Last week, our team competed in two awesome meets - The Dekalb County Meet #5 on Tuesday and the Wingfoot Invitational on Saturday! Dunwoody saw much success at both meets!
On Tuesday, our girls team came 2nd with 38 points and our boys came 4th with 109 points. Congratulations to Emma Parker for finishing 1st overall in the girl's race!
On Saturday, we traveled up to Cartersville to race in a very competitive Wingfoot Invitational. Congratulations to all who ran a PR on a tough course! The coaches are thrilled at the level of teamwork, support, and competitiveness our runners showed. Team scores below:
Varsity Boys: 9th - 334 points
Varsity Girls: 9th - 267 points
JV Boys: 4th - 120 points
JV Girls: 11th - 338 points
In addition to our team success, we had some outstanding individual accomplishments as well! Congratulations to the following for a top 20 finish:
Mark Westrick - 13th Varsity Boys
Ronnie Amrani - 19th Varsity Girls
Caleb Mahle - 14th JV Boys
Lucas Boden - 15th JV Boys
Yates Parker - 19th JV Boys
Abby Reams - 4th - JV Girls
Great racing, Wildcats!
Coming up, we will be competing in the Dekalb County JV Championship on Thursday, 9/29 at Druid Hills Middle and Dekalb County Varsity Championship on 10/5 also at Druid Hills Middle. The rosters for these races will be announced at practice tomorrow and subsequently posted to the website. Both the Girls and Boys teams are in contention to bring all 4 Championships home to Dunwoody! Lots to be excited about!
Fall Break Information:
Friday, October 7th: start of fall break. Practice will be held at 6:00am for all those in town.
Saturday, October 8th:
Looking for something to do over Fall Break? Need a good "hill" workout? Then you're in luck! Come join your teammates at Kennesaw Mountain for the 1st annual Fall Break "Run to the Summit" practice!
Where: Meet at Kennesaw Mountain Overflow Parking Lot off of Old Highway 41 - 1200 Old 41 Hwy NW, Kennesaw, GA 30152
When: 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 warm up, stretch there, and then begin the ascent!
Hope to see you there!
No practice Sunday, October 9th.
Monday, October 10th: practice at 3:40pm at Dunwoody Track
Much to celebrate and much to look forward to! Go Wildcats!!!