east angels Xc
Racing this week @ Legacy Lightning Invitational 9/25/26
Racing this week @ Rim Rock Classic 9/26/26
Early Release: 11:45 AM (During Lunch, so Pay Attention to Time)
Buses Depart: 12:00 Pm
Races and Times:
Boys Varsity @ 2:00
Girls Varsity @ 2:30
Boys JV @ 3:00
Girls JV @ 3:40
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 September 21
Monday: long run (50-55/60-65/70-75); 5 x 30 second strides in last 15 minutes at 5k pace
Tuesday: Wickets, 25/35/45; no strides after
Wednesday: 1000 meter repeats
Thursday: pre-meet, 25/35/45 (Kansas)
Friday: Legacy Lightning Invite or pre-meet in Kansas
Saturday: Rim Rock Classic or recovery run 30-45
Announcements
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.
Pay for your shorts orders by visiting the Shop tab.
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.
Team Potluck This Week
Hosted: Corrine Kennedy’s Family on Wednesday, September 23
@ 2235 Bellaire St, beginning at 6:15. Please bring food to share and extra lawn chairs or blankets for additional seating if possible.
9th graders: Main Dishes
10th graders: Side Dishes
11th graders: Desserts
12th graders: Drinks
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.