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Simsbury Junior Cross Country
Simsbury Junior Cross Country is open to all 7th & 8th graders in Simsbury! The team will meet twice a week to practice. Runners will receive a team tee shirt.

Season: 9/2-11/3
Monday & Thursday practices
2:30 PM-3:45
Please note: The first practice will be on Tuesday instead of Monday due to Labor Day. After the first week, practices will be Monday and Thursdays.

Practices:
The team will meet at SHS and run into Stratton Brook State park for practices. Students should arrive at SHS ready to run, the team will have no access to the school. Students should bring a water bottle.
HJMS students will be able to take buses from HJMS to SHS for practice. More info to follow!

Meets:
The team will have opportunities to run meets against other local middle schools. These meets are optional but encouraged. The first meet will be on 9/6 at the Stratton Brook Invitational to kick off the start of the season.
The season will conclude with the CT Middle School State Championships. The first 15 participants signed up for the program will have the opportunity to run in the CT Middle School State Championships.
Transportation is not provided for meets.

Volunteers:
If you are interested in being an assistant coach, please add your contact during registration.

Please click here to read our refund/transfer policy.
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About the Coach: Julie Reitz
Before moving to Simsbury in 2020, Julie Reitz was the middle school cross country head coach at Zion Lutheran School in St Charles, MO for 7 years. She led the boys team to 4 State Titles, a National runner up title and a National Title. The girls team was also successful, earning two State runner-up titles and a State Title. Distance running is Julie’s passion. Having been a distance runner her whole life, starting in middle school herself, she has continued to run competitively throughout adulthood, and spent several years on a racing team in St Louis before moving to Simsbury. This is her second year coaching the Simsbury Junior CC team- she is excited to share the joy she finds in running with the team!

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Cross Country 
N/A 7 - 8 MTuTh  09/02/2025 - 11/03/2025
02:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Simsbury High School 		$125.00 R, $125.00 NR
Please arrive at practice ready to run! Runners do not have access to the school.
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