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WCHS Cross Country

"A lot of people run a race to see who's fastest.

I run to see who has the most guts." --Steve Prefontaine

Glenn Dodd

He ran the 2008 Boston Marathon with a time of 3:32.05.

(That's an 8:06 mile pace.) Thanks for being such an inspiration to our XC team!

We are proud of you!!!!

Not only can we RUN . . . We look good, too!!!

Congratulations to Olivia Atkinson - Miss May & Kelsey Cook - Miss October. They won their titles this past Sunday in the Jr. Calendar Girl Pageant.

Congratulations also to Morgan Parrish who was crowned Calendar Girl Cover Girl back in September.

In order to be eligible to play sports for the 2008-2009 season, the AHSAA is requiring each athlete to complete the STAR Program. This program is about exhibiting good sportsmanship during athletic events.

To access the STAR program, go to www.learningthroughsports.com Click to enter the site then choose the STAR Sportsmanship link on the left at the next screen (it's yellow). You will need to register - our school's Star Code is STAR01459.

Work through the screens and at the completion of the program, you will print a certificate. That certificate must be turned in to me. If you're at the high school, please give your certificate to Mr. Miles.

"Mr. Welcome to Winfield" qualified to run the Boston Marathon in April. He qualified this past Saturday at the Rocket City Marathon in Huntsville with a time of 3:24. We are proud of you, Glenn! Thanks for being such a great example for our team!

What a great job you did at State!

Boys & Girls ran their fastest average team times of the season:

Boys with an average time of 19:40

Girls with an average time of 24:06

12 out of 19 of you got your "PR" for the year!

Check out the State results at:

www.cfpitiming.com

Sectionals

Girls finished in 2nd Place

Boys finished in 3rd Place

Luxapalila XC Invitational

Pictures courtesy of Janelle Aultman

WCHS girls take 2nd place

Elite Runners: Eric Aultman, Will Guin, Collins Davis

Elite Runners: Morgan Parrish, Kelsey Cook, Olivia Atkinson, Holly Aultman, Shelby Harrington & Alexandra Tramutolo

Jesse Owens Classic

Pictures courtesy of Russ Luepnitz

Kudzu Hills

Pictures courtesy of Russ Luepnitz

Elite Runner - Alexandra Tramutolo

Mule Day Run

Picture courtesy of Sandra Franks

Crimson Classic

Pictures courtesy of Russ Luepnitz

Chickasaw Trails

Pictures courtesy of Russ Luepnitz

Brooks Invitational

Some pictures courtesy of Russ Luepnitz

Check out all the results from the Brooks Invitational at www.shoalstrac.com

The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." --Juma Ikangaa, Tanzanian marathoner

Mayfest
Raider Run

Saturday, May 10 at 8:00 a.m.

Registration across from Guin City Hall at 7:30 a.m. on race day

****I would like to encourage you to run this race. If you can't make this run, sign up for at least one 5K over the summer.****

STAR Sportsmanship

REMEMBER: Meet at my room at the Middle School on

Tuesday

May 6 @ 3:15

It will take about 1 1/2 hours to work through this program. All runners must complete this program before practice begins in the fall.

You may work on this at home but you MUST PRINT the end of unit CERTIFICATE and give it to me.

www.starsportsmanship.com

Middle School CODE: star01458

High School CODE: star01459

XC Runners:

School, baseball, softball & track season are almost over. Take a couple of weeks to rest after track season then get started on your 5K training. My goal for our teams this year is to have everyone running a 5K (without walking) by the time school starts in August. This will also give us the summer for everyone to work out their shin splints and other beginning running injuries.

I'm strongly leaning toward having tryouts this year. I want us to be competitive in the fall and one way to do that is to have everyone running a respectable 5K time by the time school starts.

I've been working with Mr. Miles on a summer program. This summer, you will have the opportunity to meet at the track a couple of days a week (strictly on a voluntary basis) to give you the opportunity to run with a group. I know many of you run as a group during the summer but this is just another opportunity - especially for our young ones, who don't drive, to have a scheduled meeting time when they know someone will be there to run.

I will talk more about our summer program when you meet in my room on May 6.

Happy running . . .

Dawn