Dave Sanders/Pat Patten Results
Really proud of the way the entire TEAM represented Vista Nation this weekend at both Pat Patten and Dave Sanders! Lots of people stepping up to the challenge of racing against some tough competition. Keep your goals in mind and continue to follow the process! Only 2 and a half weeks until the Continental League Championships!

• Dave Sanders Results, Articles, Etc.
• Pat Patten Results, Articles, Etc. 

Saturday Team Trip to Boulder 
When: Saturday, September 30th
What: We are taking a bus up to Boulder for our weekly long run, watching the University of Colorado's XC Shootout Invitational, and eating pizza together as a TEAM afterwards.  
Cost: $0, we will take care of transportation and pizza
Transportation: There will be a bus leaving Vista at 7 a.m. on Saturday, and returning around 1 p.m.
Sign-Up: We need to know how many of you will be on the TEAM trip on Saturday. Please fill out the Google Form below to let us know if you are coming with us so that we have enough space reserved on the bus, and order enough pizza. 

• CU XC Shootout Registration Google Form 

Fall Break Practices and League Championships
Here is the important information to know for the week of Fall Break from October 7th-15th.

• We will practice at 7 a.m. each day, including Saturday's.
• Seniors will lead "doubles" that week at 3 p.m.
• The League Championship is on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 11th.
• To be eligible for the varsity or JV races at Leagues athletes will have to be at all practices over fall break.
• The 5A Region 5 state qualifier is the week after break. We are able to run 9 boys, and 9 girls in this competition. To be considered for the Regional team athletes must be present at all practices over break.
• If you are traveling with the team to AZ for NXR in November, you must be at all practices during fall break to be eligible for that trip. 

Elementary School XC Meet
This Tuesday after practice is our elementary school XC meet. All Vista athletes will need to work the meet after the run on Tuesday. Here is what you need to know!

1. 5 Community service hours will be given
2. Go straight from practice to the Elementary Race on our campus XC loop to help. Meet on the track.
3. Wear your Vista Nation Neon Shirts
4. Be good ambassadors for our program! 

Nike Cross Regionals Southwest Update
If you have not already done so please email Mr. Walton about your intentions to travel to Arizona in November if you are making the trip. If you do not let Mr. Walton know ASAP there will not be a hotel room reserved for you in AZ, or space in a car. 
Nike Cross Regional Southwest Trip Information 

Team Pictures Friday
Team pictures are scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m. Please bring your uniform. Athletes that do not bring your uniform will not be able to participate in the picture. 

Schedule September 25th-October 1st
Monday-Redstone Park 3:20 p.m.
Tuesday- MVHS 3 p.m.
Wednesday-6 a.m. Run MVHS
                          MVHS 3 p.m.
Thursday-6:30 a.m. Run MVHS
                     -Rocky Heights 3 p.m.
Friday- MVHS 3 p.m.
Saturday- CU XC Shootout Trip 
                  -Leaving Vista at 7 a.m.
Sunday-See training schedule 

Training for the Week
Please email Coach Dalby for access to the plans if you are having issues logging in. 
September 25th-8th Training Plans (link)

Line-ups for the week

• Lineups for Dave Sanders and Pat Patten (docx)

Dave Sanders Invitational
When: Friday
Where: Clement Park, Littleton 
Transportation: The busses are leaving Vista at 1:00 on Friday. Please arrive by 12:45. All athletes racing should be on the bus. There is a return bus after the meet, however, athletes are encouraged to leave with their parents. 
Meet Schedule (We are racing in Division 1)

• 3:00 D1 Varsity Boys - Run 10, Score 5
• 3:40 D1 JV Boys - Run 10, Score 5
• 4:30 D1 Varsity Girls - Run 10, Score 5
• 5:10 D1 JV Girls  - Run 10, Score 5
• 5:40 D1 Open Boys - Run Unlimited, Score 5
• 5:50 D1 Open Girls  - Run Unlimited, Score 5

Course Map
Meet Info
Meet Website/Schedule 

Pat Patten Invitational
When: Saturday
Where: Viele Lake/Fairview HS in Boulder
Transportation: The bus is leaving Vista at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. Please arrive by 6:15 a.m. All athletes racing are expected to be on the bus. If you would life to accompany the team to Boulder, but are not racing, please ask Coach Dalby or Coach Selle first. We will have a limited number of additional seats on the bus. 
Course Map/Meet Website
Meet Schedule

• Varsity Boys 9:30
• Varsity Girls 10:00

Schedule for September 18th-24th
Monday-MVHS 3 p.m.
Tuesday-DeKoeVend Park 3:20
Wednesday-6 a.m. Run MVHS
                          MVHS 3 p.m.
Thursday-6:30 a.m. Run MVHS
                    -MVHS 3 p.m.
Friday- MVHS 7 a.m.
             -Dave Sanders Invitational
Saturday- Pat Patten Invitational
                 -No practice, run on your own
Sunday-See training schedule 

Team Dinner Details
Thursday, September 21st- Team Dinner at the Bri Bauer's House in Castle Rock at  5:30ish Address will be sent out via text on "Remind" (sign-up if you have not already)
 
Parents are welcome to stay for the dinner! 

Remember to bring your assigned item for 8-10 runners.  

• Keep it healthy.
• Label your dish and remind your athlete to bring your dish home.
• We have plenty of serving utensils so no need to send them. 
• Help clean up and a huge Thank You to Julia Chambers and her family.

 
Food Assignments:

• Freshman- Drinks or Desserts (Water or Chocolate Milk, no soda)
• Sophomores- Fruit or Salad (No Veggie Trays Please, they don’t get eaten)
• Juniors- Pasta Dishes (No Cold Deli Pasta Please, they don’t get eaten either)
• Seniors - Protein (Meatballs, Sliders, Wings, Sloppy Joes, Chicken Tenders/Nuggets, Crock Pot BBQ)

Liberty Bell Recap
Awesome job on Friday! A really great showing for our TEAM!!!! Here are the results from the weekend along with an article about the meet, and a few pictures posted on Milesplit. 

• http://co.milesplit.com/meets/286284/coverage#.WbXv7pN94dU

Homecoming 
Lots going on this week with homecoming. The coaching staff understands that this is a really fun time of year for our TEAM. We also want to remind everyone to be safe, and make sure you are taking care of yourself. A few reminders on the week.

• We will have practice as normal. No short practices
• Stay on top of your sleep. This is always the week of the year that people end of sick from neglecting their sleep. Please stay on top of it.
• Get to bed at a reasonable hour after the dance.

Rock Canyon Invitational

• Line-ups (DOC)

When: Saturday the 16th
Where: Rock Canyon HS XC Course
Arrival: All athletes should be at RCHS by 7:15 A.M. and plan on staying until the team meeting at the end.
Line-ups: Will be announced this week at practice. 
Schedule and Additional Meet Info (Link)
SCHEDULE
     8:10am                        High School Coaches Meeting
      8:30am                        Boys Varsity (run 7, score 5)
      9:00am                        Girls Varsity (run 7, score 5)
      9:30am                        Boys JV (unlimited entries, score 5)
     10:00am          Girls JV (unlimited entries, score 5)
AWARDS – 10:30am (High School)

• Plaques for Top 2 Varsity Boys and Girls Teams
• Custom T shirts for Top 15 Varsity Boys and Girls Individuals
• Plaque for Top JV Boys and Girls Team

Ribbons for Top 15 JV Boys and Girls Individuals
 
* Invitational T-Shirts available for purchase at the meet.

Training for the Week
Please email Coach Dalby for access to the plans if you are having issues logging in. 
September 11th-24th Training Plans (link)

Schedule for September 11th-17th
Monday-MVHS 3 p.m.
Tuesday-Redstone Park 3:20
Wednesday-6 a.m. Run MVHS
                          MVHS 3 p.m.
Thursday-6:30 a.m. Run MVHS
                   -MVHS 3 p.m.
Friday- MVHS 3 p.m.
Saturday- Rock Canyon Invitational
                    -Practice 6:30 a.m. Rocky Heights if not racing
Sunday-See training schedule 

Grades and Eligibility 
This Thursday's grade report is officially biding. Please make sure you are keeping up with your grades to be eligible for races. A few reminders:

• Athletes with an F in any class have 1 week to raise your grades. After 1 week athletes are not eligible for meets or practice until the F is cleared.
• Athletes with 2 or more D's are not eligible for competition after 1 week. 
• If you have an F in a class on any Thursday grade report you must stop by the athletic office to see Mrs. Vitry, and pickup a yellow eligibility card. 
• Eligibility cards HAVE to be completed and returned to the athletic office by 3pm on Friday for athletes to be eligible for the next week of practices/competitions. 
• If eligibility cards are not taken care of, athletes are ineligible for the next week. ​

Team Dinner Details
Friday, September 15th- Team Dinner at the O'Sullivan's House at  5:30 ish
Address will be sent out via text on "Remind" (sign-up if you have not already)
 
Parents are welcome to stay for the dinner! 

Remember to bring your assigned item for 8-10 runners.  

• Keep it healthy.
• Label your dish and remind your athlete to bring your dish home.
• We have plenty of serving utensils so no need to send them. 
• Help clean up and a huge Thank You to Julia Chambers and her family.

 
Food Assignments:

• Soph- Drinks or Desserts (Water or Chocolate Milk, no soda)
• Juniors- Fruit or Salad (No Veggie Trays Please, they don’t get eaten)
• Seniors- Pasta Dishes (No Cold Deli Pasta Please, they don’t get eaten either)
• Freshman - Protein (Meatballs, Sliders, Wings, Sloppy Joes, Chicken Tenders/Nuggets, Crock Pot BBQ)

Team Photos on Shutterfly 
Kelly O'Sullivan and Teresa Smith are taking on the Shutterfly account, now that Josh (and Kimmy) Romine have graduated from the program.  This is the picture sharing site we use as a team.  We invite and encourage any parent who enjoys taking pictures to do so, and to share them on our Vista page.   ALL parents  may view pictures from every meet and download directly from the site.  They can also create and order end of season albums.

For new families, you will need to request access to our team site before you can participate.  This is for the privacy of our runners and families.  You will be approved as soon as your email  is verified with the team roster. Here is the link to our Shutterfly site:  vistanation.shutterfly.com

We rely on parents  to take pictures of  different athletes throughout the season and upload their best shots to our Vista album. We want to include pictures of ALL athletes by the end of the season.  If you are taking pictures at the meets, please try to delete  blurry, distant or duplicate pictures before uploading.  If you do upload, please check to see if a meet album has already been created and upload your pictures there.  If you don't see a meet album yet, then go ahead and create one, following the format of other album titles.  

What works best in the albums:
* Close up racing shots 
* Group pictures after the race
* Team pictures (during awards, after with trophies)
* Pictures of parents, siblings and "fans"

 Thank you for taking the time to help document the season.  Please contact Kelly or Teresa with any questions whatsoever.     ​

Kelly: 720-670-6032   [email protected]
Teresa: 720-840-6335   [email protected]

Grades and Eligibility 
This Thursday's grade report is officially biding. Please make sure you are keeping up with your grades to be eligible for races. A few reminders:

• Athletes with an F in any class have 1 week to raise your grades. After 1 week athletes are not eligible for meets or practice until the F is cleared.
• Athletes with 2 or more D's are not eligible for competition after 1 week. 
• If you have an F in a class on any Thursday grade report you must stop by the athletic office to see Mrs. Vitry, and pickup a yellow eligibility card. 
• Eligibility cards HAVE to be completed and returned to the athletic office by 3pm on Friday for athletes to be eligible for the next week of practices/competitions. 
• If eligibility cards are not taken care of, athletes are ineligible for the next week. 

Arapahoe Recap and Results

• Articles, Results, Etc. 

Schedule for September 4th-10th
Monday-No School, check schedule for run
Tuesday-MVHS 3 p.m.
Wednesday-6 a.m. Run MVHS
                      Writer's Vista Park 3:20 p.m.
Thursday-MVHS 3 p.m.
Friday-Liberty Bell Invitational
Saturday- Waterton Canyon 7 a.m.
                  -Tamale Kitchen after run
Sunday-See training schedule 

​Training for the Week
Please email Coach Dalby for access to the plans if you are having issues logging in. 
August 28th-September 10th Training Plans (link)

Liberty Bell Invitational
When: Friday, September 8th
Where: Heritage HS
Transportation: Students will be dismissed from 7th period on Friday. There is a oneway bus leaving Vista at 2:30. All athletes competing should be on the bus. Please arrange your own ride home after the meet with your parents or a teammate. 
Line-ups: Please check door on L503 to see lineups
Course Map (PDF)
Time Schedule/Meet Info: We will be running in the division 1 races of the meet. 

• http://co.milesplit.com/meets/286284/info#.Wa6xMpN95-U

4:45 – Division 1 Boys A (Varsity, run 7)
4:48 – Division 1 Girls A (Varsity, run 7)

5:25 – Division 1 Boys B (JV, run 7)
5:28 – Division 1 Girls B (JV, run 7)

6:05 – Division 1 Boys C (Open, run unlimited)
6:11 – Division 1 Girls C (Open, run unlimited)

Team Dinner Details
Thursday September 7th- Team Dinner at Jenna Fitzsimmon's House at  5:30 ish
Address will be sent out via text on "Remind" (sign-up if you have not already)
 
Parents are welcome to stay for the dinner! 

Remember to bring your assigned item for 8-10 runners.  

• Keep it healthy.
• Label your dish and remind your athlete to bring your dish home.
• We have plenty of serving utensils so no need to send them. 
• Help clean up and a huge Thank You to Julia Chambers and her family.

 
Food Assignments:

• Juniors- Drinks or Desserts (Water or Chocolate Milk, no soda)
• Seniors- Fruit or Salad (No Veggie Trays Please, they don’t get eaten)
• Freshman Pasta Dishes (No Cold Deli Pasta Please, they don’t get eaten either)
• Sophomores - Protein (Meatballs, Sliders, Wings, Sloppy Joes, Chicken Tenders/Nuggets, Crock Pot BBQ)

Team Photos on Shutterfly 
Kelly O'Sullivan and Teresa Smith are taking on the Shutterfly account, now that Josh (and Kimmy) Romine have graduated from the program.  This is the picture sharing site we use as a team.  We invite and encourage any parent who enjoys taking pictures to do so, and to share them on our Vista page.   ALL parents  may view pictures from every meet and download directly from the site.  They can also create and order end of season albums.

For new families, you will need to request access to our team site before you can participate.  This is for the privacy of our runners and families.  You will be approved as soon as your email  is verified with the team roster. Here is the link to our Shutterfly site:  vistanation.shutterfly.com

We rely on parents  to take pictures of  different athletes throughout the season and upload their best shots to our Vista album. We want to include pictures of ALL athletes by the end of the season.  If you are taking pictures at the meets, please try to delete  blurry, distant or duplicate pictures before uploading.  If you do upload, please check to see if a meet album has already been created and upload your pictures there.  If you don't see a meet album yet, then go ahead and create one, following the format of other album titles.  

What works best in the albums:
* Close up racing shots 
* Group pictures after the race
* Team pictures (during awards, after with trophies)
* Pictures of parents, siblings and "fans"

 Thank you for taking the time to help document the season.  Please contact Kelly or Teresa with any questions whatsoever.     ​

Kelly: 720-670-6032   [email protected]
Teresa: 720-840-6335   [email protected]