Good sunny and warm afternoon, Owasso Ram Family! If you haven’t been out today, take advantage of it! Mrs. Collins quickly took the opportunity to kick me out of the house and make me do preemptive yard work in preparation for a Spring that won’t truly be here for at least two more months. We all know the first three Track meets of the season are exercises in hypothermia aversion and a test of the human will to survive. Let us not get ahead of ourselves.
We had several runners out sick last week. I encourage all of our athletes to get plenty of sleep, eat well, stay hydrated, avoid talking to and/or dating anyone of the opposite gender on the team, and to consume plenty of ice cream because that’s just good sense.
We’ll have a typical week of training. Our only change to the usual schedule is no JH practice on Tuesday because the coaches will be working at the home basketball games. During halftime of the Boys Varsity game, our 2024 State Champion ORXC Girls TEAM will receive their Championship rings! We’d love to see the entire ORXC Army there to cheer them on!
Please plan to get out and vote next week for OPS’s next bond. While this bond doesn’t directly include anything for Track/XC, it does include a new Soccer Complex at Ator Field that will GREATLY ease the number of athletes we have crowding our current facilities every afternoon at practice. There isn’t enough room to adequately accommodate the Track TEAM, plus Soccer, Baseball, and Football teams this time of year. Having a solid Track workout is increasingly difficult when the threat of ill-kicked soccer balls is constantly present. It’s like practicing in an ever-moving minefield.
Lastly, we’ll have our Track Parent meeting next Thursday, February 13th, at the 8th Grade Center Media Center at 7:00 pm. Please try to attend as we will discuss gear, schedules, volunteer opportunities, and Booster Club events.
Enjoy your Sunday, thank you for everything you do, and GO RAMS!!!!
Week Ten Schedule https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bRjpmEFlnaIMR4Eq3VACOubUQh_F-uN_NP2dMeSNlP0/edit?usp=sharing