Liberty XC Announcements

[CoachSpongeBob]

For Liberty folks, Coach Jones and I will post announcements and changes/cancelations on this thread. So check back for changes.

[CoachSpongeBob]

Meet the Coach Night: Thursday, August 24th at 6:00
All parents with questions or concerns are invited to come ask and meet the coaches

In order to allow kids and coaches to make the meeting on time, practice on Thursday August 24th will be moved to Liberty HS – STILL AT 4:00. Practice on Friday, August 25th will be moved to Oakland Road instead – also at 4:00. Saturday’s practice will remain the same – Patapsco State Park at 4:00.


Scrimmage added: Thursday, August 31st at home vs Severna Park, times still being worked out. Plan on being at school until at least 6:00. This will take the place of our normal time trial.


A meet is being added on Tuesday, September 19th. Details have not been worked out, and we’ll get that to you as soon as we know more. But please make arrangements to compete on that date.

[CoachSpongeBob]

UPDATE The meet on the 19th will be against Beall at Glendenning Rec Park in Frostburg.

[CoachSpongeBob]

Friday's Scrimmage against Severna Park will probably start around 5:00. The boys will go first (JV and Varsity), and the girls will start 5 minutes later (JV and Varsity). We should wrap up and be out of there no later then 6:30.

Before Severna Park gets there we will be setting up the course and going over several things.

No uniforms on Thursday. Wear Blue or Gold shirts!

[Two Point Swing]

coach you should put the track listings for the CD on here instead of printing 70-some copies,

[CoachSpongeBob]

State CDs Greatest Hits

Indoor States 2003

• 1) Ready to Run
  
• 2) I Believe I can Fly
  
• 3) Satisfied
  
• 4) Standing Outside the Fire
  

Cross Country States 2003

• 5) You've Got to Kick a Little
  
• 6) I Won't Back Down
  

Indoor States 2004

• 7) Dive
  
• 8) Perfect Day
  
• 9) Get Off My Back
  

Cross Country States 2004

• 10) Born to Run
  
• 11) How Bad Do You Want It
  

Indoor States 2005

• 12) Canned Heat
  

Outdoor States 2005

• 13) Don't Stop Believing
  
• 14) Duck & Run
  

Cross Country States 2005

• 15) Higher Ground
  
• 16) Heart of a Champion
  

Indoor States 2006

• 17) God Bless the Broken Road
  
• 18) Eye of the Tiger
  
• 19) The Middle
  

Outdoor States 2006

• 20) Mister Big Time
  
• 21) I Run for Life
  

[CoachSpongeBob]

If anybody wants me to make the the CD Case Label, just post on here and I will make you one. I have no problem making them, I just didn't have card stock at the time. I just got some.

The CD Case Label will have all the song names on it, as well as a cover.

[CoachSpongeBob]

The meet on Wednesday at Libertytown Park (9/6)

The Girls race is scheduled to go off at 4:00 (Varsity & JV together)

The Boys race is scheduled to go off at 4:45 (Varsity & JV together)

We will have meet sheets on Tuesday probably.

[thecommunist]

So is there still an optional practice tomorrow? I know we run in the rain but if it's severe enough to get us out of school things might change.

[CoachSpongeBob]

as of right now, we still have an optional tomorrow. If the weather is bad tomorrow, I will post on here if it is canceled.

[Two Point Swing]

how many teams will be at the meet on wednesday? and why is libertytown invitational at kemptown park and not libertytown?

[CoachSpongeBob]

It's TJ, Linganore and Frederick (last year only Frederick Girls).

Sorry, that was a slip on my part - it's at Liberytown. So used to running at Kemptown for Linganore meets.

[CoachSpongeBob]

A few announcements:

Saturday we will have two optional practices. Both will be at Liberty. We will have one at 8:00 am and one at 4:00 pm.

On Monday, we will have a mandatory practice at 4:00 at Freedom Park. We have a meet the next day, so make sure you're there or you won't be able to race. If there is a problem, let us know.

Boys Folders are due on Tuesday, don't forget!

[CoachSpongeBob]

The SC Invite

Teams: Archbishop Spalding (boys), Bel Air, Broadneck, Centennial, Century, Clear Spring, Elizabeth Seton (girls), Fallston, FSK, Frederick, Liberty, Linganore (girls), Mt. Hebron, NC, Reservoir, Severna Park, SC, Tuscarora, Urbana, Walkersville, Westminster, Winters Mill

Schedule:
3:00 Girls Varsity
3:30 Boys Varsity
4:00 Girls JV
4:45 Boys JV
5:15 Awards

Awards:
Trophy to Winning Teams
Medals to top 15 in Varsity Races
Ribbons to at least top 15 in JV Races

[CoachSpongeBob]

Congrats to all of MVRs so far:

Libertytown:

• Shannon Henretty – In her first race Shannon already has shown huge improvements in her running. She finished 9th on the team, coming in with a strong last mile.
  
• Kim Alonge – The senior ran excellent splits as she rounded out the varsity team for the girls in their 2nd place finish as a team.
  
• Karl Bohn – Karl has improved immensely in a year. He improved his place on the team from a year ago at this meet by 11 places and improved his time by 1 minute and 49 seconds.
  
• Alex Almonte – Alex stepped up and made the varsity team for the first time in his career. He ran a very strong second half of the race and was able to displace runners from other teams.
  

Westminster:

• Caitlyn Hill – Caitlyn had a huge improvement from her first meet, jumping 8 spots on the team. She ran very good splits on a difficult course.
  
• Lauren Ridder – Lauren led the JV girls with a great race that earned her a spot on the varsity team for the upcoming invitational meet at Brunswick. She used a strong first mile, and a good finish to help her to the mark.
  
• Tim Souders – Tim has closed the gap to create a nice pack of guys for Liberty. This was the sophomore’s first top 25 finish in an invitational, but surely not to be the last.
  
• Andy Cobun – Andy improved by 6 places on the team by using a strong first mile putting him up in a new pack. He dug deep for a nice finish despite having little left in the tank.
  

Brunswick:

• Lisa Robbins – Lisa guided the two varsity freshman girls throughout the race, to help them to their best races of the year. Without her efforts the team would not have been able to claim the second place trophy.
  
• Alison Bradley – After her freshman year where she was constantly fighting injuries, Alison is finally running injury free and her performances are improving greatly because of it. She placed 11th on the team, the first time earning a point in her career.
  
• Pat Dougherty – Definitely his best race of the season, he ran a strong consistent race, passing runners the entire way. He stepped it up for the team when they needed it most when they lost a runner to injury.
  
• Billy Harkins – Constantly a leader, getting the younger runners ready for their race, Billy also stepped it up on the course today. Finishing 8th on the team, his best finish in his career, Billy brought it in with a strong final mile and kick.
  

Beall

• Michele Lambert – Pulling away from everybody quickly, Michele won her first race on the very challenging course. She seemed to have a bounce in her step, that helped her glide over the hills.
  
• Devin Calambro – Staying close to the number one girl from Beall, Devin had her best race of the year with a top 10 finish.
  
• Sam Schlachter – With the guys missing 4 of their top 5, they needed someone to step up and that’s what Sam did. Sam is one of the few if not only runner to run faster today then on Saturday as he moved up to 5th on the team.
  
• Sean Dougherty – Sean also moved up considerably with his best race of the year. Sean actually ran faster on this tough hilly 5K course then he did at the flat 3 mile course at the beginning of the season.