CROSS
COUNTRY
"Home of the Running Falcons"
Jeff Berryessa, Head Coach
Ken
Bowling, Asst. Coach
“One
of the best and youngest”
SPENCER HAIK spent his summer working in 100
degree heat, talking to friends, and training
for the USTFA 1500M. Every week involved sacrifice
and desire to achieve a goal. The result of his
2011 summer was that Spencer became the 2011
National Intermediate Champion for the 1500M
with an outstanding time of 4:05.72! CONGRATULATIONS
Spencer for all of your hard work and desire
to excel. Go Glendale!!
2010
XC Wrap-up
The
2010 season began with new transfer runners
at Glendale; old runners returning with strong
goals; and scheduled trips to some of the most
exciting cross country “carnivals” available.
Both
Boys’ and Girls’ teams scored
medals at all race levels at the Forest Park
Invitational and this continued on to a 4th place
Boy’s finish at the Nixa Invitational.
It was also here that Kaitlyn Cravens (Fr.) ran
her first varsity race and completed the course
in 5th place.
The
Oklahoma State Invitational was the next featured
race. This race had always been one
to attract schools from 5-6 different states.
The Boys were led by Jacob Young’s 20th
place, followed by Chris Mooneyham at 36th and
a team score good enough for 13th out of 24 teams.
The girls finished with Kaitlyn in the top 10
finishers, Ellyn Atkinson at 49th and a team
score of 17th out of 24 teams!
At
Conference the Boys finished 4th with Kaitlyn
finishing as 2nd team All Conference. At the
District meet both Boy’s and Girl’s
teams finished 8th but qualified Jacob Young,
Spencer Haik, Kaitlyn Cravens, and Ellyn Atkinson
on to the Sectional Championships. At Sectional
both Jacob Young and Kaitlyn Cravens qualified
for State.
Closing the year strongly, both Jacob Young
and Kaitlyn Cravens ran strong races with Jacob
finishing 80th and Kaitlyn 75th in the State!
This season long effort won Jacob Honorable Mention
for the SW Coaches Association runner of the
year. Kaitlyn received a 2nd team All SW Coaches
award for her 2010 season effort.
2010
Seasonal Highlights
Boys:
80th Pl. at State for Jacob Young
Honorable Mention ALL SW Coaches Award for Jacob
Young
4th Place at Ozark Conference
13th Pl. at Oklahoma State Invitational
12th of 25 teams at Forest Park Invitational
New Runner Award: Spencer Haik, Josh Bogle
Most Valuable Award: Jacob Young
Co-Captains: Zack Farrand
Big Falcon Award: James Collins
Workhorse Award: James Collins
Girls:
75th Pl. at State for Kaitlyn Cravens
2nd Team ALL SW Coaches Award for Jacob Young
2nd Team All Conference for Kaitlyn Cravens
17th Pl. at Oklahoma State Invitational
3rd place team at Nixa Invitational
17th of 25 teams at Forest Park Invitational
Most Valuable Award: Kaitlyn Cravens
Co-Captains: Hannah Montgomery
Big Falcon Award: Kaitlyn Cravens
Workhorse Award: Kaitlyn Cravens
2011
Season Begins!
The
Running Falcons will lose both 5 girls and
5 Boys from the 2010 teams! But, there is
still plenty of excitement for new runners
and returning runners. Several team members
have learned from last year’s experiences
from both cross country and track seasons
and are more determined than ever to earn
a qualifying spot to the State Championships
in Jeff City! Our schedule includes a trip
to Rolla, Mo. and a very fast course, Carthage,
Mo., and a return trip to Joplin, Mo. and
the MSSU Stampede. We encourage all fans
to continue to follow us in all of our meets
this year.
New
Runners:
Exciting young runners for the 2011 running Falcons are: Jack Cope,
Garret Baxley, Sara Dodge, and Ashlee Teeter.
Returnees: Returning
to lead the Boys’ Team will be: Jacob
Young (2010 State Qualifier), Spencer Haik
(finalist in the National Junior Olympics Track
Championships), Chris Mooneyham, James Collins,
and Logan Prescott! Returning leaders for the
Girls will be: Ellyn Atkinson, Kaitlyn Cravens
(2010 State Qualifier), and Sarah Mittelestadt.
All help to give our team stability and leadership
for the new season.
FaceBook
Please
continue to follow the Falcons on our Face
book website!
Donations
Often
alumni, runners, or businesses wish to donate to our cross country team. All
donations go toward uniform, travel, equipment, and hotel costs. All donations
will have a receipt returned to the donor for their records. Please address your
donations to:
Cross
Country Donations
C/O Cross Country Coach
Glendale High School
2772 S. Ingram Mill, Springfield, Mo. 65804
2011 Booster Club Presidents:
Tijuana Julian and Laura Marshall
A
NEW BEGINNING
(All
Athletes must have current physicals, signed
citizenship cards, and payed activity fees
before their first practice on August 8th,
2011)
Meets to watch
Every meet in cross country has its own unique characteristics. Here are some special ones to watch:
SWCCA
Meet
SWCCA (Southwest Cross country Coaches Meet) @ Nixa, Mo.
This will be the first meet of the year and will go a long way in telling the
condition of our runners from over the summer. It is on a compact and flat course
for 5K. Freshman will run on the JV level as there is no separate freshman portion
for the meet. The JV distance is usually 2 miles.
Missouri
Southern Invitational @ Joplin, Mo .
This
is an exceptionally fast runner’s course with some of the best in both Missouri and Oklahoma. This is one of the largest races in the season and features many Ozark Conference schools as well as early season State ranked teams.
Cowboy
Invitational @ Stillwater, Ok
This features
both college and high school runners. This
is more like a running carnival as there
are teams from Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Texas, and Arkansas. College teams included
many nationally ranked teams and individual
runners from a variety of states.
Ozark Conference @ Springfield, Mo .
This is run for bragging rights in the
conference.
District
Championships @ Nixa, Mo.
This meet is
a qualifier (top 4
teams and individual, non-team members in the top
30 finishers) for the Sectional meet. The meet
site often rotates between bidding schools. In
2010 this meet should be back in Springfield.
Ozark
Conference Creed
The Ozark Conference is proud of the behavior and sportsmanship displayed by its players, coaches, and spectators who . . .
- value healthy rivalry, encourage spirited and fair play, and appreciate positive support.
- represent themselves, their teams, and their school with pride and poise.
- treat visiting teams and officials as guests, extending to them every courtesy.
- are modest in victory and gracious in defeat.
The primary purpose of Ozark Conference Interscholastic Athletics is to promote the physical, mental, moral, and emotional well being and development of all involved through the medium of contests.
OZARK CONFERENCE SPORTSMANSHIP STANDARDS
Ozark Conference players, coaches, and spectators will . . .
regard game officials as fair, accept their decisions as final, and treat officials with respect.
respect the property of our school and other schools.
- cheer for their team.
- treat the opponent’s coaches, players, and spectators with respect.
- show appreciation of good play by both teams.
- accept the decisions and judgments of the coaches.
- wear t-shirts/clothing that displays positive language.
- remain off the playing field/court before, during, and after events.
- be modest in victory and gracious in defeat.
- maintain an atmosphere of good sportsmanship at all times.
Ozark Conference players, coaches, and spectators will refrain from . . .
Actions that will offend, embarrass, or intimidate any individual athlete.
- Actions that will call attention to yourself.
- Taunts, chants, noises, cheers, jeers, songs, profanity or motions directed at the opposing team, coach, or school.
- Using noisemakers
- Throwing objects.
- Displaying signs of any type other than official school banners.
Failure to comply with Ozark Conference Sportsmanship Standards may result in your removal from the site of competition and may result in further disciplinary actions.
