Indoor Track Info

Golden Eagles -
It is Time! Let the indoor track & field season begin. Practices will be held Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday at 3:00pm in the athletic commons (southwest corner of the school) Starting on Wednesday January 4th. Bring your outside running gear. With the mild weather we need to take advantage of the opportunity we have to use the track before the snow comes.

The BYU Track Camps are this Friday & Saturday for those who have signed up. Next week January 2-7 we have the USU track camps on Friday Jan 6 & Saturday Jan 7. If you are planning on attending these camps please let Coach Wyatt know by end of practice on Wednesday Jan 4th so he can register you. These camps are a great way to start your season & learn the most up to date info about your event and we highly recommend that you attend the camps.

Also meet date chage to note: The Utah Distance Challenge has been changed to Thursday January 26th at the Olympic Ice Oval. More info to follow.

More information about the season will be given at practices. We look forward to working with you this season. Thanks and Happy Running, Jumping, and Throwing!

--The Coaches

Footlocker Results & Indoor track info

Golden Eagles –

“Coach…Running IS fun!” was proven more so this past week than at any other time this season. Our TEAM finished our annual expedition to the Footlocker Western Regional’s in Walnut California. The weather was perfect, the beach amazing, and Disneyland was so much fun. Also the races gave us a final chance to see some of you race a cross country race & it gave others of you a chance to build for next season. The races gave all of us a chance to have fun and enjoy the fun of running. As you progress on in your running careers never lose sight of the fact that running IS fun and can be as fun as you make it.

Highlights of this meet included Freshmen Daniel Quintana and Maddie Ball earning one of those big footlocker medals. Both ran sound races. Sophomores Regan Pond, Brenda Quintana, and Brigett Harris all medaled in their races. Brenda reminded all of us that if you really want something and are willing to WORK for it and not be distracted you CAN get it. Junior Rachel Warnick ran an incredible race bouncing back from her earlier in the season disappointment to finish this season on a positive note. Seniors Hayley Knapp & Lindsay Schuring keep their tradition alive by medaling again in their races, showing all of us how consistency through the years is one of the keys to success. Great job ladies and good luck in the future, we will miss ya. Sophomore Steel Rasmussen showed his stuff again by earning a medal in the seeded All West Frosh/Soph race running against some of the most talented Frosh/Soph’s in the entire Western United States. Not bad for a first year runner. Another highlight was Sophomore Isaac Faux winning the seeded All West Frosh/Soph race earning not just a medal but First TEAM All West for the second year in a row. This was a great race for him and a reminder of how fun running can be.

Now there were several other runners that ran best times of the season and didn’t medal, and that is OK. It is not the medaling that matters; it is the journey and the progress you make in the journey. Let’s not lose sight of that. There were a few of you who had races that you were not pleased with, and that happens in running. However what you choose to do because of that is what seperates those who go on to greatness and those who do not. I know the people you are, and know you will bounce back (just as Rachel did) a wiser and better runner for the experience. Full race results can be found here: http://www.footlockercc.com/west/

We want to thank all of our chaperones who took the weekend off to come and join us on this amazing trip. Thank you for taking the time off of work and the time away from your family to help us. THANK YOU! Also a big time THANKS YOU to Coach Phil Olsen of Provo High School for organizing all of this for all of TEAM Utah, thank you.

Thank you for being so good and respectful for this trip. It really makes it a lot of fun for me when you all are so good. I really am very lucky to be along for the journey and I thank you for allowing me to do so.  

Now that this season is over, the next thing up for all of you is to take at least 1 to 2 full weeks off of running. No running. Go be a teenager. Enjoy the rest for your body and your mind. Let your body rest. Don’t feel guilty for doing it, you have been running for 6 months solid. 1-2 weeks off is not going to hurt, if anything it is only going to make you better. If a week from now you feel like you need to run for your own sanity, than go on a few long runs (2 or 3 days of the week). Enjoy the time off. For those of you who just feel like you need to do something, the weight room is open after school. I highly recommend that you get into the weight room. Now is a great time to develop more strength that will help you in the track season. Track & field will HELP you for your next cross country season. I encourage all of you to do track and field.

Indoor Track will have its first official practice Wednesday January 4^th at 3:00pm in the Athletic Commons at the Southwest corner of the school. We will be practicing for indoor every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 3:00pm. The weight room will be open every day after school, with outdoor track and field starting the last week of February.  As always if you have any questions please just ask. Thank you again for an amazing season and a great weekend. Remember that “running IS fun”

Thank you & happy running!

--The Coaches

Enjoy the photos

Pre-Footlocker Results & Banquet Highlights

Golden Eagles --
The results from the Pre-Footlocker race at AF can be found at the link below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T0-Np_l3tM4lSH0cvAUfO6SG-z8RHI2YQ9D-rbJy408/edit The run in the snow is one you will never forget. Thanks for taking advantage of that opportunity to improve yourself. Also another race opportunity before footlocker are this Tuesday at 4:00pm at Layton Park there is a 3 mile race. If there is anyone interested let me know by lunch Tuesday so we can get transport up there.  We are also organizing a car pool to go to the 2011 NCAA Mountain Region Cross Country Championship at East Bay Golf Course in Provo to see one of our Alumni Spencer Hanson race for BYU. We are meeting at MMHS at 10:15am. The Men race at 11:00am and the Women race at Noon. This is a great chance to see some of the best runners in the country.


This past week we also had our Honor Banquet. Thanks to all of you for coming and for all of your help with the fundraising this whole season so that we can provide these amazing things for all of you. A big time Thank You to Amberley Bate for her season highlight video. Thanks for all the hard work on that. It was great. Thank you to our amazing parents for their support all season long. Thank you to our amazing Administration for all their support. Thank you also to our Athletic Director Coach Boyack for all the support. Highlights of the Banquet were our Senior Blankets given to our 30 amazing Seniors. Thanks again Seniors for being who you are and for helping put our program on the map. Remember that the "Best is yet to be!"
Awards:
Newcomers of the year: Brenda Quintana & Daniel Quintana
Most Improved Runners: Regan Pond & Steeel Rasmussen
Most Valuable Runners: Autumn Gibson & Isaac Faux
Golden Eagle Award: Sarah Hash & Nathan Vance

THANK YOU to all of you for this season. Let us keep making the most of the oppertunities that we have before us as we get closer to our Footlocker Races. Thanks & Happy Running!

--The Coaches

End of season thoughts and other info.

Golden Eagles --

Wednesday brought the end of our third cross country season as a school. Since that time I have had time to look back at not just this season but at the past three seasons and our program as a whole. I am so very pleased with the direction that our program is headed and so proud of all of you. It was three years ago that we started as a school and had our first meetings, first practices, and set our first goals. Now with our "original" class of Golden Eagles finishing their last season I am amazed at what all of you have done. I cannot thank you enough for everything you have done for our program. Thank you. You have really helped to elevate our program and our school. Let us continue to elevate our program even higher. The past three years have been amazing and the sky is the limit for the future.   

This year we had our best finish ever with our girls TEAM finishing 5th and our boys finishing 7th. Also having Isaac Faux earning 2nd TEAM All-State honors with his 8th place finish, setting our school record, and making the all time list for the state course. Along with Steele Rassmuson earning a spot on that all time list. We also had Autumn Gibson, Lindsay Schuring, and Sarah Hash all earn spots on that all time list. Autumn just fell short of our school record by 1 second. We also had four Academic All-State Athletes in Cat McQueen, Bobbe Graham, Jacob Carter, and Nathan Vance. Way to go all of you!  Let us also not forget the girls 4th place at the grass relays & 2nd place finishes at Wasatch Invite and Nebo Invite, and winning the Park City Invite. Great Job Ladies! We can also never forget all of the PR's and personal progress all of you made this whole season. We are so proud of all of you.

This year we set our goals and we were able to accomplish them. Never forget that you CAN accomplish goals! We set out with our theme of Invictus this year, that of being unconquerable. Now I have tried to help all of you see that you are the masters of your fate and the captains of your own souls. I know that you all can be unconquerable in every aspect of your lives, not just your running. When you are always giving your best and never settling for anything less than you best, than you are living that Invictus attitude we have talked about all season.

I will never forget all the good and bad times, the ups and the downs, the laughs and the tears of this season. It has been a lot of fun to see how you all have become friends with everyone on your TEAM. The friendships you made this season will last a lifetime. I will never forget the magic power of a otter pops. Who can ever forget the laughs and dedication also shared in our two cross country themed songs of "Cross Country Runner" and "RUN MAN" shared by Katie and Amberlee? The memories made at Shadow Mountain, the Karaoke up there, the games, and the campfires will never leave me. 

It has also been awesome to see how you all have supported the other sports teams at our school. I have loved your upbeat personalities, and your willingness to help and support each other. It has truly been inspiring to me. I have been very touched and will never forget how much you all tried to live that "Invictus" attitude with all the physical, mental, and emotional challenges of this season. I have seen many of you overcome much this season and, having known many of you for a long time now, seen you overcome lots of things through the years. I am very proud of all of you and the progress you have made this season. I am so proud of our TEAM. I am always amazed and inspired everyday by all of you. Thank you.

I thank all of our parents for all of their support this whole season. Also the TEAM dinners have been just a fun time to be with each other and get to know each other better. Thank you to all who were a part of that and who put up with all 80+ of us invading your homes. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you for raising such amazing young men and young women. 

Thank you to Coach Melanie Barker without who this program would never be where it is today. Coach Barker I can't thank you enough for all that you do for all of these kids, for the time, the coaching, the advice, the laughs, and the support you give to all of these kids. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are amazing.

 I will never forget the "lunch bunch" who always makes my lunch time so entertaining, thanks for the fun lunches, thanks for the games, the pictures, the movies, the running, and for the good example you all have set for my son. Thank you for your trust and your friendship. I will never forget all the talks that I have had with so many of you about not just running, but about life. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your life. It has truly been a great third season for Maple Mountain Cross Country. Now as we start our post season and start to turn toward indoor and outdoor track never forget what you can accomplish when you put your whole mind and body into it. Keep living with that "Invictus" attitude and you will be amazed at what the future will bring to you.  Thank You Golden Eagles, Thank You!  I feel honored to be one of your coaches. Thanks again -- Coach Wyatt
  
With the completion of the state meet our cross country season is over and thus starts our post season. Our TEAM will be traveling to the Footlocker Western Regional Cross Country Meet in California on December 1st -4th. We thank all of you who have gotten all of your money in for this amazing trip. For the few of you who have not, get the money in ASAP! Monday October 24th being the deadline. Also thanks to all of you who have registered for footlocker already and again for the very few who have not, get it done yesterday! With our post season we will be holding practices as a TEAM on Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday and you will need to run on your own on Wednesday & Fridays. Also don't forget our required pre-footlocker race on Saturday November 5th at AF High School. 

A few other items for all of you: This Thursday Night We encourage you all to go to the school dance. From 8:00pm -- 11:00pm with no school on this Friday. This dance is sponsored by the cross country/ track & field TEAM. It is only $4 and all proceeds go to our Cross Country/ Track & Field program. So get all of your friends to attend the dance and have fun! 

This Friday Night we also have a home football playoff game and we again set up and clean up these games as part of a fundraiser as well for our program. So please come and help set up and take down and also cheer on our football team as they take on Highland in the state playoffs this Friday at 5:00pm.

Our end of season honor banquet will be on Wednesday November 2nd at 6:00pm at the MMHS cafeteria. This is our night to honor all of you. We encourage you all to attend along with your folks. This is a best dress event. We will be having a dinner in your honor and give out our awards, senior blankets, letters, and other honors that night. Please make every effort to be to this banquet. More info will be coming your way at practice. 

 

Thank you all and Happy Running!

--The Coaches 

MMHS XC 2011

5th Place TEAM at State

7th Place TEAM at State

Academic All State Cat & Bobbe

Academic All State Nathan Vance & Teron and Micah