Hi Everyone!
I really can’t believe how fast this season seems to be going this year. We only have a couple of weeks left. This week will be the conference finals at Diamond Springs (details below). The results from Wednesday’s race, along with the rest of the season, will decide the team that will be competing at Regionals on October 26 with the rest of the team competing in the PROM (Post Regional Open Meet). Should we finish in the top 3 teams at Regionals, we will advance to the State meet at MIS Speedway on November 2. If not as a team, the top 7 athletes not on one of those top 3 teams may still qualify as individuals.
We did finalize Tuesday October 30th for our Team Awards night. We’ll be meeting in the Commons area at the High School. We’ll be having a potluck dinner, and Coach Kelly will be sending out a sign-up genius shortly so that we don’t all bring tortilla chips and have to eat from our hands because no one brought plates. We plan to open with prayer and start the processional through the food line right at 6PM, so come a few minutes early. This is a family friendly event, so younger siblings are absolutely welcome to come if they want! (Especially if they’re considering XC when they’re in HS and want to see what it’s about)
Finally, don’t forget to share any pictures you’ve taken with everyone in our 2024 team album found here.
Race Day – OK Black Finals
This is our third and final conference race. This race will be split into Varsity and JV. We will have 10 runners in the Varsity race and the JV race will be combined boys and girls.
Individual All-Conference points are earned by finishing in the top 25. At the end of the three conference meets, the top 12 athletes will earn ‘All-Conference’ and the top 13-18 will earn ‘Honorable Mention’. Current Scores are:
| Boys: Team Tied for 4th 7W-7L | Girls: Team 3rd 5W-5L |
| Graeson Decker: 9th with 33pts Alex Ten Haken: 13th with 22pts Caleb DenHartigh: 18th with 15pts | Marie Gates: 4th with 43pts Sierra Grooters: 11th with 28pts Maddie Bruxvoort: 14th with 21pts Sadie Schout: 16th with 20pts Carly Bruxvoort 21st with 10pts Maya VanSolkema: 25th with 5pts |
| Date: | 10/16/2024 – Wednesday |
| Location: | Diamonds Springs Golf Course Directions |
| Admission | Free |
| Times: | Bus will leave right after school Boys: 4:30 PM Girls: 5:15 PM JV Boys & Girls: 5:45 PM Awards following |
| Varsity Boys | Varsity Girls |
| Graeson Decker Caleb DenHartigh Alex Ten Haken Ethan Miller Grady Bremer Caden Leatherman Ben Brower Ben Muckey Jacob Kuipers Evan Miedema | Marie Gates Sierra Grooters Maddie Bruxvoort Noelle Wielhouwer Carly Bruxvoort Sadie Schout Maya VanSolkema Riley DenHartigh Katelynn Boyd Lauryn Byker |
Gallant Award
The Gallant Award originated from a topic we used in devotions previously from the cartoons featured in Highlights magazine called ‘Goofus and Gallant’. Goofus is the jerk that always does the wrong thing, and Gallant is the bright and shining example of the right thing.
The Gallant award is given by their teammates. Each week the previous week’s recipient along with advice from our Captains will choose who they feel is the bright shining example of the right thing to do.
Jayden Alvarez
Jayden has had a tough couple of weeks after an emergency appendectomy. But he hasn’t let that defeat his spirit. His grit has been an inspiration.
Great job Jayden!
Natalie Kooyer
Natalie was chosen for the way she lifts up those around her. She’s always encouraging, has a smile on her face, and can talk about anything. Thank you, Natalie, for the way you lift up UCXC!
Nerdsheets
In God we trust, all others must bring data.
Here are the nerdsheets for our races YTD:
Here’s also a link to where you can find the official results on our team’s athletic.net page.
You can check out the team roster to know who you’re cheering for!