2004 CROSS COUNTRY
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 HIGH SCHOOL 
SUMMER WORKOUTS UNDERWAY -  SEASON STARTS AUGUST 16TH
  Cross Country team members as well as athletes training for other sports are welcome to attend summer workouts held at Boyce Park Monday thru Friday at 9:00am.  On Tuesdays and Thursdays, runs are followed by weight training at the high school.  It's never to late to join.

Mandatory Cross Country practice begins at 9:00am on August 16th at Boyce Park.  All physical forms should be turned by this date.  Hope to see you there!
    

INTRA-SQUAD MEET - AUGUST 28
  Calling all team members & their families, alumni and friends of the Running Mustangs.  The annual Intra-squad meet and picnic will be held at 9:00am on Saturday August 28th at Cub Pavilion / Boyce Park.  All are invited to run with the team members on our challenging 3.1 mile course of rolling hills.  The race will be followed by a picnic and games. see pics from past events

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  The Junior High Cross Country team will hold voluntary practices on August 2,3 and 5 at Boyce Park.  All interested runners should meet at Cub pavilion at 9:30am.  Practice will end around 11:00.  Bring a friend or come out and meet some new ones.
Frequently Asked Questions  
What is Cross Country? Cross Country is a team running sport that takes place in the fall.  Courses vary from 2.8 to 3.1 miles and are usually run on grass or sometimes on pavement.  Junior High races are around 1.5 miles.
When do we practice? Summer voluntary practice begin in July.  Mandatory practice begins August 16th for high school.
Where do we practice? Most of our practice will be held a Boyce Park.  We meet near Cub pavilion.  Sometimes we practice at Plum High School if the track or weight room is needed.  Junior High practices are at Larry Mills Park. Bus transportation will be provided to the park and to your home once school begins.
 
What equipment do I need? 1.) Proper running shoes.  Wearing the wrong type of shoe will increase your chance of injury.  Visit is reputable shoe store where you will be fitted with the proper shoe. Finding the proper shoe doesn't meaning buying the most expensive shoe you can afford!
2.) A watch.
How is a meet scored? Each team adds the places of their top 5 finishers.  The team with the lowest score wins.
Who are our opponents? We are in AAA Division 1 - Section 4
The other teams in our section are:
Penn Hills, Highlands, Fox Chapel, Kiski, Woodland Hills, McKeesport, Central Catholic (boys) & Oakland Catholic (girls)
What is an invitational? An invitational is an event with many different schools and sometimes hundreds of runners.  Unlike a normal meet, varsity and JV are run usually run separately.
What are pre-meet meals? It has become tradition to meet at a team member's house the evening before certain meets for a pasta meal.  The intention of these meals is to load up on carbohydrates and to promote a family-like team atmosphere.
more to come...