Archbold Invitational Sat. 9/10 (Middle School only)
Archbold Reservoir
502 South Street (parking)
Archbold, OH 43502

8:00am – Bus leaves from the Middle School (est. arrival 8:30am)
9:00am – High school girls
9:30am – High school boys
10:00am – Middle school girls
10:45am – Middle school boys
12:00pm (est.) – Bus returns to Middle School

Archbold Course Map

Meet Notes – This meet involves loops around the larger and smaller reservoirs, with hills in between and a downhill finish. The middle school makes one loop around each reservoir, while the high school adds a second loop around the larger reservoir. Spectators can see pretty much the entire race, although individual runners can be a little hard to make out when they’re on the far side of the water. This is not a fast course despite being mostly flat; in part, because it’s so open and flat. It’s much harder to push your pace running a one mile long circle around the reservoir. Still, all the runner have to run the same loops, so it’s a chance to get out and compete against some of our NWOAL rivals.

*There will be concessions available. However, we ask that athletes have a healthy breakfast that morning and NOT eat concession food until after they have competed. We will have healthy snacks provided by parents; athletes are strongly encouraged to partake of these after competing.

Otsego Invitational Sat. 9/3 (High School only)

Results and info available at http://www.baumspage.com/cc/otsego/inv/2016

Course maps:

High School Course

Mary Jane Thurston State Park
1466 State Route 65
McClure, OH 43534

8:15am – Bus leaves from High School (est. arrival 9:00am)
10:00am – HS Varsity girls race
10:40am – HS Open girls race
11:20pm – HS Varsity boys race
12:00pm – HS Open boys race
12:40pm – Adult Run
2:00pm – Expected return to Evergreen

Parking – Parking is limited at Mary Jane. Overflow parking will be located at the Marina located ½ mile west of Mary Jane. A shuttle bus will shuttle spectators to the park and back. Spectators are also welcome to park in Historic Downtown Grand Rapids and walk the scenic tow path to Mary Jane. You can enter the tow path behind Rita’s Dairy Bar, just west of LaRoe’s Restaurant or at the town park. To park in town you will continue straight at the Marathon station instead of traveling left to stay on Rt. 65.

Meet Notes – This is a new meet for us this year, but it’s a well-established one that should be enjoyable.  This meet does have both a varsity and open race, meaning for the boys team the top 7 from Defiance will run in the varsity race and the rest will run the open race.  They also provide an adult open race at the end of the meet where any adult can register for $5 and run the course for time, so it’s a great opportunity for spectator-parents who always wondered what the courses our athletes run are really like.

*There will be concessions available. However, we ask that athletes have a healthy breakfast that morning and NOT eat concession food until after they have competed. We will have healthy snacks provided by parents; athletes are strongly encouraged to partake of these after competing.

Defiance Early Bird Open Sat. 8/27 (High School & Middle School)

Results available at http://www.baumspage.com/cc/ccframe.php?path=./defiance/2016

Course maps:

Defiance High School Course

Defiance Middle School Course

Camp Lakota
2180 Ginter Road
Defiance, OH 43512

6:45am – Bus leaves from High School (est. arrival 8:00am)
9:00am – HS boys race
9:45am – HS girls race
10:30pm – MS boys race
11:00am – MS girls race
1:00pm – Estimated return time

Meet Notes – This is a fairly challenging course, but a great example of what cross country is all about. The high school runners get a fairly flat first mile before running down “The Hill” and into the trail portion (the Middle School just goes right down the hill).  The remaining two miles consists of trail running and eventually a climb back up “The Hill” right before the finish. 

*There will be concessions available. However, we ask that athletes have a healthy breakfast that morning and NOT eat concession food until after they have competed. We will have healthy snacks provided by parents; athletes are strongly encouraged to partake of these after competing.

Lake Middle School Invitational Thu. 8/25 (Middle School only)

Course map:

Lake Middle School
28100 Lemoyne Road
Millbury, OH 43447

3:00pm – Bus leaves from Middle School (est. arrival 4:00pm)

5:00pm – First race (assume a race kicking off every 30 minutes or so)

8:00pm – Estimated return time

Meet Notes – This is a unique one for the Middle School runners as they run 7th grade and 8th grade separately, so the new 7th grade runners are a little more relaxed not having to compete directly against the 8th graders.  It’s a moderately fast course that starts just outside the track and ends at the start/finish line on the track.  The map provided is an approximation of the route, which has changed slightly over the years. The mile mark is on the south side of the school, and they hit the mile as they’re coming back across it.  If you walk fast, you can get from the start line by the field house across the parking lots to the mile mark before the runners, and get back across the parking lot to see them finish on the track (although you may question who’s getting the better workout if you’re trying to beat the frontrunners).

*There will be concessions available. However, we ask that athletes have a healthy lunch and NOT eat concession food until after they have competed. We will have healthy snacks provided by parents; athletes are strongly encouraged to partake of these before and after competing.

District Championship Meet Sat. 10/24

Results available at Baumspage.com

Course maps: Widewater Courses

Widewater Retreat Center
4050 Old US24
Liberty Center, OH 43532

Meet Notes – Here we are, the last meet of the season and it’s on our favorite course.  In past years, Phoenix, Brendan, Grace, Lilly and Leah have all run lifetime PR’s on this course at this point in the season.  Coming out of last week’s awesome effort, and running with them this week, you get the sense that they’re primed and ready to perform well again in this final race.  Weather is a question mark right now…at various times we’ve heard everything from 53 and raining to 67 and dry. We run later in the day for this meet, so we should be able to avoid extremes regardless.  With our first race not until after lunch, I would recommend a full breakfast earlier in the morning along with a light snack about the time we get on the bus.

*There will be concessions available. However, we ask that athletes have a healthy breakfast that morning and NOT eat concession food until after they have competed. We will have healthy snacks provided by parents; athletes are strongly encouraged to partake of these after competing.

NWOAL Championship Sat. 10/17

Results available at Baumspage.com

Course maps:
Patrick Henry HS Course
Patrick Henry MS Course

Patrick Henry High School
600 St Rte 18
Hamler, OH 43524

7:30am – Bus leaves from High School (est. arrival 8:30am)
10:00am – HS girls race
10:40am – HS boys race
11:20am – MS girls race
12:00pm – MS boys race
1:45pm – Estimated return time

Meet Notes – It’s League Meet time.  For the middle school, this is their last race of the season, and the high school has only Districts remaining.  Both middle school and high school ran this course back in mid-September, so they’re familiar with the course (and the competition).  Several runners had unofficial PRs running the preview meet as a workout, so we know this course is plenty fast.  We’re competing against our league rivals, so our goal is simple: pass every single runner we can on the way to running our lifetime best times.

The weather is lining up to be typical October cross country weather: overcast and chilly…perfect for running lifetime bests.  Long sleeve black under armor or similar is recommended. Knit gloves (also black) may be considered as well).  Athletes should plan on wearing sweats, warm-ups, etc. through the warm-up process and shedding them at the starting line just before the start of the race. This will help keep muscles warmed up and ready for peak performance.

ALL Evergreen athletes are expected to stay for the duration of the meet and cheer on all Evergreen runners.  This is your league, your school, your team…the culmination of all this year’s hard work. Get out there and help each other have the best race you can!

This is where we bring all of this season’s training together and apply what we’ve done and what we’ve learned.  Trust the training. Trust the ability. Run your race.

*There will be concessions available. However, we ask that athletes have a healthy breakfast that morning and NOT eat concession food until after they have competed. We will have healthy snacks provided by parents; athletes are strongly encouraged to partake of these after competing.

Fostoria Booster Invitational Sat. 10/10 (High School only)

Results available at Baumspage.com

Course maps: Fostoria HS Course Map

Clay Eagle Invitational Sat. 10/3

Results available at baumspage.com

Course Maps:
Clay HS Course (2014)
Clay MS Course (2014)

Pearson Park
4600 Starr Ave
Oregon, OH 43616

Liberty Center Widewater Invitational Sat. 9/26

Results available at Baumspage.com

Course maps: Widewater Courses

Widewater Retreat Center
4050 Old US24
Liberty Center, OH 43532

Meet Notes – This is a favorite of many Evergreen runners, and for good reason. It’s a good mixture of open and wooded areas with both flat and hilly terrain, and several of our high school runners have their personal records on this course as it has hosted the District Championship the last few years and was the NWOAL League Meet course last year.  It is also a spectator friendly course, offering several locations to cheer on the runners (particularly at the start and finish).  Overall, it is a very well organized event and should be a great meet.

For this particular invitational, this course has been known to be a little more muddy and has included a water hazard (“shallow water crossing”) at the bottom of the hill near the end of the race.  Last year, there wasn’t much of an option other than going through the water, so plan accordingly as far as extra shoes/clothes for after the race.  Also, because of the number of schools running, they have separated the high school races into two divisions.  Evergreen runs in the second of the two divisional races, so there will be a bit of a gap between the middle school and high school races.

*There will be concessions available. However, we ask that athletes have a healthy breakfast that morning and NOT eat concession food until after they have competed. We will have healthy snacks provided by parents; athletes are strongly encouraged to partake of these after competing.

Montpelier Tri-Meet Thurs. 9/24 (Middle School only) – CANCELLED

UPDATE: Evergreen will not be running in the tri-meet with Montpelier this Thursday. We will hold a regular workout after school this day. Our apologies for any confusion or inconvenience.

Montpelier Superior Athletic Complex
Corner of OH576 and County Road J
Montpelier, OH 43543