Team Blog: practice locations & other info

Week of 3/2: Continental League Early Bird

3/2/2026

Sabercats,

Varsity will kick off their season with a meet at Echo Park this Saturday. JV's first meet will be next Tuesday. The season schedule can be found below:

2026 Schedule

Remember, varsity/ JV designations are not permanent, and can fluctuate from week to week. Meet entries are always announced on Monday.

Training

New Remind Sign-Up:

Please sign-up for this remind for all distance related updated for the 2026 track season.

https://www.remind.com/join/6aa7g98

Important Dates

Uniform Distribution Day- March 4th, 2026 3:00pm on the track

Team Pictures- March 6th, 2026 3pm on the track

Weekly Schedule

Mon: Castle View Track @ 3:05
- est pick-up: 6:00 (weight room)

Tues: Castle View Track @ 3:05
- est pick-up: 5:00

Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:05
- est pick-up: 6:00 (weight room)

Thurs: Castle View Track @ 3:05
- est pick-up: 5:00

Fri: Castle View @ 3:15
- est pick-up 5:00

Sat: Varsity: Meet at Echo Park
JV: Run on your own

Continental League Early Bird

Where: ECHO PARK

When: Saturday March 7th

Arrival Times

Track events start at 9:00. Please show up at least 90 minutes before your events

The Track Season Begins!

2/23/2026

Sabercats,

Welcome to week 1 of the official track season. If you are a distance athlete, you will be using this website to keep up to date on our schedule, training, and all other important announcements.

If this is your first track season, all communications work very similar to the XC season. I will update this blog weekly with everything you need to know. That said, there may be some communications that come directly from the head coach (Coach Baker) so keep an eye out for those as well.

One of the biggest logistical changes is that track meets at 3:05, not 3:15, so it's a shorter window to get ready for practice.

Training

New Remind Sign-Up:

Please sign-up for this remind for all distance related updated for the 2026 track season.

https://www.remind.com/join/6aa7g98

Important Dates

First Day of practice- February 23, 2026 we will meet in the Sabercave at 3:00-4pm

SPIKE NIGHT- Thursday February 26th 4pm
If you need shoes, spikes etc... please come out . We get a 15% discount
Runner’s Roost, 9994 Commons St., Ste. 230 Lone Tree, CO 80124

Google Parent Meeting: February 25th 6:00pm Meeting Link

Uniform Distribution Day- March 4th, 2026 3:00pm on the track

Team Pictures- March 6th, 2026 3pm on the track

Weekly Schedule

Mon: Sabercave (Castle View) @ 3:00
- est pick-up: 6:00 (weight room)

Tues: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 5:15

Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 5:00

Thurs: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 6:00 (weight room)

Fri: Castle View @ 3:15
- est pick-up 5:00

Sat: Run on your own

NXR Recap/ All Off-season info!!

12/1/2025

Sabercats,

I hope you all enjoyed a restful thanksgiving break. Let's start with an overview of some of the incredible things that happened at NXR.

SIGN UP FOR WINTER TRACK IS NOW LIVE HERE:
https://www.sabercattrackclub.com/

Girls Large School

The girls got us started on the day, led by a top 10 performance by Neev Lev. It was a season's best, and helped lead the girls to an 8th place team finish. While nearly everyone in the race came close or beat their season's best, a few people really stood out:

Sloane Davis (19:21), Addy Main (21:51), and Kris Miller (26:40) all ran PRs of over a minute! Also, Sienna Manriolli (21:18), almost beat her mile PR from the spring before dropping a time that was over 3:30 fast than her time at NXR last year.

Even though we were missing a few girls from our state squad, it was cool to see some people step up and allow us to still put up a competitive team score.

Boys Large School

Boys were next up and Jacob Robbins led the way, running 16:04, and posting the 42nd best time for a sophomore at the entire meet! Impressive when you consider that this race pulls from every division across 5 states, and two of the guys in front of him were his teammates.

Nate Salazar and Gabe Gomez were the next two across the line, with Nate posting the 20th best freshman time of the entire meet.

The boys placed 9th in their race, beating all but 3 JV teams in the entire meet (American Fork, Niwot, and Riverton.) They also took down Cherry Creek's varsity group, who were very close to making the state XC meet this season. More proof that this was one of the best JV teams in the USA this year.

Similarly to the girls race, nearly every guy approached their season best. It was one of the most impressive and consistent NXRs I've ever seen from the team as a whole. That said, Liam Knott (18:01) Christian Mcquaid (18:42), Dallin Hart (21:58) all threw down some insane performances, each PR'ing by over a minute. Christian's PR was 2:11!!

Boys Championship

The boys championship team took the line in what is, without hyperbole, the third most competitive race that will happen in the United States this season (behind only NXN and the Brooks XC Champs.)

Simply qualifying for the meet is an achievement in and of itself. This was the boys 4th championship appearance in the last 6 NXRSW. I haven't gone through and done the math but I would assume that frequency was only matched by 10-15 other teams in our region at most.

While we came up short of our goal to place fourth and make NXN, the execution was perfect. We were in 7th at the mile, only 30 points out of 4th. But at the end of the day we came up short, and sometimes that's just sports. We knew it would be a longshot and the boys went for it. Lots of reason to hold our heads high.

Wyatt Dann's 19th place finish made him the first ever Castle View runner to ever finish NXR all region, and him and Evan both finished in the top 10 for sophomores in the entire region.

Dann Twins Take on Brooks XC

Evan and Wyatt flew out to Kenosha, Wisconsin this past Friday to run in the Brooks XC Midwest qualifier. For those of you who know anything about the history of our sport this was formerly the Foot Locker championships that served as the individual national meet from 1979 until last year when Brooks took it over.

Wyatt finished 4th and Evan was 22nd, fighting through pretty legendary snow throughout the race. Here's a video of the conditions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZDNzAgTBPU

Wyatt's 4th place finish earned him a bid to the Brooks XC National Championships in San Diego at Balboa Park on Sat 13th. I will send out more information about a live stream as we get closer to the race.

Here's an article on the history of Footlocker/ Brooks XC qualifiers in Colorado. As you see, Wyatt joins some pretty elite company https://co.milesplit.com/articles/342451/a-colorado-history-of-footlocker-nationals.

December Training

With another NXR in the books we begin our transition into winter running.

Everyone should start their break. For some people that will be a full two weeks, others can do a hybrid where they start mixing in some short runs/ cross training during the second week. But everyone needs to have at least a full 7 days with no running, no exceptions.

If you trained up to the Turkey Trot, your 2 weeks starts then.

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

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.

Please reach out to coach Marshall if you need help with the workouts or setting a weekly mileage target.

What’s Next?

While we will not officially meet again until January, many athletes and coaches will continue running from campus after school. I will be running most Tuesdays and Thursdays from the school if you're looking to catch a run. Reach out to your teammates for running partners; many of them will be running almost every day.

Our winter training/ indoor track program will begin on January 5th. That sign-up is live and ready to go! See sabercattrackclub.com for more info.

We hope to have as many XC runners as possible out with us this winter. Spring champions are built in the snow!

Blog for week 15 (NXR Week!)

11/16/2025

NXR Final Info

We've made it to the week of NXR! Here's everything you need to know for this week:

Itinerary:

Here is our complete itinerary for this year's trip.

2025 NXR Itinerary

NXRSW Website:

Mandatory Forms:

There are two forms that need to be printed and returned to Coach Marshall by practice on Wednesday Nov, 19th. We will have printed copies to hand out to athletes at practice, but I will link the form below as well:

1.) NXR Liability Waiver

2.) Nike EVENT RELEASE

The NIKE needs to be filled out and sent back to them at their email by Wednesday, Nov 19th:

Email: [email protected].

Team Flight:

Leaves Colorado Springs @ 6:35 AM on Thursday November 20th

Returns to Colorado Springs @ 6:25 PM on Saturday November 22nd

Team Hotel:

La Quinta Inn at Mesa West

Gear Parents:

Every year when we are trying to preview the course, we inevitably get stuck waiting in the insane merch line. In the past kids have to choose between seeing the course or getting their NXR stuff.

We are looking for a few volunteer parents who would be willing to get to the course early on Friday, collect the money and orders, and buy our athlete’s NXR gear.

No one likes standing in line, but if a few parents could help with this it will help our kids and coaches focus on what we’re there to do -- race!

Please reach out to the coaches if this is something you’re willing to help out with.

Photos: Follow this link for access to our team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take!

Practice Schedule:

Mon: Castle View Track @ 3:15
      - est pick-up: 6:00
Tues: Castle View Track @ 3:15
      - est pick-up: 5:15
Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:15
       - est pick-up 5:00

Thurs: Arizona
Fri: Arizona
Sat: Arizona

Blog for week 14 (NXR Prep Week 2)

11/10/2025

TRAINING

2025 State Powermerge

CVXC All-Time Course Lists

Banquet: Our season banquet is this Friday November 14th. All information was sent to parent emails. If you did not receive it or have other questions , please contact: [email protected]

Uniform Turn In: I will be collecting all of the uniforms at the banquet. Everyone must turn their singlet. If you can not make the banquet, please arrange a time with coach Marshall to turn it in or you will be charged.

Photo Share: Follow this link for access to our team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take!

Practice Schedule

Mon: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 6:00

Tues: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 5:15

Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 5:15

Thurs: Castle View @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 6:00

Fri: Castle View @ 3:15
- est pick-up 5:15

Sat: Waterton Canyon @ 8:00 AM
- est pick-up 10:00 AM

Blog For Week 13 (NXR PREP Week #1)

11/2/2025

TRAINING

Thanks to everyone who came out to support at the state meet yesterday! You guys showed once again what makes this team so special. Regardless of whether you raced or didn't race, had a good day or a bad day, you had a chance to be a part of something bigger than yourself.

On the whole it was a successful day. Here's some stats that give an overview of what we accomplished:

2025 State Powermerge

CVXC All-Time Course Lists

Boys

While I know that some of the boys left yesterday slightly disappointed after coming so close to our runner-up goal, there are a few stats I would like to share with you all to put in perspective how historic the day was.

This version of the state course has been run for 11 years. With 20 teams qualifying across 4 classifications that means 880 teams have lined up at Norris Penrose to run this specific course. Here are the 10 fastest team averages run over that 11 year period:

1. Niwot ‘25 15:17
2. Niwot ‘24 15:46
3. Cheyenne Mountain ‘22 15:47
4. Coronado ‘25 15:48
5. Niwot ‘23 15:55
6. Niwot ‘20 15:55
7. Cheyenne Mountain ‘24 15:59
8. Erie ‘25 16:00
9. Valor ‘24 16:00
10. Castle View ‘25 16:02

Yesterday I mentioned that you all were the best third place team ever. These stats reveal something even cooler: you were one of the 10 fastest teams to ever do it version of the state course.

Here’s another fun fact: Our average of 16:02 was faster than the winning time from the 5A meet in the course’s first running in 2015. Isaac Green of Monarch HS won that race in 16:03.

And another remarkable aspect of yesterday's race is the true 1-7 effort we brought to the table. All 7 racers posted top 14 all-time marks. Boys who raced -- take a look at this list and see where you cemented yourself in the history of this program.

Girls

Our girls toed the line in what is hands down the most competitive division in any state in the US. With Caroline down and 6 freshmen on the starting line, the girls raced masterfully, getting out patiently, and moving up with purpose over the latter half of the race. Our regional result predicted us placing last, and instead we came out and finished 16th, notching wins over regional foes Durango and Rock Canyon.

To highlight the depth of 5A as well as just how well the girls ran, I have attached the powermerge at the bottom of the recap, which merges results from all 4 races on the day. When you combine all classifications, you can see that we were less than 75 points away from beating the 4A state champions!

There were quite a few additions to our 25 “all-time” lists on the state course. All 7 racers made it!

For some reason it is not letting me add more than one image on a blog post, so I've posted the direct link to the all-time lists as well as the merge at the top. I am keeping these private so you will need to request access to see them:

Banquet: Our season banquet is not until Friday November 14th. More information will be sent to parent emails!

Uniform Turn In: I will be collecting all of the uniforms at the banquet. Everyone must turn their singlet. If you can not make the banquet, please arrange a time with coach Marshall to turn it in or you will be charged.

Photo Share: Follow this link for access to our team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take!

Sign Ups: There are still slots available for many of the dates

Practice Schedule
Note that we are doing a mid-week Pine Cliff run to get to a soft surface that runs a little faster than bison. Make sure to coordinate a ride

Mon: Run On Your Own!

Tues: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 6:00

Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 5:00

Thurs: Pine Cliff Road @ 3:30
- est pick-up: 5:15

Fri: Castle View @ 3:15
- est pick-up 6:00

Sat: TBD @ 8:00 AM
- est pick-up 10:00 AM

Blog For XC Week 12 (State Champs)

10/27/2025

TRAINING

Regionals Recap:

Congratulations to both the boys and girls for qualifying for the state XC meet!

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After missing the state meet from 2011- 2017, the boys have now qualified as a team for 8 straight years.

The girls, who did not qualify from 2014-2020, have now extended their streak to 5 straight years.

Only 4 teams have had their boys and girls teams qualify for the last 5 5A state championships:

- Fossil Ridge,
- Mountain Vista
- Fairview,
- Castle View
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That level of sustained success is hard to come by in such a competitive XC state. Your hard work and unwavering commitment have allowed our team to be a fixture at the state meet year in year out.

Girls: The girls came into the day knowing it was going to take a fight to make the state meet. There were about 6 teams aiming for 2 spots, and we pulled out a 3rd place finish.

Neev Lev led the way with a seventh place finish. She joins Ciara Baker, Mari Boekes, and Savannah Dalton as the only all-region finishers in school history.

Boys: The boys finally put together the race we knew they were capable of, taking home our first regional title since 2018.

Wyatt Dann and Nathaniel Bartunek joined EJ Rush, Will Merrick and Evan Dann as the only Sabercats in school history with a top 5 finish at the regional.

Banquet:Our season banquet is not until Friday November 14th. More information will be sent to parent emails!

Uniform Turn In: I will be collecting all of the uniforms at the banquet. Everyone must turn their singlet. If you can not make the banquet, please arrange a time with coach Marshall to turn it in or you will be charged.

Team and Individual Pictures: are now available to purchase here: https://my.photoday.io/flyer/jhcbklkp

Photo Share: Follow this link for access to our team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take!

Sign Ups: There are still slots available for many of the dates

Team Dinner:

This week's pre-regional team dinner will be at the Morine household. I'll send the address out later in the week!

Practice Schedule

Mon: Castle View Track @ 3:15
      - est pick-up: 6:00

Tues: Coach Marshall's Classroom @ 3:15
      - est pick-up: 5:15

Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 5:45

Thurs: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 5:00

Fri: Castle View @ 3:15
- est pick-up 5:00

Sat: State Meet (Variable Times)

State Meet Info

- PARKING STATE SPECTATOR PARKING: $20

- Location: Norris Penrose

- Live streaming of the event can be accessed by clicking HERE.

- I am asking that all competing athletes familiarize themselves with the check-in proccss before the race to minimize confusion.

Team check-in will start at 7:30 am for all classifications.
Coaches and the team must report together.
Team and coaches must show their wrist band upon entering the check in area
  Team uniforms will be checked, chutes will be assigned, and the chute number will be written on the back of the runner’s hand. ●
  The team will then be free to complete their regular warm-up.
All teams and individual athletes need to be checked in 40 minutes before the start of their race
The check-in tent will be divided into two sections:
- The WEST SIDE gate is to be used by those teams and individual runners that have already checked in earlier. Each team member
will need to show their wrist band and chute number written on the back of their hand. They will be rechecked by officials.
- The EAST SIDE gate is for those teams and individual runners that still need the initial check-in to get their wrist bands and
numbers.
Once teams have entered the restricted holding area they will not be allowed to leave.
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This article has a course map and very detailed breakdown of spectator viewing options

Race Day Schedule

5A Boys: 9:00
5A Girls:  10:20

Arrival Times

Boys @ 7:00
Girls @ 8:20

Blog For XC Week 11 (Regional Champs)

10/19/2025

Sabercats:

TRAINING

First off, I want to thank the families who sacrificed travel plans during fall break to be at the meet. I had a number of coaches from other teams complaining to me that they were missing a lot of their runners, and I was grateful that I couldn't really relate.

Success at the league meet requires not only the sacrifice from the athletes in the day to day training, but from the parents who stay back to allow their kids to compete. We as a coaching staff felt extremely lucky to have the support and commitment to the mission from so many of the families in this program.

Secondly, I want to give a huge shout out to the level of support the athletes showed out on the course. A coach from a rival school asked me and coach TJ after the race, “How we had so many kids sprinting around the course screaming their heads off?” Hearing that from another coach is one of the best compliments your program can receive.

The point of the league meet is to care about every race at every level. Your guys’ energy was unmatched on the course, and I believe it was reflected in the team's success.

By many metrics it was one of our most successful continental league meets in Castle View history! Here were a few of the standout moments:

The boys JV team won the league title for a third year in a row. Their overall score of 26 points was the lowest total team score since leagues in 2021. I have said all year that I feel this is one of the best JV teams in the United States, and you guys backed that up on Wednesday.
The boys Open team reclaimed their team title from 2023, led by Lukas Wendell’s individual win. The margin of victory was 32 points -- the largest by any team since the 2022 league meet. Lukas became only the third Castle View athlete to win a race at any level at the league meet ever -- the last was Austin Zenyuh in 2023.
The girls Open team tied the highest finish in school history (3rd). When you run a virtual meet for next season’s open race, it shows the girls right in the mix for the win!
Wyatt Dann and Nathaniel Bartunek can add their names to the elite list of athletes who have finished first team all-league in program history:

- Forrest Barton (2015, 1st place)
- TJ Frueh (2022, 3rd place)
- Evan Dann (2024, 3rd place)
- Wyatt Dann (2025, 3rd place)
- Nathaniel Bartunek (2025, 5th place)
- Chris Ganem (2010, 6th place)

It’s worth noting that their 3rd and 5th place finishes came behind 2 athletes (Ben Adams and Ben Lee) who swept the 800-3200 individual track titles last spring.
Alex Legorreta’s 11th place finish was the 9th highest by a Castle View athlete ever. He is now in front of some pretty legendary runners from our program’s history.
Sophia Soler became only the fourth freshman in school history to notch a top-25 finish. It is uniquely impressive considering the unprecedented depth of this field -- 4 teams that have been nationally ranked (including Heritage, a top 5 team) at some point this season are in the Continental League.
Jacob Robbins posted the highest finish ever by a Castle View athlete in the JV race. Gabe Gomez’s third place finish was a tie for 2nd.
Cassidy McQuaid became the second girl in school history to finish in the top 10 of the Continental League open race.
Mason Bussie's 3rd place finish made him only the 4th athlete in school history to finish in the top 3 of the open race
Dozens of athletes who ran significantly faster on the course this year compared to last year, despite the fact that about 100m was added to the course and it seemed to run anywhere between 20-30s slower depending on your time. Here were a few of our biggest improvers:

- Kaeden Gonzalez 5:23
- Sienna Mandrioli 4:53
- Kaeden Gonzalez 5:23
- Liam Hoel 2:27
- Gabe Gomez 2:00
- Liam Knott 1:47
- Seth Higgs 1:40
- Ayden Garvin 1:15
- Caleb Metzger 1:14

Thanks to everyone for a great season. Your guys’ commitment, competitiveness, and care for each other is unmatched, and you continue to make coaching this team a joy.

- Coach Marshall

End of the year info: For those who were not selected as a part of our "regional 10" (9 racers + an alternate), practice is now optional. That said, if you are attending NXR, it is strongly encouraged that you continue coming to practice!

Our season banquet is not until Friday November 14th.

Team and Individual Pictures: are now available to purchase here: https://my.photoday.io/flyer/jhcbklkp

Photo Share: Follow this link for access to our team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take!

Sign Ups: There are still slots available for many of the dates

Team Dinner:

This week's pre-regional team dinner will be at the Gomez household. I'll send the address out later in the week!

Practice Schedule

Mon: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 6:00

Tues: Coach Marshall's Classroom @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 5:15

Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:15
- est pick-up: 5:00

Thurs: Dekoevend Park @ Variable Times

Fri: Bison Park @ 3:15
- est pick-up 5:00

Sat: TBD (off-site) @ 8:00 AM (state athletes only)
- est pick-up 10:00 AM

Regional Meet

Thursday, October 23 at deKoevend Park, 6301 S. University Blvd, Centennial, CO. Top 4 teams in the region make the state meet!

Course Map (the course is different than the one we ran at Arapahoe)

Race Day Schedule

9:30 am Coaches Meeting
10:30 am Girls 5A Region 5 (run 9, score 5)
11:30 am Boys 5A Region 5 (run 9, score 5)
12:00 pm Awards

Arrival Times

Girls @ 9:15
Boys @ 10:15

Blog for XC Week 10 (League Champs)

10/12/2025

TRAINING

Important Info

League Teams: I will announce the teams for the league meet tomorrow at practice!

End of the year info: We are officially 2 days away from the league meet, which means that for the majority of our team, the official season is coming to a close.

For those who are not selected as a part of our "regional 10" (9 racers + an alternate), your season ends at the league meet Wednesday October 15th. You are welcome to join us for practice after that, but it is not required. That said, if you are attending NXR, it is strongly encouraged that you continue coming to practice!

Our season banquet is not until Friday November 14th. More information will come out about that after leagues!

Parent Volunteers Needed for League Meet:

If you were one of the parents who volunteered to help with the league meet, I will send you an email sometime tomorrow to let you know how you can help!

Team and individual pictures: are now available to purchase here: https://my.photoday.io/flyer/jhcbklkp

Photo Share

Follow this link for access to our team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take!

Sign Ups: There are still slots available for many of the dates

Team Dinner:

This week's practice will be at the Bussie household. I'll send the address out later in the week!

Practice Schedule

Mon: Castle View Track @ 8:00 AM
- est pick-up: 10:15

Tues: Castle View Track @ 8:00 AM
- est pick-up: 9:30

Wed: Ponderosa HS @ Variable Times

Thurs: Run On Your Own

Fri: Run On Your Own

Sat: Dekovend Park @ 8:00 AM (Regional team athletes only)
- est pick-uo 10:00 AM

Contintental League Info

Live Results: https://www.fltresults.com/

Live stream of the finish line: https://www.finishlinetiming.com/livestream

Location: Ponderosa High School
7007 Bayou Gulch Road, Parker, CO 80134

Course Map

Meet Schedule:

7:30 Coach's meeting

8:00 - Varsity Girls (7 entries)

8:30 - Varsity Boys (7 entities)

9:00 - Junior Varsity Girls (7 entries)

9:30 - Junior Varsity Boys (7 entries)

10:00 - Open Girls (Unlimited entries)

10:30 - Open Boys (Unlimited entries)

11:00 - Awards

Arrival Times

Varsity @ 6:45 AM
All other athletes @ 7:30

Blog for XC Week 9 (No Race)

10/6/2025

TRAINING

Pat Patten Recap

Boys Varsity: Wyatt Dann led the way with an intelligent run, closing hard on one of the best runners in the nation over the second half of the race. His 15:26 finish was the 6th fastest time ever run on the historic course (state course from the 1980's), and the fastest ever by an underclassman.

Following up that historic performance, freshman Nate Salazar posted the 18th fastest freshman time ever on the course! Nathaniel Bartunek, Alex Legorreta, and Noah Morine all dropped massive amount of time from their results last year, finishing 8th, 21st, and 27th to help the boys to a 3rd place overall finish.

Girls Varsity: Caroline Mello led the way for the girls with a 29th place finish. Destinee Pine was close behind, posting a 36th place finish and the fastest time for a freshman girl in Castle View's school history. The girls finished 10th overall, despite fielding missing about half of the usual varsity runners.

Boys Open: Curren Scott helped the open boys to the best team performance of the day, leading them to a runner-up finish. The Lukes of Ashford and Wendell also collected hoodies with their top 10 finishes (7th and 9th respectively).

Girls Open: Teagan Van Slyke moved up a lot in the second half of the race nab a top 40 finish, with Cassidy McQuaid finishing just behind her. The girls finished 9th.

Important Info

End of the year info: We are officially 9 days away from the league meet, which means that for the majority of our team, the official season is coming to a close.

For those who are not selected as a part of our "regional 10" (9 racers + an alternate), your season ends at the league meet Wednesday October 15th. You are welcome to join us for practice after that, but it is not required. That said, if you are attending NXR, it is strongly encouraged that you continue coming to practice!

Our season banquet is not until Friday November 14th. More information will come out about that after leagues!

Track 1/Track 2 Training: Athletes -- you might notice on the training we now have "track 1" and track 2". Track 1 is for athletes who have already secured a place on the regional team and who's training will be focused on peaking at the state meet.

Track 2 is for athletes that are looking to time their peak at the league/regional meet. I will explain who is track 1 and who is track 2 today at practice.

Fall Break Schedule: Over fall break this will be our meeting schedule:

Mon @ 8:00 AM
Tues @ 8:00 AM
Wed: Leagues
Thurs: On your own
Fri: On your own
Sat: Dekoevend Park @ 8:00 (Regional athletes only)

Air Academy Kadet Invite: There is a meet happening in Colorado Springs this weekend at Air Academy. I have reached out to their coach to see if we could enter in a few individuals who were unable to race last weekend.

This wouldn't be mandatory, and I'm not 100% we can even get in the meet. But if we can, I will talk to the athletes who would potentially race individually.

- Parent Volunteers Needed for League Meet: As I mentioned in the beginning of the season, we are in charge of hosting the league meet. That means that I'll need some parent volunteers to help out with course marshaling. All you'll need to do is help stand in places and make sure kids are running the right way.

If you are willing to help please fill out this google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zBhCoBKxZDE_Ivo-Ff-oTaOCSBt4hKIxvi-J4ZtxVd0/edit

- Team and individual pictures are now available to purchase here: https://my.photoday.io/flyer/jhcbklkp

Photo Share

Follow this link for access to our team photo share. Please post any and all pictures you take!

Sign Ups: There are still slots available for many of the dates

Team Dinner:

Because there is no race we will not have a team dinner this week. Next week's team dinner will be on Tuesday!

Practice Schedule

Mon: Coach Marshall's Classroom @ 3:15
      - est pick-up: 6:00

Tues: Castle View Track @ 3:15
      - est pick-up: 5:00 (Girls pick-up at 5:45-6:00)

Wed: Castle View Track @ 3:15
       - est pick-up: 6:00

Thurs: Castle View Track @ 3:30
- est pick-up 5:00

Fri: Bison Park @ 3:15
- est pick-up 5:00

Sat: Castle View @ 8:00 AM (Track 1 Mandatory, Track 2 Optional)
- est pick-up @ 10:00