2021 Haven Cross Country - 8/2 – 10/30
Haven’s Summer Cross Country Camp
Who: Middle school cross country/distance athletes wanting to prepare for the upcoming fall cross country season.
What: A 3 week summer training program for dedicated cross country runners looking to get ready for the 2021 season.
When: Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. starting August 2nd to August 20th.
Where: Haven Track
Haven’s Cross Country Team
Time trial Tryouts: Lovelace Park Gross Point Rd & Thayer Street, Evanston, IL 60201 on Friday August 20 and Saturday August 21 at 7am - 8am
To race, the girls and boys will be divided into groups. The top 25 boys and girls will be chosen to compete on the school's cross country team! The results will be emailed to you later in the day.
Being a member of Haven’s cross country team is a commitment. Please review the practice and meet schedule to understand this commitment and your child’s availability. Athletes are expected to attend at least three of the four practices per week. If this is not feasible due to scheduling issues, we urge that the students run independently or as part of another sports activity at least three days a week.
School Year Practices begin on Wednesday August 25th and end on October 4rd for Junior Varsity and October 6th for Varsity.
The following is the tentative schedule for practices: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday ( Haven ( Haven (Lovelace ( Haven Track) Track) Park or Track) Gillson Beach/Park)
3:15pm - 3:15pm - 3:20pm - NO Practice 7-7:30 am 4:30pm 4:30pm 4:45pm Practice runs are conditioning drills and runs of different distances through the neighborhoods, to Northwestern University, along the McCormick Trail and other locations. Because athletes run at different paces, Coach Jones and Coach Tysse will check in at various points along the routes. Cross Country Meet Schedule: Please see attached meet schedule at the end of this document which still has a few items pending. All athletes are expected to race at as many meets as their schedule allows and as they are invited to attend.
Meets/Invitationals
SEPT
? DePaul Prep Catholic Cup Invite – Horner Park, Chicago, IL – 12:00 pm 9/18 (Sat) – St.Helens Open @ 9am ?? (Sat) – Troy Invite @ Troy Cronin Elementary School, Shorewood, IL@ 9:15am
OCT
10/2 (Sat) – Harms Woods Meet – @8:00am
** 10/9 - Sectionals – Location Pending @8:00am ** 10/16 (Sat) (Varsity Qualifiers) - State Invite – Normal, IL @ 9:00am **By Invitation Varsity/Top ~8 - 10 girls/~8- 10 boys with additional information available in late Sept/October.
Parent meeting: There will be a Haven Cross Country Parent meeting on Thursday August 26th at 6:30 pm at Haven’s small gym. Enrollment forms for all grades, physical forms (7th and 8th graders), and $80 payment is due at this time. Scholarships are available.
REGISTRATION:
If you and your child are interested in Haven’s summer running and/or being a part of our team please complete the registration form using the following link: XC Registration Link 2021 .
Registration will open on Monday, July 16thth and closes when capacity is reached. For safety reasons we can only host 50 runners for both summer running and on the team. Once capacity is reached athletes will get assigned to a waitlist. We will reach out once a spot opens up. All athletes will have an opportunity to try out for the team on Friday/Saturday August 20, &21at the time trial.
Coaching Staff, Communications, and Registration:
Head Boys JV and Varsity Coach- Coach Jones –[email protected]
Head Girls JV and Varsity Coach – Coach Tysse – [email protected]