FLYCLOSER FRIDAY 12/15

     As semester one comes to a close, I have reflected on the many things that have been accomplished individually, for my organization, and for the SOC as a whole. There are many things we have learned and grown from and will continue to make better. Within my organization, I have been able to create opportunities for members and their families that have allowed us to build relationships with each other and the community. One way that I really saw CARE in my organization was just recently through the Angel Tree Program. We had an amazing amount of items donated for our angel and it was a true example of how we care as an organization. I was able to support and care for the XC boys during their state meet by getting with the SOC and putting together CARE packages for them to have on the day of their meet. This was very appreciated by the boys and Coach Hoyes because it was the first time they had gotten something for their state trip though they have gone to the state meet every year. I could tell the boys felt cared for and they recognized their role in the school and knew to represent well.

     Just like always, communication plays a key role in our organization. We have never had an issue with communication among our teammates, parents, and other supporters. Coach Hoyes puts together an email every week that is filled with information and keeps everyone up to date with what's going on in our organization. Several times this year, I have sent emails to Coach Hoyes and asked him to share information with the team and he has sent it out through email. I usually then take those emails and put them onto the blog and include any pictures from that week that would help to tell the story of that email. Coach Hoyes also started using a text-remind system this year to send out small reminders of things like bringing the Angel Tree gifts to the banquet for collection. This has been very helpful in cases when there are last minute reminders to be made or if it is just a small piece of information that someone may miss in a long email. Our FaceBook, Twitter, Blog, email, and text system are all key pieces to the development of our organization and I have directly seen them help out the members involved.
     One thing I am going to focus heavily on for semester two is our community involvement. We have a set community partner and we have began to find ways to best serve them. However, they have been very busy and have not been able to have any events that we would be able to support them in. With the new year, we will be able to do more and have more opportunities to connect with them and grow as an organization through service. I am excited for semester two and all the things I can create with the help of my organization, my small group, and the SOC as a whole. 

   

FLYCLOSER FRIDAY 12/1

     This week, I focused a lot on communicating the Angel Tree with Coach Hoyes and the rest of our team. I had Coach Hoyes send out an email that explained what we were doing and why we wanted to take on this project. I am very excited about the involvement that we will have from our team in support of our angel. I can't wait to see the amount of care each person is going to contribute and how we will serve our community through this project. In addition to this new tradition, we also have our annual banquet coming up next week to celebrate the end of another great season. We plan to have our dinner and celebration with awards and a picture movie.
     In this next week, I plan to work more with Coach Hoyes and our community partner, KORT, to set up a community service opportunity. I struggled with finding a community partner that would be willing to partner with us and allow us to serve them so now that I have finally gotten one in place, we want to get started as soon as possible. KORT has already given plenty of ideas for service and we are very excited to get involved with their work.
     Our blog has been a direct communication hub as I have transferred any email Coach Hoyes sends out into a blog post. Coach Hoyes' emails are always very informative so it is easy to see exactly what is going on and I am able to provide that information on the blog as well. It is also always visually appealing with pictures of our team and things that we do together. I am excited for the development of this blog that has come along with the development of our team.

FLYCLOSER FRIDAY 11/17

Communication has never been an issue within our organization. We always make sure to reach out to every stakeholder and keep them updated with the things going on in our organization. Our blog, FaceBook, email, text message system, and Twitter are all very active and informative to our team, families, school, and community. I am able to have regular conversation with Coach Hoyes and that allows me to stay in the XC loop and know what is going on. We also communicate through email and text message to ensure clarity of upcoming events or needs of the organization. Overall, our communication really helps to develop our program and continue to make things better everyday.

One question I could be asking is, "What more can we be doing as an organization?" There is always more to what you think is the end product. With every conversation made, there is always more to be discussed. I know as an organization, there is always more we can do to connect and build stronger relationships. One thing we can do regularly is have a meal together, and not just the meals the we eat before meets. Also, there is always more that we, as an organization, can be doing to connect with the community around us to build that relationship as well. Moving forward, I plan to be asking this question, not just once, but on a regular basis that way we are always striving for more. I think this can advance our organization to bigger and better things. What we think is really good now can become great later.

TNHSXC 10/30 update - STATEBOUND!

Good morning TNHSXC family (I started this email 6 hours ago).  Well, I'm still recovering from that epic day of racing Saturday.  Every single one of our kids laid it on the line when we needed it most.  The girls ran fantastic races, despite the cool temps and tough course - four of the six ran season best times and two PR'd!  That is the way to cap off a season of growth.  The guys faced a huge and deep Region field, yet they ran with grit and pulled in our second Region Runner-up trophy!  We've been Region Runner-up twice in six years, and now will have sent distance runners to 11 consecutive State Championships counting track.  Renegade Running!  

Kudos to all of our kids.  I couldn't be more proud.  

Saturday 11/4, KHSAA State XC Championships - Kentucky Horse Park 

I've included the entire schedule just for reference but highlighted the guys' race in green.  We will leave school at 9:00 for anyone that wants to caravan.  It is slow parking and a long walk into the venue, so if you are not following you need to be on time.   Everyone needs to be on site no later than 10:30.  

All ten boys entered as the Region team will be entered automatically in State.  Spectators are $10.  

9:15 A.M. FIRST CALL: CLASS 1A GIRLS (Teams are in the box for clerk inspection) 

9:25 A.M. FINAL CALL: CLASS 1A GIRLS 

9:30 A.M. START: CLASS 1A GIRLS RACE 

10:00 A.M. FIRST CALL: CLASS 1A BOYS (Teams are in the box for clerk inspection) 

10:10 A.M. FINAL CALL: CLASS 1A BOYS 

10:15 A.M. START: CLASS 1A BOYS RACE 

11:15 A.M. FIRST CALL: CLASS 2A GIRLS (Teams are in the box for clerk inspection) 

11:25 A.M. FINAL CALL: CLASS 2A GIRLS 

11:30 A.M. START: CLASS 2A GIRLS RACE 

12:00 P.M. FIRST CALL: CLASS 2A BOYS (Teams are in the box for clerk inspection) 

12:10 P.M. FINAL CALL: CLASS 2A BOYS 

12:15 P.M. START: CLASS 2A BOYS RACE 

1:15 P.M. FIRST CALL: CLASS 3A GIRLS (Teams are in the box for clerk inspection) 

1:25 P.M. FINAL CALL: CLASS 3A GIRLS 

1:30 P.M. START: CLASS 3A GIRLS RACE 

2:00 P.M. FIRST CALL: CLASS 3A BOYS (Teams are in the box for clerk inspection) 

2:10 P.M. FINAL CALL: CLASS 3A BOYS 

2:15 P.M. START: CLASS 3A BOYS RACE

2017 times updated through Region

5k's

Tiger Run

Weeknight Warfare

Labor Day 5k/10k

Iron Horse

Bernie Keene

Trinity

Hillbilly Run

Green Co.

TNHS Revolt

Bluegrass Bolt

MKAC

Region

1

Marcus Bowling

17:57:00

18:00:00

38:54 10k

18:58:00

18:53:00

18:22:00

17:27:00

17:19:00

17:38:00

17:24:00

18:05:00

2

Lane Hoyes

19:50:00

20:49:00

19:33:00

18:58:00

18:51:00

18:27:00

18:25:00

19:38:00

3

Jake Humphrey

19:48:00

21:16:00

45:28 10k

19:37:00

19:46:00

19:13:00

20:05:00

18:32:00

20:18:00

19:14:00

4

Clay Dones

19:23:00

19:52:00

20:21

20:51:00

19:13:00

18:52:00

20:00:00

5

Andrew Newton

19:35:00

39:25 10k

19:53:00

19:30:00

19:02:00

20:27:00

18:53:00

19:06:00

19:35:00

19:20:00

6

Ethan Vance

19:43:00

21:21:00

43:48 10k

22:08:00

21:03

19:45:00

21:38:00

20:16:00

20:17:00

19:08:00

19:27:00

19:11:00

7

Isaac Goff

19:54:00

20:14:00

39:45 10k

20:44:00

20:27:00

19:42:00

20:05:00

19:42:00

19:42:00

19:15:00

19:45:00

8

Jackson Middleton

20:41

20:27:00

20:12:00

19:58:00

20:33:00

20:11:00

20:13:00

9

Carson Mouser

23:49:00

21:54:00

22:12

22:12:00

24:40:00

22:16:00

22:03:00

20:19:00

21:33:00

10

Nolan Brown

22:10:00

21:57:00

22:12:00

21:52:00

21:17:00

11

Ryan Beck

24:27:00

22:08:00

22:13:00

25:38:00

21:58:00

21:41:00

12

Cameron Mattingly

26:06:00

28:06:00

23:36:00

24:50:00

24:22:00

22:24:00

24:15:00

25:12:00

23:13:00

22:49:00

13

Tyler Hudson

23:46

25:20:00

25:31:00

24:02:00

23:02:00

23:20:00

26:10:00

22:51:00

24:14:00

14

Zach Mattingly

28:27:00

25:32:00

26:05:00

26:25:00

23:40:00

24:45:00

15

Jonah Martin

32:04:00

1

Sydney Newton

24:42:00

23:54:00

2

Devan Garagnani

29:59:00

29:10:00

28:11:00

29:38:00

29:29:00

29:58:00

28:05:00

29:45:00

26:43:00

28:08:00

26:34:00

3

Caroline Janes

27:11:00

27:13:00

26:35:00

28:05:00

27:09:00

27:46:00

4

Jensen Garagnani

35:07:00

28:48:00

30:02:00

29:30:00

30:13:00

31:05:00

29:47:00

28:01:00

28:43:00

27:37:00

5

Nicole Williams

32:47:00

28:33:00

29:23:00

29:13:00

27:50:00

6

Tori Cecil

28:34:00

31:05:00

32:07:00

31:22:00

31:50:00

28:06:00

29:23:00

7

Kristyn Broell

32:46:00

31:53:00

30:45:00

31:04:00

29:29:00

28:45:00

8

Amelia Watkins

31:30:00

9

Faith Hamilton

32:07:00

10

Lexie Goode

35:08:00

38:03:00

10/25 update - REGION WEEK!

Hello TNHSXC family.  The nervous energy is bubbling over around here - it's REGION WEEK!!!  I'm super excited for our kids, and very appreciative of the the hard work that's gotten them to this point. 

Tomorrow, regular practice then Region Team dinner - we will run our normal practice then the kids will come up to my art room for a pasta dinner/meeting/goodie give away.  We should be wrapped up by 6:45. 

Friday, shakeout - one easy loop of the XC course, four strides, stretch and put our legs up.  Kids will be done by 4:45.  

Saturday, Region 2 Championships - Green County HS, Greensburg KY.  

At this point, I believe everyone has been to the Region course.  It's just over an hour away and the schedule below is on CENTRAL TIME. 

1:00pm all athletes arrive at Green County

1:30pm girls begin warm up 

1:45pm Coaches Meeting 

2:15pm Class AA Girls 

2:15 pm boys begin warm up behind start of girls race 

3:00pm Class AA Boys

The following athletes are registered as our 2017 Region Teams - 

Girls - 

 

Caroline Janes

Devan Garagnani

Jensen Garagnani

Nicole Williams

Tori Cecil

Kristyn Broell

 

Boys - 

 

Marcus Bowling

Lane Hoyes

Jake Humphrey

Clay Dones

Andrew Newton

Ethan Vance

Isaac Goff

Jackson Middleton

Carson Mouser

Ryan Beck

It's imperative that our kids are on time, have double and triple checked their duffels and have their uniforms.  I will go over cold weather gear and expectations with them in the coming days, but BE PREPARED!  It will likely be a rough weather day.  

I know that we have a couple of inhalers on the team.  I'm faxing Physicians to Children for Andrew Newton.  For Jake and Kristyn, I need you'all to handle getting the form to the right doctors to get them signed.  

There is lots of info attached.  Pay attention to the parking areas, and note there is a $5 per car parking fee.  All of the registration paperwork is taken care of, just attached everything for you to see if you were interested.  

Let's make sure our kids are well fed and well rested going into the weekend.  

- Matt

TNHSXC - 10/16 update

Good morning TNHSXC family.  I hope everyone enjoyed a weekend away from competition and that the kids had a great day of training on Saturday.  My family and I got to spend some time together travelling to Ohio for the Columbus Marathon.  While I wasn't thrilled with my time, I'm proud of how I placed because the conditions were really tough, and everybody was dying out there.  I mention this because it's thinking about these kids, what I ask of them every day, and how much they mean to me that keeps me going.  We are entering the most competitive part of our season, and I can be really hard on my athletes.  I believe in them, and I know they can rise to do great things.

Extra kudos to Amie Isabel, Emma and Eli's mom/elementary assistant coach/program builder.  She set her PR in Ironman Louisville yesterday.  Outstanding!

Below is the link to results from last week's Bolt.  It was a crazy week with a rain out and a reschedule, pulling together a meet while Soccer Districts were happening, and kids having to respond to a tough night of racing on a Thursday.  Well, they did just that and our boys won - on a tie breaker! 

http://ky.milesplit.com/meets/289120/results#.WeS3XltSzcs

Bluegrass Bolt - Meet Results ky.milesplit.com

Tomorrow, 10/17 Mid-Kentucky Athletic Conference Championships

Tanglewood Golf Course
245 Tanglewood Ct, Taylorsville, KY 40071
Directions Link

RACE START TIMES:

5:45 pm - 3k.  MS Girls and Boys combined race.

6:15 pm - 5k.  HS Girls.

6:45 pm - 5k.  HS Boys.   

This meet will mark the end of the season for our middle schoolers and JV runners.  Heading into Region our team will be the top ten boys and girls.  I love to have kids continue to come and run practices - keep getting faster because your growth as a runner does not end with XC season.  Be a runner.

Check out all of the PR's on right side of this spreadsheet - tons of PR's!

	5k's	Tiger Run	Weeknight Warfare	Labor Day 5k/10k	Iron Horse	Bernie Keene	Trinity	Hillbilly Run	Green Co.	TNHS Revolt	Bluegrass Bolt
1	Marcus Bowling	17:57:00	18:00:00	38:54 10k	18:58:00	18:53:00	18:22:00	17:27:00		17:19:00	17:38:00
2	Lane Hoyes			19:50:00	20:49:00		19:33:00		18:58:00	18:51:00	18:27:00
3	Jake Humphrey	19:48:00	21:16:00	45:28 10k		19:37:00	19:46:00		19:13:00	20:05:00	18:32:00
4	Andrew Newton	19:35:00		39:25 10k		19:53:00	19:30:00	19:02:00	20:27:00	18:53:00	19:06:00
5	Ethan Vance	19:43:00	21:21:00	43:48 10k	22:08:00	21:03	19:45:00	21:38:00	20:16:00	20:17:00	19:08:00
6	Clay Dones		19:23:00				19:52:00	20:21	20:51:00	19:13:00
7	Isaac Goff	19:54:00	20:14:00	39:45 10k		20:44:00	20:27:00	19:42:00	20:05:00	19:42:00	19:42:00
8	Jackson Middleton			20:41	20:27:00		20:12:00		19:58:00	20:33:00	20:11:00
9	Carson Mouser		23:49:00	21:54:00	22:12	22:12:00	24:40:00	22:16:00	22:03:00		20:19:00
10	Ryan Beck		24:27:00		22:08:00	22:13:00	25:38:00	21:58:00		21:41:00
11	Nolan Brown			22:10:00	21:57:00		22:12:00				21:52:00
12	Cameron Mattingly		26:06:00	28:06:00	23:36:00	24:50:00	24:22:00	22:24:00	24:15:00	25:12:00	23:13:00
13	Tyler Hudson		23:46	25:20:00	25:31:00	24:02:00		23:02:00	23:20:00	26:10:00	22:51:00
14	Zach Mattingly					28:27:00		25:32:00	26:05:00	26:25:00	23:40:00
15	Jonah Martin				32:04:00
1	Sydney Newton			24:42:00	23:54:00
2	Caroline Janes					27:11:00	27:13:00	26:35:00		28:05:00	27:09:00
3	Devan Garagnani	29:59:00	29:10:00		28:11:00	29:38:00	29:29:00	29:58:00	28:05:00	29:45:00	26:43:00
4	Nicole Williams		32:47:00		28:33:00						29:23:00
5	Tori Cecil			28:34:00		31:05:00		32:07:00	31:22:00	31:50:00	28:06:00
6	Jensen Garagnani		35:07:00		28:48:00	30:02:00	29:30:00	30:13:00	31:05:00	29:47:00	28:01:00
7	Kristyn Broell		32:46:00		31:53:00			30:45:00	31:04:00		29:29:00
8	Amelia Watkins						31:30:00
9	Faith Hamilton						32:07:00
10	Lexie Goode		35:08:00			38:03:00
	MS 3k's	Popsicle 1	Popsicle 2	Weeknight Warfare	Popsicle 3	Bernie Keene	Popsicle 4	Popsicle 5	Hillbilly Run	Revolt	Bolt
1	Lane Hoyes	12:22	11:42	11:38	11:15	11:21	11:28	11:03	11:18
2	Jackson Middleton	12:54	12:31	12:13	11:21	11:46		11:32	11:58
3	Nolan Brown	13:14	13:21	13:16:00	12:40	12:28:00	12:28	12:01	12:32
4	Sam Mouser	15:25	14:27	13:18	13:21	13:33	13:22	13:06	14:10		12:46
5	Jonah Martin			18:05:00	16:51	19:33:00	15:59	16:24	18:15	22:41 (4k)	15:22
1	Sydney Newton	15:31	15:56	15:20		13:29	14:24		14:42	19:35 (4k)	13:39
2	Caroline Janes	15:47	15:18	15:31			15:32
3	Tori Cecil	17:36	17:59	16:57:00			16:41
4	Kendall Maner										19:05
	ES 2k's
1	Daniel Filiatreau						9:59:00	10:58:00	9:46	9:50:00	10:04
2	Eli Isabel						10:44	11:07	10:46	10:43	10:29
3	Evan Cecil						11:45	11:19		11:34	13:23
4	Jack Miles	17:18	15:25		12:21		11:20	13:28	12:40		13:06
5	Grant Curtsinger	13:52	12:40		11:54		12:46	11:53
6	Emma Isabel								11:57	12:08	11:05
7	Adalyn Filiatreau								13:22	13:22	13:40
8	Kason Reid								15:15	13:23	13:22
9	Aubrey Hey	15:05	15:10		15:15			15:57	13:33		14:05
10	Rheya Downs									16:28

Matt

2017 Schedule