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Buc Pride Never Dies! |
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"CROSS COUNTRY, THE
TOUGHEST SPORT YOU'LL EVER LOVE!" |
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Coach Saylor |
Coach Mountcastle |
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Coach Max Saylor, Boys
MSAYLOR@MAIL.VOLUSIA.K12.FL.US
Coach
Laura Kieselbach, Girls
labrown@volusia.k12.fl.us
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XC is an
endurance sport that will make you a stronger person both
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physically. It will strengthen your body, relax your mind
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you finish a workout with the XC team you don't just feel
better, you feel better about |
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yourself! If you are a goal oriented athlete or want to
learn how to become goal |
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oriented as well as lean, fit and healthy,
then XC is
the sport for you. |
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2008 Boys XCountry Roster |
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Dylan Fisher |
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Jacob
Coolidge
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Joe
Nichols |
11 |
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Dennis
Dailey |
11 |
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Chris
Rudloff |
11 |
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Mike
Gilmore
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10 |
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Steven
Ricci |
11 |
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Jimmy Vu
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12 |
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Rooseveslt Cochran |
12 |
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Garrett Constanza
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9 |
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Phillip
Field
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12 |
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Mike
Jackson |
9 |
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Cameron
Moore |
12 |
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Derrick
Bugno |
11 |
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Zak Porter |
12 |
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Tyler
Burkett |
10 |
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Chris
Mock |
11 |
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David Ramsay |
9 |
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Ryan
Paciero |
10 |
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2008 Girls
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Gina
DeJesus |
12 |
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Becky Garthwaite |
11 |
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Victoria
Principe |
12 |
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Cherniqua Henry |
11 |
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Tayana
Parks |
12 |
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Sharine
Adams |
11 |
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Monica
Patel |
12 |
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Magen Rasmussen |
10 |
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Ashley
Bemis |
11 |
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Sara
Rasmussen |
10 |
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Aryana
Downs |
11 |
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Shannon Belmonte |
10 |
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Monica
Whisenant |
11 |
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Amanda Economy |
10 |
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Nicole
Irvis |
11 |
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Katelyn McArdle |
9 |
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Brittany |
10 |
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Mainland
Boys & Girls Cross Country Schedule |
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Saturday |
Sept 20 |
Embry Riddle
Invitational • ERAU |
8:30 am |
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Tuesday |
Sept 23 |
New Smyrna • Flagler Ramp |
TBA |
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Saturday |
Sept 27 |
Deland Invitational • Deland
• Sperling Complex |
TBA |
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Tuesday |
Sept 30 |
Pine Ridge |
4:30/5:00 pm |
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Tuesday |
October 7 |
Seabreeze • W/NSB |
TBA |
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Saturday |
October 11 |
Rima Ridge 5K |
7:00 am |
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Tuesday |
October 14 |
FR/SOPH @ Spruce Creek |
5:00/5:45 pm |
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Saturday |
October 18 |
Mt. Dora Invitational |
8:30 am |
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Saturday |
October 21 |
Seabreeze w/Pine Ridge |
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Wednesday |
October 29 |
Five Star Conference • Deland |
5:00 pm |
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Saturday |
November 8 |
Districts |
TBA |
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Saturday |
November 15 |
Regionals • South Fork HS |
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Saturday |
November 22 |
State Championships • Little
Everglades Ranch |
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A
CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNER IS……. |
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Between the
innocence of boy-hood and the dignity of manhood, one finds
an extraordinarily dedicated
creature called a cross-country runner. |
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He is
generally a composite of the American boy…..skinny or heavy,
short-legged or long-legged, long-haired
or short-haired, apple-cheeked or sallow, bubbly or shy,
wise-cracking or stammering. |
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Whatever
his looks, he lives by the creed of every genuine
cross-country runner: “To run every second and every
mile of every race to the very best of my ability.” |
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The
cross-country runner is found everywhere……slipping through
the halls……wallowing through the crowded winter
traffic (generally just at dusk)….groping in a beautiful
sunrise on the local golf course….disappearing in the dust
of cars on a lonely, dry summer road….pussy-footing along
the painfully hot tar roads of July….whipping into whirlpool
baths…..intervaling on indoor tracks….. loping around
lakes. |
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Motorists
chastise them, team-mates rib them, coaches criticize them,
students cheer them, kid brothers idolize them, girls adore
them, alumni tolerate them, football players can’t
understand them, fathers encourage them, and moms
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A
cross-country runner eats like UCLA…..sleeps like
Oregon…..thinks about distance running
like the University of Texas-El Paso….but often runs
like Pumpkin Center Unified. |
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He can
be observed in a host of unusual activities…..fartleking……over-distancing…..intervaling…
. speed
working…..hilling….circuiting….peaking…..weight-lifting…..and,
when the pain of it all
becomes too much, simply “walking” or “sitting”….. |
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When
he’s not running well (according to Coach), he has too
many other interests, like
girls….chemistry….girls….physics….girls….calculus..girls…..just
can’t concentrate….won’t do
his weight-training….can’t dedicate…..or is just a bag
of injuries. |
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(according to his Coach), he is one of the hardest
working, most coachable athletes in school....is totally
dedicated...will undoubtedly be a state champion and is
just a "physically tough" kid. |
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To the
opponents’ public relations man, he is sure to be a
national leader as junior…. run a 1:55,
4:16, 9:21 triple in the spring….and is probably the
best distance runner in the history of the
conference. He is Nick Rose, Steve Prefontane, and Mike
Boit wrapped up in one. |
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To his
own coach’, for press purposes, he lacks the real killer
instinct demanded by great runners
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cricket….the sprinting ability of a large snail….and is
as coachable as a mule (though Coach knows all the time
he will win state). |
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To
the alumnus, the cross-country runner is a nice kid who
simply doesn’t have the background ….has not
developed the distance base….will not go with the
competition….can’t run uphill….and hasn’t the ability
to kick like the five great runners
on the
1967 team that finished second in the conference and
almost qualified for state. |
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The
cross-country runner likes news releases, “video tapes
of winning efforts:, recognition of a
victory on the morning school P.A. system
plus….medals….ribbons….cheerleaders….flat
courses….overnight trips….practice sessions the night
before the meets….the nights Coach has to miss
practice….new shoes….rub-downs….pictures in the
yearbook….new uniforms…. conference
championships….trips to state….and school records. |
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He
is not especially fond of run-offs for seventh
man…blisters…shorts that rub…heavy running
shirts…time-trials…team warm-ups, especially
calisthenics, weight-training workouts,
washing
his sweats, obnoxious motorists, hilly courses, big
dogs, waiting for the race (but he lives with these
things and has fond memories of them). |
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No
one else looks forward as much to fall or so little
to November. |
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No
one else can look at a field of 150 runners and know
that he will finish 67th… |
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No
one else can have so many aches and pains and yet
turn in excellent performances when
the name of the game is “the big meet”… |
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No
one else feels defeat as deeply or as personally as
the cross-country runner who had devoted
1,500 miles of training in preparation for the big
race… |
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No one else finds the same satisfaction and
exhilaration in forcing every part of his body
to the
limit. |
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The cross-country runner is a wonderful
creature… |
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You can criticize him, but you can’t discourage
him… |
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You can beat him, but you can’t make him quit… |
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You can take him out of cross-country, but you
can’t take cross-country out of him… |
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You might as well admit it….alumnus, fan or
coach….he is your representative in the great
international sport of distance
running….your symbol of American
competitiveness….your totem of fair play and
determination. |
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He may not be a state champion or qualifier for
the Olympic team….he is not judged by his color,
religion, or social standing….he is measured
simply by the democratic yardstick of how fast
he can run,
how far he can run, and how much be sacrifices
for the good of his team and school. |
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The cross-country runner is a hard-working,
untiring and determined young man. When you
leave
the cross-country course moaning about a second
or third place finish in a quality meet, he is
the youngster, who, with a smudge of dirt on his
cheek, sweat on his brow, pain in his body, and
a tear in his eye, humbles and enriches you with
a few simple words: “We tried.” |
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Max Saylor and Mounty Mountcastle recently formed a running club at Mainland
which is open to all Mainland High School students and faculty.
The club meets twice a week to run together and learn some
fundamentals of running. They presently have about 20
runners with interest growing. |
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Club Members |
Members Stretching |
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The Girls |
The Guys |
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The Coach's |
Runners |
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Coach Mountcastle & Coach
Saylor |
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COACH SAYLOR'S TEAM TRAINING TIPS |
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FUEL YOUR WORKOUTS WITH
GOOD HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES! |
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LOTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND SOME PROTEIN TO BUILD STRONG MUSCLES!
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AND DRINK
 WATER AND/OR YOUR FAVORITE
SPORTS DRINK |
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THE DAY! |
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CROSS
COUNTRY IS A GREAT WAY TO GET IN SHAPE FOR THE WINTER SOCCER SEASON
AND GOOD SOCCER ATHLETES ARE
USUALLY GOOD DISTANCE RUNNERS |
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DID
YOU KNOW THAT STRETCHING MAKES YOU STRONGER AND HELPS PREVENT
INJURIES?  BE SURE TO STRETCH OUT
AFTER YOUR WARMUP AND WORKOUT. YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY A YOGA CLASS! |
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WORK
HARD! BE HARD! BE HARD TO BEAT |
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SOME
ATHLETES ONLY DREAM OF SUCCESS, WHILE OTHERS WAKE UP AND WORK AT IT! |
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