JV County Championship Rosters: 
Girls: 
Hailey Cook, Charlotte Coates, Emmy Knight, Lucy Sansbury, Bobbi Allen 

Boys: 
Brodie Munn, Jared Katz, Ben Snead, Cole Young, Nicholas Halligan, Andrew Smolen, Liam Warren, 

Varsity County Championship Rosters: 
Girls: 
Claire Shelton, Ronnie Amrani, Abby Reams, Jenna McJunkin, Hannah Litvak, Julia Lovell, Chloe Warren

Boys:
Alex Loffredio, Oliver Abbot, Andrew Halligan, Parks Rohletter, Jackson Bacon, Jude Wright, Kevin Westrick 

Good Afternoon, Wildcat XC! 

This week, we competed in two races and our running Wildcats showed up and showed out! 

Dekalb County Meet #5
On Tuesday we competed in the Dekalb County Meet #5 and had some excellent races! The coaches challenged our runners to run hard in the last 1.5 miles and the runners showed their strength! Here are the results: 

Our Girls took First Place with an amazing score of 24 points! Congratulations to the following for a top 20 finish! 
Claire Shelton - 1st    
Ronnie Amrani - 2nd    
 Abby Reams - 3rd        
Hannah Litvak - 9th     
Chloe Warren - 11th    
Jenna McJunkin - 15th      
Hailey Cook - 19th 
Way to go Ladies! 

Our Boys placed Second with a score of 79 points! Congratulations to the following for a top 20 finish! 
Oliver Abbot - 12th    
Alex Loffredio - 13th    
Parks Rohletter - 17th        
Xavier Pasuier - 18th     
Ameer Salim 19th      
Andrew Halligan - 20th 
Good work Gentlemen! 

Wingfoot
This weekend DHS travelled to Cartersville to compete in the Wingfoot XC Classic! It was a great meet with many PR's and SB's! Lets see the results! 
Varsity Boys - 12th with 368 Points 
Varsity Girls - 19th with 507 Points 
JV Boys - 16th With 407 Points 
We had 4 Girls run in the JV Girls race and while unable to score as a team, made some great efforts! We are very proud of your races! 
On Friday, Claire Shelton placed 3rd overall in the Championship Girls race! Great job! 


County Championships
Looking ahead, we have JV County and Varsity County Championships! Both races will be held at 5:15pm at Druid Hills Middle School on their respective dates: 
JV County - This Thursday 9/28
Varsity County - Next Tuesday 10/3 

Lineups will be announced tomorrow at practice and subsequently posted to XC News! If there is any issue with either of the dates, please contact Coach Chriszt at e20215866@dekalbschoolsga.org! 

Picture Day
Get your uniform washed! Coming up either this week or next, we will have our team picture taken before practice at the track. This will not affect practice times. The details are still being ironed out; please be on the lookout for more information coming soon! 

Go Wildcats!

Thank you so much for taking part in our fundraiser for Dunwoody Cross Country!

The money that was raised will enable our team to pay for competition fees, coach stipends, travel
expenses, an end of season celebration, player awards, and more. 
Your contributions make the difference in our success. Sharing this with your friends and family was
greatly appreciated!  

By supporting your favorite runner or family member you have contributed to their personal
development as a runner and enabled them to grow through this incredible sport.
We want to give a heartfelt thanks to all family members and those in the surrounding community
who have supported our team.

With your help we met our goal and even went beyond it. Thank you for helping us provide the best
possible experience for our runners and coaches.
We literally could not do it without you!

​Go Wildcats!!

DONOR                                 SUPPORTED RUNNER
Karen Brown                            Jackson Bacon
Jenni Westrick                          Kevin Westrick
Maria Sanchez                         Matias Zapata Sanchez
Les Lewis                                  Bobbi Allen
​Philip Karmic                            Jared Katz
Will Sansbury                           Lucy Sansbury
Kathi McKinnon                       Jackson Bacon
Lee Katz                                    Jared Katz
Caro Shanahan                       Brodie Munn
Rebecca Siegel                        Anna Siegel
Fred/ Kimberly Wintrich        Chloe Warren
Julie Borenstein
Paul Moore
Caroline Abbott                       Oliver Abbott
Brett Rachlin                            For the team!
Heidi Neumann                       In memory of Brad Hendrickson!
Amy Parker                              For the team!
Jeananne Seagraves               Parks Rohletter
Dianne O’Donnell                   Michael Dolan
Amanda Hensley                    For the team!
Martha/Joel Rohletter            Parks Rohletter
Laura Atchley                          Jackson Bacon
Catherine Lautenbacher       In honor of the coaches!
Danielle Boden                       Lucas Boden
Jennifer Boettcher                 Blake&Bo Boettcher
Aynsley Corbett                     Siler Corbett
Dominick Celentano             Michael Dolan
Vicki Steele                             Luke Steele
Helen Knight                          Emmy Knight
Georgianna Hendrickson     In Memory of Brad Hendrickson!
Pat Higgins                              Jenna McJunkin
Daniel Meier                           For the team!
Bianca Alvarez
Ai Lovell                                  Julia Lovell
Paul/Tricia Lowery                Jackson Bacon
Gray Mitchell                         Lucy Arellano
Laurie Munn                          Brodie Munn
Bonnie Mitchell                     Lucy Arellano
Genifer Katz                           Jared Katz
Meaghan Rohletter              Parks Rohletter
Ellen Etheridge                      In Memory of Brad Hendrickson!
Jay Wright                               Jude Wright
Mary Moore
Catherine Langell
The Cameron Family            In Memory of Brad Hendrickson
Christy Coates                       Charlotte Coates
Erin Zack                                Patterson Zack
David Seagraves                   Parks Rohletter
Damian Cook                        Hailey Cook
Whitney Arellano                  Lucy Arellano
Jennifer/Brad Green             Clara Green
Amy Halligan                          Andrew/Nicholas Halligan
Sarah Parrish                         Brinkley Parrish
Eleanor/Rich Remigailo        In Memory of Brad Hendrickson 
Dana Dolan                            Michael Dolan
Tom/Jessica Loffredio           Alex Loffredio

Please join the team for a post-race meal at Willy's on Hammond. Mention our team and we will receive 30% of the proceeds back to our program!

​

Information for Wingfoot for Saturday:

Link to pre-pay for parking: ($10 advance)
https://gofan.co/event/1122900?schoolId=GA87530

On-site payment is $15 and cash only.

Location: Sam Smith Park, Cartersville, GA
Additional Parking:

• St. Francis Assisi
• Cartersville Middle School

​It was great to see so many parents at the meet last Saturday! If you have an athlete running Saturday.. Wingfoot is my favorite meet to watch. It is worth the drive. (Get there early because parking is a little nuts.) Also, there is still a few pieces of spirit wear available. Please contact Linda at 678-234-5814, if you would like something. 

--only 3 sweatshirts ($40)
--only 4 sweatpants ($20)
--1 small PJ pant ($30)
--large/extra-large PJ pants from years prior ($10)
--2023 team tees ($10) all sizes available
--one XL red long-sleeve and one M gray long-sleeve ($20)
--2 red XL short-sleeve; 1 red XXL short-sleeve ($20)
--1 gray M short-sleeve dri-fit ($20)
--1 cinch sac ($20)

Happy Sunday Dunwoody XC! We have much to recount so let's get to the highlights! 

HCA Invite: 
Last Saturday, 9/10, our Wildcats came back with some trophies at the HCA Fall XC Invite: 

Boys: 1st place with 24 points! Congratulations to the following runners for earning a top 20 spot! 
Alex Loffredio 2nd, Oliver Abbott 3rd, Jude Wright 5th, Park Rohletter 6th, Andrew Halligan 8th, Jackson Bacon 10th, Brodie Munn 11th, & Kevin Westrick 17th! Talk about putting on a show! 

Girls: A very close 3rd place with 52 points - only 6 points behind the 1st place team! Congratulations to the following runners for earning a top 20 spot! 
Claire Shelton 1st, Ronnie Amrani 6th, Abby Reams 7th

Warpath: 
Yesterday, 9/16, our team went to a rainy Warpath Invitational! Let's see the scores! 

Varsity Girls: 10th with 304 Points!      Varsity Boys: 8th with 235 Points!        JV Girls: 11th with 302 Points! 

JV Boys: 6th with 155 Points!           Open Boys: 4th with 125 Points! 

The following runners earned a top 20 spot in some very competitive races! 
Claire Shelton - 1st Varsity Girls 
Jenna McJunkin - 15th JV Girls 
Marshall Douglass - 18th Open Boys

Lastly, a huge congratulations to everyone who earned a PR or SB! We had many on Saturday! 


Dekalb County Meet #5 9/19: 
Druid Hills Middle School - Everyone is running at 5:15pm! The bus will be picking us up outside of the school at 4:00pm! Runners are to report outside the gym lobby by 3:45pm. 

Wingfoot: 
Next Saturday, 9/23, we are traveling to Cartersville for the Wingfoot Invitational! The bus will be leaving the school at 5:30am. Runners are to report outside of the gym lobby by 5:15am. Here are the race times and lineups! 

Varsity Boys 7:40am: 
Alex Loffredio, Oliver Abbott, Parks Rohletter, Andrew Halligan, Jackson Bacon, 
Jude Wright, Brodie Munn, Kevin Westrick, Ben Sneed, Xavier Pasquier 

Varsity Girls 8:00am: 
Ronnie Amrani, Abby Reams, Hannah Litvak, Jenna McJunkin, Julia Lovell, 
Chloe Warren, Hailey Cook, Charlotte Coates, Siler Corbett, Brinkley Parrish

JV Girls 9:00am: 
Emmy Knight, Lucy Sansbury, Lucy Arellano, Clara Green 

JV Boys 9:30am: 
Jared Katz, Lucas Boden, Ameer Salim, Nicholas Halligan, Marshall Douglass, 
Joey Guggenheim, Andre Mikovenyi, Blake Boettcher,  Matias Zapata, Luke Steele, 
Reed Harvey, Ashton Fordham, Bo Boettcher, Mason Douglass, Michael Dolan, 
Hunter Bell, Ethan Leong, Liam Warren, Patterson Zack, Cole Young, 
Andrew Smolen, Noah Williams, Jacob Rountree

Friday night, Claire Shelton will be running in the Championship Girls race at 9:05pm! 

A couple of announcements: 

1. Practice times and locations will be standard this week. 
2. A look ahead: On Saturday, October 7th (Fall Break) the Dunwoody Cross Country team is going to once again take on the challenge of the Summit Run at Kennesaw Mountain! If you're going to be in town, meet us at Kennesaw Mountain Overflow Parking Lot off of Old Highway 41 - 1200 Old 41 Hwy NW, Kennesaw, GA 30152 at 8:00am! 
   
   A $5 parking fee can be paid here prior to arrival:
   
   https://www.recreation.gov/sitepass/2788
   
   We will run together to the base of the mountain as a warmup, stretch there, and then begin the ascent!
   
   Hope to see you there!

Go Wildcats! 

Bus Info: 
The Bus will be leaving DHS at 5:45am. Runners must report outside of the gym lobby by 5:30am. ​

Varsity Girls (Top 7)- 8:00am:
Claire Shelton        Ronnie Amrani         Abby Reams        Julia Lovell
Chloe Warren           Hailey Cook           Hannah Litvak 

Varsity Boys (Top 7) - 8:35am
Alex Loffredio           Oliver Abbot           Jude Wright          Parks Rohletter 
Andrew Halligan          Jackson Bacon         Brodie Munn 

JV Girls (Next 10)- 9:00am
Jenna McJunkin       Emmy Knight          Lucy Sansbury       Charlotte Coates 
Brinkley Parrish        Siler Corbett           Anna Siegal          Lucy Arellano 

JV Boys (Next 10) - 9:45am
Kevin Westrick    ​     Xavier Pasquier         Ben Sneed           Lucas Boden
Jared Katz             Ameer Salim        Andre Mikovenyi     Cole Young 
Joey Guggenheim       Nicholas Halligan 

Open Girls - 10:15am
None 

Open Boys - 11:00am
Reed Harvey        Hunter Bell          Blake Boettcher        Noah Williams 
Luke Steele          Michael Dolan        Jacon Rountree            Marshall Douglass 
Mason Douglass    Liam Warren        Ethan Leong              Bo Boettcher 
Matias Zapata        Patterson Zack       Ashton Fordham 

Please join us on Saturday at the Warpath Invitational for our annual parent breakfast. We will have plenty of coffee to wake everyone up! Look for our tent and tables at the top of the hill to the right of the start. First race is at 8:00 a.m. We will be ready for you no later than 7:30 a.m.
DHS XC spiritwear is encouraged, so that we can pick everyone out on the course. If you haven't purchased a 2023 tee, we have a few to sell. Prices reduced to $10. Contact Linda at 678-234-5814, if you want one.