ITHS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
FALL 2008 MEETS
DATEMEET PLACE TIME
Sat. 9/13 PSAL Group Run & Varsity Races Van Cortlandt Park 12:30pm
Tues. 9/16 Grand Prix #1 (Boys) Cunningham Park 4:15pm
Wed. 9/17 Grand Prix #1 (Girls) Cunningham Park 4:15pm
Sat. 9/20 Marty Lewis Festival (Boys & Girls) CunninghamPark TBA
Tues. 9/23 Grand Prix #2 (Boys) Cunningham Park 4:15pm
Wed. 9/24 Grand Prix #2 (Girls) Cunningham Park 4:15pm
Sat. 10/4 Mayor’s Cup (Boys & Girls) Van Cortlandt Park 10:00am
Tues. 10/7 Grand Prix #3 (Boys and Girls) Cunningham Park 4:15pm
Tues. 10/14 Fr/Soph Queens Champs (Boys) Cunningham Park 4:30pm
Wed. 10/15 Fr/Soph Queens Champs (Girls) Cunningham Park 4:30pm
Sat. 10/18 BrownUniversity ChampsBrownUniversity TBA
Tues. 10/21 Grand Prix #4 (Boys) Cunningham Park 4:15pm
Wed. 10/22 Grand Prix #4 (Girls) Cunningham Park 4:15pm
Sat. 10/25 Queens Champs (Boys and Girls) Van Cortlandt Park TBA
Sat. 11/1 PSAL Fr/Soph Champs (Boys & Girls) Van Cortlandt Park 9:30am
Sat. 11/8 PSAL JV/V Champ & Ind. Races (Qualifiers) Van Cortlandt Pk. 1:15pm
Sat. 11/15 State Championship (Qualifiers) WappingerFalls,NY TBA
ITHS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR FALL ‘08
**PRE-SCHOOL YEAR**
DATE PLACE TIME
Mon. 8/18 - Fri. 8/22 Cunningham Park 10am-12pm
Mon. 8/25 - Wed. 8/27 Cunningham Park 10am-12pm
Thurs. 8/28 - Fri. 8/29 AstoriaPark track 3:30-5:30pm
**SCHOOL YEAR**
First Day of School=Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008: Cunningham Park 3:30-5:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday practices and meets:
3:30-5:30pm at Cunningham Park(Directions: E/F train to Union Turnpike, transfer to Q46 east to 196th St. We meet by the bathrooms, near the tennis courts). When there are boys’ meets, the girls will practice and vice versa.
Thursday practices: 3:00-5:00pm at Astoria Park Track OR School’s Weight Room(Astoria Park Directions: N/W train to Astoria Blvd.-after 30th ave., walk a few blocks to Hoyt Ave OR Q19A to Hoyt Ave. The track is by the tennis courts.)
NO FRIDAY PRACTICES DUE TO SATURDAY MEETS & PRACTICES.
Saturday practices(when there are no weekend meets—9/6, 9/27, 10/11):
11am-12:30pm in Central Park(We will meet in front of the Apple Store at 59th and 5th Avenue. Subway train service includes the N/R/W to 5th Avenue and 59th St.). This practice is a long distance run in which the coach will be running or cycling with the athletes at all times.
No Practice Days: Mon., 9/1 (Labor Day), Thurs., 9/4 (Coaches’ Meeting), Tues. 9/30, Thurs., 10/9, Mon. 10/13 (Columbus Day), Tues. 11/11 (Veteran’s Day)
*NOTE:Dates, times and locations are subject to change due to weather or specific conflicts. Please be aware that the coach may make changes when necessary. Otherwise, follow the schedule and attend all practices and meets. YOU MUST NOTIFY THE COACH IN ADVANCE (IN WRITING—via email or a handwritten note) IF YOU WILL NOT ATTEND A PRACTICE OR MEET. Absences may affect your team and individual eligibility.
**Contact the Coach: Ms.Conn can be reached at
or (cell) 516-902-1833.