Our apologies for the lack of information for Tuesday’s NWOAL League Preview Meet, but we have not been given much in the way of details from the event organizers.  What we can tell you is that the bus will be leaving from the high school at 3:00pm to head to Patrick Henry High School.  Once there, we will warm up and run what is essentially a mock race on the same course they will run for the NWOAL League Championship on October 17th.  We’ll do a quick cool down and stretch, then board the bus and head for home.  Anticipated return time is around 6:30pm – 7:00pm.

Please note that this is essentially an offsite workout and not really a spectator event, so please do not feel you need to travel to Hamler for this run.  This is simply a chance for the teams to see the course and have the opportunity to run on it in advance of the League Meet.

Again, we apologize for the lack of information.  If you have any questions, please contact one of the coaches.

Our next meet is in Archbold at the reservoir. We’ll be seeing most of our NWOAL rivals here, so this is a good first look at our league competition.

Archbold Invitational Saturday, Sept. 12th
Archbold Reservoir
502 South Street (parking)
Archbold, OH 43502

7:30am – Bus leaves from the High School (est. arrival 8:00am)
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 High School

Archbold Course Map

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 can be a surprisingly fast course given that it’s mostly flat. We traditionally run a little slow at this meet, but in part because until this year it was always our first meet of the season. Defiance gave us a chance to get past the first meet jitters, and every returning runner ran faster at Defiance two weeks ago than they did at Archbold last year. So we’re primed to take a big step forward this week if we just go out and run a confident race, trusting in our training.

*There will be concessions available. However, we ask that athletes eat a healthy breakfast and NOT eat concession food until after they have competed.

Here is some important information to know for our first cross country meets this week.  Please note, if a parent is at a meet and wishes to drive their athlete home after rather than sending them on the bus, they must sign the athlete out with one of the coaches.  It is expected that all athletes be at the meet, either competing or supporting others, until the last Evergreen runner has run for the day. If you need to leave sooner, please clear it with a coach prior to the day of the meet.

Lake Invitational Thurs. 8/27 (Middle School only)

Lake Middle School
28100 Lemoyne Rd
Millbury, OH 43447

3:15pm – Bus leaves from the Middle School (est. arrival 4:00pm)
5:00pm – Races start
(TBD) – Bus returns to Middle School (full schedule of events was not provided)

Notes – This is likely the only meet where 7th and 8th graders run separately. This course can also be a confusing one, especially for new runners, so we will be sure to spend time on the course prior to the races.

*There may be concessions available. However, we ask that athletes have a healthy snack to take with them and NOT eat concession food until after they have competed.

Defiance Early Bird Open Sat. 8/29 (High School & Middle School)

Results available at Baumspage.com

Course maps:
Defiance High School Course
Defiance Middle School Course

Camp Lakota
2180 Ginter Rd
Defiance, OH 43512