Bulldogs Athletics
Stone Bridge High School
Varsity Cross Country
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Team News
13.0 years ago @ 7:39PM
Parent Update 9/2
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY—7-8am at Safeway/Robeks (the kids voted on Monday—almost unanimously—to change to this time
SATURDAY—run 3-6 miles on own
SUNDAY—off
MONDAY—8-10am at Ida Lee (the kids voted on Monday—almost unanimously—to keep this time for practice) We will provide breakfast snacks at the end.
TUESDAY-THURSDAY—4:05-6:05 at SBHS
FRIDAY—7-8am at SBHS (most kids stay and get ready for school in the locker room)
SATURDAY—Monroe Parker Invitational
9/13—Practice is at Oatlands. Kids will take bus there and back to SBHS. We won’t return until 7:15ish.
9/20—Practice is 4-5:30 at SBHS (not Oatlands due to Back to School Night)
MONROE PARKER INVITATIONAL
Directions: Claiborne to Greenway East. Fairfax County Pkwy South. Take Ox Road South/VA 123 ramp. Take Left onto Ox Rd. Burke Lake Park is 7315 Ox Rd., Fairfax Station, VA 22039
Parking: Parents must park at the Fairfax Baptist Parking lot (across from the main entrance). There will be bus shuttles taking you back and forth from the course.
Note: This course is shorter than a full 5k. It is 3.0 miles, so times will be about 45 seconds faster.
Time Schedule:
9:15 or 9:45 JV Boys (they are randomly splitting the teams; we won’t know until we get there which race we will be in)—Brodie, Bruley, Cawi, Cronin, Kittinger,
10:15 or 10:45 JV Girls (they are randomly splitting the teams; we won’t know until we get there which race we will be in)—Apperson, Casey (sub for Varsity), Kienbaum, Lausten, Miller, Noah, Pelletz, Ratliff, Sabino, Sohi, Stewardson, Mattson,
11:15 Varsity Boys—Alness, Benjamin, Doescher, Guertin, LaPuma, Lushinski, Newberry, Pedroni, Robles, Liberi
11:45 Varsity Girls—Bolton, Cuevas, Jochems, Gibson, Musselman, Snell, Snyder, Swasey, Steggerda, Bonifield
Sitting out—Jones, Jahr, Hughes, Coyle (this counts as the meet you have to sit out due to absences.
UPCOMING
Run-A-Thon: Our final fundraiser will begin next week and last about a week. It is quick and painless. Runners will receive info next week. The money we earn goes towards ROW t-shirts, spirit awards, end of season gifts, practice busses (we have to pay for the driver), food, equipment (pace watches), etc. We couldn’t do all of this important stuff without fundraising, so thanks for your help.
AWARDS
Runner of Week: This past week Caroline Snell and John Starke, both captains, were named Runner of the Week. They have done an awesome job leading our team since the season began. From organizing team bonding/boot camp practice, to tie-dyeing t-shirt parties, to laser tag, they have been instrumental in uniting the team and creating a fun atmosphere. We have also seen them encouraging and helping new runners understand what they need to do.
Spirit Award: Nate LaPuma and Shelby Stewardson were nominated by the captains.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bulldog Card Recap: We had a very successful sale, thanks to everyone’s help. We earned about $1500 for the team! A HUGE THANK YOU goes to our parents who drove kids around—Marsha Doescher, Ruth Taylor, Michael Sabino, Brenda Jochems, Dennis Guertin, Matt Mattson, Linda Ryerse, Vicki Galer, Steve Cawi, Don Fox, and Megan’s Grandpa
*The winner of our team competition is Rachel C., Caroline R., Abi, Meghan C., and Alexandra! They averaged over 11 cards per person. Each of them sold extra cards after Saturday’s sale.
Busses: the Superintendent has just issued a rule that we may NOT eat or drink on busses (other than drinking water). We may still bring food on the bus (in closed bags), but none may be consumed while riding.
Upcoming Home Meet on Wednesday 9/22: I have the following parents listed to help out—Taylor, Riggs, Fockler, Noah, Steggerda, Bonifield, Carotti, D. Miller, Jochems, Cawi, Starke, Snyder, Brodie, Galer (I will send instructions as we get closer. I may have left one person on who said they can no longer help—please let me know.) Both boys and girls will run together at 5pm.
Meet Schedule Changes:
10/2—Overnight Varsity meet is to Williamsburg. Top 8 only will attend.
10/9—Glory Days Grill Invite is moved to the afternoon to accommodate SAT’s
10/14—JV meet added at Nottoway Park, Vienna, 5pm
10/16—Meet is changed to Millbrook Invitational, leave at 6:00am
Results: My spreadsheet of results from each meet will be on our website under “forms” (a recap will be under “results”, but I can only link documents under “forms”)
LESSON FOR THE WEEK
Nutrition: Coach Henze conducted a nutrition seminar early this week. We talked a lot about what types and amounts of food/drink will help runners to perform at their best. Please check out the handout on our website before your next grocery shopping tripJ
New website: The Stone Bridge Athletic Department is pleased to announce our new website: www.stonebridgesports.org Please visit the site for current schedules, team pictures, the latest game scores and even directions to game locations. The new website has been a collaborative effort to bring the Athletic Department and the Booster Club together to form one comprehensive web site and we are pleased to now be able to offer one stop for all things involving SBHS Athletics.
When you go to the site, click on “Cross Country” on the right. On our site, you can view the schedule, rosters, results, and pictures. Please be patient as we work to upload info. To access forms/handouts we have given to runners (like the nutrition, form, and racing seminar notes), go to the “forms” tab. Under the “news” tab you will find these parent emails and any important notices (like weather announcements, etc).
Team News
13.0 years ago @ 10:18AM
Parent Update 8/21
Dear Parents,
We have made it through 3 weeks of Cross Country—almost 1/3 of the season! You’re kids are looking great and it has been fun getting to know them. We have seen them working very hard and making improvements.
Schedule for this week:
Monday: Practice 8-10am at Ida Lee **Please bring money from Bulldog Card sales
Tuesday: Practice 8-10am at SBHS **Final day for money and unsold Bulldog Cards
Wednesday: Practice 4-6pm at Trailside Park
Thursday: Practice 4-6pm by Robeks (Pull into the Safeway parking lot and park in the middle kind of between Wendy’s and the gas station. There is a square of grass there where we will stretch. Kids can stay after for smoothies. **There is orientation at SBHS this day. Runners must be to practice on time. We recommend they eat lunch prior to coming to SBHS and do NOT eat at orientation.
Friday: Practice 4-5pm at SBHS **Spaghetti dinner at 6pm at Megan Snyder’s home: 43396 Deepspring Court (off Breezyhill Drive which is where the Ashburn Library is). Kids arrive, eat, hang out, and go home before it is too late (no later than 8:30). Spaghetti dinners are optional.
Schedule for Saturday: Great Meadows meet at The Plains, Virginia
Directions: Take I66 to exit 31. Go left off the exit (Rt 245 for 2 miles). Park is on left. Enter through Gate 2--$5 per car for parking.
7:15am: Be at SBHS ready to board bus
10:00am: 9th/10th grade GIRLS—Bolton, Ryerse, Lewis, Cronin, Taylor, Miller
10:35am: 9th/10th grade BOYS—Fockler, Gaten, Cronin, Bruley,
11:10am: 11th/12th grade GIRLS—McCutchan, Pinkowski
11:45am: 11th/12th grade BOYS—Starke, Pedroni, Kittinger, Cawi, Liberi
12:15pm: Varsity B BOYS—Benjamin, Guertin, Lushinski, Robles, Alness, Doescher, Newberry
12:45pm: Varsity B GIRLS—Snell, Gibson, Swasey, Snyder, Musselman, Cuevas, Jochems
3:30ish: Bus returns to SBHS
**There are concession stands, but water and snacks/lunch for after race should be packed.
Other Info
· Bulldog card sale is over on Tuesday; please turn in money or cards before then.
· Our home meet has moved to WEDNESDAY, September 22nd. If you can volunteer to help (no experience necessary), please let me know. If you already signed up on my sheet, you don’t have to email me. If you can no longer help b/c of the date change, please let me know.
· August 30th—We will NOT practice at Oatlands, as the fields have not yet been mowed. Instead, we will be at Ida Lee from 4:30-6:30pm.
· Please make sure you have signed up for a Booster Club volunteer slot.
Awards
Congratulations to Taylor Steggerda, Alison Cuevas, Brandon Alness, and Brady Guertin who have received the Runner of the Week Awards for the first 2 weeks of practice. For this past week, Eric Cawi earned Runner of the Week for the boys. As captain, he has been doing a great job leading the team, instilling spirit, and working everyone’s abs! For the girls, Megan Snyder has been working hard to create a lead pack of varsity girls. She always gives 100% effort, and, in fact, she was just named as a member of the USA team for the junior World Championships in karate. Congratulations to them both. For the first 2 weeks the spirit awards winners were Nico Robles, Ryan Pedroni, Amanda Ryerse, and Kelly Miller. This past week, the captains named Melissa McCutchan and Bruce Liberi as Spirit Award winners.
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