Cross Country 2018
October 8, 2018

Greetings!
Congratulations to all the brave athletes that ran the tough Peirce meet this past Saturday! That is by far the hardest course we compete on and they were all so tough, especially the youth that ran an extra 200 meters!!

This week we are going to the UASATF Invitational and I need to know if your athlete will compete so that I can register them by Tuesday!! There will be a sign in sheet this week that you must check "yes" or "no" the club will pay the fee's so please make sure you let us know at practice or you can also reply to this email. Please see details below!!

Post Season is coming up very fast! If you are interested in running for our all star team The Valley United Striders, and your child is in the top 16 rankings please let Coach Elaine know! This will be very tough competition and we will be inviting the top 16 and in some cases the top 24 athletes in the conference to join.

We have many volunteers taking picture during the meet. Please visit our Storm Cross Country Facebook page to see the photos and share yours! We will also be making meet videos of each race and adding to the website. [ Click here to visit our cross country facebook page]
Scholastic Forms Due Oct 11th
Scholastic forms for athletes with a combined grade point average of 3.5(B+) and 4.0 (A) are due by Oct. 11th. We have to order the medals so please sent in a progress report or have their teachers fill out the form, (on the 2018 XC Page)
This week’s practice schedule
Monday – October 8 @ 6:00  – Central Park

Tuesday – October 9 @ 6:00 pm  – Central Park

Thursday – October 11 @ 6:00 pm  – Central Park ( last day for scholastic forms and lap-a-thon funds)

Sunday – October 14 @ 8:00 am - Meet @ Arcadia Park
Lap-A-Thon funds Due Oct. 11th
Please click here to download the  Lap-a-thon form  and start raising funds. Results for the laps completed are on the 2018 cross country link,
The deadline to turn in funds will be Oct 11 but you can turn it in anytime
Free Spirit Invitational This Sunday
This week's meet is an Invitational and will be a very big meet. We do not host this meet so it is very important that you let us know if you are going or not. Some of our top 5 athletes will be competing on the Valley United Striders all star team! There will be medals for the top 8, and top 3 team trophies. This is a very fun meet and will give the team a taste of the top competition in Southern California!!
 
This Weeks Meet At Arcadia Park    [ Click here for a map ]
There will be a sign up sheet today at practice, we need to know a YES or NO if your athlete is going to attend this meet, the meet has a $5.00 fee per athlete that we will be paying for them. Any athlete who does not answer by the end of Tuesday's practice will be a NO. They can still attend the meet however, you will have to register and pay the $5.00 for your athlete at the meet. 
 
The Walk-Through will be at 8:30 am. Please arrive by 7:30 am. Parking will be very difficult and you may have to walk a little longer. Please only park in designated legal parking areas. this meet will take a little longer as we will not be organizing it and there will be more teams.
A Note from Coach Jeremy
Hi Storm Team,
Looks like most of you had a great race on Saturday! Peirce is no joke and you all did Amazing! This weeks meet will be mostly flat and on low grass!!
Get ready for some speed!!

Coach Jeremy
Storm Merchandise Store
The Storm store is your one stop shop for everything from sweats, warm up suits and t-shirts. click the button to check it out.

Remember it will take a few weeks to get items from the store. Now is a good time to order warm ups or sweats for the colder weather. Also parents can show their team spirits and order shirts!!