Greater American XC Festival
The Great American XC Festival is one of the largest and most competitive meets in the country. This will be a great test for our teams before we head into the postseason.
Attending athletes:
Ladies: Lizzy Carter, Alex Casey, Laura Dermody, Megan Gullett, Nia Jones, Rose Kyser, Carson Mercer, Justice Pohlman-Singleton, Madison Ragsdale, Mariah Ragsdale, Lily Tamplin, Keely Wells, Sarah Whitaker, Izzy Ayala
Men: Seth Ackerman, Sam Ackerman, Tyler Armstrong, Ben Chmielewski, Daniel Delaney, Caleb Gentry, Joseph Gentry, Alex Geoghegan, Logan Hale, Luke Hoover, Michael Kersting, Alex Kyser, Gavin Lord, Luke Mansmann, Nathan Merino, Max Moock, Zach Nemtsev, Chase Robinson, Quint Smaldone, Gage Summerlin, Brenden Swanson, Robbie Thomasson, Nick Velasquez, Joseph Voss, Jerret Walker, Emerson Wells, Pierce Wells, Andrew Whitaker, Mason Wood, Samuel Wood, Michael Zeiger, Mack Justice, Charles Austin Sams
Costs:
• We will ask each athlete to cover $75 to help offset bus, food, hotels
• Athletes will likely have to cover a couple of meals on their own
• There will be some optional purchases (meet shirts, etc.)
• Parking is $10 at the meet for attending parents
No athlete should skip the trip because of expense. Please communicate if there is a financial hardship/need. We will ensure that no athletes miss this opportunity who have earned it.
Hotel Information
Comfort Suites, 350 Asheville Ave., Cary NC 27518
Bring:
Athletes should not bring anything that would be disruptive or distracting to the mission of the team on this trip. If Coach Horan would not like it in your bag, don’t put it in your bag.
All athletes should have:
Large Water Bottle
Smaller bag for bus (snacks, homework, electronics) / Larger bag under bus (clothes, toiletries)
Running Attire prerace
New racing uniform
Snack food for bus
Breakfast food for Saturday Pre-race
Money for 3 meals (Lunch Sat., Dinner Sat. Lunch Sun.)
Nothing inappropriate
Destinations
Hotel: Comfort Suites, 350 Asheville Ave., Cary NC 27518
WakeMed Soccer Park: 201 Soccer Park Dr, Cary, NC 27511
Expected Schedule
Friday 10/6
• 5:45am- Meet at Eastern
• 6:00am- Departure from Eastern
• 11:30am- Lunch Friday, Wytheville Subway (pre-order)
• 3-4:00pm- Arrival in Cary, NC between 3-4
• 3-5:00ish- Team Run- we will go directly to the park from the bus trip
• Return to hotel to clean up
• Team Dinner at the hotel
• Rest and prepare for domination.
Saturday 10/7
• 6:00am Breakfast at hotel- Note those in the earliest race need to eat before hotel breakfast will begin.
o Athletes may consider bringing some breakfast food that is typical race-day food. Right now we do not know the race schedule.
• Bring everything for race day down at 6am.
• Depart 6:20am for WakeMed Soccer Park (approximately 15 minutes)
o JV Boys Set up Team Camp
• Saturday competition schedule:
1 Raleigh GSA Invitational Boys, Red 5K- Boys Varsity 2
• Logan Hale, Max Moock, Chase Robinson, Gage Summerlin, Pierce Wells, Andrew Whitaker, Mason Wood 8:00am
7 Nike Race of Champions, Boys 5K- Boys Varsity 1
• Sam Ackerman, Seth Ackerman, Alex Geoghegan, Luke Hoover, Robbie Thomasson, Emerson Wells, Sam Wood 10:40am
12 Town of Cary Invitational Girls, Seeded 5K- Girls Varsity
• Lizzy Carter, Alex Casey, Laura Dermody, Nia Jones, Justice Pohlman-Singleton, Mariah Ragsdale, Sarah Whitaker 11:45am
13 Boys JV 5K Presented by Primo Water- Boys JV 1&2
• Alex Kyser, Nathan Merino, Zach Nemtsev, Quint Smaldone, Nick Velasquez, Jerret Walker, Michael Zeiger
• Tyler Armstrong, Daniel Delaney, Caleb Gentry, Mack Justice, Michael Kersting, Gavin Lord, Charles Austin Sams 12:10pm
14 Girls JV 5K Presented by Agogie- Girls JV
• Isabel Ayala, Megan Gullett, Rose Kyser, Carson Mercer, Madison Ragsdale, Lily Tamplin, Keely Wells 12:30pm
15 Boys JV II 5K Presented by Roll Recovery- Boys JV 3
• Luke Mansmann, Brenden Swanson, Joe Voss 12:55pm
o Athletes should plan to bring food or purchase lunch food at the meet
o Varsity Boys Tear Down Camp
o Full meet schedule/details from meet website:
https://www.nationalscholastic.org/gacc• Saturday evening team activity & Dinner
o Likely planning to visit Cary Towne Center Mall & Eat Dinner on your own
Sunday 10/8
• 7am- Breakfast @ Hotel
• 7:30am- Departure
• Stop for lunch along the road near Charleston, WV, athletes pay for lunch
• Sunday return trip, likely returning approximately 5:00pm
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