Simsbury Junior Cross Country
Registration will open on Tuesday, 8/18, at 7 AM!
If registration fills up, please add your runner to the waitlist! Spots will be added when assistant coaches are confirmed!
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: 8/31-10/29 (no practice on 9/7)
Monday & Thursday practices
2:30 PM-3:45
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.
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 the Stratton Brook Invitational on Saturday, 9/19, to kick off the start of the season.
The season will conclude with the CT Middle School State Championships (typically the first saturday in November). The first 15 participants signed up for the Junior Cross Country program will have the opportunity to run in this race.
Transportation is not provided for meets.
About the Coach: Katie Tsitaridis
Katie is a 2012 SHS graduate, who has returned to the Simsbury community in 2020! Since then, she has stayed involved in the town’s recreational running club, volunteers as an assistant coach for Girls on The Run, and can be found on long Iron Horse walks with Starbucks in hand. Katie holds a full time professional role in mental health counseling, and specializes working with athletes, adolescents and young adults, and stress management. Katie has experience as a competitive gymnast and recreational ultra marathoner. She also began her working career at age 14 with the Parks & Recreation Department, and has come full circle with us this past year! Katie is peppy, communicative, and loves giving back to Simsbury’s families and developing youth. Outside of work and exercise, Katie is an avid reader and chocoholic --Cheers to a great XC season!
Volunteers:
If you are interested in being an assistant coach, please add your contact during registration.
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