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Welcome to MoHi Running

Welcome to the Monarch High School Cross Country and Track and Field web site! We are delighted you decided to visit. Our site is a constant work in-progess, so please be patient while we work to perfect what we hope is a highly useful and enjoyable experience. If you think of anything that you would like to see on this web site, please send me your suggestions at MoHiXc Webmaster.

Page Contents

The Program..........Description of the MHS Cross Country program
The Coaches..........Description of the MHS Cross Country coaches
Team Policies..........The MHS Cross Country team policy descriptions
Traditions..........MHS Cross Country team traditions
Team History..........MHS Cross Country team history
Suggestions..........Suggestions for this page

The Program

Official Start of the Season

Make sure you are registered for XC!

The official start of the Cross Country season begins during the first week of school. Practices during the first week are mandatory and are held at 7:30am until classes start then they are held at 3:15pm for the rest of the season. Also, please read through the XC guidelines list below, so that you are familiar with our expectations.

The Spirit Pack order form for the upcoming XC season is on the web site. There are no items on the order form that are mandatory, your athlete will be provided with a uniform and warm-up to be worn at races only. By the way, anything worn under the uniform needs to be solid black with no visible writing per CHSAA rules. Both the compression shirts and tights meet those requirements. All orders need to be turned in by the Coyote Chase, so we have a better chance of getting everything back to the kids before the Pat Patten race.

Coach

Fall Sports Registration

Fall sports registration occurs in early August. Please make sure you are registered before the start of official practices.

Sports Registration Packets will be available in the Athletic Office at the end of July. Registration packets also available on the BVSD web site after July 1st.

The completed registration packet, registration fee and a current physical must be returned to the Athletic Office before a student is allowed to tryout/practice, per BVSD and CHSAA regulations (NO EXCEPTIONS).

MHS Athletic Registration

The Coaches

The Monarch High School Cross Country coaching staff:

The Monarch High School Track and Field coaching staff:

Team Policies

As you are registering for Cross Country, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the Cross Country team policies. If you have any questions, please send a note to coach at MoHiXcCoach.

We as coaches encourage a positive atmosphere among our team members and hope that parents support their athletes and other team members in the same positive manner. We have put together the following guidelines for the Monarch Cross Country Team. With the number of athletes who participate in Cross Country, we recognize that there are different motivating factors for athletes' participation. With this in mind we have decided to accommodate both the serious runners and the semi-serious social runners on our team by creating two teams within the framework of the entire team. This allows coaches to streamline our workouts for both groups of runners. We feel that this will provide a better team-centered approach to both our workouts and races. All athletes are allowed to participate in each meet, with the exception of the state meet, as long as they have followed the guidelines set forth.

All participants are required to follow CHSAA Sportsmanship Protocol at all meets and during all practices. Use of foul language, threats against team members or competitors, and unsportsmanlike conduct are all prohibited on the Monarch CC team. Team members are expected to be courteous to coaches, parents and other team members at all times. Because we do many of our workouts on trails throughout the county, it is also required that team members are courteous to other persons using the trails (don't block trails or run in packs that block trails).

Letter Eligible

Gold Team Requirements: To be a member of the Gold Team a participant is required to dedicate themselves to the sport, not only for their own benefit but also for the benefit of their teammates. To run Varsity, it is required that a participant be a member of the Gold Team, but being a member of the Gold Team does not ensure participation on Varsity, though it does require the commitment to yourself and the team. Gold Team members will be given individual target times for all up-tempo workouts. Gold Team members are expected to be at all practices, including Saturdays! A Gold Team member may have 3 unexcused practices during the season and will lose their place on the Gold Team for the remainder of the season once the 3 unexcused absences have been exceeded. A Gold Team member may not miss more than 1 practice during the week (excused or unexcused) to participate in that week's meet. Injured members are still required to come to practice to assist coaches as needed.

Varsity Selection: Varsity athletes are selected from the previous race top 7 finishers as long as all athletes have met the Gold Team requirements. Regional and State participants will be selected by the coaches taking in to account the entire season's performances.

Run for Fun

Black Team Requirements: To be a member of the Black Team a participant must have the willingness to participate with the team, but may have more flexibility with regard to practice. Participants are required to be at practices, but may have up to 8 unexcused practices before being removed from the team. A Black Team member may not run on Varsity unless they have met the requirements of the Gold Team for the entire season. Black team members will run the same or similar workouts as Gold Team members, with general target times for up-tempo workouts. A Black Team member may not miss more that 2 practices during the week (excused or unexcused) to participate in that week's meet.

Absences

The following are examples of excused absences:

  • Doctors appointment for physical injury or sickness (Doctors note required).
  • Family Emergency.
  • School Tests (SAT/ACT) or make up test from a school class (Note is required from the teacher).
  • Senior School visits (limited to missing 3 practices during the season for visits after which they are unexcused). Please try and schedule school visits before or after the season.
The following are examples of unexcused absences:
  • Practice/Games for other sports.
  • Family Vacation, camping, mountain climbing (you get the picture).
  • Babysitting.
  • Chess Club or other school clubs.
  • Dental appt. (please schedule these at times that do not conflict with practice unless it is an emergency).

Traditions

Camp

Every summer, the Monarch High School holds a high altitude training camp in Leadville, CO.  For information about this year's camp, see our flyer.

Pasta Dinner

Mary Commander is organizing our weekly pasta dinners this year. Below is her kick-off email notice with the details about these fun events:

Welcome new families and runners and welcome back veteran families and runners!

The Cross Country team has enjoyed the tradition of having a potluck pasta dinner the night before each race. Typically many runners attend as it is great team building experience and it helps with the carbo loading prior to race day. It is an optional activity, depending on school work and other obligations. Parents and siblings are invited to attend also, as it is a good way to get to know other families. Typically we get 15 - 20 parents at any pasta dinner.

Dinner starts at 6:30 and everyone is on their way by 8:00 PM (it is usually a school night.) I will send an email out once a week to let you know what your runner is assigned to bring, who is hosting and directions to their home.

For each dinner, runners are assigned a dish to bring, which should serve 8. We serve fruit and salads, pasta/pizza, breads, and desserts. The team supplies the forks, spoons, napkins, plates, etc. for the pasta dinners. Please bring what you are assigned. A category added a couple of years ago, which worked quite well, was healthy team snacks for the following day's race.

It is now time to organize the hosts for the dinners. Traditionally, seniors get first choice to host a dinner at their home. If you would like to host a dinner please let me know the date which works best for your family. Feel free to email or call me if you have any questions.

Pasta Dinner Dates

  • Wednesday, July 22 (pre camp meeting/dinner) - 6:30 pm (Joe Marchand)
  • Friday, August 28 (pre Coyote Classic race) - 6:30 pm (Katelynn Johnson)
  • Thursday, September 3 at 6:30 pm (Alex Jackson)
  • Thursday, September 10 at 6:30 pm (Max Ciaglo)
  • Thursday, September 17 at 6:30 pm (Lisa Walker)
  • Thursday, September 24 at 6:30 pm (Johnny McCarthy)
  • Thursday, October 1 at 6:30 pm (Jackson Friesth)
  • Thursday, October 8 at 6:30 pm (Joe Marchand)
  • Thursday, October 15 at 6:30 pm (Alex Krull)
  • Thursday, October 22 at 6:30 pm (Robin Reibold)
Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Mary Commander
mcotrupi@yahoo.com
303.499.5110

Coyote Chase

Coyote Chase, 8:00 a.m. on August 29, 2009, at Monarch High School

Coyote Chase Flyer and Registration Form

It's time to get people registered for the Coyote Chase on August 29th. This is our big fundraiser for the upcoming CC season and the more people who run the more money we raise! Coach has challenged our team members to sign up as many people as possible for the race. The athlete's who sign up the most runners for the race will receive gift certificatesgood for apparel, running shoes, racing flats, etc. Make sure you put your full name on the top of every entry form you hand out so you get credit for runners you sign up. There will also be race day registration beginning at 7:00am.

Notice: All team members are required to run the Chase as it is our time trial to determine varsity for our first race, the Pat Patten Invite on September 4th.

Volunteers Needed

We need volunteers to help with the Coyote Chase on August 29, 2009. This is our major fundraiser of the year and also serves as our time trial for the first meet. If you can help out in any capacity please contact Dan Reese at thefivereeses@comcast.net. He will be organizing this years volunteers.

Summer Running

Summer Races

Team History

Come visit our Team History page.

Suggestions?

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