The End of September Already!

Some of the boys' JV relaxing after their race

Hi Everyone,

We had some great finishes at the Middletown Invitational. We're still waiting for the official results to be posted on http://www.n5cta.com/.

This week's schedule is below:

Monday 9/28: 9AM Brandywine Creek
Tuesday 9/29: School
Wednesday 9/30: New/ Char/ Wm Penn at White Clay: 1:00 dismiss/1:15 bus
Thursday 10/1: Brandywine Creek
Friday 10/2: Brandywine Creek

Saturday 10/3: Sallies Invitational
There is NO bus for Saturday. Boys Freshmen and girls' JV, please arrive at the Creek by noon. All other athletes, please arrive by 1PM. This is a rather large invitational and there will be traffic entering the park. Please allow extra travel time :)

SCHEDULE:
1:00 – Boys Freshmen
1:20 – Girls JV “B”
1:40 – Girls JV “A”
2:00 – Boys JV “C”
2:20 – Boys JV “B”
2:40 – Boys JV “A”
3:00 – Girls Varsity “C”
3:20 – Girls Varsity “B”
3:40 – Girls Varsity “A”
4:00 – Boys Varsity “C”
4:20 – Boys Varsity “B”
4:40 – Boys Varsity “A”
5:15 - Awards

Bulldog Notes:
The Joe O'Neill Invitational (10/16) is just a few weeks away. We will need lots of parent help on the day of the meet working the t-shirt and concession stand and helping in the chute. If you did not sign up at the parent meeting and are able to help in any way, please email me and let me know: pooh1932@comcast.net

We have a few extra seats on our Manhattan bus. If you would like to ride up to NY with us and cheer on the bulldogs, please let me know :)

Have a great week!
Coach Flanagan

Thursday Reminders

girls at the starting line


Hi Everyone!
After our never ending bus ride yesterday, both the boys' and girls' teams swept the competition at White Clay Creek! Since we were late in arriving, the photographer will come back on another day to take our team and individual pictures.


Tomorrow is the Middletown Invitational held at Lums Pond. Directions to the park can be found below:



http://www.destateparks.com/park/lums-pond/



The cross country course begins and ends in Area 5. Enter the park via the Main Entrance. Continue down the road until the end and bear right. There will be a large parking area. The two white poles are the start of the XC course.



The Varsity runners are listed below. Everyone else will be running in the Junior Varsity races.


Time Schedule:
3:30 girls J.V.
4:00 Boys J.V.
4:30 Girls Varsity: Maeve, Amanda, Allison, Ellen, Alison, Becca, Madeleine
5:00 Boys Varsity: Matt, Chanon, Mike L, Sam, Aidan, Mike S., Bill

Finally, there was a great article in yesterday's sports section about long time cross country coach, Joe O'Neill from St. Marks. Joe passed away this spring after battling cancer. An excerpt from the article is below. I believe it sums up what make XC such a unique sport:

A camaraderie exists between competitors and opposing teams in cross country that no other sport has. It is born of a shared understanding of the physical and mental anguish required to excel, and the tremendous satisfaction one draws from enduring those tests and making even modest improvements. When it comes right down to it, each distance runner is only truly competing against himself or herself, attempting to wring every drop of endurance left, when it seems there is none left.

You can read the entire article below:
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090923/SPORTS11/909230320/1032/Runners-honor-legacy-left-by-iconic-cross-country-coach

EARLY DISMISSAL UPDATE

There is a change to the dismissal times that I posted yesterday:

Wednesday the bus is leaving at 2:30PM. Athletes must hustle out to the bus after dismissal. If you don't think you have time to change and make the bus, then plan on changing at the park.

Friday the bus leaves at 1:15PM with a1:00PM dismissal.

Please read yesterday's blog entry for the rest of the schedule.

Take care!

Coach Flanagan :)

Week of September 21-September 27th

Hi Everyone!

I hope you enjoyed the BEAUTIFUL weather we had the weekend! Hopefully, there are more days like that ahead!

Our schedule for this week is below:

Monday 9/21: Brandywine Creek

Tuesday 9/22: SCHOOL

Wednesday 9/23 : Meet with Delcastle & Glasgow at White Clay

Bus leaves BHS at 1PM. If there are any parents driving their children to the meet that day, please email me if you are able to give any other students a ride. pooh1932@comcast.net There are a few runners who wanted to stay in last period and would like a ride to the park after school. The meet starts at 3:30 PM.

Thursday 9/24: School

Friday 9/25: Middletown Invitational at Lums Pond

Bus leaves BHS at 1PM

Time schedule for meet is below:

3:30: Girls' Junior Varsity

4:00: Boys' Junior Varsity

4:30: Girls' Varsity

5:00: Boys' Varsity

Saturday 9/26: Distance on Own :)

Sunday 9/27: LONG Run on Own :)

Bulldog Notes:

Congratulations to Allison Lofland & Sam Young for winning our first Bulldogs of the Week. Allison ran a LIFETIME PR in our meet against A.I & Christinia. She was our #3 runner and placed 6th overall in the race. Sam dropped over 2 minutes in that same meet to grab 8th place overall.

We hope to see you out at the races this week! Go Dogs!

Tough times don’t last, but tough people do. ~A.C. Green

One Down...Thirteen to Go!

Our youngest bulldogs before the Freshmen race :)

Hi Everyone!

We had a great time at the Viking Invitational yesterday! Lots of bulldogs walked away with medals and the boys placed FIRST overall while the girls grabbed third! Thanks to Coach Rivera for picking up the scoring error! The boys were originally listed as 2nd :)

This week's schedule is below:

Wednesday 9/16: Another Trip to White Clay! The bulldogs go against A.I. duPont & Christinia. Boys at 3:30....Girls at 3:40. 12:45 Dismissal. Bus leaves BHS at 1:00! Coach Rivera has put a call into District Office to see if we can get a later bus for our future meets to White Clay or Lums. We'll keep you posted.

Thursday 9/17: Practice at Belleuve

Friday 9/18: Practice at Bellevue

Saturday 9/19: 8AM practice at Brandywine Creek State Park. Practice will be over by 10 AM :) What a great way to start your Saturday!!!!

Bulldog notes:

**Please send all $$ for boosters, New York, or clothing in an envelope with your child's name on the front :) Some loose money has been getting lost in bookbags.

**It was great seeing so many parents and grandparents at yesterday's meet! Thanks to the Colemans for bringing oranges and pretzels to snack on!

Brandywine Cross Country 2009

Hi everyone,

Until the website is up and running, we are going to use the Blog to keep you updated on any schedule changes and announcements.

Please bookmark this site and check it periodically for changes :)

****Today's Viking Invitational has been postponed until Monday September 14th. They are following the same schedule:

2:00- Course walk. Please clear the racecourse by 2:45
2:45- Coaches meeting in the pavilion. Please pickup team packet upon arrival
3:00- Freshman Boys & Girls
3:30- Sophomore Boys & Girls
4:10- Junior Boys & Girls
4:50- Senior Boys & Girls
5:30- Awards

****Tuesdays at School*****

We have decided to have practice at SCHOOL on Tuesdays. This will give the kids a break from catching the bus and allow them to finish practice early once a week. There is only one exception to this change. On Tuesday October 27th, we will be practicing at Bellevue.

****Other Reminders****

Money and permission slips for the Manhattan Invitational are due ASAP.

Last Call for T-Shirt/Sweats Orders. Please email me before Sunday with any last minute orders: pooh1932@comcast.net

All athletes are encouraged to jog lightly and stretch this weekend! We are looking forward to everyone's season debut on Monday!

Enjoy the Weekend!

Coach Flanagan :)