This week in Cross Country

This week, we will be a little back to normal with a full week of practice and our entire team participating in the meet this Saturday at Ray Pec for the KC Metro Championships. Monday, we will travel to Park University and return back to school at 5:00. Tuesday is a campus practice, over at 4:30. Wednesday we will travel to the Brookside/Waldo area and run on the Trolley Trail. After our run, we will go and eat at Waldo Pizza. Athletes are asked to bring cash along with them for dinner. I anticipate us returning back to school by 7:00 on Wednesday. Thursday we are back at school for practice, finished at 4:30 and Friday is pre-meet practice at school. The pasta party this week is hosted by the Bischoff and Childers families. I will provide more information on the pasta party later this week. Snack bags this week are provided by the Gonner family and Amy Wilson.
Saturday, we will leave at 6:15am for the KC Metro Championships at Ray Pec. Coaches meeting is at 7:30, 9th and 10th graders run at 8:00, Varsity girls run at 9:30 and Junior Varsity girls run at 10:30. Awards for the top 10 finishes will be awarded at 12:00. ETA back at school, 1:00pm. All runners will run their grade level race UNLESS they are on varsity (Miranda Norfleet, Katy Riojas, Katy Lindsey, Jessica Newsom, Jeanie Lohnes, Lauren Black and Emily Kissee) all 11th and 12th graders will run in the JV race.

Coach Lerch
lerchp@parkhill.k12.mo.us

Results from Grandview Invitational

With a bit warmer temperatures than we are accustomed to, the girls ran strong on a difficult course with a challenging hill seen twice. I found out yesterday that this will be the hosting site for the Sectional meet on the 1st of November so it was great to check it out once before then. Special congrats to Jessica Newsom, Katy Lindsey and Jessica Froude who had outstanding performances individually. Congrats to medal winners: Katy Riojas, Miranda Norfleet, Katy Lindsey, Jeanie Lohnes, Lauren Black and Emily Kissee in the Varsity race and Jessica Newsom, Amy Sickman, Evan Willsey, Jessica Froude, Kyla Henderon and Kierstie Bischoff in the Junior Varsity Race. The Varsity team finished 4th and the JV team finished 3rd. Official results will be posted at a later time but for now, our unofficial results for the team are as follows:
Katy Riojas - 21:44 (10th in the Varsity race)
Miranda Norfleet - 22:09
Katy Lindsey - 22:29
Jessica Newsom - 22:54
Jeanie Lohnes - 23:11
Lauren Black - 23:15
Emily Kissee - 23:20
Amy Sickman - 23:56
Evan Willsey - 24:18
Jessica Foude - 24:19
Kyla Henderson - 24:23
Kierstie Bischoff - 24:28
Abby Werner - 24:35
Maggi Wolfe - 24:37
Ellie Link - 24:43
Miranda Henderson - 25:07
Once again, thanks go out to the Black and Kafka families for providing snack bags and Gatorade. Thanks also to the Norfleets, Lohnes and Moyes families for hosting the pasta party Wednesday evening. My apologies for the LONG directions posted for the meet yesterday. Since we did not go and preview this course, I used the directions provided to us and this was a BIG mistake. I did not hear of anyone getting lost but I do apologize for the directions posted.
Have a great weekend!


Coach Lerch
lerchp@parkhill.k12.mo.us

Conference Schedule Announced

I know Conference is the week of Homecoming and plans are already being made for dinner, pictures, hair, etc. Please keep this schedule in mind when making Homecoming arrangements.

9:00 - Load Bus
9:15 - Leave School
11:00 – Coaches Meeting
11:30 – Girls Varsity Race
12:00 – Boys Varsity Race
12:30 – JV Girls Race (no seniors)
1:00 – JV Boys Race (no seniors)
1:30 – Freshman Boys and Girls Run Together
2:00 Awards
ETA back at school - 3:30 (guesstimate)
Coach Lerch
lerchp@parkhill.k12.mo.us

Team Picture Information

Team pictures are WEDNESDAY! All runners need to wear their racing uniforms (tanks and shorts). I will have warmups for runners who do not have their uniforms. Pictures will be immediatly after school at the bronze panther statues in the front of PHS. Prices for pictures are as follows - EXACT change must be present or a check made out to RPG (Reed Portrait Gallery) All taxes are included.

Team Group Pictures:
5x7 - $6.00 each
8x10 - $8.00 each

Individual Pictures:
Two 4x6s- $6.00
Two 5x7s - $10.00
Two 5x7 and 4 wallets - $15.00
One 8x10 and 4 wallets - $15.00
Set of 8 wallets - $10.00
One 8x10 - $12.00

Small Group Pictures
(groups of 2-5 - can be friends, sisters, etc..)
Two 4x6s - $7.00
Two 5x7s - $11.00
Set of 8 Wallets - $12.00
One 8x10 - $13.00

Coach Lerch
lerchp@parkhill.k12.mo.us

Update on Platte County Meet Medals

Our JV girls won this JV meet but we were only provided with enough medals for 3/4 of the JV team. I have been speaking with the hosting school and coach to get medals for the entire JV team that ran at this race. I will have the medals for the remainder of the girls after our KC Metro meet on October 4th. Once again, I would like to thank the girls for their patience and understanding in this matter. We WILL get you your well-deserved medals!

Coach Lerch
lerchp@parkhill.k12.mo.us

This week in Cross Country

This week will be much more relaxed than last week and I hope ALL of our runners will get some MUCH needed rest! Monday we will travel to Riss Lake to get in a long run and return to school by5:00. Tuesday, we are going to travel to Lakeview Middle School to meet their running club and get in a short workout with them, followed by a longer workout of our own. Tuesday evening we will be back to school by 4:45. Wednesday will be a short practice day and our team picture day. ALL athletes need to bring their team uniforms to school Wednesday. All runners who have run in a meet will wear the team tank and shorts and all runners who have not yet run in a meet will wear our team warmups. I will send home picture envelopes on Monday. Exact change or check to order pictures is required on Wednesday. All athletes MUST be in the team picture but ordering pictures is optional. We will be finished with practice by 4:00 Wednesday and athletes can go and enjoy the pasta party at the Norfleet house after practice. Sophomores need to bring a dessert to share at the pasta party. The pasta party is hosted by the Moyes, Clifford, Norfleet, Lohnes and McFarlane families. Thursday, 17 runners will go and run at the Grandview Invitational (Please see Joplin Stampede post for a list of athletes running). JV will run at 4:00 and Varsity will run at 5:00. Thursday's snack bags are will be provided by the Kafka and Black families. The remainder of the team will have practice Thursday on campus. Friday morning we will ALL practice at 9:00 at English Landing Park. Saturday should be a rest/recovery day. Saturday is also the 1st annual PHSHS "fun run" for our young running community. There will be open races for young runners in Grades K-8. Races all take place at the District Footall Stadium, beginning at 9:30 and ending at 11:30, with race lengths varying by age group. Sunday should be a day for cross training. Our whole team will be running in the KC Metro City Championships on October 4th at Ray Pec.
Coach Lerch
lerchp@parkhill.k12.mo.us

South Shows up at Stampede

We made a safe and fast trip to Joplin today and turned in great times. Over 600 girls ran in the high school division, with the team placing 21 out of 40 teams in the High School Division I group. Meet results can be found at http://www.mssu.edu/athletics/menscrosscountry/stampederesults.htm
Overall, the day was much warmer than the Stampede last year but the team still did well and is growing stronger as the season progresses.ALL 16 athletes ran faster than they did Monday at Ray Pec-not bad for the 2nd 5K in less than 1 week!!! Way to go ladies! Also, thank you for being on time this morning and keeping the bus trip enjoyable! Thanks to the Kissee family for providing snack bags on this trek to Joplin. Pictures will be uploaded soon..but for now...times are as follows:
Miranda Norfleet - 21:01:09
Katy Riojas - 21:05
Jeanie Lohnes - 21:30
Katy Lindsey - 21: 31
Logan Tucker-Nelson - 21:42
Lauren Black - 21:48.8
Amy Willsey - 22:05
Emily Kissee - 22:13
Amy Sickman - 22:33
Jessica Newsom - 22:34
Kyla Henderson - 23:16
Evan Willsey - 23:17
Crissy Lueth - 23:27
Abby Werner - 23:28
Miranda Henderson - 23:30
Kierstie Bischoff - 23:42
These athletes as well as Maggi Wolfe and Ellie Link will run in the Grandview invitational on Thursday evening.
Coach Lerch
lerchp@parkhill.k12.mo.us

JV WINS AGAIN!!

Congratulations to our JV team as they took hope another first place victory at the Platte County Invitation tonight. Medal winners were: Maggi Wolfe, Ellie Link, Jessica Froude, Jane Jackson, Justine Froude and Tedi Sanchez. Way to go girls!!!! What an excellent way to conquer an EXTREMELY difficult course!!!! Also, we want to commend these girls for their attitudes even after being "snubbed" at the awards ceremony. The team envelope was misplaced but quickly found AFTER Coach Huff talked to the meet officials. Thanks for keeping your heads held high and positively representing our school at all times. That positive attitude makes the victory even sweeter. Also, great efforts today after a hard week with two races within 4 days. Enjoy your Saturday and SLEEP IN!!! You deserve it!!!
Times for the team were:
Maggi Wolfe - 24:34
Ellie Link - 25:09
Jessica Froude - 25:30
Jane Jackson - 26:29
Justine Froude - 26:29:95
Tedi Sanchez - 27:01
Mackenzie Kafka - 27:57
Emily Jimenez - 28:19
Hannah Carlson - 28:23
Chloe Guardado - 29:23
Jessica Waddle - 29:27
Molly Reinmueth - 29:34
Carissa Belcher 29:37
Ashley Miller - 30:42
Allyse Edwards - 31:45
Lauren Gonner - 32:19

Thanks to the Jimenez and Werner families for the snack bags at this meet. Also thanks to the Riojas family for hosting the pasta party last night and all of the work the Riojas, Jimenez, Waddle and WEErner families did in getting ALL that food ready for our BIG group. Thank you! You are making us happy and fast with all of this good racing fuel!!!


Coach Lerch
lerchp@parkhill.k12.mo.us

Updated Stampede Schedule

The Joplin Stampede has divided the high school races into two divisions. Our girls will still race @ 10:45 but our boys will now race @ 12:10. Due to this time change, I do not anticipate us returning to school until 5:00pm on Saturday. To see the schedule, directions and meet information, please click on the link: http://www.mssu.edu/athletics/menscrosscountry/stampedeentry.htm
All athletes traveling to Joplin need to remmber to bring an extra change of clothes, a pillow and/or blanket for the bus ride and plenty of food and water. We will stop on the way home to eat lunch, so athletes also need to bring money for lunch. All athletes need to be on the bus and ready to go at 5:15 Saturday morning - yea!

Coach Lerch
lerchp@parkhill.k12.mo.us

Ray Pec Invitational - JV 1st Place, Varsity 2nd Place!

Well, we now have our first 5K race under our belts and we came out with a good showing. Our Varisty team finished in 2nd place and our Junior Varsity team won first place! Congratulations goes out to medal winners, all in the Junior Varsity Race: Katy Riojas- 1st place, Katy Lindsey - 3rd place, Jessica Newsom, Evan Willsey, Kyla Henderson, Miranda Henderson, Crissy Lueth, Kierstie Bischoff, Abby Werner and Maggi Wolfe. Special Thanks to meet managers: Rachel Norfleet, Taylor Breen, Audrey McCalley and Dana Willsey. Also, thanks to the Miller and Riojas families for the yummy snack bags!

Times from Ray Pec Invitational – September 15, 2008
Runners 1-16 will run Joplin Saturday, September 20
Bus leaves Park Hill South @ 5:15 a.m!!!
1. Katy Riojas – 22:11
2. Jeanie Lohnes – 22:29
3. Miranda Norfleet – 22:31
4. Amy Willsey – 22:39
5. Katy Lindsey – 22:43
6. Logan Tucker- Nelson – 22:46
7. Lauren Black – 23:20
8. Jessica Newsom – 23:32
9. Amy Sickman – 23:50
10. Evan Willsey – 23:55
11. Kyla Henderson – 24:00
12. Miranda Henderson – 24:00.01
13. Crissy Lueth – 24:06
14. Kierstie Bischoff – 24:10
15. Abby Werner – 24:11
16. Emily Kissee – 24:30
Meet managers - Lauren Kuhn, Rachel Houston, Dana Willsey

Runners 17-39 will run Platte City Thursday @ 5:00
Meet Managers: Lauren Kuhn, Emily Moyes, Jillian McDaniel, Katy Russell
Athletes will get out of class @ 2:15, leave school @ 2:35. All runners race JV Race.
17. Maggie Wolfe – 24:30:01
18. Ellie Link – 24:32
19. Jessica Froude – 25:01
20. Alison Childers – 25:51
21. Justine Froude – 26:25
22. Mackenzie Kafka – 26:47
23. Hannah Carlson – 27:16
24. Tedi Sanchez – 27:19
25. Molly Reinmueth – 27:41
26. Jane Jackson – 28:05
27. Jenna Allison – 28:06
28. Jessica Waddle – 28:18
29. Chloe Guardado – 28:46
30. Carissa Belcher – 29:31
31. Lauren Rittman – 29:33
32. Rachel Houston – 29:33.01
33. Shanelle Kudera – 29:57
34. Ashley Miller – 30:01
35. Brittany Walker – 30:14
36. Allyse Edwards – 31:05
37. Lauren Gonner – 31:26
38. Maisie Baldwin – 32:07
39. Diane Jo Bart Plange – 36:01
40. Emily Jimenez,

Coach Lerch
lerchp@parkhill.k12.mo.us