east angels Xc
All Athletes will Race @ DPS City Championships 10/15/26
LEAGUE MEET FALL 2026
Coaches Meeting 1:00 pm
Boys Open 1:20 pm (Unlimited entries)
Girls Open 2:00 pm (Unlimited entries)
Unified Race 2:50 pm
Boys Varsity 3:25 pm (Enter 7 score 5)
Girls Varsity 4:10 pm (Enter 7 score 5)
Awards 5:00 pm
This Week’s Workouts
Beginner: 9th graders, 10th-12th grade runners who are new to the team, or anyone coming back from an injury.
Intermediate: 10th-12th graders who have been on the team previously, or upper level runners still building fitness.
Upper: 11th-12th graders who have been on the team previously and have returned to full training.
Week of October 12
10/12: (Meet at Sloan’s Lake North Parking Lot) 10 minute warm-up; 4-6 x 600m on course, starting at race pace and descending; 4 minute recovery; 5-10 minute cool down
10/13: wickets with strides 35/40/45 no hills
10/14: 25/30/35 + strides
10/15: League meet
10/16: : 30/35/40 + strides
10/17: longish: 60/50 + strides
Announcements
If you’re interested in ordering a senior designed shirt, you can do so here.
If you are going to compete at NXR, please add your travel plans to the spreadsheet so that we can coordinate hotels, meals, and transportation.
The Cross Country Banquet is a chance for parents and supporters, athletes, and coaches to celebrate the season. But we can't do it without volunteers! Please sign up to help out the evening of the banquet.
Also, if you haven't registered for the banquet, please register by November 4.
The banquet will be held Friday, November 13, 5:30-8 p.m. at the Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St. Everyone is welcome to attend (parents and siblings), but everyone including athletes must purchase a ticket ($25). Register here by November 4. If cost is a barrier, please see Coach Fehrman. You may also contribute to the coaches’ gift via the banquet registration link.
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.
If you’re interested in running indoor track, there will be a meet at the CU Indoor Facility on 12/12/26 (registration details to come). The schedule of events will be as follows:
60M Dash
Mile
200M Dash
800M Run
2 Mile
400M Dash
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.