mention these vendors to your runners and parents. 7) DRY SHOES/CLOTHES: The course runs through the water crossing twice, and there is water flowing in the creek. Please have your athletes enter the creek between the flags that we will have up. We check the crossing prior to the meet and sandbag as necessary for safety, but please remind your athletes that they WILL get wet and they SHOULD bring an extra pair of shoes/socks to change into after the race. (Course Map)
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Liberty Bell Entries Liberty Bell entries are official. Please make sure you see your name on the entries. Labor Day Our Labor Day Schedule will be: Sat Sept. 5: Liberty Bell Mon Sept 7: On your own run Athletes will still be expected to run on their own on Monday. Meet Change We will no longer be attending the Dave Sanders Invite on Fri Sept 25. Instead we will be at the Elizabeth Stadium Invite on Sat, Sept. 26. For reference, this meet will be only for JV and FR/SO athletes. Here's our meet schedule again for reference: Meet Schedule Parent Store Here is the link to our spirit store. I will keep this link here every week so you can find it easily. Castle View XC Spirit Store Team Practice Recap I want to start by saying thank you to all the parents who helped get everyone out to the team practice on Saturday. I know that it feels a bit impractical to drive 20 minutes away for a practice early on a Saturday morning, but I know that the experience on the League course will pay off in October! NXR Here are the details for NXR so far: Flight: Leaves Denver @ 9:15 AM -> Arrives Phoenix @ 11:15 on Nov. 19 (Flight # WN-1445) Leaves Phoenix @ 9:45 PM -> Arrives Denver @ 11:35 on Nov. 21(Flight # WN-3422) Hotel: This is still TBD. Our huge group size (60+) is making hotel blocks a bit tricky. We may end up needing to split between 2 hotels. If we do, they will be in the same parking lot. Race: All NXRSW info can be found here: https://nxrsw.runnerspace.com/ Sign-Up: The following google form is our official sign-up doc. This interest form will not reserve your spot on the trip or the flight! The only way you can do this is by paying and filling out the google form. The cost of the trip will be $550, which is $40 less than last year (plus we got a more humane wake-up time for our flight out). Please venmo the final cost to me @BrianMarshall84. NXR Official Sign-Up Doc Payment is due this Saturday (September 5th). If you can’t pay by then (or are still unsure) please reach out and I can make an exception. I just need enough to cover the deposit. Also, if you are interested in donating to our scholarship fund to help a teammate go, just let me know. Great American Trip The trip to Great American will take place from Oct 1- Oct 3. Only the top 7 athletes (and possibly an 8th) will be invited. Selection Process: Some athletes will be offered "guaranteed spots" on 9/6 after Liberty Bell. These will be given out by coach's discretion. The rest of the 7-8 athletes will be filled out after the Coronado Classic on 9/19. Flights We will be flying with United United Flight: 01OCT Thursday ---> Depart: 4:14P Arrive: 9:39P United Flight: 03OCT Saturday ----> Depart: 4:27P Arrive: 6:19P Hotel Homewood Suites by Hilton (Raleigh) Meet Info Great American XC Festival Photos: This team photo share allows everyone on the team access to the pictures taken throughout the year. It also makes it very easy to put together the team slideshow at the end of the year. Here's the link for our team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take! Sign Ups: Team dinners, chocolate milk Wednesdays and meet snacks are all things that families sign-up for over the course of the year. We rely on consistent parent volunteers to make these things happen. There are still slots available for many of the dates Parent Shirts: I will be giving out our final supply of parent t-shirts this weekend at Liberty Bell. Please come grab one out of the box if you don’t have one. It will be great to once again line the course in red! Snapraise A few of you have not filled out your emails for snapraise. Please do that ASAP. This fundraiser is how we pay for things like uniforms, t-shirts, parent t-shirts, assistant coaches, and more! Step 1 Have participants go to: join.snap.app Step 2 Have participants sign up or sign in, and then enter the participant join code: 341-080-145 Optional Morning Practices Due to the cooler forecasted temps this week, we will not be having any morning practices. Team Dinner: We are still in need of a host for the team dinner this week! Training Practice Schedule: Mon: Coach Marshall's Classroom @ 3:15 - est pick-up: 6:00 Tues: Castle View Track @ 3:15 PM - est pick-up: 5:15 (Girls talk pick-up 6:00) Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up: 6:00 Thurs: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up 5:15 Fri: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up 5:15 Sat: Liberty Bell (Heritage HS) @ various times Meet Information What: Liberty Bell Invitational Where: Heritage HS Course Map Meet Schedule: 7:45 Saucony Sweepstakes Boys Varsity 8:15 Runners Roost Sweepstakes Girls Varsity 10:23 Sweepstakes Boys JV 10:27 Sweepstakes Girls JV 12:07 Sweepstakes Boys Open 12:11 Sweepstakes Girls Open Arrival Times: Varsity Boys- 6:30 AM Varsity Girls - 7:00 AM JV Boys- 7:45 AM JV Girls- 7:45 AM Open Boys- 10:00 AM (7:45 if you want to watch varsity boys) Open Girls- 10:00 AM (7:45 if you want to watch varsity boys) In the past we have asked everyone to be there for the varsity boys race, and for the varsity boys to stay all the way through the end of the meet. That said, the open boys race is 90 minutes later than it’s been in previous years. I understand that people can be busy on Saturdays so I will not require everyone to be there for the entire thing. That said, for those who can, I will strongly encourage you to come early and stay late. Our team support across all divisions is something that makes Castle View XC great! Race Divisions: Both the boys and girls teams have been selected to participate in the Sweepstakes divisions. Here are the full selections along with box assignments: LBI Final Divisions 2026 Parking & Transportation (Maps)
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Cheyenne Mountain Stampede Recap Boys: Our varsity boys put on a great performance, winning the meet by nearly 30 points. The field consisted of 6 teams in the pre-season top 10, including 2 that were ranked ahead of us (Northfield and Legend.) The team average time was 15:50, which was the 5th average in the history of the course (behind Niwot '24 & '25, Cheyenne Mountain '22, and Coronado '25) and fastest ever at the pre-state meet by 13 seconds. Evan Dann nearly won the meet, running perhaps the best runner in the nation all the way to the tape. JV had a solid showing taking second to Northfield. We will get a chance to race their JV again in 2 weeks at Liberty Bell. It’s important to note that last year’s race was not only considerably cooler, but also shorter (the adjustment they made last year took some distance off the course.) So keep that in mind when comparing your time year over year. That said, there were still a few monster improvements: John Cowan 1:57 improvement Nate Salazar 1:54 improvement Seth Higgs 1:37 improvement Ben Ahlgrim 1:35 improvement Also worth mentioning that Nate Salazar was the fastest sophomore in the entire meet! Girls: Our varsity girls mixed it up with some of the best teams in the nation, with the top 4 teams all receiving votes in various national polls. The girls placed 10th, and had our fastest average time since 2023. Still, I know many of the varsity girls left wanting more. We’ll get that chance again in 2 weeks at Liberty Bell. Our JV girls did something no girl Castle View girls JV team has ever done before -- win the meet! Our five scorers all ran gutsy races, each battling 85 degree temperatures against the JV teams from those top programs. We knew we were deep after our dual meet, and it was great to show that to the rest of the state. Here are a few biggest improvements (keep in mind, once again, that last year’s race was a cooler day and a shorter course) Chloe Showers 2:10 improvement Sydney Bennett 1:43 improvement Sienna Mandriolli 1:35 improvement NXR This is probably the most important announcement of the week! If you are planning on (or considering) coming to NXR this year, please fill out this interest form by Wednesday August 26th. 2026 NXR Interest Form This form is not a commitment, but it allows me to get an idea of what our numbers will be so I can book the group flight. I want to have this done now to try and secure better pricing. Not filling out the form could jeopardize your spot on the trip (the seats on the group flight will be reserved for those who fill out the form.) The trip will take place from November 19th- 21st and will probably cost about $550 (based on previous years, but everything is always getting more expensive it seems.) There are scholarships available for those who need financial assistance with the trip. Also, for those that are able, donating to that scholarship fund could make the trip possible for a teammate! Team Pictures: Team pictures are scheduled for this Friday August 28th, right after practice in the Sabercave at 5:30 Great American Trip The trip to Great American will take place from Oct 1- Oct 3. Only the top 7 athletes (and possibly an 8th) will be invited. Selection Process: Some athletes will be offered "guaranteed spots" on 9/6 after Liberty Bell. These will be given out by coach's discretion. The rest of the 7-8 athletes will be filled out after the Coronado Classic on 9/19. Flights We will be flying with United United Flight: 01OCT Thursday ---> Depart: 4:14P Arrive: 9:39P United Flight: 03OCT Saturday ----> Depart: 4:27P Arrive: 6:19P Hotel Homewood Suites by Hilton (Raleigh) Meet Info Great American XC Festival Photos: This team photo share allows everyone on the team access to the pictures taken throughout the year. It also makes it very easy to put together the team slideshow at the end of the year. Here's the link for our team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take! Sign Ups: Team dinners, chocolate milk Wednesdays and meet snacks are all things that families sign-up for over the course of the year. We rely on consistent parent volunteers to make these things happen. There are still slots available for many of the dates Parent Shirts: The parent shirts were awesome yesterday. It was so cool seeing everyone wearing them out on the course. I have a few extras. If you haven’t gotten one yet, I will have them at our next meet (Liberty Bell.) Snapraise A few of you have not filled out your emails for snapraise. Please do that ASAP. This fundraiser is how we pay for things like uniforms, t-shirts, parent t-shirts, assistant coaches, and more! Step 1 Have participants go to: join.snap.app Step 2 Have participants sign up or sign in, and then enter the participant join code: 341-080-145 Optional Morning Practices This week we will be moving our optional morning practice to Thursday, since that will be our harder session of the week. We will once again start at 6:15 sharp. Team Dinner: With no meet, there will not be a team dinner this week. Training Practice Schedule: Mon: Coach Marshall's Classroom @ 3:15 - est pick-up: 6:00 Tues: Castle View Track @ 3:15 PM - est pick-up: 5:15 (Girls talk pick-up 6:00) Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up: 6:00 Thurs: Castle View Track @ 6:15 AM or 3:15 - est pick-up 5:15 Fri: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up 6:00 (after team pictures) Sat: Redstone Park @ 7:30 AM - est pick-up 9:15 Saturday Practice Instead of a meet this weekend, we will be conducting a practice at Redstone Park. With lots of important competitions still to come, it is important that we buckle down and get some more training in. We will be meeting at Redstone Park in Highlands Ranch to preview the location of our league meet this year. Practice starts at 7:30 AM. Sabercats, CV/DC Dual (+ Pondo) Meet Recap: Girls: The girls put on a show , scoring 24 points to take a commanding victory over DC and Pondo. After only squeaking out a 1 point victory last year, it was great to see the girls come out and take control from the very beginning. Sloane and Caroline's 1-2 finish was our best duo we've ever had, and the depth that followed blew past years out of the water. Here's some numbers on this year's finish compared to previous years: 2024 2025 2026 #5 runner 14:24 13:57 12:47 #7 runner 14:55 14:17 13:03 #10 runner 15:20 14:49 13:31 #15 runner 21:50 15:36 14:26 Girls under 13 3 2 6 Girls under 14 4 5 10 Girls under 15 7 12 16 Boys: The boys put on a dominating performance, scoring 18 points to take the victory. Our team's depth was on full display, with 19 boys finishing in front of DC's #3, and 9 finishing in front of Ponderosa's #1. Compared to our own performances at the dual over the years, this year really stood out to me, particularly in regards to our depth. Here's some data on how we compared to time trials from previous years 2024 2025 2026 #5 runner 10:40 10:35 10:21 #7 runner 10:53 10:49 10:39 #10 runner 11:10 11:32 10:54 #15 runner 12:04 12:11 11:21 #19 runner 12:29 13:15 11:32 Boys under 11 8 7 10 Boys under 11:30 12 8 18 There were too many major individual improvements to list here, but I want to highlight a few from the JR/SR class whose improvements stood out as truly extraordinary: Emma Metzger 19:34 (2024) ----> 14:36. 4:58 improvement Liam Hoel 15:11 (2024) ----> 11:24. 3:47 improvement Seth Higgs 14:24 (2024) ----->10:41 3:43 improvement Gabe Gomez 13:17 (2024) ------>10:21 2:56 improvement Kaeden Gonzalez 15:22 (2024) ------>12:33 2:49 improvement Caleb Metzger 15:21 (2024) -------> 12:56 2:25 improvement John Cowan 13:01 (2025) ------->10:54. 2:07 (in one year!!) Our current group of freshman and sophomores should look to these athletes for inspiration as to how much they can improve with year round focus and dedication! Past CV/DC results I have put together a list that has our CV/DC results from the past 3 years. In 2024 we used a course that was 90m longer, so I have converted those times to be faster to reflect what they would have run on the 2026 course. Also boys 2025 results have also been converted due to the course mishap. All of the stats above use the converted times to most accurately reflect improvements. 2024-2026 CV/DC results Parent Meeting: If you missed the parent meeting, I still want to make sure you get a parent t-shirt. Please fill out this google form with your name and size today! I'll be placing the order tomorrow: Extra Parent T-Shirt Link Also the slides and team handbook can be found here you to review: Parent Meeting Slides Team Handbook Snapraise Snapraise is our team's annual fundraiser. In the past we have been able to cover all team expenses due to the success of this fundraiser, and it doesn't take too much work. Athletes will need to join the fundraiser and then provide 20 email addresses. We prefer that you start with the emails of family and friends. If you cannot provide 20 of those emails, then finding local businesses to fill our your number will suffice. Siblings on the team only need to do 10 emails each. Step 1 Have participants go to: join.snap.app Step 2 Have participants sign up or sign in, and then enter the participant join code: 341-080-145 Emails must be uploaded by our first meet (Aug 22) Photos: This team photo share allows everyone on the team access to the pictures taken throughout the year. It also makes it very easy to put together the team slideshow at the end of the year. Here's the link for out team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take! Sign Ups: Team dinners, chocolate milk Wednesdays and meet snacks are all things that families sign-up for over the course of the year. We rely on consistent parent volunteers to make these things happen. There are still slots available for many of the dates Optional Tuesday Morning Practices We will have our optional Tuesday Morning practice this week. It will start at 6:15 sharp to best accommodate your school schedules. Team Dinner: The Mellos will be the team dinner hosts this week. We’ll send out the location details later this week on remind. Team Pictures: Team pictures are scheduled for Friday August 28th, right after practice in the Sabercave at 5:30 Great American Trip The trip to Great American will take place from Oct 1- Oct 3. Only the top 7 athletes (and possibly an 8th) will be invited. Selection Process: Some athletes will be offered "guaranteed spots" on 9/6 after Liberty Bell. These will be given out by coach's discretion. The rest of the 7-8 athletes will be filled out after the Coronado Classic in 9/19. Flights We will be flying with United United Flight: 01OCT Thursday ---> Depart: 4:14P Arrive: 9:39P United Flight: 03OCT Saturday ----> Depart: 4:27P Arrive: 6:19P Hotel Homewood Suites by Hilton (Raleigh) Meet Info Great American XC Festival Training Practice Schedule: Mon: Coach Marshall's Classroom @ 3:15 - est pick-up: 6:00 Tues: Castle View Track @ 6:15 AM (optional) or 3:15 PM - est pick-up: 5:30 Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up: 6:00 Thurs: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up 5:15 (Girls talk ends at 6:00) Fri: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up 5:15 Sat: Cheyenne Mountain Stampede (Pre-State) @ variable times Meet Information What: Cheyenne Mountain Stampede Where: Norris Penrose Event Center They have not yet published the course map for this weekend, but likely it will feature the wrap around finish that we saw last year. Meet Schedule: 8:30 am HS Boys Championship Varsity 12 9:00 am HS Girls Championship Varsity 12 10:02 am HS Girls Combined JV Unlimited 10:40 am HS Boys Combined JV Unlimited Arrival Times: Varsity Boys- 7:15 AM Varsity Girls - 7:30 AM JV Boys- 8:15 AM JV Girls- 8:15 AM Parking. It is construction season in the state of Colorado, and specifically on 8th street on the way to the stadium. If you enjoy sitting on your bus without moving for extended periods of time, feel free to skip the rest of this paragraph. Otherwise, know that 8th street south of Highway 24/Cimarron is a mess. Single lane. Multiple stoplight cycles. If you are driving yourselves, then taking Cimarron westbound to 21st, 21st southbound to Lower Gold Camp eastbound is the play. Remember - BUSES CANNOT ENTER NPEC THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE. Schedule change. We have split the combined Championship/Large School JV boys race into two races with a two-minute offset. Coaches, this doesn’t change the entry process at all. Once registration closes, we will simply assign athletes to the race in which their Varsity teams raced. I.e. if your Varsity boys crew ran in the Championship race, your JV athletes will run in the Championship JV boys race. If your Varsity ran in the Large School race, your JV athletes will run in the Large School JV race. I think that makes sense - but, please just ask if you are confused. Updated schedule has been posted on Milesplit and is included here as well. Sabercats,
Welcome to week 1 of the season. Throughout the season, this blog will be updated weekly with information about meets, practice times/locations, training, and other important information. Please make sure you stay up to date on all information posted! TRAINING Parent Meeting Slides Team Handbook Snapraise Snapraise is our team's annual fundraiser. In the past we have been able to cover all team expenses due to the success of this fundraiser, and it doesn't take too much work. Athletes will need to join the fundraiser and then provide 20 email addresses. We prefer that you start with the emails of family and friends. If you cannot provide 20 of those emails, then finding local businesses to fill our your number will suffice. Siblings on the team only need to do 10 emails each. Step 1 Have participants go to: join.snap.app Step 2 Have participants sign up or sign in, and then enter the participant join code: 341-080-145 Everyone must be signed into the fundraiser by this weekend, and emails must be uploaded by our first meet (Aug 22) Photos: This team photo share allows everyone on the team access to the pictures taken throughout the year. It also makes it very easy to put together the team slideshow at the end of the year. Here's the link for out team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take! Sign Ups: Team dinners, chocolate milk Wednesdays and meet snacks are all things that families sign-up for over the course of the year. We rely on consistent parent volunteers to make these things happen. There are still slots available for many of the dates Optional Tuesday Morning Practices Athletes are required to attend practice every day. However, on Tuesdays we will offer 6:30 AM practices to avoid the heat which would suffice for that day's attendance. These practices might not be available every week, so check the blog on Sundays to see if we are hosting one. Team Dinner: The Wendells will be the team dinner hosts this week. We’ll send out the location details later this week on remind. Team Pictures: Team pictures are scheduled for Friday August 28th, right after practice in the Sabercave at 5:30 Parent Meeting: The parent meeting will be this Thursday at 6:30 PM. I will have a parent gift for everyone this year that I am excited to handout, so please make sure you are there to receive it! Practice Schedule: Mon: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up: 6:00 Tues: Castle View Track @ 6:30 AM (optional) or 3:15 PM - est pick-up: 5:30 Wed: Coach Marshall's Classroom @ 3:15 - est pick-up: 6:00 Thurs: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up 5:15 Fri: Castle View Track @ 3:15 - est pick-up 5:15 Sat: CV/DC Dual @ 8:00 (Athletes arrive at 7) Meet Information What: CV/DC Dual Where: Castle View Arrival Times: Girls- 7:00 AM Boys- 7:00 AM Meet Schedule: Girls- 8:00 AM Boys- 8:00 AM Hey everyone!
The XC season officially starts in 2 weeks. Here’s everything you need to know Important Dates 8/10: First official practice 8/13: Mandatory Parent Meeting 8/15: CV/DC dual Sign-Up Sign-up is officially live. Everything you need to know can be found on that website (physicals, out of building students, etc.) Parents who have students who are out of building should try and get that process started as soon as possible, since it can sometimes be a pain. https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/castle-view-high-school Team Store We are going to have some updates to team store/ gear packages this year. The team store will be open for parents and athletes. Also, there will be a gear package that will include an optional warm-up. I will update this section once the store is live and I have more information Team Communication Most team communications will come from either the Remind or the blog. Big information (meet info, practice times, etc.) is posted on the blog every week on Sundays. All quick/ pressing messages come from the remind. Both the website and the remind will be different than the ones we used during the summer, so make sure you are keeping up on the new channels of communication Fall 2026 XC Remind: https://www.remind.com/join/da2ce6 CVXC Blog Meet Schedule 2026 XC Meet Schedule Our 2026 meet schedule is officially final. Here’s a few important things to note:
Tuesday Morning Practices Similar to last year, we will offer an optional Tuesday morning practice for anyone who wants to get out of the heat. This allows us to not only train in more optimal conditions, but also give kids a mental break after school on Tuesdays afternoons and get ahead on their homework. For kids who still prefer Tuesday afternoon practices, that is still an option as well. A Few other final reminders
The State Qualifiers were just announced. Congratulations to:
- Wyatt Dann - Evan Dann - Nathaniel Bartunek - Sloane Davis - Addy Main - Caroline Mello - Neev Lev This athletes, along with our runninglane athletes, are required to come to practice for the remainder of this week. Everybody else can start their break. Please see the following information to understand your individual plan for the next few weeks! Post-Season Break Once your season is complete, you will go on a two week break from structured training. Here are the options for that break: #1: Full two weeks off. Watch netflix, ride your bike… whatever you need to do to mentally reset after a long season. #2: One full week completely off, followed by a week of 30 minute runs every other day. While the 2 week break from running is important, it is also important for serious XC runners to start running again once the two weeks is up. Otherwise, you will spend your whole summer trying to get back all the gains you made during track season. When to officially end your season Summer conditioning will start on June 15th. This is 8 weeks before the official start of the XC season on August 10th. Since I will not see some of you until that date, it is essential that you know the plan between then and now. Figure out which of these 5 plans you should be following heading into the summer: #1: Season ended at JV champs If this is you, you can now go on your two week break from training. After the two weeks, resume doing some easy running to prepare for summer conditioning. You will resume training on May 18th. Here is a training plan to follow to get you ready from the end of your break until the start of summer. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15jQCCU9KgCdJJoFqGWT6sDLr0qUPvcHth0OhFIo-_jI/edit?gid=1386885924#gid=1386885924 #2: Season ends at Windjammer If you end your season after this meet, go on your two week break and resume training on May 25th, following this plan: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1joVIG80v_RywvCvdJ4ZFf8P3IyIxxowHywFUjuLV5bg/edit?gid=1386885924#gid=1386885924 #3: Season ends at the State Track Meet If you qualify for the state track meet you will resume training on June 1st. This will be a small group, so I will talk to you about training individually. #4 : Season ends at Runninglane If you run at Runninglane you will resume training on June 8th. This will be a small group so I will talk to you individually #4: Season ends at Nike Outdoor This group will continue training until Nike. Even though we will stop meeting for practice after the school year, I will continue to write you training until the meet. Additionally, you will be able to come to practices on the first week of summer conditioning to get your final workouts in before Oregon. Summer Conditioning Summer Conditioning will start on June 15th, and go until the beginning of our cross country season. All important information (including sign-up) can be found on our club website: https://www.sabercattrackclub.com/ 2025 Fall XC Info Obviously more information will come out as we approach the fall, but I want to get out some important info as early as I can to help you all with planning: - Season will start on August 10th. Even though school won’t have started yet, practices will be mandatory. - Some of our team will be attending an out of state meet travel meet during the season. I am still working through those details. - We are once again asking that families adjust their travel plans over fall break, as it will be the dates for our league championship. Our policy will be the same as last year: If you do not attend, you will not be eligible for our regional or state teams. The meet will probably be on Wednesday Oct 14th but I don’t know yet for sure. -Coach Marshall SABERCATS,
JV Champs Entries I put many athletes in 2 different events. Since it's the last meet I will let you choose what you want to do. If there is one that you don't want to do just don't show up and you will scratch from it. If you want to do both you are welcome to. Info for all JV athletes After tomorrow's JV championships, all JV athletes will no longer be required to come to practice. That said, you all are still welcomed and encouraged to continue training with us. At this point the racing opportunities get a little slimmer since there aren't any more JV meets and the spots on the weekend meets are limited. However, meets like Windjammer on the final week of the season will usually have a few extra entries that I can use for non varsity runners who want one more crack at a race. If it doesn't work out, we can always do a paced time trial at practice to help you hit a PR before the season is over. Information for League Champs Click here for all information regrading this weekend's league championships Monday Practice There will not be practice on Monday for varsity athletes. Just get the training in on your own on we'll see you on Tuesday. Pueblo Twilight As of right now we might be sending a few athletes down to Pueblo twilight on Friday night if Thursday's weather does not look good enough to race. I will communicate with those athletes directly depending on how the weather this week unfolds. Training Weekly Schedule Mon: JV CHAMPS: Echo Park @ Variable Times Non Racers: OYO Tue: Castle View Track @ 3:05 - est pick-up: 6:10 Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:05 - est pick-up: 5:00 Thur: League Champs: Echo Park at Variable Times - est pick-up: 5:00 Fri: Castle View Track @ 3:05 - est pick-up 5:00 Sat: League Champs: Echo Park at Variable Times Sabercats,
This Week's Entries: Well, we are truly in the heat of the track season. There are four (!!) potential track meets happening this week, so please figure out where you are running and let me know if you don't see your name listed: Some athletes who are competing at Huskie tomorrow will be competing later in the week. Otherwise, you will only be racing in 1 of the remaining 3 meets of the week. A few of the entries are currently listed as "?" which will be decided based on how how performances go early in the week. This week's entries Training Weekly Schedule Mon: Huskie Racers: Echo Park @ Variable Times Non Racers: Castle View @ 3:05 Tue: Castle View Track @ 3:05 - est pick-up: 5:00 Wed: FR/SO Racers: Echo Park @ Variable Times Non Racers: Castle View Track @ 3:05 Thur: Castle View Track @ 3:05 - est pick-up: 5:00 Fri: Liberty Bell Racers: LPS Stadium @ variable times Non-Racers: Castle View Track @ 3:05 Sat: Liberty Bell Racers: LPS Stadium @ variable times Ram Charger Racers: Jeffco @ variable times Non-Racers: OYO Huskie Invite Where: Echo Park When: Monday April 20th Meet starts at 9:00 AM rolling schedule from there. 4x800m Relay Girls Finals (Heats v Time) 4x800m Relay Boys Finals (Heats v Time) 100m High Hurdles Girls Finals (Heats v Time) 110m High Hurdles Boys Finals (Heats v Time) 100m Dash Girls Finals (Heats v Time) 100m Dash Boys Finals (Heats v Time) 4x200m Relay Girls Finals (Heats v Time) 4x200m Relay Boys Finals (Heats v Time) 1600m Run Girls Finals (Heats v Time) 1600m Run Boys Finals (Heats v Time) 4x100m Relay Girls Finals (Heats v Time) 4x100m Relay Boys Finals (Heats v Time) 400m Run Girls Finals (Heats v Time) 400m Run Boys Finals (Heats v Time) 300m Low Hurdles Girls Finals (Heats v Time) 300m Intermediate Hurdles Boys Finals (Heats v Time) 800m Run Girls Finals (Heats v Time) 800m Run Boys Finals (Heats v Time) Continental FR/SO Where: Echo Park When: Wed April 22nd Starting @ 2pm --- Track Events will run Girls (G) followed by Boys (B):
Liberty Bell Where: Littleton Public School Stadium When: Fri April 24th & Sat April 25th Friday Session: 8:00 800finals 8:40pm 3200 fast sections final Saturday Session: 9:45am 3200 (slow sections)finals 10:20 4x800finals 11:40 1600finals Ram Charger Where: Jeffco Stadium When: Sat April 25th 8:30 Start, then rolling schedule 3200 Meter Girls 3200 Meter Boys 4x800 relay girls 4x800 relay boys 100 high hurdles girls 110 high hurdles boys 100 meter girls 100 meter boys 4x200 relay girls 4x200 relay boys 1600 meter girls 1600 meter boys 4x100 relay girls 4x100 relay boys 400 meter girls 400 meter boys 300 meter hurdles girls 300 meter hurdles boys 800 meter girls 800 meter boys |
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