Tomorrow

Tomorrow - don't forget about the short practice at Jarvis from 3:45-4:30pm. Friday - we're still on for the planned itinerary of leaving at 12pm and have the bus arranged for states. Please take care of your pre-plan. Don't forget your overnight stuff, uniform, travel shirt and pack a few layers...it's going to be chilly!

If you have a light night of homework, come down and see the Evening of the Arts tomorrow night at 6pm. Free light appetizers, along with great music, art and drama!

Week 12 Practice Schedule / STATE Championship Meet

To all HHCA XC runners,

It's been an amazing journey and I can't believe we are already at our last week of practice.  You have all worked so hard this season and we have had some incredible milestones.  As we prepare for the final State Meet on Saturday, let's finish strong and have a great last week of practice.  Please be aware of the various locations for practice this week, shorter practice schedule, team meeting on Monday and our departure / return times for the state meet on Friday and Saturday.  A fully detailed state meet itinerary will be e-mailed out and handed out tomorrow at the team meeting including hotel details and rooming lists.  Have an amazing last week of HHCA cross country!  PERSEVERE!  - Coach Berry

Monday, October 21
12:30pm - Mandatory Team Meeting (Lunch Time) - Music Room
4:30-5:30pm - Practice @ HHCA

Tuesday, October 22
3:45-5pm - Practice @ Audubon Nature Preserve
Located along Palmetto Bay Road
On the right after crossing the Cross Island Bridge

Thursday, October 24
3:45-4:30pm - Short Practice
Jarvis Creek Park
Note:  I will be there for the start, but Coach White will be running this practice

Friday, October 25 - ON THE ROAD TO STATES
12pm - Depart from HHCA for Columbia
3pm - Walk the state course (trails)
4:30pm - Check in to our hotel
5:30pm - Team Meal
7pm - Evening Activities TBA
9:30pm - Lights Out

Saturday, October 26 - STATE MEET
6:30am - Breakfast
7:30am - Depart for the State Meet
9:00am - AAA Girls Race
9:40am - AAA Boys Race
10:10-12pm - Other Races / Awards
12:30pm - Depart Columbia
3-4pm - Arrive back at HHCA

Today and Tomorrow

Just a reminder that we are having practice here at HHCA today from 3:30-4:30pm and then if you are running in the Seafood Fest 5K tomorrow morning in Bluffton, be there by 7:15am. The start line is located at the Oyster Factory Park at 63 Wharf St and will kickoff at 8am. Google Maps Link: http://goo.gl/maps/Zl6Nz

Don't forget the pizza party for the team and Michael Becvar's birthday at Guiseppi's in Bluffton following the 5K at 11am.  Google Maps Link:  http://goo.gl/maps/ieouJ Please RSVP if you can make it by letting me know at practice or email me at jberry@hhca.org so we order enough pizza =)

SCISA Region 3A Results

Congrats to our XC Eagles for our first year competing in the SCISA Regional 3A meet held in the Ponds Conservancy. Both the boys and girls teams finished 5th with the girls edging out Northwood Academy. We had some incredible individual performances and PRs from several runners. A special congrats to Sam Gilman, finishing 10th overall in the region! Full results can be found here: http://sc.milesplit.com/meets/153283-scisa-region-3-aaa

Regionals / Week 11 Practice Schedule

Hey Everyone,

We have a big week coming up this week with our Regionals held up near Pinewood Prep at the Ponds Conservancy Trails in Summerville and the optional Bluffton Seafood Festival 5K on Saturday.  Now that volleyball is over, please be sure that ALL XC team members are at all practices from now until the end of the season.  Any athletes missing practices unexcused may not be allowed to attend these final meets.  It is very important that we practice as a full team in these last 2 weeks of the season.  Please note that you will be leaving school early on Wednesday for the Region meet, please make sure that you get a preplanned absence. 

Monday, October 14
COLUMBUS DAY - NO SCHOOL
Run 3-4 miles on your own, medium pace
Try to run a wooded trail if possible

Tuesday, October 15
3:45-5:00pm
Jarvis Creek Park
Mixed trail / paved run

Wednesday, October 16
SCISA REGIONAL MEET
Leave HHCA @ 1:00pm
Meet is held at the Ponds Conservancy Trails, Summerville, SC
Estimated Return Time is 9-10pm
Directions: From I-26, take exit 194 towards. From west, turn right and from east, turn left. Travel several miles, Go through traffic light and over railroad tracks to flashing red light. Take a left. This is Old Orangeburg Rd. Go past Pinewood about 2 miles to 17A. Take a right on 17A and look for The Ponds Neighborhood to be on the right hand side. Once in Neighborhood follow sign to Farmhouse.

Thursday, October 17
No practice - Relax!

Friday, October 18
3:30-4:45pm
HHCA

Saturday, October 19
Bluffton Seafood Festival 5K
Old Town Bluffton, Race time 8:00am
Meet @ Bluffton Oyster Factory Park by 7:15am
Website:  http://www.blufftonartsandseafoodfestival.com/5k-run-health-walk.html
Note:  This is the last community 5K of the season
* Please note that there may be a special fun team event following the meet...stay tuned!

Full Details about the SCISA State Meet on October 25-26 will be sent out this week.  For planning purposes, basically we will be departing Fri, Oct 25 at 12pm from HHCA, staying overnight in a hotel and returning Saturday, Oct 26 by 3-4pm. 

Devin's Dash 5K Official Results

Finally...here are the OFFICIAL results from Devin's Dash 5K last Saturday:http://gotrievents.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/results_devinsdash2013.htm

Notable Accomplishments:
- The lady Eagles cleaned house in the under-25 category winning 1st (Callie Haertel), 2nd (Allison Meeder) and 3rd (Alyssa White)
- Hunter Greenwell came in 3rd in the under-25 male category overall. 
- Grayson Lentz came in 2nd overall for the male category.
- Three XC Eagles got their overall PR for the season in this race...Hannah, Henry and Alyssa L. - awesome JOB!

Week 10 Practice Schedule

Hey Everyone,

Wow - what an incredible Week 9!  Everyone who ran this past Wednesday at the HH Prep Invitational had a Course PR record and then there were some awesome accomplishments Saturday at Devin's Dash as well.  I will be uploading pics and official times soon from that 5K, but here is your schedule for the week.  We will be really pushing hard this week, since it's a full week of 'normal' practicing prior to the Regional Meet next week on October 16th.  Don't miss practice and be mentally ready to work hard.  PERSEVERE! 

- Coach Berry

Monday, October 7th
Cross-Training on Your Own
Do 45-60 minutes of fitness - could be biking, running, yoga, pilates, karate, etc, etc...

Tuesday October 8th
4:30pm-5:45pm
Jarvis Creek Park
Tempo Run
*Please note the later practice time 

Wednesday, October 9th
Run on Your Own 20-30 minutes
Don't Miss FCA's Fields of Faith, 6pm

Thursday, October 10th
3:30-5:00pm
HHCA
Long Run / Intervals
 
Friday, October 11th
Cross-Training on Your Own
Do 30 minutes of fitness - could be anything...

Saturday, October 12th
 9:00-10:30am
Crossings Park
Bridge Run and More! =)

Great job today!

Great job today! There were some notable achievements at the HH Prep Invitational 5K today, with many of you making significant strides since your last race on the same course at the Run for Ret. Tomorrow, we will start practice right around 3:45pm in Crossings Park (where we met for the Bridge run) and will be doing an easy to moderate workout on the pathways down there. Practice will end at 5pm. Please have your parents pick you up at Crossings Park. See you then!

Here are the results for today's 5K:

http://hhcaxc.blogspot.com/2013/10/hh-prep-invitational-results.html

HH Prep Invitational Results

Preliminary (unofficial) results, posted 10/2/13, 5:14 PM

Place    Time     Pace     Bib#               Name/City           
    1     18:32   5:58.0    826  Jackson Henz, Hilton Head Prep          
    2     19:24   6:14.7    815  Jackson Richard, Hilton Head Prep       
    3     19:35   6:18.4    803  Thomas MacDonald, HH High               
    4     19:53   6:24.1    808  Chase Sanders, HH High                  
    5     20:01   6:26.8    783  Sam Gilman, HH Christian Academy        
    6     20:26   6:34.9    811  Ryan Nimmer, Hilton Head Prep           
    7     20:48   6:41.7    809  Weston Sanders, HH High                 
    8     21:29   6:55.1    820  Aiden Sanz, Hilton Head Prep            
    9     21:32   6:56.1    814  Joshua Williams, Hilton Head Prep       
   10     22:01   7:05.3    813  Ryan Henderson, Hilton Head Prep        
   11     22:10   7:08.2    777  Maren Czura, Hilton Head Prep           
   12     22:17   7:10.4    780  Tori Herman, Hilton Head Prep           
   13     22:40   7:18.0    776  Laurel Woerheide, Hilton Head Prep      
   14     22:43   7:18.8    785  Ryan Moosbrugger, HH Christian Academy  
   15     23:21   7:31.0    802  Wesley Kerr, HH High                    
   16     23:35   7:35.5    818  J.T. Herman, Hilton Head Prep           
   17     23:36   7:36.0    821  Jack Dextraze, Hilton Head Prep         
   18     23:59   7:43.3    755  Callie Haertel, HH Christian Academy    
   19     24:01   7:44.0    816  Matthew Monts, Hilton Head Prep        
   20     24:17   7:49.1    825  Risdan Altman, Patrick Henry               
   21     24:19   7:49.8    799  Kris Hass, HH High                     
   22     24:27   7:52.4    827  Megan Wilson, HH High                   
   23     24:44   7:57.9    786  Henry Clark, HH Christian Academy       
   24     24:46   7:58.4    774  Ellery Newcomer, Hilton Head Prep
   25     24:48   7:59.2    773  Grace Orie, Hilton Head Prep
   26     25:00   8:03.0    778  Olivia Light, Hilton Head Prep
   27     25:11   8:06.6    772  Foster Willey, Hilton Head Prep
   28     25:15   8:07.6    812  Sean Myers, Hilton Head Prep
   29     25:20   8:09.4    754  Alyssa White, HH Christian Academy
   30     25:21   8:09.8    775  Megan Frederick, Hilton Head Prep
   31     25:55   8:20.8    752  Allison Meeder, HH Christian Academy
   32     27:20   8:47.9    756  Lindsey Gillis, HH Christian Academy
   33     27:44   8:55.8    817  Cameron Wynne, Hilton Head Prep
   34     28:39   9:13.4    779  Marisa Wojcikiewicz, Hilton Head Prep
   35     28:57   9:19.3    789  Bryce Flowers, HH Christian Academy
   36     29:29   9:29.7    753  Abigail Bensch, HH Christian Academy
   37     29:31   9:30.1    758  Alyssa Lane, HH Christian Academy 
   38     30:16   9:44.7    782  Courtney Doyle, Hilton Head Prep
   39     30:39   9:52.2    824  Larisey Gooding, Patrick Henry
   40     33:20  10:44.0    781  Julia Gigante, Hilton Head Prep 
   42     33:35  10:48.8    761  Amber Hubbard, HH Christian Academy
   43     33:44  10:51.6    759  Hannah Fulford, HH Christian Academy
   44     33:47  10:52.5    790  Michael Becvar, HH Christian Academy
   45     34:10  11:00.1    788  Hunter Boyd, HH Christian Academy

Division Results

Male

Place    Time     Pace     Bib#               Name/City                Age 
    1     18:32   5:58.0    826  Jackson Henz, Hilton Head Prep          0
    2     19:24   6:14.7    815  Jackson Richard, Hilton Head Prep       0
    3     19:35   6:18.4    803  Thomas MacDonald, HH High               0
    4     19:53   6:24.1    808  Chase Sanders, HH High                  0
    5     20:01   6:26.8    783  Sam Gilman, HH Christian Academy        0
    6     20:26   6:34.9    811  Ryan Nimmer, Hilton Head Prep           0
    7     20:48   6:41.7    809  Weston Sanders, HH High                 0
    8     21:29   6:55.1    820  Aiden Sanz, Hilton Head Prep            0
    9     21:32   6:56.1    814  Joshua Williams, Hilton Head Prep       0
   10     22:01   7:05.3    813  Ryan Henderson, Hilton Head Prep        0
   11     22:43   7:18.8    785  Ryan Moosbrugger, HH Christian Academy  0
   12     23:21   7:31.0    802  Wesley Kerr, HH High                    0
   13     23:35   7:35.5    818  J.T. Herman, Hilton Head Prep           0
   14     23:36   7:36.0    821  Jack Dextraze, Hilton Head Prep         0
   15     24:01   7:44.0    816  Matthew Monts, Hilton Head Prep         0
   16     24:17   7:49.1    825  Risdan Altman, Patrick Henry            0
   17     24:19   7:49.8    799  Kris Hass, HH High                      0
   18     24:44   7:57.9    786  Henry Clark, HH Christian Academy       0
   19     25:15   8:07.6    812  Sean Myers, Hilton Head Prep            0
   20     27:44   8:55.8    817  Cameron Wynne, Hilton Head Prep         0
   21     28:57   9:19.3    789  Bryce Flowers, HH Christian Academy     0
   22     30:39   9:52.2    824  Larisey Gooding, Patrick Henry          0
   23     33:47  10:52.5    790  Michael Becvar, HH Christian Academy    0
   24     34:10  11:00.1    788  Hunter Boyd, HH Christian Academy       0

Female

Place    Time     Pace     Bib#               Name/City                Age 
    1     22:10   7:08.2    777  Maren Czura, Hilton Head Prep           0
    2     22:17   7:10.4    780  Tori Herman, Hilton Head Prep           0
    3     22:40   7:18.0    776  Laurel Woerheide, Hilton Head Prep      0
    4     23:59   7:43.3    755  Callie Haertel, HH Christian Academy    0
    5     24:27   7:52.4    827  Megan Wilson, HH High                   0
    6     24:46   7:58.4    774  Ellery Newcomer, Hilton Head Prep       0
    7     24:48   7:59.2    773  Grace Orie, Hilton Head Prep            0
    8     25:00   8:03.0    778  Olivia Light, Hilton Head Prep          0
    9     25:11   8:06.6    772  Foster Willey, Hilton Head Prep         0
   10     25:20   8:09.4    754  Alyssa White, HH Christian Academy      0
   11     25:21   8:09.8    775  Megan Frederick, Hilton Head Prep       0
   12     25:55   8:20.8    752  Audrey Bensch, HH Christian Academy     0
   13     27:20   8:47.9    756  Lindsey Gillis, HH Christian Academy    0
   14     28:39   9:13.4    779  Marisa Wojcikiewicz, Hilton Head Prep   0
   15     29:29   9:29.7    753  Abigail Bensch, HH Christian Academy    0
   16     29:31   9:30.1    758  Alyssa Lane, HH Christian Academy       0
   17     30:16   9:44.7    782  Courtney Doyle, Hilton Head Prep        0
   18     33:20  10:44.0    781  Julia Gigante, Hilton Head Prep         0
   19     33:35  10:48.8    761  Amber Hubbard, HH Christian Academy     0
   20     33:44  10:51.6    759  Hannah Fulford, HH Christian Academy    0

Week 9 Practice Schedule

Wow...can you believe it, only 4 weeks remaining in the cross country season!  It has been an incredible journey and as we enter October, remember that it is time to really work on reaching your maximum peak this month.  We have some important meets coming up including the Hilton Head Prep Invitational this Wednesday, a few community 5K opportunities and then Regionals and States.  We need to be training hard this month and above all, PERSEVERE!  - Coach Berry

Here is the schedule for this week:

Monday, Sept 30
Stop by my room @ lunch time to sign up for 'Devin's Dash' on Saturday
Run on Your Own 3-5 miles
Send me a screenshot of 'Map My Run'

Tuesday, Oct 1
Park @ HH Prep (Foxgrape Road)
Sea Pines Forest Preserve
Trail Run

Wednesday, Oct 2
Be in the music room immediately after school dressed in your uniform
Bus TBA
Hilton Head Prep Invitational @ HH Prep
Race Time: 4pm

Thursday, Oct 3
Meet @ Crossings Park
Arrow Rd. Pathway Run
3:45pm-5pm

Saturday, Oct 5
Devin's Dash Memorial 5K
Shipyard Plantation, HHI
Register with Mr. Berry on Monday during lunch, paid for by XC team
Arrive by 7am, Race time 8am

MS Meet Results

This is a late update...but HUGE congrats to Sam Gilman and Ryan Moosbrugger for a tremendous performance at the middle school meet last Wednesday held at Hilton Head Prep.  Sam finished 1st out of 150+ runners with a time of 20:14 and Ryan finished 13th with a time of 22:43 (PR).  This Wednesday, we're back on the same course with our full team for the Hilton Head Prep invitational.  GO EAGLES!

Middle School Meet Tomorrow!

Middle School Meet tomorrow!  

Parents and students should make their way down to Hilton Head Prep immediately after school (I'll be pulling out by 3:10pm) to cheer on our two middle school runners in the middle school meet, which kicks off at 4pm.  Please make every effort to be there to cheer on Sam and Ryan.  We won't have a popup setup for this meet, so just wear your travel shirts and form a line near the course to cheer them on!  See you there!

Week 8 Practice Schedule

Hey Everyone,

What a terrific mid-season week last week!  You gave 110% as we entered into the Beaufort County meet and then the Tiger Bass 5K @ Hampton Lake.  Congrats to everyone that achieved a PR and the few of you that also received medals!  I know Jarvis isn't your favorite place to run, but it's a great location for interval workouts and mile repeats and with the shade, it beats a track!  Here is the schedule for this week:

Tuesday, Sept 24
Jarvis Creek Park
Mile Repeats / 'Mini Ladder'
3:45-5pm

Wednesday, Sept 25
Middle School Meet
Hilton Head Prep
Leave immediately after school @ 3pm
Bus TBD
Everyone needs to attend and cheer on Ryan and Sam!

Thursday, Sept 26
HHCA
Long Run TBD
3:45-5:15pm

Saturday, Sept 28
Bluffton Trail / Pathway Run
Meet @ Publix on Buckwalter Pkwy (Parking Lot on the left)
8am-9:15am

Honey Horn County Meet / Tiger Bass 5K RESULTS

Happy Saturday to all of the fans of the HHCA Eagles Cross Country team!  

I am posting below all of the results from our Wednesday Beaufort County meet held at Honey Horn Plantation and also our results from this morning's Tiger Bass 5K held at Hampton Lake, benefiting Bluffton Self Help. 

A couple of quick highlights:

Wednesday

• In Wednesday's county meet, the HHCA Girls XC team placed 4th out of 7 teams ahead of Beaufort High, Whale Branch High and Battery Creek.  The first three teams were Hilton Head High, Bluffton and Hilton Head Prep.
• Callie Haertel finished 15th overall for the girls in Beaufort County with a time of 23:50.
• Sam Gilman finished 27th overall for the boys in Beaufort County with a time of 19:40.

Saturday

• Callie Haertel finished 1st in the 14 and under girls category with a time of 23:19 (personal record).
  
• Allison Meeder, Alyssa White and Lindsey Gillis captured 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 15-19 girls category. They all finished with a PR:  Allison (23:51), Alyssa (24:21) and Lindsey (26:09).  Amazing job girls!
• Head coach James Berry and parent volunteer coaches Michelle Flowers and Mark White ran the 5K Saturday with the team.  Mark White won the coaches race with an unbelievable time of 17:53 finishing 7th overall in the entire race!

Full Results:

Wednesday

HHCA XC Girls

• Callie Haertel - 23:50 (15)
  
• Alyssa White - 25:22 (26)
• Allison Meeder - 25:33 (30)
• Andy Anderson - 25:35 (31)
• Lindsey Gillis - 26:49 (41)
• Abby Bensch - 30:33 (51)
• Alyssa Lane - 30:34 (52)
• Amber Hubbard - 31:03 (54)

HHCA XC Boys

• Sam Gilman - 19:40 (27)
• Hunter Greenwell - 22:54 (61)
• Ryan Moosbrugger - 23:12 (63)
• Henry Clark - 24:40 (74)
• Bryce Flowers - 31:23 (78)
• Hunter Boyd - 31:35 (79)
• Michael Becvar - 32:25 (80)

Saturday
HHCA XC Girls

• Callie Haertel - 23:19 (29)
• Allison Meeder - 23:51 (32)
• Alyssa White - 24:21 (38)
• Lindsey Gillis - 26:09 (44)
• Alyssa Lane - 30:27 (69)
• Amber Hubbard - 32:22 (77)
• Hannah Fulford - 32:22 (78)

HHCA XC Boys

• Hunter Greenwell - 23:02 (27)
• Bryce Flowers - 27:05 (48)
• Henry Clark - 30:31 (70)

Coaches

• Mark White - 17:53 (7)
• James Berry - 27:10 (49)
• Michelle Flowers - 29:14 (56)

Tuesday TEAM PICTURE DAY @ Jarvis Creek Park

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is PICTURE DAY for our HHCA Cross-Country Eagles.  Meet @ Jarvis Creek Park by 3:30pm with pictures to commence at 3:45pm.  A very brief practice will follow to make our final preparations for the meet on Wednesday.  Practice will be over by 4:30pm.  If you haven't gotten a uniform, stop by my room at lunch tomorrow.  See you at Jarvis!

- Mr. Berry

Week 7 Practice Schedule

Hey Everyone,

Happy Sunday!  We have a very busy week ahead of us, so please read through the following practice and meet schedule for the week.  We have an absolute required meet on Wednesday and then a community 5K meet that I'd like all of the high school students to do on Saturday.  If you are unable to participate in the meet Saturday, let me know by practice tomorrow, but we can get an official team score, so I'd like as many of us there as possible! =)  Middle school students should probably sit out on the meet Saturday because you will have your own middle school meet next week on Wednesday (which would make 3 meets within a week).  Don't forget that uniforms will be given out Monday, pictures are on Tuesday and then the meets on Wednesday and Saturday.  A busy week for sure!  PERSEVERE!

Monday, September 16
Meet in the Music Room @ HHCA by 3:15 dressed for practice
Uniforms will be given out
4-5 mile total run
Practice ends at 4:30pm

Tuesday, September 17
3:30-4:30pm
Jarvis Creek Park
Bring your uniform to change into for pictures
Practice will be an easy run 2-3 miles

Wednesday, September 18 - MEET DAY
X-C Meet vs. Hilton Head High and others
Honey Horn Plantation
Meet by the Cafeteria by 3:45pm to depart
Wear travel shirts prior to the race, and uniforms for the race
Race begins @ 5pm
It should end by sunset... =)

No practice on Thursday

Friday, September 19
3:45-5:00pm
Pinckney Island Run
3-4 mile easy run

Saturday, September 20th
Tiger Bass 5K @ Hampton Lake
Arrive by 7am
(Upper School Students ONLY)

Saturday

I hope you are all having a fantastic Friday.  I'm having a great time worshiping with the middle school students on the middle school retreat.  Special thanks to Mr. White and Mrs. Flowers for running practice on Thursday!  I have decided to cancel practice for Saturday morning because of a few reasons (my wife's birthday and exhaustion from the retreat / football game), however I do expect you to run 3-5 miles on your own and e-mail me a screenshot.  Our uniforms have also arrived and will be given out Monday at practice.  Next week will be very busy with practice on Monday @ HHCA, pictures and practice on Tuesday @ Jarvis Creek, a meet at Honey Horn on Wednesday, a short practice Friday on Pinckney Island and a meet at Hampton Lake on Saturday.  I will send a full detailed schedule for next week sometime this weekend.  I hope you are all having a great week!  Persevere!

- Mr. Berry =)

Week 6 Schedule

Hey Everyone,

I hope you had a great weekend.  It was awesome to see you all conquer the Cross Island Bridge.  It's time to really get mentally focused as we have a nice full week of training before the meet next Wednesday.  I will be with the 7th and 8th grade retreat Thursday and Friday, but Mrs. Flowers and Mr. White will be running a practice at Jarvis Creek Park.  Uniforms should also be arriving soon and we will have team pictures next Tuesday.  Check out the schedule below and see you soon!

- Coach Berry

Tuesday, Sept 10
3:45-5:15pm
Meet @ HHCA
Beach City Road Run

Thursday, Sept 12
4:00-5:15pm
Meet @ Jarvis Creek Park
Speed Workout

Saturday, Sept 14
Cancelled (See Note Above)

Week 5 Schedule

Hey everyone,

It's actually a pretty normal week, no retreats or meets, so I look forward to some good, dedicated down-to-business practicing.  I would like you all to work towards running 4-5 days total a week, so that means 1 or 2 days of running on your own outside of our team practice.  When you do this, send a screenshot or share your results of 'Map My Run' to my e-mail (or something similar) and I'll add it to your stats.  You'll be amazed at how much it will help! 

Tuesday, September 3rd
Jarvis Creek Park
4:00-5:20pm
Tempo Run

Thursday, September 5th
Meet in the music room @ 3:30pm for a team meeting
4:00-5:20pm
Interval Workout
HHCA

Saturday, September 7th
9:00-10:30am
Practice @ Crossings Park
Off of Helsmann Way on the South End
Long Run

Run for RET Results

Happy Labor Day weekend everyone! While many HHCA students were sleeping Saturday morning recovering from the retreat, our cross country team participated in our second meet - the Run for Ret held at Hilton Head Prep! We had 14 runners participate in the meet, with several of them running in their first 5K ever. We had a great day on the tough course with the boys team finishing 4th, and the girls team finishing 3rd. Our top three runners for the boys included Sam Gilman, Grayson Lentz, and Hunter Greenwell. For the girls, it was Callie Haertel, Alyssa White and Lindsey Gillis. Great job to all who participated!

See the full results here: http://www.ononevents.com/results/results_rfr2013.htm

Run for RET is Tomorrow!

Hey everyone,

I hope you had an amazing retreat experience and you have come back spiritually refreshed and challenged.  Don't forget that tomorrow is already our second meet of the season - The Run for Ret!  This 5K race is being held tomorrow morning at 8am at Hilton Head Prep and all team members should plan on arriving between 7am-7:15am and meet in the middle school gym.  I have entered all that are able to attend the meet to run in this 5K, so I'm excited to see what you can do in a competition!  Since our uniforms will be ordered this week, please wear running clothes with school colors (shirt at least).  If you happen to have the LOCAL Under Armour type shirt, that would be a great shirt to wear.  Please, don't wear any red (Prep's colors).  Come ready in the morning well stretched and ready to race! Hilton Head Prep is located @ 8 Foxgrape Rd (at the end of Cordillo Pkwy) on the South End.  See you early in the morning!  Get some sleep! =)

Coach Berry
843.290.7916
jberry@hhca.org

Week 4 Schedule

On this retreat and meet week, we have a bit of unusual schedule, but get yourself mentally and physically ready for Saturday's meet (Run for Ret) @ HH Prep.  I have a majority of you signed up for this event to see how you can handle a 5K race.  I haven't been able to establish the finite details yet with the host, but plan on meeting at 7am @ HH Prep on Saturday for the meet.  Make sure you get plenty of sleep Friday night after a long retreat, because you will be tired!  Remember our biblical theme for the year as it relates to running and life in general...

PERSEVERE!

- Coach Berry

Tuesday, August 27
Meet in the music room (406) at 3:30pm
We will be likely taking a bus down to Sea Pines Forest Preserve and should return to campus by 5:30pm.

Thursday, August 29
US Students - Midnight Retreat Run TBA 
Pack your running clothes
MS Students - Run on your own - 45 minutes (4-5 miles)

Saturday, August 31
MEET:  Run for Ret @ Hilton Head Prep
Call Time for All Team Members - 7AM, Race time 8am
Coaches and Volunteer Parents arrive by 6:45am
Wear comfortable running attire and racing flats, try to wear team colors, uniforms won't be here by Saturday

Good Workout / Reminder

Good workout today everyone! It was tiring and HOT, but you did it! I will work on updating your stats online very soon...Don't forget to bring in your financial agreement form and money for the athletic department by tomorrow so that we may order uniforms. Thanks!

Week 3 Schedule

On this first full week of school, we will have a fairly normal practice schedule.  Tuesday is at HHCA, Thursday is at Jarvis Creek and Saturday morning we'll be running on the Audubon Nature Trails off Palmetto Bay Rd.  Also - don't forget to turn in your financial agreement early this week to the athletic office so I can order your uniforms as soon as possible.  I would also like to welcome our new team members.  Welcome to HHCA Eagles Cross Country! =)  See ya Tuesday!

- Coach Berry

Tuesday, August 20
HHCA
3:45-5:00pm Practice

Thursday, August 22
Jarvis Creek Park
4:00-5:15pm Practice

Saturday, August 24
Newhall Audubon Nature Preserve
9:00-10:30am
Off Palmetto Bay Road, HHI






Next Upcoming Meet:  Saturday, August 31st - Run for Ret @ Hilton Head Prep.  Note:  A majority of you will be running in this race, get ready for it! 

What a Great First Meet!

"In their inaugural year, the Hilton Head Christian Academy Cross Country team put in a great effort in their first meet at the Bluffton Scorcher 5K held Saturday, August 17th in Hampton Hall. Seven runners ran for the HHCA Eagles, with two boys running as individuals and five girls running as a team. For the boys, a strong performance was put in by 7th grader Sam Gilman with a time of 19:18 and sophomore Grayson Lentz with a time of 20:25. Sam Gilman also received a medal for placing 1st in the 9-12 age bracket. The HHCA girls team was led by senior Alyssa White and freshman Callie Haertel finishing together with a time of 24:47. Finishing out the rest of the girls team were senior Andy Anderson with a time of 26:21, sophomore Lindsey Gillis with a time of 28:44 and freshman Macee Taminnen with a time of 28:45. Overall, the girls team placed fourth with a team score of 165 behind Hilton Head Prep, Bluffton High and Hilton Head High. It was a great performance by the HHCA Cross Country Eagles in their first meet of the season."

 

 

Week 2 Schedule

Hey Everyone,

We've had a great start to our program and I'm proud of each of you for your hard work.  As school gets going this week, think about 2-3 people that you'd like to recruit into our program.  With 3 practices a week and several meets, it is a great way to get in excellent shape and have a fun time doing it together.  Next Saturday, I'm going to likely enter Sam, Callie and Allison in the 5K, but we all need to attend to cheer them on.  I will get exact details about the meet to you soon.  Also, be aware of our Eaglesfest event put on by the boosters Tuesday night from 5-7pm.  We need to attend this event, since you will be recognized as new members of the cross country team.  The financial agreement for the team should be coming out this week for you.  Also, don't forget to go by Palmetto Running Company to get your running gear.  Look over the schedule carefully and send me any questions that you may have!  Have a great start to your school year!  - Coach Berry

Monday, August 12
6:30-7:45pm Practice
Meet in Bluffton @ Buckwalter Recreational Center (on the building side, not the soccer field side) on Buckwalter Pkwy - Google Map:  http://goo.gl/maps/9KWSz
Buckwalter Path Run

Tuesday, August 13
5:00-7:00pm
Eaglesfest, HHCA
Please attend to be recognized, be on time
Note:  I need to leave early, and feel free to leave if needed after recognition

Thursday, August 15
6:00-7:15pm
Pinckney Island Run
Meet in the Pinckney Island Parking Lot @ 6:00pm

Saturday, August 17
Call time 7:00am
8:00am Race Time
Bluffton Scorcher 5K
Hampton Hall

Great workout today...I know we'll be a little sore tomorrow, but you did great! What a beautiful sunset jog along Leg O' Mutton's new path.

Your mile splits for those intervals were terrific, even a great improvement from Tuesday...click that link I e-mailed you to see your stats online. See you Saturday 9am @ HHCA for our run to the beach! Remember to have your parents pick you up at Folly Field Beach at 10:30am.

Practice for tomorrow (Thursday) is 6:30-7:45pm, meeting at HHCA right outside the cafeteria. Be ready for a nice sunset run! 

Great meeting tonight everyone!  Glad to have the see the first 8 who came out for the team.  If you missed the meeting, please fill out the form here online to signup:  http://goo.gl/FA69hU

We are especially looking to recruit more young runners, particularly young men to fill out the team.  Tell everyone you know.  See you tomorrow at the first practice - 4:00 @ Jarvis Creek Park!  - Coach Berry

Week 1 Schedule

Hey everyone,

Here is our schedule for week 1 of HHCA X-Country.  Bring comfortable running attire, shoes and plenty of water. 

Monday, August 5th
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6:30pm
Parent and Athlete Informational Meeting
HHCA Cafeteria

Tuesday, August 6th
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4:00-5:15pm
Jarvis Creek Park

Thursday, August 8th
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6:30-7:45pm
Meet @ HHCA Cafeteria
Sunset Run

Saturday, August 10th
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9:00-10:30am
Meet @ HHCA Cafeteria
Run to the Beach

Join the Cross Country Team!

Join HHCA's latest fall sport - the cross-country team!  If you enjoy running on the beautiful paths, trails or beaches of Hilton Head Island, this is the perfect sport for you. The co-ed cross-country team will participate in several regional 5K meets this fall with the goal of sending our team to the state SCISA meet.  Practices will be held 3 times a week with meets typically on either Wednesday or Saturday.  Any middle or upper school students are eligible to sign up for the cross-country team with the season lasting from August-October.  Costs involved include meet and uniform fees along with overnight expenses for the State Meet.  The cross-country team will be coached by music director James Berry.  Coach Berry has always had a love for cross-country participating all four years in high school in Maryland, with his school finishing in the top 3 teams in the state for several consecutive years.