east angels Xc
This Week’s Workouts
Beginner: Any incoming 9th graders, 10th-12th grade runners who are new to the team, or anyone coming back from an injury.
Intermediate: Any 10th-12th graders who have been on the team previously, or upper level runners returning from their time off.
Upper: Any 11th-12th graders who have been on the team previously and have returned from their time off.
Announcements
The first official day of practice is August 10. Practices are from 4:00-6:00pm on Monday-Friday, in City Park. Enter the park on City Park Esplanade (the street that East HS is on). We will meet in the meadow beyond the fountain.
All athletes will need to complete their registration process by August 10 (available on the Resources for Runners tab) by then, and are required to have a valid physical that extends through the end of the season. As all sports require this, please begin scheduling these appointments as soon as possible. If an athlete does not have this done, they will not be allowed to practice with the team.
Place your orders for uniforms by visiting the Shop tab by no later than 8/14. All athletes will be provided a top, but need to purchase their shorts. There are two types available, a compression and split short, in both boys and girls cuts. All options will meet uniform compliance, and can be used for Track & Field as well. Our first meet is 8/22, so all athletes will need to place orders before the season begins. In order to reserve the size of top you will need for the season, please fill out this Request Formby 8/13.
Please begin filling out the Race Unavailability Form on the Resources for Runners tab for all races you know you cannot attend, so that we may give other runners an opportunity to run in your place.
If you are interested in running at the D1, D2, or D3 Level, Coach Jay Johnson has started a new venture to help guide athletes with the recruiting process. He has shared this article with the program with some helpful tips for you to start with.
Summer Recap
We’ve had an awesome summer with 25-50 athletes typically showing up. Our beginning runners have grown from 3 days a week to 5 to start the season, some going from an hour of total running the first week, to completing a 60 minute long run this week. Our intermediate and upper level runners have built up to five or six days a week, with nearly 6.5 hours of total running for our very top runners.
The highlights of the summer include our Spirit Week, Pool Day, and definitely XC Camp. At Camp, four teams competed in the first annual Cross Country Camp Decathlon, ten minute-to-win-it contests over two days. “The Goat” claimed the championship! But it was a close contest with the other teams. Most importantly though, we gained a lot of knowledge from the education sessions, fitness from the workouts, and confidence from going further and faster than many thought possible - we had a record 17/44 total people ascend the mountain 3 miles up. It was also at camp that the new cross country team logo was unveiled.
Last Year we…
Capped off an amazing career in style!
Coach Kohuth finished his 22nd and final year as Head East Cross Country Coach by toeing the line at Toka Sticks, running a sub-22 to set the tone for the teams competing at NXR.
Returned the Boys Team to State!
After being seeded 5th for the second year in a row going into Regionals, the boys once again pulled the upset and got themselves back Norris Penrose with a senior heavy team.
Finished Top-10 at State again!
With the most talented team in East history, even without two of our top-7, the girls once again proved why they are one of the best teams in the state and country.
Rewrote the East XC History books!
Five girls and two boys made their way into the all time top-10 in program history, while recording some of the best finishes in program history at some of our major invitationals.
Reasons to be excited for 2026
In 2026 we will have a massive senior class that has a lot of experience in this program, who are committed to making this a fun and inclusive team, on and off the field. They have lots of ideas of how to bring together athletes of all ability levels to make this the best year of East XC yet! No matter how fast you are, there’s a place for you on this team - come run with the Angels!
We will have a new regional qualifier next year. While it will mean that we aren’t traveling anywhere near Buc-ee’s, we will be staying a bit closer to home as we have been moved to Region 1, along with schools from Denver, Cherry Creek, and Aurora Public Schools.
Opportunities are available for to compete at home, as we bring back the Angel Invite, in our own City Park. There are also out-of-state opportunities. After some uncertainty about its future, it has been announced that the Rim Rock Classic in Lawrence, Kansas, will once again be held in September. Last year we had a lot of breakout performances from young athletes. Then in November, any athlete wishing to do so can sign up to compete at Nike Cross Regionals in Mesa, Arizona.
Our girls return most of our top runners from a team that qualified for the Championship Race at NXR last year. Three of these runners find themselves in the top-10 all-time, and a few more find themselves in the top-15, so we should have another chance to compete at State and beyond.
Our boys had an impressive crop of young runners that emerged from the freshmen and sophomore classes last year. With a year of growth and training, they are poised to lead our varsity, after many of our top runners graduated. But this also means that there may some of our incoming runners who might also crack our top-7.
Changes are coming to the Coaching Staff. After 11 years as an assistant coach, Coach Fehrman, has assumed the Head Coaching job. Coaches Scudamore and Hunt will return as assistants, and Coach Kohuth will be back as a volunteer coach. There will also be a few new faces added to the mix as well, who will be announced as they are hired.