Congratulations to all of our JH runners for a great meet last Thursday at Chandler Park! The boys took first and the girls squad finished third on a tough course.
We have our final meet for several of our HS and JH runners on Tuesday at the Frontier Valley Conference Championship. The meet will be held at Muskogee Hatbox Park. The schedule is listed below.
On Wednesday the HS coaches will announce our Varsity team for Regionals. For Regionals and State, we will only have the top 7 runners racing. All runners, JV and Varsity both, will continue to practice until the end of the season. We want all of those HS athletes, with the exception of any injured runners, to complete the training macrocycle all the way to the end. The only exception will be JV runners moving on to another sport. Those runners will need to speak with the coaches about when their XC training will end.
For our JH runners not racing at the JH All-Star meet, they will take some time off and then start back to off-season workouts on November 27th. We’ll have our JH athletes come to practice on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:15 to 4:30 during the winter off-season. These are optional workouts for anyone not participating in another sport. We want to keep them running and training so they don’t lose the fitness they’ve gained this season and be more prepared for Track starting in February. I’ll send out more details regarding off-season JH workouts after the HS XC season concludes. We’ll also send out information soon regarding an end-of-the-year pizza party for our JH runners.
ORXC is hosting the OSSAA East Regional meet at O’Brien Park on October 21st. We’ll need help with parking, in the timing tent, and at the concession stand. It’s a lot of work to host but it means we get to control the course and our kids don’t have to get up super early to travel several hours to race. Kelly Mangelson is getting our volunteer list together…the link is below. We would really appreciate the help and everyone to come out and support the team in their final two meets!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4AA8A92FA1FE3-43373833-regionals
A reminder too for our Varsity athletes competing at Regionals and State and their families just how important sleep, nutrition, and consistency are at the end of the season. Several of them are tired from a long season of running and racing. A multivitamin, iron supplements, and an extra hour of sleep every night can go an incredibly long way towards making them feel their best for our Championship season.
We are ALWAYS in need of snacks for our runners! The sooner they get calories after their workout the quicker they can start to recover for the next day’s workout. We purchase whole chocolate milk as a recovery drink with the Booster Club fee but if you’re at Sam’s or Costco and can grab some extra granola bars, fruit snacks, or crackers we could definitely use them. Kelly Mangelson was kind enough to make a snack sign up if you’d like to help out…
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4AA8A92FA1FE3-45025770-snacks
Our goal this week is to win every single division at Conference…Varsity, JV, and JH! We need support from parents and athletes to make that happen. Come out and be loud cheering for the Rams!
Thank you for all you do! As always…GO RAMS! – Coach Collins
Weekly Schedule
Monday, October 9th
HS Practice – 6:00 – 6:40 am – (Monsters & Hawgs Varsity Only)
6:45 – 7:30 am – Weight Room for ALL HS athletes.
2:00 – 4:30 pm
JH Practice – 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Tuesday, October 10th
No morning HS practice
Frontier Valley Conference
Love-Hatbox Park
3601 Arline Ave, Muskogee, OK 74401
2:00 – HS Bus Leaves Fieldhouse
Start times:
4:00 – Varsity Girls 5k (7 Runners)
4:30 – Varsity Boys 5k (7 Runners)
5:00 – JV Girls 5k (unlimited)
5:30 – JV Boys 5k (unlimited)
6:00 – MS Girls 2 mile (unlimited)
6:30 – MS Boys 2 mile (unlimited)
This will be a rolling schedule, so race times are approximates. Races may start 5-10 min earlier
if the course is clear for next race
7:15 – HS Bus leaves Muskogee
8:30 – HS Bus arrives at Fieldhouse (approximate)
Wednesday, October 11th
HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:30 pm (Regional Team Announced)
JH Practice – 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Thursday, October 12th
HS Practice – 6:00 – 6:50 am (Monsters & Hawgs Only)
2:00 – 4:30 pm
Friday, October 13th
HS Practice – 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Saturday, October 14th
HS Practice – 8:00 – 10:00 am