State Meet Fan Bus Cancelled.

Due to a lack of RSVPs and interest, I regret to inform you that the fan bus to the 2011 State Cross-Country Meet has been cancelled. If you are still planning on attending, I recommend car pooling with team mates and parents, as there is an admission for parking. The fee is based per vehicle and not per person. Thank you for those athletes interested and I hope to still see you there.

Coach P.

IHSA State Finals Itinerary

2011 State Cross-Country Itinerary

Friday, November 4, 2011:

Bus Loading: 7:30-8:20 a.m.

Send-off: 8:30 a.m. EHS Commons/Courtyard

Departure: 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast: Cracker Barrel 9:00 a.m.

Arrive at Course: 1:45 p.m. Practice, purchase shirts and mandatory coaches’ meeting.

Departure from Course: 3:30 p.m.

Check-in at Springhill Suites: 4:00 p.m.

Free Time: 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Dinner: 5:30 p.m. (Avanti’s delivered)

Mall: 7:00 p.m.

Team Meeting: 9:30 p.m.

In Rooms: 10:00 p.m.

Lights Out: 10:30

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Wake-Up Call: 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast: 8:30 a.m.

Departure From Springhill Suites: 10:30 a.m.

River/Wall View: 10:50 a.m.

Arrive at Course: 11:30 a.m.

3A Girls Race: 1:00 p.m.

3A Boys Race: 2:00 p.m.

Awards: 3:00 p.m.

Departure From Detweiller: 4:00 p.m.

Dinner at Super Gyro: 4:30 p.m.

Return to EHS: 8:30 p.m.

Hotel: Springhill Suites: 1-309-681-2700

Contact Info:
--Coach Patrylak: 618-567-5792
--Coach Chapman: 618-604-0585

Fan Bus to State

District 7 is providing a fan bus to the 2011 IHSA Cross-Country State Championships. The bus will be provided to athletes from the EHS Cross-Country team and there will be no cost for riding the bus (other than meal money). We must have a minimum of 20 people attending in order to take the bus. Coach Chapman is planning on supervising the bus. If you are interested, the bus leaves EHS on Saturday, November 5 at 8:00 a.m. and will return by 8:00 p.m. Please email Coach Patrylak at gpatrylak@ecusd7.org by 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3 to reserve you spot on the fan bus. Please come support your friends and teammates.

Coach P.

2011 Cross-Country Banquet

The 2011 Cross-Country banquet has been set.

Date: Thursday, November 10, 2011

Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Location: EHS Commons

Cost: $10 per person.

If you have not received a formal invitation through email, please contact me at gpatrylak@ecusd7.org and I will send you a copy.

You must RSVP for the event.

I hope to see you there.

Coach P.

Sectional Results and State Week Info.

Congratulations to all EHS CC Members who qualified for the 2011 State Cross-Country Championships. Qualifiers include:

Allie Sweatt
Garrett Sweatt
Chad Maxwell
Brydon Groves-Scott
Joel Burroughs
Ryker Frohock
Caden Cramsey
Wes Schoenthal
Brendan Colligan
Austin Abegg
Andrew Patterson

Allie finished 4th at the Quincy Sectional to earn a trip to State. The boys finished 3rd as a team with 80 points, running arguably their best race of the season to date.

We are planning on having team dinners this week. Here is a schedule for the week:

Monday, October 31: No dinner scheduled: Happy Halloween!
Tuesday, November 1: Garrett and Allie Sweatt: 309 Shea Ct., Edwardsville.
Wednesday, November 2: Brendan Colligan: 136 Timbermill, Edwardsville.
Thursday, November 3: Chad Maxwell: 15 Loggers Trail, Edwardsville.

Thank you to all parents helping out with dinners.

Congrats and good luck Saturday!

2011 Quincy Sectional

Meet: 2011 Quincy Sectional

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2011

Location: Westview Golf Course, 2150 S. 36th Street, Quincy.

Order of Events:
--Girls: 10:30
--Boys: 11:30

Accomodations: Fairfield Inn, 4315 Broadway, Quincy, 217-223-5922

Travel Party:
--Girls: Allie Sweatt, Lizzie Lynn, Sarah Smith, Erika Fulbright, Megan Kiel, Lizzy Anderson, Erica Bailey, Brianna Chamberlain, Henna Benzai, Courney Lybarger
--Boys: Garrett Sweatt, Chad Maxwell, Brydon Groves-Scott, Ryker Frohock, Joel Burroughs, Caden Cramsey, Wes Schoenthal, Brendan Colligan, Austin Abegg, Andrew Patterson
--Coaches: George Patrylak (618-567-5792), Steve Champan, James McLendon

Itinerary:

Date: Friday, October 28, 2011

11:20 a.m.: Dismissed from class.
11:30 a.m.: Depart EHS (We will eat on the bus).
3:30 p.m.: Arrive at the course and workout.
5:30 p.m.: Check into hotel and quick clean up.
6:10 p.m.: Leave for dinner.
6:30 p.m.: Dinner at La Gondola.
9:00 p.m.: Girls Meeting
9:30 p.m.: Boys meeting
10:00 p.m.: Lights out

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2011

7:00 a.m.: Wake up call and breakfast.
8:45 a.m.: Depart hotel.
10:30 a.m.: Girls race
11:30 a.m.: Boys race
1:00 p.m.: Awards assembly (off-sight).
2:30 p.m.: Lunch/Dinner TBD
7:00 p.m.: Return to EHS

Good luck Saturday!

--Coach P.

Tiger Finale Cancelled

The 2011 Tiger Finale has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. Sorry for the inconvience. I apologize to all seniors who were looking for one more home meet. I appreciate all of your hard work and your dedication to our program over the years.

Those seniors include:
Zach Bertels
Michael Stubban
Charles Witzke
John Schoeberle

From the Post Seaston Roster:
Spencer Burkart
Steffan West
Brendan Colligan
Caden Cramsey
Austin Abegg
Joel Burroughs
Garrett Sweatt
Brianna Chamberlain
Courtney Lybarger
Lizzie Anderson

Meet t-shirts are available at a break even cost of $6.00 per shirt. See Coach P. for details.

2011 Tiger Finale

Date: Monday, October 17, 2011

Location: SIU-E: Home Course

Departure from EHS: 2:15 p.m.

Order of Events:
--4:00 p.m.: JV Boys and Girls
--4:45 p.m.: Fresh/Soph Boys and Girls
*Varsity runners will be doing a workout, not racing. This includes: Allie Sweatt, Lizzy Lynn, Lizzie Anderson, Courtney Lybarger, Erica Bailey, Erika Fulbright, Brianna Chamberlain, Meghan Kiel, Sarah Smith, Garrett Sweatt, Chad Maxwell, Brydon Groves-Scott, Joel Burroughs, Ryker Frohock, Austin Abegg, Caden Cramsey. Injured runners will not do a workout.

Awards: Top 20 boys and top 20 girls in each race

Return to EHS: 6:00 p.m.

Parent Pick Up: Since this is a home meet, athletes can leave the meet with a parent if he/she brings his/her book bag with him/her.

Good Luck to all athletes.

Southwestern Conference Championships

Meet: Southwestern Conference Championship

Date: Friday, October 14, 2011

Location: SIU-E

Depature: Due to the 1/2 attendance, athletes are to meet at the course at 2:30 p.m.

Order of Events:
--Varsity Girls: 4:00 p.m. (Allie Sweatt, Lizzie Lynn, Sarah Smith, Erika Fulbright, Courtney Smith, Lizzy Anderson, Leah Oglesby)
--Varsity Boys: 4:45 p.m. (Garrett Sweatt, Chad Maxwell, Brydon Groves-Scott, Joel Burroughs, Ryker Frohock, Caden Cramsey, Austin Abegg, alternate will be Wes Schoenthal)
--JV/Open Boys and Girls: 5:30
--Awards to follow

Athletes are expected to help take down the course after the race.

Good Luck Friday.