Congratulations to all of our State Qualifiers! We have 24 athletes who successfully qualified to compete this Friday and Saturday after great performances yesterday at Regionals! We had several PR performances including Gabe Baughman in the 3200 and Taylor Snyder in the 800. Our boys 4×800 (Dane Janowski, Isaac Krueger, Sam Hays, Evan Carter), Bella Nelson, and Dane Janowski were all Regional Champions yesterday. Isaac Krueger finished right behind Dane in the 800 for second place. Senior Sarah Swofford qualified for Track State for the first time finishing 3rd in the 3200. It was a long hot day but our athletes performed well. Coach Parker will be posting more information regarding State this week.
Our JV runners will finish the training cycle and culminate their season with our annual Mile Day on Thursday. It’s always a lot of fun and parents are welcome to watch. On Friday we’ll have a coach at practice to check for those athletes not going to State. They will be free to go at 2:45.
Striders Camp is open! We’ll have our annual parent meeting on May 7th at 7:00 pm at the Owasso 8th Grade Center Media Center. Please try to be there as we’ll answer a lot of questions that night. Summer training is CRUCIAL to a successful XC season and training together with teammates helps create the kind of culture we seek in the fall. Since we started the Striders program twelve years ago, our XC program has grown in leaps and bounds. It’s not the only reason but Striders certainly plays a huge role in that success. The website is www.owassostriders.com.
We have our annual end-of-the-season banquet coming up in a few weeks. The ever-vigilant Kelly Mangelson has put together an RSVP link and another link for volunteers. Here are those…
Banquet RSVP Link – RSVP no later than Tuesday, May 7
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4AA8A92FA1FE3-49219672-2024
Banquet Volunteer Link
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4AA8A92FA1FE3-49226486-2024
Lastly, we have Physical Night for the 2024-2025 seasons coming up tomorrow night. Track and XC are scheduled for 6:00. The cost is $25. Athletes will start at the football stadium and they’ll move them through the line from there. The funds from Physical Night go directly to our athletic training rooms for things like tape, recovery equipment, and Gatorade bottles. The more money raised on Physical Night the more access our runners will have to the best treatment available. Plus, it means you don’t have to worry about uploading a physical to Rankone later this summer. It all stays in-house.
Thank you for everything you do and as always…GO RAMS! – Coach Collins
Weekly Schedule
Monday, May 6th
HS Practice – 2:00 – 3:30 pm Workout
Physical Night – 6:00 pm at the OHS Football Stadium
Tuesday, May 7th
HS Practice – 2:00 – 3:30 pm Workout
Monthly Booster Club Meeting – 5:00 pm at the Owasso Eighth Grade Media Center
Striders Parent Meeting – 7:00 pm at the Owasso Eighth Grade Media Center
Wednesday, May 8th
HS Practice – 2:00 – 3:30 pm Workout
Thursday, May 9th
HS Practice – 2:00 – 3:30 pm Workout – Mile Day
State Runners leave for OKC
Friday, May 10th
HS Practice – 2:00 – 2:45 – Runners not going to State
State Track Meet – Western Heights, OKC
Saturday, May 11th
No HS Practice
State Track Meet – Western Heights, OKC